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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THAWED GLADIATOR SULLA (AWAKENED FROM THE ICE BOOK NINE) by Alana Khan

A soldier with one last shot…Former Army Major Reid Blackwood has survived combat deployments and a career-ending betrayal by the commanding officer who set her up to fail. What she can’t survive is watching her father lose the medical care that’s keeping him alive. Winning the TV show Elite Crucible—thirty days of survival challenges in the brutal Scottish Highlands—is the only option she has left. Win the money. Get home. Resist him. …a gladiator who woke from the ice with everything left to prove…Ever since Sulla was thawed after two thousand years in the frozen sea, he has fought to become something other than the cruel bastard he was in ancient Rome. The men he once treated without mercy remain skeptical. Forgiveness isn’t something they’re ready to grant. So Sulla treats redemption like training: daily, deliberate, and without excuses. In the Highlands, he meets the one woman who makes every punishing mile matter—enough to race across a collapsing bridge rather than watch her fall. …and a partnership built one act of trust at a time. Rope bridges over ravines. Freezing river crossings. Forty-eight hours of pursuit in darkness. Cameras everywhere. Somewhere between brutal challenges and sharing body heat through freezing Highland nights, Reid stops being Sulla’s partner and becomes more important to him than any prize. For a man who believes he ruins everything he touches, letting himself love her feels like the cruelest risk of all.   AmazonKU

VACATION WITH THE ALIEN ROCKSTAR by Holly Hanzo

Some love stories cross oceans. Others cross galaxies. Elizabeth North might have been jilted at the altar, but she’s not giving up the honeymoon she always dreamed of; she boards the plane to paradise. All she wants to do is have some alone time to pull herself back together. Zenith Quasar just wants a break from being the lead singer of Starvonna, the Andromeda Galaxy’s biggest band. On Earth, and under the guise of holographic technology, he can live his dream of anonymity. With a double-booked getaway, the two of them come to an agreement: stay and share the place. But what begins as an awkward arrangement quickly spirals into something more, and Zenith worries if he can keep up the facade of the fake identity all the time, even in his hotel room…When the paparazzi close in, and Zenith’s management is making career-ending ultimatums, the two must ask themselves a terrifying question: Are they finally learning to love again, or just finding a more spectacular way to hide from who they are?    AmazonKU

DEATHBALL: MM POST APOCALYPTIC DARK SPORTS ROMANCE by TJ Rose and W H Lockwood

ROBIN – They ripped me from my home. They put me in these chains. And now they expect me to fight other men to the death for their entertainment. Bruised, battered, enslaved, and then I meet him—Marco, the reigning champion with blood on his hands and secrets in his eyes. Terrifying, unpredictable, an impossible beauty in the barren wastelands, Marco’s twice as vicious as the sport itself. So why is he obsessed with me, training me harder than the other men, pushing me to my limits? And why does every brutal lesson only draw me closer to the one man I should fear most of all? MARCO – Five years I’ve been their weapon. Five years of victory, of survival, of telling myself one more season, and I’ll finally earn my freedom, make it home. Then they bring me Robin—beautiful, golden-haired, obstinately fierce, and smelling like the sunshine of my homeland—and suddenly I’m fighting a war on two fronts. In the arena, I have to forge him into a killer. In the shadows, I’m falling for the rival who could destroy everything I’ve worked for. Because the one man I’m desperate to protect is also the one I’m destined to murder in the arena, in front of thousands of cheering Deathball fans. When they’ve taken everything, maybe love is the only rebellion left.   AmazonKU

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

RESOLUTION (PLANET OF LAST RESORT BOOK THREE by Veronica Scott

VS Note: Technically there are 3 books in the main series, this being #3, but there are also two novellas. Sorry for the numbering confusion!

Dr. Melisande Jericho returned home to Randal Four to find herself in the middle of an undead apocalypse. Together with Captain Jeff Pearson and his team of Sectors Special Forces operators she’s been making her way across the planet toward the sanctuary of Pearson’s homestead claim in the north. Battling swarms of the infected, treating surviving humans in need of medical care, and taking down a local warlord have taken their toll on Melly. At the same time they’ve also been seeking answers to how the viral outbreak happened and who might have been behind the situation. While she and Jeff have fallen in love as they battled the infected together and endured hardship and danger, Melly is apprehensive now as the most daunting task lies ahead – infiltrating the large refugee camp run by former government authorities who may or may not have a secret agenda. Can she forgive Jeff for taking her into such a perilous situation? Will they find the answers he needs? While her trust in the man she loves is absolute even he may not be able to save her life when she’s targeted by the very enemy they’ve been seeking. Matters come to a head and the future of the planet and every surviving human is at stake with only Melly and Jeff and a few of their comrades to stand in the way of complete disaster. 59K words. Can be read as a standalone, some spoilers for the earlier books.      Amazon     Apple Books      Kobo      NOOK       GooglePlay

GODDESS QUEEN: ANAYA’S HOMECOMING (THE PRIME AWAKENING TRILOGY BOOK THREE) by Lara Lorens

Vedin waited seventy-three days at a closed portal to get back to me. He deserves the truth. I just have to figure out which truth to start with. I killed the queen and broke my first promise to the people who gave me her crown. The crown fits fine. The guilt doesn’t. My husband is here to claim me, but Rodyn has a hold on me, and I don’t want him to let go. All I want is to get back to Rhuzhan and have this baby somewhere safe. I just pray it doesn’t grow horns before then. What I wasn’t expecting was a betrayal that could ruin the future of the Rhuzhans and Thorzaks.     AmazonKU

KITTINIR (MATES OF THE MYLOS BOOK NINE) by Leona Windwalker

VS Note: MM SFR.

Alec – After an undiagnosed health condition led me to being mustered out of the Army during Basic Training, I’ve felt like one huge failure. It didn’t help that jobs in general are hard to come by, and when I do manage to score one, it’a either temporary or the business goes bust. Then there are the scams that turn out to be pyramid schemes and such like. The only steady gig I’ve managed to keep is exactly that- gig work delivering fast food and groceries. I had managed to keep my own apartment for a while thanks at first to Rory, who turned out to be not only a terrible boyfriend but an irresponsible spendthrift in the end whose financial juggling act caught up with him at last. Next was my cousin Kelly who simply showed up one day and left just as abruptly without so much myself back in with my parents. Things begin to look up after attending yet another local job fair. A recruiter for the Mylos training program that’s open to all vets, including those like me who barely have a claim to the name, talked me into signing up. While I was at it, I figured I might as well sign up for the new mate matching service too. Who knows, maybe I’ll end up not only with a full time job with housing and medical, but finally meet Mr. Right. Might as well shoot for the stars, seeing as I’ve got nothing left to lose. Carl – Incoming changes to how the co-operative education and mate matching testing programs will operate means that all Mylos involved in either have been recalled to the Fleet to work with the incoming Dragonii in order to design and implement them. This means that my best friend has been recalled from his teaching post here, leaving me behind. It’s not just that over the past three years he’s become… (more blurb ob ebook seller’s page)     Amazon

HUNTED, NIGHTINGALE VOL 2 by E G Manetti

VS note: A re-release.

At the far edge of the galaxy fear has a new home . . .Security Chief Lochan Rondel joined the Nightingale to gain a warrior’s signet and join the Thirteen Systems elite. He knew venturing into an uncharted section of the galaxy meant risking his life, but he did not expect to fight a harrowing battle with the despoiler fleet. With the despoilers defeated, the signet is almost within his grasp. A few days with a lovely engineer on an uninhabited planet is a well-earned reward for months of risk and danger. Except that Bright Star Prime is not uninhabited, and the squatters are deadly. Adele Cypress invented a revolutionary launch platform that will be the first in the Thirteenth System. A commoner from a modest background, it is an opportunity beyond her wildest dreams. Not only will its success secure her future, but she will also meet the heroic Commander Lochan. A man she has fantasized about since he first appeared in the media streams. When he joins her for a planetary excursion, she is as thrilled with his company as she is with the wonder of a new and untamed world. Her excitement turns into terror with a midnight attack. Fleeing into the night, can Lochan and Adele stay ahead of their enemies long enough for the Nightingale to rescue them?    Amazon     Kobo

MATCHED TO THE HUNTER (CELESTIAL MATCHMAKING BOOK THREE) by Eden Ember

She came to study a dead civilization. She found a king who refused to die. Kyndra Sol has spent years cataloging ancient ruins and dead languages—anything to avoid the messy complications of living people. But when she triggers a forbidden door deep in the frozen labyrinth of Kryos, she awakens something the galaxy believed extinct: the last Vulkari Guardian. Xudod has survived alone for over a century, haunting the ice-bound halls his people built and abandoned. Savage, isolated, and bound by duty to protect secrets that could reshape the sector, he should kill the human trespassing in his sanctum. Instead, the ancient Matchmaker AI declares her his fated mate. She’s a scholar who trusts data over instinct. He’s a warrior who’s forgotten what it means to be anything but alone. She’s built her entire life on emotional distance. He’s spent 158 years believing himself unworthy of connection. But when enemy forces descend on the labyrinth, hunting the devastating weapon Xudod has sworn to guard, survival demands they trust the one thing that makes no logical sense: the bond burning between them. Now Kyndra must choose between the safe life she built and the fierce alien king who would burn the galaxy to keep her warm.     AmazonKU

GEMINI: AN ALIEN MFM SPICY NOVELLA (2) (THE ZODIAC BRIDES SERIES) by Laetitia Aldin

Wendy is excited about joining the Zodiac Program and finding her Alien Husband. But some people have other plans…Taken by a group of criminals, she’s about to be sold to one of the most repulsive men in the universe, who’s been looking to add another woman like her to his personal collection. Good thing they crashed on Gemini, where not one, but her two Alien husbands are searching for her. Baelor and Nitochi are polar opposites, but they can agree on one thing; they’ll find her, and once they do, they won’t let anyone get to her ever again. Wendy has an overly developed sex drive. But will she be able to keep up with them?     AmazonKU

VILLAIN (THE HENCH SERIES BOOK TWO) by Natalie Zina Walschots

VS Note: Superheroes. LGBTQ.

The hench once called Anna, now known to her colleagues and enemies as the Auditor, has carved out a wicked name for herself. Any superhero unlucky enough to cross her path knows her potential and powers. Surely, her recent success should taste sweet: she has an incredible job with lots of perks, her boss will literally annihilate anyone who crosses her, and her greatest enemy, the former hero Supercollider, has been utterly defeated—literally ground to a still-living pulp. But the Auditor still has her sights set on a greater work: destroying The Draft, the organization that makes, trains, and manages the world’s most powerful superheroes. These “heroes” have shown time and time again that they do more harm than good (she has the spreadsheets to prove it), and now is the time to stop the damage at its source. Yet all is not well for the Auditor and her fellow evildoers. Her employer, Leviathan—the world’s most feared supervillain—is not coping well with Supercollider’s defeat at someone else’s hands. As their relationship deepens…(more blurb on ebook seller’s page)

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NANSAR: THE ALLIANCE RESCUE SERIES by Annie Lucas

For over a year, FBI agent Chloe Blackwood was Declan Hewes’s prisoner—broken down and stripped of everything that made her who she was. Now that she’s free, there’s only one thing she wants: to make him pay. So when President Ellie Bradford offers her a mission that puts her face-to-face with Declan again—this time in the cold vastness of space—Chloe doesn’t hesitate. This is her chance for justice. For closure. For revenge. But the mission goes catastrophically wrong. Chloe’s ship crashes on Planet Paladyium, a maximum-security prison world where the galaxy dumps its most violent offenders. No guards. No walls. No rules. Just thousands of alien predators left to tear each other apart in the fight for survival. Enter Nansar. He’s a prisoner just like the rest of them, but he’s been sent by the Alliance to keep her alive until rescue arrives. Nansar is unlike anyone Chloe has ever met. Deadly, protective, and impossibly compelling, he awakens something in her she thought Declan had destroyed. And despite the mission, despite the danger, she can’t ignore the heat in his eyes when he looks at her. Nansar knows he should keep his distance. He’s a prisoner. He’s here to do a job, nothing more. But Chloe is fierce and vulnerable in equal measure, and every moment they spend fighting side by side makes it harder to remember why he can’t have her. As the hours tick down and the threats close in, the attraction between them becomes impossible to deny.   AmazonKU

IN A DANGEROUS ORBIT (PHOENIX ASVENTURES BOOK FOUR) by Anna Hackett

From the busy market world of Souk to the high-tech cyborg world of Centax, join these treasure hunts for priceless artifacts of old Earth. In a Dangerous Orbit contains two action-packed novellas in the Phoenix Adventures series. These novellas were previously published and have been lightly edited. Beneath a Trojan Moon: A woman with a secret she’ll kill to protect. Fortune teller Relda Dela-Cruz hides in plain sight on the market world of Souk. She never lets anyone too close and protects her deadly secret. But when assailants attack her in pursuit of a powerful artifact, she collides with the city’s handsome new marshal. War has left former Galactic Special Forces captain Hunt Calder tired and empty, but one look at the beautiful Relda—with her wild curls and lush curves—brings him back to life. When she’s threatened over the mysterious Trojan Moon, he won’t let anything stop him from protecting her. Even Relda herself. As they face alien attackers and killer droids, Hunt wants all of her—body, mind, and her secret. Even if that secret has the power to destroy not only them, but the planet itself. On a Cyborg Planet: Can he give a beautiful warrior cyborg the pleasure she’s never experienced? After a vicious coup, cyborg Axton Saros, Prime of the planet of Centax, is trying to rebuild his world. ..(more blurb on ebook seller’s page)      AmazonKU

WELCOME TO THE BLAST: A CYBERPUNK ADVENTURE (NEON DUST BOOK ONE) by Plum Parrot

VS Note: “dash of romance”

New Manhattan isn’t for everyone. In fact, it’s pretty much only for those powerful, wealthy, or lethal enough to survive in its rarefied air. Megacorporations and a few elites make the rules. Everyone else just dies by them. Tony used to be one of the hidden elite. A high-tech enhanced operative working behind the scenes, in the shadows, under the table. That is, until his handlers decided to terminate his contract, strip his hardware, and dump him in the Blast. The end of the line. A place where the airborne Dust mutates your DNA before the locals can do worse. But Tony wasn’t just his cyberware. He still has his instincts and one hell of a desire to get even with the bastards who tore his life apart. His only real ally? Addie, a sharp, determined indie reporter with her own vendetta against the system. She’s not just chasing a story; she’s chasing justice—and willing to risk everything for it. Together, Tony and Addie must dive deep into the grime and chaos of the Blast, their uneasy partnership tested by danger, betrayal, and an undeniable spark neither of them is ready to name. With nerve, grit, and growing trust, they’ll bring the fight to the street . . . and make sure this city remembers who they are.     AmazonKU      AB

TRANSPORTED by Elana Brooks

On Mars, Juliet Carossa awaits the arrival of her husband, wealthy investor Tristan Carossa. She hopes their long-anticipated luxury vacation will give them a chance to repair their troubled marriage. But moments after Tristan materializes in the transporter, it malfunctions, spitting out a second copy of Tristan identical to the first. Tristan is outraged that the new technology went wrong in such a spectacular fashion. But at least ITI, the corporation that developed and operates the transporter, whisks the duplicate out of sight quickly, to be dealt with however they see fit. Tristan puts the matter out of his mind and focuses on wooing his beloved wife, desperate to close the distance that’s opened between them. One moment Tristan is entering the transporter, headed to Mars for the vacation of a lifetime with his beloved wife. The next he’s a prisoner, accused of being an inferior, incomplete copy of the man escorting Juliet away. But before ITI can put him back into their machine, never to emerge, an unexpected ally helps him escape. She sends him to seek refuge with Juliet, the only person on Mars both able and willing to help him stay out of ITI’s clutches. As Juliet spends time with each of the two Tristans, her conviction grows that both of them are…(more blurb on ebook seller’s page)      AmazonKU

THE STELLAR VEIL (THE STARBORNE SAGA BOK TWO) by H E Bauman

All Mora “Mo” Cevi wanted to do was retire, but after stumbling into the conflict between the Eternal Ones, she’s now a Starborne, chosen of the gods. They’ve tasked her with no easy feat: track down their missing relics and prevent the elusive chaos goddess from being unleashed. Mo’s ready for the challenge, even as chronic pain and past scars threaten to hold her back. Commander Ezra Lyre once believed in the systems that kept the Federation safe, but after an attempted coup and becoming a Starborne, he’s torn between duty and the growing realization that his true loyalty may lie with the bounty hunters he hired months ago—especially Mo. Their alliance began out of necessity, but Mo and Ezra make a powerful team … and perhaps something more. Challenges stall their mission at every turn, and as they struggle to navigate their new reality, Mo and Ezra know one thing to be true: if they fail to recover their targets in time, the chaos goddess will be freed, and the galaxy will fall into ruin       AmazonKU

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

VS Note: How about an old Star Cruise novel from the backlist for today? This is one of my personal favorites and is a retelling of the Anastasia legend…

STAR CRUISE MYSTERY DANCER

First published in the Embrace the Passion: Pets in Space 3 anthology…

Tassia Megg is a woman on the run after the death of her elderly guardian. She needs to get off the planet in a hurry when chance directs her to an open dance audition for the luxury cruise liner Nebula Zephyr’s resident troupe. One thing Tassia can do is dance.

Security Officer Liam Austin is suspicious of the newest performer to join the Comettes. She shows all the signs of being a woman on the run and seems to fit the Sectors-wide broadcast description of a missing thief, accused of stealing priceless artifacts. As he gets to know Tassia during the cruise, he starts to wonder if she’s something more – a long vanished princess in hiding from deadly political enemies of her family perhaps?

And what’s the story with the three eyed feline companion other crew members swear Tassia brought aboard the ship? Does the animal even exist?

As the ship approaches its next port of call, all the issues come to a boil and Liam must decide if he’ll step in to help Tassia or betray her. F’rrh the alien cat is the key to the mystery and Tassia’s fate.

A science fiction romance take on the Anastasia tale…

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************************** 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!*********************

BRIDE OF THE SHADOW KING (SHADOW’S BARGAIN BOOK FOUR) by Genevieve Jack

It takes a monster to save a lost kingdom. Speak the vow – Face your demons. Prepare to pay the price. And when they come for you, show them why you wear the crown. Now that I’ve reconnected with my power, Damien and I must fulfill the sacred promise we made—to his father, to the goddess, and to ourselves. We will take back Stygarde. But building an army from a population broken by war and starvation feels impossible. Every potential ally demands a price, and still our forces remain pitifully insufficient to face an enemy that holds our greatest weakness: Stygarde’s children, innocent lives used as human shields to paralyze our every move. The dark elves know we won’t sacrifice the defenseless for victory. They have no such scruples. Then we find him—an ally powerful enough to tip the scales in our favor. But his price cuts deeper than gold or land. He wants something Damien can never give, something that would shatter the trust we’ve built between us. We swore to save this kingdom together, but that oath may be the very thing that dooms us. To keep my promise to the goddess, I may have to break the one I made to the man I love.      Amazon     Apple Books     Kobo

MY ORC HOOKUP (EASTSHORE ISLE BOOK 15) by Veronika Kane

I downloaded MonsterSmash for one night of fun. No strings, no complications, no falling for a crude, tattooed orc with a filthy mouth and a history of walking out. Brakkor was supposed to be one perfect mistake…then my best friend married his brother. Now I’m trapped on Eastshore Isle for a week-long wedding celebration while Brakkor stalks around glaring at everyone, calling me Kitten, and acting like the fact that we slept together weeks ago is somehow still relevant (while I’m trying to pretend that gravelly voice hasn’t been living rent-free in my head). My car breaks down on the north cliffs, a storm traps me in his apartment. And the same orc who claims he doesn’t do relationships keeps fixing my problems before I can solve them myself. He cooks for me. He talks his way into a meeting with the island’s eccentric millionaire. He gets me the archaeology contract I’ve been chasing for years. And somehow he does all of it while insisting we are absolutely not Mates. Good. Great, actually. Because I already know what happens when you trust someone who makes you feel wanted. I’m not doing that again—especially not with an orc whose entire dating philosophy sounds like a nature documentary. I’m going to have to leave him before he can break my heart.   AmazonKU

OWL IS CALM (OWL STAR WITCH MYSTERIES BOOK 22) by Leanne Leeds

A wellness retreat for the magically exhausted. A guru floating in a sensory tank. A “relaxing” weekend that’s anything but zen. After fighting an elf for the soul of her sister, Astra Arden is ready for a nap. Her sister Althea, fresh from a dimensional kidnapping, needs serious R&R. The solution? A girls’ weekend at Serenity Springs. It’s supposed to be all lavender mists, crystal grids, and silence… until that silence is shattered by a scream. When the retreat’s charismatic guru is found floating face-down in a sensory deprivation tank, the “no stress” policy is officially void. Trapped behind wards that dampen their magic to ensure “deep healing,” Astra and her sisters must root out a killer among the zen-obsessed guests without their usual powers. With Lothian trying to smuggle in contraband caffeine and Archie engaging in a turf war with the retreat’s peacock mascot, Astra has to find the truth before her relaxing getaway becomes a permanent vacation.     AmazonKU

UNDER WATCHFUL WINGS: MM PNR (ARCHANGELS BOOK ONE) by Andy Gallo

Falling in love was never part of the assignment. Henry Angelini’s assignment is simple: move to Silver Spring, MD, befriend Nick Fenton, keep him safe. Oh, and don’t fall for the guy. Sounds easy.
Nick doesn’t know he’s an angel—the first ever born to human parents. He doesn’t know angels exist, or that people he trusts are angels tasked by the archangels to watch over him. And he definitely doesn’t know his powers are about to make him the most wanted person on the planet. Henry knows all of it. He also knows Nick is his soul mate, which wasn’t in the briefing. Now an ancient enemy is closing in and Nick’s abilities are spiraling out of control. Henry can’t tell him the truth—revealing what Nick is too soon could kill him. But waiting too long will do the same. Only the archangel Uriel knows when Nick is ready, and Uriel has gone silent. If Henry gets it wrong, they both die.   AmazonKU

BITING BIGFOOT: HARMONY GLEN by Andie Fenichel

She’s a broken swan. He’s a solitary Sasquatch. Together, they might be each other’s only salvation. 
Max – The moment I catch Tilda’s scent, I know she’s mine. She’s soft-spoken and graceful. Everything I’m not. Sasquatch don’t get second chances at love. We find our mate, or we don’t. And Tilda? She isn’t even my kind. She’s a vampire with something wild beneath her skin, longing to break free. If I rush her, I’ll lose her. If I don’t claim her, I might lose her anyway. When a child vanishes in Harmony Glen, duty calls me back to my badge. But Tilda walks straight into danger to save that child, and I’ll tear the world apart before I let anything happen to either of them. Tilda – I was never meant to be a vampire. Something went wrong the night I was turned—something that stole more than my humanity. My swan is still trapped inside me, clawing for freedom I can’t give her. I came to Harmony Glen to betray my own blood. Instead, I found a home… and a towering, gentle beast of a man I can’t stop wanting. Max makes me feel safe, seen, and wanted. When a child’s life is on the line, I don’t hesitate—even if it means risking everything I’ve just begun to love. Because I know what it means to be trapped, and I won’t let another innocent suffer the same fate.    AmazonKU

ARE YOU GONNA BE MY GHOUL? (HARMONY GLEN) by AC Ruttan

Cursed by a sea witch and matched on an app with one of her descendants? A thousand years ago, ghoul Magnus was cursed by a landlocked sea witch who blamed him and his twin brother for all her problems. A classic case of being in the wrong place at the wrong time. He’s gotten over his anger about his predicament. Sort of. Since the Great Revelation, he and his twin ghoul brother are completely focused on turning the former funeral home they bought into a Dead and Breakfast. At least that’s something to count on, because ending the curse seems a bit impossible. Only true love can break it, but Magnus doesn’t have much hope after ten centuries. Until a connection on a monster dating app gives him an inkling of hope. That is, until he meets her and sees the face of the witch who cursed him and his brother. He thinks it’s some sort of centuries-old revenge plot, that she’s confused and annoyed. Turns out, his “match” is the sea witch’s descendent. Fate has a wicked sense of humor. Mercedes is an outcast in her family because…(more blurb on ebook seller’s page)    AmazonKU

PLUS SIZE SOLD MATE (WILLOW ISLAND MATES BOOK TWO) by Layla Silver

I was sold to an Alpha and forced to be his outcast Omega mate. I’ve been bullied into submission, claimed as pack property and used for my forbidden magic. When I’m attacked while escaping, a formidable Alpha steps in. For a moment, I’m relieved. Until he starts negotiating with my captors and buys me from them. Now I’m his wife. I wanted a quiet life, reading banned witch books and drinking tea. But I’m an Omega with magic. Wolves despise me and want me. And that includes him, my new forced husband who bought me. After the wedding, he takes me to a seaside retreat, according to tradition. And there, the weight of our forced bond crashes over me like the waves at the shore. The trauma of my past overwhelms me, and his nearness enhances it. The only respite I get is away from him, but he’s never far. I try to resist him, but the bond is alive in my veins, and my curves are desperate for him. My plus-size body is his, and he takes it and makes it his over and over again. What will the Alpha do with my wounded heart?     AmazonKU

FLINT’S ARROW (ASSASSIN’S ALLEY BOOK FOUR) by Lisa Oliver

VS Note: MM PNR.

Flint, snake snifter and the best sniper on the Agency’s books, met his mate while he was in the middle of a job. Unfortunately, when the wolf shifter opened his mouth all of Flint’s fears came true, and showing a lot more strength than he believed he had, Flint left, did his job, and walked away. But the Fates don’t like it when their matings plans don’t work out, and Flint is feeling the separation deeply… he only hopes Arrow is feeling the same way. I made a mistake, but I can’t fix it if I can’t find him. Arrow, wolf shifter, who works in the Cybercrimes unit of the same Agency Flint works for, met his mate, opened his mouth and shit came out. He knows it. He regrets every second of it. But unfortunately, as far as first impressions went, he’d made a mess of it and he couldn’t even find the cute blond assassin, let alone try and get a second chance. He’s using his actions, not words, Flint realized. He’s showing me, not just telling me, that he can change. That’s a freakingly big change. 
That mating pull is strong, and of course, Arrow and Flint need to meet up again, but it’s not an easy path. Arrow has to make some big changes to get Flint to even give him a chance, and when other people decide that maybe the bond between Flint and Arrow isn’t a true one, they add their own brand of pressure to an already volatile situation.      Amazon     Apple Books     Kobo

WHIPPED CREAM AND WEREWOLVES ( SUGAR SHACK WITCH MYSTERIES BOOK 10) by Danielle Garrett

One missing person is a mystery. Five in a single night? That’s a crisis. We’re closer than ever to finding the culprit behind the magic theft, but it’s hard to solve a case when your key researcher vanishes into thin air. As Orion and I frantically search for answers, we discover four other residents have vanished overnight without a trace. No witnesses, no clues, no explanation. Now we have to find all of the missing and keep Winterspell from descending into full-blown panic. We’re connecting the dots as fast as we can, but as the picture becomes clear, we realize it’s darker and more twisted than we can imagine. And I’m starting to think whoever is behind this has already made their next move.   AmazonKU

THE LIES WE TELL: GREYSON ACADEMY YEAR TWO by Serenity Rayne

Year two at Greyson Academy was supposed to be simpler. Keep her head down. Control the shadows. Survive long enough to understand what she’s becoming. Instead, the darkness learned to think for itself. Ashley Dawn has spent every moment since September performing ordinary — crushing her living shadows flat, hiding wings that glow like embers, smiling through classes while a detection grid maps every flicker of the darkness that moves without her permission. One ancient vampire wrote his name into her blood. One professor threaded fire through her shadows until desire and training became the same thing — then destroyed his career to make them look at him instead of her. Both of them would watch the world end before they’d let it touch her. But the crimson doesn’t care about disguises. The binding is cracking. The specialist has crimson residue on her instruments. And the Voice that reshapes minds with a word keeps getting easier to use and harder to justify. Nine hundred years of women like her. Every one discovered. Every one destroyed. Every one carrying the power to heal a broken world — killed by the people who profit from keeping it shattered. Three bonds. A prophecy with no third path. The harbinger bridges or the harbinger burns. She was their death sentence. She might be their only cure.      AmazonKU

BEYOND THE OBSSESSION VOL 2: A BRAE ANTHOLOGY by Various

VS Note: Not PNR or Fantasy as far as I can tell but good authors and I like to support anthologies.

It starts with a single look. Heated and full of promise…Then a simple touch. Fleeting yet electric…But something lingers long after. A feeling deep inside that smolders until the fires of passion ignite into something that can’t be contained. It becomes obsession…Beyond the Obsession Vol 2 Contains 15 steamy stories of lust, love and obsession. Authors include: Carrie Ann Ryan, Gwyn Mcnamee, C.J. Pinard, Kathleen Kelly, CD Gorri, Morgan Jane Mitchelll, Kate Hawthorne, Tracey Jerald, Khloe Wren, Desiree Lafawn, Miranda Lynn, Melinda Valentine, Kat Long, Angie Cottingham, J. Lynn Lombard 100% of proceeds will go to Braach Shepherds 4 Veterans Inc, 501 (c)(3) is a non profit located near Philipsburg, Montana.      Amazon

A STAR-CURSED HEART Aby Annie Mare

VS Note: FF PNR.

In the lead-up to the Salem witch trials, a desperate man made a deal with the devil—a deal that would drag two families down with him. Now, over 400 years later, the Steadfasts and the Prynnes remain caught in a curse that sentences both families to an existence of rigid rules, torturous consequences, and half-lives. Lucy Prynne and Ashes Steadfast are the latest to take on the mantle of this centuries-old deal: Lucy, born to try to reap the souls of the hopeful; and Ashes, born to stop Lucy, no matter the cost. But before they inherited their respective curses, it sure felt like Ash’s purpose was Lucy. Her best friend, her closest confidant, her true love. Ash knows the rules. She keeps her head down, her emotions in check, and she fights Lucy, no matter the personal cost. They are doomed to an incessant battle between good and bad, self-righteous and carnal. Or so Ash thinks. But when she resists her instincts to fight Lucy and finally starts to fight the curse instead, she realizes there might just be a way to end this once and for all. If not in this timeline, then the next. As generational secrets begin to unravel, Ashes and Lucy join forces against the true threat that has haunted their families for centuries, even if it costs them their lives—and their love.

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SHADOW AND LIGHT (ASH AND AETHER BOOK FOUR) by Milly Taiden

Kaster Nexis is the predator the gods forgot to kill. A solitary dragon of the Ash Wastes, he lives by a clinical, savage code: kill anything that crosses his border. But the rules of his isolation are shattering. For the first time, Kaster isn’t just defending territory—he’s guarding a woman who makes his teeth ache with a primal, predatory need he can no longer calculate away. Soreia Grave is an Anchor witch dying by inches. Her magic is the only thing that makes death stick in a world of divine regeneration, but every use burns away the months she has left. She’s spent a lifetime running from the vision of her own end, only to find herself at the side of a dragon who treats her survival as a strategic imperative. Her only hope for a future isn’t a cure—it’s an unwanted union that will change her fundamental nature forever. The gods are done with mercy. They have unleashed a divine poison designed to unravel Soreia’s bloodline and leave Kaster alone in an infinite war. As the ice-scarred plains fracture, Kaster must cross the only line he ever feared: Claim the mate. Anchor the ending. Kill a god.     AmazonKU

HEX ON THE ROCKS (HAVEN SHORES BOOK TWO) by Milly Taiden

She’s chaos. He’s control. Together, they’re combustible. Junie Reed has chaos magic, a potion shop, and walls high enough to keep out anyone who might get too close. She’s fine. Everything’s fine. Then her spells start misfiring, a mysterious magical surge threatens her livelihood, and a lion shifter in a designer suit strolls into town like he owns the place. She doesn’t need some arrogant Alpha poking around her shop. But between that jaw, those hands, and the way he looks at her like she’s a puzzle he wants to solve? Her magic isn’t the only thing misfiring. Leo Castellan deals in logic, discipline, and control. He’s in Haven Shores to investigate magical instability, not to find a mate. He doesn’t believe in fate. Then a red-haired chaos witch destroys his suit, gets under his skin, and makes his lion rumble with interest instead of irritation. This was supposed to be a simple business trip. When a shadowy organization targets Junie’s shop—and steals her grandmother’s irreplaceable recipe book—she’s forced to work with the one man who sees straight through her defenses. But late nights and close quarters have a way of turning sparks into flames. And the heat between them? It might just be more dangerous than whatever’s lurking in the shadows.      AmazonKU

THE GOLDEN JACKAL (KINKAID SHIFTERS BOOK EIGHT) by Bianca D’Arc

A golden jackal shifter mercenary who has spent decades hunting dark mages across three continents. A London librarian who just inherited a castle, a fortune, and a war she never knew existed. A fated mate bond that ignites when ancient evil closes in on them both. Petra Haas has a perfectly ordinary life until a distant cousin left her everything he owned. Now she stands in the halls of a German castle that reeks of dark magic, with a workshop full of cursed silver in the basement and dangerous mages returning in days to reclaim what they consider theirs. She should run. Instead, she squares her shoulders and decides to fight. Seth Taren is supposed to gather intelligence, not protect an innocent woman who has no idea she’s stumbled into a supernatural battleground. But from the moment he saw Petra march into the castle with nothing but courage and a battered briefcase, his inner jackal recognized what his human mind refused to accept – she was his. Now, with dark mages closing in and an ancient evil stirring, Seth will do whatever it takes to keep his fated mate alive. Even if it means putting his own heart on the line.

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THE DRAGON’S RELUCTANT MANNY: AN MM MPREG SHIFTER ROMANCE (PARANORMAL AU PAIR AGENCY) by Colbie Dunbar

I signed an NDA, but I didn’t sign up for this. When my funding falls through, I take a live-in manny position that comes with a paycheck I can’t ignore and three kids I’d been warned were “spirited.”
The kids are sweet, but they are hot to the touch, they make strange comments about fire, and the scorch marks around the house don’t add up. My new boss is the most intoxicating man I’ve ever met, which would be fine if he kept his distance. I lose track of where the job ends and something else begins between bedtime stories with three kids climbing all over me and a kiss from my boss in a dark hallway. Every day I stay, I fall harder for him and his kids, and I’m starting to wonder if I’ll still want the truth when I finally get it.      AmazonKU

VILE AND VIRTUE: THE END by Kathryn Ann Kingsley

Sasha Lancaster has already been murdered, resurrected, and trapped inside a dimension built from all of fiction. Her twin sister Sidney has been played, manipulated, and forced to watch. The score is tied. The demigods are restless. And the new stories they’re being thrown into aren’t fairy tales anymore — they’re nightmares with plotlines, designed to break them apart from the inside out. Every chapter is crueler than the last. Every death counts. And the line between Vile’s elaborate tortures and his devastating tenderness is getting impossible to find. He’s reading her mind. He’s reading the page. And the page isn’t lying. Sasha has a plan that could send them both home. There’s just one problem…she’s not sure she wants to use it. Because for the first time in his ancient, wretched existence, the villain doesn’t know how this story ends. He’s afraid—not of losing, but because Sasha is the only person in the history of fiction stupid enough to love him for it. The only way out is a story that’s never been told. The clock is ticking. And the librarian is about to rewrite the ending.   AmazonKU

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JUST BENEATH YOUR BOAT: TALES OF AQUATIC TERROR by Various

VS Note: Horror not PNR.

23 authors and 11 artists came together to create this aquatic horror anthology curated and edited by Tom Folske. Throughout history, tales of water monsters have fueled sailors’ and swimmers’ stories, bringing a new fear from the murky depths of the world’s most unexplored regions. As it stands, we know more about space than what we know about what lurks at the bottom of the deepest trenches of the ocean and many other water systems. Urban legends, mythical creatures, and cryptids alike were spun together in a terrifying mix of chaos. This anthology will leave you with one lingering question: Do you dare to venture into the water? All proceeds to be donated to Nature and Culture International, which works with Indigenous peoples, communities, governments, and partners to protect intact forests within large, connected landscapes across Latin America. Not only does deforestation endanger the lives of people across the globe due to rising climate change, but they also force many species into extinction. Help us protect and conserve the planet!      Amazon

GOT TO GET YOU INTO MY MIDLIFE: GOOD TO THE LAST DEATH BOOK 15 by Robyn Peterman

The great news is that I found my sanity. It was laying next to my midlife crisis. The bad news… To be old and wise, one must first be young and stupid. I’m batting five hundred in stupid department at the moment. A wedding, a death and a kidnapping. That’s what I’m dealing with. The future of the Immortal world is in peril and we’re going to fix it come hell or high water. Not a of a choice since it involves our daughter. With a foul mouthed, toothpick chewing nutbag as my co-pilot, and the love of my life riding shot gun, we mean business and we’re not taking no for an answer. This time I’m passing on the extra slice of crazy to go with my midlife crisis. I’m in for the whole dang pie.   AmazonKU

BROKEN PRINCE OF ICE (FORGOTTEN GODS BOOK ONE) by Jocelynn Drake

VS Note: MM Fantasy.

Prince Shey is missing. Erya royal guard Adrian Westergren is “forced” to team up with amorous but annoying dragon Haru to find the lost prince as a favor to the queen of Caspagir. Adrian was confident Prince Shey had gone off to pout while his ex-boyfriend Rayne got married. What he found was a twisted conspiracy deep in the heart of Damardor, in which innocent people were being stolen off the streets and disappeared permanently. There’s a good chance they’ve kidnapped Prince Shey too, along with something much more dangerous. Nightmares are about to be unleashed that the world has not experienced in centuries. Adrian and Haru are in a race against time to save Shey, while Adrian fights to protect his heart from a dragon he wants more than anything in the world. AmazonKU

AN ORDINARY SORT OF EVIL: A RIP THROUGH TIME NOVEL BOOK FIVE by Kelley Armstrong

Modern-day homicide detective Mallory Mitchell has grown accustomed to life in Victorian Scotland after travelling 150 years into the past into the body of a housemaid. She’s built a new life for herself. Even though she works as an assistant to forensic-science pioneer Dr. Duncan Gray and Detective Hugh McCreadie, she considers them true friends. And with Gray in particular, perhaps, someday, something more. Late one night, Gray and Mallory are summoned urgently to the home of Lady Adler, a patron of Gray’s undertaking business, and they assume there’s been a death in the household. But instead, they arrive in the midst of a seance with a ghost demanding Gray’s presence. The ghost is Lady Adler’s former maid, who had gone missing but now requests that Gray investigate her murder. Although Gray and Mallory are skeptical, they agree to look into the matter, whether she’s dead or alive. But unsure if there’s been a murder or not, unable to call out the medium as a fraud, and concerned for the fate of the young maid, Gray and Mallory are once again drawn into a mystery much more puzzling–and more dangerous–than it first seems.    AmazonKU     AB

WATCHED BY THE GARGOYLE: MONSTER BOUNTY HUNTERS by Safia Nyx

Everywhere I go, he’s there. Watching me. And the worst part? I’m starting to like it. Ivy – Working at a dive bar for monsters means you learn two things fast: keep the drinks coming and mind your business. I’m good at both. Mostly. Until the night a red demon walks into my bar and suddenly my life gets a lot more dangerous. That’s when I start noticing him. The silent figure perched high above the street. Huge wings. Stone stillness. Eyes that never leave me. A gargoyle. He’s intense. Overprotective. And about as talkative as a brick wall. Which is a problem, because I’m not exactly known for keeping my mouth shut. But with a demon closing in and danger following me home, the brooding monster on the rooftop might be the only one standing between me and disaster. Even if he drives me absolutely insane. Eli – For years I’ve worked quietly in the shadows. Hunting monsters. Collecting bounties. Maintaining order. Then I saw her. Loud. Reckless. Fearless in ways she shouldn’t be. Ivy works in a bar full of creatures who could tear her apart, yet she mouths off like she owns the place. She fascinates me. Infuriates me. And now she’s caught the attention of a demon trying to escape the human realm. Which means she’s mine to guard. She doesn’t like being watched. She definitely doesn’t like being told what to do. But she’s about to learn something important about gargoyles. When we choose something to protect, we never stop watching.     AmazonKU

WOLF NATION (MICKEY FRIDAY BOOK THREE) by J R Rain

Mickey Friday knows how to spot a bad situation… or how to walk into one, anyway. When a routine surveillance job leads her to a strange, self-sufficient community known as Wolf Nation, Mickey realizes she’s stumbled into something far more dangerous than an affair. Officially, Wolf Nation is an obscure religious group living quietly in the California desert. Unofficially, they’re werewolves preparing for a future where humans are no longer in charge. Then a body turns up. Trapped inside Wolf Nation with no backup, no phone service, and no one she fully trusts, Mickey is asked to do the unthinkable: investigate a murder for a society that claims it has no crime. As she digs deeper, she uncovers a web of seduction, power plays, and long-buried motives that reach all the way back to San Diego—and straight into the heart of the wolf hierarchy. With her ex-boyfriend (now human detective) chasing related murders in the city, an old flame watching her back from the shadows, and the Wolf Nation closing ranks, Mickey must decide how far she’s willing to go for the truth… and whether exposing it is worth the cost. Because in Wolf Nation, loyalty comes first, and outsiders don’t get out alive.      AmazonKU      AB

SHADOW AND THE WITCH: MOROZOV FAMILY BOOK TWO by Bailey Grayson

VS Note: MM PNR. Vampires.

He likes to think he’s a shadow, but he doesn’t know, the shadows belong to me. Wilder – I’m a witch with no purpose and too many secrets. Secrets that are starting to catch up to me. If I want to survive, I’m going to need the help of the one person I can’t stand. Byron Blake. A man without a soul. A murderer and a complete pain in my ass. Why did fate decide that he was the only man who could possibly help me? Byron – Wilder Rowan is a thorn in my side. He’s constantly getting in between me and my twin and I’m about to bury his body at the bottom of the ocean when my Boss orders me to protect him. Now I can’t kill him and I’m stuck with him in the middle of nowhere trying to escape a fate that wants revenge. I’m half tempted to let fate win. Except, somewhere along the way, Wilder started to get interesting. The only problem with things I find interesting, is that they soon turn to obsession.      AmazonKU

THE DEMON AND THE PRINCESS (FATED MATES AND MONSTER DATES) by Laura Greenwood

Being the secret bodyguard to a demon princess was never going to be easy. Sophia is looking forward to being away from the demon court and the constant reminders of her royal status. Whether it’s classes, parties, or friends, she wants to give her all to her time at the academy. With his education at stake, Lucas made an agreement that he regrets the moment he sees Sophia, and the more they get to know one another, the more obvious it is that he should never have said yes in the first place. When secrets start spilling out, the budding mate bond between Sophia and Lucas is tested more than either of them is ready for. The Demon and the Princess is a cozy m/f monster romance and part of the Fated Mates and Monster Dates series. It features a demon princess, a secret bodyguard, and a mate bond that’s about to be tested.

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BARGAIN WITH FATE (BLIND FURY BOOK TWO) by Annabel Chase

In Maya August’s world, even your shadow can betray you. When a shadow slips its leash and leaves a body behind, the aging paranormal population of Evermore is on edge—again. But shadows aren’t the only things misbehaving. An elderly elf is fading fast. He’s stopped eating, losing weight, and spending all his time asleep, lost in vivid dreams of the woman he calls his soulmate, but Maya suspects there’s something far more sinister at work. As demonic spirits begin slipping into the realm, she realizes the city of Savannah and its secret island neighbor are standing on the brink of disaster, the kind you can’t stop—only survive. To protect the innocent, Maya is forced to team up with Vale again. The demigod is dangerous, infuriating, and has his own agenda. Maya isn’t exactly an open book either, and working together means risking secrets she’s fought hard to bury. With fate tightening its grip and no way to stop what’s coming, Maya must decide what she’s willing to sacrifice—because she knows all too well what happens when the darkness isn’t kept at bay, and that trust may be the most dangerous bargain of all.     AmazonKU

FOR WHOM THE SPELL TOLLS (ORDINARY OREGON MYSTERY BOOK TWO) by Devon Monk

Come for the readings…stay for the revenge…Jules Larkwood, a witch looking for a little adventure, doesn’t expect her friendly bet with the town’s oldest vampire to change her life. Then a powerful enemy from her past rises from the dead, and Jules’ life becomes a little too interesting. Now she must juggle tracking down ancient spells, thwarting secret rituals, and facing old foes, while attending her book club and keeping her crystal shop open for Ordinary’s full moon festival. But when a woman is found dead, all bets are off. Jules and her best friends Medusa (yes, that Medusa) and a seer named Piper, are on the hunt, and running out of time to catch the murderer before the next victim falls.     Amazon     Apple Books     Kobo

THE SAVAGE VOW: FF ORC ROMANTASY by Ariel Marie

A forbidden bond. A savage vow. A mate she will not surrender. Nargol Cydassi is the chieftain’s shadow—spy, blade, and the weapon unleashed when loyalty falters. When a mob revolts against the ruling family, she is sent to uncover the traitor before unrest spreads into war. She expects lies. She expects blood to be spilled. She does not expect fate. Orlena Blackwell is human—an outcast apprenticed to a master who will never see her as equal, tolerated among orcs but never truly one of them. She has survived by keeping her head bowed and her heart guarded. Until a drifter looks at her—and something is awakened in her. Fated mates are sacred among orcs. But humans are not. As Nargol uncovers a conspiracy that threatens the foundation of orc rule, enemies begin moving closer. Whispers turn into warnings. And the presence of a human at her side becomes a liability. Anyone who mistakes Orlena for a weakness will learn just how wrong they are. Because Nargol’s loyalty to her clan is iron. But her devotion to her mate is something far more dangerous. To claim Orlena, she must defy orders and risk becoming a weapon turned against her own people. Some vows are sworn in honor. Others are carved in fury.      AmazonKU

CALCULATED WHISK (TALES FROM THE DRAGON DINER BOOK ONE) by Lindsay Buroker

The Dragon Diner: Bookkeeper Wanted. After a lifetime as a mercenary and years of war, Rylana seeks a peaceful new career, and this job looks perfect. What could be calmer and more relaxing than crunching numbers while delightful scents waft from a professional kitchen? There’s just one problem. The Dragon Diner is run by a real dragon, one she shot with an arrow during the war. And, oh yes, he remembers her. This might not be the relaxing new start to life that Rylana envisioned.   Amazon

THE ARCANE ARTS: A NOVEL by S D Coverly

Ambitious and driven, Ellsbeth Storer has long been determined to study the arcane arts, even before the mysterious death of a loved one draws her to prestigious Newlyn University. Professor Thaddeus Rawlins was once the wunderkind of the field, but in the wake of a horrific tragedy that nearly ended his career, he has resigned himself to the boredom of tenure. Yet when the magnetic Ellsbeth enters his orbit, he finds her impossible to resist. He agrees to oversee her pursuit of a taboo thesis topic: the study of writ magic, the illegal power to control and compel others—and a secret obsession of Rawlins’s. As student and professor undertake their illicit research, harmless flirtation crosses into uncontrollable desire, which threatens to bloom into something even more dangerous: love. But can two people who are masters of manipulation ever trust each other?       Amazon     AB      Apple Books      Kobo

THE BALLAD OF FALLING DRAGONS: A SEQUEL (THE MOONFALL SERIES BOOK TWO) by Sarah A Parker

Raeve’s thirst for vengeance continues to burn, as does her love for Kaan Vaegor—a staunch beacon from a past she’s yet to face. With Rekk’s blood still fresh on her hands, she learns the world will face its most devastating moonfall yet, forcing her to pick a path: Chase death. Or life. Desperate to save his kingdom from ruin, Kaan’s crown has never felt so heavy. His many larks to scattered friends and family remain unanswered, and time is running out. As allies merge and enemies surge with bloodlusting agendas of their own, secrets brew hot enough to burn, but none so mighty as the truth nesting within the icy depths of Raeve’s long forgotten past. Something … Other. Something with the knowledge to change it all.

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A VOW OF VENGEANCE: MM FANTASY ROMANCE (VOWS OF UNITY BOOK TWO) by Lionel Hart

On the verge of losing his position within the mysterious Order of Twilight, elven assassin Alwyn Alara is charged by his mentor with a secret, dangerous task: infiltrate a mission to capture the rebel orc warlord Zesh, and kill him before he’s brought to face the justice of King Zorvut. Though Alwyn is used to working alone, he finds himself annoyed and charmed in equal measure by the orc spy Krujha of the Shifting Sands. Krujha has devoted his life to ending the war that now threatens to engulf his homeland once again. But as their mission reaches a tipping point, for the first time he dreams of a life in an era of peace. Though he and Alwyn seem to have little in common, they can’t deny their attraction to each other, even as the fate of two nations weighs on their shoulders. As they learn to work together, Alwyn and Krujha find in each other a kindred soul, as a life of duty and violence is all they’ve ever known. With the mission and their newfound romance on the line, they must choose to share their secrets and learn to trust each other—or die trying.     AmazonKU

A SPRINKLE OF SWEET SERENDIPITY by Rachel Linden

Paris trained chocolatier and single mother Emmie Wynne gave up her own dreams six years ago when she returned to her Pacific Northwest coastal tourist town to run her family’s struggling candy store. Now on her thirty-fourth birthday, Emmie has only one wish, to be granted the vision that every Wynne woman is given once in her lifetime—a shimmering glimpse of her true destiny. This year, when she blows out her candles, it finally comes true. Her vision is more delectable than she could’ve imagined—her very own artisanal chocolate shop filled with decadent truffles and caramels, and her celebrity crush, Henry Summers, down on one knee. And when Henry suddenly arrives in town for the summer, offering Emmie the opportunity of a lifetime, the future in her vision suddenly seems possible. But a rekindled connection with Jakob, her former high school best friend turned hunky, brooding tattooed baker, forces Emmie to grapple with the bittersweet realization that her destiny may not be what her heart truly longs for. As the culmination of her vision draws nearer, can Emmie find the courage to create a happiness of her own making?     Amazon     AB     Apple Books     Kobo

MY BRILLIANT AI BOYFRIEND – A NOVEL by Stella Hayward

As a top scientist in her field, Ava Green doesn’t spend much time outside of the lab. But when her best friend Rani suggests she present her innovative work in AI at a big competition to win a funding prize, Ava finds herself attending a ceremony in a ridiculously fancy castle—wearing an equally ridiculous dress—as one of the four finalists chosen. For the next three weeks, Ava will live at the castle (which is totally haunted, by the way) with the other contestants for the prize. Even though all Ava wants is to continue working on her AI program, FreeThought, in peace, she’ll have to do things like attend dinners and actually interact with people. To make matters worse, one of the other contestants is the surly and aloof poet, Forrest Faulkner, who’s had a huge chip on his shoulder since the moment they met. What’s so great about poems that don’t even rhyme, anyway? When a handsome stranger—who literally looks like he’s stepped out of one of Ava’s pre-pubescent dreams—arrives at the competition, suddenly socializing doesn’t sound so bad anymore. He seems too good to be real… and maybe that’s not so far from the truth. As the competition progresses, Ava is suddenly confronted with a monster problem of her own creation, causing her to reconsider her life and work in a new light. She might also need to rethink some bad first impressions she’s been holding on to as well. Maybe Ava’s idea of perfection isn’t what’s perfect for her, after all?       Amazon     AB      Apple Books     Kobo

BUCKLE UP BUTTERCUP (PINE GULCH EVER AFTER BOOK TWO) by Hazel Mack

Bluebell – I’m famous for my to-do list and at the very top of it is trying not to lust after Hadrian Alkazar—hometown heartthrob, star skyball player, and my older brother Jasper’s best friend. Jasper made it clear many years ago that the hunky gargoyle is completely off limits, and that was fine and dandy when Hadrian didn’t live in Pine Gulch. But now he does, and it’s nearly impossible not to notice that he ticks all the boxes on my perfect boyfriend list: Kind. Nerdy. Seven feet of stacked muscles with a killer wit and a filthy mouth. So I do what any sensible girl would do – buy a business who hates me and throw myself desperately into figuring out how to make that work. If I keep myself on the edge of burnout, I won’t have time to notice Hadrian pushing his way deeper into my life. The big gargoyle seems determined to make things difficult by buying me gifts when he’s away, feeding me when I’m too busy to feed myself, and helping on days the store is testing my willpower. I’d be a fool not to fall hard and fast for a male like that. My shop might collapse around me. My brother might lose his mind. But the closer Hadrian and I get, the more I start to wonder if risking all of that might be worth it. Because the one thing I know for sure is that on my daily to-do list, I want Hadrian to be at the very top.     AmazonKU

VAMPIRE. KING. MINE: FATED MATES MM VAMPIRE X HUMAN ROMANCE by L C Almeida

So, being a king’s fated mate was not on my bingo card. Oh! Did I mention he is a vampire too?! Come on, a human like me shouldn’t be the soulmate of one of the most powerful beings in existence! I shouldn’t be able to hear him rambling in my mind. And we really shouldn’t have a bond that makes us feel everything the other is feeling—and throws a tantrum if we’re separated by a few feet. The oldest and most powerful magic that exists has decided that Dante and I will be together forever, even if we can’t stand each other 99% of the time… Awesome, right?! Not to mention that someone tried to kill me, and we still don’t know who it was. And him having a human mate would be the scandal of the century. There’s a whole family mess going on, and I just got out of a relationship that made me swear I’d never get close to another man again. Yes, that’s what you can call chaos. Want to know how we’re going to deal with all of this and still find a disgustingly sweet happy ending?! Join me on this adventure through the world of vampires!     AmazonKU      AB

THE MERMAID’S KISS (BOUNDLANDS SERIES) by Elsie Winters

The day I drowned began like any other. At least, until a silent boy with claws and gills pulled me from the sea. Lorn is from a world beneath the waves, completely unlike my elven home, but the shoreline becomes our shared domain. Trinket boxes and buried treasure take the place of shared language, as secret as our forbidden friendship, and just as precious. The years roll by as steadily as the tide, until the day my marriage is arranged to a stranger. A high-born elf of wealth and status, everything I’m meant to want . . . but I’m in love with my best friend, the man from beneath the waves. Now I must choose—surrender to the life chosen for me? Or risk all I know for a love that feels as deep as the sea itself?       Amazon

STARTUP HELL by Caitlin Rozakis

Morgan Blackwater’s mother is a kickass, world-saving, demon-slaying Shadow Council wizard. As for Morgan? Morgan’s a junior salesperson at a tech startup that can’t even decide what its product is. But with magic dyslexia and a disinclination to kick ass, Morgan is doing her best carving out a niche for herself in the mundane world. Leaving work late one night, she discovers her boss dead from the effort of summoning a demon to trade his soul in order to make his quarterly target. The disturbingly-attractive demon, Lucareoth (Luke for short), is trapped here until he finds someone to sell their soul. While trying to sneak Luke out of the building, Morgan runs into her infamous mother. Apparently, someone has been summoning demons and she’s here to get to the bottom of it. Trying to protect Luke from her mother, Morgan gets sucked into the Infernal Plane and discovers hell really is a corporate nightmare. She only gets back home with a promise to deliver a human soul of her own. While her coworkers are really annoying, she’s not willing to sacrifice their souls. The company’s tech bro CEO, though, is another story.       Amazon     AB     Apple Books     Kobo

STRANGE FAMILIARS (SEAMERE COLLEGE DUOLOGY BOOK ONE) by Keshe Chow

Two scholars of magical veterinary science must put aside their lust and loathing to save the world in the first installment of this whimsical, romantic, dark academia duology. All Gwendolynne Chan needs is to get through final year at Seamere College, where she is on track to graduate as number one —as long as the pretentious prat Harrisford Briggs doesn’t beat her to it. Harrisford Briggs’s father, the chief financial officer of Magecorp, a major global distributor of magic, expects him to come top of the class. Harrisford, though, can’t help but notice that his father has been acting odd. And there are strange whisperings, too, of uncontrollable surges of excess magic. When these magical surges begin to rock London, causing chaos and explosions and animal familiars going feral, Gwen and Harrisford find themselves reluctantly involved, putting both of their veterinary careers at risk. Along with Gwen’s snarky cat familiar, Gwen and Harrisford must team up to diagnose the problem. But as the two academic rivals fight their burgeoning feelings, they quickly realize that magic is not the only thing surging.    Amazon     AB     Apple Books      Kobo

IN TOO DEEP (TENEBRAE COVE SERIES BOOK TWO) by N R walker

VS note. MM PNR. Shifters.

