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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CRAVED BY AN ALIEN WARLORD (FATED MATES OF THE FERLAERN WARRIORS BOOK 5) by Ava Ross

Savvy: A deadly vine is unleashed on our world, scorching everything in its path. The only solution is to pair up with Skydar—a warrior bad boy in major need of a kick in the… You know what. He thinks he can settle our rivalry by staking his claim on me…as his fated mate. Skydar: Life would be complete if only Savvy didn’t irk me. But the more we’re together on a dangerous mission, the more I realize my second heart beats only for her. So all I have to do is save the planet. And convince Savvy she’s my fated mate.                    Amazon KU

I MARRIED A BIRDMAN (PRIME MATING AGENCY) by Regine Abel

Luana’s colony is under threat of an impending attack. As the sole child of their grievously wounded leader, she seeks aid from the only other native species on the planet. Consenting to a marriage of convenience with one of the Zelconians, a peaceful bird-like race, would secure the protection her village desperately needs. As much as that prospect terrifies her, Luana cannot deny being intrigued by the hybrid she is to marry, with his strange eyes full of stars, his majestic wings, and his hypnotic voice.     Dakas is shocked when his soul clamors for Luana the moment she enters their Council chamber. Who would have thought the brewing war would have finally allowed him to find his soulmate? Her delicate and demure appearance cannot fool his empathic abilities. Dakas senses the fire and strength burning within Luana. He’s more than eager to take the human as his mate to serve both of their peoples’ best interests. But he wants more than to protect her village; he wants to conquer her heart. Can Luana embrace their union despite the circumstances, or will the war destroy any chances they had of a future together?                Amazon KU

ALIEN’S ZOOKEEPER (ALIENS AND ANIMALS BOOK 1) by Skye MacKinnon and Arizona Tape

Tilly doesn’t believe in aliens. At least, she didn’t, until she gets abducted along with half the animals of her zoo. When you and your rhino are stuck in a cage on a spaceship, it’s hard not to believe. One of them, an elf-eared female, seems ready to help her find a way back to Earth, but is that really what Tilly wants? Bavalla’s messed up big time. She wasn’t supposed to abduct a sentient being, but now that she’s face to face with a female who’s not only intelligent but also very attractive, she has to figure out what to do. Telling the Captain would result in severe punishment, but how do you hide a human who’s very intent on saving not just herself, but all her animals as well?

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CYLE: STARLIGHT HIGHLANDER MAIL ORDER BRIDES BOOK 3 (INTERGALACTIC DATING AGENCY) by Skye MacKinnon

An alien scientist desperate for answers – Cyle is the only Albyan alive who knows who was responsible for their females succumbing to the Sleep: his father. Ever since he discovered the truth, he’s been trying to find a way to wake the females. He vowed to himself that he’d never accept a mate until he succeeded. But that’s easier said than done when he meets the female of his dreams and his mating instincts kick in. The only way to stop himself from getting distracted is to push her away – but she has no intentions of leaving. A human woman strong enough to match him – Before her accident, Beth had everything she’d ever wanted: a doting husband, the house of her dreams, a promising career. Now she’s a widow scarred inside and out, jobless and on the verge of being kicked out of her home. She only registered at a dating agency because her therapist thought it was a good idea. She didn’t expect to be matched to a kilt-wearing Highlander – especially not an alien. He embodies the chance of a new life, but he doesn’t seem to be interested in her. It’s time to cheat fate and take her life into her own hands. He will become her mate – even if she has to resort to unusual measures.

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RETURN OF THE COLOSSUS: SPACE FANTASY STEAMPUNK ADVENTURE (HOLLY DRAKE JOBS BOOK 8) by Nicole Grotepas

The good news is that Holly just put her crew back together. The bad news? She’s only seen the tip of the iceberg when it comes to understanding what her enemies are willing to do to take the 6 Moons system. Now the storms gather. Now the gods decide. And now? The faces of Holly’s enemies materialize. As those threatening the balance of the supposedly utopian civilization take form, everything that Holly has built to prepare for whatever lies ahead falls apart. That’s nothing new. She’s always been willing to do whatever it takes to rise again. But this time she must accept just how small she really is against the titans hovering at the edge of the tiny universe she never thought she’d have to fight for.

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ALIEN’S CAPTIVE (EARTH BRIDES & ALIEN WARRIORS BOOK 1) by Tina Moss

All I’ve wanted since my abduction from Earth’s first long-range space flight is freedom from my alien captives. But when I’m sold off to a Rhonar warrior, I learn I’m not the only one enslaved on this hellish planet, and survival comes at a cost. The commanding alien they call Xelan may be in charge, but his fair dealings—and devilishly sexy charms—give me hope for the future. If I can strike an agreement with the battle-scarred warrior, perhaps together we can change the destiny of those bound in chains. And if I can’t—well, I haven’t backed down from a fight yet. However, as enemies line up to destroy the alien warriors and subjugate the galaxy, I discover that the universe has a sense of humor. Fated mates are real. And Xelan declares me his. How can I attain my freedom if I’m tied to another being? Even if his possessive growls and single-minded attention ignite my desires in ways I’ve only dreamed, I cannot be his. But how long can I fight the pull of a mating bond before I lose my head—and my heart—to the heat burning between us? Only the stars know.         Amazon KU

ARISE: A DYSTOPIAN NOVEL (RAVENMASTER CHRONICLES BOOK 1) by K A Riley

Kress and Brohn, a young Emergent couple with techno-genetically enhanced abilities, embark on a quest to infiltrate the Cult of the Devoted in the skyscraping arcology in the middle of what’s left of Denver, Colorado. When Brohn mysteriously vanishes early in their mission, Kress—accompanied by Render, her psychically-connected raven companion—is forced to undertake a perilous journey through a danger-filled, post-apocalyptic city to find him and get him back. In this high-stakes adventure, inspired by Homer’s epic The Odyssey, Kress must battle manipulators, gangsters, giants, and ghosts, and will literally go through Hell, to find the man she loves.             Amazon KU

ALIEN WARRIOR’S SECOND CHANCE (VAAXLIAN MATCHMAKERS BOOK 4) by Sue Mercury and Sue Lyndon

When Karla flees Earth for the safety of planet New Vaxx, the last thing she expects is for one of the huge aliens to show an interest in her. Yet the sexy Vaxxlian warrior named Zorras keeps coming around, and he even threatens to kidnap her. Good thing she’s a fast runner. She tries to convince Zorras he’s wasting his time—she’s too old to have his children—but this news doesn’t deter him in the least. He insists she’s the loveliest female he’s ever seen and claims he recognizes her as his one true mate. But even if he’s telling the truth, Karla is nervous about mating with a Vaxxlian. Her first marriage wasn’t a happy one and she never planned to marry again—let alone enter an everlasting mating bond with a bossy, Vaxxlian warrior. She’ll just ignore the handsome alien and hope he goes away. Yep, that’ll work. Or will it? After losing his first mate during the war, Zorras longs for a second chance. ..(more blurb on ebook seller page…)

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WE LIGHT UP THE SKY by Lilliam Rivera

VS Note: Not a romance but an intriguing scifi release of note. It’s on my TBR List.

Pedro, Luna, and Rafa may attend Fairfax High School together in Los Angeles, but they run in separate spheres. Pedro is often told that he’s “too much” and seeks refuge from his home life in a local drag bar. Luna is pretending to go along with the popular crowd but is still grieving the unexpected passing of her beloved cousin Tasha. Then there’s Rafa, the quiet new kid who is hiding the fact that his family is homeless. But Pedro, Luna, and Rafa find themselves thrown together when an extraterrestrial visitor lands in their city and takes the form of Luna’s cousin Tasha. As the Visitor causes destruction wherever it goes, the three teens struggle to survive and warn others of what’s coming–because this Visitor is only the first of many. But who is their true enemy–this alien, or their fellow humans?

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BOUND TO THE WARLORD (ASH PLANET WARRIORS BOOK 3) by V K Ludwig

Shunned for solar cycles by my own people, I finally found my place beside our future warlord. Upon his father’s death, I will take my position as his personal shaman, forever silencing whoever questions my loyalties and calls me a filthy half-blood. Together, we will lead the tribe to greatness. Until his betrothed arrives, the female from Earth chosen to be his urizaya, turning my world upside down. Again. Lia was the first female I ever kissed, the one woman I wanted to claim, and the only I ever loved. Also the one whose heart I broke. I disappeared on Lia all that time ago, but can I walk away from this all-consuming desire for her a second time? When she blurs the lines of loyalties and love, I have to decide between betraying a friend and satisfying fate.            Amazon KU

A WARRIOR OF EDEN by G S Kenney

VS Note: Not listed as a romance.

Fiercely independent teen Karoline wants to prove herself worthy to join Eden’s resistance, which her father led until his death fighting the evil Black Lord’s army. When her domineering stepfather, the resistance’s new leader, secretly meets with a captain of the enemy army, Karoline suspects treachery. Faced with a sinister plot that threatens not only her life and the captain’s, but also the future of all Eden, can she live up to her birthright?              Amazon KU

TRASHLANDS: A NOVEL by Alison Stine

VS Note: Not a romance, scifi release of note. I put it on my TBR List.

A few generations from now, the coastlines of the continent have been redrawn by floods and tides. Global powers have agreed to not produce any new plastics, and what is left has become valuable: garbage is currency. In the region-wide junkyard that Appalachia has become, Coral is a “plucker,” pulling plastic from the rivers and woods. She’s stuck in Trashlands, a dump named for the strip club at its edge, where the local women dance for an endless loop of strangers and the club’s violent owner rules as unofficial mayor. Amid the polluted landscape, Coral works desperately to save up enough to rescue her child from the recycling factories, where he is forced to work. In her stolen free hours, she does something that seems impossible in this place: Coral makes art. When a reporter from a struggling city on the coast arrives in Trashlands, Coral is presented with an opportunity to change her life. But is it possible to choose a future for herself? Told in shifting perspectives, Trashlands is a beautifully drawn and wildly imaginative tale of a parent’s journey, a story of community and humanity in a changed world.

