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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STEPH’S OUTCAST (ICEHOME BOOK 14) by Ruby Dixon
VS Note: I love this series! Happy to have a new one to read…
Ever since we found the two Outcasts, it’s been my goal to get them to join our beach tribe. Handsome, impossible Juth has resisted all my efforts to recruit him and his small son. He’s made it very clear that he doesn’t belong with us. But when I’m trapped at Juth’s side as the beach is invaded by monsters, everything changes. He talks to me instead of pointedly ignoring me. We become friends. Heck, we even share a few stolen kisses. And when the rescue party arrives, he announces to everyone that I’m his mate and he’s joining the tribe. Which is great except…I never agreed to anything? If I point out I’m not Juth’s mate, he’ll pack up and leave with his son. He sure won’t give me more of those toe-curling kisses or touch me like it’s the greatest thing that’s ever happened to him. So…I guess I’m mated? Because I’m not sure I can give any of that – or Juth – up.
WAVE RIDER (VERDANT STRING 5) by Michelle Diener
VS Note: An instant one click for me, love her books. This has been a good series and the books can be read as standalones.
Isolated . . . Verdant String scientist, Anja Farucci, is frightened. Her calls for help from her remote coastal research station on the moon planet Fynian have been going unanswered, and strange things are happening with the leviathan pod she’s studying. Out of options, she sets out on the dangerous three-day journey to Rinc, the moon’s only city. Stranded . . . Cal is a wave rider, and if anyone understands leviathans, it’s him, but when Kada, a young leviathan, grabs his boat and strands him on the southern peninsula, Cal is at a loss to understand what is going on. Thrown together . . . When Cal and Anja cross paths, they discover Anja’s communications have been deliberately sabotaged. Someone doesn’t want anyone coming or going from the southern peninsula. When the people involved start hurting leviathans, though, neither Cal nor Anja can let it go. What they don’t know, as they get deeper and deeper into the mystery, is that the secret they discover in the cold waters of Fynian’s ocean will change them forever.
HUNTED BY THE ALIEN ASSASSIN (MATES OF THE KALUMA BOOK 1) by Ella Maven
Bosa: I have many talents and they’re all for hire. My best skill is hunting the dregs of the galaxy, and when I find my prey… let’s say no one ever hears from them again. My latest target is a human trafficker and the kicker is… she’s human. Selling her own kind? I’ll relish this. But when I find there’s more to her story than I’ve been told, suddenly I’m not sure who’s hunting who. Karina: I’ve heard of the big Kaluma with a spiked bat so I know evading him won’t be a cake walk. As my assassin, he’s ruthless. Until he finds out my truth. Now he’s sticking by my side, claiming me as his mate, and I can’t believe it but… I think I’m falling for the cocky alien with glowing blue eyes.
HEALED BY THE STARS (SOS SPACE STATION) by Jade Waltz
Rejected by my fated mates while pregnant was only the beginning of my worries…Cast aside and abandoned at a space station to raise my daughter alone was my destiny. It had been fifteen years since I was dropped off with nothing but the clothes on my back and a pity bag filled with just enough to get by. I had sworn to myself that I wouldn’t fall for some cosmic love connection once again and built my life from nothing to a respectable position. But it seems the universe has other plans for me. One good deed changed my life forever…now three new emerald males won’t leave me alone, yet I am haunted by my abusive past every time I look at them. Will they be able to heal my broken heart?
CAPTURED (TRIBES BOOK 4) by Milana Jacks
Omi – When an alien shows up down the river, I pick her off and put her in my cave like any other item I store. Except this alien moves into my nest and forces my transition into a male. There’s only one female who can do that, and after a thousand turns, she has arrived to me. The problem? I haven’t taken my male shape in many turns. I’m practically an animal. A feral bird of prey unfit for a goddess. I can barely walk on these odd two feet. Well then, I’d better shape up. Shave, bathe in oils, put some jewelry in my hair. For a goddess has landed in my nest, and the heat marathon waits for no Alpha, not even the king of the Om tribe. Gwen – I thought escaping an exploding transport ship was scary. Then I meet him. Or, more accurately, he catches me like a falcon snatching a mouse and carries me back to his aerie. It gets better! He shifts from a giant bird into something more recognizable. More mouthwatering. An Alpha male. He says I am his Omega. And if I can manage not to freak out, I just might become his goddess of wind and desire.
AN ALIEN OF CONVENIENCE (ALIEN WARRIORS’ REPARATION BRIDES BOOK 1) by Margo Bond Collins
There’s nowhere on Earth she can hide from her ex—so she’ll hitch a ride off-planet with the first alien she can find. Even if she has to marry him. It’s been over a year since Vicky Ortiz left her abusive ex-boyfriend, and she’s been on the run ever since. No matter where she goes, Thomas tracks her down. She barely escaped last time—and she’s certain that the next time he finds her, he really will kill her. So she escapes to the one place he can’t follow her: the Alien Warriors’ Reparation Brides Program. Draakvhed warrior Qhaal doesn’t really want a mate. Not yet. But if he doesn’t accept his place in the program now, he may never get another chance. So when he’s matched with a human woman who wants nothing more than safety, he jumps at the chance to create a detailed nuptial contract. No emotions and very few strings—protection for her and heirs for him. It seems like the perfect arrangement. Until he meets her and realizes he wants much more than their contract allows. Now he has two weeks before their mating ceremony to convince her that he could be more than an alien of convenience—or their contract will be enforceable for the rest of their lives.
AN IMPOSSIBLE BRIDE (BRIDES OF BESHTAST BOOK 4) by Juniper Kerry
Jayla knows there’s something wrong with her. All the other women who volunteered for the Bride program have met their matches and settled down. It’s been five years, but Jayla is still alone. The closest she’s ever gotten to a connection is with Frey, a sexy, solemn warrior who seemed interested for a while, but he’s made it quite clear he won’t have her. Not that she cares. If he doesn’t want her, that’s his problem… at least, that’s what she keeps telling herself. Desperate to understand what’s holding her back from finding a true bond, Jayla books an appointment with a doctor who might be able to help. It’s a risk, but it’s one she has to take. Unfortunately, the answers she seeks may be far more disturbing than she could have expected. This is a bad idea, and Frey knows it. He should give Jayla the distance she needs. They’ve had five years to form a bond, but it has not happened. Five years of orbiting around each other, sparking and snapping at each other, with no pair-bond in sight. Where once they looked at each other with interest, now they fight every time they try to talk. Frey knows Jayla hates him by now; she wants nothing to do with him. But when he hears that she’s planning a dangerous journey alone, he knows he has to go with her. Even if they aren’t meant to be together; even if she hates the sight of him now; he can still protect her. And when he learns that her condition is even more dangerous than he imagined, Frey will be there to help her… whether she likes it or not.
A PSALM FOR THE WILD-BUILT (MONK AND ROBOT BOOK 1) by Becky Chambers
VS Note: Not romance but a scifi release of note…
It’s been centuries since the robots of Panga gained self-awareness and laid down their tools; centuries since they wandered, en masse, into the wilderness, never to be seen again; centuries since they faded into myth and urban legend. One day, the life of a tea monk is upended by the arrival of a robot, there to honor the old promise of checking in. The robot cannot go back until the question of “what do people need?” is answered. But the answer to that question depends on who you ask, and how. They’re going to need to ask it a lot.
SILVER SOLACE: WARRIORS OF VALOSE SAGA 4 by Iona Strom
Aggar – Her face has haunted me ever since she wriggled out of my hold. I had returned, and my mission was to honor the human females who perished in the crash, scavenge what I could from the ship, and find the one who got away. Before I could catch her again, I was recalled. The settlement had fallen under attack, and my clan of exiles was on the move. Time was running out, and my spirit mate continued to evade me. Torn between duty and the pull of my spirit to hers, my ancillary heart won’t allow me to leave her behind. Jane – I had no memory of who I was or how I got here. I woke up strapped to a table surrounded by gray freaks with slashing mouths and bulbous heads. I got loose when we crash-landed. Now I was hiding, hoping my memory returned and trying to find a way off this broken-down spacecraft. Then he found me, the silver-haired one. He wasn’t like the others, but neither was he human. Something inside me called to him, but how could I trust a stranger when I was, also, a stranger to myself?
ALIEN AND THE ELF by Tricia Schneider
My name is Noelle, and I’m an elf. I was minding my own business, testing a newly installed engine on Santa’s sleigh when it suffered a slight malfunction. I found myself spiraling out of control. Then a bright beam of light hits from above, and I’m taken on board a spaceship. Jaxar is a sexy, to-die-for, green-skinned alien who thinks I’m stealing his salvage. He’s never met an elf. Well, I’ve never met an alien. With no way to get home, I need Jaxar’s help. Can we work together to fix Santa’s sleigh in time to save Christmas? A short, steamy, happy-for-now romance between a quirky elf and a brooding alien.
