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).
**********************************************************************************************
ENTICED BY AN ALIEN WARLORD (FATED MATES OF THE FERLAERN BOOK 1) by Ava Ross
He has tusks and a tail and insists she’s his fated mate. She’s enticed, but determined not to get involved. Can a burly alien warrior and a single mom find love together on a planet far from Earth?
Garek: With my clan threatened, I don’t have time for romance with a pesky Earth female. Until I meet Piper. She and her youngling son are part of our planet’s new settlement. Soon, I find myself helping her plan her home and talking about odd Earthling activities. What is a square dance, and must I do it? She’s soft and lush in all the right places, and I could pick her up and carry her around with one arm. And her son… I ache to show him how to tame a mighty winged trundier. Piper may say she doesn’t need love, but I’ll do whatever it takes to win her heart. Piper: I brought my eight-year-old son to Ferlaern to start anew–the new wild west, we’re calling this planet. The other women want romance but not me. Then I meet Garek, a seven-foot-tall, gruff warrior who’s out to steal my heart. Burned in the past, I’m afraid to trust. Never mind that he makes my son laugh for the first time in forever or that his kisses… Not going there. But when our settlement’s attacked by vicious creatures, it’ll take both of us to survive the threat.
ODIN: ALIEN ADOPTION AGENCY BOOK 5 by Tasha Black
Liberty is a widow who’s come to Lachesis for a chance to raise a child and get a fresh start on a far away frontier moon. But she isn’t ready for the baby to come with Odin, an Invicta dragon warrior who has sworn to protect the child with his life. And she certainly doesn’t expect the burly warrior to awaken feelings in her that she thought she left behind forever. When rustlers threaten her new homestead, Liberty finds herself getting much closer to Odin than she ever planned, as the two are forced to work together to stop the rustlers and protect baby Colton.
VIPER (NAGA BRIDES BOOK 1) by Naomi Lucas
Long have we been alone. Without brides, without females to warm us during the long nights. Without sweet mates. But we see them, from afar, brides that could be ours. Kept away from us by walls and weapons. Females we long for greatly. Obsessively. Human females. And the one with red hair? I want her. I saw her first. I will fight to the death for her. She is MINE. So, we’ll come together and make an exchange with their men that will benefit us all. After that? To the winner goes the spoils…Let the hunt begin. But the red-headed female is MINE.
BET-NAWA (NOVA FORCE CHAMPIONS OF AARU BOOK 3) by Vivienne Savage
Bet-Nawa has never encountered an enemy he couldn’t defeat. When a partnership between the human alliance and the Lexar leads to new marines boarding their vessel, he’s surprised to find one of their commanders is half-Lexar herself. The pull to her is powerful and demanding—outmatched only by her disdain for their people. A traumatic childhood took Svetlana from one foster home to the next until one human family finally gave her a chance. Her birth records, as well as the truth of her background, are sealed behind military confidentiality. When her new duties land her aboard the Exemplar leading a squad of highly trained Marines, Svetlana knows the top brass chose her for her Lexar blood. If working alongside the Lexar is hell, an assignment with the hottest warrior she’s ever met may be heaven. With his presence alone, Bet-Nawa awakens urges Svetlana has never dared to embrace. Together, they’re an unstoppable force against an immovable object. She won’t give in; he won’t give up.
THE HEIR (MEN OF THE NORTH BOOK 14) by Elin Peer
As a young girl, I had a massive crush on Thor Aurelius, the future ruler of the Northlands. That crush died nine years ago when he ridiculed and humiliated me to my very core. Now I resent his arrogant personality and avoid him at all costs. When Thor disappears to get away from the intense pressure of being the heir to the Northlands, his father asks Linea to use her tracking skills and deliver an ultimatum to his heir. Linea knows Thor will be furious and blame her as the messenger. She’ll have to face him anyway and prove to herself that she’s no longer a young, infatuated girl, but a strong and unapologetic woman who owns the quirkiness he once ridiculed her for. Problem is that the last time she saw the large and angry Nman, Thor threatened to spank her if she came back. He wouldn’t though… or would he?
FORGED BY THE DRAGON’S FLAME: SUPERHERO REVERSE HAREM ROMANCE (COSMIC GUARDIANS BOOK 5) by Aria Winter and Jade Waltz
I was a queen in my past life, and I fell in love with my guard. All the queens before me had harems, both for protection and to help them wield their elemental powers. I was the first to refuse this, wanting only one man to be mine. It led to my death. Now fate has granted me a second chance. Five men are destined to become my guards and join my harem. But a prophecy says that one of my guards is destined to betray me. As Kian’s blue eyes stare up into mine, my soul instantly recognizes his. He is my beloved and I cannot fight him or forsake him, even if he is the one who might lead me to my death. As I search for the final gemstone to save and restore the balance between two worlds, I have to decide: Can I trust the man who might betray me?
DESIRED BY THE DARK PRINCE (RAKIAN WARRIOR MATES BOOK 5) by Elin Wyn
Prince Tirus has spent years digging to expose the poison at the heart of the Empire. But a chance encounter with a human school teacher from a primitive planet throws all of his plans into disarray. Her very touch is enough to set his skin burning, and release the beast in his blood that has been locked away for generations. Is her presence the greatest gift the universe could give him, or a tool to be used by his enemies? Matilde wants so much more. More than the crumbs of knowledge left for her planet by its founders, for the children she teaches. More than the quiet life in the background she’s been relegated to by her family. At Tirus’ side, there’s a new universe of possibilities. But every one of those possibilities comes with unknown dangers. And despite the urges of her body, Tirus himself tops the list.
A COURAGEOUS BRIDE (BRIDES OF BESHTAST BOOK 3) by Juniper Kerry
Clara is sitting in a cage, balanced precariously on the spire of a skyscraper. Most people would be scared, but Clara is used to all of this by now. Her alien overlords love to manipulate the brains of their test subjects, and then drop them into impossible situations. With Clara’s new-and-improved telekinetic abilities, she can keep the cage balanced as long as she stays calm. No small feat when the wind blows hard. As she sways to and fro atop her tall tower, Clara tells herself stories; tales of a strong, gentle knight with a heart of gold who will save her from this mess. Little does she know, her knight is already on his way. Unlike his curious friend Jessek, Corm is a warrior first; if there is not a mission to be completed, it does not interest him. Which is why he came to Earth in the first place; rescuing Laurie’s little sister sounded like a challenge. But when Corm arrives, he finds that Laurie’s “little” sister is not so little, and the battle he needs to fight is more diplomatic than military. To save Clara, he will have to give more than his body; he will have to give his very soul.
THE HUNTER’S HEART (LOVE AFTER EARTH BOOK 1) by Astrid Sharpe
I thought my job sucked. But I’m about to be sold as a breeder to a seven-foot panther-man, so things can get worse…much worse. Zensah is the reluctant leader of his almost extinct tribe. He’d thought he was paying passage for willing settlers not abducted females. If only he’d trusted his instincts and refused the trade. But then he would never have met Poppy, the brave human leader whose beautiful eyes burn with courage and defiance. She’s the only female he’s ever yearned to claim as his mate. But will she ever accept him? When Poppy fights her captors, Zensah and his men help them escape but find themselves stranded in the wild territories of his home planet. Determined to live independently Poppy asks Zensah to teach her survival skills on their journey to rendezvous with her fellow humans. She should hate him, except she’s never felt so alive.
