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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KA’CIT’S HAVEN (RIV’S SANCTUARY BOOK 3) by A G Wilde
He’s the Bone Crusher. A man in a mask. His face is hidden alongside his intentions. He doesn’t do things for free…or to be nice. So just how did Nia end up stuck on a ship with him by her side? She’d wanted adventure, but Ka’Cit Urgmental was SO. MUCH. MORE. It’s obvious he’s only come to help her get back to the Sanctuary. That’s all. BUT…when he starts looking at her as if she’s meant to be in his arms, in his bed…his, it soon becomes clear that things aren’t that simple. That mask he wears? His face isn’t the only thing it hides. It’s a metal shield veiling more than she could have ever imagined…Whether what’s underneath will break them apart or pull them together, that is another question.
QUEEN FOR AN ALIEN BODYGUARD (INTERGALACTIC EXCHANGE PROGRAM BOOK 7) by Roxie Ray
King Varoz is evil. I’m his victim and his queen. I’d do anything to see him fall. When Zandro appears, I have hope for the first time in years. He’s nothing like the cruel king, and my body reacts with a desire I barely understand. We’re trapped together, pawns in the king’s vicious game. But if Zandro and I work together, we can topple the king and free Tracarox from his tyranny.If he’s truly the man and mate my heart knows him to be, we’re being given an impossible chance at happiness. I’ve been hurt so much before. Can I trust Zandro with my power and my heart?
BAD GUY by Ruby Dixon
Crulden the Ruiner is the name of a fierce gladiator who’s broken the rules…and broken anyone that approaches. It’s *my* name. It’s a name that strikes fear into the hearts of all….all except the small human female who comes to clean my cell and glares at me the entire time. My new owners want things from me. They want me to play in their games. They want me to win battles for them. Well, I know what I want in return. I want her. And I don’t care who I have to destroy to get her. But Mina doesn’t want to be owned…and certainly not by one as terrible as me. How does a bad guy woo the girl when all he knows is death and destruction?
ENEMY OF THE ALIEN BRIDE LOTTERY (KHANAVAI WARRIOR BRIDE GAMES BOOK 4) by Margo Bond Collins
I’ll do whatever it takes to destroy the Bride Games. A year ago, I did the unthinkable. I helped a woman running from the Alien Bride Lottery. I spent three months in a federal prison for it, too. As soon as I got out, a secret organization recruited me. Our goal is to end the Bride Lottery program forever. So when my name is drawn in the Lottery this year, I know it’s a setup. But my friends in the organization insist it’s for the best, because now I can feed them information from inside the Bride Games. But when I arrive on Station 21, I realize there’s even more to this setup than I knew. Because the first person I meet is that green alien bastard who turned me in. Worse, he’s one of the grooms in the Bride Games. If he thinks he can make up for all the damage he’s done, he’s in for a surprise. Because I’m going to do whatever it takes to bring down this entire system.
IMMUNITY INDEX: A NOVEL by Sue Burke
VS Note: SciFi not romance but sounded interesting.
In a US facing growing food shortages, stark inequality, and a growing fascist government, three perfectly normal young women are about to find out that they share a great deal in common. Their creator, the gifted geneticist Peng, made them that way—before such things were outlawed. Rumors of a virus make their way through an unprotected population on the verge of rebellion, only to have it turn deadly. As the women fight to stay alive and help, Peng races to find a cure—and the cover up behind the virus.
MANDY AND THE TENTACLE MONSTER (URF OOMANS BOOK 1) by BeBe Harper
VS note: Mixed reviews – people seem to like the story but have issues with ‘show vs tell’…decided to list it for you. I liked the ‘voice’ in the Look Inside.
Mandy is abducted by aliens and kept as a pet. These aliens seem nice enough, but she needs to figure out how to communicate with them and get back to Earth. Her alien captor finds everything about his new pet adorable, from her tiny toes to her blunted claws to her shiny mane. He will do everything in his power to make sure that his cute little pet remains healthy and happy. But what happens when this giant tentacled alien finds out his lovely pet is a sentient person who wants more from him than pets and treats?
ALIEN’S DEFIANCE (NORAKIAN WARRIORS BOOK 2) by Calla Zae
Orphaned as a child, Aleeya is now a warrior with standards and expectations. The search for her past leads her to defy a powerful darkness that could annihilate everyone she cares about. An attractive human shows her that her defiance is the key that battles the darkness and unlocks her heart. Kenzo, a bounty hunter living in the shadows, encounters a stunning star-being who tempts his heart. But the thirst for vengeance for his brothers’ killer prevents him from love. Can he defy his own demons to find salvation in her? As the false light grows, Aleeya and Kenzo must join forces to fight for love and truth before darkness reigns supreme.
PROJECT HAIL MARY: A NOVEL by Andy Weir
VS Note: From the author of The Martian. I had this pre-ordered. Scifi not romance.
Ryland Grace is the sole survivor on a desperate, last-chance mission—and if he fails, humanity and the earth itself will perish. Except that right now, he doesn’t know that. He can’t even remember his own name, let alone the nature of his assignment or how to complete it. All he knows is that he’s been asleep for a very, very long time. And he’s just been awakened to find himself millions of miles from home, with nothing but two corpses for company. His crewmates dead, his memories fuzzily returning, Ryland realizes that an impossible task now confronts him. Hurtling through space on this tiny ship, it’s up to him to puzzle out an impossible scientific mystery—and conquer an extinction-level threat to our species. And with the clock ticking down and the nearest human being light-years away, he’s got to do it all alone. Or does he?
BROKEN: A DYSTOPIAN OMEGAVERSE FANTASY ROMANCE (THE UNCAGED BOOK 3) by Amber Ella Monroe
“His name is Echo Primeblood. He’s the Alpha of Alphas. Ruler of his clan. After years of seeking revenge, he’s finally found it—and he’s found me. But I can’t figure out if he wants to ravage me or destroy me. Or both.”
THE ONES WE’RE MEANT TO FIND by Joan He
VS Note: Not a romance but a scifi release of note…
Cee has been trapped on an abandoned island for three years and seventeen days without any recollection of how she arrived, or memories from her life prior. All she knows is that somewhere out there, beyond the horizon, she has a sister named Kay. Determined to find her, Cee devotes her days to building a boat from junk parts scavenged inland, doing everything in her power to survive until the day she gets off the island and reunites with her sister. In a world apart, 16-year-old STEM prodigy Kasey Mizuhara is also living a life of isolation. The eco-city she calls home is one of eight levitating around the world, built for people who protected the planet—and now need protecting from it. With natural disasters on the rise due to climate change, eco-cities provide clean air, water, and shelter. Their residents, in exchange, must spend at least a third of their time in stasis pods, conducting business virtually whenever possible to reduce their environmental footprint. While Kasey, an introvert and loner, doesn’t mind the lifestyle, her sister Celia hated it. Popular and lovable, Celia much preferred the outside world. But no one could have predicted that Celia would take a boat out to sea, never to return. Now it’s been three months since Celia’s disappearance, and Kasey has given up hope. Logic says that her sister must be dead. But as the public decries her stance, she starts to second guess herself and decides to retrace Celia’s last steps. Where they’ll lead her, she does not know. Her sister was full of secrets. But Kasey has a secret of her own.
WORLDS APART (THREECON) by Carmen Webster Buxton
Praxiteles Mercouri, known to his friends as Prax, has spent his whole life on the plains of the planet Celadon. He knows nothing of technology; his nomadic people travel in huge wagons pulled by enormous beasts native to Celadon. His culture is based on clans, duty, and obligation.
Rishi Trahn lives on Subidar, a much more populous world with a much higher level of technology. Rishi has inherited her family’s very profitable trading company and in checking up on the business, she travels to Celadon. While sightseeing she is able to avert a disaster for Prax’s clan. In the ensuing celebration, Rishi overdoes the potent local wine and causes a crisis for the clan she saved. As a result, Prax ends up travelling back to Subidar with her, but he is a man lost in a maze of a foreign culture and unknown technology. Rishi, meanwhile, feels terrible for taking him away from his people. But not so terrible that she wants to send him back.
AGE OF CARDIN (CIRCLE TRILOGY BOOK 2) by Leigh Jarrett
The empire’s military has moved to Cardin, a desolate planet of endless undulations of blistering, shifting sand. The palace stands alone amongst a sea of battle-ready fleet ships. The Cardinian slave trade still flourishing under the previous rule. Prince Leozeuramun, now the ruler of Cardin, is anxious to bring an end to the slave trade and return some dignity to his people, with his husband, Sebastian, King of Mycea and High Commander of the Empirical Forces by his side. Sebastian is looking forward to beginning his life on Cardin with Leo. His husband has been craving time alone with him, away from Sebastian’s relationship with King Meshia. More than anything else in life, Leo’s happiness is paramount to Sebastian’s existence. Soon, discussions turn to ideas and ideas lead to decisions, and the concept of reinstating the once powerful and technologically advanced Cardinian Empire is borne. Much to Leo’s disappointment, this means Meshia will need to join them on Cardin.