ALIEN PRINCE’S OMEGA: MM MPREG EXTRATERRESTIAL ROMANCE (CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE MATING KIND BOOK 1) by Lorelai M Hart and Colbie Dunbar
Alpha Prince Kagin longs to find his rupling, his mate. He searches his planet, Thulnara, to no avail, but he can feel him out there. As a last resort, he breaks the laws of his kind and finds Idda, a soothsayer. She sees his mate, but there is a problem: His mate is on Earth, a primitive planet once visited by his grandparents. Not that Kagin plans to let that stop him. Veterinarian omega Hanson loves his job, the animals he cares for, and his community at the ocean’s shore. It’s everything he’s ever dreamed of until his dreams change. Night after night, Hanson falls asleep to visions of himself holding a beautiful baby—his baby. Only the baby is blue, and when he wakes up each morning, he mourns the loss. Until one night, a woman appears and tells him not to worry, he is coming, and for the first time since he glimpsed the image of his child, he feels hope. Hope he almost runs over with his car. Oops.
MOTHSTAR (SECTOR FIVE SERIES BOOK 1) by Kay Elle Parker
Arin: I made a huge mistake. I was complacent, and I was captured by the one entity in the universe that has no regard for Intergalactic law. My ship, designed and built by me alone, has been seized and sold. Just like me. Until he rescues me—the handsome Hychee on a mission with his friends.
Nothing can go wrong, right? I’ve already survived the worst the universe can throw at me…Taur:
My friends and I are on a mission to get the Makkesh back to his home planet in time for his breeding season, but things go badly wrong. A pilot error resulted in losing our ship, and we’re forced to attend an auction in the worst of sectors to find another. We do, but nothing prepares me for the possibility of finding my mate in the process. Our mate. Once I find her, I stop at nothing to keep her. Mika: The breeding season is almost upon me, and yet again, I’m without a suitable host to implant with my eggs. In my world, the continuation of the species is priority above all else, but everything is conspiring against me this time. Buying the odd little ship at auction turns out to be a gift I never expected…and possibly my saving grace. The stowaway isn’t mine to fall for, but the beast in me doesn’t care…(more blurb on ebook seller page…)
UNBREAKABLE ROOMMATE (MARNAK SERIES BOOK 7) by Layla Stone
She was born to be an assassin. A Rana. A killer that did her job without question or failure. The killing never bothered her….it was everything else that caused her to fight back. Rejecting the very reason she was born irritated her creators, not to mention the hours and money spent to train her. She’d apologize but, she wasn’t sorry. In fact, she was ready to take the whole society down if she could. Not that she didn’t try, which was why she was locked in a travel pod, bound for a laboratory that was going to insert a coercion chip. Heaven help the poor fool that owned the lab, because she was going to get free, and when she did…. she was taking everyone down. Note to reader: this is a short sci-fi romance that has ties to other characters in other books. It’s recommended you read Unexpected Captain (Unexpected Series) or Unloved Treasure (Drifting Treasure’s Series) first.
HARD BYTE: A GEEKY FAKE DATE ROMANTIC CIOMEDY by Misha Bell, Dima Zales and Anna Zaires
VS Note: Scifi romance-adjacent..
It is a truth universally acknowledged that a single man in possession of facial hair must be in want of a shave. And tidying. And a fake date. My name is Holly Hyman. I love order and prime numbers—and I’m in trouble. The company I work for is pivoting, and not in a way I like. Our new management? Alex Chortsky, a gorgeous, scruffy Russian devil. Our new direction? VR entertainment of the spicy kind. Maybe I wouldn’t mind it so much if my life’s work wasn’t meant for children. Or if I hadn’t accidentally hooked up with a VR version of my wickedly handsome boss. The only way to save my dream project is to make a Faustian bargain. For one night, I pretend to be Alex Chortsky’s girlfriend.
What could possibly go wrong?
SECURED BY THE ALIEN SPACE WARRIOR: A DHASU ALIEN ABDUCTION BOOK 12 by Charmaine Ross
I’ve been abducted by Reptile aliens and sold to the highest bidder. My saviour is in the form of a ruggedly handsome alien with claws and fangs and lethal fighting skills. Not my usual type. He tells me I’m his bond-mate. That I’m fated for him. From the moment I saw him fighting to save me, an undefinable spark erupts within me. But I’ve been down that track before. Had the boyfriend from hell. Don’t need to drive that road again, no matter how much my body yearns for my alien saviour. He says he will take care of me. Protect me, but how can he do that when we crash land onto a hostile planet and he’s made to fight in a gladiator pit as a slave. Every day his life is at risk, and if he fails to come back the aliens who made him fight will come for me. But we have bigger problems. A dictator from another planet is going to use us for target practise. If we don’t break out of here soon, the whole universe will be at risk. I’m losing the battle to keep my shattered heart intact. The thing is, he’s the only being in the universe that has the power to put me back together. To be whole for the first time in years. If I lose him, I’ll lose everything.
BLIND HERO (ATRAMENTO BOOK 4) by Nix Whittaker
Megan finds a stranger wandering the wildlands. Blind and starving, Toa is on his last legs. As a refugee and a soldier, no one is willing to trust him. And they shouldn’t as he has a secret that could bring an army to Edge’s door. Megan proposes a marriage of convenience to stop the violence aimed at Toa but she didn’t bargain for her heart to be part of the deal.
WINNER TAKES ALL (THE DRIFT BOOK 11) by Susan Hayes
Never again. That’s the promise she made to herself after two men broke her heart… but is it a promise she should keep? Phylomenia only has two rules. Never profit from someone else’s suffering, and don’t make the same mistake twice. Rekindling the flames of a thirty-year old love affair would mean repeating the biggest mistake of her life—falling in love with Scott and Garrett. So why is she tempted to fall again? Scott made a mistake that cost him everyone he loved. The time has come to make things right. Duty. Loyalty. Honor. Scott Archer built his life around those principles. But duty is a cold companion, and honor can’t heal the scars of the past. When fate brings the three of them together again, Scott must reforge the links between them or risk losing his loves forever. Garrett never expected to see them again. The one that got away…and the one that never was. Decades ago their love was torn apart by lies, death, and secrets. Now Garrett has both of them back in his sights, and he’s determined to rebuild what they once had… only better. Phyomenia and Scott aren’t same people they were back then, and neither is he. He knows what he wants, and he’s going to take it, any way he can. Old flames. New dangers. And one last chance to make a play for love… Winner takes all.
FORBIDDEN: THE ALPHA COLLECTORS by Liliana Carlisle
I should tell him no…This is wrong. He’s an Alpha. I’m a Beta. Our path only leads to heartache. But his body, possessiveness, and passion fuel my obsession as we consume each other. I’ve willingly thrown myself into the arms of a Collector, consequences be damned. But we’re on borrowed time.
If I’m not careful, he’ll ruin me. But maybe I want to be ruined.
NANNY FOR THE ALIEN LORD by Tammy Walsh
For one night, I’m determined to let my hair down. It’s New Year’s Eve and I’ve got a ticket to the hottest party in town. I engineer a dance with none other than steamy alien Lord Tauas Choer himself! For a moment, we share a smoldering, heart-stopping connection…Then morning rolls around and his latest invention makes me redundant. Left with no way to care for my disabled sister, I accept the first job I’m offered. I’m going to be nanny to the daughter of a rich and powerful alien lord…The same alien I danced with that night…The same alien I lost my heart to…The same alien who cost me my dream job. I signed his contract. Now he owns me. And I fear he wants me to take care of more than just his little girl.
THE ALIEN ADMIRAL (PERINQUAL GALAXY ALIENS BOOK 4) by C Y Croc
“As a Federation admiral, a Human bride is not what I was expecting to come with this job! Perk or pitfall? I don’t want to babysit a female but I have no choice!” Admiral Anagov has fought many deadly species in the Perinqual Galaxy, but nothing prepared him for the battle he is about to face after rescuing a trio of feisty Human females. Little does he know he will soon be wresting with one of them between his bed sheets. Angel instantly loathes all of the Federation alien officers who rescued two other women and her from another alien ship. If these are the good guys, thank God she didn’t get a chance to see what the bad aliens were like. If she dislikes them all this much, why have her eyes not left the admiral’s tight alien butt since their rescue?
