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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THYROS THE CELESTIAL WAR (ARKHEVARI RISING BOOK THREE) by Bella Blair
f she is the key to saving the universe… then I will destroy anyone who tries to use her. NAERIS –
My people called me sacred. Chosen. Blessed. What they really meant was owned. For generations, the Sythari bred us, controlled us, and decided our futures before we ever took our first breath. I was supposed to accept my fate. To smile. To obey. Instead, I ran. For five years, I’ve fought beside rebels, crossed half the galaxy, and searched for one thing the Sythari claimed never existed. Earth. The birthplace of humanity. The answer to questions older than my species. I thought finding it would finally set me free. Instead, it led me to him. Thyros. A golden god forged inside the Dark Abyss itself. The Arkhevari’s executioner. A male feared by immortals and whispered about in nightmares. He looks at me like he already knows me. Like he has been waiting for me. And every time he does, something inside me responds. Something terrifying. Because the war consuming the universe is older than any empire. The darkness hunting us knows my name. And the closer I get to Thyros, the more I fear I was never searching for Earth at all. I was searching for him. THYROS – I was born in darkness. Forged inside Nox Eternum. The flaw the universe could not erase. While my brothers dreamed of lost worlds and forgotten lives, I became …(more blurb on ebook seller’s page) AmazonKU
MATCHED TO THE DIPLOMAT (CELESTIAL MATCHMAKING BOKK FOUR) by Eden Ember
She negotiates with words. He governs with ice. When an ancient alien bond forces them together, they’ll have to save a dying city, or burn it down trying. Fleur “The Voice” Neria has spent her career charming her way through impossible situations, but she’s never met anyone immune to her diplomatic skills, until Governor Tiran. The seven-foot Xylian leader is all duty and protocol, a man who’s spent seventy years suppressing every instinct that doesn’t serve the greater political good. When a devastating attack on the neutral Sky City of Eterna throws them together, an ancient biological imperative activates between them, rewriting their neural pathways and binding them in ways neither can escape. Tiran knows the Unity Imperative is a complication he can’t afford. But as explosions tear through the station and enemy forces close in, he discovers something more dangerous than any weapon: he wants her. Not because biology demands it, but because Fleur sees past the Governor’s mask to the man underneath—the one who’s been slowly suffocating under the weight of duty. To activate the city’s dormant defense grid and stop a galactic war, they’ll need to achieve perfect synchronization. Complete unity. Total fusion. The kind that requires surrendering every carefully constructed barrier and trusting each other with their lives, their minds, and the terrifying possibility of genuine connection. But saving the city might cost them everything they’ve built—their careers, their identities, and the careful distance that’s kept them safe from ever really being known. AmazonKU
ROBOT AU by Amanda Meuwissen
VS Note: LGBTQ+ SFR.
Rowan’s M.I.L.O. model – Mechanized Intelligent Lifestyle Organizer – or Milo as he calls it (Rowan isn’t that creative, he knows) handles everything from household chores, to remembering to pay the bills, to stress relief in the bedroom. Sometimes Rowan wishes Milo was more than just a machine, but he doesn’t fool himself into thinking that what is between them is anything more than programming. Until one night when Milo’s charging station has been struck by lightning. Rowan fears the bot has been fried, but the prototype surge protector he outfitted Milo with kept its circuits intact, and the flood of power has unexpected consequences. Now, Milo not only thinks and reasons…But can feel. AmazonKU
CAPTURED BY THE ALIEN DAD by Erin Hale
Ortak – I was a Krijese warlord. Born to fight. To kill. To destroy. Until I laid eyes on a sickly, orphaned kit nobody wanted. Then I became a gogo. Now I needed to protect. To guide. To care for a being other than myself. I’m content with only Gannen in my life. At least I thought I was. After our tribe leader found his mate, I can’t help but wish for a female of my own. Never would I have imagined I’d end up capturing one. Elodie – All my life I’ve been running. First, it was to a new job. Next, a new city. Then, an entirely new planet. Finally, it’s headlong into a hole dug into the ground. This is it, the end of the line for me. But when a large, alien male and his young son rescue me, I realize maybe I’ve found what’s been missing in my life and I need to stop running. AmazonKU
HIRED BY THE ALIEN DAD by Holly Hanzo
Danielle Slater is out of options. Suffocating under an arranged marriage and Earth’s iron grip, she answers an ad for a nanny and lies her way into the job. She arrives on a remote frontier colony expecting strange. But she doesn’t expect Andrek. Seven feet tall, purple, and winged, the former Torzi warrior captain is nothing like the monster he appears to be. And Pip, the small, blue-furred, six-limbed infant in his care, is unlike any child Dani has ever seen. She has no idea what she’s doing, and Andrek knows it. But when an unexpected crisis forces Dani to comfort Pip alone, a psychic bond makes her the baby’s permanent caregiver. As the walls of professionalism crumble between Dani and Andrek, and stolen glances turn into something undeniable, Dani’s past refuses to stay hidden. When Earth comes to drag her back, Andrek offers her the one thing that can keep her free – himself. She escaped from a cage and fled to the stars. She never imagined she’d find a home among them instead. AmazonKU
BLOOD BOUND (MONSTER APOCALYPSE BOOK THREE) by Alexa Piper
VS Note: MM SFR post apocalypse.
Rory’s life is a whole lot better than it used to be, even before the apocalypse. He has found a family he cares about and a person he loves more than anything. They aren’t human, and come from a different world, but that’s an added perk in Rory’s book. Things would be great if it weren’t for the magic, the monsters, and the evil magicians, but perhaps there is a way for Rory to get the simple life he wants. It might just take all the help from his family and from new friends and allies. Blood Bound continues the story of Monster Married and should be read in order. Amazon Apple Books Kobo
BOTANICAL MISCHIEF (THE COSMIC DRYAD SERIES BOOK ONE) by T A White
Self-confessed hermit. Plant lover. And enthusiastic introvert, Pityrodia Augustensis, Gus, for short, knows three things. People, no matter their species—human, Haldeel, or Tuann—are confusing. She has forty three siblings and every single one is as baffling as they are violent. And lastly, the dead man lying on her doorstep is going to upend her hard earned peace and quiet. When that dead man turns out to be very much alive and not dead at all, Gus finds herself drawn into a scheme with galactic implications. Pursued from one end of the space station, Titan, to the next, Gus is forced to abandon the comfort of her sanctuary in hopes of uncovering the mastermind of a plot that threatens her peaceful existence. The consequences should she fail are being named the scape goat for someone else’s crimes—and, well, death. No pressure then. Just another day on Titan. Haven to pirate clans and criminal enterprises alike. AmazonKU
MAXXUS (TALONIAN WARRIORS) by Celeste Raye
He never planned to want her. King Maxxus has spent his life in control—of his power, his people, and himself. But the moment Josie challenges him, that control begins to crack. She pushes too far, sees too much, and ignites something he cannot ignore… or allow. She’s a distraction he can’t afford. Because if he loses control, he may lose her. AmazonKU
DISCO AT THE END OF THE WORLD by Nathan Tavres
VS Note: LGBTQ SFR.
In 1977 – a world in which America launched its space program shortly after WWII – Mitch Ward followed Flynn, the lost love of his youth, into the US Spaceguard. Now, he’s stuck on a backwater moon base with his only friend, Gloria, watching every shuttle in the hope Flynn will be on it. After an inexplicable encounter with a strange, euphoric being, Mitch and Gloria find themselves dishonourably discharged, and stuck with no plans and no future in a USA rapidly sliding into fascism. There’s nothing for it but to move to Los Angeles to chase their dreams, and find their people in the discos of the city. But when Flynn crashes back into their lives, claiming to be the host for an emissary of a utopian civilization approaching Earth, he offers Mitch the power to protect himself and friends across the queer community, so they never have to live in the shadows or face oppression again. With the world on the brink of cataclysm, and Mitch and his friends being squeezed out of every space, it’s down to this community of disco-loving outcasts to stand up for what is beautiful and right. Amazon AB Apple Books Kobo
AHRICK: THE ALLIANCE RESCUE SERIES by Annie Lucas
For eighteen months, Merrilee Sanchez has been forced to act as a spy—a pawn for a human trafficker who keeps her siblings as collateral. When her cover shatters, the Alliance makes her an offer: infiltrate Palaydium’s brutal prison planet and kill the man who owns her. It’s her only shot at freedom. But Fange City isn’t just a crime den. It’s a death trap where warriors bleed in combat pits—and Merrilee is about to become the prize. Ahrick has spent ten years in those same pits, fighting to atone for his past as an Alliance assassin. When he wins Merrilee in combat, he plans only to protect her. Instead, she becomes his reason to fight for something other than survival. As conspiracies unravel, Hewes seizes control and the Alliance’s true agenda emerges from the shadows, Merrilee and Ahrick face an impossible choice: surrender to safety or risk everything for each other. AmazonKU
HOMEBOUND: A GMA BOOK CLUB PICK: A NOVEL by Portia Elan
VS Note: Not a romance although there may be romantic elements. From MAY 5. A scifi release of note.
