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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ON A BARBARIAN WORLD (PHOENIX ADVENTURES BOOK SEVEN) by Anna Hackett
VS Note: “lightly edited” re-release.
When she crash-lands on an alien world, the last thing she expects is to be claimed by a barbarian warrior. Previously published – has been lightly edited – Aurina Phoenix spends her time zooming through uncharted space and gathering intel for her family’s deep-space convoy. But her life takes an unexpected detour when a meteor shower brings down her scout ship. She finds herself on a barren, low-tech planet inhabited by dangerous beasts…and lands in the arms of a brawny barbarian warlord. Markarian warrior Kavon Mal Dor is known for his skill in battle. He lives to protect his clan…and to avenge the murder of his father. To get his revenge, he must find a legendary sword and marry a warlord’s daughter. But when a beautiful skyflyer crashes on his world, she is the one thing he never expected. Fighting their flammable attraction, Aurina and Kavon make a deal: she’ll help him find the sword and in return, he’ll give her the beacon she needs to get home. But as they plunge into a dangerous adventure, they uncover a powerful passion that will make them question everything they’ve ever wanted. AmazonKU
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HAVOC (UNCHARTED STARS BOOK FOUR) by Constance Fay
Itzel grew up as the sole bright, sunny spark in the dark monastery of a death goddess. She was excellent at the killing part but she wasn’t so great at following commands. After being (mostly) booted from their order, she has a better life now with the ragtag crew of the starship Calamity. But when she and the rest of her crew attend a gathering of the most powerful Families in the universe, her old superiors come calling with one last chance at redemption for her worst mistake. She must kill Lucien Chandra, a prince of one of those Families. After her first attempt goes wrong, Itzel realizes that her target is far more than the repressed rule-follower he seems. Lucien is kind, intelligent, and open to new experiences, even if that new experience is waking up with an assassin poised over his bed. She’s just starting to explore a future where she doesn’t kill at her goddess’s whims when sabotage strikes the Family Summit. Itzel and Lucien are thrown into crisis as a new, inexorable enemy is revealed. With no help in sight, they must fight not only for their own survival but for the future of charted space. If they succeed in creating a new world, the question remains; what kind of man wants a future with his would-be assassin? AmazonKU
THE NAGA WANDERER’S WOUNDED MATE (SERPENTS OF SERANT BOOK 11) by Robin O’Connor
He swore he didn’t need a mate… until she crossed his path. Jasmine – A rescue mission goes terribly wrong after an earth quake shakes the world. Now I’m lost, and hunted by enemy Naga. I’ve guided parties through Earth’s wilds, but this planet is different; it’s deadly. Lost in the alien wilderness, I rely on what I know: tracking, hunting, surviving. I can handle myself. Mostly. What I can’t handle is Ekkire; the quiet, green-scaled Naga who pretends he doesn’t care about anyone, yet keeps showing up whenever I’m in danger. He says he’s only returning me to Haven. I don’t believe him. He’s hiding something, watching me like I’m both a threat and a treasure, and I intend to find out why. Ekkire – I roam farther than any Water Weaver Naga, alone and unbound. I do not need a mate, and I do not need humans. Yet here is Jasmine; reckless, fierce, human. I cannot let her get lost in this world alone. Returning her to Haven is simple in theory. When we are trapped in an ancient cave, alone together, logic falters. I have secrets. She will want answers. I’m not sure I can resist the pull of sparks neither of us expected. AmazonKU
I PUNCHED AN ALIEN AND NOW WE’RE IN COUPLES THERAPY by Kimberly Lemming
It’s not in Blair’s nature to just give up. Not when she’s beamed up to a spaceship and then dropped on an alien planet. Not even when she’s in the middle of a forest fire surrounded by dinosaurs. And definitely not when she’s captured by an arrogant alien king. If King Osid thinks he can break her, he’s in for a shock. Blair lives by one motto: If you stay ready, you never have to get ready. But absolutely nothing could have prepared her for finding out that she’s that arrogant King Osid’s mate.
Despite recent hiccups, the alien researchers are determined to get their breeding program back on track. With that in mind, Blair and Osid are bundled off to the research center for what they’re told is couples counseling. As they face a series of increasingly dangerous challenges, it soon becomes clear the research aliens may have confused an episode of The Bachelor with Survivor. Bonding over their common enemy, and shall we say…encouraged by love darts, Blair and Osid let down their walls (and take off their clothes). When they discover that there are—somehow—even more secret plans in the works, another hilarious, steamy, over-the-top adventure is in store.
THE TYRANT DRAGON (TALONIAN WARRIORS II) by Celeste Raye
He was born to rule… not to love. Attoriann has always craved power—and now the throne is his. Ruthless and unyielding, he sees humans as nothing more than tools… until one woman forces him to question everything. As darkness rises and his rule begins to shift, Attoriann must choose between control and something far more dangerous. He was trained to dominate. But redemption may begin with the one woman he can’t own. AmazonKU
C IS FOR CAPTIVE (ABC’S OF ALIEN ABDUCTION) by Honey Phillips
A hidden human. A captive alien warrior. A dangerous attraction. Amy survived being abducted from Earth by becoming invisible. She conceals the fact that she’s human, keeps her head down, and never takes unnecessary risks. Until she is ordered to bring food to a huge, chained alien warrior who refuses to speak. She should be terrified of the massive male. Instead, she finds herself intrigued by the secrets in those silver eyes—and the promise of protection in that powerful body. Brannik has his own reasons for remaining a captive. But when Amy’s secret is discovered, nothing matters more than protecting the tempting little human who has somehow become his. Because the one thing more dangerous than a captive warrior is a captive warrior with someone to protect. AmazonKU
THE PLEASURE CONTRACT (PRINCES OF XAAVIA BOOK TWO) by Melissa Emerald
Contracts are there to make everything more simple, right? The Xavianns certainly think so. They even put contracts in place with their breeding partners. So when a huge, horned, pro-athlete, prince makes it very clear he’s into me, I do the logical thing. I sign a friends-with-benefits contract with him. Simple, fun, no strings attached. Except, Az’s has a way to melt down my defenses and crack open my boundaries. And suddenly, I’m all kinds of tangled up in the very strings I was trying to avoid. That is, until one day I’m shown something that makes me wonder if I ever really knew him at all. AmazonKU
SPECIAL DELIVERY (SENTIENT OBJECTS BOOK SIX) by Skye MacKinnon and Philomena MacKinnon
Some deliveries come with tracking. This one comes with feelings. The box turns up outside Catherine’s flat one evening, enormous and bearing only her name. Inside is an expensive pink rabbit vibrator and a label containing one word: *Enjoy.* Catherine takes the hint and prepares for an extensive bathtub session. But when she pays far more attention to the toy than the packaging that delivered it, the box gets jealous. It follows her from room to room. It watches. It communicates through snarky labels. And it can provide whatever its recipient craves—even the things she would never admit to wanting. But the box has developed a craving of its own: Catherine. When it opens its flaps and invites her inside, Catherine discovers that the best part of a special delivery might be the box it came in. No returns. No refunds. Lingerie included. A filthy, funny sentient-object romance featuring voyeurism, an exceptionally talented rabbit vibrator, packing-tape restraints, bubble-wrap sensory play, one possessive cardboard box and a cat determined to sit in the middle of everything. AmazonKU
DIVINE GARDENER’S HANDBOOK: OR WHAT TO DO IF YOUR GIRLFRIEND ACCIDENTALLY TURNS OFF THE SUN: A NOVEL by Eli Snow
VS Note: A sapphic dystopian fantasy.