SPACE PIRATE’S TREASURE (TALLEAN MERCENARIES) by Lynnea Lee
ANNA – Another auction; another stroke of good luck. A life hidden away in some rich merchant’s private collection is boring, but safe. I’ll take it. But when the door opens, it’s not the stuffy old merchant who comes to collect me but a thief—a thief with mesmerizing yellow-green eyes, sexy fangs, and muscles for days. Kajar calls it “liberating,” but I call it stealing, plain and simple. He promises me everything I ever longed for: freedom, adventure, and someone to call my own. But how can I trust the words of a thief? KAJAR – That black-haired human beauty on the stage? She’s mine. She just doesn’t know it yet. I can’t afford her, and I’ll never pay for a life anyway, so I do what I do best. I orchestrate a plan to “liberate” her from her gilded cage. My Anna thinks she wants a boring life in a harem, but I know she belongs with me, exploring the galaxy. I can’t cover my mate head to toe in gems, but I can give her the Stars. But first, I must convince little Anna to be my treasure.
ALIEN DESIRE: BOOK ONE OF THE ALIEN PRINCE OF ASTIA by Hannah Haze
My space cadet training prepared me for all situations. All except falling for an alien...One hundred and seventy-one days have passed since I crashed on this desolate planet, with only a trash-talking computer and a shaggy dog for company. But today the stars in the night’s sky — stars that belong to a galaxy far from my home — alter. A flash of light. A ground-shaking rumble. An explosion. And the survivor I pull from the wreckage? Not human. I should feel astonished. I should be terrified. I should feel anything but desire for this tall, powerful alien with glittering gold eyes and a melodic voice. And when he calls me Omega more than desire stirs in my belly. Strange new sensations as alien as his commanding ways. Perhaps he is my way off this planet. And perhaps I am exactly what he’s been searching for.
XENO LOVERS: THE ALIEN SALAMANDER
VS Note: Mixed reviews. A 10K short. The little bit of the Look Inside that I scanned seemed well written as far as grammar and editing, etc.
Maral 7844-E is one of the finest scientists her species has ever produced. Tasked with exploring alien worlds, she has seen nearly everything the universe has to offer. Or, so she thought. Upon discovering the crashed remains of a human colony ship, Maral quickly realizes just how inexperienced she truly is. Driven by primitive instincts after decades in stasis, the feral humans are desperate to handle their pent-up biological needs. Needs that Maral is going to have to satisfy, one way or another.
WHEN I CAME HOME (SOLAR FLASH BOOK 2) by Frances Regan
During the summer of 2072, the British Army deployed two teams to Afghanistan to rescue and bring home four scientists. IED explosions rip apart the mission, at the entry to the old Bagram Airfield. Indi Hyde, ex-Sergeant of the British Army’s elite special forces team SF2/SAS lives as a double amputee with C-PTSD. Carrying a strong sense of survivor’s guilt, Indi returns to Blue Hyde Horse breeding Ranch to heal. His life has become one long battle of depression and disability, a chance meeting with a couple of Americans changes his outlook on life, can he finally have everything he ever dreamed of and more. Equine Geneticist Dr Jason (Jase) Wade moved to the United Kingdom in search of the only Stallion that carries the gene that produces colour. The elusive gene is known to be in the Blue Hyde stallion Featherlight. The stallion’s owner is grumpy and a chance meeting with him turns an eight-year-long search into something more, can Jase convince Indi to take a chance. Dr Leo Calvert is an autistic equine veterinary specialist. Living on the spectrum hasn’t been easy for Leo, he feels deeply for his best friend Jase, who is obsessed with finding Indi Hyde. Meltdowns are commonplace in their lives. Leo loving Jase isn’t enough, a meeting with Indi Hyde, and Leo loses his heart to both men. Can they be convinced to give this special connection a chance? Indi’s past comes back in the shape of his ex-Commander, searching for his team. Turning their lives upside down. When I came home is an MMM Romance. Triggers are in the front of When I Came Home. They are C-PTSD, depression, and scenes of autistic meltdowns. Each character is helped through their episodes with the help of a lover or friend.
HONOUR AND TREASON #1 (REBELS REVOLUTION BOOK 2) by Anurrith Drachenstein and Jason Panek
What happens when the enemy takes the one you love and turns them against you? A week has past since Julie was gravely injured and Kilo was taken for interrogation by Elias Tex, Kilo’s Empire nemesis. Can the Candela’s rescue Kilo and exact revenge? Julie’s mental state is in decline, after loosing most of her squad. On top of that watching her beloved Kilo being dragged away, with her bleeding out. Things only ever seem to feel right when she’s massacring the enemy and bloodlust strikes. Is she to far gone? Being sent on a mission that sees her imprisoned by the Empire, pushes Julie over the Edge.
LOVING LENA by Esther Rabbit
It’s been nine months living with superpowers that feed off their insecurities, and they’re about to find out why – I’ve fallen for her, hard and past the point of no return. My mind has made love to Lena to the point I’m convinced I know what she tastes like, but nursing this crush has me walking the wire. Especially since we work together. Because I’m not superhero material, I don’t sport a cape, and it’s unlikely I’m here to avenge Manhattan. There’s no logical explanation as to why I go poof and vanish in plain sight whenever my heart rate’s elevated, or why my sister can now change the shape of her body. Yet here I am, wetting my lips knowing I won’t stand a chance to play by the book.
FINDING HER HEART (AN ORKI WAR BRIDE TALE BOOK 2) by Isoellen
VS note: Author states the Orki are orc-like aliens.
Annabell Roe’s life has been filled with tragedy. People call her the woman of woe, and everyone knows not to get too close. No one wants to fall victim to her curse.It is a lonely, unhappy life for Annabell, who has lost hope of a future where she is loved.That is, until the Orki come.Intent on seeing justice done for the atrocities visited upon the land and its people, the indominable creatures prove to be unlikely heroes for Annabell and others who suffered at the hands of the raiders who came before them. In an Orki warrior named Doki-ni, Annabell meets a man who can’t be swayed by the rumors and superstition that surrounds her. They say the Orki are invincible, that they cannot die. Can he withstand the fatality of her curse and be the love she’s waited for all her life?
LAMPLIGHTER: A LIMINAL SKY SHORT STORY by J Scott Coatsworth
VS note: I love his Liminal Sky world.
Fen Theora’son is a handsome journeyman in Thyre’s Lamplighter’s Guild. He’s in love with Lewin, a Mason’s Guild journeyman, but they have to keep their affair secret. If they’re discovered, the cross-guild relationship could get them both thrown out. When the spindle – Forever’s main source of light – goes dark, the whole city looks to the lamplighters to bring light and hope. Fen must choose between loyalty to the Guild Masters and compassion, and risk putting himself, Lewin and his friends on the line.
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Vs Note: As a Star Wars fan, I can’t resist this! One clicked.
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DRAGON MINE (DRAGON KINGS BOOK 2) by Donna Grant
I am hers, and she is mine…Vaughn has spent eons searching for the woman who captured his heart, only to be disappointed time and again. Sure, he sees her in his dreams. May get to touch and hold her. But it’s not the same. As the emptiness inside him grows, he jumps at the chance for a distraction. Setting his eyes on the dragons again in Zora is a balm, but it can’t compare to once again coming face-to-face with the gorgeous beauty who holds a piece of his soul. With responsibilities comes sacrifice…Eurwen has never known anything but the burden and joy of ruling the dragons. But unlike her twin, she’s always been curious about Earth and the Kings and felt as if something were missing from her life. When her reunion with her parents brings an unexpected surprise, she can’t help but give in to the pleasure that Vaughn offers. Still, her loyalty lies with her realm, and the hurdles in their way to happiness seem insurmountable—especially with a new and unknown foe seeking to destroy them.
HER DRAGON LINK (AWAKEN THE DRAGON BOOK 2) by Milly Taiden and Ava Hunter
Dragon-shifter Aelon is known as the intellectual one of his clan. He isn’t looking for a mate. He’s got a lot going on. Like finding the now exposed temple and using its power to awaken all the dragons. They’re being hunted. He flies straight into a woman whose scent buries into his heart. Once she’s in his arms, he knows she’s the one for him. Fern is a ski instructor that loves her job. But she didn’t expect to get caught up in a blizzard. She’s saved by a dragon. When she touches him for the first time, he turns into a gorgeous man. A shifter. Her heart immediately calls out for him and she struggles to control her need to throw herself at him. And those sizzling looks he gives her are not helping. Not at all. When he explains his need for her help, she agrees to go with him. She knows he’s on a mission and hates the idea of people hurting the beautiful dragons. Aelon is sweet and kind. The perfect gentleman she wants to get naked. But is that enough to grow a relationship with him?
