I have a new release of my own to share this week!
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).
A somewhat smaller list again this week due no doubt to the holiday but still many hours of reading choices!
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JAMOKAN: A BADARI WARRIORS SCIFI ROMANCE NOVEL (SECTORS NEW ALLIES SERIES BOOK 13) by Veronica Scott
Badari Alpha Jamokan and his pack are growing discontented in the sanctuary valley, tired of coming in second place to the pushy new South Seas pack when it comes to assignments and everything else. On top of the discord within his pack, Jamokan is distracted by the search for the right woman to be a proper Alpha’s mate to partner with him in combat and in everyday life. Even the Badari goddess is warning him in visions that he and his pack are on the wrong path for a happy future. In desperation, he receives permission to take his entire pack north to the mountains for a two week hunting expedition, where he hopes to use the time and rugged surroundings to settle the soldiers down and restore order and discipline.
And figure out his own future.
When his men unexpectedly locate a hidden Khagrish lab, he goes to investigate and see if there are humans to be rescued. Little does he suspect he’ll be called upon to break one of the highest commandments of the Badari packs and bring a new disaster to those who look to him for leadership.
Before she became a Khagrish prisoner, Rosemari Parcher was a hydroponics technician on a gritty colony world, who unexpectedly won a planetwide contest. Tapped to receive her heart’s desire and move to a totally different life in the luxurious Inner Sectors, her life had become a happy dream. Kidnapped in space by enemy aliens and given to the Khagrish, she and other humans are the unwilling subjects of a bizarre medical experiment where a quick death seems to be her only hope. Rescued by Jamokan and his pack, she finds herself deeply attracted to the Alpha but the devious Khagrish aren’t through with Rosemari or the experiment.
Amazon Apple Books Kobo GooglePlay Nook coming soon, I hope!
B CLONES by Laurann Dohner
VS Note: I’m always thrilled to have a new book from Laurann. She’s one of my autobuy authors! So yes, I pre-ordered this.
Big – Gemma is a divorced mother of two adult sons. She also is dying in a hospital after a tragic accident. They’re giving her the good drugs to manage her pain, which is why she’s dreaming about waking in the future with a twenty-year-old body and meeting a hot space pirate. Big claims he’s a clone, and she’s one too. What happens when Gemma’s dream turns out to be reality?
Blade – Hailey’s been kidnapped off her mining colony planet and is trapped on board a luxury space shuttle with the bad men who took her. She manages to lock herself inside the captain’s cabin, hoping to be rescued. But it’s not the authorities who hack the lock. It’s a clone. Blade admits to being a space pirate, but he swears he’s going to keep her safe. He may be attractive…but can a clone also be trustworthy?
BRIDGET’S BANE (ICEHOME BOOK 13) by Ruby Dixon
VS Note: I do love this series! One clicked.
A’tam is the worst. Sure, he’s the prettiest man on the beach, but he’s a terrible listener. I’ve told him a dozen times that we’re not compatible – in SO many ways – and he refuses to take no for an answer. He had his chance with me, and he blew it. But A’tam thinks we should be mates. He thinks he can just woo me enough to change my mind. He thinks that sultry kisses and soft touches are the way to a girl’s heart. He thinks that if he shows me that he can be everything I need, I’ll just fall right back into his arms and forget the past. And….sigh. He might be right. Because I want him again and I really, really shouldn’t.
CLAIMED BY THE ALIEN BODYGUARD by Tiffany Roberts
VS Note: One clicked this, oh yessss….
A retired alien bodyguard. A luscious human female he craves. He’ll do whatever it takes to make her his by Christmas.Gabriela Romero is a single mother struggling to make ends meet. With Christmas fast approaching, she’s lost work, she’s late on rent, and the zeroes in her bank account are on the wrong side of the decimal point. Fortunately, she has a couple bright spots in her life—her amazing daughter, Ana, and her brief interactions with her gorgeous neighbor from across the street, Mason Lee. He’s big, strong, kind, and he’s great with Ana. Plus, he looks at Gabriela like he wants to devour her. How could a man like him be real? When he finally asks her out—and an unexpected job comes her way—it seems Gabriela’s luck is finally turning around. Until the universe decides to give her a reality check and disaster strikes. In Gabriela’s most desperate moments, Mason rushes to the rescue. But her savior isn’t what he seems. He’s a seven-foot-tall alien with horns and glowing violet eyes. Did she run into the arms of an otherworldly demon or will this unusual being save Christmas—and claim Gabriela’s heart in the process?
THE PRIESTESS AND THE THIEF: KINDRED TALES 30 by Evangeline Anderson
Ellilah is a priestess…but not a very good one. She doesn’t seem to have the right temperament for quiet meditation. And even worse, she broke her vow of chastity at the Christmas party after a dark stranger drugged her punch. Now she’s being sent to the Priory of Extreme Atonement—an ominous place with no windows and daily beatings. But Elli has always had a mind of her own. Instead of handing herself over for punishment, she goes on a quest to find a cure for the old Priestess Superior who is dying. Elli’s quest will take her to the Tenebrian Court and put her in great danger…which is why the Goddess sends her some help in the form of the very same dark stranger who drugged her punch in the first place.
Roke is half Havoc—a Kindred-like race of males who refuse to bond with females. He is none too pleased at being sent to protect the little priestess, but he doesn’t dare disobey the Goddess. Once he meets Elli again, however, he feels an instant attraction to her. He goes with her to the dangerous Tenebrian Court to protect her from the predatory nobles—especially the rapacious Crown Prince who insists that everyone “Mirror” his erotic activities at supper every night. Will the two of them be able to complete their quest and leave the Court alive? Will Roke admit he wants to bond with Elli, even though he has sworn never to take a bride? And will Elli ever forgive herself for breaking her vow of chastity with the dark warrior?
ALIEN ABDUCTION FOR BEGINNERS (THE INTERGALACTIC DUIDE TO HUMANS BOOK 1) by Skye MacKinnon
Not all aliens are good at abducting humans. Havel, Matar and Xil have failed too many times to count. Luckily, there’s help available for failed kidnappers: a diploma offered by the Intergalactic University. To complete their course, these three sexy aliens need to abduct a human female – and they’re graded on it. The problem is, the human female has no intentions of being abducted, not even to help them get the universe’s most recognised abduction qualification. A hilarious sci-fi reverse harem with clueless aliens and the human woman they’re trying to seduce (and probe). Beware, these aliens have fangs and tails and are ready to put them to good use.
SENSUAL BREEDER (DELIVERING THE DIRTY 30 BOOK 1) by Miranda Bridges
An elite group of marauders, known only as “Nightwalkers,” accept a contract to steal a group of human female breeders and deliver them to a mysterious buyer. They will have to fight their attraction while evading capture from the Galactic Court, as well as other thieves who wish to obtain the reward money for themselves. And the women? Well, they are 30 years old, and at their prime, which makes them not just universal breeders, but the most desired ones in the galaxy.
SCENT OF MEMORY (GREEN RISING BOOK 2) by Shari Elder
VS Note: The snippets from this have been very good…on my TBR List.
Twelve years ago, Marisol lost Aren. Now he’s back—pointing a gun at her head and treating her like a stranger.
