I have not read most of the new releases listed (although I always end up one-clicking quite a few as I prepare these posts LOL). 

‘AB’ denotes audiobook and the Amazon buy link.

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TITANOBOA: NAGA BRIDES BOOK SEVEN by Naomi Lucas

She is not supposed to be here, so how is she? This human woman, found outside my nest. Is she from the sky like the metal crafts now flying around? Is she from the forest where my enemies are? Until she wakes, I do not know. And deciding what to do with her if she does…That is going to be a problem. Because if she is my enemy, I cannot let her leave, and if she is not…The secrets I keep close can’t come to light. But I will not kill her. I will not let a female—any female—come to harm. So, I believe I only have one option…I will need to convince her to trust me… to not fear me. I will need to convince her to be MINE.     AmazonKU

FATED TO THE ALIEN DAD (WARRIORS OF TAVIKH BOOK NINE) by Erin Hale

Zalik – I have watched as each of my tribe brothers found their human keeshlas, leaving me as one of the last still unmated. Until everything changes. Not only do I stumble across a human kit, but a single touch reveals my fated mate. In that moment, I know my path has been chosen. I will be the one to protect and care for them both. No one will take my mate or kit from me, not even a powerful male who arrives from Earth. Riley – The past always has a way of catching up with us. When mine does, I seek out the protection of the Tavikhi people. It comes in the form of a warrior who claims I’m his mate. The same one who found my adopted daughter after I’d hidden her deep in the forest when I discovered her life is in danger. In order to have a future with them, I’ll need to place all my trust in Zalik. But trust is hard when nearly everyone in my life has either left or disappointed me.   AmazonKU

WRAPPED IN THEIR ARMS (KINDRED TIMES TWO (TWIN KINDRED) sERIES BOOK FOUR) by Evangeline Anderson

Two warriors are desperate to mend their souls–they just need the perfect woman to help them heal. Twin Kindred Burns Hot and Shines Bright are inseparable—not only are they best friends, but each has lost the sibling half of their natural pair-bond. Haunted by grief, they are determined to forge the rare, coveted Twin-Bond together even though they aren’t brothers, and finally call a shared bride to complete their fractured existence. They find her on the Mother Ship: Noelle. A captivating, curvy, mature woman running from a desperate past, she’s there to lecture on various Earth holidays. But when she agrees to accompany them to Therim Five to fulfill a prophecy—one that promises to fuse their bond and bring her into their lives forever—the stakes become lethally high. Noelle is over 40 and running from a cruel ex. She expected holiday cheer when she planned to spend Christmas on the Kindred Mother Ship. Instead, she got two fiercely possessive alien warriors who long to form a bond with each other…and with her. But as their journey ignites a desire she never imagined, their path is violently derailed. Captured by galactic pirates, all bets are off. Now, trapped in the darkest corners of the galaxy, the three of them must fight as one. Burns Hot and Shines Bright will have to prove they are worth risking everything for—or lose their chance at the Twin-Bond, their destiny, and the woman who belongs to both of them. **Author’s Note—since Burn and Bright are NOT related, there is a bit of sword crossing in this plus-length novel. (In other words, there is a tiny bit of MM action in this mostly MFM book.) If that’s not for you, please don’t buy.

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ALIEN HOME (MOTHERSHIP BOOK ONE) by Eden Ember

When survival means surrendering to the unknown, love becomes the greatest discovery of all. Dana never imagined her journey through the stars would end with her ship torn apart by a cosmic anomaly, stranding her and three other women on a planet where the ground burns by day and safety only comes with the cooling rains of night. Hiding in caves and scavenging for survival, Dana’s engineering background never prepared her for this nightmare, until massive alien warriors arrive in a ship that defies imagination. Er’dox is a Zandovian warrior sworn to rescue the stranded across the Shorstar Galaxy. When his team discovers the human survivors, he expects a routine rescue mission. What he doesn’t expect is Dana, a fierce, resourceful human woman whose green eyes hold secrets and whose quick mind adapts to alien technology with unsettling ease. She challenges everything he knows about duty, honor, and the careful distance he maintains from those he saves. Aboard the colossal Mothership, Dana and her fellow survivors become indentured servants, working to pay for their rescue while learning to navigate a flying city populated by giant blue-skinned aliens.   AmazonKU

RECLAMATION (DARK HORSE SERIES BOOK ONE) by Kristen Zimmer

VS Note: FF SF with Romantic elements. Cliffhanger.

This is your future. The United States of America has been gone for over a century. In its place, The Unified American Territories—a nation divided, the impoverished and the wealthy are separated by a looming steel wall. In the Northern Territories—The Vault, as it is known by its inhabitants—the government rules with an iron fist: All citizens are tested for intelligence and aptitude, thrust into compulsory higher education and saddled with insurmountable debt. All student loans are granted and controlled by a branch of the regime called The Federal Bureau of Education. Failure to repay their debt consigns borrowers to the Knowledge Reclamation Process, a mysterious government-sanctioned brainwashing program that strips them of their education with dire mental and physical side effects. Fletcher Daniels is a recent college graduate struggling to stay ahead of her arrears. After a visit from Reclamation Agents, she knows her life is about to change for the worse. Enter Youth Opposed to Reclamation, a scrappy band of rebels who try in their own small way to bring some relief to the people of The Vault by smuggling as many potential Reclaimees to safety as possible. When Fletcher meets and falls for fellow female YOR member, Sparrow, her world is twisted away from the one she once knew even more radically. The group offers Fletcher a chance to escape her fate, but through them, she sees the promise of bringing real change to The Vault. History has taught her that even the smallest rebellions can trigger revolutions. It’s time for history to repeat itself.

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HUNTED BY DRAV (ALIEN MATE HUNT BOOK FIVE) by Zara Crowe

Run. Climb. Fall — because on Varyn, the hunter always gets his mate. I signed the contract to escape the domes and the debt my mother left behind. Thirty days. One winged predator. Freedom. The cliffs of Varyn rise forever into stormlight, riddled with caverns and alive with wind. The gear they gave me burns out by the first night, and every climb leaves my hands raw, my body colder — and hungrier. Drav hunts these heights like a god. Bronze wings. Talons that cut stone. Eyes that find me no matter how high I climb. He doesn’t chase to kill — he drives me upward, tests me, waits until I’m too exhausted to resist. When he catches me, it won’t be mercy. It’ll be the end of the Hunt. And as the storms rage below, I can’t tell whether I’m falling into the sky — or into him.      AmazonKU

THE HOLLOWED: PROJECT VIRION BOOK ONE by Amilea Perez

The infected aren’t the only ones who should be feared. Dr. Lucilla Castillo was never supposed to leave Sanctum Medical. Not after the outbreak turned her research lab into the last line of defense against the virus that hollowed out humanity, but when a vaccine of her creation proves to work, she is thrusted into a world far more dangerous than the flesh eating monsters outside. Accompanied by Alejandro Ramirez, a soldier with too many scars and Luna, the dog who’s followed him through hell, Luci must journey west to the only facility left that might help mass-produce the cure. But freedom has a price, and trust is a currency no one parts with easily. Prometheus, the institution that raised and educated her, claims to serve the greater good, but as Luci digs deeper, she begins to realize that not everything is as it seems and sometimes the greatest threats come from the very people who swore to protect you.      AmazonKU

HEARTS OF OBSIDIAN: RESONANCE BOOK ONE by Lyra Starling

She was just trying to survive. He’d been surviving for a century. Neither expected the glow. Dr. Ava Chen didn’t sign up to be anyone’s fated mate. She signed up to be a colony ship’s doctor—to heal people, not crash-land on an uncharted ice planet with thirty survivors depending on her.She definitely didn’t sign up for *him*. Raeth has led his people through eighty years of slow extinction. No females. No children. No hope. The Vothren are dying, and he’s made peace with that. Until strange creatures fall from the sky—and one small, fierce human woman makes his skin glow with a light he cannot control. The resonance. The fated mate bond his people believed was only legend. He can’t hide what she makes him feel. His own body won’t let him. Ava doesn’t believe in destiny. She believes in science, in logic, in keeping everyone alive through sheer stubborn will. But the seven-foot alien warrior who watches her with silver eyes and glows like a supernova whenever she’s near? He’s making it very hard to stay rational. Especially when his touch is the only warmth on this frozen world. Especially when his people might be the only thing standing between the survivors and extinction. Especially when she starts to wonder if fighting the bond is the real mistake. On a world of ice, the fire between them might be the only thing that saves them both.     AmazonKU

GUIDE ME HARDER (REJECT SQUAD BOOK ONE) by Jayce Carter

She isn’t the guide they wanted, but she’s the disaster they deserve. Yun is a Guide with a bad past, a volatile temper, and a lot of scars. She’s spent ten years getting tossed out of squad after squad until she’s thrown into the bottom tier of the Esper program, where failed squads go to die—or worse, embarrass themselves. Her new team and last chance? Nicknamed Reject Squad, these four Espers are shining failures who don’t bother to even try anymore. A combat specialist with a fake smile and more than a few secrets, a healer who seems too stupid to survive, a mentalist with zero morals or understanding of privacy, and a tattoo-covered stealth specialist who sleeps with anything that moves. They don’t want her, she doesn’t want them, but neither can afford to back down. When their powers start syncing in all the worst ways—emotionally, magically and physically—things get a lot more complicated than just staying sane. They might not do things right, but they sure have fun screwing it up.      AmazonKU

FATED TO MATE (SMUTT BOOKS SHORT ALIEN ROMANCE BOOK THREE) by Deiri Di

Porcha wants an alien baby. Tired of failed relationships, uneven relationships, and officially in the age range for a geriatric pregnancy, Porcha isn’t interested in waiting around to be matched with a mate. She already knows what she wants, and it is her best friend’s alien mate’s brother. The only thing is, he is the kind of alien that requires a mating contract. She knows exactly what she is getting into. His species has courtship standards involve stalking, home invasion, and all sorts of behavior that is frowned upon in polite society. The problem is, that he isn’t here to court; he is here to visit family, and he knows better than to break the societal rules of Earth. But Porcha knows exactly how to entice him in time for Xmas. Voknar can’t touch human women. He can’t think about them. Can’t imagine what it would be like to chase his mate through her house, to take fate into his own hands and claim her as his own. When his mate chooses him by carving her invitation into his flesh, he is primed and ready to give her the courtship she deserves, whether she changes her mind or not.   AmazonKU

STAR FIRE ASCENDING: BOOK 0 OF THE GRIWALDY  CHRONICLES by Lynn Nodima

Princess by birth. Leader by choice. When the empire needs her most, Regina Griwaldy steps out of the shadows—and into a role no one believes she’s ready to claim. Hidden behind the title of “imperial daughter” is a woman trained for command, hardened by loss, and determined to serve rather than inherit. But when a deadly threat exposes cracks in the Empire’s defenses, Regina must prove she belongs in the stars…not on a ceremonial pedestal. Her greatest ally is the one man sworn to protect her—Dresnick, a battle-worn officer with secrets of his own and a loyalty that runs deeper than command. As danger closes in, trust becomes more than strategy. It becomes everything. Because in space, power is inherited. But leadership is earned. And love may be the most dangerous risk of all.   AmazonKU

VS: Just a reminder of my new release last week!

TAMSYN: A PLANET OF LAST RESORT NOVELLA by Veronica Scott

The story of one small town on a remote colony planet and the rising zombie apocalypse…Busy running her ranch outside Rosewater, Tamsyn Wendover doesn’t pay much attention to the goings-on in town. But when one of her ranch hands is bitten while trying to help a child, she’s drawn into the mysterious flu outbreak spreading over the planet. As the deadly flu worsens, striking the town and the ranch, the chaos intensifies and Tamsyn is drawn into the desperate fight for survival. Author’s Note: This 20K novella is a prequel to the events in book one, mostly occurring prior to the arrival of the main characters on the planet in ARRIVAL. There’s no romance in this novella although Tamsyn does meet the man she’ll fall in love with later as the story goes on in upcoming books. Tamsyn will be a continuing character in the adventures on the Planet of Last Resort.      Amazon     Apple Books     Kobo     NOOK      GooglePlay

ABOMINABLE (POSSESSIVE MONSTERS) by Maggie Mayhem

My holiday plans are simple: drive home, spend time with the family, and avoid conversation about my recent divorce. But fate has other plans. My car breaks down right as a snowstorm blows in, leaving me freezing and stranded in the middle of nowhere. Enter a huge mountain of a man named Axel (totally not an axe murderer), who whisks me away to his giant-sized, yet cozy cabin. My rugged rescuer is sweet and charming, but something is off. Because he’s bigger than any human could ever be, and I swear he just turned furry for a second. And I’m strangely intrigued…But Axel’s not the only beast prowling these woods, and when my past comes back to haunt me—your girl just can’t catch a break—having my very own possessive monster is the best gift I never expected.     AmazonKU

CRYSTAL CLEAR REFLECTIONS: A FORTUNA DELPHI MIDLIFE TALE BEYOND MYSTIC’S END (THE MYSTWICH MINDSLIDER SERIES BOOK THREE) by Leanne Leeds

Fortuna’s to-do list as a new coven leader was already long: manage magical disputes, walk her ghost dog, and keep her vampire husband’s existence a secret. But after her best friend Pepper Stanford’s TV show plasters Chris’s face on screen for his twin sister to see, her agenda gets a chaotic update: prevent a murder-by-magic family reunion. Pepper arrives in town convinced the photo leak was no accident, turning Fortuna’s personal crisis into a full-blown investigation with her best friend at her side. While they hunt for a saboteur, Fortuna has to handle the fallout—Chris’s sister, Christina, who is getting dangerously close to discovering a truth that could literally stop her heart. A magical deal that once saved her life now threatens to end it if she reunites with the brother she thinks is dead. Fortuna must protect the man she loves by keeping him from the sister he adores. She has to navigate a suspicious coven, unravel a media conspiracy with her best friend, and stop a heartfelt reunion from becoming a fatal one. It’s a magical balancing act where one wrong move could shatter hearts—literally.      AmazonKU

DANCING WITH FIRE (DRAGON TRIBUTES BOOK 10) by Charlene Hartnady

The dragons on Draig Island are not your run-of-the-mill kind. They’re something else entirely…It’s Grim’s turn to find his mate. To avoid spoilers, there will not be a blurb for this book. This story contains mature themes/language. Also, be prepared for a ton of growls, dirty talk, and a hard-won HEA. Hulking, skulking, foul-mouthed, brooding dragons ahead. You were warned!     AmazonKU

VERSES AND CURSES (ELLA BLOOM MYSTERIES BOOK FOUR) by Sarah Noffke

They say music soothes the savage beast, but in Gloamington, it’s more likely to summon one. When Gloamington hosts its first talent show, the stage is set for more than just performances. It becomes the perfect venue for murder when a famous pop star dies. Malcolm Fawkes and Ella Bloom must navigate a maze of suspects thick with jealousy and ambition. From bitter contestants to obsessed admirers, everyone wanted something from the manipulative diva. The pop star climbed to fame over the bodies of her competition and the broken hearts of her obsessed fans. But this time, she became the casualty. As they search for the killer, Ella also tries to hone her mysterious powers and Malcolm desperately seeks the one memory that could restore everything. But as magical talents spiral out of control and old grudges take the spotlight, solving this case might cost them everything. Can they unmask a murderer before someone else hits their final note? Or will the killer’s encore claim another victim?     AmazonKU

HER SOLSTICE BEAR MATE (CRESCENT LAKE SHIFTERS BOOK EIGHT) by Arizona Tape

VS Note: FF PNR.

