Frozen Earth Series by Marteeka Karland

Earth of the future isn't a nice place for humans. With temperatures dropping to 100 degrees below zero, humans exist at the whim of the lionsblood and hybrids. Being caught outside at night can be deadly. Then again, so can incurring the wrath of a lionsblood. That's exactly what Marie does. Never mind he's her best friend, this lionsblood has been tormented one too many times and he's out to claim his prey.

In the brutal future frozen Earth, humans are no longer dominant, but merely tolerated. One of them has caught the attention of a Lionsblood and he will stop at nothing to claim her as his own. Dykstra can’t move past the feisty little human. She’s fragile, yet stronger than anyone he’s ever known. When he sees the scar that marks her a Lionsmate, he knows the fates have brought him to her... moreIn the brutal future frozen Earth, humans are no longer dominant, but merely tolerated. One of them has caught the attention of a Lionsblood and he will stop at nothing to claim her as his own. Dykstra can’t move past the feisty little human. She’s fragile, yet stronger than anyone he’s ever known. When he sees the scar that marks her a Lionsmate, he knows the fates have brought him to her. Driven by an attraction bordering on insanity, he takes her from a human slave farm to his own colony deep beneath the Earth’s surface. Talia is fascinated with Dykstra, but even the mighty Lionsblood can’t quell her spirit. He tantalizes her senses and gives her a taste of the most carnal of pleasures, but never more than a taste. Unable to understand why Dykstra won’t claim her, though she wants nothing more than to be claimed, Talia does her best to make a new home for herself in the Lionsmate’s domain. But Dykstra might have waited too long, when the attentions of another man and the deadly demands of Dykstra’s duties to his colony threaten to separate him from Talia forever. less

In a world where humans are one of the last links in the food chain, they depend on other races and breeds to protect them. But what happens when humans are left on their own? Jayla’s entire family was murdered when she was ten. Now, eight years later, she’s on the hunt for the Lionsblood she believes is responsible... moreIn a world where humans are one of the last links in the food chain, they depend on other races and breeds to protect them. But what happens when humans are left on their own? Jayla’s entire family was murdered when she was ten. Now, eight years later, she’s on the hunt for the Lionsblood she believes is responsible. Avoiding the farms that “protect” most of the planet’s five hundred thousand human inhabitants, Jayla has taught herself to hunt and kill as efficiently as any human possibly could. What she lacks in acute senses, she makes up for in cunning, fearlessness, and keen intelligence. Kane has followed and protected Jayla since the day she lost her parents and siblings. He knows she believes him responsible, and though he arrived too late to help her family, he was the one who fought off the rogue clan before they killed her, too. Not intending ever to reveal himself to her, Kane suddenly finds himself in need of her help. It’s up to her now. Will Jayla save his life, or live up to the name she has given herself? This is her one chance to truly become the Lionsbane. less

Darian Amos Shiffley is on the hunt. His protégé, Gretta, has gotten herself arrested and detained in Dead Man’s Keep, a supermax underground prison of the worst sort. He intends on freeing not only her, but himself as well. For too long, Shiffley has hidden his feelings for Gretta. No more. He’s out to show his little Lionsheart how much she truly means to him. Imagine his surprise when he discovers his secret was never really a secret to begin with.