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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STARFIGHTER COMMAND: GAME 2 (STARFIGHTER TRAINING ACADEMY) by Grace Goodwin
I spend so many hours playing that I dream about dangerous missions on other worlds…and my gorgeous, in-game training partner, Kassius. That is, until I win. I beat the Starfighter Training Academy. But is it a game? Or alien software designed to recruit new, unsuspecting soldiers for a war in another star system? Because when my hot as heck alien shows up at my workplace demanding I leave Earth and travel to the Vega system? What? When he informs me it’s my duty to fight Queen Raya and the Dark Fleet? Claims he wants me as much as I’ve craved him? Let’s just say things get crazy. Facing the truth is never easy, but when I arrive at the Elite Starfighter base I learn that Kassius cheated the system, hacked into the game, and lied to everyone on two worlds to make me his. Now who’s obsessed?
REXX: ALIEN ADOPTION AGENCY BOOK 6 by Tasha Black
Abigail Shaw can’t believe her good luck. The Alien Adoption Agency has selected her to adopt adorable baby Rio. And baby Rio comes with Rexx, a handsome Invicta warrior guard, whose dark eyes seduce Abigail before he even opens his mouth. When he offers her his mate bond, she thinks things can’t get any better. She’s finally going to have a family of her own. And they’re getting a free ride on the famous Iron Peregrine express train to their new home. Rexx is a proud dragon warrior of the Invicta, who has spent so many years laser focused on his military career that he’s forgotten how to live in the outside world. But when he meets kind-hearted Abigail, his dragon goes wild. It takes everything he has to restrain himself from claiming her instantly. Together, they’re ready to take on the frontier moon of Lachesis. But there’s something happening on the cross-moon train they’re taking to get home. They’ve barely boarded the Iron Peregrine when they’re faced with a mysterious locked car, a criminally dangerous passenger, unexplained noises in the night, and a missing person. And then things get really bad…Will Abigail and Rexx find a way to make it home safely with baby Rio? And if Rexx does what has to be done, will Abigail still want to be his mate? Or will that train have left the station?
RESCUED (INTO THE SMUGGLER’S ARMS BOOK 2) by Maddie Syn
For years, all I’d dreamt about was being rescued. But then it actually happened. When a known outlaw came aboard and threw me over his shoulder, I was sure I was headed for something even worse than the life I’d been living as the Patrol’s prisoner. Before I know it, I’m teaming up with this dangerously arrogant alien, hiding from seedy characters on a planet I’ve never heard of, and smuggling guns through dark and mysterious connections. When I discover there’s no way to get back home, I have to choose my battles wisely. Should I stay with the surly but sexy alien who just can’t seem to stay out of trouble, or should I face off with the very force that held me in chains?
Just when I think I’ve made up my mind, I discover that there’s more to my unruly rescuer than I could have imagined. What will I do when the walls around his heart begin crumbling?
BOUND: VAMPIRE ALIEN ROMANCE (ICE WORLD WARRIORS BOOK 2) by Jessica Grayson and Aria Winter
When we crashed on an ice world, my A’kai master began feeding on me to survive. When I’m rescued by Commander Vorek, I am both grateful and wary. He and his people are stranded here too, and surrounded by enemies on all sides. Vorek claims I’m his fated one—his Si’an T’kara. The more time we spend together, I find myself falling for him. But Vorek carries a dark secret—his people are the inspiration for the ancient Earth Vampire myths. And now I find myself wondering: Can I love both the monster and the man?
REDEEMING THE ALIEN BOUNTY HUNTER (MTOAIN BOUNTY HUNTERS BOOK 4) by Elin Wynn
I would do anything to regain my lost honor. But can I give up my mate’s chance of happiness? In my youth I was stupid, let myself be drawn into the shadows of the universe. I would do anything to make amends for what I’ve done. Until I find beautiful, fragile Amy, caught up in this tangled web of deception. I finally have a chance to make good on my past, to redeem myself. But even if I can, will she ever trust me again?
ALIEN AWOKEN (ZYANTHAN WARRIORS BOOK 4) by Julie K Cohen
Jade will do anything to protect her daughter, even cooperate with the blue, horned alien who says a friend sent him to get her, to keep her safe. She’s heard that line before. Jade shouldn’t trust him, but she can’t stay on Earth either. She has to take her chances with Havok. Who has a name like Havok, anyway? But with her baby growing attached to the big blue lug, and the way he holds Clementine as if she were his, Jade may have to pretend to be the alien’s bride… anything to avoid losing her daughter. Havok always wanted a family. And now he has one. A human and her youngling named after a fruit. He always knew humans were strange, but wonderful at the same time, especially this guarded female and her precious little one. In stealing them from Earth, he’s made them fugitives and now he’s taking them to the worst place possible… home. Zyan. A planet about to be plunged into another war, a planet full of traitors, and worse… his people who reject him because of the color of his skin and horns. The human female doesn’t trust him and will flee if he’s not careful. He will protect her, even if it means betraying the man he’s fought to become for so long, the warrior who swore to protect his planet above all else.
CYBER PULSE: LTD ED OF LGBTQ+ SF ROMANCE by Various
VS: Update #2: They had some trouble with the release yesterday but the book is live now:
Whether they meet on alien planets or spaceships, through mate lotteries or by chance, the characters in these stories of aliens and humans, alphas and omegas, M/M, F/F, bisexual, transgender, and more will leave you breathless.
VS: UPDATE #1: OOPS! IT was there on Amazon yesterday when I prepared the post and not there today – sorry! Removed the blurb and the link while I wait for clarification from the authors. Sorry but it’s out of my control…
Love is love…anywhere in the universe.
THE HERMIT AND THE HARLOT (PLANET PROTECTORS BOOK 2) by Juniper Kerry
Flora is lost in an unknown forest until she stumbles across a cabin in the woods. At first, she’s relieved; finally, someone who can help her and her friend. But it becomes clear very quickly that this “hermit” is not who he seems. Not just because he uses a hologram to hide his real face. Not just because he acts like he’s used to people following his orders. But because he won’t tell her his name, or anything else about himself. It’s none of her business, really, Flora tells herself. She’s not here to uncover some great secret. As soon as her friend heals, they’ll be on their way. She doesn’t want anything to do with this hermit after that… Especially since her body calls to his in a way that is just plain dangerous. Prince Ozian shouldn’t be here. He should be on F’Reit Prime, leading his people, not stuck in the middle of a sentient forest hidden behind a disguise. Of course, he does not spend most of his time feeling sorry for himself; in fact, he has lived like this for years, and managed to make it work. That is, until Flora pushes her way into his cabin and into his life. Her curves and forth-right personality make her almost impossible to resist. Will he be able to keep her at arm’s length? Or will he give in to temptation and claim her for himself?
SHIFTING CARGO (A SHIFT IN SPACE BOOK 1) by Danielle Forrest
Can you live with yourself if others die? Ellie loves the freedom of space. She works alone, takes jobs as she pleases, and tolerates her friends butting into her life. It does have its downsides, though. Like not being able to go to the corner grocery store for snacks. And God forbid something breaks down… like now. But with her not-so-helpful AI, she’s confident she can handle this as well, and they land her ship on a seemingly uninhabited planet for repairs. But almost immediately after landing, an alien soldier barges on board and holds her at gunpoint, demanding use of her ship. Ah, hell, no… She fights back with all her might and manages to escape, but as he chases her through the wilderness, gunshots from a new threat ring through the air, causing her to duck and hide. As the soldier stands tall and fires back, she can’t help but wonder…Am I running from the wrong threat?
THE COOK’S GAME (WARRIORS BOOK 2) by L P Peace
A brilliant mind! When Keral came searching for the human female who escaped her slavery he found her hiding in the bowels of Caras station. Informed Addison needs extra care, Keral is determined to take away all her worries. Yet instead of a fragile mind, he finds a woman who outshines any he’s ever met, in intelligence, bravery and beauty. But in such a lawless place how can he keep her safe?
BOUND TO THE BOUNTY HUNTER (SHIFTING PLANETS BOOK 2) by Lulu West
Intergalactic bounty hunter Bodin Hart has accepted his true nature. He is a deadly beast – a fierce, yellow-eyed monster with an uncontrollable urge to kill. But he’s having more trouble accepting that his true nature means he must stay as far away from his fated mate Brielle as possible, or risk killing her as he grapples with controlling his change. Brielle Tideknell is not your average princess, however. And the idea of leaving Bodin alone on a planet populated by enormous roaming creatures likely to tear him apart doesn’t sit well with this witch. Defying every order Bodin gave her, and refusing to hear the pleas of her sister or of Bodin’s somewhat unconcerned feline companion, Tubbs, she goes to the planet’s surface to help her mate manage the change. But what she finds there is far more terrifying than she could ever have imagined. And now there’s no telling whether either she or Bodin will escape the planet alive. As the Dominus continue to overtake the galaxy, worlds hang in the balance. And on the surface of this distant cold craggy planet, Brielle and Bodin must both learn to control powers that threaten to doom them … or to make them the best chance the galaxy has to overthrow the Dominus Establishment.
THE DANCER’S SUMMONS by M Garnet
‘Run baby, run—dance baby, dance’ were the words of an ancient song that meant the life or death of one girl, who traveled the many worlds with a dark eyed male on her trail. When a dangerous gene was discovered among the people of Keveah, the Organization of Worlds gave the residents choices. They could be altered or face annihilation. Her parents chose to leave this life together, after finding ways to smuggle her off the world to live and run. So run she did, hiding her ancestry and always traveling. Going from spaceships to satellites to colonized worlds, finding work in the backside of businesses or where there was no public contact. But after years of feeling safe, she discovered she had someone watching her, someone who knew her true history. She had no choice but to run.