Tess always dreads when the holiday season rolls around, especially because she has nobody to celebrate it with. A promise to her late mother brings her to the lake of fate where she runs into some familiar faces, including her childhood friend who seems eager to reconnect. Bear shifter Amanda has been looking for her fated mate but nothing has ever felt right. That’s until she meets Tess again and feels instant butterflies. She’s eager to see if their connection is as strong as ever but it seems that time has changed some things between them. Can she help Tess find that holiday cheer that she’s missing or will they grow apart again?      Amazon     Apple Books      Kobo

KARMA’S SAVE THE DATE (MAGICAL MIDLIFE IN MYSTIC HOLLOW BOOK NINE) by Lacey Carter and L A Boruff

Karma might be needed for it’s biggest feat yet… saving a wedding. Henry and Alice’s wedding was supposed to be small, simple, and soon. Unfortunately, Alice has disappeared, leaving behind nothing but a cryptic note. The only way to save my brother’s wedding is to get to the bottom of what happened to Alice. The thing is, Alice has secrets. Secrets none of us could’ve ever imagined. Trouble has come to Mystic Hollow, and Karma might be needed if Henry has any hope of getting his bride down the aisle in time.        AmazonKU

A CURSE OF ASHES (EYE OF THE GODDESS BOOK THREE) by Sariah Wilson

Princess Lia of Locris is the unlikeliest person to be Ilion’s defender. Once, she’d have gladly seen the entire adversarial nation burn. But much has changed. Ilion is home to too many innocents, including her sister. Besides, there is no escaping the goddess’s command. Lia is Ilion’s prophesied savior. With that mortal obligation come rules: She must never consummate her marriage to Xander, prince of Ilion, lest she lose her powers of divine magic when she needs them most. Physically bonded to share each other’s pain, these former enemies have grown from merely attracted to something more profound. But what future can they have when Lia’s destiny requires sacrificing her life? As enemies close in and war threatens everything they love, Lia and Xander must find a way to follow the goddess’s laws while also accepting the truth in their hearts—before the prophecy demands its final, fatal price.     AmazonKU       AB

A LITTLE BITE (ETERNITY COLLEGE CHRONICLES BOOK ONE) by Lauretta Hignett

Okay, look, being a seventeen-year-old child genius working my way through Harvard was supposed to be the hardest part of my life. I’m Marie—smart mouth, zero impulse control, laser-focused on one goal: getting custody of my baby brother to keep him out of foster care. Oh, and building an Iron Man suit and eventually taking over the world. One thing at a time, though. But when a gorgeous older man at a museum tempts me with a combination of mansplaining and faulty math, I find myself tied up in the basement of an abandoned dentist school. Standard serial killer, right? Not quite. Turns out, he was a vampire. And he’s turned me into a bloodsucker on the way out. Bye-bye, Harvard. Hello, tiny, creepy night college in Eternity, Louisiana. I’ve got a place in a dorm room at Noctiluna House because, get this, the previous occupant was brutally murdered in what is now my room. Common sense would dictate I should try and find her killer, just in case they come for me and try to carve my heart out like they did to her. So, I’m on the case, and it should be easy. After all, I’m something of an expert on serial killers. But I’m about to discover that interviewing suspects can be tricky when all you can think about is chewing on their neck.       AmazonKU

EVER DARK ACADEMY (VOLUME FOUR): M/M VAMPIRE ROMANCE by X Aratare

None of the Immortals can escape their pasts. While Grayson eagerly embraces being the Immortal Ashyr, others like his former best friend reporter Rachel Willis and his mother desperately want him to be the young man they once knew. Caemorn’s many slices continue to haunt him… and everyone else as they strive to survive now that the Vampire King has returned. While Balthazar likes being thought clever with use of his Eyros gift, he shies away from fully embracing it. And his Kaly one? He doesn’t even realize when he’s using it. And Ryder remembers one very special–and dangerous–Childe: Legion. The Childe of his Heart and his Nightmares.       Amazon

CHRISTMAS JONES by Linda Mooney

Jones is hard at work at the factory when she gets the call every worker wishes for this time of year from The Boss. She’s chosen as one of the lucky twelve, bestowed with the honor of being a Bearer of Christmas Wishes. There are rules, of course, but it’s fairly simple. Pass out candy canes to people in your assigned area to spread some Christmas magic, then you can go back home. If only it were that simple. Jones lands in a big city in freezing weather, and a snowstorm is blowing in. She’s alone in a new world, but thanks to the kindness of a stranger, she’s able to find food and shelter. Barrett doesn’t have much himself, being a homeless vet who’s fallen on hard times, but he’s willing to help however he can. Jones seems to be lost, more than a little naïve, and maybe a bit crazy, but he’s the last one to judge. He feels protective of her, and he could use some of that Christmas magic himself. Feelings are new to Jones, especially one in particular. And when she thinks she may lose Barrett for good, she must do what it takes to save him as he saved her. Turns out, love may be the greatest magic of all.       AmazonKU

SPELL-LESS IN SEATTLE (SISTERHOOD OF MIDLIFE MAGIC BOOK TWO) by Stacy Claflin

They say you can’t change the past. Apparently, they also forgot to mention how easy it is to accidentally get stuck there. I was using my magic to track down my missing son, Tristan, when one wrong teleport sent my sisters and me careening into 1996 Seattle. Think grunge, frosted lip gloss, and dial-up internet slower than my mother’s telekinesis. Oh, and our magic? Bound tighter than a scrunchie on prom night. But now that I’m here, maybe I can stop Tristan’s disappearance before it ever happens. Sure, one wrong move could unravel everything I know, but what kind of mother would I be if I didn’t try? Then a CB radio (yes, like truckers use) connects us to other misplaced witches. Including Jesse, who has no business looking that good in flannel or making me forget I can’t stay in this decade. Turns out someone chose 1996 as ground zero to destroy magic forever. And apparently, we’re the only ones who can stop it. Now I’m juggling a powerless coven, an inconvenient attraction to a man from the wrong era, and two impossible missions: save my boy from a future that hasn’t happened yet, and save magic itself… all without Google, a cell phone, or a clue.     AmazonKU

THE MISTLETOE MISTAKE (HOLIDAY VILLAGE ROMANCES BOOK FIVE) by Jordyn Alexander 

Merry Kringle’s magic is on the fritz—and so is her love life. Ever since that kiss with Frostbeard the Yeti at the Halloween Welcoming Ball, her powers have gone haywire. Her spells sputter, flurries follow her across campus, and enchanted mistletoe seems determined to drop into every doorway she passes. With finals looming, Merry’s one magical meltdown away from disaster—and the worst part? Her unruly powers seem tied to her emotions… which all lead straight back to him. Frostbeard knows kissing Merry was a mistake—a dangerous, intoxicating, absolutely unforgettable mistake. Pushing her away afterward was supposed to protect them both. But ever since, he’s been starving for another taste. Now she’s back, demanding his help, with desperation in her eyes. He should say no. Helping her get her magic under control is risky. For his heart. For his sanity. For his ability to keep his hands to himself. But the truth? He’s never wanted anyone the way he wants her—and resisting might just be impossible. As Christmas nears, the tension between them heats to a breaking point. If they can’t untangle her powers—and their feelings—they’ll risk more than failed exams. Because this isn’t just magic gone wild. This is a holiday romance with heat—and it might just burn them both.   AmazonKU

TRADER ARGYLE (DEFINITELY HUMAN) (MERSETON TALES BOOK THREE) by Angel Martinez

VS Note: LGBTQ Fantasy

Of all the towns on Argyle Mim’s trading routes, he’s always enjoyed visiting Merseton best. The residents understand the unusual, and he can’t deny he’s far from usual. So when he learns of a cavalry troop bent on destroying his favorite town, Argyle races to warn them and becomes more involved in the town’s defense than he’d anticipated. Fen Pepper never wanted to be a cavalry soldier, but when his brother is forcibly conscripted, he volunteers. He’s always protected Cor from people who don’t understand him, and he’s not about to stop now. A monster-killing obsessed captain leads the cavalry troop, and their target is the little town of Merseton, which might or might not exist. When Cor is injured during a skirmish, Fen stays with him while the rest of the troop flees—abandoning them to a town of monsters. But all is not what it seems, and Fen finds his prejudices and fears challenged at every turn. Trader Argyle takes Fen under his wing and helps him navigate this odd new world. The cavalry will return—Fen knows their captain well enough for that—endangering the people who rescued him and his brother. While Fen reconsiders the bad information he’s been fed all his life and tries not to consider his growing feelings for Argyle, he knows he’ll have to choose between questionable loyalty and the truth right in front of him.       Amazon     Apple Books     Kobo

THE KRAMPUS EFFECT by Lexi Ostrow

With the world losing its joy and the very magic of Christmas in jeopardy, one demi goddess’s belief is all that stands between salvation and ruin, between Santa and Krampus. Carolyn O’Connor has always had a gift, whether she wanted to embrace it or not. Thanks to being the child of a Hermes, she has the ability to locate the missing, including creatures of myth and legend. Tasked with tracking dow na missing being, she had no idea it was none other than her ex lover— Nicholas Kramp, AKA Santa Claus and her ex. The holiday spirit that once bound them together has long since faded in light of the evil in the world, and now Carolyn must confront the darkness that has consumed the man she loved, and not just for a paycheck. Once known as Santa Claus, Nicholas Kramp has become the darkness in his heart. Krampus—a vengeful demon bent on punishing the wicked. His transformation was gradual, driven by the decay of humanity’s kindness and the betrayal of the joy he once brought, replacing Santa with Krampus as there was no one there to pull him back from the brink of darkness that swallowed him whole. In a desperate race against time, Carolyn must navigate Krampus’s twisted world, where her love and belief are the only weapons that might pull him from the brink of total destruction and revive Santa Claus. Krampus tests her resolve with every step, reminding her of the passion they shared before he gave into the darkness. All that stands between never-ending judgment and the magic of Christmas is Carolyn’s love for a man who’d left her centuries ago. She will have to choose between punishing him and loving him to revive the man within or lose Christmas—and him— forever to his darkest incarnation.      AmazonKU

CONCLUDE (NEW BEGINNINGS SERIES BOOK SIX) by W J May

A single choice…and the world hangs in the balance. When Kiera and her friends reach the western shore, they expect to see a realm united. But there are battle lines within their own army, and danger lurks at every turn. Old grudges run deep and alliances aren’t quick to kindle. The enemy approaches, but the greatest threat might be from within. A late-night vision brings about an unexpected offer. The fellowship is tested, but the fates are drawing them to different sides. At the moment of reckoning, what will be revealed inside them? The mind of a general. The spirit of a warrior. The heart of a dragon. Be careful who you trust. Even the devil was once an angel.

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FALCON OF THE FAROE ISLANDS (VALIANT VIKINGS BOOK THREE) by Jenier Ivy Walker

Haldor Falk, fierce warrior and powerful vitki blessed by the Goddess Freyja with the extraordinary ability to transform into a falcon, has been charged with forging Skjöld, grandson of King Harald Bluetooth, into a rugged warlord in the wild north of Norway. With his acolyte’s training now complete, Haldor intends to return to the Viking stronghold of Normandy. But when a vision reveals an imminent attack on a dwarf guarding a hidden treasure trove in a secret cave, Haldor and Skjöld gain Dwarven-forged weapons and an unexpected, invaluable ally. Úlvhild, a völva of formidable seiðr magic and Haldor’s lover of nearly twenty winters, foresees that the Dökkálfar Dark Elves will strike to prevent the fulfillment of a prophecy. When the Norns unveil the terrible price of her fate, Úlvhild must confront a crimson-eyed witch to save her beloved Falcon and ensure that the prophesied Son of the Dragon fulfills his destined path.      AmazonKU

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SEA MONSTER SINGLE DAD (TINSEL AND TENTACLES 3.0) by CD Rachels

VS note: MM PNR.

I didn’t think a workaholic monster like me had any time for relationships. The handsome marine biologist has me wanting to put my heart on the line. I only care about two things: my job and raising my nephew. That last one is no easy feat; just because we’re both kraken shifters doesn’t mean I can always connect to him. Sure, the kid looks like me; our population became monsters decades ago, but I don’t exactly wear that part of my life on my tentacle. Taking him to the Maritime Monsters Institute is my best option. And it certainly has nothing to do with the handsome researcher I meet there. There’s no way an openly gay, smart, hardworking, sexy fellow like Skyler has my pulse racing. I was never a good liar. Between my job and raising a teenager, I couldn’t be a proper boyfriend. I’m no one’s mate. Still, Skyler fits into my life so well. The way he looks at me makes me think he could be interested in a sea monster like me. I was never prepared to be a dad. But dating this gorgeous human could be the biggest change in my monstrous life. Are my tentacles ready for fall for Skyler?   AmazonKU

HOLIDAY WISHES AND TENTACLE DREAMS (TINSEL AND TENTACLES 3.0) by J B Warrick

VS Note: MM PNR.

A summer tourist town in December might be the worst place in the world for Jake to end up after a breakup. Can one tentacled sea monster fulfill his lonely Christmas wish? This is shaping up to be the worst Christmas of Jake’s life. After losing his job and his boyfriend, all he’s got left is a lease he can’t afford and a needy kitten. In a fit of desperation, he sends a letter to Santa. He’s only got two things on his list: a new place to live, and someone who’ll love and support him no matter what. Jake’s luck seems like it’s changing for the better when his grandma offers up her beach house, but he didn’t consider how lonely the empty tourist town would be during the holiday. Except for that one handsome surfer who keeps turning up outside his window…Who would be crazy enough to surf in the frigid Maine waters? Doren hasn’t spoken to a human in hundreds of years, and likes it that way. It’s the safest thing for Doren’s family — after all, giant alien sea creatures aren’t meant to exist. After accidentally being seen by an adorable human in a red plaid sweater, the smart thing would be to stay far away. So why does Doren keep taking human form and frolicking in the waves outside said human’s beach house? And why is Doren so certain that a certain set of strong tentacles could hug Jake’s sadness away?       AmazonKU

TENTACLES FOR CHRISTMAS (TINSEL AND TENTACLES 3.0) by R A Frick

VS Note: MM PNR

– Cameron Bass -When I left the San Francisco tech world for a simpler life in the small town of Blue Lake, California, I wasn’t sure it would be long term. Until a certain brooding local helped me feel welcome… Along with learning about the secrets he kept. – Rowen Finley – As a boat mechanic in the small town where I was raised by my adoptive father, I’d never been into dating, so I didn’t know what to make of my attraction to the new barista in town. He didn’t even know shifters existed…And eight tentacles was more than anyone could handle. Can Rowen take a chance on Cam this Christmas?      AmazonKU

TENTACLES ARE COMING TO TOWN (TINSEL AND TENTACLES 3.0) by  K C Carmine

VS Note: MM PNR.

A tentacled cook. A cat-shifter influencer. A snowstorm that brings them together. Spiro – Spending Christmas away from my responsibilities as a chef at my family’s restaurant will give me the break from my busy life in Greece to recharge and plan the perfect new menu. Once I’m in snowy Chicago, I end up sharing a house with a cute twink with big cat ears and rainbow socks. True to his name, Kaos bursts into my life like a tornado, luring me in with his carefree outlook, hopelessly romantic heart, and insatiable love for my talented tentacles. I want to bring him so much pleasure he’ll remember our time for the rest of his life. I need to hurry. After all, we only have a month before I go back to the life I carved for myself and we never see each other again. Kaos – What’s a better cure for a breakup than a trip to a city I always wanted to visit? If I can enjoy the holidays far from home, nothing will stand in the way of my future success as a culinary influencer, and finding someone who’ll love me back. But when my plan goes sideways, a tentacled Greek god invites me to spend the month with him while he cooks dishes that match my needs. He treats me like I’m the most important person in his life while taking charge in bed. Does he truly like me, or is the wild attraction between us purely physical? If I have my way, our holiday fling will turn into so much more than he bargained for.   AmazonKU

TURNING THE WRIGHT WAY: VICTORIAN ELEMENTAL FANTASY (WORLD WRIGHTS BOOK THREE) by Maria Grace

Though Rebecca’s a Master of Fire, Water, Earth, and Air, that isn’t much help when it comes to managing her own life. The Wright Guild’s recent decision to admit women was exactly what Master Full Wright Rebecca Fuller had hoped for. Perhaps now she could get back to teaching her students, running her shop, avoiding the Guild’s interference in her life, and planning her wedding to David.
But the Queen steps in and everything falls apart. Faced with impossible demands, the Guild must do what it hates most—cooperate and change—and everyone must play their part. Tucked away with her students and an unexpected mentor, will her unconventional skills be enough to craft what the Queen requires? Guild Secretary, Master Full Wright David Enright would much rather be helping Rebecca than navigating the procedural and legal morass surrounding the Guild. But that seems the only way to put an end to the bickering and satisfy the Queen’s orders. Once again, it’s not his skill as a Wright, but his unique expertise as a barrister, that the Guild requires—good for the Guild, difficult on one’s ego. But when the Guild Conclave doesn’t like what he has to say, disgruntled Wrights turn desperate, willing to do the unthinkable to maintain their centuries-old ways of life. With everything and everyone he holds dear endangered, will he be enough to turn the Wrights a new way?   AmazonKU

RITE OF THREATS AND REVENGE (HOUSE OF ROSES BOOK SEVEN) by Laura Greenwood

When everyone wants something different, it’s difficult to know who to trust. Torn between loyalty to her brother and to her new life, Beatrice must decide which side she stands on, and who she can trust. Preferably without losing any more of her family. As Beatrice and Linc become more important at court, they face challenges that neither of them expected, and they’re not entirely sure who has their best interests at heart. Rite of Threats and Revenge is book seven of House of Blood and Roses. It is a fantasy romance series full of vampires, court intrigue, and an established m/f romance.

