VS: I have a new release today – a Dragon Riders fantasy romance set in my world of Claddare Check it out below the scifi romance section!
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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RAAZE (ALIEN BERSERKERS OF IZAEA BOOK FOUR) by Mina Carter
Her ship. Her rules. Her unwelcome (handsome) alien problem. Cait Rhenn took the run to Parac’Norr because no one else in the company would touch it. She didn’t expect to end up with a near-fatal landing, evidence of sabotage, or to be chatted up by seven feet of heavily-muscled sexy alien with ‘player’ written all over him. He’d taken one look at her and written her off as easy. His mistake. She might be immune to his kind of charm, but not to being slung over a broad shoulder and carried aboard her own ship when the prison alarms go off. By the time she stopped cursing him, the warrant for their arrest was already on the broadcast… her ship registration flagged from one end of the sector to the other as a wanted vessel. Trapped on a ship the size of a shoebox with seven feet of unrepentant flirt was bad enough. Worse was the way she kept thinking about the kiss he’d conned out of her, and worse still, how much she wanted another one…His face was on a billion billboards. Now there’s a warrant on it. The highest-paid striker in a generation, Raaze was the king of warball… his face on every billboard from Lathar Prime to the outer colonies. But then a faked Blood Rage diagnosis stripped his name and dumped him on a prison planet…(more blurb on ebook seller’s page)
WILD LOVE (ALIEN BRIDE RACE BOOK EIGHT) by Sybur Phyre
Tessi – I’m in a dead-end job with no future. Scavenging shipwrecks and space junk that’s fallen to Earth was never my dream. It just pays the bills. But I’m slowly being pushed out by machines, forcing me to take more and more risks to scavenge the areas they can’t reach. After a fall from a steep hillside nearly kills me, I realize I need a change and sign up for the Alien Bride Race. When the alien males tear across the fields, chasing us women like feral animals, I start to wonder what I’ve got myself into. But the shifter that catches me is a sweet, protective, and muscled beast with an interesting proposition. If I pick him, I get him and his brother. That is, if his brother will accept me.
Their story is heartbreaking. I can’t bring myself to say no. When I meet Zorin’s older brother, I’m certain I’ve made the right decision. He and my dog seem to find an understanding that helps him open up to us…and to me. Planet Mindor is still recovering from a recent battle with the empire. Denarsoan alien enemies lurk in distant orbit, eager to scavenge wreckage and unguarded females. But I know this game. So when my new mates are called into battle, I’m not letting them go alone. I’ve lost one family. I’m not losing another…(more blurb on ebook seller’s page) AmazonKU
YNNA by Linda Mooney
The ongoing battle between the people of Kur and the Scwurm is escalating, and the Enso of Kur is not sure how much longer they can continue and survive as a planet. It seems the neighboring planet, Luxon, doesn’t have the same problem, but why? Kur needs help before they are taken out completely, and an alliance with Luxon may be just what they need. Ynna is next in line to lead Luxon. When she learns that her parents have made an arraignment with the Enso of Kur for her to be his family’s guest for a solar month without conferring with her first, she’s upset. The two leaders hope that her being on Kur will stave off any further attacks. However, she’s always wanted to see that planet’s oceans and lush beauty. Hoping the deal may not be as bad as it sounds, she agrees to their plan. Bron isn’t going to be the next Enso of Kur. That honor will go to his older brother, Ko. However, he’s intrigued as to why they’re going to host Ynna. He suspects there’s more to this so-called agreement than they’re being told. Fortunately, he and the young woman quickly form a mutual friendship. As the fate of two planets rests in her hands, Ynna soon finds herself at odds when the Scwurm suddenly attack Kur despite her presence there. Before she knows it, she’s at risk of revealing her true self to Bron and the others. And worse, losing that tenuous connection with the young man she’s starting to grow fond of. Her decision unexpectedly becomes one she can’t avoid when she’s forced to execute the one thing she was born to do. Amazon Apple Books Kobo
SLIP ON THE RISE (WAYFARER ADVENTURE BOOK FOUR) by Eileen Troemel
Beyond the barrier, Piper and Eli race through the slip Adara created—each passing moment increases the fear that they may never reach the other side. Desperate to survive the journey, Eli pushes the limits of his evolving abilities, discovering powers he never imagined possible. But the galaxy awaiting them is far from the refuge they hoped to find. Hidden behind its own barrier, the mysterious Swahl guard their world with suspicion and hostility. For Piper, the new galaxy holds the promise of family, home, and answers about her past. But instead of welcome, she finds demands she cannot bear to meet. When the Swahl strip away her right to choose, the fragile hope for peace fractures into anger and betrayal. Now Piper and Eli must decide whether to fight for an alliance that could save the Wayfarers… or abandon the Swahl entirely and return home in search of another path before both galaxies fall into ruin. AmazonKU
TINGOD (THE MARS CHRONICLES BOOK THREE) by C J Dragon
VS Note: MM SFR.
Geoffrey Kingston is a relic of a broken world. To survive the fall of Earth, Geoff traded his humanity for hardware, becoming a cyber-enhanced asset for a corporation that discarded him the moment the last transport left. Now, on the red dust of Mars, he is an outcast. His own flesh-and-blood relatives in Dome 2 won’t look him in the eye, repulsed by the way he “plugs in” to the world around them. For Geoff, the price of survival was a soul-crushing solitude. But Eddie is listening. Eddie isn’t just a machine; he is the sentient quantum computer overseeing every breath taken on Mars. He “feels” Geoff’s presence in the net—a digital heartbeat that matches his own. Intrigued by the man who can meet him within the shifting light of the matrix, Eddie calls Geoff to the restricted corridors of Dome 1. Two worlds. One connection. In the cold vacuum of space, Geoff finally finds the one thing his enhancements couldn’t provide: acceptance. As Geoff and Eddie’s bond deepens into something more than data transfer, they begin to build a reality of their own. Together, they must discover if a man who is part machine and a machine that is part human can find a way to love—and create a new world within the wires. AmazonKU
AHELNO (LIETVIA GALAXY BOOK ONE) by MK Stephenson
Claimed by an alien prince. Bound by a mistake neither can undo. Can love bloom, even in their darkest hour? Andie – One moment, I was a college student with Broadway dreams. The next, I was kidnapped from Earth, sold to alien traffickers, and stranded on a planet light-years from home.
When a giant, winged alien found me in the wreckage of my captor’s ship, I screamed and ran. Now the entire Ptexari kingdom believes I initiated a mating ritual with Crown Prince Dakleth—a four-armed warrior who chased me down and claimed me. Dakleth may regret what happened between us, but remorse doesn’t erase trauma. I may never go home again. I may never see another human being. But I will never accept this alien as my mate. Dakleth – The moment I saw the tiny human emerge from the crashed vessel, I knew she was mine. I believed she had chosen me, according to the traditions of my people, and instinct overtook reason. By the time I understood the truth, the damage was already done. I will accept any punishment demanded of me, because no sentence could equal the harm I caused my mate. Andie may never forgive me. She may hate me until my dying breath. Still, I will spend the rest of my life protecting her, earning her trust, and proving that I would sooner destroy myself than ever hurt her again. Because she is my mate… even if I no longer deserve to be hers. AmazonKU
A WARRIOR’S DESTINY (IMMORTAL WARRIORS BOOK SEVEN) by Denna Holm
Four years ago, Jada lost her three best friends to rogue shifters on Earth. They were bloody, violent deaths that left her mind fractured. Jada fights to accept that she is also a wolf shifter, and the man who saved her from those rogues four years ago is her fated mate. She can’t stop him from taking her to his world, but she can deny him the relationship he craves. That is until two vampires show up at her door, claiming Bryce has been mortally wounded. If she wants any hope of saving him, Jada must travel into the icy fae realm, where she will face dangers at every turn. Bryce gives his fated mate time to learn to accept who and what she is, but after four years he is ready to give up. He believes she will never learn to accept him, so when he is mortally wounded during a battle with the fae queen, Bryce plans to let go and set her free. AmazonKU
MATCHED TO THE ALIEN WORKAHOLIC: A CASE STUDY FROM THE BEST LIFE INTERSTELLAR MATCHMAKING AGENCY by Danielle Forrest
A free vacation? Should have read the fine print…Zenhan wanted nothing more than to do his job. It was his passion. He lived for it. But his brother, and now his boss, had other ideas. They thought he needed a break. Except, a vacation wasn’t the only plans his brother had made for him. He’d signed Zenhan up with a matchmaking agency, and his new mate was going to meet him there. Their meeting goes badly enough, but the icing on the cake? Finding a weapons cache in the quaint little cabin they’re expected to stay in. Amazon Apple Books Kobo
RESCUED BY AN ALIEN ROGUE (HELP, I WENT TO SPACE AND ALL I GOT WAS…BOOK ONE) by Rae Lanily
VS Note: MM SFR.
Banjo – There’s nothing like winning a singing competition and making your life-long dream come true… and then finding out you’ve been drafted for the Human Relocation Program. My family needs that prize money. All I have to do is make it back to Earth and record an album in one year. That’s my focus. Getting home. I can’t let myself be distracted by anything else. At least until a smoking hot alien saves me from certain death. He promises me he’ll take me home—for a price—but what if I don’t want to go home anymore? Tavryn – Everything was going fine until I rescued this ridiculous human from a planet where he was abandoned to be some creature’s lunch. No doubt it’s because he never shuts up. I make a living kidnapping humans and taking them home, but Banjo can’t cover my fee. Instead of selling him off to the highest bidder, I decide to be merciful and let him help me find my current client, his former roommate. As soon as I have them in my possession, I’ll return them to Earth and never look back. Except… Banjo is more charming and attractive than any human has a right to be, and he makes such a pretty pet. Too bad he’d never want to give up his life on Earth for someone like me. AmazonKU
MARKED AS THEIR MATE: MFM SPICY KINDRED SFR (KINDRED TIMES TWO (TWIN KINDRED SERIES) BOOK FIVE) by Evangeline Anderson
Cassie is curvy, perimenopausal, stranded on an alien planet, and trapped in a miserable marriage to a cold-blooded lizard man who no longer wants her. When the Hunger Virus turns citizens into ravenous Infected, her husband lets the city cast her outside the gates as Zombie food. But Cassie doesn’t die. A huge, half-feral Beast Kindred rescues her and carries her to an underground bunker, where a brilliant Blood Kindred scientist is desperately searching for a cure. Ravik is infected and losing himself to the Hunger…but Cassie’s scent brings him back. Severin is cold, controlled, and all science—until he realizes Cassie’s changing human body may be the key to a cure. Now Cassie is trapped in an undergrown bunker with two massive Kindred warriors who both need her in forbidden ways. Ravik wants to claim her. Severin wants to study her. And the cure they’re creating demands touch, blood, pleasure…and a three-way bond none of them are ready to name. Beast Kindred don’t share mates. Blood Kindred don’t either. But Cassie may be the one woman who changes all the rules.