Rebel hacker, Marisol Martinez, never thought volunteering to keep the hospital safe from cyborgs would lead her back to the man sabotage ripped from her arms. The man she swore to avenge by any means possible. For over a decade, Cap protected the cyborgs under his command from every danger. Until he meets an insurgent, whose scent wreaks havoc on his control. She calls him Aren and insists she knows him. But she’s wrong. He has no past, no present, no future—only orders he’s programmed to complete. Forced together, Marisol and Cap can’t resist the passion that keeps building between them. With time running out, Marisol must use her computer skills to restore Aren’s memories or Cap will kill all subversives on the planet—starting with her
HIS HUMAN ASSISTANT (MONSTERS LOVE CURVY GIRLS BOOK 3) by Michelle Mills
I’m a corporate whistleblower running for my life, so I take the first job I can find off planet. Now I’m a lowly assistant for some rich devil named Hannibal Hellstone? And when I say “devil,” I mean DEVIL. As in this guy’s skin is dark red, he has shiny black horns, sharp fangs, silver-tipped claws and a barbed tail. This Hyrrokin is scary AF and his eight-year-old son looks just like him. And, he has a sharp-toothed, three-headed, fire-breathing “dog” at his side. *gulp* I’m supposed to live with my new boss? I don’t know anything about kids. And I don’t like pets. But, jeez, this guy is hawt. And his kid is sweet too. My heart cracks open for them—and their “dog.” Hannibal starts throwing heated glances my way. But if this honorable soldier knew the real me, the girl with the checkered past, would he still want me? Oh well, it’s not like this is going to get serious—he’s told everyone he’s never, ever, going to marry anyone ever again. This is good, right? That’s what I want too…right?
TEACHER FOR AN ALIEN DOCTOR (INTERGALACTIC EXCHANGE PROGRAM BOOK 3) by Roxie Ray
June became an alien bride when I was fifteen. She died on Tracorox six years later. Now I’m responsible for her child, and I’m determined to find out how she really died. Accident? I don’t think so. I joined IEP to get off Earth and find information about my sister. I never expected to find a mate of my own. Soren, the alien doctor, makes me burn with need. I’ve never wanted any man – or alien – before. But I can’t deny the way he makes me feel. If I become his mate, will I be able to find justice for my sister?
I’ve been hurt by love before. I’ve been played. Used. I’m done with love. Until Maya brings her nephew in for medical care. The human woman is a mystery, one I’m determined to solve. The mating gene has me in its grasp, and I don’t want to escape. But she’s determined to leave the planet. And me. I need to earn her trust and her heart.
If she can’t put her faith in me, she’ll never be my mate. But if can’t trust her, I’ll lose her before I ever have the chance to claim her.
RAITH (INTERGALACTIC SOUL MATES BOOK 6) by Annabelle Rex
Mia made a promise to always attend her family’s Christmas ‘gathering’. Hard to call it a party when they’re about as much fun as a funeral. It’s the same thing every year. Why are you still single? When are you going to settle down? Get married? Start having kids? Sick of the judgement and the Regency era attitudes, Mia has a plan. She might have promised to attend the gathering, but she never promised to behave when she got there. Rocking up with a member of the Intergalactic Community on her arm could be just the thing to rattle a few cages and make the party far more entertaining. A newly launched exchange program could be just the ticket to find her ‘date’. Three days at a terrible Christmas function in exchange for a week long all expenses paid tour of London – who could possibly refuse?
Raith has a problem. A money problem. Days away from being destitute, he has two choices – go to the home planet he swore he’d never return to, or give in to the reality of living the rest of his Unmatched life on some dismal colony in the back end of the Universe. But when a strange request from a Human female catches his eye, Raith sees a third solution. This Mia is the most beautiful female he’s ever seen. Pretending to be her date won’t exactly be a hardship. And maybe, if he plays it just right, she might be amenable to making their little arrangement more permanent. Being the kept man of a beautiful Human female sounds infinitely better than his other options. If there’s one thing Raith knows, it’s how to separate pleasures of the body from affairs of the heart. But the more he gets to know Mia, the less sure he is he can keep doing it.
CLAIMING HIS UNEXPECTED BABY (ASSASSINS GUILD BOOK 2) by Michelle Howard
His baby? Not possible. Assassin Sulen Czen wouldn’t trust a woman outside the bonding vow to bear his child and he had no plans on settling down any time soon. Until the day pain and terror unlike anything he’d ever known before resonated along a connection that shouldn’t exist. Now he’s willing to fight for the family he didn’t know he had or needed. Her mate? Actions have consequences and falling in love with the wrong man was just the first mistake of many. After the man she loved denied the baby she carried and threatened her life, Amelie Haven did something she knew was wrong. Now she has to deal with an assassin who’s stolen her heart and a cruel ex who won’t stay out of her life. Both are claiming her daughter as their own. Amelie would do whatever it took to protect her child. Even if it meant pretending a relationship that shouldn’t even be possible.
ALPHA SIEGE: OMEGA MATES BOOK 1 by Pearl Tate
VS Note: From NOV 14. I missed it!
Sunny:I can’t remember what happened leading up to my abduction by aliens, but I sure remember waking up! I’m trapped inside a tiny clear spacecraft, heading to the surface of a planet that doesn’t look familiar. Everyone with me is just as confused as we barrel through the sky in the individual pods we’re strapped inside back to back. Then, my pod shoots out from the others, and I’m on my own! After that, it doesn’t take long to run into the local inhabitants—but of course, I run from them! They’re… not human, but I realize I can understand them. Could that have something to do with the gnarly scar on the back of my head? According to the alien that’s now dragging me around and punishing me like a child, I belong to him. He’s smoking hot even though he’s purple, but his possessive streak is a little over the top…PLEASE NOTE: This Sci-Fi Alien M/F Omegaverse Romance features an ABO culture complete with Omega fated mates, heats, knotting, and spanking by a dominant, possessive Alpha.
FALLEN WARRIORS (INTERGALACTIC ENOSIS: THE PYXIS SYSTEM BOOK 1) by Aurora Welkin
VS Note: Book ends in a cliffhanger which book 2 will resolve. Book 2 is currently scheduled for FEB.
When the females of Saber mysteriously die, Prince Arana, the only remaining member of the Royal family, vows to govern the living and avenge the fallen. As if being the new king was not enough, Arana faces a grave challenge. He and Beast, his sabertooth half, need to play nice long enough to accomplish the only thing that will save them—finding compatible females for his people. He needs to lead his warriors by example, else his failure will cost him more than just his life. Will he locate a mate Beast will accept in time, or will he be leading to doom those he pledged to protect?
BONDED TO THE RAKIAN BERSERKER by Elin Wynn and Starr Huntress
Berserker Gavin is made for war. Then how can one human woman send all of his senses into confusion?
A STAR PILOT’S RENEGADE SPY by Eva Delaney and Vivi Clarke
I don’t know what’s harder—trusting a renegade spy with my mission, or with my heart. The fate of the galaxy rests in my hands, but thankfully I no longer work alone. I have my crew of five dangerous, sexy men by my side, and in the close quarters of my small intergalactic ship. But our mission is only just getting started when jealousy runs rampant among my crew. My men can’t stand the renegade spy, and neither should I. Antares’s mischievous looks and flirty comments make my heart race. It would be so easy to give in, but how can I trust him when he has a dark past with my greatest enemy? When we’re assigned our most deadly mission of all, Antares’s past is the key to success—but it might just break my heart in the process. A Star Pilot’s Renegade Spy is a reverse harem space opera, featuring a bad-ass heroine, charming rebels, and gripping space battles. It’s a combination of Firefly and Star Wars with a RH twist. It is the third book in a medium-burn series.
ALIEN HOLIDAY by Tracy Lauren
It’s Christmastime on Elysia. The weather is as wintery as one can expect in a rain forest and our annual secret Santa game is in full swing. Yet for me, something’s missing. My heart aches whenever I think of mi familia back home. Still, I’m determined to make this Christmas a special one and when I meet a Grinchy, green alien living high on a mountain above our village I’ve suddenly got a project. For years this guy has been living in solitude—That ends now. No one should be alone, especially at Christmas. Family is the dearest thing to my heart and I’m going to make this Grinch a part of mine whether he likes it or not. But the one thing I didn’t plan on, was falling in love in the process.