PANDEMONIUM (TAILS BOOK 5) by R E Butler
Pandemonium “Demi” Bennett has two problems—an alpha lion from another pride is trying to make her his mate, and her favorite curling iron is on the fritz. Granted, the first problem is more serious, but a girl can’t tell a guy to go to hell with messy hair. She doesn’t want anything to do with the domineering alpha male who can’t take a hint. If only she could find her heart-match, then hopefully the alpha would see she’s not for him. Brothers Rhaider and Rafe Fox are on the lookout for two things: a house band gig and their heart-match. She’d have to be very special, because Rhaider and Rafe have known for years that they are destined to share a mate, and a heart-match between two males is unheard of. They left their grizzly clan a year earlier in the hopes of finding their heart-match, and it’s been a long, lonely year for both of them. Rhaider and Rafe arrive in Kedrick with their band to audition at Tails and know the moment Demi walks into the bar that she’s their heart-match. Once they learn about the unwanted attention from a certain alpha lion, they vow not to let anyone—alpha or not—take Demi away.
LION’S QUEST (A LION’S PRIDE BOOK 12) by Eve Langlais
He’s cute…for a human. Peter’s got a once-in-a-lifetime chance to find a treasure that will set him up for life, if he can survive. He’s not going to let the fact he’s being watched stop him from following his quest to its rich ending. Only his shadow isn’t so easy to lose. Nora’s been relegated to babysitting a human. A cute one with a charming smile and a nice butt who has no idea what she is. Or what she’ll do to protect the Pride’s secrets. If only her inner feline would stop encouraging her to nibble on his tender parts. Dealing with Peter means going on a wild adventure to uncover a centuries-old mystery that could change the course of shifter history forever and doesn’t compare to her dilemma of whether or not she should marry a human.
HEART OF FLAMES (VAMPIRE ROYALS OF NY: GABRIEL BOOK 3) by Sarah Piper
HEART OF FLAMES is the third and final book in Gabriel and Jacinda’s trilogy in the Vampire Royals of New York world. It’s a steamy enemies-to-lovers paranormal romance featuring a filthy-mouthed, red hot British vampire prince and the dark witch sent to destroy him.
WOLF IN PERIOD CLOTHING (FAIRE ENCHANTMENTS BOOK 3) by Chris Storm
Athena Zaxon is on a mission! The tiny, but mighty, pixie needs to track down a local source of ethical leather and wool for her designs after discovering that some of her previous suppliers have been less than ethical. Hearing about a supplier not too far away, in Northern Colorado, she heads out to secure her supplies…and runs into a stubborn wolf who holds a grudge against the Fae who chased him and his family out of Scotland centuries ago! What really chaps her hide, however, is that the annoying Wolf is her anam cara, her one and only soul mate, and he wants nothing to do with her at all! Cormac Shaw has had bad experiences dealing with the Fae who drove his Clan out of their ancestral home in the Highlands centuries ago. Although he’s well aware of the Sidhe Sanctuary just south of his cattle and sheep ranch, as long as they stay on their side of the Rockies, he’s content. Then sheshows up—his true mate! She’s less than half his size, but possesses a stubborn streak powerful enough to rival his own. Unfortunately, the fact that his inner wolf is panting after the pint-sized lass means nothing, not when it comes to protecting his remaining Clan members—wolf and human alike.
LEGACY OF BLOOD (THE HARKER LEGACY BOOK 3) by Erin Hayes
The man I love despises me for lying to him. I’ve let down my family. My brother is gravely injured. My sister has been captured by her former fiancé and his vampire wife. I will die alone and terrified in this coffin. Everything I have sacrificed for will be for nothing. And my unborn child will never be born. My last hope is that someone will find me before it’s too late. Either someone from the Marrow–the group of vampires that fight for good–or if Jared and Lizzie can somehow find this unmarked grave. Either way, time is running out. And once I’m gone, there will be no one to stop Adelia Holmes from taking over London with her army of enhanced vampires. My name is Hazel Harker and these may be my last words. God help us all.
DEAD BEFORE DINNER: A SHADOW VALLEY MANOR NOVEL by Kerry Schafer
Veteran paranormal investigator Maureen Keslyn never asked for life to be easy—for her, nothing is more invigorating than hunting down and ending a dangerous paranormal adversary. Fortunately, life at Shadow Valley Manor tends to be a little more…interesting…than the experience at your average retirement community. Right now, though, even she has to admit that things are getting out of hand. The bizarre murder of one of her elderly residents is only the beginning. How is she supposed to focus on tracking down the killer when there’s a spider loving middle-schooler underfoot? Worse, she’s acquired an unwelcome roommate—an elderly woman with dementia and a penchant for walking through walls. Maureen is ever resourceful, but the death count keeps rising despite her best efforts and the help of her team. With the life of a child hanging in the balance, Maureen is forced to take extraordinary measures—but will they be enough?
POLAR CURVE: A BARVALE CLAN TALE 4 by C D Gorri
VS Note: From JUNE 30
She’s the mother of his son, but can he win her love? Eva Jareck was forced to leave her old Clan to protect her precious son, but Barvale, New Jersey is a long way from Alaska. With nowhere else to go, she swallows her pride for the sake of her cub. Besides, it was past time she introduced the baby to his father. But can she ever learn to forgive the man who broke her heart? Bolder Nanouk left everything he knew behind in support of his brothers and cousin. He’s made a new home in Barvale, but his Polar Bear can’t forget the past. He left his heart in Alaska with no idea how to get it back.
When Eva shows up out of the blue with a cub in tow, Bolder doesn’t know what to do. This is one curve ball the Polar Bear was not expecting. Can he be a mate and father? The single Bears are sniffing around the family he has yet to claim, and Bolder has a decision to make. Let them go, or man up. But can he win her heart in spite of everything?
FUREVER TAILS: PNR AND UF CHARITY ANTHOLOGY (SHIFTERS UNLEASHED) by Various
Furever Tails is a limited edition charity collection you won’t want to miss. Every penny made goes to Hobo Haven Pet Rescue to help dogs find their furever homes! A single bite can last a lifetime…
Delve into these mesmerizing paranormal romance and urban fantasy stories, where mythical beasts roam the earth and one bite can change a life. Join vampires, shifters, witches, demons, ghosts, and so much more in these supernatural tales, where true natures are set free and many beasts are tamed by fated mates.
WHITE QUEEN: FLIGHT (SHIFTERS AMONG US BOOK 5) by Lidaya Foxglove
The White Queen and the Black Queen reunite! And so do all their consorts! And…that extra guy. Trouble in paradise?
HOUSEHOLD DEMONS (HEGEWITCH FOR HIRE BOOK 3) by Christine Pope
Never get into a bidding war with a demon. Winning could be murder. One phone call from her mother, and Selena Marx’s relatively quiet summer ends with the clang of alarm bells in her head. Mom and her husband are coming to Globe…and not just to meet Selena’s boyfriend of two months, Calvin Standingbear. They’ve also dipped a toe into the local real estate market. By buying the most haunted Victorian mansion in town. Sight unseen. Resigned that there’s no talking them out of their vacation rental dreams, Selena checks the place out for herself. Oddly, she senses nothing. But there’s no mistaking the unholy racket of bangs, wails, and evil laughter blasting through the walls. Something is infesting this house, and it’s not your garden-variety ghost. This time, her arsenal of moon water, coffin nails, and rock salt isn’t going to cut it. Selena needs backup, but when it arrives, the house strikes back — hard and deadly. Now her parents are murder suspects. If Selena can’t find the true culprit, she could be the haunted mansion’s next victim.
THE GAMES WE PLAY (THE PATH OF TEMPTATION BOOK 3) by Auryn Hadley
We’re tempted to play games, thinking they will give us more power – but that only works if we win.
After spending the holidays with my guardian’s family, it seems that everyone in the temple has the wrong idea. The Baron isn’t my patron. He’s not even a friend. In truth, I hate the man. But the rumor mill is strong, and jealousy is running rampant. This is all just one more excuse for my instructors to hold me back, lower my grades, and try to force me to choose one path. I can’t! My god needs me to save him, and the Path of Temptation gives me the power to do that. Except that I’m drowning in the pressure, feeling like I’m failing my god. I need to make people believe in him, but how can I do that when I can’t believe in myself? All these mind games are starting to pile up, and it’s tearing me apart. But Zeal is getting stronger. That’s enough to keep me going. No matter how hard they try to push me down, I’ll just keep fighting back, learning to play this game better each time. I will not become the victim here, because I’m not doing this alone. My lovers will always stand with me. But this is not a game. If we fail, we’ll lose everything – Including each other.
THE DATE FROM HELL (MARGIE MAJORS MIDDLE AGED VAMPIRE SLAYER BOOK 3) by Saranna DeWylde
Margie Majors is moving on with her life (Brooke approves!) and unfortunately, that means dating. If only to please her traumatized stepdaughter who has decided to try her hand at matchmaking by setting Margie up with her best friend’s super hot dad. However, the only that can compare to Margie’s vampire slaying skills, are her relationship slaying skills. She’s a world champion at both. What should have been the most romantic night of her life is soured by food poisoning, a literal shitstorm, Vlad the Impaler’s hump-a-thon, and of course, murder involving none other than the undead.
