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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EMRYLD: FORGED FOR HER (INTERGALACTIC DATING AGENCY) by Zoey Indiana
She has spent two years documenting everything the IDA did wrong. The IDA just told her she has a 94.1% match. Dr. Novalie Ikenna is not the kind of woman who signs up for alien matchmaking services. She is the kind of woman who writes peer-reviewed papers about why alien matchmaking services require stronger accountability frameworks. When the reformed IDA’s notification arrives — 94.1%, a Drevhari security specialist named Emryld — she prepares a formal objection and keeps working. Emryld of the Drevhari does not do subtlety. He is built wide, dense, and burns emerald when he’s feeling anything he hasn’t chosen to feel, which is something he cannot control and has stopped pretending otherwise. He was sent to Earth to meet his match, not to be interrogated about the ethics of the matching process. He did not anticipate that his match would ask better questions than anyone who has ever debriefed him. He finds this unexpectedly difficult to leave. She needs to finish her research. He needs to convince her he’s worth the risk. Both of them are going to have to reckon with the possibility that the institution she’s been critiquing just got one thing exactly right… and that the same institution is hiding a crime her research is about to expose. Amazon Note yet on Apple the day I checked Kobo
CROWN: MOST WANTED ALIEN BRIDES (INTERGALACTIC DATING AGENCY) by Candice Gilmer
I proposed a marriage of pure strategy. I did not plan on chasing my own wife. Darik of Vorjan House holds final authority over the trade agreement, the weight of an entire noble line, and a simple plan: marry an Earth woman, prove his people’s commitment to the alliance, and manage the whole affair with his usual flawless control. Then he proposes to Beka. She hears him out. She asks questions he isn’t prepared for. And she agrees — on one condition. Equal partnership and genuine respect, or there’s no deal. Then she goes back to work, and Darik realizes he’s just been dismissed for the first time in his life. Beka clawed her way free of a family that tried to own her and built a life entirely her own. She doesn’t need Darik’s rank, his protection, or his approval — and she hasn’t so much as noticed that the most powerful man on the station has started rearranging his schedule just to be in the same room as her. The marriage was supposed to be a performance. Neither of them planned on it becoming real.
BROKEN RIVAL: A NOVEL by Tessa Bailey
Magnolia Brown loves Friday night football games, volunteering and dominating at high school swim meets. Just your average everyday eighteen-year-old. Except for one thing: She’s from fifty years in the future. Magnolia’s parents, two brilliant scientists, are the inventors of time travel, but due to widespread destruction and rampant abuse of the technology from a corrupt few, time travel is outlawed and punishable by death. When Magnolia’s parents are seized and executed for illegally traveling to the past, they leave Magnolia stranded in 2026 without a way to get home. Now Magnolia has nowhere to turn but a complicated Kansas family with two sons—Fallon, her high school sweetheart with secrets of his own, and Ramsey, the brooding militia commander who hunts and kills criminals like her. Magnolia knows Ramsey resents and hates her, but how can he be her true enemy when he looks at her with such hunger, despite his callousness, and guards her with his very life? Which brother can she trust and is the real danger coming from inside the house? Amazon AB Apple Books Kobo
CAPTIVE OMEGA: ALIEN MM OMEGAVERSE ROMANCE (STARVERSE OMEGAS BOOK ONE) by E M Riley
An awakened Omega. A dangerous High Lord. A prophecy written in the stars. At twenty-three, Brenner McKinney was already struggling with his sexuality on Earth. Now he’s stranded on a rogue alien planet where his earthly riches mean nothing and survival isn’t guaranteed. When the powerful and enigmatic Pytharian High Lord, Torin Kange, offers him a way out, Brenner knows he should be cautious. But walking away from a man so commanding, intelligent, and impossibly captivating may be harder than he expected. After a brutal attack leaves Brenner in the hands of a lethal Eclipsian hunter, Faelixz Saurox, everything changes. Drawn to the fierce warrior in ways he doesn’t understand, something deep within him begins to awaken, binding them in ways neither can ignore. As ancient instincts stir and a long-forgotten prophecy comes to light, rivalries ignite and loyalties are tested. Can Torin and Fae set aside their differences for the fate of the galaxy, or will their growing obsession with the Omega between them destroy everything first? AmazonKU
STRANGE LIGHTS by Mira Gonzalez
Parenting is never easy, but it’s a hell of a lot harder when your toddler is a chupacabra. Paranormal investigator and cryptozoologist Reggie has embraced her fate as parent to an adopted toddler, Eldi—a bloodsucking chupacabra with a fondness for goats. Reggie wants nothing more than to put her complicated past in the rearview mirror and fade into as much obscurity as her toddler will allow. But a rash of UFOs in the night sky and a couple of crop-circle-carving Roombas force Reggie into an investigation that attracts the attention of an old enemy, an anti-supernatural agency hunting for creatures like Eldi. To outwit them, Reggie must team up with Calvin, a podcaster-turned-werewolf whose charm is a real threat to Reggie’s rule against romantic attachments. With Reggie’s history quickly catching up to her and Eldi in the agency’s crosshairs, any shred of normalcy evaporates. Reggie must decide: Can she confront her dark past to save Eldi—and an entire alien species—from getting wiped out of the universe? Amazon AB Kobo
A WALL IS ALSO A ROAD by Annaless Newitz
VS Note: LGBTQ SFR.
Gardenpath is a graduate student. They also happen to be an amoeba–a slime mold, to be exact–from an ancient civilization that dwells in the space between the stars. And when they turn their many eyes to researching a remote spot on one spiral arm of the galaxy, they stumble upon a discovery that will change everything they thought they knew: a mysterious planet teeming with unexpected life, language, and culture. One of these alien animals is a creature named Murtis, who lives in a city she calls Pompeii and works in a brothel known as “the lupanar.” Unfazed when her strange visitor says she’s from the stars, Murtis takes Gardenpath into her care, introducing her to the seaside tourist town full of immigrants and shopkeepers who are just trying to get by. Before they met Murtis, Gardenpath expected to finish their research, present their discovery, and return home to become an acclaimed scientist. But as they look into their new friend’s bizarre sensor bulbs from within the suit that allows them to survive and blend in on her surprising planet, they are beginning to wonder if there’s more to life than academic achievement. They’re not sure what it is, but they’re going to use science to find out. Amazon AB Apple Books Kobo
WOMEN IN COMICS: ICONIC CHARACTERS AND INFLUENTIAL CREATORS FROM THE 1890’S TO TODAY by Susan E Kirtley, PhD and Nhora Lucia Serrano
VS Note: Nonfiction. Only available in hardback as far as I can tell.
A beautifully illustrated and in-depth look at the important roles women have played in comics history, from the late nineteenth century to today. Comics in the form of editorial cartoons, comic strips, digital comics, comic books, and graphic novels have combined words and images to tell stories of hundreds of years. Though often overlooked, women have played a vital role in shaping this genre, both as creators and characters within the stories themselves. Through six archetypes frequently found in comics―the patriot, the working woman, the socialite, the fashionista, the reporter, and the spy―Susan E. Kirtley and Nhora Lucía Serrano trace some of comics’ most influential women. This insightful exploration of international characters celebrates the feminist role model Wonder Woman, the warrior-maiden Oscar François de Jarjayes in the gender-defying manga tale Berusiyu no Bara (The Rose of Versailles), the real-life groundbreaking journalist Nellie Bly, and many others. Profiles throughout the book highlight the important work of female creators, heralding the bravery of political cartoonists such as Corinne “Coco” Rey and Rayma Suprani, the power of biography as reportage with Marjane Satrapi and Sophia Glock, and the value of visibility with Alison Bechdel and Mariko Tamaki. Women in Comics is a richly illustrated, essential guide to the importance of women in the comics space from across time and around the globe. Amazon
BITE FOR SORE EYES (PARANORMAL DATING AGENCY BOOK 115) by Milly Taiden
VS Note: Takes place on another planet.
Lana Morales has one year left to live and zero intention of spending it being careful. So when Gerri Wilder offers the former NSA cybersecurity specialist one outrageous final adventure on the alien world of Nova Aurora, Lana says yes. She expects danger, excitement, and maybe a few questionable decisions. She does not expect two enormous, devastatingly handsome bear shifters waiting for her on the other side. Co-Alphas Rath and Torren have shared battles, leadership, and responsibility for years, but never a woman. Then Lana walks into their lives and both bears instantly roar mate. Rath wants to pull the brilliant, curvy human against his chest and keep her there, preferably where no other male can look at her. Torren wants to coax out every smile, every laugh, and every breathless sound she’s capable of making. She’s smart, fearless, sexy as hell, and completely irresistible to both of them. For the first time, the two Alphas agree on something without question—they want Lana between them, and neither bear has any intention of letting her go. But someone is sabotaging Varkesh Hollow, and Lana’s cyber skills make her the perfect person to uncover the traitor—and the perfect target. Rath and Torren are ready to tear apart anyone who threatens their mate, while Lana is determined to fight right beside them. Between rogue attacks, dangerous secrets, and enough heat to scorch an alien moon, Lana came to Nova Aurora expecting one final adventure. Gerri, naturally, intends to give her forever. AmazonKU
TOPPING OFF THE ALIEN (HALLOWEEN TEMPTATIONS) by Jenny Pineapple
VS Note: MM SFR.