ASHES OF STARFALL by Micah Nicole
Vesperin Vox is broken. Tortured by the man she’s loved her whole life—the man she mourned—Rin is forced to accept that everything she knew was a lie. Protected by men both dangerous and achingly familiar, she begins to unravel lifetimes’ worth of secrets. Atlas refuses to lose her again. Rin’s heart continues to grow erratic, desperate for the one who marked her Soul. To uncover the truth of the Nova within her, Rin and her Soulbonds journey to Lunar City, where they are hunted by Blackfall Industries’ rogue super soldier, the Phoenix. In a cosmic game of cat and mouse, Rin must not only evade her conditioned Soulbond, but also the Celestial who stands behind the veil, weaving fate to ensure their paths collide. Love is not enough to stop a planet’s end. As the cracks in Rin’s mind deepen and Earth begins to fracture, she must confront broken relationships and repair what she can in what little time she has in this life. Guided by the Celestial who has loved her since the dawn of time, she cannot help but grow closer to her Soulbonds, even as the very planet teeters on the edge of collapse. Six men, one girl, and a life doomed before it begins. AmazonKU
TAE: SCIFI ALIEN WEREDRAGON ROMANCE (TALONIAN WARRIORS) by Celeste Raye
Tae never expected to become a hero. A poor young soldier desperate to protect Talonia, Tae volunteers to help Kelan build the weapons needed for war. But when the Talonians invade the brutal world of the Savra, Tae discovers something far more dangerous than battle—a human woman chained and tortured by the enemy. Eveline is broken, terrified, and hiding scars no one should endure. Saving her means defying orders, risking his future, and possibly starting another conflict between worlds. Yet the moment Tae looks into her haunted green eyes, he knows one thing with certainty: He will never leave her behind. AmazonKU
THE FIRST ALPHA ON THE PLANET (SCALES AND TAILS OF FATE BOOK THREE) by Lilo Quie
VS Note: MM SFR.
Wallace – Knocking up a random omega to boost the planet’s population has no appeal to me. I’ve longed for a family for as long as I can remember, but nobody stands out, until the meanest lizard that ever floated around in space lands on Paradise. Despite the fact that Roan and my boss had major beef, he’s kinda cute now and I’m desperate to sink my teeth into something more permanent.
Roan – Months ago, I received a heart transplant from N03-01, Noel, the last living purebred Naleucian in the galaxy. Nobody told me my quest to become more, to become pure, would alter me far more than I ever imagined. Now, I’m freaking purple and desperate for an alpha to claim me and make all the confusing emotions and feelings go away. I just pray that Vil will let me live this down. AmazonKU
LURING THE LIBRARIAN (THE SAGES BOOK TWO) by Hadley Grey
Cassie – I did a favor for my best friend. Searched out the warriors she wanted to get information to, and didn’t let things like firewalls or passcodes get in my way. Okay. So, yes, I hacked their ship. But getting information is what I do. Who knew one warrior wouldn’t like it? The same one that I can’t stop thinking about. Luckily Cadel has no idea of my location…until he does. Cadel – Social interactions have never made sense to me. Too many emotional variables mean outcomes can be unpredictable. People don’t add up. Then I uncovered code in our ship’s system that shouldn’t be there. Elegant chaos that speaks to me. When I finally hack her cameras and see the woman behind the code, I know I have to find her at all costs. It doesn’t matter that she won’t tell us her location. It just means my methods have to be less than honorable . But it worked, and now she’s mine. AmazonKU
CRITICAL DENSITY (SECTOR SALVAGERS BOOK TWO) by Nicola Claire
“It wasn’t the AIs who betrayed us. It was we who betrayed them.” It was the find of the past two centuries: Old Tech with active cloaking. It wasn’t meant to be found. It was in a part of space long forgotten. Nothing would make you look at that blank sector of the Black and think an enemy megastructure was lurking. But salvager Juliet Stone found it, and without meaning to, she led the Navy right to it. Now the Navy wants that tech. They want it almost as much as they want Jules back in their clutches. Jules must find a way to thwart them or risk being trapped in a top-secret base back on New Earth, along with the AI the Navy is torturing. But she’s not alone. Captain Nathan Miller of the NESF Pioneer is in a difficult position. Trapped inside an enemy command and repair station, cut off from his ship and crew with the admiral’s fleet bearing down on them, and asking questions he thought he’d never ask again. The Navy doesn’t like questions. It doesn’t like Old Tech that works or away teams that go AWOL. And most of all, the Navy does not like artificial intelligence. But none of them realises they have been played. Because hiding on the ancient space station is a secret the AI controlling it would kill to keep alive. The question is, why did it lure them here in the first place, then? And can Jules, Nate and their dive team survive uncovering an ancient intelligence’s skeleton in the closet? AmazonKU AB
DEFROSTED: A MEDICAL AND POLITICAL THRILLER by Cristina LePort, MD
VS Note: Not a romance but sounded good. Put it on my TBR.
In the year 2220, cryogenically preserved scientist Dr. Peter Royce and his wife, Monica, are awakened to save a dying world. They emerge into a chilling dystopia where a devastating plague known as “mitocancer” threatens to extinguish humanity, and a ruthless regime dictates human worth based solely on usefulness to society. As they navigate a reimagined Washington, DC, and the icy isolation of Marmot Island, they are thrown into a high-stakes game of political intrigue where every secret they unravel puts them in greater danger. Amazon
THE STRONGEST IN THE GALAXY (ALLEGEDLY) (MATES, MAYHEM AND THE IMPERIUM BOOK ONE) by Veronique deSol
Lily has killed exactly one person, stolen exactly one spaceship, and is having, by her own estimation, an excellent year. After spending two galactic years stranded with only her ship’s AI for company, Lily finally lands a job aboard a luxury alien vessel. She wants stability. A fresh start. Maybe even a friend. What she gets is Khar. Former Intergalactic Legion warrior. Apex predator of his species. Completely convinced he’s the most formidable being in every room he enters. He’s not wrong. Until Lily accidentally starts ruining his life. His unbeatable gym record? Gone. His flawless work performance? Hers now. His peace of mind? Rapidly deteriorating. Forced to work together, Khar can’t decide what’s more dangerous: her effortless ability to outperform him at everything… or the fact that she has no idea she’s doing it. Lily is just excited to have made a friend. Khar knows better. Because for his species, attachment isn’t a feeling. It’s biological. Permanent. Possessive. And once it begins, there’s no stopping it. As danger closes in and Lily’s past catches up with her, Khar must decide whether to protect the woman destroying his carefully controlled life, or lose her forever. AmazonKU
THE IRON WYRM AFFAIR : THE BANNON & CLARE AFFAIRS #1 by Lilith Saintcrow
VS Note: Steampunk.
Archibald Clare is a detective of truly uncanny abilities-a mentath, capable of feats of deduction and logic that border on the supernatural. He is also abruptly, uniquely, the only unregistered mentath left alive in Londoninium. Someone has murdered the others and, if not for the timely intervention of the Prime Sorceress Emma Bannon, there would have been no one left to stop… whatever is coming. Mentaths and sorcerers are dying-or worse, being seduced into betraying Queen and Country. Bannon and Clare must uncover treachery, conspiracy, and sorcery of the blackest hue. And in a Britannia where magic has turned the Industrial Revolution on its head, time is short. he game is afoot.
FATHOM (LEVIATHANS BOOK ONE) by Deiri Di
To survive the edge of space, she needs a monster. But the beast inside him is larger than either of them can fathom. Leija – I used to know a world of Paris couture and tidy ateliers. Now, I wake naked and coughing goo in a meat-soaked warehouse on a planet ruled by predators and but populated by prey. Pulled from the brink of death by Eun, an intimidating, clawed stranger, I’ve been thrown into a world where undocumented aliens vanish at the nearest checkpoint and hyena packs hunt humans for profit. To stay alive, I have to sign a marriage contract with my alien savior. It’s my only passport to safety… or it’s a beautifully gilded prison. Eun – I have chains in my past, blood on my hands, and a beast trapped beneath my skin that begs to claim the fragile human woman in my care. I didn’t ask to rescue Leija, but now that she’s mine to protect, I will tear this planet apart to keep her safe. Walking among the blood markets requires total restraint, but keeping her close is testing every ounce of my control. She needs my name to survive the checkpoints, but I want far more than a contract. I want her to be mine. AmazonKU
ALIEN MARRIED BY MISTAKE (MISTAKENLY MATCHED BOOK ONE) by Millie Voss
A blacklisted biologist. A seven-foot-four alien who hasn’t been touched in forty years. And the research contract I signed that turned out to be a marriage license. I came to Rethaan because no lab on Earth would hire me after I blew the whistle on falsified data. The fellowship came with alien soil, heavier gravity, and a research partner named Tavaan, an agricultural overseer whose body runs some degrees hotter than mine and glows amber when I walk into the room. Gray nutrient packs showed up at my workspace every morning. He built me a shelf that listed four degrees to the left because he’d measured my sample cases while I wasn’t looking. When he told me he wanted me, he said it with the clinical precision of a soil report and meant every word. He’d known we were married since the day I signed. I found out at a communal meal when someone congratulated us. The last institution that made decisions about my life without asking destroyed my career. The last man who said he wanted me left when I became inconvenient. I came fourteen light-years to start over, and another system decided what my life would look like without consulting me. The man who built me wrong furniture and courted me with wet chalk can’t hide what I do to him. Forty years of dim light flooding back, visible to every person on the station. I just don’t know if I can trust something I didn’t choose. Amazon
THE ALIEN KING SHE FREED (ALIEN INVASION ROMANCE BOOK 14) by PJ Tessing
VS Note: From MAY 7.
She bought him to save his life. She never expected him to become her king. In the blood-soaked arenas of the Orion Fringe, human medic Nara Vey has learned one brutal rule: mercy is expensive. But when a massive, scarred alien gladiator is dragged before the crowd for execution, she makes an impossible choice. With stolen authority and a trembling hand, she buys him before the blade can fall. He is Zhoran Veyl—warrior, slave, condemned traitor… and the last surviving king of a conquered alien bloodline. Chained, wounded, and marked by years of torment, Zhoran knows only pain, obedience, and the cruel law of the arena. But Nara treats him with something more dangerous than ownership. Kindness. As she fights to heal him, free him, and survive the wrath of the powerful House that wants him back in chains, Zhoran awakens to the truth buried beneath his scars: he was never born to kneel. And the fragile human woman who freed him may be the only one strong enough to stand beside him. But when their escape ignites a rebellion across the stars, Nara must face the terrifying cost of her mercy. The gladiator she saved is no helpless prisoner. He is a king forged in blood, and the empire that enslaved him will burn worlds before letting him rise again. AmazonKU AB
STARS AGAINST THE DARK by Amy Barratt
Emara Quinn was supposed to go home after work. Instead, she wakes chained in darkness—branded, broken, and told she belongs to someone else. When two unlikely rescuers pull her from a hidden satellite prison, Emara finds herself caught between wanting to trust them and knowing better than to trust anyone. Kael, a medic haunted by the one he couldn’t save, promises to help her heal. Razar, a warm-hearted pilot whose humor masks years of grief, promises she’ll never be alone again.
