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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CORSAIRS: KASPAR (CORSAIR BROTHERS BOOK 2) by Ruby Dixon
VS Note: Always a great week with a new book from the incomparable Ms. Dixon!
I live for danger. For excitement. For adventure. When I end up in an escape pod with Alice, though, my world changes. She’s human. Vulnerable. She does NOT love danger, or excitement. But her mind is clever, her retorts sharp, and her smile brings me to my knees. I want nothing more than to keep her safe…and keep her at my side. What does one danger-loving corsair do when he’s stranded with a beautiful human female on a jungle planet? I’m about to find out.
LOVED BY THE ALIEN PIRATE (MATES OF THE KILGARI BOOK 7) by Celia Kyle and Athena Storm
He wanted her… He kept her… Now, what is he going to do with her?
ZEIK (RESCUED BY THE ALIEN MERCENARY BOOK 4) by Sonia Nova and Eden Ember
All Gert has ever wanted is a stable position as a servant in a good household, and she has finally achieved that. If only her past would leave her alone. When she runs into an unscrupulous mercenary who ‘saved’ her from slavery, Gert wants nothing to do with him. No matter how sexy or funny he might be. Zeik knows that Gert is in trouble. Her new employer isn’t who she thinks. The little Terran is quiet and obedient – his opposite in every way – and it triggers his protective instincts. When she offers to help him on his mission, she both impresses him and takes him by surprise. But can he agree to the scheme when it risks her life? Despite her best efforts to ignore the irritatingly handsome alien, Gert finds herself falling for his jokes and his protective nature. Could there be more to an alien mercenary after all?
CHARMED BY THE ALIEN VIKING: BOOK FOUR IN GALACTIC VIKINGS MAIL ORDER BRIDE SERIES by Lucee Joie
Looking for some alone time, Demi finds herself confronted by an alien Vikingr right when she was taking a swim—how rude! Yet, there is a spark between them that can’t be denied, regardless of what Alicia has said about him in the past. He has a darkness, for sure. But there is something else behind that gruff exterior that makes Demi want to know more. Erix has screwed over the Vikingr time and time again. He can’t help himself, though. If he doesn’t do exactly as Jarl Leke tells him, his mother will be thrown out of rehab. When he meets Demi, though, he suddenly realizes that maybe there is more to life than being threatened by his own kind.
TAMING DRAGONS (DRAGON GALAXY MATES BOOK 1) by Samantha Rose
Abducted by aliens? I can now add that unwanted experience to my shit list. And yet, that’s not the worst thing to happen to me. The ship has crashed onto a jungle planet that’s unbearably warm—with me in it. I’m not alone though. There are a couple other women in the same boat as me. Stuck, lost, and frightened. And the first two inhabitants I’ve met? They claim I’m their mate, and I find myself caught in the middle as they compete for my attention. But, there’s a catch. They can help me get off this rock, and back to my daughter. The only thing I have to do is agree to let them have me.
ALIEN SOLDER’S SLAVE BRIDE (DRACONIAN WARRIORS BOOK 12) by Juno Wells
Vanessa – I’ve been owned by aliens for longer than most humans have been alive but haven’t given up on the one thing I want. Freedom. Spirited away from Earth at fourteen, sold from one species to another and pumped full of antiaging hormones to ensure I stayed in prime condition, my mind ages but my body never does. When whatever ship I’m on gets raided, I get new owners. I’ve never seen anything like the dragon warriors storming through the door today. They’re fierce and claim to be our rescuers, but I’ve been owned by aliens far too long to take them at their word. If they give me an inch, I’ll take a mile because I’ve got to get home or die trying. Kryos – A special mission from my chain of command sends me right back in the last place I want to be. Dracon space. Once more I’m surrounded by Draconian queens who are all infected with vicious parasites. Somehow, I’m to instigate a rebellion and scourge them from this sector of space. Then I rescue a human queen. She is nothing like the sweet humans who mated my sons. This woman is intent on claiming me to get control of my ship. Yet I can hardly breathe when her fingers ghost across my cheek. I have to pull together an alliance and keep this woman from breaking it. If I can then we might make it out of this war alive.
LURED (TRIBES BOOK 3) by Milana Jacks
She’s so beautiful when she’s unaware that anyone is watching.Most prey are, but none provide admirable entertainment like this one. Hart said womankind don’t leap. He said they’re awkwardly uncoordinated. That’s because he’s never seen Eme dance. But he will as soon as I bring her in. All there’s left for me to do is find her nesting place, open a portal into Kalia, and let her walk through. This is gonna be so easy. ~ Mas
HARD REBOOT by Django Wexler
VS note: Not a romance although reviewers not attraction between the two F/F leads. A scifi release of note from MAY 25. I liked the voice of the Look Inside sample and one clicked.
Kas is a junior researcher on a fact-finding mission to old Earth. But when a con-artist tricks her into wagering a large sum of money belonging to her university on the outcome of a manned robot arena battle she becomes drawn into the seedy underworld of old Earth politics and state-sponsored battle-droid prizefights. Is it time to get back to the books, yet?
MY ALIEN BEAST (DRACI ALIEN ROMANCE BOOK 3) by Stasia Black
Just because Giselle’s two best friends fell in love with alien hybrids and are now living their happily ever after’s in the King’s compound doesn’t mean Giselle feels left out… Sure they’ve got their adorable little half-alien winged babies and are happier than they’ve ever been but Giselle has a high-powered job and a full calendar of charity work and she’s… happy. Really. The positive affirmations she reads to herself every morning tell her so. So when an enemy alien kidnaps her and flies away with her to a compound in the middle of nowhere, she fights back for all she’s worth to get back to her normal life. Especially considering Thraxahenashuash, First of His Father’s Sons is determined to impregnate her so he’ll also have an heir for his own political gain. His curvy little human mate will be made to fall in line. Seduction is an art foreign to him but ruthless ambition? That he’s very familiar with. The longer the two of them are locked away together, though, the more each will be tested by the other and uncontrollable passions ignite hotter and hotter. Meanwhile there’s the tiny issue of the fate of the planet being on the line.
FLIGHTS (AETHER CHRONICLES BOOK 5) by Abi Barden
Lost and alone, Amethyst offers herself up to the control of the sinister Redland Academy. Forced to work towards an impossible goal to satisfy the dreams of a madman, Amethyst must come to terms with the truth of her past and the uncertainty of her present if she’s to have any hope of a future.
As her communion with the aether grows ever stronger, her physical strength drains away to almost nothing. And the man she loves – the man she thought was dead – is alive, but can’t remember her!
Can Amethyst save the people she loves? And if she does, will it cost her everything she is?
TRINA COURTED ON NEANIDES: AN ALIEN EXPERIENCE by Daisy Shell
Jango thought he had left his criminal past behind him, but someone is framing him for a crime he did not commit. The only upside? He met a woman he cannot get out of his mind. Can he clear his name and win over the woman he wants? Trina is no stranger to hard work, but she is a stranger to the planet she is on. Cast into a life of servitude, the only way out of her job of working with dangerous criminals is to marry a planet native. She has the perfect alien in mind, but is throwing her lot in with him going to get her out of the criminal world or embroil her deeper? Trina and Jango have no clue how bad things will get once they start investigating Jango’s arrest. Together they fight to clear his name, all the while falling deeper into the trap of each other.
BUREAU OF INVESTIGATIVE TIME TRAVEL: EPISODE 8: VERDICT by Alydia Rackham
An old colleague of Darrish’s, Octavia Mirren, accompanies the two agents to 1889, New York City, to the home of a young lawyer who has disappeared. The familiarity between Darrish and Octavia throws a wrench in the dynamic with Artful…and real danger awaits them in the “empty” old house.
AWOKEN FROM THE DEEP (VENORA MATES BOOK 3) by Octavia Kore
Esme lost the one thing that made her time in captivity with the Grutex bearable. Even now, after her escape from the labs and her tormentor, the memory of those days haunt her. Yet from the depths of her darkest dreams, something precious calls out to her, something she thought she would never have. Esme will risk everything, even her own life, to answer the call and find out what fate has in store for her. Life inside the dome is nothing like Kythea imagined it would be. She finds herself struggling to let go of her past and the duties she was forced to leave behind, but the decision of one small human female entangles their fates and leads them to a male who will change their lives forever. Now, with her first heat fast approaching, Kythea must choose between the family who raised her, and the family the goddess has blessed her with. They say every person is a villain in at least one person’s story, but with the things Xuvri has done in the past, he’s sure he is the lead in more nightmares than he can count. With his body broken and infection setting in, Xuvri thinks it’s the end, but fate has other plans. He’s unstable, violent, and possessive, but can he ensure the safety of his family while keeping the madness that plagues him at bay? Can these broken, lost, and scared fated mates make it through the tumultuous storm to the rainbow at the end?
PRAX (BRIDE TO AN ALIEN PRINCE BOOK 3) by Kate Stevens
Scarlett Moore is always up for a challenge—most recently, balancing her career as a human trafficking lawyer while raising her nine-year-old daughter. But when she’s kidnapped by a hot, green-scaled alien outside her office, her first instinct isn’t escaping but a rush of desire for her captor. Prince Prax M’Etein arrived on Earth prepared to yawn his way through his royal PR tour. But when a delectable, curvy female trips into his path, his stay might not be as boring as he thought. He returns to her office, only to find her held at knifepoint by some vagrant. Is it really his fault he overreacts, kills her attacker, and hightails it back to his ship with the beautiful female in his arms? Scarlett may be annoyed about her abduction, but Prax’s gorgeous smile and cocky attitude make her heart race. When their ship is boarded by intergalactic terrorists and their families threatened, Scarlett and Prax are forced into a heist at a highly guarded palace. Their invitation inside: a royal baby shower. Their way to avoid suspicion: pretending to be desperately in love. Their problem: how will they outsmart their blackmailers if they can’t focus on anything but each other?