DEG’NARA BOOK 4: REQUIEM by P L Parker
*New* The rebels are losing the intergalactic war. They need a prototype of the Deg’Nara’s latest weapon, a planet-killer, to survive. A covert operations team is tasked with finding and retrieving the weapon. Their mission is proceeding as planned but goes horribly wrong when Ashyr, a space pirate, swoops in and literally tears the weapon from the team’s hands. Cam can’t let that happen. Impetuous, reckless, and determined to retrieve it at all costs, she throws herself onto Ashyr’s ship and the battle begins.
THE THIEF (MATE HUNT BOOK 3) by Riley Onyx
Kayrus – I have one task: locate and activate the beacon to find the ship that was left on Earth over a thousand years ago. Without the ship the stranded Merlzhen have no chance of summoning help. With everyone searching for anyone who appears the tiniest bit alien it’s getting harder to move around. And I’m not the only one after the beacon…Olivia – When my Gran gives me a family heirloom, I don’t expect the ring to be a long-forgotten alien artifact that attaches itself to my finger. My head fills with ancient memories and then an alien shows up, claiming I’m the only one who can help him save the world.
THRAN: BOOK ONE IN THE GALAXY SANCTUARY ALIEN ABDUCTRION SERIES by Alana Khan
Melodie – Thran can’t take his eyes off me. Because of what I’ve been through, I spend most of my time avoiding him….until we’re ordered on an undercover assignment to earn enough credits to feed our little band of liberated slaves for the next three months. Neither of us anticipated being stranded in space or for the heat between us to crackle hotter than a thousand suns. His kisses take my breath away and his touch lights my skin on fire. What was it I hated about him anyway? Thran –It was supposed to be a quick in and out to Aeon II to steal some info and sell it to the highest bidder. When everything goes wrong, I know there’s one way to fix it. Even though Melodie hates me, I’d give my life to save hers.
LOGAN’S ALLURE (KETAURRAN WARRIORS BOOK 5) by Rayna Tyler
Losing family members during the war had changed Cianna’s life. Survival on her planet got harder, and working in a bar, her days spent waiting on others, was not how she’d envisioned her future. After spending time with the group determined to prevent another conflict, learning how to be a warrior like the human females became her greatest desire. Her greatest challenge, other than dealing with an overprotective sibling, is convincing the human male in charge of training, the one whose alluring scent makes her tail twitch, that she is serious. Logan’s position as second in command of the human rebels and a member of the newly formed alliance with the ketaurran ruler comes with a lot of responsibility. Dealing with dangerous, sometimes life-threatening situations is a way of life and not conducive to having a relationship. Teaching females to fight is part of the job, one that never came with distractions until Cianna asked him to train her. A task made more difficult when his next mission requires him to go undercover in her family’s bar. How can Logan be expected to complete his assignment, let alone train Cianna, when all he wants to do is hold the enticing female in his arms and keep her safe?
HIDDEN HERO (ATRAMENTO BOOK 3) by Nix Whittaker
VS note: Listed in Superhero romance…
Freya is on a quest to find a cure for the Ambrosia drug that has brought the city to its knees. But when her life is threatened she needs a protector. Rawiri has his share of secrets but protecting Freya means confronting them. When his long-lost brother shows up, he is going to have to face his past or it will destroy him.
GATEWAY ORION by Kaitlyn O’Connor
Invaded by aliens–War Chief Dane is drawn to the star child, Sybil, who has come with the others to claim his world, but it is his duty to protect his own people–however much he wants the wingless star child from another world. *New* Sybil has to complete the gateway, not just for the survival of the handful of settlers sent to establish the new colony, but in order to bring her family to the new world. But Dane—War Chief of the native tribe that claims the land, is convinced it’s a weapon. And when he captures her to learn what the plans of the starchildren are, and what kind of weapon they’re building, he uses whatever means necessary to get his answers. In the process, he turns Sybil’s world upside down. She finds herself befriending the natives and looked upon as an enemy of her own people—and falling for the enigmatic ‘savage’, who doesn’t seem like a savage at all.
SAVED BY THE STRYXIAN (STRYXIAN WARRIORS BOOK 2) by Ella Blake
When Brandy Trentler’s wealthy family insists she marry the jerk who cheated on her, she signs up for the Stryxian mate lottery. Who knew her number would be drawn in the first round? Nothing goes right after that–the transport ship is attacked, she is captured by the enemy Morr-ta aliens and thrown in prison. When a gorgeous Stryxian warrior rescues her, she thinks she’s won freedom and her fated mate, but he has some big, bad secret and apparently, it’s a deal breaker for him. Kando Cardax probably shouldn’t go back into the enemy’s lair to rescue the human female, but he cannot leave her to certain death. He also cannot hide his metal cyborg parts from her forever, especially since with each passing moment, he’s falling in love with her. Passions flare as the two take refuge in a hidden section of the enemy base, but a discovery that could upend the Morr-ta war makes their odds of survival slim. Kando will do anything to protect Brandy as they fight to flee the enemy base, even if it means revealing himself as a cyborg to save her. All he’s known is fear and aversion to cyborgs like him. Why should he expect Brandy to react any differently? And how will he let her go when he is asked to make the ultimate sacrifice to save both the Stryxian and human species?
CHOSEN BY THE ALIEN DRAGON by Ava Hunter and Milly Taiden
Seph sees all types of weird things while working at a bar by Area 51. But when a bar fight turns into proof of aliens on earth, her world comes crashing down. Things take a turn for the scary when he kidnaps her. She fights, but he’s not letting her go. And while she’s confused and shocked, she’s not sure she wants him to. Rulik says she’s his mate and she disagrees. He’s not human. He’s also a liar. So why can’t she stop fantasizing about him and her without clothes on. His attempts at romance are pretty bad, but with every gesture, her heart melts a little more for him. While Rulik tries to make her see sense during their space travel, a real dilemma sets in. Will these two make a power couple in space? Or will their love be nothing more than cosmic dust?
CLAIM (DERIDIA BOOK 5) by Catherine Miller
Dutiful. Diligent. Meek. Vilya knew well what was expected of a daughter of Yarrow. To keep her eyes lowered, her words soft, her hands committed in their work. And if it meant keeping their father appeased and her sister safe, then it was worth each swallowed word, each night spent in the too-low light fulfilling orders to fill her father’s purse. She thought her course was steady. Simple. Until their once-sequestered city is opened to outsiders. Until an alliance is sought, with the promise of much needed goods and trade. And the only thing the Marzon ask in return…A bride to solidify the agreement. And when she learns of her father’s intention to give her younger sister to these strangers…She knows she would risk anything to spare her.
ESCAPING CAPTIVITY: HUMAN PETS OF TALIN BOOK 2 by R K Munin
Lakin left the small human colony on Develia Station with big dreams to make a difference in the universe. The ships she works on tend to run on the edge of legality by smuggling supplies and sometimes operate totally illegally by transporting refugees or runaway slaves. It was on one such illegal job that she gives herself up so everyone else can get away. She ends up in the hands of a powerful species called the Talin. At first tortured and abused, then later coddled and cared for, she’s not sure what to make of this species. First, they’re brutal and then they’re kind. And the humans she meets all seem to adore their Talin owners. Distrustful and constantly looking for a route to escape, she becomes acquainted with a Talin named Dalt, an ex-soldier with demons of his own. Soon she finds herself embroiled in a civil conflict among the Talin. Picking sides is easy; proving she can be an asset is a little harder. Figuring out if she can live under Talin law as a pet or need to escape and leave Dalt behind is the hardest part.