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FAR FROM THE LIGHT OF HEAVEN by Tade Thompson

VS note: Not a romance but ooh, a scifi mystery and release of note. I one clicked.

The colony ship Ragtime docks in the Lagos system, having traveled light-years to bring one thousand sleeping souls to a new home among the stars. But when first mate Michelle Campion rouses, she discovers some of the sleepers will never wake. Answering Campion’s distress call, investigator Rasheed Fin is tasked with finding out who is responsible for these deaths. Soon a sinister mystery unfolds aboard the gigantic vessel, one that will have repercussions for the entire system—from the scheming politicians of Lagos station, to the colony planet Bloodroot, to other far-flung systems, and indeed to Earth itself.

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LIFE SEED (WURL BOOK 1) by Albert Nothlit

VS note: Not listed as a romance. LGBTQ+ SciFi release of note.

They came to New Skye in search of a better future. The colonists, descendants of the brave people who set out to reach a new planet, found a beautiful world, rich beyond their wildest expectations. Except for one thing. Crops will not grow in the soil of New Skye—not the way they should—and humans cannot eat the native animals. Desperate feats of botanical engineering have kept the colony alive, but time is running out as food becomes more scarce. Elias Trost will not sit idly by while his colony starves. The one hope for a solution is the Life Seed, a dormant plant organism kept under lock and key at the heart of the colony. In desperation, Elias steals the Life Seed to return it to its rightful place, making him an outcast in the unforgiving winter world. Pursued by colony soldiers armed to the teeth, including his former best friend, Tristan MacLeod, Elias soon runs afoul of a far greater threat. The wurl, the deadly reptiles that besiege the colony, are tracking him too, and they appear to be more intelligent than the colonists ever knew.

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OMEGA RESCUED (OMEGAS OF OAN BOOK 3) by Alexis B Osborne

“Would you truly wish to return home, knowing that you could hurt someone? Someone you love?” 
Callista always wanted to be special. The omega daughter of the ambitious and wealthy Hoskiss family, she’s never been expected to do anything other than marry well and breed the next generation of Alphas. When she learns of a terraforming expedition traveling to the new Oberon colony, she is willing to strike any bargain to get herself on that mission, away from her cold, calculating parents and a life that has never felt like her own. But Calli’s choices are stolen from her anew when she wakes up from cryosleep on a spaceship—one that seems to be under attack, judging by the warnings and sirens. Estrevaga D’Thani is a veteran member of Anti-Theta, the elite taskforce working to subvert and ultimately defeat the Theta-Devs threatening the Earth… and he’s also a defector from the original invading force. He refused to support the cruel experiments and flesh peddling, turning his back on his own kind to help the humans. Humans like Calli, who he stumbles upon while Anti-Theta is raiding the attacked transport ship. As the two make their escape, he realizes she has been used as a test subject too, like so many others before her. Others who never survived the process. Abducted and altered, Calli must now come to terms with those changes—or risk seriously harming humanity. Can Estrevaga help Calli learn to uncover and harness her new abilities, or will she never see him as anything more than just another Theta-Dev beast like the ones who held her captive?             Amazon KU

AMETHYST (ELEMENTAL MATES BOOK 7) by Miranda Bridges

A new hero and heroine, a battle against at their feelings and for their freedom. A faction determined to regain all that was lost. An epic ending to a bestselling series.                Amazon KU

IROTH: KIRENAI FATED MATES (INTERGALACTIC DATING AGENCY by Tamsin Ley

A smuggler running solo – Iroth doesn’t deal in live cargo, but the job on Earth’s too good to pass up—purchase a female, escort her to Kirenai Prime, and rake in the credits. Except it was all a setup. Now he’s on the hook for attempting to assassinate the crown prince. To avoid being shot on sight, he’s forced to assume the shape of one of the human’s primitive four-legged pets. But as a mysterious ailment threatens to compromise his disguise, he seeks refuge with a breathtaking female who turns out to be as strong as she is sweet, and his plan to escape goes to the dogs. A caregiver with nerves of steel – Maise expected to leave the charity auction with a hot date. Instead, she goes home with a wounded Great Dane and a whole lot of questions. When the giant canine transforms into a sultry blue alien with turquoise eyes and asks for her help, she can’t refuse… until she helps him back onto his space ship, and he won’t let her leave. She’s determined to find an escape, but the more time they spend together, the more she suspects he’s not the alien monster she imagined. But will her strength and kindness be enough to melt the armor around his heart?

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EXILED KEEPER (THE FEDERATION’S KEEPERS BOOK 2) by Alexandra Norton

When I said I wanted an adventure, being dragged to a prison planet by a golden, blue-eyed alien hitman was not what I had in mind. My alien Keeper has killer abs, but it turns out he’s also a killer, period. All I wanted when I volunteered to live with aliens for five years was to prove to everyone that I wasn’t safe, boring little Anette. But then my seemingly perfect hunk of a Keeper turns me into an accomplice to murder and gets us both in huge trouble with Federation law. This is way more excitement than I bargained for. He’s a murderous, infuriating, solar powered brute of a creature. Light courses through his veins and death comes at his hands. But he promises to protect me, and to get me home. Can I keep it together and find the courage I need to make it through this? And can I prevent my unwanted attraction to the exiled alien killer from clouding my judgment before it’s too late? Or will I need to let him suck me into his twisted world and let go of my own humanity to make it out alive?                       Amazon KU

THE ALIEN BEAST’S MATE (WARRIORS OF THE LOST PLANET) by Ivy Sparks

Something is definitely off about this mission. Sending a peace officer like me out into the middle of nowhere in a rusted spaceship… Well, let’s just say it’s not standard protocol. Somehow, Valmore, my new bodyguard, soothes my nerves. While he looks like a devil, with his red skin, sharp horns, and sultry eyes, I soon learn there’s much more to him than his beastly appearance. Trouble comes when the hired crew turns on us. It seems they intend to have their way with me, then sell me off to the highest bidder. To my shock, human females can fetch a hefty price. Valmore has a plan to protect me from the crew, but first he must convince them we’re mates. When they demand proof, we’ll have to put on the show of our lives… in front of every one of them. Will our budding relationship survive what we must do? And will the secret he’s keeping from me change everything?    Amazon KU

ROGUE DRAGON’S TREASURE (GALAXY OUTLAWS BOOK 1) by Aline Ash

Zoe – I’m terrified just like the others – but I’m not backing down. The Air Force didn’t teach me what to do in case I got snatched by a seven-foot-tall brawny space pirate, but it did teach me how to be a leader. And that’s just what I’m going to be. No way am I allowing this guy Rakes to trade me and the women under my protection for nano weapons. I just wish he’d quit flicking his long, thick tail at me in rage. His dragon looks are scary, but also strangely stunning – a humongous body covered by shimmering orange scales, four golden horns and a tail that makes my body vibrate with each lash. I’m using all my willpower to hide my emotions, but my body reacts to him in ways I never would have thought possible. And the worst part is –he’s amused by it. I have no time to be fascinated by Rakes. This monster who calls himself captain has to return us to Earth – but instead, I soon find myself involved in a mission so dangerous, it’ll take all my combat training to make it out alive. Rakes – Tiny. Round. Scaleless. I could crush her with one swing of my tail. And yet, she defies me. Claims she’s a captain like me. Demands I return her and others to Earth. Fascinating.  According to our scientists, humans are supposed to lack intelligence, just a hair above insects. But this female named Zoë isn’t like any insect I ever met. She’s got the spirit of a warrior and the heart of a fighter. And is also strikingly beautiful. She is meant to become an exhibit in my client’s zoo. But as I stare into her fierce green eyes, I can’t help but wonder –Perhaps Zoëis wild in just the way that I want…
Perhaps, I should keep her. For myself.                    Amazon KU

KINGDOM OF THE SNAKE (SONS OF KULKULCAN BOOK 7) by R L Olvitt

The last time a human walked the halls of his ship, V’esthiss of X’iesti plunged his fangs into the man’s neck and killed him. He was only the first officer then. Now as captain of the J’vinka’s Claw, he can hardly refuse when he’s ordered to take on a human anthropologist as part of his crew. The most junior professor in her department, Kat Davis knows she has to keep proving herself. When her boss gives her two options, it’s an easy decision to travel to Mars when the alternative is losing her position. She boards a Xithilene warship believing she’ll return in six short months. The ship’s humanitarian mission starts smoothly, but soon V’esthiss receives a new set of orders—orders that send his ship back to Xithilene. V’esthiss has spent years fleeing his family, but now he will have to face them again, because the man who called him home is his father—the king.     Amazon KU

SABER: INTERGALACTIC DATING AGENCY (DRAGON BRIDES BOOK 3) by Kate Rudolph

The betrothal is bad. Prince Saber regrets agreeing to an arranged marriage the moment he says yes. His bride is a dull aristocratic lady who he’ll be bound to for the rest of his life. No fated mate. No adventure. No love. So when he’s given an off planet mission he accepts it in a heartbeat. He can’t escape the betrothal, but he can delay it. The ship crash? That’s a disaster. Lady Mirage needs to talk to her betrothed. Alone. What better place than a space ship? But he’s not supposed to take off before he realizes she’s on board. When she and her betrothed crash land on a barren planet, they’ll need to rely on each other to survive. But that’s not the only trouble. There’s a dangerous fugitive on the planet with them ready to attack. Mirage is tougher than she looks, and it’s not long before she and Saber are finding they fit together in more ways than one. But she has a secret. A big one. Will he still want her when he finds out the truth?