In a Jenga-stacked megacity where glowing blue flowers hum in the dark and palace doors open into secret worlds, getting a job in the Divine Gardens is almost impossible—like being plucked from obscurity by a carnival claw machine. But Cyprin has spent her whole life trying. Her only chance is winning the annual flower pageant, dominated for five years by Purcell: brilliant head gardener, unbearable rival, and the one person Cyprin can’t stop thinking about. When Cyprin cheats her way to victory, she’s thrust into a world of sentient plants, ancient secrets, and a God who turns out to be just some exhausted man with a very good garden. What begins as rivalry, heated glaring, and increasingly personal acts of warfare spirals into something much more dangerous. As rebellion spreads through the city and the truth beneath the Gardens begins to unravel, Cyprin and Purcell find themselves caught between ambition, obsession, and the terrifying possibility of understanding each other completely. Even if they burn the whole world down in the process. Amazon AB Apple Books Kobo
DRAGON ME THROUGH SPACE by Catherine Banks
The plan was simple: don’t get caught, don’t get attached, don’t stop running. She was zero for three. Xoe lost everything when the Exostalons destroyed her world. For ten years, she survived alone—hiding from enemies, drifting across galaxies, escaping mad scientists, and trying to forget the life stolen from her. Trust gets people killed. And home is nothing more than a memory burned to stardust. Preston, Gage, Wayne, and Zeke are searching the galaxy for the one woman fated to be their shared mate. When Xoe crashes into their lives — bringing chaos, fire, and a scanner that checks food for poison — the necklace she’s worn for a decade and never dared open seems to confirm she’s exactly who they’ve been looking for. But Xoe doesn’t believe in fate. And she’s never had anyone worth staying for. Forced together in the close quarters of a ship hurtling through space, she begins to see what it might feel like to be truly chosen for the first time in her life. Her walls are cracking. She just isn’t ready to admit it. She’s spent ten years learning how to survive. Now she has to learn something far harder. How to stay. AmazonKU
ACCIDENTALLY VITAL (BUREAU OF ACCIDENTAL ABDUCTIONS BOOK TWO) by Sapphire Dixon
Tabby Renner has spent eleven years as “just the tech” — the one who sits on cold clinic floors gentling the animals no one else can touch, doing the work that saves the patient and never once getting credit for it. So when a wall of white light yanks her four hundred light-years across the galaxy and a cheerfully bureaucratic alien congratulates her on her “selection,” she’s sure there’s been a mistake. There has been. A whole kingdom of enormous cat-shifting warriors spent the last of their treasury on the finest healer money could buy, and the universe shipped them her. Their king is dying, their court is panicking, and their prince is the most infuriating combination of devastating and impossible she’s ever met — all rigid warrior pride wrapped around a grief he won’t let anyone see. Ryhn is certain that strength is the only language that love speaks. Tabby knows better. She has thirty days, a deadline she didn’t choose, and exactly one skill — walking into the worst room on the planet and refusing to be afraid. It might be enough to save a kingdom. It definitely isn’t enough to keep her from falling for a man she can never, ever be allowed to keep. AmazonKU
ROGUE STARFIGHTER (STARFIGHTER TRAINING ACADEMY SECOND WAVE BOOK ONE) by Grace Goodwin
Priya Anand has spent her entire career guiding strangers safely home. She never expected an alien to cross the galaxy for her. Priya thought Starfighter Training Academy was only a game—and Vesh was nothing more than the dangerously attractive alien she had chosen as her virtual partner. Then she completes the final mission, Vesh walks into her control tower, and everything she believed shatters.
The war is real. She is an Elite Starfighter. And Vesh is her bonded mate. Vesh swore he would never fly with another partner after the last one died. But Priya is impossible to resist. Brilliant. Fearless. Stubborn enough to follow him into the heart of enemy territory. Brave enough to make him want a future he stopped believing he deserved. Their first mission uncovers evidence of a devastating betrayal. Someone inside Velerion command has sold them out, their escape route is a trap, and their damaged ship may never reach home. Amazon Kobo Note: Not on Apple Books yet as of the day I checked
KAVAK: THE ALLIANCE RESCUE SERIES by Annie Lucas
High General Kavak of Vaktaire arrives on Daristune for a political marriage meant to end a century of warfare. It’s a sacrifice he’s willing to make. Until he sees her. Olivia has been invisible for eight years—a human servant in a Romvesian palace, invisible by necessity, invisible by design. But the moment her eyes meet Kavak’s across a landing platform, everything changes. Their hearts synchronize. Their souls recognize each other. The mate bond—the one connection a Vaktaire cannot deny, awakens between them. But Olivia belongs to Princess Thallia’s household. And Kavak is promised to the princess herself. As Kavak grapples with an impossible choice between duty to his empire and destiny with his mate, a far darker conspiracy emerges from the shadows—one that will force him to choose not just between two women, but between the political alliance that keeps the galaxy at peace and the moral imperative to free the thousands enslaved in the planet’s hidden mines. Some bonds cannot be broken. Some choices demand everything. And sometimes, saving your mate means burning down the system that tried to keep her imprisoned. AmazonKU
THE BONDING GAMES PART 2 by Loa B Hunt
In the city of Techtis, The Bonding Games continues. To the outside world, the event is what it always has been. But even those who silently reject the Games and its barbaric ways could never comprehend the true cruelty of its creator—the Game Master. And the only ones who do have already been torn apart by his brutality. To find their way back to each other, Ezla and her Bonds must outsmart the ultimate power. But there are more obstacles than just their physical distance that need to be overcome before they can truly be together, and with the once-emotionless Champion struggling to accept both her own feelings and her men’s, multiple unanswered questions with more arising, and a constant danger following them wherever they go, there’s no telling how soon that will be. Or if it will ever be at all. AmazonKU
********************BRIEF BREAK BEFORE THE FANTASY/PNR BOOKS!**************************************
VS: Have you started binging the Badari Warriors Series yet? Here’s book one (with a few tropes superimposed):
AYDARR (A BADARI WARRIORS SCIFI ROMANCE NOVEL): Sectors New Allies Series Book 1
Jill Garrison, a maintenance tech at the Sectors Amarcae 7 colony, goes to sleep one night as usual only to wake up in her nightgown stranded in the middle of a forest on an unknown world. There’s no time to think as she’s stalked by carnivorous predators and rescued by genetically engineered warriors calling themselves the Badari. Turns out they and she, along with her whole colony, are now prisoners of the Khagrish, a ruthless race of alien scientists. Working for enemies of the Sectors, the Khagrish have created the Badari to be super soldiers.
Aydarr, the Badari alpha, isn’t sure he can trust Jill but his attraction to her is undeniable. He impulsively claims her as his mate to prevent her death at the hands of the Khagrish.
Can he continue to protect her from the experiments already underway? Will his claiming her put his pack in jeopardy from their alien masters?
As Jill searches for a way to rescue her fellow humans and get them all to safety, she finds herself falling for Aydarr, despite the secrets he’s keeping. She has a few of her own.
The situation becomes dire when Aydarr and his pack are sent offplanet on a mission, leaving Jill unprotected, prey for the senior scientist. Can she escape the experiments he has in mind for her? Will she be able to thwart the Khagrish plans and liberate humans and Badari alike? How will she and Aydarr reunite? Amazon Apple Books B&N Google Kobo
(Or the box set of the first 3 books is only $.99 on Amazon.)
************************** THANKS FOR YOUR SUPPORT IF YOU DECIDE TO CHECK OUT THE BOOKS (because my own books pay my bills) AND A BIG THANK YOU IF YOU ALREADY HAVE! AND ONWARD WE GO!*********************
IRON JAWS AND BANSHEE CLAWS by Lizzie Strong
Every Banshee has a fated wail. It’s an important rite of passage for every young banshee to hear the name of the person they will ferry into the afterlife. Any who don’t will face The Curse, i.e. continuing on as a specter trapped in this world. No Pressure. Unfortunately for Jessica Hardgraves, when her future is within her clawed hands, she’s told she wails for no one. Panicked and alone, she makes up the perfect hero to be her fated wail so her parents never have to worry that she’ll end up a ghost. Forever. Left eye yellow and the right is blue, Ironjaw, they call him. Fast forward 15 years and Ivan ‘Ironjaw’ Skullcrusher is done with revenge. Hanging up his hammer and shield, he’s ready for the good life. A restaurant in his dead parent’s honor sounds perfect for him and his crew of justice slinging adventurers. Only hitch is they don’t know anything about running a business. Whipping up a good meal? Sure! But business permits? You wish. Thankfully for him, a night off at the city fairgrounds runs him into a certain birthday girl banshee. With her nosy, opinionated family breathing down her neck and her secret on the verge of exposure, the two strike a deal. Her business major knowledge and Ivan’s magical cooking skills combined, they might just succeed. And so long as he keeps up appearances, her family will go on thinking they are star crossed lovers. But danger threatens to rip the restaurant and Jessica’s family apart. Is this just a fake-fated-mate story gone wrong? Or can Jessica finally find her happily ever after before the final banshee sings? AmazonKU
WOLF’S DESIGN (TEXAS RANCH WOLF PACK LEGACY BOOK TWO) by Lynn Nodima
She came to Austin to save a client. She never expected to lose her heart. Audra Simmons has spent four years cleaning up her boss’s mistakes. When a critical client threatens to walk away, she’s given one last chance to salvage the account. All she has to do is convince the mysterious executives at Shift Happens that she’s the right person for the job. Simple. Until she meets Bobby Wachel. Quiet, capable, and impossible to read, Bobby seems determined to keep everyone at arm’s length. His younger brother Ethan is friendly enough for both of them, but there’s something unusual about the company they run—and the secrets they’re desperate to protect. As Audra is drawn into their world, business meetings become friendships, friendships become something deeper, and danger begins closing in from every direction. Someone is hunting wolves. Someone knows far too much. And if Bobby reveals the truth about who—and what—he really is, he could lose the woman he has waited his entire life to find. Audra thought she was designing a website. Instead, she may have stumbled into a war. AmazonKU
TREEMENDOUS: A DRYAD ROMANTASY (SEEDS OF HOPE BOOK TWO) by Ellen Mint
They will regret making her a Goddess – Trish has nothing left to lose. After being kidnapped to a world of talking tree people, experimented on, rescued twice, kidnapped yet again, and now at the mercy of the demented Cypress…they’re calling her a goddess. Thanks to Willow, the dryads are worshipping her instead of killing her. But that worship comes with razor blades attached. If she wants to save Linden—the bandit who saved her, who’s about to be burned alive—she has to make their Golden Tree bloom. Which is something that hasn’t happened in hundreds of years. Her only chance is Hickory’s greatest shame and fear—Willow. Cursed to never be a citizen due to an accident of birth, Willow hasn’t seen the sun in two decades. Yet, despite his kingdom hating him, Willow’s given it everything he has, and that everything’s finally paid off. They have their Golden Goddess. They have hope. But Hickory can’t stand his secret lover trapped in this war between the crown and the church with an insane woman at the center. Even if it kills him, his people, his hope for a little farm with Willow, he’s stopping this charade. Magical tree women can’t save this failed land. Nothing can. As cancer races through her body while summer gives way to autumn, Trish fights with every last breath she has left to save Linden, to fend off Hickory, and to fall for the quiet Willow. AmazonKU
SELKIE AU: BEYOND THE STORM (MM ROMANCE) by Ronan Marlow
On a stormy night, fisherman Rowan takes his boat out to sea, intending for it to become his coffin, instead it becomes a life raft for a beautiful stranger with inhuman features. Captivated and intrigued, Rowan sees no other option and takes the injured stranger back home, only when he wakes, Milo decides he doesn’t want to leave. Rowan has no purpose, and Milo is burdened with a purpose that feels too great for him. But Milo believes the burden of being the next chosen ruler might finally be eased when the ever present guidance from the Selkie Goddess urges him to stay with the fisherman. But what happens when he uncovers the reason his goddess wants him on land has nothing to do with Rowan at all? At the potential of losing Milo, Rowan must determine if the annoying sunshine constantly beaming out of the flirtatious selkie might actually be the lighthouse this fisherman needs to find home. AmazonKU
WEREWOLVES AND WITCHES AU: OPERATION MAGPIE by Sam Northman
VS Note: MM PNR.