ALIEN WARRIOR’S PRINCESS (LAST WARRIORS OF DILARIA BOOK 7) by Piper Fox
Chevro, the last prince of Dilaria, is being held prisoner by the Chaltor, the alien race that destroyed his planet and his people. He has little hope of escape, and even less hope that there’s any Dilaria left to rebuild. If he can’t figure a way out of this before the ship lands, he’s doomed to an execution in front of the one the Chaltor call “Master”. But in the cell across from his is the most beautiful, sassy female he’s ever laid eyes on. Her curves entice and excite him, and even though he can’t touch her, his whole body yearns to make her his mate. The Chaltor believe the woman in the cell is Princess Anne, a human of royal blood. But Nina is anything but royal. No amount of begging, screaming, or attempts at reason have worked, and now she’s dressed in a metal chastity body suit on her way to be bred by an alien Master. It’s not all bad though, because the alien beast of a man across the way assures her that he’s going to save her, even though his fate is just as bad as hers. Escaping is only the beginning of their adventure. Chevro knows that the mate markings they share mean more than clumsy fate, and he plans on convincing her just how perfect they are for each other. That is, if she doesn’t demand he takes her back to Earth first.
ALIEN IN CHARGE (WARRIORS OF GEHAR BOOK 1) by Lili Zander
I have better things to do than babysit a human. And her cat. Someone has attacked the Human Federation Ambassador in Gehar territory, and out of an abundance of caution, the Empress has assigned me, Jehan D’arana, Shield of Gehar, to protect the human until the culprit has been caught. The new Ambassador, and her kitten, Luna. (Short for Lunatic.) Yes, seriously. I, Jehan D’arana, Shield of Gehar, have been reduced to guarding a cat. Then I meet the Ambassador, and everything changes. Because she isn’t a stranger. She’s my ex. Keomi Hearne. The woman that got away. The woman I want more than ever. But every time I try to be alone with Keomi, her kitten is there. Watching me with a sinister sneer as I make my move. Tripping me up. Dive-bombing me from the top of a cupboard and scratching my face. (Not that a Gehar warrior would ever think to complain about a little blood.) And then, the situation goes from bad to worse. Someone’s seriously trying to kill Keomi. Her work is sabotaged. Her staff is poisoned, and her skimmer is blown up. This assignment just got very real. I am Jehan D’arana, Shield of Gehar. No matter what the wickedly adorable kitten may think, I’m in charge. Nothing is going to keep me from protecting the woman I love.
BAD ALIEN BOSS by Loki Renard
You think your boss is bad? My new boss is Terrible. He hates humans. But he abducted me against my will anyway, because his king insisted. So here we are. A grumpy alien boss and his reluctant assistant. I have to do what he says, or he punishes me. And I never do what he says, so he punishes me a lot. … I hope this doesn’t awaken anything in me.
STEAM TINKER (BUFFALO STEAMPUNK ADVENTURES BOOK 8) by Laura Strickland
Known as the Steam Tinker, Lionel Pike rebuilds aged automatons, those cast off and bound for the scrap yard. When Sofia Gregory brings him her wrecked steam unit and confides it’s also her best friend, he agrees to attempt a repair. He doesn’t suspect his kindness will open a door to peril, or that he’ll end up risking his heart. Although she’s attracted to Lionel, Sofia recognizes he’s a mechanic first and a potential lover second. She thinks she can live with that, until Lionel engages in a competition to build a gladiator automaton and she loses his attention. When the ultimate danger comes, will Lionel fight for his lady? In a city torn by the struggle for automaton rights, can they win a future together?
HEAVENLY SURVIVOR: SURVIVORS OF TERALIS by L P Peace
Kerr has arrived on Tessa to claim his mate. Charlotte just wants to raise her daughter in peace.
But Charlotte is about to learn that Kerr is determined. More, he’s everything he seems and everything she’s ever needed.
THE SOULMATE EQUATION by Christina Lauren
VS Note: Not really SFR, just a thin veneer of science re the DNA, but I loved her HOLIDAZE and one clicked this, so…
Single mom Jessica Davis is a data and statistics wizard, but no amount of number crunching can convince her to step back into the dating world. Raised by her grandparents—who now help raise her seven-year-old daughter, Juno—Jess has been left behind too often to feel comfortable letting anyone in. After all, her father was never around, her hard-partying mother disappeared when she was six, and her ex decided he wasn’t “father material” before Juno was even born. Jess holds her loved ones close, but working constantly to stay afloat is hard…and lonely. But then Jess hears about GeneticAlly, a buzzy new DNA-based matchmaking company that’s predicted to change dating forever. Finding a soulmate through DNA? The reliability of numbers: This Jess understands.
At least she thought she did, until her test shows an unheard-of 98 percent compatibility with another subject in the database: one of GeneticAlly’s founders, Dr. River Peña. This is one number she can’t wrap her head around, because she already knows Dr. Peña. The stuck-up, stubborn man is without a doubt not her soulmate. But GeneticAlly has a proposition: Get to know him and we’ll pay you. Jess—who is barely making ends meet—is in no position to turn it down, despite her skepticism about the project and her dislike for River. As the pair are dragged from one event to the next as the “Diamond Match” that could launch GeneticAlly’s valuation sky-high, Jess begins to realize that there might be more to the scientist—and the science behind a soulmate—than she thought.
VS Note: Just a reminder of my own new release last week!
HOLIDAY FOR THE ALPHA: A BADARI WARRIORS NOVELLA by Veronica Scott
Daegan, the Alpha of the South Seas pack, is under a lot of stress and a near disaster in the sanctuary valley pushes him to a breaking point. Flo, his ex-mercenary human mate, knows he needs rest and relaxation but what kind of a holiday can a Badari Warrior take? She thinks she’s found a solution extreme enough to satisfy even her intense mate if she can just get him to agree to step away from his duties for a few days. Will Daegan agree to the idea?
Amazon Apple Books Kobo Nook Google Play
DARK ALPHA’S OBSSESSION (REAPERS BOOK 11) by Donna Grant
There is no escaping a Reaper. I am an elite assassin, part of a brotherhood that only answers to Death. And when Death says your time is up, I’m coming for you…When Erith directs me to infiltrate the enemy and topple them from within, I immediately accept the challenge. I figure it’ll be easy until a stunning warrior goddess crosses my path and diverts my attention. The problem? She’s in league with those I was sent to take down. However, I soon discover there is more to her than meets the eye and quickly find my mission divided: disband this new group of Fae Others and save the gorgeous Light from her family—and herself. All it takes is one look, one conversation to know that she’s mine, and I will chance Death’s displeasure to make it so. But the risks are great. Because when you fall in love with the enemy, more than your heart is on the line.
THE DRAGON COLLECTIVE (LOCHGUARD HIGHLAND DRAGONS BOOK 8) by Jessie Donovan
Over the last ten years Lachlan MacKintosh has kept his sobriety through hard work, focus, and strict routines. Then he meets one dragonwoman a year prior, a woman with easy smiles and humor, and he starts to wonder if his routines are enough. When he’s assigned a major project on Lochguard, one to bring together human and dragon artists, he’s forced to live with the dragon-shifters and work with the woman who caught his eye all those months ago. He tries to resist her, knowing temptation could be his downfall. But instead he falls more under her charm with each passing day, making him wonder if he’s strong enough to overcome his demons so he can have her. Despite Cat MacAllister’s never-ending schedule of helping her family, art is her true passion and so when she’s asked to help with a major human-dragon art collective, she jumps at the chance. The only downside is the human male in charge—he’s the one she met the year before and has been constantly sketching ever since. She attempts to keep their relationship professional, but soon she asks him to kiss her and it changes her life forever. As the pair try to figure out if they fit together, they not only have to face Lachlan’s past but a new threat emerges before the start of the art project. Will they find a way to stay together, or will Lachlan have to give up everything to protect those he cares about?
