New Releases in #SciFi #Fantasy and Paranormal Romance for Wednesday MARCH 24

I have a new release of my own to report – WOOT!

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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COLONY ON FIRE: HAVEN COLONY BOOK TWO

When she came to Haven Two Dr. Saffia Mandell expected to grimly do her five years of medical service as the colony’s only doctor, work off her medical school debt and leave. Then she’d fallen in love, handled an epidemic and become an accepted member of the community. Now, in her second year, she faces new challenges as the tinder dry planet heads into a fire season and a mysterious food allergy threatens the local restaurant’s reputation.
Chief Ranger Micah Navonn of the Calinurra never expected to fall in love with a human woman but Saffia was a special person who captured his heart and now means everything to him. Not all of his people are as enthusiastic about the situation and his efforts to handle the politics are getting complicated. Add to that an infestation by insects from another world, causing portions of the forest to die off and his plate is full.
When the jet stream shifts course and the fires rage, will the colonists and the Calinurra set aside their differences? With Saffia’s life hanging in the balance, can Micah arrive in time to save her and the colonists in jeopardy?
Life on Haven Two never lets up.

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RASHE (BRIDES OF DRIEGON BOOK 3) by Ava Ross

She’s looking for happily-ever-after. He doesn’t dare touch her. But with her life at stake, he’ll sacrifice everything to protect her. Kristy: Chosen for the Driegon bride selection, I’m confident I’ll meet the alien of my dreams. I don’t expect to find true love, but it would be nice to find someone special. Three weeks into the program, I’m falling hard for Rashe, a guy who sadly doesn’t notice I exist. Forget happily-ever-after. At this point, I’d settle for friends with benefits. But when someone tries to kill me, Rashe becomes my knight in shining…scales. Can we discover who the villain is before I wind up dead?     Rashe: Kristy is everything I could ever hope for in a mate but touching her will trigger the Torrent–an ancient Driegon mating ritual–and will result in my death. Instead of claiming her, I’ll long for her from afar and ensure she’s matched with someone who can give her the love she deserves. But with someone out to kill her, I’ll risk even my own life to protect her.

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NANNY FOR AN ALIEN COMMANDER (INTERGALACTIC EXCHANGE PROGRAM BOOK 6) by Roxie Ray

My son and I are safe now on Raider and building a new life free from sorcery after being held prisoner for years. But Raider has problems of its own—insurgents determined to usurp their leader. Commander Dordus has it under control. He’s the second in command and a doting father to his own daughter—and as hot as they come, but even more important, he makes me feel safe. Our friendship makes adjusting to life on Raider simple. But could we be more? The last time I risked my heart, I lost everything and spent years paying the price. I know Dordus and the way he loves makes me certain he’ll never betray me. Dordus will do whatever it takes to keep me and Dylan safe. But how can he do that when he’s fighting against sorcery? I can’t risk falling into magical danger again, but now that I’ve given my heart to Dordus and his daughter, I don’t know how we can walk away.

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KRASH: DRAKONIAN MAIL ORDER BRIDES BOOK 7 by Cara Bristol

VS note: A re-release. Really enjoyed this one…

When a dating agency claims to match Earth women with extraterrestrials, fraud investigator Cyan Blue goes undercover as a client to expose the scam. She’s not interested in finding love and certainly not with a pretend alien!
With their planet suffering a critical lack of females, Dakonian men begin emigrating to Earth in search of mates. Concerned about the impact of the mass exodus, Krash joins a dating agency to gain passage to Earth so he can convince his fellow Dakonians to return home. As soon as he completes his assignment, he’s going back to Dakon. The last thing he desires is to mate with a human. Two missions are about to collide in a perfect match.

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STAR OF THE FLEET (WARRIORS OF THE ELECTOR BOOK 4) by Imogene Nix

When betrayal and loyalty collide, can love overcome all obstacles? Kera Aarens is strong, sexy, and focused on her new role as commander of security on Aenna, but she’s recovering from injuries she suffered at the hand of Crick Sur Banden, the leader of the Ru’Edan Rogues. Offered the job of protecting the hidden Admiralty base, this driven warrior is desperate to regain her balance. Admiral Gustav Elphin is in charge of the base and was previously Kera’s commander aboard The Star of Ishtar, the scene of his greatest regret. He vividly remembers—and regrets—not fulfilling the promise of one night of passion with this amazing woman. Now Kera’s back in his life and he’d do just about anything to close the emotional chasm between them. Facing a breach of station security, and multiple personal threats to each of them, Kera and Gustav must work together to neutralize the agent who’s hidden among the workers of the station. Somewhere along the way, maybe, they will find a second chance at love.

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ALPHA BOTS: AI CYBERPREP TRILOGY (THE WOMAINOID DIARIES BOOK 1) by Ava Lock

VS Note: Not a romance. Scifi release of note…

In the near future, artificial intelligence will be in every home. Just imagine. You could have a charming womanoid do all your cooking and cleaning for you. That’s right. No more chores! This female robot can be your wife, a nanny to your kids, or just the live-in housekeeper. She will be whatever you want her to be. It’s all up to you. Just set your user preferences. But first, this amazing technology has to pass alpha testing. One robot woman, Cookie Rifkin, keeps failing. She needs to figure out how to control her anxiety, but her husband set her restrictions too low for her to learn. He just wants a pleasure model, but she keeps fighting her programming. Will this ai fembot ever fulfill her potential? Or will Cookie’s story end in another fatal error?

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SAM (KLAXIAN CYBORG MATES BOOK 4) by L Starfyre

Sam has always known she was a girl. It didn’t matter that her genitalia was that of a male. She knew the truth in her heart. She was ousted from her family home at the tender age of sixteen because her parents hated anything that didn’t fit in with their idea of perfect. She was caught by a pimp and forced to turn tricks for him until the aliens came to her neck of the woods. Aefnof96 and his two bond mates were Klaxian cyborgs that wanted young but they weren’t allowed to submit a request for one through the lab until they had completed their tetrad. They found out they’d been matched to a human and were excited. Their happiness increased as they read more about Samantha.
Will Sam ever be able to find acceptance? Will she ever be able to find someone who loves her? Will Saul, the pimp who had captured her, ever let her go? With everyone trying to shoot her, will she live long enough to be mated? (LGBTQ+ aspects)

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SPACE BABY (INTERSTELLAR SHERIFF BOOK 4) by Jenny Schwartz

Four years ago, Thelma Bach thought she’d lost everything when she was exiled to the Saloon Sector. She was wrong. Life on the frontier has given her the galaxy’s best—if sometimes most stubborn—husband, the cutest ever baby boy, an adolescent AI who thinks of Thelma as her mom, and the most loyal, loving and meddlesome group of family and friends anyone could wish for. But when her son’s life is threatened, Thelma’s perfect world comes crashing down. The galaxy will learn that there’s no force in the universe as powerful as a mother determined to save her child. The Badstars will tremble. Murderous truths will be revealed. And one special baby will find his voice. “Ma?”

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THE FALL OF KOLI (THE RAMPAST TRILOGY BOOK 3) by M R Carey

VS Note: Not a romance but a scifi release of note…

Koli has come a long way since being exiled from his small village of Mythen Rood. In his search for the fabled tech of the Old Times, he knew he’d be battling shunned men, strange beasts and trees that move as fast as whips. But he has already encountered so much more than he bargained for. Now that Koli and his companions have found the source of the signal they’ve been following – the mysterious “Sword of Albion”—there is hope that their perilous journey will finally be worth something. They’re searching for a way to help humanity fight back against nature. But what they’ll find is an ancient war that never ended.

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LOST SERENITY: A TRAVELLERS NOVELLA (REDEMPTION) by Pippa Jay

How could a moment’s anger destroy so much happiness?
It is a question that will haunt him. When an old enemy comes to Kasha-Asor to kidnap their daughter, armed with a weapon that could end everything, Keir is forced to leave an injured Quin on Lyagnius. But his quest for a cure and their missing daughter will come at a terrible cost. Book #2.5 of the Redemption series. Trigger warning: the loss of a child.

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CHOSEN BY THE FIRE DRAGON GUARD (ELEMENTAL DRAGON WARRIORS BOOK 5) by Aria Winter and Jade Waltz

To celebrate the peace among the Clans, each territory will host their annual Harvest Games. The winner will earn a place of honor among their people—chosen to serve on one of the Drakarian deep space ships. Rakan is a Guard of the Fire Clan. He’s had his eye on me ever since his people rescued mine from the desert. The problem is we’re so different. He’s a warrior and I’m a teacher. The glowing fate mark hasn’t appeared on his chest, and it makes me worried we might not be a good match. When I find out he’s competing in the game for a chance to serve on a deep space ship, I don’t want him to go. The more time we spend together, I find myself drawn to him and I can’t bear the thought of him leaving. Now I have to make a decision: Do I ask him to give up his dream and stay with me?
Or do I simply stand by and let him go?

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THE WHITE RIDER: A ZOMBIE APOCALYPSE REVERSE HAREM ROMANCE (END OF DAYS BOOK 4) by JB Trepagnier

It’s the 9th inning stretch. All bets on the line. Time to kill the Antichrist. Asher is kind of a dick. I like Aeron, Leif, and Dice so much better. But I can’t focus on that right now. We have a mission. Stopping the end of the world. We have a date in Mexico at a little beachside estate when this is all over. I intend to make it. I’ve been experimented on, chased by Rage Heads, and don’t even get me started on the gang members.We’re in Washington D.C. I’ve got four angels and a baby blue baseball bat named Smurfette. We’re out numbered and outgunned by my father’s army of extra Bubbas. I still think we can do this.

