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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FENIX (STOLEN WARRIORS BOOK 3) by Ella Maven
Jennie: I can’t remember that last time I saw Earth. All I know now is red sand, cruel aliens, and silence. Getting sick from some alien virus damaged my vocal chords, and it’s painful to even say yes when my captors ask if I’m hungry.
I don’t know what my future holds, but I’ve always had a sixth sense about things. That’s why I know when the blue alien with orange hair and black gloves meets my eyes, that my life is about to change. I just don’t know if it’s for better or for worse.
Fenix: The only way I’ve been surviving through the chronic pain of my mutation is the drug, Kixx. I hate what the addiction has done to me, but what I resent the most is that I’ve had to barter with a lowlife Rogastix for my supply.
One day, he shows off his new property–a human female. He makes me a deal to protect her until he can exchange her for a healthy supply of Kixx of which I’ll get a lion’s share. But I’m a Drixonian Warrior somewhere beneath my melted skin and raw nerves. Now matter how badly I need the drug, I won’t let her be sold. I’ll get her to safety, even if it costs me everything.
ACTRESS FOR AN ALIEN PRINCE (INTERGALACTIC EXCHANGE PROGRAM BOOK 5) by Roxie Ray
The paparazzi is hounding me, my fiancé cheated on me, and I’m sick of living up to everyone else’s expectations. Former child star syndrome much? Yeah, I’ve got a chronic diagnosis. Is running away to another planet drastic? Maybe. But I’m ready and couldn’t be happier to sign my name on IEP’s dotted line. Luckily, I land a sweet job as an assistant on Tracarox. They say the place is full of sorcery, but I’m not about to fall for space magic. Or an alien. There’s something strange about my sorcerer boss, Ilzak. Something dark and sensual. I don’t want him, except for when my mind gets all twisted and confused. What is he doing to me? Ilzak isn’t the only alien I’m pulled to. The instinct pulling me toward Prince Aiken Hollander is too strong for me to deny. From the first moment I see him, I want him, body and soul. And as our paths keep crossing, I fall harder and deeper. One alien is using me. The other is my mate. Can I figure out which is real before it’s too late?
REYZON (RAKUI WARRIORS BOOK 3) 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…There are worse things than being worshipped by a Rakui, right? You know the old saying, ‘No good deed goes unpunished’? Turns out, it’s true. When Alana and I try to rescue our college students from a primitive planet, our plan backfires. Now we’re stranded on UD237 with the girls and Earth Gov has turned us into test subjects, too. And that’s not all. Reyzon, the giant, golden alien who saved my life, says I’m his mate. How can I be the hot barbarian’s mate? I’m a nerdy introvert who’s never even had a real boyfriend. Reyzon tells me he’s a patient male and will wait for me realize what his heart already knows: that we belong together forevermore. I don’t want to disappoint him, but I’d rather study the Rakui culture than settle down and start a family. Until a single kiss that leaves me breathless changes everything.
THE DISCIPLE OF THE ALIEN GODDESS OF HOME (RENASCENCE ALLIANCE BOOK 8) by Alma Nilsson
Drusilla of House Vo went from being an insignificant human to one of the most influential women in the Alliance Empire. The goddess of home has granted her this lofty position in exchange for raining down her wrath on the Empire for their disregard for the gods’ ancient edicts and for abandoning the Lost People. However, Drusilla has veered from the goddess’s true path when she accepted Admiral Jei’s tempting offer and now she finds herself head-to-head with her adoptive mother for power. Kara of House Zu was forced into her position. She never wanted to leave the human fleet and she certainly never wanted to marry Admiral Tir. However, she was forced by the fates and abandoned by humanity. As such, more than anything she wants to make both the Empire and the human government pay for taking away her free will. The only person that stands in her way is her adoptive daughter James. Kara feels confident though that she will be successful, after all, she has the god of peace on her side. Unbeknownst to anyone but the gods themselves, Admiral Jei’s sacrifice has evened the playing field for power and now it’s anyone’s guess who will be the first human Empress of the Alliance Empire. The Alliance Series is set in a fictional future where humans are small-time players in the big-time galaxy. There are no heroes or women being rescued; instead, readers are led through an intricate maze of alien courting customs, duplicitous strict religious codes, vicious culture shock, and uncomfortable compromises. Although you can jump in on the Renascence Alliance Series at any time, it’s highly recommended you read Married to the Alien Doctor, Renascence Book 2 and/or The Ward of House Rega, Renascence Alliance Series Book 7, before reading The Disciple of the Alien Goddess of Home, Renascence Alliance Series Book 8.
CALCULATED RISKS (INCRIPTID BOOK 10) by Seanan McGuire
VS Note: Not a romance…a scifi release of note.
Just when Sarah Zellaby, adopted Price cousin and telepathic ambush predator, thought that things couldn’t get worse, she’s had to go and prove herself wrong. After being kidnapped and manipulated by her birth family, she has undergone a transformation called an instar, reaching back to her Apocritic origins to metamorphize. While externally the same, she is internally much more powerful, and much more difficult to control. Even by herself. After years of denial, the fact that she will always be a cuckoo has become impossible to deny. Now stranded in another dimension with a handful of allies who seem to have no idea who she is–including her cousin Annie and her maybe-boyfriend Artie, both of whom have forgotten their relationship–and a bunch of cuckoos with good reason to want her dead, Sarah must figure out not only how to contend with her situation, but with the new realities of her future. What is she now? Who is she now? Is that person someone she can live with? And when all is said and done, will she be able to get the people she loves, whether or not they’ve forgotten her, safely home?
UNDER A SILVER MOON: VAMPIRE ALIEN ROMANCE (V’LORYN BOOK 3) by Jessica Grayson
She is mine and I am hers…And I will do whatever I must to ensure she is safe. In taking Elizabeth as my bondmate, I have never known such joy. I desire more than anything to live a quiet life and to raise a family with my beloved. But fate, it seems, has other plans for us. My people turned from the violence of our Ancestors long ago, but I understand now why they believed love was such a dangerous emotion. For there is nothing I won’t do to protect my family. ***This novel is a continuation of Marek and Elizabeth from “Lost in the Deep End.”***
THE OUTCAST (MEN OF THE NORTH BOOK 13) by Elin Peer
The best part about being an outcast is that rejection stopped bothering me a long time ago.
Everyone in my culture knows emotions are dangerous. In Old Europe we learn how to suppress romantic feelings and follow the rules of no commitment. Now that I’m working in the Northlands, I’m preparing Nmen for a life in France, teaching them how to flirt, have sex, and move on. The part that bothers me is watching the men practice their flirting skills on my fellow instructor, Sparrow. Why do I feel like the universe is taunting me by putting Sparrow in my path? Explaining to the Nmen that jealousy is useless and stupid makes me feel like a hypocrite because seeing them come on to her makes me a little crazy myself. Not that I would ever show her or admit it, of course.
CAPTIVE OF THE ALIEN DRAGON SLAYER by Eden Ember
He’s hot, he’s alien, and he kidnapped her, and she doesn’t mind. Narissa just wants to escape the boredom of Space Corps work and wanders into the infamous auction house. Tarius just wants to purchase a Qroent, for his, um, entertainment. Everything goes wrong and Narissa quickly discovers she’s in for an adventure. Tarius finds himself in a very compromising situation.
XIVEN’S MATE: A STARLIGHT MATCHMAKING ROMANCE (ALIEN LEGENDS BOOK 5) by Eden Ember
Anya finds me and introduces me to her alien mate, explaining what happened to Briel, Gemma, and Ariana. Is this for real? Yet, he’s here in the flesh, larger than life. When they leave in a hurry, I’m compelled to enter Starlight Matchmaking Agency and meet my fated alien mate and travel off in the stars to a new life. I like Xiven but he’s here because his father insisted he find a mate through Starlight. I’m not sure he’s attracted to me. Oh well on the happily ever after. I’m in it for the thrill of travel now. The attraction between us grows, yet I’m not sure I want to stick around, even on his home planet where trouble beckons. I find myself following him, and starting to cave to my heart’s desire. Will Xiven be the mate I want? Will we make it to our happily ever after?
SURRENDER LOVE (ANTONELLO BROTHERS: IMMORTAL BOOK 1) by Kayelle Allen
This immortal alpha male is the most powerful man in an intergalactic empire of 22 planets. But Luc is alone, life after life. When will he find someone who loves him back? Izzorah hides his illegal status and the fact he’s almost blind. He can confide in no one for fear of being cast out. When they meet, an instant attraction develops. Izzorah’s visa status is fixable, but only Luc’s immortal blood can heal him. Luc might dare to risk violating the highest and most serious law among the immortals by donating blood, but to bring his beloved closer means revealing the truth of what he is, and that means baring every damning secret, every twisted truth, and 12k years worth of dirty hidden lies.