I DATED A HOT ASSASSIN (BLIND DATE CORPORATION BOOK 2) by Viola Grace
Khytten Danforth has spent her adult life getting by. She spends her days at work and her spare time volunteering at the hospital as a wetnurse. It sounds generous, but since her lactating talent activated after puberty, she’s been stuck with the effects. Joining the Blind Date Corporation led her to her patron whose need for her is a matter of biochemistry and driven by desire. After a strange week of kidnapping and torture, the disasters have come to a halt, and she is able to start thinking of what happens next, but Salat has been doing his own thinking, and he wants her nearby and safe at all times. It is a fun wish, but she attracts danger like he attracts admirers and her time with the Demon Cat of Aksalla tells her that she wants more from life than just subsisting. She actually wants to live. Salat knew that he wanted to keep his kitten near him, but how to manage that feat eluded him until he saw her in action destroying the nest of henchmen. She had all the makings of a superhero or an amazing villain. It was a good thing that he knew how to straddle the divide.
RED CLAWS, BLUE INK (VIRSANA EMPIRE: DR LAURENT BOOK 2) by Beryll and Osirus Brackhaus
Testing his decision to become a travelling agent of the Circle of Thales, Rene Laurent accepts two training missions – one to beautiful Shiraz, another one to the thousand island planet of Gui Lin. Compared to his adventures with Brother Riccardo, merely copying reports of a local werewolf sighting and fetching a book from a remote island estate sure sounds harmless enough.
But things are never as simple as they appear, and while figuring out how to navigate the wildly diverse cultures of the Virasana Empire, Rene gets to explore himself and his psionic powers. He realises that his powers aren’t as benign as he thought them to be, and that it is indeed a very fine line separating man from monster.
LOVE IN CHAOS (CURVY WOMEN WANTED BOOK 28) by Sam Crescent
After the world’s population is nearly wiped out, Maggie has been able to protect herself—until now. Captured in the dead of night, she is offered to a man. A leader. Only this man isn’t a stranger. Three years ago, he was the first man she ever had a crush on. Her teacher. Clayton would recognize Maggie anywhere. In all his years, Maggie was one who got under his skin. He thought she was dead, perished like so many others. But she’s back, and he’s not going to let her go. He wants every single part of her, hoping she won’t hold back. She always imagined love, but she must settle for what she can get. When Clayton realizes his carelessness and that his woman could be pregnant, he screws up. His fears keep him from admitting his love for her. Heartbroken, Maggie plans to have her baby, but she’ll protect her heart from Clayton. Is it too late, or does he already have the key to her heart?
A FOURTH STATE OF MATTER (VALANCE CHRONICLES BOOK 1) by D’Arcy Arden
Earth is dead. Humanity survives by selling the only resource available—themselves. 2689 has signed away his rights as a living being and become décor, living artwork that rich aliens use to decorate their homes. It’s a stable existence but a boring one. Until one day his owner plays host to three unexpected guests. Large, loud, and more potent than anything 2689 has ever experienced, this trio of ship-dwellers from the wrong side of the universe awakens a desire he can’t ignore. However, blissful days of sex and companionship with Brog, Desmodian, and Xavis come to an end when 2689 discovers a plot that could land the trio in jail…or worse. 2689 will have to make a choice—stay silent and allow three innocent lives to be ruined or give up his stable life to protect the ones he loves.
STEALING OLIVIA (CALL GIRLS FOR ALIENS BOOK 1) by Erin Raegan and Harpie Alexa
One unexpected call. One seductive human. And one delusional alien. His ship is falling apart, literally, but Daeceon doesn’t care. He’s a black market merchant and has a job to do. Nothing will stand in the way of claiming his hard earned credits.Not the blaring alarms. Not the sparks flying across the dashboard. And most certainly not the annoying calls from his Dam and her continuous attempts to pair him up with a potential mate. Distracted by a strange signal he intercepts, Daeceon finds himself enraptured in a conversation with a female clear across the universe, whispering sexy, enticing commands. It isn’t long before he’s firing up his busted ship and aiming straight for the little uncharted planet to find this intriguing human and slake his lust for her, skin to skin. Olivia thought she was just taking another call. Boy, was she ever wrong. When her newest client begins calling her every day, several times a day, she’s reluctantly intrigued. Work has never been so busy, but she’s not complaining. With a pile of debt lurking in the back of her mind, she gladly entertains her enthusiastic client, even if he is a…little odd.That is until he busts down her front door and demands she go with him. When Olivia refuses, he steals her anyway. Can an alien find love with a human? Well…why don’t you call 1-800-BustyChicks and find out for yourself?
MATE RUN: CHERISE (MATE MATCH AGENCY BOOK 2) by Zena Wynn
The year is 2124, and the world’s population has been divided into two groups: infected and non-infected. Race, ethnicity, and nationality no longer matter. Cherise Golden is one of the infected. On the run and in hiding since she was fifteen, she’s had enough of being alone. She wants a mate and a family. Someone strong who will protect her from the man hunting her. Taking a huge risk, Cherise goes to the Mate Match Agency, seeking a husband among the infected. Noah Hunter is the leader of his clan and one of the owners of Mate Match. Noah isn’t looking for a woman. He came to keep an eye on things and make sure the males follow the rules. He didn’t expect to find an infected woman among the potentials, or to be overwhelmingly attracted to her. If he claims her, does Noah have what it takes to keep Cherise safe? Will Cherise trust Noah long enough to give him a chance? Ready. Set. Go! It’s time for a mate run.
BONDED TO THE CYBORG BEAST (CYBORG MATES BOOK 1) by Corin Cain
Thea: I designed him to make grown men feel small and pathetic. To me… he’s a titan. 6’8. 700 pounds of flesh and steel. A killing machine with the strength of twenty men. He’s the only man who could stand up to a triad of Rogue Aurelians. I designed him with one purpose. To protect the weak and helpless from the coming storm. He’s the first of his kind, a flawed prototype too beastly to live. I spill my secrets to his unknowing ears, knowing he will never come alive. He will never link to his ward. Auger: My eyes have never opened. The only sound is her voice. Thea is brilliant. A genius, but compared to me, she’s weak and helpless. She doesn’t know the danger she’s in. Every time she touches me I latch onto her being. I feel her inside my spine. She belongs to me. I will find her. I will protect her. She will learn that she is mine.
NANNY FOR THE ALIEN WARLORD (INTERGALACTIC FATED MATES BOOK 5) by Athena Storm and Tara Starr
In any other situation, I’d give this gorgeous warlord a piece of my mind.
Who does he think he is that I’d fall for that handsome face, those ripped abs, and lick-worthy muscles? Yes, this warlord is the only thing protecting me and my two little kids from the tyrant looking to kill us. And sure, ever since we crash landed in his kingdom, he’s taken care of us. Protected us. Looked after the kids and kept us safe. If that means serving him, so be it. I’ll do anything he wants, as long as he continues to protect us. But to then say that I’m his fated mate? And that he loves me? Please. I may be a servant, but I don’t have to like it THAT much. I am for sure going to find a way out of having to rely on him. We are so not going to be a family I keep reminding myself. But then…why is it that when he’s around, I’m not thinking of myself as his nanny. Or his servant. But rather as his…Wife.
99 DAYS by Matt Converse
Life as we know it will never be the same. Flying saucers are spotted all over the world. But after one crashes into the San Francisco Bay, they disappear. Not far from the crash, Mitch rents his spare room to Claytone and quickly develops a crush. But what he doesn’t know is that Claytone will soon turn his world— and heart, upside down. Claytone’s final revelation will reach even further; it will change life on planet Earth— forever.
THE DARKNESS OUTSIDE US by Eliot Schrefer
VS Note: I put it on my TBR list. Not listed as a romance but the M/M romance seems to be an integral element so we’ll see. A scifi release of note…
Two boys, alone in space. Sworn enemies sent on the same rescue mission. Ambrose wakes up on the Coordinated Endeavor with no memory of a launch. There’s more that doesn’t add up: evidence indicates strangers have been on board, the ship’s operating system is voiced by his mother, and his handsome, brooding shipmate has barricaded himself away. But nothing will stop Ambrose from making his mission succeed—not when he’s rescuing his own sister. In order to survive the ship’s secrets, Ambrose and Kodiak will need to work together and learn to trust each other . . . especially once they discover what they are truly up against. Love might be the only way to survive.
GRACE AND GLORY (THE HARBINGER SERIES BOOK 3) by Jennifer Armentrout
Trinity Marrow has lost the battle and her beloved Protector. Even with both demons and Wardens on her side, Trin may not win the war against the Harbinger. Bringing Lucifer back to the world to fight the Harbinger is probably a really, really bad idea, but they’re out of options—and the world’s ultimate fallen angel is the only being powerful enough to impact the outcome. As Trin and Zayne form a new and more dangerous bond and Lucifer unleashes Hell on earth, the apocalypse looms and the world teeters on the end of forever. Win or lose, one thing is certain—nothing will ever be the same.
ACT OF SURVEILLANCE (PSI OPS/OMMORTAL OPS BOOK 7) by Mandy M Roth
Paranormal Security and Intelligence Operative Rurik Romanov has been put on light duty while he recovers from a brutal attack orchestrated by The Corporation and their genetically engineered hybrids. The alpha-male Russian bear-shifter is not exactly thrilled with his new assignment—babysitting a person of interest—but he’s a soldier, and an order is an order. The woman he’s tasked with keeping an eye on has ties to the very organization that left him injured in the first place. He isn’t sure if she’s friend or foe, but he does know his shifter side has a primal interest in her.