Milo always knew that spellcasting was unpredictable. What he didn’t expect was that it would land him on the doorstep of a giant ginger werewolf. Impulsive witch, Milo Tobitt, is prepared to do whatever it takes to slow the aging of his only remaining relative, grandma Ethel—even cast a very risky temporal spell. When the magic goes awry, and Milo uncovers a five-hundred-year-old plot by a Roman god to seal away all werewolf kind within a fold in the fabric of time, he realises he’s way out of his depth. If he’s ever going to stand a chance at putting things right he’ll need specialist help. Specialised werewolf help. Specialised military werewolf help. Now, Rowan Rangecroft—leader of the Dogs of War—is in charge of stopping the threat and keeping Milo safe. Under the alpha’s watchful eye, his pack spread across the globe in a race to stop a vengeful god from gaining the upper hand.
But when Rowan’s loyalties are divided between his pack and his growing attraction to the chaotic Milo, only one question remains: can a single wayward witch defeat time? AmazonKU
WITCH IS THE ENEMY OF MAGIC (WITCH P I MYSTERIES BOOK 53) by Adele Abbott
Jill is shocked by the warning from the man with the ginger moustache, and she knows she must take decisive action. Jill also believes that she may be getting closer to finding out what happened to Myrtle Turtle, but will she ever discover the truth? Meanwhile, Grandma has other things on her mind as she prepares to launch the wandroom onto the market. AmazonKU
GARDENING AND GARGOYLES (PINE RIDGE UNIVERSE) by S C Principale
He woke up in the wrong century. Love is still right on time. June – I can’t believe the man I’m marrying spoils me so. I’m disappointed that Daniel can’t take me with him on his month-long business trip abroad, but the way to this city girl’s heart is through wide-open spaces, and I’ve never seen a more beautiful landscape than Pine Ridge. Daniel has arranged for me to spend the summer in a secluded mountain lodge. And the best part? I have acres of land to transform into the garden paradise I’ve always wanted—complete with an authentic gargoyle statue dug up from one of his real estate restoration projects. This summer is turning into a beautiful dream. Duncan – This summer is a nightmare, one I can’t wake up from. After over a century trapped in stone, I awake an ocean away from my time, my clan, and the ancestral home I once guarded. Now, Castle Mackintosh is owned by some human real estate developer, and he’s sent me to guard the lady of the manor, his bride-to-be. Who screams. A lot. And has nothing bigger than a wooden patio to perch on. Nothing to defend. Nothing to guard. This new world, to use one of Lady June’s phrases, “sucks a big one.” Loyalty – My beautiful summer is falling apart…(more blurb on ebook seller’s page) Amazon
THE TROLL’S SUMMER FLAME: A MONSTERS IN UNIFORM ROMANCE by S C Principale
Lieutenant Gordon Rockland – I’m used to being the odd man out. I’m the only monster at my station. I’m the only troll in my town, paranormal-friendly Pine Ridge. I’m the only troll in my family who lives among humans and other supernatural creatures. Does all of this absolutely make me the “grumpy loner”? Yes. And don’t you dare try to change it. It’s comfortable. Predictable. If there’s one thing first responders like, it’s when there’s some peace and quiet. And if there’s one thing we know—it’s that whenever you think things are going smoothly, disaster strikes. Andrea Flores – It’s a disaster! And just when everything was going so smoothly, too. My first year of teaching, my first summer break—and I miss my first-ever cruise. Why? Chopin. Not the composer—my cat, who should have been named Newton, because he wants to test the laws of gravity. What am I supposed to do? Call the fire department to rescue a cat stuck up a tree? How predictable. But the huge, hunky firefighter who plucks my kitten out of the tree like he’s picking an apple doesn’t seem to mind, and making him cookies is the least I can do to say thank you, right? Especially since I’ve missed my cruise now, and I’m bored as heck in this quaint little town…Could a tough firefighter with a surprising soft spot make this town a summer hot spot after all?…(more blurb on ebook seller’s page) AmazonKU
WINTERBORNE by J D Netto
VS Note: LGBTQ Fantasy.
Even before his mother’s mysterious murder, Henric Sabio never felt at home in his small town or at his private high school. He figured that was because of his cynical personality and tendency to daydream about dragons. But when a sudden supernatural attack transports him, his father, and his sister to a frozen magical world, Henric quickly learns he is different in ways he never imagined. He is Henric Iceheart, son of a disgraced prince and heir to a throne that desperately needs to restore the glories of a lost age. Plunged into the elegant hierarchy of court life, Henric starts to discover hints of a secret history beneath the kingdom’s glistening surface. As he navigates ruthless nobles, sacred laws, and a rival family hungry for his family’s throne, his dormant powers―a deadly command of ice and a bond with an ice dragon long thought extinct―ignite. And soon rumors are spreading, naming Henric the prophesized Prince of Winter who will unite the land, albeit at a terrifying cost. With help from the gentle elf Hundarian Silvermore and his ambitious twin sister, Kellenen, Henric attempts to prove himself worthy of this moniker and change his foretold fate. But his growing and complicated attraction to the Silvermore twins reveals long-buried prejudices that threaten his path to the crown. As rebellions rise and enemies close in, he must decide whether to claim his newfound destiny or reject it and face the consequences. AmazonKU AB
DEVIL’S DUE (VEGAS SLAYERS BOOK SIX) by Christine Pope
When your father is a dead demon prince walking, family dinner is off the table. But stopping him from opening a permanent gateway to Hell? That’s a whole different bet. Caleb Lockwood has worked hard to build a life worth living — flipping houses in Las Vegas, falling in love with a psychic who sees right through him, and burying the sins of his past so deep that even he’s almost forgotten them. Then his father Daniel resurfaces with the stolen power of a demon prince and a plan to crack the world open from inside the Luxor pyramid on the black moon. Delia Dunne’s abilities are growing stronger every day, amplified by a pregnancy neither of them saw coming. Her visions all point to the same place: fire, darkness, and forty-eight hours to stop it. But she doesn’t know the full truth about the man she loves — that the quarter-demon who flips houses and charms her with his smile once kidnapped and terrorized innocent people at his father’s command. To take on Daniel, Caleb and Delia need the demon-killing sword last used to destroy Belial, a team of supernatural investigators who remember Caleb as a monster, and an angel’s daughter who still flinches at the sight of him. Assembling a coalition is hard enough. Holding it together when Caleb’s darkest secrets come spilling out may be impossible. Daniel wants his son back, and he’s willing to burn Las Vegas to the foundations to prove that blood always wins. But Caleb isn’t fighting out of rage or revenge. He’s fighting for the woman who chose him and the child they’re building a future for…and destroying his father means destroying the last living embodiment of who he used to be. Amazon Apple Books Kobo
BITTER SPIRITS (ARCANE WONDERLAND BOOK TWO) by Jami Gray
In the Arcane world spirits linger, secrets kill, and desire is the deadliest magic of all. When Wonderland’s alarm sounds in the middle of the night, Arcane bar owner, Isa Serrano expects to find trouble, but a hysterical server and a dead body exceed those expectations. As a Reaper, she’s a deft hand at dealing with the traumatized spirits that death leaves in its wake, but when it’s revealed that this victim died wielding magic that was never his to possess, she’s got questions for the dangerously tempting man stalking her every move. Locke Turon has answers, but he isn’t ready to share them with the fascinating woman he’s been pursuing for months. A relentless tracker, Locke’s loyalties lay firmly with the powerful Cordova Family and he’s on the hunt for a missing teenager who could be the key to a mysterious new drug leaving a trail of corpses in the shadowy corners of Phoenix’s underground club scene. He never anticipated his investigation would cross paths with Isa and her mysterious past. She doesn’t trust his Family, and he doesn’t trust the secrets she holds close, yet the two wary mages are forced into an uneasy alliance as they follow the missing teen’s trail through whispered conspiracies, bankrolled chaos, and straight into a criminal enterprise fronted by Isa’s nightmare. As Isa and Locke are drawn deeper into the dangerous scheme threatening to tear apart the magical fabric of Arcane society, will they risk believing in each other, or let the bitter bite of mistrust poison their guarded hearts?