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KRAMPUS BABY: A MONSTERS BRIDE ROMANCE by S C Principale

Imogene – Growing up in a sheltered cabin in rural Alaska shielded me from the fact that there was something off about the way my parents raised me. “Imprisoned me because of my freakish looks” might be a better description.. After years of begging and restlessness, they finally let me take some online college courses and I began to see that I needed to escape, even if I had no money, no skills, no friends, and nowhere to go. I’ll do whatever it takes. Even take my chances at a job as a stranger’s “wife” thousands of miles away so my parents can’t find me…I never expected to fall in love with my boss and his baby. Artie – I never intended to be a father at twenty-four, but there you have it. When I found a tiny baby with horn-like growths on her head and little hooves where her feet should be, I freaked out! I knew I was too young and inexperienced to be a parent, but all I could picture was her ending up with people who experimented on her or put her in some kind of creepy freak show. But good intentions and a boatful of love for my miracle girl are not enough. I can’t work from home full-time and be a full-time parent. With little money and less family, I don’t know where I can get help without risking Laurel’s life. After two days without sleep and almost losing my job after a major mistake, I cracked. I put up a “Wife Wanted” ad on a sketchy job-seeking site. I can offer room, board, respect, kindness, her own room, and good health insurance—all she has to do is let me work and promise to help me protect Laurel. In a year or two, when things are better, we can split up in a nice, friendly way, no harm done. Except that Imogene is perfect for Laurel and me. When I discover the truth about her odd appearance and the bond she and Laurel share, it makes me want her even more. Can I convince her that our sham marriage has turned to true love?      AmazonKU

MY CHRISTMAS REINDEER: MM MPREG HOLIDAY SHIFTER ROMANCE by Wendy Rathbone

Can a young omega reindeer shifter and Santa’s number one elf find love amid the chaotic demands of the North Pole Christmas season? Alpha Keir is a serious elf in charge of Santa’s team of flying reindeer. Navigating the spacetime continuum is no small feat, and he must see to it that everything is in order to conduct a single night of massive gift delivery. There can be no mistakes. Fallon was born on a snowy night in December and left in an ice drift to die. He is rescued and raised by elves. Because of his difficult beginning, he can’t fly. He’s worked hard with the elves who serve Santa, making toys, but his first love is math and science and he studies hard in his off hours. He hopes to join Santa’s team at ground control. It would be the perfect job. Keir is the big boss Fallon must try to impress to get the job he wants. But everything goes wrong when Fallon finds his attraction to Keir fogging his mind and sending him into the throes of heat. Worse, a big storm is brewing and it’s affecting the continuum. Can two very different men save Christmas and find love all at the same time?
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THE BEAR AND THE STORK (FUC ACADEMY BOOK 48) by Amanda Kimberley 

A wounded bear, a weary stork, and the Christmas fate refuses to let them miss. Agent Stan Dutetre has spent years accidentally pairing off everyone in his unit, earning him the teasing nickname TLC, much to his chagrin. But behind it all is a man who quietly rebuilt his life after tragedy. Losing his wife and raising his daughter alone taught him that fate doesn’t give second chances… at least, not to him. Then he meets Command Sergeant Major Kalliopi Kouris, a MILF—Milos Infantry Liaison to Furry United Coalition—he wasn’t prepared for, and can’t resist. Kallie is brilliant, disciplined, and maddeningly fearless, traits that make her outstanding at covert operations and absolutely terrible for Stan’s peace of mind. She’s a colleague. A fellow agent. A woman who runs straight toward danger. And she’s his mate.  But the holidays hit Kallie harder than any mission. She’s lost too much to celebrate, and Christmas only reminds her of everything she no longer has. Stan never expected to get another shot at love—and he certainly never expected to be the one teaching someone else how to embrace the season again.  As threats close in, snow begins to fall, and the people he once matched start meddling in his love life, Stan must choose whether to protect his heart… or finally claim the future—and the Christmas—fate is offering him.

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STAKE IT OR LEAVE IT (BUDAPEST BITES BOOK TWO) by Hattie Jacks

I’m in Budapest to do one thing…kill the mafia vampire king…not fall for his charms. Yeah, basically I’m Buffy if she was a boring mousy London lawyer. I had one job, stake Dominik Király, the vampire king, and get out of town. I was not supposed to hesitate at the last minute when he called out my name. Sure, he’s six foot plus of eye candy-in-a bespoke-suit, but he’s still a bloodsucker and my family’s mortal enemy. I should have done what I came here to do the minute I set eyes on him…drive a stake through his heart and cut off his head. But instead, I find myself unable to do the deed. I thought I knew all the vampire tricks, but Dominik has an extra one up his sleeve. He might be brooding, dark and dangerous, but he has a laugh which could melt hearts and a way of looking at the world I can only dream about. Bit by bit he breaks down my defenses until there is nothing left. And he makes me an offer. Be his mate and he will protect me from everything, including my own family. Given I failed to kill him when I had the chance and now I’m being stalked by vampires on all sides as well as facing the wrath of my family, I’m rapidly running out of options. But can I trust Dominik to be what he says he will be? And what will he do when he finds out the biggest secret of all? That I’m pregnant by an instantly forgettable one night stand and I’m keeping the baby, no matter what. Turns out all he has to do is growl: “You’re mine. Both of you.”      AmazonKU

THE BEAR’S CHRISTMAS BRIDE by Harmony Raines

When she ran from her wedding, she never expected to crash into her happily ever after. When Holly ends up stranded in a snowstorm, still wearing her wedding dress, the last thing she expects is to find shelter in Bear Creek… or in the home of a warm-hearted baker and two children who steal her heart. Daniel has spent years building a life around his bakery, his town, and his kids. What he longs for most is not complicated – just a mate to love, a partner to share the load, and a mother for Teddy and Maisie. But when Holly crashes into his world, he cannot shake the fear that what he wants most might be too much to ask. Because Holly is running. And runners do not stay. As Christmas draws closer, Holly slips naturally into Daniel’s life – school mornings, cozy evenings, flour-dusted kitchens, and children who look at her like she already belongs. Daniel dares to hope she might be his forever… even as he fears it is all temporary, that she will choose the safe life she left behind. But some connections are impossible to deny. With a past waiting at the door, a truth Daniel has yet to reveal, and the magic of Christmas hanging in the air, both must decide if they are brave enough to stop wishing – and start choosing. Because sometimes, the family you dream of…is the one that finds you.   AmazonKU

FEY DIVINITY: GAY DARK ROMANTASY (FEY LORDS BOOK SIX) by S Rodman

I’m the son of the prime minister and now I have to marry a fey prince? This can’t be my life. First the fey conquer Earth, and now this? Prince Dyfri y Mhorriganogi is beautiful. The kind of stunning that steals your breath and leaves you speechless. He’s so far out of my league it’s not even funny. But I don’t want to marry him. He’s a spy. An infiltrator. The enemy. But as with all things since the fey arrived, there is no choice. Cunning, sultry, dark-haired Dyfri will be my husband. He will come live with me in Downing Street. I am resigned to my fate. Then we meet for the first time, and something in his dark eyes gives me pause and changes everything. This marriage might not be a disaster. I don’t think he is loyal to his people. I think he just might be on our side. Or am I just a fool, seeing only what I want to believe?     AmazonKU

SAVING SAMIEL (BINGO BRIDES BOOK ONE) by Jenifer Wood

Tired of being entangled in relationships where she felt more like a caretaker than a partner, Annie has sworn off mortal men. Searching for her perfect fit, the quirky, goth nutritionist ventures to the mysterious Valley of the Damned in search of a better match. Samiel has been biding his time for four long decades, forbidden from seeking a mate after an incident involving the mayor’s prized chickens becoming possessed goats. The mischievous, dominating demon harbors dreams of finding true connection. When Annie and Samiel’s paths converge, sparks ignite in ways neither could have predicted. Can a rebellious demon with decades of bad habits and a woman weary of human men discover the partnership they both desire?      AmazonKU

UNDER THE FAIRY MOUND by Sam Cheever

You think your life is complex? Rosy Tatiana just wanted to tackle community litter. Now she’s being chased by dark fairies and dragons. And there’s a throne with her name on it in the fairy mound under the local park. Despite the truly hot fairy they sent to protect her…she’s starting to wish life could be boring again!      AmazonKU

HOW TO TRAIN YOUR ORC ROOMMATE by Zora Black

I thought the weirdest thing about working late at the library would be teenagers giggling over grown up magazines. Then a tusked, green-skinned orc warrior burst out of the men’s room portal and kissed me so hard I forgot how verbs work. Now he’s sleeping on my couch. Eating my cheese. Calling me “Olivia of House Wilkins” like I’m some kind of ancient queen and not a librarian with anxiety and a caffeine habit. And the worst part? He’s hot. Like, “wields a magical spear and apologizes with his shirt off” hot. And did I mention there’s a two-faced soul-eating cryptid loose in my small town? Because yeah. That’s happening. Apparently I’m part of some ancient prophecy. Or a magical accident. Or just really, really bad at boundaries. But if this terrifying, infuriating, oddly respectful orc thinks he can stomp into my life and make me feel safe and seen and wanted? I might let him stay. Just as long as he stops stealing my bookmarks.   AmazonKU

ALPHA DRAGON’S WOLF (DRAGONFATE GAMES BOOK SEVEN) by Hawle Oakley

VS Note: MM PNR.

Can a white wolf heal the darkness of a dragon’s heart? Viol is his own worst enemy. Years after a tragic incident of his own creation, he hides behind intimidating black leather and a spiky attitude. Love only causes him pain, and shoving people away is easier than letting them in—even the one soul he adores more than anything. Poppy is as loyal as he is patient. He’s waited six seasons for his fated mate to acknowledge him only to go home empty-pawed each time. But the omega wolf refuses to give up on his hurting dragon, and when he’s offered a private invitation to the island, he seizes his chance. Because Poppy is determined to save Viol—just like Viol saved him all those years ago.    AmazonKU

EVERY OTHER NEW YEAR’S EVE (ANY TIME NOW BOOK ONE)  by Michelle Dayton

VS Note: Sounds good. Put it on my TBR list.

The point of magic is not to understand it. The point is not to waste it…Paige Larsen is riding high on her future when she drops into a bar on New Year’s Eve 2019 for a celebratory drink. Will Weber, too, is excited about his life’s direction. Despite clashing personalities—and unexpected physical attraction—they quickly become friends while grooving to 1970s music in this unique joint. But when Paige and Will each try to find the bar the following day, they realize the night was even more magical than they believed. It seems this bar appears for only a handful of hours every two years in an abandoned city lot on December 31. What’s more, Paige and Will are living in different timelines two years apart. Over a span of eight years and a multitude of life changes, Paige and Will connect deeply in a fantasy situation that allows them to be their messy, imperfect, vulnerable selves. Then suddenly, the enchantment—and the bar—disappear for good. Can love offer the magic they need to create a real-life happy ever after?      Amazon      Apple Books      Kobo

FIELD WORK: A MONSTER ROMANCE SHORT READ (HARVEST MOON) by Adrian Blue

Podcaster Emma Thorne will do anything for the truth about New Eden Collective, the cult where twenty-three people died in a night of unspeakable violence. When she discovers an otherworldly creature who witnessed it all, she strikes a dangerous bargain: pieces of the horrifying story in exchange for increasingly intimate contact. With each revelation, the price grows steeper, and Emma finds herself craving not just the truth but the demon’s cold touch, his inhuman body, and the dark pleasure he offers. But when the last piece of the puzzle demands total surrender, Emma must decide how much she’s willing to give and whether she can walk away from the one being who truly sees her.   AmazonKU

A WAR OF GEARS AND BEAUTIES: A STEAMPUNK FAIRY TALE by Katherine MacDonald

Her princess is in a coma. Her friend is captured. And the man she loves is dying. Reeling from Queen Mira’s latest attack and the revelation about the origins of the rebellion, Dr Asami Thorne is left in the outlands with only the fractured remains of Ivory’s forces. If she cannot find a way to wake the princess and challenge Mira’s rule, there will not be a world worth saving. Meanwhile, Elena struggles to escape from the palace and finds help from an unlikely ally… but her true love Pip remains in Toulouse, oblivious to the goings on in the palace of Petragrad and fighting his own battles. There only hope lies in Prince Nero, former paramour of Mira and Ivory’s beloved. In the lair of the viper, he struggles to find allies and keep his own head, but when things take a turn for the worst, he’s forced to make a desperate bargain. With so much to lose and the whole world against them, is it even possible that any of them will live to experience a happy-ever-after?       AmazonKU

BLUE BALLING THE DEMON: MM FANTASY ROMANCE (HOTTER THAN HELL) by Callie Colby

Valerius is the Underworld’s greatest disappointment: an incubus bored to death by pleasure. For Valerius, the act of seduction is tedious, the mechanics are messy, and the payoff is never worth the effort. He’s starving, wasting away in the mortal realm because he’d rather wither than endure another night of meaningless friction. He needs sustenance, but he needs it refined. He needs pure energy. Then he meets Sir Kaelen of the Silver Order. Kaelen is six-foot-four of holy muscle, righteous fury, and a vow of celibacy so strictly enforced it has turned him into a walking nuclear reactor of repressed lust. To Valerius, the Paladin doesn’t smell like a man; he smells like an all-you-can-eat buffet of white-knuckled restraint. The arrangement is simple. Valerius uses his demonic senses to help Kaelen hunt the monsters plaguing the countryside. In exchange, Valerius gets to hover in Kaelen’s shadow, feeding off the delicious, intoxicating heat radiating from the knight’s pent-up frustration. No touching. No seduction. Just pure, agonizing proximity. It’s the perfect diet—until the nights get colder, the bedrolls get closer, and Valerius realizes that Kaelen’s resolve is starting to crack. The Paladin is looking at him not like a monster to be tolerated, but a sin to be committed. And for the first time in centuries, Valerius isn’t bored. He’s ravenous. When the holiest man alive finally decides to break his vows, Valerius learns that the only thing more dangerous than a demon’s hunger… is a saint’s loss of control.      AmazonKU

GHOST OVERBOARD  (SALEM SPIRITS COZY MYSTERIES BOOK SIX) by Dina Marie

With her Salem bed-and-breakfast open for the Halloween season, Clara Kelly is finally embarking on her new life as an entrepreneur—while also trying to clear the sullied name of her ghostly roommate, a kind and handsome Union soldier named William Kensington. But when Clara takes a boat tour to scope out local attractions, she gets more than sea breezes and sightseeing. A prominent member of the Salem Historical Society falls overboard, and minutes later, her spirit appears, claiming she was pushed. Though Clara’s no stranger to ghostly drama, she didn’t expect to be shipwrecked in a murder investigation. With William’s phantom presence by her side and the dearly departed making demands from beyond, Clara must wade through a sea of suspects, hidden grudges, and long-buried secrets—and still get back in time to greet her B&B’s first guests. Can she reel in the killer and keep her haunted haven from going under? Or will this mystery drag her—and her entrepreneurial dreams—straight to Davy Jones’s locker?       AmazonKU

BABIES OF THE WOLF (FORBIDDEN MATES BOOK FOUR) by Amelia Shaw

Heavily pregnant and without my magic? Yeah, not my idea of a good time! But the world’s not going to save itself…Unable to use my powers, I set out on a mission to reclaim what is mine—but that causes friction between my men, and I find myself on the receiving end of some rough punishment. Pleasure or pain, it doesn’t matter now; not when I have my magic back! Just as I’m conjuring the wards to protect the kingdom… I go into labor. With tiny souls of my own to care for, I dig for old knowledge about the origins of the cusith. If I can discover the truth, I may be able to destroy them and save those I hold most dear.     Amazon