LYEL (MAIL ORDER BRIDES OF CRAKAIR BOOK 6) by Ava Ross
Kidnapped by four-armed, blue skinned aliens, Isabelle “Isi” is sold to the head of the Al’kieern kidnapping operation. Isi has accepted she’ll live and die as a songbird pet to the queen. If nothing else, performing for the Al’kieern beats being sold as a breeder. But a Crakairian warlord storms the Al’kieern compound, determined to destroy everything and everyone in his path. When he’s captured, Isi offers to free him if he helps her get away.
Scorned by Crakairian society after his father tried to murder a respected military commander, Lyel is willing to die to redeem his family name. He takes on a suicide mission to destroy the Al’kieern kidnapping operation on the moon, Mara. But as he’s about to blow the place to heille, he sees Isi. As she sings, a symbol appears on his palm, telling him she’s his destined mate. He’ll do anything to free her, but to escape, they must cross a grueling wasteland filled with deadly traps and with the Al’kieern hot on their heels. Will their growing love survive this challenge?
CLAIMED BY THE KAIJU (MASSIVE MATES BOOK 1) by Lizzy Bequin
For as long as I can remember, I’ve secretly hoped that a tall man would come along and sweep me off my feet. Sure, dark and handsome would be just fine too, but the main thing for me is height. Well, you know what they say: Careful what you wish for. I watch in stunned terror as Megadon emerges from the sea. He is a Kaiju. A giant monster from another world. His colossal green body towers over the city. A hundred feet of brutal muscle cascading sea water as he rises. The obsessed monster roars my name. Every stomp of his feet shakes the foundations of the city and sends shameful vibrations rippling straight into my center. I shouldn’t be turned on by this. I really shouldn’t.
Megadon is coming, and I’m the prize he seeks. He won’t give up until he’s got me in the palm of his hand, quite literally. He says I’m his Kaijira. He says I’m his Fated Mate. I say… how is this even going to work?
THAT DISTANT DREAM (THE SATURA TRILOGY BOOK 1) by Laurel Beckley
VS Note: F/F military scifi
After her escape pod is found drifting through debris nearly two decades after the end of the Redelki Wars, Melin is woken from cryosleep to find a galaxy where she no longer belongs. The galaxy has moved on from the horrors she experienced, the experiences that transformed her into a hero while she slept, but she hasn’t. Alone, broken in mind and body, Melin is slowly pulled to the planet of her ancestors. She just wants a fresh start. A chance to end the dreams plaguing her sleep. A chance for answers. For new beginnings. For a life lived in oblivion where no one knows her name or what she did. But Satura is a planet at war. And there are no fresh starts for heroes.
GAVRIEL (ALPHA QUADRANT SPACE PIRATES BOOK 1) by Enid Titan
Jaen joins a band of misfit pirates on one last salvage mission. She’s here to make a quick buck and get out. Fast.
Falling in love is the last thing on her mind. She comes from a world and time where romance always comes with a steep price. Jaen can’t lose more than she already has in the war that devastated her colony. Then she meets him…
The brooding, horned alien male, Gavriel, is exactly like every other space pirate. Cold. Dark. Seductive. He’s got a chiseled body from fighting his way across the galaxy and a warrior’s heart to match. But he’s the last alien in the universe Jaen should ever end up with…Pirates are too dangerous and she’s been burned too many times to count. What makes Gavriel so different from the rest?
CHRISTMAS WITH MY ALIEN MATE (LAST WARRIORS OF DILARIA BOOK 6) by Piper Fox
Fane will do anything for his mate, so when she asks him to help her make the perfect Christmas for the new Dilarian settlement, he’s eager to help. Not to mention, he’s eager to have a little escape with his mate. When a storm completely wipes out their ship, they crash back down to the planet, lost in a sea of white. Now they’re miles from their home, their daughter, and Christmas cheer. And they’re being hunted. White Christmas. Check. Christmas with her mate. Check. Shipwrecked, hunted, and possibly freezing to death? Not if Fane and Kendra have anything to say about it. Fane is determined to get his mate home and their little girl back in their arms where she belongs just in time for Christmas.
GIFTED (THE LEGION: SAVAGE LANDS SECTOR) by Eva Priest
t’s the most wonderful time of the year, and the crew of the Aurum is headed to Rodinia Prime for a well-deserved break just in time for the new year festival. The promise of a snowy landscape, merry spirits, and a joyous surprise inspire Solana to introduce new holiday traditions that she can celebrate with her fate-mate–and the ever-growing crew she now considers family. Gifted is a limited-edition holiday novella, and will be available through January 1, 2021. Please start with Hunted, book one in The Legion: Savage Lands Sector as this slice-of-life story features couples from the other books in the series.
EARTH HUSBANDS ARE ODD (EARTH FATHERS) by Lyn Gala
Max, the stranded Earth pilot, and Rick, his tentacled partner in love, are forced to return to a universe that dismisses Rick as an asymmetrical, loud outcast. But Rick hasn’t told Max the whole story. Max wants to live in a universe where his children and his lover are respected and given a chance to shine. He doesn’t know the odds are stacked against them. Max is going to have to catch up fast if he wants to win a battle that is less about weapons than manipulating the rest of the universe into being fair. To protect his sweet, belchy partner in love and their three offspring, Max will change the universe, one stubborn alien at a time, and he might have to start with the one he loves.
CHANCING THE BROWN MOUNTAIN LIGHTS by CC Tillery
Although healer/time traveler Lizzie Baker knows the possibility of war looms ahead, she elects to stay in the 21st century instead of going back 100 years to her time or to the 19th century, where she spent the last five years of her life. The threat of war becomes a reality when Lizzie treats a fatally injured man in Morganton, North Carolina who tells of the invasion of America by a foreign country.
ACQUAINTED WITH THE NIGHT by Lesli Richardson
VS Note: A re-release…
I hated the Terran military. I didn’t volunteer, either. Like so many others, I was drafted as cannon fodder in the senseless Terran war against the Algonquans. Not like I had much of a future ahead of me, though, without a rich family to pave my way or even pay for me to have a wife. Now, my entire ship’s been captured. If what we’ve been told about the alien race is true, I’ll never be seen again. I hope they don’t eat me. Turns out the truth is far different than we were led to believe. The Algonquans aren’t vicious, insectoid monsters, either. We’re now their pampered pets…and they’re using us to help replenish their population to win the war. You know, maybe this isn’t the worst life after all. (MMMM, sci-fi romance, humans as aliens’ pets, m-preg.) Note: This book was previously published under my Tymber Dalton pen name. It has been revised and expanded for re-release.
WHILE YOU WERE CREEPING by Poppy Rhys
I had zero plans to spend Christmas with an alien convict, yet here I am. In possession of a misplaced interdimensional prison with no idea how to return to sender. Worse yet, this convict has no respect for personal space. It only goes downhill from there when, in a moment of desperation, I strike a bargain with him–be my Krampus for the annual Kringle Parade. Oh… and pretend to be my doting boyfriend for the holiday season in exchange for my help. Does that make me a criminal too? It’s the most wonderful time of the year.
SLEEPING NOVA (GALACTIC BREEDING PROGRAM 1) by ML Uberti
Sold. When her father contracts her to the Galactic Breeding Program, Briar Perrault is forced to go to a planet in another galaxy to be mated with an alien she has never met, one who clearly is not excited about the prospect of a Human bride. Axic Seven has spent his life serving his world’s military, accomplished and proud, and believes Humans are a necessary evil — perfect for procreation but otherwise weak and inane. When Briar challenges those beliefs, Axic finds himself fascinated with her strength and humor. But will it be too late to win her heart by the time he realizes she is meant to be his happily ever after?