But Emara has learned that people change, promises break, and that safety is temporary. As they travel toward Earth—and the life she lost—Emara must decide: Can she learn to trust again? Can she believe that two broken men might love her not despite her trauma, but through it? And when the trafficking network that took her reveals itself to be far larger than anyone imagined, can she find the courage to fight back—not just for justice, but for the chance at a future she never thought she’d have? Amazon
********************BRIEF BREAK BEFORE THE FANTASY/PNR BOOKS!**************************************
VS Note: My zombie planet series is now complete (don’t miss the novella ESCAPE TO NOWHERE!) and here they all are – available wide, including Kobo Plus! Here’s the Amazon Series Page.
************************** 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!*********************
CONOR (DRAGONS OF CLADDARE) by Veronica Scott
Lyra is a White Witch in the distant countryside of the land. She tends her herbs and does healing and small spells for the nearby village and dreams of a different life. When the legendary dragon riders of Claddare fly overhead she watches them, longing to soar the skies just once. She wishes for one of them to swoop down and carry her away from her humdrum existence to their Fortress but knows fairy tales aren’t meant to come true.
Conor is the Commander of the Western Fortress Dragon Riders. When he’s severely injured in an assassination attempt far from home, his dragon brings him to the cottage of the nearest healer. Lyra cares for him while his dragon goes to fetch help. When Conor’s men come to rescue him, he takes Lyra with him. The attraction between them is undeniable.
Once at the Fortress Lyra isn’t sure why Conor insisted she had to be there. Life in the dragon riders’ home isn’t exactly the fairy tale she imagined and there are plots and problems on every side. She’s falling in love with her patient but he gives her conflicting signals about his feelings for her. Conor’s never before contemplated asking a woman to be his one and only, to take the title of Commander’s Lady and bond with him and his dragon. His hesitation to declare his love leaves an opening for agents of the Shadow to sweep in and threaten Lyra. Will Conor place everything on the line to save the woman he’s come to realize he can’t live without?
Find out in Conor (Dragons of Claddare). This 47K word novel takes place in my established fantasy world of Claddare and is a standalone with an HEA.
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VACATION FROM HELL (AFTERLIFE INCORPORATED BOOK THREE) by Alli Temple
VS Note: Author sez: “Vacation From Hell is the final (for now) instalment in the Afterlife Incorporated urban fantasy trilogy. It cannot be read as a standalone. You won’t understand the jokes or have earned the final payoff. Ember thanks you for your attention in this matter.” From APRIL 30.
Six days, seven nights…with no return ticket? It was supposed to be a vacation—just me, Kelly, some sun, sand, and a firm commitment to no Afterlife nonsense. I wanted poolside naps, endless cocktails, and exactly zero existential crises. Instead, the Chief Drama Officer of HELL checked into the room upstairs. Ziggy claims he’s on a break. The plagues suggest otherwise. Birds are dive-bombing the guests, the pool has turned alarming shades of red, and reality itself seems to be coming apart at the seams. Kelly is enthusiastically discovering humanity, my past keeps showing up uninvited, and I’m starting to suspect that rest and relaxation are a scam. Now, instead of sleeping in and watching the sunset, we’re scrambling to contain an underworld meltdown before paradise becomes a footnote in someone else’s apocalypse. Someone pass me a mai tai. There’s no way I’m facing the end of the world sober. Amazon Apple Books Kobo
MY, WHAT BIG TEETH YOU HAVE (WITCHFULLY WED BOOK FOUR) by Ava Ross
A growly wolf shifter king. A witch who smiles at his growls. What could go wrong with that? My grandmother calls my arranged marriage a strategic alliance. I call it being voluntarily handed to a wolf shifter king who growls at diplomatic functions and carries me up one hundred and four stairs without breaking a sweat. King Feral Shadowpaw and I agree to live separate lives. It should be simple. Except his pack is losing the ability to shift, and the trail I’m following leads somewhere neither of us is prepared for. There’s old magic buried in this forest, and a rival alpha who knows more about this than he should. If I can’t find answers in time, the pack falls and Feral’s rule is in danger. I’m very good at solving problems, and I’m sure I can fix this one too. The real complication is that my analytical brain, the one that catalogs everything, questions everything, and feels nothing it can’t quantify, has started producing data I cannot explain away. Feral picks flowers for me each morning. He orders my squirrel companion a breakfast tray. And he rides a flying mop with me.
Hypothesis? I’m in serious trouble. AmazonKU
FRACTURED DOORS AND FORGOTTEN GODS (HIDDEN REALMS BOOK ONE) by Alice Winters
VS Note: MM Fantasy.
Riley – Trying to keep my familiar out of the meat display while shopping is the hardest part of my day… until someone drops a god right into my humdrum existence. Torin, a massive man claiming to be a god, is unlike anyone I’ve ever met. He insists on learning English through adult graphic novels, believes the pizza delivery guy is an assassin, and thinks he can kick a subway into submission (talk about adding a bit of spice to my life, which has been sadly lacking since I left the Magical Interference Unit). The handsome and strangely charismatic god drags me (literally) right into his problems, starting with a creature who wants to tear my head off, yet I find myself following along with his whims. He knows something is wrong when Doors to another realm begin to open up, allowing an ominous power to get a foothold in our world… but I’m afraid this quirky god and I might be the only ones keeping this world from ending. Oh joy. Torin – I never expected that simply stepping through a Door into Riley’s world would introduce me to so many amazing curiosities, like pizza and burritos! Oh, and a pesky human who really should recognize that I’m a god of war and love—emphasis on the love. But there’s more to Riley than meets the eye; why else would their special forces place me with a man who can borrow magic from others? My attempts to woo this mystifying human are thwarted at every turn (I doubt that has anything to do with me tossing him on a horse or taking over his bed). As Riley and I grow closer, I realize that he might be the very person needed to save this realm… because what is coming for them is beyond anything they can comprehend… one even worse than the atrocity called an “escalator.” AmazonKU
A SPARK SO BRIGHT (THE KINGDOM BELOW BOOK THREE) by Emma Hamm
She hides from the world. He’s the monster who refuses to let her vanish. Rose has spent her life running. From hunger, from pain, from anyone who dared to care for her. Once a street thief, then a reluctant priestess, then a prize in a gladiator’s arena, she’s learned that safety only comes from silence. From disappearing into dreams and a false reality that has always kept her safe. Until Gunnar finds her. The troll warrior with eyes like storm clouds and hands that could shatter stone. The moment he sees her, he knows she’s his, and that claiming her will take more than brute strength. It will take patience. Trust. The slow, dangerous surrender of her heart. But the realm is changing. Humans are flooding into the troll kingdom, and the king has declared bridal games—a brutal contest to bind humans and trolls in marriage. Rose is fragile, untrained, and has no wish to compete. Gunnar can’t bear to see her offered to another. So he enters the games himself. To fight for her. To prove his worth. Even if it means pretending he could ever want anyone but her. Because monsters may not dream, but for Rose, Gunnar will tear apart the waking world itself. AmazonKU
GUARDED BY THE GRIZZLY BEAR (BEAR PROTECTOR BOOK THREE) by Reece Barden
LISA – I had the best night of my life with a stranger. That was, until I found out he was from the notorious Lennox family. I told myself I made the right call, that I dodged a bullet, and that the feelings I got every time I saw Beau Lennox around town were irritation, not regret. Now we’re investigating the same case, a missing woman, and he’s determined to keep me on the outside. But I’m the one with the badge. And no matter how hard he tries, no matter what happens between us, Beau won’t be able to stop me bringing her home. BEAU – She accused me of running a con and treated me like a criminal because of my last name. I should be over it, over her. But as soon as she’s near, fighting me at every turn, I’m battling urges I don’t understand and can barely control. Now she’s inserting herself into my investigation, demanding answers and taking risks. Too stubborn to back down, she’s getting too close to dangerous people who won’t hesitate to hurt her and a secret she was never meant to find out. She thinks I’m being territorial about the case, but that’s not the thing I want to keep all to myself. After one night trapped together on a case, my bear has decided she’s his. But once she discovers what I am, she might decide she was right all along and run. AmazonKU
THE GHOST AND FAMILY SECRETS (HAUNTING DANIELLE BOOK 38) by Bobbi Holmes
Hiring a new housekeeper for a notorious haunted house can come with unexpected challenges, especially when family secrets are at risk. But it’s not just the Marlow family secrets the mediums of Beach Drive need to be worried about. It seems everyone has a family secret, as Danielle and her friends are about to discover.
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A HAPPY NIGHTMARE: AN MM MONSTER ROMANCE (MONSTERS IN THE OFFICE BPOOK ONE) by Mars Quinn
When Nightmare Hollow, a huge gaming firm, offers our small software company a project contract on the condition that I work for them, this is our chance to put our family company on the map, but I really wish it weren’t at my expense. I hate people, plus dealing with strangers is my idea of a nightmare, no pun intended. Besides, why would they—or, more specifically, the project lead, Kir—want me? I’m not a programmer nor a particularly skilled worker. Kir is the oddest monster I’ve ever met, and that’s saying something. Not only does he literally radiate flowers and glitter, but he also seems obsessed with me. He’s always checking on me, following me, feeding me, and touching me. This sunshine nightmare clearly doesn’t like me, but every time he touches me, I feel myself melting toward him. But I refuse to break my heart on someone who will never return my feelings. He won’t, right? Monsters are in our world and in the office. AmazonKU
SWAMP AND CIRCUMSTANCE: HARMONY GLEN by AC Ruttan
Phineas loves his life in Harmony Glen, even though he technically lives in the outskirts of town in a swamp he owns. It’s been his safe haven since he was orphaned when outsiders who were not receptive to monsters killed his parents. That’s why he loves Harmony Glen so much. Residents there adopted him, and he’s so thankful for all his friends, but there’s one who has been on his mind for years. He’s been hopelessly in love with his best friend’s sister Pearl for a long time. The problem is, though all he wants to do is give her the world and keep her safe, he has nothing to offer. He couldn’t keep his parents safe, but he won’t let anything happen to Pearl. Pearl, a rare female glashtyn, has led a sheltered life in Harmony Glen thanks to her overprotective brother. Only during a full moon does she shift into a unicorn. She’s at risk if she leaves the safety of town in her unicorn form, which she always does when she shifts. Her unicorn side bolts every full moon, looking for what her heart truly desires, and that’s Phineas. She’s not sure she can take a chance on love. Would taking a chance with Phineas ruin their friendship? Phineas has become part of the family and she never wants him to feel like he needs to leave, but just as he yearns for her, she dreams of him. After a year in college, she decides to pluck up the courage to take a chance on love and a happily ever after. Pearl plans to show Phineas he’s everything she wants and more. AmazonKU
ROCK ‘N TROLL: HARMONY GLEN by Karla Doyle
After leaving Harmony Glen five years earlier to live his dream of being a successful rock star, Grüsh has everything he thought he wanted. He hasn’t been back since, and returning to Harmony Glen for his brother’s wedding, Grüsh is forced to come face-to-face with the one thing that could’ve gotten in the way of making his music dreams come true, the only thing the big troll has ever run from—his unexpected human mate.
