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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STALKED BY THE ALIEN MERCENARY (MONSTER MERCENARY MATES BOOK NINE) by Robin O’Connor
The ship’s power is failing, and the one man she can’t stand refuses to let her out of his sight. Ysa – I am Ysa, chief engineer of the Varakartoom, and I absolutely do not have a crush on Thatcher. He’s rude, overbearing, and stalks me through the corridors like I’m about to trip over my own boots. So why does my heart race when he growls my name? We’re hunting rogue gladiators on a killing spree, aided we’ve enlisted a group of former gladiators to help track them down. While tensions simmer, the ship continues to be plagued by mysterious blackouts I can’t fix. If the power fails during battle, someone will die. Then I’m locked out of the ship mid-fight and the lights go dark. The failures aren’t random; something is stalking me in the shadows, and the last male I want near me may be the only one who able to save me. Thatcher – I’m human; mostly. Cyborg enhanced, hardened, and haunted by nightmares of torture and betrayal. I don’t deserve soft things. I definitely don’t deserve Ysa with her long blue braid and stubborn heart. So I do the only thing I’m good at, I protect her. From rogue gladiators. From flirtatious mercenaries. From whatever is creeping through our ship’s systems. I can’t have her, but no one else can either. Whatever is hunting her in the dark? It’s about to discover I was made for war. AmazonKU
GAMBLING IN GALAXY SECTOR (THE LADY ELIZABETH COZIES IN SPACE BOOK SEVEN) by Diana Xarissa
VS Note: Not a romance.
I’d known that Danveria was going to be different to anything I’d ever experienced before, even before I got on the shuttle to the planet famous for its casinos. We were only a few days into Galaxy Sector and while gambling wasn’t something I was interested in doing, I was eager to get off the Lady Elizabeth for a short while. The longer I spent on the luxury spaceship the more I appreciated our occasional planetary excursions. Considering how my life has been going since I left Cenclare, I shouldn’t have been surprised when a case of mistaken identity got me dragged into an incredibly high-stakes game of poker. And I should have been even less shocked when one of the other players was murdered in the middle of the game. AmazonKU
EMPIRE OF STARS (BOOK TWO): MM SFR by X Aratare
As if becoming the “Pilot” and fighting the terrifying alien Khul in one of their space ships weren’t daunting enough, Jace Parker now has to face off against his most terrifying opponent yet: Khoth’s mother. And she’s not playing fair. High Councillor Nova Voor commands Khoth to seduce Jace. Khoth must use the young man’s interest in him to get control over the two powerful artificial intelligences and the ultra-powerful colossus-class ship, the Osiris for the Illumen Alliance. If Khoth refuses, he will lose his family and his place in the Alliance. Will Khoth choose her or this heroic human he’s just met? NOTICE: This is a long serial that is divided into book-length segments. Every single one ends in a cliffhanger. There are 10 books in this series. Amazon
GEMINI: HER ALIEN TRICKSTER (ALIEN GODS AND FATED MATES BOOK THREE) by Lindy Moonhill
VS note: From MARCH 31.
He didn’t come to Earth to save me. He came with a smile, a story… and a beautiful mouth full of lies. She is the only real thing in ten thousand years of performance. I will not lose her. Even if keeping her means giving her the one thing I’ve never given anyone: the truth. I’ve built my life on one rule: verify everything. People lie. Patterns don’t. So when an alien god materializes in the New Mexico desert and tells me fate has bound us together, I don’t melt. I investigate. Gemini is illusion wrapped in power — a trickster who bends light, bends truth, and has bent entire civilizations to his will for ten millennia. He holds a floating city of nine hundred thousand refugees aloft through charm and carefully managed deception. And he has been lying to everyone he loves since before my species invented writing. He says the bond between us is destiny. He says he’s protecting me. He does not say that every lie he tells is…(more blurb on ebook seller’s page). AmazonKU
MATCHED WITH THE ALIEN PLAYBOY (ALIEN MATES) by Sienna Sway
VS Note: MM SFR.
Reza – After a bad breakup, my friends convince me that I need a distraction in Cutts, the alien playboy I match with on the Alien Mates dating app. Cutts is the perfect guy to hook up with and then completely forget. He’s good-looking, easy, and certain “parts” vibrate. I’m all in for a one night stand. But for some reason Cutts is offended that I don’t want more. He’s too annoying to want a relationship with and I wasn’t planning on getting pursued. His cocky attitude is just not for me. Cutts – Reza doesn’t play along the way I expect him to. Usually people are in awe of me. Guys beg me for a second go, a second date, even just to see me. I don’t blame them, I’m gorgeous. But Reza doesn’t seem very impressed, and that’s like an alarm in my head, setting off every insecurity I didn’t know I had. Doesn’t he realize how much I need this? Unfortunately, by trying to win him over, all I seem to be doing is falling for someone for the first time. What can I do to prove I’m worthy when the man I can’t stop thinking about, doesn’t think about me at all? AmazonKU
RYGNAR: MY ALIEN MONSTER by Christine Myers
She was supposed to be a courier passing through. He was never meant to need anyone again. When Lina’s convoy is destroyed, she barely survives the raiders’ attack—until a dangerous alien pulls her from the brink of death. Rygnar is a deserter. A former warrior who turned his back on an empire that tried to erase humanity. Hidden deep within a mountain sanctuary, he’s built something fragile: a place where humans and Mesaarkans survive together. He doesn’t expect Lina to change anything. He’s wrong. As raiders close in and old enemies resurface, the sanctuary becomes a target—and Lina becomes the spark that could either unite them… or destroy everything Rygnar has fought to protect. The bond between them was never part of the plan. But in a broken world, survival isn’t enough anymore. They must choose: Safety… Or each other. AmazonKU
CREATURES ON A HALF SHELL (CREATUREVERSE BOOK ONE) by Dakota Cockaday
Mari has been handling things herself for a long time. When a mysterious man helps her out of a scary situation with some federal agents on the street near her home, she suddenly finds herself in the middle of weirdness. Who is this guy and his friends? Why are they green? Why do they all smell so good? The Creatureverse takes place in an alternate world Baltimore where government experiments managed to escape the lab and hide in the hidden underground water ways, become secret vigilantees for what’s right, all while also hoping to stumble across their Omega, of course. It is an MMMFM Omegaverse. AmazonKU
DEMON (BETWEEN WORLDS) by Brett Brooks
Forty years ago, Aeash—an alternate Earth with a wildly different evolutionary path—collided with our world, changing everything. Now, humans and Aeashens cross dimensions, chasing new lives or thrilling escapes. In a remote, classified facility, brilliant Aeashen scientist Da’Relea and her human co-worker Keith Harris push the boundaries of inter-dimensional travel, seeking a more stable, safe pathway between their worlds. Until something else breaks through. Uninvited. Alien. Ravenous. As a relentless horror ravages its way through the facility, threatening to subjugate anything in its path, Da’Relea and Keith must fight to survive—and to protect everything they know. But as secrets unravel and the pressure mounts, a feverish connection ignites—one that neither of them expected, and neither can resist. Warning: Demon is a romance-laced horror/action novel featuring otherworldly beings and fast-moving relationships. Expect graphic sexual content and intense violence. AmazonKU
HER ROGUE ALIEN CONVICT by Tara Starr and Athena Storm
I smelled her before I saw her. Tiny human, compad clutched like a weapon, sprinting straight into my kill zone on that godforsaken prison moon. She wasn’t supposed to survive the massacre. She sure as hell wasn’t supposed to survive me. But the second those fake Vakutan rifles started dropping bodies and her terrified eyes locked on mine, something primitive snapped. I killed for her. I stole a shuttle for her. I dragged her off-world and straight into my syndicate empire on Gur. Now she’s under my roof, under my protection, and under my skin. She thinks she’s here to expose the conspiracy. I know she’s here because I’m never letting her leave. She’s soft where I’m scaled.
Fragile where I’m built to break worlds. And the way she looks at me when I tower over her—equal parts fire and fear—makes me want to chain her to my side and burn the galaxy down just to keep her. She ran with the receipts that could end empires. I’m the rogue convict who’s ending them for her. AmazonKU
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HEATED RAIN: A SAPPHIC DYSTOPIAN by J Victoria Tobias
What would you do to survive? Would you lie? Steal? Kill? Could you take a human life if it meant your survival? In the years after the rains, Sergeant Major Alex Tremont had to make some hard decisions. But in the end, she lost everything. Hardened by that loss, she lives with the choices she made. Fighting alone, she stays away from people as much as possible to avoid making any emotional connections. Until her ex literally stumbles back into her life. Kris might be the one woman who can save them all. A brilliant marine biologist, she has found a way to make the soil and waters viable again. Can she get the word out alive? Will a woman from her past help her or stop her from saving the world? AmazonKU
TRAITOR FOR HIS HEIR by Athena Storm
She rerouted my execution instead of letting them cage me. One minute she was the League analyst sent to break me. The next she was taking plasma meant for her own chest, dragging my cuffed body down a maintenance shaft, and boarding my cruiser like the galaxy owed her nothing. Now she’s branded traitor across every feed. Now she’s breathing my air, sleeping in my quarters, and carrying my heir under that soft human skin. I don’t do mercy. I don’t do second chances. But the second her eyes locked on mine in that holding cell I knew she was already mine—body, betrayal, and the future growing inside her. They want to paint her as my accomplice. Let them. I’ll burn every treaty, every fleet, every lie they built just to keep her and my child breathing. She chose the monster over her own people. I’m never letting her un-choose. AmazonKU
THE SHIP WHO DARED by Mercedes Lackey and Veronica Giguere
VS Note: Not a romance but a scifi release of note.