1983. Becks is nineteen, blasting her Walkman, and hiding from the fact that her beloved uncle, and the only person who understood her, is dead. Luckily, he left her a half-finished video game to complete—one last collaboration to find her way out of loneliness. 2078. Dr. Portman works at the intersection of artificial intelligence and robotics, wrestling with her responsibility to Earth’s precarious future. But increasingly, it seems an exceptional project may transcend everything she believed to be possible… 2586. After decades of life on the sea, Yesiko knows a scavenger’s work is rife with moral compromise. Yet when a long-lost piece of technology walks aboard her ship, she is set on a path toward a sacrifice even she may be unwilling to make. Linking these women across the centuries is a chain reaction of love, longing, and creativity that reveals our deep interconnectedness. Clear-eyed and hopeful, Homebound imagines how future generations will find meaning in the things we leave behind.
RUPTURED (BROKEN WORLD BOOK ONE) by Siobhan Davis
VS Note: Re-release.
This title was originally published as True Calling (True Calling Series #1). It has undergone a makeover with a new title, new cover, new description, and a fresh round of editing. The story has not changed. Welcome to Novo: Your new home in space. For a while, Planet Novo was everything they promised me it would be. Then the authorities announce “The Calling” as their answer to repopulation, and everything changes. Now I’m forced into a televised pageant — along with every other seventeen-year-old — designed to match me with a husband and turn me into a mother before I’ve even figured out who I am. I should be focusing on surviving it. Instead, my thoughts are consumed by dreams of a boy named Zane. Thanks to the government-sanctioned memory wipe, I don’t know who he is, if he’s even real or just an illusion. Cal Remus makes life bearable. I’m falling for my match — the infuriating yet drop-dead-gorgeous cadet everyone says I can’t trust. The boy whose father has secrets. The boy I want anyway. They told us Earth was finished. They told us a lot of things, but not everything about our shiny new society is as perfect as it seems. Despite the government’s growing interest in me, I’m determined to find out what’s going on. But the truth comes at a high price. And when my world implodes, the past I can’t remember will shape my future — with devastating consequences. AmazonKU
********************BRIEF BREAK BEFORE THE FANTASY/PNR BOOKS!**************************************
VS: I’ll hilite my four alien empath books from the backlist this week! Available wide, including Kobo Plus. Here’s my series page with all the links. Kidnapped by the interstellar mob, the empaths are each desperate to escape but who can they trust to help?
************************** 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!*********************
KIERAN (BLACKWELL BROTHERS REDEMPTION BOOK THREE) by N J Walters
Love her. Defy Death. Lose everything. Kieran Blackwell has always done everything right. While his brothers rebelled against their father—the Grim Reaper himself—Kieran followed the rules. Reaped souls without question. Buried every shred of emotion that might make him weak. As Death’s most loyal son, he thought he’d earned his place at his father’s side. He was wrong. Now his brothers have fallen—choosing love over immortality—and Kieran has been sent to the small town of Redemption to clean up their mess. One final assignment. One impossible task. Reap the soul of a woman destined to die. It should’ve been simple. Find her. Do the job. Walk away. Then he meets Georgia Baker. She’s warm, stubborn, and far too good for a creature like him. A small-town baker with a fierce heart and a dangerous past, she sees something in Kieran he thought he’d buried long ago. And for the first time in centuries…he feels. But Georgia isn’t just anyone. She’s his assignment. And this time, failure doesn’t mean punishment. It means exile…or worse—losing the only woman who’s ever made him want to live. AmazonKU
SWEET PUCKING ORC by Ava Ross
He’s the burliest orc hockey player on ice. She’s the one person he’s not allowed to want. The Purple Punishers’ new defenseman doesn’t know I’m the coach’s daughter and the team’s video analyst. Two facts I probably should’ve mentioned before I let the most gorgeous orc hockey player I’ve ever met make me laugh for twenty minutes straight at a team dinner. In my defense, nobody ever talks to me like he does, as if I’m a regular person and not a complication. Tolrek Nosh is grumpy, enormous, and fresh off a trade that gutted him in ways he won’t admit. My job is to find the truth in the footage. And the truth is, he’s not the player everyone thinks he is. He’s better. He just can’t see it yet. My father has one rule: No dating hockey players. Ever. I know exactly how this ends. I’ve watched enough film to recognize a play developing right in front of me. Turns out I’m not as good at stopping plays as I thought. AmazonKU
COFFEE AND KELPIES: CRESCENT COVE by Rebecca F Kenney
Marlowe Reilly comes from a long line of kelpies… wild, shape-shifting water horses with a taste for human flesh. She’s been allowed to live in the magical town of Crescent Cove provisionally, as long as she can keep her bloodthirsty nature in check, which she manages in part thanks to the magical, mood-changing drinks served up at the Toast & Tide, a local diner. Marlowe owns a riding stable where she provides a safe space for both rescued horses and traumatized humans. But her livelihood and her tenuous place in Crescent Cove are jeopardized when a member of the violent family she left behind comes looking for her. And when a grouchy, scruffily-handsome man takes over the diner, her usual coping mechanisms are disrupted. Rick Thane considers himself an excellent brewer of emotive potions, and he’s not sure why the beautiful owner of the riding stable won’t trust his work. He starts trying to win her over, not realizing that the deeper he moves into her life, the more uncertain his fate becomes. Marlowe’s human side might claim to hate him, but her kelpie side craves him in the most primal way, and giving in to that hunger even once could prove ruinous for them both. AmazonKU
CRYSTAL CLEAR PROPHECY: FORTUNA DELPHI MIDLIFE TALE BEYOND MYSTIC’S END (THE MYSTWICH MINDLSIDER MYSTERIES BOOK SIX) by Leanne Leeds
Fortuna Delphi-Trevino’s ghost dog has been staring at a wall for three weeks. There’s something behind it. Behind a sealed door in the Great Hall, Fortuna discovers a vault that doesn’t match anything in Mystwich Hollow’s records. The coven’s founding symbol has seven points. This one has eight. And the senior coven member who should be the most alarmed by the discovery doesn’t seem surprised at all. The moment Fortuna starts asking questions, a petition to exile her vampire husband explodes across town—because nothing buries an investigation like a political crisis. Someone is pulling strings to keep her away from the vault, and the founding families are closing ranks fast. Fortuna’s telepathy can read what people are thinking, but it’s the things they’ve stopped thinking about that scare her. AmazonKU
RAVENOUS PROPHECY by Nazri Noor and Kai Butler
VS note: MM Urban Fantasy.