I leave the Halloween party after finding out my girlfriend cheated on me. Then I meet a seven-foot alien in the woods, and what he needs from me is something I’ve never done with a man. Solverian needs physical contact to restore his powers and get home. It should be simple enough. I help him, he gets what he needs, and we go our separate ways. Except when I put my hands on him, it gets harder to remember that’s all I’m here for. The more he lets go, the more I want to know what makes him shake and beg for it. Before long, I’m not sure who’s really in control, and I’m discovering I want things of my own. Things I never expected to want from a man. I know Solverian will have to leave by the end of the night. Which is probably why I shouldn’t get too attached, or start hoping for more. AmazonKU
HUNTER’S HARVEST (XARC’N WARRIORS) by Lynnea Lee
After my shuttle goes down in the ruins with a shipment of citrus and my trade crew aboard, I wake up with a Xarc’n warrior wrapped around me and purring like a big cat. Var’n is a seven-foot-tall, muscle-bound Xarc’n warrior who spent years hiding out instead of learning to live with humans. The plan is simple: talk him into finding my crew, then get us to New Franklin before the Halloween Harvest Haunt. Too bad his translator is borked. He barely understands me, and he has already decided I’m his to protect. And worse? Var’n’s chest rumbles every time he looks at me. I know what it means, but I’m pretending I don’t. It’s a cruel world out there, and I’ve sworn off relationships to save myself from heartbreak. But how long can I keep this up when he’s the only warm thing for miles? AmazonKU
THE HAUNTED ALIEN’S MATE (A SCIFI ALIEN ROMANCE BOOK ONE) by Arcadia Shield
I fix impossible starships. His happens to be haunted. I’m the best starship salvager in the business. Ex-Army bomb disposal, unshakable under pressure, and worth every credit I charge, I’m the reason aliens cross half the galaxy to Eden Shore. So a cursed alien spaceship won’t scare me off. Except the Hollow Chorus doesn’t want to be fixed. It whispers through empty corridors. Guards decades of buried secrets. And now the sentient starship is trying to bond with me in a way no human should survive. Then there’s its owner. Rennick is seven feet of stubborn, possessive Kelvane alien. Huge, protective, and too tempting for my peace of mind. And he’s discovered I’m something even rarer than a functioning ghost ship. I’m his bond mate. His one true mate. His only chance at forever. I don’t believe in fate, and I certainly don’t intend to belong to an overprotective alien jerk just because his biology says so. Unfortunately, resisting Rennick gets harder as we work on the haunted spaceship. The attraction between us is impossible to ignore, and my alien mate has no intention of letting me face the danger alone. Because someone close to Rennick needs the secrets buried inside the Hollow Chorus silenced for good. And I just became the human standing in their way. Amazon
WATERED DOWN (SHATTERED STARS BOOK 24) by Viola Grace
Running a food stall on an alien world is Cloudy’s new normal. Things are going great until a group of guardians comes for lunch, and one wants to stay for more. Cloudy and her entire village came through the end of the world with minimal fatalities. They were assigned as a group to a world run by the descendant of a Hmrain named Vecchin. Five hundred people were slowly trying to settle on their new world, and things were going fairly well. Cloudy opted to change her pigment to make her look more like the locals. The gills she had installed were just for peace of mind, as her food stall was on a dock, and behind her was endless ocean. Working with her business partner is profitable, and things have a reliable rhythm until the day the guardians arrive, and one of them begins to ask questions—a lot of questions. Hazor is the grandson of the Hmrain who owns the world she lives on, and his uncle has recently had a very successful union with one of her people. Hazor is interested in seeing if lightning can strike twice, and he has chosen her as his target.
JARRAN (VIRILIAN MAIL ORDER MATES BOOK SIX) by Ella Blake
He’s an imprisoned intergalactic supercriminal with amnesia. She’s a doctor sent to help him recall his past crimes so he can stand trial. They have no business falling in love, but fate makes her own business, and rarely listens to reason. Dr. Evie Carr is a neurologist and psychologist sent to see if her new patient’s memories of his past as the notorious Pella Rin can be unearthed. She doesn’t expect her new, high-profile patient to be a gentle, kind Virilian male who farms in the agricultural bay of the ship he’s imprisoned in. Working with Jarran every day, she ignores the growing forbidden attraction simmering between them. When he begins to remember snippets of his past, Evie learns that the story of Pella Rin is far more complicated than that of a man who turned evil. Jarran Bando can barely form words when he meets Evie. He is happy and at peace tending the acres of crops, but seeing her is like pure sunlight cutting through fog. Soon, she is the brightest part of his day. Even though he knows his love for her will always be one-sided, he works hard to speak better and remember what he can of his past. But it comes at a cost. As memories seep back, he’s devastated to learn the atrocities committed by this past version of him. He doesn’t remember being Pella Rin, but begins to understand that the villain still lies beneath the surface of his mind. When the “Sifters,” the criminal group he used to lead, return for him, Jarran must fight not only for Evie’s life and safety, but also for control of his own mind. For just as Jarran is learning who he is, Pella Rin is fighting to regain control of the empire that terrorized the galaxy. AmazonKU
FEVER BOUND: A POST APOCALYPTIC ROMANCE by Anna Callaway
One hundred and forty-eight years after a virus wiped out civilization, Beckett has learned that survival comes down to two rules. Trust no one, and never miss a dose of the medication keeping the infection in his blood under control. When a poker game leaves him responsible for returning a runaway woman to one of the last uninfected cities left standing, he takes the job for only one reason. Ruby is his ticket behind the walls, and the best lead he’s had in over a century to find his missing sister. Returning home is the last thing Ruby wants. An arranged marriage waits for her within the city’s walls. Freedom lies somewhere in the wasteland, if she can escape the grumpy, fang-bearing infected man determined to drag her in the wrong direction. She fights him every step of the journey. Beckett doesn’t trust her for a second. She talks too much, asks too many questions, and looks at a ruined world like it could still be beautiful. The more she pushes, the more he refuses to let his guard down, no matter how often she …(more blurb on ebook seller’s page) AmazonKU
ALIEN’S NURSE MATE (COSMIC CONNECTIONS ALIEN DATING AGENCY ROMANCE STORIES BOOK SIX) by Emerald Cox
She came to the alien dating agency with an unopened match notification and no intention of rushing it. The station’s consent software had other plans. Amira has spent her nursing career being everyone’s steady place. On Vrax Prime, she wants time to decide what she needs—and whether she wants a match at all. Rhelan, the station’s medical-response coordinator, is all formal competence, careful restraint, and a tail that reaches to help before he remembers to ask. When a glitched routing system starts treating them as each other’s comfort contact, they have to work together to stop an algorithm from making their choices for them. Fixing the software is one thing. Resisting the alien who keeps learning how to care for her is another. AmazonKU
ALIEN’S RUNAWAY MATE (RESONANCE FRONTIER) by Emerald Cox
My alien rescuer is enormous, silver, and far too good at making room for me. That last part might be the real danger. I’m Romilly. I used to manage backstage disasters with a headset and a roll of tape. Alien abduction was beyond my job description. So is wanting the gentle giant helping me find my feet on a planet where I can’t even read the signs. Tavren offers me safety without a price. He listens to my ridiculous jokes. And when I touch him, those luminous markings make keeping our attraction quiet a spectacular failure. Between a chaotic riverport festival and an unexpected little creature with opinions, staying close to him is easy. Keeping my hands to myself is proving considerably harder. But someone still sees me as cargo. I need a way to stay free—and Tavren is giving me far too many reasons to stay near him. AmazonKU
10 THINGS I HATE ABOUT ZOMBIES by Hazel Graves
Smoothie shop owner Zoey has always had a thing for men with brains. So, when she meets the brilliant and stunningly handsome local mushroom farmer, Nick she’s instantly drawn to him. Wanting a reason to call her new crush, Zoey enlists Nick help (and his mushrooms) with her latest brain-boosting smoothie recipe. Before long, they have a viral sensation on their hands. Sparks fly as Zoey and Nick grow closer, but when the locals start behaving weirdly—with strange mumblings and a fondness for biting—they wonder just how viral the side effects might be for their brand-new drink. Can they find an antidote to the zombie apocalypse they may have unwittingly started before everything falls apart… literally? AmazonKU AB
*******************BRIEF BREAK BEFORE THE FANTASY/PNR BOOKS!**************************************
VS Note: Something a little different today if you’ll indulge me for a moment – I’m doing a Kickstarter for a gorgeous Special Edition of my DANCER OF THE NILE Trilogy. These 3 books are romantasies set in ancient Egypt and there’s plenty of romance and adventure in all three. There are fun extras too, like these chibis! Kickstarter Link
********************* 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!*********************
HELLGOLD (BLOOD AND BOND BOOK THREE) by Meg Xuemei X
We lure the Collector to the fortress. He walks through the gate smiling, holding a marriage contract sealed in my infant blood. It hands me to him. Kill him, and I die with him. Blood contracts don’t break. Not by law. Not by fire. Not by four princes willing to raze the continent to keep me. Woven into the ink is a geas. Any man who touches me with desire burns. So do I. Aelindor reaches for me. Burn. Nikolai’s mouth finds my throat. Burn. Caspian pulls me under him. Burn. Four men I’d bleed for, and not one can put his hands on me without both of us screaming. Then an Oracle’s severed head whispers through the glass. One bloodline can break the contract. My father’s. So Drakken goes into Hell with me. Demon law sets the price. I have to mate him in front of the entire court, and Hell watches me come. Fake it and the geas holds. And I belong to the Collector forever. AmazonKU
THE VAMPIRE AND THE CASE OF THE GHASTLY GOLEM (PORTLOCK PARANORMAL DETECTIVE SERIES BOOK EIGHT) by Heather G Harris and Jilleen Dolbeare
Dead bodies are bad. Dead bodies that break the laws of magic are worse. Finding a dead fox in someone’s garden isn’t normally a police matter. Finding a dead fox shifter who should have turned human the second he died? Yeah, that’s more my department. Remmy has no wounds, no blood and no obvious cause of death. He’s simply dead, trapped forever in his fox form. Apparently there’s only one thing that can do that to a shifter: drain every last drop of magic from them. Great. Because what Portlock really needed was another magical murderer. I’ve got an eidetic memory, a badge and two extremely questionable sidekicks. One is a traumatised werewolf who prefers being a German Shepherd, and the other is an ever-growing lynx with a criminal disregard for personal property. Between us, surely we can crack one impossible murder. Then some local teenagers report seeing a huge creature stalking through the woods, covered in branches and leaves with blazing red eyes. And red eyes are always bad. I’m starting to think our mysterious monster and our dead shifter might be connected, which means I need to find whatever is prowling Portlock before anyone else ends up magically drained. Unfortunately, murder isn’t my only problem. Connor’s father, the Vampire King of the US and an all-round arsehole, has announced he’s coming to town. And he’s bringing the other vampire leaders with him. So now I have a supernatural killer to catch, a creepy forest monster to find and the most powerful vampire in America heading straight for my home. Portlock has survived murderous shifters, deadly conspiracies and more supernatural disasters than any tiny Alaskan town has a right to. Hopefully we can survive this too. Preferably without anyone else turning up dead. AmazonKU
THE STOLEN CROWN (THE EVER SEAS BOOK FOUR) by LJ Andrews
She is the life of the party. He is the villain you never wish to meet alone. Tait Heartwalker may be the cousin of the Ever King, but royally good company he is not. He’s ill-tempered and unapproachable, sharpened by the hard responsibilities of life and loyalty. But to the dismay of Mira Sekundär, princess of the glamour fae, he’s also intoxicating to look at. Despite doing their best to avoid each other, fate has other plans when an otherworldly storm shipwrecks Tait and Mira far beyond the boundaries of the Ever Kingdom. They are forced to break through the thorny barriers between them and work together to find their way home. One wrong step and they’ll never return alive…Yet as their feelings deepen, a new threat rises from the waters. And this enemy is so dangerous, even the history books tried to forget their existence.