A new entry in the beloved series that started with Anne McCaffrey’s The Ship Who Sang! Hoping to upgrade their capabilities on a shoestring budget, Brainship Tia and her Brawn Alex accept a contract to test a prototype singularity drive from the military. There’s a catch, of course: the drive “might” occasionally commit a starship to “random” jumps. With some trepidation and the new drive installed, the pair resume their courier duties. The drive works flawlessly, at first. Just as they start to relax, the drive places them in orbit around a partially abandoned research site. Partially, because the corporation that set it up abandoned the researchers there. Brain and Brawn rescue the researchers, but what is the reward for a ship who saves an abandoned station? Well, if you’re working for the Central Worlds, it’s a long, dull, and not very profitable courier route. One that results in more—not less—crises and danger for our intrepid Brainship as the random jumps continue. Crises and danger that will only resolve when Tia and Alex discover the reason why all is not as it should be with their new singularity drive. Amazon Apple Books Kobo
ALIENS LIKE US (THE ALIEN/KATHERINE KITTY KAT SERIES BOOK 17) by Gini Koch
VS Note: Not a romance (although there is apparently some romance). Steampunk. Cliffhanger.
It’s not easy being a Woman of the Multiverse, but Kitty’s definitely the Megalomaniac Girl for the job. After a mad dash around the galaxy, saving the day in various important ways and expanding the Annocusal Empire left and right, all Kitty & Company want to do is go home. But that’s not in the particular hand they’ve been dealt. On their way to Alpha Four to make Emperor Alexander feel like he hasn’t been left out, Kitty and eleven others are tossed into a different universe at the snap of some very powerful fingers. They’re not sent to just any universe, either. They’re in the Steampunk Universe and things are very different there – and not just due to the technological divergence between Kitty’s universe and this one. Starting with them being surrounded by ships that are redefining the term “unfriendly” – because this universe has been embroiled in galactic war for centuries. Friends are enemies, enemies are friends, people alive in one universe are dead in this one and vice versa is old news for Kitty, but new news for everyone else with her. The Victorian Era still reigns supreme here, meaning everyone’s attitudes are a lot less free and easy than Kitty’s used to.
But the biggest discovery is the worst one – instead of being Kitty’s husband and a total hero, the Jeff Martini in this universe is an evil murderer who’s aligned his entire empire with the Z’porrah, and that means the good guys are losing.
KNOTTED BY THE DARK ALIEN (THE KNOTTING CHRONICLES) by Zara Rosefire
She came for the ruins. She stayed for the knot. Dr. Kira Vasquez is having the worst year of her life. Fired from her dream job, blacklisted from every dig site in the galaxy, and one bad drink away from rock bottom, she’s not exactly in a position to say no when a mysterious contact offers her a fortune to translate ancient alien texts. She should have asked more questions. Her new employer is Vyrath Sorin — exiled Dra’khari commander, seven feet of dark obsidian muscle, bioluminescent lines tracing his skin, and a stare that makes her brain short-circuit. He needs her expertise to find the Convergence Key, a mythical artifact that could save his scattered people. For Kira, it’s the discovery of a lifetime. For both of them, it’s about to get very, very complicated. Because the artifact isn’t just a relic — it’s a test. And the ancient riddle at its heart can only be solved by two beings from different worlds, bound together in ways neither of them expected. What follows is a white-knuckle adventure across jungle planets, underground cities, and a temple that exists between dimensions — with a snarky heroine who argues with her prosthetic hand, a brooding alien warrior hiding a poet’s heart, and enough scorching alien heat to melt starship hull plating. AmazonKU
********************BRIEF BREAK BEFORE THE FANTASY/PNR BOOKS!**************************************
VS: Time for scifi romance gladiators! KYDEN is the first in the Badari Gladiators series…
KYDEN: BADARI GLADIATORS SERIES BOOK ONE by Veronica Scott
Kyden is the top ranked gladiator in the Five Systems but he’s hardly there by choice. Unscrupulous guards faked his death in the lab where he was created and sold him into slavery in the galaxy’s hinterlands. He has no idea where his home is or how many years have passed since he was condemned to a life of endless combat. Kill or be killed is the rule and a Badari never gives up. He’ll fight to stay alive until the Badari goddess sees fit to decree his death.
Elara Vasclavian is the daughter of a senator, as far removed from the life of a gladiator as a noblewoman can be until through the machinations of a political enemy, she ends up in terrible jeopardy. Abducted and given to a group of drunken gladiators for their amusement the night before the games, Elara vows to put up a fight but there’s no real hope of saving herself. Until Kyden steps in, responding to the goddess’s commandment to protect those who are smaller and weaker. And discovers she’s his fated mate.
Rescued, Elara returns to her life of privilege but she can’t forget the man who saved her life. The gulf between their places in the Five Systems is unbridgeable, no matter how much Kyden longs for even a glimpse of her in the arena audience. No matter how much she feels the pull to be by his side. As matters stand, they cannot be together…Or can they?
KYDEN is the first book in a new series, spun off from my ongoing Badari Warriors series. Kyden is a Generation Five Badari whereas the main characters in the long running series are from a later time and are Generation Eight. This new series stands alone and you don’t have to have read any of the other books to enjoy this one. I couldn’t resist the temptation to tell a few other Badari stories, set in the galaxy’s Hinterlands, and who can resist gladiators?
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WILD SCOTTISH MAGIC (ENCHANTED HIGHLANDS BOOK NINE) by Tricia O’Malley
She’s out of second chances. He’s out of patience. And in Loren Brae, the truth never stays buried. After a WitchTok fiasco brands her the Heartbreak Witch, Liora flees home to lick her wounds. But when she uncovers her Gran’s grimoire, the secrets inside may explain everything she’s ever gotten wrong about her magick. Enter Torin, the gruff forester whose relationship she once destroyed. A miscast spell binds him to honesty, making it impossible for him to lie. With the town watching their every move, a fake relationship seems like the only way to keep questions at bay. Except Torin’s unfiltered truths cut straight to Liora’s heart. Now, as the constellations shift and the Kelpies close in, Liora must decide – stitch a new future with the man who cannot lie – or lose her magick for good. AmazonKU AB
RUIN (THRALL BOOK SEVEN) by K A Riley
She’s a skilled assassin with shadowy powers. He’s her most elusive target, and his power is a mystery to everyone he meets. Her biggest problem? He refuses to die. Stray and Ruin grew up together. She is the daughter of a wealthy family. He is the son of their servant. For years, they were the best of friends. After one terrifying incident changes everything, their relationship begins to alter piece by agonizing piece. Over the years, their friendship evolves into something more…and after a forced, painful separation, they turn into mortal enemies. Now twenty-nine years old, all Stray wants is to understand what turned them against one another all those years ago. All Ruin wants is for her life to end so he never has to reveal the painful truth. If friends to lovers to enemies to lovers were a genre…Stray and Ruin’s story would fit the bill. AmazonKU
HOOVES AND HEARTBEAT (MONSTER MATCH BOOK TWO) by Leona Wilde
True love. Monster problems. Sage: All I wanted was answers about my nana’s homeland and maybe why every make-out session turns into a personal horror movie of someone else’s memories. (Nothing kills the mood faster than a vision to your date’s mind.) So, yeah dating has been non-existent. Nana called it the “touch”, a psychic gift but really it’s more like a curse. I’m touch starved, touch adverse and I like it that way. I’m totally convinced that love isn’t in the cards, that is until my relic guy Andreas drops a dating app into my lap. One swipe and I’m falling literally head first into a pond that just so happens to belong to the sweetest, stupid-hot centaur, Silas. He’s the first man that doesn’t make me want to run the moment things get physical. For the first time I believe in a happily ever after. Too bad his world is on fire. Between a royal engagement, monsters going missing and an outbreak of actual zombies crawling from the earth. I’m at the center of a mystery with roots deeper and older than my nana ever knew. Someone’s playing games with our hearts and the veil between our worlds. My powers might be the one key to stopping the chaos if it doesn’t destroy me first. AmazonKU
THE FROG WARD’S JOURNEY (PURPLE OAK OASIS) by Laura Greenwood and Ariana Jade
VS Note: Sapphic Fantasy.