COUGAR CHRISTMAS CALAMITY (HEART OF THE COUGAR BOOK 8) by Terry Spear
Cougar shifter Jessie Whittington plans to work on her psychic romance book before Christmas at the Whispering Pines Resort on the North Shore of Lake Superior, but peace and quiet aren’t exactly what she’s going to get right before Christmas.
Former army ranger Emerson Merriweather has returned home after being ambushed on a Black Ops mission, and now learns his uncle has died. When he meets his only guest at the cabin resort, he’s surprised she’s a cougar too. Before long, a blizzard hits, bear shifters wreak havoc, and he’s helping Jessie decorate for Christmas. Something he never thought he would be doing. Jessie’s definitely the light in his life but he still has to take care of the man who set him and his team up during the mission. He knows he will be looking for Emerson to finish the job. Mystery and intrigue are the name of the game and things aren’t always as they seem.
A MOTHER’S NIGHT GIFT (RAGORU ROMANCE BOOK 1) by S J Sanders
Mother’s Night had passed unmarked for many years for Betani and her children. Afterall, there was little to celebrate when living on the streets. This year was different. For the first time they are going to celebrate Mother’s Night and holiday cheer fills their small apartment despite the tight control of the warders who have risen to power in the poor districts. Despite her limited means, when a triad shows up on her doorstep during a snowstorm with their poisoned lead male, she can’t turn them out. Having a triad in her home makes her dream for the impossible, of just maybe having her family grow…if one of them would just make a move.
With a triad who longs for a family, and a clash of cultures where the males wait on their female’s desires, will this triad and their hoped-for human mate and offspring find their holiday wishes come true? Love and a bit of holiday magic is in their air.
NIGHT FAE (DARK FAE KINGS BOOK 3) by Meg Xuemei X
The Dawn Queen thinks she can steal my mates. I thought the bond between us would never break, but then she bewitches them into forgetting who I am and what I mean to them. At the queen’s command, they hunt me like a wild beast. To survive, I must become more merciless than any of them, no matter how much my heart bleeds when I hurt them or how badly my body craves theirs. When even my forbidden magic can’t bring them back, I have to make a terrible choice. To end the deadly game and make my mates remember me again, I’ll have to leap into Hell’s inferno. If that doesn’t work? I’ll burn to ashes.
LICENSE TO KILL (BALANCING THE SCALES BOOK 2) by R J Blain
Being the mate of Jake Thomas isn’t what Karma expected. He wants to keep her safe. She wants to find out the truth behind the kidnapping of baby Annabelle Greenwich, the case that had resulted in their marriage. The truth can only be found in murky waters, and with a betrayer in their midsts, Karma is forced to choose between the man she loves and justice. In order to untangle the web of lies destroying her life, Karma partners with a rogue wolf who faces execution should she be caught by the Inquisition. On the run from the authorities, her mate, and those who would kill her to protect their secrets, Karma has one chance to discover the truth before her former allies and mate are forced to make use of their license to kill.
MURDER MITTENS by R J Blain
Becoming a bounty hunter and taking on the call sign of Murder Mittens wasn’t Harri’s brightest move, but what’s a lynx to do with millions of debt while working a customer service gig? The scars deforming her face won’t remove themselves, and she’ll bag and tag every criminal in the United States to get rid of them if necessary. Being assigned a handler could make or break her, but did the powers that be really have to toss Sebastian Sumners her way? The lion with a stubborn streak as wide as hers tests her patience on a good day, but nothing makes her purr more than goading him into roaring. Add in a protective family, a serial killer on the loose, and more trouble than any one cat needs, and it’s going to take a miracle for Harri to get through the most important job of her life.
ZODIAC ACADEMY 6: THE THRONE by Caroline Peckham
Fate has torn us apart and sometimes I believe the stars have given up on us altogether. Without my sister, the world seems darker than ever before and the shadows loom thicker, rising up to answer the call of the Shadow Princess and changing the face of Solaria for good. Now Lionel Acrux has the strength to make a move for the throne, I’m not sure how much time we have left to stop him. Our only hope is to find the Imperial Star before he does. We made the sacrifice the stars called for and we’re paying the price for that decision so it can’t be for nothing. But with the stars turning against us at every move, and the last light in the world seeming to fade, I’m afraid we’re almost out of time. Hope is a dangerous thing. It’s the key to us fighting on. But it could be what destroys us in the end. One thing is for certain, I won’t stop until I have been reunited with my other half and together we will fight to take our crowns. A war is coming. The throne is calling for a new monarch. And someone must answer its call.
GUARDIAN FORCE (BOOK 5 IN ELEMENTAL WARS SERIES) by K Gorman and S R Frederick
Eight months have passed since Mieshka Renaud fought for her life and brought down the coup in the labyrinth of tunnels under the Kjaran military base in Mersetzdeitz, and things are looking up: she and her dad have a nice apartment, she’s caught up with her schoolwork, learned a decent amount of the Mages’ language, kept her head down, and worked on her powers. But nothing stays quiet in the city for long. And soon, they will discover that the city has a whole new level of secrets that no one had ever found before.
BIRTHRIGHT (MERCENARY QUEEN BOOK 1) by Elizabeth Knight
Cassarah, the firstborn child of a baron, is finally ready to be presented at the royal court. Every step of the way, her mother has been planning out each detail of her life—who she’s going to marry, how she’s going to dress, and even what she’s allowed to say. But Cassarah’s ability to quietly submit to her mother has come to an end. Hopeful that being accepted into court will change things for the better, Cassarah doesn’t realize how quickly her life will turn upside down. At the release of her magical Birthright, something unexpected happens. A clutch of dragons begins to hatch early, and the newly accepted firstborn nobles get their chance at a pair-bond. As if this wasn’t enough, Cassarah discovers her family has been hiding a dark secret that comes to change her life in the dead of night. What will she do when she finally has the chance to decide her own fate? Book 1 of the Mercenary Queen series. This is a slow burn series where she collects her harem along the way.
FAETED FAEVORITE (FAE PRISON TRILOGY BOOK 3) by Piper Maki
Just when I thought things were starting to go my way…Two hot guys in my bed and two more waiting in the wings when I’m ready to let them in. Discovering my Oracle powers. Starting to fit in. Things were looking up for me on the Fae prison island. But then… betrayal. The one that I thought would watch over me, to help me navigate this incredible world, is actually my enemy. And among the human-hating Fae, that’s a scary prospect. Turns out, I’ve made a lot of enemies in my short time on the island. My guys want to protect me. They’ll do just about anything to do so. Problem is, I’m on my own this time. It’s up to me to survive. Or not. But there’s a lot more to the story, and I’m the only one who knows what’s going to happen. Secrets and lies. Betrayals spanning thousands of years. Impending wars that will stretch across all the universal planes. Entire races wiped out of existence. With my Oracle powers, I see it all. I’m just not sure if I can stop it… especially if I’m dead.
PSYCHIC FOR HIRE (PARANORMAL TEMP AGENCY BOOK 2) by Molly Fitz
After my last assignment almost killed me, I thought I was done with the Paranormal Temp Agency. Turns out we were just getting started… The board of paranormal liaisons is down a member, leaving Beech Grove vulnerable to outside magical influence. Worse still, the stray cats who work as our field agents are disappearing from the streets—and they’re not winding up in shelters. Now my boss, a black cat named Mr. Fluffikins, has ordered me to go undercover as a phony psychic and find out what’s happening to the missing feline agents. Last week I didn’t even know magic existed; this week it’s up to me to help save it. Yup, all in a day’s work for this part-time psychic.
