Hoping this weekly post of mine finds you well and safe…
As always, I recommend sampling before you buy! I have not read most of the new releases listed (although I always end up one-clicking a bunch as I prepare these posts LOL).
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STARBREAKER (NIGHT CHASER BOOK 2) by Amanda Bouchet
THEY NEVER WANTED TO BE HEROES – Captain Tess Bailey and Shade Ganavan are still the galaxy’s Most Wanted, and with revolution in the wind and the universe on the brink of catastrophic war, the situation couldn’t be more desperate. Despite the Dark Watch scouring the known sectors for them, rebel leaders have handed the crew of the Endeavor a delicate and dangerous mission: break into Starbase 12 and free renowned scientist Reena Ahern. She’s the only one who stands a chance of tipping the odds in their favor for the first time in decades. BUT PULLING OFF THE IMPOSSIBLE IS WHAT THEY DO BEST – The clock is ticking. But as their attraction builds and secrets are revealed, Tess and Shade must decide if they trust each other enough to execute this impossible prison break. They could change the course of history, but they’ll be risking everything… They’ll just have to tackle one crisis at a time.
BARBARIAN’S TREASURE (ICE PLANET BARBARIANS BOOK 21) by Ruby Dixon
Everyone knows Megan and Cashol hit it off the moment they resonated…didn’t they? But when Josie goes into labor, an off-hand comment makes Megan point out to her friend that no, things weren’t always so smooth. Just because resonance is immediate doesn’t mean it’s immediately perfect. But also…just because it’s an instant bond doesn’t mean it’s wrong. Sometimes it’s very, very right.
CHINATOWN by J Scott Coatsworth
VS Note: Not listed as a romance. Listed in short reads. I do always enjoy his writing…
Deryn is a dreamcaster in the new Chinese enclave in what was once San Francisco. He and his girlfriend Gracie scrape together a life, living in an old department store and struggling to live by the Charter under Chinese rule. But when someone offers a way out, Deryn is afraid he might lose everything if it goes wrong, including his unborn child. Until he learns that a worse fate awaits them all if he doesn’t act.
TRUTHBREAKER: DISTANT WORLDS BOOK 5 by Kelly Lucille
Trig Kelia is employed by the High Ambassador of the Planetary Alliance as a truthseeker. It’s the safest place she could be with the secrets that she is keeping. Hiding in plain sight has worked for years to keep her out of the hands of powerful beings that would use her for her gifts. It’s safe… as long as no one finds out what she really is.
Captain Tyber Relian, his first mate Lore Trugarian, and the crew of the Jezebel are sent on a rescue mission for a truthseeker. Taking her from the most protected ship in the Alliance is a gamble, but with a megalomaniac like Cor Warrung on her heels they won’t take chances. Turns out getting the beautiful seemingly fragile female away from a regiment of elite space marines may be the least dangerous thing they do on this trip.
THE ALIEN’S UNDOING (DRIXONIAN WARRIORS BOOK 3) by Ella Maven
Reba: I consider myself a true crime expert. Never let yourself be transported to a second location. Kidnapping 101, right? Well, not on an alien planet apparently. I escaped the pack of blue aliens on hover bikes only to fall victim to even worse aliens. I must have missed the danger hierarchy memo during Outer Space Abduction Orientation. My only hope is the blue alien who tracked me down, but now he’s a prisoner too, and he’s not too happy with me…
Ward: Everything is going according to plan until the loud yellow-haired human decides to leap off the back of my bike and get herself taken by the slimy Rizars. My leader’s order is simple: Retrieve the human. His orders aren’t to desire her with every beat of my heart, but that’s exactly what happens. Now we’re on the run together, trying to survive. One thing is certain: she’s mine, and I’ll protect her until my last breath.
THE ARABIS TRIAD: A NEGARI SCI-FI ALIEN ABDUCTION REVERSE HAREM ROMANCE by Charmaine Ross
Evelyn – Evelyn Ford isn’t prone to bouts of hallucinations, but she seriously wishes she was after weeks crammed into a tiny cage and tortured by Reptilian aliens. Then, she’s rescued by three of the sexiest ‘men’ she’s ever laid eyes on, if men have swirling magenta tattoos and black horns growing out of their head, that is. She knows they’re aliens, and aliens don’t mean anything good, so when she finds herself finally free, she bolts—right out of a space craft and into the wilds of a tropical alien planet.
The Arabis Triad – Paxt, Coltan, Ashir – The Arabis Triad can’t believe their eyes when they find their fated mate until disaster sends them into a wormhole to crash-land on a distant planet. Their mate doesn’t understand who they are and what they mean to each other. To make matters worse, the crystal they’ve been searching for that will save their Homeland remains in the hands of the Reptiles. They must retrieve the Arabis Crystal before all is lost. But how can they do the impossible, when not only do they need to fight the scaled ones, but an evil strong enough to crush entire galaxies?
KISSED BY THE ALIEN MERCENARY (WARRIORS OF THE LATHAR BOOK 12) by Mina Carter
VS Note: A re-release of her story from the LOVED IN SPACE anthology.
Woken by a kiss, she didn’t expect her prince to be a handsome alien warrior. After being ill for months Lizzie Kalson wakes to a world she doesn’t recognize. Literally. That’s because it’s the home planet for an alien empire. Now she has to contend with the fact her sister is an alien princess and the hot as hell alien warrior whose deep, gravelly voice haunts her dreams. She should keep a level head but something about him makes her want to forget all about the differences between their species and wish for her own fairytale romance…Born with nothing, his honor is all he has. And he’d leave it all behind because of love...Saal has always had to fight for everything he has, including his place at the Healer’s Hall. Seen as a punishment by most, he doesn’t care. Not when it allows him to be close to the beautiful Lady Lizzie. He’s determined to make her his, but the cost is higher than he expected when cultural differences raise their ugly heads. Perhaps humans and lathar don’t get a happily ever after…But when Lizzie’s life is on the line, can Saal look past his heartbreak and save the only female he’s ever loved?
REMMEL (RAKUI WARRIORS BOOK 2) by Lena Grey and Juno Wells
On Earth, 12 female college students board a starship for A Year of Interstellar Education. Crashing on a primitive planet inhabited by barbarian aliens was not on their itinerary…
I did not want the Terran female as my mate. Now I cannot imagine life without her.
Jill-ee-un has the heart of a warrior and is as stubborn as a wild beast. She says she does not belong to me, that she does not want to be my mate. What she does not know is that she already is. For my heart to know true happiness, I must convince her that we belong together, that she is my forevermore bond. But first I must save her from the maw of a deadly trappol tree.
POSSESSIVE ALIEN MATE (SAVAGE MARTIANS BOOK 2) by Sue Mercury
Rem is completely taken by the beautiful dark-haired human who steps off the spacecraft from Earth. Tyra. His Tyra. After many years of solitude, he finally has a female to call his own. But he carries a dark secret, one which deeply affects his budding relationship with Tyra. She hasn’t given him any reason not to trust her, but as he tries to outrun the secrets that are haunting him, he finds himself restricting her freedom more and more, always on the premise of keeping her safe. Her furious response stuns him, but he refuses to back down—he’s determined to keep the female as his.
Tyra has spent her whole life looking to the stars and dreaming of leaving Earth. The prospect of becoming an alien mail order bride excites her and she signs up as soon as she reaches the minimum required age of twenty-one. But she’s in for a rude awakening when she meets her betrothed, a huge bossy Martian named Rem. He won’t let her out of his sight…in fact, he won’t let her do much, at all. His passionate kisses drive her wild, but he’s far too overprotective and prone to jealousy for her liking. Has she made a terrible mistake, or will the hunky green alien eventually come to his senses?