Fraser Gorman finds comfort in unrequited love. It’s predictable, safely distant, and forever unobtainable. Zero risk, all the feels. That’s how he’s lived for years. But then the object of his affection plucks at those feelings, pulling at threads that threaten to unravel everything, and Fray has nowhere left to turn but straight into the truth. Tobin Tiller is broken. Has been for as long as he can remember. He keeps himself distant, building his carefully constructed walls against the rejection he knows is coming. But when he recognises the signs of the bond and who his mate is, he tries to resist. After all, rejecting the bond before Fray can reject him is what he does best. But the threat of Lusca makes it all inevitable because that’s how fate plays the game. And the men of Tenebrae Cove are about to learn that fate will always win, regardless of their best intentions, and regardless of the rules. Changes are coming, revelations will be made, and the truth is something else entirely. Fray and Tobin are in too deep for this to play out any other way.     AmazonKU

TROLLHEIM: TALE OF SYSTIR by Georgia Summers

HEXED AND LAWLESS (MERLIN MYSTERIES BOOK SIX) by Kim Richardson

I used to think my biggest problem was gods trying to kill me. Turns out, that was just the warm-up. Now I’ve got a brand-new kind of magic, one that doesn’t just bend the rules. It rewrites them. Divine runes? I can break them. Change them. Maybe even create my own. Which is great… except for the part where nobody knows what that actually means. Including me. And apparently, neither do the dragons. Because when I accidentally did something very illegal to my dragon boyfriend’s blood—long story, involved saving his life, zero regrets—it set off alarms in a very old, very powerful dragon system. The kind that doesn’t send warning letters. The kind that sends enforcers. Now the dragon legacy wants answers. The gods are still watching. My ex-ghost roommate might be losing his second chance at life. And me? I’m stuck in the middle of it all, trying to figure out what I’ve become before someone decides I shouldn’t exist at all. Good news. I’m done waiting for permission. Bad news. So is everyone else. And if they think I’m going down quietly, they clearly haven’t been paying attention.   AmazonKU

BEGINNING AT THE END (BETAS IN WAITING BOOK 37) by Viola Grace

Eudora begins with a divorce, finds a lawyer, and discovers that she was never married at all. The lawyer finds that his client glows like the sun to his senses, and it is her focus and professionalism that will see him through. Maybe. Eudora was in a marriage of convenience, which became inconvenient when her husband brought a woman home, breaking the terms of their prenup. She follows the letter of their agreement and leaves everything behind, but now, his lawyer is stalking her, and she needs legal help. A coworker calls a lawyer who is willing to work for an exchange of services. He will unravel her divorce and the original marriage, and she will join him at society functions as his plus one to keep women at bay. He agrees to provide the dresses and accessories, and she agrees to the deal. Unravelling her legal mess is fairly easy once he realizes that half the documentation wasn’t enforceable to begin with. A simple arrangement just got complicated in the weirdest way.      Amazon        NOTE: Not yet on Apple Books or Kobo the day I checked

IVORY FANGS RADIANT SOUL (WINGS OF EMBERNIA BOOK THREE) by Ingrid Seymour

Vengeance has wings. Fate has fangs. But love may be the greatest weapon of all. I thought my path was set, bonded to Zephyros and united with Vaylen Stormsong. But as the Queen of Dragons awakens, I’m forced into a choice that shatters my world. Tahranis Flarebane claims I’m the prophesied Omneira, the master of all elements. Now, King Craven wants the unthinkable of me, the Sky Order brands me a traitor, and Vaylen—the man I love more than life itself—looks at me with nothing but hatred. To end a thousand-year war, I’ve broken every sacred bond. But as my memories return, I realize I’m a pawn in a game far more dangerous than I imagined. The Screechclaws and the dragons harbor secrets that could destroy us all. To save Embernia, I must embrace a power that terrifies me while I fight for a love already lost. The truth will either forge us anew. Or destroy us all.   AmazonKU

WAR OF HER THRONE (WAR OF HER HEART BOOK FOUR) by Lexi Hodges

Violet and Sebastian’s bond grows stronger by the day, but unanswered questions weigh heavy—because Violet is the light where Sebastian is the dark, and the world has never been kind to things that are not meant to exist together. Their crowns will not sit side by side. Their realms will not blend. And the Queen Mother’s lands are carved right between them. They may be powerful enough to challenge fate—but power has never come without a cost. Will the very Sovereigns who once destroyed her realm be willing to let it rise again? Or will they tear it down a second time before it ever has the chance to breathe? Will they survive the distance their crowns will demand…or will ruling cost them each other? While Violet is learning how to rule, how to wield a power that grows stronger every time she touches it, Bronwen is coming undone in ways she can no longer hide. She has spent centuries holding herself together—burying the past, surviving it, pretending it no longer had the power to reach her—and now, despite everything she’s done to outrun it, the cracks are starting to show. Old names are beginning to surface where they shouldn’t, and the kind of magic she once thought she buried for good is stirring again. Because some things were never meant to stay hidden… no matter how far you run from them, or how carefully you try to forget. The closer Violet gets to claiming her crown…the more certain it becomes that someone is already waiting for her to fall. But everyone knows there is no version of this world that survives if Violet isn’t in it. Sebastian won’t allow it. And Bronwen may be the sacrifice.     AmazonKU

MURDER SPELLED IN THREAD (ELLA BLOOM MYSTERIES BOOK EIGHT) by Sarah Noffke

Every stitch tells a story. Some stories get you killed. For over a decade, the Chattering Needles have gathered every week in Gloamington — knitting, embroidering and sharing secrets. They had one rule: what’s said in the circle, stays in the circle. Someone broke it. When one of their own is found dead, the needles go silent. And so does everyone else…Was it the victim who let something slip outside the circle? Or did the secrets shared about her seal her fate? With a mysterious drifter lurking at the edges of town and a tangle of husbands, rivals and old grudges to unravel, the suspect list is anything but short. Now Ella Bloom and Malcolm Fawkes must pick apart every thread, including the spelled one woven into the murder itself. But as Ella hunts a killer hiding among Gloamington’s most tight-knit women, she’s still being hunted herself. Can Ella and Malcolm stitch together the truth before the murderer strikes again? Or will the secrets buried in that circle prove too deadly to unravel?     AmazonKU

THE TORN ZODIAC (13TH ZODIAC TRILOGY BOOK TWO) by Penn Cassidy

Dominion Academy tried to chew Jupiter Black to pieces and spit her back out. But they didn’t realize who they were dealing with. She walked in as something no one believed existed, and she proved it in front of all of them. She fought, held her ground, and gave them every reason to trust and respect her. But they didn’t. The Nightfall Shield saw her power and chose to question it. They made her fall in love, and then ripped the rug out from under her feet. Without looking back, she fled Dominion and found herself at the gates of Imperium Academy in London. This place didn’t run on reputation, money or old names. If you had power, you proved it. If you didn’t, you didn’t last. Simple as that. Jupiter fit in, finally able to prove her worth. For the first time, no one was trying to decide what she should be or where she belonged. She got to choose that for herself. And people noticed. Jupiter didn’t make it easy for the men of the Stardust Shield to get close. She’d been burned before. If anyone wanted a place beside her, they were going to work for it. But these men weren’t your average shield warriors. They were raised and trained in an ancient order…(more blurb on ebook seller’s page)     AmazonKU

HUNTING FOR HER HEART (LOST SOULS OF DYCONIA BOOK SIX) by Shona Knight

Willow – My whole life, I was locked away, hidden from the world by my father and his cult. When he decided I would marry a man old enough to be my grandfather, a man I hated, I ran. I thought I was escaping. Instead, I stumbled into Dyconia. And straight into the Mating Hunt. Here, women volunteer to be chased, claimed, owned. But I never signed up for this. I never chose this. I’m surrounded by men who see me as nothing more than a prize. When three of the most intimidating men I’ve ever seen capture me, I quickly realize they’re nothing like I expected. They don’t force me to marry them, they don’t force themselves on me. Instead, they protect me, they take care of me. They make me feel things I’ve never allowed myself to feel. But can I truly trust them? Can I give them my heart when I’ve lived in fear for so long? Or will Dyconia become just another prison I can’t escape? ***This is a standalone, why choose MFMM romance with a fantasy twist and no cheating, owd, mm, or ff.      AmazonKU

TO BREAK A VOW (SOULMARK CYCLE BOOK ONE) by Ella Laurenti

Their match was meant to serve the Empire. Instead, it may destroy it. Sabine Almarien has survived on cleverness and careful obscurity. But when a mark said to bind her to a magically perfect match appears on her skin, the Empire forces her into the Season: a cruel marriage mart where blood vows determine magical power. Worse, that supposedly perfect match is Lord Death himself. Azrian Vaelros—the Emperor’s ruthless enforcer—has buried one wife already. He has no interest in another blood vow, least of all with a maddening woman who despises everything he represents. But the Emperor gives him no choice. To survive the Season, Sabine and Azrian strike a careful bargain: fake a courtship to satisfy imperial scrutiny, while quietly searching for a way out of their arranged marriage. But when other marked couples turn up dead, the two of them are drawn into a shared investigation that binds them closer than either intended. Each truth pulls them deeper into each other’s orbit… and into a conspiracy at the heart of the Empire itself. As their blood vow approaches, they’ll have to choose: become the perfect weapon the Empire demands, or forge something far more dangerous.       AmazonKU

WRATH OF THE WILD HUNT (WRATH OF THE TITHRIALL SERIES BOOK THREE) by A A Gordon

Ornella is devastated by the loss of her mate. She will bring him home at any cost, but she cannot do it alone. Not with the Ruadhán hunting her and Ahnnaòin in more danger than ever from an unexpected enemy. She must take her place with the Wild Hunt if she wants justice for Amira’s betrayal. And to make the Vale feel her wrath. Amira never meant to cause Ornella such agony. She wants to believe their friendship can endure, but she has everything to lose now: a kingdom, a family, and two mates. With an unknown enemy continuing to plot against them, time is quickly running out to find a peaceful resolution before the Wild Hunt comes for vengeance. Nuala has spent years surviving monsters in the dark with only her visions to keep her sane. Now there is nothing the Seer won’t do to claim the life from her dreams; even if she must become a nightmare to do it. She cannot afford to fail or everything precious she fought to protect will crumble into ash and ruin.    AmazonKU

THE VAMPIRE AND HIS STAR WEAVER (COSMIC LEY SERIES BOOK ONE) by Devon Atwood

A college senior is claimed by a five-hundred-year-old vampire and becomes the prize in a supernatural war. Her life was supposed to be simple. Survive university. Get through her shifts. Keep her head down. Then the ground flashes blue, and everything changes. Sage Herriman is suddenly bound to Silas, a five-hundred-year-old vampire who has spent centuries searching for his mate. The connection is instant, overwhelming, and impossible to ignore. He calls her his ley socium. The first human matched to a vampire in decades. Now she is hidden inside a world she never knew existed, surrounded by powerful vampires who will do anything to protect her. Because someone else wants her. The fae have been waiting. Watching. And whatever they see in Sage is worth killing for. As the bond between Silas and Sage deepens, so does the danger surrounding her. His control is absolute. His hunger is not just for blood. And the closer she gets to him, the harder it becomes to resist the pull between them. Because in a world of power and ruthless loyalty, being chosen does not mean being safe. It means being claimed. And Silas doesn’t share what belongs to him.    AmazonKU

MOUNTAIN BEAR’S CITY MATE (COMPANY 417 SHIFTER SERIES BOOK 82) by Amelia Wilson

SLOANE – “Holt Brennan is grumpy, stubborn, and everything that irritates me. Sure, he’s tall and muscular and sexy and… Okay. The point is that a few days sparring with him has me ready to scream… Until I’m ready to scream for entirely different reasons!” I’m a businesswoman trying to build something real in a city that never slows down. One safety conference. One impossible firefighter. One hotel room. One impossible night! Now I can’t stop thinking about a man who belongs on a mountain. He’s all about the wilderness and solitude. I’m all about silk and city skylines. He thinks I’m too soft and dainty. I think he needs to learn about civilization. One impossible night. Two. Three. The impossible nights keep coming, and this man is more than I can handle. And impossible to give up. Sloane never expected to fall for a man who’s everything she’s not. Holt never planned to love a city girl who drives him crazy. But Holt is a bear shifter and the bear inside of him has already decided what he wants.     AmazonKU

CLAIMED BY THE WOLF PRINCE by Delta James

She was never meant to be claimed… until the Wolf Prince decided she was his. I was taken by the pack that destroyed mine. Given to the Wolf Prince who never fails. Torben Eriksson is supposed to break me. Instead, he gets too close. Close enough to expose the secret I’ve buried for fifteen years—I’m an omega. When my scent slips, I become prey. Every wolf wants me. Torben is the only one who can protect me. And the one man I should fear the most. Because the longer I stay in his world…the harder it is to remember I’m his prisoner.     AmazonKU

DRAGON CURSED (THE SECRET KINGDOMS: THE DRAQUONIR BOOK THREE) by Becca Brayden and Grace Goodwin

Alsander, eldest of Ireland’s ancient Draquonir dragon shifters, has spent three centuries trapped inside a dying forest, feeding his own blood to the curse poisoning the land. Alone. Feared. Slowly losing the battle against the darkness beneath the roots. He has long since accepted there will be no future for him — no mate, no kingdom, no escape from the monster he is becoming. Then a human woman walks into his forest…and witnesses the one thing forbidden to mortal eyes. His dragon. Poppy Brightwood came to the haunted wood searching for a mythical flower that might save the dying children in her village. Raised on old herbal lore and her grandmother’s whispered stories about magic and secret kingdoms, she expected danger from the forest itself — not from the massive black dragon that crashes from the sky before shifting into a man too beautiful, too deadly, and far too tempting to trust with her secrets. The moment Alsander scents her, his dragon recognizes her as his mate. Mine. But claiming her would doom her. Ancient Draquonir law demands the death of any human who learns their existence unless she is claimed. Yet the curse devouring Alsander’s soul makes claiming Poppy impossible. If he binds her to him, the darkness inside him could consume her, too. So he does the one thing his dragon cannot forgive: He keeps his distance. Even as every glance burns. Every touch feels dangerous. Every night trapped together inside the cursed forest pushes them closer to surrender. Because something ancient is waking beneath the trees. The curse wants Poppy. His enemies want her dead. And the longer Alsander refuses to claim the woman fate chose for him, the more impossible it becomes to resist the pull between them.     Amazon

SECRETS, SPELLS AND SHADOWS (THE HAVENWOOD COVE COZY FANTASY MYSTERY SERIES BOOK TWO) by Susie Swenson

Seraphina Blackthorn thought she was finally finding her footing—running a magical yarn shop, navigating midlife magic, and settling into a seaside town where enchanted lattes, mischievous familiars, and snarky birds are perfectly normal. But peace never lasts long in Havenwood Cove. A stormy night unleashes wild magic. Shadows whisper in the forest. A shocking dragon-shifter revelation sends Sera’s carefully rebuilt life spinning once more. When a frightened family arrives seeking refuge, Sera is drawn into a different kind of mystery—one rooted not in spells, but in fear, compassion, and the fierce instinct to protect. Helping them reminds her that not every danger in Havenwood is supernatural… and that some threats leave deeper scars than magic ever could. Soon, strange disturbances ripple through town. Roots tremble beneath the streets. Lights flicker. Dreams turn unsettlingly real. Even the yarn shop seems on edge. As the newly awakened Guardian of Havenwood Cove, Sera follows a trail of enchanted clues leading to long-buried secrets—and an ancient enemy stirring beneath the town’s peaceful surface. Thankfully, she isn’t facing it alone. With Willow the mystical cat, Syrus the sarcastic phoenix-parrot, a house that cares a little too much, and Ryker Stormrider—the broody dragon-shifter now bound to Havenwood by fate and fire—Sera must unravel the whispers creeping into her town before the shadows take hold… and before protecting Havenwood demands a cost she may not be ready to pay.      AmazonKU

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I have a new release this week too! 

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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RESOLUTION (PLANET OF LAST RESORT BOOK THREE by Veronica Scott

VS Note: Technically there are 3 books in the main series, this being #3, but there are also two novellas. Sorry for the numbering confusion!

Dr. Melisande Jericho returned home to Randal Four to find herself in the middle of an undead apocalypse. Together with Captain Jeff Pearson and his team of Sectors Special Forces operators she’s been making her way across the planet toward the sanctuary of Pearson’s homestead claim in the north. Battling swarms of the infected, treating surviving humans in need of medical care, and taking down a local warlord have taken their toll on Melly. At the same time they’ve also been seeking answers to how the viral outbreak happened and who might have been behind the situation. While she and Jeff have fallen in love as they battled the infected together and endured hardship and danger, Melly is apprehensive now as the most daunting task lies ahead – infiltrating the large refugee camp run by former government authorities who may or may not have a secret agenda. Can she forgive Jeff for taking her into such a perilous situation? Will they find the answers he needs? While her trust in the man she loves is absolute even he may not be able to save her life when she’s targeted by the very enemy they’ve been seeking. Matters come to a head and the future of the planet and every surviving human is at stake with only Melly and Jeff and a few of their comrades to stand in the way of complete disaster. 59K words. Can be read as a standalone, some spoilers for the earlier books.

Amazon  Apple Books      Kobo      NOOK       GooglePlay

FALLING FOR LOVE (STAR DATE ISLAND BOOK ONE) by Marit Prins

Six women. One alien planet. And a dating show where warlords, princes, and warriors from across the galaxy compete for the chance to claim their fated human mate. When Emma signed up for Star Date Island, she thought she’d be competing for the heart of some billionaire celebrity. What she didn’t expect was to wake up on another planet at Eros Estate—and discover the men vying for her attention aren’t human. They’re aliens. Very powerful aliens. And apparently… they love curvy human women. For the first time in her life, Emma isn’t “too much.” Not too loud. Not too bold. Not too curvy. She’s exactly what they want. Warriors kneel. Princes court her with quiet devotion. Warlords promise entire galaxies at her feet. And the cameras capture every moment as the galaxy watches six human women navigate a villa filled with powerful alien bachelors searching for their perfect mate. But choosing a mate isn’t easy when two very different aliens are fighting for Emma’s heart. Prince Kadran is thoughtful, intelligent, and the kind of man a woman could build a future with. Warlord Zul is dangerous, commanding, and the kind of male who makes Emma forget every rule she’s ever lived by. The cameras are rolling. The stakes are rising. And somewhere among the warlords, princes, and warriors competing for her heart… Emma might just find the one who proves she was never too much at all. Welcome to Star Date Island. Where love isn’t just real…it’s intergalactic.     AmazonKU

80% SMOKE 20% SHOW by Chris Redd

VS Note: MM SFR.

All it takes is one intergalactic leap of faith…For his birthday, Nash expected cake. Maybe a quiet night in. Definitely not a seven-foot-tall, purple-scaled alien doing chin-ups in his living room.
Saluda is powerful. Built for battle. And completely unprepared for Nash. Nash doesn’t fight with talons or fire. He fights by showing up. By caring. By offering warmth without asking for anything in return. And that kind of strength might be the most dangerous of all. To earn his wings, Saluda must prove himself worthy of becoming a Drack warrior. Strength. Discipline. Control. That is all that matters. The human male who smells like storms and looks at him as though he is more than a weapon is just a distraction. A small, soft, weak distraction. When duty demands sacrifice and destiny demands fire, Saluda must decide what kind of warrior he truly wants to be, and whether earning his wings is worth losing the male who has already taught him how to fly.     AmazonKU

VYTLN’S TRAP: THIRD IN DELIVERY SERVICE DETAILS by Talia Rhea

Delivery Details: Multiple crates of high power explosives from the factory, to be delivered to a war torn planet. There’s a pest moving around the ship, and Vytln is the only one who knows its there. He has no proof, no one else has seen anything, but he is determined to catch it. He finally succeeds in catching the pest in a trap. The only problem is that it’s his mating a trap. He’s been in this situation before. He’d been betrayed and lost everything he prized the last time he caught a female in his trap. He absolutely won’t do this again. Haven spent her entire life breaking things down, building them back up, and chasing after her own curiosity. She’d never met a machine she didn’t want to figure out how it worked. The printer in school, the plane in the hanger, the starship that took her off planet without anyone knowing she was there. And now, the broken down starship with a mechanic that was so fun to tease by messing with his wiring. But man, she didn’t think he’d be so determined to catch her he’d make a trap this elaborate. Haven doesn’t mind being mated to the big guy, but man does he have baggage. A whole lot of family issues, a former almost-mate, and a criminal record that would make most people run. He’s not the only one with a past, however, in this crew of ne’er-do-wells. Their old crimes are coming home to roost, and it’s affecting all of them. The ship and crew are facing a threat much bigger than themselves, and things will never be the same again.      AmazonKU

RADIANT STAR by Ann Leckie

VS Note: Not a romance. LGBTQ. A scifi release of note.

he Temporal Location of the Radiant Star has always been a source of both conflict and hope for the people of Ooioiaa. However, the imperial Radch see it only as an inconvenience, an antiquated religious site soon to be absorbed into their own, superior culture. But local politics is complicated, and the Radch have made a final concession: One last man will be allowed to join the mummified bodies in the temporal location to become a “living saint”. But this decision will ripple out to affect every part of the city. Amidst a slowly worsening food shortage, riots, and a communication blackout from the rest of the Radch Empire, a religious savant will entertain visions of his own sainthood, a socialite will discover hir comfortable life upended, and a young man sold into servitude will find unlikely escape.

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BROKEN DOVE (SILVER ELITE 2) by Dani Francis

LINES WILL BE CROSSED. After blowing her cover as a double agent within Silver Elite and fleeing the Prime-controlled capital, Wren Darlington is finally safe behind allied lines. As her lover and former commander Cross Redden works to disrupt the Primes from inside their ranks, Wren turns her focus toward assisting the Uprising in overthrowing their rule once and for all. LOYALTIES WILL BE TESTED. Though she’s back among her own people, trust is hard-won and hidden agendas abound on the Mod base. And beyond those walls, Wren can’t help but worry that Cross is keeping secrets of his own . . . secrets that could jeopardize everything. Complicating matters even further is her shocking reunion with hotshot fighter pilot and undercover operative Grayson Blake. Once her closest friend in Silver Elite, Gray seems to understand Wren on a level she never thought possible. AND THE FIGHT FOR THE CONTINENT IS ONLY JUST BEGINNING. With the war between Mods and Primes growing more brutal by the day, and with her own role in the conflict becoming more essential than ever, Wren must confront some gut-wrenching questions. Who is she fighting for . . . and who is she willing to lose?        Amazon     AB     Apple Books     Kobo

BETWEEN SUN AND SHADOW by Laura Genn

VS Note: FF SFR.

Hades and Persephone reimagined on a tidally locked planet, for fans of queer romance, mutant superpowers, eccentric robots, and speculative tech—featuring fun and stylish case art beneath the hardcover dust jacket! Sixteen-year-old Kori struggles to be a dutiful heiress to the Daylands, a post-cataclysmic society reliant on chip implants to retain memory. With a strict routine and an overly cautious mother, Kori has only one friend, Aspect—an industrial robot she’s repurposed. Determined to awaken sentience in her metal companion, Kori crash-lands in enemy territory while hunting for a memory that might do the trick. Ravaged by radiation from a meteorite, the citizens of the Shadowlands have evolved into beast-like creatures with supernatural abilities. Adria, a winged mutant, has wrested control of the Shadowlands from her bloodthirsty parents—but not everyone is so willing to embrace her leadership. What better way to instill confidence in her court than by capturing a foreign princess and demanding ransom? However, what began as a political maneuver transforms into a potent attraction as Kori’s longing for relationship echoes Adria’s own. Granted free rein of Adria’s fortress, Kori stumbles upon a startling revelation that could upend the Daylands entirely. As rebellion grows and Adria’s precarious hold on her throne wavers, Adria and Kori must join forces to avert all-out war. Does a queen of shadows really stand a chance with a princess of sunlight? Or has the chasm between their nations grown too wide? A science fantasy “Beauty and the Beast,” this action-packed adventure is written in dual point of view and layered with a charming robot, a cuddly three-headed dog, mind-bending twists, and sapphic yearning.     Amazon      AB

MODEL ACTRESS WHATEVER by Kim Newman

VS Note: Not a romance but a scifi release of note. Superheroes.

When Chrissie Chambers (model actress whatever) discovers her soap opera character is about to be killed off, she finally stops dieting and discovers hitherto untapped supernatural abilities. Meanwhile, Chrissie’s aunt – former national heroine Lady Shade – goes missing. Afraid for Jasmine’s safety and itching to costume-up, Chrissie and her ghost-possessed best friend Loulee break into Devil’s Dyke, the asylum where Jasmine works as a therapist with the most dangerous cutthroats (supervillains) in Britain… only to find the inmates have taken over… Chrissie debuts successfully as a cloak (superheroine), but who will become the arch-nemesis of Lady Shade II? In Chrissie’s timeline, the Beatles didn’t split up and recorded a hallucinodelic album in 1972 – Never Mind (strictly, Never Mind the Beatles) – which literally changed the world. Set in an alternative 2020s London, this hugely entertaining, darkly humorous superhero tale is packed with Newman’s trademark wit, and comes with wickedly sharp edges.       Amazon     AB     Apple Books      Kobo

HER RUNAWAY LADY by BJ Sikes

VS Note: Sapphic with a “hint of steampunk”.

An ambitious young milliner. A shy noblewoman fleeing an arranged marriage. Love is a risk neither can afford. Solange doesn’t have time for love. She’s too busy working her way up in the Parisian millinery trade. Her goal: to become rich and lift her family out of poverty. So when a beautiful aristo whirls into the millinery fascinated by hat making, Solange isn’t interested. Or so she tells herself. Louise-Marie hates the fancy parties she’s dragged to at Versailles and never wanted to marry. She just wanted to be left alone, making hats. Running away from home to become a milliner seemed like a good idea but the life of a working-class shop girl is harder than she imagined. And her new coworker doesn’t seem to like her much. When they’re thrown together in the cramped backroom of a millinery shop and a shared garret room, tensions fray.     Amazon     Apple Books     Kobo

SURVIVING HEARTS (APOCALYPTIC HEARTS BOOK TWO) by Charlotte Saxon

I thought finding and rescuing my brother would be the hardest part. I was wrong. While our plan to free everyone from the Scourge worked, we’re now on the run, being ruthlessly hunted down by a gang hellbent on revenge. And with weak and injured people in our group, it’s turned our journey into a deadly game of cat and mouse. To make matters worse, cracks are forming. Not just with the new members of our group but between the three men I’m falling for. Tempers are flaring, past fears and secrets are coming to light and decades-long friendships are being pushed to their breaking point. But with the relentless hordes of zombies, the Scourge closing in and potential traitors in our midst, we need each other now more than ever. Will we be able to overcome our pasts and put our trust in one another? Or will the pain be too much and shatter our hearts beyond repair?     AmazonKU

CAVEMAN ALIEN’S HEAT (CAVEMAN ALIENS BOOK 29) by Calista Skye

In a frozen alien world, survival has rules. Breaking them could cost everything. Riley never expected to crash on a glacier, surrounded by icy wastes and predatory dinosaurs. She expected even less to survive it. Stranded alongside Nator’ax, a lethal jungle warrior bound by honor, her life depends on the one man sworn to protect her… and forbidden to touch her. He is her shield, her guide, her only ally in a world that would swallow her whole. But the closer they get, the harder it is to remember the line he can’t cross. When an ice-bound tribe captures them on forbidden ground, the verdict is swift and merciless: Nator’ax will die. Riley will be kept. She knows what that means: Used. Claimed and broken into something she would rather die than become. Now, honor is no longer enough. To save her, Nator’ax must risk everything – his oath, his tribe, his life, and the fragile control he’s held over his desire from the start. Because Riley is more than a woman stranded in the wrong place: she’s the one thing he was never meant to want. And the one thing he will not lose. Even if it means unleashing horrors that will make an entire tribe regret the day they took her.     AmazonKU

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BETWEEN YOU AND I (STILL BEATING BOOK ONE) by Isolde Blackwood

VS Note: I one clicked.

Sloane Mercer has always preferred the quiet certainty of water. At thirty, she spends her days inside the aquarium’s dim, glass-lit corridors, caring for fragile ecosystems that still follow rules. It’s easier than facing the slow unraveling of her own life—easier than admitting she’s been standing still for far too long. Callan Ward exists on the edges of her world. Steady. Distant. Familiar in the way only someone you see every day can be. He understands the aquarium like it’s part of him, like he’s been preparing for something no one else can see. Then the world outside begins to collapse. What starts as rumors becomes sirens. Silence. Absence. The aquarium—once a refuge—turns into something else entirely. Cut off and running out of time, Sloane and Callan are forced into a desperate escape, following nothing but instinct and a half-remembered promise of somewhere safe. Somewhere hidden. Somewhere meant to survive the end of everything. But isolation changes people. Strips away the lives they used to live and leaves behind only truth. And in the fragile quiet that follows, Sloane begins to see Callan differently—not as the man she worked beside, but as the one standing between her and the dark. Because survival isn’t just about outrunning what’s out there. It’s about facing what’s been waiting between them all along. And sometimes, the most dangerous place to be…is alone with someone who truly sees you.       AmazonKU

POSSESSED BY THE DREADBRINGER: MM MONSTER ROMANCE (OFFWORLD MEAT MARKET BOOK FOUR) by Morrigan Black

I’ve been running from fate my entire life until I slammed face first into a four-armed monster who bought me off the auction block. He isn’t a slaver. He’s a war god in the making, and the second he ripped out his own heart and fed it to me, I became his. Nocil Dreadbringer. He carves through armies with a laugh in his throat. His own warriors whisper his name when they think he can’t hear. Then he looks at me and my body betrays me. He force-feeds me his dead mother’s favorite cake just to taste it through our bond. He guts one of his own generals for daring to touch me. In bed he cradles me in all of his arms and never lets go. When he says mine, my body answers before my mouth can argue. He hates every creature in this ruined galaxy. But I belong to him. And he would burn the stars to keep me.      AmazonKU      AB

THE BONDING GAMES PART ONE by Loa B Hunt

Every year, a series of deadly games are held in the city of Techtis, where Players must bond, kill, or be killed. To capture and bond an opponent is no easy feat, but to avoid a bonding, or the likely alternative of a brutal death, is even harder. So it is no surprise that the Games’ Champion is viewed as nothing short of a goddess throughout the world for escaping both five times. Which would explain the uproar kindled in the masses when her deadly streak comes to an unexpected end when she’s claimed in her sixth Bonding Games. And not just by one man, but five…The Bonding Games: Part 1 is a why choose / reverse harem sci-fi romance featuring a villainous FMC and five devoted men   AmazonKU

ALIEN WARRIOR’S HONOR (TAUREAN MERCENARIES BOOK ONE) by Melody Beckett

VS Note: From APRIL 28.

A warrior with a secret. A woman desperate to find her sister. A twist neither saw coming. During an alien invasion, slavers snatch Aletta’s sister, tearing her world apart. Hunted and alone, Aletta expects death—until Gark, a mercenary captain with a fearsome reputation, saves her life. Gark has spent his whole life fighting against the dishonor of his heritage. But the moment he touches Aletta, his suppressed side erupts, triggering a mate drive he cannot control. As they race through the stars to track her sister’s captors, Gark saves Aletta again and again, his growing desperation mirroring his fading sanity. In the shadow of her sister’s rescue, Aletta faces a final, terrifying choice: accept Gark’s claim, or let him succumb to the madness of an unrequited mate bond. When everyone she’s ever loved has left her, can she trust in Gark’s promises of forever?     AmazonKU

THE THIEF (TIE MASTERS BOOK EIGHT) by Geralyn Beauchamp

VS Note: Looking at the blurb for book one apparently the Muirarans are aliens.

Two timelines. Only one version of her will survive…Julia Dawson was promised a chance at freedom. All she had to do was complete one assignment for the Muirarans. Simple. Keep her head down. Stay out of trouble. And above all, don’t let anyone discover who she used to be… or what she became.
There’s just one problem. The mission sends her into a fractured timeline—one where another version of Julia already exists. Older. Wiser. Ruthless. And close enough to recognize her. If that happens, everything unravels. But the mission isn’t the only thing slipping out of her control. Archer, her teammate, is a thief. He takes what he wants and disappears before anyone realizes what’s missing. And as they’re there to steal something, they need him. He drives her nuts and should be just another complication. Instead, he’s becoming her weakness. As secrets tighten and danger rises, Julia is forced to face the one thing she’s been running from. Herself. Because this time, failure won’t just cost her freedom. It will cost Archer. And maybe both their worlds. But as right and wrong begin to blur—and the life of someone believed to exist only in legend is at risk—Julia must decide:Is she still the woman she used to be…or someone worth fighting for?     AmazonKU

OUT OF OFFICE (ZENITH APP BOOK ONE) by Infinity Beyond

I thought I was swiping for a date. Instead, I got abducted by a seven-foot-tall alien warlord who thinks I’m a logistical masterpiece. As a Senior Administrative Assistant, my entire life is invisible labor. I manage executive tantrums, fix jammed printers, and survive on lukewarm takeout and chronic anxiety. So, when a weird pop-up ad asks if I’m tired of “Earth boys” and want to take The Zenith App personality assessment, I click Yes as a joke. I didn’t expect my apartment to implode. I definitely didn’t expect to wake up in a junk-cave on a lethal alien penal colony. My accidental match is Vrox. He’s a terrifying, crimson-skinned Drakar warrior with marbled horns, a lethal tail, and a voice that—thanks to a malfunctioning translator—sounds like a late-night smooth-jazz radio host. To the rest of his brutal, strength-obsessed military base, he’s a disgraced “runt.” But to me? He’s a genius who builds “predictive coddling” robots and over-engineered, heated passenger seats just to make sure I don’t shiver. To protect me from being incinerated as “contraband” by his ruthless Commander, Vrox claims me as his mate. Now, we’re on the run across the toxic wastes of Kaelen Prime, dodging mechanical panthers and giant sinkhole worms. Vrox thinks he has to protect me with brute force. But he’s about to learn that brute force doesn’t win wars. Logistics win wars. And I am a very good assistant.     AmazonKU

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

VS: My zombie planet series is now complete withthe release of RESOLUTION. Check out the first four books! Available wide…

************************** 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!*********************

LOKI’S WARRIOR MATE (GODS AND MONSTERS FATED MATES BOOK TWO) by Rebekah R Ganiere

She’s the last Valkyrie alive. He’s one Norse God who has no interest in settling down. But Fate doesn’t care what either of them wants. For a century, Val has lived behind enemy lines in Muspelheim- enduring Surtr’s cruelty, biding her time, and keeping his daughter Sutrelle alive long enough for them to escape. She carries the scars of everything she’s survived, and a bone-deep hatred for the Norse gods who sent her sisters to their deaths. Loki has spent centuries being everything everyone feared he was- the Trickster, the Betrayer, the God of Chaos. Easier to play the villain than admit the truth: that beneath the charm and the mischief lives a monster who has never been truly loved for who he is. So he stopped trying. Then she walked in. When fate drops the God of Mischief across a candlelit table from Val, and his fingers brush hers, both their worlds crack wide open. She’s the one woman immune to his every trick. She rolls her eyes at his smile and tips his thousand-dollar whiskey into his lap. She’s never wanted anyone to stay before. He’s never been so terrified someone would leave. And some fates can’t be outrun- no matter how many daggers you carry.       Amazon       Apple Books      Kobo

EMBER AND OBSIDIAN by Lilliana Rose

Rival packs. One deadly storm. No escape. I ran. From my pack. From my mistakes. From the crushing weight of a life that smothered the wolf within. I thought the blizzard would hide me. That the brutal mountain cold would protect me. I was dead wrong. Now, I’m trapped in a crumbling cabin with the last person I should ever be alone with: a rival she-wolf. She hates my guts, she’s lethal, and she is entirely too tempting. We are supposed to be enemies, but the longer we are snowbound, the harder it is to remember why. To make matters worse, the storm isn’t the only thing howling outside. Something ancient and hungry is stalking us from the shadows. Running was the easy part. Now, survival is the real fight. But the greatest danger might just be the heat burning between us.   AmazonKU

MARKED BY THE FAE KING (COURTS OF FAERY BOOK FOUR) by Megan Van Dyke

Aimee has spent years researching a cure for her ailing twin brother. But when modern medicine fails and his time runs short, she’s forced to consider an option she once scoffed at: the fae. They have a potential cure, but it lies in the land of the Unseelie, ruled by the most hated man in Faery, the Unseelie King. A coven of gifted humans agrees to help Aimee get to Faery on one condition: if she meets the Unseelie king, she’s to lead him into a trap before all-out war erupts between the Seelie and Unseelie Courts. It’s not the king Aimee meets, but Elias, a mysterious Unseelie fae who offers to aid her quest. Along the way, his kindness and compassion transforms her view of the Unseelie from disgust to admiration, and she finds herself falling for her handsome and unexpected ally. But Elias is not all he seems. When he’s revealed to be the villain she swore to lead to his doom, Aimee has to decide who to betray, who to save, and how much she’s willing to sacrifice. The fate of Faery itself is in her hands.       AmazonKU

THE SPRING PRINCE: MM FAE ROMANCE (DELANEY’S SEASONAL FAE COURTS BOOK TWO) by Delaney Rain

Bridge Flint just wanted to spend time with his life-long best friends but instead finds himself falling through a fairy ring and into a pool where a naked fae prince was just about to enjoy a swim. Bridge is in the Spring Court with absolutely no way to get home. Determined to make the best of it, he accepts a job, learns about the curse trapping everyone within the court, and tries to discover if his friends have also come through the ring. He’s also getting to know the prince and wondering if boosting his confidence to regain control of his court will help break the curse. Falling for him? Bridge can’t resist a sweet man who grows flowers in his hair when he’s happy. Standing in the way of that happiness is a former advisor who’s usurped the prince’s throne and has grown increasingly dangerous. Can Hydris learn to stand up to those who would keep him down? Could that be what frees everyone? And what about falling in love?     AmazonKU

BIG WITCH ENERGY by Amanda M Lee

Bay Winchester should be on top of the world, what with plans for her future house being finalized. A tour for family members is a cause for laughter…right until a creature from another world pulls Bay through the lake. Yes, through the lake. Bay doesn’t have time to panic because she’s got a big problem on her hands in the shape of a man straight out of a faery world. He calls himself Fogarty, and the only thing he wants is Bay. Unfortunately for him, she has more than one trick up her sleeve, and she manages to escape. Once back on the other side, the hunt is on. Bay has a new enemy. She also has a problem that may or may not be related to the new enemy. When the local librarian is found dead outside the downtown area, Bay knows what it isn’t—suicide—but she can’t figure out what it is. Not exactly. Her husband, Landon, is willing to listen to her theories, but she can’t give him what he needs. Between the new commune causing people to ask questions, a dead young woman, and a man who may be older than time hunting her, Bay has her hands full. She’s a Winchester witch, though. She doesn’t know how to lose. Or maybe she just hopes that.      AmazonKU      AB

GARGOYLED AT FIRST SIGHT: HARMONY GLEN by Ava Ross

Single motherhood I can handle. A charming gargoyle who sees right through my walls? That terrifies me. Sammy: After years of barely scraping by, I finally found stability in a job as a manager at Harmony Glen’s botanical gardens. It’s a safe place for my son, Corey, and maybe a safe place for me. I’ve learned the hard way that trusting leads to heartbreak, so when Gavrel arrives from France, all sophisticated charm and patient smiles, I keep my distance. But he’s impossible to ignore when he’s making breakfast for Corey, helping fix sprinklers, and looking at me like I’m worth fighting for. Then Corey’s estranged grandmother shows up threatening legal action, and suddenly Gavrel is the only thing standing between me and losing everything. I’m afraid of falling for him, but I think it might already be too late. Gavrel: Not long after I meet Sammy, I know she’s my fated mate. She doesn’t trust easily, and I understand why. She’s been hurt and abandoned before. So I’ll prove myself through patience. I’ll fly her son to school, repair what’s broken, and show her what it means to have someone who stays. When her past threatens to destroy the life she’s built, I’ll fight with everything I have to protect my mate and the boy who’s already claimed a place in my heart. Now I just need to convince her that some bonds are meant to last forever.     AmazonKU

SATYRDAY NIGHT FEVER: HARMONY GLEN by Honey Phillips

Marigold Bloom has always preferred quiet corners to center stage, but when her flighty mother abandons her latest project, Marigold is left to pick up the pieces. Running Bloom & Vine in a small town full of nosy neighbors and magical residents is challenging enough—until Harmony Glen’s town council insists she co-chair the Summer Solstice Festival with the town’s most notorious bachelor. Thallos likes his life easy: good wine, good music, and no entanglements. But the pretty new florist is different. Quiet, stubborn, and unexpectedly fascinating, Marigold isn’t swayed by his charm. The more time they spend together in the enchanted grove, the more he finds himself wanting to unravel her secrets instead of hiding behind his own. Between mischievous town gossip, meddling matchmakers, and the grove’s sensual enchantments, Marigold and Thallos find themselves tangled in more than just festival lights. But is what they’re feeling true desire—or just the magic of Satyrday Night Fever?      AmazonKU

SEALED WITH A KISS: HARMONY GLEN by Evangeline Priest

She faked a romance to forget him…then he walked back into her lake. Cora San Pedro has her lakeside life all figured out—low drama, high sunscreen, and a best friend who happens to be a shark-shifter with abs for days. So when her selkie ex returns to town like some moody, sea-slick heartache ghost, Cora grabs the nearest himbo (thanks, Rex!) and pretends to be wildly in love. Everything’s going great until Rex accidentally hires Muir—the very selkie she’s trying to avoid—for their dive business. Now she’s stuck on a boat with the ex she never got closure from and the best friend who’s very bad at pretending. With lake legends swirling and old feelings bubbling, Cora’s summer is about to get messy. Expect banter, bite, and a love story that swims deeper than it looks.   AmazonKU

MONSTER MARRIED (MONSTER APOCALYPSE BOOK TWO) by Alexa Piper

VS note: MM PNR.

Two years into the apocalypse, Rory got lucky. He found a monster that’s out to love him rather than eat him. Even better, horned and handsome Inkiri comes with a found family he’s only too happy to share with Rory. Rory knows he can make that work for him—if it weren’t for his magic, magic he doesn’t understand, much less want. To save Inkiri and his new family, Rory helps bring them to another world where he hopes to find safety. He hopes he can make it so he never has to use his magic ever again. But where magic is involved, things are rarely that easy. Monster Married continues the story of Horns & Heart and should be read in order.     Amazon     Apple Books     Kobo

WHEN THE LIGHT RETURNS (THE WINTER DARK BOOK TWO) by Joanna Ruth Meyer

A deposed king and the powerful captive of a corrupt queen join forces in a sweeping fantasy of romance, magic, and redemption in this sequel to While the Dark Remains. The long winter dark has been banished for good, and the mountain palace of the late king should be a sanctuary for Ballast Vallin, who has just assumed the throne. Instead, it’s a torment. Held to account for the sins of his father, Ballast must relinquish his crown and all claim to Daeros, the kingdom for which he risked so much. Worse, Brynja—his father’s former captive, the woman he loves—is the one who forces his hand. Disgraced, Brynja is sent to Iljaria, a kingdom imbued with ancient magic. There she finds herself at the mercy of Queen Valrún, and is forced to aid in the queen’s quest to claim all the magic long thought irrevocably bound to the gods. But then a shocking revelation about Ballast’s past brings him to Iljaria—and to Brynja. Together, amid secrets, magic, and betrayal, they must challenge the power-hungry queen to a battle that could ruin the world or remake it. For Brynja and Ballast, their most invaluable weapon is hope.       Amazon

THE MAKING OF A VILLAIN (BARBI AND THE VILLAIN BOOK TWO) by Veronica Lancet

Every villain has an origin. His was written in blood. Nykander was never meant to live. Born under a cursed eclipse and condemned from his first breath, he was marked as a harbinger of death—feared by his own mother and hunted by the world that should have protected him. Every life around him ends in blood, and every kindness turns to betrayal. With every passing lonely year, Nykander learns the truth. Monsters aren’t born. They are made. But the past isn’t done with him. Some choices cannot be buried. Some sins do not stay forgotten. And in the darkness, something is waiting for him—watching, plotting, ready to strike when he least expects it. As Nykander’s past unravels, the truth claws its way to the surface—every betrayal, every death, every unforgivable choice. And this time… The villain is the one who will bleed.     AmazonKU

TIDES OF MEMORY (SHATTERED SKY SAGA BOOK TWO) by Laura A Blake

The cost of survival isn’t just power—it’s becoming someone else to wield it. Brida has always known the world to be cruel—but she never expected to be dragged into its darkest corners. Abducted by one of the people she trusted most, she’s thrust into the heart of the Court of Whispers, where secrets are currency and she has none. Surrounded by cryptic allies and shadowed truths, Brida is desperate to uncover why she was taken—and what he knows about her mother’s past. But the deeper she digs, the more the world around her begins to fracture. The truths she finds threaten everything she thought she understood—about her family, her power, and herself. And when the game turns deadly, Brida will have to decide who to become in a place where even your name can be a lie.    AmazonKU

WAND-ERFUL MESS: MM FANTASY ROMANCE (WINGS AND WHISPERS) by Callie Colby

I’m a simple guy. I like my beer cold, my truck loud, and my weekends quiet. I definitely did not order a fairy godmother. I was under the hood of my pickup, covered in grease and swearing at a rusted bolt, when poof. Pink smoke everywhere. And standing in the middle of my driveway is a guy who looks like he raided a Spirit Halloween clearance bin. His name is Aurelian. He’s got shimmering wings, a wand that looks suspiciously like a chopstick, and he insists he’s here to save me from my “wretched existence” so I can go to the Ball. I assume the guys at the construction site sent him as a prank stripper. I tell him to keep the change and go home. But Aurelian doesn’t leave. He’s a “Wish Granter, Third Class,” and he needs to fulfill his quota or he gets demoted to Tooth Fairy duty. Now, I’m stuck with a roommate who thinks “helping” means turning my protein shakes into pumpkin spice lattes and transfiguring my work boots into glass loafers. I should be annoyed. I am annoyed. But the harder he tries to fix my life, the harder it is to kick him out. He’s chaotic, terrible at magic, and weirdly adorable when he’s frustrated. And the way he looks at me? It makes me want to show him that I’m definitely not a damsel in distress—but I might be up for a little wickedness.     AmazonKU     AB

SAVE A HORSE, RIDE A COW MAN (TAURUS RANCH BOOK ONE) by Emily Antoinette

Broke, jobless, and surrounded by exes and friends I’m pretty sure don’t actually like me, I’m at my wits’ end. So when I get a call that my estranged grandma died and gave me half her guest ranch, I do the only logical thing—pack up my entire life and move across the country to a place I haven’t been since I was six. Reckless? Absolutely. In my defense, I have nothing to lose. Or so I thought. Turns out that the ranch has seen better days and needs a miracle to bring it back to life. To make matters worse, Cal, the grumpy minotaur who got the other half of the ranch, seems determined to make my life a living hell. Too bad for him, I’m as stubborn as the ranch’s namesake. This is my chance to start over and find a place where I belong, and I won’t give up because some rude, annoyingly hot cow man thinks I’m not good enough. As we learn to work together, stern glares and cutting barbs give way to lingering glances and flirty banter. But wanting Cal is far more dangerous than hating him. My heart can’t handle being tossed aside by yet another man, and I refuse to run away from what I’m building. But when he puts his hat on my head and calls me “darlin’”, how am I supposed to resist him?      AmazonKU

A SHIELD MAIDEN’S EARL (OF SCOTS AND VIKINGS BOOK ONE) by Sky Purington

When a fierce shield-maiden touched by the Valkyries is forced to marry a powerful Norwegian earl, fiery passion ignites, and destiny unfolds. Freya: Born of seers and Vikings of old, I never could have imagined my father someday ordering me to hand over my shield and blade to the man he made me wed. Nor could I have fathomed that man would be Earl Soren Dahl. A warrior chieftain known for his battle prowess and incredible feats, who has long wanted me. When he arrives on my shores to claim me, I expect to despise him, yet he sets my blood afire. More telling, my mystical talisman claims we are fated. Soren: From themoment I laid eyes on Freya Helvig, as a child, I knew she would someday be mine. Though it took years of making a name for myself and building my tribe into one of the most formidable strongholds in the Kingdom of Norway, I finally claimed her. Or at least I tried. My beautiful, feisty bride-to-be is a force to be reckoned with. A force I welcome, ready to go to battle and conquer her heart, no matter what it takes. Brought together by the Norns, Freya and Soren navigate the ever-changing landscape of thirteenth-century Scandinavia, amid love and destiny. Brought together and torn apart by the whims of magic and mortal men, by King Hákon and the Battle of Largs, ushering in the beginning of the end of Norse rule over Scotland. Will Freya and Soren be lost to each other in the end? Or will they survive all that’s determined to separate them?   AmazonKU

HOLLOW HEARTS THAT BLEED SERIES BOOK ONE by Jessica Sorenson

Madilyn: My entire life, I’ve been cursed with the ability to release monsters and demons from books. I do my best to avoid using my ability, but not without some mishaps. My life gets even stranger when I start college, and strange deaths begin plaguing the campus. And all the deaths have one connection. Ashton Everland. Ashton is mysterious, gorgeous, and gets under my skin in a way that no one ever has. He also makes me extremely uneasy. And I soon learn why. It’s worse than I ever could’ve imagined. Ashton: I have a secret, one that’s dangerous. No one can find out what I am. It makes life lonely, but I’m used to it. In fact, loneliness is who I am anymore. But then I met her. Madilyn. The most beautiful and amusing person I’ve ever met. And we’re connected in more ways than she realizes. I have to have her.       AmazonKU

THIS TIME NEXT YEAR: A CHARITY ANTHOLOGY by Various

VS Note: I don;t know what genres the stories may be (no detailed blurb) but it is romance and I like to support anthologies. Here are the authors: A.D. Ellis – Amanda Zook – Brandy Slaven – Cassie Colton – Cassie Lein – Christy Pastore – Danielle Keil – Gia Cobie – J.D. Hollyfield – J.M. Walker – Jade Waltz – Jennifer Julie Miller – Miranda Lynn – Nicole Craig – Nicole Dykes – Red Phoenix – Sophie Stern – Tawdra Kandle – Victoria Danann – Vinni George       Amazon

WYLD WITCH TEMPEST (WYLD LANDS ACADEMY BOOK TWO) by Janna Ruth

I’m a witch. Not only am I born with a volatile storm inside my chest, my father is also the most notorious witch terrorist of modern times. Yeah me. And here I thought I finally found my place. At the Wyld Lands Academy, elemental magic is celebrated and nurtured. But that only goes for mages. Witches like me get put down. After it was discovered witches had infiltrated the prestigious school—really, we just want to learn to control that vast power inside ourselves—the Guardians have taken over. Captain Sokol is as merciless as she’s ruthless. My only chance at survival is to keep my head down and get a grip on that storm of feelings inside of me. So naturally, I do anything but. Between the constant fear, my wild streak of rebellion, and the emotional tug-of-war of my first love, detection is all but guaranteed. But I refuse to succumb to my heritage. I will show the world that I’m better than my father. That witches can do good. And that I’m more than just a ticking time bomb.      Amazon     Apple Books      Kobo

COLLEGIATE WITCH (MISFITS OF DEMETER UNIVERSITY BOOK FOUR) by Evelyn Lederman

WITCHING SEASON (WILD HUNT BOOK 19) by Yasmine Galenorn

LEFT COLD, WOLF OWNED by Vixen Voss and Milly Taiden

MANE ATTRACTION (PARANORMAL DATING AGENCY BOOK 103) by Milly Taiden

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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VACATION WITH THE ALIEN GLADIATOR: A STEAMY MONSTER ROMANCE by Lara Roth

EDITH: I booked a budget Santorini getaway to hide from the pharmaceutical corporation that wants me dead. Instead, I got an €8,000-per-night villa, a mysterious owner with too many scars, and a gladiator blade that definitely isn’t a replica. Kaz says he can protect me. But when he kisses me like I’m his last breath, when his skin burns too hot and something moves beneath the surface—I realize I should be asking: protect me from what? The assassins hunting me? Or the monster I’m falling for? KAZ: For ninety-two years, I’ve been a weapon. A killer. A thing. Then Edith walks into my safe house with her sharp tongue and fearless eyes, and for the first time, I want to be a man. She doesn’t know I’m alien. That I shift into something with claws and armor. That my kind claims mates with a bite that bonds us forever. I should tell her the truth before I take her to my bed. But when assassins breach my sanctuary, when her blood hits my stone floors, when she looks at me and whispers “show me what you really are”—I’ll show her the monster. And then I’ll make her mine.    AmazonKU

KOL’S HONOR (BARBARIANS OF THE DUST BOOK FOUR) by A G Wilde

To lead my clan is to stand between them and the harshness of the dust. Falling for the human female who matches my strength step for step is a danger I did not foresee. Kol – I am the Dra-dam. The survival of the clan is my only purpose. While my clan finds joy with the precious humans we rescued from the dust, I remain the shield that stands between them and the dark. I do not have the luxury of desire. Except Eh-rih-kah makes it impossible to look away. She is not just soft; she is steel. She lifts stone alongside my warriors. She meets my gaze without fear. She carries the weight of survival just as I do. Now, a rival clan circles our borders, testing our defenses. I must be the unshakeable leader my people need. But the dust has other plans. Because every time she stands her ground, the dormant fire under my skin flares to life. I am supposed to command this clan. Instead, I am consumed by a female who does not need my protection. But who I would burn the world down to keep. Erika – I didn’t ask to be abandoned on a planet that’s 90% sand and 10% impending doom. My goal is simple: keep my head down, do the work, and keep everyone alive until a rescue ship shows up. Unfortunately, my survival plan now involves Kol. He’s seven feet of golden muscle and terrifying intensity. He carries the safety of the entire group on his back, and for some reason, his amber eyes are always fixed on me. He’s not just a leader; he’s a force of nature. And he’s the only thing standing between us and the rival clan hunting in the dark. When the bond snaps into place, I expect him to be overbearing. I didn’t expect him to look at me like I am the only water in the desert. We’re about to find out what breaks first: the threat circling our caves, or my resistance to the alien warlord who has decided I am his.      AmazonKU

SERVICE (CENTRAL CITIES BOOK TWO) by Claire Kent

I never set out to be a leader. I only fought to survive in a cruel, broken world. But now I lead a rebel group, plotting and acting against the oppressive Central Cities government. It’s important work, and it’s the only thing that can matter to me. At my right hand has always stood Ben. He’s my second, my advisor, my friend, and often my bodyguard. He’s never let me down. But something is changing. He’s wanting more. From me. From us. But yielding in this would disrupt our mission and possibly our world. He’s always at my side, but he can never be in my heart.      AmazonKU

SUCK: MM MONSTER ROMANCE (FEED AND FEAST BOOK ONE) by Cora Rose and  E M Lindsey

When portals from another world split open the sky, humanity braces for war… only to discover the monsters from Erethar aren’t here to conquer. They need something from humans. Something oddly specific in order to survive. And that’s when the government begins recruiting for a ritual that sounds a lot like a cross-dimensional booty call. Normally an exclusivity contract with a monster called Rathyn of the Dark Vale would be a hard pass, but the more time I spend with him, the more I realize there’s more to this whole monster/human thing than what the government is telling us. I want to believe it’s nothing more than an arrangement, but the way he melts under my touch, and the way he’s constantly seeking more, makes me believe that maybe his fate is wrapped up in my own. It’s no longer about what I can do for him. It’s about what we mean to each other. I’m Everest Hale, and I’m doing my part to save the world with my… Well, I’m not at liberty to discuss, but let’s just say it’s given with vigorous enthusiasm. You’re welcome, Earth.       Amazon

PLATFORM DECAY (MURDERBOT DIARIES BOOK EIGHT) by Martha Wells

VS Note: Not a romance but a scifi release of note and this is a terrific series! Had it preordered.