As enemies sharing the palace, and Sebastian, Meshia and Leo must set aside their differences in order to bring forth the rise of the Cardinian Empire and together learn to wield the unprecedented triad bond that has connected them all. The future of the empire depends on it.
ALIEN ABDUCTION FOR PIRATES (THE INTERGALACTIC GUIDE TO HUMANS BOOK 4) by Skye MacKinnon
He never expected her to be his mate…Aedan and his crew of space pirates are in a bit of a pickle. The authorities have finally caught up with him and he faces years of imprisonment on a prison planet. The only way out: volunteer to teach an Alien Abduction course at the Intergalactic University. isillusioned actor May has prayed to be taken away from her miserable life every night since her fiancé died. On the day she decides to end it all, she’s whisked away by aliens. Life couldn’t be better. Of course, she pretends to be an unwilling abduction victim, but really, what could be better than starting a new life among the stars with a hunky purple alien?
THE RISE OF SHIROI NAMI (THE HIKOBOSHI SERIES BOOK 4) by S J Pajonas
Yumi Minamoto will never stop fighting for freedom. Far from her homeworld, the crusader’s hope for victory solidifies when she discovers a way to reprogram the oppressive android army. But Yumi and Rin’s plan to infiltrate the enemy’s facility goes up in smoke when their hidden base is suddenly attacked. Suffering serious injuries, Yumi’s only option to carry out the dangerous mission could be an unpredictable medical procedure. But she risks losing everything when an old adversary and his rabid genetically engineered creatures put everyone’s lives at stake. Can Yumi stand her ground without sacrificing all she loves?
ALIEN WHO OWNED ME (GALACTIC MERCENARIES BOOK 1) by Jude Gray
Kyra –When my captor can’t pay his debt to the coldhearted alien mercenary, the mercenary decides to take me instead. Now I’m out of my cage and in the huge hands of this extremely wealthy, powerful male who can own anything he wants–if he can’t buy it, he takes it. And what he wants to own now is…Me. But all I want is to go back home to Earth, and even when he proves to me that he’s not the nightmare I thought he was, even when he protects me and gives me everything I need, even when he touches me and lights a fire of desire inside me…I won’t let myself soften. This feeling, whatever it is, can’t be real. I absolutely cannot fall for the alien who owns me. Korrsla – I may own her body, but she owns my heart. I’ve been waiting for her my entire life, and I will not free her.
But when something happens that puts her in danger, can I send her away, even when she no longer wants me to?
ALIEN TONGUES (COSMIC BONDS BOOK 1) by Chloe Parker
Dr. Natalie Lewis may be an expert in alien languages, but there’s more to fluency than simple vocabulary. When Natalie arrives on the alien planet of Logos to study an ancient artifact, she expects to be welcomed by her Lyran hosts with open arms. But not all Lyrans like humans, and a violent faction of the alien race thinks of human culture more like an infection to be eradicated at any cost. And Natalie learns the hard way that some Lyrans don’t want her meddling in their ancient history. Guardsman Kiran Va’shan is assigned to watch over Natalie as she conducts her research. From the moment they meet, he feels a sense of protectiveness toward her – an urge to be with her no matter the cost. Lyran legend speaks of a “cosmic bond” between two people that ties their fates together, but the archaic notion of fated mates flies in the face of Lyran culture, which emphasizes logic over love. A relationship with Natalie is forbidden, but Kiran can’t help but fall further into her orbit. Beyond all reason, Natalie and Kiran begin to explore their attraction, even as Lyran politics threaten to tear them apart. Physical relations between humans and Lyrans are strictly forbidden, but the two find it hard to resist fate. As they’re drawn into a complex web of cultural relations and political turmoil, the starcrossed lovers fight for an impossible affair that is, somehow, destined to be.
STRANDED (INTO THE SMUGGLER’S ARMS BOOK 1) by Maddie Syn
This was supposed to be the proudest moment of my career, but then he ruined everything.
When I hopped on the shuttle to Orb5, I dreamed of saving humanity with my research. But that was before an alien ship crashed on my new planet, bringing a whole slew of problems with them. For instance, the arrogant pilot of the ship who just won’t keep his hands to himself. Little did I know when Adreax, the hulking alien man, came walking into my research camp, I would soon be forced to choose between trusting the rogue intruders or the corrupt arbiters of the law. Then I make a grisly discovery that sends me running straight into the smuggler’s arms. As I adjust to my new life among the outlaws, I discover that when the law is wrong, it takes a dangerously sexy alien, his ruthless co-pilot, and my fiery intellect to make things right.
PRESSURE (HER PROTECTOR SERIES BOOK 3) by Theresa Beachman
VS note: I’m behind on reading these but I enjoyed book one. Reminded me of movies like Deep Star Six and The Abyss…
Special Forces operative Liev Stiles’ military career ended brutally in an underwater cave. Now recruited to the Ocean Wolves, he survives by burying his traumatic past under vodka and duty.
When an earthquake sets in motion an unstoppable chain of events, the Wolves are tasked with a rescue mission to the depths of Lake Baikal, Siberia. But just one look at their head of security’s intelligent gaze and Liev knows everything just got a hell of a lot more complicated. After escaping her violent ex, Eva Petrova swapped careers to ensure no man would ever hurt her again. Now, now she’s found her purpose—head of security at a top-secret research base hidden in the depths of Lake Baikal. She wants solitude, not distraction in the form of the Russian mercenary with the honed body and steely blue eyes that see right through her. But as the rescue mission is thwarted by further tremors and unraveling secrets that threaten everything, Eva tumbles deeper into Liev’s clandestine world. When it becomes clear that there is something more sinister going on behind the scenes, Liev will risk everything to bring Eva and her team to the surface safely, even though he doesn’t know who or what to trust. And as events conspire to kill them, it becomes clear this smart woman just might be the key to his own redemption from a past that won’t let him go.
TAKEN BY THE BEAST (CRYO CRISIS HOMEWORLD BOOK 1) by Deiri Di
Maise wakes up naked and covered in goo. Life as she knows it is over. There are aliens. Lots of aliens. Specifically, lots of alien males all who want one thing from her – for her to choose them as her mate. Maise has to adapt to a strange situation on an alien homeworld where she is being kept and courted, given her choice of steamy alien men to choose from. It’s an alien dating game where she makes all the choices. The only problem is that she wants a man who chooses her. Can she find the right type of alphahole who can also be the kind of man to give her everything she ever wanted? Lucky for her, one doesn’t find an alphahole. Alphaholes find you.
CAGED ALIEN MATE (FATED MATES OF ADONIA) by Ivy Sparks
I’ve been tossed inside a cage with an exiled, tortured alien prince. And our captors expect us to produce an heir. So here I thought my situation was bad. I’m a navigator in training who crash landed on the galaxy’s most brutal planet, only to be enslaved by reptilians. But after I meet Xavi, I realize I’ve had it easy. He’s been beaten by our captors for God knows how long, and his massive body has the scars to prove it. He is hardened, vengeful. But when we first lock eyes…Talk about sparks flying.
He might be an outcast – a figure of contempt and controversy in his world. But in my world? He makes this dungeon bearable.
FUTURES, FRIENDS AND OTHER FIRSTS by Amara Lynn
VS note: A 6100 word short story
Sallon Lee is quiet, shy, and has no friends. They have no idea what they want for their future on the space station in which they live. But they do know one thing: they have a huge crush on Ignis. The problem is, Ignis is so cool and popular, and has no idea who Sal is. Sal has no chance with him. Then a chance encounter throws the two of them together, and Sal finds themself forming a fast friendship with Ignis, thinking about their future, and other firsts. Futures, Friends, and Other Firsts is a 6100 word sci-fi, solarpunk, hopepunk novelette that takes place in the same universe as Amara Lynn’s Tundras, Travelers, and Other Travesties, but can be read and enjoyed on its own.
GRRR: AN ALIEN WARRIOR ROMANCE by Zeta Star
Without Grr,—I didn’t name him, okay?—I’d have been a goner. And his furry abs? Just a bonus. (A nice one.) First, giant alien lizard-guys abduct me. Then they leave me alone in a cell next to Grr. Then the force-field between us dies. So now it’s just me and Grr. Sure, he’s beat up and pissed off with claws and fangs (I kind of like the fangs). And he growls a lot. Anyone would in our situation. But hey, if you’re going to escape an alien prison ship and get chased across a planet where half the creatures you meet try to eat you, it’s good to have seven-feet of Grr at your side. He’s also easy on the eyes. Abs-on-abs, biceps-on-biceps, and let’s say all the right bulges in all the right places. And he likes ear rubs. And other rubs. And rubbing me. (I like that too.) The more time I spend with Grr, the more I think getting abducted by aliens wasn’t such a bad thing. I just hope the lizard-guys don’t kill us before Grr can call in the big guns. The ones that aren’t furry. (Seriously, I’m not talking about the St. Bernard sized hamster. We just met him.)