BEAR WITH ME (BIKER BEARS BOOK THREE) by Minerva Howe
VS Note: MM PNR.
Milo has been a bear shifter in captivity for a long time. So after his brothers, Race and Nolan, and their mates rescue him, he kind of becomes a hermit. The one unattached grizzly brother, Warrick, has taken him in, and is trying to ease him back into the world, but Milo just isn’t sure he wants to participate. Oldest brother and protector Warrick knows Milo needs to let his bear self heal him, and for that he needs to shift. His human side needs closure, too, so he sets out to make sure the people who held him hostage pay for what they did. Milo learns to trust Warrick, and to love his mate dearly, but he also knows he has to stand on his own two feet or four paws and defend himself. Can he find the courage, with Warrick’s love, to live with his past and move on to the future? Bear with me is a MM bear shifter omegaverse romance with a big, protective grizzly, an uncertain black bear, and a kick butt campaign to take down a trafficking ring. AmazonKU
THEIR ROYAL PET by Lexi C Foss
Welcome to Monster Island. Once a year, candidates are chosen to participate in mating games. And by chosen, I mean sacrificed…When my name is picked from the sacred Chalice, I know my time in this world has come to an end. A week from now, I’ll be hunted by monsters from other realms. There’s nowhere for me to hide. But that doesn’t mean I won’t fight fate. Only, it seems I’ve attracted the attention of the Elite Island King. As well as two rival royals from alternate kingdoms. The problem is, they want me to choose between them. And I refuse. In a world where monsters reign, choice is a subjective term. But these royals are determined to win my heart. And I just might let them all claim me in the end. AmazonKU
OTHER WORLDS THAN THESE: A TALISMAN NOVEL (THE TALISMAN TRILOGY BOOK THREE) by Stephen King and Peter Straub
This is Stephen King and Peter Straub’s epic and unforgettable finale to the Talisman Trilogy (including the novels Talisman and Black House) and a wrapping up of the fate of the worlds in King’s iconic, fiercely beloved Dark Tower epic. It is also a magnificent stand-alone novel, that will appeal to new readers, as well as to King’s Constant Readers. Other Worlds Than These is the story of Jack Sawyer, whom readers first met when he was twelve, crossing America and “the territories” to save his mother’s life, and met again in Black House, where Jack faces a child killer and the Crimson King (among other evils). In Other Worlds Than These, Jack must stop a rampaging gang of infected teenagers from America-side, and the forces of the mysterious Gullet at the edge of Mid-World, before it destroys our world and all worlds. Jack is older now; his Ka-tet (echoing the world of Roland) is fraying; and his task, nearly impossible. Magnificent, riveting, full of heart, and humor, Other Worlds Than These is a spectacular, propulsive adventure, and features thirty-six exclusive black-and-white illustrations by artist Gabriel Rodriguez. The title instantly announces to readers who already know these other worlds that King has returned to them. Other Worlds Than These will appeal to new King readers and his Constant Readers. Amazon AB Apple Books Kobo
FELINE PURRALYSIS: A PAWSITIVELY PURRFECT MATCH (CATS OF THE GODDESSES BOOK 19) by Pepper McGraw
The matchmaking cats of the goddesses are back in Villa del Ukumari. Why? Because bears, that’s why. Despite their determination not to match any more bears, the matchmaking cats of the goddesses have four on their radar in desperate need of both mates and lap kitties. This, of course, means finding the purrfect cat companions and fated mates for the bears. Good thing the matchmaking cats of the goddesses know just where to start–a few cat shifters and some earthbound cats on their caseload and these matches will be pawsitively purrfect. Of course, South America isn’t exactly on the list of territories they’ve been assigned, nor are the cloud forests of the Andes the purrfect location for a clowder of domesticated cats, but Bygul and his matchmaking colleagues have never left a mission incomplete and they’re not about to start now. Four very stubborn bear shifters are about to learn even they are no match for a determined team of matchmaking cats who specialize in happily furever afters. Amazon Apple Books Kobo
VENGEFULLY MATCHED: A NOVEL by Audrey Goldberg Ruoff
VS Note: Sapphic witch romance.
Priscilla Hart does not do regret—except maybe for the spectacularly disastrous choice of fleeing her own wedding in a cloud of magical fireworks. Now the town’s most infamous runaway witch, she’s determined to rebuild her reputation on the Witchery Council and prove she’s more than a scandal in designer heels. Agatha Vanderbilt Voisin, the newly elected council president, is everything Priscilla can’t stand: composed, proper, and infuriatingly perfect. But when a string of dangerous magical explosions points to Priscilla as the culprit, Agatha makes an impulsive move—announcing that they’re dating—to save her from exile. Faking a relationship in public should be simple even for such opposites…until late-night arguments turn into slow-burn attraction, and the two discover that something wicked is brewing in Hallowcross. To survive the magic—and their feelings—they’ll have to stop pretending and risk falling for real. Can they outwit a magic powerful enough to destroy them, or will trust be the most dangerous risk of all? Amazon AB Apple Books Kobo
WITCHY CHICK (MARRIED TO A MONSTER BOOK FOUR) by Juliann Whicker
He cheated. And now she’s raising the dead. Marigold Carnell, stay-at-home mom is living the life when she realizes that her husband of sixteen years has been cheating. She moves to a house on the outskirts of the city, where the kids can run wild and free, and she can come to grips with her new single status and have meltdowns without any neighbors to see. But the thing is, the house has as many feelings as her teenager, and it wants her to be the next heir of dark magic and necromancy. When she realizes that her husband isn’t who he seems, and there are more conspiracies and enemies that you can raise a cemetery to fight, it’s time to reevaluate her marriage and face the music. AmazonKU
THE BLOOD QUEEN (SPY AND GUARDIAN) by Sara Raasch and Beth Revis
Alyth and Samson finally know the identity of the High Blade, leader of the bloodthirsty Red Cap army, and it’s someone they never suspected. They’ll use every bit of courage, smarts, and luck they have to escape her grasp and flee to the fae court, where they hope to find aid in the fight against the Red Caps. But the fae princes have been apathetic since the Faerie Queen disappeared years ago at the hands of the High Blade. They seem unwilling to help. And if they find out Samson’s true identity, he’ll be killed and Alyth banished. Alyth and Samson can only depend on each other and their love as they navigate fae politics, try to win allies, search for the missing queen, and face down the greatest threat the two worlds have ever known.
BANSHEE: IRISH MYTHS RETOLD by Various
Editor and journalist Ailbhe Malone was raised on these legends—but the women, always cast as mothers, warriors, or witches, were never given the lead. And so, Banshee was born: not just a retelling, but a radical reclamation. Banshee transports you to treacherous landscapes and crashing seas, generational curses and mystical islands. Here you’ll find unruly mothers, rule-breaking queens, and women outrunning their destinies—their stories pulsing with desire, danger, and defiance.’? Amazon AB Apple Books Kobo
HIS LONELY MONSTER: MM VAMPIRE ROMANCE NOVELLA (SHEARWATER LANDING SHORTS) by Colette Rivera
VS Note: A re-release.
A shy human – A lonely vampire – A fright that turns into a lasting love – The last thing Lucas expects when he sets out to explore a supposedly haunted house is to run into a vampire. He doesn’t believe in paranormal entities, but what else would you call a man with glowing eyes and fangs dripping blood? Lucas should put the incident behind him, except he can’t get the vampire out of his head. What if he isn’t the only lonely one looking for more in life? AmazonKU
DEVOURED: A BITTEN NOVEL by Jordan Stephanie Gray
Welcome back to the Wolf Queen’s Court. Vanessa Hart is done being a victim. After the brutal winter massacre stole everything from her, she vows vengeance against her enemies once and for all—even if that means killing the boy she once loved …Vanessa bides her time playing the role of a docile subject. But beneath her mask, she sharpens her powers, embracing the werewolf within while weaving a complicated web of lies, betrayals, and alliances to topple the throne. Unfortunately, vengeance isn’t easy, and nothing in the Wolf Queen’s Court is ever as it seems. As the darkness of the castle bleeds into human society, it’s clear no one is safe. Cora’s vicious reign grows stronger by the day, Sinclair continues hiding deadly secrets, and Calix—the boy Vanessa might loathe most of all—is threatening her every plan. With nowhere to run and no place to hide, Vanessa sheds the last of her humanity to play this lethal game of werewolves. And if she doesn’t win, the consequences will destroy her life—and the entire world as she knows it—forever. Amazon AB Apple Books Kobo
THE DUES AND DON’TS OF MAGIC (THE MAGIC DUES TRILOGY BOOK ONE) by Delemhach
Spidena Kettle runs a quiet magic shop at the edge of town, selling just enough spells and potions to keep herself afloat—and out of trouble—when Benthrop Hozel enters her shop one day. On the run from the nefarious sort, he simply wishes to be forgotten by his pursuers. In exchange, he promises a favor to Spidena. Such a deal could have dire consequences if Ben is unable to fulfill his end of the bargain. Not that the witch is overly concerned—after all, there’s no risk to her making such an arrangement with a normal human. Only Ben may be more than he seems. With their fates forcibly intertwined for a full journey, Spidena and Ben must not only evade their enemies and use precious magical resources to get by, but confront the secrets they’ve long kept…that is, if they can manage to stop getting on each other’s last nerve for long enough to do so.