PLAYING CARDS WITH ALIENS (KILBUS LORD BOOK 1) by Erin Raegan
VS Note: Author states this ends in a cliffhanger.
Small town. Small life. Smaller dreams. I’m content. Happy. It might not make sense to most people but this is the life I chose for myself. If there’s a small part of me that wants to travel and see the world, I’m okay with appeasing that desire with travel magazines and planning future vacations. I want this life and a life full of adventure. I don’t see why I can’t have both. I’m just fine with waiting. But something beyond me has already decided that my contentment with life is about to change. That change came with three new faces. Three new visitors that have suddenly—before I knew what was happening—taken over mine and my family’s lives. They live with us. They eat with us. They sleep and share a bathroom with us. I don’t remember inviting them. I don’t remember consenting to their invasion in our lives.I don’t remember much of anything these days.
But they’re here. He’s here. And I don’t think I want them to leave. I don’t want him to leave. At least until I realize why we stopped asking questions. Why we accept their vague explanations and strange mannerisms. Why we can’t shake the headaches.
Then I can’t get rid of them fast enough. I can’t get rid of him fast enough. Even if it breaks my heart.
THE PET PROJECT – JOAYNN by Amanda Milo
My alien keeper rescued me from a man I should have been able to trust: my father.
Raised by an alien, I never really learned how to interact with human people. And that’s fine. I’m happy just as I am. I never feel like I’m missing out on anything. …So I don’t understand why this new human, Lee, affects me so strangely. Then again, he did just admit that he’s been hunting me. If he hurts me, and Keeper finds out–he’s a dead man.
Ask me how I know.
AUCTIONED: AN OMEGAVERSE ANTHOLOGY by Various
Algar-Din – Crown jewel of the Rathsima Empire. Home to the finest flesh markets in the galaxy. To be featured in a market square auction during the Unity Festival meant only the highest class of clientele would have the opportunity to bid. It was a reassurance that meant very little to the men, women, and aliens who were forced onto that stage and made to listen as the crowd decided how much – or little – their lives were worth. The most one could hope for was a merciful owner. But what if they found their mates instead? ~~~~~
This fabulous group of authors has joined together to bring you an Omegaverse/Sci-Fi crossover anthology filled to the brim with all the dark and naughty fun you’ve come to expect from these genres. All kinds of unique relationships between dynamics can be found within, as well as a variety of orientations. One thing they all have in common?
That Alpha growl.
UNBONDABLE: BOOK ONE OF THE KINDRED BIRTHRIGHT SERIES (BRIDES OF THE KINDRED) by Evangeline Anderson
Kara is a rare Blood Kindred female…unfortunately for her, she has the fangs to prove it. To Kara’s dismay, it’s hard to find a warrior who wants to get bitten when things get hot and heavy. She’s tried dating humans too, but that doesn’t work out either. So when she meets Raakshas, a Kindred warrior with dark, silver-ringed eyes who actually likes her fangs, it seems like her troubles are over.
But there’s a problem…Raak is half Y’lyn–a kind of demon without a soul. And without a soul, there’s no hope of forming the permanent soul-bond that all Kindred have with their mates. Without the possibility of forming a bond, how can Kara give her heart to the big Warrior? And what will happen when she goes on an adventure to try a shrink her fangs and winds up naked in the Unseen Palace?
AROBI’S QUEEN (MATE INDEX BOOK 11) by S J Sanders
An Arobi pack needs a queen. It is instinctual, something that they yearn for until they finally find a female to complete their family. Exeri’s pack is no different, despite the fact that they’ve chosen to live far away from the rest of their kind. Although their post on Antari Minor is one filled with dangerous predators and unlawfulness that could only be found on a planet at the edge of federation space, they will use any means at their disposal to get their queen—even if that means making a bargain with a lone Edoka to use his accounts to order a bride from the Mate Index. When she arrives, Hayley is everything that they could ask for in a mate, but there is one little problem…their mate is plotting something. She will find that an Arobi pack is up to any challenge she presents them.
Hayley Benito was put in jail unjustly, but the Mate Index is the only way out of serving five to ten years for aggravated assault. She will marry an alien and fulfill the terms of her agreement, but there is nothing saying she had to stick with him. With a plan to give her “mate” the slip as soon as possible, she is surprised to find that one mate is actually four fiercely possessive males who are determined to keep her. Stuck on a planet full of wild beauty and many dangers, it is stupid to get attached and change her plans. Or is this everything she’s ever looked for?
OF STEEL AND STEAM by Various
Love inventions, gadgets, and all things Victorian? This limited time anthology is just for you! With more than 900 pages of captivating fiction, you’ll be powered by steam, clockwork, hydraulics and gyroscopic action. With no more fear of harming the environment, our heroes can battle their villains in a world of fantastic flights of science and fantasy.
ALIEN GLADIATOR’S PRIZE (STAR GLADIATORS BOOK 2) by Zara Starr
Even her scientific career didn’t prepare her for being abducted by aliens…
A biologist by trade, Amelia has always been curious about the world around her. She lives to learn and investigate, but those skills are put to test when she’s abducted by intimidating mantis-like aliens. A cool, analytical approach helps her assess the situation when she is paraded as a prize for the intergalactic gladiator tournament. But she needs a plan to escape. Enter Gage. One of the front-running gladiators of this season, he’s cocky, confident, and in-control. Amelia knows what she has to do to get out of this place. But is going with Gage really worth it? She’s just pretending to fall in love with him… right?
For the first time in his career, he wants to keep his prize…As a Qai, Gage is accustomed to predicting his opponents’ next moves to take a victory. A former weapons engineer, he has the skills and talent to win this tournament – for the third time in a row. He’s never been particularly interested in the female prizes, but this time, he can’t get the human female from his mind. She is different from the others. He wants to have her all for himself. He wants to win. This time, he’s in it for more than just the money. The female will be his.
SECURITY AGENT’S ALIEN BARTENDER: IN THE STARS ROMANCE: OLYMPUS STATION #3 by Aurelia Skye
Agent Emily Ipsy is determined to make a name for herself. That leads to unauthorized shifts and sneaking around. She keeps running into Anthracite, the bartender. If he’s really just a bartender, why is he everywhere—and why can’t she stop thinking about him? Anth is stationed at Olympus Station on assignment from his government. He’s there to do a job, but Emily keeps getting in his way. She’s maddening, distracting, and pure temptation. He needs to keep his eyes on the job and hands off the security agent, but that’s proving impossible. When an old enemy of his people surfaces, he’ll need Emily’s help to find out why Baatesh is there and stop what he’s doing. After working with her at his side, will he ever want to let her go?
ALIEN KING (WARLORDS OF AEGIR BOOK 1) by Luna Hunter
My mission is to find Earth a new home. There’s just one tiny problem: A tall alien brute attacked my ship, stripped me, and took me as his prisoner. Now we’re heading to his icy alien homeworld, and the demanding warlord is not letting me out of his sight for even a second. In fact, his big blue claws are all over me. So what if his volcanic, smoldering eyes make me weak in the knees? Who cares if he’s hotter than the sun itself? I’ve got to escape. Before we reach his planet and he claims me as his eternal mate. Even if I’m starting to like the sound of that.
BOUND BY THE ICE ALIEN (THEIR ALIEN MASTERS BOOK 1) by Alyx X
Izon purchased a human woman from the Terran Relocation Act. It was an easy way to get a cheap human servant… he ended up with something a bit more fiery. As captain of the Hydronian army Izon needed someone to replace his mate and raise his children, a cheap slave from the dying planet Earth seemed like a good fit. Until she arrived. Spunky, feisty, out-spoken humans were not what Terran advertised. Dangerous space dragons with tempers and wandering hands were not what Tessa wanted either. One of them will get what they want, and it’s going to end in a tangle. Sheets included.