What you can’t see can hurt you. Bradley Brooks spends his days with his nose buried in rare and precious books. A scholar and researcher of all things occult, but his life’s work — some would call it his obsession — is the study of the Hive, a society of locust-like creatures so deadly that they’ve ended entire civilizations. Except for one problem. No one believes the Hive even exists, least of all Griffin Gallows, a mercenary with a taste for exotic artifacts. And then a run-in with the magical authorities forces him to go on bodyguard duty. Together, Bradley and Griffin must investigate a spate of grisly ritual murders tied to a local billionaire. But their trail leads them to a hideous discovery: The Hive may well be real. And they’re coming to consume us all. AmazonKU
LUCIFER (ANGELS OF LEGEND BOOK ONE) by T M Cromer
A rare book specialist with a fractured past and no memory of her parents, Nadia Cummings arrives in Grimwich in search of ancient texts. What she doesn’t expect is to collide with a devastatingly handsome stranger who unsettles her at every turn. Soon, she’s swept into a deadly game between celestial warriors, unsure who to trust. In a serendipitous twist of fate, Luc encounters the rarest of hybrids. A Triscelene. The only person outside his hoard of daemons able to withstand his fiery touch. The moment he realizes what Nadia is, he makes a choice to protect her until he can recover The Book of the Unfinished, along with her knowledge of its secrets. To safeguard his latest weapon, Luc must keep Nadia close. Unfortunately, her presence is seduction itself, making Luc long for what he’d forsaken centuries before. Still, her kiss tempts him to abandon every rule, and this time, his fall will be far more dangerous because loving her could ignite a war. One thing is certain: if his Archangel brothers get to her first, they won’t spare her. And Lucifer will scorch Heaven, Hell, and everything in between to keep what’s his. AmazonKU
BLOOD MOON RISING (SHROUDED NATION BOOK 36) by Brenda Trim and Tia Didmon
The blood moon demands a choice—destroy her… or become her – I thought I was hunting a monster. I never expected to share her blood. The truth about my ancestry shatters everything I believed. I alone carry the bond that can either destroy Lunara or redeem her. And with the blood moon rising, the veil between worlds will thin just enough for her to step fully into ours. My friends are ready. Faith with her demon-slaying blades, Eve raising barriers of spellfire, Tegan wielding ancient artifacts, Nishi planning every move, and Salima calling on the dead themselves. But all their strength may not be enough. Because when the ritual begins, the choice and the cost, will fall to me. If I fail, wolf shifters everywhere lose their humanity. If I succeed, I may lose myself. The fate of two worlds hangs on what I decide when the blood moon burns the sky. AmazonKU
KNOT MY USUAL TYPE (FERAL HEARTS OMEGAVERSE BOOK ONE) by C D Gotti
Grayson “Wreck” O’Connell never wanted to be Alpha. A hybrid Grizzly–Black Bear Shifter built for muscle and mayhem, he prefers fire lines to leadership—until an elite wildfire crew of misfit shifters needs someone strong enough to hold them together. Then the fire delivers Gia Anatoly. A curvy Jersey girl lost in the wilderness during an active blaze, Gia should be another rescue. Instead, the moment Wreck scents her, his Bear knows the truth. She’s his Omega. His mate. His future. As flames close in and the crew looks to him for command, Wreck must claim both his Alpha role and the woman fate put in his path—or risk losing everything in the fire. AmazonKU
NICK’S NO GOOD, VERY BAD DAY (SAN AMARO INVESTIGATIONS) by Kai Butler
VS Note: LGBTQ Urban Fantasy.
Nicholas King has three problems: 1: Someone just turned into red goo in the middle of San Amaro. 2: The police don’t have a murder weapon or a motive. 3: Their only suspect is Parker Ferro. Nick’s No Good Very Bad Day is a 48,000 word novella set after the events of the main series. AmazonKU AB
OH NO, THERE’S A DRAGON IN MY BOOKSHOP (GETTING COZY WITH DEMONS BOOK THREE) by Ember Holt
My work frenemy stole my promotion, so I cashed in my shares and bought a bookshop with a possessive dragon problem. Oops. Oh, and he’s an infuriatingly attractive dragon whose magic grows stronger with every book I stock. He insists the shop is his hoard and flat-out refuses to leave. Fine. Guess I’ll put him to work. Except his idea of “work” is reorganizing my shelves by vibes instead of my carefully planned system. Worse, his taste in literature is atrocious, and he forbids me from displaying modern romances, though I’ve definitely caught him reading them. Now, shady looking men are asking questions about him. But for all our bickering, I can’t ignore what we share: a fierce love of stories that has made us into something more than just reluctant roommates. He says they’re dragon hunters, and the more they pressure me, the more I believe him. When they threaten to burn down my cozy little shop unless I turn him in, I realize something impossible…I’m ready to become the knight in shining armor my dragon never expected. AmazonKU
HEXIN’ UP A STORM (HAVEN SHORES BOOK FOUR) by Milly Taiden
Wild witch. Ancient dragon. Forecast: disaster. Cassia Gale is hiding her volatile magic behind a sharp tongue and sharper boundaries. She doesn’t need anyone. Especially not the infuriatingly calm dragon elder who shows up to study the town’s magic and looks at her like she’s a problem to solve. Too bad he’s also unfairly gorgeous—all silver hair, cold eyes, and a voice so deep it makes her thunder rumble in places it shouldn’t. Aero Tau is eight hundred years old. He does not get flustered. Then a storm witch with wild curls and a wilder mouth blows into his research and short-circuits every rational thought he has. She challenges his data, interrupts his focus, and smells like rain and recklessness. When she gets angry, her eyes flash like lightning—and his dragon wants to chase the storm just to see what happens. When something ancient rises from the deep, Cassia and Aero must sync their clashing powers to save Haven Shores. But between heated arguments and touches that leave them both breathless, staying professional becomes impossible. AmazonKU
RULE OF CLAW (PARANORMAL DATING AGENCY BOOK 106) by Milly Taiden
He rules the battlefield. She rules her fists. Together, they might just save a kingdom. Jade Moreno lives and breathes martial arts. Teaching at her dojo keeps her grounded, but it also reminds her she’s alone—strong enough to fight anyone, yet no one strong enough to stand with her. Until the infamous Gerri Wilder steps into her life, promising her the adventure of a lifetime and a man who can match her strength. General Raikar Veyth is the most feared panther shifter in Nova Aurora’s southern jungles. Disciplined, ruthless, and loyal to his kingdom, he’s conquered countless enemies—but the council won’t name him High Commander until he secures a mate. Love is the last thing Raikar has time for… until he lays eyes on Jade, and his panther roars: mate. But enemies circle the borders, political rivals whisper betrayal, and Jade’s fiery independence challenges Raikar’s every instinct. To protect his kingdom, he must trust her as his partner—not just in battle, but in love. AmazonKU
DRAGON AU by A M Rose
VS Note: MM Fantasy.
If you asked Rowan Rangecroft, what the biggest issue in his life was a month ago, he’d tell you his plant hoard was looking a bit droopy, and he wished he could gather the courage to tell his dragon dad that maaaybe his master plan for his future wasn’t exactly what he wanted. If you asked Rowan Rangecroft that same question today, he’d tell you it was a silver-haired beanpole of a person who tied himself to a tree on Rowan’s family business’s property and then BIT HIM when he tried to get him to leave. Oh, and did he mention that this menace was a dragon but hadn’t realised that fact yet? Milo is an enigma. He talks too much, he feels too much, and he hides too much. Rowan likes none of it. Except for when he absolutely does. AmazonKU
CROWNED BY THE WOLF PRINCE by Olivia T Turner
We didn’t expect to lose the King of the Stormfur Realm so suddenly. I certainly wasn’t ready to lose my alpha, my king, and my father all in the same horrible moment. Ready or not, it’s my turn to rule. But the crown can bring out the worst in men and wolves, and someone close to me snatches it from my grasp. I’m banished. Tossed into the human realm. Warned never to return. And that’s when I meet her. My mate. She’s human, but she’s more fierce than half the warriors in my wolf pack. With her by my side, I can conquer anything. Which is good, because I have a kingdom to recapture. And when I do, this incredible female will be my queen. AmazonKU
THE DAY OF THE DRAGON (DRAGON GUARD BOOK 56) by Julia Mills
Everyone thought Gunnar was dead. A century ago, he and his elite force of Trackers vanished while hunting the Berserkers—never to be seen again. No bodies. No answers. Just a mission that ended in silence… and a legend buried with it. But legends lie. Gunnar lives. Captured. Broken. Bound by an ancient evil. For one hundred years, he’s been held by a ruthless Elven Sorceress determined to destroy the O’Clery Dragons—and he is the key to her vengeance. Until her. Aisley never expected to find her mate in the flames of a funeral pyre. A powerful Earthen Witch, she came to Scotland to bury her past… not ignite her future. But when a ritual meant to honor the dead reveals a man who is very much alive—and very much hers—she knows one thing with absolute certainty: She will find him. She will free him. And anyone who stands in her way will burn. The enemy she thought she’d already defeated is back… stronger, darker… and holding the one man Aisley cannot live without. Saving Gunnar might not save the world, but it will save her heart. And she will unleash hell to make it happen. Amazon Apple Books Kobo
THING OF SORROW (STITCHBORNE: THE SACRED AND THE SEWN BOOK TWO) by Cara Wylde
Now he knows why they called him Construct-XII, and wishes he’d never gone looking for answers.