HOME, HABITAT, RANGE, NICHE, TERRITORY by Martha Wells
VS Note: A Murderbot short story!!! There’s no blurb but from reviews I gleaned it falls between Exit Strategy and Network Effect and is from Dr. Mensah’s POV. So if you’ve been reading the series it might appeal. I one clicked it so fast LOL…from APR 21. I just saw it. Not a romance. Update: Read it and it is VERY very short. Mostly Dr. Mensah.
WYATT (PROJECT ARMA BOOK 5) by Nyssa Kathryn
VS note: What’s not to like? Navy SEALs ‘enhanced’ in a secret project which they of course escaped from once they knew what was going on. I was intrigued and bought book one to read. Now I’m on book two. I’m enjoying them but it’s pretty much military romantic suspense with a very thin veneer of the scifi.
Investigative journalist Quinn Ross isn’t a woman who can just let major news pass her by. So, when she stumbles across a story like no other, she makes it her mission to report it to the masses. She doesn’t count on the lengths to which some may go to keep her story from seeing the light of day. When Quinn suddenly finds herself in need of escape, she heads straight for tiny Marble Falls and her brother, Mason. When he’s not running his company’s IT department, Wyatt Gray—former SEAL and co-owner of Marble Protection—spends every spare minute searching for those who betrayed him. The ones who turned him and his teammates into something beyond mere mortals. He doesn’t have time for distractions—but that’s exactly what he gets, in the form of his best friend’s sassy, spunky, sexy sister…who’s moved in right across the hall. From the moment they meet, Quinn and Wyatt’s chemistry is combustible. But they both have big secrets. Then there’s Mason, who may consider Wyatt a brother, but he might still kill him for lusting after his baby sister. But soon, none of that matters. When a killer sets his sights on Quinn, any chance at happiness with Wyatt may end before it’s had a chance to begin.
THE SOUL EATER (AUCKLAND STEAMPUNK BOOK 5) by Barbara Russell
Auckland, 1886 – Accused of a crime she didn’t commit, Lisbeth escapes from Slovenia and flies to New Zealand illegally. She’s a seer, able to see both the past and the future . . . sometimes. Her capricious power comes and goes as it pleases, causing more damage than good. With a new identity and a new job as a chambermaid in a five stars hotel, she simply wants a quiet life. Her wish seems to be granted until she witnesses a lady with silver hair killing the French ambassador.
Chased by the silver-haired lady and worried that going to the police would mean being arrested herself, Lisbeth flees. Again. Without money or a place to hide, she accidentally finds herself hired by handsome Lord Jamie Cleath-Steward as the governess of three Supernatural children. Three! She didn’t see that coming. One child can become invisible. Another can lift a boulder with a hand, and the third can spit fire. Still, she won’t work for Jamie for long. As soon as she has enough money, she’ll leave again. But she doesn’t count on Jamie being such a charming and caring man, showing her that, with a bit of trust, he could help her. Her divining power remains frustratingly silent as she tries to understand if she can trust him. The problem is that her heart has already decided. ** Steampunk/paranormal romance set in Victorian Auckland.
COGS AND FUR: A STEAMPUNK BEAUTY AND THE BEAST by C I Chevron
VS note: From APR 20
Step into the world of Mutants and Modifieds – Someone wants her blood…and will kill to get it. Isabeau Steelhaugh is unlike any other young lady of 1871 London–by day she is an aristocrat, by night a lab experiment. After escaping her insane mother at CinderElla’s ball, Isabeau’s wolf-like traits remain a secret until her sister is kidnapped. Now, Isabeau will stop at nothing to get her back. Even trust a secretive enemy. Commissioner Basil Traverson meticulously follows the Dangerous Mutant Directive issued by the MCCD: remove any mutant dangerous to society. Crippled by one of those he hunts, laudanum keeps the pain away, even as he sinks further under its control. When Isabeau is arrested, Basil offers a deal: he will help find Aurelia…if she will act as bait to lure her mother out of hiding. But as Basil becomes aware of Isabeau’s unusual qualities, he begins to question the directive by which he lives. Together with resources of the MCCD and SPAMM (a society for mutant protection) they comb London’s dark underbelly for their quarry…until Isabeau becomes a target and Basil is wounded. However, the moon is waxing and Isabeau’s enemies have no idea the fury of her inner beast when those she loves are threatened.
ENHANCED (SAVAGE SAVIORS BOOK 1) by Mae Doyle
VS note: From APR 19
Leaving behind everything I knew for a job in the middle of nowhere was hard, but being around Mark, Ethan, Trent, and Hunter made it easier. Now as the cook for a small army of men, I’m content to do my job and go to sleep. Alone. For as long as I can stand, anyway. Until the truth comes out about what’s really happening in upstate NY. By the time I figure it out, I’m in too deep. And I owe my life to the four men. Literally. I just have to hope that the five of us can make it out alive. The only chance we have is if we all stick together, no matter what happens. They’ve already saved my life once and now it’s up to us to save everyone else. This is part one of a series that has a HFN and ends with a cliffhanger, but part two will be worth it!
CAPTIVATED (THE VERGE BOOK 2) by A C Thomas
Dr. Theophrastus Campbell leads a comfortable life, along with his twin brother, buried in academia. His unique gift for obscure languages goes unnoticed as he teaches University students to conjugate Latin. Everything in his world is just as it should be; restrained, understated, boring. He would give anything to break away. In all his daydreams of adventure, Theo never expected it to arrive in the form of an outrageously attractive Outlier covered in intriguing tattoos. And Theo never thought the price he might pay for adventure would be his own freedom. Captain Park Jun-Seo leads a dangerous life, running a Crew of misfits through Restricted space as he desperately searches for the key to completing his parents’ work. Work that could mean the difference between life and death for countless others. In all of his frantic searching, Jun never expected to find the key in the form of a beautiful professor…(more blurb on ebook seller page…)
FIREBREAK by Nicole Kornher-Stace
VS note: Not a romance but a scifi release of note.
“Twenty minutes to power curfew, and my kill counter’s stalled at eight hundred eighty-seven while I’ve been standing here like an idiot. My health bar is flashing ominously, but I’m down to four heal patches, and I have to be smart.” New Liberty City, 2134. Two corporations have replaced the US, splitting the country’s remaining forty-five states (five have been submerged under the ocean) between them: Stellaxis Innovations and Greenleaf. There are nine supercities within the continental US, and New Liberty City is the only amalgamated city split between the two megacorps, and thus at a perpetual state of civil war as the feeds broadcast the atrocities committed by each side. Here, Mallory streams Stellaxis’s wargame SecOps on BestLife, spending more time jacked in than in the world just to eke out a hardscrabble living from tips. When a chance encounter with one of the game’s rare super-soldiers leads to a side job for Mal—looking to link an actual missing girl to one of the SecOps characters. Mal’s sudden burst in online fame rivals her deepening fear of what she is uncovering about BestLife’s developer, and puts her in the kind of danger she’s only experienced through her avatar.
THE TETHERED GOAT (ELIZABETH HUNTER-PAYNE STEAMPUNK ADVENTURES 7) by Mikala Ash
Hell-bent on revenge for the death of her husband, Elizabeth takes the initiative and sets a daring trap for Vladimir, the Russian spy she suspects of the deed. Meanwhile, Peter Smythe, a handsome and dedicated correspondent, is investigating the disappearances of street people in the docklands of London. The discovery of a horribly mutilated body of one of the victims reminds Elizabeth of the horrendous acts perpetrated by the Whitechapel murderer known as the Collector. Elizabeth slew that monster, itself a creature of Vladimir, and she fears this is a new apprentice. Sparks fly when Peter and Elizabeth come together, and they set off on a roller-coaster adventure in a fogbound steam-driven world. When the hunted becomes the hunter, Elizabeth is the bait!
STOLEN GOBLIN BRIDE by Emma Hamm
When a mortal girl steals a necklace from a Goblin, there will be a price to pay…Esther knows the rules. Don’t talk to the goblins. Don’t look at the goblins. Above all else, don’t buy or trade with the goblins. Then, one day before market, she sees a young rat faced boy selling a necklace that looks eerily like her mother’s, what’s a young girl to do? Of course she tries to buy it, but he won’t sell it to her. So she steals it because it’s her mother’s necklace. Lux knows the rules. He’s a jeweler and he can sell his wares to those who want to faithfully buy them. Something doesn’t feel right about selling this particular piece to the beautiful young woman who immediately steals his heart. So he doesn’t.