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SHIELDED BY THE RAKIAN SCIENTIST (RAKIAN WARRIOR MATES BOOK 4) by Elin Wyn and Starr Huntress

Calm. Cool. Collected. And on fire with her touch. When a human woman appears accusing the Rakian warriors of unleashing a creature that is devastating her village, scientist Kennet agrees to investigate. Even if the woman is loud. Brash.  Irresistible. Drawn to her side in a way his logic can’t explain, when the true nature of the crisis erupts all around them, they’ll be thrown into unforeseen danger. Together, can they trust each other enough to defeat an enemy neither the warriors or the settlers expected?

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STILL RISING: AN ANTHOLOGY FOR EQUALITY by Various

VS Note: I don’t know what genre these stories are but one of the book’s categories is Superhero scifi fiction. And I love anthologies – all those new-to-me-authors to sample!

Stolen Lives. Twisted Histories. Lost Identities. Forced to the margins of society, they were treated as less than human. Blamed for their own brutalization, they were expected to stay silent. Shamed out of loving freely, they were removed from the protection of the law. Still, each time they said no. Knocked down over and over again, they rise.
They are still rising. Black Lives Matter, now and always. 

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VONN: THE BOUNDARYLANDS OMEGAVERSE by Callie Rhodes

No woman willingly travels to the Boundarylands. It’s where they are—the Alphas. They keep to themselves in the wilderness, and beta civilization knows to keep its distance. Especially beta women…for fear they may not be a beta after all. In the beta army, female soldiers are few and far between, and ones as skilled and highly trained as Stacy Clarke are even rarer. She’s the best of the best. That’s why she’d been chosen for the most dangerous mission—to test a revolutionary omega suppressant in the field. If she’s successful, many in the beta world will be freed from their greatest fear…but if she fails, she’ll be plunged into a never-ending nightmare. Welcome to the Boundarylands. A place where the only way to know your true nature is to feel the touch of an Alpha. Omegas may be rare, but every woman knows their fates are hellish—held captive, broken, mated, knotted, and bred.

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ALIEN INVASION (REBELS REVOLUTION BOOK 1) by Anurrith Drachenstein and Jason Panek

VS Note: Listed in Erotica.

Kilo Advo, an alien stranded in the human system. Hailed a hero by the Rebellion and a terrorist by the Empire, his jump pack failed, causing him to plunge on to Earth. Meeting the raunchy, wild, vivacious Julie sets them on a path neither could have foreseen. Alongside daring battles their desire for each other grows in this sizzling hot, erotic adventure that draws them from the battlefield to the bedroom, shower, woods, tackroom whenever their lust seizes them.

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GRAVEMOUND by Kim Fielding

VS Note: I very much enjoy her paranormal M/M romances so I pre-ordered this one.

Grimm in spaaaaace! In this retelling of a classic fairy tale, Phineas Coleman is stranded on a planet far from home and must find a way to support himself in this new land. A selfish local man offers to help him with a livelihood if Phin will promise to protect him from a soul-reaper. Three nights alone while watching over a gravemound sounds like a terrifying chore—until Phin receives some unexpected assistance.

Amazon      Note: Her other books are on Apple Books so maybe this one will be too at some point.

THRIVE EARTH REMATCH (THRIVE COLONY CORPS SPACE ADVENTURES BOOK 2) by Ginger Booth

VS Note: Not a romance but a scifi release of note…

Stranded without her starship, Captain Sass Collier takes refuge in Earth’s criminal underworld. Her sole sponsor, Northern League agent Melkor, shelters them with family among the vibrant floating cities and cruise ship hulks of drowned Florida. But lively hurricanes at sea postpone pursuit only briefly. Because League ruler Voronin desires Sass’s pint-sized but powerful digital sentient, her robotic pet mink. The Russian controls his own weapon AI, a relic of dire wars. And he offers rich bounties to tempt Melkor’s gangster relations. Yet Melkor believes in Sass. His dying world can be revived using Colony Corps tech. He connects her with renegade gene splicers striving to restore habitat. Meanwhile her ride off-planet is stymied by sabotage on Mars. Can Sass get the goods and escape Earth to the Corps? Or trapped between AIs and League factions, might one of her own companions betray her?

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DRAEKON GUARDIAN (REBEL FORCE BOOK 5) by Lili Zander and Lee Savino

The big, bad, alien hero rescued me from the evil Zorahn. He sees to my every need. He sends me thoughtful presents. If someone threatens me, Yafet destroys them. He’s ruthless in his desire to keep me safe. And despite all of that, I can’t get him to take the next step. Kisses? Yes. Heavy petting? Again, yes. Anything more? Nope. He won’t go further even though he obviously wants to. I’m not the type to sneak into his quarters and drape myself over his bed like a picnic to be devoured… but maybe I should? *****I had spent an eternity alone. I was a Draekon, a creature to be feared, but never to be loved. I was used to it. Then I met Liz, and my world rearranged with her in the center. The universe is a dark place, and Liz is my light. My anchor to hope. My one chance at happiness. But my psychopath brother is trying to wipe out the Draekon race. He has a master plan…and it involves Liz. To stop him, I must stay away from her. I’m the Draekon Guardian. To protect the galaxy, I cannot claim my mate.

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PLANET SEEKERS: TEAM TAORUTI by Tonya Cannariato

Going home is never easy, especially when you have uncontrolled new powers and an impossible mission assigned by a snarky planet. A week ago, they were catapulting through space. Five days ago, they discovered the beauty of TaoRuti Three, answering the prayers of a beleaguered Earth. Three days ago, TR3 shoved them through an interplanetary wormhole to insure no further planetary rapists were deployed. To say that Drs. Marina Spitzer and Leonardo Federici are under the gun might be an understatement. Adding to the mess, they need to discover why Phoenix, Inc. has erased all record of their team’s triumphant departure a mere few years ago, and how a mysterious shadow cabal has gained overwhelming political power back on Earth. And there’s the uncomfortable, unstated deadline from the sentient planet TaoRuti Three hanging over their heads. They both saw how deadly she was when she didn’t like what she was seeing, so the clock is ticking. Assistance from any corner would be helpful. Or would it?

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ASTRONOMICALLA (GALACTIC BREEDING PROGRAM 2) by ML Uberti

Exiled from her home by a malicious stepmother, Calla is sent alongside her two shallow and greedy stepsisters to a planet in another galaxy. They are set to compete to be the wives of a Prince, a man they have only just met. The competition doesn’t last long since once Prince Lincoln sets eyes on Calla, he knows she is one for him. But forces outside their control conspire to keep them apart and their happy ever after may end up lost in a strange world of men with the power of fire in their hands and their hearts.

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BREAKING CHANCE by Kim Knox

VS Note: A re-release, I believe.

For Melissa ‘Lucky’ Chance, another stretch in Ganymede’s ice-prison would be a breeze. Too bad the judge deciding her fate has other ideas. He needs to make an example and she’s it. With a death sentence on her head, her only chance of escape lies with the man known as the Butcher.
John Ramius, infamous as the Butcher, is an Earth-augmented human. He’s also, under Jovian law, a convicted mass murderer and criminally insane. But is he really? Her government lies. She doesn’t know what to believe. Her doubt should mean she shouldn’t find him so attractive, but hell, her life is crazy. Since when could she resist a beautiful man? And he promises to be…wicked. Even as they try to escape the forces of Jovian colonies, Ramius will let nothing stand in the way of his imperative, the need that drives him. He has to kill the Jovian leader, the Sun-King. He can’t find rest until he does. Now Chance is wrapped up in old murders, old lies. And her growing need for Ramius may not be something she can survive.

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THE FINAL DAWN (ATROPHY BOOK 5) by Jess Anastasi

Rian Sherron is a lot of things. Captain of the spaceship Imojenna. Ex-war hero. Ex-assassin. For years, he’s traveled from one end of the galaxy to the other, both trying to escape his demons and get revenge on the shape-shifting aliens responsible for his slow demise into hell. That all changed the day Rian rescued an Arynian priestess from slave traders. Ella Kinton is everything Rian both fears and admires. Ella is everything he never let himself admit he wanted. Together, they must face a harrowing choice—come together and defeat the Reidar, or fall apart, leaving the universe in total chaos.

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ALIEN QUARANTINE RESCUE by Robin Lovett

I’ve been alone in quarantine for five years. Then a hot alien lands in my yard claiming he’ll give me antibodies to the virus with his vibrating… Well, you know.I haven’t touched anyone, let alone slept with anyone, since the Beerona Virus killed half of Earth’s population. This virus mutates faster than scientists can create a vaccine for it. I’ve lost all my family and all hope of seeing my friends again. Until a naked, silver alien comes for me. The only words he knows are “Give antibodies” and “Mine.” He could be lying. He could have Beerona. I could be dead in three days after the virus eats me from the inside out. But I haven’t had sex in so long, and he’s as strong as a gladiator, as beautiful as Adonis, and did I mention his big… Yeah, it really vibrates. He needs things from me. Things he’s not telling me. He might be here to kidnap me, to take me back to his ship. I don’t know. But if he can give me antibodies, I could get my life back. I could have my friends and hugs…And tons of filthy, mind-blowing alien sex. What should I do? Should I open the door? Would you let him in?