HEALING HANDS (THE WITCHES OF WHEELER PARK BOOK 7) by Christine Pope
After six quiet months, the Wilcox clan’s witch-finding software finally gets a ping. The article is cloaked in careful, journalistic neutrality, but Laurel Wilcox knows a solid lead when she sees one. Soon Laurel’s headed for Lake Tahoe to hunt for a healer who mysteriously appears when he’s needed, then disappears into the forest. She hopes she won’t screw up her first solo mission — and betray her clan’s trust. Which is why it’s the worst possible time to be attracted to a handsome, non-witch civilian. Jason Ludlow’s dual abilities of altering his appearance and hiding his spark of magic from other witch-kind make him ideally suited to hunt for the elusive healer his clan desperately needs. He never expected to meet another witch — a distractingly pretty Wilcox witch — on the same mission. Both hiding their motives behind white lies, Laurel and Jason team up to find the healer…and give in to an attraction that’s both comfortable and sensually intense. But their idyll can’t last. When the truth comes out, they could lose everything…their clans’ trust, their mission, and each other.
OF PIXIES AND SPELLS (OF GOBLIN KINGS BOOK 3) by Emma Hamm
Freya has made a name for herself as the Queen Killer. The woman who defeated the Goblin King, then killed the Goblin Queen. Now, she has a new task. One that is much more personal. Her mother is alive, trapped somewhere in the realms of the fae, and she will stop at nothing to get her back. With the Goblin King at her side, she must face an old enemy. The kingdom they are sent to is filled with beautiful pixies, each one more dangerous than the last. To find her mother, Freya must not only survive this dangerous Court, but also seek out the magic within herself. All while discovering her feelings for the Goblin King may be more serious than she thought.
STOLEN MIDSUMMER BRIDE (STOLEN BRIDES OF THE FAE) by Tara Grayce
Basil, a rather scholarly fae, works as an assistant librarian at the Great Library of the Court of Knowledge. Lonely and unwilling to join the yearly Midsummer Revel to find a mate, Basil takes the advice of his talking horse companion and decides to steal a human bride instead. But Basil never expected to find a human girl waiting for him, wanting to be snatched. Nor had he expected a girl like Meg, an illiterate farmgirl who has no use for books. With the barrier with the Realm of Monsters wearing thin and the chaos of Midsummer Night about to descend, will this unlikely pair put aside their differences long enough to save the Great Library from destruction? And maybe find a spark of love along the way?
OUTLAW TIGER (TEXAS DRAGONS BOOK 4) by Terry Bolryder
As an orphan raised on Dragonclaw ranch, Dallas the tiger shifter is completely loyal to all the people and shifters who live there. So when a local story about gigantic monsters emerging from the ground draws unwanted attention, Dallas swears he’ll protect his home and its secrets at all costs. As one of the smartest, strongest creatures on earth, it should be simple. That is, until he meets feisty, sweet Mel, the reporter getting closest to the truth, and the beast inside Dallas growls to claim the woman he knows is his. Mel is chasing her big break, seeking to expose literal monsters to the world. When her cameraman screws up and leaves her in danger, she winds up saved by a shadowy man in a cowboy hat, who also shows up the next day to save her again. The huge, silent man intrigues her, even as he insists on staying nearby. But as Mel explores the beautiful Texas wilderness with Dallas, she can’t help getting dangerously close to the gorgeous man helping her, and ever more interested in what he’s hiding behind those amber eyes…As Dallas tries to protect those closest to him, his heart is pulled in two directions. His tiger has made it clear: the human is his. But Mel is getting closer to the truth, along with several other dangerous parties. And Dallas might just have to choose between his home and secrets, and the woman he now desperately loves.
THE FALCON SOUL (SOUL STONES BOOK 6) by Amy Sumida
Some men just won’t take no for an answer. My life was good. Simple. I had a cushy job in the Falcon Army baking bread and fancy desserts for our warlord. But ever since I saved the Falcon Lord’s life, he won’t stop hounding me to become his valorian. He doesn’t even know if it will work; I might end up with an extended lifespan and that’s it. But he insists that I’m meant to be his, and damn if I don’t want it to be true. I just wish that becoming the Falcon Lord’s valorian didn’t include all that other stuff. You know, like immortality and the likelihood that being immortal won’t save me from an early grave.
LEGION (BOOK 7) by A D Starrling
Back in Chicago, a broken and battered Artemus and Smokey sink into despair, the loss of the man they were born to protect a burden they cannot bear, much to the frustration of the Guardians and super soldiers who remain at their side. When a group of unexpected visitors turn up at the mansion, Artemus is forced to face the ramifications of their failure in Rome and finally finds his resolve to enact the desperate plan he’s put together to save his brother. But after the world’s most powerful governments decide Artemus and Smokey are too valuable an asset to risk losing to Hell, their former associates turn against them and try to capture the angel and the hellhound as a safeguard. Trapped in the Underworld, Drake Hunter must survive in a realm that no living human has ever set foot in before. Much to his surprise, he is rescued …(more blurb on ebook seller page…)
PERPETUAL POTION (PACIFIC NORTHWEST WITCHES BOOK 6) by Samantha Silver
Ali is finally house hunting, looking for the perfect place for her mom, when she’s brought a case to solve that comes with huge reward money if she can get it done. However, doing so will require Ali to exorcise some demons. Will Ali be able to grow past her own shortcomings to find the killer, even as he’s coming after her?
HERE BE PIRATES by Various
Neverland has nothing on us. Set sail on sinister waves, survive the zombie plague, or even suit up with space pirates in this barrel-bursting anthology featuring today’s bestselling and up-and-coming authors. Fantasy, urban fantasy, and paranormal romance on the high seas. Hero or villain, sinner or saint? You decide with Here Be Pirates today!
THIEF OF SOULS (COURT OF DREAMS BOOK 2) by Bec McMaster
After failing to return with the Dragon’s Heart, Zemira is sent by her father to infiltrate the Court of Blood, in search of the mythical cauldron that contains the power of the long-lost dragon kings. But her deal with Prince Keir bears dangerous consequences—for Keir is determined to gain the cauldron himself. Caught between two deadly enemies, can Zemira save herself? And will Keir ever forgive her for the deception she played upon him?
MAGICAL MIDLIFE MEETING : A PARANORMAL WOMEN’S FICTION NOVEL (LEVELING UPBOOK 5) by K F Breene
VS note: From APR 27
It’s time for a magical battle Jessie isn’t sure she’s prepared for. Elliot Graves has been a thorn in Jessie’s side since before she agreed to take the house magic. He has constantly brought the fight to her doorstep. Not this time. With the help of Austin’s shifters, the Ivy house crew will meet Elliot Graves in one of the most dangerous places imaginable – his home turf. But not before another creature joins the circle.