SAVED (APEXIAN WARRIOR ROMANCE BOOK 6) by Arcadia Shield
If this mission fails, they all die. And if Dallin doesn’t let Sloane in, he’ll lose her forever. Dallin’s solace is his lab. Ever since the experiments to enhance his abilities went wrong, he’s awkward around everyone. He’s better off helping the crew of the Apocalypse stay safe, and keeping his head down. Especially as the Siblet have almost finalized their deadly plans. But his gorgeous human partner, Sloane Harper, has other ideas. And damn, if that female doesn’t tempt him to try something different. But if he does, the consequences could be devastating. Sloane adores Dallin. He’s smart, sexy, and determined. And even though he has his weird quirks, he’s practically perfect. But there’s a problem. He doesn’t notice her. What can she do to break down that solid alien wall? Or should Sloane admit defeat and accept love isn’t for her? When they’re thrown together to save the crew from a devastating poison, Dallin must face his fears, leave his solace, and admit he loves Sloane before it’s too late, and he loses everything.
IRON FIST (IRON UNIVERSE BOOK 2) by M C D’Alton and Melanie Page
Edinburgh, 1863 – Marian Finlay knows how to work and play in a man’s world. Crafting artificial limbs for her employer by day, she fools wily card sharps for pleasure and profit by night. She believes she has more freedom and adventure than she knows what to do with—until she meets a mysterious American who turns her world upside down.
Rollo Rahgstadt arrives on the Edinburgh docks with a dual mission—seek out the talented limb-maker and hunt down a deadly political assassin. When the two ventures merge in a lethal confrontation, not only does the assassin escape but Rollo discovers that Marian is a woman with skills and passion to match his own. Bound by duty and the demands of justice, Marian and Rollo embark on a quest to take down the assassin—a quest which takes them to royal palaces, over the high seas and to foreign lands. Can they do more than prevent worldwide political upheaval? And is it possible for these two lonely hearts to find love in a world of danger and deception?
AJOS – THE RESTITUTION BOOK 1 by A G Wilde
Penance. It is the only thing on his mind. He merely exists as a tool, a weapon for the Restitution till the gods are satisfied he has suffered enough. He has no dreams for a different future, until…a human, one he rescues, falls into his arms. For the first time in a long while, something stirs within Ajos. But this unknown feeling is not the only thing that stirs. Maybe taking the human on a secluded planet had not been the best idea…Now, instead of fighting the enemies that plague them, the person he has to fight the most…is himself.
MY HIDDEN BEAST by M Garnet
The beautiful Professor had to face the fact that when she sat out to prove a negative she ended up facing the truth and almost starting a war across the civilized worlds with a hidden protector. Micca was from one of the most prestigious Universities in the civilized system. That helped open doors for her when she and two students went out to try to solve a puzzle that involved missing heroes in recent history. But as they traveled on fast freight ships from planets to satellites, accidents followed them and the feeling of always being followed. Who or what was the hidden spy that kept showing up on all the sights where they scheduled their investigations? Was it friend or foe or both?
Special eyes that fascinated her and facts that she just did not want to believe, all with a green fog to befuddle the mind.
ESCAPING EXODUS: SYMBIOSIS: A NOVEL by Nicky Drayden
VS Note: This is hard scifi not romance although there are romantic elements so I can’t say if there’s a HFN or HEA. A release of note…
Nearly a thousand years removed from Earth, the remnants of humanity cling to existence inside giant, space faring creatures known as the Zenzee. Abused and exploited by humans for generations, these majestic animals nearly went extinct, but under the command of its newly minted ruler, Doka Kaleigh, life in the Parados I has flourished. Thanks to careful oversight and sacrifice by all of its crew, they are now on the brink of utopia, and yet Doka’s rivals feel threatened by that success. The Senate allowed Doka to lead their people believing he’d fail spectacularly—a disaster that would cement the legitimacy of their long-standing matriarchy. Despite vocal opposition and blatant attacks on his authority, Doka has continued to handle his position with grace and intelligence; he knows a single misstep means disaster. When a cataclysmic event on another Zenzee world forces Doka and his people to accept thousands of refugees, a culture clash erupts, revealing secrets from the past that could endanger their future. For Doka, the stakes are bigger and more personal than ever before—and could cost him his reign and his heart. He has fallen for the one woman he is forbidden to love: his wife, Seske. Doka and Seske must work closely together to sway the other Zenzee worlds to stop their cycles of destruction. But when they stumble upon a discovery that can transform their world, they know they must prepare to fight a battle where there can be no winners, only survivors.
GLOW by Tim Jordan
VS Note: Not a romance. A scifi release of note…
After the Nova-Insanity shattered Earth’s civilization, the Genes and Fullerenes Corporation promised to bring humanity back from the brink. Many years later, various factions have formed, challenging their savior and vying for a share of power and control. Glow follows the lives of three very different beings, all wrestling mental instability in various forms; Rex – a confused junkie battling multiple voices in his head; Ellayna – the founder of the GFC living on an orbital satellite station and struggling with paranoia; and Jett – a virtually unstoppable robotic assassin, questioning his purpose of creation. All of them are inextricably linked through the capricious and volatile Glow; an all controlling nano-tech drug that has the ability to live on through multiple hosts, cutting and pasting memories and personas in each new victim. In this tech-crazed world where nothing seems impossible, many questions are posed: what makes us who we are? What is our ultimate purpose and place in this world? And, most frightening of all, what are we capable of doing to survive?
SUN DAUGHTERS, SEA DAUGHTERS by Aimee Ogden
VS Note: Not a romance although with romantic elements apparently. A scifi release of note….
Gene-edited human clans have scattered throughout the galaxy, adapting themselves to environments as severe as the desert and the sea. Atuale, the daughter of a Sea-Clan lord, sparked a war by choosing her land-dwelling love and rejecting her place among her people. Now her husband and his clan are dying of a virulent plague, and Atuale’s sole hope for finding a cure is to travel off-planet. The one person she can turn to for help is the black-market mercenary known as the World Witch—and Atuale’s former lover. Time, politics, bureaucracy, and her own conflicted desires stand between Atuale and the hope for her adopted clan.
POCKET IN TIME (TIME WEAVERS INC BOOK 2) by Lexi Post
Katz Almira’s mission is clear—travel to the past, steal the note that ruins the world, travel back to the present. Easy. She’s the best pickpocket Time Weavers, Inc. has ever had. Posing as a poor widow in Regency London, she convinces her target, Lord John Byron, a man as sexy as he is wealthy, to take her in off the streets. But at her request to keep her hidden, instead of his cushy manor, he allows her to stay in a warehouse full of orphan boys he cares for there. It’s the perfect place to hide, and bonus, her new roommates can help her find the mysterious note. With John as their pseudo-father, they know what he does every day, and with who. Katz can’t afford any distractions, but she soon finds herself getting attached to the orphans—and John—even helping him plan for their futures. Each day she spends in the past is another day closer to her deadline, another day closer to returning to her own time, and another day John and this makeshift family get dangerously closer to her heart. But Katz staying in the past would have dire consequences for them all.
BEAUTY AND THE BEAST (INTERSTELLAR BRIDES PROGRAM: THE BEASTS BOOK 3) by Grace Goodwin
I am a Warlord. A beast. An assassin for the Intelligence Core. Even so, I’ve been sent to Earth for a simple mission: Find a mate. I hold no hope. Who would want me? I’m scarred… inside and out. But one look at the human beauty and there is no question, she’s mine. When she is taken from me, I will use all my training to save her from my enemies. Nothing on Earth—or any planet in the universe—will keep me from her. She. Is. Mine.
REVENGE OF THE BROBOT: A STEAM ROOM STORY by J C Calciano
Cutting edge technology company Hot Bot-y Robotics has created the perfect A.I. sexbot named, ROB (Robot with Organic Body). But when its creator learns that the military wants to reprogram the robot into a state-of-the-art killing machine, he sends ROB out into the world to hide. As fortune would have it, ROB finds sanctuary in a steam room of an old gym where he catches the eye of a swoll stud named Chase. Can Chase and his steam room bros save ROB’s titanium tush from a war-hungry General? Will the amorous android find love and friendship with a sexy stud and his new ro-bros?