BEDEVILED (BEWITCHED BOOK FOUR) by Laura Thalassa
“My queen, my wife, my lovely Selene … You who saved me, died for me. Waited eons for me so we could exist in this moment … I am yours forever.” It’s been two thousand years since Selene Bowers first fell in love with Memnon Uvagukis, the sorcerer king of the Sarmatians. So when, at present, an unbreakable vow forces Selene to marry this soul mate she once died for, it is in many ways a dream made real. Unfortunately for her, neither she, nor Memnon, are able to bask in the moment for long. Not when demons keep ambushing her, and her husband’s magic appears to slowly be consuming him. And not when, despite eliminating the prior threats to Henbane, the coven still teeters on the brink of shutting down. And then of course there’s Eislyn, an age old menace who lurks somewhere in the shadows. She led to Selene and Memnon’s demise long ago, and now she threatens their existence once more. It seems she wants something from them, something she’s been waiting millennia for, and if Memnon and Selene don’t figure out what that is and stop her for good, she just might get it—and destroy them in the process. AmazonKU
BLUE MOON CAFE & 24 HOUR OCCULT EMPORIUM by Lexie Sharabianlou
VS Note: FF.
In the tiny town of Pine Hollow, barista and fledging sorceress Talula Smith runs The Blue Moon Café & 24-Hour Occult Emporium, aka the worst coffee shop in town. The café’s horrible reputation hides its true purpose: providing new identities and safe passage to at-risk magical beings while keeping humans far, far away. That is, except for town local Dahlia. Dahlia’s devastating dimples, addiction to Talula’s cocoa recipe, and keen observation skills keeps the smitten barista scrambling to ensure that her magical abilities (or, lack thereof) stay a secret. But when big game hunters start preying on magical beings, her powerful sorceress mother is called away to track them down, leaving Talula and her barely-there magic in charge of The Blue Moon. With the impending Samhain festival to organize, magical refugees to help, half of the town turning against her, and her ever-growing feelings for Dahlia, Talula’s magical destiny feels further away than ever. But as the hunters set their sights closer to home, it’ll be up to Talula to master her craft, trust her heart, and bring her magical and human communities together . . . before she loses everything she loves. Amazon AB Apple Books Kobo
DEVILS DON’T DEAL (SINGSONG CITY BOOK 12) by Juliann Whicker
One mystery, one romance, and a soulful rabbit. In the heart of Singsong City, a fairy-goblin abomination has to save her father from the deal he made with the devil of Wonderland, but the only way to do that is to make her own deal with the handsome devil. At least she’ll get the bakery of her dreams out of it. All she has to do is keep his white rabbit alive. No one told her that the rabbit is his soul, and there are dark forces in the world that want nothing more than to see the devil in his own chains. Can she save him and his soul before time runs out? Devils Don’t Deal is the twelfth book in the Singsong City series. It is a standalone paranormal romantic comedy featuring fairies, witches, vampires, and enchantresses. It is packed with puns, battles, and a sweet, slow burn enemies to lovers romance between a fairy-goblin baker and the devil who might ruin her. Also sushi. AmazonKU
THE NIXIE AND THE FROST ELF (FATED MATES AND MONSTER DATES) by Laura Greenwood
A chance encounter with the mate she’s been running away from changes everything for Lexi. Running into her mate should be a good thing, but for Lexi, it comes with unimaginable pressure. But when she sees Edur again after three years apart, she knows that there’s no escaping the mate bond between them, even if she’s scared to face what a relationship might mean for the two of them. Edur has missed Lexi every day she’s been gone, not just as his mate, but as his best friend, and now that she’s back in his life, he’s determined to keep him there. As the two of them explore her ace identity together and what it means for their relationship, they reach levels of trust that they never imagined possible. Maybe this time, the two of them can build something that lasts. The Nixie and the Frost Elf is a cozy m/f monster romance and part of the Fated Mates and Monster Dates series. It features an ace heroine, a cinnamon roll frost elf, fun dates, and a friends to lovers/one that got away romance.
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CIRCUS ANIMAL COOKIE CATASTROPHE (MURDER IN THE MIX BOOK 57) by Addison Moore
My name is Lottie Lemon, and I see dead people. Okay, so I rarely see dead people, mostly I see furry creatures of the dearly departed variety, who have come back from the other side to warn me of their previous owner’s impending doom. When Sterling and Sons Circus rolls into Honey Hollow for a week of performances and a charity benefit, I’m thrilled to showcase my animal cracker cookies at the fairgrounds. But the circus isn’t the only excitement in town, Everett’s thirteen-year-old twin daughters are staying with us for the week. Entertaining teenagers for seven whole days? I’ve got this. With twin babies in a stroller, a sugar-crazed two-year-old, and two eye-rolling teens in tow, what could possibly go wrong at a wholesome family circus? Of course, when someone ends up dead backstage with a knife in their chest and one of my cookies in their hand, I realize the greatest show on earth just became the deadliest. Between jilted lovers, blackmail victims, and enough secrets to fill a circus tent, half the performers had motive to commit murder. And what in the world does Suze Fox have to do with this? Well, it turns out everything. But when the investigation reveals this case has more twists than an acrobat’s routine, I know I’m dealing with a killer who’s been hiding behind sequins and spotlights. With my rolling pin in one hand and my detective skills in the other, plus a pint-sized pachyderm with a serious peanut addiction and enough suspects in spandex to staff a Vegas show, I’ll need to solve this case before the killer decides I’m the next act to disappear. AmazonKU
HOMEWARD FOR A SPELL by Jamie Pacton
VS Note: Sapphic Fantasy.
Sage has made her living as a ranger, moving constantly between adventuring parties, but she’s never had the chance to lead one. So when she’s offered the opportunity to hire a crew of her own in pursuit of a rare magical artifact, it seems a dream come true—until she learns that they’re headed into the most inhospitable part of the kingdom with winter looming. Still, it’s a way to finally put her name on the map . . . and how bad could it really be? Araphi has always loved music, in defiance of her powerful family’s priorities. All she wants is one last occasion to perform before she marries a man she does not love for the good of the family. So when she sees a poster seeking a bard for a party, she eagerly sneaks away to audition, only to discover that the party in question is no festival but an adventuring party, led by a woman she’s been fascinated with since she first laid eyes on her. It’s an unexpected twist, but if she takes the job, she’ll still be back in time for her own wedding . . . and how bad could it really be? What follows is a life-altering journey for them both, filled with danger and misfortune as their ragtag band of adventurers—most of whom have just met—must learn to work together to overcome the many obstacles before them, not least the explosive chemistry between the rugged party leader used to watching her own back and the pampered city-girl bard, who may be far out of her element but is beginning to feel at home for the very first time.
ALL HALLOWS’ FATE (SICK AND TWISTED BOOK SIX) by Leigh Kelsey
My legacy is death. We came so close to winning, to finally being free, but instead my husbands lost everything. Lost me. Now, life and death hangs in the balance. The curse, the Halloween party, the Stalker… everything has been leading to this. To Violence’s endgame. I might be the only one who can stop him, but not as a human, or even a jaguar shifter. The only way I can stop him is as Judgement itself. Conclude Cat and her death gods’ series with All Hallows Fate, a paranormal romance with dark gods, a snarky heroine who finds her inner badass, twisted romance, and a secret society. AmazonKU
MANE RIVAL IN STORE (MATCHMAKER’S BOOKCLUB VILLAINS BOOK THREE) by Milly Taiden
When a Woman Who Lives for Chaos Finally Meets a Man Built for Control, the Noise Complaint Is Just the Beginning. Lark Coleman knows how to make the bad guy irresistible. She sells lipstick in shades called Morally Gray and Revenge Red, fills her SoHo flagship with purple neon and villain mannequins, and has never once apologized for turning up the bass. Then her new neighbor fills her doorway in a bespoke suit with white cotton gloves and eyes like a Scandinavian winter, and every villain she’s ever drawn suddenly feels like a rough draft. Rune Sterling, CEO of Sterling & Mane International and a lion shifter alpha, has built a rare comics empire on one principle: control everything, lose nothing. Cool, precise, and intimidating enough to make a room nervous by standing still, he hasn’t wanted anything he couldn’t categorize in years. Then Lark walks in with villain lipstick and a mouth made for arguments, calls him Your Majesty like it’s a dare — and every wall he’s spent twelve years building develops a serious structural problem. She runs on chaos and color. He runs on silence and control. They have no business wanting each other — but when her past comes back with a bought building and a rent designed to destroy her, Fallon Creed is about to learn what happens when a woman who built an empire on villains falls for a man who actually is one. AmazonKU
DRAGON CHAOS AROUND (THE MATCHMAKER’S BOOKCLUB – VILLAINS BOOK FOUR) by Milly Taiden
She Runs the Villain Convention. He’s the Most Dangerous Thing in It. Alani Nores knows how to build a villain’s world from the floor up. She’s directed conventions that seat fifty thousand people, cosplayed under an alias at her own events, and walked into the Silverscale Villains Only Convention on day one and told its owner his floor plan was a war crime. Then the owner walks in — midnight suit, silver cufflinks, ancient eyes — and Alani, who has never once been intimidated by anything, has to actively remind herself to breathe. Chaos Silverscale, CEO of Silverscale Entertainment and a dragon king who has outlived empires, has run his convention on one principle: nothing changes without his approval. Then Alani walks in with a villain-print blouse, a floor plan redesign, and a laugh that fills two hundred thousand square feet like it was built for her — and Chaos, who has been untouchable for seven centuries, can’t stop thinking about her smile, her sass, and what it would mean to let someone that warm get close. She treats his centuries like a fun fact. He treats her chaos like a natural disaster he can’t stop watching. They make no sense — but when a rival dragon decides Alani is leverage, Chaos learns that all seven hundred years of accumulated power mean nothing until there’s finally someone worth using it for. AmazonKU
MY NEIGHBOR LITERALLY BITES by Sabrina Sin and Milly Taiden
She moved in next door and ruined my century of silence. Her heartbeat threads through my walls every night. Her pulse calls to me through the pines. Her scent clings to every shadow I slip through to keep her safe. I watch from the dark. I fix what breaks before she notices. I fight the bond that demands I claim what was never meant for a monster like me. I watch. I protect. I fight the urge to claim what’s already mine. But the hunters circling her bloodline won’t stop. And the longer I stay away, the more certain I become. She was never meant to be safe….from me. AmazonKU
SOBEK’S JOY (THE GODS MADE ME DO IT BOOK 18) by Lisa Oliver
VS Note: MM PNR.