NOJAN (THE VARTIK KING CHRONICLES BOOK 2) by Liza Probz
Mayra: I’ve known three things about myself forever. I’m a slave, slated to serve the feline king as oracle, and I’m hideous. The last one hurts the most, but the people in the palace never fail to make sure I know it and know it well. But things always change, and finally, it’s my turn. Unfortunately, a snap decision brands me a murderer. I’m forced to flee, but fate shines her face on me. In the process of running, I bump into the most handsome human male I’ve ever laid eyes on. Even in my embarrassment as a murderer, I am more concerned with hiding my ugliness than getting help, but he will have none of it. Is he the savior my mentor spoke of? The one that would free me from myself completely? I sure hope so.
Nojan: I’ve always been the smart one in the family. Such is life. But a chance arises to help my brother’s new mate, and I’m all in. Adventure calls and gives me a task. To kidnap the oracle of the Vanfian race. A feline race of beings that’s said to be deadly and disgusting. And this witch happens to belong to the king of the felines himself. Lovely.
Supposedly, the oracle is said to be grotesque, but someone got the definition wrong.
This woman is beyond beautiful and needs my help unlocking her powers. And there’s only one way we can make it happen… her loss of innocence.
FIRST CONTACT: SOREN (AN ALPHA QUADRANT SERIES BOOKJ 3) by Enid Titan
Soren falls to Earth with one mission…Observe humans in their natural environment.
Under no circumstances is he supposed to fall in love. The urge to mate with his subject, the beautiful blue-haired Nadia, is too strong. He needs to have her, to claim her, to mate her… Nadia has fallen in love with monsters before…But none like Soren. ..(more blurb on ebook seller page…)
ELVES FOR CUPCAKE: THE GIRLS ON THE HILL BOOK 3 by Marilyn Foxworthy
VS Note: Here’s the Author’s note, in part: Warning…or perhaps enticements: The stories of The Nogud, The Guardian Maidens, The Sea Nymphs, The Shrine Maidens, the Girls on The Hill Empire, and others are filled with mysteries, humor, good friendships, a bit of martial arts, post-apocalyptic fantasy, robots, philosophy, magic, elves, villains or horrible monsters, mating rituals, emotional turmoil and baggage and past wounding…and a lot of sex and casual nudity. The culture where these heroes live often have a tradition of having more than one mate, so that’s where the sex comes into it. These epic adventures don’t shy away from the graphic details of any of it. They are adventure stories for mature adults. A vicarious romp, and romping in the hay, with heroes, nymphs, and pixies.
The blurb for this book: Robby and Alice, the Non-Biological, have some special projects in the works: some elves for Cupcake. She deserves them – they are every bit as much rascals and scamps as she is. They really do love doing the laundry and drinking orange soda.
TAKEN BY THE RENEGADE (RISE OF THE SADECS BOOK 2) by Sadie Marks
Samantha is a masochist with no interest in the trappings of romance or submission, until she meets the sexy new Dominant in town and falls for him hard. But he’s not who she thought he was. He’s not even human. Trev is a renegade member of the sadistic Sadec race and by the time she learns it, she’s on his spaceship far from home. When she’s confiscated by his people as forbidden contraband, Sam finds herself reborn into her new life as Silla. She consents to fill her role as Pain Receiver and reluctantly learns to submit to their whims. But Trev is never far from her mind, and when she’s given the chance to get back to her renegade Sadec Dom, she realizes it’s worth risking everything to be with him.
CHANCE OF A LIFETIME (THE DRIFT BOOK 9) by Susan Hayes
VS Note: A re-release of her story in the LOVED IN SPACE anthology.
No risk. No reward. Erik O’Neill has finally stopped looking for trouble. Now, trouble’s come looking for him. After years of cage fighting, Erik is ready to step away from the Nova Club’s fight ring and into a new role – security for the club he calls home. All his plans change when a lovely loner starts visiting the club, and he finds himself caught between the need to safeguard his home and his friends, and his desire to protect the woman laying claim to his heart.
Chance is a cyborg with a secret. If the wrong people find her, she’ll lose her shot at having the life she dreams of – or any life at all. She’s come to the Drift looking for allies, but when she meets Erik, she discovers he can offer her more than safety. He’s her chance at happiness, too. When time runs out, she’ll have to make a choice that will change her life forever – keep running, or turn to the one man her heart tells her she can trust.
DRAGON CONSULTANT (SUPERNATURAL CONSULTANT BOOK 1) by Mell Eight
VS Note: One review mentions an ‘”abrupt ending”. I believe more books are coming in the series.
Dane, a supernatural consultant, is hired by the FAA to look into a series of reported dragon attacks on their planes. What Dane finds in the wooded area where the attacks took place is not quite the problem he expected: a group of dragon kits and their sick father hiding from the authorities. When he learns the real reason the family was in the woods, his case grows more dangerous, and though Dane is experienced at both crime solving and watching his own back, taking care of baby dragons and their ill father makes everything else look easy.
LOLA FLANNIGAN by Abigail Drake
VS Note: Listed in Superhero SF and scifi romance…
After getting struck by lightning seven times, hairstylist Lola Flannigan has a shocking problem. She can no longer touch anyone with her bare hands and must wear gloves for the protection of others. She isn’t sure if she’s freakishly lucky, or simply a freak. It makes her job as a beautician challenging. It makes her dating life nearly impossible. All it took was one little episode involving singed chest hair during a particularly intimate moment, and suddenly she’s a pariah in four-inch heels. Lola is ready to give up when sexy millionaire Morgan Slade struts into her shop. He promises to teach her more about herself than she could have ever imagined, including how to control her dangerous hands. But can Lola learn to trust Morgan, or will he be her biggest mistake of all?
CITY OF LIGHT AND STEAM (CITY OF WAR BOOK 1) by Lexi Ostrow
Twelve years ago the Great Guilds put aside their rivalry and attempts for world control when a plague turned the sick into blood-thirsty beasts. Steam and Electricity no longer rivaled for world domination, but collaborated on tools to save their world. That ended when betrayal struck both Guilds, leaving them to fight the war separately.
Elise Nightingale was thrust into leadership of the Steam Guild when a ruthless vampire attack left her father and older brother’s dead. She was unprepared, and turned to the leader of the Electric Guild, Christopher Abbott, for help. On her way, she was attacked and left for dead.
Benjamin was smitten by the beautiful woman he found laying in the street just outside the guild mere feet from his Guildmaster. Posing as the head of the Electric Guild, he wooed her as best as he could, lying his way through things. Their love helps them to put aside differences and create great marvels, until she learns the truth and terminates the alliance. As the vampires announce their claim to London, Elise and Benjamin will have to unite the guilds once more, or allow their city to fall. Their feelings must come second in the race to save London, but the lies of the past may destroy their future.
OVERDOSE (THE GUNN FILES BOOK 2) by M G Herron
VS Note: Not a romance
Bounty hunter Anderson Gunn has had enough of this alien stuff. He can accept that offworlders live among us. He can even be friends with them. But that doesn’t mean he wants to be involved in their affairs. So, naturally, it’s just his luck that when Gunn tries to go back to his normal life of collecting bail-jumpers and minding his business, the Gatekeeper – Austin’s kingpin of extraterrestrial commerce – offers him a job. Worse, after Gunn refuses to take the gig, his buddy Vinny winds up in a drug-induced coma. Is this Gatekeeper’s dirty work? Or is there a new big ugly in town? One thing’s for sure…Gunn’s life won’t be going back to normal any time soon.