IN THE RAVENOUS DARK by A M Strickland
In Thanopolis, those gifted with magic are assigned undead spirits to guard them—and control them. Ever since Rovan’s father died trying to keep her from this fate, she’s hidden her magic. But when she accidentally reveals her powers, she’s bound to a spirit and thrust into a world of palace intrigue and deception. Desperate to escape, Rovan finds herself falling for two people she can’t fully trust: Lydea, a beguiling, rebellious princess; and Ivrilos, the handsome spirit with the ability to control Rovan, body and soul. Together, they uncover a secret that will destroy Thanopolis. To save them all, Rovan will have to start a rebellion in both the mortal world and the underworld, and find a way to trust the princess and spirit battling for her heart—if she doesn’t betray them first.
KEY LIME PIE PERJURY (MURDER IN THE MIX BOOK 34 ) by Addison Moore
My name is Lottie Lemon, and I see dead people. Okay, so I rarely see dead people, mostly I see furry creatures of the dearly departed variety, who have come back from the other side to warn me of their previous owner’s impending doom. A regency ball goes awry and both Noah and Everett are in over their heads. Add in the ghost of an adorable Bichon Frise named Pretty Boy and you’ve got trouble. Perjury, a dirty deal made with a couple of mobster devils, and a defunct bakery. Summer in Honey Hollow is getting too hot to handle. Lottie Lemon has a brand new bakery to tend to, a budding romance with perhaps one too many suitors, and she has the supernatural ability to see the dead—which are always harbingers for ominous things to come. Throw in a string of murders, and her insatiable thirst for justice, and you’ll have more chaos than you know what to do with.
CLAIMING HIS VIRGIN MATE: HOWLS ROMANCE: MACCON CITY SHIFTERS BOOK 3 by C D Gorri
Alex Kensington is a Tiger Shifter from the Island Stripe Pride. In Maccon City on business for his Neta, he runs into the one person he never expected to meet. His fated mate. Margaret Flint is just trying to live her best life running her late father’s seaside motel down in the Jersey Shore town of Maccon City. At twenty-nine years old, she never expected to wind up back at The Sunset Inn, raising her much younger sister, Joelle. When unforeseen events cause her to be late with her mortgage payment, she learns someone else has bought the loan. Some New York City business tycoon who is trying to force her out! But Maggie will not give up without a fight. Will Alex follow his instructions and toss the female out on her ear, or will he claim her as his own?
DEVIL’S HUNTRESS (INFERNAL ROYALS BOOK 1) by Emma Dean
Thanks to Jesse James, Lucifer owns her – Jessica James knew she wasn’t normal when her mother dropped her off on a ranch with the infamous Doc Holliday who was supposed to be long dead. All she was told was that she needed to train for the day her mother came back so she could fulfill her destiny. Too bad Jess wants nothing to do with destiny. When the day her mother comes to fetch her finally arrives, Jess finds her hanging in the apple tree. Demons searching for her all her life finally caught up to them. Thanks to her ancestor Jesse James, the devil Lucifer Morningstar, is also looking for her to fulfill a contract made almost two hundred years ago. Jess is untrained and knows nothing about the paranormal world. Will she get her bearings and learn how to fight back before Lucifer gets her killed?
AFTERLIFE (CROSS BREEED SERIES BOOK 10) by Dannika Dark
Only a week after solving their last case, Raven is itching for a new assignment. In her downtime, she’s focusing on the two most important men in her life: her father and Christian. But there’s no rest for the wicked. When an old friend seeks Raven’s expertise on a delicate matter, Viktor reluctantly accepts the case. But without evidence of a crime, they might have no choice but to walk away, even if that means countless bodies filling the graveyard. Dark secrets, evil forces, and an unexpected visitor will keep you on the edge of your seat. If only the dead could talk.
WOLF BITE (BLUE MOUNTAIN WOLF PACK BOOK 5) by Emma Dean
A rash of attacks on humans in their territories has one purpose and one purpose only – to cause chaos within the Blue Mountain Pack territory. Newly bitten wolves need a lot of time and care, that is, if they survive. One of these humans just so happens to be Liam’s mate. Zoe is a trauma nurse who spent most of her life raising her sister after their mom left. Everything was left to her since their dad had to work two, sometimes three jobs to support them on his own. Zoe took care of their family put herself through the nursing school. Ever since her mom left, Zoe refused to rely on anyone, no matter how lonely she is. When Liam finds her in the forest with a brand new bite from a wolf shifter, Zoe will have to learn how to rely on someone else again or lose everything she’d worked so hard for.
UNDERWORLD BRIDE TRIALS 1: PLAYBOY KING by Meg Xuemei X
LOKI – She walks in on me banging another woman for sport. One sniff in her direction, and I know she’s mine. Ice to my fire. Scenting its fated mate, my wolf awakens for the first time and roars with lust. But Tessa Morrigan can’t be my queen. She came too late. I’ve started the Underworld Bride Trials. All the women must fight to the death until the last one stands by my side to claim the crown.
TESSA – Loki, the hot new boss of Hell, is hosting a bachelorette contest. He thinks it’s funny to have a troop of women fighting to the death over him. But he doesn’t expect to attract the most lethal assassin and a rejected queen to his selection game. I didn’t come to ride the playboy king’s sexy body or be Queen of the Underworld. I promised Lucifer his son’s head on a gold platter. I’ve been damaged in the past and vowed never to let a handsome, powerful man touch me again. Yet when Loki and I lay eyes upon each other, sizzling chemistry burns us. Under his ruthless, bad boy exterior hides another man, one that ignites flames inside my icy chest.
A VAMPIRE IN BAVARIA (MISS SHARP’S MONSTERS BOOK 3) by Susannah Rowntree
It’s not always easy to deal with a ticking bomb—and Miss Sharp just happens to have thrown this one straight at Queen Victoria’s royal train. Liz was only trying to save lives, but now she must face the Kabale, a secret tribunal of royal monsters who don’t easily forgive a stray bomb. If Liz can’t convince them of her loyalty, her life will be forfeit. Her best hope for survival may well rest with her worst enemy: the vampiric Grand Duke Vasily, who offers to help her bring down the Kabale, breaking their iron grip on Europe. Collaborating with Vasily comes with a price, and even if they succeed, Liz will be on the run for the rest of her life. Worst of all, she’ll make an enemy of the starchily attractive Inspector Short, for whom Liz has begun to feel something warmer than professional respect. But if she doesn’t take the war to the Kabale, more people will die—herself among them. It’s a good thing she has a secret weapon in the shape of her imperturbable employer, Princess May.
INHERITANCE (WOLF BLOOD ACADEMY BOOK 3) by RaShelle Workman
I did everything the Academy asked of me. I became a Legacy and attended school like the rest of the students. But that wasn’t enough. Thanks to my family’s secrets, I’ve been accused of murder, kidnapped, and sold to the highest bidder. A Vampire Blood Royal named Devante Vladimir. He wants me as his bride, but he wants me to prove myself first by participating in a deadly hunt where I’m the prey. If I agree and survive, I become his wife, but if I don’t, he’ll kill the man I love. Will I have the strength to win? Most importantly, if I do succeed, will the man I’m bonded to forgive me for breaking his heart? Can love alter destiny? There’s only one way to find out, which means I must claim my inheritance and become the Wolf Blood I was born to be.
MIDLIFE MAGIC DRAGON (MIDLIFE SHIFTERS BOOK 7) by JL Wilder
He’s a dragon who can’t control his inner beast. She’s a 40-year-old witch who hasn’t come into her power. Can they survive the clan and coven that seek to destroy them? I’m an alpha who’s been exiled from my clan, because I can’t control my inner dragon. My dragon’s rage was completely destructive, until she came into my life….When I’m with her I feel balanced, she keeps my rage in check.