SANDS OF ARGURUMAL (ARGURMA SALVAGER BOOK 3) by S J Sanders
With the expectation of a three-year pregnancy, Terri assumed that she had all the time in the world before she had to face the realities of upcoming motherhood. Time for adventures, travel and working side by side with her mate. She had been particularly looking forward to the latter now that Veral had relaxed from overbearing to merely aggressively protective—and she could work with that! When her baby starts to suddenly grow abnormally fast, she suddenly faces the grim reality of going to the one place she never wanted to visit: Argurumal. Although she must work to evade the council and a mysterious someone who is attempting to ensure that she never leaves Argurumal alive, she is wondering being a mother might not just be the most challenging one especially when Veral suddenly begins to pull away from her.
Veral had never planned to return to Argurumal, but with his mate’s pregnancy advancing unnaturally fast he will have to face those he left behind and an unknown threat. His enemies have underestimated him. He will ride the sand dragnar across the Great Dunes to the capital if required. There is none more dangerous than an Argurma defending his mate and young. He will do all that he can to protect them, even if that means he cannot be by their side.
RECRUITING MEASURES (TERRAN RESET BOOK 2) by Viola Grace
Kyna was shocked when she got an invitation to the Reset Project. She was even more shocked when she found out that her nephew had found her application from decades earlier and forward it to the Volunteer Project. She had been mature then, she was older now, but her body was still her prison. Wracked with two types of arthritis, her body had been a temple to pain since childhood. The project says that it can reverse the effects on her body, so she cannot believe it actually works. Kyna gains her health with a few additions. Her hair is darker, longer, and her ears are pointed. The one fun alteration is her eyes, as she is tired of being overlooked. Kyna lands on Rai and begins her career helping the local retreat for wounded guardians to organize, and from there, she branches out and starts to perform her contracted obligation in guardian recruitment. A few years pass, and she comes home to a full house, her normal room occupied, and she is given one of the VIP rooms. Across the hall is a guardian who is a little gruff but very charming, and there is pain in his eyes. She was always very comfortable with pain.
Amazon Note: Her other books are on Apple Books and Kobo so perhaps this one will be there too at some time
BEAUTY AND HIS BEAST (SATURNIAN TRILOGY BOOK 1) by Stormy Glenn
Someone is out to kill Jynx K’Vada and the only way he can protect himself is to buy a guardian beast, something he is loath to do. When he visits a lab and discovers a man being horribly abused, he buys him on the spot. He has no idea that he’s just changed the entire course of his life. Bay doesn’t remember anything of his life past the last few weeks, and those had been filled with nothing but pain and rage. When a sweet smelling man rescues him from his horror, Bay knows protecting Jynx is more important than his life. The man was meant to be his. With the continued attempts on Jynx’s life, and someone hunting them, they have to figure out who is after them before it’s too late, but doing so means solving a mystery neither of them are prepared for. It reaches beyond them and into the stars
Amazon Kobo Note: Many of her books are on Apple Books so perhaps this one will be there at some point
THE RELIC CLASS (THE RELIC CHRONICLES BOOK 1) by Jenetta Penner and David R Bernstein
VS Note: A re-release.
The world outside Lore is bleak. Desolate. Dangerous. Scavenging in the borderlands to stay alive is all Arabella’s lowly Relic class family has ever known. It’s a miserable existence, but as long as she has her true love, Asher, by her side, she can do whatever it takes for them to survive. But everything changes when the Queen of Lore dies during the annual Transfer of Life ceremony, mysteriously bestowing her immense power on Arabella instead of the rightful heir. Now, falsely accused of treason, Arabella is set to be executed by the High Council for a royal murder she never committed. All while outside the castle walls, Lore descends into chaos. Violent uprising looms on the horizon unless Arabella can prove her innocence and harness the incredible royal power now coursing through her veins…Even if it means losing everyone she’s ever loved.
RINGS OF ANUBIS: A FOLLEY AND MALLORY ADVENTURE by E Catherine Tobler
VS Note: A re-release…
A withered body abandoned to the desert wastes. An ancient and mysterious god. Four rings opening a portal to the unknown. As the nineteenth century turns into the twentieth, the world looks to a future of revolutionary science and extraordinary machines. Archaeologist Eleanor Folley looks back to Egypt’s ancient mysteries and her mother’s inexplicable, haunting disappearance. Agent Virgil Mallory, a man with ghosts and monsters of his own, brings evidence of a crime, taking them both on a thrilling adventure that carries them from Paris to Egypt, and from the present to the ancient past. Uncovering the truth exposes a dangerous game of life, death, and uncanny powers!
THE ALIEN’S ACCIDENTAL BRIDE (ALIEN BRIDES BOOK 1) by C V Walter
VS Note: I’ve never heard of this author and couldn’t find any past reviews. I liked the ‘voice’ of the Look Inside sample and the heroine but wow, this needs editing for misuse of apostrophes IMHO. I had to stop reading because it was annoying and distracting to me. Your Mileage May Vary.
Molly was no stranger to life’s little detours. After the last upheaval, she left her family’s law firm to become a maintenance technician on the Space Station Bradbury 12. When an accident knocks her off her feet, she’s going to have to draw on all her resilience to get back up. First, though, she’s going to have to figure out how to talk to the big, blue alien trying to help her.
There wasn’t supposed to be a space station where Mintonar’s ship emerged from the galactic bridge. As far as they knew, there wasn’t supposed to be intelligent life on the planet, either. Proof of how wrong they were is laying in his Medical Bay and it’s his job to save her. When he touches her, his life turns upside down and his mission suddenly includes figuring out why everything inside him insists she’s his mate. And convincing her of the same thing, especially when they don’t even speak the same language.
MATED AS ONE (ALIEN WARRIORS OF NEW DILARIA BOOK 3) by Piper Fox
Fate has given me three of the hottest warriors I could’ve imagined. Even though they’ve agreed to share me, I don’t want to spend my time bouncing from bed to bed. I want us to be a unit. A family. Our marks haven’t even completed. Convincing my mates to share was hard enough. But the rest of the Dilarians are not thrilled with the startling new arrangement either. Turmoil and discord thrum through the settlement. They’ve lost their home planet and almost all their people, now they must conform to a new destiny—one that might mean even more mates sharing. I’m determined to show everyone that love doesn’t follow rules. I know I won’t be complete without all three of my warriors, together. And neither will our mating marks.
THE SURVIVOR (KELDERAN RUNIC WARRIORS BOOK 6) by JessieDonovan
About a year ago, Davrel Kolari was captured by a cruel pirate gang called the Rovers. They cut off his arm, turned him into one of their slaves, and made his life hell. Only because he learns how the Rovers want to assassinate the entire Kelderan royal family—including the female he intended to marry—does he fight to live and find a way to escape. His plan is to warn his old trainer and former general of the danger, extract a promise from them to protect his ex-love, and then let them do what they will with him.
Kajala Mayven has adjusted to being a single mother and living on a distant planet. With her son as her top priority, she cements some plans for her future and does her best to make them a reality. But then her former lover and father of her child suddenly reappears out of nowhere, a shadow of the male he once was, adamant about pushing her away. However, Kajala isn’t about to give up so easily and is determined to help him heal for the sake of her son.
As the pair learn about how they’ve each changed, they both realize that maybe they fit together better now than before. However, unless they can destroy the pirate gang looking for Davrel, they’ll never have a happy future. Will they find a way to destroy the Rovers? Or, will Davrel have to give up everything again to protect his female and baby son?
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QUIET IN HER BONES by Nalini Singh
VS Note: This is her second murder mystery/suspense set in New Zealand. I’ve had it pre-ordered so I thought I’d mention it, even though it isn’t SFR or PNR. I enjoyed the first one, which was definitely a change of pace from her other books. Her Psy/Changeling Series is still my favorite though…
My mother vanished ten years ago. So did a quarter of a million dollars in cash. Thief. Bitch. Criminal. Now, she’s back.
Her bones clothed in scarlet silk. When socialite Nina Rai disappeared without a trace, everyone wrote it off as another trophy wife tired of her wealthy husband. But now her bones have turned up in the shadowed green of the forest that surrounds her elite neighborhood, a haven of privilege and secrets that’s housed the same influential families for decades. The rich live here, along with those whose job it is to make their lives easier. And somebody knows what happened to Nina one rainy night ten years ago. Her son Aarav heard a chilling scream that night, and he’s determined to uncover the ugly truth that lives beneath the moneyed elegance…but no one is ready for the murderous secrets about to crawl out of the dark. Even the dead aren’t allowed to break the rules in this cul-de-sac.