THE NANNY JOB (BITE-SIZED JOBS BOOK 2) by Eve Langlais
What’s a vampire to do when he accidentally makes a baby? Hire a sexy nanny, of course. A vampire for centuries, Frederick is tired of living in shadows. To that end, he hires the best and brightest scientists to find a way to help him tolerate the sun without losing the benefits that come from being a master of the night. One of them succeeds. Frederick gets to feel the sun’s rays on his skin without barbecuing. Is reminded of how it feels to be human. Only later, nine months to be exact, does he find out about the side effects. Now he’s on the hunt for a nanny. And finds much more than help with diapers. This vampire is about to discover how it feels to fall in love—if his enemies don’t eliminate him first.
WINGS AND SHADOWTHIEF (AFTER DARKNESS FALLS BOOK 5) by May Sage
Angry gods. Vengeful witches. And in the middle of it all, Jack, half-hunter, half-immortal, full blooded disaster.Cut off from his paternal family since the day he was born, Jack never wanted his devastating abilities. Waking up covered in blood, without any idea of how he got to the heart of Russia, he has to face the fact that the powers he ignored are controlling him. To ensure he doesn’t become the kind of creature he would have to hunt down, he needs a spell. If only the best witch for the job didn’t hate his guts.Gwen knows the drill in the Institute. Kiss, don’t tell. Love them and leave them. But after the hottest night of her life, the jackass doesn’t even have the decency of acknowledging her existence. She’s done with Jack Hunter, until he turns up on her doorstep, asking for favors.Messing with witches is a deadly game, and Gwen knows how to break all the rules.
WHICH IS WHERE RAINBOWS END (A WITCH P I MYSTERY BOOK 40) by Adele Abbott
A biker has been found dead and Jill is hired to track down his killer. Grandma, though, is much more concerned about the lido which is about to be closed down. Meanwhile, Winky finds himself out on the streets and it’s all Jill’s fault.
HER DRAGON SAVIOR (AWAKEN THE DRAGON BOOK 1) by Milly Taiden and Ava Hunter
Dragon-shifter Evair awakens to an attack and is wounded as he defends himself. He’s drawn to a beautiful but strong-willed witch who helps him control his power and shifting abilities. But he’s much more interested in finding out how to make her his. And once he gets a taste of her, he knows he’s never letting her go. Penelope can’t believe the gorgeous dragon needs her. She’s happy to teach him about the new world and help him figure out why he was woken. Love and romance weren’t in the cards. She tries to fight it, but their bond is stronger than she realized. Are they mates? Could he be right? His flaming kisses and warm caresses make her hope he is. A group of poachers is hunting down Evair’s kind. It’s a race against time to get to them before they kill more of his people. Love blooms in the midst of their battles. Their love will either survive or die crushed in their war for survival.
HER DEFENDERS (FALL MOUNTAIN SHIFTERS BOOK 2) by G Bailey
Being an outcast of the wolves was always something I accepted until I met them. The four alpha wolves of Fall Mountain Pack. They showed me I could be so much more than the rejected wolf they found on a beach and saved. They healed me and made me stronger, fixing what was broken in my soul. But they lied. Dragged back to the Ravensword Pack, I learn who I am before being left in the hands of the alpha I ran from, starting a war no one can stop. The past that I couldn’t remember has caught up with us, and it turns out they were always a part of it. They aren’t just alpha wolves and our fates are as intertwined as Hades and Persephone’s were. I never thought being rejected would lead me to my past, but it has, and my past comes with more than a bite. It comes with wings.
BIG BAD WOLF (COUGARVILLE BOOK 4) by Evangeline Anderson
As a senior in high school, Jase Saunders was a bad boy–the kind of kid who’s headed straight to prison by way of suspension. There was only one teacher who understood him–only one who cared enough to help him turn his life around. That teacher was Nikki Robinson and not only was she caring and kind, she was beautiful. She was also the only woman Jase ever wanted to claim as his mate–too bad she was married and fifteen years his senior. Fast forward fifteen years and Nikki has lost her husband and moved into middle age. She sees nothing but sorrow ahead of her…and then her life is changed completely. When the mysterious Mr. X breaks into her house and injects her with a compound that activates her latent Shifter Gene, she finds herself suddenly thrust into Regeneration. Managing to escape her attacker, she rushes onto the street…and straight into Jase’s muscular arms. Now Nikki must deal with the fact that she looks and feels twenty years younger and she’s being protected by her old student. She tries to tell herself that Jase is just being nice but she doesn’t realize that the Wolf Shifter has never forgotten her kindness to him…or the fire he felt for her. Can she stay away from the nefarious Mr. X, who wants her blood for an evil ritual? And will she let herself fall for the troubled boy who is now a man?
THE CITY OF ZIRDAI (ARCHIVES OF THE INVISIBLE SWORD BOOK 2) by Maria V Snyder
Through her courage and tenacity, Shyla Sun-Kissed has awoken the power of The Eyes of Tamburah. But this feat only marks the beginning of the challenges that the magical order, the Invisible Sword, faces to free the underground city of Zirdai. Though they have allies among the monks and splinter cells inside the city, Shyla knows the Invisible Sword doesn’t have the strength to win. With the group fracturing due to the strain of losses from their latest ordeal, thinly veiled suspicions and endless disagreements, it’s up to Shyla to forge a new united order. When both the draconian Water Prince and brutal Heliacal Priestess learn of Shyla’s new powers, life becomes even more complicated as they will stop at nothing to capture Shyla and take the magic of The Eyes for themselves. Hunted at every turn and unable to hide, Shyla and the Invisible Sword must use every resource at their command – and unearth new ones – in their race to save the city from destruction. But their enemies always seem to be one step ahead. And the cost to win the battle may be more than Shyla would ever be willing to pay.
THE ASYLUM ABERRATION (A CHARLIE RHODES COZY MYSTERY BOOK 9) by Amanda M Lee
Charlie Rhodes has spent her entire life wondering who she is, why she was abandoned as a child, and what’s behind the magical powers she can wield in the blink of an eye. She’s finally getting her answers. Now that she’s been reunited with her birth mother and brother, the search is on for her father. He’s supposed to be somewhere in Boston … but where? He’s fallen out of touch and finding him is virtually impossible. Thankfully for Charlie, the Legacy Foundation’s next assignment is in a suburb of the very city where she lives, which means there’s plenty of time to find her father and solve the mystery of a haunted former hospital that’s apparently eating construction workers on a regular basis. ..(more blurb on ebook seller page…)
TIME’S DAGGER by Margot Hovley
After a rough stint at work in the ER, Dillon Kelly is more than a little ready for a vacation when he packs his bags and sets off on a camping trip in the wilds of Ireland. But when a mysterious dagger covered in druidic markings appears in his backpack, Dillon finds himself hurtled into the fourteenth century. Thrust into the legends and politics of ancient Ireland, he is rescued from suspicious locals by a beautiful young woman named Ailish. Ailish has always dreamed of being a bard, but there’s just one problem: women aren’t allowed. Determined to follow her heart, Ailish has fooled everyone into thinking she’s a boy—everyone, that is, except for Dillon. He’s agreed to keep her secret in exchange for her help in finding his way home to his own time. Despite the impossible barriers between them, feelings beyond friendship soon blossom. But more than just their budding romance is in danger. Ailish isn’t the only one who recognizes the dagger’s druidic significance, and there are those who would stop at nothing to harness its time-bending powers.
MIDNIGHT TRUTH (SHIFTER ISLAND BOOK 4) by Leia Stone
Just when I thought my problems were over…Everything is at stake: my fated-mate bond, my family members’ lives, even my freedom.
MOONLIT NEPHRITE (MOONLIT FALLS BOOK 1) by Eva Delaney and Mia Harlan
When I finally open my dream business in a supernatural town, everything goes wrong. First, I get drunk and wake up in bed with my best friend. He’s never wanted me, just like my ex. Then, all the objects inside my cafe come to life. I have to chase shrieking tables and soothe panicked mugs when I should be making drinks. To top it off, if I can’t help the spirits trapped inside the objects move on by morning, I can kiss my cafe goodbye. I’m starting to panic when a spelled latte helps me find my fated mates. But when my best friend rejects me, how can I trust the others to stick around? Especially when I’m about to lose my cafe and prove that my ex was right all along.
BACCHANAL by Veronica G Henry
Abandoned by her family, alone on the wrong side of the color line with little to call her own, Eliza Meeks is coming to terms with what she does have. It’s a gift for communicating with animals. To some, she’s a magical tender. To others, a she-devil. To a talent prospector, she’s a crowd-drawing oddity. And the Bacchanal Carnival is Eliza’s ticket out of the swamp trap of Baton Rouge. Among fortune-tellers, carnies, barkers, and folks even stranger than herself, Eliza finds a new home. But the Bacchanal is no ordinary carnival. An ancient demon has a home there too. She hides behind an iridescent disguise. She feeds on innocent souls. And she’s met her match in Eliza, who’s only beginning to understand the purpose of her own burgeoning powers. Only then can Eliza save her friends, find her family, and fight the sway of a primordial demon preying upon the human world. Rolling across a consuming dust bowl landscape, Eliza may have found her destiny.
FUTURE FEELING: A NOVEL by Joss Lake
The year is 20__, and Penfield R. Henderson is in a rut. When he’s not walking dogs for cash or responding to booty calls from his B-list celebrity hookup, he’s holed up in his dingy Bushwick apartment obsessing over holograms of Aiden Chase, a fellow trans man and influencer documenting his much smoother transition into picture-perfect masculinity on the Gram. After an IRL encounter with Aiden leaves Pen feeling especially resentful, Pen enlists his roommates, the Witch and the Stoner-Hacker, to put their respective talents to use in hexing Aiden. Together, they gain access to Aiden’s social media account and post a picture of Pen’s aloe plant, Alice, tied to a curse:
Whosoever beholds the aloe will be pushed into the Shadowlands. When the hex accidentally bypasses Aiden, sending another young trans man named Blithe to the Shadowlands (the dreaded emotional landscape through which every trans person must journey to achieve true self-actualization), the Rhiz (the quasi-benevolent big brother agency overseeing all trans matters) orders Pen and Aiden to team up and retrieve him. The two trace Blithe to a dilapidated motel in California and bring him back to New York, where they try to coax Blithe to stop speaking only in code and awkwardly try to pass on what little trans wisdom they possess. As the trio makes its way in a world that includes pitless avocados and subway cars that change color based on occupants’ collective moods but still casts judgment on anyone not perfectly straight, Pen starts to learn that sometimes a family isn’t just the people who birthed you.