CHAINED (GARRISON EARTH BOOK 5) by V K Ludwig
A decade ago, I brought war to Solgad, home of the Jal’zar. I sacked the planet and slaughtered the people, all to save my race from extinction. Until one of their female warriors hissed defiance, promising me death at her hands no matter how her body longed for mine. Each night, she came to end me, only to succumb to the raw urges of her mating heat. Each night, I gave her hungry womb what it needed, the way we coupled neither safe nor sane. I was the enemy she couldn’t kill. She was the female I couldn’t have. Together, we unleashed chaos. Many solar cycles after the occupation, I return to Solgad, searching the ashen plains for her: my soulmate. This time, I will claim the Jal’zar female as mine, and nobody will get in the way. Not even myself.
CLAIMED BY THE STRYXIAN (STRYXIAN ALIEN WARRIORS BOOK 3) by Ella Blake
Axika Naxek is cousin to the newly crowned king of the Stryxian empire and a broken-hearted widow. When he is tasked to upgrade the newly acquired human space station, he comes straight up against Gwen, a brilliant human female whose strategic mind is integral to his plans. He thinks little of the weak humans he is in charge of, but to his astonishment, she ignites his mala and his interest. He can resist the sparks between them for a while, but the day will come for him to claim her as his.
Gwen Nelson despises Stryxians for the deal they forced on humans in exchange for their help in fighting off the deadly Morr-ta aliens. She’s watched in frustration as women chosen in their lottery are sent off to find Stryxian mates. Now, she’s forced to work with the Stryxian in charge of rebuilding the station for Stryxian use in ending this miserable war. She’d rather eat raiple dung than help him, if only she could stop thinking dirty thoughts about him, dreaming about him…When they learn that a saboteur is on the station, they must learn to to work together to find the hidden enemy. As the attacks increase in intensity and damage, events unfold that changes relations between Stryxians and humans forever. Can Gwen and Axika get over their differences—and submit to their desires—before the saboteur succeeds in destroying the base and their best chance at peace?
THE ICE LION (REWILDING REPORTS BOOK 1) by Kathleen O’Neal Gear
VS Note: Not a romance. A scifi release of note...
One thousand years in the future, the zyme, a thick blanket of luminous green slime, covers the oceans. Glaciers three-miles-high rise over the continents. The old stories say that when the Jemen, godlike beings from the past, realized their efforts to halt global warming had gone terribly wrong, they made a desperate gamble to save life on earth and recreated species that had survived the worst of the earth’s Ice Ages. Sixteen-summers-old Lynx and his best friend Quiller are members of the Sealion People—archaic humans known as Denisovans. They live in a world growing colder, a world filled with monstrous predators that hunt them for food. When they flee to a new land, they meet a strange old man who impossibly seems to be the last of the Jemen. He tells Lynx the only way he can save his world is by sacrificing himself to the last true god, a quantum computer named Quancee.
DISRESPECTFUL (CENTAURI BRIDES BOOK 4) by Kallista Dane and Kate Richards
Bored with my life, I needed a challenge. On a whim I signed up for the Centauri Brides program. I’m smart. So smart it turns people off. I learned a long time ago to pretend I’m an airhead. People aren’t threatened by a cheerful gum-chewing blonde who’s always cracking jokes. It worked for me before. But my new mate wasn’t amused. A retired general, he treated me like a new recruit he was trying to whip into shape. ..(more blurb on ebook seller page…)
CHARMING HIS MATE: ALIENS OF OLUURA BOOK TWO by Ivy Knox
Ever since he returned from Trovilia with a gunshot wound the size of a watermelon in his leg, Ahlvo has been in a dark place. He can’t train with his crew. He can’t fulfill his duties as Varrek’s second-in-command. And now he’s bedridden, stubborn as a mule, and incredibly cranky. As a healer-in-training, I have been charged with caring for him. Not that I mind. I love my job, and under normal circumstances, spending this much time with the most charming male in the galaxy would be a treat.
But this is not the Ahlvo I know. The longer his leg takes to heal, the more his depression threatens to crush him from the inside. I want to help him. I know I can help him, but I can’t force him to focus on his mental health. I’ve seen firsthand what can happen if I do. Most importantly, I can’t let my feelings get in the way. I’m not his inara, his soul mate: no matter how much he flirts with me, no matter how much I trust him, no matter how many butterflies fill my stomach when his hand brushes against mine, no matter how badly I want his lips on me. I can do this…right?
THE WORLD GIVES WAY: A NOVEL by Marissa Levien
VS Note: Sounded good to me, put it on TBR List. Not a romance but a scifi release of note.
In fifty years, Myrra will be free. Until then, she’s a contract worker. Ever since she was five, her life and labor have belonged to the highest bidder on her contract—butchers, laundries, and now the powerful, secretive Carlyles. But when one night finds the Carlyles dead, Myrra is suddenly free a lot sooner than she anticipated—and at a cost she never could have imagined. Burdened with the Carlyles’ orphaned daughter and the terrible secret they died to escape, she runs. With time running out, Myrra must come face to face with the truth about her world—and embrace what’s left before it’s too late.
AFTER WE CAME HOME (SOLAR FLASH BOOK 1) by Frances Regan
VS Note: I one clicked it and am reading it currently. Take the Author’s PTSD warnings seriously is all I can say so far. Hanging onto the promise of that HEA. I’m invested in the main character already…
During the summer of 2072, the British Army deploys two special forces teams to Afghanistan to rescue and bring home four scientists. An IED explosion rips apart the mission. Samuel (Sam) Richardson, Ex-Captain of the British Army’s elite special forces team, SF1 lives with C-PTSD and a catalogue of guilt from losing men under his command. The need to know why an IED went off in a supposedly cleared area—that plays on his mind, over and again, the voices of the past that haunt him. What’s left of his team scatters and returns to civilian life to heal. Ten years later, Sam is slowly healing and finding solace with his best friend, Raphael Taylor. A chance conversation with an old commander brings information about a new medical advancement Sam wants for his team. Though, finding them sets Sam and Rafe upon a course of action that will change all their lives forever. After We Came Home is a Male/Male Romance and the first book in a series of 7. Trigger Warningsare in the front of each book. There are scenes of C-PTSD episodes an attempted suicide attempt on-page. This is a series of seven books. By the end of each book, there is a HEA for each couple and the overall storyline will conclude in the seventh book.
CYBORG QUARANTINE BODYGUARD (ALIEN QUARANTINE RESCUE BOOK 2) by Robin Lovett
He was sent to protect me. But what does he want in return? A fierce, enormous, cyborg alien lands in my yard and creates a force field, trapping us inside. He’s bigger and scarier than the Terminator, but I need him to fight off my enemies. Without him, I’ll be a goner for sure. Except he looks at me like I belong to him. And he guards my house like I’m his to protect. My friends say if I have sex with him, he’ll give me antibodies to the virus with his vibrating…yeah. But all I can think is that if I let him in my house, he could give me Beerona Virus. I could be dead in three days. I’ve been in quarantine so long, though. Even though he terrifies me, I want him. Should I take the risk? Would you?
KRUZE: COMPANION NOVELLAS INCLUDES ALLOR (BRIDES OF DRIEGON BOOK 5) by Ava Ross
FOR KRUZE: An alien dragon warrior claims she’s his fated mate, but she plans to return to Earth. Will he convince her to stay? Clara – A hot alien dragonish dude seems to think I’m his mate. No way! Sure, I came to the Driegon Kingdom with the matched brides, but I was hired to take pictures. I didn’t expect to get lured into a secret matebonding ceremony called the Torrent. When my skin ignites like a sparkler during the reception—seriously need to see a doctor about that—Kruze takes flight with me as his intended bride. He says he’ll release me if he can’t prove we’re fated, but… If only his touch didn’t set my veins on fire….more blurb on ebook seller page…)
For ALLOR (never before released!) Darcy: When an alien duke touches my hand, flames erupt up my arm. Allor says this means I’m his fated mate, but I’m here in the Driegon kingdom to work as a hair stylist. I’m not a mail-order bride. I’m returning to my thirteen-year-old son back on Earth, no matter what this supposed matebond says. But before I can tell him hell to the no, I’m abducted by a different alien and taken into the caverns deep below the kingdom. Allor gives chase, and we’re soon on the run with the bad guy hot on our tail. ..(more blurb on ebook seller page…)
ALIEN WHO STOLE ME (GALACTIC MERCENARIES BOOK 3) by Jude Gray
I didn’t think things could get worse than life in the cages. Then they give me to him…The Champion of Keel is a pit fighter–and apparently the best they have. He’s given certain perks. Females, for instance. But I’m his first human female. This big alien is all twisted up inside. He was taken long ago and knows nothing but fighting. Well, there is one other thing he knows, and he believes it is his right to take it. It doesn’t occur to him that those given to him are anything other than gifts for him to use. They don’t fight him. He’s about to get a big shock, though, because I may be human and small, but I’m a scrappy little thing, and I will absolutely fight that big savage if he comes near me. When he comes near me. At least I plan to…but then I start to feel sorry for him, to see something in him besides a scarred, brutal fighting beast, and my big heart begins to soften. And surprising me perhaps more than him, my body wakes up, and I’m no longer sure I want to fight him. Then I find out his next big fight is his most challenging yet, and if he doesn’t survive it, I’ll be given to his opponent. But worse even than being given to another fighter is the fear of losing the one I already have. The one who has stolen my heart.
THRIVE LUNA REGROUP (THRIVE COLONY CORPS SPACE ADVENTURES BOOK 3) by Ginger Booth
VS note: Not romance. A scifi release of note.