WINTER DREAMS by Melissa Marr
A Wicked Lovely ebook prequel. If the Summer King doesn’t save Summer, humanity will perish with it, but the Dark King has discovered that he asked to forget why the not-entirely-mortal Moira Foy matters to his court, so he endeavours to prevent the Summer King from finding the mortal who would be Summer Queen. The Summer King has spent eternity romancing mortals, stealing their mortality as he seeks his missing Summer Queen. When he met Donia half a century ago, he knew that she would either break his heart or heal it. But Donia failed the test to be his destined queen, and Keenan has lost more than his missing sunlight this time. With the Winter Queen growing stronger every day and centuries of failure, Keenan is ready to quit trying.
EVERSPELL (KINDRED BOOK 5) by Donna Grant
Runa is used to mysteries. Fortunately, she’s skilled at using those things to her advantage. Until some truths about her past are revealed, and her world is shaken to its very core. Now, she has her sights set on finding and saving the family she’s never known. What wasn’t in her plans is the sexy, mysterious stranger who seems to find her over and over, taking her breath every time. All his life, Brom knew he’d eventually have to find the Varroki and take his birthright. Then a witch lays out a nearly impossible choice before him, and Brom decides to follow his heart. The beautiful and enigmatic female he’s drawn to is more than captivating. She makes him want to reveal all his secrets. But doing so could be the difference between life and death—for both of them. Especially in the battle between good and evil where all of the relics of the First Witch are in play—and everyone has a hidden agenda.
THE PART ABOUT THE DRAGON WAS (MOSTLY) TRUE by Sean Gibson
Sure, you think you know the story of the fearsome red dragon, Dragonia. How it terrorized the village of Skendrick until a brave band of heroes answered the noble villagers’ call for aid. How nothing could stop those courageous souls from facing down the dragon. How they emerged victorious and laden with treasure. But, even in a world filled with epic adventures and tales of derring-do, where dragons, goblins, and unlicensed prestidigitators run amok, legendary heroes don’t always know what they’re doing. Sometimes they’re clueless. Sometimes beleaguered townsfolk are more hapless than helpless. And orcs? They’re not always assholes, and sometimes they don’t actually want to eat your children. Heloise the Bard, Erithea’s most renowned storyteller (at least, to hear her tell it), is here to set the record straight. See, it turns out adventuring isn’t easy, and true heroism is as rare as an articulate villager. Having spent decades propagating this particular myth (which, incidentally, she wrote), she’s finally able to tell the real story-for which she just so happened to have a front-row seat.
WITCH, CAT AND COBB by J K Pendragon
VS Note: F/F Fantasy Romance
Destined for an arranged marriage she wants nothing to do with, Princess Breanwynne decides her only option for escape is to run away. After announcing this plan to her trusted cat, Fen, she’s shocked when he asks that she take him along. Following his suggestion to venture into the lair of the Swamp Witch begins a life-altering adventure and reveals shocking information that will lead to more than one happily ever after—if she and Fen survive.
THE DRAGON’S FATE (THE BLUEWATER COAST BOOK 2) by Roxie Ray
I’ll do what it takes to keep my daughter safe. Jace isn’t a guy I can count on. Not when I’m raising my daughter on my own, and I still have the scars my ex-husband gave me. Jace may be able to scare off my ex, but he has trouble written all over him. I should keep away, but when he turns on the charm I melt. My heart is telling me he’s the one.
But can I risk it all when I know just how bad things can get?
THE DRAGON’S TATTOO (THE BLUEWATER COAST BOOK 3) by Roxie Ray
I’m the alpha of my dragon shifter clan, and I’m bound by duty. It doesn’t matter that Skye’s my fated mate. She’s human. They won’t accept her. I won’t accept anyone else. She was my best friend when we were young. I’ve loved her since I was a teenager. But I’ve done my best to keep my distance, for the good of the clan. Enough. I’m the alpha now and I’m done waiting. I want Skye as my mate. My clan will have to live with it.
MIDNIGHT FAE ACADEMY BOOK THREE by Lexi C Foss
Retribution. Reformation. Two sides of a revolution, both vying for my allegiance. Well, I pick neither side. I’m an Earth Fae Royal bound to four Midnight Fae. My powers are growing stronger every day, and I’m tired of being a pawn in a war I don’t understand. Now that I know all the players involved and the risks at stake, I’m ready to ascend. No more tricks. No more lies. No more deadly secrets. My name is Aflora. Your future Queen of the Midnight Fae. And I’m done playing your games. Welcome to the new reign, boys. I make the rules here. And I will not bow.
ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS by Various
VS Note: No idea what genre these are (it’s described as a ‘mashup’) but T L Christianson usually writes paranormal. Anyway, it’s the holidays so…!
Come, join this amazing group of authors as you go with them finding out what do they really want for Christmas. These authors have taken the theme and made it their own. Join C. J. Corbin, Anne Rainey, T. L. Christianson, T. Elizabeth Guthrie, Kathryn C. Kelly, Jacquelyn Ayres, Erin Osborne, Bob Dixon, Robin Andrews, Theresa Sederholt, Lucy Eden, Christina McCord, and AnnaMarie Gardner &Tanis Owen.
ACADEMY OF BEASTS XXIV by Becca Fanning
What have I gotten myself into? Surrounded by people I don’t trust, pretending to be something I’m not. It sounds like my first days at Beast Academy, but this time I’m surrounded by people who wouldn’t hesitate to kill me if they knew the truth. The witches have sworn to help me, but if they don’t come through, I’ll never see my men again.
POLAR COMPOUD: A BARVALE CLAN TALE BOOK 3 by C D Gorri
“He wants to claim his mate, but this female is hard to catch!” Maya Osborn has had a lot of heartache in her life, and she isn’t in the market for any more. Especially not from a Polar Bear Shifter who speaks before he thinks. With her step-mother recently married, Maya is suddenly in charge of their florist shop and she finds herself in over her head. It seems someone has taken out a loan in the business’ name and the bank wants its money or else she will lose everything. Who can she turn to for help in her time of need? Tonic Nanouk has been lusting after Maya since the day he landed in Barvale, New Jersey from his small Alaska Clan. He knew in his heart that the small female was his fated mate, but so far she’s been resistant to his charm. Okay, so he was a little rough around the edges, but what did a Bear have to do to get some attention around here? When Maya gets into financial trouble, Tonic offers her a way out. It’s his one chance to show her they might be polar compounds, but together their bond is stronger than anything. Will she take a chance on him?
THE OTHER SIDE OF THE MIRROR (DETECTIVE DUARTE MYSTERIES BOOK 1) by Jamie Sands
The case: a grandmother who vanished from a locked room. The best lead: a psychic who’s as mysterious as she is cute. Detective Jack Duarte is the one called upon when weird cases hit Auckland. A fierce loner with a reputation for solving the unsolvable, she is the perfect choice for the latest odd mystery: the locked-room disappearance of a beloved grandmother, who has vanished without trace and, seemingly, without suspects or a motive. This time around, though, Jack has also been assigned a partner. The fresh young detective Piper, who has transferred in with a difficult history, is determined to prove themself. Smart, perky, and inexperienced. They are exactly the kind of partner Jack manages to scare away. As they dig deeper into the mystery, though, Jack has to put her own reluctance in the back seat and help Piper navigate a whole different world — because the beloved grandmother has her own mysterious past, one that has already cost lives… and souls. With the help of the enigmatic and beautiful psychic Emmaline, Jack and Piper must confront the strange world on the other side of the mirror. Some mysteries can only be solved with magic!