But when he realizes the mortal girl stole from him, he’s forced to enact magic that can’t be unwritten. Stealing from a goblin always has a price.
ARIADNE: A NOVEL by Jennifer Saint
Ariadne, Princess of Crete, grows up greeting the dawn from her beautiful dancing floor and listening to her nursemaid’s stories of gods and heroes. But beneath her golden palace echo the ever-present hoofbeats of her brother, the Minotaur, a monster who demands blood sacrifice. When Theseus, Prince of Athens, arrives to vanquish the beast, Ariadne sees in his green eyes not a threat but an escape. Defying the gods, betraying her family and country, and risking everything for love, Ariadne helps Theseus kill the Minotaur. But will Ariadne’s decision ensure her happy ending? And what of Phaedra, the beloved younger sister she leaves behind?
REALM BREAKER by Victoria Aveyard
A strange darkness grows in Allward. Even Corayne an-Amarat can feel it, tucked away in her small town at the edge of the sea. She soon discovers the truth: She is the last of an ancient lineage—and the last hope to save the world from destruction. But she won’t be alone. Even as darkness falls, she is joined by a band of unlikely companions: A squire, forced to choose between home and honor. An immortal, avenging a broken promise. An assassin, exiled and bloodthirsty. An ancient sorceress, whose riddles hide an eerie foresight. A forger with a secret past. A bounty hunter with a score to settle. Together they stand against a vicious opponent, invincible and determined to burn all kingdoms to ash, and an army unlike anything the realm has ever witnessed.
CHOSEN BY THE BEAR (ALPHA CLAIMED BOOK 4) by Milly Taiden
Piper Rain is a romance author that stopped believing in love. She’s been unable to write about it since her divorce and having her heart broken. So she gets away and looks for inspiration out in the mountains. What she didn’t expect to find was a sexy, romantic neighbor that would bring the spark of hope back into her heart. Zain Lockwood is happy living out in the woods on his own. Though he is the alpha of a clan, he prefers solitude. Until a strong, beautiful but wounded female ends up as his neighbor. Suddenly, teaching her that love exists and that she is the perfect mate for him becomes his sole focus. With problems with a neighboring Alpha and trying to find a way to romance Piper, Zain has his hands full. Piper’s been emotionally hurt and she’s not sure that she can love again. Even if it means letting go of the only man who’s ever made her feel anything. But it all comes to a head when someone takes his mate. Zain will do anything to make sure Piper’s safe, even if it means killing one of his own.
SHADOWED STEEL (HEIRS OF CHICAGOLAND BOOK 3) by Chloe Neill
Elisa Sullivan is the only vampire ever born, and she bears a heavy legacy. After a sojourn with the North American Central Pack of shifters in the wilderness—where she turned a young woman into a vampire to save her life—Elisa returns to Chicago. But no good deed goes unpunished. The ruling body of vampires, the Assembly of American Masters, is furious that Elisa turned someone without their permission, and they want her punished. When an AAM vampire is found dead, Elisa is the prime suspect. Someone else is stalking Chicago—and Elisa. She’ll need to keep a clear head, and a sharp blade, to survive all the supernatural strife.
INFERNAL GOD (CLAIMED BY LUCIFER BOOK 3) by Elizabeth Briggs
I’m the only one who can save the devil from himself. Lucifer broke the curse. He unlocked my true self. Then he sacrificed everything to protect our family. I’m going to save him somehow…even if I have to kill him. The apocalypse is imminent. Pestilence and War have been freed. Famine is coming, and Death will soon follow. But I’m the Demon Queen, and there will be Heaven and Hell to pay before I let our enemies win.
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HE SHADOW IN THE GLASS by JJA Harwood
Once upon a time Ella had wished for more than her life as a lowly maid. Now forced to work hard under the unforgiving, lecherous gaze of the man she once called stepfather, Ella’s only refuge is in the books she reads by candlelight, secreted away in the library she isn’t permitted to enter. One night, among her beloved books of far-off lands, Ella’s wishes are answered. At the stroke of midnight, a fairy godmother makes her an offer that will change her life: seven wishes, hers to make as she pleases. But each wish comes at a price and Ella must decide whether it’s one she’s willing to pay.
SHIELD MAIDEN: UNDER THE DARK MOON (THE ROAD TO VALHALLA BOOK 5) by Melanie Karsak
With Gudmund dead, Hervor and Hofund are crowned queen and king of Grund. The pair soon discover that ruling a Viking land is not without difficulty. Enemies from without and within threaten the new rulers. While her dreams are the same, Hervor’s future becomes unclear. The gods have grown silent. Only Skadi whispers to Hervor now, and all her words are warnings. A dark moon is rising. Hervor must learn to rely on her inner strength to protect her family and face the tumultuous path the Norns have woven for her.
CURSED LUCK by Kelley Armstrong
Kennedy Bennett comes from a long line of curse weavers. For centuries, her family has plied their trade in Unstable, Massachusetts, an unconventional small town that’s welcomed paranormal practitioners since the dawn of spiritualism. Kennedy has recently struck out on her own, opening an antiques shop in Boston, where her speciality is uncursing and reselling hexed objects.
Then Aiden Connolly walks into her life with an offer she really should refuse. The scion of a wealthy family of luck workers, Aiden has a scheme to get his hands on the most famous cursed object of all: the mythical Necklace of Harmonia. He’s not the only one after the necklace, though. And he’s not the only one looking for a curse weaver to fix it. Kennedy’s sisters are kidnapped, and she finds herself plunged into the underbelly of the magical world where even Aiden is in over his head.
PRELUDE TO A WITCH (WICKED WITCHES OF THE MIDWEST BOOK 18) by Amanda M Lee
Bay Winchester has battled ghosts, shades, poltergeists … and sometimes her own family. It’s the latter giving her fits now. Well, and Hemlock Cove’s younger set of course. Bay thought the worst was behind her when she modified the memories of four tempestuous teenagers bent on stealing magic and wielding it in a tyrannical manner. Unfortunately for her, when one of those teenagers ends up dead behind the inn her father owns, things start to spiral. The girl’s death is ritual in fashion, bloody runes painted on the trees, and Bay can’t wrap her head around exactly what has happened. Then things get worse when dark figures start appearing in windows, black ghosts threatening Bay and her family at every turn. ..(more blurb on ebook seller page…)
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GENIE AND THE SHADOW KINGS: THREE WISH ROMANCE (CLAIMED BY THREE BOOK 1) by Gina Manis
I get my kicks watching the parallel worlds that I am thrown in and out of as I serve my masters. All their wishes are the same. Wealth. Power. Fame. I give it to them and move on because my freedom is never their wish. These newest three masters are different, and it isn’t because they are half Vampire. They did not mean to rub my bottle and have no desire to collect their wishes. Instead, they want to give them to someone else. Who does that? They drag me through their world, and for the first time, I am in one place long enough to feel human. A desire for a true life awakens in me, and I can taste my freedom in their touch. What would it be like to be claimed by three? I will use every trick I know to find out.
SUPERNATURAL SYNDICATE: MAGICAL MAFIA STORIES by Various
Cold. Ruthless. Violent. And magically powerful. Crossing a supernatural syndicate could cost you your life—or more. When crime lords and mafia bosses top the hierarchies of vampires, shifters, mages, and more, the usual rules don’t always apply—their determination to control and influence these magical worlds only grows stronger. Join these secret organizations and navigate their strict, complex codes—all with a supernatural twist. Get 20 hot paranormal and magical mafia mysteries and romances now!
GHOSTLY TRAVELS (A HARPER HARLOW MYSTERY BOOK 18) by Lily Harper Hart
Harper Harlow-Monroe thought getting to her wedding would be the hard part. She was wrong. Getting through her honeymoon is going to be a whole lot worse.
Jared Monroe decided to surprise his new wife with a honeymoon in Salem, Massachusetts. The goal was to have fun, bask in the sun, and eat some good seafood while shutting out the rest of the world. The fact that there’s a ghost hunting conference happening at the same time is just added icing on the cupcake of life. Then the unthinkable happens and Harper’s best friend Zander Pritchett magically shows up for the conference … and decides to hijack their honeymoon. Jared might be able to put up with Zander, but when a missing girl and several ghosts rile up the atmosphere, things threaten to spiral out of control. Harper is who she is. When she finds out several teenagers have gone missing over the course of a month, she can’t stop herself from digging hard. What she finds is a strange nexus of ghosts who don’t act like she expects … and a story that might haunt her for the rest of her life. Harper is determined to make this a honeymoon to remember despite Zander and the ghosts working against her. She’s going to have to survive for that to happen … and nothing is a given. Salem is a city with a long history. Hopefully, it won’t be the end for Harper and Jared.