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STOLEN BY THE HUNTER (XARC’N WARRIORS BOOK 6) by Lynnea Lee

MEGHAN – The scary alien hunter has his eyes on me. He’s got sharp fangs, massive claws, huge horns, and walks around in nothing more than a loincloth! Totally terrifying! So why is my body betraying me and reacting in ways it shouldn’t? With troublemakers inside the gates and deadly space bugs roaming outside, I soon realize Mal’k is the last person I should fear. Because in this crazy bugpocalypse, a hyper-protective Xarc’n warrior is the very thing I need. MAL’K – I know she’s mine the moment I lay eyes on her. Too bad Meghan’s terrified of me. My human is frightened of everything and cries out in fear, even in her dreams. I long to chase away her demons and wake with her in my arms. When she leaves the hunters’ compound to live with a group of humans, I follow along, offering to help them forage. She may whimper at the sight of me now, but I’ll never give up until she whimpers under me.               Amazon KU

THE CYBORG’S TEMPATION (TERAZ BOOK 5) by Maya Carnage

Enzo’s a human sympathizer. There is nothing else he’d rather be doing than fighting the Malviks and freeing the humans from their control. He’s finally on Earth and ready to take down the enemy. However, he’s stuck in the middle of the mountains with a grumpy and stiff woman. That’s not a part of his plan. Terri tries her best to put distance between them. She doesn’t realize how stubborn he is when getting what he wants, though. Falling in love during a war sounds reckless, but he can’t help the feelings inside of him. Caught in the middle of doing his duty to take out the enemy and protecting the woman he’s falling in love with, what will he do?     Terri enjoys her simple, quiet life. She’s perfectly fine with working on the farm and keeping to herself. It’s all thrown out of whack when she is enlisted in helping the rebellion defeat the Malviks. As if she’s capable of destroying them. Perhaps she could knit them a sweater that suffocates them? To make it worse, the annoying cyborg she’s stuck with is getting under her skin. He’s cute and funny, which makes her warm inside. It’s terrifying, especially when her life is on the line after getting in the middle of the battle between good and evil.              Amazon KU

ROAR (WARRIORS OF GR’MLAKEN BOOK 3) by Zeta Star

Without Roar – you try pronouncing it, okay? — I’d be dead in that pod. And when he purrs and does that thing with his… I think I’ll keep him. Abducted by space lizards? Check. Experimented on? Check. Rescued by seven feet of hot, alien male? Check! Roar’s a bit shy, furry with claws and a metal arm, and his best friend is a spaceship named Killer. That’s a little scary. Almost as scary as the zombie. And the giant, angry insects. And the hungry shadow monsters. Roar doesn’t want to dishonor me or something like that so we’re keeping things casual. (Sort of. Maybe. Definitely not.) And if I live through this without getting my brain eaten, we might have a chance at something more. Stranger things have happened.                 Amazon KU

MATED TO THE ALIEN CAPTAIN (METAGALACTIC MATES BOOK 4) by Sophia Sebell 

My job had consumed my life. The scientists that came in would get drunk and talk of other worlds and aliens, a nice distraction from my problems. I didn’t believe a word of it, of course. Well, it turns out it was very real. On my way home from work, I was hit by a blinding white light and knocked unconscious. When I woke up, I was surrounded by aliens. Little green men? Not so much. More like bulging gigantic red men, and they did not have my best interests in mind. Before they could take me for themselves, an even larger blue man burst into the room and dispatched the red aliens in the blink of an eye. He towered over me and glared down at me with the intensity of a burning star before releasing my bindings and stealing me away to a hidden area of the ship. Idalas was equally stoic and passionate. It was like a switch inside him would flip from one minute to another. His passion was fiery and unrelenting when he got worked up about something. His muscles would tense up and bulge, his sharp jawline would set tightly, and the look in his eyes was as terrifying as it was irresistible. The longer I’m with him, the more I want him to turn that fire on me. I’ve seen it in his eyes when he looks at me, smoldering embers held at bay by sheer willpower. It was unnerving at first, but the thought of being consumed is starting to feel more and more right.     Amazon KU

ALIEN PASSION: BOOK 2 OF THE ALIEN PRINCE OF ASTIA by Hannah Haze

Falling for my alien prince and moving into his palace — the start of my happily-ever-after, right? Wrong. Life on his planet, Astia, is anything but a fairytale. Restricted, confined and repressed, my role as a prince’s mate is a far cry from my adventures as a space cadet. It seems I’m not the only one disgruntled with life on Astia. Rebellion is brewing. And the people want my prince to lead it. But with our baby growing in my belly and an assassin on our trail, how much am I prepared to risk for a better world? Especially if it means losing the alien I’ve come to love.             Amazon KU

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VS: SPECIAL ITEM

HIS DARKEST CRAVING THE COLORING BOOK by Tiffany Roberts and Abby Tackett

 

Enjoy this coloring book featuring 40 original illustrations of Sophie and Cruce from the book His Darkest Craving by Tiffany Roberts. Experience their love story unfold through some of your favorite scenes while you relax and bring the art to life with color.
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Warning: Adult Content. Not suitable for children under 18 years old.

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ARCHANGEL’S LIGHT (GUILDHUNTER BOOK 14) by Nalini Singh

VS Note: she’s an autobuy for me, love this series!

Illium and Aodhan.  Aodhan and Illium. For centuries they’ve been inseparable: the best of friends, closer than brothers, companions of the heart. But that was before—before darkness befell Aodhan and shattered him, body, mind, and soul. Now, at long last, Aodhan is healing, but his new-found strength and independence may come at a devastating cost—his relationship with Illium. As they serve side by side in China, a territory yet marked by the evil of its former archangel, the secret it holds nightmarish beyond imagining, things come to an explosive decision point. Illium and Aodhan must either walk away from the relationship that has defined them—or step forward into a future that promises a bond infinitely precious in the life of an immortal…but that demands a terrifying vulnerability from two badly bruised hearts.

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JINGLE BELL WOLF (WOLFF BROTHERS BOOK 2) by Terry Spear

It’s almost Christmas, and Florida gray wolf shifter and veterinarian Gabrielle Lowe has grudgingly agreed to go with her friends to a ski resort in Silver Town, Colorado. But when her two jaguar shifter girlfriends are held up on a mission, it not only leaves Gabrielle alone for the holidays, but also out of her element at the snowy resort. Determined to make the best of it, Gabrielle takes a dip in the lodge’s heated pool after it’s closed, causing all kinds of trouble…Gray wolf shifter Landon Wolff, co-owner of the ski lodge, has enough on his plate getting ready for the annual influx of Christmas visitors. The last thing he needs is someone indulging in a midnight swim long after the pool is closed. Just as he’s about to throw the rule breaker out of the pool he realizes that she is also a wolf. Suddenly, all the rules change… Maybe Landon will finally find the she-wolf he’s always wanted to share the holidays with.

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COWARDLY AS A LION (HEIRS OF OZ BOOK 3) by Kendra Moreno

It’s been a long time since Red felt anything but hungry. All she knows is hunting and running, her instincts ruling her body and leaving her feral. Desperate to escape the horrors of her past, one errant scent finds Red face to face with The Lion of Oz. King is aloof and emotionless most times, but something about him sets Red’s blood on fire. If he wasn’t so determined to annoy her at every turn, she might almost like him. Almost. Only one lock remains between Toto and his freedom. If broken, Oz will be forced to march into battle against the World Breakers plotting to watch the worlds burn. The yellow brick road readies itself for blood. Warring between who she once was and who she’s become, Red must face her nightmares and accept the beast inside. Will she finally sate the hunger or will Red lose herself to the wildness within?

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KNOT OF SHADOWS (PENRIC AND DESDEMONA) by Lois McMaster Bujold

When a corpse is found floating face-down in Vilnoc harbor that is not quite as dead as it seems, Temple sorcerer Penric and his chaos demon Desdemona are drawn into the uncanny investigation. Pen’s keen questions will take him across the city of Vilnoc, and into far more profound mysteries, as his search for truths interlaces with tragedy.

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CASE OF THE STOLEN PINK TOMBSTONE (A WITCH’S COVE MYSTERY BOOK 16) by Vella Day

Picture this: Halloween night at the cemetery. Full moon with fog creeping along the ground mixed with the intermittent sound of owls. Scary, right? It was nothing compared to what was to happen next. Hi, I’m Glinda Goodall, part owner of the Pink Iguana Sleuths, and I’m not afraid of death. Heck, my parents own the town’s funeral home. But when someone takes the pink granite tombstone of one of the town’s richest widows, I can’t help but wonder what kind of evil person or being did this. After a trail of dead ends, the sheriff asks me and my partner to help. I hoped I’d finally get a simple case, but boy was I wrong—again. That is until a very chatty and pompous white cat does a tell all. Okay, some gargoyle shifters had a hand in solving this case, too. If you want to keep up-to-date on the progress, ask my pink familiar, Iggy the iguana—but that’s assuming you’re a witch. Otherwise, you can’t understand him. Or just drop by our office and I’ll sit and chat.     Amazon KU

KISS OF SMOKE (DARK AND WICKED FAE BOOK3) by Cate Corvin

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FURY (FUSE BOOK 3) by E L Todd

Cora and her allies must defeat the most vile king in Anastille’s history. Will they find victory? Or lose everything they have left?