QUEEN CROWNED (THE WARRIOR QUEEN LEGACY BOOK 3) by Laurel Night
I thought getting a mate would solve my problems. I thought The Oracle would answer my questions. As it turns out, I was wrong on both counts. Because I have not one, but five mates. They’ve all claimed a piece of me. But instead of making me whole, they’ve torn me apart. The Oracle didn’t answer any questions at all. Instead, she sent me on an even longer quest, with more mysteries than when I began. Now it’s time for me to take charge of my own destiny. If I have to accept these mates in order to save my people from blood-sucking monsters, it’ll happen on my terms. And if I have to travel the continent to fulfill my role as the Alpha Queen, I’ll do it my way. To hell with the clan and their rules. This queen is making her own rules.
THE SILK THIEF: A HUMOROUS FANTASY NOVEL (THE ROSHAVEN SERIES BOOK 2) by Claire Buss
Fourteen, heir to the Empire of Roshaven, must find a new name before Theo, Lord of neighbouring Fidelia, brings his schemes to fruition. Not only has he stolen Roshaven’s trade, but he plans to make Fourteen his own and take her empire in the bargain. Her protector, Ned Spinks, is plagued with supernatural nightmares whilst his assistant, Jenni the sprite, has lost her magic. Can they figure out how to thwart Theo’s dastardly plan before it’s too late for his city and her empire?
RUTHLESS (STEEL DEMONS MC BOOK 8) by Crystal Ash
The war is here, and it’s taking a toll on everyone I love. Now that my family is back together, we’re relying on each other more than ever. As a whole, we’re unstoppable. But Reaper and I continue to struggle. This war only adds stress to our already fragile relationship, and I’m not sure we’ll survive it.
A victory comes hard-earned when a crucial ally gets captured by the enemy. His life is on the line, and rescuing him is an impossible task. My husbands want blood, but the leaders of Four Corners must play a deadly game of politics to get this man back alive and maintain the upper hand in this war. The time for negotiating peace has long passed. Our enemies tried to turn us against each other. Now, they kidnap our friends and mock us. They want a reaction? We’ll give them one, but it’ll be on our terms. It’s time to be ruthless.
SIREN REDEEMED: PARANORMAL PRISON ROMANCE (THIEF OF HEARTS BOOK 4) by C R Jane and Mila Young
VS Note: Reverse harem. From the blurb for book one: “The sirens have been hunted for so long that we no longer remember our pasts…Our songs have been stolen, the source of all our power, and it’s been made punishable by death to use it. They’ve taken everything from us.”
Bok 4 blurb: Book 4 in the Thief of Hearts series, part of the Nightmare Penitentiary Paranormal Prison Shared World.
THE WITCH KING (THE WITCH KING DUOLOGY BOOK 1) by H E Edgmon
To save a fae kingdom, a trans witch must face his traumatic past and the royal fiancé he left behind. This debut YA fantasy will leave you spellbound. Wyatt would give anything to forget where he came from—but a kingdom demands its king. In Asalin, fae rule and witches like Wyatt Croft…don’t. Wyatt’s betrothal to his best friend, fae prince Emyr North, was supposed to change that. But when Wyatt lost control of his magic one devastating night, he fled to the human world. Now a coldly distant Emyr has hunted him down. Despite transgender Wyatt’s newfound identity and troubling past, Emyr has no intention of dissolving their engagement. In fact, he claims they must marry now or risk losing the throne. Jaded, Wyatt strikes a deal with the enemy, hoping to escape Asalin forever. But as he gets to know Emyr, Wyatt realizes the boy he once loved may still exist. And as the witches face worsening conditions, he must decide once and for all what’s more important—his people or his freedom.
GLEAM (THE PLATED PRISONER SERIES BOOK 3) by Raven Kennedy
“I don’t choose him. Not anymore. I’m choosing me.” King Midas made me the woman I am today. Notorious. Unattainable. His. The thing about being confined is that you believe it’s to keep the bad out. …Until you realize it’s about keeping you in. I’m now in a strange kingdom surrounded by liars, with no allies of my own, but I won’t sit idly by and let myself wither. No, there’s something that’s bloomed from the pit of my repression. Something dark. Something angry. But the last thing I expected was for my anger to call out to him. King Ravinger. He’s sinister and powerful and entirely too seductive. I’ve learned my lesson with trusting manipulative kings, so why does my chest constrict every time he’s near? I need to tread carefully, or I’m at risk of losing much more than just my freedom. Regret and revenge war inside of me, and I need to figure out a plan fast before I get tangled up in the schemes of kings and queens. Because I won’t be caught in a cage again. No, this time, it’ll be me setting the trap. …I just hope my heart comes out of this unscathed.
KEPT TO KILL: THE DARK BROTHERS BOOK 3 by Kyra Alessy
Lily has been alone for most of her life. Held as a captive. Used as a weapon. The mercenaries who ‘rescue’ her are as intriguing as they are brutal, but Lily is still a pawn in the games of men. They’ll use her and cast her aside if she lets them. That’s if she survives what comes next…Quin, Commander of the Dark Army, has only one goal and will let Lily die if it serves his purposes, but he’s also drawn to her in a way that makes him wish for more. No one is safe from Mad Mal, a monster who kills to satisfy dark needs. He will make her pay for tempting the other beast he hides within. And the playful Bastian seems harmless, with a taste for wine and women, but he might just harbor the darkest soul of them all…and the darkest secrets. Each man has his own twisted torments and fierce desires that Lily cannot fathom after her years a captive. But as the days and nights go by, she begins to realize she needs something she never thought she’d have and it may not be the freedom she always yearned for at all. Can she unlock the hearts of these men who care for nothing and no one to find the pieces of themselves they buried long ago, or will they decide their mission is more important than the woman who brings them to their knees?
ONLY TIME WILL TELL: A CHARLES AND COMPANY ROMANCE BOOK 2 by Amy Matayo
For newly published author Eliza Sterling, having her first book launch party at the Metropolitan Museum of Art is a dream come true. Since her book is a modern-day retelling of Great Expectations by Charles Dickens and the Met is hosting a display of rarely seen Dickens’ artifacts at the same time, she chalks it up to a case of good timing. For publicly disgraced, former best-selling author Lew McDonnell, seeing a debut author having her first book launch party at the Met brings up all sorts of resentments. Especially when the book this lady is promoting just happens to be one of his old manuscripts that she’s clearly plagiarized and claimed for herself. When heated words are exchanged in front of a display case containing an original copy of Great Expectations, both Lew and Eliza are prepared for a fight. But they aren’t prepared for the room to shake, for the display case to shatter, or for the old book to send them both careening toward a new existence entirely. When Lew wakes up on the floor of the Charles Dickens museum in London to see Eliza working there as a tour guide, he knows something has gone horribly wrong. It’s the same day and time, but suddenly he’s the best-selling author headlining his own book launch again, and Eliza is serving him drinks and working all hours to make ends meet. And the weirdest thing of all? Lew is the only one who remembers their former lives.
BLOOD MARTINIS AND MISTLETOE (FAERY BARGAINS) by Melissa Marr
Half-dead witch Geneviève Crowe makes her living beheading the dead–and spends her free time trying not to get too attached to her business partner, Eli Stonecroft, a faery prince in self-imposed exile in New Orleans. After a faery bargain gone wrong, a walking-dead relative and a deadly but well-paying job make juggling the holidays, romance, and work a lot more complicated than anyone needs. With a killer at her throat and a blood martini in her hand, Geneviève accepts what seems like a straight-forward faery bargain. Eli’s terms might make the holidays a little more bearable, but if she can’t figure out a way to escape this faery bargain, she’ll be planning a wedding after the holidays.
THE HIDDEN KNIFE by Melissa Marr
Twenty years ago, a door opened between the world of humans and the Netherwhere, allowing all kinds of otherworldly creatures entry. Some, like the kelpies and fairies, who like to bite, are best avoided. But the gargoyles are wise and wonderful, and show a special affection for humans. Vicky has grown up under the watchful eye of a gargoyle named Rupert, and excels at sword-fighting and magic. But there’s so much she doesn’t know–like why her mother, once one of the queen’s elite Ravens, keeps Vicky hidden away and won’t let Vicky train at the elite Corvus school where girls with her gifts perfect their skills. But when a horrific tragedy occurs, Vicky knows it’s finally time to use her gifts, and that the only place she should be to avenge the crime against her family is at Corvus. There she bands together with a former street thief and an alchemy student to figure out whom they can trust in a place that’s rife with intrigue and secrets. And all the while, the gargoyles watch and nudge. Time’s not linear to them, so they know change comes in ripples. With their steadying influence, Vicky and her friends just might be the generation to expose the court’s secrets and ensure a better future for both worlds.
THE TIME OF MY LIFE (TIME AFTER TIME BOOK 1) by Mary Frame
VS Note: Preordered this because I love time loop stories. I’m writing one myself as a matter of fact! But ssh – it’s a sekrit!
Today is the worst day of Jane Stewart’s life. And she’s reliving it over and over (and over and over) again. She’s late to the same make-or-break meeting. She’s fired from the same soul-crushing job.