A journey across the sea will change everything. As the granddaughter of the captain, Ines loves nothing more than visiting new places alongside her trusty frog familiar. And with a mission to collect tea witches for Purple Oak underway, she has a reason to do just that. Alone in the world and without anyone to rely on, Susie has been searching for a purpose and a way to use her mer powers. When a ship visiting her port reveals they need a mer to help them on their way, she sees the chance she’s been looking for. As Ines and Susie bond on their journey across the sea, they realise there might be something more between them than just friendship. The Frog Ward’s Journey is a cozy fantasy romance with a sapphic romance, a frog ward who wishes they could save everyone, a mer looking for home, unusual magic, a pinch of steam, and a happy ever after. Amazon Apple Books Kobo
ORC’S KISS (VEIL LANDS BOOK FOUR) by Cyn Blade and Milly Taiden
Welcome to the Veil lands, where monsters are the only ones who can save you. Aviora: I was a dock rat who learned to outrun every storm. Then the cursed gold found me. Now I’m cornered in a blackstone fortress by a warden who knows my every sin. He watches me like a predator. His touch is a warm anchor in a freezing sea. I need to run. But an army of the drowned is clawing at the harbor gates. He thinks he’s saving me from the deep. But I’m the only weapon that can break the tide. In the storm of his presence, I’m finally standing my ground. Zoric: Years of penance in a fortress made of shadows. Nothing soft survives on the Wrecktide. Then I dragged a thief from the waves with defiant eyes and a pouch of hungry gold. She’s small enough for the sea to devour. Yet she kisses me like she’s worth the risk of drowning. A ghost fleet has risen from the depths. Betrayal is circling my gates. And I have a weakness my enemies can finally smell. I swore to keep her safe. She’s the one pulling me back to life. AmazonKU
CLAWS FOR CONCERN (PARANORMAL DATING AGENCY BOOK 99) By Milly Taiden
Riley Vaughn is a national kickboxing champion who has spent her life building a gym on grit, sweat, and a killer right hook. With a sabotaging ex-boyfriend and equipment held together by duct tape, her fierce independence is finally hitting its breaking point She needs a financial miracle, not a date, but one electric handshake with a suit named Adrian Kael sends a jolt through her system that makes her want to trade her gloves for his touch. Adrian Kael, acting Alpha of the Kael tiger pride, lives by iron-clad discipline and corporate control. With a power-hungry rival challenging his legitimacy and a pride demanding stability, he needs a mate to secure his throne. He’s spent months looking for a strategic match, but the moment he scents Riley, his tiger recognizes its missing half. One look at the fierce warrior goddess is all it takes for his control to shatter, leaving him hungry to claim her and mark her as his forever. As threats close in, Adrian must unleash his inner beast to protect his own. When an ambush leaves Riley injured and her mother in the crosshairs, the time for “strictly professional” consultations is over. Adrian will tear the world apart to keep her safe, because in the Kael pride, you never touch what belongs to the Alpha. AmazonKU
MOONLIGHT, MOVIES AND MONSTERS: A TIME FOR MONSTERS ROMANCE by S C Principale
Lorraine Cooper, a wannabe Hollywood starlet in the small town of Pine Ridge, New York, works at the telephone exchange during the week and sneaks off to Blue Moon Lake to practice her swimming skills, convinced that one day she’ll leave this town behind and become the next Esther Williams. Imagine her surprise when she meets Herman at the lake, a former movie monster man, practicing his own aquatic moves in his full costume. Not only is he surprisingly sweet, shy, and willing to listen to her dreams of Hollywood stardom, he’s also willing to help her rehearse everything from monster movie chases to swoony romance scenes. Herman has worked in Hollywood, but he’s not in costume, something he is sure that Lorraine will realize as they spend more and more evenings together. The brunette bathing beauty seems so starstruck and grateful for his help (and to have someone who listens to her and takes her seriously) that she never questions why she never sees him out of costume or in town. As their acting sessions become real, Herman realizes his heart is on the line. When Lorraine realizes the truth, she’ll run in terror, won’t she? Even if she doesn’t, choosing a monster over a man will mean she can never pursue her dreams in distant California. Can the aspiring starlet and the sweet swamp monster find their happily ever after, or is this romance destined to end up on the cutting room floor? AmazonKU
WING AND CLAW: A FIRE AND VALOR NOVEL by W M Fawkes and Sam Burns
VS note: MM Fantasy.
For fifteen years, Llangard has been at peace with both its neighbors and the dragons who live along its borders. Roland has grown from a boy king into a man who sits comfortably on his throne and cares for little other than his people. Well, his people and one beautiful young dragon. As children, shared trauma brought Roland and Aderyn together. As they grew, that bond has become the most unshakeable thing in the young king’s life. But Roland’s darkest secret threatens to unravel the family he’s meticulously built. The truth promises to take away the one thing he treasures above all else: Aderyn’s love.cAderyn loves his life, his family, and his Roland. But when Roland needs something he could not possibly give, his instinct is to flee. He’s not strong enough to stand by Roland’s side, but when the young king is kidnapped, Aderyn must find his strength quickly. Letting Roland down is one thing, but letting him disappear is unthinkable. When Aderyn flies to his love’s rescue, not only do they have to protect Llangard from a new threat, but they must shed light on the sins of their past. Only then can they build a strong foundation for their kingdom and keep all the promises they made to each other as boys. AmazonKU
MOON OF SECRETS (SHROUDED NATION BOOK 35) by Brenda Trim and Tia Didmon
To stop the darkness, I must walk among the enemy – Going undercover in a rival wolf pack wasn’t part of the plan, but it’s the only way to uncover their true motives. With a false identity and a carefully spun lie, I slip into their hidden community, only to learn the truth is far more dangerous than I imagined. These wolves aren’t evil. They’re being used. Manipulated by an ancient entity that feeds on shifter energy, one bent on harnessing enough power to permanently darken the moon. If it succeeds, every wolf shifter will gain unstoppable strength, at the cost of our humanity. As suspicion sharpens around me, I lean on Eve’s spells to mask my identity and Salima’s guidance to reach my allies on the outside. Time is running out, the lunar ritual draws near, and I’m walking a razor’s edge between exposure and survival. Because saving the city isn’t enough this time. I have to save them, even if they tear me apart for the truth. AmazonKU
COLLEGIATE WOLF (MISFITS OF DEMETER UNIVERSITY BOOK THREE) by Evelyn Lederman
He can’t control his wolf until he met his mate; a relationship his human half doesn’t recognize. Grayson Walsh has a roving eye, but because of a buffering spell, he doesn’t recognize his fated mate. His incredible sense of spell, dubbing him the nose, places him in the line of fire when a supernatural retrieval squad arrives at Demeter University. Heidi Hart has gone to extreme measures to blend into the background. The magical pendant she purchased turns out to be something quite different, placing her in danger. She must rely on the wolf shifter who won’t acknowledge their true relationship, not to pay the ultimate price a ritual calls for. With the body toll increases, Grayson and Heidi must solve the issues plaguing Demeter University. AmazonKU
THE TEMPEST BLADE (THE BRIDGE KINGDOM BOOK SIX) by Danielle L Jensen
A fugitive on the run, Ahnna has one goal: return to Ithicana with warning of the greatest threat her homeland has ever faced. But as she escapes into the wilderness, it is with the man who broke her heart hunting at her heels—and James wants more than justice. He wants revenge. Desperate to prove his loyalty to his family, James ventures into dangerous territory to capture his father’s killer. But the longer he follows Ahnna’s trail, the more his certainty of her guilt is tested—and the more the passion they once shared reignites. As schemes twist tighter and war brews, Ahnna and James discover that the enemy isn’t each other—it is the masterminds manipulating them both in pursuit of power. Yet their greatest obstacle remains, because their loyalties are to opposing sides in the battle to come. As the storms of the Tempest Seas lower their defenses, James and Ahnna must choose where their hearts lie: on the battlefield, or in each other’s arms.
SENT TO A FANTASY WORLD AND NOW ALL THE MEN WANT ME by Jaclyn Osborn
VS Note: MM Fantasy.
Life for Evan hasn’t been the same since the morning he woke up in a fantasy world. Falling in love with five men. Opening his dream café. He’s never been happier. But that cozy life couldn’t last forever. After a betrayal and huge misunderstanding that results in him being chased from Bremloc, Evan and his men find an ally in the last person they expect. The demon lord welcomes them into the Shadow Realm, offering them shelter from the danger lurking beyond the barrier. Only one problem. Humans and demons have been in conflict for centuries, so trust doesn’t come easy. Between the stress of his men constantly butting heads with Lord Onyx, Evan also learns more about a rare magic he possesses, one that’s made him a target for powerful mercenaries. What’s even more complicated? Lord Onyx is one of Evan’s fated mates. Despite Onyx’s reputation for being cold and ruthless, Evan can’t ignore the way his heart flutters each time their eyes meet. But will his other men accept the demon lord as one of them? Or will this be the thing to push them away for good? Volume 6 in the Fantasy World series. Must be read in order. AmazonKU
CRYSTAL CLEAR CLAIMS: A FORTUNA DELPHI MIDLIFE TALE BEYOND MYSTIC’S END (THE MYSTWICH MINDSLIDER MYSTERIES BOOK FIVE) by Leann Leeds
Fortuna Delphi-Trevino finally has her house in order. Unfortunately, someone else thinks it’s theirs. Fortuna is settling into life as coven leader and psychic shop owner in Mystwich Hollow when her dead father’s ghost sends a warning through a three-year-old: cousins. Graham Blackwell rolls into town with a smile, a commissioned signet ring, and a probate attorney ready to tear apart Fortuna’s claim to the Blackwell estate. He says he’s here for family. He acts like he’s here for money. And the desperation he can’t quite hide suggests he’s here because someone dangerous told him to be. To end the challenge before it starts, Fortuna needs to find the one document her father hid a little too well—a deed buried somewhere beneath three centuries of coven secrets. But the deeper she digs, the more she discovers that the Blackwell cousins aren’t quite as ordinary as they seem… and that the real threat isn’t sitting across the table in a legal meeting. It’s the one Graham brought with him without knowing it. AmazonKU
BOUGHT BY THE BOGATYR: MONSTERS’ BRIDE MARKET by Lia Davis
VS Note: A Bogatyr is a Medieval East Slavic folklore figure, often a legendary knight-errant.