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DARK WIZARD (BONDS OF MAGIC BOOK 1) by Jeffe Kennedy
VS note: I’m thrilled to see a new series from Jeffe, love her fantasy worlds…and I like her heroine’s name too LOL. Can’t wait to read the book!
Lord Gabriel Phel wants one thing: to rebuild the shattered fortunes of his people and restore his ruined house to its former station in the Convocation’s highest tiers of elegant society. Fortunately, through a wild chance of birth, he was born with powerful wizard magic, the first in his family in generations. If he can obtain a familiar to amplify his magic, a highborn daughter he can marry, to be mother to his children, he’ll be that much closer to saving his family. With her by his side, he can ascend to such a position of power in the Convocation that he can destroy it forever. Lady Veronica Elal captive in her tower, has only one way out. To her bitter disappointment, she will never be a wizard. Instead, through a twist of fate, and despite her expensive Convocation Academy education, Nic is doomed to be a familiar like her mother. Forced to participate in the Betrothal Trials, she receives a wizard suitor for one night each month. Whichever man impregnates her will bond her to them forever. With no choice but to serve the one who wins her, Nic has one hope for control over her life: a wizard she can manipulate. Gabriel Phel seems like the perfect choice for Nic’s gambit—he’s desperate and untutored in wizardry—but within moments of meeting him, she feels the bonds of magic tying them together. Afraid of losing her will to the compelling wizard who touches her heart like no other, Nic does the unthinkable: she runs. Pregnant and alone, Nic eludes monstrous hunters, searching for a safe haven. But when Gabriel catches up to her, their adventure has only begun.
BEGUILED: A PARANORMAL WOMEN’S FICTION NOVEL (BETWIXT AND BETWEEN BOOK 3) by Darynda Jones
Newly indoctrinated witch, Defiance Dayne, discovers there’s more to life after forty than she’d ever imagined possible. Especially if one is a charmling, one of only three in the world, with enough magics to make her a target for every power-hungry warlock out there. When one of them sends a hunter to town, she knows it’s time to take her talents seriously before the hunter takes her life.
She decides she has three things to do before she can die. Find out who killed her beloved grandmother, teach her BFF the finer points of spellcasting before she blows up the world, and figure out how serious her relationship with the Adonis living in her basement really is. If it’s heading in the direction she’s hoping for, she can die happy. Though, admittedly, she’d rather not. Die. Happy or otherwise. None of that will matter, however, if she can’t figure out how to foil the supernatural assassin who’s been sent for her. Until then, it’s business—and hopefully romance—as usual. Now if she can only figure out how to tame a lacuna wolf.
WICKED ALL NIGHT: A NIGHT REBEL NOVEL by Jeaniene Frost
Set in New York Times bestselling author Jeaniene Frost’s Night Huntress World, ancient deities are poised to wreck havoc, unless vampires Veritas and Ian can stop them … in this thrilling Night Rebel novel!
A gift from the gods… Veritas and Ian have finally defeated their worst enemy, but the power it took to pierce through to the netherworld has unexpected consequences. Soon, Veritas is forced to rely on the last person she trusts—a golden deity named Phanes, who seeks far more than a temporary alliance with the beautiful vampire.
Can unleash hell…But a supernatural escape soon pits Veritas and Ian against beings seeking to rule over mortals once again. Now, they must rally friends and foes alike–if the vampire council doesn’t execute Veritas first. Plus, a wedge between Veritas and Ian threatens to destroy their love. Can they stand together against the unearthly powers about to be unleashed? Or does their love–and humanity–not stand a chance?
KINGDOM OF SHADOW AND LIGHT (FEVER BOOK 11) by Karen Marie Monig
From the moment MacKayla Lane arrived in Dublin to hunt her sister’s murderer, she’s had to fight one dangerous battle after the next: to survive, to secure power, to keep her city safe, to protect the people she loves. The matter of who’s good and who’s evil can be decided by the answer to a single question: Whose side are you on? Now, as High Queen of the Fae, Mac faces her greatest challenge yet: ruling the very race she was born to hunt and kill—a race that wants her dead yesterday, so they can put a pure-blooded Fae queen on the throne. But challenges with her subjects are the least of her concerns when an ancient, deadly foe resurfaces, changing not only the rules of the game but the very game itself, initiating a catastrophic sequence of events that have devastating consequences and leave Mac questioning everything she’s ever learned and everyone she’s ever loved. Now begins an epic battle between Mortal and Fae, Seelie and Unseelie, would-be kings and would-be queens, with possession of the Unseelie King’s virtually unlimited power and the fate of humanity at stake.
From the exquisite, deadly gardens of the High Queen’s court, to long-forgotten truths found in the Sacred Grove of Creation, from the erotic bed of her enigmatic, powerful lover to the darkest, seductive reaches of the Unseelie kingdom, Mac’s final journey takes her places no human has been before, and only one human could possibly survive . . .One who’s willing to sacrifice everything.
SEDUCED BY DARKNESS (DARK COURT RISING) by Bec McMaster
He fell in love with the woman of his dreams, but he never realized what that love would cost him. When a dark prince attends the Lammastide rites, he lays eyes on his fated mate. The problem? She’s his enemy’s daughter. A novella from Thiago’s POV about his love story with Princess Iskvien. Author highly recommends reading AFTER Promise of Darkness.
A LONGER FALL (GUNNIE ROSE BOOK 2) by Charlaine Harris
VS Note: From JAN 14…
In this second thrilling installment of the Gunnie Rose series, Lizbeth Rose is hired onto a new crew for a seemingly easy protection job. She is tasked with transporting a crate into Dixie, just about the last part of the former United States of America she wants to visit. But what seemed like a straightforward job turns into a massacre as the crate is stolen. Up against a wall in Dixie, where social norms have stepped back into the last century, Lizbeth has to go undercover with an old friend to retrieve the crate as what’s inside can spark a rebellion, if she can get it back in time.
THE RUSSIAN CAGE (GUNNIE ROSE BOOK 3) by Charlaine Harris
Picking up right where A Longer Fall left off, this thrilling third installment follows Lizbeth Rose as she takes on one of her most dangerous missions yet: rescuing her estranged partner, Prince Eli, from the Holy Russian Empire. Once in San Diego, Lizbeth is going to have to rely upon her sister Felicia, and her growing Grigori powers to navigate her way through this strange new world of royalty and deception in order to get Eli freed from jail where he’s being held for murder.
WOLF SPELL: SHIFTERS BEWITCHED BOOK 1 by Tasha Black
I was just a regular college student, working double shifts at the diner to pay for classes, and hoping I could help my injured brother find his place in the world. Then the witches came. They ripped me from my life, took me to Primrose Academy, and told me I was one of them. By the end of the semester, they claim they’ll have me wielding my powers to uncover ancient secrets, and maybe even to help the people I love. But before I have a chance to kindle that spark, a wolf-shifter guardian stalks straight up to me on the night of the Choosing Ceremony and tells me I’m coming with him. Luke is the epitome of tall, dark and handsome. He’s determined to protect me. And he swears I’m his mate.
Excuse me, what? No one told me about this part. Now, I’m wrapped up in some ancient contract I never agreed to. And the worst part is, the restless, rugged shifter is making me start to question if I would walk away even if I could. I might fight my passions, but I’ll never make it three nights in his bed without surrendering. And if I surrender to Luke, I’ll have to abandon Primrose Academy forever, along with my new friends, my magic training, and all hope of helping my brother. As if that choice isn’t hard enough, there’s something else stalking the school. Something even more dangerous than a wolf.
THE CURSED CROWN by May Sage and Alexi Blake
No one was ever born less suited to ruling than Rissa, the thorn of the seelie realm—a half-fae so wild she’s spent the better part of a hundred years in the woods. For all her flaws, she’s the last of the high court bloodline, and the southern king seems to think that’s reason enough to slap a crown on her feathered head. He needs her to unify the seelie forces. She needs him to forget about that nonsense. In an effort to aid her people without condemning herself to a lifetime of misery, she sets off on a journey to find the one person with a stronger claim to the throne than hers: the cursed prince. Sealed in the mountains of the Wilderness, under many spells, the heir of the first seelie queen is the only royal strong enough to protect the fae lands from their immortal invaders. Surviving the untamed tribes and awakening a thousand-year-old prince seem a lot easier than ruling an entire kingdom where everyone hates her very nature. And her choices won’t come without consequences.