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TAKKEO (THE AZZIARIN SERIES BOOK 9) by Hannah Davenport

Years ago, I was the foolish teenager who decided to leave Jakke’s ship and deliver a medical kit to the Azziarin soldiers on Earth. I only wanted to help. I never expected to get chased by the Trueis and break my leg. A human, Sydney, rescued me and kept me safe and semi-fed until my people rescued me. After she was hurt in the process, I demanded that someone bring her aboard the ship to be healed. I never expected her to turn out to be Jakke’s true mate. And now, years later, humans are an integrated part of our culture. We have a human camp set up near the ocean, letting them slowly join our society. I never expected that my encounter with Sydney would change our entire culture, but it did. Thankfully, Rikker developed a stronger serum that almost completely suppressed the mating fever. I did not want a mate, at least not now. I had to prove myself to my family before I could think about settling down. ..(more blurb on ebook seller page…)

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TRICKING HER PROTECTOR: FEDERAL PARANORMAL UNIT (WYVERN PROTECTION UNIT BOOK 3) by C D Gorri

VS Note: Heroine is an alien.

He’s a born protector, but will he remain hers? Heliodore Wessex knew the female assigned to him was hiding something. Something big. The words top secret were practically stamped across her forehead. Without the truth, he doesn’t know what to make of the pink-haired siren. Not that it matters to his Wyvern. His beast is more than willing to aid the tempting female, but will his desire outweigh his need for the truth? Daeja crash lands on Earth after her Commander demands she retrieve four stasis pods that had been sent to earth decades ago. The male was as untruthful as he was unworthy. But she has no choice but to obey when he threatens her grandfather. Imagine her surprise when she is caught by the Federal Paranormal Unit moments after she lands. Daeja is wary of her guard and has reason to be. The seven-foot-tall male threatens to send her into her heat cycle with just one of his thorough glances. Can she trick her protector as the FPU demands, or will his relentless pursuit of the truth endanger them all?

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ZORAK (LUNAR UPRISING BOOK ONE) by Cyndi Friberg

When Cat’s father is kidnapped by her alien boss she turns to Zorak, one of the mysterious lunar raiders “cultivated” by the aliens to protect Earth. Cat isn’t sure she can trust Zorak, but she has nowhere else to turn. Lunar raiders are ruthless hybrids created for war, so why does Zorak make her feel safe? She has never been so intensely attracted to anyone before and has a hard time believing her feelings are real. They’re surrounded by conflict and deceit, and Cat’s father isn’t the only one in danger. If they can’t learn the truth about the aliens, the entire human race could be enslaved.

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OUTCASTS IN TIME (THE AFTER CILMERI SERIES BOOK 19) by Sarah Woodruff

Last we heard from David, he’d allowed George to abduct him at the behest of the CIA, for the stated purpose of forcing him to time travel between Earth Two and Avalon. Meanwhile, Lili and the refugees from Paris were floating down the River Seine, making for the English Channel. And King Philippe was blithely reconstituting his government, unaware that the battle of wills between him and David hadn’t really ended the way he thought. And that, in fact, it hadn’t even ended. David and his companions have pulled off the heist of the millennium. But as David encounters the unexpected in Avalon, and Lili and the refugees face danger at every bend in the river, they must face the hard truth that the best laid plans go awry at the moment of contact with the enemy. And no one ends up exactly where they intended, either in space … or in time.

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MY ALIEN BABY (THE LOST AND FOUND SERIES BOOK 1) by Rena Marks and A Blake

Imagine if you were a giant, fifteen-foot alien from another planet and found a strange being unconscious in a foreign object…a flying pod. The creature is tiny enough to be a child and you’d have such a big heart, you’d want to adopt this poor orphaned child, right? Only…what if the full-grown human you found didn’t know she was your child? What if she thought she was your dinner instead?

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THE KING’S QUEST (DRAGON LORDS OF VALDIER) by S E Smith

VS Note: A re-release of her Pets in Space 5 story…a fun one as always!

King Tamblin, ruler of the Kingdom of Glitter, prepares for battle after the aliens foretold by his sister, Tia, return to his world. He will stop at nothing to prevent the creatures from decimating their small moon again. Yet, there is little he or the Kingdom of the Sand People can do to stop the invasion. With all hope fading, Tia tells him that he must go on a quest to find the beautiful and mysterious Arosa, Queen of the Wood Fairies, and ask for her help.
Arosa, considered a Goddess on many worlds she visits, is stunned when a playful trick to entertain the Dragonlings of Valdier turns her life upside down. She never expects to feel the strange yet exhilarating emotions that Tamblin stirs inside her. Her kind were supposed to observe other species, not fall in love with them! When the small bat she sent to guard over Tamblin alerts her that he is in danger, she will risk breaking the rules to protect him. Arosa recognizes love, but will the King return her feelings when he discovers that she is more than just the Queen of the Wood Fairies—that she has the power to not only save his world, but create entire galaxies?

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REMINDER – LAST WEEK TO CHECK THIS OUT! – VS: SPECIAL ITEM OF NOTE – March Madness Book Funnel – download a variety of FREE scifi romance books from best selling authors! Includes Cara Bristol, Tasha Black, Grace Goodwin and more (including my own AYDARR).  21 to choose from, including two box sets! March 1- 31 only. Here’s the link!

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BEAR CHARM (SHIFTERS BEWITCHED BOOK 2) by Tasha Black

Every day is a battle to keep my place. The Legacy witches laugh at my magical accidents. My own friends cringe when I get called on in class. And even though the professors say powers like mine are difficult to restrain, I know it’s only a matter of time before I’m stripped of my school colors and sent home in shame. I might be able to harness the weather one day, but right now I can’t even control my own life. The only escape is in my dreams, where a beautiful man with golden eyes haunts my mind and warms my body. But it’s only a dream…Until the night of the Choosing Ceremony, when he appears in real life to make me his mate. But as much as I crave his touch (and I really, really do), my friends need our help. If we don’t hunt down a list of magical ingredients in time to stop a dangerous spell, hell will rain down on us all. The situation is desperate enough that they even want ME, and my jacked up, unpredictable magic, fighting on their side. But my power comes at a terrible price – a price that could be fatal to Reed. So if I love him, I have to resist the mating bond. If only the stubborn bear shifter wasn’t willing to face down death itself to make me his.

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CAPTURED BY THE LION (ALPHA CLAIMED BOOK 3) by Milly Taiden

Welcome to the world of the Alpha Claimed. Each story features a strong woman and the man or men that love her. Every book is standalone, but once you read one you’ll want to read the others. Leigh Hale is on the run from a dangerous ex-boyfriend after she turned him into the police for running a Ponzi scheme. Now, she’s back home and looking to start fresh. Of course, she doesn’t expect to find the one man she’s always been weak for at a coffee shop before she has a chance to shower or brush her hair.
Xander Caze has his hands full with his businesses and family. But when Leigh returns to town, he knows he needs to see her. He hadn’t expected for adult Leigh to be so beautiful, sassy and full of life. Not only that, she’s his mate. It boggles his mind to realize he’s known her most of his life and just realized the same woman who proposed to him at five years old was meant to be his future wife. Leigh’s ex isn’t the only problem in her life. No longer interested in going back to work at a big city, Leigh needs to find a new job. When danger comes calling from all sides, she’ll get help from an unlikely person. Staying alive becomes a priority and Xander is doing his best to protect her. Too bad he might not get to her in time.

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THE RISING WAVE by Michelle Diener

VS Note: Ooh, I missed this one! Sounds so good, one clicked. A re-release.

A princess intent on escape . . .Ava has everything ready for her last chance at escape from her years’ long imprisonment. She knows if she doesn’t succeed this time, she will die. When an injured warlord is thrown into her cell with her, upsetting her plans, she faces a dilemma . . . leave him to die or try to take him with her. A warlord intent on rebellion . . .Luc may lead a rebel army, but now he’s at the mercy of his enemies, and they have no mercy to give. All except the woman imprisoned with him. She not only has mercy, she has a plan to escape. He just has to convince her to let him come along . . .A partnership forged in adversity . . .Unable to leave him behind, Ava includes Luc in her plans, but escaping the castle where her cousin has imprisoned her is only the first step. Hunted by their enemies, she and Luc will have to trust each other, no matter how many secrets they’re keeping.

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OF FIRE AND FLAME (DARK KINGS BOOK 21) by Donna Grant

Three extraordinary beings, one tangled Fate. Untold power requires unfathomable responsibility. But it also brings danger, sacrifice, heartache, and many tough decisions. One fateful day and the choices and actions therein have the power to ripple across time, affecting more people than ever imagined. Destiny brought them together. Fate tore them apart. But time may heal all wounds.

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SHAMROCK BLEND (A PARAMOUR BAY PARANORMAL COZY MYSTERY BOOK 18) by Kennedy Layne

Spring is just around the corner, the neighborhood squirrels are about to come out of their winter hibernation, and dandelions are sure to be abundant everywhere in the village square. Raven begins to notice that her familiar is having good fortune that goes far beyond an ordinary stroke of luck. When she discovers an enchanted shamrock stuck to a tuft of his fur, all might not be what it seems. An exciting treasure hunt ensues, but not for a pot of gold. Instead, Raven and the gang are on borrowed time to find out who tried to cast a divination spell gone awry that could have had serious consequences for one of their own.

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CAPTIVATED BY THE FAE (ONCE UPON A FAIRY TALE ROMANCE BOOK 2) by Jessica Grayson and Aria Winter

Inspired by Cinderella, a steamy fairy tale retelling…When the Fae Kingdom announces a ball so the Prince may find a wife, every eligible maiden is ordered to attend whether she is Human, Fae or Elf. Against my stepmother’s wishes, I attend the ball and catch his eye. I’m drawn to him in ways that I do not understand, and when he asks me to be his I want more than anything to accept. But the Prince carries a dark secret. One he cannot hide. And now, I find myself wondering… Can I trust him with my heart?