Sobek, Egyptian God of Crocodiles and the Nile among other things, likes his peaceful life. He travels, collects antiques and goes where the winds or water takes him. Until the waters took him to a small pond in rural Louisiana and he comes across three unusual children invading the privacy of his pond… shifter children. No matter how many times he told himself that the children weren’t his concern, when he finally meets their guardian, Sobek’s perspective changes completely. A tall, dark mysterious stranger appears at your door…The only connection Rudy Crisp, regular human, had to the paranormal world was in his love of the romance stories he read after the children had gone to bed. Sure, his small found family might have some quirks – the odd flash of hair, fur, and scales, but that was just kids being kids, right? Rudy didn’t judge and he refused to let anyone insult his kids either. So when a tall, dark stranger returns his kids, after their excursion to a neighbor’s pond, Rudy wasn’t going to listen when that man started spouting nonsense about shifters. Clearly the sexy hunk had hit his head recently. “Sometimes people just need reminding that they’re okay.” Realizing he has no choice, Sobek sets out to win Rudy’s trust – a trust earned through house repairs and spending time with the kids, all while trying to work out how to approach that delicate “paranormals are real, and you’re my mate” conversation. But when one of the children gets deathly ill, Sobek realizes he’s run out of time. Will Rudy accept he’s actually part of his own paranormal romance story, or will he take the kids and run?
BROKEN TIME (THE CRIMES OF KERRIGAN BOOK ONE) by W J May
Knock, knock…Life had finally settled into a rhythm on the magical little cul-de-sac in the heart of London. Or at least, it had settled into the best semblance of rhythm a block of supernatural intelligence operatives could find. The taskforce had disbanded, the evil puppet-master pulling the strings had been buried, and Aria Alden could finally put aside her fantastical problems and get down to the business of having her child. At least, that was the plan. Then came a knock on the door. When Kraigan Kerrigan’s teenage son shows up in London, the entire magical community is shaken upside-down. Not only does Sebastian have both his father’s massive talent and his sociopathic impulse control, but the community itself is changing. The older generation is passing the torch, and both agencies are looking at new leadership. When a huge mission goes terribly wrong, it’s up to the children to keep the mess off their parents’ desk and fix it themselves. The world is changing, and the gang needs to change with it. Old chapters are closing, and a new era is about to begin. After years of waiting, can they chart the future they’ve always dreamed of having? Or are some secrets too big to keep…?
SKY’S EDGE (THE FOUR REALMS BOOK TWO) by Kristen Ashley
VS Not: I very much enjoyed book one and had this one pre-ordered.
Peace has been shattered in the Four Realms…But Catla Truelock has bigger concerns. Her father’s done what he’d been threatening to do. He’s arranged her marriage to a man not of Catla’s choice.
It’s the demon way, but Catla knows her new betrothed, and she doesn’t like him. He’s aloof. He’s arrogant. And he’s both in spades. Tanyn, the new king of Sky’s Edge, feels differently about the half-demon beauty from Night’s Fall. He’s made his decision on who he wants to be his queen. She’s perfect. He simply has to convince her. Tanyn sets about doing that, but he’s interrupted when his fiancée receives a death threat. It’s then all the royals of the Four Realms understand that the danger is not over. For reasons unknown, there’s a sinister faction in their lands who’s targeting them, and the women who will rule at their sides. Now, Tanyn has to keep his Catla safe, at the same time convincing her to wear his crown. And Catla has to decide if she can leave everything she knows to be the bride of the handsome king in a land that is not her own.
CHILD OF ASHES (SEBA SEGEL SERIES BOOK TWO) by Elizabeth Hunter
Time travel fantasy. Ancient magical orders. A forbidden investigation, a hidden son, and a slow-burn connection that defies every rule this time-traveler has lived by. Narine Anahid Khoren has spent years keeping her greatest secret, her son Samson, a fourth-tier time traveler of terrifying power, hidden from an order that would claim him as their own. She thought she’d bought more time to shelter him. She was wrong. When a violent ambush sends nine-year-old Samson tumbling into the past with a dangerous enemy, Narine’s carefully constructed world fractures. With her son lost somewhere in history and a shadow war brewing against the Order of the Seba Segel, she has no choice but to release the one man who knows how to find her son, an enemy she thought she’d trapped in the past. Through it all, Jacob Martin—professor, time-traveler, and so much more—is at her side. The tension between them has been building, and now with everything at stake, the threads of their partnership will either snap… or be woven into a bond that cannot be broken. Saving Samson will mean crossing centuries, confronting secrets at the heart of the Order, and reckoning with the true cost of power, family, and revolution. Child of Ashes is the second book in the Seba Segel Series—an epic time travel fantasy set in the near future, where ancient mage orders, dangerous magic, and a slow-burn love story collide across the centuries. AmazonKU’
THE SASQUATCH AND THE HAIRDRESSER: A COZY MM MONSTER ROMANCE (MONSTERS HOLLOW BOOK THREE) by Chloe Archer
Sometimes the biggest heart belongs to the biggest monster. Hal – Mystic Hollow is home, the place where I belong. I’ve found friends, purpose, and a community that embraces me exactly as I am. The only thing missing is someone to build a happily ever after with. Then Skylar Wright checks into my B&B. He’s beautiful, guarded, and carrying hurts so deep they make my heart ache. Every instinct I have tells me to shower him with care, make him smile, and help him build the fresh start he deserves. With every moment we spend together, I’m falling head over heels. For the first time, my happily ever after doesn’t feel like something that only happens in books. Now all I can do is hope he’ll let me be part of his happily ever after. Skylar – Starting over in Mystic Hollow isn’t an adventure—it’s my last shot at building a life that finally feels safe. I’ve spent too long surviving. Now I just want a quiet place where I can stop looking over my shoulder, heal, and chase my dream of running my own hair salon. I think I’ve found that in this close-knit magical little town. Then there’s Hal, the gentle sasquatch who owns the B&B where I’m staying. He’s patient, thoughtful, and so genuinely kind that I can’t help waiting for the catch. But the more time I spend with him, the more I believe this town—and this giant, soft-hearted sasquatch—really could be home. The only question is whether I can convince myself I deserve it. AmazonKU
THE WITCH AND TIME TRAVELER (THE DAUGHTERS OF TIME BOOK TWO) by Leigh Ann Edwards
Darian Wyndham, a powerful fire witch descended from an ancient Celtic god, has never needed a man. As a gifted blacksmith in colonial Massachusetts, she’s built a life on her own terms. But her secret magic has awakened ancient demons, each determined to destroy her and the sister witches bound to her across time. Magnus Munro can bend time itself, a gift that makes him useful to the Celtic deities and dangerous to everyone else. When handed the unwelcome assignment of protecting the fire witch, the order is as clear as the warning: guard her but do not touch her. The command, he thinks, is simple. But he can’t heed the warning—not when the same fire burns in her eyes. Darian is drawn to the mysterious stranger, but she refuses to surrender the independence she’s fought so hard to claim. Then an ancient portal fractures time itself, hurling her into the heart of the Salem witch trials. To survive, she’ll have to embrace powers she’s spent her life hiding… and trust the one man she refuses to need. Together they must defy gods, demons, and history itself before the darkness hunting the daughters of the witches of time destroys everything they are destined to protect. Amazon Apple Books Kobo
DREAMLAND: A NOVEL by Olivie Blake
VS Note: Gothic.