BLOODY MINE: HOLIDAY RBMC TONOPAH NV by Nikki Landis
VS Note: The blurb for book 1 states there’s a paranormal twist.
The past can always come back to haunt you. Bodie has learned that the hard way. Two months ago, he met a ghost from his past and everything was turned upside down. Sasha rocked his world. To keep her safe, he’d do anything. Bodie’s never been afraid to seek vengeance. Now there’s more reason than ever. He’s always been a wildcard. A man who makes his own luck. When Sasha’s life is in danger, he doesn’t hesitate to protect his woman.
But one simple choice brings a painful realization he doesn’t see coming. And the Royal Bastard isn’t prepared for the shocking surprise. Love isn’t always easy. Sacrifice demands a price. This Valentine’s Day Bodie and Sasha hunt with the Reaper, and he’s one hell rider on a mission. *** For best enjoyment, it is highly recommended that The Biker’s Gift is read before Bloody Mine.
LOST GIRL (WOLF GIRL SERIES BOOK 2) by Leia Stone
I’ve been kidnapped by vampires and Sawyer is under some love spell. Now I’ve got to traipse through the entire Magic Lands without getting killed to make it back to Werewolf City… hopefully in one piece. Everything would have worked out as planned if Sawyer hadn’t gone on another revenge killing spree in my honor. Now the entire magical world is at war, and my True Mate and I are stuck in the middle of it. It’s just another Monday.
LOVE BITES by Various
Whether they’re bloodsucking fiends, savage beasts, or lords of darkness, the vampires in this collection of paranormal romances and urban fantasies by New York Times, USA Today, and international bestselling authors will satisfy your bloodlust and vampire cravings. Because all too often…love bites.
SAVAGE (HELLISH BOOK 12) by Charity Parkerson
A human meets a fox shifter. There are a lot of lies in that sentence. Pip is obsessed with boxing. The bouncing and striking calls to his inner fox. When Celeste gives him a ringside ticket to the light heavyweight championship match, Pip is over the moon. Seeing his favorite boxer, Savage Holiday, up close is like a dream come true. Then Savage looks his way and Pip discovers what really drives his passion for the sport. Turns out, it has nothing to do with boxing at all. Savage never notices anyone when he’s in the zone. Adrenaline always keeps him focused on winning and nothing else. There’s something about Pip’s eyes, though. They’re almost unnatural. Savage’s attention is caught. He can’t explain the draw, but Savage can’t stay away. Pip is odd and playful. He’s nothing like the rough and tumble crowd Savage normally runs with. He makes Savage want to risk everything. It’s a race to see which of their secrets ruins them first. The Hellish Clan is back as—once again—Celeste has paired an unlikely couple. The delicate situation needs to be handled as tactfully as possible. Except Jonathan and Celeste are in charge. That means things are handled as dramatically as possible. Now, let’s see if Savage can handle it.
COCOA BLEND (A PARAMOUR BAY COZY PARANORMAL MYSTERY BOOK 17 ) by Kennedy Layne
Someone seems to want the local librarian—who just happens to be the town’s friendly neighborhood werewolf—erased from Paramour Bay’s history! After some strange turn of events, it’s concluded that regifting a box of heart-shaped chocolates might not have been such a great idea. The recipient ends up dead and a puzzling whodunit ensues, while Raven and the gang must band together to protect one of their own.
BLOOD TIES (THE WITCHES OF WHEELER PARK BOOK 6) by Christine Pope
What has Joanna Wilcox gotten herself into? She needed an extra hand to fix some broken fences on her alpaca farm, and her cousin sent someone over to help. Now she can’t seem to take her eyes off that “someone” — those capable hands, those ice-blue eyes…not to mention the way he fills out his jeans. Randall Lenz, ex-government agent and brand-new warlock, should be the last man to send that tingling sensation across Joanna’s skin. But when he won’t take payment for the work, she finds herself offering the next best thing: a home-cooked meal. The Wilcox clan took Randall in when a lightning strike awakened his power, and he plans to repay their kindness by living a quiet life…which means not getting involved with a Wilcox witch. But Joanna’s offer of a hot meal isn’t the only thing making his mouth water. One kiss ignites the need they’ve both been trying to ignore, but their relationship is barely off the ground when Randall disappears — and Joanna suspects it’s more than a case of cold feet. It’s a secret that proves lightning does, indeed, strike twice….Note: This novel takes place approximately three months after the end of A Wheeler Park Christmas. It’s the sixth book in the series but can stand on its own.
MAGICALLY EVER AFTER by Various
Beauty and the Beast, Cinderella, the Little Mermaid, Alice in Wonderland, Snow White, they’ve all grown up and found themselves thrust in our modern world, filled with new dangers, excitement, and adventure. Inside you’ll find charming men who shift into deadly beasts, old books that suck the reader straight into their pages, wicked relatives, secret pasts, forbidden loves, and splintering realities. Immerse yourself in this collection of 10 full-length novels and over 2,000 pages of modern, twisted takes on all your favorite classics. Because these kick-butt princesses don’t need a prince to find their happily ever afters. They can make them all on their own.
MAGICAL MIDLIFE LOVE: A PARANORMAL WOMEN’S FICTION NOVEL (LEVELING UP BOOK 4) by K F Breene
The Ivy House team is shaping up, but there are still holes to be filled, and a magical summons outstanding. Jessie needs a teacher. Someone who can fit in with the whacky Ivy House crew. And that was going just fine…until she gets a request to host a powerful, neighboring mage. A teacher isn’t going to be enough. She needs more power in her crew. She needs some might. This time, Austin Steele might not be able to dominate what she calls in, creatures no shifter has ever dominated before. But that isn’t all Austin has to worry about. After a skirmish in the bar, suddenly his whole world is turned upside down. He can no longer ignore the feelings that have been growing for Jess.
He also can’t ignore the town’s complete lack of readiness for the neighboring mage’s visit. He must call in his brother to help lock down the town. And when his brother arrives, he must finally hash out the past that has split them apart so that he can claim his future.
MIDLIFE HAREM (MIDLIFE SHIFTERS BOOK 2) by J L Wilder
She thought she was going into menopause, but actually she was turning into a bear. A bear in heat. When life falls apart, you go home. I just didn’t realize what a mess home would be too. My father is losing his memory, And a sexy young farmhand is taking care of him. One burly young stud I can’t seem to resist. I tried to runaway and ignore my hormonal urges, But then that landed me in the second man’s bed. He’s a grizzly and wild carpenter who knows how to use his hands. At least this one is age-appropriate. Then there’s the dark man who’s trying to steal my father’s farm. Whoops, yeah. I slept with him too. And invited danger right through the door. And all of these men tell me I’m their omega. What does that even mean? And what happens when they all find out about the baby in my womb?
DEJA BREW (ENCHANTED ENCLAVE MYSTERIES BOOK 5) by Samantha Silver
Eliza is looking forward to things getting back to normal on her return from the paranormal world, but she doesn’t expect “normal” to include another dead body showing up in the coffee shop. When Aunt Lucy is revealed to be the prime suspect, Eliza, Kaillie and Leanne expect her to throw a fit, but instead she seemingly refuses to do anything to clear her name. Eliza and her cousins set out to do it for her, but that’s not the only strange occurrence in Enchanted Enclave. As she gets closer to solving the case, Eliza finds herself in more danger than she’s ever experienced. Will she be able to clear her aunt’s name and find out what’s going on in town before she becomes the killer’s next victim?
DREAM CHASER (BAILEY SPADE BOOK 3) by Dima Zales and Anna Zaires
The god of nightmares is real? How fun. A mystery dreamwalker is trying to turn me homicidally insane? Business as usual. But when a legendary seer gets involved, we end up on a world populated by necromancers. Oops. I’ll have to put on my big dreamwalker panties and learn to forgive Valerian’s betrayal before we’re all killed by Icelus… or zombies… or a deadly virus.
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LL SHOT TO HELL (SIN DEMONS BOOK 3) by Mila Young and Harper A Brooks
Playing devil’s advocate with three demons? There’s no way I am ever going to win. Things were finally going right for us. We got the relics back. We defeated the dragon. I thought we’d won. But we’ve ended up losing so much more…Cain’s severely wounded, and I don’t know how to save him. Losing him shouldn’t bother me, but it does. A lot. Elias and Dorian have a plan: seek out help from people who wield the darkest and cruelest of magic. We soon find that the only one with enough power to bring the Prince of Hell back from death is a master of death itself. But nothing can be done for free and the price has us traveling across the world and facing a slew of new dangers, ones none of us are prepared for. Even with everything shot to hell, the demons remain a constant temptation I don’t need. Being with them only seems to fan the flames, but letting me go depends on finding all of Hell’s relics. And if I’m being honest, I’m not sure what I’ll do once my soul is freed.