THE PATHS WE LAY (THE PATHS OF TEMPTATION BOOK 2) by Auryn Hadley
For the last ten years, I thought I was nothing special. I was just another priestess in the Temple of Temptation. One of many. Little did I know that my god has plans for me. He intends to make me powerful. But what I will become is up to me. For centuries, things here have always been done the same way – and the gods are now paying for it. Somehow, I’m expected to revive the faith. I’m their last hope, but no one is quite sure how I’m supposed to do that. That means I’m making this up as I go. My god is begging me to become something new. My temple wants me to respect traditions. My instructors want to force me to follow their rules. I just want to save my god. With my three men, I know I’ll figure it out. That is not the same as this being easy, though. Even worse, being “special” makes those around me jealous, and giving in to temptation is a part of our nature. When my guardian’s family gets involved, things get infinitely more complicated. The temple wants to break me. My success or failure depends on the path I choose. I just hope I find the right one.
SEAL OF DAEMONS by RR Pearl
After holding off the New Watchers at the tomb of a fallen angel, Rafe and Alec are back with a new adventure. The Praesidium has gotten a tip that the New Watchers are on the hunt for the legendary ring of King Solomon. Traveling the globe on a continent-spanning adventure, Alec, Clemy, and Enoch the misanthropic computer have to unravel the mysteries of conflicting information. But as Alec and Rafe grapple with the gun-toting New Watcher armies, they find themselves tested in other ways. Rafe still hasn’t told Alec everything – and Alec is about to learn just how far secrets can go.
MERMAID MIMOSA (THE MAGIC AND MIXOLOGY MYSTERY SERIERS BOOK ) by Gina LaManna
When the king of the mermaids is poisoned, Lily is called to help with a problem she’s never faced before—one beneath the surface of the water. As she sets about creating a potion to save his life, however, she realizes this is only one part of a much, much larger problem. One morning, Lily receives a letter from an anonymous source stating that The Faction is planning to launch an attack against The Isle. Can Lily stop her father and The Faction before it’s too late? Time is running out, and Lily can’t help but feel she’ll need a miracle to save the lives of the ones she loves.
RUIN OF FATE (FALL OF UNDER BOOK 3) by Kathryn Ann Kingsley
Millions are dead, never to return. Hungry corpses have overtaken the cities of Under. The Ancients are silent as the fate of the world hovers on the edge of a knife. Rxa continues his crusade to end the world, with only Ember to convince him to find another way. But as the true nature of Under reveals itself to her, she must force herself to answer the question that he has been asking her this entire time…Is Under truly worth saving, or does it deserve to fall?
THE CALLED (THE CALLING BOOK 2) by M D Neu
VS Note: from APR 19
The world is changing quickly for Chris now that he’s part of the Immortal Community. With the events of his past finally behind him, he’s still having visions and true magic is gradually taking hold in the world. Chris is still new and has no real standing in the Immortal Community, but he is learning that nothing is what he thought. Old enemies must work together and longtime friends may not be trustworthy. With Juliet, Amanda, and Kirtus by his side, they have to prevent the immortal and witch community from being exposed. New friendships are made, and longtime alliances are called into question. How will The Called defeat these latest threats, and what does it mean for the world?
TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE (THE SIREN ISLAND SERIES BOOK 5) by Tricia O’Malley
When the oracle predicted that Mirra would need to be rescued…Mirra is shocked to find the premonition unfold literally. When Silas Somerborne races to save the day, and rescues Mirra from certain death, she knows immediately that he’s the one she’s been waiting for. And yet, no matter how hard she tries, Silas pushes Mirra away. Silas has spent his life escaping notice by living on the fringes of society where hard work and keeping his head down is all he knows. He’s content with his life as it is, and Silas certainly doesn’t need a bombshell beauty like Mirra to intrude. As far as he’s concerned, women could disrupt the course of even the most seaworthy sailor. When danger comes to Siren Island, Silas must do his best to quell the threat and keep Mirra safe. However, is Silas actually the one who has needed rescuing all along?
THE GHOST AND THE HAUNTED PORTRAIT (HAUNTED BOOKSHOP MYSTERY BOOK 7) by Cleo Coyle
While gathering a collection of vintage book cover paintings for a special event in her quaint Rhode Island bookshop, Penelope discovers a spooky portrait of a beautiful woman, one who supposedly went mad, according to town gossip. Seymour, the local mailman, falls in love with the haunting image and buys the picture, refusing to part with it, even as fatal accidents befall those around it. Is the canvas cursed? Or is something more sinister at work? For answers, Pen turns to an otherworldly source: Jack Shepard, PI. Back in the 1940s, Jack cracked a case of a killer cover artist, and (to Pen’s relief) his spirit is willing to help her solve this mystery, even if he and his license did expire decades ago.
GRETEL ON HER OWN by Elna Holst
Once upon a time, a brother and sister were led away into the depths of the forest. It was only to protect them, their mother explained and the brother concurred; yet he insisted on pebbles, bread crumbs. He insisted on looking back for cats and pigeons and whatnots, brightened by the touch of the sun. Twenty years later, Gretel Kindermann is on her own: her father has taken himself off to Dortmund, her mother is a fixture at the local mental healthcare institution, and her brother Hänsel, oh—At the heart of the matter, like a thorny-rooted weed, is Frau Heckscher, the purveyor of all things sweet in the little village at the lip of the forest. And now, perhaps, also a niece that no one has heard of before, lately arrived from Vienna to wreak havoc on poor Gretel’s nerves and heart.
HIS CAPTIVE VIRGIN: A TIME TRAVEL FANTASY ROMANCE (FOREVER YOURS BOOK 1) by Kallista Dane
She foresaw the night her parents died. Saw the faceless stranger who would save her life, then steal her heart and her innocence. Fearing for her safety, grieving heiress Mercy Whitaker stows away on a ship setting sail from St. Thomas, relying on a disguise to keep her virtue intact. When she’s discovered in the midst of a hurricane, Captain James Teach informs her women at sea are bad luck, then locks her in his cabin until he can rid himself of her at the nearest port. His stowaway is feisty and opinionated, unlike any woman he’s ever met. And beneath her drab disguise is a lush female form. But the captain vows he’ll not be swayed by the hunger she stirs within him. James falls gravely ill and Mercy must call upon her mystical skills to restore him to health, even if it means shedding her disguise. When the captain punishes Mercy for her deception, then gives in to temptation and claims her at last, he awakens dark desires she’s never felt before. After a near-tragedy drives them apart, will James find the courage to tear down the wall he built between them and admit that Mercy has captured his heart?
BLIND DEVOTION (THE SHIFTER CHRONICLES BOOK 3) by M D Grimm
VS note: A re-release.
In Haven, Montana, the shifters and their human allies are safe—for now. But that safety hinges on the town’s location remaining a secret, and it’s about to be compromised. Cougar shifter Travis Kuger spent the past several years alternating between craving revenge and wishing he could forget his painful past. Ever since the shifter-hating Knights blinded him and killed his family, Haven—and Sheriff Jack Ulger—have been Travis’s refuge. Travis and Jack know their friendship could be much more, but Jack is part of Haven’s ruling wolf shifter pack. If he takes a non-wolf mate, he could be banished forever. But when a knight infiltrates Haven, love becomes the least of their problems.
NO WAY OUT by Various
No Way Out is an eclectic assortment of short stories. The authors provide a range of sweet to sexy stories all with a theme of people who cannot escape each other. The genres range from contemporary, fantasy, paranormal and more.
RECON BEAR (B.E.A.R.S BOOK 1) by Candace Ayers
VS note: From APR 19
The school librarian, Violet Caldwell, is in for a surprise this fall. There’s a new faculty member at Gasparilla Junior High. He appears to be an unassuming history teacher, but Violet knows better.
He’s dangerous. He’s dominant. He’s her mate! All she can think to do is to run…and hide! (It’s not her finest moment, but…) She’s riddled with anxiety. She’s frightened of everything. She’s on the verge of a panic attack! B.E.A.R. (Bruin Evaluation Assessment and Reconnaissance Specialists) series, Book #1: Knox and Violet.
BLOOD AND THORNS (THORNWOOD FAE BOOK 3) by Nicolette Andrews
Calamity comes and a queen will rise amidst blood and thorns. After losing her power, Catherine is at last able to accept who she is: half fae and the queen ascending of the Thorn Kingdom. But severing her connection to magic, has had disastrous effects. Thorny, bark-like growths are spreading across her body and if they continue, she will turn into a tree. She must find a way to regain her magic before the bark consumes her. But when every attempt fails, she makes a terrible bargain with one of the first fae. In exchange for her magic she must give up love. Ray wants to remain a ghost. He’d been prepared to give his life to save Catherine, but the Twilight Queen had other plans. Because she saved his life, he now he is bound by magic to return the favor and what she wants is Catherine dead. Though he is determined to stay away from her, their fates are too tightly intertwined and he is the only one who can protect her from the dangers of court. But how can he protect her from danger when he too is the threat? The Thorn Kingdom is dying without a queen but claim her crown will take more than desire and intention. Catherine must navigate the ruthless dance of Fae politics where friends and allies are few and the dangers are many. Can she overcome the bargains they’ve made to be reunited again or will they give up on love to save a kingdom?