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THORULF (VIKING ANCESTORS FORGED IN FIRE BOOK 3) by Sky Purington

Determined to travel back in time to medieval Scandinavia like her sister, Jade plays nice and stops causing trouble. Or so she leads everyone to believe. In reality, she has recalled more than she’s letting on and biding time. Plotting ways to have revenge on a Viking that’s been toying with her in dreams, whether he remembers it or not. A Norse dragon that deserves every bit of havoc she intends to unleash on him. Set to confront the woman accusing him of playing games with women, Thorulf heads to the future. Unfortunately, as he soon learns, she told the truth. More alarming still, he might have been spending time with their alluring enemy to spite her. Now he has to make things right. That means figuring out if Jade’s his destined mate so he can harness the power of Loki’s dagger. A task easier said than done when Jade’s feistiness turns his world upside down. Caught in a passionate tug-of-war, Thorulf and Jade must work together to discover how much their nemesis has infiltrated their lives. How much sway she has over them and the ongoing godly war threatening humanity. Will they get along to figure things out? Or is the division between them already too great? Find out as they navigate a shrouded past steeped in shocking memories in the continuation of Viking Ancestors: Forged in Fire.                   Amazon KU

CALL OF MAGIC by Various (50 Authors)

When power beckons, anyone can answer. Let the call of magic charm you! Curses and hexes haunt the worlds of the witches, werewolves, dragons, vampires and the hunters who stalk them in the night. Fall under the spell of these fantasy, urban fantasy, and paranormal romance stories by New York Times, USA Today, and international bestselling authors.

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THE ALPHA (THE LYCANS 4) by Jenika Snow

I’d never felt like I was missing anything in my life, not until my only friend left to start a journey to find out her own history. It had been clear in the ugliest way that I relied on her company too much over the years. I needed to make my own path, create my own story. But then one video call changed my entire life, and I was thrown into a new world where creatures that had only ever been in fiction and movies were now very much real. And one of them was coming after me. A werewolf—Lycan—from myth and lore. He said I was his. He said he was coming for me. So there was only one thing for me to do. Run. Cian said he wouldn’t stop until he found me, until he put his mark on my neck. He said he’d go to the ends of the world to make me his mate in all ways. He’d have one hell of a chase on his hands, because I wasn’t going to make this easy on him. That was my plan until everything changed–and someone else was hunting us.                     Amazon KU

MONSTERS AFTER DARK: A BEASTLY PARANORMAL ROMANCE ATHOLOGY by Various

When darkness falls, monsters come to play. Heat. Claws. Teeth. They rake over your body and draw you in. There is no one here but you and them; only their breath on your neck and your pulse throbbing in your veins. They creep from the shadows, from the darkest of dreams. They are here to take. Conquer. Claim. You know what they are, and terror seizes your breath. But you open yourself to the monsters. And you let them in.

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CAPTIVATED: AN ANTHOLOGY (DEEP IN YOUR VEINS SERIES BOOK 6) by Suzanne Wright

VS Note: Details of the 3 stories on ebook seller page.

Three novellas set in The Hollow, a gated community on a private island that homes the ruling vampires, their legion, and many other vampires and humans. It is not necessary to have read the earlier books in the series, but it may help.

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BLACK SIREN’S SONG (PARANORMAL HUNTERS BOOK 3) by Mila Nicks

After a summer on the road, paranormal investigator Aiden and lunar witch Selene arrive in the beach town Pearl’s Cove. But things aren’t so sunny in the tourist town—men are going missing, and their bones are washing up on shore. Locals believe a monstrous sea creature is behind the attacks. Some even claim to have seen the creature lurking among the ocean tides. As if matters can’t get any worse, someone from Aiden’s past shows up, and she’s a little too happy to cause friction between the partners turned lovers. Now they must navigate the stormy waters of not only the ocean itself, but of their relationship, too. With more victims turning up and time running out, one bone-chilling thing becomes clear: Aiden is the next man on the menu.                Amazon KU

IF I COULD TURN BACK TIME (TIME AFTER TIME BOOK 2) by Mary Frame

VS Note: I love this kind of story so it’s on my TBR List.

She’s a spectral cynic. He’s a time traveler racing the clock. Amelia Peters doesn’t believe in ghosts. After outing her late paranormal investigator parents as con artists, the natural skeptic wants nothing to do with anything even supposedly spooky. But her long-held disbelief in the supernatural crumbles when she inherits a small-town cabin… and keeps bumping into a handsome specter in the night. Shaken by the mysterious hunk’s disturbing ability to vanish into thin air, Amelia is stunned to discover he’s no ghost, but a traveler who has slipped through time… and is destined to die within days. When their relationship takes an intimate turn, she vows to save his skin. But altering history means confronting her own guilty secrets first. Can they undo the mystical mayhem scaring away their happily ever after, or will the time-space continuum keep them apart forever?This is book two in the Time After Time Series and can be read as a stand-alone novel! Each book features completely different characters, but both involve time twisty shenanigans.

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BLOOD UNION (VAMPIRE HUNTRESS CHRONICLES BOOK 9) by Jessica Wayne

For Bronywyn, her fight began when Elijah carried a dying woman into her clinic. It was that moment that started it all, the domino effect that led to her entanglement in a supernatural world teetering on the brink of destruction. And as they enter the darkest moments of their lives, Bronywyn and Tarnley join together with friends old and new, to bring all four of the supernatural councils crumbling to the ground. Or die trying.                   Amazon KU

GHOSTS OF HALLOWEEN PAST (SHIFTER CHRONICLES) by M D Grimm

VS Note: A revised re-release

(A Shifter Chronicles story, sequel to Blind Devotion)Wolf shifter Sheriff Jack Ulger and cougar shifter Travis Kuger protect the shifters and their human allies living in Haven, Montana. They have known each other for almost two decades but weren’t always friends. One Halloween night, as teenagers, that changed when Travis saved them both from an abandoned mill and the ghosts haunting it.Years later, it’s Halloween again, and Travis never shared the ghostly experience with anyone, least of all the skeptic Jack. But he soon regrets the omission when Jack becomes trapped in the same abandoned mill while trying to find two lost kids. Jack must now protect the children, fight off a spiritual attack, and find a way to freedom. Travis knows something is wrong and enlists the help of their friends, and he can only hope they’ll be in time to save Jack from the dark entities.

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CARABOSSE AND THE SPINDLE SPELL: A RETELLING OF SLEEPING BEAUTY (A VILLAIN’S EVER AFTER) by Sylvia Mercedes

Shy but magically talented, Princess Carabosse only wants to help her people as they face the looming threat of the Warlock King and his daughter, Aurora. Aurora was gifted from infancy with fairy blessings that make her the most lethal magic-user the world has seen in centuries . . . and she wants Cara’s kingdom. The only hope for fighting off this deadly threat is the loyalty of the twelve Dragon Lords. They have sworn allegiance to the Briar Crown. But when the crown falls into Aurora’s clutches, who will the dragons serve? Armed only with a humble spindle and a gift for spinning magic, Cara alone stands against the Warlock and his daughter. Will she find unexpected help from the twelfth Dragon Lord, handsome shape-shifter Torald? Or will the vows he swore to the Briar Crown force him to turn against Cara and serve the beautiful Aurora?                Amazon KU

MARTYR’S PROMISE (ELEMENTAL COVENANT BOOK 2) by Elizabeth Hunter

Sometimes it takes a monster to hunt a monster. When Summer Mackenzie and her boyfriend disappear in the fog-shrouded forests of Northern California, it sets off more than one alarm. The sheriff’s department is looking for them, the state rangers are on their trail, and even private security companies have gotten involved. But Summer wasn’t an ordinary college student; she was a human born into the immortal Mackenzie clan, a line of powerful vampires from the Great Smoky Mountains. Now Carwyn ap Bryn and Brigid Connor are getting messages from allies across the world, old rivals, and new friends, all wanting to know where Summer is and why hikers along the Lost Coast keep going missing. If Brigid and Carwyn can’t find Summer, tensions between vampire clans might snap, leaving more than just the immortal world bloody. They might know how to search the wilderness, but the Northern California woods hold more than the average share of mysteries. Secretive immortals, suspicious humans, and ancient myths are all at home in a land where human highways come to a dead end and dense forests meet a rugged coast.

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BEFORE I FALL (TIME AFTER TIME) by Reese Rivers

Eden Kelly will do whatever it takes, even fight time itself in pursuit of her happy ending. Desperate to return to the men she loves and the life almost in her grasp centuries before, she has no way of knowing that stepping through the mirror again will not result in a love everlasting but a dark tragedy that may destroy them all. Controlled by a deep obsession and need. Stripped of all thought and reason by it and the damage it will cause, her quest for love might turn to tragedy and end it all.
What will they be willing to do to keep the love they have found? Will Eden be able to make the greatest sacrifice for her men or will all be lost and shattered?                    Amazon KU

BROKEN BONDS (THE LIZZIE GRACE SERIES BOOK 8) by Keri Arthur

A new evil intent on bloody revenge has stepped onto the Faelan Werewolf Reservation. But the biggest threat to Lizzie’s life comes in the form of the werewolf who once held Aiden’s heart.