PRINCE OF DECEIT (DAWN OF RAGNAROK BOOK 3) by Alianne Donnelly
Wilderheim’s worst fears have come true. The Veil is shattered and Ragnarok is coming for them all. Prince Fal is now the only one left to stand against the destruction of his kingdom—but how can he save his people, when he can’t even save himself? Overwhelmed by his own magic, Fal is shrouded in constant illusions that make a lie of him as well as the world around him. If he can’t find a cure, he’ll soon lose himself completely, and Wilderheim’s last hope of survival will disappear.His one chance is the old carver’s peculiar daughter, whose very touch somehow makes Fal’s illusions vanish. But Sanja has problems of her own—ones that might kill her before she can do anything to help Fal, or his kingdom. With time quickly running out, Fal and Sanja must find a way to save themselves and stop Ragnarok in its tracks before it’s too late. When armies march, an age will end.
A VERY KLAUS CHRISTMAS: AN AURORA MARELUP SERIES NOVELLA by Serenity Rayne
The children are all grown and it’s time to call them all home for the holidays. Messengers are sent far and wide to locate all of Aurora’s bloodline. The kids have a real surprise waiting for them this year. Jayce and I have spent the better half of the last month planning Christmas. Between the food and presents I believe we are all set. Now, we just have to keep Aurora out of the presents till the children arrive, easier said than done.
THE DEVIL’S DITTY (THE SPELLSINGER SERIES BOOK 14) by Amy Sumida
The Devil returns for an encore. His fractured soul has been wandering Angelus ever since Elaria pulled it free of Lucifer but now, it’s found a way back to the physical world. As the one who released the part of Lucifer that craves only blood and pain, Elaria feels that it’s now her responsibility to destroy it. But the Devil has grown even more cunning while separated from Lucifer, and Elaria will need more than music to stop him this time. She’ll have to face her own demons and frailties—the secrets of her heart and the darkness in her soul—if she wants to stand a chance of conquering the most villainous god who has ever existed.
SHADOWS SCORCH: WINGS OF DARKNESS + LIGHT BOOK 3 by C Rochelle
What fresh Hell is this? You know, for being such a bad bitch, I sure know how to make some very bad decisions. I went ahead and followed a sexy psychopath to the Garden of Eden with no clue how to access my full powers or return to my Champions back on Earth. Assuming they still want me after what I’ve done! Heaven’s Tribunal and Hell’s Council have been plotting against the human race for centuries and I’m apparently the only one who can stop them. The trouble is, I still don’t have all the pieces of the puzzle and all three realms are running out of time. Oh, and first, I need to defeat the Big Bad before I accidentally end up on the wrong side of history. Can’t a legendary goddess catch a break? Once I learn to master all four elements, I can finally achieve my divine destiny and restore the balance between angels, demons, and humans. With my Champions by my side – and an army of my own – I’m ready to fully step into my power and bring my enemies to their knees. Hell hath no fury like a revolution whose time has come.
A GHOST OF A CHANCE (GHOST DETECTIVE BOOK 4) by Jane Hinchey
Running a private investigation business in the seaside town of Firefly Bay should be a pretty easy job. One where I call the shots—figuratively speaking because to put clumsy little ole me in charge of a firearm is just asking for trouble. After a hectic few months, all I’m after is an easy day, where my cases add up to nothing more strenuous than deciding if tonight’s takeout is pizza or tacos (or both). Should have known my day was going to go to hell in a handbasket when someone switched out my coffee for decaf (seriously, who does that?) and my main squeeze, Captain Cowboy Hot Pants, aka Detective Kade Galloway’s ex-girlfriend and internal affairs investigator, Savannah Mcintosh, turns up to work a case. Before I can say café latte, Galloway’s dodging my calls, I’ve got a raccoon on my hands who’s decided mi casa es su casa, my ghostly best friend has a crush to die for, and local teenager Kira Melendez has turned up missing. So much for an easy day. I have a sneaking suspicion my life is about to become a whole new level of crazy.
TAKEN BY THE DRAGON: A BEAUTY AND THE BEAST RE-TELLING (ONCE UPON A FAIRY TALE ROMANCE BOOK 1) by Jessica Grayson and Aria Winter
Inspired by Beauty and the Beast, a steamy fairy tale retelling…Each year during the blood moon, a maiden is chosen in my village.Bound and blindfolded at the edge of the forest, they are left as sacrifice to the beast–a man that can take the form of a terrifying dragon.None have ever returned.To save my sister, I take her place. And I find myself drawn to the man behind the beast. If I want to survive, I’ll have to break the curse that binds him. But what will it take to set both myself and the dragon free?
HER CHRISTMAS PHOENIX by Zoe Chant
All she wants for Christmas is a sizzling hot shifter… and a flock of movie-quoting penguins. Avery loves working in Antarctica, but when she winds up spending the holidays alone at her research station, it’s hard to find any Christmas cheer. Then there’s the cascade of unwanted–and unclothed–photos guys on her dating site keep sending her. (Of all the things in the world to deck with boughs of holly…) It’s been a rough year. She just wanted something merry and bright.
He’s her perfect gift. She’s his perfect match. Ice phoenix Emmett Frost is used to being alone for the holidays… and the non-holidays. He’s the guardian of all Antarctica, and that’s a duty he’ll never give up. So that means being lonely, right? No one else would want to spend their life at the South Pole. At least he can talk to all the Antarctic animals… although turning the penguins into big movie fans might have been a mistake. (Who knew they’d wind up so obsessed with Alfred Hitchcock?) Then he meets Avery, a smart, curvy penguin researcher who blows his mind. Emmett’s just supposed to keep her company for Christmas, but soon he wants to keep her company forever. She’s his true mate, and he has to figure out how to tell her—and how to start believing he might deserve her. It would all be easier if they didn’t have to deal with opinionated penguins and a rampaging polar bear that doesn’t seem to realize it’s on the wrong continent. But then, the holidays are busy for everyone.
MISSING THE PRESENT (FALLING UNDERHILL BOOK 1) by Viola Grace
Elly is shopping for herself, but she touches a cute object, ends up in a magical realm wearing very magical… uh… clothes, and has to find the winter king to free herself if he is willing to let her go. Elly is a modern woman. She pays her bills, has her job, hobbies, friends, and family. She is on the lookout for an after-holiday present for herself, which is when things go wrong. She touches the figurine and finds herself whisked away to the realm of Underhill with her body wrapped in bright ribbons and an order to get herself home via the winter king. Puck is tired of the elders of the fey hoarding their magic in Underhill while the lesser fey have met and mingled with humans for generations. He makes a deal with the six remaining kings to find them matches and sets about his plan to find ladies for the fussiest fey in history. The idea of modern women seems to suit them, so modern women it will be. The winter king is surprised when one of the wolves leads him to a nearly unclothed woman in the snow. He is shocked when she doesn’t recoil at his cool touch. The moment she returns his advances, he stops thinking. It is time to live in the moment.
Amazon Many of her books are on Apple Books and Kobo so this one may show up there too.
A SINFUL TRAP (THREE SINFUL WISHES BOOK 2) by R G Alexander
Cameron Locke is certain about three things: He’s a wolf who’ll never lead a pack. The lynx, Davide, is the love of his life . And true mates are nothing but an old shifter myth. Then Bailey Wagner lands in his arms and he catches her scent…Bailey came to Sedona as a down-on-her-luck teen. Ten years later, she runs the Enchanted Inn, she has a five-year plan, and everybody knows her name. She’s safe, she’s happy—and she has two best friends who believe in magical wishes. Other than that, everything is under control. Until a man in fancy boots finds her hanging from the ceiling in her underwear. Trying to date one lusty mate can be hard on an innkeeper, but two? It’s an impossible situation, even without the angry spider, creepy attic ghosts and one familiar, interfering coyote.