RISE OF FORTUNE AND FURY (CHRONICLES OF THE STONE VEIL BOOK 5) by Sawyer Bennett
It’s time to meet my destiny. Kymaris has everything she needs to bring down the veil between Earth and the Underworld. If she’s successful in completing the ritual, Earth will be darkened by evil. Demons will swarm our lands and the human race will be decimated. It’s up to me to stop her. My fate is to thwart the prophecy, but I’m not sure what to do. While I may have some gifts, I am still merely a human facing the queen of the Dark Fae who holds unimaginable power. But I have something she doesn’t. Something she could never comprehend. I have love. Deep, abiding love which gives me the strength and courage to face down evil. Family, friends, and unexpected allies, who will stand shoulder to shoulder with me against this enemy. Should I fail, they are prepared to go down with me, but only after we have given our all. My sacrifice may destroy everything I am. Fate may require my demise. But if that happens, I will leave this realm without regret, knowing that I have loved and been loved in return.
A DASH OF SORCERY (THE FRENCH QUARTER WITCH MYSTERY SERIES BOOK 1) by Constance Barker
Hey there, my name is Georgette, but you can call me Georgie…everyone does. I own the local art gallery for up and coming artists in the city. I can also summon Mother Nature if need be. See, I’m a witch that controls fire, wind, water and the air. As the saying goes, don’t mess with Mother Nature. Although, I’m only mother to a cat familiar, Mr. Marcel. Mr. Marcel is 196 years old and never lets me forget it. He wears a monocle…I don’t know why…he thinks it makes him look regal although all the other cats laugh at him. What these other cats can’t do that Marcel can is identify when someone is lying or exaggerating. He also has flashes of the future, however, those can be confusing and get us into all kinds of trouble. He’s my bestie and I couldn’t imagine life without him. Which comes to my next best friend Veronique. She has the power to speak to the dead, which comes in handy if someone is murdered. She also assists me at the gallery. The local detective in our corner of the city is a warlock by the name of Raphael. His grey eyes…(more blurb on ebook seller page…)
MISS BENNET’S DRAGON: A PRIDE AND PREJUDICE RETELLING (JANE AUSTIN FANTASY BOOK 1) by M Verant
Elizabeth Bennet is hiding a forbidden power. She can speak to draca, the fire-breathing creatures kept as status symbols by English gentry. If only Mr. Darcy would stop noticing… and hinting at his own dark secret. When Elizabeth’s sister falls deathly ill, the cure lies in the mysteries of draca. Elizabeth, aided by her brilliant sister Mary, defies restrictive English society to hunt for lost draca lore. She must hurry. England’s war with France has drawn other hunters, and they have darker goals. Elizabeth’s search leads her to the fabulous Pemberley estate, home of the entitled and infuriating man whose proposal she scorned. There, Elizabeth’s worlds smash together—protocol against passion, and exultation against the risk of love. But the stakes are greater than her sister’s life. Elizabeth must test herself against a distant war. And her enemy is not who she thought.
LEVIATHAN’S LAMENT (DEPTHS BOOK 2) by Kaye Draper
Grey thought her life couldn’t get weirder than it has been the past four years. After all, what could beat a couple of sudden gender swaps, a cursed island, and finding out your mother is a siren? unny, Grey. Real funny. For starters, the rock that connects Grey to Etna Island? Turns out it might have something much darker attached to it—something all the other supernaturals insist a mixed breed like Grey isn’t strong enough to handle. Oh, and then there’s the band’s growing popularity and the possibility that Grey’s love life might destroy Lucifer and everything they’ve built.
ARA (SELKIES 1) by Alice Gaines
As a seal shapeshifter, Ara has the once-in-a-lifetime chance to mate. She’ll share an island in the Galapagos with a human male, but the rules of the Sisterhood say she must not bond with the man who will father her child. Nature documentary videographer Nate Adams is astonished when a naked woman shows up on the isolated island. He can’t fight his overwhelming attraction to Ara, and she seems eager for his lovemaking, but he knows she’s keeping something from him. Will Ara’s secret keep them apart, or will she share her mother’s fate?
MATTOX: THE D’JACQUES DYNASTY BOOK 3 by Linda Mooney
Every five years, Yulen D’Jacques, Battle Lord of Alta Novis, holds a conference to continue strengthening relations between the Normals and Mutah. Both battle lords and Mutah councilmembers from far and wide are invited in an effort to prove how important they could be to each other, and to dismiss any misconceptions Normals may still have toward the people they once considered their inferior enemies. This time, it’s determined Mattox D’Jacques, Battle Prince of Alta Novis, should take on some of the responsibilities of running the conference. After all, he eventually will be the one to take the reins from his parents, but his Mutah “tell” usually scares people off rather than gains him respect. Caralas Edge is the battle princess of Vega City, the biggest compound in the west. But she doesn’t want to just be a princess, and have someone coddling her because of her title. She can hold her own. ..(more blurb on ebook seller page…)
MADNESS OF THE MOON (MADAME TAN’S FREAKSHOW BOOK 2) by Marina Simcoe
I met him when I was fourteen. Years have passed. My memories have faded, and Lero’s image in my mind has become barely an apparition from the past—beautiful and intriguing, but hardly real. Until I see him again. Only this time, I’m no longer a teenager, I’m a real estate agent, hoping to sell an exquisite property, a private island in the Bahamas, to one of our company’s most important clients. I just never knew that the client would turn out to be Lero. Now, he is no longer just a memory for me. He is a man in flesh and blood. I am a grown woman, too, and my reaction to him is so much more intense. When I finally find out what he is, secrets come crashing down, leading to astonishing and terrifying discoveries. I learn he’s been held captive and tortured by people he wouldn’t talk to me about. He thinks he is protecting me and my peaceful life. What he doesn’t realize is that there is no life for me without him, anymore. The Moon may turn him into a monster and make him do terrible things, but I’m Stella, his morning star. I must find a way to lead him back into the light.
FROM CONDOS TO CASTLES: THE TIME ORB SERIES BOOK 5 by Callie Berkham
Briana Brockhurst is desperate to find her father—desperate enough to travel to the 7th century. Her quest for answers takes a wild turn when she is captured by slave traders and loses the time orb. Sir Horland had his own mission to accomplish when he comes across slave traders. As a knight of the King’s realm, he is bound by honor to save the woman the brigands have captured. After that, the mysterious woman is on her own, no matter how he is drawn to her. When Bree learns Sir Horland is meeting her father, she insists on traveling together. The stubborn knight could be her only hope. She already lost the time orb; will she lose her heart as well?
INFERNAL HOPE: BOOK 3 OF LOVE SONGS FOR LOST WORLDS by Sionnach Wintergreen
Ex-necromancer Frank Hope risked his life to help his demon lover Kasimir return to his homeland, a dimension humans call Hell and Kasimir calls the Eternal Realm—a beautiful medievalesque land. Now, because Kasimir is the heir apparent to a vast, wealthy kingdom, the two live in luxury in a palace by the sea. But darkness haunts them. Necromancers, humans sworn to capture and slay demons for Earth’s energy corporations to use as fuel, continue to strike the Eternal Realm. Strife between the Eternals’ kingdoms grows as well. When war breaks out with a neighboring land, Frank and Kasimir are forced to make hard choices that threaten their relationship—and even their lives. Is their love truly meant to be? Will the universe that once smiled upon them turn against them?
STOLEN BY HER WOLVES (WOLVES OF NEWHAVEN BOOK1) by Kaylin Peyerk
As one of the final surviving members of a brutal shifter clan, I’ve been chained and imprisoned for my entire life by my human uncle for the sole purpose of keeping other humans safe from me. At least that’s his excuse. Solitude and pain are all I’ve known, so when four men show up claiming to be my saviors I’m not exactly receptive to the idea. Sure, I’m grateful that they’ve busted me out of my own personal brand of hell, but that’s about as far as the gratitude goes. Now I have no money, no pack, and nowhere to go unless I take them up on their offer to transport me safely to Newhaven, a sanctuary for omega wolves deep in the woodlands of Alaska.
With no other choice left, I take it while vowing to keep my distance for the week-long trip. But as time passes my guard falls, leaving me conflicted and suddenly vulnerable to the charismatically handsome group of men. Will I make it to Newhaven without falling for them, and do I really want to?