HEXING WITH A CHANCE OF TORNADOES: A PARANORMAL WOMEN’S FICTION ROMANCE NOVEL (GRIMM COVE BOOK 2) by Mandy M Roth
A storm is brewing and so is a budding romance. I’ve been told I’m a force to be reckoned with. That I blow onto the scene like a tornado. I’ve stopped caring if that’s a compliment or a dig. Now I just wear it like a badge of honor. So when life threw me a curveball and I ended up going from a cushy job in New York City to the tiny Southern town of Grimm Cove, I thought I was ready for anything. Ha! Not quite.
You see, Grimm Cove is teeming with supernaturals. And since I’ve known they exist for a hot minute, I’m still in a state of total shock. When I learn that I come from a long line of witches and demon slayers, the stakes (pun intended) get even higher and sharper.
These monsters aren’t make-believe. They’re out for blood.
I’m trying to decide if having the alpha of the local wolf-shifter pack nipping at my heels is an asset in this fight, or if he’s one more person I need to watch my back around. I just wish he wasn’t so sexy and didn’t smell so good. He’d be a lot easier to resist. I have enough going on in my life as it is. I really do not have time for all this fated mate crap everyone keeps telling me about. My head and heart are at war and now isn’t the time for distractions, especially since it’s painfully clear that something evil wants me dead.
SUCK IT UP, BUTTERCUP (FIRST FANGS CLUB BOOK 2) by Kristen Painter
At 49, Belladonna Barrone’s life has taken some interesting turns. She unwittingly married into the mob but managed to get free when her husband died in a car accident. Most recently she was attacked and turned into a vampire, something else she never intended. As with everything, she’s made the best of her situation.
She just didn’t know this newest situation would also result in her becoming the vampire governor of New Jersey. It’s cool, though. The perks are great, the penthouse is spectacular, and the salary couldn’t have come at a better time. Vampire politics, on the other hand, might be more complicated than she anticipated.
She’s handling it all pretty well, including dealing with another governor who thinks she ought to do his bidding and telling her kids that she’s now one of the immortal, when a new wrinkle from her old life complicates things in ways she would rather ignore. But Belladonna isn’t the kind of woman who runs from her problems.
Instead, she makes a plan and attacks. With her friends at her side, everything goes off without a hitch. Or at least she thinks so until a note shows up telling her the one person who’s been instrumental in making sure her past life stays in the past is in serious dangerous. Belladonna suddenly fears she’s bitten off more than she can chew.
But she’s not about to sacrifice a single one of her friends, so there’s nothing left to do but suck it up, buttercup.
THE FOURTH POWER: A PARANORMAL WOMEN’S FICTION ROMANCE NOVEL (ORDER OF MAGIC BOOK 3) by Michelle M Pillow
Heather Harrison sees ghosts. It’s not something she brags about. In fact, she wished she didn’t. Communicating (or not communicating) with the dead only leads to heartache, and for her it led to a divorce. For the most part, she’s happy being single. She’s got a good business, close friends, and a slightly overprotective brother. What more does a forty-something woman need?
When her two best friends beg her for help in contacting loved ones, against her better judgment she can’t say no to the séance. But some gateways shouldn’t be opened, and some meddling spirits shouldn’t be stirred…like that of her Grandma who insists she’s “found her a nice man”. The supernaturals have come out to play and it’s up to this amateur medium to protect herself and her friends before the danger they summoned comes to bite them in the backside.
SUN BROKEN (WILD HUNT BOOK 11) by Yasmine Galenorn
Life isn’t easy when you bear the mark of the Silver Stag…Typhon, the Father of Dragons, is rising, and in his wake so are throngs of the departed. Amid the fallout, a serial killer emerges, targeting necromancers, psychics, and anyone dealing with the dead. Ember and the Wild Hunt head out on the trail of the killer, only to find themselves drawn into the dark underbelly of the Vampire Nation as they try to prevent the assassin from striking again. But the killer’s far more dangerous than anyone predicted, and now he’s got his sights set on his next target—Raven BoneTalker. Can Ember and Herne keep her safe, or will the killer slide beneath their radar and claim Raven as his next victim?
STORM BORN (THE WITCHES OF WHEELER PARK BOOK 1) by Christine Pope
Lightning doesn’t just strike twice for Adara Grant. It strikes all the time. She suffers a setback; the heavens open up. She gets bullied; a tornado flattens a barn. Addie’s mother has always found an excuse to move before whispers and stares morph into pitchforks, but Addie suspects there’s a connection. She just doesn’t know how. Or why. Jake Wilcox is a witch hunter — for a good cause. His pet project is a powerful data-mining program that detects lone witches when their gifts manifest, thus bringing these “orphaned” witches under the Wilcox clan’s protection. When Jake follows a lead to tiny, remote Kanab, Utah, he discovers a young witch as wild and beautiful as a desert storm. But he’s not the only witch hunter in town, and in an instant, Jake and Addie are on the run from someone hungry to use her gift for evil. Addie finds a new home and protection with the Wilcox clan, but as danger closes in like an icy storm front, she faces a heartbreaking choice to protect her newfound family — and the man she’s coming to love.
SHADOWBORN ACADEMY: YEAR THREE (DARK FAE ACADEMY SERIES BOOK 3) by G Bailey and Scarlett Snow
Secrets thrive in the Enchanted Forest and one girl must find a way to stop the fae war before it’s too late. With her sister raising titans and gods, the light in her dreams turning out to be a lie, and her men in grave danger…life at the academy has never been this dangerous. A mirror once spoke of a girl born in hate who could stop a war. But does that girl stand a chance against the power of the fae?
DANCING WITH A PRINCE (MATCHMAKERS IN TIME BOOK 3) by Kit Morgan
All Mitzi Fine ever dreamed of was following in her father’s footsteps and becoming a cop. She worked as a security guard in a small casino downtown, took judo and jujitsu classes and met the minimum requirements to start the process of getting into the police academy. But friends and family weren’t keen on her decision. For one, she was tiny. At 4’11” and 110 pounds they told her she was hardly a threat and perhaps they were right. For when she chased a suspicious character down a back alley one night, she got way more than she bargained for! A lot more.
Prince Asger Berg was betrothed to a princess from a neighboring kingdom. His parents assured him the arrangement would bring prosperity to Dalrovia and enrich his life. He doubted that. Princess Velta was incredibly beautiful, yes, but a shrew. But when a woman falls into his lap out of the blue one day (quite literally) he sees a glimmer of hope. Unfortunately, she’s as strange as Velta is beautiful. Yet for some reason, he’s drawn to her like a moth to a flame. Problem is, if he ignores his duty and doesn’t marry the princess, the result could be war. Can Time Master Dallan MacDonald and his friends bring these two together without destroying two countries? Find out in this third installment of the Matchmakers in Time Series!
SEALED BY FIRE: THE NATURE HUNTERS ACADEMY SERIES BOOK 2 by Quinn Loftis
Hell is easy to get into but almost impossible to escape. Tara Thompson is an elementalist, given the powers of earth when her parents were murdered. Now that she knows about the supernatural world around her, she has been recruited to join other earth elementals at Terra Academy, one of the four schools that train young elementalists to battle against dark elemental spirits and their acolytes.
But fighting dark spirits isn’t the only thing occupying Tara’s mind. In addition to discovering the supernatural world, Tara has learned that she and Elias–Mr. Tall, Dark, and British and an earth elementalist himself–are soul bonded, which means they hold a special place in the elemental world. Unfortunately, Tara doesn’t have time to dwell on what this means because her best friend, Shelly Smith, has been trapped in the underworld by a crazed fire elemental. The only person who can help her is, Ra Nasir, a fire elementalist from Crimson Academy and one of Elias’s best friends.