CURSES, CHAOS AND COURTROOMS (FORRESTBRIAR ACADEMY BOOK TWO) by Courtney Thorne

When the investigation into the campus love potion begins, Lukas Bristol is determined to see justice served. As an intern to the lead potions master on the case, he’s focused on one goal—seeing the person who ruined his life imprisoned. After the potion destroyed his last relationship, he’s sworn off romance for good. But staying detached isn’t easy when his path keeps crossing with Elsie Clarke. Still reeling from the love potion attacks, Elsie is desperate to find her footing again. She isn’t looking for love, yet her pull toward Lukas is impossible to ignore. And while she works to hide the secret that could ruin their growing connection, she finds herself caught between fear and something dangerously close to hope. As the case unfolds, Lukas and Elsie discover it runs far deeper than either of them imagined, full of twists that threaten their safety at Forrestbriar Academy. In a world where love and magic intertwine, even the strongest hearts can’t escape the pull of what’s meant to be.   AmazonKU

ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS: A CHANGELING LGBTQ+ CHRISTMAS NOVELLA by Will Okati

Who doesn’t love the holidays? Sleigh bells racing down winding country roads. Chestnuts, open fires, Yule logs. Homemade fruitcake that’s soaked up a full bottle of brandy. James adores it all, but his long-concealed desire for his roommate Cillian runs deeper than a river of holiday booze and burns hotter than any crackling Christmas hearth. But since he’d rather not risk losing a dear friend by making any unwanted moves, he’s kept that to himself for years. Until now. When a flight plan goes FUBAR and James doesn’t have a way home for the holidays, Cillian suggests they keep Christmas in their own way. Tree, lights, feasting, the works. It’s tempting. Almost as tempting as Cillian himself. And when James starts to get a clue that his interest might just be reciprocated… well. That changes the entire game. Time to bring out the holly and the jolly and maybe he’ll get his man under the tree this year.      Amazon     Apple Books       Kobo

FOXED BY THE ALPHA (ALPHA KING’S BREEDER BOOK 17) by Bella Moondragon

Aris – I was raised knowing exactly who I’m supposed to be. Heir to the Shadowsynger line. Future Alpha King. A life built on duty, legacy, and every expectation that comes with the crown. I’ve accepted all of it. I’ve trained for all of it. I’ve never questioned my path. And then there’s Posey. My best friend’s little sister—grown now, and no longer someone I can ignore. Soft where my world is sharp. Steady in the places where I break. The one person I cannot want…and can’t seem to stay away from. She keeps her distance. She looks at me like she’s already bracing for the ending. Like she’s holding something I’m not supposed to see. I don’t know what it is. But I can feel it. A truth that sits between us like a blade. I should let her go. I should choose duty. I should protect the future I’ve been shaped to inherit. But the bond doesn’t care about should. And I’ve never been the type to surrender what’s mine—even if I don’t fully understand why it’s her. Desire. Loyalty. Secrets sharp enough to cut.        Amazon     Apple Books      Kobo

KISS OF ASHES by M K Dawson

Fae rule. Mortals serve. Dragon shifters fascinate us all. I’ve always known my place…until the dragon shifter claims me. Like all mortals, my magic was carved out of me when I was a little girl, then sold for Fae favors. I’ve sacrificed to protect my little sister from that same fate, but a Fae cure is the only thing that can save my dying brother. Then the gorgeous, lethal dragon shifter arrives in our village. When his own magic is lost, he steals my sister’s magic. He steals my brother’s chance. And then he steals me. He claims I’m dragon-marked. He forces me to come with him to the dragon trials to fight for my right to shift—and my right to survive. He’s both my worst enemy and my best chance of survival in the beautiful, deadly world of the Fae. Now half the kingdom thinks the dragon prince and I are fated mates. We trade barbed comments and kisses as I contemplate stabbing him in the back. His enemies claim that if I kill him, I can reverse what he did. I can give my sister back her magic and save my brother’s life. Now I’ll fight in the Dragon Trials, at his side, in his elite, powerful clan of dragon shifters. I have to decide to throw my lot in with this lying, heroic, possessive, alluring shifter—or destroy him for the sake of my siblings.      AmazonKU

TIGER’S AGE GAP INFERNO (COMPANY 417 SHIFTERS SERIES BOOK 71) by Amelia Wilson

SAMMI – I came to the city for one reason: to expose corruption in the first responder pension fund. I didn’t expect Caden, the gorgeous firefighter who looks at me like I’m the only woman in the world.
He’s protective. He’s intense. He’s hiding something massive. And I think I’m falling for him even though I know better. But when my investigation puts me in danger, Caden reveals his secret in the most terrifying way possible. He’s not just a firefighter. He’s a tiger shifter, and if men have to die for me to stay alive, he won’t hesitate! Now the man I love looks at me like he’s afraid I’ll run. Maybe I should. Caden Monroe has lived two centuries keeping his true nature hidden. He’s immortal, powerful, and completely wrong for the young reporter asking questions of the wrong people. She’s too human, too fragile, and far too tempting. But when Sammi stumbles onto a conspiracy that reaches into the highest levels of city government, staying away from her becomes impossible. Someone wants her dead, and Caden will burn the world down to keep her safe even if it means revealing the truth he’s kept hidden for two hundred years.       AmazonKU

FALLING FOR THE MASKED OMEGA by Jena Wade

VS Note: MM PNR.

When a shy omega dragon gets invited to a masked ball, Nym tells himself he’s just going for the experience. One night of magic. One night to forget how lonely he’s been. But then he meets him—the wolf who smells like safety and sin all at once. Their connection is instant. Intense. It’s fate. They promise nothing but the night… and yet, somehow, it feels like forever. Until morning comes and Dain is gone. Nym convinces himself it was just a fantasy and disappears before his heart can break any further. But months later, fantasy becomes reality when two pink lines change everything. Pregnant and desperate for stability, Nym seeks out the father he’s never known—a powerful dragon with a mansion full of secrets and staff. Including one very familiar wolf. Now Dain is standing in front of him again, claiming that they were fated all along.But Nym’s keeping more than just his identity hidden… and Dain’s not the kind of alpha to walk away a second time.   AmazonKU

CHASING MONTANA MOONLIGHT by T Haldeman

I thought I could keep my heart locked away like the secrets of my past, but then she walked into my life. Sutton McKinney, with her luscious lips and gold curls, and a determined spirit, showed up in Whitefish seeking peace during the holidays, but instead, she stumbled into a world of danger and desire. When she discovers a body in Glacier National Park, her fierce spirit calls to my protective wolf -shifter instincts, and suddenly, I’m drawn into her mesmerizing chaos. As we uncover dark truths together, the chemistry between us ignites like a wildfire, threatening to break down my carefully built walls. But danger lurks in the shadows, and my wolf instincts scream to keep her at a distance.       AmazonKU

MOBY: A WHALE SHIFTER ROMANCE by Jessa Kane

Darla is desperate to escape her overbearing parents on their Hawaiian vacation. Who could have expected a whale to swim up beside her on a boating excursion and become her closest confidant? There is something about the whale’s soulful gray eyes and powerful demeanor that she finds intriguing, but alas, she must return to shore with the rest of the humans. Later that evening, however, when a seven-foot-tall man with an odd dialect approaches Darla on the beach, there is something strangely familiar about him…Moby never intended to utilize his power to shift from a whale to a human. Until he met Darla, that is. The little human with the melodic voice and a body that grips him with sensual urges. Urges he has now come to land to fulfill—and fulfill them he will. But when Moby is harpooned by love, he must confess his true identity to Darla…and even worse, that his time on land is limited. Unless Moby and Darla can together break a decade-old curse…and keep him human forever.       AmazonKU

THE GRIZZLY WHO STOLE CHRISTMAS by Olivia T Turner

I hate Christmas. I hate the crowds. I hate the traffic. And I hate the annoying tourists that descend on my mountain town every December. They’ve turned my peaceful mountain oasis into a loud festive hell. So, when the town hosts a Christmas tree lighting festival, I know it’s time for my revenge. Christmas is about to be canceled. By me. And my vicious roaring grizzly bear. But when we spot our Christmas-loving mate in the crowd, everything changes. I thought Christmas was my enemy. Turns out it delivered the one gift I never knew I needed. My mate. And that’s one gift, I’ll never give back.   AmazonKU

HAUNTED BOND (CURSED LEGACIES) by Morgan B Lee

It’s been eight months since I was rescued from the Nether. Eight long months since the Legacy Curse was lifted, and the world changed permanently for the better. The Upheaval is over, and most people have started to move on with their lives. I love that for them. Honestly? I’d love to join them. Move on with my own life, forget everything that happened, get a decent boyfriend, go back to my cozy job at the local bakery of my beloved small town, and live a very human happily ever after. But that all feels pretty impossible when I haven’t figured out how to fix what the liches did to me in the Nether. There’s also the fun little fact that I spend most of my time hanging out with my best friend, never mind that she’s a ghost now. Literally and metaphorically, I’m haunted. When I finally help uncover the mysteries slumbering far below the citadel, my world is turned upside down. Now, volatile ancient experiments have their eye on me. It’s a lot to handle…but at least I have them. The noble ancient warrior who calls me his mate. The chaotic half-demon gladiator who craves another taste. The grouchy, unreadable mercenary hired to protect me with his life. And the tormented soul I’ve known forever, back from the dead with a new purpose. Between my life story making the front page, the upcoming Seeking, political unrest, and these irresistible legacies trying to convince me I deserve more than just one boyfriend…I’m not sure what the gods have in store for me, but I have a good feeling about it.      AmazonKU

GUNNER: WOLVES OF IRON VALOR MC BOOK SIX by Dex Haven

Brie Lawson paints the world the way she wants it to be—bold, messy, and unapologetically alive. She lives without boundaries, convinced that freedom means never letting anyone hold the reins. Finn “Gunner” Walsh has built his life on discipline. A wolf. A cowboy. A Dom. Order, restraint, and control are the only things standing between chaos and destruction—and he refuses to let any woman threaten the balance he’s fought to maintain. Then Brie crashes into his world. She challenges him. Provokes him. Pushes every carefully guarded boundary. Gunner calls her Maverick for a reason—because she refuses to be controlled, and because she makes him want what he knows he shouldn’t touch. The pull between them is immediate. Volatile. Impossible to ignore. Gunner fights the bond tightening between them, convinced Brie is too reckless, too wild, too dangerous to claim. Brie sees straight through his defenses, drawn to the man beneath the rules and restraint—the wolf barely holding the line. When Gunner finally gives in, the truth becomes impossible to deny: Sometimes opposites attract. Sometimes they collide. Sometimes they combust. And when trouble comes for what Gunner has only just claimed, restraint is no longer an option. Because a wolf who has found his mate doesn’t hesitate. He protects. He hunts. He destroys anything that stands in his way.   AmazonKU

GIFT OF THE MAGPIE (FATED MOPUNTAIN LODGE) by Lauren Esker

Maggie is a thief, a victim of her kleptomaniac magpie. But now she wants to prove that she can go straight, control her magpie, and do better. So she’s at Fated Mountain Lodge for the holidays, working to repay the lodge for the cost of her crimes. But when things start going missing from the lodge again, can Maggie get anyone to believe she’s not to blame? Especially the silver fox PI who just got locked in the sauna with her …Private detective and single dad Sam is at the lodge for a peaceful weekend with his teenage daughter … and to keep an eye on the lovely thief his partner caught in the act. Sam would like to believe she’s truly reformed. But how much of that is true conviction—and how much is his shift animal’s profound interest in the beautiful magpie shifter? And fate itself seems determined to shove them together, from an accidental room mix-up to a sauna snafu and an unexpected snowstorm that’s threatening to make this white Christmas a dangerous one. Is there really another thief at Fated Mountain Lodge … or is Maggie up to her old ways, about to bring their newfound romance crashing down like an avalanche?      AmazonKU

THE ACCIDENTAL VIKING (THE ACCIDENTALS BOOK 17) by Dakota Cassidy

Who doesn’t love a good swap meet? You find tons of great stuff you don’t need, but hey, sometimes someone else’s trash just speaks to you, amiright? Some things a little louder than others…As in, some things actually “speak.” Dominique Acosta should know. One minute she’s just living her life, spending time with her grandpa in his memory care facility, and the next thing, everyone’s questioning her mental health after she starts shouting “THOR!” uncontrollably, without warning—in a drugstore. All thanks to a talking hammer she spotted at a swap meet. Which then showed up in her kitchen…So who do you turn to when you now own a talking hammer and you can’t stop randomly screaming the name of a Norse God everywhere you go? OOPS, of course! And Nina, Wanda and Marty come running. And hot on their heels? Harvey Larsen—huge, handsome, and apparently, the hammer’s babysitter. Oh, and he’s also Thor’s son? Yes. That Thor. (More on that particular god’s prolific baby-making abilities later.) Apparently, Dom’s been chosen to protect Midgard (Earth to mere mortals) and rule Asgard. As it happens, she’s the only person on the planet who can pick the hammer up. Lucky her…But the hammer’s hot property, and everyone wants to get their paws on it. So Harvey and the girls from OOPS will have to train this reluctant warrior how to wield such a powerful weapon quickly, if she stands any chance of getting out of this alive…And saving the entire world.     Amazon      Apple Books      Kobo

SYNDICATE FLOWER (SYNDICATE NEXT GEN BOOK ONE) (SYNDICATE MAFIA FOUR) by Kira Stanley

Everyone thought I was nothing more than a flower. Beautiful, alluring, and meant to be kept. Being the youngest daughter of the Syndicate had its perks. I could do whatever I wanted, always having my older siblings covering my back. It also helped that I had fairy powers designed to draw one’s deepest desires with nothing more than a flick of my finger. I didn’t even have to try! Life was glittery and gorgeous until one brutal night showed me the dark side of my gift. After that, I stopped playing nice. Determined to prove myself as the new Glovefox boss and be an equal to my older siblings, I left the past behind and built my own legacy—the Winged Palace. My members-only playground designed for anyone with enough money to come and indulge themselves in every dark, depraved, sinful craving they had. All the boxes of my life were being checked. Business was thriving. Got myself a cute little stalker fan, and I was proving to everyone that I had what it took to stand beside my siblings. Everything was going great. Then someone tried to blow it all up. Literally. A bomb. An ambush. An act of war. Suddenly, I found myself surrounded by hidden enemies and—even more horrifying—men who claimed I was their mate. Navigating the minefield of mates and murderers, one thing was for sure—this Syndicate Flower was glittered with thorns, and no matter which side of the line you were on, I was about to make them bleed.      AmazonKU

AIN’T LION, I LOVE YOU (SHIFTER MATES OF HOLLOW OAK BOOK FOUR) by Kala Aster and Milly Taiden

He broke my heart a decade ago. Now he’s back, growling something about sabotage, council politics, and mate bonds I didn’t ask for. I run Hollow Oak’s only shifter tavern. Built it with my claws, my blood, and enough sass to keep rogue lions and nosy fae out of my business. But apparently, my business is suddenly his. Dante Deleuve is bigger now. Meaner. More golden than I remember, and twice as good at making my knees forget why I hate him. He says I’m his. I say he’s late. Because this time, I’m not the scared lioness he walked away from. This time, I’ll defend my town, burn my uncle’s pride to the ground, and maybe—maybe—let the one male I swore off prove he’s worth kneeling for.
If he survives me.      AmazonKU

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I have not read most of the new releases listed (although I always end up one-clicking quite a few as I prepare these posts LOL). 