BLACK ARTS AND BONES (FAMILIAR KITTEN MYSTERIES BOOK 11) by Sara Bourgeois
Kinsley and Thorn finally get the date night they’ve been discussing for months. Except an unexpected issue sends them home early, where they find a distraught young woman on the porch waiting for Kinsley’s return. She’s afraid to go home and begs Kinsley for help. The woman’s house was never haunted before, but lately, she’s had strange and unusual things happening. Unseen eyes watch her from dark corners, and invisible fingers scratch at the floorboards when she tries to sleep.
It all culminates in the attack that sends her fleeing to Hangman’s House for help. Kinsley can’t bring herself to leave the poor woman hanging, so she agrees to investigate. After a thorough search, Kinsley thinks she’s found nothing. Until…The specter appears and leads the women to a shallow grave in the basement.
MANCHESTER LAKE (DARKLY ENCHANTED ROMANCE BOOK 3) by Joshua Ian
VS Note: From MARCH 9
England, 1910 – Monty, along with his best friend Bishop, investigates an odd seal-like creature swimming in Manchester Lake. The pair soon realize they’ve found a selkie when the magnificent animal transforms into the most gorgeous man either of them has ever seen. Determined to discover the origins of the mystical man, they bundle him into Bishop’s brand-new electric automobile and whisk him off to London. There they find a host of distractions: a tastefully debauched house party hosted by silver-tongued aristocrats, and a queerly European-inspired novelty called the night club. Both are filled with a cast of characters sometimes amusing and sometimes frightening. And as the night unfolds, Monty comes face-to-face with ghoulish agents of the occult as well as revelations from the past. Most surprisingly of all, Monty finds himself falling for the beautiful creature from the lake, who seems equally interested in him. Can he really find himself in love with a man he has only just met? Or do they have a deeper connection which goes much further back? And what does it all have to do with the memories of his trip to Paris three years prior?
MOONSHINE, MAGIC AND MURDER (MANITOBA TEA & TAROT MYSTERIES BOOK 3) by January Bain
Charm McCall is on the hunt once more—this time to figure out who the ghost is that her cat has been seeing, why she’s being shown an ancient treasure map by, gulp, a dead guy and why her Auntie T.J. has suddenly disappeared, bagpipes and all. That would be more than enough, but with the upcoming Sadie Hawkins dance and its accompanying Promise Bags to create and spell, she’s about run off her feet. Not to mention that now it’s legal to sell marijuana in Canada, orders for pot brownies are rolling in and threatening to crash her online store. Charm needs all the help she can get to deal with the arrival of her mother and the beyond painful host of problems that creates for her family, save Auntie T.J.’s hiney and discover who the real murderer is…that is, if she wants her romance with Snowy Lake’s sexy Mountie, Ace Collins, to have any hope at all.
BLOOD AT DUSK (SOULBOUND SERIES BOOK 1) by Brenna Harlow
KORA – Everything changed when the vampires arrived. I’m starving, alone in a dark cave, and grieving those who I lost.But I’m not giving up just yet. I’m a fighter, a survivor. A little fear won’t get in my way. A vampire will, though. And he chooses the worst time to show himself. Only he doesn’t want blood… He wants something even more sacred. Something I’m not willing to give away. ALDEON – I am dhampir, and I’ve been lost to the bloodlust like many of my people. Yet I awaken from the haze, only to find myself in a strange world, drinking from even stranger beings. When I catch her scent, everything changes. The Calling awakens deep within, and I know she is my mate. My fated. But she is different. She is human, native to this land, and in dire trouble. A mysterious enemy leads a horde of maddened dhampirs straight to her dwelling, ready to drink her dry. It is my duty to protect her. I’ll fight to the death if I must. And when the time is right, I will claim her as mine.
COMING UNDONE (THE ICE COURT BOOK 1) by K Margaret and Dagmar Avery
Princess in name only, Eira Lempta has a lot on her plate. As council to the Light Court monarch, she’s formidable on the Fae stage of politics, and has been instrumental in the furthering of relations and cooperation between the two different courts, and the numerous factions. The only child to the head of the Ice Court, she is expected to carry on the legacy of the family and court, even if she’s not going to run it. Resigned to the life she’s been allowed to have, and the person she’s been betrothed to wed, she moves through her life as efficiently as possible, with little opinion of how it’s going.
Until something unplanned happens. Now, everything is possible, and Eira is at odds with who she was and who she actually is, what she wants and what’s wanted of her. Choices will be made. Choices that will start a domino effect that will echo through Light Court, and all of Faerie.
MIDNIGHT FAE ACADEMY BOOK 4 by Lexi C Foss
My days as a pawn in this war are over. I’m taking over as queen on this board, and in my version of the game, everyone bows to the queen. Even Constantine Nacht. He thinks he’s clever by roping me into these ascension trials, all meant to kill me and my mates. But I’m going to prove him wrong.
We’re stronger than he thinks. And we’re going to make him bleed. Earth Fae are all about life.
Midnight Fae prefer death. I’m a mixture of both. So let’s see what happens when life marries death, shall we? Hand over my crown, Constantine. It’s time for you to kneel for your queen.
RUNNING TO MY WOLF (WOLFSBANE BOOK 5) by Lola Glass
It was time to chase my mate. After a few lonely years of modeling, babysitting for my friends, and enough therapy to fix a serial killer, I was ready to reclaim my mate. I boxed up my sexy, expensive clothes and threw them in storage. I quit the job that put up a massive wall between us. I chopped the hair that made me millions. Dressed in my old sweatshirts and jeans that would remind my mate of the girl I was when he fell in love with me, I flew across the country to win back my man but got more than I bargained for. A pack falling to pieces. My mate, holding it together. If I wanted Gunner, I would have to do more than give up my old life; I would have to adopt an entirely new one.
HER HIDDEN PACK (HOUSE OF WOLVES AND MAGIC BOOK 4) by Helen Scott
Life is getting ever more complicated as I continue to collect mates. Fate may have stopped us from finding the oracle before, but nothing is going to get in our way now. I keep getting visions telling me that time is running out. The oracle is the only one who can give us the answers we need and this time we know where to look… sort of. There is no choice but to go deeper into Shadow Forest. We know the oracle is there somewhere, but every second we spend on Shadow Forest land means risking our lives. If I’m lucky I’ll find my last mate and the oracle before the darkness I see in my visions swallows the world whole. The only problem is I’ve never been very lucky.
BLISS EVERMORE (THE FAE DRAGON’S HAREM BOOK 5) by Melody Novak
We beat the City’s strongest battle mages, but the invasion was only a distraction. While we fought his lackeys, King Emil had his eye on a bigger prize: the Fae Realm. He wants immortality, and he’s going to destroy the universe to get it. We’re out of time and the stakes are impossibly high. If I want my new babies to live in a world of dragons, I have to face the cruel king on his own playing field.
If my mates and I don’t stop him, the rifts King Emil is creating will destroy everything. It’s time to stare down the void.
DARK SOUL (GUARDIAN OF THE FAE REALMS BOOK 7) by JL Madore
A curse to break. A sister to find. A quadrant to reclaim.After the initial shock of being soul seared to a stranger, Creed and I realize the universe might know what it’s doing afterall. As the two realms unite and initial relationships are made, the news of our mating breeds more than salacious curiosity throughout Dornte—it ignites hope. The citizens want safety. And freedom. And the restoration of the royal family. With the rule of the usurper queen threatened, Laryssa’s claws come out and her most effective weapons against Creed are: threatening my life, tormenting his sister, and empowering the blood witch to torture him with the dark beast he’s been cursed with. But Creed isn’t alone in his fight anymore. Now he has us.
SHIFTER MARRIAGE PACT (MIDLIFE SHIFTERS BOOK 6) by J L Wilder
When it was declared the next alpha needs to have a wife, I knew I was screwed.How is a 47-year-old playboy like me ever going to settle down? All that changed the day TJ crashed back into my life. We struck a deal of convenience. A fake marriage pact. Just a temporary arrangement with absolutely no s*x. The one problem? I never stopped wanting her.
ENCHANTING THE FAE PRINCE: KINGDOMS OF LORE BOOK 2 by Alisha Klapheke
An outcast maiden. A fae prince. A match bound by fate. When outcast cobbler Rhianne braves the enchanted wood to find her fated love, absolutely everything that could go wrong does. The Matchweaver witch’s magical loom reveals Rhianne is fated for the most powerful fae prince in history. Sounds great to Rhianne, but the Matchweaver has big plans for the prince, and they don’t involve a lowly cobbler. The Matchweaver rages at the match, and her fit angers the ancients who crafted it. The ancients present a magical wand to Rhianne, setting the young woman on the path to raise a new Matchweaver. The Matchweaver casts a deadly darkness across the kingdom, Rhianne has days to raise the new Matchweaver or everyone in Lore will die. Although horrified at the darkness unspooling across the land, Prince Werian is rather delighted at the turn of events. He was meant for adventure such as this and doesn’t mind dodging dangerous spells. What he isn’t prepared for is the sacrifice he’ll have to make to save the kingdom. This quest isn’t what Rhianne and Werian believe it to be, and if they don’t figure out how to rescue themselves and Lore, it won’t only be a legendary love lost, the entire kingdom will disappear into the void.