HALLOWED BONES: A SONS OF SALEM NOVEL by Lucy Smoke
Four men. One woman. Five families accused of witchcraft. A dark desire they all share. I was warned to stay away from the Sons of Salem. Not because they’re monsters—but because they’re broken enough to recognize one. Ezra Bishop. Cameron Goode. Lyall Corey. Reyes Scott. And me—Haven Wardwell. Legacies. Witches. Something far worse than myths. Now that I’m here, there’s no telling what the Gods will ask for in return. Ghosts haunt the corridors of Ipswich College, and if I’m not careful, I might just become one of them.
DIES IRAE: LGBTQ+ GAY VAMPIRE REGENCY ROMANCE by Autumn Montague
Makoto and Will must accept their bond in order to stop a madman’s killing spree. London, 1816. Someone is killing vampires and their Hosts, leaving brutalized bodies on display in the heart of London. Makoto Morinaga, minore and lead hunter for the Baron of Colbourne, must find and stop the madman. Yet the mission is in peril almost from the moment it starts. In despair over loving his master’s Host, he breaks his oath and finds himself bound through Compulsion to the last person he would choose as his Host — the flamboyant young man who has spent years pining over their master. Makoto can ill afford this appalling distraction while he hunts for a monstrous killer. Will Carter is an experienced Host who has offered up body and blood to vampires since reaching his majority. He spent years learning the duties of the Colbourne Host, only to have his dreams crumble when his master finds a man more perfect than Will. In his frustration, he taunts Colbourne’s lead hunter into committing a forbidden act. His punishment? Being bound to the last person he would ever wish to hold his contract — Makoto Morinaga, a man whose body he knows well, but whose heart is a dark mystery and whose stoicism grates on Will’s every nerve. An unexpected emotional connection heats their hearts even as their Host bond heats their bodies. Just as they begin to find common ground, the madman strikes again. Finding the madman’s lair might end the violence, but the price might destroy them both.
THE HAUNTED LIBRARIAN by Auralee Wallace
It’s a dark and stormy night…and Amelia Bates is caught in the rain. Life hasn’t always been kind to her, and being a ghostseer certainly doesn’t make things any easier. Glowing warmly through the autumnal downpour is her safest haven: the library. Amelia, the newly hired librarian, has always relished the comfort of curling up with a novel, vastly preferring it to the company of humans (alive or ghostly). But Amelia is shocked to discover the building is full of more than quiet stories and warm cups of tea. There are curious, talkative patrons, a shy, bespectacled head librarian who makes her heart skip a beat, and three quirky spirits causing paranormal havoc that endangers the future of the library. To help the ghosts and save the building, Amelia will have to gather all her bravery and wits, because learning to trust others might just be the first step to a happily ever after she only thought was possible in books.
HOUSE HAUNTERS by KC Jones
Grace Wonderly needs a hit show, or her career is dead. But saving her job might just kill her. With her studio relying on AI to greenlight new projects, finding the next breakout series is Grace’s only shot to save her job. And her sanity. Her solution may be Frank Pendleton: a brilliant but abrasive – and admittedly handsome – ghost hunter who claims he can’t feel fear, making him uniquely attuned to the paranormal. Frank is either a fraud or the real deal. Skeptical, but hoping for TV gold, Grace assembles a crew to shoot a proof of concept. But when the production descends into a nightmare, Grace is forced to face the impossible: ghosts are real, and though cold and distant, Frank may be their only chance of getting out alive.
THE LOST GUARDIAN by Natalia Hernandez
The stories we’re told aren’t myths. They’re warnings. Santiago Rios didn’t plan to leave his quiet life in Los Angeles. But when his grandfather sends him a map to the lost tomb of the final Incan emperor, the young archaeologist is thrust into a brutal race across the Andes, pursued by ruthless tomb raiders who will stop at nothing to steal the emperor’s treasure. His only hope is Ali, a fierce Peruvian woman whose secrets could unlock Santiago’s map—or spell his doom. The closer they grow, the more certain Santiago becomes. Ali is trouble…just the kind of trouble he likes. To save their world, Santiago and Ali must solve ancient riddles, outwit deadly enemies, and lay a spirit to rest before it’s too late. Because if they fail, the past won’t stay buried—and neither will the curse.
CLEAN SLATES AND CHECKMATES (FANGED MISTAKES BOOK FOUR) by Alice Winters
VS Note: MM PNR.
Yorick – Pretending that I’m not in love with the thousand-year-old vampire who is the bane of my existence is one of the hardest things I’ve ever done. I know what you’re thinking… “Yorick the Great, you are far too good for Atticus the Old and Boring,” and you would be right… but I’m determined to woo this man if it’s the last thing I do. And it might very well be when someone stabs me with a poison that limits my healing. This is the perfect opportunity for Atticus to step up and pamper me, but instead, he tosses me a poisoned-coated weapon and throws me right into the lion’s den! Sent off for some revenge nonsense when what I want is so simple: for Atticus to moon all over me while showering me with love, giving me presents, and moving into my house with me (a dog wouldn’t hurt as well). Atticus – Nearly five hundred years ago, Yorick fell into my life, stole from me, set me on fire, and ran off. That meeting set the tone for the rest of our lives. The problem is that my past haunts me, and no matter what I do, no one in my life is safe from the consequences. I know Yorick wants more, but it’s something I can’t give him when every move I make is being watched. Then a poison that affects vampires sets my world spiraling as truths come to light about that fateful night all those years ago. One thing I know: no matter how many years pass, the only piece of my life that keeps me moving forward is the man I vowed to never love. AmazonKU
A MASTERPIECE IN BLOOD by Megan Scott
Nicole and Kyan are playing a dangerous game. Nicole is on the run, hiding from The Wake as she attempts to track down her mother’s last artistic clue and the truth of her death. Kyan is pretending to still be The Wake’s loyal Empyreal assassin, even though his feelings for Nicole—and the mate bond that ties them together—have changed everything. Separated, yet determined to be together, Nicole and Kyan must embark on a quest that will take them from the most powerful Vampire in England, to ancient Celtic treasures, and lost Druid sites. Meanwhile, the Wake sees all, and the Wild Hunt is stirring. As Nicole and Kyan get close to the dark secrets at the root of the organization, they court complete destruction—of themselves, each other, and all they hold dear. Amazon AB Apple Books Kobo
A MEMORY OF BORROWED BOOKS: A NOVEL by Meg Anderson
Deep in the library lives a hidden room where magic lines the shelves and memories lie in wait – Ready for readers daring enough to finally discover the truth. In the coastal town of Foxhollow Bay, librarian Claire Ashford keeps her life as meticulously ordered as the centuries-old library she calls home. But when the town announces plans to shut it down, her sanctuary, and the life she’s built within its walls, begins to crumble. One night, while wandering the stacks after hours, Claire discovers a door that shouldn’t exist. And behind it lies a secret room filled with books no one else can see. Each book pulls her into the memories of those who have passed through the library’s doors—moments half-lived and stories left unfinished. Buried within these pages is a message the library has been trying to share, urging Claire to uncover the path to saving it. With the demolition looming and time running out, Claire must piece together what the library is trying to show her. But one book keeps calling her back, and in its pages is a memory that could change everything. One that reveals the key to saving the library may be tangled in her own memories more than she ever could have imagined. An ode to the power of community and hope, The Memory of Borrowed Books is a sweeping story about what’s at stake when the places we love—and the memories they hold—are threatened. A reminder that what we fight to preserve just might be the very thing that saves us in return. Amazon AB Apple Books Kobo
REAP & SOW by Charlotte B Plumb
The penniless in Blackbridge have only two choices: Sell the body or sell the soul. And thanks to Eda Shaw, business is booming. Indentured to a capricious demon known as Mr. Night, Eda and her brothers arrange illicit Pacts on his behalf, luring the city’s most desperate into trading years of their lives for their deepest desires. When a Pact goes awry and her brothers are arrested, Eda realizes she’ll need an infernal ally of her own: Kit’rath, an infuriating demon with a curious penchant for humanity and the only being in Blackbridge that Mr. Night seems to fear. As they race to rescue her family and save the city from ruin, an undeniable connection sparks between mortal and demon. But Kit’s help doesn’t come cheap. Now Eda risks losing her heart to the one who claims her years—and saving herself may prove the steepest cost of all. Amazon AB Apple Books Kobo
IN YOUR LIGHT (TENEBRAE COVE SERIES BOOK FOUR) by N R Walker
VS Note: MM Fantasy.