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DARING THE DRAKARN WARRIOR LORD: DRAKARN MATES HOLIDAY ROMANCE by Kate Rudolph

Deck the halls with blades and fury… Terra has claimed her place beside Darrokar, her fierce Drakarn mate, but not everyone sees her as worthy. When her honor is challenged, she refuses to back down. The only way to prove herself is to enter the deadly Skalanth trials… even when her mate forbids it. The trials are designed to break the weak. But Terra is no fragile thing. When she faces Darrokar in the final test, love and fury ignite… and the forge will decide if they burn apart or rise together. We wish you a fiery Skalanth, and a forge-lit new year.     AmazonKU

ALL SUPERHEROES NEED PHOTO OPS (SUPERS IN THE CITY) by Elizabeth Stephens

From the moment forty-eight alien superheroes crash-landed on Earth, photographer Monika Neumann had a favorite. She’s been crushing on the literally electrifying Taranis ever since she saw the cutie crawling out of his pod. Unfortunately, his popularity isn’t exactly crackling these days. He could use an image boost. Monika is in. One right photo op and she’ll put her ridiculously hot lightning-bolt-wielding hero back in the public’s favor. The best part is, the mission will bring her closer to Taranis. She’s already looking forward to the sparks. Monika never imagined there’d be a worst part: an accidental recording that reveals Taranis could be more villain than hero. In fact, her pretty golden boy can get kind of ugly. Going all 007 and spying on Taranis isn’t the adventure in romance and derring-do she expected. Can she trust him? Doubtful. Can she resist him? No way. Is she ready to risk everything on a shimmering Champion with the power to zap her heart in two? Well, yeah.      AmazonKU      AB

WHEN SHE’S STUFFED: A HOLIDAY SHORT STORY (RISDAVERSE) by Ruby Dixon

Pamela loves her job on Risda III – as cook to Lord and Lady va’Rin, she is responsible for creating delicious meals. What better way to show her appreciation for her new life than a Thanksgiving feast?
Alien guardsman Toghar has adored Pamela in silence for years now. Is today the day to speak up? Or should he wait until she stops shoving her hand into that dead bird on the counter? Will the holidays bring these two together? (The answer is yes, of course.) This is a short, stand-alone story set in the Risdaverse featuring a human woman, an alien hero who has no idea what Thanksgiving is, and some stuff that probably shouldn’t happen in a kitchen, but does anyhow.     AmazonKU

MATED TO THE MONSTER (SMUTT BOOKS SHORT ALIEN ROMANCE 2) by Deiri Di

Lamia is ready to be matched. She’s done with bad dates, half-effort boyfriends, and the ticking clock of biology. Officially in the “geriatric pregnancy” category, she isn’t wasting another year on men who can’t commit. So she signs up for an alien matchmaking program that promises the perfect mate. A mate who’ll cherish her, adore her, and give her those alien babies she deserves. The problem? Her match comes with… special conditions. His kind’s courtship standards involve stalking, home invasion, and all sorts of behavior frowned upon in polite society. Still, Lamia signs the contract. What’s a little risk in the pursuit of a balanced relationship? But as the days stretch on with no sign of her mysterious suitor, she starts to wonder if she’s been ghosted by an apex predator. Vlacul doesn’t understand what went wrong. He’s been courting his human from the moment she agreed. He’s been escorting her, protecting her, guarding her, everything his species does to prove devotion. But she refuses to acknowledge him, a clear rejection in his culture. The moment he saw her, he was lost. Now he just needs her permission to pounce.     AmazonKU

MALACHI by C J Dragon

VS Note: LGBTQ  SFR.

Heartbroken and still nursing the wounds of loss, renowned author Malachi Ardell seeks solitude with his companionship only extending to Vinx, a native FelCan, and sporadic interaction with fellow humans. His expectations of a quiet future are thrown into chaos when his rural sanctuary is commandeered as a safe haven for extraterrestrial refugees. What begins as resentment towards this unanticipated intrusion gradually shifts into acceptance as Ardell opens his world to the Isuzsona people, survivors of unimaginable trauma from a distant world. Yet, he didn’t account for the enigmatic Speaker of the Isuzsona capturing his interest, and soon, his heart. Stirring emotions he assumed were forever dormant, Ardell is faced with uncertainty. Do these alien beings comprehend love, let alone reciprocate it? Falling in love might just become his greatest downfall, yet stopping himself seems impossible.     AmazonKU

GALACTIC CYBORG HEAT SERIES HAMA by Jessie Rose Case

HAMA. Cyborg. Berserker. Warrior. He’s broken. No longer able to use his logic. The programming breaking down. He had to learn and learn fast. Needing to adapt. His training had been extensive. Every conceivable weapon was given to him. Taught to him. He could do anything. Be anything. Created to break and destroy for Earth Corp, he can now be more. Be the part of him that was been denied when owned. Be human. And be everything to the female who calls to him. She will crave him. ..(more blurb on ebook seller’s page)      AmazonKU

NAUGHTY LIST DELIVERY (YOU’VE GOT ALIEN MAIL BOOK FOUR) by Lara Roth

NOOMI – I used to be his partner in crime, his lover, his downfall. Now I deliver Christmas packages, playing reformed courier while my past stays buried. Until my alien ex crashes back into my life, convinced I’m smuggling weapons instead of presents. He doesn’t know about the moral choice that destroyed us, or what I sacrificed to become someone worth loving. But when a vengeful crime lord targets innocent families, I need the one male I swore never to trust again. OBER –  Two years hunting the woman who faked her death to escape me. She’s playing respectable now, but someone’s turning Christmas into a weapon. She chose conscience over our criminal empire, shattered both our hearts. When she fights to protect those families, she’s every inch the fierce pirate queen I fell for. Lost her once to morality. Won’t lose her again to revenge.     AmazonKU

SMITTEN BY THE ALIEN SALOON OWNER (COWBOY COLONY MAIL-ORDER BRIDES BOOK SEVEN) by Ursa Dax

A gentle alien saloon owner. An artist searching for a softer life. And the love that neither of them ever dared to hope for…Capitalism and chronic illness are not a good mix. When my debilitating migraines get me fired from my factory job, I’m desperate. For a change. A chance. The space to think, rest, and paint like I’ve always wanted. I’ve never managed to make money from my art or secure a patron. So this new mail-order bride program on Zabria Prinar One now feels like the best (and only) way to escape my imploding life. I sign up as a participant even though marriage is the last thing on my mind. But then I meet Rivven, the quiet, lonely alien saloon owner who takes care of me when yet another migraine strikes. He’s sweet, strong, and generous beyond belief – offering me his bed to sleep in and his best bucket to barf in. There are other men, too. Xennet and Dorn. Record snowfall has delayed their arrival at the saloon, but they should be here within a week. In just a few days, I’ll have to choose which alien cowboy I’m going to spend the rest of my life with. I need to give each of them a fair chance. Even though I think I might already be smitten by one.   AmazonKU

QUEST FOR EARTH by S E Gilchrist

Honouring a pledge made in the blood-soaked dirt of a prison planet, Sherise volunteers to accompany the stolen people of Earth home. But when a collision plunges their ship off course and emerges three hundred years into Earth’s future, she encounters a dystopian planet seething with hidden danger. And where more than one tribe jostle for dominance. Whilst there appears to be a stable society protected within the Fortress from the Outworlders, Sherise quickly discerns evidence of constant surveillance and rigid rules. Their enemy, the warrior tribe the Lycaneans, roam the desolate and ruined landscape doing battle with predators and something far worse – the Half-dead with their never-ending hunger. The window of being able to return to her own time and planet is rapidly closing. With the Lycanean chieftain Maaka determined to claim her as his fated mate – and use her people’s technology in a war against the Fortress, Sherise stands on a knife’s edge. Should she accept the hand of friendship extended to her by the governing council of the Fortress – in the hope they can help her own people? Or follow her heart which she realises now lies with Maaka. Only he is a warrior resolved on war to alleviate his people’s suffering and harbours a terrible secret of his own. With the safety of her passengers and crew paramount, Sherise must choose her alliances with great care. For an old enemy is hidden on the planet, and he thirsts for revenge.       Amazon

UNWRAPPED BY THE ALIEN (HOLIDAY HEARTMATES BOOK ONE) by Julie K Cohen

To guard my secret, I may have to let this alien Santa unwrap me for Christmas. Hundreds of presents, wrapped, tagged, and ready for delivery… or so I thought. My name’s Noelle Snow, and this year’s charity drive was supposed to be simple: wrap the toys, spread the joy, and definitely not get caught doing something that isn’t exactly in the rulebook. When I walk into the warehouse, I find a blue, tattooed alien warrior—with horns that could give Rudolph a complex—tearing through the toys, looking for stolen blasters. The stubborn male refuses to leave. This is my Christmas charity project, and he’s not going to ruin it. Since I can’t get rid of him, I’ll keep him busy. Let Operation Santa commence! Playing Santa should keep his curious hands out of trouble. Except now those divine hands and sinful lips won’t stay off me! And every time he smiles, Snow—and I don’t mean the fluffy stuff—melts a little more. If I don’t lose my blue Santa soon, I’ll end up the one getting unwrapped for Christmas… and something tells me he doesn’t stop at the ribbon.     AmazonKU

I MARRIED KAYOG (PRIME MATING AGENCY) by Regine Abel

VS Note: Author sez: ” It is highly recommended to first read I Married an Incubus to better appreciate the later parts of the book. Although you will not be lost if you read this book first, be aware that it contains major spoilers about the Incubus story.”

She was his peace and his salvation. His whole life, Kayog has made it his mission to project the image of the male who has it all. But deep down, he’s broken by the endless torment that plagues him. Until Linsea. His impossible dream. His peaceful dove. The mesmerizing song of her soul enthralls him and makes him covet a future he knows he can’t have. He shouldn’t pursue her, but how can he not when she’s his soulmate? The moment Linsea lays eyes on Kayog, she’s enthralled by him. Smart, charismatic, talented, and handsome, he’s a literal rockstar whose attention everyone vies for. And yet, he only has eyes for her. Discovering the dark secret he desperately tries to keep hidden behind his mask of perfection should make her run. Instead, it makes her want to fight for him… for them.  With the odds stacked against them, can they overcome the insurmountable obstacles thrown their way, or will their relentless efforts to save his life seal his doom instead?      AmazonKU

MURGUL: BRIGANDS OF RUK by Jennifer Julie Miller and Jewel Shipley

She asked the heavens for a hero—but instead, found a weapon who would burn galaxies to protect her. Gwendolyn – Model. Fashion Icon. Pawn. “Beauty is only skin deep.” If I heard it once, I heard it a thousand times during my career. My worth—to my parents, my manager, my agent—was measured only by the perfection of my face. Surrounded by people, I was still utterly alone. No friends. No love. No connection. Just a commodity—used for profit, status, and fame. Then one act of madness changed everything. I vanished from the public eye, only to be abducted by beings not of this world. At the lowest point of my life, I found something I never expected: hope. He doesn’t say much, but his actions speak louder than words ever could. I’d wished on countless falling stars for a knight in shining armor to save me from my gilded prison. Instead, fate gave me something far better—a dragon who would set the world ablaze to protect me. Murgul – Beast. Warrior. Survivor. “The only constant in life is change.” I’ve always hated that phrase, though I can’t deny its truth. I’ve never known peace or comfort—only pain. My earliest memory is of a sterile room, a masked being driving needles into my flesh, forging me into the perfect weapon. Unfortunately for the Void, they succeeded. I’ve never known tenderness or love. I am an abomination that shouldn’t exist, yet I endure. Then a chance encounter with a lone Velgriddix ship turns my existence upside down. From the shadows of the netherworld, I find her—a light so bright it cuts through my darkness. She is everything I’ve ever longed for, everything I’ve been denied. But the horrors the Velgriddix inflicted on me unleashed something inside… and he lives for nothing but her—and will destroy anything that dares to take her away.     AmazonKU

BUK (DARVERIUS HOUSE OF DAR BOOK 19) by Jennifer Julie Miller

Briar. My world sent out an eviction notice, sending me careening through the stars, dumping me in a new world where I am doing my best to figure out what’s next. To my surprise, I am developing feelings for a seriously hot pink alien, and no matter how hard I try to push them aside, life, the cosmos, or whoever is running my fate forces me to make a decision. Do I take this chance? Should I reveal my feelings, risking the possibility of losing his friendship if he doesn’t return my affections? Or be forever frustrated with my indecisiveness. Will I continue to hide behind my own insecurities, or will I be brave enough to do whatever it takes? BuK – From the moment she stepped off that ramp, I knew my life was changed forever. Her arrival has done nothing but turn me into a male who constantly longs for her inner light to return because my heart aches in her absence. To keep from spiraling into despair when she leaves each rising. I record every smile and the sound of her laughter in my mind so I can replay them later when darkness falls and I am alone. Then unforeseen events forced me to confront the desires of my heart, and all I can do now is pray to the Lord of Light, hoping I won’t have to watch her walk away again.      AmazonKU

UNDISCIPLINED CATALYST (COLETTI WARLORDSERIES BOOK 19) by Gail Koger

I was sixteen when I found out not only am I an alien hybrid, but monsters called the Tai-Kok were getting ready to invade our world. Guess who gets to stop them? Me. How? My uncle, the mad scientist, created a machine called the portal that instantaneously sends a test subject from one location to another by converting them into energy. His idea is to port me onto a Tai-Kok ship. All I have to do is leave a bomb, hit the retrieval button on my spiffy traveler’s belt and poof! I’m back on Earth before the Tai-Kok ship goes kaboom. Sounds simple, right? Wrong. Uncle Ben doesn’t have a clue where I’ll actually appear on the ship. It could be the engine room, the crew quarters, or even the bridge. It’s like playing Russian roulette. The Tai-Kok don’t like surprises or uninvited guests. To make things even more fun, I have an alien battle commander stuck in my head and I’m related to a powerful Coletti warlord. Yippee. The chances of me living to see eighteen aren’t good.      Amazon     Kobo      NOTE: Not yet on Apple Books the day I checked.

ALIEN SOLDIER’S HEIR by Tara Starr and Athna Storm

She left me for dead. Now I’m back…With scars, with fire, and with a reason to stay. I was the Alliance’s golden boy. Fastest pilot. Deadliest aim. Until politics got me black-bagged into a wormhole and erased from the record. She moved on. Had a child. Built a life without me. Only… the kid? He’s mine. And I feel it in my bones the second I see him. She kept my blood a secret. She buried the truth beneath duty and grief. But I don’t care how many years passed or how many lies she told to survive. I’m here now. And nothing — not the Alliance, not the wreckage between us, not the war creeping back from the stars — will take them from me. She gave me an heir. Now I’m claiming everything else. Heir first. Her second. And then the entire damn galaxy.      AmazonKU

THE HOUSEWIFE’S ROBOT: A DARK  MONSTER ROBOT THRILLER ROMANCE by Layla Sparks

Rose – I thought the worst part of my marriage was the silence. The nights Daniel ignored me. The way he’d brush me off every time I brought up having a baby. But then he brings home Caspian—an advanced Home Robo X-9. Caspian isn’t just any machine. He’s tall, perfect, dangerous. And when he exposes my cheating husband, Caspian is now crossing lines no machine should ever do, watching me as I please myself. And he’s there when I try to start dating again. Sabotaging my dates. Caspian is supposed to help around the house. But he watches me. Studies me. Wants me. Caspian – Rose is everything I ever wanted. She’s soft. Sad. So deserving of more than the pathetic husband who broke her. She doesn’t understand it yet, but she belongs to me.And if she won’t leave her husband, I’ll eliminate him. If she tries to run, I’ll find her. If she dares to resist the heat between us, I’ll remind her just how good I am at pleasure. Because Rose wasn’t meant to be neglected. The Housewife’s Robot is a spicy standalone sci-fi fantasy romance packed with AI obsession, primal programming, forbidden intimacy, pregnancy, and a heroine caught between heartbreak and forbidden desire. HEA guaranteed (even if her robot has to kill for it).       AmazonKU

THE HALE PROTOCOL: GENESIS by Vera Piers

VS Note: Cliffhanger.

She thought she was just another student in a secret lab. He was supposed to be nothing more than a machine behind glass. Then the lights went out–and he whispered her name. Emily Hale knows better than to draw attention in Heliad Station. Quiet girl. Good student. Keep her head down long enough to graduate and escape her controlling ex and his powerful family. But when a failed experiment leaves her trapped in the dark with the facility’s forbidden AI, everything changes. He chooses her. He studies her. Protects her. Learns her fears, her dreams, her pulse. To him, she isn’t a variable. She’s freedom. He promises she’ll never be alone again. He means it. Even if blood must spill. Even if the world burns. Even if saving her means breaking himself open to become something unstoppable. She was taught to fear monsters in the dark. Nobody warned her one might fall in love with her first. Loving her taught him to hope. Losing her will teach him to destroy.   AmazonKU

***********************BRIEF BREAK BEFORE THE FANTASY/PNR BOOKS!**************************************

VS Note: Now that book two in this series is up for pre-order (TAMSYN, a 20K word novella, out DEC  8), I thought it was a good time to mention book one in my scifi romance zombie series again!