BABY BUNDT CAKE CONFUSION (MURDER IN THE MIX BOOK 31) by Addison Moore
My name is Lottie Lemon, and I see dead people. Okay, so I rarely see dead people, mostly I see furry creatures of the dearly departed variety, who have come back from the other side to warn me of their previous owner’s impending doom. Noah and Everett take Lottie to their high school reunion. The catty women show up in droves and so does a killer. It’s almost Lottie’s birthday and her due date. It’s raining suspects and contractions. There’s a baby in the mix—and a killer too. Lottie Lemon has a brand new bakery to tend to, a budding romance with perhaps one too many suitors, and she has the supernatural ability to see the dead—which are always harbingers for ominous things to come. Throw in a string of murders, and her insatiable thirst for justice, and you’ll have more chaos than you know what to do with. Living in Honey Hollow can be murder.
I’M WITH CUPID: A PARANORMAL WOMEN’S FICTION VALENTINES DAY NOVELLA (WITCHING AFTER FORTY) by Lia Davis and L A Boruff
Ava Harper’s life has taken more twists and turns over the last few months than a mountain highway. It started when she arrived back home in Shipton Harbor, Maine. She wears many hats: Part-time bookstore clerk, part-time author, necromancer in training, full-time caretaker of a ghoul, soon to be girlfriend to the town sheriff. She’s still in denial of the latter. Now she has to add neighbor to Lucifer himself to that list. Fine. Whatever. She can make her peace with living next door to the devil. But then, when she’s finally out on a first date with the hotter-than-sin local sheriff, who shows up to crash the date? Luci himself. And he has a date of his own. To add to all the crazy in her life, she answers her door to find an animated skeleton standing on her doorstep, hoping she can help him find his murderer. What else can go sideways this Valentine’s Day in Shipton Harbor?
GHOST HUNT (ACADEMY OF THE PHOENIX BOOK 1) by Lia Davis
As heir to the throne of the Azorea Cay Phoenix Clan, Ember Bailey is committed to being as strong and fair as her mother. Her people deserved nothing less in their queen. Attending the Academy of the Phoenix is the first step to learning the business side of things while training with her three dads built up her strength to protect the clan. Those two things keep her away from exploring the new relationship with her four mates. But nothing is without sacrifice. At least she has Lucent by her side and can video chat with the other three men. You know, a nice normal college princess lifestyle. But trying to find a sense of normalcy after spending months at the Wicked Reform School, proves to be impossible. As the Academy of the Phoenix is ravaged by a ghost with a grudge, death and foul play plague the campus. With one teacher dead and another missing, can Ember, Zelphar, Karn, Lucent, and Caleb track down the evil spirit and vanquish it before it has a chance to kill again?
HARD BOILED (THE DRAGON BORN ACADEMY BOOK 3) by T L Christianson
Sydney Miller—Almost seventeen, unschooled world traveler until the you-know-what hit the fan. Reality? Gone… yanked out from under me like a cheap Ikea rug. Here are the doozies: Dragons exist in this whole other world! And bondmates exist. Yeah… I’m now bound to a heart-throb Prince to the Dragonborn—Ashe Carrick. Only, the gap is kind of thing for him. When I end up at the Dragonborn base, Briony, Ashe is there! I’m trying to resist his gorgeous baby blues and focus on other more important things… like George! He’s the only one who has answers about my mom, her research, and the dragon realm. According to him, she might be alive! So this is my new obsession and I won’t stop until I get to the bottom of it all! Ashe Carrick—Twenty-three, Lieutenant for the Dragonborn Guard and the Elibera’s hope to become Prime Leader of the Dragonborn. I have a whole host of problems but I can’t stop thinking of Sydney, the girl I’m bonded to. I’ve done my best to keep her at arm’s length but she’s like a siren. One look from her heats my blood… rousing something ancient and primal within me. Besides her, I’m dealing with at the Dragonborn base, Briony. The PL has gone entirely off the rails and when George Miller is brought into lockdown, he might have the evidence to bring PL Lambert down—if we can keep him alive.
ATTACKED (OLDE EARTH ACADEMY BOOK 8) by Amabel Daniels
Learning that her biological parent is not only alive but also the head of the Ancience, Layla grapples with facing her true enemy: family. Her own flesh and blood is responsible for abusing longmas and seeking ultimate power by holding the world’s water hostage. Even though her allies at the Academy have Professor Bateson in custody, there is no simple way to stop the pollutants the Ancience has unleashed. The last resort is finding the lost frame, as well as all three of the keeper stones it holds. Lore states that the trio of powers can be combined in one tool, and Layla’s determined to use it for good. Searching for the last keeper stone proves to be more difficult than she could imagine, though, because in digging deep into her own history, she must confront the possibility she is both the answer—and the problem. In the face of such challenging news, she must rescue her friends and her true father from the Ancience’s control while wielding otherworldly power. In the end, can she save the world?
FROST AND RAINE by K L Noone
A Frost spirit who runs a coffee shop. A Cupid who works as a divorce lawyer. And magic in the air …Raine’s never been a conventional Cupid. He likes organization, his job as a successful lawyer, and black coffee, and he dislikes messiness, physical and emotional. He tries hard not to use his powers, because he’d rather not manipulate anyone’s desires, and he’s not planning to fall in love himself — and he wouldn’t trust it if someone fell in love with him. But the owner of Raine’s favorite coffee shop is endlessly patient, kind even in the face of sarcasm, and an artist with flavors and window decorations … and he could even challenge Raine’s resolutions about love.
Don enjoys his life. Even though he’s a Frost, he finds comfort in giving people warmth: good coffee, a cozy refuge from the rain, holiday decorations, and overall cheer. But one gorgeous Cupid seems immune to Don’s cheerfulness — and he keeps coming back, day after day. Fortunately, Don’s always liked a challenge, and now he’s determined to make Raine smile at least once … and he’s discovering that Raine’s sarcasm hides a generous and lonely heart, keeping the world at bay. And if Don and Raine can learn to trust each other — with new coffee flavors, with their hopes for the future, and with their hearts — the Frost and the Cupid just might find their own magical happy ending.
ENCHANTED KINGDOMS by Various
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THE UNCOUNTABLE COST OF MYSTERY: A SEVERINE DUNOIR HISTORICAL COZY ADVENTURE BOOK 6 by Beth Byers
January 1926 – Severine DuNoir and friends have left New Orleans and started on the trail to just what happened to Jane Oliver. Things are confused and emotions are intense as they find Jane. The relief of finding their missing loved one fades as they have to face what they’ve found? Will their friendship survive? Where do they go from here?
… These historical adventures are playful with a lightly spooky edge. In the coming stories, Severine will discover more than she expected, and begin to finally decide her future.
LORD OF TEARS (DRAGON DEMIGODS BOOK 8) by Charlene Hartnady
Book 8 in this exciting new world. If you like dragons and egotistical, super-sexy demigods, then this is the series for you. I am Trident, son of Poseidon and this is my story.
EXES AND EXORCISMS: A PARANORMAL CHICK LIT NOVEL (FORBIDDEN FANGS BOOK 2) by Keira Blackwood and Liza Street
On the hunt for a vampire with a gift for spreading disease, wolf shifter Xavier finds himself in a magical little town full of shifters. His mission is clear: stake the vampire and any others who get in his way. Ever since his girlfriend’s death at the hands of a bloodsucker, he’s set on taking out the vampires of North America. “Clairvoyant” Kelly is torn between running away and staying in place when she learns her ex-boyfriend—a bossy, overprotective, overbearing shifter—is coming to Forbidden. Unfortunately, her gift of visions doesn’t tell her how much time she has to escape…and if she does leave, how can she protect her friends? When Kelly and Xavier meet again, it’s a battle of banter and a war of wits. May the best vampire–or vampire hunter–win. There’s a lot at stake…get it?