Having someone else support your bad decision feels kind of good. After volunteering to run a rescue mission, Murderbot realizes that it will have to spend significant time with a bunch of humans it doesn’t know. Including human children. Ugh. This may well call for… eye contact! (Emotion check: Oh, for f—)

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MY ALIEN WARRIOR (ROTHA MATES OF XAVIER BOOK FOUR) by Reverie Harwood

Insta-love? Try Insta-family. Layla didn’t travel across the galaxy to stop short of finding her rotha mate—a true love romance, fated to last forever. With her stay half over, she moves in with Chelk and Rixo, a widowed warrior and his rambunctious toddler. Can Layla fit into this ready-made family and still find her destined love? Chelk isn’t any human’s first choice. One of them fled from his home. Between fighting in the Xavian Guard and caring for Rixo, he has little left for a new relationship. While they grow close as a family, Chelk guards his heart. He shouldn’t ask so much of someone so sweet. My Alien Warrior features a grumpy dad, a sunshine virgin, one bed and a slow burn.    AmazonKU

AN ALIEN NOBLE FOR NOVEMBER (ALIEN ABDUCTION OF THE MONTH) by Lindy Moonhill

He claimed her to protect her. He didn’t expect to want her. November Lachlan, the human female freed from a slaver ship, wasn’t meant to walk free. She holds the key to exposing a powerful alien prince. But before she can testify… someone wants her silenced. Rhaezon’s solution is simple. Effective. A marriage of convenience. The dragon-shifter binds her to him with a legal fiction that places her under his protection… and in his home. His estate is cold. Controlled. Untouchable. Like him. But November sees in Rhaezon what others don’t. Not the scars. Not the monster. Not the weapon. She sees him. And the more time they spend in close quarters, the harder it becomes to remember this was never meant to be real. Rhaezon’s mate bond is awakening. A quiet, consuming pull he can’t ignore… and can’t control. It builds with every moment she’s near. Biological. Irreversible. Dangerous. And when it claims November… there will be no going back. He can’t deny the bond building between them. But claiming her might damn them both.     AmazonKU

THE LAST CONTRACT OF ISAKO by Fonda Lee

VS Note: Not a romance. A scifi release of note.

Isako is a legendary swordswoman, but every legend must come to an end. When her long-time client unexpectedly retires, she plans to follow—to walk out into the frozen wasteland of their planet with her head held high and her family enriched by her death. But when she’s offered a final mission, she can’t refuse, especially when she realizes who lies at the center of it all: Martim, her last—and worst—apprentice, who’s somehow made his way to the top. As she’s thrust into a world of corporate espionage and shadowy secrets, what she uncovers could forever change humanity’s existence among the stars.  The Last Contract of Isako is epic science fiction like only Fonda Lee can write it—set in a world where money trumps loyalty, the elite have the power to extend life or end it, and one woman in the twilight of her calling must decide what’s ultimately worth living—or dying—for.

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HEART & CHROME MM CYBERPUNK ROMANCE (NOVA CITY STORIES) by Atlas Knight

A gang leader who protects his own, no matter the cost. A medic who sees a man where he was taught to see a monster. In a city run by megacorps, Kane’s crew survives because he makes the hard calls and doesn’t hesitate when it counts. But when an attack from a rival gang leaves his fixer dying, he’s forced to cross a line: taking a medic from Midtown into his territory. Rafael was taught the Outer Districts were a lawless void of chrome and violence. But as a medic, he doesn’t see gangs. He sees a community holding the line, and a leader who carries every loss like it’s his to answer for. Taking Rafael was a means to an end. Kane wasn’t prepared to protect him like his own—or to want him, when wanting anything is a weakness in his world. Going home should be Rafael’s only concern. But leaving isn’t simple when Kane treats his kindness like something worth keeping…or when walking away means leaving Kane behind.       AmazonKU

EVO: STEAMY CYBORG ROMANCE (ROGUE FLEET BOOK TWO) by Sybur Phyre

An evolving cyborg who no longer trusts himself after being hacked by the alien enemy finds hope in a human with an ancient gift. The war with the Solcrue Empire threatens the fragile freedom of the humans and their cyborg protectors, as well as their ability to survive the fringes of the galaxy. Can they gain the upper hand and change the course of the war before it’s too late? Evo – I did horrible things under the control of the Solcrue Empire. All I want is to protect my brothers, Relic and Rogue, and never let it happen again. Guilt won’t let me live among them in the shelter of our nebula. None of them hurt the ones we were made to protect, not the way I did. So I take patrol shifts as they rebuild, and I watch for the enemy. I will ensure the Solcrue meet a slow and vicious end when I get my chance. I just don’t know how to prevent the past from repeating. On a patrol, I encounter a tiny, busted-up ship and a human female in critical condition. She is a stunning creature, resilient, and does not cave under pressure, unlike me. Her engines are damaged, so I tow her back to our mothership for repairs and healing. What she needs is more than we can give. ..(more blurb on ebook seller’s page)      AmazonKU

ALPHA PROCESS (SECTORS SALVAGERS BOOK ONE) by Nicola Claire

“It’s not only the Navy watching you out in the Black.”Humanity once knew the stars. Centuries after losing much of their technology, they’ve finally managed to reach them again. But history has made those in power cautious. The reformed New Earth Space Force patrols humanity’s sector of the known systems. Guarding what is left and searching for what is lost. Everyone knows the Navy watches you out in the Black. Making a living in forgotten space, Captain Jules Stone of the SV Toby dives derelict starships and stations to salvage Old Tech. It’s a lifetime away from her past. But the Navy is always watching. On a routine inspection of a non-responsive salvage tug, the NESF Pioneer meets its match. Powerless and drifting, Captain Nathan Miller sends out a distress call, knowing no one is close enough to save them. Surprising everyone, including herself, Jules responds, setting a series of events into motion that will shape the known systems for decades to come.     AmazonKU      AB

TAKEN BY THE ALIEN (TAKEN 13) by Megan Slayer

She’s got magic she’s never tapped into. He’s from another galaxy. Together, they’re just right. Lindsey Knepper-Lare just wants to belong. As far back as she can remember, she’s felt different. She’s convinced she’ll always been damaged goods. Then she’s abducted by an alien and spirited to a planet with a name she can’t even pronounce. Then Ronan walks into her life. He’s everything she wants, but has never had the courage to go after. Too bad he’ll never pay her any mind. Ronan Miir wasn’t planning on visiting the diner on ERAEMA, but the second he spots Lindsey, he knows he has to save her. The metallic aliens on the planet want nothing good for to her. Not Ronan. He wants to kiss, touch, and protect her. Good thing he knows a thing or two about aliens, rescue, and getting back to Eerie. He’s ready to make their pairing into a forever romance… if she’ll give him a chance.     Amazon     Apple Books      Kobo

WE BURNED SO BRIGHT by TJ Klune

VS Note: Not a romance (romantic elements), LGBTQ, scifi release of note.

The road stretched out before them. No other cars, just the headlights on the blacktop. Above, the cracked moon in a kaleidoscope sky….Husbands Don and Rodney have lived a good long life. Together they’ve experienced the highest highs of love and family, and lows so low that they felt like the end of the world. Now, the world is ending for real. A rogue black hole is coming for Earth and in a month everything and everyone they’ve ever known will be gone. Suddenly, after 40 years together, Don and Rodney are out of time. They’re in a race against the clock to make it from Maine to Washington State to take care of some unfinished business before it’s all over. On the road they meet those who refuse to believe death is coming and those who rush to meet it. But there are also people living their final days as best they know how—impromptu weddings, bright burning bonfires, shared meals, and new friends. And as the black hole draws near, among ball lightning and under a cracked moon in a kaleidoscope sky, Don and Rodney will look back on their lives and ask if their best was good enough. Is it enough to burn bright if nothing comes from the ashes?

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CLAIMED (CLAIMED 3) by Ashlynn Monroe

Lexa never really knew what it meant to live until she was condemned to die. Framed for a crime she’d never even contemplated, Lexa Mercer’s doing thirty days or death on the Intergalactic Broadcasting Channel’s hit reality show Nariasma. She owes her life to one of the show’s hottest contestants — and a ghost of a man no one is supposed to know exists. Roan of the Northlands is a man made famous by enduring his sentence on the space station Nariasma. Lexa has seen the rugged hunk on television, but she never imagined he’d be rescuing her from hunters who’ve paid to kill criminals. Roan’s strange companion Jenner is convinced Lexa is the key to their freedom. Surviving and keeping her alive is just part of the challenge. Now Roan has more to lose than his future. He’s made the mistake of falling in love with Lexa, and that makes him the one thing he’s never been on Nariasma — vulnerable. Roan and Jenner will give all they’ve got to protect Lexa. Jenner’s convinced she’s the only one who can save them. But does she have the strength to change their reality?      Amazon     Apple Books     Kobo

SAY WE’VE FOUND FOREVER (FLOWERS FROM ASHES BOOK FOUR) by Anna Callaway

VS Note: I’ve been enjoying this series. One clicked.

ADDISON – The world ended, just not the way she was told it would. Addison is stranded on a rural farm with her young daughter, no supplies, and no husband. He vanished in the middle of the apocalypse, unwilling to risk himself to protect them from hordes of the dead. When a stranger kicks in the front door, she fears the worst. Wyatt claims the farm belongs to him and says he isn’t leaving, whether she approves or not. Pointing a shotgun at his chest and eyeing the kitchen knives when he turns his back both feel like reasonable solutions. Instead, he makes her an offer. Thirty days. They’ll share the house, the food, and the work of bringing the farm back to life. At the end, he’ll load the gun and hand it to her. If she still wants him gone, she can pull the trigger herself. Addison was raised in a doomsday cult where women had one purpose, to repopulate the planet when the end came. Wyatt doesn’t command her, though, and somewhere between shared meals and midnight chores, she stops counting down the days until she can be rid of him…and starts imagining a future that isn’t guaranteed. WYATT – Wyatt flew out of Alaska when the virus began in the only thing he had left, his rickety charter plane. He watched ground zero spread like locusts and failed to save the people who mattered most. By the time he lands near the farm…(more blurb on ebook seller’s page)    AmazonKU

THE MOON HOTEL by Ella Blake

Big universe. Warm hearts. One very judgmental beagle. Holly Greene-Moone did not expect fate to deal her a surprise inheritance after being put on a three-month “reflection” leave for telling off her boss. But here she is, the new owner of a glass-domed space station built by her great-grandfather. She has three months off. Why not try to restore it? Moone’s Landing, once a thriving rest station for space travelers, is now broke and outdated. Holly arrives to skeptical residents, a grumpy dog, an opinionated robot housekeeper, and a derelict hotel whose only paying guest is a handsome consultant trying to buy the station for his client. Undeterred, Holly digs in on the long-overdue repairs. Along the way, she learns to bake, builds friendships, and begins to turn the station around. Guests trickle in. Systems hum back to life. Oh, and that handsome consultant? Not what she expected. But not everyone wants to see Moone’s Landing restored, and with her three months winding down, Holly has to face the fact that while this small, stubborn community of misfits and aliens might be the first place she’s ever truly belonged, it might also be the one she cannot save. Moone’s Landing is a cozy sci-fi fantasy with a closed-door romance about fresh starts and found family for readers who love warm, low-stakes stories set among the stars.     AmazonKU

ECHOES OF POWER (BETAS IN WAITING BOOK 35) by Viola Grace

Recovering from betrayal leads to friends stepping in to keep everyone moving forward and hold evil at bay. New species are waking, and they are earth’s own, ready to defend the very ground they walk on. Now that Dex is safe, there are only a few loose ends. Her mother is caught setting fire to her apartment building, and a roommate that Dex didn’t remember having saves them all. It is the first drop in a line of strange occurrences that keep Dex safe and let her formalize her union. Ax is dealing with her own matches, and being the delta in the group makes things move with deliberation when it comes to persuading her to join them in intimate activities. Her new omega is very persuasive, and his years of befriending her in the gym make him familiar with her body, and that comes in handy. This wasn’t the life she had envisioned, but the guys were trying to make it easy for her. She just hoped she could go easy on herself. The rest of the djinn are just trying to get through a convention.       Amazon     Apple Books     Kobo

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

VS: And now the fourth book in my scifi romance Badari Gladiators series for a backlist hilite! (I might be writing the fifth one this year…it won’t be Dmitri though because I already had another book planned first. But Dmitri will be the next one after that, when I get to him.)

BENET: BADARI GLADIATORS SERIES BOOK FOUR by Veronica Scott

Benet Arencollo was a top ranked gladiator in the Five Systems, second in command at the House of Badari and acclaimed celebrity. He had the world at his fingertips…until he was kidnapped and taken to the Outlier Empire to compete in the sinister Empress’s Games. The shady noble who ordered him taken believes he’s an actual genetically engineered Badari Warrior. As Benet participates in training for the deadly events to come, he looks for ways to escape but Outlier is like a black hole – no way out. The only redeeming aspects of his captivity are working with a mysterious Badari who serves the Empress and finding the one woman who could capture his heart.

Marushka Nichevsky is a child of privilege and the daughter of the man who kidnapped Benet. She wants to be a veterinarian but she’s engaged to a man she barely knows and thoroughly despises and will be his trophy wife. Benet is everything she ever dreamed of in a romantic partner but their love is doomed given her position in Outlier society and Benet’s place as a prisoner.

Can Benet keep up the pretense of being a true Badari? Will his friends at home be able to locate and rescue him? And will he and Marushka find a way to be together?

Author’s Note: This is the fourth book in the Badari Gladiators series and can be read as a standalone (mild spoilers for earlier books). There are two instances of domestic violence off the page, not involving Benet, although the aftermath is shown and he is present for that. A couple other incidents of violence.

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ARCHANGEL’S ETERNITY (GUILD HUNTER BOOK 18) by Nalini Singh

A thousand years. It’s been a millennium since Elena’s fateful first meeting with Archangel Raphael. She has survived war and loss, experienced beauty and cruelty. But no matter what, she has always held on to her mortal heart, as she and Raphael have held on to each other. Passionate and vibrant, they’ve built a life that has stood the test of time, growing ever stronger with each turn of the sun.
But change is coming—of a magnitude they could have never imagined—and it will forever alter the trajectory of their existence. Even as they grapple with the cataclysmic shift in their personal lives, the Cadre of Ten, which has maintained a hard-won peace for centuries, begins to simmer with dangerous fault lines. The specter of madness looms in one archangel, the promise of war burns between two others, and in darkness far from mortal and immortal eyes stirs an ancient, slumbering power.
Suddenly, the future is terrifyingly uncertain . . . at the very moment that Elena and her archangel need to protect a treasure infinitely more precious than eternity.

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A TEMPEST OF WRATH (A TEMPEST OF SHADOWS BOOK SEVEN) by Brenda K Davies

Ryker – Imprisoned by my father, and at the mercy of those who serve him, I now hold the key to my freedom, but accepting it means aligning with an enemy. However, I’ll do whatever it takes to destroy the man who helped create me. My father thought he could keep me caged… but I’m coming for him. Ellery – The duke stole our children and imprisoned Ryker. To get them back, I took a risk by releasing the gargoyles our ancestors betrayed. I’m not sure if I can trust them, but holding back isn’t an option… even if it costs me everything. Return to the Shadow Realms. A world where immortals unleash lightning, dark fae seduce, witches cast their spells, dragons rule the skies… and the legend of Robin Hood comes alive in a new way.

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INKED IN BLOOM (HALLOWED HARBINGERS BOIOK TWO) by L R Friedman

Monroe – It’s a bit rude to expect me to embrace immortality while I’m still grieving my own death. Part of me would love to continue wallowing, but training to bring spring is my best shot at returning home to the mortal world. To my patients. To the people who need me. Trouble is, I can’t get my magic to work, I’m the worst in my class, and—to top it all off—I apparently have a mate. I want nothing more than to get back to my old life, but it’s clear Fate has other plans. Briar – I’ve never cared much about mortals. Until her. After two months trapped in a tiny apartment, I should be grateful to be back with my fellow Blooms. But I can’t stop thinking about the vibrant woman who found and cared for me. Eager to throw myself into teaching and forget my time earthside, I step into my classroom only to find her sitting there. She doesn’t recognize me, but she’s going to hate me once she learns the truth…It’s my fault she’s dead.      AmazonKU

AWAKENED IN THE DEEP by Lara Reagan

He’s the most dangerous thing in the ocean, and she’s already fallen knee-deep for him. The first time Valentina Rodriguez met Cayo Mares, she slapped him across the face, and she’s not sorry about it.
What she is sorry about is showing up at his dive charter the next morning, desperate for reef access she can’t get anywhere else, only to discover that the man she assaulted in a Key Largo bar is the same creature she watched dissolve into moonlit water the night before. He’s a lionfish shifter, and completely unbothered by the fact that she knows. Cayo is nothing like what she expected. He’s spent decades alone, exiled, convinced that what he is makes him a problem. But Valentina Rodriguez is the first person who’s ever looked at him like he’s something worth understanding. Now something wants her gone. And there is nothing more lethal than a lionfish with someone to protect.     AmazonKU

CLAIMED IN THE DEEP by Lisa Freed

Kieran. A vampire squid shifter. Over three hundred years old. Deadly. Possessive as hell. And apparently, I’m his fated mate. He pulls me into the deep and straight to his private island. Within hours, I’m marked with glowing patterns that let me breathe underwater and am bound to him in ways that defy logic. The connection between us is primal, all-consuming, and terrifyingly real. I should demand answers and insist he take me home. Instead, I’m discovering what it means to be loved by something ancient and inhuman- tentacles, fangs, and all. When my past comes hunting for me, Kieran shows me exactly what a two-hundred-year-old predator does to threats against his mate. And I have to decide if I can accept all of him: the lethal hunter, the protective lover, and the forever he’s offering. Some men bring you flowers. Mine brings me the ocean’s treasures… and the bodies of anyone who dares touch what’s his.      AmazonKU

MATED IN THE DEEP by Lola Blix

A lonesome surfer catches more than a wave out in the deep – A freak crash in my secluded surf haven leaves two extraordinary men in my care. They’re strange, brilliant scientists from a distant land. Actually, I’m wondering how far away their home is, because I’ve never met anyone like them. I’ve got to get them back to where they belong so they can fulfill their scientific dreams. But some part of me wants to keep them in my home, and my bed, forever.       AmazonKU

SWALLOWED IN THE DEEP by Annee Jones

I fell off a bachelorette boat and woke up on a beach with the biggest man I’ve ever seen giving me mouth-to-mouth. Now I’m stranded at his cottage while he spouts off about ocean currents, jet ski regulations, and the proper way to eat an oyster. He fills every doorway. He cooks shirtless. And I have not stopped thinking about his mouth since he put it on mine. Something swallowed me whole that night. He swears it was just the ocean — but this man is hiding something big. And I do mean big    AmazonKU

CAPTIVE IN THE DEEP: A SCORCHING IN SIN CITY ROMANCE by Coral Alejandra Moore

She’s a witch who always gets what she wants. And right now, she wants him. Esmé doesn’t just run one of Las Vegas’s most exclusive clubs; she commands it. She’s a legend in Sin City, and she’s used to being the one in control and the one holding the leash. But when she lays eyes on Bren, a haunted man with a voice like honey and eyes like the Caribbean, her carefully constructed rules begin to bend. Bren is a naga with a dark past and a beast inside him that he’s kept caged for years. He’s terrified of his own feral nature, convinced that surrendering to his desires means destroying everything in his path. He wants to be hers, but he’s afraid to show her the truth of what he is. Esmé isn’t looking for a good boy. She’s looking for a beast. And she’s determined to dismantle Bren’s armor piece by piece and see who he is beneath. But when the fangs come out and the paralytic venom takes hold, Esmé realizes that trusting him is about more than just surviving—it’s about surrendering to a hunger that has no end.      AmazonKU

MERMEN IN THE DEEP by Skylar Quinn

She lost her future… and found something the ocean had been waiting for. When marine biologist Hazel is forced to rebuild her life from nothing, she retreats to a quiet coastal town expecting time, space, and maybe a second chance at passion. What she finds instead is the sea calling her name. Kai and Soren are not just men—they are heirs to a hidden underwater kingdom, bound by power, legacy, and a connection that should never extend to a human. But Hazel is not entirely human… and the ocean knows it. Marked by ancient magic and pulled between two worlds, Hazel is given an impossible choice: return to the life she understands, or surrender to the sea—and the two men who awaken a hunger she can’t ignore. But choosing them means more than desire. It means transformation. Power. And a future that could rewrite the balance between land and sea. Some love stories are forbidden. Hers was destined.       AmazonKU

PLUNDERED IN THE DEEP by Sadie Drake

Work on a pirate-themed party boat comes with it’s share of arrrgravations, and bad puns and handsy patrons aside, it’s the best paying gig on the bay. But Bonnie can’t help wishing for something to happen to break up the monotony of her shifts–until real pirates board the Mutinous Maid, and claim her as their bounty! Raiding parties are relics of the past, but even level-headed Ghost-Shark Shifter Everett knows better than to mess with tradition. When his ship is blown off course, and he’s forced to capture the first boat he finds and rescuing a mouthy waitress-wench, he begins to believe in the magic of happily-ever-after. If only you’re willing to reach out and take it.     AmazonKU

RETURN AND RESTORE: EBB AND FLOW 4 by Karenna Colcroft

VS Note: MM PNR.

On full moon night, a stranger invades the Nova Scotia home of werewolf mates Quinn Boucher and Malachi Powers—a stranger who has victimized Quinn in the past. Malachi fights to defend his young mate, but the stranger isn’t acting of his own accord. Secured in a cell at the home of the Anax, ruler of Canada’s werewolves, the intruder is murdered by one of the Anax’s guards. With his dying breath, he delivers a message to Quinn: Return to his home province of Manitoba to face his Alpha, or others will hunt him. Determined to protect himself and his mate, Quinn makes the journey with Malachi by his side. In Manitoba, another attack is launched. Another intruder, imprisoned at the home of the Arkhon, leader of all packs in the province, is murdered. And when the Alpha behind it all reveals himself, Quinn can’t bear the horrifying truth. Even Malachi’s love might not be enough to pull him back from the brink.      AmazonKU

GRIZZLY SLEUTH ((THERIANTHROPE BOOK THREE) by Eve Langlais

Only one woman is allowed to poke this bear. Idris has a problem. He shifts at the slightest pain, which is kind of inconvenient when it happens in a place where you don’t usually see bears, like a grocery store. Since these incidents keep happening, he ends up starting a new life in Russia, a country that doesn’t mind big furry butts. Not knowing the language and his desperate attempts to keep his secret make for a lonely existence. But that all changes when his local bar puts on a special show featuring Svetlana and her amazing ursine, Yuri. Turns out, he’s not the only shapeshifting bear in the world. However, the brother and sister duo aren’t interested in befriending Idris… until they find themselves in trouble. Trouble that also affects Idris. Seems the General and Dr. Levy have a new lab in Russia, and they’re looking to fill it with unwilling patients. When Idris and the siblings are nabbed and forced to live their worst nightmares, they fear they’ll never escape. At least Idris and Svetlana are together, but for how long? Their only hope is that his old military mates come to the rescue, but will they be willing to risk their safety to save Idris and the woman he loves?        Amazon     AB      Apple Books     Kobo

LION IN WAIT (GREEN VALLEY SHIFTERS: GENERATIONS BOOK TWO) by Elva Birch

Good things come to those who wait! Trevor has known who his fated mate would be for almost his whole life, but when she returns to Green Valley, neither of them is ready to settle down. Vicky has no desire to be in a tiny town the smells like cows, stuck with a destiny she doesn’t want, but it’s hard to resist Trevor’s good looks and big heart. Will her bear give her any choice? Return to the beloved cozy town of Green Valley with a new generation of secret shifters, adorable kids and pets, and swoony fated mates.      AmazonKU

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BEYOND THE VEIL by Evie Black

Beryl Jacobs and Derek Garcia have long been rivals. Hosts of two competing platforms, a successful YouTube podcast and network television series, they’re always at each other’s throats. Why should their investigation of Windlow Manor be any different? Beryl believes in ghosts, and she’s determined to prove they’re real. Armed with a store-bought handheld camera and EVP recorders, she’s ready to capture the lost souls residing in the abandoned mansion. It’s been on her dream list of locations for years, and she finally has access to the property — for an entire month! There’s only one problem: she’s not the only investigator prowling the grounds. Derek Garcia has seen the worst life has to offer, which has only served to strengthen his belief that supernatural phenomena aren’t real. He’s certain the hauntings are a hoax, the product of fallible human imagination. He and his crew, backed by a powerful network with their sophisticated equipment and deep pockets, are on-site to disprove the local lore. But Windlow Manor has other plans. Animosity turns into a tenuous partnership when inexplicable things begin to happen around the house. Too many accidents go unexplained, a strange illness strikes a member of the crew, and the investigators find themselves in a sticky situation. Suddenly, things aren’t as clear as they seemed. As activity ramps up, time is running out. What’s really happening inside the mansion? Can the investigators survive, or will they be the newest casualties on the long list of strange deaths related to the property?      Amazon

HER GHOSTLY EMBRACE: SAPPHIC PNR (LOCKWOOD COVEN BOOK ONE) by Colette Rivera

Kiss girls and scorch the earth. Gia Balzano’s life is ruled by two inescapable facts: she’s the daughter of Ashton Lakes’ ruling crime boss and their family ties are forever. But Gia is a prisoner in her own home, and when she finds out everything was built on a lie, she must break free. Aurora Thornfield is bound to an evil coven. Her magic is useless against her captors—her family—and there’s only one way to escape their control: sever all earthly ties and free her soul. There’s just one problem. Once Aurora’s spirit leaves her body, she can’t find her way back to her mortal vessel. Aurora is a ghost trapped between life and death. All seems lost until the day a beautiful woman walks into her, and screams. Gia didn’t know magic was real, and if every day since fleeing her family wasn’t stranger than the last, she might not accept the truth. But Aurora draws her in like no one in this world ever has, and Gia has a feeling that together they’ll have the power to conquer anything.   AmazonKU

CLAIMED (COURT OF ISLES BOOK THREE) by Gina LaManna

With a formidable enemy upon The Isle’s doorstep, Alessia’s new title as Fae Queen is not the only thing that’s threatened—the lives of everyone in her court are at stake. Though her new powers are formidable in their own right, Alessia has some huge obstacles to face before the island can once again become the magical safe haven it was always meant to be. When the castle is threatened, and everyone Alessia has come to love is under attack, she must lean on those around her—and dive deep into her ancestry—to banish the Darkest Lord once and for all…or there will be no island left to rule.   AmazonKU

DEATH’S DAUGHTER (CHILDREN OF THE OLD ONES BOOK ONE) by S A Barnes

After a lifetime of chaos, Jocasta has finally found her home with good friends, great classes, even a messy situationship with her former TA—a normal life. Well, as normal a life as the only child of Death can have. She’s always refused to embrace her father’s legacy. Instead of taking lives, she feeds on her classmates’ disappointments, failures, and rejections. Finals week has her feasting, and all is good. Until Death ruins her life. Again. Without warning, Death names Jocasta as his sole successor, making her a powerful ally… and a massive target. Devon, a descendant of Lust, claims to want to help her—for a price. Jo will do anything to protect the people she loves and the life she’s worked so hard for. Even if it means becoming a monster.

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FURY BOUND (THE WOLVES OF RUIN BOOK TWO) by Sable Sorenson

Against all odds, Meryn Cooper has inherited the crown—and a deadly war. As the Kingdom of Nocturna splinters under the weight of generations of lies, it is up to Meryn, her bonded direwolf Anassa, and their allies to bring the country back from the brink. But the commoners, the Bonded, and the nobles are distrustful of their new queen and Meryn is caught in a deadly game of politics. Meanwhile, Meryn’s beloved younger sister, Saela, is more at risk than ever. Confusingly, the one person Meryn can trust is Stark Therion—the dark, dangerous Alpha she thought hated her as much as she loathed him. Yet, his loyalty is unshakeable. His presence is intoxicating. And with his guidance, Meryn can seize an unthinkable level of power. With enemies closing in and shadows stirring in her dreams, Meryn stands to lose her kingdom—and her heart. Blood will spill. Bonds will break. Fate will be tested.    Amazon     AB     Apple Books      Kobo

DREAM IN DARKNESS (HEL’S CARNIVAL BOOK TWO) by Rose Santoriello

VS Note: FF PNR.

The night is young, and you’re a winner. Enter the tent, become a sinner. Yasmeena Al-Khalifa joined Hel’s Carnival as a means to an end, escaping the harsh conditions of Ira. Now that she’s a spy for The Devil’s Masquerade, she’s seeing more blood and death than she initially bargained for. It’s a dog eat dog world, except the biggest enemy of the felion… are wolves. Tempest Lupine—daughter of the leader of Pack Escalus—must pair up with Yasmeena for the performance of a lifetime: a fake engagement, designed to bring their two warring species together. As the battle between the felion and lupion continues, can Yasmeena and Tempest extinguish their fiery hate? Or will their flames grow into an inferno? These violent delights might just meet a violent end.    AmazonKU

THE GIRL WITH A THOUSAND FACES by Sunyi Dean

When Mercy Chan washes up on the shores of Hong Kong with no family, no money, and no memories, the only refuge she finds is the infamous, ghost-infested slum of Kowloon Walled City. Since then, she has rebuilt her life, working for the local triad as a ghost talker and dealing with the angry and bitter spirits who haunt the district. The filthy gutters and cramped alleyways of Kowloon have become her home. But the past Mercy can’t remember isn’t done with her. An unusually powerful ghost has infested Kowloon’s waterways, drowning innocents and threatening the district. It claims to know Mercy—and secrets from her past that are best left forgotten. As Mercy is drawn into a deadly cat-and-mouse game with this malignant spirit, she begins to realize that the monster she fights within these walls may well be one of her own making.      Amazon     Apple Books      Kobo

THE LIBRARY OF FLOWERS by L C Chu

For centuries, the Hua women have held sway over the courts of emperors and billionaires with their magical perfumes able to stir hearts and ensure fortunes. And in every fifth generation, an eldest daughter is born with the rarest gift of all: the ability to summon true love. As a long-awaited fifth daughter, Lucy was supposed to be the miracle her exacting mother had been waiting for. But when her magic failed, Lucy fled Vancouver, her legacy, and the expectations that had nearly broken her. Now, years later, she runs a tiny perfume shop tucked away in Toronto’s Kensington Market—crafting beautiful, perfectly ordinary scents and keeping her extraordinary past firmly behind her. That is, until a death in the family brings her home…and saddles her with an unwelcome inheritance: the centuries-old Hua family register, brimming with secrets, formulas, and forgotten truths. As Lucy unravels the stories of the women who came before her—including the mother whose complicated heart she never could understand—she must confront the tangled threads of love, power, and identity…and ask herself whether her magic was ever truly gone, or simply waiting for her to decide for herself what it means to be a daughter of the House of Hua.

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MOTHMAN IS MY BOYFRIEND: 10 TALES OF CRYPTIDS AND LUST by Mckayla Doyle

Fall in love with a secret town and its mysterious inhabitants in ten charming tales of human–cryptid romance. Welcome to Cryptid Creek, an invitation only a rare few receive! Stumble into this hidden place full of undiscovered creatures, from yetis to lake monsters, who will lure you into their cozy community. Stay for the hospitality, the enigmatic fantasy locale, and—most of all—the sense of belonging. Allow ten of your new neighbors to share their most intimate stories and heart-racing trysts, like: Lucy’s coffee-shop meet-cute with Mothman – Sloane’s sweet skate-park romance with Fresno, a nightcrawler – Sasquatch’s butch/femme karaoke bar encounter with June      Amazon     AB     Apple Books      Kobo

MEAT CUTE: MM SHIFTER ROMANCE  (FUR REAL LOVE) by Lance Roddick

Wesley is a disgrace to the moon. As a werewolf, he should be ripping throats and howling at the stars. Instead, he’s a strict vegan who faints at the sight of rare steak and apologizes to squirrels. He’s the pack disappointment, surviving on tofu and shame. There’s only one thing that tempts his inner beast: Bear. Bear isn’t a shifter. He’s the massive, bearded, blood-splattered human who owns the artisanal butcher shop down the street. He handles cleavers like extensions of his own thick arms and smells like smoke, iron, and pure, unadulterated masculinity. Wesley has no business in a butcher shop. Yet, he finds himself buying enough “bones for the dog” to build a skeleton army, just to watch Bear’s biceps flex as he chops. When a disastrous attempt at flirting ends with Wesley shifting in the middle of the shop floor, he expects a scream. He expects a shotgun. He doesn’t expect Bear to lock the front door, wipe his bloody hands on his apron, and look at the trembling wolf with a hunger that has nothing to do with meat. Wesley is about to learn that you don’t have to be a carnivore to get devoured.      AmazonKU      AB

THE TRICKY BUSINESS OF FAERIE BARGAINS by Reena McCarty

VS Note: From APRIL 26.

A former changeling must return to the land of the Fae to right a bargain that’s gone terribly wrong in this delightful cozy fantasy debut packed full of charm, adventure, romance and heart. When Poppy Hill was a child she was stolen from her family’s Montana homestead and taken to the land of the fae, where she spent more than a century as a cook in the Wild King’s castle. Now back in the human world, she works for a company that brokers fairy bargains, looking for loopholes in their contracts. Then a bargain that Poppy is negotiating goes disastrously wrong and she has to return to the world she grew up in to try to rectify her mistake, facing danger, intrigue and a pesky ex-boyfriend along the way.

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DARK  CHAINS: FIRST LINK (CHILDREN OF THE GODS PNR BOOK 107) by I T Lucas

She knew him as Yaaf, the scrawny boy with long legs and an infectious smile who was her best friend. Six years later, he’s back, and the boy has grown into a handsome man. Powerful. Disturbingly different. Is her friend still somewhere in there? Or has the brutal training camp beaten all kindness and humanity out of him? Meanwhile, across the globe, Annani is at her wits’s end. The mission to retrieve the five chests containing Khiann and his companions is facing setbacks and complications, and she wonders whether the Fates are testing her resolve to move mountains to save her beloved, or whether there is another reason for the delays piling up.      AmazonKU

THE PROOF IS IN THE BANANA PUDDING (MURDER IN THE MIX BOOK 56) 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. This time, a ghostly peacock has me strutting straight into danger—and looking fabulous while doing it. When the Daughters of Honey Hollow declare a week-long 1950s reenactment culminating in a Mother’s Day garden party, I’m ready to showcase my signature banana pudding and maybe win the Golden Whisk. With twin babies strapped to my chest and a somewhat bossy two-year-old in tow, what could go wrong at a vintage-themed celebration? Of course, when the chairwoman of the Daughters ends up dead with a commemorative cast iron skillet knocked over her perfectly coiffed head, I realize someone just turned Honey Hollow’s Mother’s Day celebration into a murder investigation. Between embezzlement scandals, secret affairs, and enough blackmail to fill a vintage hat box—half the organization had motive to kill the queen bee. But when the investigation reveals this murder has more layers than my banana pudding, I know I’m dealing with a killer who’s been perfecting their domestic goddess image for decades. With my spatula in one hand and my sleuthing skills in the other—plus a supernatural sidekick who has some serious tail feathers, and enough suspects in poodle skirts to populate a sock hop—I’ll need to crack this case before the killer decides I know too much. Living in Honey Hollow can be deadly.   AmazonKU

MY DEMON BOYFRIEND: MM PNR NOVELLA (DEMON DEBACLES) by Stella Rainbow

Demons made great boyfriends. I’d know. It turned out… I had one! I’d sworn off dating after one disaster too many. But then Arnick came along—kind, funny, and almost too good to be true, despite our less-than-ideal first meet. After a few months together, I was starting to believe I’d finally gotten lucky. But something about him didn’t quite add up, and with Valentine’s Day approaching, I couldn’t shake the feeling he was hiding a big secret. I just hoped his surprise was the romantic kind… and not a deal-breaker that proved I’d been right to be cautious all along.      AmazonKU

RETRIEVING THE STORM CALLER’S HORN (DAME OF THE MIDNIGHT RELICS BOOK 10) by Brenda Trim

My name is Nylah Gilbert, and I thought I was done with ancient artifacts trying to kill me for at least a month. Apparently, I was wrong. When a Category 5 hurricane suddenly reverses directions and heads straight for the North Carolina coast, I know it’s not just Mother Nature having a bad day. The storm’s moving in perfect patterns, lightning strikes in identical zigzag sequences, and witnesses swear they saw someone playing a massive horn in the hurricane’s eye. Because that’s totally normal weather behavior. Now I’m tracking down the Storm Caller’s Horn—an ancient Inuit relic that can control weather patterns across entire continents—while trying to hide my Relic Keeper abilities from every supernatural predator on the East Coast. But flying under the magical radar is impossible when I need to recover the horn from the museum curator who stole it while being possessed by the vengeful spirit of a long-dead Inuit shaman. You try negotiating with someone who’s been dead for over a century and is…(more blurb on ebook seller’s page)       AmazonKU

ONE MORE BITE: A VAMPIRE ROMANCE SHORT (THE MONSTER RESORT BOOK THREE) by Elliot Ason

He’s waited eighty years to find her. She was just trying to survive a bachelorette party. When Hazel walks into the Monster Resort, the last thing she expects is to become the obsession of a fiercely lonely vampire. Desmond is cold, most certainly lethal, and looking at her like she’s the only thing keeping him sane. As the chaotic weekend pushes them closer together, Hazel has a choice: run back to her safe, mundane life, or surrender to the monster who promises to never let her go.   AmazonKU

THE GLASS UNICORN PART NINE (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 9: As Erenye and the gang head into the Mountains of Kartell, they encounter a horde of goblins, encounter a cave-in, and must now brave the peaks filled with dangerous monsters. Notes: This is a LitRPG serial.     Amazon

CHURNING FOR HIS OMEGA: MM SHIFTER MPREG ROMANCE (OMEGAS OF OLIVER CREEK BOOK 18) by Lorelai M Hart

Long past the age where my parents expected more children, I came along. Surprise! My older siblings were already either grown or almost by the time I arrived, and although Mom and Dad never complained about having to start all over again, I always wondered if they’d had other plans for their golden years. When I completed my education, they were both elderly and needed someone to take care of them. After all their love and kindness, what could I do but step in and return the favor. None of my siblings helped, but it never seemed a burden. Sure, I had dreams. But every Sunday when I took them on an outing to the ice cream parlor and watched them laugh and share their treats, it was the highlight of my week. After they passed, my siblings who had somehow managed never to be available to drive Dad to the doctor or Mom to a hair appointment sat stunned as the attorney read their will. They were left out in very clear language. I inherited it all, along with my freedom to live my life as I saw fit. I missed them, but it was time to make a fresh start. Open an ice cream parlor. One that offers imaginative flavors. Wild tastes. Over-the top treats with house-made everything. But where? I close my eyes, walk to the map on the wall, and let Fate decide where I’ll move. Oliver Creek it is.       AmazonKU

ROGUE ME TENDER: MM MPREG SHIFTER ROMANCE (FUR-EVER MOUNTAIN PACK BOOK THREE) by Lorelai M Hart and Coplbie Dunbar

Not all packs are evil. But mine sure was. Being born a unicorn in a herd of horses sounds like a win. Unicorns are just fancy horses, right? Wrong. I’m a daily reminder of my omega father’s infidelity. My alpha father? Yeah, he is the very mated Alpha of our herd. My beast? A recessive gene reminder that I should be mated to our next Alpha. Ever since my first shift, I’ve been bullied, ostracized, and living in fear. Leaving isn’t an option. My horn is too valuable on the black market, and it has been made crystal clear that the second I leave, my herd will sell me out to poachers. What can I do but bide my time and wait for the perfect opportunity to break free. That opportunity comes the day I stumble upon a rogue bear my beast calls mate. I’m left with two choices: 1) Stay with my pack and ignore my mate. 2) Flee and hope we can outrun the trouble that is following us both. We choose to run.   AmazonKU

THE UNAPPROVED CHARMS OF MOSSHOLLOW (THE ENCHANTED POST CHRONICLES BOOK TWO) by Paula Lester

Spring has come to Mosshollow. So has a clipboard. Phoenix Firebolt finally has a life she didn’t know she was allowed to want — a treehouse post office, a village that hums with old magic, and a puffin who tolerates her. Then a magical standards inspector arrives with forms, regulations, and the sincere belief that he’s helping. He is not helping. Mosshollow’s enchantments don’t meet code. The self-sorting mail is unauthorized. The mailboxes are “exhibiting unsanctioned philosophical activity.” And if the village can’t pass inspection, its charms will be stripped — every last one. Phoenix spent forty years not making waves. Now she has to make the biggest wave of her life — and she can’t do it alone. The Unapproved Charms of Mosshollow is a warm, funny cozy fantasy about standing up for the place that stood up for you, the friends who show up with scones and battle plans, and learning that the most powerful magic is the kind no form can measure.      AmazonKU

WITCH’S BABY (BLACKTHORNE ACADEMY BOOK FOUR) by Gina Kincade

A love potion gone awry messes with the beginning of Siobhan’s last year at Blackthorn Academy. One of her favorite professors is suffering the side effects of the potion, and she and Aiden have volunteered to look after him while the other professors hunt for a cure. And then valuables start going missing. On top of all that, the Magical Olympics, an event that takes place once a decade, is happening this fall. Siobhan’s fourth and final year is shaping up to be her most memorable yet!   AmazonKU

WITCHWOOD (MONSTERS OF THE NEXUS BOOK FOUR) by Nancey Cummings

The Family Curse – Anthony is at the mercy of a monster. This compulsion wants him to return to his family’s crumbling home filled with secrets. Most of all, the monster wants Nina. No one else will do. The Family Business. Nina was born to hunt monsters, it’s in her blood. As sheriff, she keeps order and protects the town from the monsters prowling in the wilderness. The man who actively makes her job difficult shows up at her doorstep in the middle of the night. He was bitten and in a bad way, needing her help. An enemy in need is still an enemy. No catching feelings allowed. Can Nina put aside her hard feelings and help her enemy? Or is it a trap?   Amazon      Apple Books      Kobo

SULLIED: MM PNR by Lee Colgin

When a vampire test subject from the lab shows up at my doorstep moments before sunrise, I have two choices: Let him die or let him in. Dr. Rupert Martin works in a covert lab that’s experimenting with hybrid, test-tube vampires. If he’d known of their diabolical mission, he never would’ve agreed to work for them. But now he knows too much for them to let him go. Sullivan, aka vampire Specimen 19, barely escapes his underground prison with his life. Gravely injured and with the sun about to rise, he has nowhere else to turn but to the one doctor who showed him kindness instead of cruelty. While Ru and Sully navigate a dangerous path forward, an unexpected attraction blooms between them. Their chemistry won’t be denied. Can they take down the very lab that brought them together, or are they barreling fangs-first toward an inevitable disaster?      AmazonKU

AN ARCANE STUDY OF STARS by Sydney J Shields

When Claudia Jolicoeur is rejected from Cygnus University, a devilish stranger named Dorian appears in her nightmares and offers her a bargain: he will get her into Cygnus if she learns how to free him from a prison of stars. He takes a bite of her soul to seal the deal, and Claudia wakes to a letter from the High Sage of Cygnus stating she will take the place of Odette Dufort, a Rhetoric student who passed away. Her arrival raises suspicions, rumors that she had a hand in Odette’s death spread like wildfire, and Cassius MacLeod, the High Sage’s apprentice and Claudia’s fellow Rhetoric student, seems hellbent on humiliating her. Determined to clear her name, she searches for any evidence that could prove her innocence. When someone—or something—starts slipping her pieces of Odette’s diary, Claudia uncovers a horrifying truth: over the last century, celestial witches at Cygnus have been murdered. Odette was one of them, and Claudia could be next. For her own protection, Claudia needs to free Dorian—and fast.  By night, she studies the stars, slowly unraveling the mystery of Dorian’s prison. By day, she and Cassius wage rhetorical war as debate partners in class. What begins as a fierce rivalry devolves into something deeper, darker, and dangerously sensual. As Claudia inches closer to the truth, she must decide: would trusting Cassius be the last mistake she ever makes?

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THE UNICORN BOND: ANOMAL MAGIC BOOK ONE by Coby Birch

VS Note: From APRIL 21.

At Cambridge, even magic has a genetic cost. Sylvette Darling looks like an ordinary Cambridge student. But she isn’t. She has a secret. She comes from a rare genetic line, bonded to an invisible animal companion: a magic written not in spells, but in DNA. It is fading, and her unicorn is suffering. She also has a task: to find the Touchstone, an ancient relic that can tell truth from lies, the only thing that may protect her kind from those determined to destroy it. And she has a complication. Robert offers safety, normality, and a life untouched by dangerous magic. Benno sees her for what she is, and offers not comfort, but truth. Her choice has consequences. Because choosing wrongly won’t just break her heart. It could destroy magic itself. Perfect for readers of clean romantasy, slow-burn romance, love triangles, and magical creatures in an ancient university setting.   AmazonKU

NOODS FOR HER ORC (MONSTERS OF NEW VEGAS BOOK TWO) by Eva Priest

When noodle-fusion chef Mei Tan tries to rebuild her once-viral cooking brand in the neon chaos of monster-run New Vegas, she expects long nights, stubborn stove burners, and at least one minor emotional spiral over chili oil ratios. What she doesn’t expect is Tovek Grayskull—her massive, broody orc landlord-slash-barkeep—who rescues her from goblin debt collectors, offers her his kitchen with a grunt, and watches her cook like she’s performing sacred magic instead of stress-frying garlic at midnight.     AmazonKU

GREED OF RUIN (SINS OF BALTJIER BOOK TWO) by Lilo Quie

VS Note: MM Fantasy.

Varis has been residing on an abandoned ship outside of Monsmount’s jurisdiction for two years waiting for the war to end and the trade embargos to cease. The treasure he guards is worth a king’s ransom, and he’s going to use it to buy his freedom. If he’s sent back to his home country, all that awaits him is an honorable death as an ashen sacrifice to a god he never worshiped. But when he finds a dragon circling his ship, all his worries melt away. He’s more than he ever bargained for. Ghreiden, youngest son of the former king of Sauria, has been given a territory to rule and raise from the ashes. Failing docks, dirty water, filthy beaches and crooked clergy mire the failing port nation. When most of the tradesmen have up and left, businesses have gone astray and what little is left is hardly anything to brag about, Ghreid wants to give up, but in the swimming recesses of a sea outcropping laden with abandoned ships, the reason for his relocation becomes clear. The ashen ones are fated to meet their dragons, and Ghreiden is no exception.       AmazonKU

VACATION WITH THE ANUBIS (MONSTERS AND MARGARITAS) by Lara Reagan

When a midlife crisis meets ancient magic, eternal love can save the soul changes everything. Jessica Thomas’s life has fallen apart. Divorced, empty-nested, and recently laid off, she books an impulsive solo trip to Egypt – something she’s dreamed of since childhood. She wants a second chance at adventure, and she’s determined to find it. Then she touches a forbidden stone in a restricted pyramid chamber. Jessica should have known better than to make wishes to the universe. Now she’s tangled with the attractive, ancient god Anubis, who claims she has 24 hours to prove she wasn’t there raiding the tomb before he casts her soul into the underworld. Clearing her name is one thing. Pushing the hunky god out of her fantasies is another. Maybe getting closer to the dangerous deity is just the kind of excitement her midlife requires. But what can Jessica offer a God that he hasn’t seen before? Can love stretch across eternity and bind them together?     AmazonKU

CROWN AND ICE (ASH AND AETHER BOOK THREE) by Milly Taiden

Tyr Noren is a god-forged error. After three centuries of evading the divine executioner, the dragon has finally been cornered—not by ice, but by a woman he cannot let go. Tyr was built for violence and seasoned by solitude, but the silent market squares of a frozen world have unraveled his control. He doesn’t just want to survive the Arbiter; he wants to cage the witch who sees the monster beneath his skin. He is the flaw in the system, and for her, he will tear out the heart of a god. Zephyra Wren is a truth-seer in a realm of divine lies. An Auric Veil witch who reads magic, she knows every use of her power burns away the years she has left. She has spent a lifetime navigating a post-apocalyptic wasteland, but no trap is as inescapable as the predator now tracking her every move. Zephyra is no one’s subject, but as a divine blade collapses her future, she discovers that Tyr’s obsession is the only anchor she has left. The Arbiter is coming, and it doesn’t take prisoners. To survive the slaughter at the Divine Gate, Tyr must do the one thing he has feared for ages: claim a mate. As his restraint shatters into a savage need to bind Zephyra’s life to his, they must decide if their union is salvation or a permanent cage. The gods forged the ice to punish the world, but they are about to learn that a dragon who has found something to own is the most dangerous thing in existence.   AmazonKU

WING OF FIRE (PARANORMAL DATING AGENCY BOOK 102) by Milly Taiden

Isla Quinn is done with dating duds. She’s ready for a hero straight out of the romance novels she sells in her shop—someone big, protective, and capable of rocking her world. So when Gerri Wilder promises a “fiery” encounter, Isla doesn’t pack a bag; she packs her best lace lingerie. The moment she lays eyes on Damon Veyr, her knees go weak. He’s all muscle, brooding stares, and raw, masculine power. Damon Veyr hasn’t wanted anything but solitude for centuries. As a dragon shifter lord, his job is to rule, not to feel. But one whiff of the curvy, spirited woman who just invaded his mountain has his inner beast demanding he claim her on the spot. Isla is everything he didn’t know he needed: warmth, light, and a defiance that sets his blood on fire. But a dragon’s life is never simple. With a rival clan closing in and ancient betrayals resurfacing, Damon has to do the one thing he swore he’d never do: open his heart. He’s spent an eternity protecting his hoard, but he’s about to realize that Isla is the only treasure that matters. And he’ll burn the world to the ground to keep her.    AmazonKU

WOLF DAD by Sabrina Sin and Milly Taiden

She stepped out of that rental car and every wolf inside me locked onto her scent like prey. One breath of vanilla and citrus, and I knew. My mate. The human granddaughter of the only woman who ever kept our pack secret. Now she’s standing on my border with storm damage in her eyes and zero idea what just walked into my territory. I tried to stay away. Fixed her fence at dawn, replaced her bulbs, patrolled her yard while she slept. But the rogues smelled her. The hunters came for her. And every time she looks at me with that stubborn little chin lifted, daring me to explain the howls, I feel my control snap. She doesn’t know I’m the Alpha next door. She doesn’t know I’ve already decided she’s never leaving this land. And she sure as hell doesn’t know the only way to keep her safe is to put my pup in her belly and make her mine in front of the entire pack. I’ll burn every threat to the ground. Then I’ll carry her to bed and finish what fate started.      AmazonKU

HEROES AND HANDCRAFTS (COZY QUESTING BOOK TWO) by Nazri Noor

VS Note: MM Fantasy.

Just when they thought the adventure was over…Business at Beadle’s Needles is bustling. Not booming, exactly, but Braiden Beadle is happy enough, and happier still to stay far from the dangers of the dungeon. Between the impending launch of Augustin Arcosa’s Effervescent Elixirs and the small joys of introducing an elf, a burrowfolk, an orc, and an undead bard to life in Weathervale, Braiden has his hands full. Life is good. Until a bizarre talking box crashes through the storage room window — Augustin’s bedroom, that is — and taunts them about delving the dungeon’s depths in search of even greater treasure. Cleaning up the broken glass, they discover a mysterious recipe card, one that Braiden has never seen before. It’s Granny Bethilda’s final message… and her final mission, something Braiden feels honor-bound to finish. And with his faithful friends and the Wizard of Weathervale at his side, he might just succeed.      AmazonKU      AB

EVEN MORE TIME KISSED MOMENTS (KISSES ACROSS TIME) by Tracy Cooper-Posey

Spend more time with the characters you love. Across centuries and continents, these glimpses into their lives reveal the moments that shape them—quiet conversations, unexpected encounters, hard-won victories, and the bonds that hold them together through time itself. From laughter to longing, from danger to desire, each story deepens the connections between those who have already sacrificed everything to be together. But not every moment is as simple as it seems. And not every story ends where it should. As past and present begin to blur, small fractures appear—barely visible at first, yet impossible to ignore. The kind that linger. The kind that raise questions no one is ready to answer. Because some moments don’t just reveal the past… They change what comes next.     Amazon     Apple Books     Kobo

ESCAPE (LOST IN WONDER BOOK TWO) by Aisha Urooj

What do you do when everything you are has been taken from you? They called it an accident. A fall. A tragedy. But when I woke—hollow, aching, and missing weeks of my life—I knew I hadn’t just lost my past. I had lost something far more important. I am the girl who went through the purple door. The moment was captured on film. A grainy, stolen footage of me running through a forbidden gap in the Iron Wall, crossing into a realm no one is meant to survive. Before the higher-ups could scrub it from existence, the world had already seen it. The video spread like wildfire. Whispers turned to questions. Questions became defiance. Now a rebellion burns in my name… built on a moment I cannot recall and a girl I no longer recognize. I remember none of it. Why I willingly chose the unknown, or what I found on the other side. Beyond the Wall, monsters gather. Ancient, clawed, and patient. They have haunted our nightmares…(more blurb on ebook seller’s page)      AmazonKU     Author’s Universal Link

BRUTALLY YOURS (FAE KINGS OF EDEN BOOK FOUR) by Jamie Applegate Hunter

Amos – Amos has spent his life under a brutal king who believes mercy is weakness and women are expendable. Beaten into submission and groomed to rule a tyrannical kingdom, the fae prince has only ever held onto one truth: one day, he will kill his father. Priorities shift when a deathbed confession reveals that Amos has a twin sister hidden away in the Human Kingdom. Fate doesn’t wait for him to adjust to his new reality, and when Amos’ mate bond with Clover snaps into place, he has another person to protect. Realizing he can shield both his sister and mate by hiding Clover in the Human Kingdom, he convinces her to leave the fae lands under the false pretense of protecting his sister. Amos’ lies continue to grow as he claims a false mate to appease his father and works with a rebel faction to eradicate the evil in their kingdom. But secrets never stay buried, and one surprise visit by his father unravels everything he’s worked hard to protect. As Amos grows into something darker, more ruthless, and far more dangerous than the boy he once was, he’s forced to face the cost of the choices he made to protect the one person he loves the most. Clover – After watching the horrific murder of her mother, Clover retreats into the safety of silence, knowing the Desert Kingdom is a place where women are owned, brutalized, and discarded. Raised in a small village, training alongside dragons and a rebel army, she is determined to make a place for herself and help bring down the monster ruling over them all.     AmazonKU

BLOOD, ROSES AND RUIN: ROSE VAMPIRE COVEN BOOK 10 by B A Stretke

VS Note: MM PNR.