A burned-out healer with nothing left to give. A berserker who’s forgotten how to be gentle. One monster who’s soft only for her. He’s dangerous. The berserker rage lives under his skin, waiting. He’s spent years alone because the last time he got close to anyone, people died. Everyone is afraid of him. Everyone flinches. Except her. She touches him like it’s nothing. Falls asleep against his chest like he’s not a monster barely holding himself together. And when she’s near, the rage goes quiet. He doesn’t understand it. But he knows one thing: She’s his. “You make it quiet. When you’re near. The rage goes quiet.” AmazonKU
FATED TO THE WOLF MAIDEN (THE HUNTED OMEGAS BOOK SIX) by April L Moon
Getting mated to the enemy? Not an effing option. Elodie – I don’t have time for this. I’m a warrior maiden, oath-sworn to the Enclave to live and die by my sword in the protection of the omegas. Not only is he the enemy, giving into the pull between us would ruin my career. Because the maiden part of warrior maiden? It’s not optional. A fated mate bond would mean that I can’t fulfill my life’s purpose, and there’s no way I’m letting that happen. So what’s a girl to do? Deny everything, and have no regrets. I’m going to reject the bond, because I’ve got no other choice. AmazonKU
YEAR OF THE MER by L D Lewis
VS Note: FF Famtasy.
The fairy tale mermaid Arielle might have gotten her happily-ever-after, but her granddaughter Yemi is having a much harder time. Her father, the king of Ixia, was assassinated years ago, her mother is slowly dying of a poisoned wound, and she faces whispers and slights from her own people. Yemi has been raised as the shield of the kingdom and is soon to inherit the throne, but she cannot shake her fury at how Ixia has treated her family after all they’ve sacrificed. Only her patient mother and steadfast personal bodyguard (and fiancée), Nova, help Yemi rein in that fury…most of the time.
When the kingdom’s discontented rumblings reach a fever pitch, a coup erupts and Yemi’s throne is usurped, stripping her of her family and forcing her into exile. Now, only one being has the power to help her: Ursla. Like her grandmother before her, Yemi is tempted by a deal with the sea-witch. With powerful and ancient magic behind her, Yemi could avenge her family, take back her throne, and protect the love of her life. But she should know more than anyone that there is always a price. As much as Yemi wants vengeance, Ursla has been waiting a very, very long time for her own—and it may take more fortune than Yemi possesses to keep her from losing everything all over again.
PARANORMAL PAYBACK by Various
A superstar lineup is included in this urban fantasy collection featuring short stories from New York Times bestselling authors Jim Butcher, Holly Black, Kim Harrison, Faith Hunter, and more …In this short story collection, our heroes get what’s due to them—with a supernatural flair. But the injustices that have been holding them back might cost them more than they realized.
SIREN OF THE STORM (TIDES OF FATE BOOK FIVE) by Delta James
He’s the storm that will claim me… or destroy me. I came to Stormhaven to study the ocean. Not the man who rules it. The deaths don’t make sense. Bodies pulled from the water… that never drowned. Something in these waves is wrong. And Finn Rowan knows why. He’s dangerous. Watching. Possessive. He tells me to leave. I don’t. Because the truth is worse than I imagined—Something is hunting in these waters. And Finn isn’t just part of it. He’s the target. Now I’m trapped between a dragon who won’t claim me…and a monster that will use me to break him. I don’t believe in fate. But the storm has already chosen me. AmazonKU
DREAMERS DON’T DATE RUMPELSTILTSKIN (TALESOF TOPAZCOAST BOOK SEVEN) by Lucy Winton
An intriguing stranger. An anonymous commenter. She needs both of them to help her. I’ve been writing ever since I can remember. At first, it was just for family and friends but now I’m putting my stories on a blog called The Dreamer’s Pen. The only constant commenter is someone who calls themselves R. Maybe there’s a little flirting going on there, but it’s just online, so there’s no problem, right? The blog is great fun until my dad brags that I can make scenes just float off the page, and the local mean kids hear about it. Now I’m in trouble, because now they’ve challenged me to do just that and if I don’t…well, let’s say it’s not just my life they can make difficult. Luckily, someone offers to help me out – someone with illusion magic – but he won’t tell me his name. That’s OK. I can handle a little mystery. With R giving story tips and the stranger helping with the illusions, it looks like I’ve got this challenge nailed. But there’s one thing that keeps nagging at me…what if my two helpers are the same person? Amazon Apple Books Kobo
THE DRAGON, THE BEAR AND THEIR MANED WOLF OMEGA: MM SHIFTER MPREG ROMANCE (OMEGAS OF ANIMALS: SD BOOK 16) by Lorelain M Hart and Wendy Rathbone
Fourth time’s the charm? Omega maned wolf shifter, Kyle has shifted exactly three times. The first time, his adopted pack mocked and bullied him relentlessly. The second time, his boyfriend left him.
The third time, let’s just say there was a hunter who nearly had a new trophy. Kyle vows to never shift again, a vow he accidentally breaks on a business trip to Animals SD. Now, he’s stuck in his beast form with a dragon circling overhead and a bear tracking him. He should be fearing for his life. He’s not. What has him terrified is far scarier than that. He’s fearing for his heart and the rejection he knows is coming. AmazonKU
GABE’S WOLF MATE: MM SHIFTER MPRE ROMANCE (THE MATES MOTEL BOOK THREE) by Lorelai M Hart
I checked in to avoid going home. I checked out finding my real home. I love my birth pack, I really do. But that doesn’t mean I want to lead it. Every time I bring this up to my alpha father, he tells me to wolf-up and take my birthright so he can retire. I’ve been holding him off for years, but this trip back is me admitting defeat. It’s not even the job of pack alpha that has me so uncomfortable. It’s knowing that my mate isn’t in my pack. Once I accept the role of alpha, a mate is expected, and that means giving up on my dream of finding my true mate. When I head to the diner to grab a bite, I hear a screaming match by the dumpster and do what I always tell myself I will never do—step right into the middle of drama. And not just any drama. Nope. That would be too easy. This is family drama, and the man cowering in the corner about to be pummeled by his three brothers is my mate. AmazonKU
BLOOM AND BLOOD (THE SECOND FATE OF ELODIE DEVINE BOOK ONE) by Eva Chase
Once, I destroyed my fated mates. This time I’m going to save them. One moment, I’m living my downtrodden life: disowned, outcast, and barely scraping by. The next, I’m wrenched into an alternate universe where I’m rich, privileged—and dead. No one knows that last part yet except the killer and the woman who summoned me. And she won’t send me home until I pose as my spoiled other self, infiltrate the upper echelons of magical society, and flush out my own murderer. If only I didn’t walk into Luminary Academy and find myself face to face with my worst regrets: my fated mates. These formidable men have no idea I’m their destined match—or that I ruined their lives in my own reality. At best, they see me as a rival. At worst, a heartless enemy. But our fractured connection keeps pulling us closer despite my efforts to resist. I need to expose the murderer and leave this world before our bonds can spark. Because no matter how much my would-be mates torment and crave me, they have no idea how much blood I have on my hands. One wrong move, and I’ll be the death of them… again. AmazonKU AB
FEELING SASSY: SASQUATCH ROMANCE CHARITY by Various
Because Big Foot deserves love too! 14 authors came together to write stories about Sasquatch finding love. Each story has their shifter coming from a different location with a different occupation, coming from the proposition that maybe we haven’t found them because they are hiding in plain sight. Come along for the ride… because we took this ridiculous premise way too seriously. ALTERNATIVE BLURB: What if the reason we can’t find Sasquatch is because they’re not really hiding? Here’s a collection of stories where Sasquatch shifters do regular jobs (kinda), live like the rest of us (kinda), and love like the rest of us (kinda). What would you do if you were suddenly… Feeling Sassy? Contributing authors: Mya Bishop * Alisha Blanch * Genevieve Colt * Elisabeth Garner * Candice Gilmer * Eden Knox * Kym LaFever * Tanya Lynn * Kate Prada * Dakota River Reed * Krys Strong * T.S. Tappin * Lee VanBeek * D Williams * And Art Contributed by Ashley Scheller Amazon
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THE LOST ISLAND : RISE OF THE DRAKENS BOOK NINE by Raven Storm
Peace was never going to be easy. With the demon war finally over and the island of Lyoness reclaimed, Queen Wren should be celebrating a new era for the drakens. Instead, she finds herself at the center of a fragile rebirth—rebuilding a shattered homeland, guiding a people still nursing old wounds, and preparing for the birth of her first child. By her side are her three mates: Kieran, the strong and silent warrior; Benedict, now king, wrestling with the weight of leadership and learning to forgive himself for the past; and Ronan, the quiet scholar with a sharp mind and a heart that sees what others miss. Together, they must navigate rising tensions, dangerous secrets, and the shifting tides of power. But when echoes of an ancient threat begin to stir from across the sea, Wren must decide how far she’ll go to protect the peace she’s fought so hard to claim. AmazonKU
THE ANTIQUARIAN ORDER (THE TIMESLIP COURTSHIP SERIES BOOK TWO) by Beth Richards
Margaret Spencer has vanished without a trace. With time slipping through their fingers, the newest members of the Antiquarian Order must unravel the secrets of the past if they hope to bring her home. Atlas Montgomery, a protective Viscount, refuses to surrender hope to find his beloved Maggie. He and their closest allies must follow a trail of fractured clues that lead deep into their shared family histories, dark bargains once made, and toward truths of myths and legends they never expected to find. As the marriage season gathers speed, the timing could not be worse for Juliette Montgomery. While her mother and society expect her to smile and entertain the most eligible gentlemen, she slips between candlelit ballrooms and back corridors, balancing the expectations of her first Season. Every step closer to the truth draws her further into danger, as loyalties begin to blur, and love deepens under pressure. The Antiquarian Order is a story about holding on when everything is trying to pull you apart. About loving fiercely in a world that offers no certainty. With slow-burning banter, tangled alliances, and love triangles waiting to complicate everything, all is fair in love… and the Order. AmazonKU
MATE TO HIS INCUBUS BOSS: MM MONSTER ROMANCE by Mel Aitchess
A month ago, Liam discovered that creatures he hadn’t thought possible were all around him. Apparently, his memories were supposed to be wiped? Except he’s immune and it didn’t take. He thought it’d be fine if he just kept his mouth shut, but the Supernatural Council are assholes and when he started googling ‘werewolf porn’, they kidnapped him and took him to a city he’d never heard of where there are no humans at all. Like, none. At least they set him up with an apartment and a job.