But if anyone took her away from me, my dragon would destroy everything. Including the one thing I want most.
HUNTER AND HUNTED (SHIFTER CHRONICLES BOOK 4) by M D Grimm
VS note: Re-release with “updated and revised text”.
Orphan Hunter Landon craves a family who will love him unconditionally. When he’s adopted by the Knights, an organization dedicated to destroying shifters, Hunter is grateful, but their ideology never sits right. Finally, on a rite of passage during which he’s supposed to kill his first shifter, Hunter discovers the truth: he meets Glenn Lightfoot, a deer shifter, and asks a lot of questions. Glenn hates the Knights and worries about the safety of his herd with one in their midst. After all, the Knights have hurt his family before. On the other hand, this is his chance to convert an enemy, and instinct tells him Hunter won’t betray him. When Hunter sees the Knights for the monsters they are, he knows he must leave the herd and protect Glenn. But Glenn is determined not to lose the man he has come to love and respect to the Knights’ cruel campaign.
JUST BART by E D E Bell
VS Note: A very different fantasy. I haven’t read it but did read the Author’s Note and the first few pages of the Look Inside. From APRIL 1, saw it mentioned on the Queer SciFi twitter feed.
Bart is just a simple folk trying to get by. With a posse comprisin’ of a sparkle-loving horse, an unsettled ghost, and a magic old whiskey bottle, they wander from town to town in search of some needed coin, and maybe a brighter day. Twenty five episodes of whimsey, humor, friendship, spirit – and resilience.
ECHO OF ROSES (ECHOES IN TIME BOOK 1) by Paula Quinn
After receiving a dragon brooch from a distant great aunt, twenty-first century historian Kestrel Lancaster finds herself in fifteenth century England. Smack in the middle of a war. Like…in the middle of a blood and guts spewing, heads flying around her war. With six armored men riding toward her, bloody swords raised high in the air, horrified looks on their faces, there isn’t time to think. Only to scream. But like a dream, a dark knight rides into the fray and saves her from them all. When she realizes where and when she is, she doesn’t know whether to thank him for keeping her alive or curse him for it. Sir Nicholas de Marre has seen many things in his years as military commander for the House of York, but he has never seen a woman appear right before his eyes—and in the middle of the battlefield. Without thinking, he kills the Lancaster bastards closing in on her. Thankfully for her he is able to fight with her deafening screams behind him. He saves her from certain death, not knowing if she is mad, or he is, and carries her to safety. That’s his first mistake. The second is showing her mercy when he finds out she’s a Lancaster. But this odd woman who takes pictures with imaginary phones and teaches Cook to make cupcakes is easy to fall for, and before long, the heart of York’s champion is captured by a Lancaster.
SHADOWSPELL ACADEMY: YEAR OF THE CHAMELEON (BOOK 6) by Shannon Mayer
Broken, bruised, and battered beyond anything else, I’ve survived what I shouldn’t have. But my day isn’t done yet. We finally have the key to stopping Frost—literally. Even if we don’t know how to use it. One last time my friends and I have to scour not only the city but the supernatural world to find the pieces of this final puzzle—and we have three days to do it. One final showdown brings us back to where it all began, and I face off against the woman who killed my brother. Who hunted my mother down. Who broke my uncle’s spirit. If I cannot find the final pieces, then I will fail. And if I fail, Frost wins, and we are all doomed. No pressure. No pressure at all.
A CHASE OF TWILIGHT (THE HAUNTED BAKERY WITCH MYSTERY SERIES BOOK 2) by Constance Barker
When an elderly woman is killed out walking her dogs, Cora doesn’t believe the stolen necklace removed from the deceased woman is the main motive. Neither does Sir Jasper, her familiar. He thinks the dogs did it…but then he he’s a little biased. Cody is taking classes to sharpen his magic skills. However, when he meets a new woman at the meetings, will Cora have a rival? She tries to tell Nana nothing’s going on between her and Cody. But Nana knows her granddaughter all too well.
And speaking of Nana, what is it that makes her and Ben, Cora’s father, squabble so? The truth will come out sooner or later.
ROAD TO KALAZAD by K L Mitchell
Revka and her centaur girlfriend Iyarra are wandering adventurers almost as good at getting out of trouble as they are at getting into it. But when a mysterious duke shanghais them and forces them to go galloping cross-kingdom to steal an ancient artifact, can they deliver the goods before time – and their luck – runs out? Join the two adventurers as they go from one misadventure to another, encountering dragons, gangsters, highly suspect wizards, and a nonstop parade of monsters and miscreants in a fantasy kingdom that’s unlike any you’ve ever seen.
DARE VS THE DOLL by SI Clarke
VS note: From MAR 30
When Dare’s dog discovers an abandoned doll on their doorstep, Dare assumes it’s nothing more than a lost toy… until it begins to talk. After the doll offers up a string of bad suggestions and unhelpful advice, Dare is left wondering if the isolation of lockdown has finally proved too much. Struggling to get rid of the bed-tempered toy, Dare has no idea that this not-quite-scary fiend will accidentally change everything. With a dash of humour, this queer cosy-horror short story is a fun, quirky tale – perfect for readers who like the idea of being scared more than the reality of it.
SNOW MOON DRAGON (DRAGON INVESTIGATORS BOOK 4) by Shelley Munro
Dragon shifter Nyree Wirihana escapes an abusive relationship and travels to the far-flung island of South Georgia for a fresh start. No more dating for her. She’s finished with men. Instead, she’s content to work and explore the island while photographing the cute penguins and seals. Dragon shifter Tāwera suffers from a curse, and for hundreds of years, he has lain in a rock pool with no hope of escape or revenge on the brother who turned him to stone. A chance encounter changes everything, and suddenly Nyree is experiencing unique problems. Dragon problems. Romantic problems. Her peaceful man-free life becomes complicated, then danger strolls into her sanctuary and the situation becomes so much worse.
LIFTED BY WATER (RAZOR’S EDGE CHRONICLES BOOK 3) by Celine Jeanjean
VS note: From APRIL 15
If I tell you I have magic, you’re probably going to expect all kinds of impressive displays, like fireballs and moving things with my mind. Yeah, I still can’t do that. That’s why I’m a barber to the supernatural rather than any kind of magical badass. And now that the supernaturals have come out in public, things are getting seriously interesting. Especially when one of my regulars goes missing. I’m never one to stand on the sidelines when a friend’s in trouble, so of course I go looking for him.
You’d be amazed how quickly I can get in over my head. And given my weak magic, it’s definitely not a comfortable position.
LETTERS IN TIME by Susan Reiss
Emma Chase moves to a quaint Cottage she inherited outside St. Michaels, Maryland. Her plan is to rest and recover from the horrendous car accident that almost took her life. When the movers find an antique plantation desk hidden in the garage, she has it moved into the Cottage. The next morning, a mysterious letter appears dated 1862 and signed by a stranger named Daniel, who declares his love for Emma. Does she believe in ghosts? Should she respond?
SEW DEAD (A GOOD HARBOR WITCHES MYSTERY BOOK 1) by J A Whiting
Carly Cooper and her sister, Dana, live in the coastal town of Good Harbor, Maine where they belong to a small community quilting club. Only their “community” is a group of witches, warlocks, and a vampire who are terrible at magic. A non-magical town citizen who moved to Hollywood fifteen years ago is returning to film a new series and the mayor wants the quilting club to plan a party for the famous actress. Trouble brews when the assistant to the actress is found dead with strange markings on her forehead. Will Carly, Hazel her pet raven, Dana, and their friends find the clues to a killer before he or she strikes again?