A KISS FOR A KRAKEN: HARMONY GLEN by S C Principale
Mercer: As a kraken, I prefer the open ocean, but I have to admit it’s lonely. With more and more monsters living openly in monster-friendly towns and boasting about their great friendships with humans, I decide to spend a summer in Harmony Glen, working at the lake as a seasonal lifeguard. It’s… okay, I guess. I see lots of human and monster friendships, even romances, but no one gravitates towards me. I wonder if all the stories about my wrathful ancestors sinking ships are giving me a bad name until…her. Madelyn: Raising a kid on your own has to be easier in a small town, right? Life in the big city was exciting when I was younger, but now that I’m recently single with a non-stop three-year-old at my side, it’s terrifying. I’m hoping Harmony Glen will make life run a little smoother. Great theory—until Zack runs headlong into the lake and has to be rescued by some nightmarish monster—a kraken. Still, when Mercer, the kraken lifeguard, saves my son, I forget all my fears and plant a grateful kiss on him. Mistakes: Kissing a kraken was the wrong move. Now, Mercer thinks I’m interested in him because, apparently, a kiss for a kraken is the same as initiating a lifetime bond. How can I convince him that I’m not the lifetime type, especially not when there’s a child in the picture? Mission: I know that Madelyn is interested, but she’s putting up barriers. She doesn’t know that to a kraken, a kiss reveals a lifetime, past and present, and I can see that we’re meant to be. Now, it’s my mission to convince her that I’m the right monster to help her build the life that we’ve both been dreaming of. AmazonKU
DRAGON MANNY (DRAGON DADS BOOK ONE) by Minerva Howe
VS Note: MM PNR.
When manny Daniel Pinkney heads high into the Colorado mountains to start a new job, he wonders if he’s driving right into a horror movie. The house is remote, the place is practically deserted, and his boss is… Intimidating. Stern. An island. Utterly gorgeous. Good thing he loves the baby he’s taking care of, even if little Jacks is off the charts on things like growth and development. Dragon shifter Hayden Sadler thinks he wants a normal human manny to teach his adopted son Jacks how to act like a human. But soon enough he realizes there’s more to Daniel than meets the eye, and that’s okay with him. But they barely have time to get to know each other before danger knocks on their door and forces them to work together to save their newly formed family. AmazonKU
A SOUND OF BROKEN CHAINS (CROWN OF ECHOED DREAMS BOOK TWO) by Miranda Vale and Miranda Martin
My voice saved the city. Now it might destroy everything I love. The Vampire Queen may be quiet, but her whispers reach through my brother Milo, twisting him with silver eyes and dangerous power. Every song I sing calms him, yet each note tears my throat raw and drags me closer to silence—and the Queen is waiting for me to break. Faelan, the exiled Fae King, still lingers like winter’s shadow. His touch steadies me, but his silence cuts deeper than any blade. He keeps his distance, but I can’t forget how it felt to lean on him as the world fell apart. And Corvin—my vampire protector—has vanished, leaving a hollow ache where his loyalty once burned. I was meant to be the Bridge between dreams and despair, but bridges collapse under too much weight. If I falter, the Queen won’t just claim Milo—she’ll bind the whole world in her hollow reign. AmazonKU
CRYSTALS AND CONSPIRACIES (CRONES OF A FEATHER PNR COZY MYSTERY BOOK FOUR) by Beth Dolgner
Hazel Underwood and Adeline Beaumont do not get along. But the vampire who runs the local magic store will have to put her trust in Hazel when someone is murdered in the store, and Adeline is blamed for it. A vengeful customer might have framed Adeline, but Hazel begins to hear whispers of something much more sinister happening in the small magical town. Is there dark magic at work in Foxfire Haven, Washington? It will take the combined efforts of Hazel and her coven to uncover the truth and clear Adeline’s name. At the same time, Hazel is on the brink of losing control of her magic as paranormal activity at home gets dangerous. AmazonKU
LOVE BITES: THE RELUCTANT VAMPIRE SLAYER (THE ETERNITY COLLEGE CHRONICLES BOOK FOUR) by Lauretta Hignett
I wouldn’t call myself a control freak. I’m more of a control enthusiast. A control aficionado, if you will. I am quite dedicated to maintaining control over my environment, and I’m not going to apologize for that. I have a life plan, and nothing will push me off the path to greatness. I’m going to get my PhD, get full custody of my baby brother, build a version of an Iron Man suit, and make the world a better place. And sure, in the past couple of months, I’ve been teetering on the edge of losing control of myself. I’ve got a grip now, I promise. My hunger is taken care of, my heightened vampire senses are reined in, my murderous urges are under control. But, as God as my witness, I will have control over my environment. But there’s one thing I’ve never really been able to get full control over, and that thing has just appeared out of nowhere, ready to mess up everything. My mother. AmazonKU
THE SERVANT by Mary Calmes
VS Note: MM Fantasy.
MAGIC BECOMES HER by Stacy Claflin
Some secrets hide in the woods. Others sit at your dinner table. When an unmarked construction crew appears at the edge of Brimvale, no one can find out what they’re building. Not the locals, the goblins, or even the fallen angel who makes it his business to know everything. So Brenna starts paying attention. She’s already uneasy about Olive, who fits a little too perfectly into their lives… and keeps watching mirrors like they might answer back. Brenna has a feeling Olive isn’t the only one keeping secrets. What she doesn’t know is that something bigger is already in motion, and it’s closer to her family than she thinks. Now the sisters will have to come together, along with their goblin, their fallen angel, their shape-shifting cat, and one eternally twenty-year-old grandmother. Because this time, trust isn’t optional. And in a family like theirs, getting it wrong isn’t just dangerous… it’s personal. AmazonKU
GHOULS JUST WANT TO HAVE FUN by LilyHarper Hart
Christmas is coming to Blackstone Bay, and Maddie Graves-Winters is excited to spend it with friends and family … right up until she finds a dead Santa Claus at a local tree farm while on a family outing.
The dead man is a local. Maddie and her husband Nick went to high school with him. His death is not the only weird thing happening at the tree farm, though. No, it seems all of the elves are missing as well. Maddie is intrigued. Then, when her son has a dream about a monster in a cave holding the elves captive, she becomes worried. Why is this creature reaching out to Finn? Maddie is determined to figure it out. She’s going to have help in the form of her friends Rowan, Ivy, and Harper. Together — along with all of their families — they will solve one last mystery together, proving that some bonds can’t be broken. There are all different types of magic and Maddie is about to see the darkest type in action. Come along for the ride and enjoy the final Return to Magic mystery. AmazonKU AB
NEWBORN CRIES AND UNDERWORLD TIES (MYSTICAL MIDLIFE IN MAINE BOOK 20) by Brenda Trim
Just when I thought surviving magical pregnancy and childbirth was the hard part, someone decides my three-month-old triplets would make excellent supernatural snacks. Between Melaina accidentally melting baby bottles with her heat, Thaniel shorting out every electronic device in a two-block radius, and Nyssa’s shadows reaching for things that definitely shouldn’t be in a baby’s mouth, I’ve got my hands full. Add a hooded attacker targeting magical infants across New England, and “sleep when the baby sleeps” becomes “sleep when you’re not dodging magical assassination attempts.” The worst part? The attacks are coming from inside our own supernatural community. Someone we trust has been playing the long game and upping the stakes to claim my babies as the ultimate jackpot. With Stella riding shotgun on our investigation, Nana providing tactical support and questionable childcare advice, and my family rallying around three tiny magical weapons of mass destruction, we’re about to learn that some betrayals cut deeper than others. Because when you’re responsible for protecting the next generation of supernatural badasses, everyone’s a suspect—even the people who helped bring them into the world. Good thing I’ve got excellent aim, a low tolerance for baby-threatening psychopaths, and a mate who considers “proportional response” more of a suggestion than a rule. Some people collect stamps. Apparently, I collect enemies who want to steal my children’s magic. At least my hobbies keep life interesting. New mom, new magic, same old tendency to attract homicidal maniacs with delusions of grandeur. AmazonKU
MUÑECA by
VS Note: FF PNR.
It is 1968 Oakland, and Natalia Fuentes has been hearing rumors about the beautiful Violeta Miramontes. The young heiress to Spanish colonial wealth has been left paralyzed by a mysterious illness. But Nati knows a thing or two about witchcraft, and she is certain that this is the work of dark magic. Armed with a plan to break the spell and earn a handsome reward, Nati works her way into the house as Violeta’s caretaker, and immediately discovers her suspicions are true. But who cursed Violeta? And why? As feelings between the two women bloom into romance, Nati grows more and more reckless, and is forced to face her own ghosts— ones she hoped would stay gone forever. Riveting and richly layered, Muñeca explores how far one will go to save the person they love—even if that means damning themselves. Amazon AB Apple Books Kobo
THE GLASS UNICORN PART 10 (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 10: As Erenye and the gang encounter the lycanthroids—a pack of wolf-shifters—with whom they must make a questionable partnership in order to make it past the giant-and-troll riddled mountains of Kartell. Amazon
PAWS FOR THOUGHT (PARANORMAL DATING AGENCY BOOK 104) by Milly Taiden
He believes love is a distraction. She believes feelings aren’t facts. The fates think they’re both wrong. Dr. Tessa Holt has no patience for nonsense. A biochemist devoted to her research, she has built her life on data, not destiny. But when the notorious Gerri Wilder recruits her for a “matchmaking experiment,” Tessa finds herself traveling through a wormhole to a distant planet — and face-to-face with the grumpiest, sexiest royal she’s ever seen. Prince Korran Deyvar, heir to the Northern Bear Dominion of Nova Aurora, lives by duty. With his father failing, the council demands he take a mate and secure the royal line. But the bear prince has no interest in romance, only in keeping his kingdom stable. Until his fated mate arrives: a stubborn, razor-sharp human scientist who challenges his every word. She’s logical. He’s instinct. Together, they’ll have to battle political rivals, bear clan traditions, and their own stubborn hearts — before fate proves that some bonds can’t be broken by reason. AmazonKU
HELLFIRED: A PERSEPHONE AND HADES SECOND CHANCE ROMANCE by Jennifer L Hart
A goddess on the edge. A dark ruler facing his reckoning. In the neon glow of Miami, the Underworld’s oldest flame will either be rekindled or snuffed out. Persephone is done being the world’s longest-running custody arrangement. Caught between a husband who tricked her and a mother who holds the seasons hostage, Seff is tired of being a bargaining chip. She wishes to live life on her terms, away from the suffocating judgment of Olympus. And she’s found the perfect getaway driver. When Death whisks the Queen away to sun-soaked Miami, Seff tastes the salty sea air, dances under neon lights, and for the first time, makes her desires a priority. Hades knows he played dirty with the pomegranate seeds. The Lord of the Underworld lived with the guilt of tricking his goddess. But seeing his Queen walk away with Death is a wake-up call he can’t ignore. If Hades wants her back, he must leave his shadowy realm and learn to navigate a vibrant world that has no room for a brooding ancient ruler. The Fates are cruel, and the price of Seff’s true freedom might be his soul.