The headlines are calling it the “summer of exsanguination” in LA—girls are being murdered, the Santa Ana winds are blowing a strange energy into the city, and all signs point to fire season. More pressing for Anya Morris, though, is the drudgery of living at home, working part time at the family store, and contending with her mother’s disdain for the acting career Anya knows she’s destined for but that feels more impossible by the day. It’s in this suffocating late summer heat that Anya receives a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, an invitation to work for the de Witt family, one of LA’s most influential film dynasties. Soon, she’s spending her days and nights at their strange villa high in the Hollywood hills, where she meets Jude, a recluse who is both the family’s heir apparent and its most closely guarded secret. There’s a magnetism to Jude that Anya cannot resist, despite warning signs that scream like sirens in the night. Because the villa holds generations of bloodstained history, and an occult family curse may even live within its walls—or within Jude himself. In this city, everyone cuts a deal with the devil. When Anya comes face to face with a devil of her own, she’ll learn just how far she’s willing to go to get everything she’s ever wanted. Amazon AB Apple Books Kobo
HELL’S HALF ACRE (INTERNAL AFFAIRS BOOK TWO) by Sherrilyn Kenyon
Being the heir to hell comes with enemies. Being a pawn in someone else’s game? That’s where Luke draws the line. Luke Tievel has always known his enemies outnumber his friends. When your inheritance is the underworld, that comes with the territory. But divine politics have escalated to a new level—and now both Luke and his partner, Detective Sorcha O’Malley, have targets on their backs. Old factions are rising. Heaven and hell are circling. And every side wants the same thing: total control of the mortal world and the destruction of anyone who won’t kneel. Luke has never minded being the center of attention. But he’s no one’s pawn—and he likes the world the way it is. Broken, messy, human. Worth saving. Now he and Sorcha must hold the line against preternatural forces tired of playing by the old rules. The stakes aren’t just their lives. It’s humanity’s extinction—and the only thing standing in the way is an heir who refuses to inherit and a detective who doesn’t know how to quit. Amazon AB Apple Books Kobo
THE VAMPIRE’S OMEGA – THE ROSE VAMPIRE COVEN by B A Stretke
VS Note: MM PNR.
In a world where vampires and wolves manage an uneasy coexistence, one bond ignites a challenge. At its center? A werewolf omega. Ben has spent his life as a powerless omega in the Garmr Pack—humiliated, used, and forced to watch the Beta’s cruel games. When he’s dragged to a tense diplomatic gathering, the last thing he expects is to catch the eye of Gabriel, a lethal vampire guard whose cold stare hides a devastating truth: Ben is his fated beloved. Gabriel has no interest in wolves… until Ben’s scent shatters every rule he’s lived by. But claiming his omega means facing James, a brutal Beta who refuses to let Ben go. Passion ignites. Blood will spill. And in the shadows of pack politics and vampire law, an omega and his vampire will risk everything for a love that could destroy them both. Amazon
SQUATCH THIS by Deysi O’Donal
Jenny is a mafia princess on the run. Growing up in the italian mafia sounds great in books. In reality? Not so much. Orphaned as a teenager, my goal was to get into a good college to escape my Capo uncle, and the rest of my toxic family. It almost worked, until I witnessed a murder. One thing led to another, and I ended up in witness protection. Which is how I found myself in a small, bigfoot obsessed town at the edge of a rainforest, on the other side of the country. Fast forward ten years, now I’m living life on my terms–I’ve made friends, built a business…and lusted after Owen Ferral, the gorgeous AF park ranger. Owen is a cryptid shape-shifter that doesn’t think anyone could ever love him because of what he really is. I’ve been obsessed with Jenny Miller since the moment I first saw her. For ten years, I’ve made a weekly pilgrimage to the General Store where she works, just to talk to her. Quietly stalking her, knowing that I’ll never be able to get any closer. Because, how do you tell the woman you are falling in love with that you turn into Bigfoot? Turns out, I don’t have to because she catches me in the forest. I’ve never thought anyone outside my family would accept that part of me, but she sees what I am and doesn’t run. Could I really have a future with her? Before I have a chance to find out, the family she’s been hiding from finds her. Now that there are no more secrets between us, there’s no stopping me, or my squatch, from doing whatever is necessary to keep her safe. So we can both have the happy ever after we’ve been longing for. AmazonKU
MOREL DILEMMA (TALES FROM THE DRAGON DINER BOOK THREE) by Lindsay Buroker
Retired mercenary Rylana and the dragon chef Jildarin are on the hunt for enchanted morels in the hope of enticing the visiting elf queen to their diner. But more than a desire for mushrooms has brought the queen to the city of Tranquility. For some reason, she has her people searching for Rylana’s best friend, the elven assassin Sylin. Even as Rylana worries about her comrade, a new problem thrusts its way into her path. Despite the Dragon Diner’s newfound success, their landlord has decided to evict them. After all that Rylana and Jildarin have built together, will they be forced to close the business? AmazonKU
HOW TO SURVIVE THIS FAIRY TALE by S M Hallow
That can’t be the way this story ends. Try again? Ensnared by the whims of a cruel narrator, Hansel’s fairy tale has always revolved around tragedy. After being forced to abandon his sister Gretel in a witch’s gingerbread house, desert the cursed prince he adores, and cut the hearts out of innocent maidens to feed a flesh-eating queen, Hansel gives up on the possibility of his story ending in Happily Ever After. But when the queen orders him to bring her the heart of her own daughter, Hansel decides that it’s time to carve his own path by whatever means necessary. And when he does, he’ll learn Happily Ever After might not be the only thing worth fighting for. Amazon Apple Books Kobo
SANDRO: VITTONE’S VAMPIRES BOOK TWO by Taylor Rylan
VS Note: MM MPreg PNR.
Alessandro “Sandro” D’Angelo feels as if he’s failed at everything important he was supposed to do in life. After the death of his younger brother, he’s wanted nothing more than to join his brother on the other side. When his family rescues him from the brink of death, he wishes they hadn’t. Only he can’t voice those feelings, as it’s the coven’s second who risked his life for the older vampire. And nobody wanted to upset him. Leonardo Mosca is all alone in this world. Forced into a life of servitude by his pride after his parents’ questionable death, he wants nothing more than to be able to escape and live a life of freedom. Plans change when he suddenly snaps and attacks the alpha’s brother in a moment of frustration. While Leo is working his way through the busy center of Rome and trying to avoid his pride, fate intervenes, and he runs into the arms of Sandro. Will his mate be the one to rescue him from his pride? Can Sandro and Leo figure out how to build a life together? Will Sandro’s young beloved teach him how to live again? Will Leo finally learn about his parents’ mysterious death, and will those responsible be brought to justice? AmazonKU
GUARDIANS OF DAWN – SUHWA by S Jae-Jones
Min Suhwa has always longed to see the greater world outside the small, cloistered convent in which she was raised. Hidden there for her safety when she was a small child, Suhwa has learned to keep her unusual illusion magic to herself, but when the Bangtan Brothers come to town to perform, she can’t resist the chance to go see them for herself. But the world outside her convent is dangerous―the Morning Realms have fallen to civil war, and Huntsmen prowl the land in search of magicians and the fabled Guardians of Dawn, legendary elemental warriors with incredible powers. When Suhwa’s illusion magic brings her afoul of one of the Huntsmen, she must flee for her life. Meanwhile, the Guardians of Dawn and their allies are fighting a war on two fronts―against the northern insurrection seeking to claim the Sunburst Throne and destroy all magicians, and against the rising threat of the Mother of Ten Thousand Demons. Zhara, Ami, and Yuli must travel to the Azure Isles to seek the Guardian of Water and save the Morning Realms from annihilation, restoring balance to order and chaos once and for all.
IMMORTAL ROSE: A NOVEL by Alexandra Bracken
Members of the ancient Rosebourne family have a strange gift born of a fairy ancestor: the ability to infuse fragrance with magic capable of manipulating mind, body, and emotion. When a shocking murder leaves the kingdom of Albion vulnerable to a coup, royal spymaster Hugh Thornton seeks the one person who can help: Viola Lockwood, the last living Rosebourne and secret heir to a fraught legacy. Livid at the silver-eyed aristocrat who had her thrown in jail to force her compliance, Viola nevertheless comes to an agreement with him. In exchange for crafting Immortal Rose, the singular perfume capable of saving Albion, illegitimate Viola can seize the life—and fortune—that should have been hers. As Hugh and Viola race to find the perfume’s lost fairy ingredient, hidden deep in Albion’s dark underbelly, neither can deny the scorching attraction building between them—especially as the attempts on Viola’s life grow increasingly brazen. But a terrible truth lurks in the heart notes of their kingdom—and while every bargain has a cost, Immortal Rose may demand more than Hugh and Viola can ever pay.