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WICKED QUEEN (UNIVERSITY OF MORGANA: ACADEMY OF ENCHANTMENTS AND WITCHCRAFT BOOK 9) by Emma Dean

Death is only the beginning. Odin has spent thousands of years moving pieces across the board to prepare for the day a blood witch is born who will be his downfall. Mika Marshall may be the last blood witch, but she isn’t sure she has the magic or strength to take down a god who’s been stealing power for longer than the devil’s been alive. The Morrigan has made Mika into her heir, and while the future may not be clear, one thing is for sure, she is the only one with the skillset required to take Odin apart and destroy him…if she can get close enough to make him bleed. Will Mika be able to fulfill the prophecy, or will the apocalypse they’ve all been trying so hard to prevent finally sink the earth into hell?                   Amazon KU

NEPTUNE (SOLAR MATES BOOK 6) by Hanleigh Bradley and Mia Harlan

I’ve spent my life running from the three men I’m destined for. But now fate has finally caught up to me. Being the great Neptune’s daughter isn’t all it’s cracked up to be. My dad signed away my future on the day I was born, forcing me into an arranged marriage that I’d do anything to avoid. I don’t want a political alliance, I want love. So the moment I turned eighteen, I skipped town. Now, to save a friend, I’m forced to come crawling back… right into their waiting arms. Triton, Oceanus, and Laiken have been waiting to marry me since the day I left Silver Springs. They’re willing to do whatever it takes to convince me that we’re meant to be, even if their mom is my arch-nemesis. Because sometimes, even the most ill-fated of matches are written in the stars.

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SLAUGHTER DAUGHTER by Eve Langlais

VS Note: “NA, Supernatural mystery romance”

My parents are serial killers. At least according to the cops and the media. Never convicted, nor arrested and charged. Tell that to the media’s nickname for me: Slaughter Daughter. The infamy follows me wherever I go. I won’t give in to the bullying and, despite how it looks, I’m not a murderer. Problem is, the copycat killer on campus is doing his or her best to frame me. And as if I don’t have enough problems, I’ve got two hot guys angling for a spot in my bed. Terrible, I know. Is it wrong to enjoy them vying for my affection? To give them my trust? T heir betrayal leads to me finally discovering the secret behind everything. If only the truth didn’t come at the cost of my life—and my only chance at love.

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DIABLO LAKE: AWAKENED by Lauren Dane

It’s autumn in Diablo Lake and the town is buzzing with preparations for Halloween, Samhain, Collins Hill Days, and the wedding of the newly elected mayor and her wolf shifter fiancé. Ruby Thorne can’t think of a better time of year to come back for good and open the health clinic she’s been planning for the last six years. Her connection to the town and its veins of magic have snapped back into place, flooding her with a power eager to jump to her call. She has a sense of rightness. This witch is exactly where she’s supposed to be. So it’s not much of a surprise that he comes back into her path just like he was meant to…Damon Dooley has spent the last few years learning how to run the pack at his older brother’s right hand. There’s been upheaval. Outrage. Violence. Old rules have created a silence so crushing it’s collapsed the fabric of not just the wolf shifters, but the town as a whole. And yet, Ruby has returned. Man and wolf agree she needs to be in their life regularly, and before long, things move from serious to something magically deeper. Bound to one another heart and soul, both committed to what’s best for Diablo Lake, Ruby backs Damon as he pushes for much-needed change. But when something falls into Ruby’s lap and she learns the whole, terrible truth, secrets need to be spilled. How—and by whom—becomes the only question.

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WICKED REALMS by Various

In these wicked realms, the only ones who can survive are the most powerful of them all. Whether it’s by royal blood or magic, they’re destined for greatness. Fall into this great paranormal romance anthology where you’ll be transported deep into the pages of the unknown. All of these amazing authors have offered something different in this collection. One story may take you to medieval England with vampires flushed through English court, while another involves angels and demons. You never know what you’re going to get. If you’re a fan of shifters, witches, vampires and more then this collection is for you.      Amazon KU

BOUND TO THE ELF PRINCE (ONCE UPON A FAIRY TALE ROMANCE BOOK 4) by Aria Winters and Jessica Grayson

Inspired by Snow White, a steamy fairy tale retelling…The Elves of Rivenyl have always been enemies of our kingdom. But on the eve of my twenty-third birthday, Prince Caelen of Rivenyl arrives. He asks for my hand, claiming he wants to forge a bond of peace between our people through marriage. I’m reluctant to marry him, but when someone sends an assassin to kill me, Caelen saves my life. With no one else to turn to, I’m forced to trust my new husband. The more time we spend together, I’m drawn to him in ways I do not understand. I know I can trust him with my life, but can I trust him with my heart?                     Amazon KU

THE NEWLY WITCH GAME: MAGIC AND MAYHEM UNIVERSE: MAGIC AND MAYHEM BOOK 10 by Robyn Peterman

It’s all fun and games until someone throws a dirty jumper rollup and you lose out in the Cornhole tournament of life. According to Baba Yoscarybutt, it’s time for me to witch up or step back down into the Cornholio minor leagues. While Cornhole is definitely not my beanbag, I can’t stand to lose. I don’t want to be the next Baba Yaga. I’m doing just peachy as the Shifter Wanker who heals the clumsy idiots of Assjacket, West Virginia. I love my life. My werewolf mate is hotter than asphalt in August, my twins are adorable, my dad and brother rock, and I have real friends for the first time in my life. However, when my evil nemesis, Medusa Jones, steps up to throw a floppy bag and steal the title of Future Baba Yaga from me, all bets are off. I will challenge the nasty piece of work to win back the job I didn’t want in the first place. With Sassy and Fuc*ing Derrick by my side, I will finally own my destiny. Of course, Fuc*ing Derrick is prone to meltdowns and Sassy is trying to learn Canadian, but one deals with the floppy bags they’ve been dealt and tosses them anyway. It will be dangerous. It will be cornfusing. It will be fashionably disastrous. It will be televised on the magical Charm Channel. Whatever. A few four baggers, a couple of woodies, a Bigfoot and spell or two should do the trick. The future of the magical Universe is on the line and I’m the only one who can save us. May the Goddess help us all.

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TOO HEXY FOR HER HAT: MAGIC AND MAYHEM UNIVERSE (HOT AND HEXY BOOK 3) by Susan Hayes

She’s determined to choose her own future. He’s looking for a way to change his.  Destiny might be calling Luna Storm, but no one said she had to answer the phone. Her Mission: Defy Fate, hide from Destiny, and do everything she can to avoid repeating her parents’ mistake… the one that got them killed. Her Allies: A raven familiar who won’t shut up and a smoking hot warlock who won’t share his secrets, but will share his chocolate pizza. Her Enemies: A warlock with delusions of grandeur and a destiny that won’t take no for an answer. Her Plan: Plan A – stay out of Fate’s way. If that fails? Plan B is simple. Show the world the danger of coming between a witch and her happily ever after… even if he turns out to be the enemy.

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FANGTASTIC FOUR: MAGIC AND MAYHEM UNIVERSE (MISCREANTS BOOK 2) by R L Merrill

A storm is brewing in Assjacket, West Virginia. After being cursed for a lifetime, weather witch Wilma Wetter’s magical powers were unleashed the moment she was Turned into a vampire, and now she must manage them before her haunted mansion is washed away. With her mate—singer and fellow fanger Gus Valens—his cousins, her ghostly housemate, and her new familiar by her side, anything seems possible…until a ghost from her past threatens her fangtastic crew. Wilma will have to draw on her considerable skills and the power of love to succeed. Can she defeat the foe who cursed her family generations ago? Will she and Gus get past their awkward attempts at courtship? And will Woodrow ever catch up on his shows? Join Wilma and the The Miscreants on their continuing adventures in Assjacket.

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THAT SHARK IS RED HOT: MAGIC AND MAYHEM UNIVERSE (MAIDENS OF MAYHEM BOOK 6) by Julia Mills

Take one sassy relative returned from the dead…Add in a new business venture with my brother, Tank…Mix in a sexy Shark fresh from Scotland…Toss in the one and only Lavender Pterodactyl Shifter extraordinaire – me, Jenn Thomas – and you’ve got the recipe for some serious Mayhem! Now the Swamp stinks to high Heaven, the Shifters are still stuck, I have mosquito bites on body parts it’s not polite to scratch in public, and Tank is nowhere to be found. It’s another mystery we won’t get paid for, but that’s what it means to be one of the Maidens of Mayhem, right? Good thing we all have day jobs.

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WITCH ON THE EDGE: MAGIC AND MAYHEM UNIVERSE (WITCHES OF MYSTIC GROVE BOOK 2) by Isabel Micheals

Three witches, three wolves, one prophecy –When Baba Yaga ends up with cake on her face at The Alexander’s wedding reception, Hunter and Skylar must pay the piper. Some in the magical community consider their arguing and antics a menace to society. Baba Yaga considers it a menace to her wardrobe and the waste of a good cake. When she decides it’s time for this reckless couple to get a taste of their own medicine, no one will be left unscathed. (…more blurb on ebook seller page…)

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ARIADNE AND THE COD FATHER: MAGIC AND MAYHEM UNIVERSE (MY DEAD SOULMATE SERIES BOOK 1) by Scarlet Le Clair

One wish + One Dead Soulmate = One hilarious trip to visit the Cod Father. When Ariadne blew out the candles on her 18th birthday cake, she had just one wish, to have someone who was all hers. What she didn’t bank on was finding her soulmate who’s been dead for hundreds of years. She also got her magical powers; powers she never thought she would get. Add to the mix an adventure into the Scottish hills to meet the infamous Cod Father. The one to bring her true love back to life. But true love never runs smoothly and Ariadne ends up with way more than she bargained for including a long dead mother in law back from the grave.

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GOOD WITCHY VIBES ONLY: MAGIC AND MAYHEM UNIVERSE by Rose Pressey Betancourt

Running Paradise Spa and Retreat isn’t always a calm and serene experience. Piper Perdue has guests from around the world, but not just regular visitors. They’re paranormal patrons. When a bachelorette party decides to spend a week at the spa, the last thing they expected was for an interruption by a few rogue werewolves. When the bride-to-be comes up missing, hot cop Chris Silva is called to investigate. Is he hiding a mystery though? Is he involved in the woman’s disappearance? Piper needs to find out before her calm life turns into utter chaos.