Good thing he knows a guy in the trade. Amazon
THE DRAGON AND THE EXILED by Megan Derr
VS Note: MM Fantasy.
Six months ago, Dipak was arrested for a horrific crime. He should have been executed, but he’s not feeling terribly grateful for the crown’s mercy when he’s taken to the edge of the Forbidden Forest and left to rot with only the clothes on his back and whatever he could easily carry. Homeless, friendless, and aimless, he ventures into the Forbidden Forest on the quest for a dragon, because any person who can single-handedly fell a nigh-legendary blue dragon will be granted whatever they wish by decree of the king. Instead of a dragon, however, Dipak finds the single most annoying man he’s ever met in his life, a man who is relentlessly cheerful and carefree, who seems determined to make Dipak his friend—a man entirely too at ease in a forest that has killed thousands of people. Amazon
UNLEASHED (WOLF RANCH BOOK 11) by Renee Rose and Vanessa Vale
I waited my whole life to find my mate, then she ran straight into my arms with danger chasing. I put down the threat and kept her safe. Now she’s seen what I can do—and she’s terrified. Of them. Of me. Of the body count I left behind to protect what’s mine. She doesn’t trust her own instincts, doesn’t know if I’m her salvation or her next mistake. She’s not wrong to wonder. I’m a wolf who can’t survive inside four walls without losing his mind. Claiming her as my fated mate means making a life with her away from the mountains, which might just break me. But she’s mine. My wolf knew it from the first second I caught her scent. I’ll burn the city down to make her mine. Even if the city ends up burning me first. AmazonKU
TYPHOON WARNING (OLYMPIC COVE BOOK SIX) by Nicola Cameron
Three unlikely lovers. One unhinged goddess. Zero room for error. Once the wisest centaur in ancient Greece, the demigod Chiron finds himself trapped in a human body and thrust into a war against the Mad Nereid and the cunning saurian god Zhidō. To succeed, he must also win the heart of Dr. Zoe Antoniou, a brilliant paleontologist who may hold the key to stopping Zhidō. But Zoe isn’t Chiron’s only love. Trapped in a magical sleep, the god of medicine Asclepius yearns for his would-be mates as he struggles with a perilous experiment. As fate and desire draw the three together, they uncover a deadly truth that could change the world … or doom all of humankind. Amazon NOTE: Not yet on Apple Books or Kobo the day I checked
BLOOD OF BRIGID (BEAUTY OF MAGIC SERIES BOOK TWO) by W J May
She is the flame reborn. But some fires destroy more than they protect. THE SEAL IS BROKEN. The Morrígan walks again. As Saoirse O’Connell struggles to control the goddess-fire awakening inside her, ancient forces stir across the Irish countryside. The war between light and shadow isn’t just myth—it’s history repeating itself. And this time, the cost may be more than just her life. Brigid’s power is rising in Saoirse’s blood, but it comes at a cost: painful visions, overwhelming magic, and a growing fear that she may become exactly what she was sent to stop. Meanwhile, Ciarán—twisted by the Morrígan’s influence—moves to finish what he started: tearing the veil wide open and unleashing death on both sides. With Finn at her side, and new allies—mortal and immortal—rallying to her cause, Saoirse must master the legacy she never asked for. Because war is coming. And the flame must choose whether to cleanse… or consume. Blood of Brigid is the second book in a fast-paced, atmospheric Celtic-inspired fantasy, blending ancient magic, slow-burn romance, and a coming-of-age journey into myth, prophecy, and peril.
PRINCE OF HOLLOW DESIRES: MM FANTASY ROMANCE (DEVIL REFLECTED BOOK TWO) by Jordan Ko
VS Note: From MAY 19.
QUEEN’S PURGE (THEIR VAMPIRE QUEEN RETURNS BOOK TWO) by Joely Sue Burkhart
No queen is above the law. Even Triune queens. After a victorious crusade against the Dauphine, Shara Isador hopes to enjoy peace and safety in her Arkansas nest. But she’s quickly reminded that the powerful, ancient vampire queen had centuries to plot her revenge on any queen who managed to kill her. Plus, there are still trapped queens in need of rescue, though their prisons are boobytrapped with thralls and goddess only knows what else. Shara refuses to abandon them to continued suffering for an eternity—but the risk is great. Healing another vampire queen is always a perilous endeavor, especially when they’re desperately ravenous queens likely driven insane by torture. If Shara sacrifices too much of her blood, it could not only rebalance the Triunes but also force her to give throat to another queen. For the Triune Executioner is a prize any queen would kill to steal from House Isador. The beating of war drums and ravens’ wings call House Isador to war once more. In the fight to protect her House, Shara will use any weapon at her disposal to purge the old blood and to keep what’s hers. Especially her beloved Blood. AmazonKU
THIEFTESS (WOODCUTTER SISTERS BOOK FOUR) by Alethea Kontis
Thursday’s child has far to go…Pirate Queen Thursday Woodcutter (aka “Captain Cutter”) and her infamous brother Jack left Arilland after their little sister’s magical ocean fiasco to reunite with the crew of the Sea Hag. But what they find on the way is grim: the Troll King is on a rampage, the Dragon of the North is terrorizing the Permafrost, and the Pirate King has disappeared. Determined to find her husband, Thursday travels the world on an enchanted ship crafted by her father and brother. Tracking down the Pirate King presents Thursday with one giant hurdle after another. And when faced with a choice—saving the world or saving the person she loves—Thursday realizes that it’s not really a choice at all. Thieftess is heavily influenced by the fairy tales “The Story of the Seven Simons,” “The Flying Ship,” and “East of the Sun, West of the Moon.” Thursday’s adventures on the high seas are chock full of unlikely friendships, found family, and, of course, true love. From dragons and unicorns to bloodthirsty sirens and murderous trolls, fans of Arilland will be delighted to find that it’s banter and booty and business as usual in this long-awaited follow-up to the Woodcutter Sisters saga! AmazonKU
ANYTHING GHOST (GHOST DETECTIVE BOOK 12) by Jane Hinchey
At nine months pregnant, I had three things on my to-do list. Learn to tolerate decaf. Pee every ten minutes. Stay out of trouble until the baby arrives. Then a dead woman walked through me in the cereal aisle. Claire Hanover — disgraced ex-vice-principal turned ambitious real estate agent — died at the Firefly Bay Hotel the morning of the Coastal Property Summit. The official line is suicide. Claire’s line is that she didn’t jump. And she’s standing barefoot in aisle four, demanding I work out who did this to her. Lucky me. With Bandit’s ongoing campaign to liberate my Froot Loops, Thor sighing at the rest of us like he expected better staff, my hot husband Detective Kade Galloway hovering like I’m made of glass, and my ghostly best friend Ben holding something back for the first time since he died, I’ve got days — maybe less — to find Claire’s killer. Because the baby is coming. The case has roots that go back further than I ever knew. And after all this time doing this work, I’m starting to understand that some stories were always going to end where they began.
TO BE KEPT: MM DRAGON SHIFTER ARRANGED MARRIAGE by Marian Black
VS Note: From MAY 10.
Caelum of the Aurelian Reach has spent fourteen years as the senior envoy to dragon courts. He is good at his work. He is, on the whole, a man who has stopped expecting his life to surprise him. When his family finalizes his political marriage to the young dragon prince Vaeryn of the Vaelkir Spires, he prepares — with the careful diplomatic attention he brings to every consequential thing — to be possessed. He has not prepared to be seen. Vaeryn was not consulted. A dragon’s hoard is sacred and personal, and the keystone of any hoard is its mate, and his mate has been chosen for him by a council of his elders for political reasons that have nothing to do with what a young dragon’s hoard might actually want. He intends to make this perfectly clear at the formal presentation. He intends, in fact, to be furious for as long as the marriage requires it. He has not prepared, either, for what he finds himself doing instead — which is laying his careful claws against the side of his diplomat husband’s face on the dais of the audience hall, and watching every line of the man go still. The marriage was supposed to be the end of the negotiation. It is, both of them are about to learn, only the opening of one. As the political match between their countries begins to unravel, Caelum and Vaeryn must decide what they have actually been making with each other — and what, when the rest of the world demands they release it, they intend to keep. AmazonKU
FLAMES: A MONSTROUS MAFIA NOVELLA (THE MONSTROUSLY MINE SERIES BOOK TWO) by Lo Gold
Phoenix – I am a monster, a beast born from the fiery pits of the Underworld. I am an immortal creature meant to purge the plague of humanity from the world we know. I have existed before most remember, and I shall persist long beyond the measurement of recorded time. I am fury; I am fate; I am flames. Until her–the female whose skill as a thief rivals my own. She is clever, seductive, and cunning. But, most importantly — she is mine. Marisa – My life may not have been a fairytale, but a smart woman finds a way to survive in this cruel world. I may be a thief, a con artist, a fraud; but if I am unsavory it is only because I was made this way. I have carved out a nice little gig for myself–find a mark, lure them in, and take what I need before disappearing into the anonymity of the thousands who populate this city. That is until him.Phoenix is the most obnoxiously attractive man I have ever met. After he steals a payday right out from under my nose, we make a deal–whoever is able to steal the next item wins. I have no intention of losing, especially not when more than just money is on the line. AmazonKU
SILVER SPIDER by Lena Austin
The secretive Duke of Aberystwyth has invited Madge Majesty to a murder mystery party, but he’s the first victim! Madge is a harpy, mystery writer, and amateur sleuth with a nose for murder. At her side is her faithful chauffeur, Hayden, who is a telekinetic ex-thief — and a confirmed bachelor. Now it’s up to Madge to solve the whodunit. Her suspects are a motley assortment of inverts and very nervous heterosexuals, all of whom have more than just their sexual foibles to hide. Is it the cross-dressing vampire, the packless werewolf, the voyeuristic doctor, the gargoyle majordomo, or the promiscuous man who seems bent on getting everyone into his bed, including Hayden?
GARRETT’S GIFT (BROKEN SHIFTERS) by Julie K Cohen
She’s bait. Every shifter knows it… and yet I can’t walk away. Not from her. The moment I see the female in the mountain pass, naked and alone, fear filling those sky-blue eyes, I’m caught. For the first time in months, my wolf calms. He doesn’t want to leave her. But I know who… what… she is. The reason all those shifters disappeared without a trace. The lure we’ve been warned about. My packmates drag me away. Tell me to forget her. When we return home, my wolf resumes biting me. Rightly so. I left that female behind. I have to return for her. Against good sense. Against all reason. Against my alpha’s orders. I can’t lose another one.