The revelation of what he truly is has cost him the only woman who chose him, healed him, and gave his life purpose. Through her eyes, he saw himself as not a thing or a creature. Human. Seraphina is gone, and he doesn’t blame her. Had she not left, he would’ve chased her away himself. Without her, he cannot live. He searches for a way to end his suffering, but his creator built him from death – built him to last. Construct-XII is doomed to permanence. AmazonKU
DRAGON’S DECISION (KNIGHTPROTECTOR: BLACK WYVERN BOOK SIX) by Rachel Ford
VS Note: FF Fantasy.
Turmoil in the North, and a wedding in the South. A new power under the sea, and a new army beyond it. The Northern queen is dead, murdered in her bed by rogue priests in the first of several attacks upon the royal families of North and South. When the assassins target Caelia, Knight Protector Antonia Brocklehurst will fight for her life and her love. A world away, the elven refugee Olwen finds herself sharing her mind with another soul, struggling to maintain rule of an underwater clan she knows little about while preventing both her own overthrow and a war with neighboring clans. Beyond the sea, Valia and Portia are confronted by castaways who represent a great and terrible power. And Cadfael will be forced to make decisions that will forever reshape Sanctuary. AmazonKU
A PINT OF PEACHES AND POISON by Annabelle Raven
A Pinch of Poison. A Dash of Daring. A Fragile Alliance (and the lies that might set it on fire). Their marriage was arranged a century ago, but she’ll do everything she can to stop it now. Nykita spent years fighting her scheduled arranged marriage, and now that the day has finally arrived, she will take whatever measures she must to avoid binding herself to the ocean fae’s prince. Warrick is determined to build a successful marriage with the human princess, but he did not expect to find her little kingdom on the verge of collapsing on itself. Warrick and Nykita need to see past each others’ crisp edges and expose their own tender vulnerabilities if they hope to stop a rebellion and save the alliance between their people. It’s a good thing they have a fire chicken to help. How will Warrick respond to life on land, reluctant rebels, and a princess who doesn’t eat sugar? What will Nykita do when she discovers she has worse enemies than the man she married? Find out in this delightful tale of magic, tension, and no-spice romantasy! A Pint of Peaches and Poison, a wildly reimagined, reverse-gender Little Mermaid retelling, is a standalone novella, full of magic, betrayals, redemption, and delicious fruits. AmazonKU
A HINT OF HATTERS AND HAZARDS by Scarlett Luna Strange
A hint of hatters – A pinch of red velvet – And a taste of hazards that could change the realms. Baking peacefully in the After Realm is exactly how Fiorra intends to spend her eternity—until the last man she ever wanted to see appears out of nowhere. He brings with him all the complications from their old life, and shatters not just her peace, but the peace of the entire After Realm. And this time, she can’t leave him behind. Nilsorn has no idea how he ended up in the After Realm, but he knows one thing: he has to get back to Wylionis. With no memory of his previous life, finding a way home seems impossible, especially when the key appears to be a beautiful baker who greets him with an irrational hatred and a fierce determination to avoid him at all costs. They may have only just met, but Nilsorn is going mad as he wonders what piece of the puzzle he might be missing. Fiorra’s baking and Nilsorn’s quest are in more danger than either realize, as the jabberwocky has entered the After Realm. Unless it’s destroyed, darkness will overtake everything and everyone. But to kill the monster, they first have to find it, and the jabberwocky might be closer than they think. AmazonKU
A TOUCH OF TIARAS AND TREACHERY by Ashley Evercott
A teaspoon of borrowed identities – A cup of courtly deception – And a serving of peril hidden in plain sight – For Nin, the dream was never a tiara—only survival. But when a desperate bargain promises her brother’s safety in exchange for taking a princess’s place, she can’t refuse. Thrust into a world of luxury and suspicion, Nin must master courtly etiquette to keep the true princess hidden. One mistake could cost more than her secret, it could cost lives. Captain Cedric Duval lives by a strict code of order, discipline, and restraint. Training a street-smart pauper to impersonate a princess, however, proves far more difficult than any security drill. As he teaches Nin curtsies and royal customs, he begins to question the wisdom of his plan… and his growing feelings for the girl beneath the disguise. With a royal wedding drawing near, Nin and Cedric must survive a court where danger lurks in the shadows and every dance could reveal hidden truths. Each step closer to uncovering the plot puts their deception—and their hearts—at risk. If they fail, it won’t be a princess the assassin strikes, it will be the girl wearing her tiara. A Touch of Tiaras and Treachery, a gender-swapped retelling of The Prince and the Pauper AmazonKU
A PAN OF PUMPKIN AND PASTRIES by A G Marshall
VS Note: From MAY 29. Cinderella retelling.
A dab of pumpkin. A dusting of cinders. And a drizzle of midnight baking that could change everything. Celine Blackthorne is the secret ingredient behind the kingdom’s most fashionable bakery. While her stepmother and stepsisters bask in the dining room spotlight, Celine bakes and cleans in the basement kitchen. When a Royal Patisserie Competition threatens to expose her family’s lack of coin and lack of talent, Celine must take matters into her own flour-dusted hands and save the family business. With the help of the cobbler’s apprentice next door, Celine risks her anonymity to save the people who take her for granted. But when the contest requires her to leave the bakery for the ballroom, Celine’s secret participation may not stay secret for long. As heat rises in the royal kitchen, Celine must decide if she’s baking for her family’s approval or for a love that’s as sweet as it is unexpected. AmazonKU
THE CENTAUR: MM CENTAUR X SORCEROR PNR (THE SANCTUARY BOOK FOUR) by Stella Rainbow
Two fated mates discovered their bond, but Zephyr struggled to open up, and Keoni worried he wasn’t seen as an adult. Would these two figure out a way to be together, or would their romance crash and burn? Keoni – Telling Zephyr we were mates in the middle of an argument probably wasn’t the nicest thing to do. But at least it pushed him to finally accept the help he was being offered.
With the Sanctuary on the mend, Zephyr and I could finally focus on our relationship. But after years of being friends, it wasn’t easy to change gears, especially for Zephyr. Zephyr – Somehow, Keoni had turned from someone in need of rescue to a self-assured man in the blink of an eye, and when he told me his real age, I started seeing him in a new light. Keoni made me feel lighter, freer, and safer than I ever had. Falling for him was as easy as it was complicated, but I wasn’t about to let that stop me. I finally had everything I’d wanted since I was a kid, and it was time I learned to accept I deserved it all. AmazonKU
ALL THAT GLITTERS (HIS DEMONIC PROMISE BOOK ONE) by Erin O’Kane
In the desert kingdom of Rune, Kiara survives as one of the “sullied”—the lowest caste, marked by the gods as unworthy. When she’s captured and accused of forbidden magic, the king offers her an impossible choice: infuse crystals with magical power or face execution. Desperate to protect Ella, the traumatized child she’s sworn to save, Kiara makes a deal with a demon. Kit will provide the magic she needs, but the price is her soul—and a bond that ties her to him forever. Suddenly elevated from outcast to nobility, Kiara finds herself navigating palace intrigue while caught between two worlds. Prince Amir offers her everything she’s dreamed of—love, acceptance, and a chance to change the kingdom. But Kit’s possessive claim grows stronger, and the magic that saved her life may destroy everything she’s built. When the demon comes to collect what he’s owed, Kiara must choose between the life she’s found and the bargain that made it possible. Some prices can never be repaid, and some bonds can never be broken. AmazonKU
VACATION WITH THE VELOCIRAPTOR by May Fuhrst
When monsters and mummies meet, it’s all hands on di–DECK! SHE’S A VERY CLEVER GIRL…Rickie O’Clawnell just wants to go on her cruise down the Nile, but when you’re the number 1 transportation specialist for magical items, sometimes vacation means taking an unexpected side job on the down-low. Unfortunately, said job comes hand-in-hand with her nemesis in the form of a handsome, hapless historian. HE’S IN DE-NILE…Evan Cairnohan is doing his best to uncover the mysteries of Ancient Egypt, but the Bumblingham Scholars keep rejecting his applications to study the lost scroll of the Turin Erotic Papyrus. When he learns that the scroll is being transferred from the museum to be permanently added into a private collection, he knows it’s now or never. Can Evan convince the voluptuous velociraptress protection agent to assist him in his archeological quest, or will she make minced meat of their nautical meet-cute? AmazonKU
DHAMPIRA by Amy Pennza
Corinthe has spent a lifetime longing for excitement outside her sleepy human village. As a dhampir born of a human mother and vampire father, her unique abilities make her desired by those who lurk across the Feyline—the boundary that keeps the magical realm in perpetual twilight where vampires hold dominion. To stay safe, she’s concealed her supernatural strength and taste for blood from her human neighbors, but when her yearning for excitement accidentally exposes her gifts, she is captured to sell to the highest bidder. Terrified, she expects the worst. But rescue comes in the form of Vander, a handsome stranger who whisks her from the auction stage and across the Feyline . . . where he reveals himself to be a vampire knight of King Rasimir’s court. Notorious for his cruelty, the deranged king is determined to extend his rule to the farthest reaches, and Vander has been tasked with delivering Corinthe to him. Now a pawn in the vampire court, Corinthe learns that Rasimir intends to marry her off to the arrogant Prince Lorcan and exploit her daywalking abilities for his own gain. But a wedding isn’t the only obstacle in her path to freedom. While Vander burns with dangerous charm, Lorcan watches her with hungry eyes. And both men claim they can help her—if she can trust them.