GORGON’S RELEASE (REDEMPTION OF THE GORGONS BOOK 3) by Claire Davon
A prophecy has been set in motion. Only love can change its course. Medusa awakens in an unfamiliar cave, catches a glimpse of her reflection in a pool—and screams. Her thick hide, claws, snake-hair, even her ability to turn anyone into a garden statue with a look, all gone. The heart-stopping beauty that caused her and her sisters’ downfall is restored. Confused, uncertain, vulnerable in her weak human body, she sets out across an unfamiliar countryside, where she meets a stranger from whom she can’t tear her once-deadly gaze.
The first time Olivier lays eyes on Medusa, awareness hits him low and hard. Her penetrating gaze ignites desires deep in his psyche, and an awareness that brought him across an ocean to await the answer to his great-grandfather’s cryptic message: Now is the time. A secret in Olivier’s bloodline could help Medusa fulfill a prophecy to cause the downfall of the gods. But as they race to discover its final missing pieces, the truth becomes clear. They could be pawns in a hidden struggle for power. One wrong move, and their future could be lost like stones in the sea.
CHRISTMAS KILLS by Various
VS Note: Oh dear, LOL, a holiday horror anthology. I don’t know much about it but my friend Claire Davon has a story in it. I’m guessing the majority of the tales would not be romance.
Make Christmas horror an event again with his delightful tales of holiday treachery. While you’re certain to meet some resistance in asking your family to gather around for a yuletide horror tale, give it a shot. It may be just the gift they didn’t know they needed.
SHIFTERS UNDER THE MISTLETOE by Various
VS Note: From NOV 29
Shifters in Love brings you another holiday anthology from your favorite New York Times, USA Today, and bestselling authors. This is a collection of brand-new shifter romance stories in time for Christmas. We hope you enjoy our sassy, loving, smart, and sweet heroines as they fall for the man of their dreams and get their very own holiday present in the form of true mate love.
SECOND CHANCE CHRISTMAS by Peggy L Henderson
VS Note: Author states these stories were previously only available through her newsletter.
An Old-Fashioned Christmas – Gabe McFarlain is adjusting to life in the twenty-first century, and looking forward to his first modern Christmas with his wife Morgan, and his adopted son. Sometimes, however, a little old-fashioned cowboy spirit can add sparkle to the magic of the holidays. The Rescue (previously titled A Second Chance Christmas) – Gabe and Morgan McFarlain are looking forward to spending Christmas Eve with their close friends, Jake and Rachel Owens. When the Reverend Johnson makes an unexpected visit, it is Gabe who holds the key to his friends’ family secret. When he’s asked to go back in time to save Jake’s ancestor, the past and the future may be changed forever.
STORMY SKY MAGIC (FAMILIAR KITTEN MYSTERIES BOOK 6) by Sara Bourgeois
After a tornado strikes Coventry, the cleanup efforts are interrupted by the discovery of a dead body in the ruins of one of the worst-hit homes. But was the deceased killed by the raging storm? Or, is there something more sinister going on?
DATA SETS (SCIENCE OF MAGIC BOOK 1) by Meredith Spies
Surrounded daily by people with enhanced abilities, I’m well aware I’m nothing special. Fortunately, we all have our strengths. Mine happen to be less thrilling than superhuman abilities. Data analysis and being a great match-maker—for anyone except myself—are where I shine. (Cue sad trombone noises.) All of which made it all the more confusing when my routine lab tests came back showing anomalies. Me? Enhanced? There had to be a mistake. And I’m not only one who thought so. I wanted to catch the attention of my delicious, sex-on-a-stick office mate, Andrew Hicks. But not like this…Now, tasked with partnering with Andrew to track down other undocumented Enhanced, I’m faced with two gut-wrenching decisions. Do I risk heartbreak by acting on the attraction brewing between Andrew and I? More importantly, am I doing what’s right by forcing other Enhanced out of hiding? Data Sets is a dual-POV M/M speculative fiction story where magic is common, best friends are supportive and a little snarky, work crushes are reciprocated, and endings are happy. This is part one of a series but can be read as a standalone.
A SHIFTER FOR CHRISTMAS (A SHIFTER FOR THE HOLIDAYS BOOK 1) by T S Joyce
Kieran Dunne isn’t worried about the holidays. They will come and go, and he will be left with a big property tax bill from the estate he inherited. His brother finds a newly-listed job in the paper that could match Kieran’s unique abilities. A woman has put an ad out for a shifter for Christmas, and the pay would cover his bills. She’s asked for a non-predator shifter, but he can lie just a little. What could it hurt? He’s just supposed to babysit a crazy lady during the holidays, and then collect his pay and move on with his life. But when he meets Leslie, it’s clear this job is more complicated than he’d anticipated. She isn’t what he thought at all. And the more he understands of her life, the more he doesn’t want to leave her at the conclusion of Christmas Day, as their contract requires.
Leslie Wilson wants to bring a man home for the holidays. She’s tired of ruining her family’s annual parties with her single-ness. She wants a teammate this year to face the Wilson family with her. All her life, her last name has cast a long shadow over her life. All she wants is a simple life, but her family has different plans for her. And what better rebellion than bringing a date to the holiday celebrations than hiring a real-life shifter? Her sister’s fancy husbands might be rich, but they don’t turn into animals. It’s a simple contract, but when Kieran shows up at her door, she realizes fast that there is nothing simple about her feelings for him. Now she must walk the line this holiday season—pretend to be in love without actually falling in love. And if she can accomplish that? She just might make it to New Years still human.
THE BLACKEST NIGHT by Fiona Davenport
Stephan Bancroft was happy for his brothers, but seeing them blissfully settled made him feel the lack of his own consort even more. Taking on extra missions for the vampire council didn’t help. Nothing would except finding the woman who was destined to be his. Bronwyn O’Brien had no idea vampires existed until she was attacked while walking home from a party. When Stephan rescued her, Bronwyn also discovered she would spend the rest of her life with the gorgeous daywalker. But will Bronwyn ever feel as though she truly belongs in Stephan’s world?
HER MATE/BADLANDS TERRITORY/SHIFTED LOVE CROSSOVER by Fiona Davenport
Luke Besnik wasn’t looking forward to visiting the Badlands Territory. His alpha has given him the impossible task of talking some sense into his selfish sister. But the moment he met Adley Hoyt, his trip was more than worthwhile. Adley has yearned for a fated mate ever since her adopted parents told her about shifters. Just when she almost gave up hope, Luke turned up in town. Discovering she was meant to belong to him was a dream come true—until she realized his connection to the girl who’d made her life miserable for the last year.
RHYKER’S KEY: AN ORION’S ORDER NOVEL by M C Solaris
Rhyker, tattooed bad boy and lethal jaguar shifter, falls for the sweet and caring healer, Keena. Except, she’s determined to keep him in the friend zone… good thing he’s a predator that enjoys the hunt. Together, can they heal their past and forge a future bonded with true love?
DARK SECRETS ABSOLVED (THE CHILDREN OF THE GODS BOOK 46) by I T Lucas
Absolution. David had given and received it. The few short hours since he’d emerged from the coma had felt incredible. He’d finally been free of the guilt and pain, and for the first time since Jonah’s death, he had felt truly happy and optimistic about the future. He’d survived the transition into immortality, had been accepted into the clan, and was about to marry the most wonderful woman on the face of the planet, his true love mate, his salvation, his everything. What could have possibly gone wrong? Just about everything. The last thing David had expected when he called home with the happy news about his and Sari’s upcoming nuptials was to find out that his mother and her husband were missing. He’d already lost his brother and father. Why was fate so cruel to him? Hadn’t he suffered enough?