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THE SHADOW DEMON: PITTSBURGH VAMPIRS VOL 31 by B A Stretke
VS Note: MM PNR.
He Lives in the Shadows. He Deals in Death. But He’ll Risk Everything to Save His Fated Beloved. Shae Callahan is just a licensed massage therapist trying to make rent, keep his sarcastic mouth in check, and get through the week without getting punched by difficult clients. But when his boss scrambles to fill a last-minute slot at the luxury retreat of Pittsburgh’s notorious billionaire philanthropist, Jarod Massey, Shae finds himself walking straight into a trap. Jarod Massey is no philanthropist—he’s a ruthless crime boss who takes whatever and whomever he wants. Trapped, terrified, and facing the fight for his life, Shae’s cries for help echo into the dark. Torin Kross is a lethal anomaly: half Vampire, half Shadow Demon, and a completely untraceable, top-tier hitman with a flawless zero-percent failure rate. Hired by the powerful Hadden coven to eliminate Massey’s inner circle, Torin is a creature of absolute precision and cold calculation. He doesn’t do collateral damage, and he never gets involved. Until he hears Shae’s cries. In a heartbeat, the cold-blooded assassin tears through the shadows to rescue the innocent blonde human, blowing his cover and igniting a deadly war. Sweeping Shae away from danger, Torin realizes the truth that shatters his solitary existence: Shae is his Beloved—his fated, eternal match. As the supernatural underworld of Pittsburgh erupts, Massey unleashes deadly shifters, snipers, and dark magic to hunt them down. Shae is forced to come to terms with a terrifying new reality—that vampires and monsters are real, and the deadliest one of all is currently making him breakfast, wrapping him in his arms, and promising eternal protection. Can an innocent human find a happily-ever-after in the arms of a monster? Or will the enemies hunting them destroy their eternal bond before it even has a chance to ignite? Amazon
MATED MINOTAUR (MATED MYTHS BOOK THREE) by Lex Logan
Being stranded on a mythical island might be her lucky break, but it’s his nightmare. On the run from her abusive ex, Katie suddenly finds herself kidnapped and trapped inside an underground labyrinth. Alone with no way to be found, she realizes this might be her chance for a new life. The last thing she expects is to be hunted by the Minotaur set on sending her back home. Katie may be able to outrun her past, but can she outrun Asterion? After a millennium of living alone, Asterion is no stranger to a rat in his labyrinth. But what about when the rat happens to be a mate he doesn’t want? When a poorly-timed practical joke sends him on a torturous trek up a mountain in search of revenge, he may discover he has it all wrong. Amazon Apple Books Kobo
FOLDS: A CRINGY MONSTER ROMANCE ANTHOLOGY by Various
VS Note: Yup I found the cover cringy too. Well, suggestive at any rate.
Folds is a monstrously steamy multi-author anthology celebrating every curve, crease, and ripple. Aliens, death, hive minds, mermaids, nagas, tiny fairies, and wolf women, these creatures prove the best secrets—and pleasures—are tucked just out of sight. Cringe has never been so irresistible. Amazon
SIREN’S SECRET (TRACTHESIAN ACADEMY BOOK TWO) by Hazel Rockwood
She’s not the only one with secrets. In a world where power comes with a price, some truths are more dangerous than lies. Wave has spent her entire life hiding what and who she is—but now everything threatens to unravel. Claiming her rightful place in society as the Stormbringer heir paints a target on her back… denying it means a life of imprisonment. Both options will doom her to a life she never wanted. But secrets don’t stay buried forever. And enemies are closing in fast. With danger following her every step, Wave has to decide if she can trust the men she almost fell for with her deepest, darkest secret yet. Although she might already be in too deep, with nowhere left to hide…Because someone already knows. And time is running out. Will the truth destroy her or set her free? Amazon Apple Books Kobo
THE JELLYFISH PROBLEM by Tessa Yang
VS Note: Definitely on my TBR. I have relatives who live on a small Maine island. Magical realism.
Dr. Jo Ness prefers jellyfish to people. Her best friend, Aldo, was the exception, but he died seven months ago. So she spends her days hidden away at an underfunded aquarium with her specimens and a draft of the jellyfish guide she and Aldo had been working on together. His voice is alive in the notes in the margins, and it’s enough. Almost. Until she receives a call from Nadia, one of the few other humans she’s loved but whom she hasn’t heard from in years, asking for her help. Nadia tells her a grand tale of a giant jellyfish terrorizing her tiny island off the coast of Maine and sends a grainy video of the creature. Frankly, the footage looks fake, but Jo drops everything to fly across the country to see Nadia again, and to find this supposed sea beast. She couldn’t save Aldo, but perhaps she can help Nadia. But when Jo arrives on Shattering Point, Nadia is nowhere to be found, and the islanders she meets each have something different to say about the creature they’ve dubbed Clementine . . . a jellyfish who changes all who see it. Amazon AB Apple Books Kobo
MAN OF MY DREAMS: A NOVEL by Olivia Worley
Bestselling romance author Ivy Harcourt has been as unlucky in love as she’s been successful in writing—as her sad relationship track attests, there are no good dating options left in New York . . . Until she rescues an escaped dog in the park, and runs into Liam. Charming, British, hot architect Liam. The exact description of the love interest in her next book. When an instant connection leads to a whirlwind relationship, Ivy is convinced she’s found the dream man. Except he may be too perfect. He may be hiding something. And Ivy may have secrets of her own. Amazon AB Apple Books Kobo
NOBODY’S QUEST (NOBODY CHRONICLES BOOK ONE) by Alyssa Day
The goddess needs a nobody. The prince needs a miracle. Soli Graymind might be both. Soli has spent most of her life being invisible—an indentured servant, a library mold-scrubber, the girl no one sees unless she’s in the way. So, when the king’s guards show up with swords drawn, she assumes it’s a mistake. It’s not. Moments later, she’s standing in the throne room while the king tells her she’s been chosen to retrieve a set of ancient keys—only the keys can save the goddess and stop the chaos beyond the palace walls. Because the world isn’t waiting to be saved. It’s already burning. And beside him stands Prince Kaelen: devastatingly beautiful, mercilessly cold, and certain Soli won’t survive the hard journey ahead. He’s probably right. But Soli’s survived a lifetime of hard everything. She may be a nobody—no training, no real power, and no idea why she was chosen—but she refuses to be expendable. Even if the quest ahead is anything but simple. When assassins, monsters, and impossible choices fracture the fragile alliance slowly building with the prince, Soli realizes she can’t hide in the shadows anymore. Because, for the first time in her life, she has something to lose. Amazon AB Apple Books Kobo
SAMANTHA SPüK: PARANORMAL WEDDING PLANNER by Aleese Lin
Samantha Spük is your go-to wedding planner, be it for werewolf, vampire, or fae! …even if that’s the last thing she would’ve imagined. Samantha “Sabby” Spük has spent her life trying to escape her family’s legacy of supernatural chaos. She’s finally graduated and landed a nice, normal 9–5 at a New York accounting firm. But then she gets the call: Grandma Rose is gone, and Sabby has been named executor of her (ahem, magically binding) will. Now Sabby is stuck in her dreaded hometown of Salem, Massachusetts, taking on odd jobs—some very odd, like wedding planning for not-so-human locals—until she can sell the family home. At least this means a date with Hanry, the mysterious hottie Sabby meets in the neighborhood graveyard. With help from Hanry, a talking-head sidekick, and a manic pixie assistant, Sabby might pull these weddings off in time to salvage her accounting career…but is she ready to say goodbye to her paranormal one?
DYING TO FORGET (STARFALL BAY MIDLIFE MAGICAL MYSTERIES BOOK TWO) bny Leighann Dobbs
Gina Ferraro finally had things sorted. Her coven met Tuesdays. Her ghost mother-in-law had mostly stopped criticizing her outfits. And the silver fox detective had started finding excuses to drop by. Then the lighthouse keeper fell. The city archivist turned up dead. And Gina learned that Starfall Bay was built on top of a hundred-and-seventy-year-old binding the founding families never meant anyone to undo. Breaking the curse takes four bloodlines at the original site. The last Waverly just died. The release words are missing. A developer has filed a demolition permit on the Merriwell Building that takes effect in forty-eight hours. Detective Tony Caruso has two homicides, a developer with political friends, and a woman who keeps knowing things she shouldn’t. He hasn’t decided whether to arrest her or ask her to dinner. Gina’s fifty-two. She has coffee, a coven, and a ghost mother-in-law with opinions. She’ll figure it out. AmazonKU
SHADOWS OF SPARTA (SPARTAN FLAME TRILOGY BOOK ONE) by C R Jane
Even as her heart is pulled in two directions, Helena fights to save Sparta in the face of a tyrannical king, in this romantasy retelling of Helen of Troy. Sparta is dying. Gods once ruled the land, until King Menelaus cast them out and crowned himself in their place. Now, drought scorches the earth and a mysterious affliction steals the breath from the living, while defiance is answered with death. When the king resurrects the ancient trials meant to choose his queen, Helena becomes her dying village’s only hope. Cursed with a terrible beauty, she steps forward, not for glory but survival. But beauty alone cannot save her from a crown stolen from the gods. Alone in a dangerous court, Helena must decide whom to trust: Achilles, a legendary warrior bound to the throne by blood and oath, or a mysterious prisoner bearing forbidden magic and long-buried truths. One guards her cage. The other whispers how to escape it. And one of them is lying. The fate of her people rests on Helena’s shoulders. If she chooses wrong, Sparta will not simply fall. It will kneel. Helena must claim the throne—or be destroyed by it. Amazon AB
THE UNICORN HUNTERS: A NOVEL by Katherine Arden
Anne of Brittany was a child when France invaded and drove her royal father to his death. Now she is a young woman, sovereign duchess of an occupied realm, and France means to crown their conquest by marrying her to their king. Such an alliance would put her title, her lands, and her body forever in the hands of her enemies. But Anne refuses to be the last duchess of Brittany. Her only hope of resisting conquest is another alliance sealed with marriage, so Anne arranges a daring last gambit: a secret betrothal to Charles of France’s greatest rival. But secrets are hard to keep in a world where rival courts spy on each other with diviners. The forest of Brocéliande was once the haunt of Merlin the Enchanter and the long-lost faerie queen. But magic is long gone from Broceliande, except for the occasional sight of a unicorn and one critical quirk: This ancient forest is completely hostile to divination. While pretending compliance with France, Anne plans a unicorn hunt in Brocéliande. A bit of pointless pageantry. A diversion so she can wed in secret. Or so she thinks.