THE RIFTER VOL2: WITCHES’ BLOOD by Ginn Hale
VS Note: LGBTQ Fantasy.
Once Kahlil was a divine assassin, tasked with killing a god to protect his holy order. But the Rifter escaped through the Great Gates. When Kahlil attempts to follow him, he is left injured and uncertain of his place in a world he no longer recognizes as his own. Now, has forged a new life for himself, the Rifter reappears as a powerful leader at the center of an assassination plot. And, ironically, Kahlil finds himself tasked with saving the man who destroyed his world.
MURDER AT THE SPIRIT LOUNGE: A NOVEL (NORA BREEN INVESTIGATES BOOK TWO) by Jess Kidd
When Dolores Chimes, a famous medium, arrives in Gore-on-Sea, even surly Detective Inspector Rideout is lured in by her promises of messages for the afterlife. But after a reading goes disastrously wrong, Dolores loses her life—and the six sitters at the séance with her fall victim to supernatural deaths themselves in the days following the nightmare of a reading. Determined to unveil the truth, Nora finds herself chasing a ghostly serial killer she believes to be responsible, before the sixth victim—Detective Rideout himself—perishes along with the others.
QUEENSWOOD by Kathleen Schwab
In twelfth-century Ireland, girls go missing—fleeing arranged marriages, carried off by outlaws, abducted by faeries. Rhiannon, treasured daughter of nobility, believes herself secure, shielded by her parents’ stone manor and friendship with the king. But as her beauty grows and suitors jostle for her dowry, she watches her father’s tenants wrung dry in order to supply the banquet for her older sister’s wedding, and realizes the marriage market is a game she does not want to win. A convent offers a life of books and learning, although it means turning her back on mortal men for good. Angus, Crown Prince of Faerie, grew up in the Queenswood, the enchanted old-growth forest that feeds all the woodlands of Earth and Faerie. Even once he comes of age, Angus much prefers roaming the wilds over the High Court than the responsibility of choosing a bride. But when he sees his mother fading—and the Queenswood dropping its leaves in mourning—he knows he cannot put it off any longer. He must do his duty as the prince and journey to the human world to find a maiden who can become the next Queen of Faerie. Set in an Ireland still reeling from the Norman invasions, Queenswood combines a deep and immersive historical world with folkloric fantasy adventure. Amazon AB Apple Books Kobo
THE SHROUDED QUEEN by Ashley Tropea
n the first book in this romantasy duology inspired by ancient Egyptian mythology, a slave and a princess switch places during an enemy attack, igniting parallel journeys of love and survival. As a slave to the Ashoran royals, Samira has always known she was expendable. So when the vicious Kaldfolk attack the palace, she is ready to die as a decoy for her princess. But when she’s captured instead, she’s forced to impersonate the princess and survive through brutal trials designed to awaken her divine powers—all under the watch of her dangerously intriguing, shape-shifting captor. Amunet Khada—now queen of Ashorah—is on the run following the king’s death. With only her guard-with-benefits, Jasim, by her side, she must evade treacherous allies while racing to contact her father—the god of the underworld—before her long-promised powers slip beyond reach. While Amunet embarks on a quest through the wastelands, Samira learns the true reason for the attack and unlocks secrets in her past that could change everything. And with threats growing on all sides, Samira and Amunet must decide…who can they trust? Amazon AB Apple Books Kobo
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THE HOLLOW SEA (OUTFOXING THE PARANORMAL BOOK FOUR) by Jordan L Hawk
VS Note: LGBTQ+ PNR.
The dead will not be silenced. When Oscar, Nigel, and the rest of the OtP ghost hunters travel to Devil’s Den Island, their job seems simple: lay the ghost of a dead medium to rest at last. But more than one ghost haunts Devil’s Den, and soon the team realize there’s more to the island’s dark past than they’ve been led to believe. As the fallout from century-old secrets closes in around them, one thing is clear: the dead have a story to tell. And ignoring it could prove fatal.
SIX SAVAGE THRONES (QUEENS OF ELBEN BOOK TWO) by Holly Race
DIVIDED HE WINS, UNITED HE FALLS. The kingdom of Elben is in turmoil. One of its magical palaces lies in ruins at the bottom of the ocean and the king is on the hunt for the traitor Queen Seymour. He will not stop until he brings her to her knees. No one would ever suspect Queen Howard of treachery or spy craft, but she is no longer content to be the king’s songbird. She will see to Henry’s downfall. But there is a new gentleman at court, one who seems to know more about her true motives than he should – is he friend or foe? Queen Cleves has already survived a war. She knows what she must do to protect herself, but now she finds herself fighting a longing for another queen that is so fierce it might swallow her up. Amidst the turmoil, King Henry’s sister Cecilia vies for the power she has been denied. But the queens will soon learn they must work together to break the bonds that tie them to the king. For Henry is delving deeper into strange old magics, ones that could birth a monster. Amazon AB Apple Books Kobo
WILDFLOWER: A NOVEL by Becky Jenkinson
The book contains hand-drawn floral sketches inside! Cursed from birth to always tell the truth, magical florist Felicity “Fliss” Farrow chooses her words carefully to avoid trouble. But when she receives an anonymous request for a mysterious flower, her search leads her directly into trouble’s path: to Willoh Vane. Fliss knows the outcast—yet teasingly handsome—sorcerer is rumored to have used dark magic to corrupt the northern forest five years ago. She’s witnessed the resulting feud with Prince Bastion, whom her best friend, Card, is soon to marry. Despite her divided loyalty, Fliss reluctantly accepts Will’s help with gathering rare flowers and finds herself increasingly drawn to him. As the royal wedding approaches, Fliss fears the flowers she’s delivered are intended for a sinister purpose. But when her warnings are ignored, can she and Will save the kingdom from disaster, and ultimately discover what Fliss has sought for so long—the truth. Amazon AB Apple Books Kobo
VOLIK: BONDED SOULS BOOK ONE by S J Tilly
Forget what you think you know. Forget the fairy tales and lore of old. Vampires are real. And for the past seventy years, they’ve walked openly among us. They’re bigger and stronger than humans, with black eyes, horns, and powers that shouldn’t be possible. Volik is one of these vampires. Living in the small town of Hemlock Hills, he spends his days locked in his office at Stalden University. Wasting time. Waiting. Until Nix, the new journalism professor, arrives … and changes everything. This is the story about the day they met. What happened after. And how their bond started a sequence of events that changed the world. NIX – It’s my first day as a substitute professor. I’m in a new city, with new coworkers, and all I want to do is keep my head down. And maybe catch a glimpse of Volik. I’ve read everything there is to read about vampires. The good and the scary. But I have all semester to sneak a look, so I focus my attention on the clock. Because in three minutes, I turn thirty. But when the moment strikes, an invisible force slams into me. Weight swells inside my chest, and heat roars through my veins. VOLIK – I pause, feeling a shift in the air, telling me something is about to happen. Then the clock ticks. And my world tilts…(more blurb on ebook seller’s page) AmazonKU AB