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DEVIL WENT DOWN TO FLORIDA (PROMISED TO THE DEMONS BOOK 3) by Lidiya Foxglove

Variel, my sexy well-endowed demon is trying to learn to be mortal. Piers, my broken but beloved warlock, will face the family he once tormented. And Bevan, my handsome bat shifter, will be tempted by power and darkness. I will return to my home city of St. Augustine and the warlock who nearly killed me, while attempting to change the world for the better, so that familiars can no longer be treated as servants. The task before us will take every ounce of my courage, but with my men at my side, and a few magical scones…I have faith in broken curses, patched-up hearts, and happy endings.

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BLACK QUEEN: SHADOW (SHIFTERS AMONG US BOOK 2) by Lidiya Foxglove

This is the fate I must avoid. I refuse to be a pawn. I’ve been captured by Viktor Castella, the president of shifter territory, held in his mansion with my sexy rival Waylon. According to Viktor, it’s my fate to have three consorts…and Waylon is one of them. Is that why I can’t stop thinking about him? And more than that, it’s my fate to save the world with my power to kill. They both want me to train while I’m kept safe and secluded, but I’ve always hated feeling trapped–and the only one I want to save is the wolf shifter I love. Ian came home from university to rescue me and now he’s the one who needs rescuing…or so I thought. Ian – I came home to save Frankie. I’d do anything for her. But when I’m captured and sold into the underground wolf fighting scene, I wonder if the best thing I can do for Frankie is to learn how to fight for her…only it turns out that the fighting ring is the least of the dangers we’ll face.

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A BAKER’S COVEN (SPELLFORD COVE MYSTERY BOOK 13) by Samantha Silver

Robin is finally settling into Spellford Cove. Business is booming, and as the weather gets colder her relationship with Hunter seems to be heating up. And she finally gets some answers about her biological father. But when a friend of Elsa’s is murdered, Robin decides to get involved. After all, she does have a bit of experience in solving murder cases. As she gets closer to solving the case, however, Robin soon finds herself in the killer’s crosshairs. And it turns out maybe her father hasn’t quite learned that no means no after all.

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CORRUPTED (ALPHA’S CLAIM BOOK 5) by Addison Cain

One claiming mark on her throat, another at her shoulder, Brenya Perin stands amidst the soft breeze above the glittering city ruled by her mate. And trembles. She’d tried to run from her fate. And failed. Punishment came in the mania of her mate’s obsession, in the Commodore’s constant need for her. In what he did to her. Twisting a pair-bond meant for two, chaining a third—a dangerous adversary with the power to destroy and desecrate her city.
Ambassador Jules Havel has committed atrocities beyond imagining, and now that she is bonded to her mate’s enigmatic prisoner, only Brenya grasps that nothing will contain the foreigner from claiming revenge against his deceitful host. Revenge against the Commodore who thought to chain him. Revenge against her people for existing in a Dome ruled by a despot. Revenge against her for tempting his attentions, even if it was unintentionally done.
So she stands in the wind, aware that all who live under the Dome will suffer if she cannot supplicate the soulless monster calling to her from below. Unsure how to please him.

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HEARTLESS AS A TIN MAN (HEIRS OF OZ BOOK 1) by Kendra Moreno

The Yellow Brick Road hungers. . .The world has completely lost its mind. Not only is Briella Mae trying to pick up the pieces of her life, but she suddenly finds herself falling into some sort of nightmare named Oz while hanging out at Bullfrog Creek. She only wanted a new start. . . she didn’t realize she’d literally have to start anew. Gillikin City seemed like the safest place to go in Oz but Breilla Mae soon learns why everyone fears the fluorescent metropolis. The Tin Man rules Gillikin with an iron axe, and he doesn’t take kindly to newcomers, especially when they look him in the eyes without fear. But Briella Mae has seen the devil, and the Tin Man ain’t him. With worlds merging, chaos reigning, and true villains breaking loose, Briella finds herself with no option but to team up with the heartless Tin Man. Will she survive the coming storm without adding her heart to his collection? If only the Tin Man had a heart of his own.

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MIDLIFE IN GLIMMERSPELL: A PARANORMAL WOMEN’S FICTION NOVEL (HOT FLASH HOMICIDES BOOK 1) by Addison Moore

After catching my husband in bed with another woman, I gave him the heave-ho, put our house on the market, and moved away to an enchanting little town for a brand new start. What I didn’t count on was the fact that enchanting little town might just be—enchanted. Glimmerspell is rumored to be home to vampires, werewolves, and fae, but those are just simply gimmicks to lure tourists to their snowy little town—aren’t they? Nevertheless, I’ve got a job at the Haunted Book Barn where my niece films her infamous video blog—Murder, Mayhem, and Baking. She’s somehow wrangled me into helping out with whipping up the sweet treats, and in the middle of filming an episode a hot flash strikes and I’m transported to another time, place, and another day entirely. If I thought the first half of my life was a bumpy ride, I’d better buckle up because I’m about to go over the hill and off the rails. Midlife in Glimmerspell can be a real killer.

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CURSED MIDLIFE: A PARANORMAL WOMEN’S FICTION NOVEL (WITCHING AFTER 40 BOOK 2) by Lia Davis and L A Boruff

Necromancer trainee, bookseller, novel writer Ava Harper is settling into her new life with friends and her houseguests. And she definitely isn’t thinking about a certain hunky sheriff who pops in unannounced at every turn. And mostly ignoring her devilish new neighbor, a lingering Christmas present from herself. She has bigger things to worry about. Like learning her newly woken powers. And convincing her house that she isn’t selling it so it will stop scaring off any visitors. Plus, she’s teaching a ghoul to use a computer. Why shouldn’t he? He can’t talk, he might as well be able to use social media. Her life gets more complicated when the local coven decides Ava has dodged them for long enough. She doesn’t have any interest in joining the coven. She’s everything they turn their nose up at. A necromancer with a weird ability to heal people. But they want her. When other coven members fall victim to freak accidents, Ava is sure something dark is at play. And the more Ava learns about the so-called accidents the more her past haunts her. Once again, she puts her trust in her friends—and the deliciously mysterious man in charge of the local law enforcement—to get to the bottom of whoever is targeting witches.

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RUNE OF PASSING: IMMORTAL KEEPER VAMPIRE PARANORMAL ROMANCE SERIES by Lia Davis

Natasha Spencer isn’t in a hurry to get another guardian. Her first, a vampire who raised her as his own daughter, is gone and it nearly broke her when he was killed. She isn’t ready to put her trust and life in someone else’s hands. She’s just fine on her own, working a normal job and living a semi-normal life. However, Nat is anything but normal. Having a gift that allows her to see into other dimensions and create portals doesn’t mean she needs a vampire to look out for her. She can take care of herself. Just like she took care of the demon who killed her father. Or so she thought. Her world takes a deadly turn when the murderer comes after her and almost succeeds in killing her. But an immortal savior comes to her rescue. Zakariya Hawkins isn’t a random hero saving Nat from a demon attack. He’s her new guardian, and the only man that makes her blood run hot. If he thinks she’ll just hand her heart over to him, he has another thing coming. But she needs him to help find out the truth behind her father’s murder. Doing so tears down her defenses and opens her heart. But will the truth destroy them both?

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INTO THE WILDE: SHORT STORY RIFTVERSE by Cassandra Featherstone

When I moved to The Rift, I left my former life behind in favor of the Resistance–my people, and my boys. I swore that I’d never let another sociopath take over my world like Clea did. When I walked into Dirty Deeds and Wilde caught my eye, I knew I was in trouble–deep, dark trouble. When am I not? Once the Company obliterated that den of inequity, Sari convinced me to allow them  to join the Resistance.  This is the story of the night it all began. Every step I took afterward eventually lead to my meeting with Taurus in the middle of the night.  How could I have known that gentle, mild mannered Wilde would be worse than anything I’d ever known?

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THE UNBROKEN (MAGIC OF THE LOST BOOK 1) by C L Clark

In an epic fantasy unlike any other, two women clash in a world full of rebellion, espionage, and military might on the far outreaches of a crumbling desert empire. Touraine is a soldier. Stolen as a child and raised to kill and die for the empire, her only loyalty is to her fellow conscripts. But now, her company has been sent back to her homeland to stop a rebellion, and the ties of blood may be stronger than she thought. Luca needs a turncoat. Someone desperate enough to tiptoe the bayonet’s edge between treason and orders. Someone who can sway the rebels toward peace, while Luca focuses on what really matters: getting her uncle off her throne. Through assassinations and massacres, in bedrooms and war rooms, Touraine and Luca will haggle over the price of a nation. But some things aren’t for sale.

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JUST A LITTLE WICKED by Various

You call them witches like it’s a bad thing. It’s time to get wicked with over a dozen tales of magic, mystery, and mayhem from New York Times and USA Today bestselling authors. Put away your broomsticks and get out your cauldrons; it’s time to settle in for some frightfully delicious reads.