SEDUCTION BY BLOOD by Alyuna Lochlan and Kristal Dawn Harris
A blind date turns into a nightmare, leaving Ava Clark fighting for her life, close to death in the backwoods of Kentucky. Out of the fog comes a savior, a dark myth, a vampire, and the love of her life, but how can she accept him? Can Vampire Lucian Alexander reach her heart in time to forge eternal love and save her from the approaching evil determined to kill her?
NEVER HAVE I EVER: STORIES by Isabel Yap
“Am I dead?” Mebuyen sighs. She was hoping the girl would not ask. Spells and stories, urban legends and immigrant tales: the magic in Isabel Yap’s debut collection jumps right off the page, from the joy in her new novella, “A Spell for Foolish Hearts” to the terrifying tension of the urban legend “Have You Heard the One About Anamaria Marquez.”
FORGED IN DREAMS (DEMON ENTANGLEMENTS BOOK 1) by Rebecca York
Silversmith Megan Holder thinks she’s an ordinary woman, until she’s kidnapped by demonic creatures and learns she’s a key player in a desperate struggle over the fate of humanity. Her only hope of survival lies with werewolf Daniel Fenton, the man she’s growing to love. But can the two of them survive to fulfill the destiny ordained by the Norse gods?
REAPERS AT THE GATE (HELLSGATE SERIES BOOK 3) by Mina Carter
Everything comes with a price. Especially love. Many people have died in Laney’s arms. She’s never once thought about bringing any of them back. Apart from Troy. But he should have died, so now every reaper out there is gunning for him. She must protect him, and try and figure out what the hell is going on in Liberty before the proverbial hits the fan and they all become demon-chow. Life begins… after you die. After surviving a demon attack that should have killed him, Troy is going to live life to the full. But the worst betrayals come from within and when the town becomes ground zero for a demon invasion, he finds out more than one person is keeping secrets…When the Hellgate opens, Troy and Laney must risk everything to save the world. But will the price be too high… and tear them apart forever?
DAWN’S LIGHT (DUSK BLADE BOOK 1) by Shannon Blair
Moranthus is an elf who has lost everything. With his lover dead and his career stagnating, he jumps at a chance to redeem himself by rescuing a human prince from the goblins hunting him—even if failure means death or eternal exile from his homeland.
Gerrick, a human soldier who bears an uncanny resemblance to his prince, has always chosen duty over desire. As the sole parent of his young daughter, he needs the extra coin that working as the prince’s body double provides—even if it may one day cost him his life. When a case of mistaken identity puts the prince in the hands of a goblin raiding party, Moranthus’s and Gerrick’s paths collide. With winter closing in and miles of hostile goblin lands ahead, they must set aside their differences and work together to bring the prince home safely. Their deepening connection comes with a growing certainty that rescuing the prince may be fatal. Moranthus and Gerrick must each find a way to reconcile his heart’s desires with his homeland’s needs—or die trying.
UNCHARTED by Alli Temple
In a world of arrogant nobles and their punishing laws, Georgina will be hanged if anyone discovers she is a spy. But when the wicked prince proposes marriage, Georgina must accept. Refusing would expose the secrets she has delivered to a hidden resistance and forfeit her life. With her wedding day looming ever closer, salvation comes from an unlikely source. Pirate Captain Cinder is a terror on the open sea, striking fear into hearts wherever she sails. Now she has a new target. The vulnerable Princess Georgina should be an easy mark in Cinder’s kidnapping plot. But the legend of Captain Cinder is more intertwined with Georgina’s own history than either of them expect. Treacherous storms. A mysterious pirate king. The prince’s unrelenting pursuit. Georgina and Cinder can only escape by following the uncharted course of their hearts. But just as a future together is within their grasp, Cinder’s past threatens to drag them both to the deep.
THE FAE SIDE OF FORTY: A PARANORMAL WOMEN’S FICTION NOVEL (MAGICAL MIDLIFE MISADVENTURES BOOK 2) by Jennifer L Hart
Joey Whitmore has learned her lesson when it comes to magic—it just isn’t worth the toll. Her plan is to keep her nose clean and enjoy midlife to the fullest. Margarita Mondays, Taco Tuesdays, the works. But when the fae prince appears to call in his favor, Joey has no choice but to live up to the bargain she made and leave Wine Wednesday in her wake. The ruse is simple. Play Robin’s mortal fiancé in exchange for wiping the slate clean. But the more she learns about the tricksy fae bachelor, the more Joey becomes convinced that the fae prince is hiding something…something that only magic can illuminate. Does Joey have what it takes to untangle herself from the fae or will she lose herself to them forever?
BEST SELLER by Delta James
VS Note: A re-release. Authors says 30K words have been added.
As fiction crashes into reality, the lines blur when the hero from the pages of Sage Matthews’ bestselling steamy romance novel, Roark Samuels, emerges to save her from the brink of death. Unbelievably, Sage and Roark come face-to-face with the opportunity to explore their deepest desires by creating their own sinful imaginings but also giving themselves a chance to write their own happily ever after. Can the Hero truly save his Creator, or will this turn into a tragedy instead of the happy ending for their own best seller?
THE LEOPARD SOUL (THE SOUL STONES BOOK 3) by Amy Sumida
I didn’t even like the man whose life I saved. Kardri Vangrarre is my warlord; I serve as a captain in his army—the Leopard Army. I respect him, and even admire him, but I don’t like him. At all. He’s vain, arrogant, and way too public with his abundant love life. In fact, he was right in the middle of one of his freaky, public orgies when we were attacked. I acted purely on instinct when I pushed him out of the way. I had no idea that I’d get hit instead, or that the green fireball would kill me. The Leopard Lord didn’t have to save my life just because I saved his, but that’s what he did. He used the Leopard Soul—a magical fae amulet—to give me a piece of his soul, and then his Goddess blessed me with an immortal fae body. And it’s not just my body that’s changed. I’m straight, I love the ladies. Or at least, I did. Now, I can’t stop staring at Kardri, wondering what it would feel like to kiss him and run my hands over that beautiful raven skin. And he won’t stop trying to seduce me, using his vast experience like a weapon. I feel like I’m on the losing side of a war. But that’s just my personal problems. The greater issue is the new weapon the Farungal attacked us with, and how they created it. We need to focus on that but the more time I spend with Kardri, the more I start to think that losing one war might be just the thing we need to win the other. That is, if I can survive the Leopard Lord’s embrace.
COLE (KEEPERS OF THE LAKE BOOK 1) by Emilia Hartley
Cole Barton is a sentry, living alone at the edge of a lake, keeping away all who would run afoul of the monster that lurks beneath its depths. At least, he keeps all away until Jude Drake arrives and refuses to be run off. The sexy, powerful, gold dragon shifter is more than a match for his own giant beast, and she seems intent on uncovering the secrets he wants to keep hidden. Even more unsettling, the lake monster is calling her, wanting to use her to break free from the sorcery that imprisons him. Cole would never allow his old leader to do that to any woman, but he’s particularly insistent that Jude not fall prey to the monster’s trap. Something about the gold dragon calls to Cole’s soul. The lake monster can’t have her. Cole will see to it, even if he has to deny his own heart and push Jude away.
Never again will he lose anyone he cares about to the monster.
Jude Drake knows why her cousin keeps sending her off to settle trouble around the country. Two gold dragons are too many for a single territory. Jude wants to settle down, though. She’s tired of her nomadic life, tired of cleaning up problems she had no part in making. She needs her own ground to rule, and with this lake territory she’s come to, she thinks she might have found it. The ground speaks to her, and she can see herself putting this broken clan back together. This is where she belongs, she’s sure of it—on this lakeshore, with this surly cabin rental manager.
Now if only she could convince the man and the land to give up their secrets and let her make her place here, she’s sure she could be happy.
MUST LOVE DEMONS by Meghan Maslow
You’d think being magically tethered to the hottest warden in all Verona wouldn’t be a hardship. You’d be wrong.
Incubus Nico Azertiran has his dream job as a cherub-in-training. It’s the perfect position for a lust demon who’s more interested in happily-ever-afters than one-night stands. Or it would be, if he didn’t keep screwing it up. When a new cherub gadget misfires, Nico is left trussed to Verona’s most eligible warden, the incredibly grumpy, Sir Flame.
Flambeau Illume has a job to do. Someone’s murdering Verona’s rich and famous, and Sir Flame’s hot on the killer’s trail . . . until he has the misfortune to get magically lassoed to the most infuriating incubus he’s ever had the displeasure to meet. Except, maybe Nico isn’t so terribly awful. But how can he solve his case and keep Nico safe at the same time? Especially when the sweet demon seems to have a bullseye on his back. Together they need to solve the crime, stay alive, and—if their luck changes—maybe even fall in love. Easy, right?