WHERE DRAGONS COLLIDE (DRAGON RIDDEN CHRONICLES BOOK 5) by T A White
Tate is about to face her biggest challenge yet—navigating high society. After the events in the Harridan’s city, Tate is settling back into life in her chosen home of Aurelia. Peace doesn’t last long when a simple misjudgment leads to an event Tate would do anything to avoid—making her formal debut to court. When an attack on the palace leads to the discovery of a dead body at the nexus between Tate’s world and the dragon’s, Tate will find that her enemies are no longer content to exist in the shadows. They have a plan and not all her allies will be standing on her side in the final battle for the fate of this world. Tate must become who she was always meant to be if she has any hope of saving her city. For the ancients who once ruled this world wish for a new age of domination. Who will live? Who will die? Only the dragons know.
WOLF TAKEN (LUNA MARKED BOOK 2) by Heather Renee
Cait – I thought I knew what I needed, but all it took was one kidnapping and a near-death experience to show me how wrong I’d been. Wrong about my new life, the people in it, and who I was supposed to be. I’m finally the supernatural I was meant to be—even if things hadn’t gone as planned. Now, it’s time to release my control and see what happens when I let go. Roman – Losing Cait awoke a fear inside me I’d never known existed before. She’s become more than I ever expected and yet, nothing is working out how I wanted. Trouble awaits us at every turn and the harder I try to protect Cait, the worse things seem to get. When left with no other choice, I’ll have to trust fate even as everything is falling apart around us.
FILTHY GRIZZLY (JUNKYARD SHIFTERS BOOK 6) by Liza Street
Octavia doesn’t belong anywhere. Not with the witches, what with her dwindling powers. And not with the shifters, not when she can’t shift into her cougar. When she earns the wrath of her old pride, she needs somewhere to hide out. Her brother thinks the Junkyard prison for misbehaving shifters is the best place for her. Awkward, because this means she’ll be stuck with Dallas, her childhood crush.
Dallas has wanted Octavia for years. Unfortunately, she’s still under the watchful eye of her very protective brother, who also happens to be Dallas’s best friend. But when said brother requests Dallas’s help with Octavia’s protection—in Dallas’s territory and in Dallas’s house—it’s going to be a whole helluva lot harder for Dallas to keep his gruff, grizzly bear hands off of her.
A TIME TO WEEP (THE TIME TRAVEL JOURNALS OF SAHARA ALDRIDGE) by Tracy Higley
Sometimes the only way forward is back. Sahara Aldridge, a young Egyptologist in 1922, is chasing down the trail of her parents through the unknown corridors of time. But when all clues point to Ancient Rome as the next place to search, Sahara retreats into the safety of her archaeological work, cataloguing treasures from the newly-discovered tomb of Pharaoh Tutankhamun. As the discovery of the intact tomb propels the world into a frenzy of “Tut-mania,” the ever-present Jack Moretti is there to help, but what is his agenda? And it appears Tempus Vigilia isn’t going to leave her alone. The secret society has sent others, tracking her movements and asking too many questions. Now it seems her family is in danger. Sahara must once again put her career on hold, to find what she has lost. But will Ancient Rome hold the answers, or only one more reason to grieve?
OUTLAW (PACK PROPHECY BOOK TWO) by RL Caulder
VS Note: Book ends in a cliffhanger.
I was exiled for exposing a murderous traitor. I was rejected by my mate, our bond shattered forever.
Even after being chosen by our goddess, my powers and title will never be enough for them to stand by me. Now plagued by frequent and debilitating visions of battle and death, my mates and I must fight to assemble an army with no one but our goddess at our back. Because war is coming, and not everyone will survive. But I was chosen for a reason. I will lead an army if I must. I will stand in the gap and protect my people and their future, no matter what they’ve done. I will fulfill my prophecy.
Even if it means my death.
BITTEN IN THE MIDLIFE: A PARANORMAL WOMEN’S FICTION NOVEL (FANGED AFTER FORTY BOOK 1) by Lia Davis and LA Boruff
Jilted at the altar a month before her fortieth birthday. Poor Hailey. Midlife really does have a crisis. Or is it that midlife is the crisis? Either way, it sucks. Hailey Whitfield can’t take anymore run-ins with her ex. It’s time for a big change.She’s never considered moving away, but it’s her best plan yet. Bonus – her bestie lives next door! However, her new neighbor is… weird, to say the least. Extremely hot, but odd. So are his friends. But Hailey will take strange neighbors over facing her lying, cheat, deadbeat ex-fiancé all day, any day.Finding a job in a new town is more challenging than she realizes. With her savings depleted from the move, Hailey has to suck it up and take what she gets. After taking a job as a private nurse for an injured bounty hunter, things start to look up. Then a skip falls into her lap. Okay, sure. She was being nosy and reading an incoming fax intended for her patient. But with a little encouragement, Hailey takes on the task of tracking down the skip. It’s easy money. Right?Wrong. This skip is far more than Hailey bargained for. And her life is about to change in a very bloody and pointy kind of way. What a bite in the… Well, you know.With the help of her witchy best friend and her new, very pale neighbor, Hailey is going to collect her bounty.Or die trying.
THE DRAGON’S SECRETS (BLUEWATER DRAGONS BOOK 7)B by Roxie Ray
Blaze Keyton never expected to find his fated mate in the middle of the woods. He definitely didn’t expect her to be a powerful, feisty witch. His pack needs Sammy to help protect them, but despite their undeniable attraction, she’s hell bent on avenging her old coven, not finding a mate or joining them. It doesn’t matter how hard he tries to convince her, Sammy doesn’t want to get too close to Blaze. She’s already seen his piercing green eyes before they met in a series of disturbing visions where Blaze is in danger. The best way to protect him—and her heart—is to keep her distance. But when Blaze starts having flashbacks of Sammy from a time he has no recollection of, they must unite to find answers. Could the darkness in his past be the same evil that destroyed Sammy’s coven? And if so, will finding the courage to trust in their fated bond be the magic they need to survive?
OF WOLVES AND WARDENS (ONCE IN WHISPERING WOOD) by Sylvia Mercedes
She’s his enemy. He’s her target. But could they be each other’s only hope? Brielle owes Granny Dorrel seven years of her life. Seven years of slavery, serving as the ward witch’s huntress in the depths of Whispering Wood. Dire is a werewolf, a former slave of Granny’s in his own right . . . and Brielle’s newest target. Can these two enemies find a way to work together and undo the curses binding them? Or will the witch’s hold on their broken hearts lead them to destroy one another?
WANDERING A LUMINOUS SEA by Kayleigh Sky
After escaping his cold fish of an ex, Jody Knox had everything—a new career, his goofy dog, and the love of his life, Merik. He couldn’t believe his luck…Until it changed. In the worst way. After stumbling onto the love of his life, Merik Lighthouse had a dilemma—solve the mystery of the missing mer and return to the sea, or confess his secret identity and risk losing Jody. He couldn’t decide…Until someone decided for him. Permanently. Or maybe not.
A WITCH’S QUANDARY (DEMON’S WITCH SERIES BOOK 6) by Tena Stetler
Gale’s engagement is off because she refuses to leave her thriving business in Ireland to follow Dillon to Scotland. Her family and friends are on the emerald isle. Yet, when Dillon returns with the whole story and asks for her help, she must follow her heart. Becoming a Solicitor, then partner in the family law firm was never Dillon’s dream. Now it’s his nightmare. Called to Scotland, his father demands he take his rightful place in the firm or be disowned and disinherited. Something is terribly amiss in the firm and family. During Gale and Dillon’s investigation, they discover the enforcer for the Demon Overlord is also delving into rumors the firm is acting illegally. Magic has been stolen, someone is being blackmailed, and a member of the Witch’s council is corrupt. If Gale and Dillon want a life together in Ireland, they have to unearth secrets threatening to destroy the firm and family in Scotland.
TREACHERY OF WATER (LORE OF NOMADIA BOOK 1) by Angela J Ford
Foul magic stirs in the depths of the sea where sirens are ruled by the whims of powerful water nymphs. But when fever sweeps the watery kingdoms, threatening to destroy the race of sirens forever, a new hero must rise. Darya, a water nymph, is chosen to find a magical remedy to save her people. But the spell for the cure lies ashore in the Great Library of Nomadia. Forsaking the depths, Darya begins a desperate quest to save her home, her people and everything she loves. But her quest goes awry when she is captured by slave traders who bind her magic. Nurimil is a legendary hunter known for his skills in procuring magical creatures and artifacts. Unfortunately, a bounty is on his head and he’s on the run with a risky plan to secure his own freedom. A plan that becomes twisted once he lays eyes on Darya. Araceli the Faun works in the capital city of Nomadia as a librarian. When traveling mages leave behind a mysterious tome she becomes obsessed with it. As she unravels the secrets of the book, it shows her how to summon a dark and devious jinn. As Darya, Nurimil and Araceli wrestle with their own endeavors, they will soon discover they have the potential to sway the fate of Nomadia. For unrest plagues the empire of Nomadia. A darkness rises, fueled by a cruel sorceress with a hideous desire to throttle magic and rule all races with an iron fist.