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THIRD STRIKE OF MIDNIGHT: MAGIC AND MAYHEM UNIVERSE (MIDNIGHT CHRONICLES BOOK 3) by Jane Hinchey

In the doodoo with the voodoo…Telling recently departed Mary Lou that death becomes her was mistake number one. Mistake number two was leaving Aunt Tilly unsupervised. Now I’m in the poopoo with the voodoo. Aunt Tilly was messing with things she had no business messing with, and after a spell went horribly wrong, she now thinks she’s Marie Laveau, New Orleans Voodoo Queen. Reversing the spell should be easy, right? Wrong! Not when a band of marauding vampires joins forces with the fake Marie, intent on raising a voodoo army. I’m in a race against time to save Aunt Tilly and send Marie back to the afterlife where she belongs before a) New Orleans is lost to a supernatural Armageddon and b) Baba Yaga gets wind of my latest transgression and sends my butt back to the pokey.

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HOODOO YOU NEED: MAGIC AND MAYHEM UNIVERSE (HOODOO AND BAYOU SERIES BOOK 2) by Kathy Love

Mally Jourdain has gone from being the worst witch ever to a princess–literally overnight. Sabotage wedding, anyone? Now she’s hitched to the crowned prince of the rougarous, who also happens to be the sexiest man/wolf in existence. Sounds great, right? Unfortunately, it’s a marriage of convenience, which royally sucks, because, you know, the whole smokin’ hot thing. She’s also now a stepmother, which might be okay. The jury’s out on that one. But at least her previously non-existent magic is working. Well, sometimes. Okay, not at all, really.  And these are the high points of her life. When her husband’s brother goes missing (the second one in so many months), she wants to help. But she has no idea where to start or what she can even do. A witch with wonky magic and only a crawfish as a familiar wasn’t exactly the best one for the job.  No problem. She could do this. Still, she had imagined being a princess would involve lounging on the porch in a crown, sipping mint juleps, and listening to zydeco. Not going out into the bayou to fight strange creatures that want her and the rougarous dead. So far, being a princess is not all that it’s cracked up to be. Here’s hoping she can get her witchy act together, kick a little butt, and save herself and few others along the way.

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WITH A WITCH AND A SMILE: MAGIC AND MAYHEM UNIVERSE (THE WITCH DOCTORS BOOK 1) by C S Edwards

This is Betty Babington. Yep, of the witch doctor Babington’s. But hold on a hot second. She’s not the Babington you’re probably excited to meet. She’s the outcast. The dentist who didn’t exactly live up to the family name. Hiding out in the shadows, Betty has found her place in the sweet sanctuary of Rabbit Hash, Kentucky, where rabbit shifters, gnomes, and the ‘real’ tooth fairies live in peace. It’s a quiet life where she can keep her tiny witch doctor daughter safe forever. Together with an odd-ball crew, she saves all the pulled teeth from magical beings to make sure they properly transition to tooth fairies or feed the earth with their magic. It’s definitely not glamorous, and she loves it – most of the time.But, something is rotten in Rabbit Hash and Betty thinks too many magical beings are suffering with…(more blurb on ebook seller page…)

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WHAT A WITCH CRAVES: MAGIC AND MAYHEM UNIVERSE by Monette Michaels

Fate turns the Wheel, and a witch gets a raw deal. Sheila Fitzgerald wanted a family and independence from her over-bearing mother. Marriage seemed her best choice. But before the honeymoon was even over, her husband was killed. And she ends up in Assjacket to grieve. Fate sends a mate to a lonely beaver Shifter. Bucky Buckminster, the head of Assjacket P.D.’s CSI team, has searched for his mate for his entire adult life. And here she is. A petite, red-haired, green-eyed witch. But she’s also recently widowed. He sure can’t pursue her—he’s not an asshole. Burying his alpha traits, he moves in slowly. Patiently. First earn her friendship. Then win her love. An impatient Fate gives the witch a kick in the ass. After months of grieving, Sheila wants to show the world she’s not the dim-witted persona she hid behind to avoid her mother’s plans. Surprised at her strong magical talents, Bucky enlists her help with a series of destructive crimes that stink of death magic. As they work together, she discovers a hopeful new kind of magic—a mating kind. But her hope may be cut short when the murderer also notices her. Can a witch and a Shifter overcome evil and find the life they crave? Fate only knows.

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SPELLS AND FANGS: MAGIC AND MAYHEM UNIVERSE (STAKES AND SPELLS MYSTERIES BOOK 2) by Lynn Morrison

When Baba Yaga says jump, anyone with a brain in her head asks, “How high?” The answer—very high. Problem? Murder. Accused? Innocent Witch. Vampire to solve the mystery and save the day? Me. Consequences for failure? Lose my magic. My thoughts on this? No freaking way. With my cheeky cat familiar, a prickly sidekick, and a sexy werewolf detective to keep me company, I’m in a race against time to save the witch and myself. It’s time to pull up my big girl undead panties and solve a murder. With a few spells, a little fang and possibly a date with the werewolf, I’ll show Baba Yaga who’s boss… or die trying.

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SECOND CHANCE WITCH: MAGIC AND MAYHEM UNIVERSE (MY CRAZY PARANORMAL ROMANCE BOOK 4) by Donna McDonald

She’s been given a second chance to be a better witch. Willa’s grateful for her second chance. She really is. It’s nice to be young again—to feel invincible—especially when you’re actually over a hundred years old. When the Baba Yaga, who wants Willa to call her Carol, asks for her witchy help, of course the answer has to be yes. She’s the freaking Baba Yaga. Who would tell her no? But spying on the council members? That’s not going to be easy or fun. Her fake petition to join the Council of Witches is half-myth but also half-a-wish that never died for Willa. The council rejected her petition sixty years ago. Would they do it again? These are the things keeping Willa up at night. Honestly, being blackmailed never crossed her mind. Until it happened. Now she has to find a way to save the people she loves and take down the bad guys.

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GRAVE MISTAKE: HOLIDAY RPMC TONOPAH NV by Nikki Landis

VS Note: Authors states there’s a “paranormal reaper twist”.

Sometimes vengeance isn’t enough. There are times when a man is forced to choose the wrong side of the law. When everything is stripped away and ruthless, cold revenge is all that remains.
They call me Wraith for a reason. When people need to disappear, I’m the one that’s called in.
I move through the shadows and strike without mercy. But taking what is mine and leaving me for dead? Yeah, that’s a grave mistake. There’s no holding back now. I might have a hell of a lot to lose but it’s nothing compared to the suffering I’ll unleash. Halloween is a time when the devil likes to come out and play. But the devil never counted on one of his own beating him at his own game.   Amazon KU

CALL OF THE RIDE (THE YAGAS RIDERS BOOK 3) by C Rochelle

A legacy like mine was never meant to be easy. Shaky alliances, deals with the deathless, and an enemy far more powerful than previously believed all weigh heavily on my shoulders. I’d hidden behind the mask of the Yaga for so long, I’d forgotten what it meant to be human. By claiming the fated mate bond with my Riders, I’ve rediscovered parts of myself I’d buried centuries ago, but I wonder if digging up the dead has its own consequences. Our mission to unearth the key needed to stop The Devouring leads us deep into the decaying heart of humanity, but our greatest threat may come from within. As my men and I struggle to overcome the ghosts of our pasts, I pray we can learn to master our collective power—before it consumes us entirely. I am Vasilisa, and I refuse to accept my fate.                    Amazon KU

TINK AND WENDY by Kelly Ann Jacobson

What happens when Tinker Bell is in love with both Peter Pan and Wendy?In this sparkling re-imagining of Peter Pan, Peter and Wendy’s granddaughter Hope Darling finds the reclusive Tinker Bell squatting at the Darling mansion in order to care for the graves of her two lost friends after a love triangle gone awry. As Hope wins the fairy’s trust, Tink tells her the truth about Wendy and Peter—and her own role in their ultimate fate. Told in three alternating perspectives—past, present, and excerpts from a book called Neverland: A History written by Tink’s own fairy godmother—this queer adaptation is for anyone who has ever wondered if there might have been more to the story of Tinker Bell and the rest of the Peter Pan legend.

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KLUTZ: PHOENIX HEAT (BUT DID YOU DIE BOOK 2) by Sedona Ashe

I escaped the jungle, only to end up abducted and held captive. But I’m not waiting to be rescued. Screw that damsel-in-distress garbage! I’m the last Phoenix shifter and I’m about to give them hellfire! Of course, I’d wind up kidnapped. I thought being kidnapped would be sexy or something. I was dead wrong. Haha, get it? As if the jungle, viper bites, piranhas, killer bugs and the five sexy dipstick-for-brains I saved weren’t enough, I’m now a captive of some lab coat weirdos in an experimentation facility. I definitely got the wrong idea of torture from “50 Shades of Grey”. Don’t look at me like that, you read it too! They seem to be willing to stop at nothing in their effort to break me. But come on, they’re not that creative, just annoying in their determination to figure out how much I can take. Another rare shifter is being held here. I can feel him. Yep, another freaking mate. In case you haven’t been counting, that makes it sixfated mates… sheesh! My five jaguar shifter mates couldn’t seem to make up their minds. Were they happy to have me or desperate to ditch me? I’m not even sure if they are coming to rescue me. Who did I tick off in the universe to deserve all of this? No need to send help, because I’ve got this… as soon as I find some clothes. They are about to find out exactly who and what I really am.              Amazon KU

SWEET MURDER: WITCHES OF KEYHOLE LAKE BOOK 1 by Tegan Maher

What’s a witch to do when the meanest man in the county drops dead in his coleslaw during her shift at the local barbecue joint? Noelle does what any good Southern girl would do: she flicks a wrist to clean up the mess, then thanks the stars for doing the world a favor. She should have known nothing’s that easy. The Magical Oversight Committee is on her back because she can’t keep her unruly little sister in line and the hunky new city-slicker sheriff would like to take her to dinner, except he suspects her of murder. To top it off, her cursed miniature donkey is being particularly calamitous and the old hens at the local beauty parlor are laying bets on her love life. A skydiving best friend and a bossy, living-impaired aunt become the least of her worries when the killer decides to bump up the plan by bumping her off. Can she figure it out in time to save all that she holds dear, or will Noelle be next on the list of folks who’ve turned up dead?