Sass and Ben team up to tackle Luna, final world of their Earth junket. Disgraced, Sass seeks redemption. Cautious Ben haggles for life-altering technology in exchange for saving Mars. Luna is the elder space colony, crowded and weird. Wage slaves scurry to pay air taxes, bombarded by augmented reality ads. Corporations rule, led by frail eunuchs old as Sass, cruel and cunning. Ben finds the jaded Loonies hard to relate to. Yet the team is adopted by friendly folk on day one, eager to take them sightseeing! Too bad they’re not Loonies. There’s a fourth player here. Will Sass and Ben get played?
CATALYST (THE MOBIUS SYNDROME TRILOGY BOOK 1) by Amanda Quintenz-Fiedler
VS Note: Not a romance. Romantic elements maybe? Sounded intriguing.
Taylor’s old life is just a memory. No more dinners with friends, afternoon gardening, or partying with her sister. Seemingly at random, violent episodes catapult her body into shock and her mind into her past. She’s lonely, depressed and confined to a hospital. What’s worse, she’s surrounded by medical professionals who don’t know what’s wrong with her and won’t let her leave. When a handsome young doctor’s interest ignites Taylor’s desire to live, she and another patient set out to solve the riddle of her mysterious illness themselves. But as the clues mount, Dr. Riaz begins to doubt her sanity. And as the physical toll of her fits escalates, Taylor discovers the only way to solve the riddle is from inside an episode. Can Taylor discover the key to the illness that plagues her in time to save her life and build a future worth living?
ALIEN PRINCE QOR (WARRIORS OR KELIAM BOOK 1) by Eden Ember
QOR – I’m the rebel son next in line to rule as king, banished from the palace for fighting against the slave trade. The very trade started by my father, the late king of Zorlox. Life’s path had me riding roughshod, rescuing the slaves behind the scenes, until she showed up. The Terran from Earth who came to Zorlox under mysterious pretenses. Why do I feel so protective of her? I’ll do anything to get close to her, to find out why. ENNA – So what if I didn’t know what I wanted to do with my life? Minding my own business didn’t seem to work, and now I’m caught in the crossfires of Earth’s newly formed friendship with the nasty alien Zorloxians. The declarations I’ve made to hate the Zorloxians no longer work. The beast called Qor won’t leave me alone. Like he owes me his protection or something. I can’t figure him out. And really, do I feel too entrapped by his presence? I mean, buff, blue, and so intriguing.
TAKEN BY THE WARRIOR KNIGHT (RULERS OF THE GOK’HAN EMPIRE BOOK 3) by Veronica Dean
I am in a gargantuan ship filled with alien warriors hurtling into space at the speed of light. And, oh yeah, The only reason I joined this mission is treating me like shit. Thinking back now, I know I should not have ever boarded this ship, but when I see him, I can’t help myself. His power, his intensity, it’s just too much to take. It isn’t until I am awoken from cryogenic stasis that I find out that this brooding alien knight had his reasons for giving me the cold shoulder. My mind hates him, but my body can’t refuse when he touches me. He has decided I am his fated mate, he wants to possess me body and soul. There is no escape.
THAT TIME IN PARIS (OUT OF TIME BOOK 13) by Monique Martin
Who doesn’t love a World’s Fair? Well, some murdering psychopath doesn’t. Simon and Elizabeth time travel back to 1900 Paris, a time when Toulouse-Lautrec sips cognac at a corner table at the Moulin Rouge, electricity is a new-fangled invention, and someone is hellbent on sabotaging the Paris Exposition. Immersed in a world of Bohemian artists, absinthe, and political strife, Simon and Elizabeth must find out who is behind the sabotage and stop them before they set off World War One a few years early. It’s a romantic and dangerous puzzle only the Crosses can solve.
CHERISHED BY THE HUNTER (XARC’N WARRIORS BOOK 4) by Lynnea Lee
EVIE – Prince Charming comes in purple! I’ve been looking for my Prince Charming my entire life. When ravenous, human-eating bugs descend from the skies, I think my dream is doomed—until a musclebound Xarc’n hunter rescues me from certain death. Tarv’k is strong and brave, and the purring in his chest turns my knees to jelly. Too bad he’s pretending not to be interested. I might be small and soft-spoken, but I’m also stubborn; I get what I want. He won’t know what hit him! TARV’K
Evie is everything I ever wanted, but I don’t deserve her. She is the ray of sunshine that keeps our compound going. She deserves a younger hunter, one with fewer failures in his past. But despite my best intentions, I cannot let her go. If I cannot claim her, then I vow to be her ultimate protector.
When Evie’s past returns to haunt her, I am determined to keep her safe. No one messes with my female! We may not have a mating bond yet, but she is still MINE!
FEVER (ALIEN WARRIORS OF NEW DILARIA BOOK 6) by Piper Fox
Without our marks, I don’t know how to connect to my mates, and I don’t know if they still want to even be with me. I can’t blame them, not when I can’t stop going between rage and tears. It’s like something inside me broke when the Thaints stole my marks, and I don’t know how to fix it.
GHOST: A POST APOCALYPTIC NOTORCYCLE CLUB AUSTRALIAN ROMANCE (NAMELESS SOULS MC BOOK 3) by Evie Mitchell
VS Note: I’m not usually an MC romance reader but combine the apocalypse and Australia and I went back and one clicked book one in the series so we’ll see.
Ghost – I do my best work in the shadows. Trained to be a killer, it’s all I’ve ever known. All I’ve ever cared to know. I embrace pain and destruction, turning everything I touch into ash. I’m a ghost. No past. No present. No future. Until Ava. This woman sparks a hunger in me, a dark, dangerous desire.
If I don’t fight it, it could destroy us both. The Devil knows I’d burn the world for one taste. God have mercy, cause I won’t.
RAVAGED (MATE FOR THE ALIEN MASTER BOOK 2) by L V Lane
Fierce, untamed, and brutal, Quin the alien ravager, is all these things and more. The kind of alien that wants to claim me and make me into his pet. One small problem, he’s not real. He’s a character in a book. None of this matters anymore, for the lines have gotten blurred. I need to be protected, and my fierce alien ravager is going to protect me.
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VS: SPECIAL MENTION ITEMS
COMPASS ROSE (A COMPASS ROSE NOVEL BOOK 1) by Anna Burke
VS: From JUNE 2018, but I didn’t see it then. A WLW novel set in a dystopian future, very well reviewed. The sequel comes out next month (and I will mention it here when it does).
In the year 2513, the only thing higher than the seas is what’s at stake for those who sail them.
Rose was born facing due north, with an inherent perception of cardinal points flowing through her veins. Her uncanny sense of direction earns her a coveted place among the Archipelago Fleet elite, but it also attracts the attention of Admiral Comita, who sends her on a secret mission deep into pirate territory. Accompanied by a ragtag crew of mercenaries and under the command of Miranda, a captain as bloodthirsty as she is alluring, Rose discovers the hard way that even the best sense of direction won’t be enough to keep her alive if she can’t learn to navigate something far more dangerous than the turbulent seas. Aboard the mercenary ship, Man o’ War, Rose learns quickly that trusting the wrong person can get you killed—and Miranda’s crew have no intention of making things easy for her—especially Miranda’s trusted first mate, Orca, who is as stubborn as she is brutal.
TIN CAT by Misa Buckley
VS Note: From NOV 11, 2020, re-release of an older book, sounded intriguing and I missed it in NOV so…it was mentioned for our SFR Bingo books list last week and I now have one clicked it.
When she rescues an abandoned cat, Amber Gerald has no idea that she’s interfering in the mad scheme of a time travelling bank robber. Or that the man that walks into her store dressed like Blade is about to become her bodyguard. Between being an unwitting owner of an android cat and falling for a cybernetic bounty hunter, Amber finds her life a whole new level of weird as science fiction becomes a very real fact.
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MILLION DOLLAR DEMON (HOLLOWS BOOK 15) by Kim Harrison
The new master vampire of Cincinnati has arrived . . . and she wants Rachel Morgan out. No matter where Rachel goes, Constance is there–threatening Rachel’s allies, causing city-wide chaos, and, to add insult to injury, even forcing Rachel out of her current quarters. Ever since Rachel found a way to save the souls of vampires, the old undead’s longtime ascendancy has been broken. Now Constance sees eliminating Rachel as the key to consolidating her own power. Rachel has no desire to be enthralled or killed–and she’s terrified of what may become of the city if Constance forces a return to the ancient ways. But even a witch-born demon can’t stand against the old undead–at least, not alone. And if Rachel refuses to claim the role of Cincinnati’s master demon, the city will tear itself apart, taking her and all those who stand beside her with it.
BEYOND (THE FOUNDING OF VALDEMAR BOOK 1) by Mercedes Lackey
Within the Eastern Empire, Duke Kordas Valdemar rules a tiny, bucolic Duchy that focuses mostly on horse breeding. Anticipating the day when the Empire’s exploitative and militant leaders would not be content to leave them alone, Korda’s father set out to gather magicians in the hopes of one day finding a way to escape and protect the people of the Duchy from tyranny. Kordas has lived his life looking over his shoulder. The signs in the Empire are increasingly dire. Under the direction of the Emperor, mages have begun to harness the power of dark magics, including blood magic, the powers of the Abyssal Planes, and the binding and “milking” of Elemental creatures. But then one of the Duchy’s mages has a breakthrough. There is a way to place a Gate at a distance so far from the Empire that it is unlikely the Emperor can find or follow them as they evacuate everyone that is willing to leave. But time is running out, and Kordas has been summoned to the Emperor’s Court.
Can his reputation as a country bumpkin and his acting skills buy him and his people the time they need to flee? Or will the Emperor lose patience, invade to strip Valdemar of everything of worth, and send its conscripted people into the front lines of the Imperial wars?
VAMPIRE GUARDIAN: VAMPIRE QUEEN SERIES: CLUB ATLANTIS by Joey W Hill
VS Note: She’s a must buy for me. I absolutely love her dark and steamy world. Sexy and HOT always.