Alex Stewart was just a hardworking bank teller out with coworkers at the Blood Rose club. A jealous coworker orchestrates a vicious attack, leaving Alex brutally beaten in a dark alleyway. When he regains consciousness, his world is turned upside down. He awakens in a luxurious penthouse, rescued by a devastatingly handsome stranger who is much more than he seems. Roman Sidorov is a lethal guard for the powerful Rose Coven, a man whose existence is defined by violence, duty, and control. He has no interest in human affairs until he encounters the broken man by the dumpsters and catches his soft scent. Roman will do whatever it takes to heal him, claim him, and exact vengeance on anyone who dared to harm him. As Alex is plunged into a hidden reality where vampires run the city’s financial and social elite, he is forced to adapt to a dangerous new life. Their bond grows fiercely passionate, but their newfound happiness is immediately threatened. Can Alex and Roman survive the forces arrayed against them and reach their happily ever after?      Amazon     AB

DARKSIGHT DARE (PENRIC AND DESDEMONA) by Lois McMaster Bujold

Penric takes a chance…Two intractable problems are brought to the door of sorcerer Learned Penric of Vilnoc and his Temple demon Desdemona. Cinar Camurat, a mutilated Cedonian cavalry captain, has traveled two thousand sea miles to Penric for aid. Iva of Bita, a secret hedge sorceress, lies dying in her Orban hill village, and wants no aid at all. Penric and Desdemona know well the hazards of medicine and magic, but their greatest puzzle may lodge in the tangle of hopes and fears in human and demonic hearts.

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DEMOLITION MAN (BLUE COLLAR VIGILANTE VAMPIRES BOOK THREE) by Max Monroe

He’ll demolish what stands in the way of her. Even if it’s an empire. Calloway Slater is quiet, methodical, and the kind of man who makes his living tearing things apart with steady hands and zero hesitation. But in the last two weeks, things have taken a dramatic shift. His brothers are mated. The Elite Council of Vampires wants them dead. And their uncle is playing a dangerous game Cal doesn’t trust. Now, because of an ultimatum, he’s standing at the auction—as a participant. As vampires gather and naïve human women swoon, Cal races the clock to bring the whole thing down before it’s too late. But when he meets the eyes of beautiful Romy Spencer in the middle of it all, the bond detonates. Suddenly, this isn’t about survival. It’s about her. And if saving Romy means reducing the elite empire to rubble—or getting killed in the process—so be it. Because once destiny ignites, Calloway Slater doesn’t surrender. He destroys.     AmazonKU

HAT OUT OF SPELL (WICKED WITCHES OF CAULDRON HOLLOW BOOK THREE) by Sara Bourgeois

Blythe Fairfield was just starting to feel at home. She has a job at the local grocery store. A talking cat who insults her daily. A date with the sheriff that actually went well. And a cemetery full of dead relatives she’s been restoring one headstone at a time. Then one of those headstones gets a new neighbor. Griffin Midnight, a witch with more charm than sense, came back to Cauldron Hollow after breaking Blythe’s best friend’s heart. Now he’s dead in the Tallowmere family cemetery with a bottle of wine and two glasses, and the whole town is looking at the two women who had the most reason to want him gone. One is Anya, Blythe’s best friend, who screamed at Griffin in public. Twice. The other is Blythe, whose family graves someone turned into a crime scene. Between a grandfatherly tea shop owner hiding a secret, a council member with a grudge against her house, and a killer whose magic is so subtle nobody knows it’s there, Blythe is running out of time and suspects. Pippin says the answer has been in front of her the whole time. Pippin says a lot of things. But when Blythe opens her great-aunt Moira’s notebooks, she finds more than clues. She finds a secret that will change everything she thought she knew about her family, her best friend, and the familiar who’s been keeping his mouth shut since the day she arrived. Some spells you cast. Some spells you inherit. And some hats are harder to take off than they are to put on.      AmazonKU

UNBEWITCHED (DEVILISH BOOK SEVEN) b Charity Parkerson

VS Note: MM PNR.

Stone is well known for bed-hopping. No one expects more of him. That’s a good thing, since he currently has a huge issue he needs to solve. Now is definitely not the time for his latest conquest to be his true mate. Especially since that mate is a needy fairy, and Stone is currently possessed by a dark entity he can’t see to fight. Copulation is very close to food for fairies. While they can’t survive on that alone, they also don’t thrive without it. Everyone knows they shouldn’t take going to bed with a fairy seriously. Fairies certainly don’t. That’s why it took Lysander so long to figure out why he couldn’t stay away from Stone. Of all the times to find his mate, this was the most unfortunate.   AmazonKU

THE STEEL OF THE WICKED HEART (THE FAE SPARK TRILOGY BOOK TWO) by Jen L Grey

I was under the Dusk King’s protection… until the Night Court proved it meant nothing. Kai left me behind in his perfectly guarded castle safe, contained, and more alone than ever. Then I woke up bound, trapped, and deep in Night Court territory. They didn’t ask questions. They didn’t make threats. They already knew what they wanted from me. I wasn’t a prisoner. I was a sacrifice. Too bad for them… I don’t break that easily. I escaped. And when Kai found me, something between us had changed. The way he looked at me like I was his to protect. The way my body reacted like it already knew him. Like whatever was pulling us together wasn’t something either of us could stop. Now we’re racing back to the Dusk Court with enemies closing in, secrets unraveling, and a bond neither of us is ready to face because the moon is breaking. Whatever is coming with it won’t just destroy kingdoms…It will destroy us.      AmazonKU

BINDINGS OF LORE (FAE OF LEGENDS AND LORE BOOK TWO) by Krista Street

Betrayed. Caged. Heartbroken. Despite what’s been done to her, Primelle must uncover and stop the force that’s been hunting her since she was born, otherwise, the entire kingdom will fall. Taken by the Imperial Council and guarded by Kole, I’m forced to face two painful truths: Kole betrayed me and Timith is going to die, unless I can find a way to stop it. Desperate to cure my beloved uncle, I ignore the dangers my secret origins reveal and sacrifice my safety in hopes of saving him, but consequences swiftly follow. I’m thrust into a life I never wanted with danger at every turn, and even Kole can’t stop the dark forces from moving in, so on a night I’m nearly captured, I take matters into my own hands. I convince those governing my freedom to let me dive into the history books to search for the elusive answers that promise to set me free. But my discoveries go awry, Kole disappears, and my enemy moves in. And just when the solution to everything is within my reach, someone from my past resurfaces, and my life takes a shocking turn that none of us saw coming.      AmazonKU

DARKEST STORM (STAR TOUCHED WITCHBLADE TWO) by Michelle Madow

A deadly witch academy. Elemental magic that answers to emotion. And a forbidden romance with a morally gray hero who will burn the world down to keep her safe—and lie to her face while he does it. 
Jade Harrington wasn’t supposed to have magic at all, let alone the silver lightning that marks her as the most dangerous student on a volcanic island full of witches. And she definitely wasn’t supposed to fall for Logan Ashford, the infuriatingly controlled proctor who trains her in secret, kisses her like she’s the only thing keeping him human, and guards his own darkness with a ferocity that terrifies her. But after the devastating events of Halloween night, two people are missing, and the Witch Council sends investigators to find out why. Every answer they uncover drags them closer to the truth Jade’s desperate to hide, and even Logan’s walls are starting to crack under the pressure. However, the investigation soon becomes the least of Jade’s problems. Because when monsters breach the island, Jade’s lightning explodes in front of everyone—shattering the secret Logan nearly destroyed himself to protect and launching them into a monster-infested sea that was never meant to let anyone leave alive.      AmazonKU

BIG BAD BETRAYAL (WEREWOLVES OF WALL STREET BOOK SIX) by Renee Rose

I’ve spent years building toward one goal—bringing down the pack that brainwashed my mother and ordered me dead. It’s my sole focus and I don’t get distracted. Not when I have dreams of a woman with hair like starlight. Not when I discover she’s an Adalwulf who serves as pack Seeress, my sworn enemy. Not until I’m alone in an elevator with her and she collapses against me, shaking with a vision only she can see. I wrap my arms around her and hold her through it. Give her a few moments of comfort and disappear before her guards ever see my face. I should forget her. Instead, I hunt her. When I learn the Adalwulfs have locked her in a tower—their own seeress, caged like a weapon they can’t control—I turn feral. Her pack will call it war. She’ll call it kidnapping. My wolf calls it destiny. Aster is mine.      Amazon     AB     Apple Books     Kobo

FRACTURED LORE (BROKEN ASHES BOOK NINE) by Nikita Parmenter

Baz is a surprise that none of us were really expecting. Thankfully, he seems to fit in like he’s always been a part of our team. The more I learn about him, the more intrigued I become. Winston and the spirit guides are still being cagey, and we all know that they’re hiding something. I’m just not sure that we want to deal with that too. Dimitri, well, he’s proving to be even more shocking than he usually is, and I have no idea how to deal with it. The same goes for Zephyr, hell knows what he’s up to. When we find ourselves with the Gargoyles sooner than we thought, even more unexpected things get thrown at us. Then there’s Pete. I don’t even know where to start with him. I’m sure everything’s going to calm down . . . Right?      AmazonKU

GIFTED CONNECTIONS SERIES BOOK SIX by SM Olivier

VS Note: Reverse harem. This was the blurb for book one: “My name is Blake. Most girls my age are worrying about prom, senior pictures, and colleges. I’m not. I worry about taking care of my sister, dodging my stepmother’s reprehensible boyfriends, and earning enough money to keep the roof over our heads, clothes on our backs, and food in our bellies. Sometimes when I’m angry or afraid, strange things happen. Things I can’t explain. Recent events have thrust me into a new world. With the help of my connections I learn about my gift. Unfortunately there are others that covet my gift. There are others who want to make sure I don’t make those connections.”

As we tighten the net around Horatio and his followers, we realize sometimes his reach is further than we expected. Old mysteries are revealed and solved. We continue to fight and hope that when everything is said and done, we become the victors. This is the final and last book of the Gifted Connections series.     AmazonKU

CROWN OF TWILIGHT AND PROMISE  (KINGDOM OF LIGHT BOOK ONE) by Joanna Maz

VS Note: From APRIL 22.

I fell in love with a boy who built me a secret sky and promised he’d never become the monster the world expected him to be. He lied. Hakan is shadow-blood — forbidden, dangerous, and the only person who has ever truly seen me. He spent six months restoring a crumbling tower just to give me a sky that belonged to no one but us. He sang to me through shadows. He gave me back my father’s voice. Then he made a promise with his shadows wrapped around me like a warning. Now half-bloods are being dragged from their homes in the night. The boy who wept against my skin has signed the orders. The man I love looks at me like I’m a stranger — patient, cold, scrubbed clean of everything I thought was real. I swore I’d reach him. Pull him back from whatever darkness swallowed him whole. Instead I’m watching him become the thing he feared most. Because boys like Hakan don’t just break promises. They break you. And the worst part? Even now — even as he unravels everything — I’d let him.       AmazonKU

FERAL CHEMISTRY (HOT UNDER THE COLLAR) by Riley Harp

Dr. June Miller is a genius chemist, not a wolf-tamer. But when a lab accident drenches her in “Compound X”—a synthetic pheromone mimicking a female wolf in peak heat—she becomes the most wanted snack in Chicago. She flees into the nearest bar, which happens to be The Den. Enter Colton. He owns the bar, runs the city, and has been celibate for a decade. One whiff of June, and his control snaps. He saves her from a bar brawl of drooling wolves, scoops her up, and locks her in his high-security penthouse for “protection.” Trapped together while the chemical wears off, the line between protecting her and devouring her blurs. Colton is holding back by a thread, and June is realizing she doesn’t want to be saved—she wants to be ruined.      AmazonKU      AB

KNOTTED AND BRED BY THE KRAKEN: OMEGAVERSE MONSTER ROMANCE (GET KNOTTY (A MONSTER BREEDING SERIES) BOOK TWO) by Imani Jay

VS Note: A re-release.

ou know the hot guy you’ve seen on the cover of magazines dressed in nothing but a tiny swimsuit and gold medals, his ripped body covered in tattoos and drops of water you wanted to lick off? Yeah, that Jay Lafayette. The alpha kraken shifter, the myth, the legend. The GOAT of pro swimming. The one who’s broken every record, then announced his retirement after the last World Monster Games. He’s the new guest at the luxury beach resort where I work! And he’s even hotter in person. All deep-ocean eyes, larger than life, and with a scent that makes this curvy omega parched for a taste of him. And when he speaks? The low rumble of his voice is more panty-melting than a siren’s call. I should keep my distance. Play it safe like I do with any celebrity who stays in our hotel. But when Jay catches a whiff of my scent, hunts me down, wraps his tentacles around my curves, and kisses me with each one of his suckers, I know I’m done for.      AmazonKU

VERITY GUILD by Mai Corland

Secrets built this republic; one truth could burn it down. High Priestess Kerasea Vestal has spent her life hiding the truth—that she’s the last surviving heir of the magical bloodline the republic slaughtered. One wrong step could be fatal. But when a senator is brutally killed and a temple blade is found at the scene, all eyes turn to her. Praetorian Torren Morvane has made a career of dragging liars into the light, and Kerasea is the one person he’s vowed to ruin. But locked on a mountain with a murderer, scheming senators, and a prophecy of death, he’s forced to work at her side. The closer he gets, the more dangerous the truth—and their attraction—becomes. With traitors closing in and a nation on the verge of shattering, Kerasea and Torren must risk everything to uncover the real killer…even if it means trusting their sworn enemy.      AmazonKU      AB

A TOUCH OF MAGIC (ORCS OF OKSHA BOOK ONE) by Nessa Alviera

Fionnuala “Fiona” Kerridan was raised to be the perfect High Fae princess, graceful, obedient, and willing to sacrifice everything for her kingdom. Her future is clear: a strategic marriage to secure peace and prosperity. And she is ready to accept it. Until her wedding day shatters everything. Before the vows can be spoken, a vengeful sorceress crashes the ceremony and unleashes a devastating curse, one meant not just to punish Fiona, but to humiliate her father. In a single, irreversible moment, the beloved princess is transformed into the very creature her people fear most: an orc. Cast out of the life she once knew, Fiona must venture into forbidden lands in search of a way to break the curse. Her only hope lies with the Oksha, the most feared orc tribe in all of Lyraen. But survival among enemies is not her greatest challenge. Malek Strong-Axe, the powerful and enigmatic Ruk’hai of the Oksha, is everything Fiona was raised to despise and the one man she cannot seem to resist. As truths unravel and loyalties are tested, Fiona begins to question everything she once believed about her people, her enemies, and herself. Because monsters are not always what they seem. And love may be the most dangerous force of all.       AmazonKU

TORMENT OF THE GODS (FOURTH BORN BOOK FOUR) by Shay Taylor

Calista, Goddess of Life and Suffering, has waited centuries for the mate fate promised her. When she finally finds him, it is not in a place of destiny or beauty—but in a prison cell in Gilyx. Malak has spent his life hating the gods of Valynth. To him, they are not worthy of worship, only blame. The last thing he would ever want is to be bound to one. But neither of them understands the truth of what fate has done. Drawn together in a dangerous realm, Calista finds herself falling for a man who would despise her if he knew what she truly was. So she keeps her identity hidden, knowing that once the truth is spoken, it cannot be undone. As their bond deepens, love begins to take root in a place it never should have. But hatred does not disappear simply because love exists, and Malak’s past is not something he can easily let go. When the truth is finally revealed, he is forced to choose between the woman he is falling for and the vengeance that has shaped his life. But Calista soon discovers there is more at play than either of them realized. Fate did not bind her to her enemy by accident, and the truth behind their connection threatens far more than their hearts. It threatens everything.   AmazonKU

NOBODY TOLD ME DRAGONS USE LIBRARIES by Lindsey Devin and Roxie Ray

Nobody told her dragons use libraries. Or that one of them would ruin her filing system and her entire life plan. She’s the head librarian who alphabetizes her trauma. He’s the dragon alpha who crash-landed into her carefully ordered world ten minutes before closing. Neither expected a thunderstorm, an ancient mystery, or feelings too big to fit on an index card. Perfect for readers who love: cozy chaos, grumpy/sunshine energy, nerd x nerd fated mates, and dragons who say “please” when they destroy your cataloguing system and for all the AuDHD readers, pattern-brained people, and anyone who organises their feelings into a spreadsheet.      AmazonKU

GAMBLE ON A GARGOYLE (POSSESSIVE MONSTERS BOOK 11) by Maggie Mayhem

Rock bottom never looked so good. My fiancé murdered someone over a dragon’s egg. I panicked and ran. I also, maybe, accidentally stole the egg. That part was unintentional. Mostly. Now I’m on the run with stolen supernatural cargo, a murderous ex-fiancé on my heels, and a half-formed plan to throw myself at the mercy of the powerful dragon of Darlington. Enter Graham. He’s a gargoyle with wings, claws, and the whole shebang, and he claims he’s here on behalf of the very dragon I’m on my way to see. He just can’t prove it. He’s also hot as sin. And apparently exactly my type. One stolen egg. Multiple people who want me dead. And all my traitorous brain can focus on is whether this gargoyle runs warm despite being hard as stone. Spoiler: they do!      AmazonKU

TREASURED BY A MONSTER: MONSTROUS GUARDIANS BOOK THREE by Kensie Kelly

I relocated for work and my housewarming present was a break-in. I got away and it could have been a random mistake or someone with an embarrassing lack of burglary skills—except it happened again. The second time… the intruder tried to kill me. Quin is the only reason I’m still breathing. A monster created to be a living weapon. Seven feet of terrifying beast with horns and claws. I should be afraid of him, but he treats me like I’m precious. He’s the only thing that makes me feel safe. The closer we get, the more powerful the pull between us. My body reacts like it already knows his. But the people after me aren’t giving up. They’re desperate and willing to do anything to get what they want. They picked the wrong target because a monster stands between them and their goal. A fatal mistake. Threatening a wyrfang’s mate is a terrible idea.      AmazonKU

PROMISE ME SHADOWS (TO THE CRUEL GODS BOOK THREE) by May Sage

Silver – He literally fell from the sky, with his sharp jawline, unsettling eyes, and those marks burning bright when he looks at me. How the hell am I supposed to believe a word he says? Cas is too powerful, too mysterious, and honestly? Too convenient. We’re on the brink of war, both inside and outside of the city. And all of a sudden, a bona fide god spawn lands in our laps, happy to help? I don’t buy it. He must be a spy. A weapon deployed to destabilize us. I’m watching him for a reason. And that reason has nothing to do with those thick thighs. But damn, he really doesn’t miss leg days. Cas – Someone needs to remove the broomstick firmly lodged in this chick’s shapely derrière before we murder each other. She’s right, of course. I am lying. What am I supposed to say, that everyone on Earth will likely be dead inside of a year? That would just make them panic ahead of time. It’s not like she can do anything against the gods and monsters set to take over. The only entity on Earth capable of withstanding them is me. Too bad I’ve never been the savior type. And I’m not about to enter a losing fight with my family for a woman. …Right?     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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LAST DRAGON ON MARS (DRAGONS ON MARS BOOK ONE) by Honey Phillips

She was looking for answers. She found a legend. Dr. Alina Falkner is a scientist. She believes in data, in logic, in the cold hard rock of the Martian landscape. So when impossible energy readings lead her deep into a newly-opened cavern, she expects a geological anomaly, not the last echo of an ancient world, awakened by advanced human technology. He is dangerous. He is impossible. And he is her secret to keep. He was born in darkness. She was his first light. Born from a fusion of cyborg blood and the planet’s dormant DNA, Rhyx is a newborn in a warrior’s body, and the brilliant, gentle human who found him is the first thing he has ever known. Trapped together by a raging dust storm, she becomes his fierce, consuming passion. He will do anything to keep her, even though the world outside their sanctuary threatens to tear them apart. A ruthless scientist, obsessed with both Alina and her secrets, is pursuing them both. As the hunt intensifies, Alina must choose between the career she’s dedicated her life to and the impossible male she’s fallen for. But when you’re hiding the last dragon on Mars, the price of discovery isn’t just loss—it’s extinction.     AmazonKU

DESIRED BY THE DRAGON WARLORD  (FATED MATES OF THE SARKARNII WARLORDS BOOK FOUR) by Hattie Jacks

I had a one night stand with an alien dragon warlord and now he thinks I belong to him…And because I felt I’d not suffered enough, I picked the biggest, baddest, grumpiest Sarkarnii warlord on this planet. Go me! Driok is the leader of the Sarkarnii warriors tasked with protecting Vorostor. He’s massive, abs for days, brilliant purple scales and a handsome face which would make any red-blooded female melt. He’s also arrogant, bossy and entitled, all the things I’d usually hate in a human man. Yet, I still woke up in his bed, and he’s been asking for a rematch ever since. I absolutely cannot give into him. Being abducted from Earth was bad enough, but far from being safe with all these huge alien dragon warlords, we’re even more at risk of their enemies who will do anything to destroy the Sarkarnii and anything associated with them. But when Driok is distracted by events off world, that’s when I discover the one thing I was so sure couldn’t happen to me. I’m pregnant, and the baby is his. All I wanted was a ray gun and a way to get off this planet. Now I have a bun in the oven and a Sarkarnii warlord who is determined to claim me, and my unborn child, for himself. And, as it turns out, Driok is far more charming when he wants to be. But I am determined. I am going to make a life for myself and if he doesn’t like it…then I’ll go it alone.    AmazonKU

ALCHEMY AND AUTOMATONS: A STRANGE HAPPENINGS COLLECTION by Kelsey Josephson

Returning to the World’s Fair was the last thing Rosie wanted to do…The year is 1893. Surviving the Columbian Exposition was only the beginning. Rosie must test her mettle once again while working for Nikola Tesla. Lucille finds a fresh start without her creator. Their fragile peace shatters as the past follows them to New York. Worst of all, something far more sinister than Eddison’s men is closing in, threatening to tear Rosie and Lucille apart. They must reunite with old allies and enemies where it all began. Strange Happenings is a series of short stories set in an alternate timeline, where steampunk technology clashes with the monstrous. The Alchemy and Automatons collection brings together four tales of mystery, horror, and adventure.      AmazonKU

LARK AND LEGION: THE ASHLAND CHRONICLES BOOK TWO by

VS Note: Sapphic SFR.

Queen Azaleen Frost has secured an ally for her kingdom—but not its future. At her side, Lark Sutter has become more than a survivor. As a member of an elite unit, she fights to save lives on the ground while Azaleen confronts the threats facing Verdancia. As Azaleen and Lark’s relationship deepens, the dangers close in around them. Enemies move openly against Verdancia, forcing the people of Ashland to choose sides. Even those who sought neutrality are dragged into the conflict. And just when it seems the worst has come, a new threat rises on the horizon. Can Azaleen’s steel will and Lark’s courage turn the tide for Verdancia—or will everything they’ve built be crushed by the jaws of war? A sweeping post-apocalyptic sapphic epic, Lark and Legion continues the story begun in Frost and Iron, blending political intrigue, survival, found family, slow-burn romance, and front-line action. Perfect for readers who love fierce heroines, dangerous alliances, heart-wrenching stakes, and richly drawn worlds shaped by the brutal realities of war.      AmazonKU

JORG: GALACTIC CYBORG HEAT SERIES by Jessie Rose Case

JORG – He was a Cyborg on a mission. Weapons were being sold and people going missing on a world outside the Empire. The Admiral was not happy. Nor were the Councilmen of the Empire. He’d been ordered to stay undercover on the mission. Low profile. Find out if there was any truth to the rumours coming their way. There had been many from different quarters. Too many from varying parties to be ignored. His leads leading him to the bar and the woman who was not a waitress. Sitting in the shadows, he watched her. She was paying too much attention to the men that were his quarry. She was interested. Her body language telling him she was looking for something. That, would be a problem. Compromising his own investigation. He’d have to deal with that. She was too young to be doing this. Too fragile. But she had a way about her. It intrigued him. His optic showed interest. He smirked, her feet were hurting her, and she was putting on a brave face. Kinda. So not a hardened waitress then. So what was she doing here? It would get her killed. “You shouldn’t be here female.” FAY – What did he know? It was a warm voice that spoke from the shadows. She hadn’t really seen him…(more excerpt on ebook seller’s page)     AmazonKU 

KNOTTED IN BLOOD AND HONOR (CLAIMED BY THE MORRAK BOOK TWO) by Leann Ryans

He entered the alliance as a weapon. She entered it as a sacrifice. Taryn never wanted to be paraded as a potential bride. She would rather treat her military dogs than become prey to politics. Especially alien ones. But when the Morraki General singles her out, she has no choice but to accept the injection. Rhydek bears scars from many wars, but the deepest are the ones no eye can see. Choosing Taryn was strategic. Her curvy body made her more likely to survive the omega transformation. Nothing more. When she connects with a savage varkuun no Morraki could tame, her strength earns more than his respect. It stirs a desire Rhydek swore he’d buried. Her heat nearly shatters both his culture and the alliance, And when rebels strike to kill, They have to decide if their scars will keep them apart, Or if their bond is strong enough to endure the flames of war.     AmazonKU

BRIDE OF THE FORSAKEN ALIEN (SURVIVOR BRIDES OF THE TAJSS BOOK FOUR) by Miranda Martin

He was left behind. At least, that’s what he believes. When I join the mission to bring him back, I expect a soldier. I don’t expect the quiet fury in his eyes… or the way he watches me like I’m something fragile he shouldn’t touch. They call him changed. They call him dangerous. I call him alive. And I’m not walking away from the alien warrior everyone else has already given up on.   AmazonKU

BEAST UNBOUND (CLAIMED IN THE COLONY BOOK TWO) by Candice Gilmer

AFTER THE SLIP (WAYFARER ADVENTURE BOOK THREE) by Eileen Troemel

Damaged from battle, Eli must gather the right materials to repair his ship before continuing his mission. With time working against them, the group faces the urgent challenge of securing food, water, and essential supplies. Piper takes charge, analyzing the backgrounds of their scientists and assigning each of them to critical missions to locate what they need to survive. Despite the danger, Eli and Piper choose to help families caught in the chaos. Through these acts, they uncover a potential ally, strengthening the fragile bond between the Cloch clan and the Terra clan. Meanwhile, unsettling messages from Uncle Joe continue to haunt Piper and the DeWall siblings. Desperate for answers, Piper and Amanda begin studying Eli’s mysterious abilities. Can he accelerate the slips? Can he learn to control his powers in time to help them succeed?      AmazonKU

PRISON MOON – BARBARIAN KING  by L Graison

Emma Davis woke to a living nightmare. She’d been abducted by aliens and dumped on a savage prison planet where she’s told to run or die trying, because the inhabitants only want one thing. Her. For weeks, she’s survived by staying invisible, but one fatal mistake leaves her cornered. Now she only has two options. Keep running or surrender to the alien waiting outside her shelter, the only one who might keep her alive…if she’s willing to give him everything. Wrongly accused of murder, Aris has endured years on Prison Moon One, where survival means strength and mercy gets you killed. But the moment he spots the fragile human female who shouldn’t have lasted a day on her own, something primal ignites inside him. Earning her trust is harder than any battle, and protecting her across hostile territories may be impossible, especially when he realizes she isn’t just another survivor. She’s his mate. When the corporation that controls the planet tears Emma from his grasp and throws her into the arena system, there’s only one way for Aris to get her back: fight, kill, and conquer. Because on this world, love isn’t given—it’s won in blood.     AmazonKU

BREAK (DERIDIA BOOK 15) by Catherine Miller

Abandoned. Shamed. Broken. She was never meant to survive. Stripped of her voice and her past, Minara has survived a life of being used and discarded. Exiled to an off-world prison colony for the betterment of the homeworld, she discovers the reality is even harsher than she feared. There are no rules. Only power. And those willing to take, no matter the cost. Min endures the only way she knows how: by staying small, staying quiet… and staying invisible. Until the night she steals something she shouldn’t. Caught by a dangerous, enigmatic stranger who sees far more than she ever intended, Min finds herself dragged into a world she doesn’t understand—one of secrets, suspicion, and something far more dangerous than cruelty. His attention. He thinks she’s a spy. She knows she’s nothing at all.
But in a place where survival is everything, being underestimated might be her greatest weapon… or the thing that finally destroys her.      AmazonKU

MOUNTAIN BOSS ALIEN ROMANCE  (SMUTT BOOKS ALIEN ROMANCE BOOK 12)  by Deiri Di

The mountain was supposed to be a getaway, not a graveyard. Matty’s ex-boyfriend didn’t just break her heart…he left her to die. Stranded on a jagged peak with an injured ankle and a storm rolling in that threatens to bury the world in ice, Matty knows her odds are zero. But the cold isn’t her only problem. Something is moving in the treeline. Something fast, heavy, and hunting. She might be broken, but she’s not prey. And she’s going to make her stalker bleed for every inch. Farl is a warrior of a race that equates violence with passion. To his kind, the ultimate sin is the abandonment of a mate. Watching a human male discard a female in the killing frosts of Earth is an insult to his blood. He descends from the shadows to “rescue” the small, fragile creature, expecting the docile submission his research promised. He didn’t expect her to flirt with him. With his need to save her from the storm an urgent necessity, Farl’s biological triggers are screaming. He came to save a victim; he found a fighter who challenges every instinct he has. In the high-altitude heat of their forced proximity, Matty must decide if the monster stalking her is her executioner…or the only one capable of warming her wounded heart.       AmazonKU

MARKED (STORMBOUND WARRIORS OF SOLTHARA BOOK ONE) by Grace Goodwin

Once the Skybond awakens…there is no turning back. The storm planet was never meant for humans. When Sloane Carter and her crew crash-land on Soltharra, survival becomes a brutal countdown. Her shuttle’s stabilizer coil is destroyed, ion storms are building, and in seventy-two hours, the next storm surge will turn her ship into a bomb. If she can’t repair it, the explosion will destroy everything for miles…including an alien village that wasn’t supposed to exist. Alone on a world of lightning-scarred jungles and lethal electromagnetic storms, Sloane searches for the only thing that might save her—rare storm crystals hidden deep within the obsidian cliffs. But Sloane is not alone. Warriors claimed the valley long ago. Now, one of them insists on claiming her. Sorik, commander of the Storm Guard, has spent his life protecting his people from the violent world that shaped them. His body carries the storm itself—bioelectric power blazing beneath his skin. The moment he sees the human woman who fell from the sky, his storm nodes ignite. The planet has chosen his mate. The Skybond…(more blurb on ebook seller’s page)

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GIFTED TO THE ALIEN WARLORD (PETRA PALERNO’S FILTHY SHORTS) by Petra Palerno

A human woman is gifted to an alien warlord and held captive on his droid filled space station. He needs a mate to survive—She may be the one who conquers him instead. Gifted to the Alien Warlord is part of the smutty novella collection, Petra Palerno’s Filthy Shorts, that feature otherworldly love interests. This Beauty and the Beast retelling features alien romance, fancy peen, size difference, unique knotting, enemies to lovers, a calloused warlord MMC, and a Floridian exotic dancer FMC.   AmazonKU

NO BATTLE LORD’S CHOICE  (THE BATTLE LORD SAGA BOOK 12) by Linda Mooney

VS Note: Post apocalyptic.

The Alta Novis compound is readying for the big D’Jacques birthday celebration, and people from days away are coming in for the occasion, Normal and Mutah alike. Yulen and Atty are stretched thin, especially with Yulen’s second, Cole Mastin, being gone for a month to visit his in-laws. Is it too much to hope the celebration goes off without a hitch? Maybe Cole shouldn’t have mentioned how quiet it had been lately. But when Cole doesn’t return as promised, Yulen makes the decision to take a few of his most trusted men to go in search of the missing group. What they find along the way is devastating. Paas’ entire village has been decimated, and almost every member of the Lanta tribe slaughtered, but there are no signs of the second or his family. Determined to find them, dead or alive, Yulen and Atty keep going. It seems the Bloods are learning, evolving, and becoming more advanced than what everyone has experienced in the past. But the Bloods aren’t the only enemies the D’Jacques have to watch out for. Can they find Cole and the rest before it’s too late? Or will Yulen and Atty meet their end along the way?

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CREATURE FROM THE MONSTER SMASH BOOK BASH (CREATUREVERSE TWO) by Dakota Cockaday

Malcolm – It’s a weird place to be both happy and incredibly jealous of people who are practically family, but watching the men who are practically brothers to me live in domestic bliss with their newly bonded omega gives me hope. As astronomical as the odds are, maybe my omega is out there somewhere. Elizabeth – I’m not expecting much of anything other than maxing out my credit card when I arrive at the Wyatt Hotel for the Monster Smash Book Bash. But the hot man dressed as a mascot for the trade show at the convention next door has got my attention like no one else before, though he sees really attached to that lizard suit he’s wearing…The Creatureverse takes place in an alternate world Baltimore where government experiments managed to escape the lab and hide in the hidden underground water ways, become secret vigilantees for what’s right, all while also hoping to stumble across their Omega, of course. It is an MF Omegaverse and campy homage to the Monsterotica Book Con.       AmazonKU

THE MERIDIAN DIRECTIVE (ARKVALE BOOK THREE) by Sahara Kelly

An airship’s maiden voyage. A hidden machine beneath the world. A catastrophe waiting to happen. When the newly commissioned airship Meridian sets out to investigate a minor anomaly in Arcvale’s shifting meridians, Air Commodore Julian Pembroke expects a routine scientific mission – anomalies are annoyances, but easily fixed. He is mistaken. Accompanied by brilliant cartographer Dr. Winifred Yorke and Flight Officer Ambrose Maitland, the expedition quickly uncovers something far more troubling than a simple irregularity. Beneath the surface of the realm lies an ancient and powerful mechanism—one that has silently governed the meridians for centuries. As the anomaly grows and the very fabric of Arcvale begins to destabilize, Julian and his companions must descend into a vast hidden world of machinery, energy, and forgotten knowledge, and restore a system they barely understand—or risk losing everything. But some discoveries change more than the world around them. They change the people who dare to make them. A fantastic adventure with airships, hidden worlds, courage, and romance.      AmazonKU

FORBIDDEN ALIEN SERIES: BOUND TO THE STARS by B A Star

Lila never imagined she would stand on an alien world surrounded by warriors, politics, and ancient power. The bond she shares with Kaelar has become something far greater than either of them. What began as forbidden has become unbreakable. On Kaelar’s homeworld, surrounded by ancient law and silent judgment, Lila realizes their love isn’t just rare—it’s transformative. The resonance between them now burns brighter and more powerful than any weapon. But power always demands a price. This time, the cost could be everything. If they fail, two worlds fracture. Will they bow to tradition…or rewrite the stars themselves?      AmazonKU

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VS: And now the third book in my scifi romance Badari Gladiators series for a backlist hilite!

TALINN (BADARI GLADIATORS BOOK THREE)  by Veronica Scott

Talinn was a genetically engineered senior soldier in his Badari Warrior pack until unscrupulous laboratory guards faked his death and sold him into slavery in the galaxy’s hinterlands. Purchased by a nomadic warlord and forced to fight in games for the amusement of the crowds, Talinn has endured through sheer strength of will. He sees no possibility of escape but a Badari never gives up until the goddess calls him to the afterlife.

Bailey Kingsmere was a talented and ambitious entertainer on an interstellar cruise liner when her ship was destroyed in an accident. She escaped in a defective cryonic lifepod, which eventually drifted out of the Sectors entirely and crashed on a primitive planet. Superstitious locals decide to place her in the arena as a prize for a lucky gladiator.

Talinn needs only one look to know Bailey is his fated mate. He’ll do whatever it takes to rescue her from the other fighters and claim her as his prize but how can he ensure her safety thereafter? Since he’s not human and has alien reptilian predator DNA which gives him extra capabilities, will Bailey accept him as a mate? And can they ever escape their desperate situation and find a way to freedom? TALINN is the third book in the Badari Gladiators Series and can be read as a standalone. A steamy romance with fated mates this story was initially published in the Claimed Among the Stars Anthology (no longer available), but has been expanded here with an additional 15,000 words.     Amazon      Apple Books     Nook     Kobo     Google Play

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FAE IT AIN’T SO (WITCHFULLY WED BOOK THREE) by Ava Ross

I’m a strategy witch who plans for everything—except falling for my fae king husband. When my wedding ceremony erupts into uncontrollable giggles, I’m convinced my new fae king husband, and his entire court, find me ridiculous. I’ll keep this arranged marriage strictly professional and focus on what I do best: solving problems with logic, not feelings. Except magical chaos has other plans. Wilting festival flowers, lords and ladies bursting into random giggling fits, and my supposedly frivolous husband asking for my help? Suddenly I’m deep in an investigation I never wanted, working beside a king who’s annoyingly good at making me forget why I’m supposed to keep my distance. As we investigate together, my strategic mind meshes perfectly with his intuitive magic, and our growing attraction literally makes dead flowers bloom. Then we discover someone’s been sabotaging the court for over a year. With the Emotional Bloom Festival days away, we must unmask the culprit or watch our alliance crumble. The real danger? I’m falling for a man I assumed was all royal charm and perfectly styled hair. But when our magic harmonizes to heal his realm, the biggest mystery becomes whether I can trust my traitorous heart, or if letting my guard down will destroy everything I’m trying to protect.      AmazonKU

LION IN WAIT (GREEN WALLEY SHIFTERS: GENERATIONS BOOK TWO) by Elva Birch

Good things come to those who wait! Trevor has known who his fated mate would be for almost his whole life, but when she returns to Green Valley, neither of them is ready to settle down. Vicky has no desire to be in a tiny town the smells like cows, stuck with a destiny she doesn’t want, but it’s hard to resist Trevor’s good looks and big heart. Will her bear give her any choice? Return to the beloved cozy town of Green Valley with a new generation of secret shifters, adorable kids and pets, and swoony fated mates.     AmazonKU

HIS ENEMY MATE (BATTLEBORN ORCS BOOK ONE) by Veronika Kane

I vowed to see him dead. He’s taken me for life. Spoils of war? I’d rather face my death bravely. Unfortunately, I’m afraid that’s exactly what’s about to happen when the terrifying Vrogul the Stormseeker, Chief of the Battleborn Sea Raiders, drags me from the crowd of villagers. His dark eyes spitting rage, he claims I will serve as a sacrifice to keep my people safe. He still sports the bloody wound I gave him as we battled to protect those same cowards who gladly surrendered me to the monsters’ lusts to save their own hides. I assume my life is over when Vrogul’s crew drags me aboard their ship, but I am learning there is more to this world than I understood. The Stormseeker and I have every reason to hate one another, so when he returns my blade to my hands and asks for my help, I do the only thing I can. And in return, he kisses me again. I’m not certain I want to remain his enemy for much longer.      AmazonKU

BITE MARKS AND BROKEN HEARTS: MM PNR (THE KILLIGREW STREET CASE FILES BOOK ONE) by TJ Rose

How to destroy your life: Leave Ireland in the dead of night to flee to London; Get yourself dragged into an alley by a demon, marked, and doomed to die; Gain a mysterious, fatally attractive stalker/saviour. One with strangely sharp teeth…Flynn – I never asked for this. Okay, maybe a little. After all, the demon was undeniably hot–the perfect way to mend my broken heart. But I certainly didn’t sign up to become his prey–because now my chest burns with ice as dark magic grows inside me… and he’ll be back to collect it. Thankfully, I have a saviour. Tall, dark and handsome, though his vintage dress sense is slightly pretentious and his aversion to sunlight is a bit strange…But if he keeps looking at me like I’m something worth devouring, I might just let him. What’s one more bad decision? Sebastián- Five centuries has taught me three rules: stay detached, stay focused, and never, never feel too much. I built Killigrew Street to control London’s supernatural underbelly. We keep order in the shadows, we maintain the balance, and we absolutely do not rescue pretty Irish boys and lock them up in our hotel. Except, apparently, we do now. He’s marked. He’s stubborn. He has an infuriating habit of throwing himself headfirst into danger with zero self-preservation. And he’s my problem to solve. When my protective instincts quickly twist into feelings, I know I should walk away. But my cold, dead heart seems to have other ideas. For how long can I keep my true vampiric nature from him? In the meantime, at least watching him try to figure out why everyone keeps making bat jokes in front of me is… admittedly entertaining.      AmazonKU      AB

REBUILDING WITH MY ORC: KRAGOR LAKE ORC SERIES BOOK ONE by Saam King

He left to prove himself. She built a life without him. Now they’re forced to work side-by-side… and the sparks are anything but safe. In the mountain town of Kragor Lake, the Stonefist brothers are legends—massive, loud, and adored by everyone. Everyone except Willa Hart. Years ago, her fated mate Darak Stonefist walked away after her father called him a “nepo baby riding on his brothers’ tusks.” He left town to make something of himself, and Willa rebuilt her life piece by piece—career, confidence, and heart firmly under lock and key. But fate has terrible timing. Darak is back. Bigger, stronger, unfairly handsome… And the new project manager for the same clan-housing build she’s engineering. Now they’re stuck together through construction-site disasters, town gossip explosions, chaotic clan dinners and a pig and goat duo who commit weekly crimes. Willa swears she’s immune to his groveling. Darak is determined to win her back, one heartfelt blueprint at a time. But when old wounds reopen and sparks turn to wildfire, they’ll have to decide if the past is too broken to rebuild—or if love is the strongest foundation of all?      AmazonKU

NEARLY WEREWOLVES (SUPERNATURALS IN TRAINING BOOK THREE) by Harper A Brooks

They say a werewolf’s first shift is like a meeting of two souls. I wouldn’t know. The moon never called to me. Moonlocked, they call it—a were without a wolf. No bite, no claws, no strength. As a pureborn werewolf, daughter of the alpha, I’ve kept that shameful secret buried from everyone. Except Grayson. He knows the real me. He wasn’t born a were. He was bitten and turned, so we both know what it’s like to not really fit in. But when he gets sick with moon madness, his only hope is a powerful shaman who might know the cure. To make matters worse, the packs have hired a hunter to track down all the moon-mad wolves and eliminate them before the disease spreads any further. And Grayson is next on his list. To save my friend and the rest of my kind, I’ll have to find a way to unlock the beast inside me. But what if, in the end, the true monster everyone should be running from is…me?      AmazonKU

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GRIM GAMES: NEW PROTECTORATE SYNDICATE: BOOK TWO by Abigail Kelly

Tempting a vampire is a dangerous game. He’s there to settle a debt, not to be entangled in the seediest game United Washington’s underground has to offer. But when the prize is a woman like Francesca Sinclair, Luis Amauri will do anything to win — even if that means he has to kill to do it. She’s offered herself up to a group of hungry vampires for a chance at a better life, but she’s completely unprepared for the bloodshed she unleashes when the infamously depraved Amauri sets his sights on her. He’ll do unimaginable things to sink his fangs into her, and he’ll do even worse to keep her bound and sated in his bed forever. His victory isn’t the end of the nightmare. It’s when the real game begins.     AmazonKU

HIS ROYAL FAE MATE: A SWEETWATER PACK STORY by Jax Stuart

VS Note: LGBTQ Fantasy.

“You must mate with an elf for the sake of our people.” For months, his brother’s edict has haunted Safilix: find an appropriate elf to marry, when the only elf who has captured his eye is entirely unsuitable for the newly recognized fae prince. Ingal is beautiful, caring, sweet, but not royal. He cannot be the one Safi chooses, even if he has captured his heart. Ingal has found a home in Sweetwater, yet he yearns for something, or rather, someone, he cannot have. His past has already taught him not to reach so high. A royal fae for a mate? Preposterous! No, he needs someone on his level. Now an elf and an owl shifter omega, Ingal has plenty of options. Still, his stubborn heart is stuck on Safilix. Dare he risk his heart on someone so out of his reach? Torn between duty and desire, Safi has to decide if being a fae prince is more important to him than the elf who calls to his soul.   AmazonKU

THE DRAGON’S MUSE (CREATURES AND COTTAGES BOOK THREE) by Elle Sterling

VS Note: From MARCH 28.

Beck never thought he’d see Eleanor again, but when a beautiful woman shows up in Starry Hill, there’s no doubt in his mind that she’s his childhood best friend—the one he’s never forgotten. Starry Hill is exactly what Eleanor needs. She spends her weekends cozied up between the pages of her favorite bookshop and reconnecting with Beck—the friend she thought she’d lost forever. The more time they spend together, the clearer it becomes that their feelings go well beyond friendship, but the mysterious reason why Beck disappeared lingers between them. With some helpful meddling from Starry Hill favorites, can Beck and Eleanor find the courage to face the past so they can have a chance at a happy future?      AmazonKU

JAMES: HOUSE ARTURO BOOK FIVE by Jessie Rose Case

Arturo was born into a world of hunger and pain. For over 700 years he has lived with the knowledge that he is no longer human. Fleeing persecution and loss he made his way to the New World. The first of his kind to arrive. For 300 years, the leader of his clan. Yet, he has been alone. Unwilling to mate a human once more and no vamp giving rise to his emotions. Alone he ruled. Fought off those that challenged his house. Protected it against all comers and dealt with the rogues. Those that refused to live by his rules. That threatened to expose them all. This was not Europe. The old ways did not hold sway here. They accepted that, left or they died. He cared not. The tantalizing scent tingled his senses and stirred him. Unique, as all humans were but this was different. There was something else…. something he couldn’t place. Intrigued he had to follow it, see where it led. Never stirred so strongly before it was an enigma he was driven to solve. And on seeing the reality he knew he would have to fight to protect her. And his House….(more blurb on ebook seller’s page)      AmazonKU

VAMPIRE LORD BOOK FOUR: KARIM AND PETRA by Jessie Rose Case

This is Book 4 in the Vampire Lord series. Book 1 sets the series. Book 2 follows it on. Books 3, 4, 5 will go on to explore the Houses the Vampire Lord Daj creates with his Mate, Clarissa. Feisty, challenging she’s his match. Part Witch, her father a Warlock, Demon and Fae blood from her mother, but mainly she feels human. Kick ass and a match for the Vampire Lord Daj in every way  And she’s no walkover. And Daj, well, he’s a Lord in his own right. 2000 years old. Fallible, decisive, determined. He has ruled with an iron will. Bends to no one. But her. And this is his family. His child. Karim…(excerpt on ebook seller’s page)   AmazonKU 

MYTHO INVESTIGATIONS: SIDE STORIES by TJ Nichols

VS Note: LGBTQ Fantasy.

What do an elf and a werewolf have in common? They both find their HEA in these stories about side characters in the Mytho Investigations series. Includes: Weddings and other One-night stands Werewolves and other Worries Bonus scenes featuring Jordan and Edra      AmazonKU

THE VIOLENTLY DEPARTED by Sarah J Daley

A missing nun found murdered, a school built on secrets, a haunted town. A new case for Hero Viridian: half-demon, disgraced ex-nun-turned-investigator. With the stink of demonic involvement surrounding the murder, who better to deal with it than a woman with something to prove, eyes of literal flame and a direct connection to hell? However, when those who sought her help turn against her, a vulnerable Hero must rely on an unlikely partner, Oleander Keen – a Demonhunter who has already tried to kill her.

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BOUGHT BY THE GOLEM: MONSTERS’ BRIDE MARKET by Cara Wylde

My body is becoming a prison of stone. For years, I chased a ghost. It is the curse of my kind: without a soulmate to anchor our life force, a golem is doomed to harden into stone. The Marriage Temple never sent a letter; my DNA match never appeared. Now, I am too stiff to travel, dragging my heavy limbs to the nearest bride market as a final, desperate act. The calcification is claiming my breath, my pulse, and my ability to feel. Unless I find her, I will be nothing but a statue, a boulder void of life. Then I see her. She doesn’t stand tall like the others. She is cowering, shaking, her pale skin mottled with dark bruises. My hardened heart gives a jagged, painful thud. I know the odds are against me. She is likely another match that won’t take, but I raise my paddle anyway. If I am to end as a cold, unfeeling object, let my last act be her freedom.      AmazonKU

HIS MANE COURSE (PARANORMAL DATING AGENCY BOOK 100) by Milly Taiden

Camille St. James is the picture-perfect heiress: pearls, charity luncheons, and a life mapped out by her powerful family. But behind the polished smiles, she’s suffocating. When eccentric matchmaker Gerri Wilder offers her a chance to step away from her gilded prison and discover something real, Camille leaps at it—though she doesn’t believe in fate. Then she meets Leander, and one look into his predatory eyes awakens a hunger that makes her want to trade her pearls for the heat of his touch. Leander Drake, ruthless billionaire lion shifter, rules both Wall Street and his pride with an iron will. He has everything—wealth, power, control—except a mate. When Camille walks into his glass tower of an office, his lion roars to claim her. She’s his. But convincing the guarded, skeptical beauty that she belongs in his world—and in his bed—will take more than money. Camille doesn’t want to be owned. Leander doesn’t know how to stop dominating. But when a vengeful rival threatens both their worlds, Camille will have to decide: walk away from the one man who sees her for who she really is, or risk everything for the savage heat of her mate.      AmazonKU

HIS ORC CHIEF: MM MONSTER ROMANCE (FOLK OF VALE BOOK SIX) by Aramis Jordan

Andre has always wanted to submit to a big, powerful male. He never dreamed of being claimed by the mightiest of all orcs. Farigoth the Ravager is the orc chief. All he wants is a beautiful, obedient mate. When his eyes land on Andre, he yearns to possess him. To end the war raging between humans and orcs, Andre gives himself to Farigoth as a peace offering. Thrust into the seductive, untamed culture of the orcs, Andre must learn to surrender. He yields to Farigoth willingly, gifting him his body and soul. But when orc tradition demands increasingly public displays of Andre’s devotion to Farigoth, doubts arise. He wants to obey Farigoth. But will he be able to leave his human modesty behind?      AmazonKU

HER WHITE SERPENT (VIRTUES AND POISON BOOK ONE) by Kayla Maya

Cursed with a kiss that kills, Vera has spent her life cloaked in shadows and solitude. As the Guild of Serpents’ most feared assassin and Mistress of the Baneful Arts, she has perfected the art of death—her only companion the venom in her veins. When she’s ordered to journey to the glittering capital of Arksa, her task is clear: seduce the king’s son and kill him with a single kiss. But Prince Steele is nothing like she expected—hot as sin, cunning as a blade, and far too clever to be easily ensnared. Every stolen glance, every brush of his hand, chips away at the walls Vera has built around her heart. For the first time in her life, desire wars with duty. Her kiss could destroy him, yet her heart aches at the thought of letting him go. And when dark secrets within the court begin to unravel, Vera realizes her mission is only a thread in a far more dangerous web. Now, Vera must decide: remain the serpent the Guild has shaped her to be, or risk everything for a love that could burn her world to ash.   AmazonKU

SCARRED BY LIGHTNING: A HOUSE ZEUS OMEGAVERSE ROMANCE (OLYMPIAN ALPHAS BOOK TWO) by Eva Brandt

He didn’t steal my body. He infected my mind. And the worst part? The madness feels like it’s mine. I built my life on one belief. Love is a choice, not a curse. It was my rebellion against the Olympian world and the bonds my family calls destiny. My freedom was my sanity. Until Alexander Stormwright, Alpha of House Zeus, decided I belonged to him. He doesn’t use chains. He uses his presence, a storm of electricity that seeps into my thoughts and shadows my every move. He whispers I’m losing control. He swears the possessive rage twisting my mind isn’t me, but an ancient curse from Hera herself. Maybe he’s right. Maybe I’m already lost. Paranoia stalks me. Jealousy burns through me. I see betrayal in every friend’s smile, rivals in every client’s face. No logic, no walls, no willpower can stop the storm he’s unleashed inside me. Enemies are circling, waiting for my fall to destroy his throne. He swears he’s my salvation. But every instinct screams he’s my damnation. To save myself, I might have to embrace the one man I was born to destroy.     AmazonKU

STUPID SPELLBOUND LOVE (STUPID LOVE BOOK TWO) by Amy Boyles

Secret witch Coco Higginbotham has the perfect cover: magical land preservation in Mystic Meadows, Georgia. Here magic threads through the land and unicorn critters roam free, though human magic is strictly forbidden. But when billionaire developer Stone Maddox threatens the town’s magical flow with his resort construction, what’s a closeted witch to do but cast a spell to make him see reason? Unfortunately, Coco accidentally wipes out his memory too. Thanks to his uncanny connection with her (and some convenient lies of omission), he soon concludes they’re a couple. And this new Stone? He’s kind, caring, and nothing like the man who threatened everything she loves. As Coco scrambles to reverse her spell and restore Stone’s memory, she faces an impossible choice. Tell the truth and lose the man she’s falling for—or keep lying and risk exposing the magical secret that could destroy her life. And what is more dangerous—being discovered as a witch, or discovering she can’t let him go?      AmazonKU       AB

DEMON CHEF’S RECIPE FOR TASTY TAPAS (THE FORKED TAIL RESTAURANT) by Ariana Jade 

And we’re going live in 3… 2… 1! Welcome to the first round of the DemonChef competition where multiple teams of excellent demon chefs battle it out to be crowned the winner. For our first challenge, we’ll be asking for dishes that highlight the most versatile of sins, envy! Can our teams figure out how to make this sour flavour shine? There’s only one way to find out and that’s to tune in. The DemonChef competition has officially started and chef Lana is determined to show the judges her cooking skills, even if she’s not the most experienced when it comes to cookign with envy. Coming up with a dish proves a real challenge when her tastes clash with Demi’s and a drunken moment only complicates matters between them. Can Lana and Demi get through the first round of the DemonChef competition or will this be the end of their dream? A Demon Chef’s Recipe For Tasty Tapas is the second book in the Forked Tail Restaurant series. It’s a cozy urban fantasy series about a determined and ambitious demon chef, a sapphic romance, found family, and mouth-watering food.