THE QUEEN’S BODYGUARD: A NOVEL by Lauren Blackwood
Queen Theora grudgingly agrees to make peace with the neighboring enemy who killed her predecessor and friend, making her the new monarch of Aranea, over a year ago. But that doesn’t mean she’s going to the negotiations unprotected. Theora quickly selects Argos, a prickly and formidable Warrior with a ruthless reputation, to act as her bodyguard in disguise. They are technically married, but Theora has no intention of finishing the ritual that would bind their souls together. Argos is merely a means to end the conflict safely. Argos may have his reasons for accepting this arrangement, but he refuses to be a pawn in Theora’s political games. If she wants a bodyguard, she’ll have to obey his sacred Warrior rituals, each one a show of defiance that frustrates Theora as much as it arouses her. Theora doesn’t expect to find her temporary husband so sexy, his possessive nature so addicting. And as peace talks begin, pretending to be married and in love is not nearly as difficult as pretending she doesn’t desperately want him—all of him.
SCENT OF THE IDEAL by R Cooper
VS note: LGBTQ Fantasy
In the prestigious Academy Trianon, unwanted children are trained to become specialized guards to the upper classes—the swersoldi. Swersoldi learn martial skills, courtly manners, and the use of aer, the force inside all living things. At twenty, Rafi is nearing his final year, and expects an unremarkable future once he secures a placement in a decent noble house. But he’s facing a problem—his approaching heat. All three sexes, miná, miné, and nex, experience heats or ruts at the onset of sexual maturity, even though dual-sex nexes like Rafi aren’t capable of reproduction. If Rafi’s use of aer weren’t so strong, such a heat would be embarrassing but bearable. But since he’s not yet fully able to control his aer, he will need someone stronger than he is to control his for him. Rafi has no sweetheart, and even if he did, no one currently at the academy has that sort of strength. Enter Viau, the favorite swersoldi of the royal court: handsome, courteous, honorable—the ideal. As far as Rafi is concerned, Viau is unapproachable and untouchable, so he sees no problem in admitting to his worried instructors that Viau’s scent is perfect to his nex senses. Heroic, mannerly Viau will politely decline to be involved, and Rafi can hopefully figure out a less humiliating option in the meantime. Except Viau says yes. Unwanted, unremarkable Rafi is suddenly the center of the ideal’s attention, a confusing, arousing place to be. Viau treats Rafi as if there is more to him than an average swersoldi with an average future, and Rafi starts to wonder if he can have a different life if he reaches for it. One where the ideal was once an unwanted child too, and even an ordinary nex can become the ideal’s hero if he loves him. Amazon Apple Books Kobo
SINISTER (THE ETERNAL CYCLES OF LOVE) by Veronica Lancet
In Radcliffe, perfection is a mask. And Sinclair Arnoult wears his far too well. Sin is Radcliffe’s golden boy. Star athlete, top student, and heir to a family name that carries weight in every corner of town. With his easy smiles and effortless charm, he’s untouchable. Perfect. Petra Valentine has always been an outsider. Trapped in a world of wealth and privilege that barely tolerates her, she’s spent her life fading into the background—until one reckless night at a party changes everything. A fleeting, drunken mistake ties her to him. When a series of ritualistic murders forces them together to unravel Radcliffe’s twisted past, Petra discovers that Sin is connected to something far darker than a privileged legacy. The man everyone worships is hiding dangerous truths—about his past, about the town, and about her. He swears he’ll protect her. He swears he’d never hurt her. But in Radcliffe, devotion and destruction look a lot like the same thing.
DRAGON KISSED (THE SECRET KINGDOMS: THE DRAQUONIR BOOK FOUR) by Becca Brayden and Grace Goodwin
He came to recover an ancient manuscript never meant for human eyes. He left carrying the human woman he was supposed to kill. Veronica “Nica” Sokolov’s life revolves around rare manuscripts, museum archives, and history’s forgotten mysteries—until one innocent mistake uncovers an ancient dragon text powerful enough to ignite a war. Now every magical faction in the Secret Kingdoms will stop at nothing to claim it. So why does she feel safest in the arms of a man who should terrify her? Why does every instinct draw her closer to surrender? For nearly a thousand years, Demetri has never failed in his duty to protect the Secret Kingdoms. Until the moment he finds Nica. His true mate. Every instinct demands he claim her. Yet the laws of secrecy forbid her from knowledge of his kind. As enemies gather and long-buried lies begin to surface, can a forbidden bond neither want to resist save them from a conspiracy that threatens both the magical and human worlds? Amazon Apple Books Kobo
BITE ME (DOXLOTHIA UNIVERSITY STANDALONE SERIES) by S L Cokeley
Emma Osborne is determined to make her mark at Doxlothia University—home to the most elite vampire and werewolf communities. She dreams of joining the culinary club, and culinary prodigy, Dacre Everhart, seems to be the only thing standing in her way. As she and her sisters make themselves known on campus, their blood is drawing new, unwelcome attention. Everything in Dacre Everhart’s life is exactly how it should be. He’s well on his way to becoming the heir his family desires until he discovers a troubling truth: He is scent-matched to Emma, the stubbornly optimistic baker he can’t seem to escape. The journey to the top is hard-won, and it’s even harder when the opposition is biologically attractive. In a world that wants to tear them apart, who will rise above the secrets and lies for a chance at sweet success? Or will their greatest craving turn out to be each other? AmazonKU
LOVE YOU TO DEATH: MM FANTASY ROMANCE (HOTTER THAN HELL) by Callie Colby
I choked on a pretzel and died for two minutes. Now I have a demon stalker who treats me like a toddler with a death wish. Technically, I’m supposed to be in the afterlife. But thanks to a zealous paramedic and a very sturdy ribcage, I was ripped back to the land of the living right after my soul was stamped for export. Rax, the demon assigned to escort me to Hell, is not happy about the paperwork error. Since he can’t return empty-handed without getting demoted to “latrine duty,” he’s decided to stick to me like glue until I kick the bucket again. He’s moved into my apartment, where he spends his time aggressively baby-proofing my furniture, hissing at jaywalkers, and slapping fast food out of my hand because “cholesterol is a slow killer.” It’s annoying. It’s suffocating. It’s also… confusingly hot. Because when Rax isn’t wrapping me in bubble wrap, he’s looking at me with hungry, ancient eyes. He’s obsessed with my heartbeat, constantly checking my pulse with hands that linger a little too long and wander a little too low. He’s waiting for me to die. But with the way he’s touching me, I’m starting to think he’s finding plenty of reasons to keep me alive. AmazonKU AB
MAPLE MUFFIN MAGIC (WITCHCAKES) by Sara Bourgeois
Ivy Merriweather only came back to Harvest Hollow to settle her grandmother’s affairs and decide what to do with Witchcakes. Clean the bakery. Make a plan. Leave before anyone calls it a homecoming. Then she finds an orange cat sleeping in a proofing basket like he owns the place. Nutmeg is nosy, bossy, underfoot, and somehow always exactly where he should not be. He is also determined to help Ivy reopen Witchcakes for Harvest Hollow’s fall market, whether she asks for his help or not. But when Rosemary Merriweather’s signature harvest spice tin vanishes, small acts of sabotage start piling up. Someone makes it very clear that they do not want Witchcakes back in business, and Ivy realizes that her return may have upset more than just the “official bakery cat”. To save the business, survive the market, and solve the mystery of who is trying to push her out, Ivy will have to trust her instincts, trust her magic, and trust the ridiculous orange menace currently sitting on her recipe cards. AmazonKU
BRED BY THE BEAST (BREEDING SEASON BOOK 11) by Sam Crescent and Stacey Espino
Poppy – I came to the mountains chasing the photograph that could save my career. Instead, I witnessed something I was never supposed to see. Now ruthless men want me silenced, and my only hope is the mysterious recluse who lives deep in the wilderness. Wilder is gruff, guarded, and impossible to resist—but the longer I stay in his cabin, the harder it becomes to remember I’m supposed to leave. Wilder – I’ve spent years alone, protecting my land and avoiding the outside world. Humans only bring greed, bullets, and trouble. Then I find a terrified little photographer running for her life, and every instinct I have demands I keep her safe. She may not know my secrets, but she already owns my heart. Anyone who comes looking for my mate is about to discover why a grizzly never backs down from a fight.
WOLF REVEALED (SWAT – SPECIAL WOLF ALPHA TEAM) by Paige Tyler
He watched his family die…Ten years ago, werewolf shifter Mike Taylor watched his home explode, killing his fiancée, Lark, and their infant son, Kal. Back then, Mike was undercover DEA, deeply infiltrated in the cartel. When his cover was blown, his family paid the price––or so he thought. When SWAT is called to a hostage situation, Mike’s life goes sideways. Lark is back, desperate for help. Kal has been kidnapped by the very cartel that tried to kill them ten years ago. They think Mike has a sensitive flash drive and they want it back––or Kal dies. No mistakes this time. Mike and Lark have another chance at happiness, and working together to save their son shows them that their love––and their attraction––never faded. Mike will risk everything to have his family back, but it will take the entire Pack to take down the cartel for good. And when a traitor is revealed, the precious time it costs the Pack could mean life or death.