Fae and vampires never fall in love. Except when they do.
Adan has come to Club Atlantis to do a job. The BDSM club is to become part of the portal network for magic users. A born vampire with the blood of a Cherokee shaman and an Irish Seer, Adan is apprenticed to a Light Guardian helping him hone his skills to become a full sorcerer. Perhaps even a Guardian himself one day.
But Club Atlantis is a haven for a Fae female, an unwelcome distraction. His hatred for her kind means even her scent can set off his bloodlust.
Catriona is a Fae unsettled in her own world, and physiologically unable to be in the human one without extraordinary protections in place. She can’t put down roots anywhere. For a tree nymph, that’s a serious problem. One that calls for a solution that will appall the Fae world.
History says a vampire and a Fae who fall in love are destined for tragedy. But love has a way of refusing to be ignored. No matter the consequences.
MIDLIFE ZOMBIE HUNTER (FORTY PROOF SERIES BOOK 5) by Shannon Mayer
Bree was hoping for a few days off from dealing with monsters, bad guys, or general weirdness that doesn’t fit into a human box of what is supposed to be real. What she got was a stay in the hospital with an undead roommate and a whole new set of problems that keep rising from the grave. But her love life is at least on track. Until it’s not. And when it goes sideways, it jumps straight into the drink and sinks to the bottom. Now, Bree has to put her heart on the back burner as she is offered a major job hunting down the very person causing all the undead to rise. And she has two days to do it before the whole town turns into a scene from the Walking Dead. Time to pull up your big girl panties and swig a little whiskey. Things are about to get interesting.
CRAVE (VAMPIRE BELOVED BOOK 5) by R E Butler
Tiger shifter Aeryn’s culinary school dream comes true when she accepts a job at the vampire coven’s new restaurant. Her family is worried about her being around so many vampires because her shifter blood is a powerful allure to them, but she’s been promised by the master of the coven that she’ll be safe, and she trusts she will be. Merrix has only been a vampire for five years, but he loves everything about it—immortality, strength, speed, and an allure to humans that makes him irresistible. Working for the coven’s construction company keeps his nights busy, but his days are lonely, and he hopes he meets his truemate soon. When he goes to the new vampire restaurant with his boss for a performance review, an accident in the kitchen brings the most captivating scent to him, and he rescues the beautiful Aeryn from a newbie vampire. Working for the restaurant and being seen with Merrix makes Aeryn a target for the coven’s enemies—the First Church of Humanity. When she’s taken, can Merrix get to her in time before the dangerous anti-vampire group makes an example of her, or will their new relationship be ended far too soon?
MINE IN HELL (REJECTED MATES SERIES BOOK 2) by G Bailey and Scarlett Snow
Now the world knows who I am. I’m the first female alpha in history and every pack leader out there wants to claim me as their mate. Including the Stormfire alpha who sent my life into a spiral after rejecting me. While he and the others fight for the right to possess me, a new Demon Trial is created in honor of the Crescent Mother, and this time I’m the prize. Or so they all believe. I’ll stop at nothing to reclaim my freedom even if it means entering the trials myself, where the only way out is death and ruin. But I don’t plan on dying. I plan on winning. I’m going to make each of the alphas pay for what they did to me.
VAMPIRES AND VENDETTAS by Storm Song
When it comes to running from your problems, I’m a god damn track star. And believe me, I have enough of them to fuel an entire cross country team. Over protective parents who want some grandkids? Check. ✓ Shitty ex? Double check. ✓✓A big old, juicy quarter-life crisis? Check-mate bitches. ✓✓✓So I did what any stressed out med student would- drop out and move to New Orleans to follow their dream of being a veterinarian. Just me? Okay. Somewhere between dodging calls from my mother and student loan collectors I managed to fall in love with the city. But my life is turned upside down when I save a wounded wolf from dying and my eyes are opened to a supernatural world that I only thought existed in movies. How the hell was I supposed to know he was the prince of the most notorious werewolf gang in the French Quarter? I find myself caught in the middle of an age old, supernatural mobster feud. And even worse? I love it.
DARK PRISM (THE GLASS SKY BOOK 2) by Alexia Purdy
I feel all those things after escaping Farlan’s demented prison. But I’m determined to move forward with my new life in the Glass Sky City. Newfound friends and an unlikely romance keep me busy, but the deviant past is never far behind. Assigned to a new mission as the rebellion threatens to fail, my team disturbs old grievances with unworldly creatures far beneath the surface. It brings dangers to affront, threatening mayhem and destruction. There are far more players in Farlan’s intricate games than I could’ve ever imagined. It’s not long before I’m facing down horrifying monsters of all kinds and getting tangled up in absurd magical bargains. Only one person can help me but how do I reach them in time?
CURSES AND VOWS (ISAAC TAYLOR MYSTERIES BOOK 6) by Lashell Collins
Detective Isaac Taylor doesn’t believe in curses, but that’s exactly where his latest homicide case leads him. A deadly shooting spree with ties to a curse that goes back generations. A case that Ike is desperate to solve before he leaves on his honeymoon. For Sidney Fairchild, the word curse sounds just about right. One lost wedding gown and a floating cake disaster have her on edge. When family comes to town dragging trouble behind them, she wonders if her beautiful beach wedding is doomed. Now the body count is rising, and so is the family tension. But can Ike and Sidney keep it together long enough to say ‘I do,’ or will the dueling curses keep them from saying their vows?
STOLEN THORN BRIDE (STOLEN BRIDES OF THE FAR BOOK 7) by Kenley Davidson
Can a stubborn farm girl steal the heart of an elf king who has sworn never to love again? After a century of war, the elves of Abreia are losing hope. Their greatest defender—Dechlan, king of the Northwatch—lies near death, and only a soul bond with a human bride can save him. The problem? No humans have set foot on elven lands for over a hundred years. Kasia is no stranger to the fight for survival—she’s spent her life in the far northern reaches of Garimore, struggling to provide for her three siblings. When she’s captured by a trio of beautiful but terrifying elven warriors, her only thought is to return home, until they inform her she must marry their king… or be put to death. Both Kasia and Dechlan are reluctant to accept their unwanted bond, until the elves’ ancient enemy rises up to threaten both their worlds. Kasia might just be the key to ending the war, but only if she is willing to sacrifice the life she’s always known.And only if Dechlan is willing to risk losing the bride he never expected, but is no longer certain he can live without.
MERLIN KILLS A ZOMBIE (MERLIN THE MAGICAL FLUFF BOOK 3) by Molly Fitz
When my cat brought me a dead bird as a present, I cringed. When that dead bird suddenly flitted back to life, I screamed. At first, I shrugged it off as one of the random things that happens when your roommate is a magical cat, but then it kept happening. Turns out a familiar foe is creating an army of undead creatures with the goal of forcing us to surrender. But Merlin and I refuse to let dark magic prevail—not when the entire existence of magic is now at stake. And if magic dies, so too will all who wield it. Oh no, my cat will NOT become a casualty in this unholy war. I’m ready to fight my way through a million zombies and then take out the big bad, too. Nothing can come between this witchy cat and his familiar—and I’m ready to prove it.
BECOMING CRONE (THE CRONE WARS BOOK 1) by Lydia M Hawke
She wanted purpose. She found dark magick and war. For Claire Emerson, there is nothing ordinary about turning sixty. First, there are the crows. Then, a pendant that unlocks a gate to a house in the woods–which comes with a snarky gargoyle, an entirely too-sexy wolf shifter claiming to be Claire’s protector, and a legacy that turns her reality upside down. Because divorced, menopausal grandmothers with creaky hips and hot flashes? They don’t just randomly discover they’re next in a long line of powerful women protecting the world from the dark magick of Mages. Claire’s first instinct is to turn tail and run back to the safety of baking cookies and reading bedtime stories. But when it becomes clear the Mages have targeted her, she may have no choice but to accept her calling. There’s just one problem: she never got the lifetime of training she was supposed to have, and her magick is… well, unreliable would be an understatement. With the Mages threatening everything she loves, can Claire learn what she needs to in time to become Crone? Or will she be the one to lose an ancient war—and her life?
NEVER SAY NEVER by Justine Manzano
After she walks in on her mom doing the horizontal mambo with a man that’s decidedly not her dad, Brynn Stark swears to NEVER fall in love. One of her friends–Val– reveals her true identity–Aphrodite, goddess of love, and promises to show Brynn why she shouldn’t lose faith. But when Brynn realizes she’s beginning to fall for Adam, Aphrodite’s boyfriend, Brynn’s forced to decide if she’ll choose her goddess-given fate, or risk it all for the wrong-but-right guy. One thing’s for sure. Love sucks. And it’s all about to blow up in their faces.
FURY OF PERSUASION (DRAGON FURY SCOTLAND BOOK 4) by Coreene Callahan
A match made in hell. A love fated to last the test of time. Spying on the Archguard landed Scottish dragon-warrior Vyroth in serious trouble. Imprisoned deep underground, he needs a miracle to get out alive. One arrives when a woman with secrets enters his prison cell. Will she agree to set him free—or run when the going gets tough? Salvage hunter, Nicole Biscayne has experienced her fair share of hardship and knows how to make tough decisions. But when life throws up another roadblock, landing her in a Dragonkind prison, destiny turns the screw, giving her an ultimatum—save one of the warriors she fears or remain a prisoner forever. Can two lost souls find freedom together? Or will sinister forces intervene before true love finds its fairytale?
JEGUDIEL (DEADLY VIRTUES BOOK TWO) by Tillie Cole
VS Note: From MAY 31. Very dark apparently.