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ALPHA AND THE BEAR (APEX INVESTIGATIONS BOOK 4) by Julia Talbot

Wolf shifter PI Mick Hartness is sick to death of being on the bad side of a criminal who wants him and his whole team dead. Now, with the help of the cops and the feds, Apex Investigations Inc. is closer than ever to reeling the guy in and getting back to living life without hiding. But that means Mick needs all of his mixed pack on deck and ready to fight, including their youngest member, bear shifter Kit, who Mick has the softest spot for. Kit is sure his skills can help not only catch their nemesis, but help take some of the stress of running the agency off Mick. Too bad Mick will never see him as anything as a kid who needs to be protected. Which is why Kit decides to strike out on his own and get a job that allows him to do more than take pictures of cheating husbands and keep the motor pool running. The thought of losing Kit finally makes Mick ready to show Kit how he really feels; that kit his mate. Can he keep Kit with him and also catch a killer who’s becoming more and more dangerous everyday? Or will Mick lose everything he holds dear?            Amazon KU

FANGS FOR NOTHIN’ by C D Gorri

Lorelei McGiven is just an average gal who needs a break from work and life. When she sees an ad boasting a luxury weekend vacation for people who enjoy the nightlife, it’s a no-brainer! Only, this curvy normal gets more than she bargained for when she finds her secret getaway full of strangers in cosplay. Just as she’s about to leave, she meets a totally hot, totally hungry, Vampire wannabe who is totally interested in her. Unused to such intense attentions, she just can’t say no. What harm is there in a little dressing up?

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THE FAERIE RING (STONEREST ACADEMY ONE) by Luara Greenwood

When Frankie takes her sister’s place at the ruthless and cutthroat Stonerest Academy, she finds herself competing against elite fae from all over the world. Desperate to keep her deception secret, Frankie has to manage to keep up with her classmates, bond with her new unicorn familiar, and try not to end up in too many sparring matches. No one said going to fae academy would be easy.

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KARMA’S A WITCH (GUILD OF GUARDIANS BOOK FOUR) by  Skyler Andra

The bounty we desperately need is slipping from our grasp, along with any hope of getting out of this hell hole. Raze’s secret threatens to bring us all down, and I’m forced to take sides, putting my relationships with my other men in jeopardy. The warden is breathing down our necks. He knows our secrets and it’s only a matter of time before he finds out. Then we’re doomed. I don’t know what we all did to deserve this, but karma’s delivering big time, and I’m not sure we’ll all make it through this alive.                   Amazon KU

SECOND BREATH ACADEMY THREE: HOW TO BANISH EVIL by Leigh Kelsey

Watched day and night by necromancer enforcers, Kati has no freedom, no magic, and no way to rescue Iain from his aunt. Lady LaVoire wants only one thing: power. And she’ll stop at nothing to get it. Even if it means draining all life from the man Kati loves. Kati will have to summon dark power, travel to the underworld, and rely on Salazar and Alexandra if she’s going to save Iain in time. If she fails, Lady LaVoire will be unstoppable. And nothing will stop her draining Kati, too.      Amazon KU

BOOK BOYFRIEND by Jeanna Louise Skinner

Emmeline always dreamed of being an author, finding comfort in words and between the pages of her beloved romance novels, but a mental health diagnosis leaves her blocked and unable to write. Then she inherits a crumbling, second-hand bookshop from a mysterious old friend and Emmy discovers that magic is real and maybe her fantasies about the heroes in her favourite historical romances aren’t so far-fetched after all.  A handsome stranger–wielding a sword as dangerous as his Tudor past–appears in Emmy’s bookshop asking for help. Together they must race against time itself to lift the curse imprisoning him in an ancient book. But when growing threats to her safety are proved real and not another symptom of her illness, Emmy must learn to trust her own voice again. Can she find the words to save Jonathan and her shop before tragedy strikes on the fateful final page?  Romance-addict Emmy may be, but this damsel is about to kick distress into the Ever After.   Amazon KU

LITTLE FIRE (WARRIORS OF THE FIVE REALMS BOOK ONE) by Hollee Mands

She’s broken from a past she can’t remember. He’s scarred from a past he can’t forget. Declan can kill with a blink of his eye. Jaded and cold, he rules his kingdom the same way he does his heart—with ruthless pragmatism. So why does he risk all to protect a little mortal during a slave-trade uprising? Now stranded in the demon realm, the loss of his powers is the least of his troubles. The woman may have a frustratingly tender heart, but she has enough fire in her soul to thaw the ice in his veins. He could take her by right, but he wants more than acceptance. He wants her willing surrender…Evangeline is chained by a past she can’t remember. Her fractured memories keep her shy and single. When she is thrust into a savage world in the arms of a deadly archmage, he becomes her only chance of survival. But soon she realizes her unnerving protector may not be as callous as he appears, and her heart may be as much at risk as her life. His desire for her is no secret, but she wants more than scalding lust. She wants his icy heart…Can they survive the nightmarish realm long enough to break down each other’s walls?       Amazon KU

LOVE’S REVERIE: A TIME TRAVEL ROMANCE (STARDUST DUET BOOK 2) by KG Fletcher

For well over half a century, pianist Phillip Gordon has pined for celebrated jazz singer Katherine ‘Kat’ Monroe. Upon his long-anticipated arrival into the future, he is a young, energetic man ready to navigate his way through the modern world. Relishing his remarkable second chance at love, Phillip plans to marry Kat, joining the tour as her piano-playing accompanist and husband. In his enthusiasm to make things official, Phillip takes one last leap through the time portal returning to 1947 to secure his late-mother’s priceless wedding ring. But when he tries to come back, things go horribly wrong. The portal magic seems to have vanished, and he finds himself stuck in the past where he started – yearning for the only woman he’s ever loved. Through a series of events, what begins as a man intent on a proper proposal turns into a man faced with a vital choice. Phillip becomes trapped between two very different centuries, one of which he will ultimately have to choose in order to live his life to the fullest.

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FATED QUEEN (OUR FAE QUEEN BOOK 4) by Traci Lovelot

With three consorts already magically bonded to me, I’m fated to become Fae royalty… until a traitor among us delivers me into an Unseelie trap. The previous queen’s murderer still lives, and she’ll do anything to take my throne. Oathbreakers, reluctant consorts, and a captive heir… Can we stop the Unseelie who now possess the secrets of the ancient scrolls? We have to. Because if we fail, the men I’ve come to love will die.              Amazon KU

GRAVE RESERVATIONS: A NOVEL by Cherie Priest

Meet Leda Foley: devoted friend, struggling travel agent, and inconsistent psychic. When Leda, sole proprietor of Foley’s Flights of Fancy, impulsively re-books Seattle PD detective Grady Merritt’s flight, her life changes in ways she couldn’t have predicted. After watching his original plane blow up from the safety of the airport, Grady realizes that Leda’s special abilities could help him with a cold case he just can’t crack. Despite her scattershot premonitions, she agrees for a secret reason: her fiancé’s murder remains unsolved. Leda’s psychic abilities couldn’t help the case several years before, but she’s been honing her skills and drawing a crowd at her favorite bar’s open-mic nights, where she performs Klairvoyant Karaoke—singing whatever song comes to mind when she holds people’s personal effects. Now joined by a rag-tag group of bar patrons and pals alike, Leda and Grady set out to catch a killer—and learn how the two cases that haunt them have more in common than they ever suspected.

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HOW TO ACCIDENTALLY SUMMON A DEMON (MADELYNE DANICA BOOK 1) by Scarlett Phillips

In one night, with one small action, I go from a complete non-believer to summoning demons left and right. Now, I’m surrounded by them and having the time of my life. Oh, did I mention the a**hole that wants to take me from them all? He’s decided I’m his. And he’ll stop at nothing to own me. The thing he didn’t count on though, was me being stronger and more powerful than all of my demons combined. I don’t need my guys to save me. I’ll save myself.               Amazon KU

THE CURSED KING (INFERNO RISING BOOK 4) by Abigail Owen

Airk Azdajah, the rightful King of the White Clan of dragon shifters, spent half a millennium being tortured by the false High King Pytheios. The only reason he’s alive is a curse— the man to kill Airk will be consumed in his own fire. Which is why Pytheios kept Airk alive, barely, unable to shift in his prison cage, driving the creature half of him into madness. Airk escaped, but he’ll never be truly free. What good is a king who can never let his feral dragon loose, never fly, and never lead his people? He’s better off dead.     Angelika Amon is the last unmated phoenix. The problem? She has no powers. Zip. Zilch. Angelika hates being dormant, especially now that her three sisters are blissfully mated to powerful dragon shifter kings and are very much part of the fight to take down the rotting king Pytheios, their parents’ killer. What good is a useless runt of a phoenix in a battle to save the dragon kingdom? Desperate to find some way to help, she offers herself to Airk as a mate — just for political leverage. But a dormant phoenix is no damn use to him just like a dragon who can’t shift is no use to her. Until Pytheios sets his sights on Angelika for himself.