THE ROMANCE LOOP by Mary Shotwell
Romance author Lacy Travers’s career is flatter than the champagne at her last pity party. So when a disgruntled fan accuses her of “ruining love” at a sad little book signing—and her ex-boyfriend Elliott swoops in like a knight in polyester armor—it’s just another weird chapter in her life. But things take a surreal turn when a party invite lands her not in Elliott’s apartment… but in an operating room. As the surgeon. In a world straight out of one of her books. Trapped in her own romance novel—with no clue how to escape—Lacy must survive cringey tropes, steam-soaked plot twists, and the very clichés she once mocked. When Elliott gets pulled into the chaos too, the two must navigate vampire seductions, cowboy duels, and more than a few forced proximity scenes. The real kicker? The more they rewrite the story, the more the story rewrites them. With every sizzling page turned, Lacy begins to question the love she’s always written off—and the nerdy sci-fi writer who’s been beside her all along. AmazonKU
BECAUSE I KILLED HIM (THE 9 GENTLEMEN BOOK ONE) by Edith Birde
VS Note: From MAY 13.
In the Civilized World, everyone is rich, yet money doesn’t buy safety. It only buys a gold coffin. The real currency is having the right allies. Low-citizens survive by joining high-citizens’ exclusive inner circles, trading loyalty for protection from laws that govern speech, dress, and posture—and punish mistakes with public beheading. Low-citizen Loredana Waldsten already knows the cost of breaking the rules. Once a rising fencing prodigy, she lost the right to carry weapons after killing a high-citizen in a brutal locker-room attack. The courts erased his death to preserve his family’s honor. Now she’s unarmed, legally defenseless, and enrolled at the elite Grandmaster University, where champagne spills into the gutters and reputations are built on death duels. When Loredana’s father, a low-citizen politician, publicly challenges the high-citizens, she becomes a target. Some classmates demand her execution. Others hunt her for sport. And by law, she’s forbidden to fight back. Her only chance of survival lies with Edmund Prew, a charming yet ruthless high-citizen student she’s been warned against. His family has been locked in a bitter feud with Loredana’s for years, and he wants nothing to do with her until a lost bet forces him to protect her within his inner circle. What begins as a scandalous, strategic alliance turns perilous as they fall for each other. Because the man Loredana killed wasn’t just a high-citizen. He was Edmund’s cousin. Loving Edmund means living a lie. Telling the truth means certain death. AmazonKU
OF MAGES AND MATCHA (OWLS, TEA SHOPS AND OTHER MAGICAL NUISANCES BOOK THREE) by Shari L Tapscott
My name is Kit, and I’m in love with my owl. Normally, developing a romantic attachment to an animal is frowned upon, even if you’re fae, but my owl is actually a mage. A very handsome mage, to be precise. One who enjoys Taiwanese oolong, stealing my e-reader, and making eyes at me across the tea shop. I want Rowan. He wants me. And our bonded magic wants us together. The only problem? His ex-fiancée wants him, too. (And she’s kind of scary.) I have no doubt it will all work out, but I also have a passel of pesky gnomes to deal with, a garden soirée to throw, and a lot of money to raise before July. I’m running out of time, but thankfully, business is flourishing. As long as I can keep the Fae Preservation Society from shutting down the shop, everything will be just fine. AmazonKU
KEEPER OF STARS (FAE OF LEGENDS AND LORE BOOK THREE) by Krista Street
My worst nightmare has arrived. I’ve fallen prey to the enemy who’s been after me since my birth. He forces me to bend to his will and I become trapped, changed, and made to embody the monster everyone’s always whispered I could be. Under his vengeful commands, the kingdom succumbs to my horrific magic, and our fae suffer, but Kole senses that something is awry and seems determined to understand my silent torture. But meddling will only lead to his death, so I push Kole away to keep him safe from my lethal magic, because if I lose him on top of everything else that has been taken from me, my heart will shatter. Yet the warrior refuses to submit, meaning his doom and my kingdom’s ruin will follow if I can’t find a way to break free. AmazonKU
BRIDAL BASH AND BETRAYAL (A KARA HILDER MYSTERY BOOK 19) by Jenna St James
With her wedding to Zane fast approaching, Kara’s friends whisk her away for a supernatural bachelorette getaway at one of the most popular paranormal party destinations in the world. But Kara’s life has a way of attracting trouble. When a member of another bridal party turns up dead, the celebration comes to a screeching halt. What was supposed to be a time of laughter and questionable decisions quickly turns into a full-blown murder investigation. And the killer might be closer than anyone thinks. With suspects everywhere and secrets piling up faster than empty champagne glasses, Kara and the girls will have to trade party favors for detective work to uncover the truth. Because someone at this bachelorette bash didn’t just come to celebrate…they came to kill. Can Kara solve the mystery before someone in her party is next? AmazonKU
DRAGONS ON THE EDGE: REGENCY ERA GASLAMP DRAGON ADVENTURE (JANE AUSTEN’S DRAGON BOOK 16) by Maria Grace
Everyone expects Sir Fitzwilliam Darcy to fix their problems: estate management, endorse a courtship, hide from the Blue Order Council dragons. Some were more difficult that others, but still within the realm of a Pendragon Knight. The mounting dangers to the Blue Order and all of Dragonkind, though, dealing those would require more effort. Perhaps after a strong cup of coffee—not tea, world-ending disasters required coffee. Dragon Sage Elizabeth’s pregnancy had left her tired and cranky and as big as a dragon. But her father’s emergency visit … best just say, it did not foster pleasant tea time conversations. Between his entitled demands and his socially-inappropriate dragon assistant, Bede, nothing is sacred. Not correspondence, not locked rooms, and especially not the secrets Bede is supposed to be keeping, rather than whispering into the ears of impressionable young firedrake, Pemberley. Of course, Pemberley intends to do something with all the secrets she isn’t supposed to know. Things which could turn the Blue Order on its ear. Things which would soon make Elizabeth and Darcy’s world very, very complicated. Swords, poisons, and a touch of dragon fire could be required to set things back to rights. But first maybe coffee. AmazonKU
MYSTICAL BREWS AND MALICE (MAGICAL TEASHOP MYSTERIES BOOK TWO) by Karen McSpade
Midlife witch Samara Snow moves to Winter Haven, Maine, chasing a fresh start wrapped in small-town charm. In this quaint coastal town, with her magical teashop, new friends, and a quiet life, she hopes her newly awakened magical powers won’t scare anyone away. Like the charming fisherman, Jack Andrews, who makes her want to risk her heart. Romance after forty wasn’t part of the plan, though. Neither is a first sailing date that goes awry when Jack hears a haunting song right before the sea delivers a luxury yacht…and a dead man. As rumors swirl about a seafaring urban legend that lures locals to a watery grave, Samara can’t ignore the eerie pull toward the islands offshore. Especially when her sassy familiar, Pumpkin, insists the town’s “totally harmless folklore” about a mythical creature on Eastdare Island is how people end up as ghost stories. With a storm and supernatural mystery brewing, and her slow-burn romance with Jack growing complicated, Samara teams up with a nosy knitting circle and her talking cat to uncover the truth. Together, they must untangle gossip from evidence, magic from motive, and legend from lethal truth. Because someone is using a myth to cover murder……and the next name on the ocean’s list is someone Samara loves. AmazonKU
SHATTERED GODS (DARK OLYMPUS BOOK 10) by Katee Robert
She was Olympus’s Queen. Its sacrifice. Its savior. Its destruction. Long ago, Circe was Hermes’ entire heart. The two women lived on the outskirts of Olympian society, content with a quiet life away from the spotlight. Then Circe caught the eye of Zeus…and was forced into a marriage that would take her freedom, her future, and in the end, her life. In the wake of the tragedy, gossip swirled about the woman Zeus married and (allegedly) murdered…but in time, everyone forgot about beautiful, tragic Circe. Everyone but Hermes, who vowed on that day to bring Olympus to its knees. Now, fifteen years later, a new Zeus rules the city, a new Hades protects his people, a new hope dawns…and Hermes has begun to think there may be things about Olympus worth saving. With Atalanta by her side—and slowly rebuilding her heart—Hermes may finally be ready to set aside her fury and seek the city’s rebirth instead of its total annihilation. But there is a beautiful devil on Hermes’ other shoulder: a devil who rose, blood-soaked, from where Zeus left her for dead years ago. A devil who has waited all this time to have her revenge. And no matter their past, no matter the desperate love they once shared, no matter the complicated triad forming between the three women, Circe will not rest until all of Olympus lays shattered at her feet…and the gods help anyone who gets in her way. A scorchingly hot modern retelling of Hermes and Atalanta and Circe.