Ayden works for Monster Mercenaries, a company that just secured an unheard of century-long contract with the Supernatural Council. The price for Monster Mercenaries’ successful bid? They’ve agreed to be part of the Council’s human rehoming programme when someone sees something they shouldn’t. It should have been small print they didn’t have to worry about given the tight rein the Council keeps on their kind. But, somehow, they ended up with their first rescue on week two of their contract. And Ayden drew the short straw on who has to keep an eye on him. Ayden could barely control his incubus hunger and instincts in a city without humans, but now he has a pretty little assistant sitting right in view of his desk. How long until he bends Liam over it? AmazonKU
THE KILLING SPELL by Shay Kauwe
Kea Petrova is dealing with more than her fair share of trouble. At just twenty-five years old, she’s the youngest of five Hawaiian clan leaders living on the Homestead in outer Los Angeles. Nearly 200 years ago, when a catastrophic flood submerged the Hawaiian islands and unleashed magic into the world, these clans forged a treaty with the city, establishing a new Hawaiian homeland. But that treaty is about to expire. Kea struggles to keep her small clan afloat, scraping together rent each month through odd jobs and selling her own crafted Hawaiian language spells. While her talent for language magic is her saving grace, she feels like a shadow of those who came before her. Just when she thinks things can’t get any more complicated, the murder of Angelo Reyes—LA’s most prominent Filipino activist—turns her world upside-down. Angelo was killed by a death spell—something that, due to the properties of each school of language magic, can only exist in Hawaiian. With independent spellsmithing being technically illegal, Kea quickly becomes the prime suspect, known for her spellwork on the Homestead. To clear her name, she must unravel the mystery behind Angelo’s murder and confront LA’s most powerful (and dangerous) players, each wielding their own type of magic. The clock is ticking—can Kea save herself, her clan, and the Homestead before it’s too late?
SON OF A SPIDER WEAVER (MAGIC AND MOTHERHOOD BOOK THREE) by A L Tippett
New case. New town. New reason to sleep with the lights on. My boss sent me to outback Australia with my teenage daughter to assess an insurance claim at a magical museum… and to keep us safe from the spider weaver that recently escaped prison. No worries, right? I’m expecting dusty roads, faulty wards, and maybe a few bogans along the way. Instead, I find temperamental artefacts, secretive centaurs, and a kangaroo that’s decided to adopt us. (Don’t ask.) But the real problem? I was simply planning on keeping our distance from the spider weaver until the police caught him. Turns out, my plan was rubbish. He’s hunting us. With Altan no longer at my side and my family history looking a lot less human than I thought, I can’t afford to make any mistakes. Because this time, if I get it wrong, it won’t just cost me my job. I could lose everything.
Amazon NOTE: Did not see the book on either Kobo or Apple Books yet as of the day I checked
STARBOUND SOULS (NEXUS SERIES BOOK FIVE) by G Bailey
It’s been six months since I watched my mate die, since the king took me and, with my sister, manipulated my power to obliterate cities. But everything changes when my mates finally find me. The world is broken, the Gods are twisted, and my Nexus is out for blood. The king thought breaking me would make me a weapon. He was right—just not the kind he expected. I was born to be a monster, but my mates never saw me as one. They saw a partner. An equal. Their mate. A reason to fight. With my mates, we will stop the immortal king once and for all. The cost may be too high…but we have nothing left to lose. We came from starlight and were made into Gods…and we will not be stopped. AmazonKU
ON CALL DRAGON (DRAGON SHIFTERS OF EMBER FALLS BOOK TWO) by Phoenix Cross
VS Note: MM PNR.
The new vet just winked at a dragon. The dragon winked back. Cal Brewer has a system. Coffee at 7:03. Hardware store by eight. No surprises, no complications, no veterinarians with terrible puns and unreasonably good bedside manner. Then Owen Rivera rolls into Ember Falls with a too-big smile, a stethoscope he jokes isn’t large enough, and the dangerous habit of bringing Cal coffee he didn’t ask for — coffee that’s annoyingly, impossibly good. Owen came to Ember Falls for the large-animal practice, not to fall for the quietest man in town — the one who tips forty percent and won’t make eye contact and runs so hot Owen can feel it from across the counter. But something keeps pulling them together, something older than logic and warmer than dragon fire. And the whole town is already placing bets. The only question is whether Cal will let someone in before Owen stops knocking. AmazonKU
EASTER: THE ELF AND THE ELIGOR by Heather Graham
VS Note: From MARCH 26.
Easter was almost upon them! But Jackson and Angela Hawkins Crow find themselves in a bizarre situation. In an area that was once “The Wild, Wild West,” a second young woman has been abducted and this time, her boyfriend saw who took her. An Eligor! An ancient demon, duke and knight of war! And while they know people can play at many things and those in charge don’t believe the young man, Angela and Jackson need to find the truth. And while it’s the time for loveable Easter bunnies and egg hunts . . .They’ll discover that they must indeed find an ancient demon and—oddly enough—with the help of a large green elf. AmazonKU
A PACK FOR SPRING (COZYVERSE BOOK THREE) by Emelia Emerson
VS Note: MMFM.