Meanwhile, Shelly will learn that burning in hell is the least of her worries because Osiris, the lord of the underworld wants her to rule hell by his side. Overseeing lost souls and making demon babies was not in Shelly’s five-year plan. She will do whatever it takes, even sacrifice her heart to the handsome Ra, to escape from Osiris’s clutches. But will Ra get to her in time?
THE DRAGON KING (BLADE AND ROSE BOOK 5) by Miranda Honfleur
After Jon’s near brush with death, Rielle couldn’t be happier when he awakens. As he resumes his duties and his normal life, however, it becomes clear he is changed–perhaps forever. There is a power in him, and a darkness, that threatens to consume him… for all time. With the Order of Terra and the Tower of Magic now serving the Crown, Emaurria is stronger than ever, but the threats it now faces might lead to the kingdom’s undoing. Locked in open war against the Divinity of Magic, Emaurria is in grave danger and, worse, divided at its core. The Houses see opportunity in a withdrawn king, and Rielle, Brennan, and Olivia fight to keep stability as they try to reach Jon, while Leigh finds himself damned and looks for the strength to save himself before he can save the world from the Rift.
As the Houses and the war poke a sleeping dragon, they invite flames that could char Emaurria to mere glowing embers. Can Rielle and her friends reach Jon before it’s too late, or will he be lost to the darkness, and Emaurria to the flames of dragon fire?
HER DRAGON PROTECTOR (BLACK CLAW DRAGONS BOOK 2) by Roxie Ray
When I show up in Black Claw with bruises on my face and a split lip, I’m not looking for another man – I’ve made enough bad choices in that department. I’m ready to lie low with my best friend and pray to god that my ex doesn’t come to find me. But Axel isn’t like any of the guys I’ve been drawn to before. I’m not ready for a new relationship. I know that. But Axel sneaks inside my heart before I’ve even realized he’s there, and his touch sets my body alight with desire. But still… there’s something off about him. And when I find out his secret, I’m not sure I can stand the heat. If my human ex was terrible, could a dragon be any better? He says it’s fate. Still…I’m scared to risk my heart again. But when danger comes knocking, I know Axel’s the one I need to protect me.
THE GILDED STONE (DARK TIDES BOOK 5) by Candace Osmond
Make a choice. Go back in time. Save them from the devil…What good is a happily ever after if it’s all ripped away by the hands of a devilish siren? When Dianna’s children go missing, she and Henry are left with no choice but to do something they swore they’d never do again…travel back to the 1700s. But with their children’s lives in the hands of an unpredictable siren, they must make a hasty decision; trust that the sea creature will return their kids…or find a way to go back in time and risk never coming home again.
They soon realize they’ll have to travel further than they’ve ever gone; beyond our world to the mythical realm of Faerie to save their children. A task easier said than done. The rumored entrance lays across the ocean. They needed a ship. And a crew… In hopes of saving the family they started in the future, Dianna and Henry must search for the family they left behind in the past and travel across the sea to an unknown world. But four years is a long time and things aren’t quite as they left them. Can they sail across the sea and uncover the entrance to Faerie before it’s too late? Or will they find themselves broken hearted and lost in time with nowhere to go?
A SHADE OF VAMPIRE 88: ISLE OF MIRRORS by Bella Forrest
If there were other doppelgangers in The Shade, how would we know? And how could we reveal them before it was too late? Where is the real Isabelle?
DEVIL’S FOOD RIPPLE WITH A CHERRY ON TOP (ONE SCOOP OR TWO) by Laura Strickland
Fenady Clark’s dream of owning an ice cream parlor has inspired her through some of life’s hardest challenges. Just when the grand opening’s within reach, that wicked rogue, Sebastian Bane, opens shop and starts serving Fenady’s designer flavors, all renamed. She suspects he’s using black magic to poach her recipes, and if she weren’t a good witch instead of a bad witch, she’d whip up a spell and retaliate.
Sebastian’s come all the way from England to establish his family’s business near Salem. He can’t explain how he and the lovely Fenady keep creating the same ice cream confections, unless it’s enchantment, or fate. Is there room in town for both their dreams? And what will it take to convince an angry white witch she needs him in her life?
THE IMPASSIONED CHOICE (ETHERYA’S EARTH BOOK 5) by Rebecca Hefner
Heden, the youngest Vampyre royal, has always strived to live up to his sovereign duty. As the most gifted programmer in the immortal world, he applies his skills to protect the kingdom and the family he adores. But his siblings have all settled down with families of their own, and Heden often feels like a perpetual third wheel. Wracked with guilt after her grandfather’s violent death, Sofia Morelli made a sinister pact with an unknown ally. Utilizing her tech ingenuity to plan the ultimate attack against the immortal royals, she begins to realize they might not be the nefarious enemies she believed them to be. As Heden discovers the new adversaries and learns someone on the Secret Society shares his hacking prowess, he realizes the human, Sofia, might actually hold the key to defeating them. Determined to turn the feisty woman to his side, he employs his jovial nature and seduction skills to win her over. But when their tentative connection turns into something more, Heden understands a coding war isn’t the only thing he could lose to the spunky human. For, he might just lose his heart to someone who can never share his immortal future.
SCHOOL OF BROKEN WINGS: ACADEMY OF SOULS BOOK 4 by C R Jane and Mila Young
With brave wings she flies…Adeline Jones always suspected Raven Academy was filled with monsters. And now those monsters want her. The Academy was meant to be a new start… instead it broke her. Now, all that stands between her death and survival are the Raven boys. They were her enemies. They became her protectors. And now, she’ll have to make the greatest sacrifice of all to save them…Sometimes discovering the truth about your past means losing everything in the future.
VAMPIRE TRIALS: THE SUMMONING (THE VAMPIRE TRIALS BOOK ONE) by Storm Song
Drax. Colt. Finn. The three vampire bad boys that have been terrorizing the night life of this city since they were old enough to know what a party was. On top of being insanely rich and handsomely supernatural there’s one more thing that makes them untouchable- they’re next in line to rule this city. For the last hundred years humans have been at the bottom of the food chain since the rise of supernaturals, and in our city vampires rule the roost. Divided into three different triads, each section of the city has a vampire governor who is fit to do as he pleases. Drax, Colt, and Finn are next in line for those thrones. To keep their subjects in line every five years they do a purge where every adult man is fair game for any vampire to feed on for twenty-four hours. To determine which triads need to participate in the purge and which one will be exempt, three people from each triad are summoned to partake in a sick and twisted game to survive. The winner gets to guarantee safety for their community. The losers die.
For years I had kept my head down, followed every triad law, and focused on keeping my mother alive. But an announcement that women will now be included in the summoning turns my world upside down. The first person to be summoned from triad three is me. I came into this prepared to fight for my life, but what I didn’t expect was the city’s supernatural playboys’ attraction to me. In the Vampire Trials only one thing matters to me- getting home to my mom. And when I say I’d do anything to get there, I mean it. But piece by piece the trials chip away at who I thought I was and what I thought I knew about supernaturals. The worst part? I love it.
END GAME (THE FOUNDLING SERIES BOOK 5) by Hailey Edwards
Orphan. Daughter. Cop. Villain . . . Savior? This has all happened before. For millennia, our world has been the only remaining stone in the proverbial shoe of the universe’s most powerful forces. Their continued failure to conquer Earth has led to this: their last chance for success, and for Luce and her coterie, their only chance to save mankind, their own lives, and the world. As the last war begins, Luce and her mate Cole face danger on every front, from the angels and their all-powerful leader, from the demon inside Luce who will take any chance to break free from her pesky humanity, to the secrets her so-called allies seem to be keeping. Worst of all, they’ve got to keep finding new babysitters for one small, extremely loyal, far-too-fearless and very determined baby dragon. At least Luce and Cole are in it together . . . or that’s what Cole thinks. For Luce is keeping a secret. She might be able to save the world, but she won’t be able to save herself. As the end of days draws near, Luce must do everything she can to hide the truth, for the sake of those she loves.