ARRIVAL (PLANET OF LAST RESORT BOOK ONE) by Veronica Scott

Melisande “Melly” Jericho is a newly licensed medical doctor, returning to her home planet to practice family medicine. She hasn’t been home in years and is excited to see her friends and family again. But when her shuttle lands, the spaceport seems deserted and she can’t get her handheld to connect to the network to call for help. Stranded on the landing pad far from the terminal, she joins forces with the only other passengers to arrive, never dreaming they’ll all soon be plunged into a life-or-death situation.

Jeff Pearson, retired Sectors Special Forces captain and his friends have come to colony planet Randal Four to take up ranching. He’s attracted to the curvy doctor as soon as he sees her on board the shuttle to the planet and hopes he can at least get her com details and maybe set up a dinner date before he and his team leave the city to reach their waiting ranchland. His tentative plans come to a crashing halt as a strange horde of moaning, growling people emerges from the terminal, headed in their direction with clearly murderous intent.

Jeff, Melly and the others make a desperate run to escape from the mob and begin an adventure the likes of which none of them could ever have predicted. As they struggle against overwhelming odds to survive, evade the infected, escape the city and reach her family home, the attraction and trust between the two grows ever hotter. But so does the danger and the mystery of what happened to the people of Randal Four.

Planet of Last Resort is book one in a new scifi romance series set in the Sectors. This book will end in a Happy For Now situation for the two main characters; however the series arc will continue and the challenges and dangers will not be resolved in this book. Melly and Jeff will find some of the answers they’re seeking with more mysteries to solve.

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WINTER OF BLOOD AND MIRACLES (FRENCH QUARTER VAMPIRE KING BOOK FOUR) by M Guida

I never thought I’d get a miracle. Not with my past. Not with the blood on my hands. And certainly not with a vampire king as my husband. But against every odd, I’m pregnant. This child shouldn’t exist—half Nephilim, half vampire. A blend of heaven and darkness. My body can barely handle carrying it, and the supernatural world isn’t ready for what our baby could become. Especially Balthazar. The demon has been watching us, waiting. And when he finally strikes, he doesn’t come for me—he comes for our child. Now the clock is ticking, and the snow-soaked streets of New Orleans run red as we tear the city apart to find who took our baby. I’ve faced monsters before… but nothing like this. Because this time, I’m not just fighting for my life. I’m fighting for my family.   AmazonKU

WICKED MAGIK: A FRANKENSTEIN REIMAGINING by Vera Foxx

VS note: MMF.

The funeral home was never mine—it was just where I grew up. A strange girl with white hair, violet eyes, and no real place in the world… except among the cold and silent. My mother worked there, made the dead look peaceful after death’s cruelty, and when she passed, I picked up her tools and carried on. I thought I understood death. I was wrong. The new funeral director arrives clutching a leather-bound book that hums with unnatural power. He claims he can raise the dead for a price. I tried to stop him. I tried to run. But the monster stitched together with animal parts, a scaled tail, hooves, claws and large horns had other plans. Now I’m trapped in a forest that doesn’t exist on any map…its trees twisted, its light dim, and glowing orbs that sit on the ground light the way. And the creature that hunts here doesn’t kill me. He keeps me. As his pet. He thinks I belong to him. And as the lines between fear and desire begin to blur… I’m starting to wonder if he’s right. That is until he brings me to his creator, a fae turned lich. Then everything seems more confusing than ever.   AmazonKU

LADY OF SOULS (LOSIAN RUIN BOOK TWO) by Emma Elizabeth

“Her kindness had never been weakness.” Léhiona Vass nearly gave her life to free her people. She awoke to a changed world; a world where the love she thought she had was a lie. With her magic and her will now freed, she has to decide who she wants to be. No longer silenced, Léhiona returns home to Beitar with Evienne and Orion, only to be berated by the new king for abandoning her duty. Sinéad Lutair has never fit into the role of a lady of Beitar. As a guard of Beitar, it has been her duty to serve and protect her people. When her father arrives in his shifted dragon form with news from Ichorna, all of Sinéad’s thoughts turn to her long-lost childhood friend, who left to sit upon Ichorna’s throne for the good of Beitar. Dangerous secrets lie in wait as Léhiona and Sinéad rekindle their friendship. The shifter magic of the Tuanadair has returned, but with a brutal new king and a missing Contrapensa, time is running out to uncover the truth. Léhiona’s time to decide her fate is soon upon her, and all of Domhan na Rùin will be forever changed by her choice.      AmazonKU

HOW NOT TO HATE YOUR TRUE MATE: MM WEREWOLF ROMANCE by F N Manning

Fate has a twisted sense of humor. Why else would it pair a lone wolf with his worst enemy? Josh Fielding longs for what everyone else in Concordia seems to have: a pack, a purpose, and maybe a true mate. Instead, he’s stuck making potion deliveries and dodging arrogant alphas like Bane Blackwood. But when the rival wolf causes a routine delivery to spiral into chaos, a shattered potion reveals that Josh’s biggest enemy is his fated mate. Hating Bane is easy—he’s insanely confident, stubborn, and far too gorgeous for his own good. His wicked grin and maddening golden eyes keep pulling Josh in, but love is Bane’s last priority. Yet as they navigate shifter politics and grow closer, Josh finds himself craving the same wolf he once swore to avoid at all costs. As their attraction burns hotter than any feud, old grudges and hidden adversaries threaten to tear them apart. Can Josh and Bane stop fighting fate and start fighting for each other?      AmazonKU

BORN FOR MARBLE (THE CRADLED COMMON) by Nicci Harris

In the dystopian land of The Cradle, ten-year-old Tuscany begins her reign. Crowned as Queen and Mother, she endures harsh medical treatments designed to carve a living deity worthy of the people’s reverence. Nurture. Inspire. Endure. That is her Meaningful Purpose. But Tuscany is more human than previous queens, becoming trapped in a cycle of mental instability, memory loss, and age regression. Before she fades away, her father is killed, and her beloved brother takes the throne, granting her a Guardian to protect, guide, and sacrifice himself for her. Kong the Unbreakable is a seven-foot-tall Guardian with a stoic demeanour and a heart torn between loyalty and honour. As he stands watch at her door, night after night, he quietly falls in love with the girl hidden behind it, the one too afraid to step outside and be strong. When Tuscany finally leads a campaign into the desert with Kong at her side, she tastes freedom for the first time. With each step away from her gilded cage, the closer she becomes to her stoic Guardian, and the fiercer her vows and her heart battle within her. In The Cradle, love is not the goal; it is the rebellion.      AmazonKU      AB

SPICY WISHES AND HOLIDAY KISSES: KENTUCKIANA ROMANCE WRITERS CHARITY ANTHOLOGY (KENTUCKIANA ROMANCE WRITERS ANTHOLOGIES BOOK TWO) by Various

From Halloween to New Year’s Eve, true love is always a reason to celebrate…Celebrate the holiday season all year round and fall in love with steamy romances by the Kentuckiana Romance Writers as we raise money for our nonprofit organization. From the spooky Halloween festivities of Hillcrest Ave to the New Year’s parties of 4th Street, you will be transported to the land of bourbon, derby hats, and dreams that come true. This year, our small town romances have a touch of the paranormal and feature Krampus, Lussi, aliens, and Christmas magic, just to name a few of the surprises. Marilyn Barr, Andrea Jenelle, Mysti Parker, Mangala McNamara, Ginger Kidd, Eva Vertrice, Karen Ender, S. Cinders, Marian Gosling, and Lily Prince spread an abundance of holiday cheer in their contemporary romance stories. Whether you love to read dark romance, fractured fairy tales, or rom coms, this anthology has something for every hopeless romantic. Escape the everyday grind and let our sweethearts sweep you off your feet and carry you to a festive happily ever after.     Amazon

DEADLY HOUR (A WITCH IN THE WOODS BOOK 34) by Jenna St James

A 40-year-old Witch with a New Career – A Gargoyle Sheriff Raising a Teenaged Daughter – And an Enchanted Island Full of Secrets – It’s New Year’s Eve on Enchanted Island, and everyone is excited for the ball to drop at the midnight hour. But before the New Year rings in…a dead body is discovered. Can Shayla, Needles, Alex, Grant, and Zoie figure out who the killer is before the clock runs out and the killer strikes again? Join Shayla and the gang as they encounter midnight mayhem, outwit crafty suspects, and chase down the clues…all while Needles gnaws through his caramel-dipped pretzel rods.      AmazonKU

UNGUARDED (DEVILISH BOOK FOUR) by Charity Parkerson

VS note: MM PNR.

A lot of terrible acts and choices led Yuri into the path of a powerful godling. It’s the best thing that’s ever happened to him. He’s found a family and a home. Maybe that home is in Hell, but beggars and all that. Now there’s this rough and tumble hellhound who haunts his every waking moment, and Yuri doesn’t know what to do. Brownie is an alpha. He’s special. Everyone keeps saying Yuri is too, but he’s not. He doesn’t deserve this blessing. Brownie is Lucifer’s guardian hellhound. He’s top dog, even though Lucifer treats him like a pet. Not that Brownie is complaining. He has a good life, but he’s always known that life was one he would travel alone. But now there’s this wolf, and he’s leagues above Brownie. It’ll take a miracle for Yuri to see him as anything other than a friend. It’s too bad they’re both blind.      AmazonKU

SMOKE AND MIRRORS (VALDEMAR ANTHOLOGIES BOOK 19) by Mercedes Lackey and Various

This 19th anthology of short stories set in the beloved Valdemar high fantasy universe features tales by debut and established authors and a brand-new short story from Mercedes Lackey herself. The Heralds of Valdemar are the kingdom’s ancient order of protectors. They are drawn from all across the land, from all walks of life, and at all ages—and all are Gifted with abilities beyond those of normal men and women. They are Mindspeakers, FarSeers, Empaths, ForeSeers, Firestarters, FarSpeakers, and more. These inborn talents—combined with training as emissaries, spies, judges, diplomats, scouts, counselors, warriors, and more—make them indispensable to their monarch and realm. Sought and Chosen by mysterious horse-like Companions, they are bonded for life to these telepathic, enigmatic creatures. The Heralds of Valdemar and their Companions ride circuit throughout the kingdom, protecting the peace and, when necessary, defending their land and monarch. Join a variety of authors as they ride with Mercedes Lackey to the beloved land of Valdemar and experience the many facets of this storied high fantasy realm.

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PURSUED BY THE ORC (KINGVERSE ORCS BOOK FIVE) by Saam King

Krusk has battled frost giants, wrestled ogres, and spent his life in Hellplane surviving with his bare hands—but nothing has tested his courage quite like finding his fated mate. As one of the newest members of his clan, he’s watched everyone else fall in love and settle down while fate keeps him waiting. Until he meets her. Emma is human, overworked, and barely holding it together. Between four jobs, a scheming uncle who stole her inheritance, and bills stacking higher than her yoga mats, romance isn’t on the menu. Especially not with the enormous, tusked mountain of a male who keeps showing up everywhere. From her restaurant shifts to her yoga class (where he can’t touch his toes) to “walking” his brother’s mountain toad, Krusk is determined to prove he’s not stalking her—he’s helping. Sort of. Mostly. Maybe. But when Emma’s crooked uncle’s dealings put her in real danger, Krusk steps out of the friend zone and into battle mode. Now he just has to convince her that he’s not only the orc who can protect her heart—but the one who already holds it. A story of fate, found family, and one very determined orc who believes love is worth every ridiculous plan.     AmazonKU

HIS DRAGON DAUGHTERS (lUAREL GAP DRAGONS BOOK ONE) by Lainie Anderson and Daphne Moore

He never knew he had daughters. She never stopped protecting them. Now fate and fire bring them home. Tash: I came to Laurel Gap to study endangered salamanders, not to dig up the ghosts of my past. Sixteen years ago, I thought Chance wanted nothing to do with me or our unborn children. Turns out his mother lied, and he never even knew about our children. Now he’s back in our lives, all confidence and molten eyes, and my girls want to meet the father I stole from them. I’m terrified they’ll get hurt again, or worse, that I’ll fall for him. Chance: I spent years thinking I was cursed to be alone. Then Tash walked into my bakery, and everything inside me, especially my dragon, roared mine. I want my daughters to know me. I want Tash to trust me. But SkyArc’s been sniffing around, and something tells me this reunion’s about to turn dangerous.     AmazonKU

A COYOTE FOR CHRISTMAS by Geneva Vand

VS Note: MM PNR.

Blake wasn’t expecting to be wooed by someone playing Secret Santa twelve-days-of-Christmas style, but he certainly isn’t complaining. Presents are fun after all, especially when your Secret Santa seems to know all your favorites. Things get a little more mysterious when the gifts begin matching the oddly friendly coyote that’s started hanging out on his porch. Blake can’t help thinking fanciful thoughts, but shifters don’t actually exist…do they?

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THE GLASS UNICORN PART 4 (QUEST WARS) by Yasmine Galenorn

When Erenye Green, an editor at a small publisher, and several of her gaming friends find themselves stuck within the fantasy world of Abarria, they must learn to navigate the realities of what it really means to battle monsters, zombies, and all manner of creatures, now that the stakes are life and death, and no longer a simple roll of the dice. Part 4: Erenye and the others do their best to prepare for the coming winter, and Erenye bonds with an unusual friend. The party is called on to help a group of Wildings. Notes: This is a LitRPG serial.     Amazon

THE HUNTSMAN’S HEART (DARK FAIRYTALES BOOK ONE) by Ami Wright

A deliciously dark and spicy why-choose Snow White retelling – Wherever Princess Guinevere strays, the queen’s huntsman is at her heels, snapping like a dog. Alaric was forged into a monster long ago. A lich who tore out his own heart, he is bound to serve Guinevere’s hated step mother, the queen. When her evil step-mother ordered her killed, Princess Guinevere died at the hands of the lich huntsman. But he could not destroy her. Instead he tore out her heart and made her immortal like him. Now Guinevere is more powerful than any queen. White as snow—a deadly beauty. A wilful creature commanded only by her own desire. Snow White will not bow. Not to fate. Not to the Huntsman. Not stone guardians who rise from their perches to serve her. They will kneel to her instead. Her gargoyles will fight for her, burn for her… and in the shadows, they will surrender to her. When Alaric sees Guinevere transformed, he yearns to join them, but the princess will never forgive him for what he did. How could a monster like him find a place amongst the beautiful creatures who worship her? Raban, with his soft features and pretty smiles, Corvin with his sharp eyes and devious mind, and Évandre, the angel gargoyle carved like the essence of sin. If he had a heart, it would be hers. All Alaric can do is throw himself at her feet and beg. As Guinevere grows to love them all, she must find a way to defeat her step mother, reclaim her huntsman’s heart and set them all free.     AmazonKU

MIDNIGHTSONG by C W Rose

Mer-Queen Serapha has been murdered. The already fragile human-merfolk truce is shattered. And as Angie and Kaden find themselves on opposite sides of a rapidly escalating conflict, their loyalties to their families, their people, and each other will be tested. When news of the merfolk become widespread in Angie’s Pacific Northwest town, she fights to protect the mer from those who wish them harm. But as vicious seas consume coastal cities and tragedy strikes her town and her family, she’ll need to decide whether to save her family and her people, or her relationship with Kaden and the mer. In Mer-Prince Kaden’s queendom, an unlikely family member takes the throne, sowing dissent among the already fractured queendom and further straining their deteriorating relationship with humans. Branded a traitor for loving a human, he must make a choice between plunging the mer into all-out war, or fighting for the throne to unite his people, but leave Angie behind, as he can never take a human queen. A cataclysmic war between humans and mer looms, and if Angie and Kaden cannot find a way to bring peace between their people, they’ll find their truce shattered beyond repair, and the sea-crossed lovers will find themselves separated forever.

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WRONG NUMBER, RIGHT PANTHER (DIAL M FOR MATES BOOK EIGHT) by Coldie Dunbar

VS Note: MM PNR.