They are the Fallen.A brotherhood of murderers whose nature compels them to kill. But guided by their leader, Gabriel, the Fallen have learned to use their urges to rid the world of those it is better off without.Control. Diel has spent his entire life under it. His childhood years were spent in the sadistic captivity of the Brethren. Now the Fallen are free, but the monster that lives inside Diel is not—can not be. The darkness within is curbed by an electric collar, the only thing that stops Diel from killing everyone in his path.Diel’s monster yearns for freedom—the freedom to tear apart Brethren priests, as many as possible, one after the other in a frenzied, liberating spree. When Diel is granted a taste of that freedom, he expects bloodlust, violence, death.He didn’t expect to find her…(more blurb on ebook seller page…)
THE CRUELEST MERCY by Natalie Mae
After surviving the Crossing, Zahru has sworn off adventures. While Crown Prince Jet navigates the looming threat of war, she’s content to simply figure out what the future holds for them. But they’re dealt a devastating blow when prince Kasta returns with a shocking claim: he’s the true winner of the Crossing and the rightful heir, and he bears the gods’ mark as proof. Even more surprising—he’s not the only one. Somehow, Zahru possesses the very same mark, giving her equal right to the throne. The last thing she wants is to rule beside her would-be executioner, but she can’t let Orkena fall into his merciless hands. So Zahru, Jet, and their allies must race against the clock to find a way to stop Kasta, because once he’s crowned, there’s no telling what horrors he’ll unleash to win the war. Zahru will do whatever it takes to keep Kasta from taking the throne…but to stop a villain, is she willing to become one herself?
FOR FOX’S SAKE (KITSUNE SHAPESHIFTER SERIES BOOK 2) by Nix Whittaker
Akari has been kidnapped. Kiera can’t leave now, not when Haku’s sister is missing. But if she stays it will only be harder to leave and she has to leave. She isn’t going to let someone trap her again. But Akari is missing and that is more important. But Akari’s disappearance is the beginning of a plot to murder thousands of humans and Kiera has to save humans from the yokai threatening them. With just the naginata from the goddess Inari, she will have to face forces stronger than she could have imagined in her past life.
FINDING HOME (A CHRISTINE STEWART TIME TRAVEL ADVENTURE BOOK 2) by Christy Cooper-Burnett
An exiled prisoner. A desperate woman. A time travel agent willing to break the rules. Malcolm Aldred is starting over in 1868, Oklahoma. There’s just one problem—he’s an exiled prisoner from 2070. In 2071, Los Angeles, housewife Hannah Cole is desperate to escape her abusive husband, and begs Cyber Criminal Enforcement Agent Christine Stewart to send her somewhere, anywhere, in history. When Christine agrees to send Hannah to 1868, neither woman has any idea the events that sets in motion. Malcolm and Hannah adapt to pioneer life in an untamed world full of danger and unimaginable hardships, but falling for each other was never part of the plan. When a deadly hunter tracks Hannah to 1868, fate intervenes and catapults her back to Colonial America, threatening to destroy their future before it ever begins. Can Christine save Hannah in time or will they both be lost to history forever?
TINKER (HAPPILY NEVER AFTER BOOK 6) by Plum Pascal and H P Mallory
Tinkerbell has been left isolated on ‘Death Isle’ with only a crocodile shifter named Zegar for company. The only thing Tink enjoys are the many tales Zegar tells her about Peter Pan and his misfit crew of Lost Boys. Imagine Tink’s surprise when none other than Pan, himself, arrives on Death Isle, telling Tink he’s come to return her to Fantasia, where she, as one of the Chosen Ten, is meant to help defeat her evil Uncle Septimus and the witch, Agatha. Immediately, Tink is enraptured by Peter’s handsome face, his charisma, and his confidence. But, there’s also something about Quinn, Peter’s right-hand-man. As the brother of legendary Captain Hook, Quinn is quiet and brooding and Tink can’t help but want to unravel the mystery that surrounds him. Accompanied by Peter, Quinn and Zegar, Tink will find herself in the fight for her life against Septimus and Agatha’s legion of monsters.
BLOOD LIKE MAGIC by Liselle Sambury
After years of waiting for her Calling—a trial every witch must pass in order to come into their powers—the one thing Voya Thomas didn’t expect was to fail. When Voya’s ancestor gives her an unprecedented second chance to complete her Calling, she agrees—and then is horrified when her task is to kill her first love. And this time, failure means every Thomas witch will be stripped of their magic. Voya is determined to save her family’s magic no matter the cost. The problem is, Voya has never been in love, so for her to succeed, she’ll first have to find the perfect guy—and fast. Fortunately, a genetic matchmaking program has just hit the market. Her plan is to join the program, fall in love, and complete her task before the deadline. What she doesn’t count on is being paired with the infuriating Luc—how can she fall in love with a guy who seemingly wants nothing to do with her? With mounting pressure from her family, Voya is caught between her morality and her duty to her bloodline. If she wants to save their heritage and Luc, she’ll have to find something her ancestor wants more than blood. And in witchcraft, blood is everything.
LUCKY ME (LUCK OF THE DRAW BOOK 3) by Shae Balik
The paranormal world was slowly becoming extinct and the leadership, the Consilium, were desperate. A plan was hatched to put a spell on all singles to mate them with someone from the opposite sex in order to procreate. All they had to do was draw a name out of a bag and the mating bond would begin. They were positive their plan couldn’t fail. Then again, they had no idea the fates had been watching and decided paranormals, especially the Consilium, needed to be taught a lesson. One that wouldn’t soon be forgotten. Keyln Rao had grown up with the hope that he wouldn’t have to endure the ancient Indian tradition of an arranged marriage. He was wrong. Not only had his father found him a woman to marry, he was making her father refill their depleted funds. So, when the Consilium announced he would have to marry the name he picked from their bag, he didn’t really care. Either way, it seemed as if he wouldn’t find his fated mate. Shaw Jackson had forged his own path despite family ties that had tried to reel him into one he refused to participate in. He’d been ready to find his mate, but he hadn’t expected the man to knock on the door with the Consilium telling him he needed to pay for his mate. Refusing to allow his sweet elephant shifter to be used as a pawn, Shaw refused to give anyone money. He might be a mouse shifter, but that didn’t mean he wouldn’t kill anyone who tried to come between them.
DAMNED AND CONFUSED (DEMON ENTANGLEMENTS BOOK 8) by Crymsyn Hart
Meriel discovers an ancient deck of Tarot cards while cleaning out an old house for her sister. When she opens the box of cards, out pops Wile, a demon hell-bent on protecting her from Raziel, a Prince of Hell. If Raziel gets the cards and Meriel, he can open a portal to release the devil into the world. Together, Wile and Meriel have to stay one step ahead of Raziel. The Tarot start to teach her their secrets and help her understand her deepening connection to Wile. Can she learn what she needs to in order to keep the devil at bay and save her demon?
LIGHTNING STRIKES (TALES OF THE WERE: GIFTS OF THE ANCIENTS BOOK 4) by Bianca D’Arc
Wil and Mandy are both keeping secrets. Wil’s is supernatural, Mandy’s is more down to earth, but no less devastating. When they meet, both have a common purpose – Wil’s father. Mandy was all set to see Wil’s dad through his final days, but Wil has another idea in mind. When undeniable attraction is thwarted by sinister attacks and ghosts from Mandy’s past, they must leave the mountain that was Wil’s childhood home. Out in the larger world, with help from a team of mercenary shapeshifters, Wil and Mandy discover the truth about their enemies, themselves, and the deep-rooted love that is blossoming between them.
WHEN DARKNESS FALLS: THE PALACE BOOK 1 OF THE TRILOGY by Allie McCormack
Ruled by a gracious, wise Sultana, the humans of the great desert city of Al Khair dwell in uneasy peace with the vampires and demons who claim the lands as their ancestral homelands under the leadership of an ancient, powerful vampire. Their shaky truce becomes strained when a young human woman arrives from distant lands. Orphaned since childhood and outcast, Alyssa joins a caravan to the fabled Al Khair where she seeks only to make a new life for herself. A life that quickly becomes complicated when she draws the attention of the Dark Lord himself. A thousand years ago, Lord Damien permitted the humans to build their city. When he senses a new, immensely powerful magical being in the land, Damien suspects the humans of plotting to overthrow him. Furious, he searches for the source of this power, but he cannot stop thinking of the young woman in the tower who had seen through his glamour spell that cloaks him from humans. When he discovers that Alyssa is the mysterious being he has been seeking, his determination to have her for his own threatens to pit the two races, human and vampire, against each other in all-out war.
WHEN DARKNESS FALLS BOOK TWO OF THE TRILOGY: THE DARK LORD by Allie McCormack
Held captive in the Catacombs, Alyssa struggles with coming to terms with the loss of the life she had made for herself in the palace. She also has to learn how to deal with her strange magical powers that everyone but her seems to know she has. And she has to find a way to accept her new life with the ancient vampire who insists that she is his… but doesn’t seem to know what to do with her. Lord Damien never thought to have a woman in his life, and this one baffles him. He doesn’t understand his own need for her, but knows only that he must have her, at any cost. He had been prepared for anger and recriminations, but Alyssa surprises him with her determination to accept her new life, as well as her unexpected compassion and humor. To his surprise, he discovers that he wants Alyssa to accept him willingly… and he has not the faintest idea how to make that happen.
DRAGON BLOODED (A THUNDER OF DRAGONS BOOK 1) by Naima Solis and Emma Alisyn
A thousand years of sleep. Before that, a thousand years waiting. But when Alanna walks into dragon shifter Kaspien’s night club, he knows his sentence is over. He’ll claim his mate—even though she’s his assassin. Alanna didn’t expect Kaspien’s sensual pull to hit her like a punch in the gut. She came to kill him, but wound up spread on his desk. . .. . .and blooded by his talons. He says she’s his mate. But how can the ultimate predator forgive the ultimate betrayal? Her only choice is to run, and hope the dragon in front of her doesn’t kill her before the enemy behind her does.