MANIX (SHADOWBRED BOOK 1) by Grace McGinty
While Naja had dreamed of someone rescuing her from her life, this wasn’t how she thought it would go. Sure, on the surface it was perfect. Her abductors were huge, hot and members of a race of supernaturals that were rumoured to be extinct. The Manix. Even the name was terrifying. But someone needed to update their definition of extinct, because they were cluttering up her kitchen, looking at her with desperation that had little to do with sex and everything to do with something more life altering. They insisted she held the key to their survival. They said she was an Omega and they needed to do all sorts of freaky things with her to ensure the continuation of their species. Naja wasn’t against getting a little freaky, but there was a line a sane person wouldn’t cross, but the Manix? They jumped across that line with rippling abs and both feet. However, the Manix were the least of her problems right now. Naja’s life was haunted by something worse than the boogeyman; a monster that leaves flowers on her doorstep like he was putting a tribute on her grave. The Manix may be terrifying, but could they salvation from the very thing that’s chasing her? Or will they be too late to save the only female Omega they will ever find? Manix is a Reverse Harem Omegaverse Standalone with MPREG. Contains M/M goodness.
SIREN SAILS (SEEKERS OF THE LOST SHORES BOOK 1) by Aria Storm
Yuliya Black is betrayed by the crew she was navigating for. After a bloody scrape with the black-sails, she and her apprentice find themselves stranded on a port in a nasty foreign city. Between the card games, she’s won and the women she’s bedded, Yuliya becomes persona non grata with local authorities. Willa leads Yuliya to a potential new job. A captain is seeking a new navigator for his ship. Yuliya must roll the bones of fate and take this chance to bid farewell to her troubles. Soon she will realize that between the broody half-fairy Captain, and the deadly lady assassin, her troubles are only multiplying. A slow building Bisexual Poly Romance and Epic Steampunk and High-Fantasy.
PHOENIX HEART: EPISODE TWO: SECRET KEEPER by Sarah K L Wilson
Sersha is relieved to be able to leave Landsfall. Her people aren’t safe as long as she stays and her future lies with Kazmerev now. But when her cousin, Mally, makes a series of headstrong decisions, it plunges Sersha and her friends into trouble they can’t easily escape. Getting free will push her ethics, her abilities, and her newfound friendship with her beloved phoenix. Will she have what it takes to keep her people safe?
HOW IT WILL BE (OATH OF BANE BOOK 5) by T S Joyce
Bron is supposed to be dead. His best friend threw him from the sky to land at the feet of his king in a war Bron never asked for. It’s only three left in his Murder now, and everyone knows the Crow Blooded only survive in numbers. Betrayed by his people, Bron looks to the bears he was supposed to kill for a forbidden alliance, but he and Krome can’t build a crew on their own. He hires a ghost from his past with a special set of skills. His childhood friend can draw in the monsters he needs to protect his king, but Ren has changed in the fifteen years since he’s seen her last. The little pipsqueak that followed him around all those years ago has turned into a sass-filled, tough-as-nails, sensitive-in-surprising-ways vixen who catches his attention and holds it from the second she drives up to his cabin. The only problem? For reasons unknown to him, she’s holding a mighty big grudge on Bron. And as he tries to draw her closer, he slowly discovers nothing was ever what it seemed. ..(more blurb on ebook seller page…)
WINGS OF SHADOW (CROWN OF FEATHERS BOOK 3) by Nicki Pau Preto
I had a sister, once…Veronyka is no longer an orphaned stable boy or a nameless Phoenix Rider apprentice: she is the daughter of Pheronia Ashfire, the last queen of the Golden Empire…and the niece of Avalkyra Ashfire, the resurrected rebel queen who tore the empire apart. We shone brightly, burned fiercely. Now that the secret is out, everyone at the Eyrie treats Veronyka differently, and with Tristan still a hostage of the scheming Lord Rolan—and Sev with him as a spy—Veronyka feels very much alone. Except for her beloved phoenix, Xephyra, of course, and her new friend, Kade, who has his own reasons for wanting to save Tristan. Was it always going to come down to this? Sister against sister? Darkness against light? Veronyka is determined to do whatever it takes to get Tristan back, even if that means revealing her identity to the world and inheriting a throne she’s not sure she wants. But when she discovers that Avalkyra has bonded with a strix—a legendary creature of darkness that feeds off the life force of others—Veronyka realizes she has more to deal with than an encroaching war with the empire. Val is willing to destroy everything to get her revenge on a world that rejected her, and if Veronyka wants to bring peace to the empire and Pyra alike, she must face down her sister once and for all. The world began with Ashfire queens…perhaps they will also be its destruction.
STALKED BY THE KRAKEN by Lillian Lark
VS Note: From JUNE 29.
A matchmaking witch, an ancient sea creature, and the sex contract they make. Welcome to the Love Bathhouse where desire and acceptance are in the water. The Witch – Celibacy is a bad look for a matchmaker. Especially a matchmaker who works at the kind of paranormal bathhouse that would have grandmothers clutching their pearls. A worse look is a matchmaker experiencing a crisis of confidence. I am that matchmaker. We need raw magic, desperately. And now a mysterious man walks into my office, offering me the exact solution I need. The problem is that he wants to be matched… with me. Matching doesn’t work for me; I found that out the hard way. The Kraken – I saw her and the creature inside me wanted. She doesn’t want a relationship. She says that the most we can have are the three nights she promised me, but the dark part of myself isn’t going to let the woman who snared its attention go. I found her. I hunted her. She’s mine. **Stalked by the Kraken is a monster romance that features tentacles.
WITCHY WHISKERS (A NINE LIVES MAGIC MYSTERY) by Danielle Garrett
My life was going just fine by most standards. I ran a successful business in a tight-knit magical community, and lived just blocks from a beautiful lake and series of hiking trails. Then Selene showed up. According to some magical code I inherit my aunt’s ancient familiar; a grumpy ten-pound cat with a broken filter. She fancies herself something of a saber-toothed tiger, and claims to have wrestled the thread of her ninth life from the hands of the Fates themselves — although, I’m pretty sure that last part isn’t true. Almost positive. I’m still looking into the magical fine print, but in the meantime I’m stuck as the guardian to a cat with the personality of Sophia from the Golden Girls. Oh, and by another cruel twist of fate, my ex-husband just moved back into town. I thought I couldn’t take any more, but when a murder rocks my small community, I wind up entangled in the investigation thanks to a handsome stranger. If only life came equipped with a rewind button.
PRINCE OF TRICKS (DEMONS OF ELYSIUM BOOK 1) by Jane Kindred
VS Note: A re-release.
When desire rises, angels will fall. Over the past century, Belphagor has made a name for himself in Heaven’s Demon District as a card sharp, thief, and charming rogue. Though he’s content with his own company, he enjoys applying the sweet sting of discipline to a willing backside—angel, demon, and even the occasional human. He’s not particular. But when a hotheaded young firespirit steals his purse—and his heart—all bets are off. Vasily, a former rentboy and cutpurse from the streets of Raqia, has never felt safer than in the arms—and at the feet—of the Prince of Tricks. He’s just not sure if Belphagor returns his feelings. The attentions of a rich, angelic duke provide the perfect opportunity to find out whether Belphagor is willing to fight for him, but the foolish game backfires—spectacularly. When the duke frames Vasily in an assassination plot, Belphagor will do whatever it takes to clear his lover’s name and expose the real traitor. Because for the first time in his life, the Prince of Tricks has something to lose.
SHADES OF MAGIC (THE DEMON’S FAE BOOK 3) by L J Swallow
Releasing demons from boxes doesn’t endear me to the Four Horsemen, but I have a bigger problem than War’s wrath. Dex either took himself on a long walk or somebody abducted him. Kudos to anybody who could wrangle him into submission. My dealings with the fae grow more complicated, and the Collector introduces me to Rian, the fae capable of defeating the demons and restoring the court. Now all Rian needs to do is depose the queen and deal with the uprising. Simple. My sex life grows more interesting by the day, which is at least a distraction from the death sentence hanging over me. I finally discover why the demon prince is tracking me down and how I’m connected to these sought-after boxes. But if I have to face any more surprise revelations, I’ll convince myself I’m in one of Morgan’s parallel worlds. There’s not enough whiskey in the world to deal with all this. Can Rian restore the fae court before the dark fae tear the race apart again? And can somebody please pay me for all the work I’ve done?