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ASHWALKER by S M Gaither
Long ago, dragons were unleashed as weapons of mass destruction, igniting a war that shattered the Empire of Kaldra. Now, the survivors of that once-great realm cower behind fortified walls, while the beasts terrorize the wilds between the broken kingdoms. Arowyn Vale survives as an ashwalker-one of the few reckless enough to brave the burned-out roads between the walled cities, smuggling everything from supplies to secrets. But when she reluctantly saves a dying dragon hatchling on a routine run, she draws the eye of the ruler of Mouren, a brutal realm directly in the heart of dragon territory. Once upon a time, King Reave Callahan’s people wielded powerful magic, bonding with dragons in order to crush their enemies with wing and flame. But now, that magic is fading, and law decrees that anyone who manages to bond with a dragon must serve the Mouren crown-even a gutter-born, half-feral ashwalker from the slums of an enemy kingdom. Dragged into Reave’s glittering but cutthroat court, Arowyn must navigate a treacherous new life built upon secrets, ancient magic, and shifting alliances. As her connection to the hatchling deepens-and with the Mouren king watching her with a gaze full of both danger and desire-she will have to make a decision: To become a weapon of the kingdom that broke her world…Or to burn it all down from within. AmazonKU
KINGDOM OF DEATH by Lexi Ostrow
Kaelen Asher has spent her entire life pretending the strange things around her are coincidences—the whispers in empty rooms, the shadows that move when no one is looking, the unsettling pull she feels toward places touched by death. But when her mother falls gravely ill and slips closer to death with every passing day, Kaelen’s desperation drives her beyond the mortal world and into the Duat, the ancient Egyptian underworld. Determined to obtain the legendary Sands of Thoth and save the only family she has left, Kaelen is willing to risk monsters, gods, and eternal damnation. What she doesn’t realize is that the darkness has been calling to her for far longer than she knows. Anubis, God of the Dead, has ruled the Duat for centuries with cold precision, untouched by emotion and unmoved by mortal suffering. Bound by an ancient curse that hollowed out every feeling except duty, he has long since forgotten what it means to want. Until Kaelen. The reckless mortal storms into his sacred halls blazing with defiance, fury, and a soul powerful enough to disrupt the order of his entire kingdom. Intrigued by the woman who makes him feel for the first time in centuries, Anubis offers her a bargain…( more blurb on ebook seller’s page) AmazonKU
SAME ROGUE by T S Joyce
Bridger Thomas has a hidden past that he needs to stay a secret. The Rogue Pack only knows bits and pieces of his story, and he wants it to stay that way. When a sexy werewolf shows up at his door claiming to be his mate, he’s furious. She has the ability to ruin everything he has built with this Pack. From the moment he meets her, he is baffled by her. Kit is the complete opposite of anything he would ever want in a mate, and not his match in any way. But…he can’t seem to stop checking in on her, and finding excuses to be around her. His inner wolf is howling for a fun night with her, but the human side has logic, and it’s telling him to avoid her completely. She’s understanding, and independent, and way too interesting for her own good, but he has his reasons for never pairing up again. Kit Rothchild has been tricked. She thought she was talking to the perfect mate all these months, and now when she meets him, Bridger claims he doesn’t even know who she is. Her life is ruined. She’s left her home, her Pack, and a potential mate to move in with Bridger, trusting that he is everything he says he is. Only, Kit is starting to realize Bridger isn’t the man she thought he was at all. And scarier? She’s starting to suspect who he really is. And even scarier than that? She’s falling hard for a man who has vowed never to love again, and is hiding terrifying secrets. AmazonKU AB
THE LOST CLAN: MM FANTASY ROMANCE (CLAIMED BY THE RED HAND BOOK THREE) by Jordan Castillo Price
Kof has never questioned his place in the Red Hand clan. As captain of the shaman’s honor guard, his life belongs to duty. Protect the shaman, uphold tradition, and keep watch over the caves as winter tightens its grip. But duty becomes harder to obey when the Lost Clan appears at the village gate. Orcish tradition says the Lost Clan must be welcomed as kin. Yet the prisoner they bring with them is clearly no orc. Eli’s tattoos tell an unreadable story, his haunting blue eyes offer no answers, and his scent stirs a memory Kof can’t quite place. Then the weather turns. li predicts the storm before the shaman does, and as hunger creeps through the caves, fear turns swiftly to accusation. To the clan, Eli’s impossible knowledge is proof of danger. To Kof, it becomes something far more troubling—proof that the human may be telling the truth. Kof knows he should stand with the shaman. He should silence doubt, defend tradition, and let the clan decide Eli’s fate. Instead, he finds himself watching Eli too closely, listening too carefully, and wanting what no loyal honor guard should want. As the witch hunt gathers force, Kof must choose between the duty that has defined his life and the man who may be the clan’s only chance of surviving the storm.
BONDED BY WOLVES (FOURTH PACK SERIES BOOK TWO) by G Bailey
How can you lose everything and find everything you’ve been looking for in one day? It happened to me. My sister is gone, and I’m now thrown headfirst into a palace of dangerous politics, violent magic and a fate that has been calling to me ever since I was a child. I am not alone. Despite how much I hate them, the three heirs of the wolf packs will not stop looking for me, and they have told the world that I’m theirs. I’m not. I won the Folkland, but I should never have been in it. The three goddesses aren’t happy, and the god of oblivion is screaming in my mind that it is time for him to rule. If I’m not careful…I will not survive the Wrath that is crawling closer. AmazonKU
A SHIMMER IN TIME: A PRIDE AND PREJUDICE VARIATION by M J Potts
A Shimmer in Time is a Pride and Prejudice variation set in Pemberley 1812, when Elizabeth Bennet visits Lambton with her relatives the Gardiners. A shimmer of light between two oak trees. One step, and Elizabeth Bennet and Mr Darcy find themselves in 1783, stranded in the past with only each other to rely on. Posing as husband and wife, they must save Pemberley’s family from a coming fire and navigate the inconvenient truth of what it feels like to pretend at something that may not be pretence at all. AmazonKU
CURSE THE HEART (MYSTICS OF ASHORA BOOK TWO) by Emily Blackwood
For Sinner and Athena, captivity is forever. After their fight against the ministry ended in capture, the two are forced to move to the barracks, where they’ll live and train with the other claimed mystic pairs. The only problem? They never completed the claiming. As two of the most powerful mystics, Sinner and Athena try their best to convince everyone their bond is complete, even as the truth seems to slip further and further away. Only the claimed survive here. And even that might not be enough. As the deadly war games approach, their forged connection strains. But something else simmers beneath the surface… something that connects them beyond the strength of any claiming. Sinner and Athena never imagined claiming with anyone, let alone each other. But options are running out. Bond or die. Unless it’s already too late. AmazonKU
THE CONSORT’S CURSE (TWILIGHT MAGES BOOK FOUR) by Eliot Grayson
VS Note: MM Fantasy.