ALL FIRED UP (ASHES AND BUST BOOK 1) by Jenn Burke
VS Note: From May 18.
Paranormals are dying. All over the city, with no explanation and only one thing in common: their magic is missing. Vampire and private investigator Evan Fournier isn’t supposed to be taking on paranormal cases, but when the murderer hits close to home, he agrees to look into it. The last thing he expects is to become a target himself—and then to become irrevocably bonded to the man who just tried to kill him. With his memory gone and his soul bonded to a stranger, former firefighter Colin Zhang wants to be anywhere else. He doesn’t have a damn clue why he just tried to kill Evan, and he didn’t even know about magic until just now. The sooner he can get back to his real life, the better. But every time either of them tries to leave, pure agony stops them short. Forced to work with Evan or suffer the consequences, Colin must excavate the secrets buried in his missing memories while battling two rising threats: the conspiracy behind the murder, and his mutual attraction to the bond mate he never wanted.
IMPROBABLE MAGIC (A MAGIC SLEUTH MYSTERY BOOK 1) by J A Whiting and May Stenmark
Forty-two-year-old Mackie Fleming’s life is unraveling. Two years ago, she lost her husband and now, she’s lost her job. Heading over to her friend’s house to feed his cat, she finds him unconscious on the living room floor. One thing leads to another until Mackie becomes a suspect in the man’s death. Unmoored and adrift in a life she never planned, she decides to take control and investigate the crime hoping to clear herself from suspicion, except Mackie doesn’t know the first thing about how to solve a murder or how to use her improbable magic.
UNDENIABLE BONDS (HIDDEN WOLVES BOOK 6) by Kaje Harper
Rory O’Sullivan has spent his life alone. Once upon a time, he made one real human connection as a gay man. That moment happened in Nazi captivity, and the wolf he escaped with was a Soviet soldier. They had a taste of what love might mean, but in 1944, personal happiness had to come second to survival. Now, seventy years later, when he feels the presence of Nikolai, somehow close and needing him after all that time, no one— not gay Alpha Aaron of the Minneapolis West pack, or rising political threats, or even top Alpha Rick Brown himself— will stop him. Rory’s going to answer the appeal he’s waited a lifetime for. Some bonds can’t be denied.
ONE LAST STOP by Casey McQuiston
For cynical twenty-three-year-old August, moving to New York City is supposed to prove her right: that things like magic and cinematic love stories don’t exist, and the only smart way to go through life is alone. She can’t imagine how waiting tables at a 24-hour pancake diner and moving in with too many weird roommates could possibly change that. And there’s certainly no chance of her subway commute being anything more than a daily trudge through boredom and electrical failures. But then, there’s this gorgeous girl on the train. Jane. Dazzling, charming, mysterious, impossible Jane. Jane with her rough edges and swoopy hair and soft smile, showing up in a leather jacket to save August’s day when she needed it most. August’s subway crush becomes the best part of her day, but pretty soon, she discovers there’s one big problem: Jane doesn’t just look like an old school punk rocker. She’s literally displaced in time from the 1970s, and August is going to have to use everything she tried to leave in her own past to help her. Maybe it’s time to start believing in some things, after all.
Casey McQuiston’s One Last Stop is a magical, sexy, big-hearted romance where the impossible becomes possible as August does everything in her power to save the girl lost in time.
QUEEN OF ALL by Anya Leigh Josephs
Jena lives on her family’s struggling farm and in her beautiful friend Sisi’s shadow. She’s not interested in Sisi’s plans to uncover the Kingdom’s darkest secrets: the suppression of magic, and the crown prince’s systemic murder of those who practice it. Jena only wants to keep a secret of her own—her changing feelings for Sisi. Yet when a letter arrives summoning Sisi to the royal Midwinter Ball, Jena has no choice but to follow her into a new world of mystery and danger.Sisi falls into a perilous romance with the very crown prince she despises. Desperate to save her, Jena searches for answers in the halls of the palace and in the ancient texts of its library.She discovers that the chance to save her friend, and their world, lies in her own ability to bring the magic back and embrace her own power.
THE HAUNTING OF THE WILSON ESTATE by Hazel Holmes
Desperate for cash and a new start on life, Willow takes a job as a live-in gardener at a secluded mansion in a small town. As Willow tries to make the best of the situation, she discovers the house is inhabited by ghosts, and they aren’t happy with the mansion’s new occupants.
FINDING THE WOLF (THE DRAGON’S HOARD BOOK 1) by Mell Eight
When Prince Leon disappears, his people turn to the dragons for help. Nyle is the unlucky dragon tasked with finding Leon, a duty he dreads as it forces him into the confounding human world and far away from his collection of pretties. Locating a missing prince should be a simple matter, but if Nyle has learned anything about humans since being forced among them, it’s that they needlessly complicate everything. When he finally locates the errant prince, however, what Nyle finds is a treasure worth all the complications—and worth protecting at any cost.
REBORN (KALIYA SAHNI BOOK 4) by K N Banet
My name is Kaliya Sahni. Obsession is a part of who I am. It’s a fatal character flaw I have a hard time overcoming. Before Raphael, before the mysteries surrounding him, I had another obsession. Who killed my family and why? Who wants my people extinct? I might finally have a chance to find the answers to those questions that have plagued me for over a century. Questions that have kept me up at night and ruined my friendships. That have woken me up, screaming as the nightmares haunted me. But it would be too easy to just walk away from a man like Raphael and he’s not ready for me to walk out of his life completely. A mate like no other, a cambion of great power, and an intelligent man who knows me too well, he figures out exactly how to pull me back in. Others have taken notice of the connection between us. Even my own people are asking about my relationship with the Warlord of the cambions and it scares me to think who else might see what’s brewing between us. Desert storms wash the world away and leave it reborn…And a storm is coming for me.
THIRSTY (BLACK WOLF PACK BOOK ONE) by Jenika Snow
We were a close-knit community of wolf shifters, and finding your fated mate was a rare gift. So when it happened to me, I knew I’d fight to the death to claim her as mine. But she was the Alpha’s daughter. Off-limits to everyone, especially me, the Beta of the pack. The Alpha’s second-in-command. Mia was the one female who had been born to be mine and mine alone. There would never be another for me. There never had been anyone for me. And when I finally gave myself over to a woman, when I kissed a female for the first time, touched her, I’d give that honor to my mate only. And the way she looked at me, the innocence that poured off of her but mingled with her bone-deep need for me told me my mate was ready to take things to the next level. She was ready to let me claim her… mark her. But there was one massive obstacle stopping me from making my dreams a reality, from making my fated mate mine. And that was the Alpha—her father—finding out and trying to stop me. He had his own heartache in the past, and because of that, he held Mia very close, was very protective of her. He wouldn’t give her up without a fight. And when the truth was finally revealed, there was only male who had the strength and power to challenge the Alpha… and that was me.
THE EIGHTH KEY by Laura Weyr
VS note: From MAR 18
Lucian is a jaded flirt and professional bard who knows all the old songs about sorcery. When he meets Corwin, a shy mage who can still use magic despite the Drought, Lucian finds his desire growing with each passing day—not just for answers, but for Corwin himself. Sparks fly as they find themselves passionately entangled in adventure and each other. But learning the true origin of the Drought and the Key to ending it comes at a price that their bond may not survive.
THE SHATTERPROOF MAGICIAN (THE INSCRUTABLE PARIS BEAUFONT BOOK 4) by Sarh Noffke and Michael Anderle
Love is on the rise, but not everyone is happy about it. Some stand to gain when hate reigns. The fairy godmothers are challenged in new ways when social media breaks up lovers all over the world. To overcome this new challenge, Happily Ever After College is going to have to do something drastic…They will need to evolve. And fast. Getting rid of outdated curriculum and traditional thinking to progress into the modern world won’t be easy. However, if true love is to be saved, then a new evil must be discovered and erased. Can Paris Beaufont save love and hopefully find some herself?
SOUL HARVEST (THE RIFT CHRONICLES BOOK 3) by BR Kingsolver
My name is Danica James. I’m a cop with the Arcane Division. A new demon lord has crossed the Rift, and says his queen wants her statue back, the one I took from the previous demon lord. Then he proposes a trade. You can’t trust demons. They lie, they cheat, they steal. They prey on humans. But unless I’m willing to walk away, it’s the only game in town.
THE OMEGA’S HESITANT HERO (BISHOP’S BAY OMEGAVERSE BOOK 1) by Kelex
Newly returned from an overseas tour, ex-Army medic McCoy Cavanaugh is readjusting to civilian life. He’s taking what he learned in the military and enrolled in med school in a bid to rise above being born on the wrong side of the tracks. The last thing he needs in his life is an omega throwing his plans into chaos, especially one who’s way out of his league. Jackson Bishop, yes from those Bishops, wants nothing more than to stand on his own two feet. After the death of his parents, he was cocooned within his wealthy, conservative grandparents’ world. Independence from the weight of their sheltering leads him to enroll in the local university. Who cares if his grandparents only agreed because they assume he’s there to catch an alpha? Catch an alpha, he does—much to his chagrin. Neither McCoy or Jackson are ready to take on a relationship yet can’t seem to fight the magnetic pull of the other. Even if they finally choose to be together, McCoy fears Jackson’s family will never accept him… especially when there’s someone close who doesn’t want to see their happily ever after arrive.
SACRIFICED (THE REJECTED MATE BOOK 1) by Bella Klaus
When fate mates me the alpha wolf, he doesn’t just reject me—he sacrifices me to the wolf god, Fenrir. Fenrir is dark, brooding, sexy, and he owns my body and soul. He offers me a chance to return and power to get my revenge. But in return, I must release him from Hell.