THE SILVER CAGE (RESTRAINED BOOK 1) by Ana Raine
Danny barely remembers who he is, let alone his mate. After being taken from his pack years ago by a group of overzealous hunters, Danny identifies only as “Wolf” — the pet of the pack who helps track down other shifters for the hunters’ sport. When Danny tracks down a female wolf, he hesitates to help imprison her male companion. At first Danny doesn’t remember this wolf, at least not logically, but his senses are completely overtaken and he’s sure he’s met this Alpha before. This wolf isn’t just his former Alpha. Jamie is also his mate, and after years of believing Danny dead, Jamie’s not going to let his mate go ever again. Even if it means working together to kill each of the hunters so they can never take their lives again — or come between their mating bond.
A DESERT TORN ASUNDER (SONG OF SHATTERED SANDS BOOK 6) by Bradley P Beaulieu
The plans of the desert gods are coming to fruition. Meryam, the deposed queen of Qaimir, hopes to raise the buried elder god, Ashael, an event that would bring ruin to the desert. Çeda and Emre sail for their ancestral home to bring the traitor, Hamid, to justice. To their horror, they discover that the desert tribes have united under Hamid’s banner. Their plan? A holy crusade to annihilate Sharakhai, a thing long sought by many in the tribes. In Sharakhai, meanwhile, the blood mage, Davud, examines the strange gateway between worlds, hoping to find a way to close it. And King Ihsan hunts for Meryam, but always finds himself two steps behind. When Meryam raises Ashael, all know the end is near. Ashael means to journey to the land that was denied to him an age ago, no matter the cost to the desert. It now falls to Çeda and her unlikely assortment of allies to find a way to unite not only the desert tribes and the people of Sharakhai, but the city’s invaders as well. Even if they do, stopping Ashael will cost them dearly, perhaps more than all are willing to pay.
SWORD STONE TABLE: OLD LEGENDS NEW VOICES by Various
From the vast lore surrounding King Arthur, Camelot, and the Knights of the Round Table, comes an anthology of gender-bent, race-bent, LGBTQIA+ inclusive retellings. Here you’ll find the Lady of the Lake reimagined as an albino Ugandan sorceress and the Lady of Shalott as a wealthy, isolated woman in futuristic Mexico City; you’ll see Excalibur rediscovered as a baseball bat that grants a washed-up minor leaguer a fresh shot at glory and as a lost ceremonial drum that returns to a young First Nations boy the power and the dignity of his people. There are stories set in Gilded Age Chicago, ’80s New York, twenty-first century Singapore, and space; there are lesbian lady knights, Arthur and Merlin reborn in the modern era for a second chance at saving the world and falling in love—even a coffee shop AU.
Brave, bold, and groundbreaking, the stories in Sword Stone Table will bring fresh life to beloved myths and give long-time fans a chance to finally see themselves in their favorite legends.
THE REHEARSALS by Annette Christie
VS Note: You know me and these time loop stories! So of course I pre-ordered this one. (I’ve actually written my own scifi romance time loop story for later this year!)
Megan Givens and Tom Prescott are heading into what is supposed to be their magical wedding weekend on beautiful San Juan Island. But with two difficult families, ten years of history, and all too many secrets, things quickly go wrong. After a disastrous rehearsal dinner they vow to call the whole thing off—only to wake up the next morning stuck together in a time loop. Are they really destined to relive the worst day of their lives, over and over? And what happens if their wedding day does arrive?
FATE’S CALL: MANLOVE EDITION by Various
VS Note: From JUNE 18
This charity anthology includes 6 novelettes for you to fall in love with! When fate calls, will you answer? Fate’s Call brings you six brand new short stories of paranormal romance and urban fantasy in this collection of spell-bounding books featuring Shifters, Vampires, Demons and Witches. Answer fate’s call and delve into this amazing collection of short stories featuring tormented heroes, badass mates and troublesome family members, written by some of your favorite bestselling authors.
THE DRAGON AND MRS MUIR by Connie Suttle
VS Note: From JUNE 26. Reviews indicate the real story in the book is about a witch (the bride) and a dragon and much of it takes place in Korea, so the blurb seems misleading. I read the Look Inside and one clicked.
It was on every news station in the country—and on many foreign news outlets as well. Attack at Wedding Leaves at Least Fourteen Dead, Many More Injured, the headlines proclaimed. The wedding was an outdoor affair, on a beach with the Gulf of Mexico in the background. In all, seventy-two were injured, and the body count rose to seventeen. Local hospitals were filled with bleeding attendees, and, at one point, the bride, her bloodied white wedding dress cut away and spilling onto the emergency room floor, went into cardiac arrest. Her groom died at the scene. In the room next door, an elderly wedding guest also suffered cardiac arrest—not from a bullet wound but from shock, combined with advanced age and a weak heart. Both souls walked out of their respective rooms.
One wanted to live. One did not.
MANDY’S LITTLE ADVENTURES by Lizzie Tanner
VS Note: Erotica.
Mandy- I must be the luckiest girl around! I’m leaving the city behind and moving into my cute cottage among the woods in Elmhurst. I will be free to play with my toys as well as work from home.
Having settled in, I started receiving gifts from the faeries after I left food offerings on my porch. I was so thrilled. Arzorg- Before I saw her, I heard her voice which made my ears nearly bleed. She sure frightened the animals but when I saw her, I no longer cared about her singing. Her beauty took my breath away. When she accepted my gifts, I started bonding with her. ..(more blurb on ebook seller page…)
THE EYE OF ELEKTRON (SUMRECTIAN SERIES BOOK 1) by Leigh G Wynn
Dawn has sixty minutes…to plan her death…so that her brother may live. Competition to be a portrait artist at Crimson Estate is fierce. One lives. One dies. And participation is not voluntary. To save her brother’s life, Dawn ensures her own execution by painting a forbidden magical device—the Eye of Elektron. Banned from use by powerful Sumrects, the Eye of Elektron has not functioned since the failed human rebellion against Sumrectian tyranny eleven years ago. Somehow, it comes to life in her hands…And seizes the attention of an ancient evil and its archenemy, Ansel Cassadian, the most powerful Sumrect in a thousand years. Strangely, he seems to know everything about her difficult past—a past that holds the key to her future. As evil threatens to destroy all she holds dear, Dawn must reawaken the Eye of Elektron in time to free the humans and save the Sumrect who risked his destiny to protect her.
HONORABLE ROGUE (BLOOD ROGUE BOOK 2) by Linda J Parisi
As a Roman gladiator and slave, vampire Hunter Pierce only knew death and destruction. Never love. Dr. Victoria Roberts only knew love and safety, never fear or death, until the day her life was shattered with a home invasion that destroyed her world. Now Hunter and Tori’s worlds collide, with Blood Rogues continuing to menace both human and vampire alike. Tori is in danger and it’s all Hunter’s fault. To keep watch over the clever scientist, the vampire enlists her to aid in finding a cure for Nirvana, the dangerous poison rogue vampires are using to kill. When Tori is kidnapped, Hunter faces his corrupt former master and a race against the clock to save his own life. But can a vampire who has only watched out for himself risk his life, and his immortality, for the love of a human? Can a woman who has lost everything rebuild her shattered heart with a man who thinks he hasn’t got one? Only love, trust, and an Honorable Rogue can save them all.
DEMON’S KISS (BLOODCASTER CHRONICLES BOOK 1) by R L Perez
An assassin with a secret. An angel with a strange power. A war that threatens to destroy them both.
Cora is an assassin who never misses her mark. But she has a deadly secret: her blood can create the most powerful magical elixirs in the world. And she’s been hunted for it her whole life. When a powerful demon blackmails her, threatening to expose her secret, she has to do one last job to buy her freedom: kill a Nephilim named Vince. Cora figures this will be an easy target. Until Vince time travels, appearing in two places at once. Thwarted, Cora must get close to Vince so she can learn the secret to his strange ability–and finally kill him once and for all. But the closer she gets to Vince, the more her icy heart begins to thaw, making way for new emotions she’s never felt before. As she falls for him, her secret is exposed, igniting a powerful war between demons and Nephilim. In the end, Cora must choose between her own survival and preventing a war that will tear the magical world apart.
I DATED A MOB WOLF by Viola Grace
He had been her favourite date, so she arranged for him to be the father of her child… should she have told him? Vallu spent over five years as an escort with the Blind Date Corporation. On her last date, she used her activation to provide her with something she needed… a child. She just didn’t tell him. How likely was it that he would run into her in the real world? He was from an island in the bay; she was from a suburb. If she hadn’t stopped downtown for a hotdog, nothing would have happened.