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HER RODEO BEAR (SHIFTER NATION: WILD FRONTIER SHIFTERS) by Meg Ripley

Wade – I live for the roaring crowds, epic jackpots, and wild nights of rodeo season. I’m kicking it off with a hometown competition, so I expect that win will be mine. But what I didn’t expect? To run into my old flame down at the Full Moon Saloon. The way things ended, I didn’t think I’d see her around these parts again. But here she is, eager to compete against me—And now sopping wet after I clumsily spilled a tray of beers all over her. My inner grizzly remembers the white-hot nights Sierra and I used to share. But Sierra won’t let me forget that we’ll never work as mates. Now, the only jackpot I want is her.    Sierra – I left Wyoming after high school and never looked back.
I’ve been touring the country ever since, collecting trophy after trophy. When the rodeo circuit lands me back in Sheridan, I figure the past won’t haunt me. But sure enough, I bump into the infamous Wade Morgan. We weren’t right for each other back then, so we definitely wouldn’t be now—Or at least that’s what I try to tell my stubborn bear. But seeing those dark eyes and that gorgeous body of his isn’t helping. Too bad his ass looks so good in those jeans, ‘cause I’m about to whoop it. I’m not gonna let my bear distract me now. That prize is mine.

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CRUMBS AND MISDEMEANORS: THE GREAT WITCHES BAKING SHOW by Nancy Warren

Every baker has their weak spot. For Poppy it’s bread. So, when The Great British Baking Contest hits bread week, she’s as fragile as an overbaked croissant. Just when she needs to keep all her focus on flour, water, yeast and salt, another ingredient enters the mix. Death. Someone is not who they appear to be, and secrets from the past are bringing deadly consequences to the present. Poppy isn’t only a contestant in the long-running TV show, she’s also a witch and reluctant amateur sleuth. With the rest of her coven, assorted animal helpers and her ghostly sidekick Gerry, Poppy needs to solve the murder before someone else dies. Set in the beautiful Somerset countryside, the Great Witches Baking Contest stories are all linked, but they can be read as stand alone cozy mysteries. There is no swearing, gore or sex. Just an entertaining cozy mystery with witches, ghosts, a little romance–and recipes!

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FLOODPATH: A NOVEL (OUTLAW ROAD BOOK 2) by Emily B Martin

When their hopes for ending Moquoia’s brutal system of bondage are crushed, unlikely allies Lark and Veran are forced to flee into the harsh desert. With no weapons or horses, they must make their way to safety across the 50-mile expanse of waterless plains known as the water scrape. It is an odyssey filled with unexpected dangers that challenge even a skilled outlaw like Lark—though the farther they travel, the more she wonders if she even fits the fearsome title of the Sunshield Bandit anymore. Injured in the coup to overthrow the Moquoian monarchy, Tamsin, accompanied by Iano, retreat to a safe house, where they await the return of Lark and Veran. Determined to uncover the traitor in the court, they devise a plan to confront the new palace ashoki, Kimela. Imperiled by wilderness and their own tenuous alliances, Lark, Tamsin, and Veran each face massive risks to uncover the truth. But even if they find it, will their combined forces be strong enough to stop the evil infecting their beautiful land . . . and transform it into a fairer society for all?

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LOST IN THE NEVER WOODS by Aiden Thomas

It’s been five years since Wendy and her two brothers went missing in the woods, but when the town’s children start to disappear, the questions surrounding her brothers’ mysterious circumstances are brought back into the light. Attempting to flee her past, Wendy almost runs over an unconscious boy lying in the middle of the road…Peter, a boy she thought lived only in her stories, asks for Wendy’s help to rescue the missing kids. But, in order to find them, Wendy must confront what’s waiting for her in the woods.

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WINGS OF AIR (HEIR TO THE FIRST BORN BOOK 4) by Elizabeth Schecter

At last, it looks like the end may be in sight. Aria has all of her Companions by her side, and the Usurper Mannon has abdicated and sworn his allegiance to her as Heir to the Firstborn. The time has come to leave Terraces and claim the Palace, and Aria’s place on the throne. As they lay their plans, news comes from the north – the Palace has been attacked by Risha and her forces. People have been killed, and it is clear that something has been taken from the Palace. Discovering what has been stolen, and what secrets lay within the Palace walls will lead Aria and her Companions into a twenty-five year tangle of conspiracy and betrayal that will change everything that they believe, and everything for which they have been fighting.

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MAN OF THE MARSH (THE BRIDES OF MORDENNE BOOK 4) by Jeanette Lynn

Greniv would admit, his life wasn’t perfect. Lately, it was feeling less than. He was lonely, and it was really starting to hit him. His friends were all finding mates and their happily ever afters, kids, the happy home, the whole shebang. Even freaking One-eye and his fair Penny were deliriously happy. When the guys, at some prompting from their mates, decide to give their resident Man of the Marsh a hand, things don’t go quite as they might have planned. Or, as Gren thought of it, worse than even he could have imagined. Gren knew from the start it was all a bad idea, but willingly or not, he was along for the ride. He supposed.
Cue Aster. She’s quiet, shy, almost painfully so. She was none of the things Greniv would have picked out for himself in a future date, let alone a potential mate. And, vain as he felt to think it, she was tall in either form, a full woman of the Marsh, even taller than Greniv’s staggering shifted frame. She nearly tripped over herself trying to talk to him. The woman blushed at nearly everything, or even next to nothing at all. He’d admit, she was sweet, if awkwardly so, and he tried to let her down easy… she wasn’t the one for him. Greniv had dreamed of his ideal mate, to the point he could almost picture her in his mind. He agreed to this disastrous proposed date idea because, against his better judgement, he could grow walnuts but at times didn’t own a pair. He had a hard time saying no. On the peripherals, when things are starting to really go south, he catches a hint of something, the perfumed hint of the female meant to be his. He’s desperate to meet the owner of said brain scrambling scent. SHE is his one. Or is she…?

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WHEN DARKNESS CALLS (HADES REDEMPTION BOOK 1) by C R Jane

Hades and Persephone. Everyone knows the story. How he met her and immediately fell in love. How because of that tiny pomegranate seed she spent half of the seasons in the Underworld, and the rest here on Earth. No one mentions the part of the story where she left him. No one mentions that she shattered his heart. And no one ever mentions that Hades was cursed after that. I’ve just found out that I’m the next girl to be offered to him in an effort to break the curse. The goal is supposed to be simple. Fall in love with Hades. The Fates just never considered he might not love me back.

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COWBOY DRAGON (TEXAS DRAGONS BOOK 1) by Terry Bolryder

Save a horse, ride a dragon…Marian West has nothing left to her name but her car (which is currently broken down), an old coin in her pocket, and the legend of a man named Harrison, who she’s currently looking for. But instead of finding the last person that can help her, she gets a pack of hungry coyotes instead. By either good or bad luck, she’s rescued by a tall, gorgeous stranger with eyes bluer than a Texas sky. He’s dominant and commanding and everything Marian hates about cowboys. He’s also irresistible, and her only hope.
Harrison didn’t expect to find the curvy, stubborn human woman so interesting. After saving her from coyotes and more, the experienced cowboy boss of Dragonclaw Ranch knows he owes Marian for a favor her father did for him a long time ago. But his dragon says “mate” every time he looks at her, and even though he’s going to help the determined woman, it will be difficult to keep the monster inside him from wanting to make her his own. As Marian and Harrison grow closer, unexpected kisses lead quickly to scorching nights beneath the full Texas moon. Danger and secrets lurk around every corner, but anything that threatens a Texas dragon’s mate will quickly learn that everything is bigger in Texas. Even a dragon’s love.

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THE TWO FACED QUEEN (LEGACY OF THE MERCENARY KING BOOK 2) by Nick Martell

Michael Kingman thought he was going to die by the executioner’s axe, forever labeled as a traitor. Still alive, and under the protection of the Orbis Mercenary company, Michael and his family and friends are deeply involved in the seemingly rival conspiracies that are tearing The Hollows apart. With the death of the King, both the Corrupt Prince and his sister Serena are vying for the throne, while the Rebel Emperor is spreading lies amongst the people, and all of them want Michael dead. This is a story of betrayal, murder, and rebellion, and in this direct sequel to the debut novel The Kingdom of Liars, also some hope for justice.

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ALL HER DEMONS by Sara Nebula and Sara Hazel

Curvy beauty Eliza Chambers has just been possessed. Three fiery demons from the pits of hell have taken over her body and soul…But they also want her heart. Eliza is the prophesied “Vessel”, inhabited by demons, so that she may fight evil. A cult wants Eliza for themselves, and will do what they can to force Araki, Varash, and Carnak from her body — to be replaced by their own demons. Will Eliza accept her possession by her three fated demon mates?
Will she be able to defeat the cult and learn how to wield her demonic powers for good? Or does Eliza need an EXORCISM?

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FLAMEFALL (THE AURELIAN CYCLE BOOK 2) by Rosaria Munda

After fleeing the revolution and settling into the craggy cliffs of New Pythos, the dragonlords are eager to punish their usurpers and reclaim their city. Their first order of business was destroying the Callipolan food supply. Now they’re coming for the dragonriders. Annie is Callipolis’s new Firstrider, charged with leading the war against New Pythos. But with unrest at home, enforcing the government’s rationing program risks turning her into public enemy number one. Lee struggles to find his place after killing kin for a leader who betrayed him. He can support Annie and the other Guardians . . . or join the rebels who look to topple the new regime. Griff, a lowborn dragonrider who serves New Pythos, knows he has no future. And now that Julia Stormscourge is no longer there to protect him, he is called on to sacrifice everything for the lords that oppress his people–or to forge a new path with the Callipolan Firstrider seeking his help. With famine tearing Callipolis apart and the Pythians determined to take back what they lost, it will be up to Annie, Lee, and Griff to decide who–and what–to fight for.