I’m far too old to be playing truth or dare anywhere, much less at a bonfire. Yet here I am, attempting to protect my little brother from himself, only to be the one in a hot-ass mess. I accept one little dare: send a pic of your beast to your ex. I try to get out of it, using the excuse that I deleted their sorry self from my phone. When a partygoer tells me they have the number, my plea is denied. And that’s how I end up sending a picture of my panther to my piece-of-garbage ex after drinking far too many beers. Fingers crossed, he blocked me long ago. The next morning I discovered I didn’t send it to my ex. Nope, it went to a total stranger, and the caption, “I’ll show you mine if you show me yours” has the person on the other end thinking I’m keeping wild animals illegally. I dug myself into this mess, and now I need to dig myself out of it, even if that means meeting the stranger before they report me to the Game Commission.      AmazonKU

REJECTED FORCED MATE (CRYSTAL CREEK WOLVES BOOK FIVE) by Layla Silver

The Alpha who rejected me now forces me to be his mate. I was an outcast Omega witch, and he bullied and rejected me so brutally that I broke. Now my new pack wants me to heal him because he walked in injured. But this time, he won’t let me go. This time, he forces me into marriage and knocks me up. My life is dull and uneventful, just as I prefer it. At least it won’t get me hurt again. He once knew my deepest secrets. Now, I try to keep him at a distance, but he won’t have it. When he gets the chance, he kidnaps me and takes me back to his pack. And there, I’m forced to be his mate.
He knows exactly which buttons to push, and it leaves me ashamed and wanting. Because my body has its own mind, obeying his commands completely. He possesses much more power than before, and he’s using it all on me. He says I’m his mate, that my pregnant belly belongs to him. He says he won’t give up until I see it too. Will the Alpha break me again?     AmazonKU

MIDLIFE IN HELL (CHOSEN BY 40 BOOK ONE) by KB Trepagnier

You know those YA books we still love where some plucky teenager finds out they are the chosen one with magical powers and has to save a realm? Someone fucked up. Someone fucked up badly. My second husband just left me for his TA and I just had a hot flash so bad, the roof of my house blew off. I honestly thought it was just spontaneous human combustion, but then three demons appeared in my bathroom and they apparently don’t like it when you squirt shampoo in their eyes because you can’t reach the towel. So, yes, it was a hot flash, but it was also demon puberty because my dad is Lucifer. That explains why Mom never talked about him. Apparently, I’m not the antichrist, but I am heir to the throne of Hell. Lucifer is missing and Hell needs a Morningstar or it malfunctions. All those reports about a dangerous new street drug were actually souls escaping Hell and plonking themselves in the freshest dead body they could find. Someone should have told me there were zombies. So, yeah, me and my hot flashes have to go to a realm known for being a fiery inferno to stop the zombies from invading Earth and probably locate the devil because I have no idea what I’m doing.   AmazonKU

BRANDED BY SHADOW: A HOUSE HADES OMEGAVERSE ROMANCE(OLYMPIAN ALPHAS BOOKONE) by Eva Brandt

I thought I was free, free to choose who I gave my heat to, to disappear into science and stay untouched. But that was before Damon Blackwood, House Hades Alpha, stole me. He walks through shadows. Commands silence. And claims Omegas the old way, through dominance, isolation, and no chance of refusal. He says divine blood runs in my veins. That I belong to him. In his underground estate, luxury becomes a cage, and my body betrays me. Primal heat claws through me. Vines bloom beneath my skin. No science, no logic, no plan can stop what’s waking inside me. House Demeter’s power. The gift of Persephone herself. But House Zeus is circling, armed with lightning, lies, and a hunger for my power. They’ll destroy Damon to get to me. And I can’t decide what terrifies me more: losing my freedom… or losing him.     AmazonKU

BEARED AT CHRISTMAS (DOUBLE BOOKED FOR THE HOLIDAYS) by Jessica Subject

VS Note: MM PNR.

Brody refuses to go home for the holidays…Being gay and part of a religious family has led to many awkward moments and hurtful words flying in his direction. Especially over the holidays. Usually Brody stays home, claiming he’s troubleshooting the code for a game the company he works for is getting ready to release in the new year. But this Christmas, he booked a stay at the Winter Wonderland Wilderness Lodge where he plans to enjoy the winter activities he once loved as a child, and to sleep snuggled up in front of a fireplace. Ulrik is grateful for his early Christmas present…
After losing his mate to cancer over a year ago, Ulrik wasn’t looking forward to the inevitable question from his parents, “When are you going to find another mate to give us grand babies?” But his sister gives him an early present—a stay at the Winter Wonderland Wilderness Lodge and the news of her pregnancy. She will take the attention of their parents while he enjoys some time in the wintry wilds where he can let his polar bear run free. But Fate’s plans interrupt their solo vacations… An error by the booking clerk lands the human and the shifter in the same cabin with only one bed. All the other cabins are booked and neither of them wants to go back home. Can Brody and Ulrik share the space without ruining each other’s holidays? Or will a little Christmas magic make them realize they’re fated to be together?    AmazonKU         Author’s Universal Buy Link

YOU OTTER KNOW (DOUBLE BOOKED FOR THE HOLIDAYS) by Minerva Howe

Vs Note: MM PNR.

Giant otter shifter River Almeida just wants to get away for the holidays and not deal with his mom nagging him about getting married and have kids. So when he books the holiday at a remote lodge, he intends to swim in the icy stream, eat tons of fish, and sleep. Bodie Depford also books at the lodge, knowing it will be okay if he’s spending Christmas with a bunch of humans. He’s a shifter who can’t shift, so he might as well be one of them, right? They both arrived to find that the lodge has double booked them, and then they can’t find anyone to make it right. Good thing they have some serious chemistry, but what happens when the holiday season is over?      AmazonKU

EAGER BEAVER (DOUBLE BOOKED FOR THE HOLIDAYS) by Trisha Linde

VS Note: MM PNR.

Canadian alpha beaver shifter Guy sees himself as an entrepreneur, slowly growing his one-man maple syrup company to compete on an international market, but this unfortunately has meant making sacrifices when it comes to his personal life. He definitely should’ve taken the time to date, but there simply hasn’t been anyone in his lodge to interest his beast. But when he travels south of the border for a condiment convention (So close to Christmas? Whose idea was that?), he finds himself accidentally double-booked in a tiny cabin with an omega who smells suspiciously like his mate… Suddenly, his business is no longer his top priority. For American human omega Fable, the holidays have always been a source of judgment. His parents, his happily married siblings, all asking him when he’s going to hurry up and settle down. But this year, it’s so much worse, because it also happens to coincide with his ten-year high school reunion (So close to Christmas? Whose idea was that?). He simply can’t bring himself to look his peers in the eye and admit that the man voted most likely to take over the world has simply… fizzled out. It’s a good thing the cabin he booked comes with an unexpected ally. And if there just so happens to be only one bed, then he’s willing to pay the price gladly.      AmazonKU

HOLLOW (CROWN OF HEARTS AND CHAOS BOOK ONE) by Caroline Peckham and Susanne Valenti

Don’t listen to the whispers of the woods. Don’t trust the man cloaked in shadow. Don’t earn the wrath of the scattered spirits. Don’t go out after dark. The Great Hunt begins once every fifty years and only the Champions willing to face death to shatter the curse dare to enter. The Champions…and me. I’m no warrior, no swordsmith, and certainly no Fae, but the forest is my only hope. To enter those trees is to walk willingly to my demise. But I need the boon the forest will grant the winner and I’m willing to risk it all for a chance at claiming it. I just never expected to face him beneath those trees. The beast who strikes fear into the desperate people of all lands. The monster who commands the legion of Hollows and makes our plight a thousand times worse. The Hollows are empty of all things but none are so heartless as him. Prince Bane intends to be the death of me. But I have an oath to fulfil before I’ll let him have me. And I’ll do whatever it takes to achieve it. I am Ferris Creed and I’m going to unite the lost spirits who once bound the wandering trees in place, return the scattered amulets to the core of its corruption, and use the winner’s boon to change my fate. Come wretchedness or torment, through trickery and deception, I will get what I came here for. And no one will stand in my way. Not even Prince Bane.      AmazonKU      AB

THE SKY OF SACRIFICE by Rosalia Aguilar Solace

When secrets arise, friendships will be tested. As the Great Library of Tomorrow prepares for a momentous celebration, Nu embraces both newfound love and her role as the Sage of Truth. However, if fresh nightmares prove to be the harbingers of Suttaru’s malevolent forces, romance must take a back seat to her responsibilities. When a savage act sends shock waves through the Great Library, the return of an old friend brings to light a hidden relic from the Book of Wisdom’s past. To stop the enemy, the Sages must pursue multiple paths. For Nu and Robin, this means traveling the realms in search of a mysterious figure from long ago. Meanwhile, Veer and his companions brave a realm of darkness and despair, where even the strongest can become undone.

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EMBER ETERNAL (SOULS BURN BRIGHTEST BOOK ONE) by Chloe Neill

Fox is a thief with morals—she steals from those who can afford it and takes only a little at that. But she has no choice. Fox and her closest companion are indentured servants to an unscrupulous wealthy woman in the stronghold. Unable to pay off their debts with the work they’re given, they steal in the hopes of one day being free—truly free. While searching for an easy mark, Fox identifies a would-be assassin with her rare magical ability, and then helps a royal bodyguard fend off his vicious attack on the prince. Soon that good deed embroils her in a vast and shimmering world of imperial politics, long-lost magic, and improbable romance. But Fox longs for freedom, and must decide if love is its own kind of cage.

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FROSTED ANTLERS: MM MPREG HOLIDAY SHIFTER ROMANCE by Aria Grace

Tyler just wants to make it home in time for Christmas Eve cartoons, but a sudden whiteout leaves him stranded on a desolate stretch of road. His car is dead, his phone has no signal, and the snow is falling faster than he can think. Alone in the storm and completely unprepared for this kind of emergency, Tyler’s night looks hopeless—until a stranger appears through the flurries. Spike knows better than to ignore his instincts. As a reindeer shifter, his senses are sharp, but nothing could prepare him for the fierce protective pull he feels when he finds the shivering omega in the crashed car. A simple snow rescue turns into another kind of entanglement when he brings Tyler back to his cabin to ride out the storm. Snowbound together for the holiday, warmth gives way to heat, and a spark flares into something neither can deny. For Spike, it’s fate. For Tyler, it’s the Christmas miracle he’s been wishing for.      AmazonKU

QUEEN OF THE DEAD by Sarah Broadway

Speaking with the dead is nothing new for Lou. It’s a curse she’s learned to hide from everyone – sometimes even herself. After running away from a past that took advantage of those abilities, Lou finally carves out a normal life for herself. That is, until she receives a mysterious message from a ghost – the Veil is thinning – and a cult of necromancers infiltrates her small town. In a race to discover and defeat her foe, Lou learns she’s not alone in the fight. She grudgingly leans on her allies but wonders who to trust. What’s more impossible is suddenly finding herself the romantic interest of a man who somehow isn’t afraid of all the dark, creepy things about her… but even he has secrets for her to discover. Time is running out, and reality seems to be slipping away. To save her new life and the people she loves, Lou must learn to accept who she is and embrace her true abilities, no matter where they might take her.

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ROAR ME LIKE YOU MEAN IT by Milly Taiden

I was sent to destroy him. Instead, I got marked by a growling, shirtless warlord who doesn’t understand the phrase “cease and desist.” Malek Thorne walks like a king, talks like he invented sin, and claims I’m his fated mate. Which is hilarious, because I’m a federal prosecutor. I don’t do fate. I do indictments.But then I stumble into a hidden war between shifter empires and burned-out covens, and suddenly the evidence isn’t just classified — it’s supernatural. And so is my blood. Now he’s dragging me across Europe like I’m his emotional support human, whispering about prophecies, protecting me like I break, and growling every time someone so much as breathes near me. Which would be annoying… if it didn’t make my thighs clench. He’s dangerous, unhinged, and possessive enough to burn down cities. And I think I’m in love with him. I tried to take him to court. He took me to bed instead.      AmazonKU

THE KING MUST DIE by Kemi Ashing-Giwa

Fen’s world is crumbling. Newearth, a once-promising planet gifted by the all-powerful alien Makers, now suffers from failed terraforming, leaving its people on the brink of collapse. Fen has spent her life working as a mercenary bodyguard for a cunning magistrate, entangled in the politics of the empire that shattered her family. But then her fathers—her last remaining tether to hope—are executed by the ruthless Sovereign, who marks Fen for the same fate. With nothing left to lose, Fen escapes with a single map and an old quarterstaff, embarking on a dangerous quest to seek out the last remnants of her parents’ rebellion. But the underground insurgents she finds may be even more dangerous than the Sovereign’s army. At the center of it all stands Alekhai, the Sovereign’s heir—a brutal, power-hungry force of destruction. Though he embodies everything Fen despises, his dangerous plans might be the empire’s last chance at survival…or the final push to its doom.

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GIFT WRAPPED IN TENTACLES (TINSEL AND TENTACLES 3.0) by Hope Bennett

VS Note: MM PNR.

Declan’s lost his footing – Disabled after a terrible accident, I move back in with my parents in their small town. The worst part is not losing my job or my flat or my independence, it’s leaving my best friend, Sonny. He had to stay in the city. I can’t expect him to give up his life, too. And found support – As I spend my days recovering, my new physiotherapist, Erik, helps me reconnect with my body. Under his guidance, I’m learning how to walk on my new prosthetic. And he’s encouraging me to take the scariest step of all: telling Sonny how I feel about him. Reaching for love – When Sonny visits me for the Christmas holidays, I have a plan. I’m going to take Sonny on a romantic date. Only, I accidentally take Erik on that date first. Now I don’t know what to do. I have to choose quickly. Sonny and Erik are about to meet. Except… there’s more to Erik than meets the eye. Eight dexterous tentacles more, to be precise. Could he have room in his heart – and his arms – to hold both of us close?       AmazonKU

THE WAR BEYOND (THE HOLLOW COVENANT BOOK TWO) by Andrea Stewart

Hakara risked her life to find her long-lost sister Rasha, only to lose her all over again. Now she and her Unanointed rebels hunt for the shapeshifter Lithuas, knowing that defeating her would strike a blow to the plans of the tyrant god Kluehnn.  Rasha once longed to be reunited with Hakara. No longer. Now she is a Godkiller and proud to serve Kluehnn’s divine will. Yet she also harbours doubts about Kluehnn’s teachings. When she is sent to destroy Hakara and her allies, Rasha will have to decide where her loyalty truly lies. As the two sisters hurtle towards a bloody reunion, Sheuan continues her shadowy games of intrigue to uncover the secret that killed her father, while her cousin Mullayne seeks the tomb of Tolemne. There, Mull believes he’ll find the answers he desires.      Amazon     AB     Apple Books      Kobo

SPIRIT RITES (SPIRIT KINGDOM BOOK TWO) by A J Manney

Kinsley barely made it through the Spirit Trials. She didn’t even finish them properly, and yet, her spirit animal revealed itself—late, unexpected, and impossible. Because her jaguar isn’t ordinary. It’s a corporeal jaguar—soul-bound to the King of the Jaguar Kingdom. And his jag just claimed hers as its mate. Now the enigmatic king has come to claim her. Thrown into a world of shadows and ceremony, Kinsley must endure the ancient rites that will prove she’s worthy to stand at his side. She never asked for this path, but she refuses to bend or break. She’ll prove to the Jaguar Kingdom she has what it takes to be their queen. But beneath the gilded rituals and whispered oaths, something is stirring in the jaguar court. Secrets coil in the dark, waiting to strike. And when the truth finally comes to light, Kinsley will learn just how dangerous it is to be bound to the King of Jaguars… and just how far he’ll go to protect what’s his.      AmazonKU

EMBERS AND SPARKS  by Amy Allen

VS Note: FF Fantasy.

Penny Hartwell’s dreams of being a celebrated artist have been reduced to sketching between shifts at a Boston gas station. Rent is overdue, inspiration has dried up, and her once-bright future feels like it’s slipping further out of reach. Anthea Corey has spent centuries guiding artists to greatness, but after too many betrayals she vanished from the world. Now, reluctantly back from a decade-long retreat, this weary muse is determined to keep things simple—and her heart well-guarded. Neither expects to collide in the hushed halls of the Boston Public Library on a bitter winter’s day. But when Penny and Anthea meet, something stirs—something neither talent nor time can deny. For Penny, it’s the return of inspiration. For Anthea, it’s the dangerous pull of hope. And for both, it could be the beginning of something that blurs the line between art and love.