She’s always dreamed of a soft life. They’re determined to provide it for her. Lucy Andersson-Spring’s twenty-ninth birthday comes with a side helping of a quarter-life crisis. She loves her community, her sewing shop, and her secret social media account featuring Starlight Grove’s cat mayor, but maybe she needs to be more ambitious, more self-sufficient. At least, that’s what the alphas she dated last year kept saying . . . before they cheated on her. Lucy is determined this year will be a fresh start, but her quest to leave her romantic dreams behind keeps being thwarted. First, a disastrous camping trip leaves her stranded with Wilder, the reserved fire chief. Then, a grumpy businessman named King bursts into her shop with a desperate proposal. And then there’s Leo, the cute florist who brings her bouquets, but never the dinner invitation she hopes for. Like Lucy, these guys are facing crossroads in their lives, but when their hesitancy in wooing the stunning omega leaves her feeling rejected all over again, they realize they can’t live without her. Determined to win her over, they embark on a journey of self-discovery, complete with a meddlesome cat, mischievous bunny, and bizarrely specific horoscopes, to become a pack worthy of her. Amazon AB Apple Books Kobo
LOVING A WITCH IS TOTALLY FOOLISH (TOTAL CHAOS BOOK TWO) by Aura Hayes
***This book is NOT a standalone. You must read Loving a Vampire is Total Chaos before reading this book*** Ava McGuire should be dealing with moving on after her devastating breakup. Instead, she’s been thrust into the world of paranormal. As if learning that your best friend is mated to a serial killer vampire wasn’t bad enough, she learns she has her own vampire mate. Valen has been held prisoner for longer than he can fathom. The human world is vastly different than the one he was taken from centuries ago. For starters, there are tall buildings and places that claim to make your lunch in under five minutes. He’s having to relearn the world around him while navigating the complicated urge to claim his mate while also being wary of touch after being held captive. Ava and Valen, with the help of their friends, are trying to get to the bottom of what’s really going on in Chicago. All the rain, all the paranormals showing up, and what was the true reason Valen was taken all those years ago? Ava herself just might be the key to it all. Turns out, she’s not some simple human, she’s the last of the line of one of the most powerful witch families to ever exist. AmazonKU AB
NASH’S FAKE MATE: MM SHIFTER ROMANCE (DRAGON SKULL MC DADDIES BOOK SIX) by April Kelley
Dragon shifter Nash has handled plenty of undercover assignments but pretending to be mated to a member of the powerful Sylvain Mafia family? That’s a whole new level of complicated. Especially when his supposed fake boyfriend turns out to be his actual fated mate. Abi has a problem. His cursed scent draws shifters in like moths to a flame. But no one sticks. He’s done falling for fakes. Done hoping. Too bad fate isn’t done with him. Nash is dominant, dangerous, and giving off serious Daddy energy. It’s everything Abi should avoid. As their fake relationship deepens and the mission turns deadly, lines blur, and sparks fly. In a world of secrets, lies, and shifting loyalties, the biggest risk isn’t the mafia. It’s falling for the one person who could break your heart. Fated mates. Fake dating. Found family. Morally gray men. High heat. High stakes. AmazonKU
KISS OUT OF WATER: A MATCHED BY THE UNICORN STORY by Sayla Masse
How far will you go to meet the person you are meant to be with? Layla: After years of disappointing dates and even worse apps, I think I’ve finally met someone special. He’s smart, thoughtful, and hot as hell. After weeks of late-night conversations and playful banter, he promised to meet me at my favorite coffee shop. It feels almost too good to be true—then again, we did meet on Date-A-Base. Will Makko turn out to be the man of my dreams, or will Date-A-Base turn out like every other dating app…or worse? Makko: Being a Mako Shark Fishman is challenging enough; falling for a land dweller is even harder. But love makes even the wisest of us do foolish things. So here I am, standing outside a coffee shop, farther from the sea than ever before, a jug of water in one hand and my brittle heart in the other. I know Layla isn’t shallow; in fact, she might be the only human to hold my attention, let alone capture my heart. I just worry if she can handle my monstrous baggage. AmazonKU
CHANGELINGS VOL TWO (MONSTROUS WORLD) by S E Wendel
Back to the beginning…Maeve Brádaigh never meant to come back home to her family’s estate. She thought her ambition and good looks would make a life for herself in the exciting capital of Gleanná, but after years of feeling small, she’s back home, her tail between her legs. At least she has a degree to show for it, as well as a position at the new school for human and otherly children. Still, coming home opens old wounds—and worse, everyone at home knows just who Maeve used to be, not who she’s trying to become. Almost everyone, that is…The past leaves scars…Although it’s been years now, Soren has yet to feel he truly belongs in the peaceful village he and his manticore brothers helped build of humans and otherlies. One by one, his brothers are making lives for themselves, finding mates, looking to the future. Shamed and exiled from their former pride and left with scars on his face, Soren has never thought much about the future. He doesn’t have dreams, he doesn’t long for a mate. That is, until he meets a certain schoolteacher…Spring always brings fresh blooms…Soren has no experience with hopes and dreams, let alone romance. Maeve has no idea what to do with a man—er, lion-man so earnest. Neither expected the bond and attraction snapping between them, yet both know this is too special to ignore. But love isn’t always easy, and the past doesn’t always stay there. AmazonKU
STAY FOR A SPELL by Amy Coombe
Princess Tanadelle of the Widdenmar is disillusioned with life as a princess. She longs for real conversation, the chance to build a life of her own making, and uninterrupted reading time.
During a routine royal visit to the town of Little Pepperidge, Tandy’s dream comes true when she finds herself cursed to remain in a run-down bookshop until she unlocks her heart’s desire. Certain that someone will figure out how to break the curse eventually, and delighted by the prospect of an entire bookstore of her own, Tandy settles into life among the stacks. She finds it easy to exchange balls and endless state dinners for teetering piles of books and an irritatingly handsome pirate who seems bent on stealing her stock. She even starts to believe she’s stumbled into her very own happily ever after. There’s just one, minor problem: as Tandy’s royal duties go unfulfilled, her frantic parents start sending princes to woo her, each one of them certain their kiss will break the curse. After all, what more could a princess want but a prince? Amazon AB Apple Books Kobo
WORKS LIKE A LAVENDER CHARM (TANSY HOLLOW GAY ROMANCE SERIES BOOK TWO) by Dann Hazel
He inherited a house. He found a love. He awakened a past that refuses to stay buried. When Austin attorney Charles Towne-Landon learns he has inherited the historic Chadwick House in Tansy Hollow, America’s Gay Mecca, it feels like fate offering him a second chance. Overlooked for partnership and disillusioned with big-city politics, Charles is ready for something more—more purpose, more belonging, maybe even more love. Then he meets Dr. Guy Archambeau at the Tansy Hollow Opera House. Their connection is instant. Electric. Unmistakable. Within weeks, Charles leaves Texas behind to open his own law practice and build a new life in the charming Southern town. With Guy only a short drive away, the future looks brighter than it ever has. But Chadwick House has secrets. A mysterious fruit basket appears inside locked doors. A Gaelic lullaby drifts down from the attic at 3:33 a.m. The scent of bergamot and lemon lingers in empty rooms. And a violent vision from the nineteenth century begins to unravel a tragic chapter in Charles’s own bloodline… (more blurb on ebook seller’s page) Amazon Apple Books Kobo
WEST OF WICKED (THE GREAT AND TERRIBLE LAND BOOK ONE) by Nikki St Crowe
No one is safe on the Yellow Brick Road. Dorothy Gale doesn’t know where she came from. At the age of five, she was dropped on Em and Henry’s doorstep while a terrible storm rolled across the Kansas prairie. Now as an adult, Dorothy has made the most of her life on the farm. But when a cyclone tears through the night, ripping her, her dog, and the farmhouse away, Dorothy wakes to find herself far from home in the strange, cursed land of Oz. Desperate to find her way back, Dorothy takes the advice of the Witch of the North and sets off on the yellow brick road to find a wizard…with a warning to avoid forest monsters, heartless mercenaries, and wicked witches. It isn’t long before Dorothy encounters the dark side of Oz, stumbling on a man beaten and bloody, tied to a pole in a cornfield. Not unlike the scarecrows on the Kansas farm. With no memories, the mysterious stranger joins Dorothy. Rook is ridiculously handsome, endlessly charming, and somehow understands Dorothy in a way no one ever has. But when they cross paths with the infamous Tinman and his axe, Rook proves he may be hiding his own secrets. Nothing and no one is what they seem in the cursed land of Oz…maybe even Dorothy herself.
BETWEEN TIDES AND THUNDER by Leena Kazak
She was raised to hate him. Now she shares his bed. Princess Mayah of Tundrayn isn’t allowed to want. Not freedom. Not love. Not even her own future. Instead, she’s spent her life healing others’ pain and swallowing her own. But when her father strikes a fragile alliance with enemy-kingdom Arbinj to crush a rising rebellion, she is bartered into a marriage she didn’t choose for a crown she doesn’t want. She expects a prince. She gets the Dark Commander. Zevayr is ruthless, unyielding, and a stormwielder with a reputation soaked in blood. He is everything Mayah was taught to fear. Yet as they race across rebel-torn lands, the less certain she is of where the monster ends and where the man begins. In Arbinj’s glittering courts, the Rebellion surges and dangerous secrets stir from Mayah’s past—secrets that could shatter her kingdom, and her heart, if she lets them. The question is not if Mayah will betray, but who: her people, her love, or herself? AmazonKU
THE PIXIE IN THE PICKLE JAR (GROOM AND DOOM BOOK FOUR) by Hailey Edwards
Car bombs are exploding on the streets of Brentwood, and it’s only a matter of time before someone gets caught in the blast. Add to that a rash of poisonings that leaves several Walshes incapacitated, and the clan is more vulnerable than ever. And that’s before you take into consideration that Mercer Bates now rules the Sartori pack. There’s also the small fact Carmichael is still out there, no doubt plotting his revenge. He might no longer be an alpha, but he’s still a threat, and Ana is his number one target. To eliminate the danger he poses to her new life, she’ll have to track him down. But she’s not the only predator on the hunt, and silver or not, her claws might not be the sharpest this time. AmazonKU
HER VALIANT MAIDEN (SAPPHIC LADY KNIGHTS BOOK FOUR) by Mariah Rae Birch
Two clashing lady knights must work together to protect their kingdom and its heir…For eleven years, Sir Lavinia, Lady of Larksmouth, has served as the crown princess’s least-favorite personal guard. With her noble upbringing and small stature, she is eager to prove her worth by leading an important royal visit to their neighboring kingdom. But their journey turns on its head when a deadly ambush separates them from their convoy, thrusting Lavinia into a reluctant partnership with Sir Wren, the Beast of Broadmoor. Wren never expected to be in true combat again after a blade stole one of her eyes. However, her plans for a quiet season are ruined when a last-minute assignment lands her on the run in a foreign kingdom with a bitterly contrary lady knight, a child princess, and a stowaway baby dragon. No one, including Wren, would choose her for such a responsibility, but now she’ll stop at nothing to protect them. As Lavinia grapples with grief and the ramifications of the ambush, Wren faces shadows from her own past. Together, the two knights traverse mountains to bring the princess to safety while fending off enemies, monsters, and an attraction that has no place between them. Trouble is on their heels. Or perhaps the danger didn’t follow them at all, but started closer to home. Amazon Apple Books Kobo
CLAIMED BY THE DRAGONS (BLACKWOOD FOREST BOOK THREE) by Stephanie Brother
When magic rose inside me on my eighteenth birthday, it called to creatures who wanted to use me… and woke three dragons bound by oath to hunt me and cage the power I can’t contain.