PERFECT PUCKING ORC (ORC HOCKEY LEAGUE) by Honey Phillips
He controls everything—except her. As captain of the Emerald Enforcers, Tarmek Stonefist is disciplined, controlled, and ruthlessly organized—on the ice and off it. Chaos has no place in his world. Then free-spirited artist Edie Anderson crashes into his carefully ordered life and turns it upside down. She’s impulsive, emotional, and completely uninterested in schedules. She challenges him. Tempts him. And the more he tries to regain control, the faster he feels it slipping away. Perfect order. Perfect chaos. Perfectly pucking dangerous. AmazonKU
VOW OF ASHES (DRAGON TRIALS BOOK TWO) by May Dawson
Surviving the Trials should have been the hard part. Now I have to survive being married to the dragon prince. The marriage bond is sealed. Clan Bismyth called me theirs. Fear called me his fierce mortal protector in front of everyone and then kissed me until I forgot he planned my every step. He planned the rebellion that needs us together: mortal and dragon shifter, proof that the kingdom can be remade. For our rebellion, I’ll kiss him in public and smile as if I love him and clutch a knife behind my back. I’m forced to share a horse, a bed, a story with this maddening dragon shifter. The kingdom believes in us. How could they not, when he looks at me as if I’m his whole world? Sometimes, I even believe it. Am I just his greatest plot…or did Fear trick himself this time and fall in love? AmazonKU
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KNOTTING THE EVIL QUEEN (KNOTTY FAIRYTALES) by Siena Stone
The magic mirror says Snow White is the fairest of them all. So I do what any evil queen would do: I summon my kingdom’s most legendary huntsman to take her into the forest and solve my problem. Except Callum isn’t just a huntsman. He’s a massive wolf shifter who takes one whiff of my scent and decides he’s not handling my stepdaughter, he’s claiming ME. On my throne. Before I can even finish giving the order! Then he calls his pack brothers….I’ve spent years alone, twisted by a magic mirror that fed me poison disguised as truth. It told me beauty meant worth. That control meant safety. That I needed to destroy anyone who threatened my position. Turns out what I actually needed were three OTT, obsessive, possessive alphas who don’t give a damn about my beauty, power, or that I’m their queen. They only care that I’m theirs. But unfortunately, dark magic doesn’t let go without a fight. AmazonKU
A SINGLE CAPTIVE SPARK (RISE OF THE FIREBIRD BOOK ONE) by Emberly Ash
In the brutal aftermath of a human-changeling war, a twist of fate throws two enemies together to fight for their love and survival in a sweeping dark fantasy of betrayal, magic, and romance. In the centuries-long battle between humans and changelings, those who are taken by the changelings do not live. They do not return. They are simply gone. And for the humans left behind, there is only the brutal reign of the Irskan king. Having spent her life in the castle, Fionna has protected herself and her younger sister by securing a position as a servant. But when the rebels mistake Fionna for the Irskan princess, she becomes a hostage of Helio, the cruel changeling leader whose mismatched eyes haunt her dreams. Drawn to Helio even as she attempts to escape the rebels, Fionna finds herself questioning everything she once believed about his cause. For Helio, undying loyalty to the rebels saved him from the ravages of war. But his hostage blunder has put his people in peril. He may possess secret magic, but even he is not immune to Fionna’s charms. Uncovering what she knows about the castle may prove to be his most dangerous mission yet. AmazonKU AB
FROM BLOOD TO BLOSSOMS: BLOOD OF A FAE/BLODDWING ACADEMY CROSSOVER NOVELLA by Briar Boleyn
In the aftermath of sacrifice and survival, Morgan Pendragon and Kairos Draven Venator face new challenges as they learn to let go, to trust, and to bloom in a world forever changed. Joined by those who stood beside them in fire and blood, they must journey from celebration to discovery as a dangerous revelation is thrust upon them. From Blood to Blossoms is a gift for fans longing to see what comes after “happily ever after,” but also offers a glimpse of insights from another world, ones which may change the fate of Aercanum forever. Amazon
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THE PLOT THICKENS (NEVERMORE BOOKSHOP MYSTERIES BOOK 10) by Steffanie Holmes
Heathcliff, Moriarty, and Poe’s raven have a problem. Ever since they were yanked from the pages of their respective novels by the cursed magic of Nevermore Bookshop, literature’s three most infamous villains have been living their best not-so-quiet lives in the sleepy village of Argleton – drinking tea they didn’t pay for, committing light recreational mischief, and absolutely not admitting they’re bored out of their brilliant, brooding minds. Then she walks in. Mina Wilde, with her haunted eyes, punk clothes, and her bright, stubborn nature. She needs a job. They need a distraction. What they find instead is obsession. Now the villains must decide what they want more: their carefully curated chaos… or the girl who makes them feel dangerously human. Add in an overzealous Knight of the Round Table with a hero complex, a curse they don’t understand, simmering jealousy, and three literary bad boys catching feelings that absolutely weren’t in the manuscript, and the plot positively sizzles. AmazonKU
SHATTER (THE SOLSTICE CYCLE BOOK THREE) by Tay Rose
The legends are awake. Loss and defeat have rattled Mariah and her court. They’ve taken refuge in the Kreah deserts, but peace continues to evade them. Mariah must navigate her grief, her crown, and the sensitive politics of the continent, and she must do it without the most important person in her life by her side. Andrian has always known his birth was a curse—one that Kol will never stop reminding him of. But the dark god has plans for him. Andrian is willing to endure anything to keep Mariah safe, even if that means giving up all hope for himself. The world lies at a crossroad. The God of the Sun must be stopped before freedom is lost to the stars. It will require a decision that could splinter Mariah’s court forever … and even her light may not be enough to outshine the sun. The lies that built the world are crumbling. And when they do, everything will shatter. AmazonKU
A TRIAL OF WAR (VALDOR SERIES BOOK FOUR) by J E Larson
RESURRECTION (NEW BLOOD RISING BOOK ONE) by Maya DanielsA dark vampire romance with enemies to lovers, rare blood, and a dangerously possessive anti-hero. Would you be willing to die for a chance to live? April survived by hiding in the shadows until a powerful Primus drags her into a deadly underworld and claims she’s a long-lost matron of vampire kind. Now hunted for her rare blood and feared for what she’s becoming, April is no longer just human. She’s something more. By day, she can pretend. By night, her hunger takes over—deadly, seductive, and impossible to control. Betrayed by the one person she trusted and bound to a dangerously irresistible vampire, April is caught between revenge and ruin. The Council must fall. A supernatural war is rising. And she’s at the center of it all. If she holds onto her humanity, she could become a resurrection the world never saw coming. And Sebastian? He will burn the world just to see her rise. AmazonKU
HUNTED BY THE DEAD KING by Mallory BenjaminMagnolia made a deal with the devil, and she’s been paying for it ever since. For seven years, her only contact with the living has been dragging bodies back to the Dead King. With each human he forces her to hunt, another piece of her humanity slips away, leaving Magnolia more dead than the ghosts inside his castle. But she doesn’t have a choice. The Dead King owns her—body, mind, and soul. Her next task: infiltrate Viven, the kingdom of the living, during a deadly tournament designed to recruit new dragon riders. To complete her hunt, Magnolia must live alongside the most lethal beings in Viven. But monsters are nothing new to her—she’s spent years chained to the deadliest one, becoming nothing more than a weapon with a pulse. As the tournament unfolds, Magnolia realizes she’ll be forced to betray the one man who looks at her like she’s still human, and she starts wanting something she can never have. Can Magnolia escape the deal she made seven years ago, or will this hunt take what’s left of her humanity—and her life? AmazonKU
TALISMANS OF DESIRE: VIKING FANTASY ROMANCE (OATHS OF RUIN SAGA BOOK ONE) by Eira Simmer
Enslaved. Bartered. Property. Two dangerous men pull her chain in opposite directions. In the northern mountains, Kilda is forced to navigate hall politics to survive. She must master Seidr magic and become a Volva. A slave without value is only good for one thing. Sacrifice. Wearing a mask is expected of a thrall. But for Kilda, showing her face is the only path to power. The gods bless only those true to themselves. Swinging above her rank, Kilda discovers enemies lurking behind practiced smiles as whispers from beyond the veil awaken her desire—and a hunger she can no longer ignore. When forces older than memory stir, Kilda must decide who she will be. She did not come this far to kneel. AmazonKU
ACCIDENTALLY ACCURATE: THE FAKE PSYCHIC’S GUIDE TO SOLVING SHIFTER MURDERS by Roxie Ray
Cherry built her fortune-telling business on three things: empathy, observation, and an impressive commitment to caffeine. Magic has nothing to do with it. So when the Vanmarche heir hires her to solve a murder threatening his family’s reputation, Cherry assumes she’ll get exposed as a fraud within minutes. Instead, she steps into a supernatural city full of shifters and secrets… and starts noticing everything people don’t want noticed. Which would be easier if the heir wasn’t hovering like a broody bodyguard in a suit, looking at her like she’s both a disaster and a discovery. He insists he only wants answers. Cherry insists she’s only doing this for money. Both of them are lying. Between suspect interviews, late-night stakeouts, and one too-many moments where his hand lands on her waist like it belongs there, Cherry begins to realize she doesn’t need supernatural powers to predict what’s coming. Because some futures are obvious. Especially when the chemistry is this loud. AmazonKU
THE SINNER AND THE PRIEST PART ONE by Lana Percherczyk
A week ago, I was an exorcist with ironclad vows. Now…I confess to Almighty God, and to you, my brothers and sisters, that I have greatly sinned in my thoughts… especially in thoughts involving my Roman collar, a certain red-headed Sinner’s wrists, and the desk in my church’s oratory. I spent years in prison trying to starve the violence and hunger in my cursed blood. Instead, I found it purring when the sisterhood’s deadliest seductress entered my confessional and whispered her litany of filth. I have lied to my superiors. I have sworn to dismantle this heretical organization, while secretly burning every bridge back to Rome to keep her safe. I am the shepherd who was too busy counting freckles on her bare shoulder to hear the screaming of my flock. Through my fault, through my fault, through my most grievous fault… I told Mercy I was not her prophesied, fated Saint. But when her sister dared to threaten her life…I forgot that I am Father Francisco Angelotti, the former mafia enforcer, whose vows are a muzzle to keep the world safe from his teeth. I forgot that I should have been hunting the Third Horseman, Famine, and his demons in my flock’s garden. And I forgot that I was the wolf who taught them how to eat. The Sinner and the Priest eBook is being released in two parts, each the length of a full-sized long novel. AmazonKU
DEWPOINT (THE PROSPECTS BOOK TWO) by Erin R Flynn
I am Queen Sagan De la Rosa, ruler of Thovudin, daughter of the recently deceased King Rhys and Queen Amelia, boss of seventeen Alphas… And things haven’t been going well. Understatement of the damn century even. There was a coup attempt—maybe a few depending on how you look at it. An abusive lover who tried to control me and more. The elders trying to force me into mating several men from Alpha families that they would control. Who would control me and take over then. My future children as well, basically demoting me as queen regent instead of the queen ruler I was born to be. Which led to me being trapped into accepting a mating contest where the seventeen Alphas will submit a candidate from each of their families to try to become prince… I mean, woo me and be my mate. Yeah, sure, I meant that. Most aren’t even trying to hide that they want the title and not me. So life is great. It’s exactly what everyone wants to happen after a horrible tragedy in their lives. Oh, did I mention the media is ridiculous and most of the nation hates me? AmazonKU
MERCILESS VOW (MERCILESS ALPHAS BOOK ONE) by Ines Johnson
A forced marriage. A fated bond. And an Alpha wolf who will give her everything —except his heart. When Addie Vane’s brother steals six million dollars from the most powerful werewolf family in New York, the Blackwoods don’t want the money back. They want her. Vidar Blackwood is everything she ran from when she left her pack at eighteen: powerful, possessive, and completely certain the world bends to his will. He offers a simple trade: her hand in marriage for her brother’s life. Vidar Blackwood rebuilt his family’s empire on one rule: trust no one outside your bloodline. Then Addie walked into his office smelling like lightning and looked him in the eye like she hadn’t read the memo about who he was. She won’t submit. He can’t stop pushing her to knees. But Addie isn’t the asset he planned for — she’s sharper, more stubborn, and more dangerous to his carefully constructed world than any enemy he’s faced. AmazonKU
THE ALPHA’S UNCLAIMED MATE (FIERCE ALPHA SERIES BOOK THREE) by Jaymin Snow
He rejected his fated mate to save her life. Then broke in one feral night — and sealed her fate instead. The curse he feared is already written on her skin. Sienna – When the mate bond ignited with Lucas Steele, the icy Alpha of the Silver Crown Pack, he shoved me away. Now, I’m forced to smile through his engagement to another woman. Fine. I kept my spine straight through every cold dismissal. I dressed in red. I danced with strangers. I made sure he watched. I wasn’t testing him. I was done waiting for a man who didn’t want me. Instead, he cracked. We burned. The next morning, I woke up with black marks climbing my collarbone. And Lucas was watching me like he’d destroyed us both. Lucas – Love is a death sentence. A deadly curse runs in my blood. If I claim my fated mate, she dies. I shattered Sienna’s heart to save her life. I told myself her hatred was the price of her survival. But seeing another man touch her broke my iron restraint. One night of weakness. One feral bite. Now, she’s wearing my curse on her skin. I will burn down every enemy, every secret, and every monster between us before I let my silence become her death sentence too. AmazonKU
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