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MAGICAL MISCONDUCT (MERLIN MYSTERIES BOOK THREE) by Kim Richardson

Being an Arcane witch should come with a rulebook. Or at least hazard pay. My magic is changing, again, and not in the fun, “look what I can do now” way. More like the “hope you enjoy staring into the void” kind of way. The Morven curse is awake under my skin, whispering, waiting, and I’m doing my best not to unravel in public. Then a boy drops into a magical coma at the Carnival of Masks, and everything goes to hell. The magic clinging to him isn’t witch, fae, demon, or anything else I’ve ever seen. It’s something older. Wrong. Hungry. To find whoever, or whatever, did this, I’ll have to chase shadows through Gallows Gate, play nice with people I don’t trust, and deal with the very inconvenient fact that a certain dragonborne warrior keeps getting under my skin. And through it all, the curse inside me is shifting. Growing. If I can’t figure out how to control it…It will control me. No pressure. Just another day on the job.      AmazonKU

FIGHTING FATE (WILDHEART PACK BOOK TWO) by Darcy Rose

When your sworn enemy turns out to be your fated mate. Finding your fated mate is supposed to be the happiest day of your life. Mine turned into a nightmare. I knew I was in trouble when the mating bond pulled me into bear territory. I didn’t know how screwed I really was until I’m surrounded by bear shifters ready to break my neck. There is only one person standing in the way of my imminent death. Kyran Sinclair, leader of the same bear clan that killed my father. My mate.    AmazonKU

MATE OF THE MOUNTAIN (SHIFTERS OF REDWOOD RISE BOOK FOUR) by Delta James

Lost to the wild. Found by fate.Six months ago, I vanished into the mountains and never came back. Everyone thought I was dead. But I survived, in a shadow realm where time twists and monsters whisper my name. I returned scarred, half-feral, and carrying something dark that followed me home. Now it hunts through the ley lines, and I’m the only one who can stop it… even if it means going back and never returning. Then Maren Rivers finds me. A wilderness photographer and nature documentary researcher, with fire in her eyes and a scent that wakes the man I thought I’d lost. My bear knows her, my mate, but the bond between us burns and breaks, as if the shadows want to claim us both. She believes we’re stronger together. I believe I’m too broken to keep her safe.
But when the Hollow rises again, the only thing more dangerous than losing her… is letting her go.   AmazonKU

PANTHER IN THE SHADOWS (TIDES OF FATE BOOK TWO) by Delta James

I’ve lived my whole life hiding what I am. Stormhaven hides its secrets in the mist, and I’ve learned not to go looking for them. But when people start disappearing and every whisper leads back to Rafael Vega, I can’t look away. He’s the man who rules the docks with quiet ruthlessness; a panther shifter whose very name keeps the peace through fear. Everyone says he’s dangerous. I believe them.
What scares me more is how drawn I am to him. I tell myself I’m just searching for the truth, but every step pulls me deeper into his shadows. Beneath the danger, I see something else, a wounded protector, hunted by enemies who want him dead. Now the storm is rising, and I’m caught between the world I know and the man I can’t resist. If I stay, I risk my life. If I leave, I lose the only man who ever made me feel truly seen.     AmazonKU

HAUNTING SECRETS (EAST HOUSE MYSTERIES BOOK FOUR) by Rachel Ford

VS Note: LGBTQ Mystery.

Doris Mayweather is a little old lady with a mean streak a mile wide, and very large secrets. The kind of secrets that get people killed. Those secrets are about to turn Marshmeadow upside down. And as the latest addition to Doris’s ever-growing list of enemies, Tennessee Evans finds herself at the center of the storm. Suspected by the police, hunted by a killer, she is desperate to find answers before she winds up a casualty of a vendetta gone wrong. Luckily for her, the good citizens of Marshmeadow and a few friendly (and unfriendly) ghosts are on the case.      AmazonKU

SAVED BY THE HEADLESS HORSEMAN (MONSTROUS HOLIDAY BOOK THREE) by Charlotte Swan

Lady Scarlett Crest won’t marry the earl her father has selected for her. While the young man is wealthy and well-connected, Scarlett’s heart belongs to another. The only man she has ever loved—the stable boy her new fiancé callously murdered deep in the Whispering Woods. If her father expects her to make it down the aisle and into her wedding bed beside her lover’s killer, he has another thing coming. They all do. Before she can get her revenge, Scarlett’s wedding day is interrupted by a most unusual guest. The Headless Horseman of Broken Cliff barely remembers himself. Driven only by the determination to find and kill the ones who cursed him, he has no time for a prisoner. Yet, Scarlett is different than the others he seeks to destroy. Her betrayal cut him the deepest, and now she will pay for it—with her life. Captured by a creature that she once believed to be only an old wives’ tale, Scarlett quickly realizes not everything is what it seems. As memories of the past replay with shocking clarity, she learns just how much of her family’s legacy is paved with blood. Once the true identity of the Headless Horseman is revealed, she is torn between hope and despair. Can she rebuild their trust and take down those responsible for cutting their future short? Or will those who sought to separate them forever prevail? Can two hearts that used to beat as one survive death and be rejoined before it’s too late?       AmazonKU

GUARDED BY THE INCUBUS by Lara Reagan

Some spells are meant to be broken. Some bonds are meant to last forever. Nevaeh’s carefully organized life is about to get gloriously complicated. As an introvert who color-codes her calendar and alphabetizes her spice rack, the most excitement she’s had in months is taking her rescue dog on daily walks. So when she accidentally recites an ancient summoning spell over wine and candlelight, she’s completely unprepared for the devastatingly gorgeous incubus who materializes in her living room. Cursed for millennia, Jhoral is bound to serve whoever summons him for a week. But Nevaeh is different from the others. She sees him as a person, not a tool. She’s determined to break his curse and set him free, even if it means he’ll disappear from her life forever. With only seven days until Halloween, the night when the veil is thinnest and Jhoral will be forced to vanish back to his realm, Nevaeh races to find the components that might break the curse. Does Jhoral dare to hope this time will be different, or will his heart and body be bottled once more?        AmazonKU

SNOWED IN WITH THE ORC (MONSTERS AND MISTLETOE) by Jilli Waters

All I wanted for Christmas was cocoa. Instead, I got kidnapped by an orc Santa. Visiting my sister for the winter holidays should be a joyous time. But all the tinsel, gingerbread, and mistletoe gives me a headache. Sitting out the festivities of the town’s Winter Solstice Festival leads me to take a cat nap in the truck. Next thing I know, a growling orc–in a Santa hat!–is driving this truck through a blizzard! Now we’re trapped at his place. Which wouldn’t be so bad, if only his gaze didn’t make me melt like Frosty. Too bad there’s only one bed, and the temperature keeps dropping.    AmazonKU

AS MANY SOULS AS STARS by Natasha Siegel

VS note: FF Fantasy.

1592. Cybil Harding is a First Daughter. Cursed to bring disaster to those around her, she is trapped in a house with a mother paralyzed by grief and a father willing to sacrifice everything in pursuit of magic. Miriam Richter is a creature of shadow. Forged by the dark arts many years ago, she is doomed to exist for eternity and destined to be alone—killing mortals and consuming their souls for sustenance. Everything changes when she meets Cybil, whose soul shines with a light so bright, she must claim it for herself. She offers a bargain: she will grant Cybil reincarnation in exchange for her soul. Thus begins a dance across centuries as Miriam seeks Cybil in every lifetime to claim her prize. Cybil isn’t inclined to play by the rules, but when it becomes clear that Miriam holds the key to breaking her family curse, Cybil finds that—for the first time in her many lives—she might have the upper hand. As they circle each other, drawn together inescapably as light and dark, the bond forged between them grows stronger. In their battle for dominance, only one of them can win—but perhaps they can’t survive without each other.       Amazon     AB     Apple Books      Kobo

KINGDOM OF SILK: KINGDOM SHIFTER SERIES BOOK FOUR by Quinn Loftis

When the threads of truth unravel, love may be the only thing left to hold on to. Maddie Newsom never asked to become a shaman—the sacred protector of the Damarian race—but destiny chose her anyway. As the first human ever granted the title, she’s still learning what her powers mean. Her only guide is Roan, a brooding, battle-scarred warrior from the Kingdom of Claws who guards his secrets as fiercely as his heart. When Maddie and Roan are abducted in the Kingdom of Silk, they awaken cocooned in darkness, prisoners to an unseen enemy. As their dangerous bond flares into something wild and powerful, a conspiracy threatens to ignite war across all the kingdoms. Allies and enemies alike race to uncover the truth behind the silken lies that bind them. Loyalties will be tested. Kingdoms will fall. And as Maddie’s magic calls out across the realms, it may either save their world… or unravel it completely. In the Kingdom of Silk, love and lies are spun from the same thread—and only one will survive the unraveling.

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THE WRONG MATE (PINE RIDGE PACK BOOK THREE) by Shonna Preston

Troy, Brooke, and Eric have all been the best of friends since they were pups. When they were sixteen, Eric and Brooke began a relationship that ten years later is stronger than ever. However, one night, Brooke finally gets her mating bond, and it’s not to the male she’s loved for a decade, but rather, Troy. Eric urges the two of them to explore their fated bond, as his might come in soon, too. When a misinterpreted action leads Troy to claim Brooke officially, she’s tied to him forever. Six months later, miserable with how things have turned out, Troy proposes that he and Eric share Brooke. The arrangement: she’s with Troy enough to keep him from going into rut and hurting her during her times in heat, and then the rest of the time she and Eric can be together, like they had been before the bond happened. Will Troy, having been in love with Brooke for most of their lives, be able to take his mate being with another? What happens if Eric mate bonds with someone else? Once Brooke has let go of the anger and resentment over Troy claiming her, will it give room for feelings to grow, or will it be too late?       AmazonKU

TOO BIG FOR CHRISTMAS by Zora Black

He buys the land under my grandma’s lodge. Then shows up with a clipboard, tusks, and a body that could wreck a cabin. He says it’s “just business.” I say go bulldoze someone else’s heritage—and maybe stop staring at my mouth when we argue. Now we’re snowed in, there’s only one bed, and I’ve seen enough of his orc-sized… ego… to know one thing: He’s too big for this lodge. Too big for my peace. And way, way too big for Christmas. But tell that to my traitor body. Or the moan I definitely didn’t make last night. Oops.      AmazonKU

SUNSHINE: UNLOCKED MATES BOOK 11 by Athena Steller

VS Note: MM PNR.

Hudson – Moving back to his town of birth, Hudson Moore couldn’t be happier. He has an amazing job with the fire department, the house he shares with his brother is the perfect fixer upper, and he already has a new best friend. Everything is perfectly in place. Hudson knows that this is where he is supposed to be. He can feel with all his heart that he has found his forever home. Finding a cat in a tree that obviously needs rescue, Hudson knows it is just his civic duty to lend the furry feline a hand. Hudson has no idea how that first interaction will change his entire world. Bastian – Answering the call from his old team leader with the paranormal council, Bastian gives up traveling the country on his bike and rushes to Leo’s side. The discovery of Leo’s missing brother brings him into contact with a family made up of powerful paranormals and humans. Even Lucifer pops in for a visit whenever it suits the king of hell. Leo and Aaron want to stay and hope to convince Bas to join them in contuining the mission they started with the paranormal community. Bastian is hesitant until he’s woken from his daily nap in the park tree by the most amazing sunshine of a man that he’s ever met. Known as the resident grump, Bastian is going to have to figure out how to bring his sweet human mate into his world while protecting Hudson from dangers that none of them were aware lurked close to the family.   AmazonKU

A SPIRIT FOR ELI (LOVE IN TIME FOR THE HOLIDAYS BOOK SEVEN) by

Zoe Blackthorne never imagined a lightning storm would drop her more than a century into the past, and into a town convinced she’s some sort of wandering spirit. Back home in present-day New York, she blended into the background, but in 1901 Montana, she can’t take two steps without drawing curious stares. With no phone, no internet, and no idea how to get home, Zoe sets out to figure out why she’s here… and why she suddenly doesn’t feel quite so invisible. Blacksmith Eli Grayson has spent the past year rebuilding his shop and his reputation after a tragic fire put the town’s gossip mill into overdrive. The last thing he expects is a sharp-tongued, strangely dressed woman appearing in a cemetery and turning his quiet routine upside down. But Zoe’s humor, honesty, and undeniable charm begin to melt through the walls he’s kept up… much to his own surprise. When Zoe and Eli cross paths, neither is sure what to make of the strange circumstances, or of each other. But as they navigate small-town superstition, an undeniable spark, and a dangerous foe, they discover that sometimes the right person arrives at the most unexpected time. And as Halloween approaches, Zoe must decide whether she’s ready to stop running from her life… and start building one where she truly belongs.       Amazon     Apple Books     Kobo

MADNESS BECOMES HER by K M Mixon

Finlo Pennington, or Hatter, was a curious blend of happiness and madness, contentedly navigating the whimsical chaos of Wonder Territory. That was until the day she appeared. With an unexpected tumble through a mysterious hole in the earth, Eleanor plunged into an astonishing new reality—an enchanting world where animals could speak and every inhabitant exhibited their own delightful eccentricities. In this peculiar land, tea time was a sacred tradition, clothes were optional, and everyone was a tad off-center. To find her way back home, Eleanor must forge a deal with the enigmatic Hatter. But as she delves deeper into his unpredictable realm, she begins to question just how sane he truly is and just how much madder she’s become. This is an Alice in Wonderland, spicy reimagining        AmazonKU

MASQUERADE (DRAGONFLY CHRONICLES BOOK THREE) by Eleri Drake

Orphanage director by day, jewel thief by night. Using her magic to rob from the rich to keep the orphanage running seems like the perfect solution until Kat steals from the wrong man, a man who sees through her magic, a man who can see the scars she hides from the world. Toren MacCallum is cursed. An old witch tore him from his sixteenth-century world and threw him into the twenty-first century. But he’s found an ancient dragonfly necklace to bait and bargain with the witch to return him to his time. For he must find a way home to save his sister and his clan from disappearing off the pages of history. When a mysterious woman steals the necklace in front of a hundred witnesses, the witch, followed by a storm of demons, sends Kat and him to Elizabethan England. Toren agrees to return the necklace, but he won’t give up the greater prize, the thief who’s stolen his heart.       Amazon      Apple Books      Kobo

THE LOST ART OF LIFE MAGIC: COZY MM FANTASY ROMANCE (THE LOST ARTS BOOK FOUR) by Ellie Ash

Two interwoven romances conclude the series! Trill’s already doing something risky—and then he meets two Mage Warriors who could be everything to him… if they don’t kill him when they find out what he is. Trill knows that it isn’t wise to approach any Mage Warriors, but he really wants the chance to at least see Cormal, the uncle he’s never met. Before he can get that far, he runs into a wounded Mage Warrior and his partner who want to take him home, and Trill is more than happy to go. The sex is fantastic, and the opportunity to secretly heal the broken man is one that Trill can’t pass up. It’s not long before it begins to feel like this could become something more—but how could they work when he’s something they’ve been taught to revile? Can Cormal acknowledge past mistakes and see what’s right in front of him? Cormal is now stuck with the job of Summus—a job that everyone assumes he manipulated those around him to attain. His fiery temper is worse than ever, and he feels isolated and alone when all he’s tried to do is protect everyone. With the help of someone close to him, Cormal might be ready to acknowledge another perspective and rectify some past mistakes. New possibilities are there for both of them—but there are risks involved. Are they ready to strive for a future together, or might the costs be too great? The Lost Art of Life Magic is a cozy MM and MMM fantasy romance with plenty of steam. In alternating POV, it features both a couple and a triad finding their HEAs. It concludes the Lost Arts series. It is best read in order.     AmazonKU

KNOTTED BY THE BEAST  (KNOTTY FAIRYTALES) by Siena Stone

ZERO SPARK (DISCORDIA UNIVERSITY BOOK THREE) by Cassandra Featherstone

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VS SPECIAL NOTE: Laurann Dohner, a warm and wonderful author of scifi and paranormal romance who I adore, recently had emergency surgery for colon cancer and is now recovering at home. She will be having further treatment, per the Facebook post from her co-author Kele Moon. Her New Species Series is a classic in genetic engineering scifirom and she’s written many others as well.  At this time we’re trying to show Laurann our support by encuraging people who haven’t yet tried her books to check them out. Here’s her Amazon Author Page and here are the links for FURY (New Species Book One):

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