Etgar has been searching for Five for four months, and while the management of BDC has been no help, he holds out hope that she will be in his arms again… off contract. When he catches her scent near a hotdog vendor, he follows the scent to the source. She denies her identity as Five, but her scent doesn’t lie. The bright green eyes are a surprise, as is getting shot in the back by a drive-by assassin. Vallu heals him in the vehicle as his bodyguards recover him, and he refuses to leave without her. She focuses on stopping the bleeding and repairing him as the men drive them to safety. Well, safety for Etgar. The island he lives on is his family home, and they own it all. She has just been dropped into his own little kingdom, but she has some conditions to remain with him. It isn’t like she has had four months to plan or anything.
Amazon (Her other books are on Apple Books and Kobo so maybe this one will get there…)
JONAS: ROBINSON DESTRUCTION by Kathi S Barton
Jonas Robinson had his hands full but was loving every minute of it. Those four children needed him, and he had to admit he needed them as well. If no other family came out of the woodwork wanting them, he had his heart set on adopting them. Ginger Morgan, a talented photographer, worked undercover for the Government. She was good at her job, but it often put her off the radar for weeks at a time. She had just heard of her sister Sissy’s recent hospital stay when she returned to town. Sissy had it in her mind that she wanted a ready-made family and wanted to take in her nieces and nephews, whom she had never met. When Ginger found out who had the kids, she called her college buddy, Dawson Robinson, to find out more. What happened next had all their heads spinning. Ginger was swept into a world of intrigue as Rogan Robinson brought her team in and hid them from the world. Those children’s identities had to be kept secret at all costs. Now that Ginger and her family were involved, they would be targets as well. Ginger knew a little about shifters, but being mated to one was something she’d have to give some thought to. And being a mother was something she’d never wanted to be—until now.
OMEGA’S GAMBIT (THE HARTWELL SISTERS SAGA BOOK 1) by Flora Quincy
Miss Viola Hartwell has one mission: ensure the Omega Property Rights Act becomes law. However, as an omega she is prohibited from participating in politics. Viola refuses to let her dynamic stand in her way and makes the risky decision to masquerade as her alpha twin sister. All she needs to do now is convince the reclusive Duke of Orley to support her cause. In another part of town, Syon, Duke of Orley, has chosen the widowed Countess of Kellingham as his future bride in a marriage of convenience. But the omega widow refuses to meet any alphas. When the duke’s beautiful new secretary offers a unique solution to his problem, he accepts. What begins as a simple exchange of votes for a bride becomes a dangerous game of illicit desire and temptation.
FIREFIGHTER DRAGON’S NEXT DOOR MATE (FIREFIGHTER DRAGONS OF THE SECRET ISLANDS) by Alicia Banks
McKenna Daniels – I had a great time dating the senior partner of my firm. I thought it might be love. But it turns out our relationship was all a lie, a bet. And now the firm’s mean girls won’t leave me alone. I didn’t inherit my mother’s dragon abilities. But Rayna, my oldest friend, knows magic, and she can help. Or so I thought. I’m not sure what’s real and what’s not anymore, Now that my darkest thoughts of revenge are coming true without my assistance. I need help navigating my dreams and reality. But who can I trust? Dalton Striar – I was content with my career as a firefighter—and my life as a dragon shifter. I didn’t need my brothers’ family life. But when my commander sends me to Florida to help Kennie, my childhood friend, My life is turned on its head. She’s grown into a stunning woman, and we’re thick as thieves once more. But she’s in danger, and I know Rayna’s to blame. Black magic is everywhere. And I don’t trust Kennie’s ex-boyfriend’s intentions. He says he wants her back. I’ll do anything to keep her safe. Now that I’ve found her, I won’t lose the girl next door again. Can Dalton protect McKenna before her enemies destroy them? And will they be able to stop the dark magic in time?
BELIEVING IN BEA (SOUTHERN WEREWOLF SISTERS BOOK 3) by Heather MacKinnon
The day Bea was sent away from her home was the darkest of her life. Sure, becoming the alpha of the biggest pack in the state was a great opportunity, but it came with a price. She had to leave her family, her friends, and the love of her life behind to take the position. Surrounded by hostile strangers and whispers of mutiny, Bea wonders if it was all worth it. The only reason Will let Bea go was to protect himself. He knew if he fell any deeper in love with her, he’d never survive that loss. However, when the witch from his past comes to him in a dream, she gives him something he hasn’t had in millennia: hope. What happens when Will shows up on her doorstep? Can they find a way to overcome their differences? Or will the outside forces conspiring against them be too great?
ROYAL PAWN (JACKY LEON BOOK 6) by K N Banet
I’m Jacqueline, daughter of Hasan, ruling werecat of the Americas, the werecat liaison to humanity, and the lover of Heath Everson, Alpha werewolf. But I go by Jacky Leon and no one knows about the werewolf. Some time ago, I met a fae and his family while on the run. They helped me, and for his own reasons, the fae had given me a gift. I never went looking for him. I knew the name he gave me and I did my best not to think too hard about it, him, or his family. Life has a fun way of bringing things back because he’s the lost king of the fae and now everyone knows. People who want him to take back the throne, people who want to kill him so he can’t, and people who want to hurt those he loves just to see him hurt. And I’m the werecat he gave a gift, just in case he ever needed someone to protect his innocent human wife. I’m now a pawn in a deadly clash of fae powers the likes of which has never been seen.
KLUTZ: PHOENIX DOWN (BUT DIOD YOU DIE BOOK 1) by Sedona Ashe
VS Note: From JUNE 30.
After I rescued these jerks from a plane crash, you’d think they’d be nicer to me. I die, like all the time. My track record of hilarious, freak accidental deaths would be impressive if it weren’t so embarrassing. And when I come back, I’m naked. Every. Dang. Time. After my plane was sabotaged and crashed into the jungle, I rescued five male survivors from the wreckage. I could have let them die, but no, I decided to pull their stupid carcasses from the wreckage. I’m immortal, not a monster. Yes, they’re hot, now is not the time to do something about that. The five sexy jaguar shifters are on a mission to locate someone, a rare phoenix shifter. Phoenix, the legendary creature, reborn every time it dies. Wait…could they be looking for me? It doesn’t matter since they walked away and left me to die in the Amazon rainforest. A place full of interesting new ways for a klutz like me to die. Surviving the jungle is harsh, but it’s nothing compared to how they have treated me. And the worst part? It turns out these bullies are my fated mates. Yep, I must be cursed. I can’t wait to escape the jungle and leave these guys behind, but another part of me is begging to love them…Was the Amazon always this hot? “But Did You Die” is a comedy filled, bully, reverse harem, paranormal romance series that includes shifters, a mysterious underground society, and a sexy, yet incredibly clumsy Phoenix.
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VS Note: Continuing with my own backlist, the next book in the Badari Warriors series timeline is Timtur the Healer’s story. I kind of skipped over writing this one originally and then went back to make sure he and Lily Garrison got their chance to have their adventures and romance front and center. One scene in this book made me weep when I was writing it, as a secondary character dies and Lily comforts them as best she can. I enjoyed writing this one because Lily was kind of a shy person and here she comes into her own. Timtur also was struggling with how he could be a claimed mate and still support the pack as a Healer…just a lot of conflict and emotion and action. This is also the book where we first meet Yonn, the Generation Eleven Alpha-born boy who has become quite a reader favorite as a member of the pack. And mine too!
TIMTUR: THE TEACHER’S ALIEN HEALER (BADARI WARRIORS): IN THE STARS ROMANCE
NOTE: Would be Book 2.5 if Amazon let me list a book with a decimal number!
Far from her home in the human Sectors after the mass kidnapping, teacher Lily Garrison is making a niche for herself in the valley by running a school for the Badari young. Although she yearns for Timtur, the pack’s healer, another Badari male has his eye on her and won’t take no for an answer.
Timtur feels the weight and responsibility of being the pack’s only healer, constantly on call as the soldiers fight ferocious battles against the alien scientists and their troops. With scarcely a moment to himself, he’s drawn to the gentle Lily but worries he won’t be able to juggle his duties, his loyalty to the pack and a relationship with a human woman.
When Lily’s stalker takes direct action to kidnap her and steal her from the safety of the valley, she’s forced to reach deep inside to find the strength to battle for her life. Timtur realizes too late how foolish he’s been to resist the bond with his fated mate and leads the rescue effort.
Before this situation can be resolved both will have to put their lives on the line and decide what really matters in a dangerous world ruled by the enemy.
Although this is the fifth book released in the Badari Warriors scifi romance series, the story of Timtur and Lily is a standalone and actually comes immediately after book two’s events.
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VS: Have you seen my hot trailer for CAMRON ? I’m catching up on videos for various of the backlist books to put on my new tiktok account…
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