MATED TO HER BULLY (THE ALPHA SHIFTER COLLECTION BOOK 11) by Sam Crescent
Lucas has been cruel to Mabel for as long as she can remember. So discovering he’s her mate is the cruelest twist of fate. There’s no way she’ll mate with him. Instead, she runs away to the city, hoping never to bond with him. When Lucas’s dad interferes as the Alpha and tries to reunite the two, she attempts to sever all ties with Lucas and deny him as her mate. As the leader’s son, Lucas knows every loophole and demands the chance for reconciliation. He wasn’t good to her, but he wants the chance to make it right. She’s his mate, and against all odds, they are destined to be together. Mabel has no choice but to follow the rules, and Lucas is a changed man. As a boy, he was a bully. Now he’s a man intent on winning his mate, and it isn’t a game. He wants Mabel by his side for the rest of their lives. Even if it means breaking down the wall she’s built around her heart.
LAVA RED FEATHER BLUE by Molly Ringle
VS Note: From JAN 5
Awakening the handsome prince is supposed to end the fairy tale, not begin it. But the Highvalley witches have rarely done things the way they’re supposed to. On the north Pacific island of Eidolonia, hidden from the world by enchantments, Prince Larkin has lain in a magical sleep since 1799 as one side of a truce between humans and fae. That is, until Merrick Highvalley, a modern-day witch, discovers an old box of magic charms and cryptic notes hidden inside a garden statue.
Experimenting with the charms, Merrick finds himself inside the bower where Larkin lies, and accidentally awakens him. Worse still, releasing Larkin from the spell also releases Ula Kana, a faery bent on eradicating humans from the island. With the truce collapsing and hostilities escalating throughout the country, Merrick and Larkin form an unlikely alliance and become even unlikelier heroes as they flee into the perilous fae realm on a quest to stop Ula Kana and restore harmony to their island.
TRAPPED IN THE VALLEY OF TEARS (MYSTICAL HIGHLAND WARRIORS) by Daniela Vogel
A young student of Scottish history, Caitriona “Cat” Campbell, has to do research for an essay on Samhain. Her final destination is the Valley of Tears in the Highlands, also known as the romantic town of Glencoe, as well as the scene of a 17th century clan massacre. Although she no longer believes in great love, let alone the myths of the past, the spirit of Dusten MacDonald teaches her something different. Dusten is imprisoned in the fairy realm and cursed. Only at Samhain is he allowed to show himself to mortals in search of salvation. This Samhain, Cat decides to help him. However, she does not end up in the fairy realm as originally planned, but in the 17th century. There she meets Dusten’s past self. But how can she prevent the inevitable from happening?
WITCH OF ALL WITCHES (TALES OF XEST 4) by Donna Augustine
I went from being an outcast in Salem, to living in Xest, a world existing solely on magic. I have a good job brokering hopes and wishes, a hot boss, and a cool place to live. My life is a witch’s dream. Except there are a couple of teensy little problems. I might’ve accidentally gotten infused with some magic that didn’t belong to me. The hot boss? I might be falling in love with him, to my detriment. If that isn’t enough, heaven and hell have finally caught up to me, demanding I return the extra magic or else. Too bad I don’t know how to do that.
KING OF ICE AND TIME: A JACK FROST RETELLING (SHROUDED HAVENS COLLECTION) by J R Castle
VS Note: From MAY 27.
Joachim stared at the intruders and thought back to his former life. It had all started in the castle with his love, Queen Maris. They were happy. Until Joachim lost his temper first, then everything else he held dear. Joachim had had it all…wealth, power, and the love of his life. The only thing he lacked was control of his temper. As a result, he’s spent five hundred years as overseer of the storehouses of the winter snows to pay for his deed. Now known as Jack Frost, he rules the winter seasons with the capricious North Wind. His goal is to finish serving his punishment to be finally reunited with his love. He’s close. Oh, so close. But once again, his castle has intruders. Who will win out? His icy love or his hot temper?
ALL WORK AND NO SLAY (WITCHES OF DEVIL’S ORCHARD BOOK 1) by Skye Sullivan
Bobbi Brooks has enough trouble keeping her cafe from burning down on the best of days. Learning she has fire-magic? It’s bound to go up in flames…It’s a beautiful day in the small town of Devil’s Orchard when Bobbi’s grandmother informs her she’s actually a witch. Not just any old witch, either. Bobbi is part of a long line of demon-slayers. Bobbi, who can’t step on a cockroach without squealing, is a demon-slayer? Yeah right. She’s tempted to write the whole thing off as a stress-induced hallucination. Especially when the dumpster-diving fox starts talking…But then she stumbles over a body that’s unfortunately very real, and very dead, and life gets even more complicated. Because people in small towns love to talk. Like about how great a shot her grandmother is with her little .22 pistol. And how her dislike of the dead guy gives her motive. Or how she’s just crazy enough to pull the trigger. They’re not technically wrong, but Bobbi knows her grandmother’s innocent, and she’ll do whatever she can to prove it. Even if she has to find the killer herself. She’ll have to use her newfound magic to do so, but a spell is just a recipe, and Bobbi’s good at following those. This witch thing should be easy… Right?
THE LIGHTS OF PRAGUE by Nicole Jarvis
VS Note: From May 25.
In the quiet streets of Prague all manner of mysterious creatures lurk in the shadows. Unbeknownst to its citizens, their only hope against the tide of predators are the dauntless lamplighters – secret elite of monster hunters whose light staves off the darkness each night. Domek Myska leads a life teeming with fraught encounters with the worst kind of evil: pijavice, bloodthirsty and soulless vampiric creatures. Despite this, Domek finds solace in his moments spent in the company of his friend, the clever and beautiful Lady Ora Fischerová – a widow with secrets of her own. When Domek finds himself stalked by the spirit of the White Lady – a ghost who haunts the baroque halls of Prague castle – he stumbles across the sentient essence of a will-o’-the-wisp captured in a mysterious container. Now, as its bearer, Domek wields its power, but the wisp, known for leading travellers to their deaths, will not be so easily controlled. After discovering a conspiracy amongst the pijavice that could see them unleash terror on the daylight world, Domek finds himself in a race against those who aim to twist alchemical science for their own dangerous gain.
BLOOD CROWN: FREEDOM’S HAREM BOOK 1 by Elizabeth Brown and Torri Heat
In a world where men rule and slavery is the common practice, being the only queen and abolishing slavery puts a large target on your back. Ashera is a queen in a world of kings. She took her crown and has paid for it in blood. Not everyone is willing to let her rule in peace, however, especially not the neighboring kingdoms for whom human slavery is still very much in practice. Ashera continues to bleed for her crown while showing each kingdom that men aren’t the only ones who can rule. But when a resistance against Ashera’s rule grows, she’s forced to realize that she can’t create widespread change on her own. She’ll need to win the hearts of the men who rule alongside her if she’s to crush the resistance and free all of humanity. Seducing them is easy, she’s a succubus with lithe curves and a wicked tongue. It’s getting them to change their minds that is the challenge. Especially when she’s faced with an unruly and violent Vampire Prince, an over the top dramatic Fae Prince, an Angelic king, and a Demonic assassin. They’re all alpha males in their own right, each one thinking they know what’s best for their queen. Unfortunately for them, she has no intention of listening.
NIGHTED (DARKLING THREE) by Torri Heat
Jasper and Ava have made it through every hurdle thrown their way — together. Their relationship is stronger — and hotter — than ever. But now something new and deadly is after Ava. The pair also can’t forget the minor detail that her mother is still missing. The supernatural world is dangerous, and full of things that go bump in the night. Will they be able to find the monster before the monster finds her?
THE WISTERIA SOCIETY OF LADY SCOUNDRELS (DANGEROUS DAMSELS BOOK 1) by India Holton
VS Note: Described as a “historical fantasy romance” by one reviewer.
Cecilia Bassingwaite is the ideal Victorian lady. She’s also a thief. Like the other members of the Wisteria Society crime sorority, she flies around England drinking tea, blackmailing friends, and acquiring treasure by interesting means. Sure, she has a dark and traumatic past and an overbearing aunt, but all things considered, it’s a pleasant existence. Until the men show up. Ned Lightbourne is a sometimes assassin who is smitten with Cecilia from the moment they meet. Unfortunately, that happens to be while he’s under direct orders to kill her. His employer, Captain Morvath, who possesses a gothic abbey bristling with cannons and an unbridled hate for the world, intends to rid England of all its presumptuous women, starting with the Wisteria Society. Ned has plans of his own. But both men have made one grave mistake. Never underestimate a woman. When Morvath imperils the Wisteria Society, Cecilia is forced to team up with her handsome would-be assassin to save the women who raised her–hopefully proving, once and for all, that she’s as much of a scoundrel as the rest of them.
CLAIM TO FLAME (PARANORMAL DATING AGENCY BOOK 30) by Milly Taiden
Ashley has it all. But all she really wants is to be valued as a strong, powerful business woman. The problem is, her board of directors is full of crotchety old men that hate the idea of a single woman being their CEO. With the suggestion- forceful assistance -of her mother, she gets in touch with Gerri Wilder who’s supposed to fix her personal life. Good luck with that one. Flare and Blaze run a competitive pharmaceutical company. But they need to find their mate in order to cement their leadership roles. When they meet firecracker Ashley, they know she’s the woman for them. She’s feisty, sweet and can handle two strong males all by herself. Not to mention her curvy body and beautiful smile are making it hard for them to concentrate on their job. It’s not long until Ashley realizes Flare and Blaze are a bigger problem than her board of directors. They’re her direct competitors. If that’s not enough, someone’s out to get them and her out of the way. It’s a fight for love and survival. Will she find a way to balance romance and a career or will her life go up in smoke?