Hadeom had always revelled in the darkness. The belief that he was doing the righteous thing fed him, sustained him. But as time stretched on, the world around him changed. Humans changed. And somewhere in the thick of it all, Hadeom lost his way. Fyn is the embodiment of sunshine and all things good in this world. His life in the faun camp he grew up in is simple and peaceful, but he yearns for more. He wants excitement. He wants love. He wants the tall, dark, and handsome stranger who’s lodging at the hut. As Hadeom heals and finds his true form again, he can no longer hide who he really is. His identity is revealed, and he knows Fyn deserves so much better than his darkness and shadows. But as humans threaten life in Tenebrae Cove, Hadeom must first fight his past, and Fyn must fight for Hadeom. Because after everything Hadeom has done, it will be Fyn who brings him out of the darkness and into the light. AmazonKU
THE SECRETS OF EVERLIGHT (SHATTERED KINGDOMS BOOK ONE) by Julie Hall
For nineteen years, Rowan has fought to survive: first on the streets scavenging for scraps, then bound by a decade-long contract to a corrupt master. She longs for freedom but spends her days stealing from the highborn to pay off her servitude. When a mysterious fae buys her contract, Rowan seizes her chance to escape. But her freedom comes at a price: she must uncover the assassin targeting Prince Dryden of the Ember Kingdom. To do so, she will pose as a princess among the royals competing for his hand in marriage. Thrust into a world of silks and finery, Rowan has just weeks to master her role while hunting a killer hidden in plain sight. Eavesdropping and sneaking through gilded halls may come naturally, but the bonds she forms with the other princesses—and Dryden’s growing interest in her—are complications that threaten to unravel everything. As whispers of danger beyond the kingdom rise, Rowan realizes the stakes are far greater than she imagined. And every stolen glance with the prince pulls her closer to a desire that could cost her not only her future but the kingdom itself. Amazon AB Apple Books Kobo
THIS SHATTERED TEMPEST: HURRICANE WARS FINALE by Thea Guanzon
When the storm swallows the world, who will be left standing? Throughout their political marriage, Alaric and Talasyn struggled to resist the undeniable pull between them, even as rising tensions forced them on opposite sides of a looming war. Hand in hand, they vanquished the cataclysmic threat of the Moonless Dark—and started to hope for a future together. That hope is shattered when a devastating attack sets off a chain of events that tears them apart once more. Now, as two rival nations prepare for a final, decisive clash, the Master of the Shadowforged Legion and the last Lightweaver fight to find their way back to each other. But the odds are stacked against them, and time is running out…Is love enough to rewrite destiny? Can a new beginning rise from the ruins of the past? Or are Alaric and Talasyn doomed to meet as enemies on one last battlefield? This explosive third and final book brings the beloved Hurricane Wars series to a stunning conclusion—where passion and power collide, and the fate of a divided world hangs in the balance. Amazon AB Apple Books Kobo
WHAT HAPPENS AT NIGHTFALL: A NOVEL by Lauren Willig
In the sprawling Gothic expanse of Brooklyn’s Green-Wood Cemetery, some secrets refuse to stay buried. Recently laid off and searching for purpose, Jess reluctantly joins her best friend on a supposedly fun nighttime cemetery tour. Separated from her group by accident, she discovers a bunch of terrified boys and a strange, ancient key. Both lead to Green-Wood’s surprisingly handsome resident arborist, Adam Chervinsky. Recently widowed, Adam has more to protect than the leafy residents of Green-Wood. His children, still dealing with the loss of their mother, are acting strangely. A haunting is afoot, and Jess seems to know more than she’s letting on. Sparks fly between Jess and Adam—and the unquiet spirits of Green-Wood rise from their century-long slumber. As Jess and Adam delve deeper into the cemetery’s haunted history, they uncover a Gilded Age curse, a ghostly socialite, and a demonic pact that stretches across generations. What lies hidden in the Green-Wood’s splendid Vanderwilt mausoleum? As the line between the living and the dead blurs, and the shadows of Green-Wood begin to stir with malevolent intent, Jess must confront not only the supernatural forces but a shocking connection to the past if she and Adam truly want to live happily ever after. Amazon AB Apple Books Kobo
TAUNTING THE GHOST: MMM PNR (HALLOWEEN TEMPTATIONS) by Pat Lewis
Caleb had a secret. The kind that would destroy his tough guy reputation as the enforcer on his college hockey team. Not that he was gay – that’d be easier to hide. He had a girlfriend, he couldn’t be gay. No, it was much worse. He was afraid of ghosts. And now he was trapped in a cabin in the woods. It was haunted. The ghost knew his secret. And strange things kept happening. Like falling forward and kissing his best friend Isaac. The ghost had pushed him! And now Isaac wanted to try being filled. They had nothing better to do. It’s not gay if he’s the one doing the filling, right? AmazonKU
MATING HER DRAGON (DRAGON GUARD LEGACY BOOK THREE) by Julia Mills
Fate made them Mates. Choosing each other could open the road to Hell. Sydney Kavanaugh has spent her life being told she is the Special One—a prophecy, a Dragon Queen, a power the Universe has been waiting centuries to unleash. She’s done letting Destiny make her decisions. Garrett Acheson survived a hundred years of imprisonment, torture, and a Demon Lord determined to turn him into something he was never meant to be. Now he’s finally free, reunited with his Dragon King, and standing beside the one woman he was born to love. But freedom came with a price. Buried deep within Garrett’s soul is a scar that was never meant to heal—a doorway between Realms created by an Ancient Elven Sorceress and connected to the Demon Lord still waiting on the other side. And completing their Mating may be exactly what he needs to open it. Sydney and Garrett have one choice: walk away from the Bond the Universe created…Or finish it on their terms. Because Leviathan thinks Mating her Dragon will finally give him the Special One. He’s about to discover the door swings both ways. Fate may have brought them together, but this time, Destiny doesn’t get the final say. Amazon Apple Books Kobo
SASQUATCH’S MATE (NORTHERN REALMS) by AC Ruttan
His secret heartache…Caleb is happy for his brothers who have found love, but inside his heart is broken and cold. Worst of all, he can’t tell anyone why. It’s his secret. He’s had a mate, but she’s been missing for years. Caleb still yearns for her and blames himself for her disappearance. Now, he knows who took her and he’s out for revenge! Colette doesn’t remember much, except that she’s been trapped in a dark cell for a long time. At least she has her child. She doesn’t know her son’s father, but remembers the love deep in her heart. Now, she’s worried her captors will take away her son. She has to escape, but doesn’t know how. All she wants is freedom and safety for her and her child. Her wish is granted. A tall, hairy beast comes to her rescue. He seems familiar. He’s quiet, but gentle with them both and has the same eyes as her son. Could he be her missing mate? She’s completely drawn to him, her silent protector. And even though she doesn’t know him, her body longs for his touch. Caleb can’t believe he has Colette back in his life and he’ll do his best to make her remember him and keep her and his son safe. She’s his mate. His. However, her former captors won’t let her go without a fight and the northern realm has to band together to protect their own. AmazonKU
STORM OF A SONG (FALLING KINGDOMS BOOK SIX) by M Lynn and Melissa A Craven
A fragile truce. A rising tide. A love the world will not forgive. The seas have not been appeased, the dragons have not departed, and prophecy has only tightened its grip. Prince Damien Maris has done everything required of him—denied his heart, shouldered a broken crown, and bound himself to a future devoid of love. Yet the waters continue to rise, as if daring him to fail. Odessa Chrysos was never meant to return to prophecy’s grasp. Exiled, hardened, and determined to pay for the sins of her past, she agreed to stand beside Damien only as a solution—never as a temptation. Never as something more. But the song beneath Sheema is changing. Ancient magic stirs in the flooded tunnels below the city. Dragons answer calls no one remembers making. And the closer Damien and Odessa grow, the more the prophecy seems to watch… and wait. Because it was never just about love. It was about choice. And the price of defying fate is far steeper than either of them imagined. As alliances strain and the sea threatens to claim everything, Damien and Odessa must decide what they are willing to sacrifice—each other, their people, or the land itself.
SHARED WITH THE PACK: SPICY MMMM SHIFTER ROMANCE (HALLOWEEN TEMPTATIONS) by J J Jude
One runaway witch. Three alpha werewolves. A happily ever fated (and mated) Halloween. I’m supposed to be walking down the aisle. Offering my neck to a fanged immortal to secure an alliance between my coven and a vampire clan. Instead, I grab my broomstick and fly directly into the eye of a storm to escape my wedding. I think I’m finally free. I thought wrong. I end up crash landing in the dark woods. Lost. Hurt. Alone. My rescue comes from the most unlikely source: a pack of rugged werewolves. Griff, the grumpy leader. Ridge, the gentle giant. Heath, the feral one. Shifters hate witches. Yet these flannel-clad beasts don’t hesitate to help me. Taken to their rustic cabin, they tend to my wounds. Each promises to protect me. They keep calling me mate. I’m about to learn everything my coven kept hidden from me. My first lesson? How to be shared between all three of my unlikely rescuers. AmazonKU
POSTPARTUM SPELLS AND INFANT HELLS (MYSTICAL MIDLIFE IN MAINE BOOK 21) bty Brenda Trim
Two weeks of peace. That’s all I got. After defeating the Harvesters, I thought my biggest challenge would be functioning on zero sleep with three-month-old triplets. Lucky for me, supernatural motherhood has a few more surprises in store. Like ghost children appearing in my nursery. Translucent kids with haunting silver eyes, begging for help I don’t know how to give. And the thing that’s hunting them is also hunting my babies. Of course, I can’t just let lost souls suffer. So despite the warnings, despite the cost (hello, instant aging), I perform a ritual to help them cross over. Because that’s what we do in this family—we help, even when it’s stupid. Big mistake. Huge. Turns out, saving those echo children caught the attention of something ancient. Something that’s been stealing convergence-born children for centuries, trapping them in a place between worlds. And my triplets? They’re broadcasting their location like a magical lighthouse. Now I’ve got a choice: hide and hope this thing gets bored, or figure out what the hell it’s building with all those stolen children before it comes for mine. You know me. I’m not great at hiding. So even though I’m sleep deprived, it’s time to go on offense and take the fight to an entity that can literally reshape reality. With a network of questionable allies, a familiar who thinks I’m insane, and a husband who’s definitely not thrilled about me using our babies as bait. What could possibly go wrong? AmazonKU
QUEENS WILL PLAY (OTHERWORLD UNLEASHED BOOK ONE) by Yasmine Galenorn
We’re the D’Artigo Sisters: Half-human, half-Faerie, our mixed-blood heritage short-circuits our talents at all the wrong times. My sister Delilah is a werecat and also the consort of the Autumn Lord. She’s finding out that motherhood to an Elemental princess isn’t so easy. And Menolly? She’s living on the edge of the Crimson Veil and neck-deep in vampire politics. As for me? I’m Camille–a wicked-good witch and now, the Queen of Dusk and Twilight. Life in the royal Fae Courts has it’s issues, and now I’m stuck in the middle of a delicate situation that could blow sky=high with one wrong move…Two years has passed since Shadow Wing bit the big one. Now that the dust has settled, we’re adapting to our new roles. But not all is safe, sound, and comfy. The Queen of Darkness and Night is furious with Vanzir, and out for revenge, putting me smack in the middle of their argument. Meanwhile, I discover a new type of astral nasty is threatening a friend, and to the dismay of my advisors, I enlist my sisters to help find out what the creature is, where it’s from, and how to stop it before my friend ends up dead. Amazon Apple Books Kobo
MANE BREW (MISTVALE FILES BOOK FOUR) by Milly Taiden