Monsters felt the pulse of power I didn’t understand. They found me, captured me, and twisted me into their terrible plans. I escaped, broken, scarred, and unable to return to the girl I once was. I’ve become a ghost in the forest, haunted by the past and hunted still by enemies who won’t let me go. Until I awaken in a cave to three powerful strangers watching me. Not men, but dragons in human skin. Kelan is obsidian and stormlight, a leader with silver dragon eyes and the weight of centuries on his shoulders. He’s restrained and commanding, but when his touch lands on me, I’m both caged and cherished. Ronyn is fire and fury, scarred and unyielding, a warrior forged in battle. His hands are rough, his mouth demanding, and beneath his fury lies a devotion that burns hotter than his dragonfire. Darial is golden sunlight, a charmer with a wicked smile that hides an aching loneliness I recognize well. He teases, he coaxes, he makes me laugh when I want to cry, and when he kisses me, it’s like coming home. They’re billionaires and predators, and they burn for me, claiming I’m their fated mate. Their kisses don’t just steal my breath. They awaken new magic. Magic the goddess herself once cursed, and others would kill to claim. But being theirs means surrendering to the power of three dragons at once. It means being hoarded like treasure, guarded like a queen, and loved so completely it terrifies me. And it means giving up every power within me. Now I must decide if I can embrace the dragons who would burn the world for me… before the real monsters in the dark claim me first. AmazonKU
THE GODS ABANDON: THE VALORIAN VEIL BOOK THREE by Willa Rae
Fear has always followed me. I just never knew it took so many forms. One of my Valtrue members is gone. Taken based on a lie, and my soul won’t stop screaming about it. For us to get him back, we’ll have to face many fears. The guys have to return to the heart of where many of their childhood horrors took place. And I’ll be right by their side, fearing that these powers of mine will change the way they look at me. Too bad that isn’t the only obstacle we’ll face…The realm’s pressing in from all sides, demanding choices, allegiance, and sacrifice. Things none of us ever wanted to give. Each of us is pushed toward the things we dread most. Power is tested. Loyalty is strained. And love…Love becomes the most dangerous fear of all. What prices will we pay for facing our fears? AmazonKU
HEART OF THE WOLF QUEEN (STAR-CROSSED GODS BOOK ONE) by Sarah Gallego
Love could be her greatest weakness… or her deadliest weapon. Sorrow Villente is no princess waiting to be saved. When a devastating accident partially blinded her, Sorrow was locked away at the top of a tower in the wilderness, offered up as a sacrifice to the gods. But Sorrow refuses to die quietly. Only she knows a dark magic burns inside her. With her protective wolf, Pablo, she spends every moment plotting her escape. Yet when she finally breaks free, she is captured immediately… by the one man she never expected to see again. Sorrow and Matthias were once inseparable. Tall and devastatingly handsome with piercing green eyes, the sight of him still sends her heart racing. Then she remembers the truth. When she needed him most, Matthias walked away. He betrayed her. Now, he hasn’t come to rescue her. Matthias is the ruler of a distant land, where monsters lurk in mist-shrouded forests. To save his kingdom, he needs an alliance with Sorrow’s family – one that can be sealed only by marriage. Sorrow must choose: marry the man who broke her heart… or die. AmazonKU
THE SUFFERING OF FOOLS by Jenn Burke
VS Note: MM Fantasy.
What’s worse? Being a half-sprite witch accidentally and magically married to a witch-hunter, or having to go on a quest with your new husband to avoid the wrath of a pissed-off goddess? Mokido is about to find out. He and Kason have been playing a dangerous game of “capture the witch” for the last two years, and just when Mokido thought it was safe, he finds himself bound to Kason and on a journey he never asked for. Add in love spells, a dying queen, and an impossible task, and the smartest thing to do would be to abandon Kason to his fate. But no one ever accused Mokido of being smart. AmazonKU
A SPOT OF TEA AND SORCERY by Sylvia Mercedes
When a rain-drenched stranger blows through the door of his flower shop and—quite literally—into his arms, something fearfully unexpected and utterly inconvenient occurs. Nigel Grimm falls in love. At first sight. But this is terrible! Nigel doesn’t deserve to fall in love! He was once a sorcerer of unmatched skill, consort of the Shadowbane Lady, and master of the dark arts. In his thirst for power, he drove the entire kingdom to the brink of famine. Now he lives a life of self-isolation, tending to the needs of a sentient garden and selling flowers. As far from the lure of sorcery as he can get. But when he meets talented tea witch Luna Talbot, she’s starving, out of work, and in desperate need of assistance. What else is he supposed to do? Naturally, he offers her a job. Now Nigel’s life is filled with complications. First, he’d better learn how to brew a proper cup of tea if he wants to impress a discerning tea witch. Next, he’s got to drive off the dashing wardsman on the hunt for forbidden magic, who is showing particular interest in Luna. Finally, what about these phantom figures stalking the city streets at night? Are they somehow connected to Luna’s mysterious past? Most importantly, can this former Dark Sorcerer find a way to protect his own fragile heart from the perils of unrequited love? AmazonKU
SAME WAY by T S Joyce
Vicious Hunter Wade is a werewolf with a mysterious past. He’s stumbled into a misfit Pack of Rogue werewolves and is slowly carving out a life for himself teetering carefully in between the human world, and the werewolf world. When he meets a beautiful she-wolf named Lyric on a random night, he can’t help but be drawn to her. Sure, they are supposed to be mortal enemies, but he’s never met anyone like her before. Secretly, they plan a meeting but they are both in danger now. She has something that the powerful Elders need, and they will stop at nothing to keep her in tight control. Lyric Howell’s entire life has been a lie. She has been deemed The Turner by her werewolf people and has to perform a job no one else can. When she finds out where she really comes from, the information sends her into a tailspin. The day she meets a handsome, dominant Rogue werewolf on a chance encounter, she knows she’s in trouble. He’s an enemy of her Pack, and she is forbidden to even talk to him. But disguised as a human for one night, she shares an evening with him that changes the course of her life forever. There is more to the world than the darkness created by her werewolf Elders. Being a Rogue is shameful, but the more she sneaks time with Vic, the more she thinks the Rogues know what being a werewolf is really about. The Elders and her Pack won’t let her go easily, and when they find out what she has done, they need to get her back into line and quickly. Only Lyric is wiser now, and sees everything for what it is, and the more the Elders try to trap her into her old life, the more she wants to burn the whole world down. AmazonKU
DANCE ELECTRIC (BETAS IN WAITING BOOK 34) by Viola Grace
Dex has finally been able to let loose in her own defense, but it almost kills her. Now, she is vulnerable and begins calling on all the friends at her disposal to keep her attacker from finishing the job.
Dex has a quiet job in an industry she loves. She works in a quiet part of the building under a ballet theatre. Her job is sedate and measured, and she has earned a reputation for helping the trickiest of feet find a fit that works for balance and comfort. When her father arrives in her office and gives her an order, she doesn’t even have time to respond before he drives his point home with fists. It was his way of getting her attention. Thankfully, tonight would be the last time she saw him. After her brother got his pack, her father decided to act publicly again. Now, Dex is free to live her life without having to defend her sibling. He has others to protect him now. When her father is taken away in cuffs, her new brother-in-law discretely called an ambulance. After surgery, her surgeon has a surprise. Two alphas who have considered her as a partner are looming over her. One is a friend from work, and one is a man who rejected her years ago because she wasn’t taller with pale hair. Boy, is he surprised. Amazon Kobo NOTE: The book wasn’t on Apple yet the day I checked
BACKWARD (CLOCKREALM CHRONICLES BOOK ONE) by D N Hoxa
VS Note: Book 2 is also out.