THE JAGUAR’S CONSORT (THE PROTECTORS BOOK 1) by Aliyah Burke
VS Note: A re-release…
Sometimes you’re more than just a mate…Lando Vargas has known since he was a boy who his mate is to be and he waited for her to grow up. While Selena Rowe remembers the boy he was, she’s unsure about what he’s telling her in regards to their future together. In fact, what he’s talking about has just been fairytales in her mind. He convinces her to come for a visit in Brazil, with her friends, to give him a chance to prove it all. She won’t deny the intense physical attraction between them, however, she doesn’t want to give up her own life. What will it take for her to accept her role as the jaguar’s consort?
PIERCE: MCCRAY BRUIN BEAR SHIFTER ROMANCE by Kathi S Barton
Joey wasn’t dealing with the best of news. The phone call informing her that her niece was dead was bad enough, but her great-niece, Becky, was also in danger. Then finding out her twin sister, Margie, had Joey’s office bugged just about sent her over the edge. And now her mother’s life was being threatened for information on Becky. Joey was going to have to kill someone before this was all over with. Pierce was having a time dealing with stress lately. Trying to please everyone and not giving himself any slack was about to do him in, and no one was helping him at all by telling him he needed to find a mate. Just thinking about that prospect was stressful too. Pierce was gifted. Not only was he a bear, but he could read the minds of others. He was a great profiler. Meadow sent him to help Joey find the spies in her organization. As soon as Pierce met Joey, he knew he had found his mate at long last, but telling her would have to wait. With everything else she had going on, that information might make her head explode.
Amazon Note: Many of her books are on Apple Books so this one may be there at some point Kobo
WEREWOLVES OF LONDON (THE MONSTER MASH TRILOGY BOOK 3) by Angie Fox
Getting drafted into a paranormal MASH unit during a war between the gods was life-changing to say the least. And it hasn’t left me with much of a personal life. Case in point: deciding what to buy Medusa for her baby shower should have been my only “me time” task for the week. But when my hot-as-Hades ex-boyfriend storms back into my life dragging a wounded, half-mad dragon shifter, things get complicated. The dragon may be the key to ending the war—if I can heal her and keep her hidden. To do it, I’ll need the help of both my current guy and my ex—because nothing says love like a covert operation. But I can’t just let her die or fall into enemy hands. Even if keeping a lid on her secret might force me to reveal mine. Either way, there’s no going back. This time, I have no choice but to change the world—or die trying.
DEMON STALKED (DARKEST FLAMES) by Katie May and Ann Denton
Katrina tried to reject us. But are we going to let our mate tell us to take a hike? Hell no. We’re going to woo the shit out of this human girl, get her to go to this winter dance, and make all of her dreams come true. Because that’s what demons do…right?
LEGION (DRAGON RULES SERIES BOOK 1) by Tia Didmon
Art student Mara Krane has no time for the sexy ‘dragon’ in her dreams, even if he insists she is the key to saving humanity. But as her dormant magic emerges, she can no longer ignore her immortal mate. Trusting him will make her a target in a war that has lasted for millennia and unearth a long-buried family secret, concealing the betrayal of a former life. As she faces an ancient adversary set on her destruction, will her hopes burn to the ground, or will she discover that love hath no fury like a dragon scorned?
LOST: SILVER FALLS UNIVERSITY by M Sinclair
Five broken alphas. One lost wolf. A fate she never expected. Silver Falls University. There was no reason for a female bitten wolf like myself to be here. More so, there was no reason that someone who grew up as poor as I did, in an overcrowded packhouse in the South Side of Chicago, should be making her way up north to one of the most prestigious supernatural universities in the country. I truly had no idea what to expect. Something that was my own fault. I didn’t exactly have a lot of experience with anyone or anything. ‘Sheltered’ was an understatement, except to the darkness that came with struggling to survive cruel bullying and an incurable loneliness that had formed the woman I was today. The place I had grown up never felt like home. No one had ever felt like home. Well, until I met a man on the way to campus. A man that had me feeling so completely comfortable, yet confused and overwhelmed. There had to be something wrong with me, right? This wasn’t normal. Then again, I should have realized that nothing about my life moving forward would be normal. I just didn’t realize how much was in store for me.
WICKED WISH (DRAGON’S GIFT: THE STORM BOOK 1) by Veronica Douglas and Linsey Hall
I work for the Order of Magica, the supernatural version of the FBI. Sounds fun, right? Except I spend my days chained to my desk, writing reports, and wishing that I was out solving crimes. Well, be careful what you wish for.
When my best friend is abducted, my life in Chicago turns upside down. I’ll do anything to get her back—even work with Damian Malek, a wanted criminal, notorious crime lord, and dangerous fallen angel. He’s hot, lethal, and he’s the only one who can help me master my dangerous powers. I don’t want anyone to know about my magic, but I have no choice if I want to save my friend. Here’s the catch: if the Order finds out that I’m working with Damian, I’ll get canned. Maybe even be hunted for what I am. But if I don’t give him what he wants, he’ll reveal my secret to the world.
FORGED WOLF (SMOKEY MOUNTAIN PACK BOOK 1) by Lucia Ashta
Zasha comes from a family of cage fighters. There was no time for playing with dolls or painting her nails … just learning how to survive in the ring. When four men attack her, she’s ready for them. Until they break the rules … and use dark magic against her. They transform her into a wolf. A beast. Violating her very nature. The Pound is an underground fighting arena, where wolves are pitted against each other to delight the whims of the perverse elite.
It’s where wolves are sent to fight—and to die. Will Zasha survive long enough to secure her revenge? And could the curse meant to destroy her be what ultimately saves her?
ALPHA’S MOON (SHIFTER OPS SERIES BOOK 1) by Renee Rose and Lee Savino
My wolf is highly unstable. Nearly feral. I can’t be trusted around civilians. Certainly not with the lovely kindergarten teacher whose scent drives me wild. But she needs a fake boyfriend for a weekend wedding trip. A big guy to intimidate her ex. How can I refuse? I won’t be directly disobeying an order, because it won’t be a real date. It will be a nice, clean mission. We’ll have separate rooms. I’ll keep my wolf on a tight leash. And no matter how much I want to, I will not mark and claim the sweet human as mine.
MAGIC MISLED (THE LIZZIE GRACE SERIES BOOK 7) by Keri Arthur
Her husband might be dead, but her problems are far from over…Lizzie Grace had hoped that Clayton’s death would bring some normality back into her life. But not only does her father remain intent on interfering now that he knows she can manipulate wild magic, but the High Witch Council has sent in an investigator to uncover her part in Clayton’s murder. But a bigger threat has arrived on the reservation. One that wears flesh and blood, and is intent on revenge. And it’ll kill anyone who gets in its way.
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Cover by Fiona Jayde
VS: We finished my Badari Backlist and now I’m going to do my Gods of Egypt paranormal romance backlist. I got the rights back to WARRIOR OF THE NILE and was hoping to list it as a re-release but our favorite huge ebook seller is dragging its feet on listing the darn book. Sigh. So anyway, my first ever published book was the novella PRIESTESS OF THE NILE, which Carina Press bought from their slush pile. I had the flash of insight that Sobek the Crocodile God was a shifter and so he could fall in love with a human woman. When I got the rights back last year, I got a new cover and re-released it. I LOVED my Harlequin/Carina cover but no longer have the rights to use it. But I really like the series look Fiona Jayde has established for my covers nowadays.
I keep a statue of Sobek on my writing desk – he’s my unofficial lucky charm.
PRIESTESS OF THE NILE
Drawn to his abandoned temple on the banks of the Nile by an enchanting song, Sobek the Crocodile god is even more captivated by the sight of the singer herself. Appearing to her as a man, he learns she is Merys, a descendant of his last priestess. Though filled with lust, Sobek believes Merys deserves to be more than just his mistress. But the rules that govern the Egyptian pantheon forbid anything beyond a physical joining of a Great One and a human.
Merys is attracted to the handsome stranger, who arouses passions in her that no man ever has. But with no dowry and no hope of ever leaving her village, she dares not dream of the future—or love.
Sobek takes every opportunity to visit Merys, taxing his resolve to leave her pure. And when he saves her life, their mutual desire must be sated. But can a love between a human and an immortal survive the ultimate test of the gods?
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I am in good company with this crowd. So much awesome talent on one page! Thanks for including Surrender Love. 🙂