An unwanted consort, an unwilling pawn…Locked away in an abbey since his magic manifested, Remi’s never known the touch of another man, averting his dawn mage’s curse with a potion that keeps him alive—but prevents him from truly living. When he’s whisked off to the glittering, worldly Calatrian capital and forced to marry a lord he’s never met, his only hope is that his new husband won’t use him and his magic too cruelly. Suddenly recalled from his diplomatic posting, Stefan finds himself embroiled in another of his powerful father’s political plots. His demure, delicate consort is painfully chaste, heartbreakingly beautiful, almost certainly an unscrupulous liar—and precisely calculated to wrap Stefan around his pretty little finger. Stefan refuses to be drawn in by his wiles. He won’t touch him unless absolutely necessary. Won’t taste his alluring sweetness. And he absolutely will not sate his ever-growing obsession with claiming what belongs to him. No matter the cost. AmazonKU
WINGS OF RUIN (DARK SKY BOOK FOUR) by Ella Walker Henderson
Zaydah and Aris have little time to come to terms with their newfound power before they’re thrust into the center of court politics. Aris’s father is now king, and he’ll enjoy any excuse to break them apart and use whatever means necessary. Nothing will continue like normal as new lines of power are drawn—nothing, except for the Choosing. But among this year’s batch of candidates is a sponsorless young woman, Ilyia. She’s the first since Zaydah. From the streets of Orinth, Ilyia is ruthless and much better with a knife than a sword. She’s a surprise that neither the Aeros nor the court saw coming. Ilyia may have the ability to impact the war brewing around them. For war is coming. Brev’s power is growing, and so is the darkness. The fire that comes from the darkness is finally here. If Zaydah is going to find a way to stop the Ring of Darkness, she had better work quickly and use whatever aid she finds, no matter how unlikely. She’ll have to work against her king, even against the wishes of her prince. AmazonKU
A BALLAD FOR THE BROKEN (CADENCE OF THE FALLEN BOOK TWO) by Hazel S Wilkes
Lyra is gone. Draven is desperate. Bathara must rebuild in the ashes of its ruin. Upon awakening in a foreign place she does not recognize, Lyra Izacalli faces the cold reality of her capture, demanding answers she does not easily receive—the ways of the world slowly shifting beneath her feet as everything she thought she knew is tested through her new surroundings. Draven Dalmar searches tirelessly to bring Lyra home. Yet it seems every force in existence is working against him. Defeated yet not losing hope, he is forced to maneuver through a series of choices that could change everything as he knows it, soon learning the cost of Lyra’s freedom may just be his very own chains. All the while, shifting circumstances bring some relationships closer together—despite tearing others apart. Secrets emerge from the forgotten shadows. Cruel games are played. And betrayal stains the horizon. Yet through it all, one thing remains true…A girl who refuses to be a pawn does not simply lie down and give in. She fights back. AmazonKU
ATAHUALPA’S MUMMY (THE HARROGATE CHRONICLES BOOK ONE) by Susan Wachowski and Nan Sampson
When Queen Victoria believes Napoleon II, the French Emperor, is after an ancient Incan artifact that grants invincibility to whatever army possesses it, she sends her best agent, Lady Esmeralda Eggerton, Countess of Harrogate, to recover it first. But Queen Airmed of the Fae, the hidden people of Tír na nÓg, has her own plans for the artifact, sending her half-human Shadow agent, Kinzalynn, on a similar mission. Though adversaries, Esme and Kinzy must overcome their mutual distrust and work together before the power of Atahualpa’s mummy falls into the hands of Bonaparte and destroys both their worlds. Amazon
TOGETHER IN CEDARWOOD (CEDARWOOD PRIDE BOOK SEVEN) by Megan Slayer
VS Note: MM PNR. Re-release with bonus scenes not in original, per author.
He’s rebuilding his life. He never thought he’d want a ready-made family. Bobby Gagnon returned to Cedarwood for a fresh start—with his kids, his business, and a quiet hope for something more. He’s focused on stability…until a chance encounter on a running trail leaves him breathless in more ways than one. Remy Nicholas isn’t looking for forever. Shy, reserved, and perfectly content avoiding complications, he’s never imagined himself as part of a family. But the gorgeous, determined single dad he keeps seeing at the park? Impossible to ignore. What starts as undeniable attraction quickly turns into something deeper. Bobby offers warmth, chaos, and a life full of love. Remy offers quiet strength, understanding, and the chance for something real. But falling is the easy part. Blending their worlds means facing fears, expectations, and the question neither of them can avoid—can a man who never wanted kids become the partner a devoted father needs? In Cedarwood, opposites don’t just attract…they just might build a forever. AmazonKU
CURSES AND COPY (RAVEN HOLLOW INVESTIGATIONS BOOK FOUR) by Ella Stone
When Floyd, the bridge-guarding witch, disappears, it’s more than your average missing person’s case. Without him, the illusion spell that keeps our world hidden won’t last long… exposing us and our secrets to the world. I’m Elodie Evergreen, vampire journalist, and I just can’t seem to catch a break. From glamoured elves to my relationship with our siren Police Chief, life has never been more complicated. I’m just hoping that finding Floyd is more straightforward than everything else on this island. Unfortunately, suspects are everywhere, although my instincts keep pointing to Arabella Willowwood, the enigmatic witch from across the pond. And on top of that, Chloe and Dylan are braving a date, Pongo keeps sniffing out trouble, and new revelations are clawing at my past. I’m under more pressure than a werewolf at a full-moon party. Find Floyd. Fix the ward. Don’t fall apart. Easy… right? AmazonKU AB
CRIMSON IN THE CRESCENT (BOURBON STREET SHADOWS BOOK THREE) by Heidi McLaughlin and Amy Briggs
A curse that burns. A killer who watches. A love too close to the flame. Bastien Durand has spent two centuries belonging to no faction and beholden to no court in New Orleans’ hidden world. His neutrality has kept him alive. But when vampire bodies begin appearing across the city, intact and carved with the symbols of a bloodline destroyed over a century ago, his careful balance shatters overnight. The dead are not random. Someone is settling an old debt in blood. Worse, a curse has branded itself into Bastien’s flesh, broadcasting his every movement to every power in the city. The more he investigates, the more exposed he becomes. The murders are not his to solve. They are his to witness. Delphine LeClair, archivist and the woman Bastien has stopped pretending he can stay away from, pulls buried records into the light with a precision that reshapes the entire case. She stands closer than anyone should to a man the whole city can now find in the dark. What is building between them has outlasted lifetimes neither of them can fully name. What is hunting them has studied Bastien long enough to know exactly how he will move, who he will protect, and what it will cost him when the trap finally closes. Amazon
COURT OF SACRIFICE AND CURSES (RUINED REALM OF SHADOW ROMANTASY TRILOGY BOOK ONE) by Sammi Mason
I fled the fae realm four years ago with nothing but an illicit spell, a shattered heart, and a vow never to return. I built a life on the other side of the veil. A real one, in Yorkshire, with a home, a job, and a son who is proof that even broken things can make something whole. Then my dying birth father appears in my family tree, and I have weeks, maybe less, before he’s lost to me forever. One visit. In and out. No one will know I was there. But I don’t go back alone. The moment Prince Nixk sees the dark-haired, golden-eyed boy at my side, he knows. The prince who broke me holds every card. In a kingdom ruled by bloodlines, my little boy belongs to him. And that makes my son a target. If I leave again, I go alone. Staying means surrendering my freedom. If he discovers what I’ve done, death would be a mercy Nixk is more formidable than I remembered. More ruthless. More certain that I was always his. The trouble is, I’m starting to remember why I believed him. Amazon
THE SHAPE OF MONSTERS by Tessa Gratton
VS Note: LGBTQ Fantasy. Cliffhanger.
Iriset—prodigy, outlaw, now sunderer—has broken the Moon-Eater god’s prison at the heart of the empire. But the consequences of her actions land her in a city of monsters where the heretical magic of human architecture is freely practiced, and the only person she knows—and can trust—is Lyric, the emperor she’s lied to and loved in equal measure. As scheming kings and capricious gods drive them towards different extremes, they soon realize that to find their way home, they must remake the world … at the risk of breaking it forever.
A TOUCH OF CRIMSON (RENEGADE ANGELS BOOK ONE) by Sylvia Day
Can a love that transcends death survive a war between angels, vampires, and lycans? An angel with immense power and insatiable desire, Adrian Mitchell leads an elite Special Ops unit of the seraphim. His task is to punish the Fallen – angels who have become vampires – and command a restless pack of indentured lycans. But Adrian has suffered his own punishment for becoming involved with mortals – losing the woman he loves again and again. Now, after nearly two hundred years, he has found her: Shadoe, her soul once more inhabiting a new body that doesn’t remember him. This time, he won’t let her go. With no memory of her past as Shadoe, Lindsay Gibson knows only that she can’t help being fiercely attracted to the smoldering, seductive male who crosses her path. Swept into a dangerous world of tumultuous passion and preternatural conflict, Lindsay is soon caught between her angel lover, her vampire father, and a full-blown lycan revolt. There’s more at stake than her love and her life – she could lose her very soul. Amazon AB Apple Books Kobo
THE EX AND THE ORCS (ORC SWORN) by Finley Fenn
VS Note: MMF.