A DREAM OF EMBERS (A TEMPEST OF SHADOWS BOOK 3) by Jane Washington
What began as a war of force had turned to one of secrets and strategies. An army was amassing in the shadows, hidden from our eyes, slipping into our ranks until there was nowhere safe to turn, and nobody left to trust. To win the war, I would be forced to forget the man I trusted, and to bind myself to the men I hated. Forever. Since the first day, the great masters have fought for control over me, fought to claim me in marriage and seize my power for themselves. Every step of the way, they’ve asked me to choose. They’ve attempted to deal and swindle the decision out of me, but I’ve managed to out-manoeuvre them at every turn, bringing me to this moment. The moment I finally choose. If they can take my power, I can take theirs, and if marriage is how they want to do it, then so be it. I’ll marry all five of them, and choose myself.
TIGER’S MAIL ORDER BRIDE (SHIFTER MAIL ORDER BRIDE AGENCY BOOK 5) by Ruby Knoxx
I’m a sucker for love. But my love life is pretty much non-existent. The only thing adding a little flavor to it are ice cream and romance novels. It makes me want to swear love off for good. I’ll give it one last shot, though. I signed up for a mail order bride service. Yes, I know what you’re thinking.
But guess what? I got matched. It seems like there is a little problem, though. My new husband looks like he wasn’t expecting me and my curves. Like I’m a bit of a surprise. The bigger problem? I can’t go back home. So we agree on a little experiment. He’ll treat me as his wife for one week. One week of fun and romance. One week… to convince him to let me stay.
DARK CROWN (GUARDIANS OF THE FAE REALMS BOOK 8) by JL Madore
After two years of being separated and held at the mercy of a usurper queen, Creed is in a position to reclaim his throne. Honor is recovered. Our mating quad is complete. Now all we have to do is repair the damage to the Dornte quadrant and pull it all together. The citizens want safety. And freedom. And the restoration of the royal family. We’re determined to give them that and more. But even as things turn around for the four of us, strife in the lives of those we love keep us fighting for our happily ever after. Doesn’t matter. We’re a lock and it’ll be worth the fight in the end.
RUBY ALPHA (SHIFTER CITY BOOK 2) by Lola Glass
VS Note: Author states it ends in a cliffhanger.
A CITY CRUMBLING… AND I’M THE ONE WHO BROKE IT – I thought mating with Merrick would be enough to keep my power under control, but it wasn’t. And now, the Ruby at the center of our city is cracking. With werewolves from all over the world migrating to Shifter City, we need to get our crap together–and fast. Wish us luck, because we’re going to need it.
PROFESSOR DRAGON (EVERGLADES DRAGON DADDIES BOOK 3) by Kayla Wolf
The strange, nerdy one—that’s always been me. I’ve practiced being normal my entire life. And I thought I was getting better at it. Until I came face to face with him. Every female here takes his classes because of his looks. I vowed to never be one of them. True, he’s the sole reason I picked this college. But it’s because of his expertise, nothing else. And now, standing here before him, I’m making it weird. He’s got me thinking of magic, and dragons, and dragon eggs. He’s got me thinking of touch starvation and how I want him. But he’s my mentor, and nothing can ever happen. And yet, I’m making it weird. I’m crossing lines…I’m blurring boundaries…No, not blurring. Shattering them beyond all recognition.
FAE WARRIOR (ASH FOREST SHIFTERS BOOK 2) by Lola Gabriel
Clyde – My birthright dictates that I am the ruler. But, my father made promises that I don’t intend to keep. My escape to Ash Forest wasn’t meant to be permanent. However, I soon discover that I cannot hide from my past…or the destiny awaiting me in the woods. Beatrix – Clyde’s arrival has disrupted my quiet and predictable life. He’s arrogant, loud, full of himself…and he has the most amazing body I’ve ever seen. Now, I’m in the midst of a strange and dangerous prophecy. Not only does the prophecy threaten my life, but also the lives of everyone I love. The only way to solve the mystery that surrounds us is to work together with Clyde. I just hope he can get down off his high horse for long enough to save those around us.
DANGEROUS DISCOVERIES (THE LOST ONE’S BOOK 3) by Nikita Parmenter
The portal went awry and now Sage and her men find themselves split up from Erin and her guys. Fortunately help comes from an unexpected source and as things begin to heat up between Sage and her guys, the quest to find her missing parents takes and unexpected and deadly turn. They get far more than they bargained for. There’s pain, violence, goddess intervention and a whole lot of misbehaving gifts which makes getting to know her guys an interesting foray into self control, or lack thereof. Not everything is as it seems and there are dark forces at play.
REVENGE OF THE REJECTED (VIRGA’S DOOM BOOK 3) by Savannah Rose and Amelia Gates
Two souls ripped apart. Uncertain of how or when or if they’ll find their way back to each other. Maybe it’s for the best. After all, an angel has no business in the demon world. And a demon sure as hell has no business mingling with the angels. But how much fun would it be if everyone followed the rules?
BLOOD SECRETS (THE WOLF BORN TRILOGY BOOK 2) by Jen L Grey
The thing about blood… it can’t lie. For my entire life, I’d been complacent. I allowed others to make decisions for me until I almost lost my fated mate. So I did the only thing I could, I took him and ran. Secrets surface and hidden truths are discovered… truths that no one dreamed about facing again. Armed with new knowledge, I must make a choice. Be open to learn about who I really am or continue to stay ignorant. The answer isn’t quite as simple as some would leave you to believe. With each move I make, I set the course for my future. With everything falling apart around me, I’m not quite sure what I’ll become when all is said and done.
POLAR ALPHA HEAT (A PARANORMAL NIGHT CLUB BOOK 6) by Brittany White
The Adventuress – In one fell swoop, My life turned upside down. I never would have guessed
That it would take the love of a polar bear shifter To make it right again. From the strict office schedule
Through the wilds of Canada And a sweet little town in Alaska This shifter saved my life, my heart, and my soul. When the time came to go home, I had to leave my man behind. Little did I know that I was taking A piece of him with me. And soon, a baby shifter would be born. The Polar Bear Shifter – Little did I know that a stop at that club Would connect me to a woman, Whose flame behind those purple eyes Kindled a fire in my soul. That fire steadily grew Into a raging inferno As she worked to save my little town And my soul along with it. When her adventure was done, She took my heart with her.
Little did I know, she also took my child. Can the Alpha polar bear shifter defy his clan to marry the woman he loves?
WITCH WAY AFTER FORTY? A PARANORMAL WOMEN’S FICTION NOVEL (SILVER SISTERS BOOK 1) by Jennifer L Hart
VS Note: From MAY 31
Alys Stevens is running out of familiar road. Approaching the same age as her mother’s death and muddling through a messy divorce, the forty-something home renovator has lost the control she so deeply craves. So when her siblings show up demanding a girl’s night full of fun, the three brew up an ancient family cocktail… and accidentally unleash powerful magic. Baffled as they all develop uncanny powers, Alys watches on in part-horror, part-glee as a satisfying sinkhole swallows her vexing ex-husband’s car. And poking around in her family’s mysterious tree for answers arouses the unwanted attention of dangerous werewolves. Can the newest in a long line of witches refurbish her run-down destiny, or will fate tear her to shreds?
TALON’S CLAIM (FAE THIEF’S HAREM BOOK 1) by Melody Novak
I’m not who anyone thinks I am. But they all want to make me their queen. Kidnapped from Earth six years ago, I’m used to hiding my true nature. I pretended to be bad at my studies while secretly helping the resistance against the City’s cruel overlords. But now that my sister has taken the dragons’ throne, I’m in the spotlight. Not great for a Fae thief. A feral dragon has chosen me as his mate, and he’s not alone. All kinds of beings think they owe me for rescuing them from prison. Problem is, I didn’t do that. My sister did, disguised as me. But I’ve got to play the hand I’m dealt… even if it means putting myself in the middle of all these handsome young men. Tragic, I know.
Maybe I’ll stop a brewing magical war. Maybe I’ll start it. Let’s find out.
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VS: Another standalone from my backlist is LADY OF THE STAR WIND. I always loved stories of people who took a one way trip through a portal to another world out of sheer desperation, which is where my couple begins. With help from an ancient and somewhat ominous being, they find themselves on a less advanced planet, where they seem to have an identity already established. I got to play with lots of mysteries and even a dab of time travel. I also gave a quick glimpse into the Outlier Empire, which I mention on occasion in my Sectors novels. The original inspiration for this novel was a four thousand year old Egyptian mirror I saw at the LA Museum a long time ago….maybe someday I’ll do a sequel. I had several in mind but other projects intervened.
LADY OF THE STAR WIND
Are they merely luckless lovers … or a legend come back to life?
Mark Denaltieri, ex-Sector Special Forces, has been hired by the Outlier Empress to rescue her granddaughter, Princess Alessandra, from kidnappers. Since the Empress once had him tortured and banished, she’s the last person Mark wants to work for. But he takes the job. He’ll save Alessandra, his first love, and discover why she didn’t speak for him when he desperately needed her. Then he’ll be on his way, finally free of his past.
Alessandra would rather her rescuer was anyone but Mark–after all, he let her believe he was dead all this time. But when the couple are forced to flee her captors by Traveling via a strange crystal globe, they find themselves in a lovely Oasis on a desert planet, the old attraction sizzling between them again.
They soon discover they are far from alone. The Oasis holds the entrance to another world, one in which the inhabitants are convinced Sandy and Mark are the Lady of the Star Wind and her Warrior, come to free them from an evil Queen.
Mark and Sandy must work together to unearth an ancient mirror, and crown the true king of this land. Can they fulfill the prophecy of the Lady and her Warrior … and this time, will their love survive the test?
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AND: Don’t miss any of the exciting adventures in this ongoing series: Genetically engineered soldiers of the far future, fighting to live and to love their human fated mates…
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LINKS TO RECENT NEW RELEASES POSTS from Veronica:
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