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INDIO (WERE ZOO BOOK 24) by R E Butler

Reagan never planned on a one-night stand at her best friend’s baby shower. But when a stolen kiss at the safari park leads to a positive pregnancy test, she’s too ashamed to face him, and too afraid he’ll see her as nothing more than an obligation. Elephant shifter Indio has waited his whole life for his soulmate. But instead of the happily ever after he’d always dreamed of, she disappeared. A chance meeting in the park reveals she’s carrying his child, and he knows it’s time to win her trust—and share the truth about who he really is. When a freak storm hits his family’s holiday circus and puts Reagan in danger, Indio risks his life to save her. With her heart on the line and their baby’s future at stake, will Reagan choose the man who sets her heart on fire or the fear that’s kept her running for too long?   Amazon      Apple Books     Kobo

DEVIL TO PAY (VEGAS SLAYERS BOOK FIVE) by Christine Pope

A baby on the way. A demon prince on the warpath. And Halloween in Vegas just became Hell on Earth. Delia Dunne thought navigating a relationship with a quarter-demon house flipper was complicated enough. Then she discovered she’s pregnant — and the baby’s unique bloodline makes them both targets for every supernatural faction in Las Vegas. Caleb Lockwood escaped Hell once. He won’t let it claim his family now. But when anonymous threats escalate to hacked medical records and sinister text messages, even his demonic powers might not be enough to protect the woman he loves and their unborn child. Their worst fears become reality on Halloween night — Delia is abducted, their wards are shattered, and the kidnapper isn’t just any demon. It’s Daniel Lockwood — Caleb’s half-demon father, who isn’t trapped in Hell after all. He escaped carrying the power of a fallen demon prince, and he’s got plans for his grandchild that involve opening a permanent gateway to Hell. Now Caleb and Delia must storm a demon stronghold in the heart of the Vegas Strip, combining hellfire and psychic energy in a desperate bid to save their future. But Daniel’s not just after power — he wants to corrupt his son into the monster he’s always believed Caleb to be. The battle may be won, but the war is just beginning. And with a hell gate set to open on the black moon, time is running out. In Vegas, you don’t bet against the house…unless the devil himself is dealing the cards.       Amazon     Apple Books      Kobo

VAMPIRES’ SHARED BRIDE (DARK LORDS OF LONDON BOOK FOUR) by Jessie Donovan

A Why Choose (MMF), fated mates romance with vampires, fae witches, shifters, and a dash of time travel magic…Meadow Vale has spent the last eight years hiding from her father. She’s afraid of her magic—controlling lust and desire—and is being hunted by those who want to use her powers for their own gain. So when two strange vampires break in to her apartment, she has no choice but to run. And just when she thinks she’s safe, she blacks out and wakes up in the arms of two different vampire males. Except these vampires not only have British accents, they wear funny clothes and say she’s blooded them both at the same time. All of this seems like a dream until she meets her two siblings and learns that it’s true—she’s in 1890 and if she doesn’t allow the two vampires to claim her together, they’ll go insane. Laurie Yates and Joseph Hope have been best friends forever. Even though they both wanted more, they resisted because of the vampire’s curse, which stills their hearts until they find their fated ones. So when a fae witch female bloods them both, it should be like a dream come true. And while they only ever feel complete sharing a female between them, their former lovers didn’t always want both of them equally. Even if Joseph is afraid of the past repeating, he and Laurie are determined to win over Meadow and convince her to no longer be afraid of her magic, no matter what. Just when the three of them think things might work out, a stunning betrayal from the fae witches in London puts everyone’s life at risk. To save them, Meadow needs to finally embrace her magic, but will she be able to do it? Or, will her doubts and fears end up killing the vampires she’s fallen in love with?       AmazonKU

THE DJINN’S WISH: MM SPICY PNR GENIE ROMANCE (BATHHOUSE BEASTS BOOK 11) by Blake R Wolfe

A mysterious lamp in the bathhouse. A Djinn with a desperate wish. And a man willing to grant them all. Waylon is a Southern plumber working in a city full of supernatural clients. From shedding werewolves to fire-breathing dragons, he’s seen it all and fixed it all. To blow off steam, he frequents an exclusive, men-only bathhouse where the hookups are hot and sometimes monstrous. But when he gets called in to fix a broken pipe at his favorite club, his “tip” for the job is access to a secret room with an unbelievable surprise inside. Instead of a willing patron, Waylon finds an ancient golden lamp. One touch releases Azir, a seven-foot-tall, breathtakingly gorgeous blue Djinn who offers him a single, no-strings-attached wish. Wealth, power, immortality… Waylon can have anything his heart desires.  But Waylon doesn’t want money or power; he uses his one wish to set the Djinn free. Stunned by the human’s selfless act, the ancient being decides to reward his savior with a night of magic-enhanced, mind-bending pleasure. And when the steam clears, Azir realizes he doesn’t just want to fulfill Waylon’s wildest physical fantasies, he wants to stay and build a real life with the man who stole his heart.      AmazonKU

UNDERTOW: GAY MERMAN SHIFTER PNR ACADEMY ROMANCE (WIDDERSHINS ACADEMY BOOK FIVE) by Blake R Wolfe

A cursed song. A witch out of his depth. A love that could end in destruction…Nerion: My voice heals and ruins in the same breath. I’m a siren and every note is a hook, every melody draws promises from mortals that think they mean it until silence steals it back. I’ve watched their eyes clear, their vows dissolve, and my heart fracture in the aftermath. So I sing alone. I stay alone. Until he finds me. Theodore Voss—witch, varsity swimmer, and future valedictorian. He catches me skinny dipping in the academy pool after hours and now he can’t keep his eyes off me. After a one night stand on Halloween, we’re both hooked. But my kind bears a deeper curse than a dangerous song. Once a siren gives their heart, it cannot be taken back. If our lover’s affection fades… we fade with it until we’re nothing but seafoam and memory. I have been hurt before. If I’m wrong about him, it will be the last mistake I ever make. Teddy: I swim to uphold my family legacy, my father’s dreams, and make an olympic team that is always just a few seconds out of reach. To appease them all I must keep the grades perfect, keep the times sharp, and keep the feelings locked down. Then I see him. Nerion doesn’t cloud my mind though… he clears it. What I feel toward him is not some enchantment… it’s the first honest thing in my life. But convincing a siren who has been drowning in false love to trust me might be the hardest race I’ll ever swim. We’re just friends with benefits until we’re not. And now my family wants to tear us apart. I could live with losing a race or my family’s name. But I cannot lose him.      AmazonKU

SHADOW SONG (DARKMORE ACADEMY BOOK THREE) by Pepper McGraw

VS Note: Re-release.

One Sexy Siren. One Oblivious Gorgon. Five Very Flirty Snakes. Jasmine is a siren on the edge. She’s been admiring Vorzak from afar for years, convinced they were fated mates. Sadly, the gorgon has been utterly oblivious to her very existence. Fed up with being invisible, Jasmine is ready to move on. Just as she’s made this decision, though, Vorzak starts showing an interest. The man who ignored her for years is now constantly seeking her attention. Add his adorably flirty snakes into the mix, and Jasmine’s falling hard all over again. With a serial killer hunting Jasmine and her friends from the shadows, this is the very worst possible time for distractions, but the fates wait for no man, woman or monster. It will take every power Jasmine, her mate and their friends can summon to survive the battle that’s coming. Note: Shadow Song was originally published under the title, Monster’s Melody, as part of the Blackthorn Academy shared world. It has been lightly revised for re-release as the final book in the Darkmore Academy trilogy.      AmazonKU

FORGED BY FATE (THE ALPHA TERRITORIES BOOK SEVEN) by Shannon Mayer

Gabriel “Gabe” has ascended to the throne of the Demon Territory, inheriting power amidst whispers of treachery and dissent—a job he never wanted, and yet here he was. Doing it. As he navigates the treacherous waters of politics, betrayal, and hidden agendas, a fiery, taboo love ignites within the worst possible time, from the worst possible place—a human whose loyalties lie with a rival faction of demons. A woman who is more ghost than reality-no name, no past, no way to find her. Their undeniable chemistry clashes with the looming threat of Gabe losing the crown, his head, and the weight of duty to his people–all while he searches with his allies for another key to saving their realm. Each stolen moment with this woman who consumes his every thought, he wrestles with desire for her, and the need to keep her away from those who would destroy him, and anyone he’s tied to. When dark secrets come to light, the question of loyalty arises—is she working against him to have his head on a pike? In a world where trust is a luxury and danger lurks at every turn, some bonds are not meant to be broken. Even if if possession of the one he wants will cost him everything.   AmazonKU

HER WOLVEN DRAGON TALE (VIKING ANCESTORS REALM OF FIRE BOOK ONE) by Sky Purington

When fate brings long-lost friends together across time, allies become enemies, and fiery, forbidden passion ignites. What if I told you I once met a boy who was the first of his kind, born of wolven blood and dragon magic? Then what if I told you he would someday become a powerful king, determined to sweep me off my feet and make me his queen? Well, it happened… at least in my dreams. Although born in medieval Scotland, I have long called the twenty-first century home, while awaiting my destiny. Little did I expect it to come from the ancient shores of Scandinavia. Nor that Blaze, the boy I once adored, would end up calling it home among Sigdir Vikings. Yet when we reunite, nothing is as I imagined. Blaze isn’t the king. He’s the enemy. And me? I’m at the king’s mercy, destined to become a pawn used against Blaze, no matter how much my heart yearns for him. He doesn’t remember me, so I’m to become the king’s secret weapon, sent to seduce Blaze, retrieve a magical Viking blade, and ruin his Realm of Fire from the inside out. Will I be able to do it if it keeps the king from going scorched earth on the rest of humanity? I can only hope, despite my heart telling me that in the end, I might very well be mankind’s ultimate downfall.     AmazonKU

DEN OF PARADISE by Eryn Hawk

VS Note: MM PNR MPreg.

As the head of the most prestigious pack in the city, Caine Devereux doesn’t have the time or desire for a mate. That is until a routine visit to one of his “clubs” sparks an encounter with an omega in heat, and his resolve wavers. For the first time in his life, he’s not repulsed by the scent that greets him, so he lets instinct take over. It’s only three nights, after all? Except, what Caine doesn’t expect is for that same omega to show up on his doorstep two years later, begging for his help. He shouldn’t get involved, he’s not interested in the archaic existence his father expected of him, but he can’t deny how the wilful little thing has captured his attention—it’s been a while since anyone dared to show him their claws. Dylan Park is down on his luck, a single man with hardly a penny to his name, and after his first heat compels him into the arms of a powerful stranger, his life takes a turn he never anticipated. He quickly realises there’s no escaping the wolf’s den once you’ve ventured in, and he’s given no choice but to seek the leader’s aid. He’s offered a lifetime of protection, and with his baby girl in mind, Dylan signs on the dotted line, forfeiting his freedom and the chance of a bond like his parents had. One tryst was all it took to flip his world on its axis, to tie him to an arrogant Alpha who barely tolerates his presence. But is security really worth never experiencing a fairytale ending for himself?       AmazonKU

SEASONS OF MAGIC: OSTARA – BELTANE by Various

Seasons of Magic welcomes the Spring…Ostara represents new beginnings, the earth reawakening and hope. Beltane represents love, growth and the thinning of the veil. Magic is in the air…but what happens when spells go wrong? What happens when intentions turn sour and magic goes awry? For these six witches, it means battling strange creatures, being lost in far off worlds and even going up against the natural world to save lives. Magic is not for the faint hearted and it always has a price.    Amazon

THE RANGER COURTS THE CELTIC WITCH (NOCTURNE FALLS BOOK 18) by Kristen Painter

Welcome to Nocturne Falls, the town that celebrates Halloween 365 days a year. The tourists think it’s all a show: the vampires, the werewolves, the witches, the occasional gargoyle flying through the sky. But the supernaturals populating the town know better. Living in Nocturne Falls means being yourself. Fangs, fur, and all. When a sticky situation puts Celtic witch Mattie Sharpe on forest ranger Gunnar Briggs’s radar, he expects a quick return to normal. Instead, he finds himself tangled up with Mattie in ways neither of them anticipated. Gunnar likes his life simple. As a bear shifter, he understands territory, patience, and recognizing what’s worth guarding. What he doesn’t understand is why the fiercely independent witch with the finest honey in the region keeps looking at him like he’s after her hives. Mattie has built her life with care—her bees, her thriving honey business, her hard-won peace. She doesn’t need a broad-shouldered ranger lingering near her property. And she definitely doesn’t need the distraction of a grumpy shifter who seems far too comfortable buzzing around her business. Too bad neither of them planned on getting caught in something sweeter—and far more dangerous—than either of them expected.   AmazonKU

THE MURDERED MERMAID (ENCHANTED COAST MAGICAL MUSTERY SERIES BOOK NINE) by Teagan Maher

VS Note: THe FMC is a witch.

The Magic of the Enchanted Coast lies in all of the fantastical creatures who visit there, but when a Mermaid is found murdered and a resort regular stands accused, it’s up to Destiny to figure out who did it before time runs out for her friend. This is book 9 in my Enchanted Coast Magical Mysteries series.      AmazonKU

MURMURATION by TJ Klune

VS Note: LGBTQ Fantasy.

A bookseller, a waiter, and the best little town there is! On a temperate morning in 1954, Mike wakes up in the idyllic town of Amorea. Amorea is perfect. Mike works his dream job at the local bookstore, where he leads lively discussions of literature with the local women’s club. At the diner, the walls are plastered with beaming photos of the residents, and all the staff know his order—especially Sean, the waiter who has a special smile just for Mike and, after years of anticipation, is ready to take the next step in their burgeoning romance. Everything is perfect. But the edges of the town are beginning to fray. Odd things catch Mike’s attention, things no one else seems to notice or care about. There are no children or parents in Amorea and no one who’s left town for the far mountains has ever come back. There are subjects in the diner photos that only a few people can remember. One night, Mike wakes up to a stormcloud of uncanny starlings blackening the sky. And soon enough, he begins to question whether his name is even Mike. As Mike loses hold on his identity, violent memories of another life interfere with everything good about Amorea, Mike will do whatever he can to keep Sean from the darkness that’s coming for him. Nothing here is perfect, but there is someone worth saving.

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BEAR’S HOMECOMING MATE (BEAR CREEK FOREVER: THORNBERG RESTAURANT BOOK SIX) by Harmony Raines

After months away gathering recipes for his cookery book, Elliott Thornberg returns to Bear Creek expecting family dinners, familiar faces, and a chance to slip back into the life he left behind. What he does not expect is Rachel — beautiful, guarded, and working at Thornberg Restaurant with her two adorable daughters never far from her side. Rachel already knows the Thornbergs are good men. She has seen how fiercely they love, how loyally they show up, and how much family means to them. But Elliott has been gone too long for her to trust him with her heart. She cannot let herself fall for a man who feels as though he belongs to the road, not when two little girls are depending on her to build something safe and steady. Elliott may have left Bear Creek searching for inspiration, but the moment he sees Rachel, he knows his search is over. Rachel is his mate, and the ready-made family beside her feels like the one his heart has been missing all along. Now all he has to do is prove he is not back for a visit. He is finally coming home — and this time, he’s here to stay.      AmazonKU

HOLLOW CROSSING (FAIR FOLK OF MULLARKEY BOOK TWO) by Kim McDougall

Two years ago, Joelle arrived in Mullarkey Mills chasing answers and ghosts. Deep in the forest, she found a crumbling, long-forgotten inn—and a sense of belonging she never expected. Now Cedar Grove Inn is her home, her purpose, and her secret. Because hidden on its grounds lies the Hallow Crossing, a rare and dangerous threshold between the mortal world and the fae. Keeping the crossing safe is a full-time job… and that’s before the renovation headaches begin. Between hammering floorboards, coaxing stubborn doors to behave, and managing guests with more curiosity than caution, Joelle is stretched to her limit. A relentless paranormal investigator checks in with cameras rolling and questions Joelle can’t afford to answer. Strange happenings ripple through the inn. And the fae are always watching—especially the queen beyond the crossing, who is determined to keep humans out of her realm and her people from ever leaving it again. Then Oscar arrives—quiet, grieving, and far too perceptive. He sees more than Joelle wants revealed, including the truth behind her careful distance. His feelings are clear. Hers are…complicated. As outside attention threatens to expose the inn’s deepest magic, Joelle must decide who to trust, what to reveal, and how much she’s willing to risk to protect the Hallow Crossing. Because if its secrets come to light, Mullarkey Mills won’t just lose its newest innkeeper—it may lose the boundary that keeps the fae from walking straight through the door.     Amazon      Apple Books       Kobo

HOW TO MAKE A LOVE POTION by R A Moreau

Elliot’s life is simple. He knows that love is impossible for a Cross, so he settles for lust. He knows his own pack is afraid of him, so he smiles to ease their worries. He knows he must bear his family’s curse whether he wants to or not, so he does so, without complaint. But when Elliot discovers Iris, the infamous campus maneater with a talent for biting off heads and ripping through hearts, in a rather compromising position, it’s anything but simple. And in a moment of weakness, or perhaps great clarity, he does the unthinkable: he covers for her. To a succubus like Iris, men are food. Nothing less, nothing more. So it shouldn’t bother her when they stare, when they whisper, when they drool as she walks by. Why should she care about the feelings of food? All they see is a monster anyway, and Iris knows that she is so much more. But when she realizes there is someone else who sees her for what she is, her instincts tell her to run and hide. Unfortunately for her, he is also her only hope. Now, with an investigation pending and their hearts on the line, the only way to ensure they both make it out unscathed is together. Except, Iris and Elliot don’t go together. If only there were a way to fix that.    Amazon

THE BEAR TRUTH (BIKER BEARS BOOK ONE) by Minerva Howe

VS Note: MM PNR.

Grizzly bear shifter Ryder Price loves his life fixing up bikes and saving other shifters from bad situations, but he has to admit he’s restless. Itchy. Searching for something more than napping and hanging out with his brothers. So when he heads to his favorite biker bar one night, he’s happy to meet Nolan, who looks like he needs help. Nolan Chamsy is a black bear shifter on the run from a bad ex situation. And while he’s not ready to trust right away, he agrees to wait for his brother at Ryder’s place, letting the big guy and his brothers keep him safe. But they have to worry about Nolan’s ex coming after them, as well as a host of other problems. Can Nolan take the reins allow himself to find happiness with someone like Ryder?      AmazonKU

THE SEA SPINNER (REIGN OF REMNANTS BOOK TWO) by Julie Johnson

Rhya Fleetwood is tired of being a pawn in other people’s wargames. The fledgling wind weaver wants—needs—to master her magic before anything else is taken from her. She’s already lost her friends, her newfound home…will she lose Penn too? There’s no denying the scorching heat between them but, in the aftermath of battle, the Remnant of Fire burns more than anything to rebuild his kingdom and sate his inextinguishable need for revenge. And he’s not the only one whispering to Rhya across the wind. From the distant island city of Hylios, another voice calls. Another bond pulls. King Soren, Remnant of Water, is as different from Penn as sparks are from mist. The more insight he offers into the magic that binds them together, the more confused Rhya feels—about her future as a Remnant, about her deepest desires, and about her role in the coming war. Torn between fire and sea, between the king who could break her heart and the king who understands her potential, Rhya will have to finally step into her power…or risk losing it altogether.      Amazon     AB      Apple Books      Kobo

DECEIVED: THE D’IMMORTALI VAMPIRE DYNASTY: 1 by L A McGinnis

The Dominico family controls Venice—every shadow, every secret, every vampire—and rules the D’Immortali Dynasty with an unforgiving fist. When Don Marcello ordered my father’s assassination, he thought he’d settled an ancient rivalry. He started a war instead. Now I’ll paint this city red with their blood. I have one chance at revenge—marry Gabriel Dominico, the Don’s golden heir, and destroy their empire from within. My plan is simple. I’ll become his innocent bride, hide a knife in my veil, then carve out his heart to keep for my own. But as we exchange our vows, Dante Dominico returns. The exiled son. The traitor the empire tried to destroy. In front of Venice’s most powerful vampire families, Dante shatters my carefully laid plans like they were made of glass, claiming his sworn right to steal me from his brother’s altar. Now I’m bound to the wrong Dominico. The brutal, ruthless male forged in the fighting pits of the Fossa, returned to Venice to wreak his own version of vengeance. And if I’m not careful, I’ll be the one ending up in a box.     AmazonKU

RITE OF LIES AND LOYALTY (HOUSE OF BLOOD AND ROSES BOOK EIGHT) by Laura Greenwood

Beatrice has to untangle the lies and work out the truth about her allies. With her brother’s lies piling up, Beatrice realises that she has to make a choice about whether she can trust him, even if she already knows the answer deep within. But it isn’t just Bastian she has to figure out, all of her allies have agendas of their own, and she has to work out who she can rely on, and who might be a danger to her and her loved ones. Rite of Lies and Loyalty is book eight 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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SILENT ZEPHYR by Mary Rundle

VS Note: MM PNR. The cover was fine but too spicy for my PG-13 rated blog.

This is part of a continuing series by Amazon Bestselling Author, Mary Rundle – reading the previous titles is advised as the story continues where the last book ended. Readers will enjoy catching up with members of the Blackwood Pack and reading about what’s happening to them as the pack does what it does best ̶ caring for one another and helping shifters everywhere by fighting evil forces that threaten them. After learning that his long-lost cousin Theodore, is alive and living at the Blackwood Pack, Oliver leaves his job and begins his quest to reunite with him. On the way he’s shocked to discover that Theo’s parents—and his Aunt and Uncle— have been enslaved by their Ghost Bear Alpha and hopes his cousin can help him rescue them. Ever since childhood, Mac’s goal in life has been to find his Fated Mate. Discouraged when two of his brothers find theirs, he struggles with the possibility of never finding his. But when Ollie arrives at the Pack, Mac realizes the Fates have not forgotten him; however the claiming will have to wait since the couple is in grave danger and time is of the essence. The rescue must be meticulously planned and members of the pack will need to use their unique gifts to make it work. If successful, it will not only free the couple, but also give Ollie and Theo back the family members thought to have been lost forever. With the help of Alpha Jackson and other members of the Blackwood Pack, Mac, Ollie and the rescue team set off on a perilous mission with many unknowns to overcome.     AmazonKU

GEMINI HEAT: REVERSE HAREM ACADEMY PNR (DARK WITCH ACADEMY) by Laura Navarre

I survived my bullies at the witch academy—barely. But I don’t expect to survive this superheat. Just when I think I’ve found a little safety—power in my veins, warlocks at my back, and control over the fiery dragon shifter queen inside me. But my control has always been fragile. With my bond to my warlocks deepening, Neo finally ready to rock that whole “frenemies with benefits” vibe, and Vasili watching us both like a dragon guarding treasure? The tension humming beneath the surface in our residential college is more than my lightning magic. It’s raw hunger. This time it won’t be contained. This heat changes everything. Because what we all need now is more than safety. It’s surrender. Claiming. And the kind of bond that will permanently alter the balance of power between me and the deadliest warlocks at this academy. I’ve lost track of where passion ends and witchcraft begins. If I give in, will I survive this heat stronger—or lose control of the dangerous power that makes me the witching world’s next queen?      AmazonKU

MATCH MADE IN GROWL (SHIFTER MATES OF HOLLLOW OAK BOOK SEVEN) by Kala Aster and Milly Taiden

I crossed the veil for ancient magic and buried secrets, not for a six-foot-something tiger shifter who looked at me like I was dinner and dessert in the same muddy package. One rain-soaked night. One terrible decision against a tavern wall. One claiming bite I absolutely did not sign up for… and now can’t stop feeling every time I breathe. Criss Holt is everywhere—scenting me like a possessive bloodhound, growling when I try to work, and generally wrecking my extremely organized life with his big tiger energy and zero respect for personal space or professional boundaries. I came here to excavate history, not to become the favorite chew toy of a reformed playboy who somehow went from “one night only” to “I built you a desk by the window so you never leave.” But the wards are waking up, the town’s darkest lies are clawing out of the ground…And this stripey pain in my ass might be the only thing standing between me and becoming part of the next layer of sediment.     AmazonKU

SUMMONING CALLIE: BAGA SHORE ROMANCE BOOK FOUR by Candace Colt

She has a magical gift. A talking cat. And no idea that saving a child’s life across centuries may cost her everything—including her heart. Sure, Calandria “Callie” Riley used to summon the dead. Yes, her cat talks—often. But these days, Callie is focused on pottery, peace, and staying far away from her family’s ancient legacy and meddling spirits. Magic, however, does not stay buried for long. Callie’s carefully crafted life unravels when former Army Ranger Reid Walker appears at her door holding a centuries-old letter—one written by her long-dead ancestor. The message is unmistakable: a young boy’s life depends on her. Helping the boy means reclaiming the very gift Callie has sworn off… and trusting a rugged stranger who does not believe in magic, talking cats, or time-bending destinies. To fulfill a supernatural mission that spans centuries, Callie must decide whether to embrace the legacy she abandoned—or risk losing everything, including the future of her bloodline.     AmazonKU

FORBIDDEN! EXORCIST’S ROOMMATE (HELL’S MATCHMAKER BOOK ONE) by Hawke Oakley

VS Note: MM PNR.

Demon possession is the worst birthday gift ever. Drunk frat boys always suck. Especially when they accidentally summon a demon at Chase’s birthday party that chooses him as its next host. When Chase wakes up the next morning, he’s possessed. Not by just any demon, either—by the terrible and infamous Faust, who’s as flamboyant as he is annoying. Desperate to evict the sassy demon, Chase seeks the help of an exorcist who’s never failed. Sagitta is skilled, serious, and smoking hot… when he’s not scowling at Chase. But the exorcism is a disaster, and Faust’s still kicking. And begging to eat every sugary treat in the vicinity. When the two men move in together to banish Faust from Chase’s body, they forge a connection neither expected. But Faust did. And he’ll do everything in his demonic power to make them finally kiss.       AmazonKU

FOREVER KISSES VOL 1: DARK VAMPIRE ROMANCE by Angela Knight

VS Note: Re-release.

Forever Kiss: Valerie is haunted by dreams of a man she knows only as Cowboy, her seductive lover. But Cowboy is real. And he’s a vampire. Cade is the only one who can protect Valerie from Ridgemont, his Sire, and he’s determined to do just that — even if he must kidnap her to keep her safe. Caught in a web of fear and passion, Valerie and Cade must learn to trust one another, even as Ridgemont stalks their every move. Their only hope of survival is the Forever Kiss. Beth’s Kiss: Beth’s world comes crashing down when she’s kidnapped by Joaquin, a deadly immortal who means to use her in a plot to kill a pair of handsome vamps. Morgan and Garret are determined to avenge themselves against Joaquin, who murdered the woman they loved. When they rescue Beth, Morgan and Garret must complete her transformation, saving her from the vampire virus raging through her system. But if Beth is to have a future with her two vampires, they must settle accounts with the ancient, powerful killer and his army of mercenaries. Author’s Note: The stories in Forever Kisses were first published in 2004 and have been revised extensively, including added scenes and updated tech

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AWAKENING THE DEMON (DEMONS OF THE RIFT BOOK ONE) by Evelyn Embers

I fell down a hole and landed in a demon’s garden bed. Literally. I’m a botanist, not a dimension-hopper. But when the ground swallows me whole, I wake up in a cave with Rylik—a towering, horned demon with claws that could shred me and a…knitting hobby? He’s not the monster the stories warned me about. He’s a grumpy, touch-starved hermit who weaves blankets, desperately wants to grow a garden in the dark, and looks at me like I’m the sun itself. I should be terrified. I should be trying to find a way home. Instead, I’m teaching him about irrigation, wearing his shirts, and realizing that his “protective” growls make my knees weak. But we aren’t alone in the Demon Realm. The Demon King is watching, and he doesn’t like unregistered humans. Now Rylik has to choose: his safe, solitary life, or the messy, dangerous, undeniable love growing between us.      AmazonKU

PRIESTESS OF THE SILVER DRAGON (MATED BY FLAME – TALES OF DRAGON SHIFTER ROMANTASY) by Evangeline Anderson

A cursed Priestess…the Dragon who claims her…and a quest to rewrite time itself. (plus length novel–over 100K long) Theron – I’m a Drake shifter—bound by ancient magic, driven by a hunger I barely control. So when a curvy little priestess stumbles into my world, cursed with lust by a wicked witch and burning with a need no mortal man can satisfy, I know I should walk away. But I don’t…because my Drake takes one look at her and claims her. Now she needs my help to gather forbidden elements for a Time Weaving spell—magic powerful enough to rewrite the past. But the curse is eating her alive, and only I can give her the release she needs to survive the journey. Only I can protect her from the dangers hunting us through a dark, enchanted land. And the more I touch her, the more I realize…I don’t just want to save her. I want to keep her. For me. For my Drake. Forever. Elowen – I was an innocent priestess once—pure, untouched, living a safe, boring life in the temple of the Nature Goddess. Then a wicked witch cursed me…(more blurb on ebook seller’s page)

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HUNTER AND THE HUNTED (SINCLAIRE WOLF PACK BOOK FOUR) by Margot Primrose

An MM enemies-to-lovers wolf shifter romance – Emmanuel Welsh is floundering … it seems everyone around him is moving onward and upward while he’s stuck in the past, reliving his worst memories. Drowning himself in whiskey and men, hoping to forget his ghosts, yet he can’t seem to let them go. When Alpha gives him an assignment, he’s eager for the distraction. Supernatural hunter Jang Tae-oh is on the run. When he catches wind of a werewolf infestation in Kansas, he jumps at the opportunity. After all, traveling across the country is a great first step to escaping your abusive ex, and werewolves are so rare, it’s a hunter’s dream to catch one. Only problem is when he finds one, he denies being a werewolf and makes Tae-oh’s life impossible. While hunting each other, they discover they have a common enemy pitting them against one another. Fighting against time to uncover the mastermind trying to kill them both, they must battle pack traditions and their own stubborn prejudices before it’s too late.      AmazonKU

FIVE SUMMERS FROM NOW (ANY TIME NOW BOOK TWO) by Michelle Dayton

VS Note: I one clicked.

They were supposed to spend the Fourth of July weekend with their closest friends—fireworks, laughter, traditions. Instead, Merritt Sullivan and Ben Samuels broke up on the drive to the lake, before the first spark lit the sky. But after a strange accident on the dock, they wake up to find that everything’s changed. It’s five years later. They’re no longer a couple. Their friends’ lives have shifted in ways they never saw coming. Careers, relationships, even loyalties have rearranged—some for the better, some painfully worse. And neither of them remembers the years in between. Forced to navigate a future they don’t recall, Merritt and Ben must work together to understand what fractured not only their relationship, but their entire friend group. The only way back—if going back is even possible—is to face the heartbreak they once tried to outrun. As old feelings resurface and new truths come to light, they’ll have to decide: is the future worth keeping…or worth rewriting?

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RESONANCE by Ketley Allison

I never planned to resurrect anything, let alone silence the witness who caught me. One chaotic night later, I’m property of the Resonance Academy, chained to its most lethal Elite as my personal handler. Falcen Reaves is everything my village warned me about. Tall, lethal, and currently rotting from the inside out with the same forbidden magic now squatting inside my chest. He’s got black veins, a soul-eating problem, and the personality of a brick wall that’s personally offended by sunshine.  Unfortunately for him, I am 100% sunshine and 200% done taking orders. Then come the blood-soaked trials, where students are fed to Void creatures, and the academy’s sadistic Keepers circle closer, sending those who scream the loudest to the catacombs below. And every time my control slips, every time I nearly drain Falcen completely, he wraps his hands around my wrists and asks for more. Close proximity? Check. Forced training sessions that feel suspiciously like foreplay with a blade attached? Double check. A forbidden bond that keeps trying to knot our souls together while the Keepers sharpen their weapons to dissect us both? Chef’s kiss. If we don’t figure out how to stop hating each other, the Void will do it for us. And what it wants is so much worse than death. Resonance is a dark romantasy drenched in soul-magic, deadly trials, and a love forged in blood and Void. Perfect for fans of morally gray heroes and heroines who refuse to be broken.   AmazonKU

KINGDOM OF ROSES AND FLAME: BELLE AND THE DRAGON KING (FATED FAIRYTALES BOOK TWO) by Veronica Douglas

Beauty hunted the beast. He captured her heart. I’ve been underestimated my entire life. Too mortal. Too forgettable. Too powerless. When a dragon captures my mentor, I track it beyond the borders of safety—straight into the grasp of a cursed king who’s more monster than man. He’s ruthless. Dangerous. And convinced I was sent to destroy him. I force him into a bargain: my mentor’s freedom for my life. Simple. Except nothing about the king is simple. A prophecy binds us. His castle breathes secrets. The walls whisper. And every day I spend in his domain, the line between captor and something far more dangerous blurs. He needs me for reasons he won’t explain, and I can’t tell if he’s keeping me safe—or keeping me close for the kill. Time is running out. If I don’t break the curse, my kingdom burns. But breaking it means trusting the beast I know I should hate.      AmazonKU

MYSTERY WATERS (ENCHANTED WATERS MYSTERY BOOK 14) by Jenna St James

A Midlife Sea Witch Used to Working Alone – A Handsome Demigod with a Penchant for Trouble – An Island Full of Secrets as Deep as the Ocean – A crossover from the A Witch in the Woods Mystery Series! A brand-new escape room is opening in the Bermuda Triangle, and everyone wants in. When exclusive invitations go out for the grand opening, PADA detectives Isla and Jace are quick to secure their spots. But they’re not the only ones playing the game. Joe Dirk has finally scored a first date with Teeka Veale, the no-nonsense shrimp shifter determined to prove she’s more than just a meter maid. What starts as a night of puzzles and fun takes a deadly turn when one of the staff is found dead. And if that wasn’t enough, the grand prize at the end of the experience—the legendary Black Pearl—vanishes without a trace. Now, with a killer hiding among the players and staff, Isla and Jace must untangle a web of secrets and deception. Meanwhile, Teeka is willing to do anything to lend a hand in the investigation. Can Isla and the rest of the gang solve this high-stakes puzzle before the next body hits the floor?       AmazonKU

HIDE THE WITCHES by Miranda Lyn

Some bonds are forged in blood. Others burn everything to ash. In Grimora, secrets burn faster than witches, and Syneca Black is both. Forbidden fire magic courses through her veins, hidden behind a lifetime of lies because Hunters don’t spare phoenix blood. When her best friend vanishes and resurfaces on execution scrolls, accused of crimes that she couldn’t have possibly committed, Syn risks everything and volunteers for a hunt that could see both of them killed. It’s the only way to protect the woman who is like a sister to her. But taking that oath means binding herself to Wickett, the legendary Hunter whose sharp eyes and lethal grace have ended countless witches’ lives. Every moment beside him threatens to shatter her carefully built lies. Every stolen glance fans flames she can’t afford to kindle. He’s sworn to his cause. She’s everything he’s trained to destroy. But in a city where Sprites carry desperate messages and ancient Furies keep secrets, the most dangerous discovery isn’t the growing fire between them. It’s realizing that both hunter and hunted are dancing to someone else’s deadly design. When the blood debts come due, Syneca must choose: save the woman who stood with her in shadows or trust the man whose touch feels like salvation. Will the world burn or will she?       AmazonKU       AB

THE HANGING HEART (REALM OF BEATING HEARTS BOOK ONE) by Eva Simmons

An instrument of chaos. Of fate…Elorie has never known anything beyond the magic-void prison island of Alyssium. She tends to the dead who are sent to the shore for burning, while living among the humans who help guard the Fae prison. Until one day, she rests her hands on a dead Fae prisoner’s chest and accidentally wakes the most lethal warrior in the constellation of realms. Fascinated by Elorie’s unique ability to resurrect such power, the King summons her to the Ley Court. He declares her to be his chosen, promising a union that will restore magic to a dying land. But the Fae she woke has other plans. As the rightful heir to a rival crown, Wilder doesn’t want to heal the kingdom that locked him in a cell for a century, he wants to destroy it. And to do so, he’ll claim Elorie for himself. Except magic can’t be stolen, only offered. And in a war between crowns, Elorie is the only one who can choose how to bind her untamed power. If only the same rules applied to her heart.      AmazonKU      AB

MYSTIC MUFFINS AND MURDER (SOUTHERN MAGICAL BAKERY BOOK THREE) by Tonya Kappes

Welcome to Celestial Falls, where the pastries are warm, the gossip is sweeter, and the magic is just beneath the surface. Lo Heal-Park thought she was finally settling into her new life at Heavenly Desserts—baking, blending in, and keeping her unusual gifts to herself. But when bestselling author Patrice Holloway is found dead in a bookstore reading chair—peaceful, composed, and very much murdered—Lo’s quiet life crumbles faster than a bad batch of scones. Because Lo doesn’t just bake. She reads what the dough tells her. And what it’s telling her now? This wasn’t just murder. This was silencing. As the town points fingers at the loudest suspect, Lo starts uncovering something far more dangerous: A hidden manuscript that was never meant to be finished A powerful secret buried inside Patrice’s final book And a truth someone will do anything to keep from being exposed With her fairy god-cat offering unhelpful commentary, a too-perceptive wizard always one step ahead, and her own powers growing stronger by the day, Lo will have to trust what she feels—even when she can’t prove it.      AmazonKU

MOON WEDDING (VAMPIRE FOR HIRE® BOOK 38)  by J R Rain

What was supposed to be a quiet mother-daughter getaway turns into something far more complicated, and far more magical. When vampire private investigator Samantha Moon retreats to a secluded mountain lodge with her daughter Tammy, she hopes for rest, hot springs, and a brief escape from monsters, mayhem, and magic. Instead, whispers of a massive creature stalking the forest pull them back into the strange world they know all too well. Soon, Samantha and Tammy discover Brett, a frightened young man who has been bitten, changed, and left alone to survive the impossible: he’s a newly created shifter. Lost, hungry, and terrified of what he might become, Brett needs help before the moon rises again. As Samantha steps into the familiar role of protector and mentor, Tammy finds herself drawn to Brett in ways she never expected. What begins as training and survival turns into something deeper, tender, and dangerous. With a looming full moon, ancient forces stirring, and a power that could level forests if left unchecked, the Moon family must confront not only a new kind of monster, but the possibility of love, commitment, and a future no one saw coming.      AmazonKU      AB

CLEANING UP THE COMPANY (BLACK OPS FATED MATES WHY CHOOSE POLYAM ROMANCE BOOK FOUR) by Zoey Indiana

I was promoted to clean up the supernatural division. But no one warned me I’d have to survive it first. Leading Supernatural Task Force 3 should’ve been a dream job for someone like me—a half-demon, half-witch hybrid with too much power and too many problems. Instead, I found myself stuck in a mountain facility full of secrets, traitors, and deadly magic. My powers were fracturing, my control slipping… and the soul ring I thought I could trust? It turned into a ticking time bomb on my finger. The only one who kept me grounded was Grayson—my psychic mate. Calm. Dangerous. Devastating. With every brush of his mind, he pulled my broken pieces together and reminded me who I was. But bonding with Grayson didn’t just unlock my power—it opened a door that should’ve stayed sealed. If I can’t figure out who’s controlling the company from the shadows…I won’t just lose the job I never asked for. I’ll lose my mates. And myself.    Amazon     Apple Books      Kobo

HELL TO PAY (INFRNAL AFFAIRS BOOK ONE) by Sherrilyn Kenyon

Lucian “Luke” Teivel isn’t just any exile—he’s Lucifer’s son, freshly banished from Hell with no forwarding address and zero explanation. Now he’s stuck in the human world, working for Infernal Affairs, a secret task force that polices supernatural crime and decides whether the guilty belong in prison…or back in the Pit. Luke’s doing his best to blend in and not burn his petty annoyances when a new partner storms into his life: Detective Sorcha O’Malley. She’s sharp, stubborn, suspicious—and assigned to keep him from indulging in his more demonic tendencies. But Sorcha carries shadows even Luke can’t read. Just as they’re settling into their begrudging partnership, college students start dying across Savannah, Georgia. And every clue points directly at Luke. Someone is framing him—someone with a grudge, a plan, and a very personal reason to keep him out of Hell. To survive the setup, Luke and Sorcha must team up against enemies both infernal and annoyingly human. But as the danger escalates and Sorcha’s secrets inch closer to the surface, Luke faces the worst dilemma: stay with humans he loathes or return to the home he craves. And if he’s not careful? Savannah might wind up with a fresh vacancy in its homicide department—and one very pissed-off Prince of Hell.      Amazon     Apple Books      Kobo

DOUBLE TROUBLE: MONSTEREROTICA CHARITY ANTHOLOGY by Various

VS Note: Listed in Erotica. From APRIl 1.

t’s year two so we’re getting into double trouble, baby! Some of your favorite authors and artists have come together to write “2” themed stories. This can mean second chance romance, this can mean double romance interests, two tentacles, two pockets, a #2 pencil, or two ridiculous cockatoos… who knows what they’ll come up with! Proceeds benefit ProLiteracy.     AmazonKU

REPO MAN (BLUE COLLAR VIGILANTE VAMPIRES BOOK TWO) by

VS Note: The cover was fine but a little too spicy for my PG13-rated blog.

She was never theirs to claim. She’s his. And the repo man is here to collect. Kane Slater is a blue-collar vampire with a killer smile, easy wit, and just enough charm to make you forget how dangerous he can be. But charm doesn’t buy entry into the elite’s masked gala— in fact, they think he’s better off dead. But with his brothers’ lives on the line, he sneaks inside anyway—and finds his fated mate on display. Her blood, valuable. Her future, sold. Unfortunately for him, Blair Windsor’s been raised to believe that the vampire elite’s auction is a glittering fairy tale. Kane knows better. If Blair goes to auction, the life she’s dreamed of will be replaced by a nightmare. So he does what he does best.
He reclaims what was never rightfully theirs. Starting with her.      AmazonKU

EDGE OF STEEL (SHIFTER GUARDIANS ACADEMY BOOK TWO) by Elizabeth Dear

My mates rejected me, and now they’ve come crawling back. It’s too little, too late….When the men I’d been falling for spurned me and then left me in the woods to die, I vowed to cut them out of my life for good. But the Moon had other plans for me. It turns out Heath, Aiden, Elijah, and Wyatt are my Fated. A rare blessing of perfect mates from our celestial deity. One I absolutely do not want. But now I’m stuck with them at Guardian training camp, where I’ll continue my quest to earn a permanent place among our kind’s elite military force. Within their ranks, I’ll finally have safety for myself and my beast. I don’t need bonds, and I definitely don’t need my Fated, who only want me now because the Moon told them they’re supposed to. But these four powerful shifters aren’t giving up so easily. They’ve come to camp ready to claim what they think is theirs. They’ll find my claws are out and my swords are sharp. Game on, boys.     AmazonKU

JILTED: A SAVAGE ALPHA SHIFTERS ROMANCE by DD Prince

Bailey Blackwood has been in love with her brother’s best friend all her life. But lately the alpha has been a cruel, dismissive jerk. When she finds out he could be in danger on a mission out of town, she decides to follow to help him out as well as close the chapter on her unrequited crush. Jason Creed knows it’s his turn to identify his fated mate. Little does he know, she’s been under his nose all along. By the time Jase figures out it’s Bailey, she’s not only done with him, they’re both in danger. How hard will he need to work to win her over? Is groveling enough to convince her he’s worthy of everything she’s been saving for him? Come back to Arcana Falls for Jilted, Savage Alpha Shifters #5, a slow burn, rejected mates wolf shifter romance. Reading these spicy paranormal, fated mates romances in order is essential.     AmazonKU

BLOOD BOUND: A NOVEL (CURSED COVENANT BOOK ONE) by Ellis Hunter

You duel or you die. Astrid has always known she is destined to die. She is the last Nachstern witch and heir to the Queendom of Arturea, cursed by a centuries-old covenant to duel the heir to the Kingdom of Vatra for the source of all magic: the Heart. And now Astrid’s time is up. She is heading into enemy territory to face Prince Zryan, the most powerful dragon rider in eons, with only her familiar, her potions and her wits to aid her. She is going to die, and any chance her queendom has of curing the Blight that’s ravaging the lands and killing her people will die with her. Meanwhile, deep in dragon country, Skylar and her travelling troupe arrive in Vatra’s capital, ready to profit off the legions of spectators swarming to the city ahead of the duel. She despises the royals and all they stand for, especially as the King’s guard murdered her mother. But when her best friend disappears, suspected to have been taken in the conscription, her search takes her closer to the royals than she ever could have imagined. As the duel looms over the kingdom, Skylar and Astrid’s fates intertwine. They must battle a growing rebellion, their inner demons, and ultimately, those they love most, to determine if together they will save—or doom—their world.

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THE HONEYBEE CAFE: EVERLY HOLLOW BOOK TWO by Kay Michaels

Jasmira Groves is a widow, mother, and proud owner of The Honeybee Café in the enchanted town of Everly Hollow. Life is finally steady and she’s ready to open her heart again…even though the dating world is a dumpster fire. Dominik Wilcott has always been there for her. He’s tall, dark, and devastatingly handsome. He owns the town flower shop and yes, he’s a werewolf. He’s also her closest friend, her daughter’s godfather, and her late husband’s best friend. So no, she’s never looked at him as anything more. At least, not until the Blood Rose Moon rises. His wolf turns possessive. Always watching and… hungry. Suddenly, the way he looks at her, the way he touches her, feels different.
The moon pulls at her heart, weaving desire and fate together until pretending becomes impossible. Does she protect the life she rebuilt or risk everything for a love written in the stars? Because once the bond begins, there’s no unfeeling it. There’s no turning back. And she’s not sure friendship will ever be enough again.      AmazonKU

SUMMER TEMPEST (CURSED OMEGA BOOK TWO) by Birdie D’Avo

Silent Peak gave Mona everything she’d ever wanted—mates, her pack, a home. But on the brink of her first heat, her perfect world crumbles when witches violently tear her from her home. Now she has no choice but to trust two dangerous allies: the shifter who nearly killed her and awakened her wolf Beep, and a mysterious witch who denies their connection, no matter how much his touch ignites her. As the witches’ delta-kidnapping-spree continues, Mona’s powers intensify. Each night, her dreams become a portal of visions, forcing her to witness the High Priestess torturing her captives. Mona will do anything to save them—even sacrifice the happiness she spent her whole life searching for.      AmazonKU

BUN IN A MILLION (VIRTUE SHIFTERS) by Zoe Chant

A hare-y situation…Architect Sabrina loves the small town of Virtue, New York, where she’s overseeing the development of a new train station, but her biggest problem is that she told her college friends she’d be bringing her new boyfriend to a destination wedding……and she doesn’t have a boyfriend. Nobunny compares to her…Rabbit shifter Luke is back home in Virtue just in time for his sister to volunteer him as Sabrina’s date for the upcoming wedding. Knowing that Sabrina is his fated mate, Luke is more than willing to be a fake boyfriend for a long weekend…but his heart already hopes that Sabrina will fall for him the way he’s fallen for her. A bun in a million chance at making it work…Sabrina keeps reminding herself that Luke is only doing her a favor, even though the sparks between them are more real and certain than anything she’s ever felt before. Luke is waiting until they’re back in Virtue to confess all, so Sabrina can take the time and space to think about everything if she needs to. And then, as bunexpected disaster strikes, Sabrina needs Luke’s support more than she ever could have imagined on the way to their hoppily ever after!      AmazonKU

PROPERTY OF RAZE (KINGS OF ANARCHY NEW HAMPSHIRE BOOK ONE) by K E Osborn

She’s not supposed to be here. Humans don’t walk into the Kings of Anarchy’s territory and walk back out. That’s not sentiment—that’s law. A law older than the mountains we rule from, older than the curse bleeding me dry from the inside out. My club isn’t human. None of us are. We wear the cuts, run the empire, and keep the Appalachians ours through blood, violence, and the kind of loyalty you can’t buy—only earn. And then she shows up. Mouthy, unafraid, and looking at me like I’m the problem. I chain her up. Tell myself she’s temporary. But she won’t break. And the longer she stays, the more the ice in my veins starts cracking in places I stopped feeling centuries ago. She doesn’t know what she’s walked into. And I don’t know how to let her leave.      AmazonKU

AVENGING THE PACK (DRAGONBLOOD DYNASTY BOOK 11) by B E Brouillard

I came to kill him. No trial. No politics. No mercy. Just a knife, a list, and a debt that can only be paid in blood. But my wolf has other ideas. Garrett Forrester is the alpha of the pack that ran a living pipeline through his own territory. The one who turned a blind eye while wolves disappeared down his roads—who built his empire on fear and called it necessity. I’ve seen what his choices cost. I carried the proof out of a burning facility with my own hands. I don’t need a wolf council to tell me what he deserves. I already know. But the moment I take him—cornered, dangerous, refusing to break—something shifts inside me. Not a choice. Not a decision. A recognition so deep it bypasses everything I’ve built to survive. He’s mine. I don’t want it. I don’t let people in. I don’t feel things I can’t control. But the bond doesn’t care. It pulls. It burns. And every time he looks at me with those furious, unflinching eyes, my wolf stops fighting… and starts choosing him. Garrett Forrester is guilty. He also fights like a man with nothing left to lose. And if I don’t end him soon, I’m going to let him claim me.      AmazonKU

HOWLING DESIRE (HUNTER’S MOON RITUAL BOOK TWO) by M Sinclair

I survived. That was supposed to be enough. Freedom? Safety? Belonging? It felt like they were things that could still be taken away. The Cold Moon Pack had left marks on me that would never fade, and until Ivan Rivers was gone, I would never truly be free. But my mates refuse to let my past define my future. I found something in the three of them that I hadn’t been allowed to want. The kind of belonging that felt permanent. The kind of love that felt real. But our bond is so much more than a mate bond, and the future of Thornfell may be reliant on whether or not we complete it. Something is building—a divine war. One that means traveling across Thornfell to secure alliances, all in the name of stopping Ivan’s ritual. The Hunter’s Moon is coming. Twenty days. And the key to stopping it?  Our mate bond.       AmazonKU

OMEGA AT ELDERWOOD ACADEMY (ELDERWOOD HOLLOW BOOK ONE) by Georgia Meadow

Elowen Rowan didn’t come to Elderwood Academy looking for a pack. She came carrying her grandmother’s herbs, her quiet strength, and grief she hasn’t finished unpacking. What the brochure didn’t mention: three omegas died here last year. The administration called it heat complications. Case closed. Elowen isn’t convinced. What it also didn’t mention: them. Calder — controlled, brooding, hiding a billionaire inheritance and an arranged omega his mother fully intends to install on campus. Tyler — steady, warm, the one who remembers how she takes her tea. Julian — precise, observant, quietly devastating. She spills chamomile down his shirt. He buys her another cup.
Juniper — the one-eyed greenhouse cat with impeccable taste in people. She chose them all first. When Elowen’s first heat arrives, the Greene Pack makes her a promise she didn’t know she needed. They don’t claim her. They wait. They kneel — until she chooses. But Elderwood isn’t as quiet as it looks. The deaths weren’t accidents. Someone wants the past buried. And Calder’s formidable mother has her own plans for who belongs in her son’s pack. The closer Elowen gets to the truth, the harder it becomes to stay invisible. She’s not just asking questions anymore. She’s already a target. The Greene Pack know she’s theirs. Now the only question left is whether Elowen is brave enough to choose them back — before the truth costs her everything.      AmazonKU

EMERALD SPIRE (ROCKIN’ FAIRY TALES BOOK FIVE) by Leslie O’Sullivan

One last shot at stardom. One irresistible romance. One impossible choice. In the spellbinding conclusion to the Rockin’ Fairy Tales series, sassy pop singer, Aurora, has worked her way up from living on the streets to finally earning a chance at her big break. Working as a cocktail designer at Stalk, Hollywood’s hottest new nightclub, she lands a shot to audition as a warm-up act for the club’s glittering grand opening. But Stalk hides more than velvet ropes and VIP lists. Tek Goodfellow, her quirky co-worker, is no ordinary bartender—he’s a mischievous fairy prince from a hidden realm that coexists alongside humans in the Emerald Spire entertainment complex. Drawn to Aurora’s voice and fire, Tek offers to help as her vocal coach… and maybe something more. As their partnership progresses and feelings deepen, Aurora’s interaction with Tek and his world court dangers she never imagined. When Tek devises a risky magical plan to protect her, a golden career making opportunity may be lost. And Aurora must make an impossible choice: Follow her musical dream… or trust her heart to a fairy.        AmazonKU

ANGELS DON’T DATE (SINGSONG CITY BOOK 11) by Juliann Whicker

One mystery, one romance, and a Posing Pegasus. In the heart of Singsong City, Katriana wants nothing more than to build her brand as a pastel princess. But when an encounter with a harpy, a gang of kittens, and a taffeta dress go sideways, she’s publicly outed as the Vampire King’s sun-born daughter. And now she’s on someone’s death list. When she agrees to a dating show to find true love and unearth who is behind all the assassination attempts, she’s forced to duet with Richard, the Lion, the angel she despises. Will they find out who wants her dead, or will they kill each other? Angels Don’t Date is the eleventh book in the Singsong City series. It is a standalone paranormal romantic comedy featuring vampires, angels, goblins, and Pearly White. It is packed with puns, battles, and a sweet, slow burn romance between the sun-born vampire princess and the Angel who’s secretly a pet baker. Also sushi.      AmazonKU      AB

JASMINE: AFRICAN AMERICAN PNR (GRIZZLY HOLLOWS BOOK ONE) by Melody Lynch

One debt. Three brothers. No way out. Jasmine thought she knew the price of loyalty. Then the Grizzlys came to collect. Her life in Grizzly Hollows was supposed to be simple—raising her baby with her long-term boyfriend, Stephon. But when Stephon gets locked up, his debt to the shifter underworld becomes her inheritance. To the Grizzlys, she’s just someone to extort. When Stephon is finally released, Jasmine thinks the nightmare is over. Instead, he burns her world to the ground. Left with nothing but the clothes on her back, Jasmine finds herself on the outskirts of town, renting a room from three bear shifter brothers who live by a different code. Lorenzo, Rowan and Keenan are like no other shifters Jasmine has ever known. They don’t bow to the Grizzlys, and they don’t play the underworld’s games. They are the only thing standing between her and the monsters at her door—and they’ve decided she belongs with them. Jasmine never expected to find a home in the heart of the wild. Now, she’s claimed by the three bears who would tear the world apart to keep her.    AmazonKU

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GRUMPY ALIEN BOSS (GAL FRIDAY BOOK ONE) by Cara Bristol

He’s the worst boss in the galaxy—and she’s not afraid to tell him so. Savannah Mays has always been a top-tier executive assistant—until one catastrophic run-in with her boss gets her fired and blacklisted. With bills piling up and no other options, she signs on with GAL Friday, Earth’s premier temp agency supplying human workers to aliens. It’s supposed to be a temporary fix. Emphasis on temporary. Vice President Stratos of OberTech’s R&D division is brilliant, demanding, and famously impossible to work for. When his long-suffering assistant dares to go on maternity leave and HR fails to find a replacement brave enough to survive him, he reluctantly turns to GAL Friday. Enter Savannah. From the moment they meet, sparks fly—and not the pleasant kind. He’s grumpy, blunt, and allergic to small talk. She’s sharp-tongued, fearless, and refuses to be intimidated by a six-foot-something alien executive with a permanent scowl. Their constant clashes quickly ignite into something far more dangerous than workplace tension. Because beneath the snark and scowls lies undeniable chemistry—and a conspiracy that could cost them everything.      AmazonKU

LOST IN TRANSIT (YOU’VE GOT ALIEN MAIL BOOK EIGHT) by Lara Roth

KRILLY: The delivery was simple: land on the jungle planet, drop off ApexCorp’s sealed cargo, get out. Instead, my ship exploded on impact, my beacon died, and I woke up pinned under wreckage with a seven-foot Varkaani gladiator standing over me. Horgox “The Hammer” Ka’reen is emerald-skinned, scar-covered, and hasn’t been touched with kindness in eight years. His bioluminescent markings betray everything he’s feeling when I get close—flushing gold when I make him laugh, burning white when I’m in danger. When ApexCorp comes to reclaim their “defective product,” I don’t run. I stake my entire career on keeping him free. Because Horgox isn’t defective—he’s the best thing that’s ever crashed into my life. HORGOX: I was created to fight. Engineered for violence, trained to kill, discarded when I developed the one flaw ApexCorp couldn’t tolerate: a conscience. My defect? I refused to kill a child. They spent eight years trying to fix what was never broken. Then a small, stubborn courier crashes through my sky and hands me her tools like I’m not the most dangerous thing on this planet. Krilly talks too much, smiles too easily, and undoes three centuries of restraint with a wrench and her reckless, devastating kindness. She thinks she’s protecting me. She doesn’t understand: I have killed champions in the arena without flinching. But the thought of losing her? That is the one thing I cannot survive.      AmazonKU

LOVE GALAXY (THE IMPERIAL BROADCASTS BOOK ONE) by Sierra Branham

VS Note: LGBTQ SFR.