ROGUE MOM (CASE FILES OF AN URBAN WITCH BOOK 4) by Martha Carr and Michael Anderle
Has anyone noticed Los Angeles is going to the monsters? The City of Angels is under attack and the Silver Griffins are calling all agents. What monster is making the rounds and threatening to expose magic? Mr. No has returned and is invading dreams. The sinister Dwarf has figured out how to sap away magicals’ dreams and aspirations. Silver Griffins Agent 485 Lucy Heron is on it! But it’s getting worse. How will she protect a growing band of magicals who won’t even raise a wand to protect themselves? Calling all family. This will take every Heron, even the little one with the secret superhero club to take down the evil lawyer before he comes up with an even darker idea. Can Lucy figure out how to defeat this monster plaguing everyone’s dreams before he turns into her nightmare?
BLACK MOON RISING (PARANORMAL HUNTERS BOOK 2) by Mila Nicks
VS Note: From APR 23
Selene Blackstone is finally getting the chance to explore like she’s always dreamed. Once stuck in her hometown Brimrock, with the curse broken, she’s a free witch. Together in their trusty caravan Ghost, she and her paranormal investigator boyfriend Aiden O’Hare are traveling cross-country filming for their show, Paranormal Hunters. Their first case brings them to the colonial town Maresburg, Virginia, where the Mhoon Hotel is said to be one of the most haunted in the country. At the century-old hotel, guests experience nightmares so frightening they’re heart-stopping—literally. Selene and Aiden only have a couple of weeks to figure out if this case is a scammer at work, or if there’s some truth to what they say: dreams do come true. And so do nightmares.
EMPATH’S RANCH by Janice Seagraves
VS Note: A re-release. Listed in paranormal erotica.
Finding love is hard when your family has psychic gifts you have to hide. Just ask Max and Gwen Dréville. Max talks to animals. Falling for the local dairy farmer’s daughter was probably not his best plan. Then there’s Gwen. Will she let handsome playboy Arthur Castiel seduce her, or will she turn her gift on him, tossing him into a nightmare of his worst fears?
Three related short stories of the Drévilles.
RANCHER WOLF’S OBSSESSION (RANCHER WOLVES) by Serena Meadows
The Monterreys hired wolf shifter Toby as a ranch hand. And me? The head of security. Which meant that it was my job to protect them. Toby had a hidden agenda. I couldn’t tell if his heart was pure.
But he didn’t just teach me how to ride a horse. He also claimed me as his. I was obsessed with him, but the secrets between us drove us apart. Ultimately, it was his choice to make. Sacrifice me and continue his destructive mission or…Give our love a second chance and fight the world together.
HEART (CRUELLY MADE 3) by K M Hade
The team is everything. The team is sacred. And I have found mine. We’ve done the impossible: we escaped the Pit. We’ve fled to the Ruined Lands to hide from the Warden, the Empire’s bounty hunters and to make certain I don’t give birth to a Pit-bred monster. ScatheFire is alive, but his soul somewhere else. And Atrament has some pretty crazy ideas about what I am, and how to stabilize my magic once and for all. But our survival and my magic means nothing, because the price of all of it has turned the Fells into criminals, not heroes. They’ve paid for my freedom with their own. To clear our names, we’ll have to put together the pieces of Atrament’s past, the truth about what I really am, and force someone powerful to answer for all of it. We’re on the run and we’re on the hunt, and we can’t afford a single mistake, or we’ll all end up back in the Pit.
TIGER’S NANNY (SHIFTER NANNY AGENCY BOOK 5) by Layla Silver
He shattered my heart all those years ago. A fact that I’ll never forgive him for. A fact that I’ve run from since forever. But the fact is, I can’t run any longer…I’m right here in his house, taking care of his kid. I want to leave but I have no choice. I want to walk out but my legs won’t cooperate.
And I can feel exactly where this is going …He’s drawing me into his arms like he used to.
He’s making me drown in his eyes like he used to. All of those bittersweet memories are coming back to me. And I know one thing for sure…Ignoring the temptation that is Cole could, quite possibly, end up killing me.
PRICE OF EXORCISM (PIZZA SHOP EXORCISDT BOOK 2) by Dakota Brown
I was an exorcist, one of the best. When things got hot, I got out. I wasn’t fast enough, and I ended up with nothing but my parents’ old pizza parlor. Then my ex-best friend Darius wandered back into my life needing my skills. Innocent lives were in danger and I couldn’t say no. That dragged me deeper into the occult than I ever thought possible, and I can’t see a way back out. There’s upheaval in the demonic world and it’s spilling onto Earth and into my life; including stealing away my incubus boyfriend. I thought I’d accidentally banished Sabian back to Hell, along with the demonic prince, Ezra, who’d been possessing me at the time. Turns out, the enemy snatched my incubus away from me as leverage in the upcoming war. Mal, my vampire boyfriend, and I try to summon both Sabian and the demon prince, failing at every turn. When we’re at our wits’ end, Prince Ezra shows up in person with an offer I can’t refuse: help him with a small task and he’ll take me to Hell to rescue my incubus. Terrifying? Sure, but what isn’t these days? Even more frightening are the feelings tugging me ever closer to Ezra. If I get out of this with my relationships and my soul intact, it’ll be worth the price I’ve paid to get Sabian back.
THIS CAGED WOLF: SOUL BITTEN SHIFTER BOOK 3 by Everly Frost
My freedom has come at a cost. Anyone who cares about me will be hurt by the true nature of my power. To protect the ones I love, I must push them away. Only Tristan Masters may stand beside me, but his fate is closing in as fast as my options are running out. Surrounded by enemies, our hope lies in a secret that has been guarded for millennia—the truth about Tristan’s past. He is my future, but he could just as easily be my end. My heart is already broken. Now I must risk my mind and soul to save us both. This dark wolf will break free.
DISCORD (THE LIBRARY OF THE PROFANE BOOK 2) by JB Trepagnier
Dorian Gray’s painting was never in the vault of the library. We currently have no idea where it is and the only person who can track it is probably being held hostage in a storage yard with all kinds of cursed objects. Balthazar’s dick is still cursed and there’s no easy way to remove it. I already made it worse once. I hope it doesn’t fall off this time. I was totally against marrying Reyson when he woke up and announced I would be his new wife, but my resolve on that is starting to weaken. I’m starting to care for the damned god. The only people who know where Dorian’s painting is at are Dorian and Bram’s demon master. Even if we find Dorian, we can’t kill him without his painting. I know better than anyone that when a witch really doesn’t want you getting into their things, the results are usually fatal. I get we need the demon overlord, but if we are all risking our lives to get him out of that trap, he’d better grant Bram his freedom because I like having that Hellhound around.
DRAGON SCORNED (THE DARK WORLD: DRAGON TWINS BOOK 3) by Michelle Madow
Gemma Brown has problems. For one, demons are after her—demons that want to kill her. To make matters worse, her sister Mira is missing. And demons are after her too. Gemma does have a few things going for her. One: she has magic. And two: she’s just been crowned Queen of Pentacles—by her soulmate Ethan. As queen, she’s been gifted a new kind of magic—magic over the fifth element: time. So while she can’t solve her problems in the present, she can travel back to the past. Which gives her the power to change everything.