And—the cherry on top—she’s dumped by the same lying, selfish dirtbag. But no matter how many times she relives the same disasters and no matter what she tries to change them, it all ends in the same abysmal mess. Because, apparently, being stuck in a time loop on the worst day of her life hasn’t cured her crippling social anxiety. Go figure. The one bright spot? Her long-time crush wants to be more than friends . . . if only she can get them past their first date. And so her happily ever is doomed before it can even begin unless she can find a way to save her job, her heart, and, oh yeah, the space-time continuum.
FOR THE WOLF (THE WILDERWOOD BOOK 1) by Hannah Witten
As the only Second Daughter born in centuries, Red has one purpose—to be sacrificed to the Wolf in the Wood in the hope he’ll return the world’s captured gods. Red is almost relieved to go. Plagued by a dangerous power she can’t control, at least she knows that in the Wilderwood, she can’t hurt those she loves. Again. But the legends lie. The Wolf is a man, not a monster. Her magic is a calling, not a curse. And if she doesn’t learn how to use it, the monsters the gods have become will swallow the Wilderwood—and her world—whole.
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RATTLING CHAINS (BOUND TO THE SPIRITS BOOK 1) by T Strange
Harlan Brand is a medium who was abandoned by his parents at a school for the psychically gifted. He grew up lonely but safe from the ghosts that terrorized his childhood. But now, at twenty-one, he’s out in the real world. He works as a ghost janitor for the Toronto Police Service, cleaning up after crimes and hauntings in the Greater Toronto Area. Adding to the anxiety of leaving the ghost-warded safety of his school, the cop assigned as his partner seems to hate him, he’s having confusing feelings for a BDSM club owner who brings out his deepest fantasies and ghosts are popping up where they shouldn’t. Using the ghosts as clues, Harlan begins to suspect there’s a serial killer loose, but no one believes him. Harlan will stop at nothing to discover who—or what—is preying on his city.
THE COUGAR SHIFTER: SUMMER SOLSTICE MENAGE (BLACK HILL WOLVES BOOK 36) by Louisa Bacio
The past haunts. The future heals.Years ago, cougar shifter Lorelai sought shelter in Los Lobos after being scarred and tossed from her pack. She’d isolated with the help of one young wolf who wants more from their relationship. Ever since Jonah came to live with Lorelai, he’s known she’s destined to be his mate. What he didn’t expect was to share her with another Wolf, Shilah. After leaving the Black Hills Wolves, Shilah fought for his place, only to find himself back home in a very different his role.
With the magic of the Summer Solstice, Lorelai needs to learn to love herself before loving them.
FATED IN CHAOS (WOLVES OF CHAOS VALLEY) by Moni Boyce
Nine years ago, when the Chaos stopped, and Rafe Thompson had a bitter falling out with his father, he walked away from his pack. Now his father is dying, and the prodigal son must leave the city and return home to reclaim his birthright as the Alpha of the Dread Canyon pack or lose it forever. Maya Bloom chalked up the murmurings and rumors about Chaos Valley as superstition and silly ghost stories. She won’t be scared away from doing the job she’s been paid to do, which is to survey the land for potential construction. When the Chaos hits, and what Maya thought was myth turns out to be fact, she’s in for a rude awakening. On the brink of being captured by one of the packs, she’s rescued by Rafe, who quickly goes from being her saving grace to her captor. Now, not only is Rafe saddled with fighting for his position of Alpha from foes within and outside his pack; but with the return of the Chaos, he also finds himself locked in a battle of wills with Maya, the maddening, but sexy human, who is his fated mate. It won’t go over well with his pack that she’s working with the enemy to buy and build on pack lands. Will Maya come to accept their mate bond and stop trying to resist him? Will Rafe be able to win the battle for Alpha or will he be destroyed?
GIRL WHO CRIED BANSHEE (A VALKYRIE BESTIARY TALE) by Kim McDougall
Kyra Greene is a pest controller, not an exterminator. She has to be clear about that when the pests can be anything from pixies to dragons. But when her fledgling business teeters on the brink of bankruptcy, Kyra takes on a job that blurs those lines. Now she’s deep in the lawless Inbetween, trying to clear a mysterious infestation from a fishing village. But these homesteaders won’t make it easy for her. Superstitious natures are easily provoked. And a banshee living in the hills above the village makes a good scapegoat. Can Kyra find the source of the infestation before the homesteaders force her to make a life or death decision?
BROKEN BY HER WOLVES (WOLVES OF NEWHAVEN BOOK 2) by Kaylin Peyerk
Newhaven is my new home. . . isn’t it? While I’ve been in Newhaven for days, I’ve barely seen the outside of my tent. Both my heat and my seemingly never-ending amnesia being to blame. Despite it all, I’ve decided to accept the men around me for what they are, at least in theory. Lucien is my magical bond, and the others are my mates. It’s that simple, right? Not so much, not when I find that I’m not a guest in Newhaven at all, but a prisoner. The moment my heat ends I’m ready to explore the pack, but I’m not even allowed ten steps away from my tent. Maverick claims it to be for the safety of his pack members, even for my mate’s own good, and yet it leaves me feeling like a feral animal. Despite my fated mates insisting that it’s only temporary, and to trust them, I can’t bring myself to believe it. All I can think is that I’ve escaped from one trap only to be ensnared in a new one of my own making. Not only that, but I’m beginning to remember my old life, and what Lucien was to me during those long years as an immortal. Will I be able to get my head straight, accept my fated mates completely, and come to terms with my true destiny or will I crumble under the pressure?
THE LOST MAGE (WAR OF THE WOOD BOOK 1) by Ben Alderson
Maximus Wodlin hated magic. Long before it erupted from him, killing the son of Master Gathrax and altering the course of his life forever. Over 100 years had passed since the War of the Wood, when the northern army swept across land and killed the four ruling mages. Eradicating their ties to magic and leaving their vengeful families to rule. But now one had returned. With Maximus’s palm branded by a mage mark, there is no escaping the crime he committed or the truth of what he is. Instead of death at the hands of his Master’s grieving family, Maximus’s newfound power is controlled by them. Forced to become the son he killed and live as a false heir, to restore the dwindling legacy of the Gathrax Estate. As Maximus struggles to discern allies from enemies, the Mad Queen watches from the North. Trusting is impossible when motives are invisible to him… even if they are shrouded within a handsome stranger.
NEON GODS: A SCORCHINGLY HOT MODERN RETELLING OF HADES AND PERSEPHONE (DARK OLYMPUS BOOK 1) by Katee Robert
Society darling Persephone Dimitriou plans to flee the ultra-modern city of Olympus and start over far from the backstabbing politics of the Thirteen Houses. But all that’s ripped away when her mother ambushes her with an engagement to Zeus, the dangerous power behind their glittering city’s dark facade. With no options left, Persephone flees to the forbidden undercity and makes a devil’s bargain with a man she once believed a myth…a man who awakens her to a world she never knew existed. Hades has spent his life in the shadows, and he has no intention of stepping into the light. But when he finds that Persephone can offer a little slice of the revenge he’s spent years craving, it’s all the excuse he needs to help her—for a price. Yet every breathless night spent tangled together has given Hades a taste for Persephone, and he’ll go to war with Olympus itself to keep her close.
COME BACK TO ME (WATERS OF TIME BOOK 1) by Jody Hedlund
The ultimate cure that could heal any disease? Crazy. That’s exactly what research scientist Marian Creighton has always believed about her father’s quest, even if it does stem from a desire to save her sister Ellen from the genetic disease that stole their mother from them. But when her father falls into a coma after drinking a vial of holy water believed to contain traces of residue from the Tree of Life, Marian must question all of her assumptions. He’s left behind tantalizing clues that suggest he’s crossed back in time. Insane. Until Marian tests his theories and finds herself in the Middle Ages during a dangerous peasant uprising. William Durham, a valiant knight comes to Marian’s rescue and offers her protection . . . as his wife. The longer Marian stays in the past, the more she cares about William. Can she ever find her father and make it back to the present to heal her sister? And when the time comes to leave, will she want to?
HAUNT’EM HIGH (A HANNAH HICKOK WITCHY MYSTERY BOOK 7) by Lily Harper Hart
Now that she’s absorbed the power of the Casper Creek nexus, Hannah Hickok is a witch on a mission. Her new powers require regular venting, and she’s surpassed even her limited expectations. It’s not magic on her mind when her father comes for a visit, though. Brad Hickok has always wanted to see Casper Creek, and now that he gets to visit, he’s extremely excited. He’s not alone, though. He’s brought his new girlfriend … and Hannah is thrown for a loop by her appearance. What’s supposed to be a simple visit spirals out of control when a local witch who has been admitted to the hospital calls for Hannah to give a warning, an FBI agent shows up asking questions, and enemy Astra loses her mind and attacks Hannah in the middle of Casper Creek before fleeing. Hannah has her hands full, and it’s not all fun and games this go-around. She’s going to need everybody working together to come out the other side … and even then the outcome isn’t set in stone. Hannah is a witch with a plan. How successful she’ll be is anybody’s guess.
GIVE ME GRACE by Bethany A Perry
It’s been six weeks since Halloween. Six weeks since Grace stumbled into the ER, almost dead and begging for help. Six weeks since she lost every single memory, including her own name. Taken in by the mysterious Sisters of the Order of Saint Raphael the Healer, Grace’s wounds are dressed and she is assured her memories will return—in time. But does Grace want her memories back? Maybe she’s chosen to forget them, maybe there’s a reason. The sisters hide things from her. They whisper things about her. When a demon forces its way into the convent, it declares that Grace is a demon too. Grace demands answers. Answers that may reveal not only who she is, but that the sisters might not be who they say they are, either.