YESTERDAY’S WOES (A SLIP IN TIME BOOK 4) by Jane O’Brien
Traveling through time and life has never been easy for the Clark sisters, but in this fourth book of the ‘A Slip in Time’ series, life is more problematic than ever. Every character we have grown to know and love has a trouble or ‘woe’ of their own. Every thought or idea of the way we expected life to turn out for them is turned upside down.Luke and Fran have a new plan for their future, but there always seem to be obstacles in their way. Can they fulfill their dream?Dora and Daniel find themselves in a marriage that’s barely hanging on by a thread, until a tragedy binds them together; but for how long?Ned London is not exempt from troubles of his own in 1881. Will he lose everything, or will he be able to forge a life for himself?Ruth can only stand by and watch as the love of her life, Ned, charts another course; and Mavis, her best friend, struggles to find a way out of being the ‘mother’ to her siblings. Growing weary of the job that was thrust upon her at an early age, Mavis chooses a dangerous course with a stranger. Will she regret her decision?The Village of Twin Lake is growing. New people are arriving every day. Some will have a profound impact on the lives of the people we already know and love. How will they affect the lives of the Clarks and the Graingers? Only time will tell.
DUTCH HARBOR KODIAK (THE NIGHT SHIFT CREW BOOK 2) by C D Brennan and Gemma Brocato
Broke and desperate, Benjamin (Ben) Shelikhov is on the verge of quitting the Night Shift Crew and leaving Dutch Harbor. He needs to earn a lot of cash in a short amount of time to help pay his sister’s mounting medical bills. And that dire need means moving away from Unalaska and the team who have become more like brothers than crew mates. But the silent, serious Kodiak shifter is the Night Shift’s only hope, and the guilt is killing him.
Cassiopeia (Cassie) Taqukaq wanders into town one day along with the Shift’s new engine equipment for the brown crab season. The Native Alaskan beauty is a shifter and a wanderer, proud of it all, especially her brown bear. But she isn’t a stayer, doesn’t want to stick to any one person or place. For the most part, people have just let her down. But when it comes to Ben and Cassie’s chemistry, it’s off the charts, and it doesn’t take long for things to heat up. They match in so many ways, but will either of them open their hearts enough to stay?
EXILED HEIR (MOON BOUND BOOK 1) by Abigail Cole
She was the life sentence I never knew I needed…Raised to be ruthless as well as empathetic, everything in life has always come easy for Jaxon. Too easy, for his liking. As commander of the vampire army, he is equally admired as he is envied, not that he cares. So when his King suddenly announces a competition for an illusive yet ‘immense’ prize, Jaxon jumps at the chance of a challenge. Maybe this will distract him from his boredom for a short while. Never in his wildest dreams could he have imagined that this would only be the beginning of a journey he couldn’t have prepared for.
Iona is no stranger to pain, suffering comes as second nature to her. As the rejected off-spring of two rival species, she doesn’t fit in anywhere or with anyone. Until the night a dark and dangerous being comes for her, turning her world on its axis. Testing her resilience and pushing her to embrace both of the monsters lurking within. Will she survive the tests that life is about to throw at her and find a place to finally belong?
MATING THE PREDATOR (PARANORMAL WARS BOOK 4) by Shea Balik
Zeke Torres was always picked on because he was a scared mouse shifter. When his mother married a hawk shifter, he had to suffer through his stepbrother’s cruelty on a daily basis. He fought hard for his independence and vowed to never be under the control of anyone else.
Rangi Ku is an eagle shifter and Director of Communications for the Alliance’s Northern Territory. Working late one night, he was shocked when his computer was hacked (a feat that no one had ever done), with a message asking for help. He saved the man who hacked into their network and was surprised to find Zeke was his mate. When Alek, their Alpha Primus, accuses Zeke of being a traitor, Zeke must find the courage to put aside his reservations and trust Rangi to protect him. A predator mating his prey may not seem plausible, but Rangi is determined to show his little mouse he is more than just a bird of prey.
PIG LITTLE LIES (MAGIC MARKET MYSTERIES BOOK 5) by Erin Johnson
After confessing her dark secret, Jolene is left devastated when her cop-crush, Peter, ghosts her. But when a popular potion maker drinks her last draught, Jolene and Peter are forced to team up to find the butcher behind the brew. As the list of suspects pours in, Jolene’s only hope is to get the victim’s pet swine to squeal. But when Jolene piggybacks onto a promising lead, she learns some shocking truths about the cursed tonic that took away her own magic. Can Jolene put a cork in the killer before she’s drained of her last drop?
ONCE BITTEN (SHADOW GUILD: THE REBEL) by Linsey Hall
Vampires aren’t real, right? People say I’m a weirdo. Sure, my idea of a party is a mini box of wine and hanging out with a feral raccoon, but it works for me. When I’m accused of murder, things get crazy. One, I learn that I have magic. Two, there’s a secret magical city hidden right in London itself. And three, my only hope is a vampire who’s sexy as sin and scary as the devil himself. He’s called the Devil of Darkvale, and he all but owns Guild City. Some say I should just quit and turn myself in. Not a chance. I’m going to solve this murder myself, which means surviving in a new world of witch parties, magical guilds, and a vampire with a tortured past. The vampire and I are like colliding stars, and the heat is irresistible. I should avoid him, but if I want to save my own life, he’s my only hope.
BEAR’S FAKE FIANCEE (WEREBEAR RANCH BOOK 2) by Layla Silver
Ugh, this so isn’t happening. I just met the most annoying man ever. Annoyingly cocky, annoyingly protective, and annoyingly… gorgeous. And my entire business depends on him. Every time I’m around him, I seem to lose control of the situation. I keep picturing us in compromising positions. Which I’m seriously not interested in. Because I can’t stand him. Honestly. I’m a dating coach. I mean, I know what my perfect man is supposed to be like. Certainly not like him. My perfect man is not a player and doesn’t have this wild, feral look in his eyes. And he certainly doesn’t have that primal, over-protective thing going on. Just my luck that we have to pretend to be a couple at this event that I have to go to. Just my luck that his sculpted body sends coils of hot magma slithering through me. Just my luck that he has me to a point where my knees turn to jelly the minute I see him. That if he pushed me against a wall and made out with me right now, I’d let him. What the hell is wrong with me? It takes more than hard abs, powerful arms, and that musky scent to win me over. So it’s a good thing that my mind’s made up. Like I said, I’m not interested. It’s just not happening. And that’s a promise.
WOLF’S TEMPTATION (HERO SHIFTERS BOOK 1) by Keri Hudson
Alpha wolf-shifter Caleb Kahr has received dream messages from his brother Carl, of a death battle with one of their enemy species, the bear-shifters. He arrives too late, but he finds a lovely nanny in Abigail Sanderson, an intriguing charge in the young heir apparent to the house, Daniel. The so-called master of the house is in Europe on business unknown, and the old New England property is besieged by attacks by forces both natural and supernatural.
Caleb knows he will find the answers to his brother’s death and the vicious creature behind it. But will he find the love he craves and the family he needs to survive in a world fast changing around his ancient species? Only a gruesome battle and the resources of every family member can forge right from wrong, and a bright future from a horrific past.