THE BARBARIAN’S STOLEN BRIDE (NORTHMEN BARBARIANS BOOK 1) by Jenika Snow
I was known as Fenrir the Destroyer, the taker of lives and castles, a brutal Viking warrior in the Kingdom of Kaldir. My kingdom. My name traveled far and wide, and those who heard it knew their place… accepted their fear above all else. I had riches beyond measure, my followers countless and loyal. But I was missing the most crucial part of my reign, of my ruling. A wife. My queen. A mother to my warrior sons and princess daughters. But there’s only one female who tempted my eye and made me yearn for more. And for years I coveted her and her alone, waited until I could provide for her without fail. My Prima. She’d once been a young sapling barely reaching my thighs, but she’d grown into a mature woman full of curves that made me ache. She was the female I knew would make my filthiest fantasies come true. Prima was so small, tiny compared to me, and every protective instinct I had rose up with a vengeance strong enough to level anything in its path. I’d always protect her without fail. She was mine, no matter what. And when timid, inexperienced Prima was finally brought to me—my conquest after years of being alone—I was a selfish bastard and wouldn’t deny myself from claiming her. In the end, she’d surrender. Because beneath her uncertainty and innocence was a wildfire I was ready to let burn me alive.
NEVER HIS MATE (CLAW AND FANGS BOOK 1) by Sarh Spade
A year ago, everything was different. I had just left my home, joining the infamous Mountainside Pack. The daughter of an omega wolf, I’ve always been prized—but not as prized as I would be if my new packmates found out my secret. But when my fated mate—Mountainside’s Alpha—rejected me in front of his whole pack council and my secret got out, I realized I had one choice. Going lone wolf was the only option I had, and I took it. Now I live in Muncie, hiding in plain sight. If the wolves ever left the mountains surrounding the city, I’d be in big trouble. Good thing that the truce between the vampires and my people is shaky at best and Muncie? It’s total vamp territory. Thanks to my new vamp roomie, I get a pass, and I try to forget all about the call of the wolf. It’s tough, though. I… I just can’t forget my embarrassment—and my anger—from that night. And then he shows up and my chance at forgetting flies out the damn window. Ryker Wolfson. He was supposed to be my fated mate, but he chose his pack over our bond. At least, he did—but now that he knows what I’ve been hiding, he wants me back. But doesn’t he remember? I told him I’ll never be his mate, and there isn’t a single thing he can do to change my mind. To Ryker, that sounds like a challenge. And if there’s one thing I know about wolf shifters, it’s that they can never resist a challenge. Just like I’m finding it more difficult than I should to resist him.
BLOOD WOLF (SMOKY MOUNTAIN PACK BOOK 3) by Lucia Ashta
I didn’t choose this life, but it’s still the only one I’ve got. Made by corrupt magic, sent to die, then saved and adopted by the local pack. I wasn’t born a wolf shifter, but I’m one of them now. And I’m prepared to fight at their side against the evil organization that will stop at nothing to extinguish our kind. I’ve found a family and I’ve found love with my very own fated mate, the irresistible pack Beta.
But if I’m not careful, I can lose it all. One wrong move is all it will take…The Hunters are coming for us, and they play dirty.
GROWING SANCTUARY (MAGICAL MISCHIEF AT THE B&B BOOK 4) by Susi Hawke
Hey, y’all. It’s me, Darcy Valentine. I’m still enjoying a fabulous, never-ending first date with my sexy vampire boyfriend Storm. Can you believe we’re coming up on ten months? Yep, we go together like toast and jam. He’s still helping me with the B&B I run inside the warded walls of the quirky, ancestral castle I call home with the rest of the special family my mama and I built with the motley group of weirdos who live here with us. Lordy, do I ever have a story to tell you. First off, I wanna caution you to be wary if a friend shows up on your doorstep in the wee hours… that goes double if they’re shirtless, bloody, and carrying a newborn baby who’s not supposed to be alive. Watch out ‘cuz the next thing you know, there’ll be a baby living in your house while you try to find the li’l darlin’ a forever home. And if that happens, keep your eyes peeled for the child’s blood kin… especially if they’re vicious shifters with no home training. First rule of fostering a baby—don’t get attached. Rule two, don’t name the child, no matter how much you’re tempted. It’s okay to refer to the munchkin as “the baby,” but nothing else because that’s a fast track to breaking rule number one. Rule three, if you have a pushy mama like I do, don’t be afraid to stand up for yourself. She doesn’t get to choose when you become a parent! And if the Nana-to-be gets in your head… try referring back to rule one.
FIREFIGHTER WOLF’S NEXT DOOR MATE: MIDLIFE MATES BOOK 1 by J S Striker
Rules for my midlife crisis: 1. Leave my a-hole ex—Check 2. Move to a small town—Check 3. Stay far away from men—Oops Seems like an easy enough plan. But rule number three goes up in smoke when I move in next to a hot, young firefighter who, despite our first disastrous meeting, seems to have a thing for me. I do my best to resist the pull I feel. He’s a lot younger, and I’m still licking my wounds from my previous relationship. You know what they say about once bitten, twice shy … especially when there’s an actual wolf shifter involved. But he’s persistent and patient, and so gorgeous, and I find more pleasure with him in one night than the entirety of my past lovers combined. When I unknowingly lead dangerous forces to our sleepy town the Alpha orders all shifters on deck, that includes my wolf. I can only hope we both make it out alive and we get our happy ever after.
BEAR’S CLAIM (A PARANORMAL NIGHT CLUB BOOK 5) by Brittany White
The Country Music Star – I am in love with a bear shifter Who stood me up on prom night –The night he was supposed to propose. I took my love and my broken heart to Tennessee, And lived all of my dreams as a country music star. All my dreams, except for one. Death brought me face to face with the shifter again who broke my heart. Can I risk letting him in again? Will one night together be enough to last a lifetime? The Bear Shifter – I gave up my only love So she could follow her dreams. But, night after night her vision haunts me. Until the vision becomes a reality Appearing in person in front of my eyes. Danger followed her home. The bear and the man inside of me is ever protective Over the woman who has lived within my heart forever. The war inside of me is tearing me apart. How can I keep her and make her walk away from her dreams? How can I let her go and give up mine? Can the Bear Shifter give up the life he knows to marry the woman who sang her way into his heart?
***********************************************************************************************
VS Note: The award winning Badari Warrior series is available on all major ebook seller platforms! Sixteen books (and counting) of action, adventure and romance featuring these genetically engineered soldiers of the far future and the human women they love…
**************************************************************************************************
LINKS TO RECENT NEW RELEASES POSTS from Veronica:
“New” is generally plus or minus a week or two. I try to catch up on ones I missed in recent months. And I may mention ‘special items’.
I do NOT cover every single new release in SFR/FantasyR/PNR. I never have. That would be an impossible task for any human! I assemble my list by hand every week based on various informal inputs, and I do curate the list to some extent…
Some authors aren’t in KU but still don’t list books with Apple or other platforms. This report is very time consuming to prepare so I’ve always had to limit myself and cannot go and look up every book on all the platforms. If an author gives me their other buy links, I include them here but generally I develop the post on my own, not from author-supplied information. I curate and prepare this post individually every week to help connect readers/books/authors and I have to be very careful not to give it so much time as an activity that I don’t write my own novels! Thanks for the feedback and happy reading!
I check and verify all the buy links at the time I create the post but after that I’m not responsible.
Required Statement: As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifiying purchases.
Required Statement: As an Apple Books Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.
Pingback: New Releases in Science Fiction/Fantasy/Paranormal Romance for MAY 19 - Amazing Stories