STOLEN ICE BRIDE (STOLEN BRIDES OF THE FAE) by Angela J Ford
When spring breaks the unforgiving grip of winter, the mages arrive to steal a bride. . .Solvay is known for her talents with mixing potions but she hides a treacherous power. She’s avoided the watchful eyes of the mages until now. . .When Solvay is chosen as a bride for the mage king, she’s terrified he’ll discover her secret and use it to bring war to the northern lands. To protect the people she flees only to fall into the hands of a ruthless ice lord. He intends to use her as a hostage to secure peace between the mages and ice lords. As Solvay travels into the heart of the mountains with the ice lord, she discovers there’s more to him than his savage ways. But even love can’t change the course of fate. To prevent a war, she’ll have to sacrifice herself to save the man she loves.
CAPTAIN HOOK AND THE MERMAID (FAIRY TALE HEAT BOOK 9) by Lidaya Foxglove
When I took Peter’s hand and flew with him to Never Land, escaping the fate of my overworked peasant mother, I thought it was a dream, but all I found was a cursed land. Peter expected me to tell stories and mend clothes all day like I was his mother, and at night, he cried out with nightmares. In Never Land, no one really grows up. At least, not on land. With my first womanly thought, I turned into a mermaid and Peter forgot my name. Yearning to escape, I was caught by the most dangerous man on the island—the very grown up, cruel pirate Captain Hook. I’m trapped in his chambers, and he makes me a very naughty bargain—but how long before that bargain becomes something more? Something that might destroy the secret that holds Never Land together and frees two lonely hearts?
DEMONIUM REX AKA BUTTERCUP (DEMON ENTANGLEMENTS 7) by Stephanie Burke
Win is a writer with a new house, a new life, and a rapidly approaching deadline. She doesn’t have time for the voices in her head to be demanding attention. She just wants to finish her book and maybe get laid. But what will she do when the character her subconscious dreams up starts becoming corporeal? Demonium Rex is the undisputed king of all sexual demons, but when his people come to him with a mark who refuses to crack, he takes action. Now he is stuck in a non-corporeal form while the woman he needs to seduce is too stubborn to just let it happen. And even worse, she sticks him with a stupid name. But in the end, he will show her who’s the real King — or his name isn’t Buttercup.
STORYBOOK PUB 2 by Various
What’s your fantasy? Your secret desires? Step into a Storybook Pub to experience the magical hospitality of proprietor Kole O’Shea. From bewitched bartenders to time travel and a singles cruise in Storybook Pub. To reminding us all about the spirit of Christmas, a sexy Santa, and a naughty reindeer in Storybook Pub Christmas Wishes. What wishes will Kole have in store? Love? Fantasy? Second chances? Your dreams will be fulfilled. Storybook Pub 2… Where wishes come true!
LOVE’S GODDESS: A PARANORMAL WOMEN’S FICTION NOVEL (POPPY’S POTIONS BOOK 3) by H P Mallory and J R Rain
It’s almost Valentine’s Day, so love should be in the air, right? Except it’s not—by a long-shot. My sasquatch boyfriend, Roy, and I have been doing nothing but arguing and I’m not sure how our relationship is going to survive…Things haven’t been exactly hunky-dory, but they’re about to get a whole lot worse when Fifi Stenham, a succubus demoness, barges into my store, declaring she needs my help. Fifi’s family, led by her incubus brother, Angelo, are trying to kidnap her, wanting to ensure she fulfills the succubus credo—seduce and reduce—aka seduce men and reduce their energy by siphoning it from them. Fifi, on the other hand, wants nothing to do with her succubus nature and wants to divorce herself from it permanently—so she’s finally able to find true love. When Fifi is doused with a magical potion that quadruples her sensuality, all the citizens of Haven Hollow lose their minds and it becomes a mad dash to whisk Fifi off to safety, safety being Roy’s sasquatch foothold, located deep in the mountains. It’s a trip I won’t easily forget as relationships and friendships are tested, as well as the bonds between mother and son. And what I learn from the resident witch will change the course of my life.
GOLDY (HAPPILY NEVER AFTER BOOK 2) by Plum Pascal and H P Mallory
VS note: Reverse harem…from MAY 17
Three bear shifters. Vs. One golden-haired thief. Kassidy Aurelian, otherwise known as Goldilocks, is a Guild thief and has one goal and one goal only. Find and obtain the coveted Ambrosia from the werebear kingdom, no matter the cost. Once Kassidy has the Ambrosia in hand, she comes close to escaping. But close doesn’t count when she’s facing the wrath of three werebears… Leith, Nash, and Sorren, all who happen to be as naked as the day they were born. Once captured, Kassidy faces a difficult choice: Either take the punishment for her theft—a punishment which will almost certainly kill her—or choose submission. Submission = two weeks in each of their beds, sacrificing her virginity in the process. As if that weren’t bad enough, Kassidy can’t stand Nash, and she’s scared to death of Sorren. With a mutual enemy rising in the underground kingdom of Grimm, Kassidy realizes she needs help from the three bears to beat this enemy back. But, the road to their help is paved with her naked and willing body. To save herself and her people, is Kassidy brave enough to climb into bed with three sexy shifters and literally bare all?
ARIA (HAPPILY NEVER AFTER BOOK 3) by Plum Pascal and H P Mallory
VS Note: RH. From MAY 16.
A pirate wounded on the open water and left for dead. A loyal friend and merman destined to keep her safe. And a royal prince contracted to be her husband. Finding a human adrift after a vicious battle with a Kraken, Aria breaches her banishment to save the brave pirate, Captain Hook. Though Aria knows she has no business involving herself in human affairs, she can’t help her attraction to the roguishly handsome pirate with a silver tongue, a body riddled with muscle, and a mouth made for sin. Aria’s life is quickly uprooted when her aunt announces that in order for Aria to reclaim the throne from her cruel father, King Triton, she will need allies. And, in this case, allies equal marriage to a man she doesn’t even know, Prince Andric. Meanwhile, Aria’s heart and body belong to the legendary Captain Hook, a man who teaches Aria the very meaning of desire. The seas continue to rage, with new and violent monsters creeping from the deep to attack at every turn. Accompanied by her devoted friend and bodyguard, the incredibly handsome merman, Bastion, Aria must face the man who brought her to ruin and threatens to destroy everyone she loves. Can Aria make it out of the battlefield with her life and loves intact? Or will her heart be just another casualty of war?
ROSE (HAPPILY NEVER AFTER BOOK 4) by Plum Pascal and H P Mallory
VS Note: RH. From MAY 16.
A love that has haunted her for years. When Princess Carmine, aka Rose Red, learns her longtime protector, Huntsman Draven, has been taken prisoner by her evil uncle, she’s understandably upset. Not to mention the fact that Carmine has loved Draven for as long as she can remember. Promised to marry another, Carmine tries to escape a loveless marriage and, in the process, finds herself in a precarious situation when her would-be husband decides to take matters into his own hands. Enter Sabre and Titus, both Huntsmen and the brothers of Draven. Sabre and Titus free Draven and rescue Carmine, taking her on the adventure of a lifetime. While in their company, Carmine struggles to understand her blossoming feelings for all three huntsman brothers, but will they be willing to share her, as she hopes?
BRIAR (HAPPILY NEVER AFTER BOOK 5) by Plum Pascal and H P Mallory
VS note: From MAY 16. RH.
When Briar Rose, better known as Sleeping Beauty, wakes from a kiss, the prince isn’t the man she expects. Instead of a knight in shining armor, Prince Payne is a cursed vampire responsible for killing Briar’s entire family. Payne is forced into kissing and waking Briar by her fairy godmother, Maura LeChance. Maura forces Payne to choose to wake Briar and protect her on an upcoming journey, or he’ll never have his vampire curse removed. Once they leave the castle and embark on their mysterious journey, Briar learns she can raise the dead. Shortly after learning this, she raises not one but two dragons, Nouille and Veseo—both as hot-blooded and sexy as they were alive. But Briar’s necromantic abilities come at a cost—her own life. She keeps dying, and the only way to stop her from dying is to bond to Payne, someone she detests. Will Briar choose to bond to the man who destroyed her family? And what will that mean for her two dragon suitors?
MAGICIAN RISING (DIVINATION IN DARKNESS BOOK 1) by Renee des Lauriers
Jun Bear has lived with bad luck all her life. And when a professor threatens to give her a failing grade, the college senior sees her hopes for graduating in two months going down another ill-fated drain. But her fortunes plunge further when an unnatural earthquake shakes the campus and unleashes cold-blooded assassins after her head…Unsure what’s happening, Jun finds herself facing a trained killer intent on exposing the wielder of the dangerous magic. And when she’s provoked into revealing her unexpected new abilities, she’s determined to prove her innocence before she’s permanently eliminated. Can she win over an ally and survive a bloodthirsty secret society fixated on wiping her out?
THE PRINCESS AND THE ODIUM by Sam Ledel
VS note: From APRIL 13
The kingdom of Venostes is in upheaval. Her sister’s cure in hand, Jastyn races home to find her family in chains. The Dark Fae has grown more powerful, and malevolent forces reign. When Jastyn is forced to work alongside the Diarmaids, things become even more complicated. Aurelia is dragged back to Venostes to confront not only her brother’s killer, but her own parents’ dark past. As evil takes hold of her kingdom, Aurelia fights to destroy the Dark Fae and his masters once and for all.
Together, Jastyn and Aurelia face unimaginable dangers. Can they take back Venostes? Even more, can two people as different as they—a princess and an Odium—be together? Are they destined for one another, as Aurelia hopes? Or, as Jastyn fears, are they simply impossible?