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SNOWBOUND by Various

VS Note: Re-released novellas. Several had vampires…

Winter storms and seduction go hand in hand. (Details of stories on ebook seller page…)

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THE MIRROR SEASON by Anna-Marie McElmore

VS Note: Magical Realism.

When two teens discover that they were both sexually assaulted at the same party, they develop a cautious friendship through her family’s possibly-magical pastelería, his secret forest of otherworldly trees, and the swallows returning to their hometown, in Anna-Marie McLemore’s The Mirror Season…Graciela Cristales’ whole world changes after she and a boy she barely knows are assaulted at the same party. She loses her gift for making enchanted pan dulce. Neighborhood trees vanish overnight, while mirrored glass appears, bringing reckless magic with it. And Ciela is haunted by what happened to her, and what happened to the boy whose name she never learned. But when the boy, Lock, shows up at Ciela’s school, he has no memory of that night, and no clue that a single piece of mirrored glass is taking his life apart. Ciela decides to help him, which means hiding the truth about that night. Because Ciela knows who assaulted her, and him. And she knows that her survival, and his, depend on no one finding out what really happened.

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DIEGO: A PANTHER SHIFTER ROMANCE (SHIFTERS OF BEAVER CREEK BOOK 1) by Lisa Cullen

All I’ve ever wanted is solitude. My cabin in the woods outside Serpent Valley provides that. I keep to myself for the most part. The humans in town don’t know about my panther blood and I’d like to keep it that way. Nothing good comes from the name of a shifter being passed around on the lips of paranoid town folk. When a pretty and familiar face arrives in town, however, it’s harder to keep my distance. Emma, a girl from my past, arrives in Serpent Valley looking for a fresh start. If only she knew about the things that lived on the outskirts of this town before she came here. She might never have chosen this place as her home. I try to stay away for her own safety and mine, but her pull is magnetic. She won’t let me be and suddenly the solitude I’ve always craved isn’t as appealing as it used to be.
For her I’d sacrifice everything, and I just might have to. My identity, my secrets, even my life.

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EVOLUTION OF FAE AND GODS (CHRONICLES OF THE STONE VEIL BOOK 3) by Sawyer Bennett

Evil is coming. A dark malevolence the likes of which this world has never seen, and it comes straight from the depths of Hell. Darkness meant to destroy. A prophecy I am fated to fulfill but will most likely not survive. Through it all, Carrick Byrne has stood strong by my side. Something has deeply changed between me and the man I once despised, and all it took was a kiss of provocation for both of us to feel it. I know deep in my soul we’re being guided by destiny, but I don’t know if I can trust it. Carrick is holding something back, and I fear the consequences could be deadly once his truth is revealed. We’re not ready, but calamity waits for no woman. I have discovered a power within myself I must learn to master. A new connection in the Underworld has been revealed to me, one that I hope is friend but is just as likely foe. We are in a race against time as we try to figure out how to stop the end of the world from occurring. The battle is coming, and I can only hope we’re prepared for what happens next. The Evolution of Fae and Gods is book three of the Chronicles of the Stone Veil series and is best enjoyed if read in series order.

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HEXES AND HORNS by Rowan McAllister

VS Note: From FEB 11

Ryan O’Byrne has rules: 1) no using his magic, 2) no getting dragged back into his family’s craziness, and 3) no dating supernaturals of any kind, especially shifters … in other words, nothing and no one who will tempt him to break rule number one. But what if the gorgeous wall of muscle he can’t seem to stay away from just happens to be a shifter? Well, it is only a short-term thing, and he isn’t a master of denial for nothing. Leo Holt can’t help it if he has a teeny tiny weakness for bad boys—not really bad, just a little prickly around the edges. Even for a unicorn, all sweetness and light, all the time, can get a little boring. But, falling for the eldest son of the dark witch family who runs his little West Virginia town might be getting his fingers too close to the fire, even for him. For Ryan, it was supposed to be a simple trip back home to show support during a family crisis. But when hexes, secrets, a family demon, and the O’Byrne witches are involved, nothing is ever simple. Hexes and Hornsis part of the Magic Emporium Series. Each book stands alone, but each one features an appearance by Marden’s Magic Emporium, a shop that can appear anywhere, but only once and only when someone’s in dire need. 

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THE SEER (CHRONICLES OF THE RIFTLANDS BOOK 3) by Rowan McAllister

For the past ten years, smuggling magic users safely out of Brotherhood-controlled Rassa has been the only thing keeping Dakso Kavalyan going. But with his funding cut and rumors of impending civil war, his orders from the Mage’s High Council are clear: his final mission is information gathering only. No rescuing even one more hunted soul. Daks has never been great at following orders. When he stumbles upon a Seer spouting prophecy in front of one of the hated brothers, he can’t just walk away. Ravi never asked to be rescued, nor did he ask for the Visions plaguing his life and endangering everyone he’s ever cared about. The last thing he needs is a reckless brute crashing into his carefully laid plans. Seems the gods have other ideas. As Daks and Ravi flee the city together, their reluctant alliance blooms into something more, but trials, bad luck, and Daks’s infuriating penchant for finding trouble dog their every move. Will trusting this reckless rogue with his heart and his life be the worst decision Ravi’s ever made… or the best?

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DRAGON’S CAPTIVE (WARDENS OF THE OTHERWORLDS) by Cassie Lockharte

Sammy O’Connor didn’t mean to steal a dragon’s necklace…she just kind of did. Little did she know that the viciously hot and muscled Rax Janvier would come to claim it — and her — and would be willing to do anything to get it back. It’s a fragment of a key that opens up a lock to his past — and hers. Can she survive being kidnapped by a sea dragon who’s obsessed with her? And what happens if she starts to want him back?

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HEART AND SEEK (THE LEGACY BOOK 4) by Luna Joya

Is their chance encounter a witchy second shot at love? Or just another score? Ruby Donovan is a lot of things—paramedic, single mom, Legacy witch. The one title she never wanted? Senate heir. But that’s exactly what she’ll become unless she can find a loophole fast. It’s just her luck that the man who steps in to help her is the one who crushed her heart so many years ago. There’s no way she’ll give him a second chance to do that. Treasure hunter Diego Benitas has no interest in witch politics. But he does have a significant interest in Ruby. He always has. Keeping her safe and helping her find what she’s looking for shouldn’t be too hard. Convincing her to let him into her heart again? That might be the toughest assignment he’s ever faced. It’s not long before Ruby and Diego realize how much danger their search has stirred up—and just how much they need each other. With enemies closing in from all sides, can they survive long enough to find their way to happily ever after? Or will the odds keep them apart forever?

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GEOFFREY THE VERY STRANGE by Angel Martinez

An outcast necromancer and a half-demon clerk need to save the world from seashell zombies. No pressure. Everyone’s always told Aspic that trouble can’t help following him because of his heritage. Determined to put the lie to half-demon stereotypes, he’s finally landed a good, quiet job as an herbalist’s clerk where the owner trusts him to man the shop alone. What could go wrong selling coriander and thyme? When Geoffrey first enters the shop, Aspic finds the little man’s eccentric appearance startling, then intriguing. Geoffrey explains, in stops and starts, that he is a theoretical necromancer researching replacements for blood magic. His current line of inquiry involves seashells—do they have any in stock? Aspic’s co-workers warn him that Geoffrey is a walking disaster, but he finds himself more and more drawn to a necromancer concerned with ethical death magic. ..(more blurb on ebook seller’s page…) Geoffrey the Very Strange is part of the Magic Emporium series. Each book stands alone, but each one features an appearance by Marden’s Magic Emporium, a shop that can appear anywhere, but only once and only when someone’s in dire need.

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MURDERS AND ROMANCE: A PSYCHIC DETECTIVE ROMANTIC MYSTERY (ISAAC TAYLOR MYSTERIES BOOK 5) by Lashell Collins

Another gruesome set of murders is rocking the city, and Detective Isaac Taylor is on the case. But when danger strikes too close to the woman he loves, Ike fears she’s being targeted. Sidney Fairchild is now the focus of someone’s sick mind games. But what her tormentor doesn’t realize is that Sid is no longer a victim. She has learned how to fight dirty, and she’s not afraid to prove it. Now, with his psychic powers growing, Ike must act to protect the love of his life and the future they’re building together. But will his abilities be enough to save them both before the game turns deadly?

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SAINT’S PASSAGE (ELEMENTAL CONVENANT BOOK 1) by Elizabeth Hunter

Carwyn ap Bryn and Brigid Connor are two elemental vampires finding the lost, righting wrongs, and searching for meaning in the endless stretch of immortality they’ve been granted. And trying not to blow things up, but that might be more aspirational. ***Everyone said that Lupe Martínez was a good kid. She listened to her mom, she helped at the homeless shelter, she got good grades, and she had a bright future ahead of her. Until she disappeared. Now no one knows what to think. The police are sure she ran away; her mother is sure she didn’t. Days have passed and no one knows what to do until her family priest suggests they call in an old friend.  A very old friend.

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HER FAE-VORITE BEAR: A WISHING MOON BAY SHIFTER ROMANCE (THE BOND OF BROTHERS BOOK 3) by Harmony Raines

A silverback shifter romance – Aiden’s mate is a fae. Fae don’t always like shifters. Can the bear shifter convince Flora he’s worthy of her love?When Aiden’s mate arrives in town, she isn’t interested in exploring their relationship. Not when she has a child to save. As she journeys to the world beyond Wishing Moon Bay, this shifter isn’t going to get left behind. Flora needs his help, even if she’s too proud to admit it. There must be a way to make her see they are meant to be together. That he’s supposed to love and protect her. What Aiden doesn’t know is that she’s trying to protect him—from heartbreak. Because Flora has a secret that might keep them apart. Forever. Flora needs information that might help her find her friend’s missing child. She does not come to town to meet a growly bear shifter who calls her mate. However, she soon realizes that Aiden is a shifter she can depend on, someone who’ll be there for her no matter what. When a shocking discovery sends them back to the fae realm, Aiden is by her side. Where she wants him to stay. Forever. Will Aiden still feel the same way when he discovers her secret?