She made a family with a monster. And now he’s come home…In a world of orcs and men, Raye will never forgive Kalfr. The tall, handsome orc who gave her a perfect son, and a happy ending…Until she learned the horrible truth. Kalfr wasn’t just hers. He was bound to another orc. To Gaelfr. A huge, hostile, dangerous monster. In the seven years since, Raye has fought to erase Kalfr from her life, and protect her precious son. But she’s sinking into poverty and danger, with no one she can trust…Until Gaelfr shows up at her door. He’s still huge, vicious, and hateful — but once he sees Raye’s plight, he refuses to leave. He claims that due to his unbreakable vow with Kalfr, Raye is now… his. His to protect. His to feed and support. His to touch, and taste, and tend however he sees fit…And if that wasn’t enough, Gaelfr swears to bring Kalfr back home. To make them a family again. It’s an appalling plan, and one Raye would never accept… right? But maybe it’s already too late. She’s already made a family with her ex, and a monster. And now, they’re both coming home. Forever. AmazonKU
ECHOES OF SHATTERED LIGHT (SHATTERED LIGHT CHRONICLES BOOK TWO) by Sarah Bowen
VS Note: Cliff hanger. FMMMM
The Light was never meant to break. In the world of Velithra, magic is controlled by the Council of Light, a powerful ruling order that hunts anything it cannot control. The balance between Light and Dark has always been fragile—but now cracks are beginning to form. Persephone Quinn was born with a power no one fully understands. A power that powerful factions would kill to possess. As rebellion spreads across the realm, Seph finds herself caught between forces far greater than herself. The Libertarians seek to tear down the Council’s rule. The Order of Light will do anything to preserve it. And somewhere in the shadows, an ancient threat is awakening—one capable of consuming everything. Betrayal is closer than she realises. Enemies are gathering. And the fragile balance of Velithra is collapsing. Because when the Light finally shatters, the world will discover what has been waiting in the dark. AmazonKU
THE PACK LEADER’S MATE by Amy Padila
VS Note: MM PNR.
Harlem knows exactly how to charm people, but keeping them has always been another matter. After years of being told he’s too spoiled, too needy, and too much to handle, he’s determined not to scare off the possessive werewolf alpha who rescued him from a mugging. Unfortunately, hiding his spoiled side from Ronan is easier said than done. Ronan is exhausted from caring for everyone around him, but Harlem slips past his defenses with alarming ease. The kitsune is sweet, independent, and impossible not to love—and when Ronan learns Harlem has been suppressing his wants to seem “less difficult,” he’s horrified. Because if there’s one thing Ronan wants, it’s someone to love a little too much. Amazon
A FLAME AMONG THE SEAS (BEYOND THE TIDES BOOK TWO) by Emilia Jae
A kingdom risen. A goddess reborn. A world burning red. Esmyra now knows the truth of her magic, but it’s cost her everything. Draevyn shattered her heart, and she’s sworn to make him pay. But when her hunt uncovers ancient lies, she finds herself entangled in a battle far greater than vengeance. The truths revealed will unravel everything Esmyra thought she knew about him, herself, and the goddesses risen from the waves. Meanwhile, powers older than any empire stir, enemies wear masks of loyalty, and her own heart betrays her with its unrelenting pull toward the one man she’s vowed to hate. With her crew caught in the crossfire and Syrena tightening her grip, Esmyra must learn who to trust—and who to destroy—before the tide drags her under. Because every choice carves her fate, and one misstep could strip her of everything she has left…including her soul. AmazonKU
ALL’S FAIR IN LOVE AND BLOOD by Jennifer Peet
Love bites. Vampires suck. Marrying one? That might be the worst idea of all. Nicolette Hart believes in science, not fairy tales. Unfortunately for her, vampires are very real—and one of them just coerced her into marriage. Julian Rossi is powerful, ruthless, and devastatingly charming. He claims marrying Nicolette is the only way to protect her after her late mother’s groundbreaking research puts her in the crosshairs of a hidden supernatural world. Nicolette is fairly certain he’s the problem, not the solution. What she doesn’t know is that her mother’s work wasn’t just revolutionary—it was deadly. And now Nicolette holds the missing pieces, making her the key to a discovery that could change the vampire world forever . . . or destroy it. Compelled to play the part of loving newlyweds while enemies draw closer, Nicolette and Julian strike an uneasy truce. Trust is fragile. Chemistry is inconvenient. And pretending they’re not falling for each other is impossible. But the closer they grow, the more dangerous it becomes for them both. Because in a world where blood is power and love is a liability, trusting the wrong person could cost Nicolette her life . . . and Julian his soul. AmazonKU
THE SOMEDAY GARDEN by Ashley Poston
When Sophie Drear plans her escape to coastal Maine for the summer—for a temporary job revitalizing the storied grounds at Lilymoor House—she doesn’t expect to fall in love. But she does: With the beguiling land, the fragrant flowers, and the towering hedge maze. With the quirky staff and the enigmatic woman who owns the place. And then, the door appears. Never in the same place twice, it leads her to a secret, and unfinished, garden with a frustrated thundercloud of a man trapped inside. This mysterious garden is not the only sign that the future of Lilymoor is unstable: the foliage resists Sophie’s careful nurturing, vines threaten to strangle the hedges, and the manor’s owner has wild ideas about who will take over when she retires—including her inconveniently attractive nephew who is also there just for the summer. Despite herself, Sophie has come to care for the residents of Lilymoor just as much as she cares for its grounds. With the help of one man on the outside of the secret garden, and one man on the inside, she might be the only person who can figure out exactly what Lilymoor needs to bloom once more. Amazon AB Apple Books Kobo
HOW TO KEEP A DEMON (THE MISADVENTURES OF KRAX AND HECTOR (THE MISADVENTURES OF UKOBACH AND ELSIE AND KRAX) BOOK TWO by Grace McGinty
VS Note: It’s not often a blurb leaves me kinda speechless but this one achieved it.
What’s worse than being the only incubus/kraken hybrid in hell? Having a detachable dick that is disgruntled by your dry spell and made its way to the mortal world through a gap in the hell gates. To make shit even more dire, Krax got busted by demon hunters trying to leave to retrieve his errant dick tentacle. Now he has limited time in the mortal realm to find it and return to hell, before the Big Guy downstairs decides that both he and his wayward appendage were more hassle than necessary. Lucky, he knows a guy living life up top that might lend him a hand…or two. This is a short novella that follows along after Don’t Flirt with Demons. It’s multi-pov except one of the POVs is from a mostly sentient but not very smart tentacle? It is MFM(T?). AmazonKU
THE SILVER THREAD (THE A’ARU LEGACY BOOK ONE) by Ema V Arden
One near-fatal accident. One forbidden love. And a law that was never meant to be broken. In the realm of A’aru, the Law of Oblivion is absolute. Guardians protect. Humans forget. Alderian is an A’aruin, a guardian bound to Augustine by a glowing Silver Thread. For lifetimes, he has watched her from the edge of her world, remembering every version of her while she—like all of humanity—wakes each morning with a clean slate. Until the night oblivion fractures. After a near-fatal accident, Augustine remembers. For the first time, she doesn’t just feel a presence in the dark; she sees Alderian. She sees the Silver Threads linking every soul to its protector. And she sees the Shadows that have been waiting in the periphery, watching her with unsettling recognition. Now, Augustine is an anomaly, a breach in an order that does not tolerate defiance. The High Council is coming to erase her. The Shadows are closing in. And the only one who can keep her alive is the man she was never meant to see at all. To stay together, they must defy the laws of A’aru. To survive, they may have to let the world burn. AmazonKU
THE BADDEST WITCH by Dreia Wells
I have always been perfectly capable. I pay my bills, I have my life together, and I occasionally remember I have a gym membership. Just do not ask me to light a candle with magic, because when it comes to being a witch, I am a dud. So when my grandmother leaves me a crumbling Victorian mansion and a dusty curiosity shop in Ruby Springs, I arrive with a plan: fix it, sell it, and go back to my very normal, very non-magical life. Ruby Springs has other ideas. The water runs red. The town is full of supernatural gossips. Even the cat in my shop has opinions. The longer I stay, the less my magic misfires and the more it feels like it is waking up. As if my life needed a plot twist, three men step in and are hell-bent on convincing me to stay. A wolf who steadies me. A wizard who insists on helping me understand my magic. A fae historian who looks at me like he already knows the ending to our story. They do not see a failed witch. They see something inevitable. I came to Ruby Springs believing I was the weakest in my family line. Now I am starting to suspect someone worked very hard to make sure I believed that. Ruby Springs was supposed to be temporary, but it feels like home, and home is not something you walk away from. It is time to find out exactly what kind of witch I am. Not the worst, but the baddest. AmazonKU
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