She’s 100% chaos. He’s 100% documentation. Together, they’re 200% trouble. Zephyra Grimwood is a brew witch whose magic hasn’t behaved since her familiar died. Her Mistvale brewery is a haven for mishaps, featuring everything from sentient foam to beer that makes alpha shifters speak in rhymes. She’s mostly fine with the chaos until her latest batch triggers a shared historical hallucination that hits every supernatural in town. Now, she has to solve a mystery while ignoring the fact that the grumpy lion investigator has a pair of hands she’s spent four years trying not to notice. Rhodes Blackthorn, the Pride Leader of the Sunridge Lions, is a man who schedules sunbathing, color-codes his filing cabinets, and has a fifty-three-page file dedicated solely to Zephyra’s safety violations. He’s officially assigned to investigate Zeph’s latest brewing disaster. But between bickering over alphabetized ingredient jars and surviving magical explosions, he’s struggling to file away the realization that her magic is the only thing that makes his orderly heart skip a beat. To save Mistvale from an ancient curse, the lion and the witch must admit that their professional antagonism is actually fated devotion. It’s time to find out if love can be properly categorized. AmazonKU
GRIZZLY BUSINESS by Kala Aster and Milly Taiden
Every instinct in me says protect the secret. Every look at her says protect her instead. Nora Ellis came to Graywater Cove to study seals. She has no idea the harbor’s biggest mystery walks on two legs. Just one problem…My eight-year-old already picked her out for me. She’s sharp. Steady. Patient with things nobody else is. Like a guarded widower who gives her nothing to work with. My job is keeping this clan hidden. My heart just outed itself instead. Somewhere between the tide pools and my daughter’s laughter, careful stops being something I can afford. She thinks she’s just documenting seals. She’s about to find out what’s really guarding this coastline. And how far it’ll go to protect what’s his. I buried my heart once already. I’m not burying this too. AmazonKU
THE PANTHER’S EDGE: GAY MM SPICY PNR ROMANCE (BATHHOUSE BEASTS BPOOK 16) by Blake R Wolfe
A burnt-out nurse. An exclusive bathhouse. And a werepanther who will keep him teetering on the edge of bliss for as long as it takes…Wes has worked the ER night shift for seventeen years, leaving his life empty, lonely, and hopelessly stuck in the dark. After the heartbreaking loss of a beloved patient, he breaks down in the parking garage. Recognizing a man on the edge, his seasoned charge nurse hands him an address to an unmarked warehouse and orders him to take his long weekend to go feel alive again. The address leads Wes to a discreet, men-only bathhouse where anyone can let go and just exist. After indulging in the main pool, a kind stranger gifts Wes an expensive private session with the house masseur. Ravi is a hulking, gorgeous werepanther whose treatment plan is as thorough as it is unconventional. Binding Wes in pure pleasure, the massive panther uses warm oil, gentle words, and a deep massage to strip away years of emotional armor. Under Ravi’s careful, commanding touch, Wes finally surrenders the crushing weight of his loneliness, discovering that letting go might just be the exact medicine he needs to start living again. AmazonKU
HEARTFLAME: GAY DRAGON SHIFTER MM PNR ACADEMY ROMANCE (WIDDERSHINS ACADEMY BOOK EIGHT) by Blake R Wolfe
A stubborn witch. A rare red dragon. A bond he doesn’t dare name… And a betrayal that brings a whole world down. Quill: I don’t chase legends. I chase mileage. Run the course, go to class, keep my head down. Graduate, go home, and drag my parents’ failing potion shop into this century. That’s the plan. I’ve never needed a better one. Then Aeron Pyre walks through the gates. A red dragon — the first at Widdershins in two hundred years, grandson of the dragon who runs the Elder Council, and so far up his own tail he can’t see daylight. The entire academy loses its mind over him. But I want nothing to do with him. Apparently that makes me the most interesting person on campus, because now he’s on my running route. Across the table in the library. In the doorway of every room I walk into, smirking like he already knows how this ends. He says he’s going to make me beg for it. What he won’t say is why he’s started looking at me like I’m something he’s terrified of losing. Aeron: Dragons choose once. One mate, one time, out of a life that runs for centuries. I’m eighty-five, practically a teenage, and planning to spend the next eighty exactly like the first. No titles, no politics, no promises, no committment. Then I ended up in the dark with a mouthy ginger witch who hates everything about me, and a word surfaced in me like it had been waiting there since I hatched. Mate. He can’t know. Not while he…(more blueb on ebook seller’s page) AmazonKU AB
BOUGHT BY THE MASKED CANTOR (MONSTERS’ BRIDE MARKET) by Cara Wylde
I’ve been worshipped. I’ve never been loved. For centuries, I’ve lived alone. Cantors are rare, and we can’t stay together. Our song poisons minds. People kneel, build cults around us, and forget they ever wanted anything but to please us. I’ve imagined a companion for longer than I care to admit. Someone of flesh and blood to sit next to me, speak to me because that is what she wishes. A woman whose affection I could trust. A foolish dream. I’ve never allowed myself to hope. Then, one night, the people above lower an offering into my den. A bride with pale hair, bright eyes, and skin marred by deep scars, yet beautiful enough to make me ache. I dread the moment my voice will steal her mind. My first words to her are that I will not harm her. She shakes her head, points at her ear, and tells me: “I’m deaf.” She can’t hear me. She can’t be compelled by my song. Whatever she thinks of me, whatever she feels, belongs to her. I promise myself I will free her. Too soon I discover it was easy to be unselfish when I had nothing I wanted to keep. AmazonKU
JEALOUS JINXES (A LUNA THORN WITCHY MYSTERY) by Amanda M Lee
Luna Thorn has a lot on her plate. Between construction at the Cathedral — she’s getting a second greenhouse, thank you very much — and all the pesky time travel stuff she’s been dealing with, she doesn’t have time for much else. Of course, that’s when her boyfriend, Jesse, has a past girlfriend show up … and she seems interested in getting her high school paramour back. She’s going to ply him with baked goods until he sees things her way, at the very least. Luna would love to work up a full head of jealous steam, but she has one other problem to deal with. It seems she’s fallen victim to a bad luck curse. What’s worse is that she’s not the only one suffering. A myriad of do-gooders—people who donate their time and money to help those less fortunate, like the homeless—are literally being jinxed to death. And who is investigating it? The one man who has something to gain if he can cover up the death of Luna, along with the others. That’s right, her father. He’s knee deep in jinxes and jealousies of his own. The Grimlocks are determined to keep Luna safe, whatever it takes, even as she’s determined to keep her distance from them. She won’t let her bad luck rub off on the people she loves most. With time running out, though, Luna is her own worst enemy. It’s going to be a fight to the finish to figure out who jinxed her, and what that means for everybody Luna holds dear.
Something evil is afoot in Detroit, and it’s coming for Luna. Again. AmazonKU
PUMPKIN’S WICKED PATCH (SEASONAL SIN MONSTERS) by M Q Rush
VS Note: Also listed in Erotica.
I came to this creepy farm looking for a scoop. Instead, I became the harvest. The pumpkins look like peens. Seriously. Every gourd at this pumpkin patch is anatomically indecent, and what kind of agriculture journalist would I be if I didn’t find out why? My nosy instincts are on fire, leading me straight to the source. Too bad the source turns out to be a menacing plant-man who refuses to let me go. Rootface is huge, with a pumpkin for a head and thick roots making up his body. He’s obsessed with my plus-size curves, and he plans to sow his roots deep inside me. I’m putting up a fight, like any smart person would. But what if he finds out my body’s begging to be plowed? AmazonKU
HUNGRY FOR THE VAMPIRE: SPICY MM COLLEGE ROMANCE (HALLOWEEN TEMPATIONS by Sylvia Wetwood
I want him to hold me in his big arms all night long. Getting lost in the woods isn’t fun. Getting cornered by wolves is even worse. Getting saved by a huge guy in a cape…well, that part I liked.
Roman goes to my college, but we’ve never really talked. Now, I’m wondering how I never noticed him before. And after saving me in the woods, Roman seems very protective of me. He wants to spend a lot of time together. The strange thing is…I want to be with him, too. I’ve never felt this way about another guy before. And I’m so focused on his ripped body and his surprising sweetness, I hardly have time to wonder how he scared off a pack of wolves, or how he gets from place to place so fast without a car. Roman can have his secrets. I just know there’s something that I want to tell him. AmazonKU
LORD OF TIDES: GREEK MYTHOLOGY RETELLING by K D Stark
Gods watch. Men bleed. Tides rise. Lord of Tides is a retelling of Homer’s Odyssey as a dark, character-driven epic in which the journey home proves to be the most brutal trial of all, and the greatest threat Odysseus faces is the man he must become along the way. The war is over. Troy has fallen. And Odysseus, king of Ithaca and architect of the war’s brutal victory, turns his fleet toward home, not knowing the harrowing journey that lies ahead. When he earns the wrath of Poseidon, storms scatter his ships. Monsters rise from the deep and men vanish beneath waves. With every trial, the cost of survival grows steeper, and honor erodes as Odysseus comes to understand the man who reaches Ithaca may not be the one who left its shores. But in Ithaca, Penelope fights a different kind of war. With Odysseus gone, wolves have come to the kingdom to claim its throne and queen. Led by ruthless Antinous, they camp on Ithaca’s shores and abuse its wealth and people while Penelope works tirelessly to preserve peace and raise their son, Telemachus. When Odysseus at last sets foot on Ithaca, he arrives not as a king but as a grief-worn outcast. His men, gone. His palace, overrun. His wife and son, besieged by strange men. But for every ruin, there is a reckoning…Now the tides turn. Amazon
EAGLE EYE (KING OF PREY BOOK EIGHT) by Mandy M Roth
An ancient eagle warrior with a sworn grudge. A human bartender running from a past she doesn’t understand. And a collision on a dark city street that changes everything. Alok of the Eagles has spent centuries fighting wars and decades nursing a blood feud against the ruthless vultures who shattered his family. Stationed in the concrete chaos of New York City to track dangerous enemy cells, the battle-hardened commander never expects to be knocked flat on his back by a tiny mortal woman. Kelsey Nesbit is just trying to survive. Juggling three jobs, dodging city creepers, and shaking off childhood memories of her late mother’s ravings about “demons with wings,” she keeps her head down and keeps moving. But when a late-night commute turns into a terrifying chase, she collides headfirst with a golden-eyed stranger who feels impossible, lethal, and intoxicatingly safe. One touch ignites a primal fire neither of them can control. When deadly predators shatter her apartment door to tear Kelsey away, Alok will unleash every lethal instinct he possesses to protect her. But Kelsey is tied to a dangerous secret that threatens to upend two realms—and with enemies closing in, the raptor who swore off mercy will have to risk everything to keep her safe. Amazon Apple Books Kobo
THE TRUTHS WE HOLD: GREYSON ACADEMY YEAR THREE by Serenity Rayne
The world knows what she is now. The world is still deciding what to do about it. Ashley Dawn walked out of Greyson Academy’s shadows with crimson wings and a Voice that freezes Hunters where they stand and the quiet knowledge that the girl she used to be is not coming back. The institution can’t eliminate what three hundred witnesses saw. So it’s doing something worse — it’s evaluating her. Wrapping the bridge in six months of procedure while the people who built the broken world figure out how to keep it broken. She has a possessive ancient vampire whose claim on her predates her birth and whose darkness shelters her the way only a fated mate bond can. She has a forbidden professor who burned his career to the ground and would burn the rest of the world to follow. She has a Voice that rewrites minds and shadows that think for themselves and the growing, structural weight of every morally grey choice she’s made to survive. What she doesn’t have is the third bond. The prophecy carved in bedrock says three. Blood. Fire. And something else — a light she hasn’t met, a presence her vampire hasn’t named in centuries, an ancient force walking toward her from a distance measured in time, not miles. He is coming. And when he arrives, Ashley will discover that the bridge between shadow and light requires something she hasn’t been asked to give yet. The harbinger rose. The institution answered. And from the deep places where the world was broken, the missing piece begins to move. AmazonKU
BEAR AND BOOK (SUGARPAW SPRINGS BOOK THREE) by Fel Fern and Ria Lake
VS Note: MM PNR.