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BARN BEWITCHMENT (MAGICAL RENOVATION MYSTERIES BOOK 5) by Amy Boyles

Everything is going great for Clementine and Rufus in Peachwood, Alabama. Clem’s got a new barn to restore, which should be awesome news until Malene reveals the barn is bewitched and if Clem is determined to restore it, she will be driven crazy. Undeterred, Clem dives head first into the work. But then a dead body surfaces and the owner starts exhibiting bizarre behavior. Is the barn bewitched or is there something else, something more sinister going on?
As she starts to uncover the truth, the rosy veneer of Peachwood begins to rust. There’s a fight brewing between the magicks and humans. Can the two live peacefully together in one small town? Or will chaos break out? So Clem’s got her hands full. Can she discover the truth of the barn and keep her town sewn together? Or will everything rip apart at the seams and leave Clem just one more victim of a barn bewitchment?

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ASCENSION OF THE BLOOD THRONE by Mikel Wilson

Christian is the prince of the vampires and next in line now that their Elite Vampire King is dead. To claim his rightful place on the throne, he must first find a bride, Sometimes the best laid plans can’t go off without a hitch. Lilith, a recently turned vampire, is just your average teenager. Thrown into a struggle not her own, and fighting to figure out her growing powers, she must choose sides between the vampire hunters or the very creatures that turned her. When the Prince sets his sights on her best friend Mackinzie as his bride, he may become the hunted. Sides will be chosen, powers will clash, but will Christian be ready to take the throne in time? Sink your teeth into a fantasy tale with a vampire twist no one will see coming

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THE SUNSTONE BROOCH: TIME TRAVEL ROMANCE (THE CELTIC BROOCH BOOK 11) by Kathryn Lowery Logan

While dressing for a dinner date with her cousin George Williams and James Cullen Fraser, Ensley Williams picks through her jewelry box for some bling to add to her outfit and chooses her late mother’s sunstone brooch. Before pinning it to her jacket, she discovers a clasp that opens the sunstone. Engraved on the inside of the stone is an inscription. When she recites the Celtic words, the brooch heats up until it’s too hot to hold, and she tosses it away as she’s engulfed in a peat-scented fog and transported back to the Dakota Badlands in 1885. When James Cullen and George arrive to take Ensley to dinner, JC finds a brooch on the floor that’s exactly like eight brooches in his family’s possession. Because Ensley isn’t there, he suspects the sunstone, like the topaz, got too hot to hold once the magic was activated. For personal reasons, JC decides not to tell his family that he’s going back to rescue Ensley, which is the worst decision he’s ever made. He wears an oven mitt to protect his hand, but the brooch’s heat blasts even through the mitt, and he, too, has to drop it before he’s transported….(much more blurb on ebook seller page…)

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DEMONS DO IT BETTER: BORN FROM SHADOWS BOOK ONE by Erin O’Kane

Tori’s whole world has been turned upside down. Her life had been perfect. A powerful witch with unusual powers, she didn’t fit in with the prissy local covens, but that suited her to a T. In fact, she preferred it that way so it could be just her and her werewolf best friend, Ari. Then she died. A single bullet to the forehead. Except she didn’t stay dead.
Turns out her unusual powers weren’t thanks to her witch heritage after all. Reborn as part demon, Tori has to learn to live life as someone, something, completely different. Without her old magic, she wants to drink, party and explore her new life, and forget the things that are now out of her reach. Except her past isn’t willing to let go of her that easily. Not to mention the three bear shifters that won’t leave her alone, claiming she’s their fated mate. The witch part of her might be dead, but Tori’s determined to prove that Demons Do it Better.

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BEDKNOBS AND BRIMSTONE by K L Noone

Some days married life is great. And some days your husband’s demon magic sets the bed on fire. But rock star Kris Starr wouldn’t have it any other way. And if living together costs them a mattress or two, that’s fine — he’ll just have to make sure Justin knows how much Kris loves him. Justin’s still getting used to his newly expanded powers. They’re unpredictable, and they want to be used. Kris says everything’s fine, but Justin’s worried: what if he accidentally hurts Kris? Fortunately, Justin’s husband’s also an empath … and very good at knowing what he needs.

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THE MOM IDENTITY (CASE FILES OF AN URBAN WITCH BOOK 2) by Martha Carr and Michael Anderle

Silver Griffins Agent 485 Lucy Heron is on the trail of a string of magical thefts. But first, she has to pick up the kids from school. Talk about trying to find a life and work balance. Dylan is in that awkward middle school phase when magic can turn a friend into a frog and back again. Did anyone notice? And third-grader Ashley keeps recruiting friends for her own secret agency to fight magical crime. Kids these days. The Heron children are even training the good dog, Buddy to track down magical bad guys. So far, the family business is still a well-guarded secret. Can they keep it that way? The criminals in town have taken notice and they’ve set up their own school of unwanted magic. Will the Heron Family figure out how to flunk them all before they overrun the City of Angels? Join Lucy, her family, Jackie and Ellis as they take down magical criminals and show them don’t mess with a Heron. The suburbs will never be the same.

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UNWANTED APPEAL (HIDDEN WOLVES BOOK 3) by Kaje Harper

VS Note: “Lightrly edited” re-release…

Do strangers want to join Aaron’s pack, or wipe it from the face of the earth? Aaron, Alpha of Minneapolis West, is tired of other werewolves threatening his pack for harboring a gay wolf and his mate. Werewolves have more important things to worry about, with humans closing in on discovering them. But the arrival of two strange wolves on his doorstep, asking for sanctuary, pits compassion against safety. Can he let these two in and still keep his pack and his mate Zach safe? Or is that a risk he can’t afford to take?

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THROWING SHADE (MAGIC AFTER MIDLIFE BOOK 1) by Deborah Wilde

It’s official. Miriam Feldman is killing it in the midlife crisis department. She’s mastered boredom, aced invisibility, and graduated Summa Cum Laude in smiling and playing nice in her post-divorce life. But when a drink with a “good guy” goes sideways, Miriam snaps, and in a cold dark rage unleashes a rare and powerful shadow magic. To make matters worse, her best friend goes missing and Miri is thrust into a world of hidden magic, vampires, and a legacy of hatred aimed directly at her. Hard to say which is more dangerous, this spiderweb of supernatural power plays, the grumpy French wolf shifter she’s teamed up with, or Miri herself, kicking butt and rediscovering the woman who got lost along the way. But lines get blurred in the shadows, and if she’s not careful, she could lose everyone she loves. She’ll have to turn her invisibility into strength and pray they never see her coming. Forty isn’t the new twenty. It’s better.

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WILD IRISH SAGE (MYSTIC COVER SERIES BOOK 10) by Tricia O’Malley 

Kira Delaney is a free spirit – following the whims of her creative heart as her photography career whisks her around the world. For the first time, Kira is taking a much-needed sabbatical from work to return to Grace’s Cove to run her mother’s art gallery. But six months is a long time to stay in one place, so she’ll need a distraction – like the handsome stranger with the great aura who wanders into the gallery one day. Brogan McCarthy wants to escape the demons of his past. Having recently lost the only person who’d ever stood for him in his life, Brogan comes to Grace’s Cove to clean out his Gran’s cottage and decide what his next steps in life are. The last thing he expects is to be derailed by a witchy-eyed woman who enchants him at first sight. Now, it’s a race against the clock to see who can figure out their lives first – and if trusting someone is the greatest weakness of all.

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PEPPERMINT (SILVER SKATES BOOK 10) by Cali Mann

My men are trapped in the underworld and all I’ve got is a pair of ice skates and a letter.Hi! I’m Peppermint. Yes, my Mom did name me after her favorite candy flavor.  She was young, a single mom, and there wasn’t anyone to guide her.  I shouldn’t blame her . . .And I’m a cardinal shifer. No, I don’t turn into a priest. Cardinal is a red bird native to North and South America. Not as cool as a chameleons shifter or anything, but it wouldn’t be bad  . . Except I have a special power unique to cardinals. I’m a messenger to the afterlife, and I just received the strangest message. Three huge, hunky Vikings are trapped in the underworld—ALIVE—and I’m the only one who can hear their S.O.S. and save them from another 1000 years of captivity. If only I knew how . . . Peppermint is a paranormal romance. It’s part of the Silver Springs shared universe.

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THE BEAR’S MAIL ORDER BRIDE (SHIFTER MAIL ORDER BRIDE AGENCY BOOK 2) by Ruby Knoxx

I need a place to run to. A place to swallow me whole. That’s when I get the chance. The chance to become a mail order bride. Huh. Is this the perfect escape or what? True, I kind of skipped over the details. Like love, marriage, and, oh, marriage. I’m not exactly the lovey-dovey wifey-wifey type. In my world, wives are trophies, hostages, or forgotten about. So this is just a marriage of obligation. Nothing else. Until I meet him. Short, chocolatey hair. Untamed beard. Dark eyes that share the soul of a beast. And I know that not even my magic can protect me from him.