DEVIL’S DAY PARTY by C M Stunich
Hot bullies, busted cars, and the party of the year. On an endless loop. I don’t know how, but I’m living today over and over again. Every year, the town of Devil Springs holds a celebration known as Devils’ Day. There’s no magic, but there might as well be: we wear masks, we play tricks, we party hard. Every year, the students of Crescent Reform School party the hardest. They’re the lewdest, the most wanton, ribald, and lascivious. Why shouldn’t they be? Our ultrarich prep school sits in the middle of the woods, a place for wealthy families to dump their black sheep. Except for me. My parents sacrificed everything they had to send me to Crescent Prep. I can’t let Calix Knight, Barron Farrar, and Raz Loveren ruin that for me. They’ve bullied me for years, and I’ve never known why. At least today, they have something real to be pissed about. I crashed my shitty yellow VW Beetle into Calix’s Aston Martin. And somehow, someway, I keep waking up at the moment of the crash. I can’t undo it; I can’t run from the Knight Crew. My mantra has always been: this too shall pass. But not today. Not the worst day of my life.
SPOOKS AND SPELLS (A HOCUS POCUS COZY WITCH MYSTERY BOOK 1) by Constance Barker and J D Sullivan
Celestial Meadow owns and runs the candle, spice and herb shop in town and has quite the reputation to heal what ails you. Since she’s a witch, a little magic and the use of said items can drum up a quick remedy. But Celestial can’t save a victim from murder, even her own family. The deceased, Isabella wasn’t the most loved in town…heck, she was the most hated, which means the suspect list is long. Was Joyce jealous of the Isabella’s closeness to a certain warlock in town? Did her sister, Opal, decide she’d had enough of her witchy sister’s abuse? Or did the dark coven conclude that Isabella had too much power?
Celestial’s best friend Dakota, a male witch who can’t cast a spell to save his life (he’s learning) tries to help. He just needs a few more lessons, that is if anyone can survive to teach him. Nikoli Brewer is the wolf shapeshifter detective and he’s hot on the trail of the killer. Does he believe Celestial is innocent? He thinks he can sniff out a culprit, but his nose may be more intuned for something a little more spicy. Can Celestial save her good name, catch a killer and keep her friends safe?
THE REIGN OF DARKNESS (CRREATURES OF DARKNESS BOOK 4) by Britney Jackson
VS Note: Not a fan of the cover.
Powerful vampire, Rose Foster, and her girlfriend, Kara Unnarsdóttir, take refuge in a hidden kingdom of vampires, as war breaks out between vampires and humans. Rose is shocked to find that even though she doesn’t know them, the vampires of this kingdom know her. Not only that, but they’re prepared to follow her into battle. Yet, they refuse to tell her why. A world war rages on in their absence, threatening the extinction of both species. Rose soon realizes that, even though she doesn’t want power, if she wants to prevent genocide, she’ll have to take her place as a Commander of Power.
But when Kara uncovers a terrifying piece of information about Rose, she must decide, once and for all, if her loyalty to the woman she loves is strong enough to withstand even the end of the world. Or if it’s time to do what she does best: betrayal.
AN ENCHANTED SPRING (MISTS OF FATE BOOK 2) by Nancy Scanlon
A twist of fate left Aidan MacWilliam, younger brother of a medieval Irish laird, trapped in the future. Though he’s become a successful entrepreneur in the twenty-first century, Aidan still can’t banish thoughts of the world he left behind. In search of distraction, he heads to New York to scout a publicity manager for his cousin’s matchmaking firm, Celtic Connections.
Emmaline Perkins is the perfect candidate. A PR expert and closet medievalist, Emma has always put work before her social life. When her ex-fiancé resurfaces and threatens her livelihood, her home, and ultimately her safety, a new client proposes an offer she can’t refuse – a job, travel, and security. As they fall for each other, Emma struggles to keep her professional and personal lives separate, but Aidan is determined to meld them together. When it’s clear Emma’s ex will stop at nothing to claim her, Aidan realizes that the question is not where she’ll be safe, but when.
THIRD EYE by Rick R Reed
Who knew that a summer thunderstorm and a lost little boy would conspire to change single dad Cayce D’Amico’s life in an instant? With Luke missing, Cayce ventures into the woods near their house to find his son, only to have lightning strike a tree near him, sending a branch down on his head. When he awakens the next day in the hospital, he discovers he has been blessed or cursed—he isn’t sure which—with psychic ability. Along with unfathomable glimpses into the lives of those around him, he’s getting visions of a missing teenage girl.
When a second girl disappears soon after the first, Cayce realizes his visions are leading him to their grisly fates. Cayce wants to help, but no one believes him. The police are suspicious. The press wants to exploit him. And the girls’ parents have mixed feelings about the young man with the “third eye.”
Cayce turns to local reporter Dave Newton and, while searching for clues to the string of disappearances and possible murders, a spark ignites between them. Little do they know that nearby, another couple—dark and murderous—are plotting more crimes and wondering how to silence the man who knows too much about them.
IT BEGINS WITH HER (BECOMING THE WOLF BOOK 4) by T S Joyce
VS Note: A re-release
Morgan is finally hitting her stride with her new life. She’s accepted her inner wolf and is feeling good, getting work done, building a pack with her new mate and finally feeling like she’s on top of the world. Too bad the Silver Wolf world never stays steady for long. She’s falling deeper in love with Grey, the Demon Wolf himself, more every day, but with every passing minute, the packs of werewolves are joining forces to annihilate their entire way of life. And if that isn’t bad enough, someone has told the vampires she exists, and they aren’t too happy.
Balance is everything in the werewolf world. Grey is learning the hard way that the problem with that white-furred wolf inside of Morgan is she tips the scales of balance for werewolves and vampires. A war is brewing and he’s got to stop it if he wants his pack to grow. A trip to Summit, the annual werewolf rally, makes him realize just how much danger his new pack is in. He and Morgan will have to learn to work as a team as the first battles of war begin.
PROTECTING THE DRAGON’S BABY by Amelia Wilson
Flint was always the perfect child of an illustrious family line of fire-breathing dragons. He would never have abandoned his clan. Until his alpha’s stupid decisions result in the loss of Flint’s mate and unborn child. But were his Alpha’s actions plain ignorance, or something more sinister? Now Flint has hidden himself among the humans, seeking revenge. He gets his chance, but a pesky (and incredibly sexy) cop is poking her nose in his business. Flint’s got a big choice to make: does he commit the ultimate betrayal and reveal his clan’s existence to a human…Or does he betray his soulmate?
CALLAN (OUTBACK SHIFTERS BOOK 2) by Zoe Chant
Everything’s hotter down under. Especially the shifter cops.When Ella was just a kid, her deadbeat dad ditched her in Australia. She’s still there, working as a biochemist. And apart from a few little trust issues, she’s gotten her life on track. Until now. Her lab? Trashed. Her apartment? Destroyed. Her life? Over. And now she’s on the run with a mysterious and insanely hot cop who just happens to turn into a massive extinct beast, in the middle of the Australian wilderness, pursued by some really weird enemies.
Shifter cop Callan has been a tough field agent for ten years. He’s built his reputation on being cool, calm, and collected. But nothing’s prepared him for the maelstrom of emotions that the beautiful, fiery Ella unleashes within his heart. It goes against everything he’s been trained for, but when he realizes she’s his mate, he knows he has no choice but to help her – no matter where that leads them. With a dangerous enemy hot on their heels and ghosts from Ella’s past coming back to haunt them, protecting her won’t be an easy job.
Can they solve the mystery before time runs out? Can sharing a Tim Tam slam by the campfire be enough to get Ella to open the heart she’s kept closed off for years?