Where I come from, time is everything—you breathe it, spend it, bleed it. And every five years, when the Clockrealm’s magic supply runs low, the Turning Trials begin. Twelve players. One mechanical arena. No guarantees. My name is Ora Reese, and apparently, I’ve already lived this story once. When I wake up, I don’t know my own name for the first three seconds. By the fourth, I’m sitting at a table with ten strangers, a queen who won’t stop smiling, and a boy across from me whose face I’ve never seen before—yet know in detail. We’re told we played in a game, survived, won. We’re told a curse is the reason we can’t remember any of it, the same curse responsible for time moving backward, too. We’re told a lot of things, but there’s no way to know what is the truth. Everything is brand new to me—except him. March is supposed to be a stranger, just like everyone else, but somehow, my body remembers him. It’s in the way I still when he gets too close, in the way my breath changes when he looks at me, in the feel of his skin against mine. Like I’ve touched him before. Like I’ve wanted him just as badly then. Now we have to unwin trials we don’t remember winning, survive a mechanical arena that shifts and breathes and punishes, and figure out why nothing we’ve been told quite adds up. The curse is real, I have no doubt about it. But the longer I survive, the less I believe it’s the reason we’re here. Almost as if our memories weren’t stolen by the curse at all. Almost as if someone doesn’t want us to remember. AmazonKU
ISLE OF WRATH by Claire Contreras
A forgotten prophecy. A 300-year-old curse. And two people bound by a goddess to break it… if the bond doesn’t break them first. In Lunaris, everyone trades their memories for asylum. No one remembers their past, their homeland, or the curse that trapped them behind a wall of darkness called the Shroud. But they don’t dare break the rules set upon them. Ada Acevedo has spent years hiding her healing gift and keeping her head down. But when her twin brother is struck by a poisoned arrow, she breaks the most dangerous rule of all. She bargains with the goddess of death to save his life. She didn’t expect the goddess to send Malachi Bain—an infuriating warrior—to collect. Much less to be soul-bound to him until she repays what she owes. Now Ada has no choice but to help him do the impossible: lift the Shroud and break the curse that’s kept Lunaris hidden from the rest of the realm for three hundred years. As she’s pulled deeper into a world of forbidden prophecies and buried secrets, Ada discovers a devastating truth. Lunaris isn’t the paradise she always thought it was. It’s a cage. And on the other side, a monster is lurking—waiting for the Shroud to fall. Waiting for her. AmazonKU AB
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REMI’S TRIUMPH – RILEY’S PRIDE: 2ND GENERATION by Sandra R Neeley
Cristie and Remi have had an unshakable bond since they first met as toddlers. They’ve always been a part of each other’s lives — best friends. Their relationship was a constant source of peace, security, and acceptance for both of them. Until the incident. An unexpected occurrence that shook Remi so deeply he almost lost himself. He was frozen in time, unable to make a move one way or the other, because no matter what move he made, someone he loved would hurt as a result. So, instead he turned his back on all that mattered to him and drank himself into oblivion. His shifter clan thought he might be beyond help — until Cristie was made aware of his state of mind and arrived to yank him back into reality. Then she walked away, making it clear that she wanted no part of him in any way. What was the incident that started it all? The mate bond. After years of friendship it bound Cristie and Remi together without warning, despite the fact that Remi was in love with someone else. Life happened. They moved on, though…(more blurb on ebook seller’s page) AmazonKU
CROWNED (LEGENDS OF THE HALLOWS BOOK FOUR) by Adaline Winters
In a realm where legends demand blood, destiny has finally claimed its price. Daphne Stone is gone. Swept into the eternal stars. A dragon vanishes into the sky, feral in his grief. One knight entombs himself beneath unforgivable guilt. A reluctant king refuses the weight of his crown. And the most dangerous of the four comes undone—untethered, unpredictable, spiraling toward ruin. The Idols believe the story has corrected itself. They are wrong. Because in a realm built on wishes, it only takes one. One desperate, reckless wish binds Daphne back to the knights who would have burned the world to keep her. But the girl who returns is not quite the one who left. She has brushed against eternity. She has seen the machinery of fate laid bare. And something ancient now hums beneath her skin. The Hallows are fractured. Twisted by centuries of enforced endings. Now Daphne faces the final choice: Repair the world the Idols shattered or reduce it to ash and write something new. Every story ends. This time, she decides how. AmazonKU
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GARBAGE MAN (BLUE COLLAR VIGILANTE VAMPIRES BOOK ONE) by Max Monroe
He collects trash for a living. Before sunrise, he’s collecting her. Rook Slater is big, brutal, and permanently grumpy. By day, he’s a garbage man. By night, he plays hockey and keeps the world at arm’s length. Until the fated mate bond strikes hard and fast. One look at Kylie Moon—right after his twenty-eighth birthday—and destiny snaps into place. She’s his. There’s just one problem. Her blood is rare—coveted—and the monsters in the shadows want to claim her. Evil. Elite. Powerful. These are the kind of men who stop at nothing to have what they want. But Rook Slater doesn’t lose what’s his. And he certainly doesn’t bend the knee. He’s good at taking out the trash—and these monsters are next. Once fate locks in, Rook won’t just fight for the woman he loves. He’ll kidnap and kill for her. AmazonKU
ICE BEAST (MASTERS BROTHERS BOOK TWO) by Piper Stone
He plays like a beast. He mates like one too. I don’t date assholes or hockey players, but that didn’t stop Steven Masters from pinning me down, kissing me like I was his already, and then tearing off my clothes and…(more blurb on ebook seller’s page) AmazonKU
THE FOREVER WITCH (THE COVEN: VAMPIRE MAGIC BOOK FOUR) by Chandelle LaVaun
VS Note: From the blurb for book one: “…if you like slow-burn spicy paranormal romance with strong heroines and hot vampire lords you’ll LOVE this magical fantasy adventure! *Disclaimer: Vampire Magic is Season Four in The Coven Saga. It can be read first but is best to be read after Season One – Elemental Magic, Season Two Academy Magic, and Season Three Fae Magic”
Some magic sings for vengeance…If Sweyn thought I was a problem the first time…she was going to love me the second time. AmazonKU
MANTICORES AND MACARONS (SHIFTERS AND SWEETS BOOK EIGHT) by Zoe Chant
Max has been living his life in the shadows. With a lion shifter mom and an absent dad, he’s gotten the worst of both worlds – a broken family, no shifter animal, and no mate. He doesn’t even have any powers to speak of, beyond an ability to make people forget they’ve been talking to him… which, he has to admit, is nice when you’re not exactly extroverted. The end result? A life spent drifting from town to town, writing secret reviews as the mysterious restaurant critic Aubrey Z. And now he’s returned to Girdwood Springs, looking to revisit the bakery and spend some quality introvert time in the mountains. Good thing he has his B&B all to himself, without any distractingly beautiful women waltzing into the kitchen…Okay, so Poppy’s found herself unemployed after the CEO stole the company’s money and ran for the hills. Not ideal. But a quick beach holiday will at least dull the pain before she has to return to cold, harsh reality. Or it would, if not for the fact that a booking bungle has stranded her in the middle of nowhere. No car. No roof over her head. And oh, yeah – it’s also the middle of winter. Poppy could really use a guardian angel right about now. She’s not feeling particularly fussy about who it is, but if he just happened to be kind, and gorgeous, and maybe just a tiny bit of a bookworm, well, she wouldn’t exactly complain. AmazonKU
THE ARACHNID (THE POISONER SERIES BOOK TWO) by I V Ophelia
The hauntingly beautiful second book in the gothic romance Poisoner series, where Alina Lis finds herself the prey of her vampiric ex-lover, Silas. They’re a couple deadly as sin, and as intoxicating as a sip of poison...Return to the world of The Poisoner…In the shadows of 1890s Buffalo, a poisoner’s bite leaves more than just scars—even for the undead. Two years after fleeing London, Alina Lis has built something she never thought possible: a home. Leading a commune of women like herself, she’s found a new, greater purpose; experimenting on the Vipera. But peace, she learns, is as fragile as a spider’s web in winter. Silas Forbes, the Vipera she escaped, hasn’t forgotten. But his thirst for Alina threatens everything he’s created in her absence. And he’s brought another along for the hunt: Luka Novikov, the man who once betrayed her, now bound to them both by wounds that won’t heal and debts that can’t be paid. As human and Vipera worlds violently collide, old poisons surface and new alliances form. In a society where survival means choosing sides, Alina must protect the family she’s built, Silas must decide what price he’ll pay for his obsession, and Luka—marked forever by the poisoner’s kiss—must survive the clash of an immortal’s longing and a woman’s fury. Some venoms have no antidote. Some hungers can never be satisfied. AmazonKU AB
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“New” is generally plus or minus a week or two. I try to catch up on ones I missed in recent months. And I may mention ‘special items’.
NOTE: I’m doing my best to avoid listing anything generated from use of AI but it’s sometimes tricky to detect from the resources I have available. As far as covers go, I list the Amazon cover whether it’s AI or not.
I do NOT cover every single new release in SFR/FantasyR/PNR. I never have. That would be an impossible task for any human! I assemble my list by hand every week based on various informal inputs, and I do curate the list to some extent…
Some authors aren’t in KU but still don’t list books with Apple or other platforms. This report is very time consuming to prepare so I’ve always had to limit myself and cannot go and look up every book on all the platforms. If an author gives me their other buy links, I include them here but generally I develop the post on my own, not from author-supplied information. I curate and prepare this post individually every week to help connect readers/books/authors and I have to be very careful not to give it so much time as an activity that I don’t write my own novels! Thanks for the feedback and happy reading!