THIS DARK WOLF: SOUL BITTEN SHIFTER BOOK 1 by Everly Frost
I am a wolf shifter born with a human soul. Cast out of my pack, I live in a supernatural safehouse filled with broken women. Other women come and go, but I remain. I’m waiting. For him. Tristan Masters—the ruthless alpha of the most vicious pack in the city. He fought for my life when my pack wanted to kill me. He saved me. I should be able to trust him. But I know better. Tristan Masters wants my wolf; my killer soul. When he’s ready, he will use me to destroy his enemies. Tristan thinks he owns me. He thinks there are no consequences because I can’t bond to him. He’s going to discover that I am nobody’s to command. This dark wolf will bite back.
KEEPER OF STORMS (THE FALLEN FAE BOOK 3) by Jenna Wolfhart
As a warrior princess, Reyna Darragh has always preferred the blade to boring courtly politics. Swords are fun. Intrigue isn’t. But with every kingdom in Tir Na Nog poised for battle, she fears this might be the war that ends them all. Torn from Lorcan’s side, she seeks a way back to him, but hundreds of warships stand in her way, as does her cruel deal with Seelie. They can never be together, not while her world-shattering power storms through her veins.
As kingdoms rise and fall, Unseelie spreads his power throughout the realms, awakening chaos. The dark god has a greater plan in mind than war. And if Reyna does not stop him, Tir Na Nog will be lost forever.
PHANTOM’S MATE (WILD BLOOD SHIFTERS BOOK 6) by Anastasia Wilde
After nine months as a panther ghost, Nick Cadoulec is owning his afterlife. Walking through walls? Check. Ghost soccer with his friends? Check. Messing with his crew by moving their stuff around with his poltergeist powers? Check. But when he gets the ability to change from a panther ghost to a human one, all bets are off. Human ghosts have unfinished business. Human ghosts want things: Justice. Retribution. Revenge. Love. Nick figures the love thing is out of the question, so he’s going for the first three—hunting down the man who killed him, and making him pay. The last thing he expects to find on his revenge mission is a lost human ghost, trapped in a remote corner of the spirit world.
The best Brittany Daniels can figure, she’s in purgatory—a perpetual dark and stormy night where it’s always Halloween, and she’s dressed as a Kraken. She’s spent two years hoping for an emissary from heaven to come and guide her to a place with less rain and more margaritas served by hot pool boys, but the sinfully sexy ghost who finds her is definitely no angel. Nick has never fallen this hard for a woman—alive or dead—but being with her comes at a price. The car accident that took Britt’s life also took away big chunks of her memory, including her own unfinished business. Unless she figures out what’s holding her here, the darkness will grow until it spills out into the human world—and destroys Nick along with it. Nick will do anything to help Brittany, even knowing that once her unfinished business is complete, her spirit will cross over and he’ll be alone. After all, dead shifters don’t get fated mates, happily-ever-afters—or Christmas miracles.
BECKETT – ROBINSON DESTRUCTION by Kathi S Barton
Allie Langley was upset about losing her job. It wasn’t the teaching job she wanted, but it helped pay the bills. It was just how her luck had been running since she’d moved to that town: first, she’d been kidnapped and tortured, now the job. What next? Becket Robinson’s car had broken down, and he needed to use the phone. He hadn’t expected to find his mate when he knocked on the door, but now that he had, he couldn’t wipe the grin off his face. It didn’t matter how much she ranted and raved about it either. She would fit right in with the rest of the family. But when Becket discovered her injuries and how infected they were, he called in Thatcher, one of his brothers, to help. Allie collapsed in Beckett’s arms when her fever spiked. Allie’s brother begged Beckett to change Allie into a tiger to save her. Thatcher agreed that converting her would be the only way to save her. Beckett knew he was damned if he did and damned if he didn’t. But, he couldn’t let her die…. He knew he was going to have one pissed off mate when she finally woke up. If she woke up.
Amazon Her other books are on Apple Books so maybe this one will be too at some point… Kobo
GHOSTS OF CHRISTMAS by Kenya Wright
Due to a traumatic family event on a past winter, Ivy doesn’t do emotions, love, or Christmas. Unfortunately, this year her best friend is having a destination Christmas wedding in Lapland, Finland—a winter wonderland full of holiday spirit. There, the air is fresh, crisp, and full of magic. Additionally, Ivy is the maid of honor and she’ll be walking down the aisle with her best friend’s brother, Saint. He’s the only man in this world that has been able to warm her cold heart. Somehow, she’ll try to avoid this wretched holiday and her feelings for Saint. But Christmas is a time for miracles, and the spirits of Christmas Past, Present, and Future can be pretty convincing.
PEARL OF MAGIC: A LITTLE MERMAID ROMANCE (FAIRY TALE ROYALS BOOK 3) by Emily Deady
Aizel is a Majis and, against her will, a spy. She is supposed to be uncovering secrets for a cruel king, but spends most of her time listening to the haughty, self-absorbed musings of her captor, Prince Erich. It would be much less frustrating if she could at least complain about it, but the king has silenced her, taking away her voice so that she cannot wield her magic. If she fails to gather information from Erich, her family will be killed. But if she reports back to the king, her people’s only hope for freedom will be exterminated. Can she find a way to communicate with her captor and convince him of the truth about the Majis?
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VS: Continuing on through my Badari Warriors backlist, next up was KIERCE. I threw a couple new developments into this one and it all started from the scene I had in my head of Aydarr and his men trying to rescue a woman in a cell from a large alien ‘tiger’.. and her refusing to go..Writing KIERCE opened the door for me to write DAEGAN and IVOKK later in the series,which was exciting.
KIERCE (A BADARI WARRIORS SCIFI ROMANCE NOVEL): Sectors New Allies Series Book 6
Elianna McNamee, spaceship engineer, is far from her home in the human Sectors, kidnapped along with all her shipmates to be used for horrifying experiments conducted on a remote planet by alien scientists.
Her captors decide to toss her in a cell with a ferocious predator, expecting him to kill her…but Kierce, the Badari warrior in question, has too much honor to mistreat a human woman. The trouble is, he’s trapped in a form drastically different from his own as a result of twisted genetic meddling and hiding dark secrets to save other Badari lives.
Able to become a man again briefly with Elianna‘s help, he and Elianna bond over their mutual hatred for the enemy but when rescuers finally arrive, the pair are separated by well-meaning Badari authorities.
Kierce struggles to overcome flashbacks from the torture and drugs the alien scientists inflicted on him. He and Elianna despair over whether he’ll ever be able to regain his rightful place as a man and a soldier in the pack, much less be ready to claim a mate.
Elianna accepts a risky but essential assignment far away from where Kierce is being held, working with another man who’s more than professionally interested in her. Her heart belongs to Kierce and she can’t forget their two nights of shared passion but will that be enough to lead them to a happy reunion?
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LINKS TO RECENT NEW RELEASES POSTS from Veronica:
“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’.
I do NOT cover every single new release in SFR/FantasyR/PNR. I never have. That would be an impossible task for any human! I assemble my list by hand every week based on various informal inputs, and I do curate the list to some extent…
Some authors aren’t in KU but still don’t list books with Apple or other platforms. This report is very time consuming to prepare so I’ve always had to limit myself and cannot go and look up every book on all the platforms. If an author gives me their other buy links, I include them here but generally I develop the post on my own, not from author-supplied information. I curate and prepare this post individually every week to help connect readers/books/authors and I have to be very careful not to give it so much time as an activity that I don’t write my own novels! Thanks for the feedback and happy reading!
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Wow, what a selection! Congratulations on your new release! 😀
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