OF KILLERS AND KINGS (THE ELDER EMPIRE: SHADOW BOOK 3) by Will Wright
Shera, the new Head of the Consultant’s Guild, faces more responsibility than she ever asked for. The Guilds are in a state of open war, her Consultants have been forced to relocate from their ancestral home, and Elder cultists plague the streets. In their tombs, the Great Elders stir. With the sky cracked and more Elders rising than ever before, Shera and her faction of Independent Guilds seek a truce with their Imperialist opponents. But they know that any alliance is a gamble. The Imperialists have appointed Calder Marten to the throne, and history has proven that a single ruler is vulnerable to Elder corruption. Even so, Shera and her allies want to bring the division to an end…if the enemy Guilds are willing to cooperate. And if Calder hasn’t been corrupted already. On the seas, a man clings to his own power. In the shadows, a woman fights for peace.
FAE’S DECEPTION (QUEENS OF THE FAE BOOK 1) by M Lynn and Melissa A Craven
Brea Robinson is a murderer. That’s what everyone tells her when she’s accused of killing her best friend. Her mother always claimed she belonged in a straitjacket. Turns out, she was right. When the man with flashing violet eyes whisks her through a portal into a world beyond her imagination, a world vicious in its beauty and wicked in its lies, Brea begins to wonder if she was ever crazy at all. Every hallucination she’s ever had is real, but this new world has its own set of lies and questions. Why are three royals prepared to battle over her? Who is Griffin O’Shea, and why did he abduct her? And does falling in love with a man trapping her in this deadly land mean she really has lost her mind after all? There is only one thing Brea knows: She can’t trust anything. Not her mind. Not her heart. And certainly not the Fae who claims he’s trying to keep her safe.
CHOOSE THE SLAIN (THE LONE VALKYRIE BOOK 2) by Charlie Case, Martha Carr and Michael Anderle
The Lone Valkyrie has an insane evil haunting her dreams… And a sassy goblin helping her during the day. Which is worse? Hard to say. Mila has been trying to pin down the Drude’s location through the nightmares he’s sending her way, and he just made his last mistake. What’s a Lone Valkyrie to do when she can’t be around her sisters to help? She brings the battle to her enemies. Will her powers fully awaken before Azoth can take another unsuspecting victim? Not if Finnegan Dragonbender can prepare her to fight like everything is on the line. Because it is. Join Mila on her adventures across the country to face an evil that could end her existence before it really begins. Can somebody get that goblin to put his clothes back on?
SCARLET GAZE by Foster Bridget Cassidy
After a paranormal encounter in his youth with someone from his future, Collin Frey sets his sights on getting to Marke Staple University. Now eighteen and with a full scholarship to the prestigious university, Collin hopes to find an explanation to that life-changing event. Unfortunately, it only leads to more questions. Finding out he’s there to study magic is the first surprise. The second is his roommate, Terrence, looks identical to the person who started him on the path to Marke Staple. Collin’s more than willing to sell his soul to get closer to Terrence and uncover all the secrets hidden there. Can knowing a man will change after making a horrible mistake ease the pain of betrayal? Collin is going to find out.
WARRING MAGIC (IRON SERPENT CHRONICLES BOOK 3) by Sadie Jacks
She warned them to leave her alone. They didn’t listen. All Kiema wanted was to fix and master the power coursing through her body. To spend the rest of her days with her chosen family in peace. All she needed was one more mate and two guardians to complete the rune branded in her skin. But just like all of her plans, this one was destined to fail. Caught between warring gods and a group of magical fanatics led by her psychopathic adoptive mother, Kiema finally joins the fight that has wrecked her life. This time, together with her stronger and bigger family, she’s playing for keeps. And she’s almost got all the power she needs to win. But when two of her enemies join forces against her, will she fall under the spell of the magic that courses through her blood, or will she cling to the life and family she’s prayed for all these years?
HER THREE DRAGON MATCHMATES (DRAGON’S MATCHMATE AGENCY BOOK 3) by Maia Starr
My violent bear shifter ex-boyfriend is out to kill me. I need three able hands to fight him off. Three dragon shifters from the Protector Hearts Security Service. Hayden, Reed, and Sven are my men. My bodyguards. They’ve been asked to protect me, and they also have a chance at finding love. A chance at making their human clients their mates. Picking one of them is the hardest choice I’ve ever had to make. I want all three. Their protective hands all over me. But these men are as headstrong as they are able. They’re possessive.
Jealous of each other. They need to find a way to share me, without killing each other first. Without compromising the mission that they’re on. A mission to defeat my threat.
A mission to open their hearts. With a little secret on the way, we’re going to be a family soon. Hayden, Reed, and Sven are about to share not just me… but my baby too.
BRIDE OF THE WITCH KING (DESTINED ENCHANTMENT BOOK 2) by Viola Grace
Training to be a queen, she just needs to find and enchant her king. Revenge can wait until she is settled. Viika barely survived her first night at the bride school. Waking up to being nursed by a demon was hard enough, but having Emrie sooth and heal her took her by surprise. The world around her was not what she had been told. Demons were wise and powerful, wizards did not always know what they were doing. Witches were common for the powered folks, and Viika was an exception in the crowd.
Controlling her hatred for the vampires who had tortured her meant learning to see them—and judge them—as individuals. It was a life lesson that helped her through the following years.
Once she was grown, it was time to seek out her king or, rather, find a witch lord to raise to the position of king. He could only rise to power with a queen of his own, and she was willing to go shopping for her king. After a false start she finds her match and sets about combining her power with his. It isn’t for the faint of heart, but he meets her advances head on, and together, they set about restoring the balance in the place she once called home.
SYLFIC (ASCENSION BOOK 2) by Kenna Bardot and Tove Madigan
After years of waiting for my time to come, of waiting for the rest of my males to Ascend, the Head of Sylfeshire House finally deems me ready for presentation to the Gods. There’s just one problem. They aren’t the only ones who want to claim me for themselves. And this time, they’ll have to compete. For me.
HIS SCORCHING DESIRE: PARANORMAL DRAGON SHIFTER ROMANCE (REAL MEN OF WILD RIDGE BOOK 3) by Celia Kyle and Marina Maddix
He’s on the run and she’s just the dragon to catch him. But when she does, will she ever want to let him go? Dragon shifter Grizz Magna has become one of the most dangerous men in the world–one with nothing to lose. With a death sentence hanging over his head, he doesn’t hesitate to escape prison when he gets the chance. Now he’s being hunted by all of dragondom, including one particularly delicious, curvy agent from Wildridge Security.
Elektra Mico is a dragon shifter who only cares about bringing in the bad guys. While the other specialists at Wildridge are finding mates and generally enjoying life outside work, she dives deeper into her job, training harder than ever. When her gut tells her to break away from the team to track a rogue dragon escapee, she listens. She also listens when it tells her that the dragon with the sexy smirk and muscular body belongs to her–and she can’t let him be taken captive again. In the blink of an eye, their worlds are turned inside out. Grizz suddenly realizes he has everything to lose—namely, his fated mate. But will their unbreakable bond spell the end for both of them?
CURSED PRINCE (NIGHT ELVES TRILOGY BOOK 1) by C N Crawford
My heart hasn’t beat in a thousand years. I haven’t uttered a word in prison, and the guards keep their distance. If they get too close, they die–until at last, my magic binds my soul to another. Unfortunately, the person destined to save me is a Night Elf–the enemy of my kind. And yet, when I see her in the cell across from mine, an ember starts to burn in my chest. When we escape together down the palace walls, it’s almost like I can feel again. As we journey to find the magic that will save us both, attraction simmers between us. But I keep my secrets close. Because if she finds out what I am, she will find a way to kill me–even if it means sacrificing herself to do it.
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“New” is generally plus or minus a week or two. I try to catch up on ones I missed in recent months. And I may mention ‘special items’.
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