Temmi, a young trash collector stuck in a dead-end job on a garbage planet, finds herself with a golden ticket she never expected: the oppor­tunity to be cast on an interstellar dating show starring the brother and sister heirs to the galactic empire. Through diplomatic challenges and dramatized dates, twenty-four women will compete to marry the prince and princess—and to win the dynasty’s favor for their home planet. Temmi may have been hand-picked to date the quiet, bookish prince, who is immediately taken by her brash personality and their shared passion for the sciences. But she can’t seem to keep away from the princess—and even though she’s strictly off-limits, their chemistry is undeniable. But when contestants start turning up dead, whispers begin to circulate that some competitors might be harboring anti-imperialist motivations—Temmi among them. And suddenly it’s clear that so much more than feelings are at stake. In fact, very few of the participants of Love Galaxy have come on the show to find love.       Amazon     AB     Apple Books      Kobo

MATCHED TO THE NAVIGATOR (CELESTIAL  MATCHMAKING BOOK TWO) by Eden Ember

When an AI hijacks your ship and crashes you into a volcanic moon, falling in love is the least logical outcome. Shivani The Tracker Solis has her life mapped to three decimal places, every salvage job calculated, every credit accounted for, every variable controlled. Until a mysterious sabotage sends her crashing onto Ignis-4, a dying moon that’s literally tearing itself apart. Zydar has spent three years in isolation, desperately trying to stabilize a planetary core that refuses to cooperate. The last thing his rigidly logical Vesperan mind needs is a chaotic human woman bleeding in the wreckage, except his body has other ideas. The Instabond hits like a seismic event, rewriting his carefully ordered existence in ways no algorithm can predict. Now they have 48 hours before the moon explodes, hostile forces closing in, and a failing planetary stabilizer that requires one impossible solution: the two of them, skin to skin, feeding a crystal with the bio-energy of their connection. Zydar calculates probabilities. Shivani navigates impossible vectors. Together, they might just survive long enough to realize that some equations can only be solved by surrendering to the chaos. A volcanic moon. A Vesperan scientist who thinks feelings are system malfunctions. A navigator who color-codes her emotions. And an AI matchmaker playing cosmic cupid with people’s lives. Because nothing says romance like saving a planet while falling catastrophically, illogically, irreversibly in love.   AmazonKU

A MOMENT IN TIME by Annette Mori

VS Note: FF SFR.

With the future of civilization hanging in the balance, elite Time Enforcer Saron Bahl is sent back to the twenty-first century to protect the one woman whose survival will ignite a new Age of Enlightenment. But when the mission collides with secrets from Saron’s past, the timeline—and her heart—begin to fracture. Avery Simpson, a pacifist and the reluctant leader of the Sapphites, is skeptical of the tall, imposing stranger who claims to be from the future. Yet despite her doubts—and her disapproval of Saron’s ruthless methods—Avery can’t deny the magnetic pull between them. As the relentless Traditionalists close in, survival may depend on more than strategy and strength, but the Sapphites prove far more formidable than anyone ever imagined. Caught between duty and desire, Saron and Avery must decide what they’re willing to sacrifice—for the world, for their cause… and for each other.       Amazon      AB      Kobo

LASIM by Paige Michaels

Twenty years after Earth’s total destruction, a group of human women are struggling to survive on their failing space station. Their only hope is being rescued by the Venkorians, but at what price…At first Isla ignores the echo of her name coming through the com system. She won’t go. They can’t make her. But they can. And they do. Two giant Venkorian guards grab her by the arms and carry her away from the home she’s known for twenty years. The space station is her safe place. Lasim has no idea what he’s purchased. A pet, yes. But this pet is far more intelligent than he expected. Even after he subdues her for several days, she’s still feisty. They’re drawn to each other, though. It’s fated. And Lasim will stop at nothing to protect his Little pet from danger. She’s his whole world.    AmazonKU

THICK AS THIEVES (THE FEVER BROTHERS BOOK FIVE)  by Michele Mills

Trunk—yes, that’s what they call him—is a massive Xylan miner on the remote planet of Timbur who’s been assigned to babysit me while I investigate his family’s darkest secret. He hates journalists, hates questions and he really hates me. The feeling is mutual. Mostly. Except for the part where I can’t stop staring at his ridiculous muscles as he leads me through glowing mine shafts. And how his growl does highly unprofessional things to that area between my thighs. But none of that matters because according to Xylan biology, we’re not compatible. Thank the gods. One less complication. Until I nearly die chasing a lead. And a fancy med lab heals my entire body—including things I thought were unfixable. Trunk inhales sharply, his whole body goes rigid, and he pins me with a look that makes my knees buckle. “Mine,” he rasps. “Finally. Mine.” Oh my gosh. I came to Timbur for a story. Why do I have the feeling I’ve become the story?       AmazonKU

HIGH NOON CYBORG (CYBORGS ON MARS) by Honey Phillips

VS Note: A re-release.

Can a protective cyborg guard a brilliant scientist from a hidden threat? Dr. Cassandra Winters has dedicated her life to the study of Mars and the mysteries beneath its surface. When strange readings emerge from a remote monitoring station, Cass sets off with her cybernetic armadillo Roland to investigate. Cyborg ranger Z-542’s job is to protect, not to feel. He does his best to keep his distance from the humans on Mars—even the enticing little scientist he can’t stop thinking about. However when he discovers that Cass has headed out into the wilderness alone, nothing will stop him from going after her. When an unexpected storm traps him with Cass, the attraction between them can no longer be ignored. But something dangerous is stirring beneath the surface of Mars. With danger closing in from above and below, can they protect each other—and admit the feelings blossoming between them?      AmazonKU

ALIEN SURVIVOR (MATED AND AFRAID BOOK TWO) by January Bell

I’m stuck with a pushy alien dragon until we win or lose a reality survival show… and he’s claimed me as his mate. As if being put on an alien reality show and mated to an alpha dragon wasn’t bad enough, now an unhinged AI has taken over the game. The challenges only get worse, they don’t make any sense, we don’t know how to win— and worst of all? I’m in heat, and the only cure is mating permanently with my huge dragon alien partner. We’re too stubborn, too grumpy, and too much alike to ever work as a couple, and I’m starting to doubt we’ll ever get off this game show from hell. But the stupid AI running things thinks we’re perfect for each other. Every time it throws us into a new awful situation, the more I think it’s either trying to kill us— or it might just be right. Maybe all that tension between me and my alien is something more than hate. Either way, I’m determined to survive.   AmazonKU

THE MIST WALKER: A GRAPHIC NOVEL by Regine Abel

VS Note: This book isn’t a new release per se but the graphic novel version is new. I thought it was an item of interest.

To be loved by a shadow in the Mist. Every month, for three days, a mysterious fog filled with demonic creatures swallows the world. Since its first appearance a decade ago, I’ve diligently secured my home against the danger. Today, my sister’s negligence has allowed something in. A Mistwalker. A part of him now resides inside of me, his brand on my chest a constant reminder of his presence. He terrifies me and threatens to derail the life I’ve been building. And yet, a part of me is drawn to him…I have walked two worlds to be with her. For years, I have lurked in the Mist, lying in wait for the opportunity to get to my fiery Jade. Now that humans have torn the Veil, nothing will keep me from crossing into the Mortal Plane to claim her. She’s my mate. I will not allow her to hide from the truth she knows deep within her but fears to acknowledge. I was made for her. I am her greatest wish.   AmazonKU

DIVINA CORPORA: A DARK WHY CHOOSE SFR by Etta Pierce

She will save them, even at the price of her body. Eda Lambeck is out for blood. Charged with bringing down the histrix slaver that ruined her life, she’s willing to sacrifice everything in order to destroy him. Even if it means destroying herself in the process. So saving the three incubi trapped in the brothel he supplies is a no brainer. She’s already doomed. Why not do a good deed and stick it to the madam while she’s at it? But their appetites are all-consuming. They need her…Turns out, she needs them too. Do you like Tarantino? Do you like sexy demons? Do you wish Tarantino did a Blade Runner tech noir film about sexy demons? Then this is your story! Content notes can be found on the author’s website. Reviewing them is highly encouraged. This universe does not overlap with the Intersolar Union world and is a standalone high spice novella.      Amazon

TAURUS:  AN ALIEN SPICY NOVELLA (THE ZODIAC BRIDES SERIES BOOK ONE) by Laetitia Aldin

Earth has never been kind to Melanie. After struggling to survive and take care of her sick grandmother for years, she’s taken away to an unknown location to serve her sentence. After all, she owes a lot of money to a lot of people…But it seems that the place she’s taken to isn’t your usual run-of-the-mill prison. They offer to reduce her life-sentence to a single year. But there’s a catch…In order to be free, she has to take part in the Zodiac Repopulation program, marry a strange Alien she’s never met and give him a child. Ghauro is green, horned, and way too hot to be true. Will Melanie even want to leave once she gets to know him better?       AmazonKU

HESITANT HOPE (SANCTUARY STATION BOOK TWO) by Rhea Ridge

Hope – Some people think I should be grateful to the Originem for saving all the humans when Earth went post-apocalyptic. My sister is all-in when it comes to Sanctuary Station, the space station we were invited to live on, along with a bunch of other aliens. I’m a little more pessimistic. Sure, Sanctuary Station is a futuristic space station filled with biomes of every ecosystem you could dream of. Sure, all your basic necessities are covered and there’s a thriving community of aliens all living together in “harmony.” It all seems rather suspicious to me. Especially when we move in and I can’t find any art supplies! When a handsome Winged-One starts flirting with me, I’m sure it must be a conspiracy. Meshi is persistent, though. I could almost believe that he actually wants to get to know me, if I can ever let my guard down.      AmazonKU

DEAD SPARK: POST APOCALYPTIC MOTORCYCLE CLUB ROMANCE (IRON WASTELAND SERIES BOOK FIVE) by Tessa Knox

VS Note: REALLY a good series, so well done.

I swore I’d never need a man again. I built Briar Ridge with my bare hands — a fortress in the mountains where women answer to no one. Forty-seven lives depend on my walls, my rules, my iron will. And for three years, that was enough. Then the Infected started climbing the mountain. And my ammunition started running out. Now I’m standing across a table from Thorne — six-four, battle-scarred, and looking at me like I’m a problem he intends to solve. He’s the Reapers’ Sergeant-at-Arms, and he’s been assigned to save my settlement. I don’t want his help. I don’t want his opinions, his twelve-page improvement plans, or the way his voice makes my skin hum. I definitely don’t want to be trapped in a snowbound cabin with him, arguing about firewood until arguing becomes something else entirely. But winter is coming. The horde is growing. And the most dangerous thing on this mountain might be what’s sparking between us.      AmazonKU

ON A ROGUE PLANET (PHOENIX ADVENTURES BOOK THREE) by Anna Hackett

VS Note: Light edited re-release.

Getting kidnapped by a cyborg wasn’t in her plans. Previously published – has been lightly edited. For unlucky-in-love salvage mechanic Malin Phoenix, all she wants is to buy some parts and get back to her work fixing starships. She didn’t intend to get caught up in a coup on a cyborg planet, and she definitely didn’t plan to get kidnapped by a sexy cyborg. Deadly, emotionless CenSec Xander Saros sweeps Mal into an adventure to retrieve an ancient Terran artifact and save his planet. She’s shocked by the desire that flares between her and the big, tough cyborg, but she knows letting herself fall in love with a man who can’t feel is a very bad idea. Xander is the crowning glory of the Centax Security program. He’s heavily enhanced and his emotions dampened, making him an efficient, lethal soldier. As he and Malin hunt for the remnant of the galaxy’s first computer, the Antikythera Mechanism, their quest leads them into the lair of a dangerous technomancer. Xander will do anything to help his planet, but he’s also driven to protect the fascinating woman at his side…a woman who is doing the unthinkable and making him feel.     AmazonKU

THE OVERSEER’S OBSESSION by Adrian Wilde

I thought the surveillance cameras were just machines. I was wrong. When the Imperial Fleet blotted out Earth’s sun, I survived by keeping my head down in Sector Four’s botanical conservatory, coaxing fragile alien plants to live in a poisoned sky. For months, I felt a presence behind the crimson lens watching every cut of my shears, every skipped meal, every shiver in the greenhouse’s artificial twilight. The city calls it an occupation. He calls it a vigil. Commander Varek—Overseer of our sector, warlord of the Obsidian Legion—has been studying me from orbit like a specimen in a glass terrarium. When a human riot breaches the conservatory and firestorms climb the dome, he unleashes his elite Praetorian Guard. They annihilate the mob in minutes… and carry me out of the ashes as his “requisition.” My prison is not a cell. It is a cathedral. High above the ruined planet, Varek locks me inside a private bio‑dome on his dreadnought—an exact replica of my greenhouse down to the humidity, the mint‑and‑chamomile tea, and the plants stolen from my life on Earth. Every detail proves the same horrible truth: this cage has been waiting for me for months, built from the data he stole from my body, my habits, my dreams. He knows my heart rate when I cannot sleep. He knows …(much more blurb on ebook seller’s page)     AmazonKU

THE LOST RING (RINGS OF POWER BOOK TWO) by S E Smith

A lost ring, a wish, and two mischievous water dragons spark chaos when magic collides with science in the heart of the Louisiana bayou…Harmonia Stormhold has inherited her mother’s bold spirit and her father’s thirst for knowledge—but as the eldest of the Stormhold children, she’s always felt the weight of responsibility. Serving as an assistant to the Mage Council on Enyo was meant to give her purpose. Instead, it’s only deepened the restlessness in her soul—and awakened an ancient magic she doesn’t fully understand. Dr. Landry Savoy has spent his life studying the delicate ecosystem of his beloved bayou. A fifth-generation native and passionate biologist, he’s dedicated to preserving its fragile beauty. But when a routine check of his equipment uncovers a shimmering gold ring—and two colorful, talking water dragons—Landry’s world is turned upside down. Now, three worlds are set on a collision course: one ruled by magic, one grounded in science, and one born of legend. When an ancient monster stirs in the dark waters, threatening the isolated community Landry calls home, Harmonia, Landry, and the two mischievous water dragons must work together to stop the devastation before the government discovers what is happening. Can a mage with buried powers and a scientist who doesn’t believe in magic save the bayou before it’s too late?     Amazon     Apple Books      Kobo

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VS Note: Moving on to the second book in my Badari Gladiators series! Love highlighting a backlist book each week!

RENNYR (BADARI GLADIATORS SERIES BOOK 2) by Veronica Scott

Rennyr was a genetically engineered senior soldier in his Badari Warrior pack until one day he woke up on a strange planet naked, disoriented and about to be sold into the gladiator arena for the rest of his life. Unscrupulous guards faked his death in the lab where he was created and sold him into slavery in the galaxy’s hinterlands. Kill or be killed is the rule in his new life and a Badari never gives up. He’ll fight to stay alive until the Badari goddess sees fit to decree his death and release him from the wretched existence.

Jaine Mitchel of the Sectors was on her way to an exciting research internship until pirates seized the spaceship on which she was a passenger and took her to feature in a gladiator ‘death match’ in the galactic hinterlands. She has no hope of surviving in the arena until a man she only glimpsed in passing breaks out of his cell and saves her life, declaring her to be his fated mate. Given to Rennyr as his reward for winning the death match, Jaine must share a cell and a bed with the handsome, not human, gladiator and together they have to find a way to survive in this merciless world of violence and death. Their mutual attraction is off the charts. Falling in love is the easy part, finding a way to escape or even to remain together is the challenge. At any time their mutual owner could decide thumbs up or thumbs down on one or both of them, or sell them separately.

Their only hope is a mysterious gladiator master from offworld who may be coming to buy Rennyr. Will he take Jaine as well? Could Rennyr win freedom for them both if he does well enough in the arena? Badari Warriors claim their mates for life and Rennyr has no intention of losing Jaine…RENNYR is an 80K word novel and can be read as a standalone. KYDEN is the first book in the series.       Amazon     Apple Books     Kobo     Nook     Google Play

************************** 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!*********************

THE WITCH AND THE GATEKEEPER (DAUGHTERS OF THE WITCHES OF TIME BOOK ONE) by Leigh Ann Edwards

Ancient Celtic magic, forbidden longing, and destiny bind a healer and a guardian in ways neither can deny…Eilis O’Brien has always found purpose as her village’s healer, a calling that helps quiet her secret love for Cian Rafferty—the low-born guard she can never hope to marry. But when she’s threatened, her overprotective father, the chieftain, forbids her to work. Retreating to a forgotten wing of their castle, Eilis discovers a hidden chamber and magical mirror, linking her across time to three young witches, descendants from the legendary Witches of Time. Together with the witches, Eilis must awaken her magic to fight the dark forces hunting her. Cian Rafferty has fought his whole life the cursed burden of gatekeeper. His birthright destroyed his family, but under Chieftain O’Brien’s guidance, he finally has stability and a future—even though it cannot include Eilis, despite their deep love. But when a demon captures Eilis and drags her into the realm that claimed his mother, Cian embraces the destiny he fought to save her. Together they challenge an ancient evil with only their love to protect them.

Amazon     Apple Books     Kobo

GLASS OF BLOOD AND NIGHT (DARK EVER AFTER FAIRYTALLES BOOK THREE) by M Guida

After my father’s death, his new wife took everything—his home, his fortune… and my freedom. Bound by cursed bracelets that burn if I try to leave, I’m nothing more than her servant. Invisible. Replaceable. Weak. Just like she always said. She’s wrong. Because something is happening behind these walls. There’s a new power spreading through the supernatural world—Sanguis Velatus. It’s making vampires and wolves stronger than ever before. And someone is selling it.
Lorenzo is a vampire enforcer sent to find the source. He comes into my home like he owns it—asking questions, watching everything, expecting answers.  I give him none. I challenge him. Push him. Refuse to bow—because if there’s even a chance he had something to do with my father’s death, I’m not letting him walk away from it. No matter how dangerous he is. But the more I fight him, the more the truth starts slipping through the cracks. I’m losing time. Forgetting things I shouldn’t. And waking up weaker than the night before. Something is being taken from me. And if I find out Lorenzo killed my father—I won’t run. I’ll make him pay.      AmazonKU

DEATH DANCE (LOWRANCE VAMPIRES BOOK THREE) by R J Blain

While Pepper plans on having an eternity to spend her happily ever after with Emerick Lowrance, getting to the wedding is proving to be a problem. Between numerous women rising from their graves into their second lives and a surge of miscreants attacking innocents on the street, she has her hands full with brood business. Rather than dwell on the factors delaying their wedding ceremony, she resumes her hunt to make her city a safe place for all. One of her prey, a serial killing rapist, provides the vital clue she needs to end Breckenan’s reign of terror. To win vengeance for herself and his other victims, she must exhume the past, uncover her father’s secrets, and embrace the true strength of her heritage. What she doesn’t know leads her into a deadly dance, and even a single misstep will doom her, her brood, and the love of her unlife.

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AN ELEMENTAL HUSBAND (THE KING’S WEAVER BOOK FOUR) by Novae Caelum

Bi trans man bodyguard poly romance – My name is Morgan, and I came to the palace in Barella to embrace the man I am and join the king’s guard. But a few years ago, I had a one night stand with a man I can’t forget…the king’s best friend, the notorious rake, Lord Valtair. And he’s now the Prime Minister and absolutely unavoidable. When the king orders me to guard Valtair and the king’s sister, Elsira, on a secret mission to another kingdom, I’m not happy about upsetting my orderly guard’s life. Or having to travel in close quarters with Valtair. But the mission…does not go as planned. Suddenly, I’m trapped in a fake marriage. And on the run because of forbidden magic. And though I’m trying very hard not to think about Valtair at all, it doesn’t help that we have to share a tent. And I think I might be falling for the king’s sister, too. All while trying to save the kingdom from enemies who would do everyone harm. None of this bodes well for my future in the king’s service, does it?

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THE WITCH’S DAUGHTER (FATED DESTINIES VOL 2 BOOK ONE) by Heather K Carson

As the hybrid daughter of a famous witch and the sigma wolf of Cerberus Pack, you’d think I’d be more ‘magical prodigy’ and less… fiery curse. Even my wolf gets frustrated every time we escape a new spell-turned-explosion with tail tucked between my legs and singed fur. If that wasn’t bad enough, the arrival of Halley’s Comet kicks off an ancient festival where magic wielders from around the country gather to form alliances. This cycle, a mysterious warlock is building a coven of the strongest natural-born witches. All of us are being tested, including my best frenemy—the ridiculously hot Alpha who I should hate, but my traitorous body says otherwise. Jaxon is the perfect male wolf. Any female would be lucky to be his mate. He’s gifted with both magic and charm, but we have too much history between us for me to care about his stupidly handsome smile or the way he’s always there to help put out the fire. It’s time I proved that I’m the powerful wolf-witch I know I can be, and I’m going to have to do it alone. But my fight with Jaxon draws the attention of the dark warlock and somehow, I accidentally become a target for his ritual sacrifice. This is blood magic. Murder disguised as an ancient offering. The warlock is lying to us and no one else can see it. It’s up to me and my broken magic to save everyone I love, even if it means we all go down in flames…On second thought, this might be a total disaster.      AmazonKU

SKULLS AND SUNLIT SECRETS (THE HAUNTED RANCH MYSTERIES BOOK SEVEN) by Sara Bourgeois

Everyone in Perdido Springs was looking up when Amelia Sanders died. A total solar eclipse has turned the little desert town into a tourist destination, and Claire Caldwell just wants to survive the weekend without someone asking if her ranch does birthday parties. But when the moon covers the sun, Claire sees things the darkness reveals… creatures, pathways, and the outline of something vast moving through a world layered on top of her own. Then the light returns. Amelia is dead outside the bar. The sheriff calls it a scorpion sting. Her friends call it impossible. A massive owl that shouldn’t exist keeps circling a house on the edge of town. And Claire is starting to realize that the murder and the owl might have nothing to do with each other, which means she has two problems, not one.   AmazonKU

A CROWN OF FIRE AND ICE  (REIGN OF THE WITCH QUEEN BOOK THREE) by A S Fenichel

Layla – I’ve never belonged anywhere. So when I hit rock bottom, fresh off losing a nationally televised “Superhero” competition, a devastatingly handsome man with pointed ears asks me to jump into a swirling vortex and help save his world…I jump. Was it reckless? Absolutely. Was it smart? Not even a little. Within minutes of landing, we’re attacked by shadow demons. Two things are clear: my beautiful elf is not as competent with portals as advertised, and dying might be the best outcome, because whatever these creatures are, becoming one of them would be far worse. Raith – Convincing a human to fight in Domhan should have been the hardest part. Instead, Layla leaps into the portal without hesitation, and that’s when everything goes wrong. I’ve spent my life failing to live up to my family’s legacy. I’m not the perfect son, like Aaran. Not the honored soldier, like Liam. I’m the third son, the disappointment who has too much power and not enough discipline. My magic is strong, but my focus slips at the worst possible moment. The portal shifts and drops us onto the wrong world—a dying hell, crawling with the Witch Queen’s minions. I’ve made another catastrophic mistake, and this time an extraordinary human is paying the price. I’m going to make this right, even if it means walking through fire and ice to get her home.      AmazonKU

PUCKS FOR DINNER: MM HOCKEY SHIFTER ROMANCE (PUCKS, PACKS AND PREGNANCIES BOOK TWO) by Lorelai M Hart and Colbie Dunbar

As a single father, I don’t have time to date. When I get the call that my brother has passed and his son needs someone to take him in, it’s an immediate yes. Family is family, and no child should be left alone. I can’t be the father this adorable boy needs while working seventy hours a week. So I apply for every job I’m remotely qualified for, and to my surprise, I get called in to interview with the owner of Frosthaven Cutters as their team chef. The hours are as great as the money. It sounds perfect, that is until I see Raff, the twin brother of my nephew’s sperm donor. We’ve never met, but I can’t work with him. Just seeing his face brings back horrible memories. But I have no choice. No other job will give me the flexibility and money I need. I do my best to ignore him and do my job. It would be so much easier if he didn’t keep looking at me like I was his next meal.      AmazonKU

ORC’S BARGAIN (VEIL LANDS BOOK FIVE) by Milly Taiden

Welcome to the Veil lands, where monsters are the only ones who can save you. Ivalys: I was a bookshop clerk in Gravebind. Then I touched the wrong contract. Now I’m branded with shifting ink, bound as collateral to a debt I didn’t sign. The Orc enforcer watches me with eyes like banked coals. His silence is a predator’s assessment. Every instinct screams to find a loophole. But the walls are bleeding ink. And I’m the only one who can speak the truth that will break this city’s chains. He marked me as collateral. I’m becoming the debt he can’t afford to lose. Rathok: Two centuries of collecting souls. I’m a weapon of ink and bone. Then I was sent to claim a truth-speaker with a spirit like wildfire. She’s supposed to be a simple collection. A name to cross off the ledger. But she speaks truth to a monster who’s forgotten the taste of it. Now there’s a crack in the weapon the masters can’t ignore. I was sent to erase her. She’s rewriting me instead.      AmazonKU

FLAME AND ASH (ASH AND AETHER BOOK TWO) by Milly Taiden

Arax Scaleleaf is a void in human skin. As the Ashen Flight’s most lethal weapon, he doesn’t just kill—he erases, revoking the existence of his targets. For centuries, he has operated as a cold instrument of Oblivion, immune to mercy and devoid of distraction. He was engineered for Oblivion—until he found the one thing he refused to erase. Now, his discipline has dissolved into a primal need to own her. He is the end of all things, but for her, he will dismantle reality itself. Tanith Yael is a master of Termination, a witch who silences the shriek of dying magic. She has spent a lifetime running from a bloodline that eats her alive, but no wasteland is as inescapable as the dragon now tracking her pulse. She didn’t ask for a savior, and she certainly didn’t want a predator who treats her every breath as his personal property. Tanith is no one’s trophy, but she’s discovering that Arax doesn’t just want to protect her—he wants to own her, and he will erase the world before he lets her go. A world-ending ritual is screaming toward completion, and the only ones who can stop the ash is them. But in the heart of the Sanctum, Arax isn’t just shielding his asset—he is branding her. As his restraint shatters into a savage need to bind her life to his, they must decide if the darkness building between them is the realm’s last anchor or the final spark that leaves the universe in cinders.      AmazonKU

THE BEAR’S FIXER-UPPER MATE (BEAR CREEK FOREVER: THORNBERG RESTAURANT BOOK FIVE) by Harmony Raines

She inherited a broken cottage. He’s the quiet bear shifter determined to fix it — and win her heart. Meryl only came to Bear Creek to deal with the cottage her great-aunt left behind. Pine Cottage is falling apart, the repairs are far worse than she expected, and the sensible plan is simple: fix it fast, sell it, and get back to the life she already knows. Then Spencer Thornberg shows up. Spencer is a broad-shouldered woodworker with a talent for restoring old houses and a habit of appearing exactly when she needs him. He says he’s just passing by. Meryl doesn’t believe that for a second. But when the porch is unsafe, the windows won’t shut, and the whole cottage seems one storm away from collapse, she has no choice but to accept his help. The more time they spend repairing Pine Cottage, the harder it becomes to ignore what’s growing between them. Spencer is steady, patient, and devastatingly capable — the kind of man who notices every crack, every hidden strength, and every small thing that matters. And while Meryl keeps telling herself she’s only staying until the work is done, Bear Creek is starting to feel dangerously like home. But roots are risky, and forever is the one thing Meryl has never trusted. Spencer may know how to restore a house properly, but winning his mate will take more than strong hands and quiet devotion. Because when the time comes, Meryl will have to decide whether Pine Cottage is just another temporary stop… or the place where she finally stops running.     AmazonKU

HORNS AND HEART (MONSTER APOCALYPSE BOOK ONE) by Alexa Piper

VS Note: MM PNR.

Rory has survived the apocalypse for two years. He has outrun monsters and humans alike, and while it’s been lonely, he’s doing fine. Until he meets Inkiri. Horned, blue, and handsome, Inkiri isn’t like the other monsters who try to eat Rory. He’s nice, has a group of friends, and offers Rory more than just shelter. Rory is determined to enjoy what comforts he can find in these changed times, but he’s soon drawn into a conflict he didn’t even know existed and must grapple with the reality of magic and the dangers it brings.

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BOUGHT BY THE JOTUNN (MONSTERS BRIDE MARKET) by Ava York

VS Note: Jotunn are powerful giant-sized beings in Norse mythology.

Eseld walked north until the cold took her. When she stopped following orders, the only direction left was into the Wastes, where the ice would finish what her guilt couldn’t. Thyran hasn’t spoken to anyone in seven years. She organizes his fish. Hides knives around his hall. Argues about where the salt goes. And the frost giant who hasn’t felt warmth in years burns so hot the windows steam. But Eseld knows she doesn’t get to keep good things. So she runs to a bride market to sell herself as a tool. Find someone who’ll use her hands without wanting her heart. Thyran empties everything he has left onto the bidding table. Seven years of grief, traded for the chance she’ll say his name. The ice doesn’t stand a chance against this kind of heat.      AmazonKU

UP IN FLAMES: MONSTERS IN UNIFORM ROMANCE by Roslyn St Clair 

It doesn’t matter what you’re born. It’s what you become. If there’s one person in the world that dark romance author Nina despises, it’s Sampson Dean, the town’s favorite orphan and fireman. Once upon a time, he made her feel like the lowest person living, so when he shows up to rescue her from the tree in which she’s unfortunately perched, she’ll do anything to avoid the giant’s help. Only, when she falls into his arms, fire flares in her of a different sort than the one he’s used to fighting.
Sampson used to be in love with Nina—until she snubbed him and made him feel like a pervert. What’s the saying about becoming what people think you are? But with Nina, he doesn’t just want to put his Red Room into practice. What he feels for her is something else entirely, and it might not be hatred. From enemies to lovers… but their problems don’t stop there. Because Sampson might not be an extra-tall human after all. He might be Nephilim, a race of cannibalistic giants both evil and cursed. If so, he can’t offer Nina a place in his life.      AmazonKU

LOVED BY HER YETI (ALASKA YETI SERIES BOOK SIX) by Neva Post

A long-distance lover who turns out to be a yeti. After two years of phone, ahem, relations with her remote colleague turned boyfriend, Rosa is ready for the real thing. When she flies to Alaska to surprise Tseten for his birthday, she discovers why he always keeps his camera off. Blue skin. Black claws. Snowy-white fur. However, astonishment soon turns to intrigue, desire, and a blissful night on an ice field. A virtual sweetheart who turns up at his door. Tseten never thought he’d meet Rosa in person, but when she shows up unannounced, he’s thrilled—until she screams at the sight of him. Rosa soon warms to his yeti charm and after watching all his friends find their true love, it’s finally the inexperienced Tseten’s turn. But Rosa doesn’t live in Alaska, and her time in the north is far too short. When Rosa and Tseten’s plane crashes on a glacier, leaving Tseten injured, the reality of yeti life becomes all too real when he forces her to leave him behind to protect his secret. Now she must face a hard truth and decide if she and Tseten are destined for a happily-ever-after, or if this weekend is their beginning—and their end.     AmazonKU

RAVEN’S JOURNEY: DRAGONIS ACADEMY YEAR TWO (DRAGONIS ACADEMY THE SECOND GENERATION) by Serenity Rayne 

I claimed the title of Dominant Dragoness from my mother—and I didn’t have to kill her for it. But that’s where the easy victories end. Year two at Dragonis Academy brings a storm I’m not sure I’m ready for. The Gauntlet. Classes with enemies who still want me dead. And looming over it all—the Great Gathering, where I’ll defend my title against anyone who thinks they can take it from me. But that’s not the worst of it. As heir apparent to the Marzana Throne, I’ve attracted attention I never wanted. Royal dragons from across the continents will descend on the Gathering, seeking political alliances—and political marriages. They see me as an opportunity. A prize. A stepping stone to power. They’re about to learn I’m none of those things. At least I have my three mates by my side. Their love is the only thing keeping me grounded when everything else threatens…(more blurb on ebook seller’s page)       AmazonKU

STRIKING DISTANCE (WOLVES OF FMU BOOK TWO) by A J Manney

Tessa Parker lives for college sports—especially FMU’s. She knows every player’s stats, every record, and every highlight reel. But none capture her attention quite like Slater Thorne, the university’s soccer legend with ice in his veins and a future as bright as his focus is unshakable. She’s his biggest fan—until she meets him. Slater Thorne has spent his life mastering control—on the field and off. As the pack’s future enforcer, discipline is everything. But the moment Tessa barrels into his world—short, spirited, and entirely too talkative—his focus fractures. She’s chaos. Sunshine. And she singlehandedly turns his world upside down. When their pack enemies resurface and begin hunting unmated females once again, Tessa becomes a target. Slater’s instincts roar to life and suddenly protecting her isn’t a choice—it’s primal. He’s the wall between her and a world she never knew existed. He’s her shield; she’s his undoing.      AmazonKU

BRENIN (SAVAGE DRAGONS BOOK FOUR) by Kathi S Barton

Brenin Savage is a blue dragon shifter who has lived for thousands of years—but nothing in all that time prepares him for the moment he finds his mate waiting tables in a small-town diner. Lisa Manchester is a widowed mother barely keeping her head above water. Between raising her tender-hearted seven-year-old son, working two jobs, and dealing with a manipulative mother-in-law, she doesn’t have room in her life for a powerful immortal claiming she belongs to him—heart and soul. When a brutal playground attack leaves her son shaken and the school turning a blind eye, Lisa’s world begins to unravel. Then she narrowly avoids a deadly accident—saved by a magic she doesn’t believe in and a dragon she doesn’t yet trust. Brenin vows to protect Lisa and her son with his life—and his fire. But convincing a fiercely independent woman that he wants a partner, not a possession, may be his greatest challenge yet. Because loving a dragon means stepping into a world of immortality, ancient magic, and enemies hiding in plain sight. And Brenin will burn down the world before he lets anything harm what is his.    Amazon      Apple Books       Kobo

THE FAERY AND THE DISCOVERY  (FAE IN THE GOLDED AGE BOOK FIVE) by TJ Bell

The faeries have been discovered. The year is 1898. Nearly a decade ago, a group of fae slipped through the veil from their own world and have been secretly living on Mackinac Island, Michigan, USA, mostly peacefully. Until now. A human saw one of the fae in his natural form. Wings. Ears. Silver eyes. All of it. To avoid a rash decision, the faeries have decided to observe the man who outed them. Watch him. Get to know him. Figure out if he truly is the bad guy. One faery in particular, Darya, has no skin in this game. She was sent to the human world only days ago because she needed to check her attitude. That attitude check was not supposed to involve having an affair with a handsome human man who may very well be her enemy. And it certainly was not supposed to involve her heart. Not when the ultimate decision is…the human must die.

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GRAB THE BULL: AN ANTHOLOGY by Various

Another year, another wacky anthology—all for a good cause. You know what they say? Grab the bull, get the horns! Grab The Bull had one simple theme: Bull. Someone, something, somehow, the story has to revolve around a Bull. Enjoy a wild bucking time from minotaurs, farmer space bulls, bulldozers, shifters, AND SO MUCH MORE! Explore crash landing on new planets, alluring monster mates, and the incredible creativity of 16 authors who were completely unsupervised for this whole endeavor. This collection is truly a fun ride. All proceeds from this anthology will be going toward Planned Parenthood.      Amazon

WINGS OF FIRE (REBEL MOON SHIFTERS BOOK FIVE) by Faith Gibson

He’s a badass Gryphon biker with a penchant for shenanigans, a deep-seated need to take care of his siblings, and swagger for days. Major Lazlo has always lived life large. From a young age, he had everyone laughing at his cuteness. That has carried over to his adult years, as has his need to protect not only his twin, Marshall, but his younger sisters as well. He has a great job as a security specialist in New York, the best parents in the world, and a family of Hounds at his back. The only thing missing is a mate. He knows who he wants, and getting called to a job in Atlanta will put her in his orbit for more than a weekend. She’s a badass Gargoyle biker with a brilliant mind, a wardrobe that rivals any runway model, and a love of Shakespeare and romance novels. Tabitha Stone is the serious sibling. The perfectionist. The one trying to live up to her mother’s legacy. As a security specialist, Tabitha gets to use the fighting skills she’s honed for years while working alongside her twin. She loves her life in Atlanta with her brother and multitude of cousins, but now something – someone – is drawing her to New York. Major and Tabitha are paired up on a job guarding actor Craig Kilbrook on a movie set. More than one attempt is made on the man’s life, and it’s up to them to keep everyone safe while navigating their feelings. As the couple gets closer, so does the one trying to harm the actor.       AmazonKU

MANAGING THE VAMPIRE’S MANSION: MAGIFORD SUPERNATURAL CITY by K M Shea

Starting over as a house manager in a charming small town sounded perfect. Until my new boss turned out to be a vampire. After burning myself out at my corporate career, I take a job managing a mansion in a picturesque tourist town to reset my life. The house is historic. The town is charming. The locals are welcoming. And, as I accidentally discover, my unfairly handsome employer, Beckett Kinge, is a vampire in hiding. Beckett prefers order, privacy, and absolutely no supernatural mishaps. Unfortunately for both of us, a rogue vampire is attacking the locals. The same people who have been nothing but nice to me. As attacks escalate and secrets unravel, staying uninvolved is no longer an option. And somehow the only person who steps up to find the vampire is me—the mansion manager with poor people skills who knows absolutely nothing about supernaturals. At least… I think I’m the only one working this case. But somewhere between tracking a killer and trying not to die, I realize Beckett isn’t just protecting his secret. He’s protecting me. And that might be far more dangerous for my emotional well-being. Regardless, the rampaging vamp has to be found, or no one in town will be safe. Not even me.       AmazonKU

DEAD RINGER (THE AFTERLIFE FILES BOOK EIGHT) by Paula Lester

The death was supposed to be fake. The murder wasn’t. Wren Grimm is no stranger to staging deaths for supernatural clients who need a fresh start. But when her latest client turns up genuinely dead before the plan is complete, she’s trapped between protecting the supernatural community’s secrets and solving a murder no one is supposed to know about. Someone wanted this death to be real — and Wren’s the only one who knows the difference.       AmazonKU

FLIPPIN’ THE BIRD: A MATCHED BY THE UNICORN STORY by Keri Boberry

Professor Jasper Sterling is a historian specializing in medieval mythology who has trouble talking to women. One day, his Saturday morning tea and reading ritual leads him to a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity: a dating app run by a matchmaker promising one single, perfect match. Vivienne Day is an Alerion, the only one of her kind, and tired of being treated like a novelty even amongst her supernatural peers. She hires the matchmaking unicorn Miriam to find someone—anyone—to treat her as a person instead. Flippin’ The Bird takes place in the Matched by the Unicorn multi-author shared universe. It is a M/F paranormal/monster romance in a contemporary setting where magic is real and supernatural creatures hide in plain sight. It features a human/non-human romantic pairing and multiple open door scenes.     AmazonKU

HE’S A DOLL: A MATCHED BY THE UNICORN STORY by Lara Reagan

Some matches are magic. Some are just… complicated. Kendall Bellamy has spent the last few years building a life of happy consistency – if you don’t include her dating history. Tired of trying, her friend Miriam begs her to give one last go with the Date-A-Base matchmaking app. Her match? Benjamin Reed. He’s witty, warm, handsome, and utterly perfect – except for one tiny detail. He’s the size of a doll and lives in the most immaculate miniature mansion Kendall has ever seen. Somewhere between their laughter and logistical nightmares, feelings grow, but Ben doesn’t. Love isn’t the question; the question is if Kendall can imagine a life split between two worlds – her full-sized house and career on one side, and Ben’s pint-size life on the other. Love is all about compromise. But this might be the biggest ask in romantic history. Miriam knows all about love. She also knows dating in the current landscape can be hell. That’s why she creates her own dating app. Modern dating with just a touch of magic, Miriam’s Date-a-Base brings people together. But beware, your match may be a little more than human. Matched by the Unicorn is a shared world series featuring non-human love stories.   AmazonKU

SNAKE CHARMED (EVER AFTER UNLEASHED) by Viv Thorne

I read from a forbidden book, and brought forth the original Serpent of Eden. I’ve spent my entire existence playing it safe, keeping quiet, and following rules. Raised to believe curiosity was dangerous and desire was a one-way ticket to damnation, I built a safe little life inside a university’s rare books wing—where the most scandalous things I handle are old, dusty texts. Then we receive an ancient manuscript, written in an unknown language. But when I’m alone, the ink rearranges itself and allows me to read it. And each passage I speak aloud brings him closer. First, it’s a whisper along my skin. Then come the amber eyes in the dark. Until finally, a brutally handsome half-man, half-snake appears. The original tempter, Samael. He says all he did was offer Eve a choice, and ended up imprisoned in the text for believing women should have the freedom to decide their own fate. I believe him. He is the first man to ask me what I want, instead of telling me. But the manuscript is deteriorating. A shady collector is circling. And if I don’t finish the passage before the pages fade, I’ll lose Sam forever. Do I want to go back to my predictable, boring life without him? Or am I ready to take a big, juicy bite of that fruit, and set us both free? Snake Charmed is a short, steamy, fairytale monster romance featuring the serpent from the story of Genesis. It’s a fun, spicy little OTT escape meant to be read in about an hour.      AmazonKU

SAVED BY THE FAE COMMANDER (FAE OVERLORDS BOOK FIVE) by Sue Mercury

He’s a vicious fae commander… and I’m his mate. Years ago, a seer told me I was fated to a highborn fae named Gideon. Since then, I’ve tried to pretend the prophecy was a lie. As a full-blooded human, surely I’m not destined to belong to a powerful fae male. But the chill of winter has always felt like the sweetest caress, a promise that one day my mate would find me… no matter how hard I tried to stay hidden. After the Winter Court army conquers my city, the strange sensation grows stronger. Sometimes, I hear his voice. Other times, I sense his presence as though he’s standing right beside me. Terrified of what will happen if he finds me, I flee the city with my father and head south. But it isn’t long before I feel the highborn fae male again. Closing in. Hunting me. Somehow Gideon knows I ran… and he’s coming for me. When I’m chased by dangerous fae creatures in the wilderness, I think perhaps all is lost… until a massive, black-winged fae descends from the sky and saves me from certain death. It’s him. Gideon. My fated mate. The fae commander I’ve tried to stay hidden from. And now that he’s finally found me, there’s nowhere left to run.     AmazonKU

AN EVENING IN THE SUPERSTITIONS (WOLVES AND BEARS AND FOXES, OH MY!) by Kate Richards

She’s a princess of her people…and one of the last of her kind. But Delia is also a bear on the run from an abusive arranged marriage that left her stranded in Louisiana, thousands of miles from her European home. Whisked away to Animals by Warren Ursa, the owner of the secret shifter nightclub in the Arizona desert, she’s prepared to hunker down and hide from her murderous ex. If she isn’t killed, she’ll count it a win Glen is a bear about town, happy to enjoy all the lovely females who appreciate his fine form, until the moment he sees Delia. His protective side surges forth, but can he not only keep her safe from someone so intent on destroying her but convince her he’s a male to be trusted…and loved?      AmazonKU

UNDERTOW (THE PROSPECTS BOOK ONE) by Erin R flynn

I am Princess Sagan De la Rosa, heir to the Thovudin throne, daughter of King Rhys and Queen Amelia… And my life has been completely shattered. I thought it would be another boring graduation complete with fake smiles and giving a commencement speech. I hated all of it and being forced to study so much far from my home. Now I wish that my future had dozens more of them ahead of me. Instead, my parents are gone and the elders are trying to make me their puppet. I’m backed into a corner to mate men they will control and use against me to raise the next king, taking all my power and everything I’ve worked hard for—everything my parents had trained me for. The only way out is to make the situation worse, but at least a path I control. If I make the Alphas fight to have their families mate into the royal bloodline, they are the barrier that protects me from what the elders want. For now. If that was the only struggle I faced, maybe I could have handled it better and managed to get out of the trap they sprung on me. But when your life falls apart… It’s never only one disaster that lies before you, trying to swallow you whole, is it?       AmazonKU

TRUTH OR DRAGON (DRAGON GUARD BOOK 55) by Julia Mills

Hell Opened the Door. Fate Locked It Behind Them. Carrick, renowned Leader and infamous Dragon Guardsman, has one mission—rescue the brother he thought was dead and destroy the ancient Elven Sorceress who holds him captive. Fate has other plans. Virginia “Ginnie” Heatherton is the last of her legendary Necromancer line. When a vision from her missing sister warns that a Hellmouth has opened and Mammon is rising, Ginnie knows one thing: this isn’t just another restless spirit. It’s war. Then the Dragon arrives. The pull is instant. Primal. Impossible to ignore. Mate. But with a Demon Lord rising, an Elven Sorceress pulling strings, and Carrick’s brother still imprisoned, claiming their bond just might be their only hope. His Dragon wants to claim her. Her Magic wants to surrender to him. Neither of them has the time to burn. With everything on the line, Fate won’t take no for an answer, and neither will this Dragon King in heat. One Dragon. One Necromancer. One bond that will change everything.

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HER BIG BAD WOLF: A RED RIDING HOOD RETELLING (FATED MATES OF MIRROR ACADEMY ROMANTASY SERIES BOOK FOUR) by Demelza Carlton

Sienna Rubens doesn’t wait to be rescued. She drives straight into the enemy’s compound with a van full of her signature red-glazed cupcakes, a fully charged phone, and absolutely zero plan to fail. Her mission is simple: make the big bad wolf developer abandon his plans to demolish her sick grandmother’s home. But Lowell Shaw isn’t the cult leader she expected. He’s devastatingly familiar, wolfish in ways she’s only beginning to understand, and the one man fate apparently chose for her. Now she’s locked in his estate, holding secrets that could destroy them both, and her certainty that he’s the villain is crumbling with every charged, forbidden encounter. What happens when Sienna realizes she’s not the hunter she thought she was…and she’s his mate?

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PLUS SIZE PLAN FOR THE TIGER (UNCLE UZZIE’S DATE TO MATE 6) by C D Gorri

She’s not interested. He’s got a plus-size plan to change her mind. Everyone in the Maverick Pride is mated—except grumpy Tiger Shifter Rob Cray. The growly, single retired Navy SEAL isn’t looking for love, soulmates, or magical nonsense. Until his happily mated brother dares him to try Uncle Uzzi’s infamous Date to Mate app. Rob scoffs. Until his Tiger roars. Hadley Smith never planned to run her late aunt’s ice cream shop, but after leaving behind big-city dreams and one too many dating disasters, she’s ready for a fresh start. Romance? Not on her menu. But fate—and a twinkle-eyed matchmaker—has other plans. The second Rob sees Hadley, he knows she’s his fated mate. And this Tiger is done waiting. He’s got a plus size plan to win the curvy woman of his dreams. Fated mates, magical mischief, and ice cream kisses await in this sweet, steamy Shifter romance!

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A FASHIONABLY FREAKIER FRIDAY: BOOK TWENTY, HOT DAMNED SERIES by Robyn Peterman

What happens when Mother Nature decides she’s had enough of her son and her granddaughter bickering? She Freakies the Friday right out of them. My grandmother has orchestrated a psycho body swap. I’m in Uncle Satan’s body, and he’s in mine. According to Mother Nature, we have one week to respect each other or we’re stuck in this out-of-body Hell for eternity. Satan’s thinks being a Vampyre sucks, and I’m horrified that Demons have use the bathroom for more than showering and brushing their teeth. Yuck. It gets worse. Now, we’re in jolly old London with Martha, Jane, Lizard and a shady witch named Connie, for what I’ve been told is a redemption tour, but Satan has revenge on tap. Suddenly, our trip is more folly than jolly. There’s a Fairy Gang terrorizing London. Satan’s a big fat baby. Martha and Jane are handicapped by F-sized chesticles that keep tipping them over, and Lizard is the only voice of reason in our crew. Lizard! That’s how much trouble we’re in. The only bright spot is that Ethan is far away from this mess, dealing with Vampyre politics, and doesn’t have a front row seat to my humiliation. If only. It’s never that easy when it comes to being The Chosen One. It turns out the Oklahoma Vamps are draining humans until they are dead. They’ve kidnapped Ethan and are threatening to unalive him unless I exchange my life for his. I’d do it in a heartbeat…if only I was still me. Forget about respecting the Devil. I’ll have to learn to do more than trust my uncle if I want to save myself and the love of my undead life. Could this Friday get any freakier if it tried? Hell to the no.       AmazonKU

DAUGHTER OF THE WIND (EARTH AND SKY TRILOGY NOOK ONE) by Nora Carmody

Darkness lurks in the shadows as a betrothed princess wrestles with a dangerous new magic that threatens her bond with her beloved horse—and a forbidden love for the enemy sworn to protect her. 
Zara has never felt worthy of her title as First Daughter. Though next in line to lead her people, she hasn’t inherited what matters most—her mother’s sacred earth magic. While her people are tied to the land and their soul-bound horses, Zara has always felt a pull toward the wind. As war rages against the enemy empire’s deadly Eagle Riders, her people edge closer to defeat. When a rider attacks Zara herself, she unleashes a wind magic strong enough to tear giant eagles from the sky. This power could turn the tide of the war—but at a terrible price: the slow unraveling of her psychic bond with her horse. So when a marriage treaty is offered in exchange for peace, Zara agrees, sacrificing herself to protect her people. But the emperor’s palace is more treacherous than any battlefield. Hidden behind its gilded walls is a monstrous being long buried—and her power-hungry betrothed is determined to set it free. Sworn to protect the future empress, Commander Talon soon realizes Zara is more than a political pawn—she’s the key to stopping the emperor’s dark ambitions. As their forbidden desire grows, they must face an ancient evil stirring beneath the throne. Even if it costs them everything.

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THE ANTIQUARIAN’S OBJECT OF DESIRE  (LOVE’S ACADEMIC BOOK THREE) by India Holton

Magical-antique experts Amelia Tarrant and Caleb Sterling have been best friends forever, although lately each has begun secretly wishing for more than friendship. But when rumors about their relationship spread, they’re forced to fake being enemies to protect their reputations and keep their jobs. The resulting arguments spark havoc across Oxford University, and when they cause an explosion while fighting over a magical antique, it’s the final straw for their exasperated faculty head. He dispatches them to a job in Cumbria where even they can’t get into trouble.…Which proves just how wrong one man can be. In a stormbound old manor house, Amelia and Caleb face magical mayhem and rampaging ghosts that make the previous havoc look mild in comparison. Most troublesome of all, though, is the secret of how they feel about each other. When it comes to tackling deadly antiques, hiding the truth in their hearts could destroy them for real.

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APHRODITE IN PIECES by Lauren J A Bear

Two hundred years before the common era, Aphrodite surprises an itinerant sculptor with a shocking request: Hear my story, see me for who I truly am, and carve it into stone. Never before has the goddess posed for her likeness, and as the artist works, she shares pieces of herself. Her greatest triumphs and most grievous mistakes. The truth behind the tales of her beneficence and vengeance. And the one epic romance that slips through her perfect fingers, time and time again. Part memoir, part fantasy, and all heart, Aphrodite in Pieces begs the eternal, essential questions: what do love and beauty truly mean? And can they last?      Amazon     AB       Apple Books      Kobo

BURN THE SEA by Mona Tewari

Abbakka Chowta never expected to be queen. The youngest of Ullal’s two rajkumaris, Abbakka has spent years in rigorous combat training to become her sister’s blade. But when the monstrous Porcugi attempt to lay claim to Ullal, Abbakka’s world—and fate—are upended. The Porcugi—giant half-men, half-snakes who attack from the sea—haven’t been seen in Ullal since their failed invasion more than fifty years ago. But now, they’re back with vengeance and a choice: pay their tithes or suffer total devastation. Soon, Abbakka’s definitions of strength, subterfuge, and statecraft are put to the test. Will marriage to a neighboring king give her the resources she needs to protect her people . . . or will she watch her homeland be crushed beneath the waves of would-be colonizers? A lush historical fantasy that reimagines the Portuguese attacks on South India in the 1500s and the fierce real-life queen’s story, Burn the Sea is an electrifying exaltation of female power and the value of freedom.

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THISTLEMARSH by Moorea Corrigan

In the wake of The Great War, the world is a decidedly unmagical place for Mouse Dunne. She once dreamed of becoming a Faerie anthropologist, but with one telegram, her world shattered. At the Battle of the Somme, her cousin’s body disappeared into the mud, and her brother was left with debilitating shell shock. It was time, she knew, to put aside childish dreams. When Mouse receives news that her uncle has left her the Faerie-blessed Thistlemarsh Hall, a dilapidated manor in the English countryside, she must leave her brother’s side and return to her childhood home to claim her birthright. But there is a catch in her uncle’s offer: If Mouse does not rehabilitate the crumbling house in one month’s time, she will forfeit her inheritance and any hope of caring for her brother. It quickly becomes clear it’s impossible to repair the manor in the allotted time, until a mysterious Faerie appears with a proposition. He offers to restore Thistlemarsh…for a price. Mouse knows better than to trust a Faerie—especially one so insufferably handsome and arrogant—but she is out of options. There are dark and magical forces at work in the house, and Mouse must confront the ghosts of her past and the secrets of her heart or lose Thistlemarsh, and herself, in the process.