DEVASTATION (DARKNESS RISING BOOK 3) by R L Caulder
“Whatever you do, always give 100% – unless you’re donating blood.” My new role is not to be taken lightly, but I don’t even know where the hell to start. I’ve had to learn to be vulnerable enough to admit when I need help from those that I trust, and right now…I need all the help I can get in the oncoming war. I must gather the Queen’s and their armies from all of the realms and pray that we can formulate a plan to destroy Erebus and his dark army for good. I wasn’t ready for this, but I’ll be damned if I don’t give it my all. There have been too many sacrifices and lives lost, so I could get to this point. Their deaths will not be in vain. We will be victorious.
HUNT THE FAE (DARK FABLES: VICIOUS FAIRIES BOOK 2) by Natalia Jaster
Everyone knows about the Fae of the forest—gorgeous, sinful, deadly. When I trespass into their magical world, I need more than my sharp tongue to survive. Especially against the ruler of the woodland. Puck is a smooth-talking rogue with a cruel smirk that sets me aflame in more ways than one. And because the Fae bastard likes to play with his captives, he gives me two choices: either hunt or be hunted. Now I’m trapped in a dangerous game of hide and seek, lost in this dark, seductive realm where Faeries wield blades and whisper lustful temptations from the shadows. He’s the predator. I’m the prey. But I’m not submitting without a fight. I refuse to be Puck’s toy. If my rakish enemy wants to hunt me, I’ll hunt him back and beat him at his own treacherous game. Yet I can’t resist the wicked desire in his eyes, nor his heated touch and devious kiss. And if I’m not careful, he’ll crush my very soul.
A PACK OF STORMS AND STARS (THE BOULDER WOLVES BOOK 4) by Olivia Wolvenstein
Till a mating link do us part. That was rule #1 of the arrangement I struck up with my Alpha a few weeks after he arrived in Beaver Creek to solve a pack murder. Liam Kolane and I would have exclusive fun until my wolf clicked with its true mate or until I found a male keen on long-term, since Liam had zero interest in forever. Well, he and I crashed and burned long before another male came along, because I broke our one and only other commandment: I got attached. And not only to my scarred and aloof Alpha but also to his sweet nine-month-old son. The problem with breaking up with your Alpha? You remain his shifter, so you’re stuck seeing him every day. Another problem . . . some deviants presume he likes you enough to save you. Good thing I have four older brothers who taught me to save myself.
MIDLIFE DRAGON’S MATE (IRISH DRAGON SHIFTER BROTHERS BOOK 12) by Brittany White
The Human Mate – On the evening of our twentieth wedding anniversary, my husband left me.
With no explanation, he walked out the door. The next day, my only child moved away to start college
At thirty-eight years old, I had nothing left. I’d lived my life for my son, and my husband. So I had to start over. After weeks of therapy, I determined I was better off alone. I vowed to never date again
To escape my dull life, I took off on an adventure. I taught myself to hike, camp, and take photos of nature. Then I had a run in with a grizzly bear. My life flashed before my eyes as I screamed — I wasn’t ready to die. But a hunky man saved me. And he’s so much more than a man.He’s an amazing dragon shifter who’s lived a very interesting life. He is the leader of a fierce motorcycle club, and he shares his world with me. I don’t want to commit — not to anyone. But how can I possibly resist this sexy shifter?
The Midlife MC Dragon Shifter – I come from an ancient line of dragons. We have been granted unnatural long lives, but I’m still single. And for good reason. My dragon shifter father was an alcoholic
He was a miserable monster who beat my human mother. When I was finally old enough to protect her, she died. I learned a lesson — marriage isn’t worth the risk. Especially not between a human and a shifter. So I left the human world behind for good. I started a motorcycle club…(more blurb on ebook seller page…)
DIRTY ROTTEN VAMPIRES by J Hali Steele
Hurt Me Good: When Armada, a demi-vamp from Haiti, faces the cold-hearted slayer Ringer, she vows to hate him as much as he hates her. But Ringer’s ability to wield pain brings out a side of Armada she didn’t know existed. Love Me Madly: Split Kryder needs a new partner. Tang Odette has curves and legs that go on, and on. A maddening inferno of desire ensues, wreaking havoc on his world, and to possess her Split plans to fight dirty… and win. Hold Me Hard: Vig goes to war against demons threatening to destroy the demi-vamp who has captured his heart, becoming an out-of-control master hell-bent on annihilating anything that dares keep her from him. Dare Me Once: Vald tests his power to make a creature beg on Drecara, whose curvaceous body he desires, and Mictain, her protector, just to feel the burn. Vald hopes the extraordinary demons are up for the challenge. Make Me Right: Jordan isn’t afraid of the huge black hound — in fact, she takes him home. Little does she know her life is entwined with the beast’s destiny and his deadly need will change her forever.
WINGS OF THE NIGHT PRINCE (WRATH OF THE FAE BOOK 3) by Alessa Thorn
Killian knows his time is up. Whether Morrigan kills him or his curse does, he’s been more than ready to die for centuries and just needs to wait it out. That is until a hunter turns up and makes a deal with him; she’ll free him from Morrigan’s prison if he willingly returns to Ireland to die at the hand of her mysterious client. At this point, he has nothing to lose, and anything is better than Morrigan.
Bron Ironwood comes from a family of hunters. Her ancestor almost killed the Night Prince centuries ago, and in turn, he promised to destroy the entire Ironwood line. If she manages to get Killian back to Ireland, not only will she be rich, she’ll be protecting her sisters from his wrath forever. Two birds, one stone. What could possibly go wrong? Neither one will be prepared for the mating bond that’s determined to mess with all of their plans. Not only will they have to stay out of Morrigan’s grasp, but they will also have to unite hunters and the creatures they are trained to hate if they have any hope of keeping Morrigan from destroying Ireland.
ACCIDENTALLY DIVINE by Dakota Cassidy
At a fateful New Year’s Eve party, Georgina Maverick, a little bit drunk, a lot mired in guilt from her tortured past, trips and falls off a rooftop, tumbling ten stories to her almost death. Little does George know, her friend and co-worker, Dexter Bridger, the man she discovers also happens to be her guardian angel, is on the case. He saves her from landing toe up in the mortuary, but he opens an entire can of worms when he nicks her shoulder and turns George into an angel, too. With the help of the OOPS ladies and some divine intervention from Dex, George is learning how to be a guardian angel in the hope she can earn her permanent wings. But it ain’t easy when your newbie wings are strap-on (you read that right), and your angelic glow nearly fries the eyeballs right out of the head of your new cranky, vampire friend. But worse? All the secrets that haunt both George and Dex are coming home to roost. For instance, how did Dex become a guardian angel anyway, and why doesn’t he have his permanent wings after all this time? And for the love of all that’s good looking, why is he so stupid cute? How can a girl focus on getting it together with that kind of distraction? Yet for George, the questions cut far deeper. Why is it so hard to overcome her brutal past and find the thing she’s always wanted—peace of mind and acceptance? And how the heck is she supposed to be someone’s guardian angel and guide them to emotional safety when her own life is such a wreck? Worst of all? Who’s been lurking in the shadows trying to steal George’s wings? Because if someone gets their hands on her wings, guess what? She loses her soul. Forever.
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VS: Working through my alien empath backlist, next up is TWO AGAINST THE STARS. I enjoyed the challenge of writing a woman on the run. I also drew on some personal history to write the section at the remote cabin, because my grandfather built a wonderful cabin in the woods near where I grew up. I sort of transplanted my memories to this alien planet (although we never had any excitement like the events in the book).
The blurb: Empathic priestess Carialle has escaped the evil Amarotu Combine, but she’s hardly out of danger. Not when she risks everything to rescue a drugged man from a crooked veterans’ clinic. By lulling the clinic staff to sleep, she reveals her powers. And once again, criminals are after her and her rescuer.
Marcus Valerian, a wounded Special Forces veteran, never expected to have his life threatened by the clinic that’s supposed to help ex-soldiers like him. But when he wakes from a drugged state to find a lovely woman urging him to run–he does. In his family’s remote fishing cabin, he suffers the agony of withdrawal, soothed only by her powers.
In their idyllic hideaway, the two also discover a nova-hot attraction flaring. But can they stay alive long enough for it to become more? Not if the Combine has anything to say–they are not giving up until Marcus is dead and Carialle is their weapon
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