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SEBASTIAN (BOOK ONE IN THE CHAMPIONS SERIES) by Chicki Brown

Bliss Young is beautiful, single, and childless. She’s devoted her life to running her residential foster care program, The Kid’s Co-op. When she discovers the senior conservative senator is on a mission to defund all foster care programs, Bliss sets out to save her beloved Co-op. Former cop and private bodyguard Sebastian Greer has spent his life protecting others. He takes a position as the security director at the Co-op. Unknown to Bliss, someone has sent him to use his supernatural abilities to protect the program. While they fight together to protect her life’s work, Bliss and Sebastian discover passion and love neither of them ever expected.

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SEER AMONG SHIFTERS (SUPERNATURAL UNDERWORLD BOOK 12) by Lola Glass

I BELONG TO FATE. The Supernatural Underworld has called to me for longer than I can remember, sending visions as it reaches for me. Or at least, that’s what I thought was happening. In reality, I somehow managed to tap into the stream of fate and have been stealing bits and pieces from it throughout my life. But every time I took from fate, it took from me as well. Over time, it captured my soul. Now it wants my mind and body, too. The only ones who can protect me are the hellhounds, but their protection doesn’t come cheap. I have to search the future to find a mate for Serberus, their king. He’ll be lost to the fire within him if I don’t find his fated match. The problem is, he doesn’t have one. So if I want to stay alive, seeing the future isn’t enough–I have to learn how to change it. I have to become an Oracle.

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HEATH (KEEPERS OF THE LAKE BOOK 2) by Emilia Hartley

Heath doesn’t want to be back on his old clan grounds. The ghost of his dead wife haunts him enough when he’s away from this place. Here, where Heath’s old clan leader killed her, the past doesn’t confine itself to haunting a room or a few private moments. It seeps into every place, every time, every thought. Heath won’t stay a second longer than he must to right the clan’s mistake from back then. At least that’s what he tells himself until he meets Buffy. The woman is wildly different from his dead wife, but he feels an unbelievable connection to her that makes him feel guilty in addition to haunted. Dragons only get one mate, and he’s had his. Or at least, he used to think so. Now, he’s not so sure. All the same, he failed to protect his wife. He doesn’t deserve a mate.
Buffy isn’t looking for a mate. She can’t even figure out her own dragon. Hoping for a bit of relaxation and some help reconnecting with her increasingly distant and unpredictable beast, Buffy accepts her best friend Jude’s offer of a vacation cabin. The ramshackle hut and ominous lake are anything but relaxing, though, and Jude’s all wrapped up in her new man and her new clan. The only bright spot in this so-called vacation is a gorgeous, but moody neighbor. The attraction Buffy feels for Heath might be worth all the trouble of coming here if only the man weren’t so closed off. She’ll get him to open up somehow. She and her dragon are beginning to feel like their sanity depends on it.
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GOLDEN GOD (TRIALS OF ARES BOOK 3) by Eliza Raine

I’ve made a few enemies in my time, but none as powerful, or spiteful, as the Goddess of Love. Aphrodite’s curse has turned Ares from the man I was falling in love with into a savage beast, crazed with blood-lust and desperate to steal my magic. Worse, we still have one Trial left to complete in order to save my friend from a rogue Underworld demon, a Trial set by the spirit of Terror. The more I see of Olympus, the more I feel I belong. I have a past here, and I know Ares is keeping secrets from me. Is that enough to stop the bond between us flaring to life, to stop the need for him that burns through every nerve in my body? As we battle against jealous gods and power hungry deities, vicious creatures and lethal landscapes, I’m going to find out just how much I’m willing to give up for this new, fierce passion for the Warrior God. I’m going to find out exactly what true love can do to a person, even one as rough around the edges as me. But I’m also going to find out just how hard a heart can break.

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DEMON HUNTER (DEMON ENTANGLEMENTS BOOK 4) by Treva Harte

Dorothea, the widowed Duchess of Berea, is still in mourning when two male visitors come calling — the first to her remote Irish estate since her husband died. One is her cousin, who draws her back into the dangerous world of demon hunting that is her family tradition. The second, the mysterious Brown, promises to help her when her own family is unable to. Neither Dorothea nor Brown expects the sudden hot attraction they feel for one another. Dorothea, used to being the protector, discovers how dangerously appealing it is to have someone protect her. But is Brown someone she can trust when the demons start hunting the demon hunter?

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DATING IN THE SHADOWS: VAMPIRE ROMANCE EROTICA by Rianne Burnett

VS Note: From FEB 17. Erotica obviously…saw Rianne mentioned on the Women of Color in Romance website.

Cursed with a busy schedule, Vynette has been using dating apps to find love. When she gives up on the last app she tries, her friend suggests a new one. Nightgrind is exclusive and weird but Vynette gives it a shot. How was she supposed to know it wasn’t meant for humans? How was she supposed to know she’d still want to give a vampire a shot at her heart?

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BEFORE HE WAS KING: A MERMAN EROTICA FAIRY TALE RE-TELLING by Rianne Burnett

Uliya has always followed her own path even as her mother and her coven have other plans for her. That’s why she doesn’t think twice about getting to know a charming merman better. When she follows him underwater, though, she learns that things aren’t quite what they seem. In this fairy tale retelling, explore the world of the sea witch and how she met the merman who’d later call her a villain. Shouldn’t you know who he was before he was king?

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THE WRITE HOOK: A PARANORMAL; WOMEN’S FICTION NOVEL: MY SO-CALLED MYSTICAL MIDLIFE BOOK 1 by Robyn Peterman

Midlife is full of surprises. Not all of them are working for me.At forty-two I’ve had my share of ups and downs. Relatively normal, except when the definition of normal changes… drastically. NYT Bestselling Romance Author: Check Amazing besties: Check Lovely home: Check Pet cat named Thick Stella who wants to kill me: Check Wacky Tabacky Dealing Aunt: Check Cheating husband banging the weather girl on our kitchen table: Check Nasty Divorce: Oh yes Characters from my novels coming to life: Umm… yes Crazy: Possibly
Four months of wallowing in embarrassed depression should be enough. I’m beginning to realize that no one is who they seem to be, and my life story might be spinning out of my control. It’s time to take a shower, put on a bra, and wear something other than sweatpants. Difficult, but doable. With my friends—real and imaginary—by my side, I need to edit my life before the elusive darkness comes for all of us. The plot is no longer fiction. It’s my reality, and I’m writing a happy ever after no matter what. I just have to find the write hook.

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WRAITH OF FIRE: VAMPIRE KING PARANORMAL ROMANCE (TRANSFUSION BOOK 11) by Stephanie Hudson

I knew the moment my soul burned. I knew the moment the Wraith of Fire had touched me. And now…Was it really so hard for the Heavens to produce some white light? But no, not even just a warm glow at the end of some graffitied tunnel and as for Pearly Gates, well they wouldn’t be opening for me any time soon! Because I wasn’t where I was supposed to be. And I could forget all my jokes about falling into Wonderland and Oz and seeing any of those fuzzy fellas from Narnia, because no amount of wishing that my life was a fairy tale would make it so. Not when I was caught in this nightmare world. One where I was to be terrorised by its ruler for an eternity. A tyrant King that wanted a new game to play.  One I had no chance of winning. Not when it was my heart, that was on the line.

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VS: Continuing with my ancient Egyptian paranormal romance backlist, next is GHOST OF THE NILE. I had read that life along the Nile continued unchanged for hundreds, if not thousands of years, especially for the ordinary folk. I thought how nifty it would be to bring someone into his ‘future’, to his old home, in this case, to solve his own murder. I’d always been fascinated with the Egyptian concept of ghosts and their powers in the ancient times and I’d always wanted to do something with the dreaded goddess Ammit, eater of unworthy hearts.

DEAR AUTHOR said: “There’s Egypt and gods and magic and strong men and stronger women and love even beyond death and into the Afterlife. The historic details add spice throughout the story and these definitely aren’t 21st C people in linen kilts.”

1550 BCE – Betrayed, murdered, and buried without proper ceremony, Egyptian warrior Periseneb is doomed to roam the gray deserts of the dead as a ghost for all eternity. But then the goddess of truth offers him a bargain: return to the world of the living as her champion for 30 days. If he completes his mission, he’ll be guaranteed entry into Paradise. Periseneb agrees to the bargain but, when he returns to the living world, two hundred years have passed and nothing is quite as he expected.

Neithamun is a woman fighting to hang onto her family’s estate against an unscrupulous nobleman who desires the land as well as the lady. All seems lost until a mysterious yet appealing ex-soldier, Periseneb, appears out of nowhere to help her fight off the noble’s repeated attacks. Meanwhile, Periseneb’s thirty days are rushing by, and he’s powerless against the growing attraction between himself and Neithamun. But their love can never be. For his Fate is to return to the Afterlife, and Death cannot wed with Life…

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LINKS TO RECENT NEW RELEASES POSTS from Veronica:

March 17

March 10

March 3

February 24

February 17

“New” is generally plus or minus a week or two. I try to catch up on ones I missed in recent months.  And I may mention ‘special items’.

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5 comments on “New Releases in #SciFi #Fantasy and Paranormal Romance for Wednesday MARCH 24

  1. Another great week. I was rather intrigued by The Ladies of the Secret Circus on last weeks blog. Well, it had me at circus to misquoted from Jerry Maguire! It was fantastic. Different and in places quite creepy
    Gill

    • Thanks for the feedback! I did think that looked like an intriguing book…part of what I enjoy about doing this post every week is finding a wide variety of books to report. (And read…)

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