WITCH’S WRATH (WITCHES OF ABADDON’S GATE BOOK 1) by Tegan Maher
My name’s Mila Maganti, and I used to be content running my potions shop and spending my days off at the beach. That is until some crazy angel decided to break her demon boyfriend out of the Valley of Lost Souls and release more than just one bad-boy spirit in the process. When two girls turn up dead, the local authorities ask for my help because I’m the best potions witch in town. They know I have what it takes to put these witches back in the pit they flew out of, and I’ll do it with a smile because nobody comes to my town and harms the people I care about!
STELLA’S TIME: A TIME TRAVEL NOVEL by Agnes Alexander
When Stella Hunt returns to the abandoned orphanage where she was raised for one last goodbye, she finds herself in the middle of a pouring rainstorm with a broken-down car and no gas. Homeless, with no job and no money, Stella has come for one final look at the only home she’s ever known before the beautiful old place is torn down to make way for progress. Grieving the loss of one of the nuns who raised her here, as well as the impending destruction of the orphanage, Stella’s life takes an unexpected turn. As she explores a small closet, she suddenly finds herself thrown back in time to 1878—when the glorious old orphanage was the grandiose home of Trent Leighton, the owner of Leighton Ranch. When Stella opens her eyes, she’s met with the none-too-friendly greeting of Mr. Leighton—a man who does not believe in nonsense like time travel. ..(more blurb on ebook seller page…)
A SHAMAN’S POWER (CHRONICLES OF AN URBAN DRUID BOOK 8) by Auburn Tempest and Michael Anderle
The focus of my life as an urban druid is to stand as a guardian of nature. The focus of my life as Fiona Cumhaill to stand as a guardian of my family. Seriously. Don’t screw with my family. It’s a no-brainer, drop everything, and take up the fight topic for me—If you need me, I will come. So, when darkness conspires to overtake the light and people I love are sucked into the wake of evil, the Toronto crew grabs the go-bags and answers the call. With rituals to learn, a goddess to honor, and a traitor to hold at bay, we tackle the incoming maelstrom in true Cumhaill style. Sure, we may be out of our depths and behind the eight ball, but what else is new?
THE CHOSEN AND THE BEAUTIFUL by Nghi Vo
VS: A fantasy take on The Great Gatsby is how this is being pitched.
Jordan Baker grows up in the most rarefied circles of 1920s American society—she has money, education, a killer golf handicap, and invitations to some of the most exclusive parties of the Jazz Age. She’s also queer and Asian, a Vietnamese adoptee treated as an exotic attraction by her peers, while the most important doors remain closed to her. But the world is full of wonders: infernal pacts and dazzling illusions, lost ghosts and elemental mysteries. In all paper is fire, and Jordan can burn the cut paper heart out of a man. She just has to learn how.
SANGUINE by Sierra Simone
Bastien is a vampire on vacation, and like any other vampire on vacation, all he wants to do is sleep all day and drink lots of wine. (And maybe some blood too. You know. If the opportunity arises.)
Which makes it very irritating when a vampire-hunting priest wakes him up at a super bright and sunny hour to kill him. But this vampire hunter happens to be very handsome.
PSYCHIC ON THE ROCKS: A PARANORMAL WOMEN’S FICTION NOVEL (MIDLIFE MAGIC COCKTAIL CLUB BOOK 4) by Anabel Chase
Rebecca Angelos prefers the company of animals to people, which is why she spends the majority of her time at her job at the animal shelter. Animals are simple—they appreciate her and don’t see her through the critical lens that she sees herself. Rebecca blames her own inadequacies for her failed relationships and the 46-year-old has no interest in putting herself through the emotional wringer anymore. When she rescues a dog from a dangerous situation, a magical recipe appears in the empty book left to her by her dearly departed friend, Inga. The cocktail triggers telepathy as well as anxiety—Rebecca’s worst nightmare is hearing what other people really think about her. At first, she resists her newfound ability, but the more thoughts Rebecca overhears, the more she realizes that her own mirror is distorted and in desperate need of adjustment. What begins as Rebecca’s greatest fear eventually becomes her saving grace.
BLOOD BE DAMNED: MAGIC WARS (DEMONS OF NEW CHICAGO BOOK 3) by Kel Carpenter
When the Underworld burned, I thought that was the end. Turns out it was only the beginning. Lucifer’s death was a shot heard around the world. The sudden loss of magic turned the tides for the first time in over two decades. The humans are rallying. Rioting. It feels like the stirrings of war. As if that wasn’t enough, Bree isn’t the sister I remember—and her desire to return to Hell is creating more fires than I know how to put out. Things are changing. Lines are drawn. Everyone must choose a side. Even me. Sometimes the world needs a hero. In a city that’s already gone to hell in a hand basket, it might just need a demon.
RIBBING THE RUNES (VAMPIRE KNITTING CLUB BOOK 13) by Nancy Warren
As Lucy and Rafe plan their wedding, everyone wants to get involved. The vampire knitting club are crafting the gown, William’s catering, the Miss Watts are making the cake. Everything’s under control. Or is it? Just as Lucy begins to believe there won’t be a hitch in their plans, she receives a curious wedding gift that leads to murder. Between hen parties, her parents arriving early, running a knitting shop and a murder, will Lucy make it down the aisle in one piece?
A CHORUS RISES: A SONG BELOW WATER NOVEL by Bethany C Morrow
Teen influencer Naema Bradshaw has it all: she’s famous, stylish, gorgeous–and she’s an Eloko, a charismatic person gifted with a melody that people adore. Everyone loves her–until she’s cast as the villain who exposed a Siren to the whole world. Dragged by the media, and canceled by her fans, no one understands her side: not her boyfriend, not her friends, not even her fellow Eloko. Villified by those closest to her, Naema heads to the Southwest where she is determined to stage a comeback… to her family, her real self, and the truth about her magic. What she finds is a new community in a flourishing group of online fans who support her. At first, it feels like it used to–the fandom, the adoration, the community that takes her side–but when her online advocates start targeting other Black girls, Naema will realize that–for Black girls like her–even the privilege of fame has its limits. And only Naema can discover the true purpose of her power, and how to use it.
THE LIBRARY OF THE DEAD (EDINBURGH NIGHTS BOOK 1) by T L Huchu
Ropa dropped out of school to become a ghostalker – and they sure do love to talk. Now she speaks to Edinburgh’s dead, carrying messages to those they left behind. A girl’s gotta earn a living, and it seems harmless enough. Until, that is, the dead whisper that someone’s bewitching children – leaving them husks, empty of joy and strength. It’s on Ropa’s patch, so she feels honor-bound to investigate. But what she learns will rock her world. Ropa will dice with death as she calls on Zimbabwean magic and Scottish pragmatism to hunt down clues. And although underground Edinburgh hides a wealth of dark secrets, she also discovers an occult library, a magical mentor and some unexpected allies. Yet as shadows lengthen, will the hunter become the hunted?
EARTH SPELLS ARE EASY: A PARANORMAL WOMEN’S FICTION NOVEL (GRIMOIRES OF A MIDDLE-AGED WITCH BOOK 1) by Renee George
I’ve spent the last year since my ex left me going through the motions. Get up. Work. Care for a grumpy teenager. Cook dinner. Go to bed. Wash. Rinse. Repeat. Nothing changes… Until it does. After bidding on a box of old books at an estate auction, I’m experiencing changes. And I’m not talking about menopause. My garden gnome Linda has come to life. No, really. Her name is Linda, and she never shuts up. A chonky cat with a few secrets of his own has adopted me. And a gorgeous professor of the occult tells me I’m a witch. Right now, I’m not sure who’s crazier—me, Linda or the hottie professor. If this is my new reality, it’s nature’s cruel midlife trick. I’m learning fast that earth spells might be easy, but they aren’t cheap. All magic exacts a toll, and if I don’t master the elements, the elements will be the death of me. Literally.
TWINFLAMES (THE FIVE ELEMENTS BOOK 3) by Nicole Wells
Maia is hell-bent on revenge until a tattooed menace literally stands in her way. Gabe is a legendary fighter with a soft heart that snags on the wounded woman before him. Together, they discover much more than they bargained for. When the world is ending, someone’s gotta step up and do the saving, and two MMA fighters might just fit the bill. The Wood Element is being activated, and with it, a war.
LITTLE LIES (FATE’S BITE BOOK 1) by Elena M Reyes
VS Note: From MAY 13
A truth imprinted onto my skin—its sharp vines digging into my flesh as our bond strengthens with each shallow intake of breath my love takes. Her life is intertwined with the devil, a man who hungers for depravity and death, and yet, I bend my knee for her. Only her. Always her. She is mine and I will kill to protect. Kill to own her. Gabriella Moore will never leave me. Not by choice or circumstance.
CRIMSON WARRIOR: AN ONYX ASSASSINS NOVEL by Samantha Whiskey
For over two centuries, I’ve been the king’s assassin—his master of combat. It’s my job to strategize and to train potential warriors, but I’ve never looked at any of them the way I look at Olivia—my best friend. She’s all subtle curves, rich chocolate eyes, and as deadly as she is sexy. With a new war knocking at our borders, the king orders us to awaken the Hunters—six of the world’s most lethal vampires. Olivia’s family has guarded them for almost as long as she’s kept her secret from her parents: She’s not some docile, mated lady-in-waiting, she’s actually a royal bodyguard.
But to convince her archaic family to wake the Hunters, Olivia has to come home with her mate.
No problem. How hard can it be to fake it for a couple of weeks? But the line between pretending and reality quickly gets blurred. The longer we play the part, the more I realize that Olivia and I are a perfect match. Now I’m not only battling a nefarious plot against us, but my own primal urges to claim Olivia. I might be the most lethal vampire on the planet, but she’s the only one who can bring me to my knees. And when I’m forced to choose between my heart and my duty, everything we’ve worked for could come crashing down.