He’s sunshine and cinnamon rolls. His fated mate? A grumpy, reclusive fox shifter. Leo has always been the easygoing one, Sugarpaw Springs’ golden-retriever bear shifter, quick with a smile and always ready to help. But when a storm sends him to repair a damaged bookstore, he meets Elias, the prickly, older fox shifter who wants nothing to do with him. Elias has built walls around his heart after a painful past, and the last thing he needs is a younger, overly cheerful bear barging into his sanctuary. Yet fate does not care what he wants. The bond between them crackles stronger with every touch, every glance, every argument that feels far too much like flirting. When danger from Elias’s old life slinks back into Sugarpaw Springs, Leo refuses to let go. He may be soft around the edges, but when it comes to protecting his fated mate, this bear has claws. AmazonKU
BANE BLOOM by Sharon Lynn Fisher
In 1850, Catherine Gray, a botanical illustrator from London, travels to a remote estate in the Lake District to catalog and paint the specimens thriving in a mysterious glasshouse garden. The most bewildering find is a water lily that somehow alters its appearance. Nearly as puzzling is Thomas Bane, the brooding groundskeeper, who closely guards the estate’s secrets—including the disappearance of Catherine’s predecessor. The mystery deepens when Catherine discovers the diary of Prudence Bane, Thomas’s late mother, which contains revelations about the odd flora and its hold on a family touched by madness. The more she uncovers, the more the line between fantasy and reality—and superstition and fact—begins to blur. Unable to trust her own thoughts, Catherine draws closer to Thomas, her only anchor in this strange place. But even he can’t fully protect her from the house and his otherworldly family. Only Catherine can break the Bane family’s cycle of heartbreak…but first she’ll have to confront her own. Amazon
LITTLE CURSE OF DEATH (CREATURE CAFE SERIES BOOK 20) by Clio Evans
Creatures of all kinds go to the Barista to find love. But some fated mates bonds are cursed. Like the one between Layla and Death himself. Death is trying to make things right. He’s picked a new, less ominous name to go by—Nox. He’s attempted to understand why his body suddenly feels desire after an eternity of nothing. He’s even tried to reason with the little reaper who haunts him. But Layla is determined to take matters into her own hands. When her world is ripped apart, she rushes to the only place that might have the answers. Hell. Unfortunately, that means Layla is not in the realm she is meant to be, and her former fated mate has no choice but to hunt her down and return her to where she belongs. Did fate truly make a mistake, or will Layla and Nox finally get their own happy ending? AmazonKU
TRICK OR TREAT FOR THE DESPERATE DEVIL by C D Gorri
Love was the last thing I was looking for—but in Arrhythmia, every trick comes with a treat. There’s nothing normal about Arrhythmia, Texas—and I should know. I’m Damian Leeds, resident Jersey Devil, professional recluse, and currently one magical mishap away from losing control completely. My magic is running amok. My shifts are getting harder to control. And according to every supernatural law I’d rather ignore, there’s only one thing that can fix me. My fated mate. Too bad I’ve given up on finding her. Then Belinda Ramos rolls into town and reopens her recently deceased aunt’s haunted bed-and-breakfast. She’s a Witch with practically no magic, my brand-new neighbor, and a walking invitation for everything I hate. Her B&B caters to lovesick newlyweds, honeymooners, and longtime couples looking to rekindle the romance. In other words, my own personal hell. With Halloween approaching, I decide a few well-placed tricks might convince Belinda—and her ridiculously romantic clientele—to leave me in peace. Except Belinda doesn’t scare easily. And the more I try to drive her away, the more my Devil wants her close. Turns out my annoying new neighbor isn’t just the Witch next door. She’s my fated mate. And this desperate Devil just found the one Halloween treat he intends to keep forever.
RAVISHED BY THE RAVENS: SPICY MMM SHIFTER ROMANCE (HALLOWEEN TEMPTATIONS) by T M Moon
“Do you normally snatch people from the woods?” “No, only you,” one answers. “Because you’re ours,” the other adds. Asher takes the long way home, not wanting to feel the loneliness of his apartment just yet. In the woods, he comes across two strange ravens. They follow him, croak at him, and dance around him until he can’t look away. And when they turn into humans right before his eyes—Asher doesn’t want to leave them. So, they whisk him away to their castle. They’re broad, covered in tattoos, and demanding. And they keep calling him theirs. They teach him things about pleasure he’s never experienced. Twice the men. Twice the fun. And twice the chances to rile them up until they snap. AmazonKU
BOUND AND UNBOUND: PNR NOVELLA DUOLOGY by Ali Hazelwood
Bound – A reluctant con artist and a professor with too many secrets are bound by an arcane text—in more ways than one. Veronica “Vero” Mercer grew up with grifters for parents, and she knows her way around a con. When grad school bills pile up and her friends are in trouble, she turns her art history skills into a forgery side hustle. It’s supposed to be a short term deal, but her work draws the attention of Dr. Viktor Ashworth, a reserved, very British professor. Instead of turning her in, Ashworth kidnaps her—politely—and makes an unusual offer: forge a mysterious ancient manuscript for him. Soon Vero finds herself spending long nights with Viktor, bent over rare vellum samples and obscure inks. But as the con grows riskier, Vero has to wonder: what does Viktor really want, and why can’t she stay away? Unbound – A five-thousand-year-old woman who has outlived empires. A doctor who has spent his life fighting death. They fates collide in a blood game of vengeance. Lilit of Nineveh has spent millennia in control. As a powerful revenant, she enforces one rule above all: protect mortals. Disciplined and focused, she has never made the same mistake twice, and she has learned that attachments can only lead to ruin. Enter Roman Martin. An overworked and relentlessly kind ER physician, he is the one mortal Lilit cannot quit. Any relationship between them is against everything Lilit has fought for. Still, she keeps coming back to him. Until someone starts hunting Lilit, and Roman is caught in the crossfire. When everything comes crashing down, Lilit must choose between the world she has sworn to protect and the man she was never meant to love. Amazon AB Apple Books Kobo
INFINITE RAGE (HERCULES MUST DIE BOOK TWO) by Eliza Raine
The stakes could not be higher in the Immortality Trials. With four crews competing for eternal life, nothing is off limits. Alliances and enemies are made, and secrets are formed and shared. But Lyssa still doesn’t know why Alexios bound himself to her. Their fake relationship is holding up to scrutiny, but behind closed doors, she can’t stop herself reacting to him. In all the wrong ways. Worse, she still doesn’t know how to kill her father. He’s too strong, and his cruelty grows daily. With the people she loves in constant danger, she’s starting to wonder if her revenge mission has come at too high a cost. AmazonKU
LOOKING FOR SETH (JINX PARANORMAL DATING AGENCY BOOK 16) by Laura Greenwood
Avoiding goddesses was easy until Seth started to fall for one…Seth prefers to live his life away from the other gods, and that definitely means avoiding dating one. But when he turns up to a speed dating event to discover the woman he’s been talking to online is a goddess, everything could change.
Menhit never meant to hide her identity from Seth, but not having realised who he was when they first started talking, she’s now in too deep to want to walk away. Can she convince him to take a chance on their budding relationship? Looking for Seth is a mythology-inspired paranormal m/f romance and part of the Jinx Paranormal Dating Agency series. It features a reclusive Egyptian god of chaos, a determined war goddess who isn’t afraid to pull him out of his shell, dating app flirtations, and a case of mistaken identity. Amazon Apple Books NOTE: Did not see the book on Kobo yet as of the day I checked
RIDING THE REAPER (HALLOWEEN TEMPTATIONS) by Lucas Blaze
VS Note: MM PNR.