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THE WITCH AND THE HUNTRESS: A NOVEL by Luna McNamara

VS Note: LGBTQ Fantasy.

Medea possesses both witchcraft and cunning, yet she endures a lonely and constrained life under the rule of her wicked father, Aeetes. When the hero Jason arrives, they strike a deal: If Medea helps him win her father’s Golden Fleece, Jason will marry her and take her with him back to Greece. But as the journey unfolds, Medea is forced to choose between the life she expected and the love she secretly desires—and the cost may be greater than she ever imagined. Atalanta, raised by bears, is a capable warrior caught between the wilderness and the human world but never fully part of either. After the sudden disappearance of the woman she loves, Atalanta joins Jason’s Argonauts in an attempt to find her. But when Medea becomes part of the crew, the sorceress awakens something in Atalanta that she cannot ignore. Jason, a skilled diplomat but a reluctant warrior, depends on his heroic companions to help him claim the Golden Fleece and retake the stolen throne of his father. Medea and Atalanta are among his most useful allies, but Jason soon finds that success may demand more than he can give. Bursting with mythological references and cameos, Luna McNamara’s The Witch and the Huntress is a daring, enchanting story about two singular women in search of love, power, and redemption, set against a backdrop of epic quests and meddling gods.      Amazon     AB     Apple Books     Kobo

WITCH QUEEN RISING by Savannah Stephens

For New Orleans witchkin, there is no greater honor than to become the Prime—chosen to rule. But the title is meant to pass between two rival Houses of magic, not to the wayward daughter of the former Prime who died under mysterious circumstances. As a girl, Seraphine Barreau was dubbed the Tick Witch for her ability to feed on magic and make it her own. Even among those who alter fate and manipulate reality, she was a powerful outcast feared and misunderstood by her people. Now dragged back to continue the legacy that nearly destroyed her, Phine has her work cut out for her. She must earn the respect of her people, navigate the politics of the paranormal communities residing in her city, and heal a broken heart, all the while battling a parasitic curse poisoning witchkin. Between her werewolf ex, power-hungry vampires, and the skeletons in her family’s closet, Phine must learn to make peace with her past to save her—and all of witchkin’s—future.      Amazon     AB      Apple Books      Kobo

TAMING THE ALPHA (BLACKWELL WOLVES BOOK ONE) by Tina Moss

She trained to save lives. But the one she inherited might just save her. Caitlin Spring is laser-focused on her dream: finish pre-med, become a doctor, and build a life on logic—not loss. But when her beloved grandfather dies unexpectedly, everything changes. Instead of a summer of studying, Caitlin finds herself the new owner of the Spring Wildlife Sanctuary deep in the Montana wilderness. And standing between her and the future is Jake Blackwell—the sanctuary’s brooding caretaker and the alpha werewolf her grandfather trusted with everything. Once the childhood protector who helped Caitlin survive her parents’ death, Jake is now all rugged edges and commanding growls. And he’s not exactly thrilled to see her back. To him, Caitlin’s a threat—an outsider who doesn’t understand the delicate balance between humans, shifters, and the land they protect. But Caitlin isn’t the little girl he remembers. She’s determined to honor her grandfather’s legacy… even if it means clashing with the alpha who once made her feel safe. As sanctuary debt mounts and sparks fly, Caitlin must choose between the life she’s planned—or the one she never saw coming, beside a man who guards more than just the land. In the heart of the wild, love might be the most untamed force of all.     AmazonKU

THE VANISH STRIKE (KITAINE NERIS, BOOK FOUR) by AJ Locke

After surviving the wrath of an enraged god and with the downfall of the corrupt High Coven looming, Kitaine Neris wants to shift her focus to an important task: bringing Remi back to life. But that’s easier said than done when the complexities of the spell include a sacrifice no one might be able to make. But Kit is determined to see the plan through. And then an affliction of ghost magic starts to decay the entire world, and Kit is summoned by the god of the Afterlife to curb the outbreak with one of her Vanish abilities. In addition to problems in the Afterlife, Kit contends with the destabilized High Coven, which will leave witches vulnerable during an upcoming eclipse that will bring a surge of volatile magic. Eyes turn to Kit for leadership, and as she grapples with stepping into more power so she can help guide witches safely through the eclipse, she also deals with death threats from an adversary with a very personal axe to grind. With a burning desire for her life to stop being endangered, Kit’s only hope might be a mysterious power that was planted within her. And the Afterlife might be the place where she can finally unravel that mystery. With her allies there to support her, Kit is ready to bring life to the ghost who’s ready to give her his heart, and consequences to her enemies that will make them wish they could just disappear.     Amazon

SOMETHING WORTH KEEPING (MONSTERS NEED MATES TOO, BOOK ONE) by Lisa Oliver

VS Note: MM PNR.

“Suspended pending a review of attitude and workplace conduct.” Julian Purdy, archivist, knew his eidetic memory would get him into trouble eventually. But after being suspended from his job, his trip home was interrupted by a being who shouldn’t exist. The corpse the being was holding was irrelevant, it was the creature who fascinated him. And maybe the fates were watching him, because now Julian had the time to research what this creature actually was. “I remove problems…I have done so for a very long time.” Cillian, Eldritch guardian, feeds on evil souls, and there were a lot of them in Madison. When his feeding one night was interrupted by a slight man with an interesting personality, Cillian finally had another purpose – find out everything he could about the man who called to his soul… and shadows. He only hoped he could do it without causing Julian to run away. “This has to be a lavish courtship gift,” Julian said aloud. “You brought me a courtship gift.” Neither Cillian nor Julian were used to courting or relationships, but they are both invested enough to keep trying. However, evil lurks in Madison, and Marcus Vane is the most evil of all. When he sets his sights on Julian, Cillian and his brothers pour all their attention into taking him down. But it seems Julian isn’t the only one reading ancient books, and when the confrontation comes, it could spell the end not only for Julian and Cillian, but for the Eldritch guardians completely. Please note this is a darker romance book than I typically write with on-page graphic violence. There is also shadows that like to get into interesting places, a succulent called Gerald, and two misfits who don’t fit anywhere else, but do fit with each other. HEA guaranteed.      Amazon     Apple Books     Kobo

MY RELUCTANT ALPHA (tHEIR ALPHA MATES BOOK FIVE) by Rianne Burnett

Phoebe always expects her partners to leave. Then an Alpha werewolf decides she’s his reason to stay. 
For Phoebe Espers love has always been temporary. An emotional trick that leaves more scars on her heart. Then the werewolf community opens up again for a matching ceremony, and Phoebe wonders if it’s worth taking another shot. She can’t ignore the opportunity to help the werewolves defeat the fae. Even if it comes at the expense of yet another broken heart. Being chosen should put her at ease. After all, these matches are fated, aren’t they? Except that the Alpha who needs a mate is Griff. And if anyone has the power to leave, it would be him. It doesn’t help that their union isn’t magically confirmed. Phoebe wants to believe that their bond is solid but is it strong enough to defy fate?   AmazonKU

SWIPE RIGHT ON GREEN by Zora Black

I swiped right on what I thought was really committed cosplay. Then a six-foot-nine sage-green Orc in wire-rimmed glasses and an argyle sweater vest ducked through the bar door, apologized for being seventeen minutes late, and recalculated my entire personality in one nervous amber-eyed stare. He ordered a pink cosmopolitan because he liked the color. I ordered him to sit down and stop apologizing for existing. Now I’m the idiot who grabbed his wrist, let him growl against my throat in a stairwell, and woke up wrapped in every blanket I own like I’d been professionally tucked by a very large, very anxious actuary. He thinks he’s too much. I think he’s exactly the right amount of monster. And the way he just stood up in my partners’ meeting, shirtless under that suit in my head, and told them the variance was fine while feeding me the second-tray croissant? Yeah. I’m keeping the Orc. He’s never getting rid of me.      AmazonKU

OWED TO THE ORC LORD (THE MONSTER MATRIMONY FILES BOOK FIVE) by Evangeline Priest

She signed up for a marriage contract—not to be won in a wager between orc warlords. But the one who claimed her won’t let her go. And the way he touches her? She’s not sure she wants him to. Aliana agreed to the Monster Matrimony Files under one condition: stability. Her match was with an approved orc protector—honorable, assigned, certified. So when Rakthar, a terrifying war-worn orc general, shows up instead and demands her as his bride…Sanctuary is in full crisis mode. The mistake? Not a mistake. The original groom lost a duel for the right to her bond. And Rakthar says he couldn’t let someone weak guard a woman like her. He’s gruff. Blunt. Massive. Possessive. And when he touches her, she forgets why she was mad to begin with. Owed to the Orc is part of The Monster Matrimony Files—a series of short, spicy monster romances set in a post-apocalyptic world where love is arranged, monsters are husband material, and the bridal contract comes with claws. Each story features a guaranteed happily ever after, species-specific steam, and a heroine who signs the paperwork and claims her beast.     AmazonKU

FIREWILD (CROW’S COVEN BOOK TWO) by Milena McKay 

VS Note: FF PNR.

Never Forgive and Never Forget. Hunted as witches during the Salem Trials and haunted by their past sins, the Crowhart women carry a deep secret and an inescapable curse. Fire herself, Deryn Crowhart, is back on Dragons. With the world at her feet, the swaggering celebrity pastry chef is not accustomed to being tied down nor is the small town interesting enough to hold her attention for too long. Until a blaze brings Paloma Allende in her life. The renowned and revered businesswoman has fire to spare and doesn’t need distractions. Paloma is running for office in a town that distrusts newcomers. She especially doesn’t need distractions that come in the form of swaggering, brash and devastatingly handsome baker.      AmazonKU

REJECTED LUNA REBORN by Ivory Storm

Rejected. Betrayed. Killed. Reborn. This time… I choose the Alpha who was always mine. Rejected as human. Betrayed by my best friend. Killed by my mate. I came back in time to ruin my enemies, and this time I will not beg. In my second life, I bare my teeth and fight back… while hiding the truth. My Lycan wolf is finally awake. The Moon Goddess rewound time to fix a stolen fate, not to watch me break again. Ronan, my Alpha mate, needs me. If he rejects me, he loses his Alpha crown forever. His parents call it a blessing. The pack calls it a joke. Human, they spit. Only Rylan, Ronan’s elder brother, ever stepped in to protect me in my previous life. Maybe I remind him of the mate he lost. In this life, he shields me with his body, watches me like I already belong to him…And his touch lingers like a promise I do not want to refuse. He is dangerous, possessive, and the only wolf who ever made the word safe feel real. When he gets close, my wolf purrs for the first time. I came back for revenge. But when the mate bond screams betrayal again, it does not break me. It leads me straight to Rylan’s door.     Amazon

PRETTY LITTLE DEATH (FATED MATE BONDS BOOK THREE) by Lola Glass

I gave myself to the demon king I’m fated to—temporarily, of course. Grayson Darke is as feral as he is charming, and all he wants from me is a steady meal and a sealed mate bond. I expect our connection to be nothing more than friends with benefits, and I can accept that. But he’s not willing to let me go. To the rest of the city, I’m death incarnate, but to him, I’m the pretty little fae queen he’s wanted for a century. He’s struggling to deal with the mess in his half of the city while claiming me in every possible way he can think of… and with every passing day, I’m beginning to realize that the issues separating us don’t matter to him. He thinks I’m his. And I’m starting to think he might be right.   AmazonKU

GODDESS SHIFTING (SHIFTER LORDS BOOK THREE) by S E Babin

When you strike a deal with the fae, make sure you read all the fine print…After nearly draining herself to save Rowan, Evie has called off all training to get some much-needed rest. Once again, the universe has a field day with her plans. Evie thought she was the last living female Chimera. She’s wrong. When a baby is dropped off at the shop, Evie has no idea how to react. As she searches for the parents, it quickly becomes evident the child is no human or fae. She’s full-blooded Chimera, meaning there are at least two others out there like her. But why would they give her their baby? And why is Evie thinking about keeping her? Talk about throwing a wrench into her already complicated life. As Evie and her friends search to uncover the mystery surrounding the child, other forces swirl around them, attempting to unbalance Evie and derail everything she’s worked so hard for. Once again, everything is changing, but Evie finally knows who and what she wants. It’s time for a fae bargain, one Evie hopes will finally bring her into her destiny. Will it be a happy ever after, or is this just the start of Evie’s final downfall?     AmazonKU

THE RELIC BROKER: VAMPIRS OF BLOOD AND BONES VOL 21 by B A Stretke

VS Note: MM PNR.

Some treasures are worth dying for. For nearly a century and a half, vampire guard Cal has waited patiently for Fate to deliver his beloved. Standing watch at the gates of Coven DuCane is usually a predictable duty. But peace shatters when a terrified stranger runs headlong toward the gates, clutching a hidden package and screaming for help. The fierce, undeniable need to protect swamps Cal instantly. One look at the frantic human, and Cal knows: this chaotic, beautiful man is his fated beloved. Twenty-four-year-old Tarek Azar is a Relic Broker—a solitary, dangerous profession where trust is scarce. When a retrieval job unearths an ancient tome pulsing with dark, acrid energy, Tarek realizes his clients are a ruthless kindred of witches with forbidden plans. Tarek makes a desperate gamble and flees to Coven DuCane, hoping their formidable Master can lock the relic away. He expected a fight for his life. He never expected to crash straight into the arms of a fiercely devoted vampire who claims him as his own. As an intense, irresistible bond ignites between them, Tarek finally finds the safety and belonging he’s craved his entire adult life, but the witches haven’t given up their prize. With an ancient evil whispering from the pages of the tome and a relentless enemy plotting their next move, Tarek must learn to trust his new protector before the darkness catches up to them both.      Amazon

LUKE (WESTERLY COVER BOOK FOUR) by Lauren Esker

Inga Nilsson has spent her whole life in a quiet coastal town where nothing ever changes. Until she pulls a half-dead stranger from the sea. Luke is a bear shifter, a soldier, and a man on the run—from his past and from the darkness inside him. He knows that staying will only put Inga in danger. But Inga refuses to let him go. Hiding him in her family’s remote fishing shack is supposed to be temporary, but the bond growing between them feels like forever to her. And when Luke’s past finally catches up, Inga will have to decide: Protect her heart—or fight for the mate she was never supposed to find.     AmazonKU

GHOST TRIP (SALEM SPIRITS COZY MYSTERIES BOOK SEVEN) by Dina Marie

Clara Kelly is cruising back to Long Island with her Civil War-era ghostly pal, William, riding shotgun, her Shih Tzu buckled in the backseat, and her Ghost Cat calling dibs on the dashboard. She’s headed for a face-off in court, where her in-laws are challenging her late husband’s estate. But as soon as the judge takes his seat, it’s clear the case is stacked against her. When the proceedings break for a few hours, Clara and William detour to a nearby restaurant—only to hit a deadly crossroads. A man drops in a conference room, and when his spirit approaches Clara for justice, she realizes she’s just been handed another case to argue: murder. Now, with time running out before the judge delivers a ruling that could wreck her future, Clara must follow the clues, establish a chain of evidence, and overrule the dangers standing in her way. Can she keep her case on track, solve the crime, and still make it back to court before the final verdict?      AmazonKU

FROZEN BY STARDUST (BEASTS OF THE BRIAR BOOK FIVE) by Elizabeth Helen

Nowhere in the Enchanted Vale is safe anymore. Sira, the queen of the Below, has threatened open war, and there are no lengths she won’t go to destroy us. But she might not get the chance… we may destroy ourselves first. After months apart, I’m finally reunited with my five mates in the heart of Winter. Our only hope to defeat Sira lies in the shattered remains of an enchanted rose. If my father can restore it, we’ll gain control over Sira’s creations and end her reign for good. But deep beneath the snow, a new threat stirs, one with vengeance in its heart and Keldarion in its sights. As Winter braces for war, my mates each face their own reckonings. Farron has embraced a terrifying power beyond imagination. Dayton has risen from the land of the dead, only to wish he were still there. Echoes of Spring’s empty throne follow Ezryn everywhere he goes. And Caspian and Kel continue to wage their own war—one of trust and love that has haunted them for decades. The realms are fracturing. Castletree is fading. And darkness has crept into my heart, too. I’m the Princess of the Enchanted Vale. If I can’t find a way through this, no one will. Everyone is intent on taking away everything that I love. My home. My people. My mates. I won’t let them. Even if that means becoming the very thing I’ve sworn to destroy.       AmazonKU       AB

SHADOW PRINCE: MM NIGHTMARE TO LOVER ROMANCE  (SHADOWMEN BOOK ONE) by S Rodman

Apparently, the monster under my bed imprinted on me as a child. Like a baby duck. A six-foot, insufferably hot, made-of-shadows baby duck. He claims he’s a prince from the Shadow Realm. His powers have been bound, and he’s been exiled to the human world. And now the only person he can feed on is me. Because of our childhood bond. The problem? He used to feed on my fear. Now that we’re adults, he needs something… else. Something that involves him being a lot closer. And me wearing a lot less. So what do you do when the monster that lurked under your bed now wants to be in your bed? I should send him back to whatever dark realm spat him out. He’s shameless. Smug. Thinks materialising in my bedroom uninvited is foreplay. Never mind that he’s cocky, insufferable, or that he’s far too charming for something that used to live under my furniture. I should sage my entire life and move on. He’s a shadow with a filthy mouth and no boundaries. He’s my worst nightmare, in all sorts of ways. But he needs my help. He used to lurk under my bed. Now he’s under my skin.       AmazonKU

MESSAGE IN THE GAME (MESSAGES OF MURDER BOOK NINE) byDawn Merriman

VS Note: Psychic detective. Cliffhanger.

It starts as a favor for a friend. It ends with Gabby McAllister fighting for her life. When Gabby’s best friend Haley asks her to look into the disappearance of her online gaming friend, it seems simple enough. A missing person. A worried friend. The kind of thing Gabby handles quietly, away from cameras and press conferences. But this case is different from the very first vision. Someone is targeting the players of an online game — not in the virtual world, but in the real one. One player is already dead. Another is missing. And what Gabby begins to uncover is something so organized, so methodical, and so deliberately sinister that it makes every case she has ever worked feel like preparation for this one. The evil behind this game is unlike anything River Bend has ever seen — and unlike anything Gabby’s gift has ever had to face. For the first time in her life Gabby stands at a press conference as an official police consultant — the woman this town once called a freak, now…(more blurb on ebook seller’s page)       AmazonKU       AB

THE RECKONING (BLOODLORE BOOK TWO) by Megan Crane

On a full-moon night, fate takes what it wants. That’s you, Maddox Hemming. It was known before I was born what destiny had in store. It’s in my blood. I am the fated mate of Ty Ceridwen. The alpha and king of the Western Wolves. The bane of my existence. And whether in skin or fur, the love of my life. He wants the ritual that will bind us forever. All I want is more time—but unfortunately that’s running out. Ty needs me in line for what’s coming. The Wolf Moon is rising, and if the gruesome sacrifices in the woods are any indication, an ancient foe has returned: Vinča, the goddess of filth and death, who is driven to wipe out the world as we know it. Not to mention my mated destiny with Ty. Defeating Vinča would certainly make for a happy ending…if we can just survive long enough to see it come true.        AmazonKU      AB

THE CHAIN JOB: A DRAGON THIEF STORY by Kat Simons

How to outsmart a thief who knows all the same tricks…From beloved author Kat Simons comes the highly anticipated final episode of Season Two in the Dragon Thief series, where magical thief Myra and her dragon shifter prince Christopher find themselves up against the clock in a race to stop a war. When an old nemesis pokes his head out of his pub to sell treasure removed from the dragon king’s hoard, Myra and Christopher once again find themselves embroiled in a scheme to steal back stolen goods. That the thief used Myra to find a way into the hoard leaves a bad taste in Myra’s mouth. Making her only too happy to destroy her old acquaintance’s plans. Especially since the stolen treasure holds dangerous magic, so terrible, it could trigger a dragon war. War among dragon shifters endangers everyone in New York and beyond. But to stop a conflict and retrieve the treasure, Myra, Christopher, and the team have to out thief a thief with the same magic as Myra. All before time runs out.

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LOCK STEP: BOOK THREE OF THE OMEGAVERSE CASE FILES by C T Whistle

VS Note: MM PNR mystery.

Times are changing in West Newton, and the game is finally up for Firearms Officers Taylor Campbell and John-Paul Ateba. After pissing off HR one too many times, they find themselves re-assigned to the sleepy retirement town of Dingly Heath, where the only lineup is outside the supermarket when incontinence pads are on special offer. Except, there’s something not quite right about the locals, or their soon to be colleagues, or the place that was once crowned ‘Britain’s Most Motivated Town’. Soon, Johnny and Taylor discover that something much darker is lurking beneath the pristine lawns and show-stopping hanging baskets, and that they may have accidentally planted themselves in the heart of the growing alpha/omega unrest. Best friends since childhood, the new assignment will push their friendship beyond its limits, especially when one of them has been secretly in love with the other for over a decade.      AmazonKU

MOONFALL: FRACTURED by Reese Rivers

The moon is cracked and falling, magic is leaking into the world, and the men I can’t live without are scattered a thousand miles away. My name is Luna, and my world was fractured long before the moon cracked in the sky. Two years ago, I lost my parents and my brother in an icy rain-soaked night. I was left with a broken heart and a house filled with my brother’s four best friends. Gage, Torrin, Jules, and Reid are the men who pulled me from the darkness and made me want to live again. But there was a fifth. Mars. The one who promised me forever and then walked away when my world was in pieces. For the first time in two years, they’ve all left on trips. None of us knew the unthinkable could happen while they were gone. Now, the “End of the World As We Know It” has arrived, and it isn’t following the rules of science. As the moon looms impossibly large and broken above us, reality itself is ripping at the seams. People are developing powers they don’t understand, cities are burning, and a strange, blinding white light is beginning to pulse from my own veins. I can only hope my guys are fighting their way across a crumbling country to get back to me. In a world of falling moon-missiles and emerging magic, one thing is certain: family isn’t just about blood. It’s about who stands beside you when the sky literally falls.        AmazonKU

GHOST KING’S BRIDE (FAE OF THE DESOLATION BOOK ONE) by Sera Saint

He is a ghost—a golden, shifting mist, an echo in the abyss. How could he love a disfigured human girl? Liosa hides half her face under her hair. She wishes she could hide the rest of her, but princesses and pawns can never stay hidden for long. She must wed to save her kingdom from a horrible, bloody fate at the hands of the Rose King. But she knows that in doing so, she will die. Because when her future husband discovers her secret scars, he will slay her himself. But on the night she’s expected to charm a cruel suitor into marriage, a terrifying creature of legends chooses her first. He is a king colder than death, cloaked in pouring, shifting mist, and carrying the scent of ancient things that have never seen the sun. The ghost king steals her away to the Hollow Deep, his dark kingdom at the very bottom of the world. A land of monsters, of…(more blurb on ebook seller’s page)     AmazonKU

SHADOW TRIALS (HEARTLESS GODS BOOK ONE) by Evelyn Hart

She’s trained her whole life to kill monsters like him and the dragon he rides. Now, he may be the only one who can save her…Humans are treated like cattle by the Godforged, the terrible creatures created by the gods to wage a never-ending war with each other. Fiona’s spent her life learning to wield magic stolen from the divine, to protect her people from the violence. Now she’s given the chance to become the thing she’s sworn to kill. The God of Darkness’s champion is dead, and he’s holding a series of trials to decide who will be his next, open to anyone, including humans. If Fiona wins, she’d control his army… and how it treats innocent humans. And none of them know of the powers she wields…These trials are filled with the strongest and most ruthless of the Godforged. But if they discover the secrets she hides, it will doom all her people. In this world of magic and violence, there’s one person who truly understands secrets. Azric Cyrus, Death’s champion and first dragon rider, is the most brutal of all the Godforged. And the most beautiful. With wings of bone, shadows, and seduction as his deadliest weapons, even the gods listen when he speaks. It’s even more reason for Fiona to be wary when he takes an interest in her. Destiny is not a fixed thing, and as its strings are pulled from behind the shadows, these two broken souls must learn to trust each other. Their lives are the least that hang in the balance.      AmazonKU

DEAD SURE (COLD CASE PSYCHIN BOOK 42) by Pandora Pine

VS Note: MM PNR mystery.

Tennyson Grimm has built his reputation on seeing the future, until the day it all falls apart. In the middle of a routine reading at West Side Magick, Ten’s world shatters when armed police storm the shop and drag him away in handcuffs. Denied a phone call and thrown into county lockup, Ten quickly learns the truth, he’s facing three counts of fraud by fortunetelling, each carrying a devastating sentence. The case traces back to a reading from two years ago. A hopeful client asked if she’d marry the man of her dreams and have his children. Ten said yes, but tempered his prediction with a warning: the future isn’t fixed. Choices matter. Outcomes change. When her perfect future never comes to pass, she decides to take revenge against the psychic who’d lied and deceived her. As Detective Ronan O’Mara digs deeper, the case begins to unravel, because this isn’t just about a broken promise. It’s about a woman who believes her future was stolen, and for that, someone has to pay.   AmazonKU

LIGHT BURNED (REALM OF FOUR KINGDOMS BOOK THREE) by Jayci Lee

Through every battle won and enemy defeated, Sunny thought she was the good guy—until now. The eternal darkness has breached the Realm of Four Kingdoms, threatening to consume all life, and her power may be the only hope for salvation. But what if she accidentally destroys the realm instead? Sunny must return to the Realm of Four Kingdoms and face her destiny—for her friends, for Ethan, for everyone she’s sworn to protect. Though no longer certain she’s the hero they deserve, she will battle the darkness across the kingdoms, except for the one place she’s forbidden: the Kingdom of Mountains where Ethan rules. As ancient prophecies unfold and the gods’ buried secrets emerge, Sunny and Ethan find themselves caught between duty and desire. Their fated love could be their greatest strength, or their ultimate downfall. In this epic conclusion, they must choose: follow destiny’s path, or forge their own way forward—even if it means watching everything they love burn in the flames of their defiance.      AmazonKU      AB

TRIAL OF  BLOOD AND ROYALS (INTO THE LABYRINTH BOOK TWO) by Lacey Carter Anderson

The labyrinth is changing, and so are the kings…Every step deeper into the maze brings new horrors — deadlier traps, darker magic, and screams that follow us through the night. The labyrinth doesn’t just want us lost. It wants us broken. And the four fae kings at my side? They’re becoming far more dangerous than the labyrinth itself. King Sylvian’s gentle protection is turning possessive. King Ashton’s wicked charm is slipping into something far more tempting. King Oberon’s hot touch is starting to consume me. And King Cassius… he’s watching me like I’m a puzzle he’s dangerously close to solving. The deeper we go, the tighter our bond becomes. The tighter it becomes, the harder it is to remember why I wanted freedom in the first place. If we don’t survive the labyrinth, we’ll lose everything. But if we do… I may lose my heart to four fae kings who are no longer content to just let me walk away.      AmazonKU

MUST LOVE LAVENDER AND LITTLE LIES (MOONSHINE HOLLOW BOOK THREE) by Maisy Magill

Juniper runs the village apothecary, and Granik grows lavender on his farm. These two plant lovers have always had each other’s backs. When orcish custom demands Granik get married, Juniper does the only logical thing to save her best friend: she proposes a fake engagement. Brilliant plan, right? The only trouble is that in orcish customs, engagements are binding and there’s no such thing as fake. Now they have to find their way out of a major mess. That proves harder than anticipated when Granik’s family comes to celebrate the spring Greening festival. Juniper and Granik must convince everyone they’re madly in love. But the longer they pretend to be a couple, the harder it becomes to remember why they were faking it in the first place.      AmazonKU

THE VAMPIRE AND THE BARISTA (THE VAMPIRE AND SERIES BOOK FIVE) by E Broom

VS note: MM PNR.

Jamie never thought his life would turn out like this – being a barista in a library coffee shop or sharing a house with virtual strangers. His dream was to work with old books and manuscripts and have a safe place to live with his brother and sister, away from their abusive father and alcoholic mother. But all his money went on rent and bills. To top this off, he was about to be homeless, after his landlord decided to sell the house they were renting. If only there was someone who could help rescue his siblings and offer them a safe haven. Ivan knew Jamie was his mate the first time their eyes met, but issues from his past made him question if he was worthy enough to have one. Hearing that Jamie might be in trouble, Ivan shoved those thoughts aside as his protective instincts kicked in. If Jamie needed help, Ivan was more than happy to offer his services. However, Jamie might not be the only one in trouble, as a figure from Ivan’s past arrives. With family and friends coming to their aid, will Jamie and Ivan survive long enough to achieve their happily ever after?     AmazonKU

CITY OF IRON AND IVY by Thomas Kent West

In an alternate London alive with botanical magic, Elswyth Elderwood is a thorn among roses: a bristly, scarred scholar in a world of socialites. Her sister Persephone is the opposite: a graceful debutante seeking a marriage that will save their family from ruin. At least, until Persephone is murdered.  Suddenly the last scion of her house, Elswyth must abandon her studies and find a wealthy husband. She is thrust into a London fueled by floromancy: hedge witches sprout nightshade from their fingertips, high-born ladies weave gowns from wildflowers … and a serial killer called the Reaper transforms his victims into plant-human hybrids.  When clues suggest the Reaper is a powerful nobleman, Elswyth’s search for her sister’s killer and her hunt for a husband become one and the same. But she is drawn to bastard-born archaeologist Silas Blackthorn—who may have dark, twisted secrets of his own.  Elswyth must determine friend from foe and lover from liar—or suffer the same fate as her sister.

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WITCH OF THE ALPHA (ALPHA KING’S BREEDER BOOK 19) by Bella Moondragon

Fallon – I was born to inherit a throne I never wanted. To wield power that was never meant to be questioned. To become a queen who rules with fire—without ever stepping out of line. Being the Firestone Witch means destiny isn’t optional. It’s demanded. Enforced. Expected. But KiloKilo has always called to me. A forbidden land beyond the veil. A place my family fears… and refuses to understand. Zayn was supposed to make sure I stayed in line. Loyal. Controlled. Safe. A guard assigned to watch me—not follow me into the one place I swore I’d never go. I promised I wouldn’t cross that line. I lied. Now I’m exactly where I was never meant to be. Surrounded by enemies. Hunted by power far darker than anything I’ve ever known. And standing face-to-face with a truth that could destroy everything I thought I understood. Because Zayn? He isn’t who he says he is.
And the deeper I fall into this world, the clearer it becomes…(more blurn on ebook selleer’s page)

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THE CONFESSOR (THE ARCHETYPES) by V M Couture

When pain and pleasure become worship. Selena was one of the most powerful court wizards in the kingdom. Now her magic is broken, her mind scarred by secrets she helped bury, and her days are spent investigating murders for the City Watch. When a series of brutal killings among Villedor’s elite leads her to an unknown god and a ritual of sacred surrender, Selena is drawn into a world where guilt is prayer and truth is power. At the center stands Lord Silas Delamort. He is the Confessor. Beautiful. Unsettling. Devout. He coaxes truth through touch, through pressure, through the exquisite edge between pleasure and pain. When she’s alone with him, her heart beats faster, her body feels again, and her broken magic responds. But Silas is not just a man who hears confessions. He is one who takes them. And some truths, once undone, cannot be reclaimed.     AmazonKU

HIS DRAGON DUO: MMM OMEGAVERSE MPREG ROMANCE (SHIFTERS SANCTUARY BOOK FOUR) by Anna Sparrows

Sage Weldman loves Shifters Sanctuary. He loves living with his brothers and being a part of a pack, especially one where everyone is treated as equal, rather than placed in an antiquated hierarchy based on their secondary designation. As an omega, that’s important to him. According to the silver fox (well, unicorn, actually) shaman, Sergio, that balance is important to Magic itself, too. But Sage wants the life his older brother has. He wants a mate. He wants babies of his own. And he’s also kind of maybe (just maybe) a little bit in love with his best friend, Dexter. But Dexter is an omega like him, and they have history. So pining is as far as it goes. Until it’s not…and Sergio comes along for the ride. After a series of unexpected events, Sergio, Dexter and Sage find themselves questioning Magic and Fate. But what does this mean for Sage’s dreams of settling down and starting a family, when Dexter has made his feelings on fatherhood clear for hundreds of years, and Sergio considers himself past his prime? Of course, Fate and Magic might just make the decision for them.     AmazonKU

SHADOWHART (DRAGONHART BOOK TWO) by Abbie Eaton

In the newly formed kingdom of Flambriar, Arla Reinhart is growing restless. Her body craves to train, like the assassin she once was. Thara, the dragon Arla is bonded with, fulfilling an ancient prophecy and making her a Dragonhart, urges her to follow her desires. But Arla has made a promise to Hark Stappen, her priority is to protect the people of Flambriar and keep them safe from the King of Kastonia. When Arla accepts an invitation to visit another kingdom, she sets in motion the prophecy she knows so little about. She must learn to trust herself and Thara, following a path she believes is right. But a darkness beyond Arla’s comprehension is stirring and she must make a decision that could shatter her heart. Will she betray the people she loves most?

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KAZIMIR: KOZLOV FAMILY VAMPIRE BOOK ONE by Dex Haven

“For twenty-five years I’d denied myself even the memory of wanting. The last time I’d allowed myself to hope, the world had burned. Now, with a single glance, Devon Wade had pressed a thumb to the bruise on my soul and wrenched me awake.” “Almost a thousand years and I’d never risked fracture, never allowed even a hairline crack to show. But now—now there was something worth breaking for.” Kazimir Kozlov has ruled the shadows for centuries—untouchable, unchallenged, and utterly in control. He does not chase. He does not yield. And he has never needed anything he could not take. Until her. Devon Wade arrives at Obsidian with nothing—no past, no power, no understanding of the danger she’s stepped into. The club hums with secrets, sin, and creatures who would devour her without a second thought. But Kazimir doesn’t let them. He claims her instead. What begins as possession turns into something far more dangerous. Because Devon is not weak. Not human. And not meant to kneel. She is something stolen. Something remade. Something heaven itself may want back. And Kazimir? He does not surrender what belongs to him. “No one will make you stand alone again. Not while I breathe. Not while I do not.” Because the king of vampires may have finally found something worth destroying the world for—“I was a ghost with skin… and now I’m a woman with wings that remembered the sky. A mate with a vampire’s claim ringed around her throat. Now I’m home.”       AmazonKU

FAIR MAIDEN OF THE PACK (PACK UP AND LOVE ME) by Ella Hartwell

I was hired to sew codpieces for a fake King. I didn’t realize I’d be helping three real wolves protect a magical artifact from a dark sorcerer (who is also the funnel cake vendor). My name is Kat, and I take historical accuracy very seriously. When the local Renaissance Faire hired me to costume the “Royal Court,” I was ready for velvet, brocade, and bad British accents. I wasn’t ready for the King and his two Knights. They are the “Ironclad Triad”—actors so method they practically growl at the patrons. They are huge, they are intense, and they are definitely sleeping together in the Royal Tent. But things get weird when I catch them sniffing the turkey legs for poison. It turns out, the Faire is a front. The “Royal Scepter” isn’t a prop; it’s an ancient relic that keeps a hell-dimension closed. And the guys aren’t actors; they are Guardian Wolves sworn to protect it. When a rival cult (disguised as the rival jousting team) tries to steal it during the midday parade, I accidentally grab the scepter to fix a loose jewel. Now, I’m the only one who can touch it without exploding. Arthur: The King. A rigid, bossy Alpha who treats me like a damsel in distress, even though I’m the one holding the magic stick. Lance: The Champion. The flirtatious muscle who looks way too good in chainmail and keeps trying to “guard my body” in the changing tent. Merlin: The Advisor. The brooding, sharp-tongued strategist who thinks I’m a liability, until he realizes my corset lacing is the only thing holding his sanity together. We have three days until the Faire ends to flush out the cultists, protect the relic, and stop the hell-dimension from opening behind the port-a-potties. And if we survive? I might just let them knight me in the bedroom.       AmazonKU

BITE ME NOT (VAMPIRES OF NEW HARDENBERG BOOK ONE) by Ray Celar

VS Note: MM PNR.

A vampire walks into a bar….Eric – Unintentionally giving the guy I totally haven’t been stalking for the past three years a spiked drink was an accident, I swear. I mean, how was I supposed to know that ‘The Special’ was a drink vampires ordered to help with… feeding? I’ve dreamed of having Finn in my arms for years, but ever since I was turned into a vampire, I knew it couldn’t happen. Tasting his blood, even just a tiny drop to make sure he was okay, wasn’t supposed to happen either, and especially not like this. But that little taste left me with a bigger problem than just having my unconscious crush in my arms: he’s sick, and I don’t know what to do about it. I can’t just walk up to him and tell him I know he’s sick because I might’ve taken a teeny, tiny sip of his blood, can I? So, leaving a note on his apartment door is the reasonable thing to do, right? Finn – My life is stressful enough; I really don’t need medical advice from a creepy stalker, too. I mean, he’s implying he somehow got a blood sample. Like, WTF?! The fact that he’s spot on with the diagnosis—which was taped to my door—is even more disturbing. Hopefully, he’ll back off once I’m better. I need a distraction from everything that’s going on—and Eric is exactly what the doctor ordered. He’s attentive and serious, but his stoic face goes all soft when he looks at me. So maybe I’m ignoring a few red flags on my quest to keep my mind off my stalker. And, okay, while a lot of things with Eric don’t add up and nearly everything points to him being a vampire… that would be ludicrous, right?   AmazonKU

MOONBOUND BONDS (WILD DIVIDE BOOK ONE) by Annie Anderson

In the Divide, magic has a way of making you pay twice. Sable has spent thirteen years as a crime lord’s property. When she finally gets the chance to break free, she runs… straight into the jaws of something far worse. Harkan is ruthless and utterly uninterested in letting her go. When he severs her old chains, he replaces them with something far more dangerous: a bond that hums beneath her skin every time he’s near. She should hate him, and she does…But she also can’t stop thinking about his hands. His voice. The way his control fractures every time someone looks at her wrong. With the Mating Moon rising and enemies closing in, Sable is caught between the man hunting her and the wolf claiming her, and a bond that’s making it harder to tell the difference between captivity and craving. Seven nights. One feral Alpha. And a bond that won’t be denied. Because when the moon rises and magic comes due, some bonds damn you…And some mark you forever.    AmazonKU

SPIRIT FORGED (EMBERWOOD WITCHES BOOK TWO) by Auburn Tempest

I’m not just speaking to the dead—I’m saving souls from the darkness devouring them. You’d think learning I’m a witch—one with spirit magic, a demon mark, and a family tree straight out of a supernatural royalty—would be enough chaos for one lifetime. Yeah-no, that would be too easy. Trouble is stirring in Emberwood, and it isn’t subtle. Magic goes sideways, creatures get corrupted, and my dreams are hijacked by Tharuzel the Soul Thresher—the ancient demon I never meant to bond with. And despite my resolve, his hellfire keeps slithering deeper into my power… twisting it, tainting it, and tempting me. With Asher, Rowan, Orion, Sebastian, and the ever-infuriating Wylder at my back, I’m forging a new alliance in Emberwood—one built on loyalty, found family, and the shared desire to punt a demon lord back into the void. We’re hunting secrets. Breaking curses. Rescuing sisters. And chasing corruption straight through the heart of the magical world. There’s a demon lord stalking the earth… and he’s got my name etched in flame.      AmazonKU

SPEED OF SOUND (INTENSITY BOOK ONE) by Robin Cutler

Managing him was the job. Falling for him was the complication. The vampires were the problem. Sophie Mori is the best crisis manager in Hollywood—cool, controlled, and excellent under pressure. Her new assignment: manage F1 champion Ross Michaels and his pop-star ex during Vegas Grand Prix week. She wasn’t supposed to get pulled into their orbit. She definitely wasn’t supposed to start feeling something. Then Ross is attacked by something that shouldn’t exist. Sophie discovers the entertainment industry hides ancient predators—and they’ve been watching her for a very long time. Her mentor is lying. Her clients are in danger. And the man she’s falling for has secrets that could destroy them both. Speed of Sound is a paranormal romance with F1 glamour, celebrity chaos, and a love triangle that breaks every rule.       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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STALKED BY THE ALIEN MERCENARY (MONSTER MERCENARY MATES BOOK NINE) by Robin O’Connor

The ship’s power is failing, and the one man she can’t stand refuses to let her out of his sight. Ysa – I am Ysa, chief engineer of the Varakartoom, and I absolutely do not have a crush on Thatcher. He’s rude, overbearing, and stalks me through the corridors like I’m about to trip over my own boots. So why does my heart race when he growls my name? We’re hunting rogue gladiators on a killing spree, aided we’ve enlisted a group of former gladiators to help track them down. While tensions simmer, the ship continues to be plagued by mysterious blackouts I can’t fix. If the power fails during battle, someone will die. Then I’m locked out of the ship mid-fight and the lights go dark. The failures aren’t random; something is stalking me in the shadows, and the last male I want near me may be the only one who able to save me. Thatcher – I’m human; mostly. Cyborg enhanced, hardened, and haunted by nightmares of torture and betrayal. I don’t deserve soft things. I definitely don’t deserve Ysa with her long blue braid and stubborn heart. So I do the only thing I’m good at, I protect her. From rogue gladiators. From flirtatious mercenaries. From whatever is creeping through our ship’s systems. I can’t have her, but no one else can either. Whatever is hunting her in the dark? It’s about to discover I was made for war.      AmazonKU

GAMBLING IN GALAXY SECTOR (THE LADY ELIZABETH COZIES IN SPACE BOOK SEVEN) by Diana Xarissa

VS Note: Not a romance.

I’d known that Danveria was going to be different to anything I’d ever experienced before, even before I got on the shuttle to the planet famous for its casinos. We were only a few days into Galaxy Sector and while gambling wasn’t something I was interested in doing, I was eager to get off the Lady Elizabeth for a short while. The longer I spent on the luxury spaceship the more I appreciated our occasional planetary excursions. Considering how my life has been going since I left Cenclare, I shouldn’t have been surprised when a case of mistaken identity got me dragged into an incredibly high-stakes game of poker. And I should have been even less shocked when one of the other players was murdered in the middle of the game.      AmazonKU

EMPIRE OF STARS (BOOK TWO): MM SFR by X Aratare

As if becoming the “Pilot” and fighting the terrifying alien Khul in one of their space ships weren’t daunting enough, Jace Parker now has to face off against his most terrifying opponent yet: Khoth’s mother. And she’s not playing fair. High Councillor Nova Voor commands Khoth to seduce Jace. Khoth must use the young man’s interest in him to get control over the two powerful artificial intelligences and the ultra-powerful colossus-class ship, the Osiris for the Illumen Alliance. If Khoth refuses, he will lose his family and his place in the Alliance. Will Khoth choose her or this heroic human he’s just met? NOTICE: This is a long serial that is divided into book-length segments. Every single one ends in a cliffhanger. There are 10 books in this series.      Amazon

GEMINI: HER ALIEN TRICKSTER (ALIEN GODS AND FATED MATES BOOK THREE) by Lindy Moonhill

VS note: From MARCH 31.

He didn’t come to Earth to save me. He came with a smile, a story… and a beautiful mouth full of lies. She is the only real thing in ten thousand years of performance. I will not lose her. Even if keeping her means giving her the one thing I’ve never given anyone: the truth. I’ve built my life on one rule: verify everything. People lie. Patterns don’t. So when an alien god materializes in the New Mexico desert and tells me fate has bound us together, I don’t melt. I investigate. Gemini is illusion wrapped in power — a trickster who bends light, bends truth, and has bent entire civilizations to his will for ten millennia. He holds a floating city of nine hundred thousand refugees aloft through charm and carefully managed deception. And he has been lying to everyone he loves since before my species invented writing. He says the bond between us is destiny. He says he’s protecting me. He does not say that every lie he tells is…(more blurb on ebook seller’s page).     AmazonKU

MATCHED WITH THE ALIEN PLAYBOY (ALIEN MATES) by Sienna Sway

VS Note: MM SFR.

Reza – After a bad breakup, my friends convince me that I need a distraction in Cutts, the alien playboy I match with on the Alien Mates dating app. Cutts is the perfect guy to hook up with and then completely forget. He’s good-looking, easy, and certain “parts” vibrate. I’m all in for a one night stand. But for some reason Cutts is offended that I don’t want more. He’s too annoying to want a relationship with and I wasn’t planning on getting pursued. His cocky attitude is just not for me. Cutts – Reza doesn’t play along the way I expect him to. Usually people are in awe of me. Guys beg me for a second go, a second date, even just to see me. I don’t blame them, I’m gorgeous. But Reza doesn’t seem very impressed, and that’s like an alarm in my head, setting off every insecurity I didn’t know I had. Doesn’t he realize how much I need this? Unfortunately, by trying to win him over, all I seem to be doing is falling for someone for the first time. What can I do to prove I’m worthy when the man I can’t stop thinking about, doesn’t think about me at all?      AmazonKU

RYGNAR: MY ALIEN MONSTER by Christine Myers

She was supposed to be a courier passing through. He was never meant to need anyone again. When Lina’s convoy is destroyed, she barely survives the raiders’ attack—until a dangerous alien pulls her from the brink of death. Rygnar is a deserter. A former warrior who turned his back on an empire that tried to erase humanity. Hidden deep within a mountain sanctuary, he’s built something fragile: a place where humans and Mesaarkans survive together. He doesn’t expect Lina to change anything. He’s wrong. As raiders close in and old enemies resurface, the sanctuary becomes a target—and Lina becomes the spark that could either unite them… or destroy everything Rygnar has fought to protect. The bond between them was never part of the plan. But in a broken world, survival isn’t enough anymore. They must choose: Safety… Or each other.      AmazonKU

CREATURES ON A HALF SHELL (CREATUREVERSE BOOK ONE) by Dakota Cockaday

Mari has been handling things herself for a long time. When a mysterious man helps her out of a scary situation with some federal agents on the street near her home, she suddenly finds herself in the middle of weirdness. Who is this guy and his friends? Why are they green? Why do they all smell so good? The Creatureverse takes place in an alternate world Baltimore where government experiments managed to escape the lab and hide in the hidden underground water ways, become secret vigilantees for what’s right, all while also hoping to stumble across their Omega, of course. It is an MMMFM Omegaverse.     AmazonKU

DEMON (BETWEEN WORLDS) by Brett Brooks

Forty years ago, Aeash—an alternate Earth with a wildly different evolutionary path—collided with our world, changing everything. Now, humans and Aeashens cross dimensions, chasing new lives or thrilling escapes. In a remote, classified facility, brilliant Aeashen scientist Da’Relea and her human co-worker Keith Harris push the boundaries of inter-dimensional travel, seeking a more stable, safe pathway between their worlds. Until something else breaks through. Uninvited. Alien. Ravenous. As a relentless horror ravages its way through the facility, threatening to subjugate anything in its path, Da’Relea and Keith must fight to survive—and to protect everything they know. But as secrets unravel and the pressure mounts, a feverish connection ignites—one that neither of them expected, and neither can resist. Warning: Demon is a romance-laced horror/action novel featuring otherworldly beings and fast-moving relationships. Expect graphic sexual content and intense violence.   AmazonKU

HER ROGUE ALIEN CONVICT by Tara Starr and Athena Storm

I smelled her before I saw her. Tiny human, compad clutched like a weapon, sprinting straight into my kill zone on that godforsaken prison moon. She wasn’t supposed to survive the massacre. She sure as hell wasn’t supposed to survive me. But the second those fake Vakutan rifles started dropping bodies and her terrified eyes locked on mine, something primitive snapped. I killed for her. I stole a shuttle for her. I dragged her off-world and straight into my syndicate empire on Gur. Now she’s under my roof, under my protection, and under my skin. She thinks she’s here to expose the conspiracy. I know she’s here because I’m never letting her leave. She’s soft where I’m scaled.
Fragile where I’m built to break worlds. And the way she looks at me when I tower over her—equal parts fire and fear—makes me want to chain her to my side and burn the galaxy down just to keep her. She ran with the receipts that could end empires. I’m the rogue convict who’s ending them for her.   AmazonKU

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HEATED RAIN: A SAPPHIC DYSTOPIAN by J Victoria Tobias

What would you do to survive? Would you lie? Steal? Kill? Could you take a human life if it meant your survival? In the years after the rains, Sergeant Major Alex Tremont had to make some hard decisions. But in the end, she lost everything. Hardened by that loss, she lives with the choices she made. Fighting alone, she stays away from people as much as possible to avoid making any emotional connections. Until her ex literally stumbles back into her life. Kris might be the one woman who can save them all. A brilliant marine biologist, she has found a way to make the soil and waters viable again. Can she get the word out alive? Will a woman from her past help her or stop her from saving the world?       AmazonKU

TRAITOR FOR HIS HEIR by Athena Storm

She rerouted my execution instead of letting them cage me. One minute she was the League analyst sent to break me. The next she was taking plasma meant for her own chest, dragging my cuffed body down a maintenance shaft, and boarding my cruiser like the galaxy owed her nothing. Now she’s branded traitor across every feed. Now she’s breathing my air, sleeping in my quarters, and carrying my heir under that soft human skin. I don’t do mercy. I don’t do second chances. But the second her eyes locked on mine in that holding cell I knew she was already mine—body, betrayal, and the future growing inside her. They want to paint her as my accomplice. Let them. I’ll burn every treaty, every fleet, every lie they built just to keep her and my child breathing. She chose the monster over her own people. I’m never letting her un-choose.      AmazonKU

THE SHIP WHO DARED by Mercedes Lackey and Veronica Giguere

VS Note: Not a romance but a scifi release of note.

A new entry in the beloved series that started with Anne McCaffrey’s The Ship Who Sang! Hoping to upgrade their capabilities on a shoestring budget, Brainship Tia and her Brawn Alex accept a contract to test a prototype singularity drive from the military. There’s a catch, of course: the drive “might” occasionally commit a starship to “random” jumps. With some trepidation and the new drive installed, the pair resume their courier duties. The drive works flawlessly, at first. Just as they start to relax, the drive places them in orbit around a partially abandoned research site. Partially, because the corporation that set it up abandoned the researchers there. Brain and Brawn rescue the researchers, but what is the reward for a ship who saves an abandoned station? Well, if you’re working for the Central Worlds, it’s a long, dull, and not very profitable courier route. One that results in more—not less—crises and danger for our intrepid Brainship as the random jumps continue. Crises and danger that will only resolve when Tia and Alex discover the reason why all is not as it should be with their new singularity drive.      Amazon     Apple Books      Kobo

ALIENS LIKE US (THE ALIEN/KATHERINE KITTY KAT SERIES BOOK 17) by Gini Koch

VS Note: Not a romance (although there is apparently some romance). Steampunk. Cliffhanger.

It’s not easy being a Woman of the Multiverse, but Kitty’s definitely the Megalomaniac Girl for the job. After a mad dash around the galaxy, saving the day in various important ways and expanding the Annocusal Empire left and right, all Kitty & Company want to do is go home. But that’s not in the particular hand they’ve been dealt. On their way to Alpha Four to make Emperor Alexander feel like he hasn’t been left out, Kitty and eleven others are tossed into a different universe at the snap of some very powerful fingers. They’re not sent to just any universe, either. They’re in the Steampunk Universe and things are very different there – and not just due to the technological divergence between Kitty’s universe and this one. Starting with them being surrounded by ships that are redefining the term “unfriendly” – because this universe has been embroiled in galactic war for centuries. Friends are enemies, enemies are friends, people alive in one universe are dead in this one and vice versa is old news for Kitty, but new news for everyone else with her. The Victorian Era still reigns supreme here, meaning everyone’s attitudes are a lot less free and easy than Kitty’s used to.
But the biggest discovery is the worst one – instead of being Kitty’s husband and a total hero, the Jeff Martini in this universe is an evil murderer who’s aligned his entire empire with the Z’porrah, and that means the good guys are losing.

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KNOTTED BY THE DARK ALIEN (THE KNOTTING CHRONICLES) by Zara Rosefire

She came for the ruins. She stayed for the knot. Dr. Kira Vasquez is having the worst year of her life. Fired from her dream job, blacklisted from every dig site in the galaxy, and one bad drink away from rock bottom, she’s not exactly in a position to say no when a mysterious contact offers her a fortune to translate ancient alien texts. She should have asked more questions. Her new employer is Vyrath Sorin — exiled Dra’khari commander, seven feet of dark obsidian muscle, bioluminescent lines tracing his skin, and a stare that makes her brain short-circuit. He needs her expertise to find the Convergence Key, a mythical artifact that could save his scattered people. For Kira, it’s the discovery of a lifetime. For both of them, it’s about to get very, very complicated. Because the artifact isn’t just a relic — it’s a test. And the ancient riddle at its heart can only be solved by two beings from different worlds, bound together in ways neither of them expected. What follows is a white-knuckle adventure across jungle planets, underground cities, and a temple that exists between dimensions — with a snarky heroine who argues with her prosthetic hand, a brooding alien warrior hiding a poet’s heart, and enough scorching alien heat to melt starship hull plating.      AmazonKU

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

VS: Time for scifi romance gladiators! KYDEN is the first in the Badari Gladiators series…

KYDEN: BADARI GLADIATORS SERIES BOOK ONE by Veronica Scott

Kyden is the top ranked gladiator in the Five Systems but he’s hardly there by choice. Unscrupulous guards faked his death in the lab where he was created and sold him into slavery in the galaxy’s hinterlands. He has no idea where his home is or how many years have passed since he was condemned to a life of endless combat. Kill or be killed is the rule and a Badari never gives up. He’ll fight to stay alive until the Badari goddess sees fit to decree his death.

Elara Vasclavian is the daughter of a senator, as far removed from the life of a gladiator as a noblewoman can be until through the machinations of a political enemy, she ends up in terrible jeopardy. Abducted and given to a group of drunken gladiators for their amusement the night before the games, Elara vows to put up a fight but there’s no real hope of saving herself. Until Kyden steps in, responding to the goddess’s commandment to protect those who are smaller and weaker. And discovers she’s his fated mate.

Rescued, Elara returns to her life of privilege but she can’t forget the man who saved her life. The gulf between their places in the Five Systems is unbridgeable, no matter how much Kyden longs for even a glimpse of her in the arena audience. No matter how much she feels the pull to be by his side. As matters stand, they cannot be together…Or can they?

KYDEN is the first book in a new series, spun off from my ongoing Badari Warriors series. Kyden is a Generation Five Badari whereas the main characters in the long running series are from a later time and are Generation Eight. This new series stands alone and you don’t have to have read any of the other books to enjoy this one. I couldn’t resist the temptation to tell a few other Badari stories, set in the galaxy’s Hinterlands, and who can resist gladiators?