RESCUED BY THE DAMAGED WOLF (LUMBERJACK WOLVES) by Serena Meadows
There was a huge car explosion when I found her. I took her home, nursed her back to health because she begged me to not take her to the hospital. The only name she thought she knew was Amy. The beautiful Amy. She was all wrong for me. A human that had no idea what she was getting into. My family agreed and completely opposed the relationship. I knew I had to take her away. But I didn’t know at the time that I was taking her toward danger. She was about to find out my true identity. And we were going to have to hide a huge secret from the world. Was our love capable of handling such huge obstacles? Or would I have to bid farewell to my new family?
THE STONE WARRIORS: NICODEMUS by D B Reynolds
It was a time when gods walked the earth, when armies fought not for bits of land, but for the very existence of humanity. On such a battlefield, five formidable warriors stood against an evil greater than any the earth had ever seen. But evil is not an honorable foe. Betrayed by someone they trusted, the warriors were cursed, one by one, tossed into the maelstrom of time, imprisoned in stone, their freedom resting on nearly impossible conditions. Alone of the five, their leader, the sorcerer Nicodemus, was left free. His curse? To know that his fellow warriors remained trapped forever out of his reach, condemned to an eternity of searching for their stone prisons and the keys to their freedom. Nicodemus stood on the battlefield, magic a storm of power surrounding him, his army on the cusp of victory against his lifelong enemy, the sorcerer Sotiris, whose death would finally bring peace to their world . . . until everything changed. The four warriors who’d stood by him through endless wars were struck down by a curse, gone in an instant, and spun into the sands of time. And Antonia, the woman he loved so fiercely, was bespelled into an unknown world, captured by the sorcerer she’d betrayed…(more blurb on ebook seller page…)
FIREFIGHTER DRAGON’S FORBIDDEN MATE (FIREFIGHTER DRAGONS OF THE SECRET ISLANDS) by Alicia Banks
Sona Devassy – Tiger shifter. Perfectly happy with the single life and helping with her sister’s kids –
until they’re kidnapped on her watch by a man looking for her mate. That she doesn’t have. In order to get the kids back, she has to find him. When she herself gets kidnapped, she finds herself caught up in a boat explosion. But she manages to get to shore. And finds help in a sexy dragon shifter.
Jae Striar – Dragon shifter, comfortable with his bachelor lifestyle, living the loner life in his cabin when there’s no fire to fight. Until a woman turns up on the beach by his house. He takes her in to nurse her back to health. But in her delirium, she kisses him. He figures out that she’s his mate. But she’s a tiger. And she’s forbidden to him. Can the dragon clan accept a mortal enemy into their world? Or will he lose everything to make her his?
DOCTOR DRAGON (EVERGLADES DRAGON DADDIES BOOK 2) by Kayla Wolf
She’s the only woman who ever broke my heart. Our wild, rambunctious summer together still haunts my dreams. Long sunny days and hot sweaty nights…Like all good things, it came to an end. But now she’s back. And she needs me. Well, not me really. She needs a doctor. So I examine her like I’m supposed to. And I diagnose her with a little more than just dehydration…She never wanted to be a single mom. She wants a daddy for her unborn baby. And no matter what comes…No matter what I have to do…It’s gonna be me.
THE LION’S NANNY (SHIFTER NANNY AGENCY BOOK 6) by Layla Silver
He’s not like I remember him. He’s bulked up and grown his hair out, making him even hotter.
I’m trying not to notice, to get my head back in the game. Because I’m not here to drool over my best friend from college. I’m here to look after his kids. We had an easy friendship, effortless to maintain. Everyone thought we’d end up together. But neither of us made a move, and nothing ever happened. He was never as into me as I was into him. I should let it go, accept my fate as a lone wolf.
But I can’t deny that my inner animal wants to devour him. She wants to desperately run her tongue up and down his pectorals. She wants to break free from the tight leash I keep her on. This job is going to be much harder than I thought.
DRAGONRIDER ACADEMY: EPISODE 5 by A J Flowers
Wild dragons followed me home. And they’ve learned a new trick. This breed can shift into human form and they’ve taken my mother hostage. Their price for her safe return? Max Green. I’m more than happy to hand the jerkwad over, but Killian says we need more information, which leads us to working undercover at Max’s favorite hangouts. Blending in at my old high school seemed like a good plan at first to get dirt on Max Green and his friends, but after Killian tried to skewer a student, I’m not so sure this plan is going to work out. And the clock’s ticking. If we don’t have Max Green to the dragons in one week’s time, I’ll never see my mother again.
WITCHING FOR MOXIE: A PARANORMAL WOMEN’S FICTION NOVEL (PREMONITION POINTE BOOK 5) by Deanna Chase
Iris Hartsen thought she’d finally gotten everything she’d ever wanted. She had her dream job of mayor of Premonition Pointe and was married to a handsome, charismatic man who adored her. But after finding out her husband was involved with a local drug dealer, she suddenly found herself single and forced to step down as mayor. Now she’s starting over. But when a curse hits Premonition Pointe and tourism dries up, turning the beach town into a ghost town, Iris will do anything to save the village she loves, even if it means leaning on a new man in her life. With the help of the local coven and a too-good-too-be-true neighbor, Iris’s new beginning means tapping into magic she didn’t know she had and maybe even learning to trust again.
MAGICIAN DRAGON’S SUPERNATURAL FATE (IRISH DAGON SHIFTER BROTHERS BOOK 15) by Brittany White
The Vampire Mate- As a human, I had a good life. I had friends and a loving family. Then an evil vampire kidnapped me. He stole me from my home and ended my life. I woke up like him. A creature who only drinks blood. He wanted me as his mate, but I managed to get away…But what I found was even worse A coven who tormented and killed, just for fun. Then the bravest man I’ve ever met walked into my life. I was starving, desperate for blood, And this gorgeous male stepped in and kept me from making a decision I’d always regret. He offered me a home in his circus and the chance to have a family again. I want this hot dragon shifter, more than anything in this world. But it’s not possible.
How can we be together when he’s mortal and I am not? My very presence puts him in danger.
The Magician Dragon Shifter – I grew up in a loving clan. But I had a wanderlust my clan did not share A wizard’s blood flows in my veins, and I have a gift for magic. I started my own circus when I was only twenty-one. I journeyed around the world and entertained crowds. My life was perfect except for one thing—I was alone, without a mate. While traveling, I met a gorgeous woman I couldn’t take my eyes off of her She’s not a human. Or a shifter. Or even a witch. She’s a vampire. And she’s the most captivating female I’ve ever seen. She hasn’t had an easy life. Her coven held her hostage for years. But she survived, and she fought back. I have to get this beautiful female to see that she’s my mate. Our connection is meant to be. But fate interrupts our time together. Now she’s on the run, and I will do anything to save her.
RUFFLED FEATHERS by Zoe Chant
He’s caught in her trap. Literally. Ornithologist Madison didn’t expect to capture a bird on her first evening in the woods. She definitely didn’t expect that bird to turn into a sexy, naked man right in front of her eyes. Not that she’s complaining. Hawk shifter Simon’s task was simple. Scout ahead to check on the scientists in the nearby forest, then report back while other shifters lie low. Getting caught in a net was not part of that plan. Neither was getting freed by his fated mate. Not that he’s complaining. An ornithologist should be a bird shifter’s worst enemy. But together, Madison and Simon hatch a plan so shifters and scientists can use the woods–and so they can build a nest together–no matter who has a problem with that. And maybe they’ll figure out how to create the perfect s’more along the way.
SLOTH (THE DAMNING BOOK 4) by Katie May
We have less than three days to return to the capital with Jax before my life is on the line. But with my condition worsening every day and my body growing weaker, we find ourselves out of time.
The new plan? Find the cure in the mage kingdom and pray that it works. New alliances are formed, old ones are broken, and Aaliyah is more determined than ever to capture me. I’ll fight for the life I want…or die trying. Let the grim reaper come for me. I’ll be ready.
DEFYING RODERICK by Loni Ree
She’s new in town. She’s human. She’s friends with my little sister.
All good reasons to avoid her. She’s the most stunning woman I’ve ever seen. She knocked me off my feet the first time we met.
She’s my mate. All the reasons I can’t forget about her. Most of all, the curvy little human is determined to defy me at every turn. There’s only one thing to do…Watch out little red, the big bad wolf is on the hunt and he isn’t going to take no for an answer.
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VS: My featured backlist book today is MISSION TO MAHJUNDAR, which was a standalone (but now has a sequel HOSTAGE TO THE STARS). Long long ago I read the book Far Pavilions by M. M. Kaye and was inspired to someday write my own novel where a man has to escort his beloved to an arranged marriage that she doesn’t want but is determined to go through with. I finally did! The blind heroine was inspired by a very dear friend of mine from college, who I greatly admired for her can-do approach to life.
MISSION TO MAHJUNDAR: An attempted assassination left Princess Shalira blind as a child and, now that she’s of marriageable age, her prospects are not good because of her disability. She’s resigned herself to an arranged marriage rather than face life under the thumb of her cold stepmother. But then she meets Mike Varone, a Sectors Special Forces officer sent to Mahjundar by the intergalactic government to retrieve a ship lost in her planet’s mountains. After Mike saves Shalira from another assassination attempt, she arranges for him to escort her across the planet to her future husband. She’s already falling hard for the deadly offworlder and knows she should deny herself the temptation he represents, but taking Mike along to protect her is the only way she’ll live long enough to escape her ruthless stepmother. Mike, for his part, resists his growing attraction to the princess; he has a mission on this planet and rescuing the vulnerable but brave princess isn’t it. No matter how much he wishes it could be. But what should have been an easy trek through Mahjundar’s peaceful lands swiftly turns into an ambush with danger around every turn. Shalira’s marriage begins to seem less like an arranged union and more like yet another planned assassination. The more they work together to survive, the harder it becomes to stop themselves from falling in love. Caught in a race against time, can they escape the hostile forces hunting them and make it off the planet?
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