Death never looked this good. Halloween night. Freshly dumped by my girlfriend in front of the whole party. And now there’s a Grim Reaper in the woods telling me he’s here to collect my soul. Sure, buddy. Great costume. But I’m enjoying his little roleplay. And secretly, this six-foot-seven tower of muscle in that dark robe is exactly what I’ve been craving. I’ve spent years fantasizing about a big dude stretching me open. I just never had the guts to admit it out loud. And hey, I’m about to die, right? So maybe he can give me one last ride before I go. AmazonKU
BETROTHED TO THE BONE KING (MONSTER MATRIMONY FILES BOOK SIX) by Evangeline Priest
She expected a monster. She got a king who memorized the world for her. When Reverie Datura agrees to a Monster Matrimony match, she’s running out of options. Her eyesight is fading, life inside Sanctuary is becoming harder every day, and a monster husband offers stability, protection… and apparently, a crown. But she wasn’t prepared for Sevaereth. The Bone King rules a strange kingdom suspended between realms—a land of moonlit gardens, ancient magic, wandering souls, and mischievous bone fairies. Hidden behind a mask of carved bone and a rack of imposing horns, he looks like something pulled from a nightmare. Yet beneath his fearsome appearance is a patient, tender ruler who notices every hesitation, every stumble, every detail Reverie can no longer see for herself. As Reverie learns to navigate the enchanting realm between worlds and Sevaereth slowly lowers the mask around his lonely heart, an arranged marriage begins to feel like something far more dangerous. Like love. Even at the edge of darkness…Reverie can still find her happily ever after. AmazonKU
VASMORA (THE EATING WOODS) by Keri Lake
Fate has never been entirely kind to Maevyth Bronwick. Though, after having survived a sinister plague, grotesque monsters, and gut-wrenching tragedy, she never imagined things could possibly get worse. But cursed gods, she was wrong. It seems fate was only sharpening its claws. Ensnared in the golden gauntlet of the most sadistic general in Aethyria, Maevyth faces the wrath of a jealous tyrant who longs to watch her suffer a slow and painful ruin. A torment said to be worse than death. Without the protection of her blood magic, Maevyth is no more than a powerless mortal and must fight the urge to succumb to the cruelty. Not an easy task, given the devastating loss she refuses to accept—and rightly so. Because Zevander “The Scorpion” Rydainn isn’t dead, after all. He’s very much alive and seething with vengeance. Brimming with rage. Merciless in his pursuit to reclaim his beloved mate and bring the ancient godsflame to anyone who stands in his way. A necessary brutality when a slumbering god awakens and Aethyria’s foretold destruction reignites the hunt of those who seek Maevyth’s precious blood. Prophecies will unravel. Walls will crumble. Kingdoms will fall. And through it all, a monolith of truth stands unbroken: Their love may conquer all, but death will tear them apart. AmazonKU
IMMORTAL VAMPIRES OF LONDON by Colleen Gleason
VS Note: Re-releases.
Dark and decadent, Immortal Vampires of London gathers three full-length Regency vampire romances—sultry, witty, and shadowed with danger—following the immortal Dracule and the mortal Woodmore siblings whose fates become bound to theirs. Three immortal rogues. Three mortal hearts. One decadent trilogy. Immortal Rogue. After centuries of lust and hedonism, Voss, the Viscount Dewhurst, is rarely bored—a rogue of the first order who wants little more than a warm woman, an excellent vintage, and a puzzle to occupy his mind. Then one of his idle manipulations sets him on a course to seduce the beautiful Angelica Woodmore, and nothing stays simple, or safe, for long. Immortal Saint. For decades, Dimitri, the Earl of Corvindale, has denied himself every pleasure in a grim bid to break his covenant with the devil. But when he’s made guardian to two young women—among them the maddening, stubborn Lady Maia Woodmore—the solitude he’s armored himself in begins to crack. Immortal Siren. Trained as a warrior and enslaved by her brother Cezar, the cruelest of all the Dracule, Narcise has every reason to trust no man—not even Giordan Cale, who vows to free her, and whose promise gives way to a betrayal that shatters her. Her one hope may lie with vampire hunter Chas Woodmore, a man who wants her, worships her, and will kill for her. AmazonKU
AMUSING THE ANGEL OF DEATH (HALLOWEEN TEMPTATIONS): SPICY MM PNR by J B Warrick
“You are delightful, especially when you run.” Publicly dumping my girlfriend at a frat house Halloween party should be the most dramatic thing to happen to me this semester. Then I take a short cut on the way home. He’s waiting in the trees, shirtless, sporting a pair of black angel wings. And wearing a grin like he’s been bored for a thousand years and has finally found someone who sparks his interest. I’m not gay. He doesn’t seem to care. He’s already waited centuries for me, and he’s not waiting any longer. He’s not here for my soul. He’s here for the rest of me. AmazonKU
THE PROMISE OF THE GILDED FLAME (THE FAE SPARK TRILOGY BOOK THREE) by Jen L Grey
One moment, Kai was holding me beneath the stars. The next, his castle exploded. Now its heart is destroyed, its magic is gone, and the Night King is closer than ever to unleashing the New Night. And Dusk won’t be the last court to fall. Something inside me is changing too. Magic is answering me in ways I don’t understand, secrets are surfacing, and the bond between Kai and me has become impossible to ignore. Especially when I can feel exactly how far he’d go to keep me. Kai would burn every kingdom in this realm before letting anyone take me from him. The problem is, he’d sacrifice himself just as quickly to save me. He should know by now I’d never let him. With the courts unraveling and the Night King closing in, we’re running out of time. Because whatever Fate has been leading us toward, stopping the New Night may cost us the one thing neither of us is willing to lose. Each other. AmazonKU
BOUND BY THE SCARRED MOON (BONDS OF SILVER AND SPELL BOOK ONE) by Hannah Haze
An enemies-to-lovers why choose romance where fate bites deep, desire is dangerous, and love is most definitely forbidden. I was trained to kill shifters—not fall into their arms. I clawed my way out of the orphanage to the top of the academy—twenty stars on my belt, one for every shifter I’ve killed, and a single promise in my heart: make them pay for the family they stole from me. Then one mistake sends me plummeting toward death—and into the grasp of the enemy’s most feared alpha. He doesn’t kill me. He saves me. Then he sinks his teeth into my arm and marks me as his mate, binding me to the monster I swore to destroy. A mage marked by a shifter is a dead mage. A mage who hides it is a traitor. If the academy finds the bite, I won’t be punished. I’ll be erased. But the wound won’t heal. My senses are sharpening into something inhuman. I’m becoming the very thing I’ve spent my whole life learning to hate—and the alpha whose bond now runs in my blood isn’t the only one who’s caught my scent. A masked executioner is closing in on a bitten mage. A wolf who’s seen me in his visions won’t let me go. And something ancient is waking in the mountains—something that will hunt us all. I belonged to no one. Now fate has decided I belong to them. AmazonKU
CROWN OF ASHES (DRAGON TRIALS BOOK THREE) by M K Dawson
The Fae stole our magic. Now I’m taking it back. I survived the Dragon Trials. I awakened an ancient and deeply unenthused dragon. And I made the lying, scheming dragon prince my husband. Now Fear and I are coming for the queen. Her monsters are tearing through the sky, my brother fights at her side, and the clans don’t know whether to follow us into war or beg for her mercy. If we can’t unite them, the queen will keep sending dragon shifters smoking to the pyres and crushing mortals beneath Fae boots. But I am the only one in the kingdom who can rip away the queen’s stolen power. I have a dragon of my own, Bismyth behind me, and my trickster prince at my side. I never wanted a crown. But I’ll turn hers to ashes. AmazonKU
THE BAKER’S DRAGON MATE (SHIFTER NATION: MONTANA MATES) by Meg Ripley
A wolf shifter baker. A hot dragon uncle on babysitting duty. And five cupcake-fueled dragon toddlers who accidentally play matchmaker. Brianna Montclair has no time for romance. She’s finally living her dream: running a bakery with her best friend in Red Lodge, Montana. The hours are brutal, the to-do list never ends, and Brianna is determined to make her bakery a success. Then Flynn Ashford walks through the door with five sugar-hungry dragon toddlers in tow. He’s charming. Ridiculously handsome. And according to her wolf? Her mate. As if that weren’t complicated enough, meeting Flynn awakens magic Brianna never knew she had. Suddenly, her carefully organized life is spinning out of control. Flynn Ashford has been guarding the hidden dragon world beneath the mountains. But throughout the centuries, no challenge has been as great as babysitting his sister’s five toddlers. He bribes them with the promise of cupcakes. Then he meets Brianna at the bakery. Flynn falls first—and hard. Now, he’s juggling five dragon toddlers, stolen moments with Brianna, and the growing certainty that he wants a life he never imagined outside the mountain. But choosing his wolf mate could cost him his position, his home, and his place among his own kind. And as tensions rise between the dragons determined to stay hidden and those longing for freedom, Flynn must decide how much he’s willing to risk for the she-wolf his dragon has already chosen. AmazonKU
A BOND SO DEADLY (FATED MATES OF SHADOWBONE ACADEMY BOOK THREE) by Mia Hartson
Graduates of Shadowbone Academy. Stand as one, our forgotten, lost warriors. For without you… there will be no times at all. When the queen finds out I’m fated to Thane and the others, I think my time is up, but now my bestie Blake, the demon queen, is here, and everything has changed. An unlikely alliance is forged, but there’s no telling how long it will last. If I’m going to survive, I need to claim my immortality, but even though I have most of my memories, I’m still prophesied to destroy my mates. Thane, Knox, Galen, Raith, and I work hard to unravel the truth, but in the end there’s only one thing we know for sure: one way or another, my mates and I are the ones who will end this war. I just hope that when the shadows clear, we’ll be standing over more than just ashes. Let the battle begin. AmazonKU
BLOOD TIES (BLOOD CROWN DUET BOOK ONE) by Blake Quinn
As a probate solicitor, I was used to strange final instructions. None had ever sealed me under a country house with a starving vampire king. Stellan Varen was chained, dangerous and certain my blood was his way out. Staying in control grew harder when feeding him felt nothing like a sacrifice. Every willing bite loosened another chain and deepened the bond between us. Freeing Stellan was our only escape, but the vampire who imprisoned him was waiting for me to claim the Crown. If I did, he could force me to command Stellan to surrender his heartblood and steal the Blood King’s power for himself. Escaping meant trusting a king who first saw me as his way out. Failing meant becoming the weapon that killed him. AmazonKU
SNATCHED BY THE SCARECROW (HOLIDAY HOOKUPS BOOK THREE) by Kayla Grosse
HARPER VEIL is looking for a fresh start. Leaving the city behind, she settles into an old farmhouse in the quiet town of Silas Valley, hoping a little peace and solitude will help her start over. Then she notices the scarecrow in her field. He’s been there for as long as anyone can remember. The townspeople swear he’s the reason their harvests are so bountiful, but there’s something about him Harper can’t quite shake. Something about the way he seems to watch her. When she’s invited to a small gathering on Halloween night, Harper expects a quiet evening with the locals, but she gets something else entirely. There’s more to Silas Valley than meets the eye…And the scarecrow in Harper’s field may be far more than straw and old clothes. AmazonKU
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VS Note: Happy 60th Anniversary to Star Trek! I’vr updated this 2016 post a bit and added the 2016 USA Today HEA post about my experience (and who my “co-stars were” at the end of this post. 