TIGER BITTEN (AMBUSH BOOK TWO) by T S Joyce
Mars Ledger is a runner. He ran from his brothers when he was Turned into a tiger shifter. He ran from his hometown when his life got too hard. And now all he wants to do is stay hidden in the life he had built outside of the tiger Ambush with his brothers. They made a pact that every year the three Ledger brothers would meet up and keep connected, but it’s time for the reunion and Mars would rather do anything else. His life has fallen apart over the last year, and he has no news to report to his expectant family. But when he can’t stay away from a woman in town, he starts to realize he actually might need their help. Ren is sassy, drop-dead gorgeous, too kind for her own good, and seems too submissive to be a Cat, but he can see it in her bright gold eyes. She’s a monster, just like him. The problem? She’s too interesting to his inner tiger, and now his lust is starting to feel like a hunt. His brothers are the only ones who can protect the woman he wants now. Ren is living in two different worlds—humans and Cats. She has toed the line for so long that it’s natural for her now, but one chance encounter with a real-life Cat has her questioning everything she knows about herself. He has all the answers she has craved all these years, and the more she understands him, the more she wants to learn. She has a plan to keep Mars interested in her, and if she plays her cards right, he just might stick around long enough to teach her how to be herself. The problem? He keeps warning her that she’s in danger, and when she asks, he just says the danger is him. AmazonKU AB
OUT OF SIGHT (BETAS IN WAITING BOOK 40) by Viola Grace
Some people are forgettable, but that wasn’t a problem for her until a dark mage, a curse, and six years of fighting to be remembered when she was out of sight. Ted makes her living by creating apps for businesses who need something specific. She keeps in constant communication with the businesses she works for one precise reason: the moment she is out of sight, they forget she ever existed. It has been difficult to live with, but she has worked with a number of her family members, who recognize her the moment they see her and forget her when she turns a corner. She’s working for her cousin Sabin when he and Nora finally take steps to contact people who can help. It seems that people who know magic have moved into the neighbourhood, and they are willing to help. Ted’s not going to be left alone. She even has a bathroom buddy if she needs it. After meeting some of the strangest people she had ever met, she’s finally back and memorable. When she heads back to her apartment, she is fielding years of family contacts who suddenly remember her, but one is missing. Her cousin Lucia. Ted sends a contact to Lucia and is shocked to learn that she wasn’t the only family member who had a brush with the shadow mages; only Lucia had disappeared a decade ago, and she had lost her physical form in the process. This is going to require specialization. Good thing Ted has new and weird friends who are happy to help.
FsandroONCE WRITTEN IN GILDED BLOOD (CRUEL FATES DUET BOOK TWO) by K M Moronova
The war was supposed to end with their wedding. Alira made her choice. She married the Blood Knight to end the war that had ravaged their kingdoms only to fall irrevocably in love with her once-sworn enemy. Now, living in Devicit as his wife, she is determined to prove that peace between demigods and demons is possible. But something beneath the surface of their paradise feels wrong. The veil protecting the demon kingdom shimmers with secrets. The gods are restless. And beyond the veil, old enemies have not laid down their swords. Kalel would burn the world down to protect his bride, but the past he buried in blood refuses to stay silent. As suspicion creeps into their marriage and the threat of war closes in on Devicit, Alira and Kalel find themselves caught between devotion and doubt―between the kingdoms they were born to defend and the love they chose for themselves. Together, they must confront the truths that could shatter everything they’ve built. Because peace is never freely given. And the gods are not finished with them yet. AmazonKU AB
FATED TO THE GARGOYLE: A BLACK MONSTER ROMANCE (SHADOW WOLF CREEK MONSTERS BOOK ONE) by Tessa Stone
The statue outside Stanley’s Diner moves at sundown. I came to Shadow Wolf Creek with everything I own in my hatchback and one rule: I don’t date coworkers. This town has shifters at the grocery store, merfolk, a dragon with a podcast, and everyone is out in the open about what they are. Fine by me. I’m here to wait my tables and save my money, not chase a fated mate. But the gargoyle crouched on the diner’s roof caught my scent on my first shift. His name is Soren. He’s six hundred years old and has spent every one of those years guarding treasure that was never his to keep. Now he’s outside my window at sundown, and not one soul in this town sees a problem with it. This town, I swear. He says I’m his mate, calls me his treasure, and intends to worship me for the rest of his life. AmazonKU
ICE DEVIL (KENDRICK BROTHERS BOOK TWO) by Piper Stone
She teased the devil. She ended up as my mate. When the human girl they sent to interview me teased me one too many times with that perfect body, I didn’t just spank her ass red and claim her like the wild beast her scent unleashed in me. I yanked her soaked G-string down and made her come hard for me right there in the elevator. But my feisty little mate will come much harder when she takes my knot for the first time tonight. AmazonKU
HALLOWEEN TOWN by Joss Wood
Poppy McMaster was supposed to be getting married, not climbing out of a bathroom window in her wedding dress…She’s leaving her life behind and fleeing to the only place she’s ever truly felt like herself: the small town she grew up in, where Halloween lasts all year. But home isn’t waiting for Poppy the way she imagined. Her grandparents’ beloved inn is now owned by Thom Sheffield, who just happens to be: Her childhood hero Her ex-fiancé’s brooding older brother The last man on earth she should be fantasizing about…Because in a town full of pumpkins, cosy traditions, and Halloween magic, falling in love might be the scariest thing of all. AmazonKU AB
TATTOOED BY THE ELF by Mahogany Jaimes
Her heat brought her to his door. Fate made sure she stayed. Brooke knows the rules. When an omega’s suppressants fail, the last place she should be is near an alpha. Heat strips away control, instincts demand more, and the wrong person could turn a vulnerable moment into something she never wanted. Then she finds Saheime. The tattoo artist is everything her instincts warn her about—dominant, magnetic, and impossible to ignore. But instead of taking advantage of her weakened state, Saheime fights his own instincts to protect her. He gives her the one thing she never expected from an alpha: a choice. Because Saheime knows exactly what Brooke is to him. His mate. But a bond isn’t a claim. Not without her consent. Not without her trust. Because the most dangerous thing about fate isn’t being tied to someone forever. It’s finding someone worthy of receiving it. Brooke has to decide if she can surrender to the heat between them… only to walk away when it’s over. Or if she’ll accept the bond that connects them and discover why Saheime is so important to the Elven realm—and why fate chose him to be hers. AmazonKU
CUFFED BY THE WOLF by Posey Parks
Getting arrested was not part of the Omega, Sasha Walker’s plan. She came to Morgan, Georgia hunting the con artist who stole from her, destroyed her reputation, and left her holding the bag for a scam she didn’t commit. What she didn’t expect was a fistfight with two locals, flashing police lights, and a one-way trip to the Lupton County Jail. Sheriff Gavin Drake is used to keeping order in his town. As the gruff, overbearing alpha wolf in charge, Gavin barks commands, takes no nonsense, and has little patience for troublemakers. Especially the fiery omega currently sitting in one of his cells. From the moment Sasha mouths off during questioning, she gets under his skin. When she overhears the sheriff’s office needs a secretary, Sasha sees an opportunity. Finding a job means staying in town longer, and staying in town means finding the person responsible for ruining her life. The last thing Gavin wants is the woman who drove him crazy working under his roof. But every day she spends in his office tests his control. Sasha is sunshine wrapped in trouble. Gavin is a possessive alpha with a temper and a badge. Their constant arguments ignite a dangerous attraction neither can ignore. What Gavin doesn’t know is that Sasha has been hiding behind scent suppressants. The stubborn omega he can’t stop thinking about is actually his fated mate. And when someone from Sasha’s past comes looking for her, Gavin will do whatever it takes to protect what’s his. Even if he has to break every rule to keep her. AmazonKU
PROPERTY OF SCAR (KINGS OF ANARCHY NEW HAMPSHIRE BOOK TWO) by K E Osborn
She hunts monsters. She’s never wanted to keep one before. Calypso doesn’t ask permission. She’s half vampire, half hunter, and she crashes into my territory as if she owns it—guns drawn, unafraid, and looking at me as if she hasn’t decided whether I’m an asset or a target. I’ve had five centuries of people fear me on sight. This woman reloads and raises an eyebrow. I don’t do alliances. I do blood, empire, and control. But the Crimson Circle is back, and the evil moving through my territory is the same one that destroyed everything I loved three hundred and fifty years ago. Calypso is just a source. She has answers I need. I have knowledge she can’t survive without. So, I let her stay. Call it strategy. Call it temporary. The problem is, she keeps standing her ground and looks at me like I am a man instead of a monster. She came for the bodies. Not for me. And I was never supposed to want her to stay. AmazonKU
WOLF’S FATED BRIDE by Milana Jacks
If they choose each other, the war begins. If they don’t, the world burns. Ash is the most dangerous werewolf alive, consuming seven times more alchemy than prescribed to keep his fire element contained. He is bound by treaty to marry a bride from the rival pack that will end decades of war.
But every instinct in his body pulls, away from the arranged bride, and towards her sister. Runa is a loyal wolf. To her pack. To her family, and to her beloved sister. But she despises her soon to be brother-in-law. He likes to tell her what to do, which she hates just as much as the rasp in his voice when he laughs. Or how possessive he gets when she’s around other males. And most of all, she hates how much she enjoys being near him. She wants the man she shouldn’t. He resists the woman he needs. AmazonKU
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