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WILD SCOTTISH MAGIC (ENCHANTED HIGHLANDS BOOK NINE) by Tricia O’Malley

She’s out of second chances. He’s out of patience. And in Loren Brae, the truth never stays buried. After a WitchTok fiasco brands her the Heartbreak Witch, Liora flees home to lick her wounds. But when she uncovers her Gran’s grimoire, the secrets inside may explain everything she’s ever gotten wrong about her magick. Enter Torin, the gruff forester whose relationship she once destroyed. A miscast spell binds him to honesty, making it impossible for him to lie. With the town watching their every move, a fake relationship seems like the only way to keep questions at bay. Except Torin’s unfiltered truths cut straight to Liora’s heart. Now, as the constellations shift and the Kelpies close in, Liora must decide – stitch a new future with the man who cannot lie – or lose her magick for good.        AmazonKU      AB

RUIN (THRALL BOOK SEVEN) by K A Riley

She’s a skilled assassin with shadowy powers. He’s her most elusive target, and his power is a mystery to everyone he meets. Her biggest problem? He refuses to die. Stray and Ruin grew up together. She is the daughter of a wealthy family. He is the son of their servant. For years, they were the best of friends. After one terrifying incident changes everything, their relationship begins to alter piece by agonizing piece. Over the years, their friendship evolves into something more…and after a forced, painful separation, they turn into mortal enemies. Now twenty-nine years old, all Stray wants is to understand what turned them against one another all those years ago. All Ruin wants is for her life to end so he never has to reveal the painful truth. If friends to lovers to enemies to lovers were a genre…Stray and Ruin’s story would fit the bill.      AmazonKU

HOOVES AND HEARTBEAT (MONSTER MATCH BOOK TWO) by  Leona Wilde

True love. Monster problems. Sage: All I wanted was answers about my nana’s homeland and maybe why every make-out session turns into a personal horror movie of someone else’s memories. (Nothing kills the mood faster than a vision to your date’s mind.) So, yeah dating has been non-existent. Nana called it the “touch”, a psychic gift but really it’s more like a curse. I’m touch starved, touch adverse and I like it that way. I’m totally convinced that love isn’t in the cards, that is until my relic guy Andreas drops a dating app into my lap. One swipe and I’m falling literally head first into a pond that just so happens to belong to the sweetest, stupid-hot centaur, Silas. He’s the first man that doesn’t make me want to run the moment things get physical. For the first time I believe in a happily ever after. Too bad his world is on fire. Between a royal engagement, monsters going missing and an outbreak of actual zombies crawling from the earth. I’m at the center of a mystery with roots deeper and older than my nana ever knew. Someone’s playing games with our hearts and the veil between our worlds. My powers might be the one key to stopping the chaos if it doesn’t destroy me first.   AmazonKU

THE FROG WARD’S JOURNEY (PURPLE OAK OASIS) by Laura Greenwood and Ariana Jade

VS Note: Sapphic Fantasy.

A journey across the sea will change everything. As the granddaughter of the captain, Ines loves nothing more than visiting new places alongside her trusty frog familiar. And with a mission to collect tea witches for Purple Oak underway, she has a reason to do just that. Alone in the world and without anyone to rely on, Susie has been searching for a purpose and a way to use her mer powers. When a ship visiting her port reveals they need a mer to help them on their way, she sees the chance she’s been looking for. As Ines and Susie bond on their journey across the sea, they realise there might be something more between them than just friendship. The Frog Ward’s Journey is a cozy fantasy romance with a sapphic romance, a frog ward who wishes they could save everyone, a mer looking for home, unusual magic, a pinch of steam, and a happy ever after.     Amazon     Apple Books      Kobo

ORC’S KISS (VEIL LANDS BOOK FOUR) by Cyn Blade and Milly Taiden

Welcome to the Veil lands, where monsters are the only ones who can save you. Aviora: I was a dock rat who learned to outrun every storm. Then the cursed gold found me. Now I’m cornered in a blackstone fortress by a warden who knows my every sin. He watches me like a predator. His touch is a warm anchor in a freezing sea. I need to run. But an army of the drowned is clawing at the harbor gates. He thinks he’s saving me from the deep. But I’m the only weapon that can break the tide. In the storm of his presence, I’m finally standing my ground. Zoric: Years of penance in a fortress made of shadows. Nothing soft survives on the Wrecktide. Then I dragged a thief from the waves with defiant eyes and a pouch of hungry gold. She’s small enough for the sea to devour. Yet she kisses me like she’s worth the risk of drowning. A ghost fleet has risen from the depths. Betrayal is circling my gates. And I have a weakness my enemies can finally smell. I swore to keep her safe. She’s the one pulling me back to life.       AmazonKU

CLAWS FOR CONCERN (PARANORMAL DATING AGENCY BOOK 99) By Milly Taiden

Riley Vaughn is a national kickboxing champion who has spent her life building a gym on grit, sweat, and a killer right hook. With a sabotaging ex-boyfriend and equipment held together by duct tape, her fierce independence is finally hitting its breaking point She needs a financial miracle, not a date, but one electric handshake with a suit named Adrian Kael sends a jolt through her system that makes her want to trade her gloves for his touch. Adrian Kael, acting Alpha of the Kael tiger pride, lives by iron-clad discipline and corporate control. With a power-hungry rival challenging his legitimacy and a pride demanding stability, he needs a mate to secure his throne. He’s spent months looking for a strategic match, but the moment he scents Riley, his tiger recognizes its missing half. One look at the fierce warrior goddess is all it takes for his control to shatter, leaving him hungry to claim her and mark her as his forever. As threats close in, Adrian must unleash his inner beast to protect his own. When an ambush leaves Riley injured and her mother in the crosshairs, the time for “strictly professional” consultations is over. Adrian will tear the world apart to keep her safe, because in the Kael pride, you never touch what belongs to the Alpha.       AmazonKU

MOONLIGHT, MOVIES AND MONSTERS: A TIME FOR MONSTERS ROMANCE by S C Principale

Lorraine Cooper, a wannabe Hollywood starlet in the small town of Pine Ridge, New York, works at the telephone exchange during the week and sneaks off to Blue Moon Lake to practice her swimming skills, convinced that one day she’ll leave this town behind and become the next Esther Williams. Imagine her surprise when she meets Herman at the lake, a former movie monster man, practicing his own aquatic moves in his full costume. Not only is he surprisingly sweet, shy, and willing to listen to her dreams of Hollywood stardom, he’s also willing to help her rehearse everything from monster movie chases to swoony romance scenes. Herman has worked in Hollywood, but he’s not in costume, something he is sure that Lorraine will realize as they spend more and more evenings together. The brunette bathing beauty seems so starstruck and grateful for his help (and to have someone who listens to her and takes her seriously) that she never questions why she never sees him out of costume or in town. As their acting sessions become real, Herman realizes his heart is on the line. When Lorraine realizes the truth, she’ll run in terror, won’t she? Even if she doesn’t, choosing a monster over a man will mean she can never pursue her dreams in distant California. Can the aspiring starlet and the sweet swamp monster find their happily ever after, or is this romance destined to end up on the cutting room floor?       AmazonKU

WING AND CLAW: A FIRE AND VALOR NOVEL by W M Fawkes and Sam Burns

VS note: MM Fantasy.

For fifteen years, Llangard has been at peace with both its neighbors and the dragons who live along its borders. Roland has grown from a boy king into a man who sits comfortably on his throne and cares for little other than his people. Well, his people and one beautiful young dragon. As children, shared trauma brought Roland and Aderyn together. As they grew, that bond has become the most unshakeable thing in the young king’s life. But Roland’s darkest secret threatens to unravel the family he’s meticulously built. The truth promises to take away the one thing he treasures above all else: Aderyn’s love.cAderyn loves his life, his family, and his Roland. But when Roland needs something he could not possibly give, his instinct is to flee. He’s not strong enough to stand by Roland’s side, but when the young king is kidnapped, Aderyn must find his strength quickly. Letting Roland down is one thing, but letting him disappear is unthinkable. When Aderyn flies to his love’s rescue, not only do they have to protect Llangard from a new threat, but they must shed light on the sins of their past. Only then can they build a strong foundation for their kingdom and keep all the promises they made to each other as boys.      AmazonKU

MOON OF SECRETS (SHROUDED NATION BOOK 35) by Brenda Trim and Tia Didmon

To stop the darkness, I must walk among the enemy – Going undercover in a rival wolf pack wasn’t part of the plan, but it’s the only way to uncover their true motives. With a false identity and a carefully spun lie, I slip into their hidden community, only to learn the truth is far more dangerous than I imagined. These wolves aren’t evil. They’re being used. Manipulated by an ancient entity that feeds on shifter energy, one bent on harnessing enough power to permanently darken the moon. If it succeeds, every wolf shifter will gain unstoppable strength, at the cost of our humanity. As suspicion sharpens around me, I lean on Eve’s spells to mask my identity and Salima’s guidance to reach my allies on the outside. Time is running out, the lunar ritual draws near, and I’m walking a razor’s edge between exposure and survival. Because saving the city isn’t enough this time. I have to save them, even if they tear me apart for the truth.      AmazonKU

COLLEGIATE WOLF (MISFITS OF DEMETER UNIVERSITY BOOK THREE) by Evelyn Lederman

He can’t control his wolf until he met his mate; a relationship his human half doesn’t recognize. Grayson Walsh has a roving eye, but because of a buffering spell, he doesn’t recognize his fated mate. His incredible sense of spell, dubbing him the nose, places him in the line of fire when a supernatural retrieval squad arrives at Demeter University. Heidi Hart has gone to extreme measures to blend into the background. The magical pendant she purchased turns out to be something quite different, placing her in danger. She must rely on the wolf shifter who won’t acknowledge their true relationship, not to pay the ultimate price a ritual calls for. With the body toll increases, Grayson and Heidi must solve the issues plaguing Demeter University.     AmazonKU

THE TEMPEST BLADE (THE BRIDGE KINGDOM BOOK SIX) by Danielle L Jensen

A fugitive on the run, Ahnna has one goal: return to Ithicana with warning of the greatest threat her homeland has ever faced. But as she escapes into the wilderness, it is with the man who broke her heart hunting at her heels—and James wants more than justice. He wants revenge. Desperate to prove his loyalty to his family, James ventures into dangerous territory to capture his father’s killer. But the longer he follows Ahnna’s trail, the more his certainty of her guilt is tested—and the more the passion they once shared reignites. As schemes twist tighter and war brews, Ahnna and James discover that the enemy isn’t each other—it is the masterminds manipulating them both in pursuit of power. Yet their greatest obstacle remains, because their loyalties are to opposing sides in the battle to come. As the storms of the Tempest Seas lower their defenses, James and Ahnna must choose where their hearts lie: on the battlefield, or in each other’s arms.

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SENT TO A FANTASY WORLD AND NOW ALL THE MEN WANT ME by Jaclyn Osborn

VS Note: MM Fantasy.

Life for Evan hasn’t been the same since the morning he woke up in a fantasy world. Falling in love with five men. Opening his dream café. He’s never been happier. But that cozy life couldn’t last forever. After a betrayal and huge misunderstanding that results in him being chased from Bremloc, Evan and his men find an ally in the last person they expect. The demon lord welcomes them into the Shadow Realm, offering them shelter from the danger lurking beyond the barrier. Only one problem. Humans and demons have been in conflict for centuries, so trust doesn’t come easy. Between the stress of his men constantly butting heads with Lord Onyx, Evan also learns more about a rare magic he possesses, one that’s made him a target for powerful mercenaries. What’s even more complicated? Lord Onyx is one of Evan’s fated mates. Despite Onyx’s reputation for being cold and ruthless, Evan can’t ignore the way his heart flutters each time their eyes meet. But will his other men accept the demon lord as one of them? Or will this be the thing to push them away for good? Volume 6 in the Fantasy World series. Must be read in order.       AmazonKU

CRYSTAL CLEAR CLAIMS: A FORTUNA DELPHI MIDLIFE TALE BEYOND MYSTIC’S END (THE MYSTWICH MINDSLIDER MYSTERIES BOOK FIVE) by Leann Leeds

Fortuna Delphi-Trevino finally has her house in order. Unfortunately, someone else thinks it’s theirs. Fortuna is settling into life as coven leader and psychic shop owner in Mystwich Hollow when her dead father’s ghost sends a warning through a three-year-old: cousins. Graham Blackwell rolls into town with a smile, a commissioned signet ring, and a probate attorney ready to tear apart Fortuna’s claim to the Blackwell estate. He says he’s here for family. He acts like he’s here for money. And the desperation he can’t quite hide suggests he’s here because someone dangerous told him to be. To end the challenge before it starts, Fortuna needs to find the one document her father hid a little too well—a deed buried somewhere beneath three centuries of coven secrets. But the deeper she digs, the more she discovers that the Blackwell cousins aren’t quite as ordinary as they seem… and that the real threat isn’t sitting across the table in a legal meeting. It’s the one Graham brought with him without knowing it.      AmazonKU

BOUGHT BY THE BOGATYR: MONSTERS’ BRIDE MARKET by Lia Davis

VS Note: A Bogatyr is a Medieval East Slavic folklore figure, often a legendary knight-errant.

A burned-out healer with nothing left to give. A berserker who’s forgotten how to be gentle. One monster who’s soft only for her. He’s dangerous. The berserker rage lives under his skin, waiting. He’s spent years alone because the last time he got close to anyone, people died. Everyone is afraid of him. Everyone flinches. Except her. She touches him like it’s nothing. Falls asleep against his chest like he’s not a monster barely holding himself together. And when she’s near, the rage goes quiet. He doesn’t understand it. But he knows one thing: She’s his. “You make it quiet. When you’re near. The rage goes quiet.”     AmazonKU

FATED TO THE WOLF MAIDEN (THE HUNTED OMEGAS BOOK SIX) by April L Moon

Getting mated to the enemy? Not an effing option. Elodie – I don’t have time for this. I’m a warrior maiden, oath-sworn to the Enclave to live and die by my sword in the protection of the omegas. Not only is he the enemy, giving into the pull between us would ruin my career. Because the maiden part of warrior maiden? It’s not optional. A fated mate bond would mean that I can’t fulfill my life’s purpose, and there’s no way I’m letting that happen. So what’s a girl to do? Deny everything, and have no regrets. I’m going to reject the bond, because I’ve got no other choice.     AmazonKU

YEAR OF THE MER by L D Lewis

VS Note: FF Famtasy.

The fairy tale mermaid Arielle might have gotten her happily-ever-after, but her granddaughter Yemi is having a much harder time. Her father, the king of Ixia, was assassinated years ago, her mother is slowly dying of a poisoned wound, and she faces whispers and slights from her own people. Yemi has been raised as the shield of the kingdom and is soon to inherit the throne, but she cannot shake her fury at how Ixia has treated her family after all they’ve sacrificed. Only her patient mother and steadfast personal bodyguard (and fiancée), Nova, help Yemi rein in that fury…most of the time.
When the kingdom’s discontented rumblings reach a fever pitch, a coup erupts and Yemi’s throne is usurped, stripping her of her family and forcing her into exile. Now, only one being has the power to help her: Ursla. Like her grandmother before her, Yemi is tempted by a deal with the sea-witch. With powerful and ancient magic behind her, Yemi could avenge her family, take back her throne, and protect the love of her life. But she should know more than anyone that there is always a price. As much as Yemi wants vengeance, Ursla has been waiting a very, very long time for her own—and it may take more fortune than Yemi possesses to keep her from losing everything all over again.

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PARANORMAL PAYBACK by Various

A superstar lineup is included in this urban fantasy collection featuring short stories from New York Times bestselling authors Jim Butcher, Holly Black, Kim Harrison, Faith Hunter, and more …In this short story collection, our heroes get what’s due to them—with a supernatural flair. But the injustices that have been holding them back might cost them more than they realized.

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SIREN OF THE STORM (TIDES OF FATE BOOK FIVE) by Delta James

He’s the storm that will claim me… or destroy me. I came to Stormhaven to study the ocean. Not the man who rules it. The deaths don’t make sense. Bodies pulled from the water… that never drowned. Something in these waves is wrong. And Finn Rowan knows why. He’s dangerous. Watching. Possessive. He tells me to leave. I don’t. Because the truth is worse than I imagined—Something is hunting in these waters. And Finn isn’t just part of it. He’s the target. Now I’m trapped between a dragon who won’t claim me…and a monster that will use me to break him. I don’t believe in fate. But the storm has already chosen me.      AmazonKU

DREAMERS DON’T DATE RUMPELSTILTSKIN (TALESOF TOPAZCOAST BOOK SEVEN) by Lucy Winton

An intriguing stranger. An anonymous commenter. She needs both of them to help her. I’ve been writing ever since I can remember. At first, it was just for family and friends but now I’m putting my stories on a blog called The Dreamer’s Pen. The only constant commenter is someone who calls themselves R. Maybe there’s a little flirting going on there, but it’s just online, so there’s no problem, right? The blog is great fun until my dad brags that I can make scenes just float off the page, and the local mean kids hear about it. Now I’m in trouble, because now they’ve challenged me to do just that and if I don’t…well, let’s say it’s not just my life they can make difficult. Luckily, someone offers to help me out – someone with illusion magic – but he won’t tell me his name. That’s OK. I can handle a little mystery. With R giving story tips and the stranger helping with the illusions, it looks like I’ve got this challenge nailed. But there’s one thing that keeps nagging at me…what if my two helpers are the same person?       Amazon     Apple Books      Kobo

THE DRAGON, THE BEAR AND THEIR MANED WOLF OMEGA: MM SHIFTER MPREG ROMANCE (OMEGAS OF ANIMALS: SD BOOK 16) by Lorelain M Hart and Wendy Rathbone

Fourth time’s the charm? Omega maned wolf shifter, Kyle has shifted exactly three times. The first time, his adopted pack mocked and bullied him relentlessly. The second time, his boyfriend left him.
The third time, let’s just say there was a hunter who nearly had a new trophy. Kyle vows to never shift again, a vow he accidentally breaks on a business trip to Animals SD. Now, he’s stuck in his beast form with a dragon circling overhead and a bear tracking him. He should be fearing for his life. He’s not. What has him terrified is far scarier than that. He’s fearing for his heart and the rejection he knows is coming.       AmazonKU

GABE’S WOLF MATE: MM SHIFTER MPRE ROMANCE (THE MATES MOTEL BOOK THREE) by Lorelai M Hart

I checked in to avoid going home. I checked out finding my real home. I love my birth pack, I really do. But that doesn’t mean I want to lead it. Every time I bring this up to my alpha father, he tells me to wolf-up and take my birthright so he can retire. I’ve been holding him off for years, but this trip back is me admitting defeat. It’s not even the job of pack alpha that has me so uncomfortable. It’s knowing that my mate isn’t in my pack. Once I accept the role of alpha, a mate is expected, and that means giving up on my dream of finding my true mate. When I head to the diner to grab a bite, I hear a screaming match by the dumpster and do what I always tell myself I will never do—step right into the middle of drama. And not just any drama. Nope. That would be too easy. This is family drama, and the man cowering in the corner about to be pummeled by his three brothers is my mate.   AmazonKU

BLOOM AND BLOOD (THE SECOND FATE OF ELODIE DEVINE BOOK ONE) by Eva Chase

Once, I destroyed my fated mates. This time I’m going to save them. One moment, I’m living my downtrodden life: disowned, outcast, and barely scraping by. The next, I’m wrenched into an alternate universe where I’m rich, privileged—and dead. No one knows that last part yet except the killer and the woman who summoned me. And she won’t send me home until I pose as my spoiled other self, infiltrate the upper echelons of magical society, and flush out my own murderer. If only I didn’t walk into Luminary Academy and find myself face to face with my worst regrets: my fated mates. These formidable men have no idea I’m their destined match—or that I ruined their lives in my own reality. At best, they see me as a rival. At worst, a heartless enemy. But our fractured connection keeps pulling us closer despite my efforts to resist. I need to expose the murderer and leave this world before our bonds can spark. Because no matter how much my would-be mates torment and crave me, they have no idea how much blood I have on my hands. One wrong move, and I’ll be the death of them… again.      AmazonKU      AB

FEELING SASSY: SASQUATCH ROMANCE CHARITY by Various

Because Big Foot deserves love too! 14 authors came together to write stories about Sasquatch finding love. Each story has their shifter coming from a different location with a different occupation, coming from the proposition that maybe we haven’t found them because they are hiding in plain sight. Come along for the ride… because we took this ridiculous premise way too seriously. ALTERNATIVE BLURB: What if the reason we can’t find Sasquatch is because they’re not really hiding? Here’s a collection of stories where Sasquatch shifters do regular jobs (kinda), live like the rest of us (kinda), and love like the rest of us (kinda). What would you do if you were suddenly… Feeling Sassy?  Contributing authors: Mya Bishop * Alisha Blanch * Genevieve Colt * Elisabeth Garner * Candice Gilmer * Eden Knox * Kym LaFever * Tanya Lynn * Kate Prada * Dakota River Reed * Krys Strong * T.S. Tappin * Lee VanBeek * D Williams * And Art Contributed by Ashley Scheller     Amazon

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THE LOST ISLAND : RISE OF THE DRAKENS BOOK NINE by Raven Storm

Peace was never going to be easy. With the demon war finally over and the island of Lyoness reclaimed, Queen Wren should be celebrating a new era for the drakens. Instead, she finds herself at the center of a fragile rebirth—rebuilding a shattered homeland, guiding a people still nursing old wounds, and preparing for the birth of her first child. By her side are her three mates: Kieran, the strong and silent warrior; Benedict, now king, wrestling with the weight of leadership and learning to forgive himself for the past; and Ronan, the quiet scholar with a sharp mind and a heart that sees what others miss. Together, they must navigate rising tensions, dangerous secrets, and the shifting tides of power. But when echoes of an ancient threat begin to stir from across the sea, Wren must decide how far she’ll go to protect the peace she’s fought so hard to claim.       AmazonKU

THE ANTIQUARIAN ORDER (THE TIMESLIP COURTSHIP SERIES BOOK TWO) by Beth Richards

Margaret Spencer has vanished without a trace. With time slipping through their fingers, the newest members of the Antiquarian Order must unravel the secrets of the past if they hope to bring her home. Atlas Montgomery, a protective Viscount, refuses to surrender hope to find his beloved Maggie. He and their closest allies must follow a trail of fractured clues that lead deep into their shared family histories, dark bargains once made, and toward truths of myths and legends they never expected to find. As the marriage season gathers speed, the timing could not be worse for Juliette Montgomery. While her mother and society expect her to smile and entertain the most eligible gentlemen, she slips between candlelit ballrooms and back corridors, balancing the expectations of her first Season. Every step closer to the truth draws her further into danger, as loyalties begin to blur, and love deepens under pressure. The Antiquarian Order is a story about holding on when everything is trying to pull you apart. About loving fiercely in a world that offers no certainty. With slow-burning banter, tangled alliances, and love triangles waiting to complicate everything, all is fair in love… and the Order.   AmazonKU

MATE TO HIS INCUBUS BOSS: MM MONSTER ROMANCE by Mel Aitchess

A month ago, Liam discovered that creatures he hadn’t thought possible were all around him. Apparently, his memories were supposed to be wiped? Except he’s immune and it didn’t take. He thought it’d be fine if he just kept his mouth shut, but the Supernatural Council are assholes and when he started googling ‘werewolf porn’, they kidnapped him and took him to a city he’d never heard of where there are no humans at all. Like, none. At least they set him up with an apartment and a job.
Ayden works for Monster Mercenaries, a company that just secured an unheard of century-long contract with the Supernatural Council. The price for Monster Mercenaries’ successful bid? They’ve agreed to be part of the Council’s human rehoming programme when someone sees something they shouldn’t. It should have been small print they didn’t have to worry about given the tight rein the Council keeps on their kind. But, somehow, they ended up with their first rescue on week two of their contract. And Ayden drew the short straw on who has to keep an eye on him. Ayden could barely control his incubus hunger and instincts in a city without humans, but now he has a pretty little assistant sitting right in view of his desk. How long until he bends Liam over it?     AmazonKU

THE KILLING SPELL by Shay Kauwe

Kea Petrova is dealing with more than her fair share of trouble. At just twenty-five years old, she’s the youngest of five Hawaiian clan leaders living on the Homestead in outer Los Angeles. Nearly 200 years ago, when a catastrophic flood submerged the Hawaiian islands and unleashed magic into the world, these clans forged a treaty with the city, establishing a new Hawaiian homeland. But that treaty is about to expire. Kea struggles to keep her small clan afloat, scraping together rent each month through odd jobs and selling her own crafted Hawaiian language spells. While her talent for language magic is her saving grace, she feels like a shadow of those who came before her. Just when she thinks things can’t get any more complicated, the murder of Angelo Reyes—LA’s most prominent Filipino activist—turns her world upside-down. Angelo was killed by a death spell—something that, due to the properties of each school of language magic, can only exist in Hawaiian. With independent spellsmithing being technically illegal, Kea quickly becomes the prime suspect, known for her spellwork on the Homestead. To clear her name, she must unravel the mystery behind Angelo’s murder and confront LA’s most powerful (and dangerous) players, each wielding their own type of magic. The clock is ticking—can Kea save herself, her clan, and the Homestead before it’s too late?

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SON OF A SPIDER WEAVER (MAGIC AND MOTHERHOOD BOOK THREE) by A L Tippett

New case. New town. New reason to sleep with the lights on. My boss sent me to outback Australia with my teenage daughter to assess an insurance claim at a magical museum… and to keep us safe from the spider weaver that recently escaped prison. No worries, right? I’m expecting dusty roads, faulty wards, and maybe a few bogans along the way. Instead, I find temperamental artefacts, secretive centaurs, and a kangaroo that’s decided to adopt us. (Don’t ask.) But the real problem? I was simply planning on keeping our distance from the spider weaver until the police caught him. Turns out, my plan was rubbish. He’s hunting us. With Altan no longer at my side and my family history looking a lot less human than I thought, I can’t afford to make any mistakes. Because this time, if I get it wrong, it won’t just cost me my job. I could lose everything.

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STARBOUND SOULS (NEXUS SERIES BOOK FIVE) by G Bailey

It’s been six months since I watched my mate die, since the king took me and, with my sister, manipulated my power to obliterate cities. But everything changes when my mates finally find me. The world is broken, the Gods are twisted, and my Nexus is out for blood. The king thought breaking me would make me a weapon. He was right—just not the kind he expected. I was born to be a monster, but my mates never saw me as one. They saw a partner. An equal. Their mate. A reason to fight. With my mates, we will stop the immortal king once and for all. The cost may be too high…but we have nothing left to lose. We came from starlight and were made into Gods…and we will not be stopped.      AmazonKU

ON CALL DRAGON (DRAGON SHIFTERS OF EMBER FALLS BOOK TWO) by Phoenix Cross 

VS Note: MM PNR.

The new vet just winked at a dragon. The dragon winked back. Cal Brewer has a system. Coffee at 7:03. Hardware store by eight. No surprises, no complications, no veterinarians with terrible puns and unreasonably good bedside manner. Then Owen Rivera rolls into Ember Falls with a too-big smile, a stethoscope he jokes isn’t large enough, and the dangerous habit of bringing Cal coffee he didn’t ask for — coffee that’s annoyingly, impossibly good. Owen came to Ember Falls for the large-animal practice, not to fall for the quietest man in town — the one who tips forty percent and won’t make eye contact and runs so hot Owen can feel it from across the counter. But something keeps pulling them together, something older than logic and warmer than dragon fire. And the whole town is already placing bets. The only question is whether Cal will let someone in before Owen stops knocking.       AmazonKU

EASTER: THE ELF AND THE ELIGOR by Heather Graham

VS Note: From MARCH 26.

Easter was almost upon them! But Jackson and Angela Hawkins Crow find themselves in a bizarre situation. In an area that was once “The Wild, Wild West,” a second young woman has been abducted and this time, her boyfriend saw who took her. An Eligor! An ancient demon, duke and knight of war! And while they know people can play at many things and those in charge don’t believe the young man, Angela and Jackson need to find the truth. And while it’s the time for loveable Easter bunnies and egg hunts . . .They’ll discover that they must indeed find an ancient demon and—oddly enough—with the help of a large green elf.        AmazonKU

A PACK FOR SPRING (COZYVERSE BOOK THREE) by Emelia Emerson

VS Note: MMFM.

She’s always dreamed of a soft life. They’re determined to provide it for her. Lucy Andersson-Spring’s twenty-ninth birthday comes with a side helping of a quarter-life crisis. She loves her community, her sewing shop, and her secret social media account featuring Starlight Grove’s cat mayor, but maybe she needs to be more ambitious, more self-sufficient. At least, that’s what the alphas she dated last year kept saying . . . before they cheated on her. Lucy is determined this year will be a fresh start, but her quest to leave her romantic dreams behind keeps being thwarted. First, a disastrous camping trip leaves her stranded with Wilder, the reserved fire chief. Then, a grumpy businessman named King bursts into her shop with a desperate proposal. And then there’s Leo, the cute florist who brings her bouquets, but never the dinner invitation she hopes for. Like Lucy, these guys are facing crossroads in their lives, but when their hesitancy in wooing the stunning omega leaves her feeling rejected all over again, they realize they can’t live without her. Determined to win her over, they embark on a journey of self-discovery, complete with a meddlesome cat, mischievous bunny, and bizarrely specific horoscopes, to become a pack worthy of her.     Amazon     AB      Apple Books      Kobo

LOVING A WITCH IS TOTALLY FOOLISH (TOTAL CHAOS BOOK TWO) by Aura Hayes

***This book is NOT a standalone. You must read Loving a Vampire is Total Chaos before reading this book*** Ava McGuire should be dealing with moving on after her devastating breakup. Instead, she’s been thrust into the world of paranormal. As if learning that your best friend is mated to a serial killer vampire wasn’t bad enough, she learns she has her own vampire mate. Valen has been held prisoner for longer than he can fathom. The human world is vastly different than the one he was taken from centuries ago. For starters, there are tall buildings and places that claim to make your lunch in under five minutes. He’s having to relearn the world around him while navigating the complicated urge to claim his mate while also being wary of touch after being held captive. Ava and Valen, with the help of their friends, are trying to get to the bottom of what’s really going on in Chicago. All the rain, all the paranormals showing up, and what was the true reason Valen was taken all those years ago? Ava herself just might be the key to it all. Turns out, she’s not some simple human, she’s the last of the line of one of the most powerful witch families to ever exist.      AmazonKU      AB

NASH’S FAKE MATE: MM SHIFTER ROMANCE (DRAGON SKULL MC DADDIES BOOK SIX) by April Kelley

Dragon shifter Nash has handled plenty of undercover assignments but pretending to be mated to a member of the powerful Sylvain Mafia family? That’s a whole new level of complicated. Especially when his supposed fake boyfriend turns out to be his actual fated mate. Abi has a problem. His cursed scent draws shifters in like moths to a flame. But no one sticks. He’s done falling for fakes. Done hoping. Too bad fate isn’t done with him. Nash is dominant, dangerous, and giving off serious Daddy energy. It’s everything Abi should avoid. As their fake relationship deepens and the mission turns deadly, lines blur, and sparks fly. In a world of secrets, lies, and shifting loyalties, the biggest risk isn’t the mafia. It’s falling for the one person who could break your heart. Fated mates. Fake dating. Found family. Morally gray men. High heat. High stakes.      AmazonKU

KISS OUT OF WATER: A MATCHED BY THE UNICORN STORY by Sayla Masse

How far will you go to meet the person you are meant to be with? Layla: After years of disappointing dates and even worse apps, I think I’ve finally met someone special. He’s smart, thoughtful, and hot as hell. After weeks of late-night conversations and playful banter, he promised to meet me at my favorite coffee shop. It feels almost too good to be true—then again, we did meet on Date-A-Base. Will Makko turn out to be the man of my dreams, or will Date-A-Base turn out like every other dating app…or worse? Makko: Being a Mako Shark Fishman is challenging enough; falling for a land dweller is even harder. But love makes even the wisest of us do foolish things. So here I am, standing outside a coffee shop, farther from the sea than ever before, a jug of water in one hand and my brittle heart in the other. I know Layla isn’t shallow; in fact, she might be the only human to hold my attention, let alone capture my heart. I just worry if she can handle my monstrous baggage.     AmazonKU

CHANGELINGS VOL TWO (MONSTROUS WORLD) by S E Wendel

Back to the beginning…Maeve Brádaigh never meant to come back home to her family’s estate. She thought her ambition and good looks would make a life for herself in the exciting capital of Gleanná, but after years of feeling small, she’s back home, her tail between her legs. At least she has a degree to show for it, as well as a position at the new school for human and otherly children. Still, coming home opens old wounds—and worse, everyone at home knows just who Maeve used to be, not who she’s trying to become. Almost everyone, that is…The past leaves scars…Although it’s been years now, Soren has yet to feel he truly belongs in the peaceful village he and his manticore brothers helped build of humans and otherlies. One by one, his brothers are making lives for themselves, finding mates, looking to the future. Shamed and exiled from their former pride and left with scars on his face, Soren has never thought much about the future. He doesn’t have dreams, he doesn’t long for a mate. That is, until he meets a certain schoolteacher…Spring always brings fresh blooms…Soren has no experience with hopes and dreams, let alone romance. Maeve has no idea what to do with a man—er, lion-man so earnest. Neither expected the bond and attraction snapping between them, yet both know this is too special to ignore. But love isn’t always easy, and the past doesn’t always stay there.   AmazonKU

STAY FOR A SPELL by Amy Coombe

Princess Tanadelle of the Widdenmar is disillusioned with life as a princess. She longs for real conversation, the chance to build a life of her own making, and uninterrupted reading time.
During a routine royal visit to the town of Little Pepperidge, Tandy’s dream comes true when she finds herself cursed to remain in a run-down bookshop until she unlocks her heart’s desire. Certain that someone will figure out how to break the curse eventually, and delighted by the prospect of an entire bookstore of her own, Tandy settles into life among the stacks. She finds it easy to exchange balls and endless state dinners for teetering piles of books and an irritatingly handsome pirate who seems bent on stealing her stock. She even starts to believe she’s stumbled into her very own happily ever after. There’s just one, minor problem: as Tandy’s royal duties go unfulfilled, her frantic parents start sending princes to woo her, each one of them certain their kiss will break the curse. After all, what more could a princess want but a prince?      Amazon     AB      Apple Books      Kobo

WORKS LIKE A LAVENDER CHARM (TANSY HOLLOW GAY ROMANCE SERIES BOOK TWO) by Dann Hazel

He inherited a house. He found a love. He awakened a past that refuses to stay buried. When Austin attorney Charles Towne-Landon learns he has inherited the historic Chadwick House in Tansy Hollow, America’s Gay Mecca, it feels like fate offering him a second chance. Overlooked for partnership and disillusioned with big-city politics, Charles is ready for something more—more purpose, more belonging, maybe even more love. Then he meets Dr. Guy Archambeau at the Tansy Hollow Opera House. Their connection is instant. Electric. Unmistakable. Within weeks, Charles leaves Texas behind to open his own law practice and build a new life in the charming Southern town. With Guy only a short drive away, the future looks brighter than it ever has. But Chadwick House has secrets. A mysterious fruit basket appears inside locked doors. A Gaelic lullaby drifts down from the attic at 3:33 a.m. The scent of bergamot and lemon lingers in empty rooms. And a violent vision from the nineteenth century begins to unravel a tragic chapter in Charles’s own bloodline… (more blurb on ebook seller’s page)      Amazon     Apple Books      Kobo

WEST OF WICKED (THE GREAT AND TERRIBLE LAND BOOK ONE) by Nikki St Crowe

No one is safe on the Yellow Brick Road. Dorothy Gale doesn’t know where she came from. At the age of five, she was dropped on Em and Henry’s doorstep while a terrible storm rolled across the Kansas prairie. Now as an adult, Dorothy has made the most of her life on the farm. But when a cyclone tears through the night, ripping her, her dog, and the farmhouse away, Dorothy wakes to find herself far from home in the strange, cursed land of Oz. Desperate to find her way back, Dorothy takes the advice of the Witch of the North and sets off on the yellow brick road to find a wizard…with a warning to avoid forest monsters, heartless mercenaries, and wicked witches. It isn’t long before Dorothy encounters the dark side of Oz, stumbling on a man beaten and bloody, tied to a pole in a cornfield. Not unlike the scarecrows on the Kansas farm. With no memories, the mysterious stranger joins Dorothy. Rook is ridiculously handsome, endlessly charming, and somehow understands Dorothy in a way no one ever has. But when they cross paths with the infamous Tinman and his axe, Rook proves he may be hiding his own secrets. Nothing and no one is what they seem in the cursed land of Oz…maybe even Dorothy herself.

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BETWEEN TIDES AND THUNDER by Leena Kazak

She was raised to hate him. Now she shares his bed. Princess Mayah of Tundrayn isn’t allowed to want. Not freedom. Not love. Not even her own future. Instead, she’s spent her life healing others’ pain and swallowing her own. But when her father strikes a fragile alliance with enemy-kingdom Arbinj to crush a rising rebellion, she is bartered into a marriage she didn’t choose for a crown she doesn’t want. She expects a prince. She gets the Dark Commander. Zevayr is ruthless, unyielding, and a stormwielder with a reputation soaked in blood. He is everything Mayah was taught to fear. Yet as they race across rebel-torn lands, the less certain she is of where the monster ends and where the man begins. In Arbinj’s glittering courts, the Rebellion surges and dangerous secrets stir from Mayah’s past—secrets that could shatter her kingdom, and her heart, if she lets them. The question is not if Mayah will betray, but who: her people, her love, or herself?      AmazonKU

THE PIXIE IN THE PICKLE JAR (GROOM AND DOOM BOOK FOUR) by Hailey Edwards

Car bombs are exploding on the streets of Brentwood, and it’s only a matter of time before someone gets caught in the blast. Add to that a rash of poisonings that leaves several Walshes incapacitated, and the clan is more vulnerable than ever. And that’s before you take into consideration that Mercer Bates now rules the Sartori pack. There’s also the small fact Carmichael is still out there, no doubt plotting his revenge. He might no longer be an alpha, but he’s still a threat, and Ana is his number one target. To eliminate the danger he poses to her new life, she’ll have to track him down. But she’s not the only predator on the hunt, and silver or not, her claws might not be the sharpest this time.   AmazonKU

HER VALIANT MAIDEN (SAPPHIC LADY KNIGHTS BOOK FOUR) by Mariah Rae Birch

Two clashing lady knights must work together to protect their kingdom and its heir…For eleven years, Sir Lavinia, Lady of Larksmouth, has served as the crown princess’s least-favorite personal guard. With her noble upbringing and small stature, she is eager to prove her worth by leading an important royal visit to their neighboring kingdom. But their journey turns on its head when a deadly ambush separates them from their convoy, thrusting Lavinia into a reluctant partnership with Sir Wren, the Beast of Broadmoor. Wren never expected to be in true combat again after a blade stole one of her eyes. However, her plans for a quiet season are ruined when a last-minute assignment lands her on the run in a foreign kingdom with a bitterly contrary lady knight, a child princess, and a stowaway baby dragon. No one, including Wren, would choose her for such a responsibility, but now she’ll stop at nothing to protect them. As Lavinia grapples with grief and the ramifications of the ambush, Wren faces shadows from her own past. Together, the two knights traverse mountains to bring the princess to safety while fending off enemies, monsters, and an attraction that has no place between them. Trouble is on their heels. Or perhaps the danger didn’t follow them at all, but started closer to home.      Amazon     Apple Books     Kobo

CLAIMED BY THE DRAGONS (BLACKWOOD FOREST BOOK THREE) by Stephanie Brother

When magic rose inside me on my eighteenth birthday, it called to creatures who wanted to use me… and woke three dragons bound by oath to hunt me and cage the power I can’t contain.
Monsters felt the pulse of power I didn’t understand. They found me, captured me, and twisted me into their terrible plans. I escaped, broken, scarred, and unable to return to the girl I once was. I’ve become a ghost in the forest, haunted by the past and hunted still by enemies who won’t let me go. Until I awaken in a cave to three powerful strangers watching me. Not men, but dragons in human skin. Kelan is obsidian and stormlight, a leader with silver dragon eyes and the weight of centuries on his shoulders. He’s restrained and commanding, but when his touch lands on me, I’m both caged and cherished. Ronyn is fire and fury, scarred and unyielding, a warrior forged in battle. His hands are rough, his mouth demanding, and beneath his fury lies a devotion that burns hotter than his dragonfire. Darial is golden sunlight, a charmer with a wicked smile that hides an aching loneliness I recognize well. He teases, he coaxes, he makes me laugh when I want to cry, and when he kisses me, it’s like coming home. They’re billionaires and predators, and they burn for me, claiming I’m their fated mate. Their kisses don’t just steal my breath. They awaken new magic. Magic the goddess herself once cursed, and others would kill to claim. But being theirs means surrendering to the power of three dragons at once. It means being hoarded like treasure, guarded like a queen, and loved so completely it terrifies me. And it means giving up every power within me. Now I must decide if I can embrace the dragons who would burn the world for me… before the real monsters in the dark claim me first.      AmazonKU

THE GODS ABANDON: THE VALORIAN VEIL BOOK THREE by Willa Rae

Fear has always followed me. I just never knew it took so many forms. One of my Valtrue members is gone. Taken based on a lie, and my soul won’t stop screaming about it. For us to get him back, we’ll have to face many fears. The guys have to return to the heart of where many of their childhood horrors took place. And I’ll be right by their side, fearing that these powers of mine will change the way they look at me. Too bad that isn’t the only obstacle we’ll face…The realm’s pressing in from all sides, demanding choices, allegiance, and sacrifice. Things none of us ever wanted to give. Each of us is pushed toward the things we dread most. Power is tested. Loyalty is strained. And love…Love becomes the most dangerous fear of all. What prices will we pay for facing our fears?   AmazonKU

HEART OF THE WOLF QUEEN (STAR-CROSSED GODS BOOK ONE) by Sarah Gallego

Love could be her greatest weakness… or her deadliest weapon. Sorrow Villente is no princess waiting to be saved. When a devastating accident partially blinded her, Sorrow was locked away at the top of a tower in the wilderness, offered up as a sacrifice to the gods. But Sorrow refuses to die quietly. Only she knows a dark magic burns inside her. With her protective wolf, Pablo, she spends every moment plotting her escape. Yet when she finally breaks free, she is captured immediately… by the one man she never expected to see again. Sorrow and Matthias were once inseparable. Tall and devastatingly handsome with piercing green eyes, the sight of him still sends her heart racing. Then she remembers the truth. When she needed him most, Matthias walked away. He betrayed her. Now, he hasn’t come to rescue her. Matthias is the ruler of a distant land, where monsters lurk in mist-shrouded forests. To save his kingdom, he needs an alliance with Sorrow’s family – one that can be sealed only by marriage. Sorrow must choose: marry the man who broke her heart… or die.      AmazonKU

THE SUFFERING OF FOOLS by Jenn Burke

VS Note: MM Fantasy.

What’s worse? Being a half-sprite witch accidentally and magically married to a witch-hunter, or having to go on a quest with your new husband to avoid the wrath of a pissed-off goddess? Mokido is about to find out. He and Kason have been playing a dangerous game of “capture the witch” for the last two years, and just when Mokido thought it was safe, he finds himself bound to Kason and on a journey he never asked for. Add in love spells, a dying queen, and an impossible task, and the smartest thing to do would be to abandon Kason to his fate. But no one ever accused Mokido of being smart.     AmazonKU

A SPOT OF TEA AND SORCERY by Sylvia Mercedes

When a rain-drenched stranger blows through the door of his flower shop and—quite literally—into his arms, something fearfully unexpected and utterly inconvenient occurs. Nigel Grimm falls in love. At first sight. But this is terrible! Nigel doesn’t deserve to fall in love! He was once a sorcerer of unmatched skill, consort of the Shadowbane Lady, and master of the dark arts. In his thirst for power, he drove the entire kingdom to the brink of famine. Now he lives a life of self-isolation, tending to the needs of a sentient garden and selling flowers. As far from the lure of sorcery as he can get. But when he meets talented tea witch Luna Talbot, she’s starving, out of work, and in desperate need of assistance. What else is he supposed to do? Naturally, he offers her a job. Now Nigel’s life is filled with complications. First, he’d better learn how to brew a proper cup of tea if he wants to impress a discerning tea witch. Next, he’s got to drive off the dashing wardsman on the hunt for forbidden magic, who is showing particular interest in Luna. Finally, what about these phantom figures stalking the city streets at night? Are they somehow connected to Luna’s mysterious past? Most importantly, can this former Dark Sorcerer find a way to protect his own fragile heart from the perils of unrequited love?      AmazonKU

SAME WAY by T S Joyce

Vicious Hunter Wade is a werewolf with a mysterious past. He’s stumbled into a misfit Pack of Rogue werewolves and is slowly carving out a life for himself teetering carefully in between the human world, and the werewolf world. When he meets a beautiful she-wolf named Lyric on a random night, he can’t help but be drawn to her. Sure, they are supposed to be mortal enemies, but he’s never met anyone like her before. Secretly, they plan a meeting but they are both in danger now. She has something that the powerful Elders need, and they will stop at nothing to keep her in tight control. Lyric Howell’s entire life has been a lie. She has been deemed The Turner by her werewolf people and has to perform a job no one else can. When she finds out where she really comes from, the information sends her into a tailspin. The day she meets a handsome, dominant Rogue werewolf on a chance encounter, she knows she’s in trouble. He’s an enemy of her Pack, and she is forbidden to even talk to him. But disguised as a human for one night, she shares an evening with him that changes the course of her life forever. There is more to the world than the darkness created by her werewolf Elders. Being a Rogue is shameful, but the more she sneaks time with Vic, the more she thinks the Rogues know what being a werewolf is really about. The Elders and her Pack won’t let her go easily, and when they find out what she has done, they need to get her back into line and quickly. Only Lyric is wiser now, and sees everything for what it is, and the more the Elders try to trap her into her old life, the more she wants to burn the whole world down.      AmazonKU

DANCE ELECTRIC (BETAS IN WAITING BOOK 34) by Viola Grace

Dex has finally been able to let loose in her own defense, but it almost kills her. Now, she is vulnerable and begins calling on all the friends at her disposal to keep her attacker from finishing the job.
Dex has a quiet job in an industry she loves. She works in a quiet part of the building under a ballet theatre. Her job is sedate and measured, and she has earned a reputation for helping the trickiest of feet find a fit that works for balance and comfort. When her father arrives in her office and gives her an order, she doesn’t even have time to respond before he drives his point home with fists. It was his way of getting her attention. Thankfully, tonight would be the last time she saw him. After her brother got his pack, her father decided to act publicly again. Now, Dex is free to live her life without having to defend her sibling. He has others to protect him now. When her father is taken away in cuffs, her new brother-in-law discretely called an ambulance. After surgery, her surgeon has a surprise. Two alphas who have considered her as a partner are looming over her. One is a friend from work, and one is a man who rejected her years ago because she wasn’t taller with pale hair. Boy, is he surprised.     Amazon       Kobo       NOTE: The book wasn’t on Apple yet the day I checked

BACKWARD (CLOCKREALM CHRONICLES BOOK ONE) by D N Hoxa

VS Note: Book 2 is also out.

Where I come from, time is everything—you breathe it, spend it, bleed it. And every five years, when the Clockrealm’s magic supply runs low, the Turning Trials begin. Twelve players. One mechanical arena. No guarantees. My name is Ora Reese, and apparently, I’ve already lived this story once. When I wake up, I don’t know my own name for the first three seconds. By the fourth, I’m sitting at a table with ten strangers, a queen who won’t stop smiling, and a boy across from me whose face I’ve never seen before—yet know in detail. We’re told we played in a game, survived, won. We’re told a curse is the reason we can’t remember any of it, the same curse responsible for time moving backward, too. We’re told a lot of things, but there’s no way to know what is the truth. Everything is brand new to me—except him. March is supposed to be a stranger, just like everyone else, but somehow, my body remembers him. It’s in the way I still when he gets too close, in the way my breath changes when he looks at me, in the feel of his skin against mine. Like I’ve touched him before. Like I’ve wanted him just as badly then. Now we have to unwin trials we don’t remember winning, survive a mechanical arena that shifts and breathes and punishes, and figure out why nothing we’ve been told quite adds up. The curse is real, I have no doubt about it. But the longer I survive, the less I believe it’s the reason we’re here. Almost as if our memories weren’t stolen by the curse at all. Almost as if someone doesn’t want us to remember.      AmazonKU

ISLE OF WRATH by Claire Contreras

A forgotten prophecy. A 300-year-old curse. And two people bound by a goddess to break it… if the bond doesn’t break them first. In Lunaris, everyone trades their memories for asylum. No one remembers their past, their homeland, or the curse that trapped them behind a wall of darkness called the Shroud. But they don’t dare break the rules set upon them. Ada Acevedo has spent years hiding her healing gift and keeping her head down. But when her twin brother is struck by a poisoned arrow, she breaks the most dangerous rule of all. She bargains with the goddess of death to save his life. She didn’t expect the goddess to send Malachi Bain—an infuriating warrior—to collect. Much less to be soul-bound to him until she repays what she owes. Now Ada has no choice but to help him do the impossible: lift the Shroud and break the curse that’s kept Lunaris hidden from the rest of the realm for three hundred years. As she’s pulled deeper into a world of forbidden prophecies and buried secrets, Ada discovers a devastating truth. Lunaris isn’t the paradise she always thought it was. It’s a cage. And on the other side, a monster is lurking—waiting for the Shroud to fall. Waiting for her.   AmazonKU      AB

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REMI’S TRIUMPH – RILEY’S PRIDE: 2ND GENERATION by Sandra R Neeley

Cristie and Remi have had an unshakable bond since they first met as toddlers. They’ve always been a part of each other’s lives — best friends. Their relationship was a constant source of peace, security, and acceptance for both of them. Until the incident. An unexpected occurrence that shook Remi so deeply he almost lost himself. He was frozen in time, unable to make a move one way or the other, because no matter what move he made, someone he loved would hurt as a result. So, instead he turned his back on all that mattered to him and drank himself into oblivion. His shifter clan thought he might be beyond help — until Cristie was made aware of his state of mind and arrived to yank him back into reality. Then she walked away, making it clear that she wanted no part of him in any way. What was the incident that started it all? The mate bond. After years of friendship it bound Cristie and Remi together without warning, despite the fact that Remi was in love with someone else. Life happened. They moved on, though…(more blurb on ebook seller’s page)       AmazonKU

CROWNED (LEGENDS OF THE HALLOWS BOOK FOUR) by Adaline Winters

In a realm where legends demand blood, destiny has finally claimed its price. Daphne Stone is gone. Swept into the eternal stars. A dragon vanishes into the sky, feral in his grief. One knight entombs himself beneath unforgivable guilt. A reluctant king refuses the weight of his crown. And the most dangerous of the four comes undone—untethered, unpredictable, spiraling toward ruin. The Idols believe the story has corrected itself. They are wrong. Because in a realm built on wishes, it only takes one. One desperate, reckless wish binds Daphne back to the knights who would have burned the world to keep her. But the girl who returns is not quite the one who left. She has brushed against eternity. She has seen the machinery of fate laid bare. And something ancient now hums beneath her skin. The Hallows are fractured. Twisted by centuries of enforced endings. Now Daphne faces the final choice: Repair the world the Idols shattered or reduce it to ash and write something new. Every story ends. This time, she decides how.      AmazonKU

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GARBAGE MAN (BLUE COLLAR VIGILANTE VAMPIRES BOOK ONE) by Max Monroe

He collects trash for a living. Before sunrise, he’s collecting her. Rook Slater is big, brutal, and permanently grumpy. By day, he’s a garbage man. By night, he plays hockey and keeps the world at arm’s length. Until the fated mate bond strikes hard and fast. One look at Kylie Moon—right after his twenty-eighth birthday—and destiny snaps into place. She’s his. There’s just one problem. Her blood is rare—coveted—and the monsters in the shadows want to claim her. Evil. Elite. Powerful. These are the kind of men who stop at nothing to have what they want. But Rook Slater doesn’t lose what’s his. And he certainly doesn’t bend the knee. He’s good at taking out the trash—and these monsters are next. Once fate locks in, Rook won’t just fight for the woman he loves. He’ll kidnap and kill for her.   AmazonKU

ICE BEAST (MASTERS BROTHERS BOOK TWO) by Piper Stone

He plays like a beast. He mates like one too. I don’t date assholes or hockey players, but that didn’t stop Steven Masters from pinning me down, kissing me like I was his already, and then tearing off my clothes and…(more blurb on ebook seller’s page)      AmazonKU

THE FOREVER WITCH (THE COVEN: VAMPIRE MAGIC BOOK FOUR) by Chandelle LaVaun

VS Note: From the blurb for book one: “…if you like slow-burn spicy paranormal romance with strong heroines and hot vampire lords you’ll LOVE this magical fantasy adventure! *Disclaimer: Vampire Magic is Season Four in The Coven Saga. It can be read first but is best to be read after Season One – Elemental Magic, Season Two Academy Magic, and Season Three Fae Magic”

Some magic sings for vengeance…If Sweyn thought I was a problem the first time…she was going to love me the second time.      AmazonKU

MANTICORES AND MACARONS (SHIFTERS AND SWEETS BOOK EIGHT) by Zoe Chant

Max has been living his life in the shadows. With a lion shifter mom and an absent dad, he’s gotten the worst of both worlds – a broken family, no shifter animal, and no mate. He doesn’t even have any powers to speak of, beyond an ability to make people forget they’ve been talking to him… which, he has to admit, is nice when you’re not exactly extroverted. The end result? A life spent drifting from town to town, writing secret reviews as the mysterious restaurant critic Aubrey Z. And now he’s returned to Girdwood Springs, looking to revisit the bakery and spend some quality introvert time in the mountains. Good thing he has his B&B all to himself, without any distractingly beautiful women waltzing into the kitchen…Okay, so Poppy’s found herself unemployed after the CEO stole the company’s money and ran for the hills. Not ideal. But a quick beach holiday will at least dull the pain before she has to return to cold, harsh reality. Or it would, if not for the fact that a booking bungle has stranded her in the middle of nowhere. No car. No roof over her head. And oh, yeah – it’s also the middle of winter. Poppy could really use a guardian angel right about now. She’s not feeling particularly fussy about who it is, but if he just happened to be kind, and gorgeous, and maybe just a tiny bit of a bookworm, well, she wouldn’t exactly complain.      AmazonKU

THE ARACHNID (THE POISONER SERIES BOOK TWO) by I V Ophelia

The hauntingly beautiful second book in the gothic romance Poisoner series, where Alina Lis finds herself the prey of her vampiric ex-lover, Silas. They’re a couple deadly as sin, and as intoxicating as a sip of poison...Return to the world of The Poisoner…In the shadows of 1890s Buffalo, a poisoner’s bite leaves more than just scars—even for the undead. Two years after fleeing London, Alina Lis has built something she never thought possible: a home. Leading a commune of women like herself, she’s found a new, greater purpose; experimenting on the Vipera. But peace, she learns, is as fragile as a spider’s web in winter. Silas Forbes, the Vipera she escaped, hasn’t forgotten. But his thirst for Alina threatens everything he’s created in her absence. And he’s brought another along for the hunt: Luka Novikov, the man who once betrayed her, now bound to them both by wounds that won’t heal and debts that can’t be paid. As human and Vipera worlds violently collide, old poisons surface and new alliances form. In a society where survival means choosing sides, Alina must protect the family she’s built, Silas must decide what price he’ll pay for his obsession, and Luka—marked forever by the poisoner’s kiss—must survive the clash of an immortal’s longing and a woman’s fury. Some venoms have no antidote. Some hungers can never be satisfied.      AmazonKU        AB

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