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BOOGEYMAN BOOTY CALL by Harpie Alexa

Creatures of the night deserve a little romance too! She was just a human, but she was everything to him. When an ad for Monster Match pops up on his phone, Gary the Boogeyman is intrigued, that is until the wretched programming takes over his device completely. So he fills out a profile. All signed up and receiving DMs, Gary has no choice but to go on at least one date, but he’s not looking for love or anything special. He’s looking for a Bootycall and for his phone to stop acting up. But what happens when the mystery woman is someone he knows? Someone he admires? Do humans even have big enough hearts to love creatures of the night? Demonic beings called… Boogeymen? Boogeyman Booty Call, despite it’s cute and catchy name is actually a 25k word sweet & steamy romance with a guaranteed HEA!                   Amazon KU

COWBOY DRAGON’S HIGH SCHOOL CRUSH (COWBOY DRAGON’S INN) by Serena Meadows

I need to repair my reputation as the bad boy in town. But that’s not easy when the dragon shifter in me has a past I can’t ignore…My life changed when I inherited a ranch in Colorado twelve years ago.
Love and family weren’t part of my life plan anymore. Until… she showed up again. Bonnie, a widowed and single mom, and the old friend that I saved years ago. She awakens the protector in me, the love in me. But I can’t give her my heart. Not this time. Bonnie wouldn’t be able to handle the whole story. The devastating secret that I’ve been hiding all this time. But it’s only a matter of time until she finds out. Will history repeat itself and destroy everything in its wake when the truth comes out?                              Amazon KU

DAUNTLESS: BOOK TWO IN THE LUCKLESS SERIES by Cari Z

VS Note: From SEPT 21

Evan Luck is a dragon rider who, after years of thinking he’d never bond with another one, now has a dragon again. His empathic connection with the powerful silver dragon Ladon, known in his human form as Lee Caldwell, has made them the most valuable defenders of the city of Forge against monstrous invaders. The fact that they love each other and dote on Lee’s ten-year-old son, Jason? Those are blessings Evan never saw coming. He knows life is good…even as he realizes that the world is becoming more dangerous by the day. With monsters leaving the mountains of the Front Range to roam the plains for food and the influx of refugees to Forge increasing by the day, Evan has his hands more than full defending the city and training new recruits to fight. When Jason, desperate to bond with a dragon of his own but continually refused by the dragons of Forge, begins to lose control of himself, Evan and Lee make plans to do the unthinkable: leave Forge to fend for itself and take their son to Chicago, the nearest human and dragon stronghold to their own city. But Chicago has its own terrors to deal with, and their last hope for Jason’s future might be lost before they can save it.   Amazon KU

ASHBROCK CURSE by T S Joyce

Centuries ago, a witch laid a curse on a small town that froze its local werewolves in place. They’ve been waiting for one woman to change their fate, and lift the dark magic burden from their pack. Every Halloween has been the same–waiting, watching, failing…and so the wolves of Hollow Rock had accepted their place protecting the town for all of eternity. Callum Ashbrock is alpha of Hollow Rock, and when his sister calls to say the words he’s been waiting for centuries to hear, he can’t believe the time has finally, finally come. He’s found her. Her. The one he’s been missing for all this time, and she’s finally in his town, just in time for Halloween.    Stacia Wallace has waited her entire life to celebrate her favorite holiday in the town that parties for a full week around the spookiest time of year. ..(more blurb on ebook seller page…)       Amazon KU

FANGS AND FOREVER by Mink

I lead a solitary life, one I’ve built over the course of a century. Now I’ve settled into a home, and I’m doing my best to renovate it and live a normal undead life. All that goes down the drain when Everly comes stomping through my front door with a crossbow pointed at my heart. She thinks I’m a killer—that I’ve been draining hooligans and old ladies in town. She’s right: I am a killer, but I’m not the one she’s looking for. I’m drawn to her. So much so that I follow her home and watch her every move. I can’t stop. She’s mine. I knew it the moment I saw her. So did my soul, because my long-dead heart began to beat. Only for her. But she’s not going to trust me easily. After all, my kind killed her parents. The more I get to know her, the more I realize her past is the key to explaining her mysterious blood disorder and her penchant for attracting vampires. But if we don’t solve the local murders, Everly might be the killer’s next victim.              Amazon KU

UNICORNS AND HONEY CAKES by Zoe Chant

Everything is coming up roses. Way too many roses. Gale has a problem. A really thorny problem. He can’t touch anything made of wood without it bursting into bloom… which is inconvenient, to say the least. Clearly, his unicorn is cranky about something – Gale just wishes he knew what. In the meantime, being cursed with the world’s most annoying green thumb is making it pretty much impossible to continue working as a sous chef. Maybe a relaxing trip into the mountains will be enough to soothe his sullen unicorn. After years of hard work, Sylvie’s dream has finally come true: she’s opened her own bakery in her sleepy little hometown, and her signature dishes are selling like… well, hotcakes. That is, until the flashy new bakery down the road opens up – and they’re not only stealing her customers, but her recipes as well. When the hottest guy she’s ever seen walks through her door, Sylvie knows there’s something special about him… but a gorgeous guy coming in to buy her cakes is hardly going help her save her business. Right?                  Amazon KU

FORGED IN CURSED FLAMES (CROWN AND CREST BOOK 2) by Shari L Tapscott and  Jake Andrews

Lady Clover’s life suddenly takes a turn for the worse when she’s framed for necromancy by Princess Camellia. She and the princess both know she’s not a dark magic user, but little good that does Clover when Camellia disappears. The kingdom is in turmoil over the abduction of their beloved princess, and Clover is determined to find her way into the rescue party—even if Henrik, the most handsome commander in all Caldenbauer and the man of her reoccurring dreams, is in charge. He suspects Clover’s guilty. Clover thinks she should have pushed him into the troll pit when she had the chance. Once again, they’re at odds, but they have no choice but to play nice if they want to find Camellia—especially when they discover their mission will take them into the heart of Ferradelle, the High Vale elves’ territory. They’re going to need a guide. Thankfully, they know an elf who just might help them…for a price.                          Amazon KU

DEATH DO US PART by Miranda Grant

I’ve never been a fan of murder. The mess, the smell, the whole hiding the body thing after – it always seemed like way too much work. But trust me, when you’re married to Richard Morningstar, that “work” starts to feel an awful lot like “play”. The man is a snake and king of the fairies. A barbarian. A war monger. A sex god. Uh, I mean a…an ex pod? Doesn’t matter. The point is, it’s either him or me. Because one of us is going to die, and at the moment, it’s my execution scheduled in three weeks. So I just have to figure out a way to kiss him – kill him – before then, take his throne, and turn his whole nightmarish kingdom upside down. Easy right? Maybe – if he wasn’t my lifemate. And if my panties didn’t drop every time he snapped his stupid fingers.

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WOLF CHOSEN: MOON CURSED by Alexis Calder

Fate is cruel, but I’m done playing her game. It’s time for me to finally gain control of my own life and make my own choices. I’m done playing by other people’s rules. It’s time for me to rise.    Amazon KU

SPARK OF FATE (SHIFTING FATE SERIES BOOK 1) by Tessa Hale

It was supposed to be a fresh start. A completely blank slate in a place where no one knew about the tragedy that ripped her family apart six months ago. A tragedy Rowan can’t help but blame herself for. Now the only thing she wants is to blend in. To escape the house that has become more like a prison. Her new school is her only hope. Somewhere she can pretend she’s just like everyone else. Only Rowan doesn’t realize how unique she is. Holden is the first to recognize it, but he’s not the last. Rowan can’t explain the draw she feels to the guys who have found their way into her life. The way something seems to spark the first moment she touches each of them. How it almost hurts to walk away from them at the end of each day. Things are changing, from the ripple of power humming just below her skin to this new family she’s finding herself a part of. But not all of the changes are good.
Someone doesn’t like the power Rowan is stepping into or the bonds she’s forming with the guys who have gifts as rare and strong as her own. And when the truth is revealed, it has the power to burn everything in its wake.                              Amazon KU

WITCHING WHISPERS (WITCHES OF HOLLOW COVE BOOK 7) by Kim Richardson

I was hoping for a few days off from dealing with murder charges, bad guys, and the everyday paranormal bizarre. All I wanted was a nice break from all the crazy. And did I get it? No. Of course not. Instead, a new coven comes to town. A coven of witch females who call themselves, The Sisters of the Circle, a small elite group for the upper crust of witch society—according to Dolores. But there’s something off about this coven, and I just can’t put my finger on it. All the while my aunts and other witches in town worship the ground they walk on, like giddy fangirls. Forget my time off. What I got was a whole new set of problems as my life spirals down the crapper once again. If that isn’t bad enough, a curse settles on Hollow Cove. Something dark, ominous, that threatens the lives of the townspeople. If I don’t find the counter-curse on time, I could lose everything. And the clock is ticking.                       Amazon KU

DRAGONS ARE A GIRL’S BEST FRIEND (FANGS AND FEATHERS BOOK 1) by Isla Frost 

My name’s Lyra Ridley, and I run headlong into supernatural danger for a living. Of course, that’s not how I sold the job to my adoptive vampire dad. Or what I put on my dating profile for that matter. And I do have a wet-your-pants-level terrifying dragon partner rushing headlong into danger with me. But she, like my unusual magic, is frequently more hazard than help. Despite all that, I love my job protecting the streets of post-magic-revolution Las Vegas—where humans and supernaturals live side-by-side, or are at least having a stab at it. So when I get suspended and some jackass takes my city hostage? Yeah, there’s going to be hell to pay. Even if it means I have to team up with a mysterious supernatural I know nothing about—except that he has pointy ears, a rod up his backside, questionable priorities, and could kill me with his eyes closed. My dragon partner likes him even less than I do. Then again, she doesn’t like anyone, including me most of the time. But I’m pretty sure she won’t barbecue either one of us. Still, you’d better wish me luck.                 Amazon KU

PEST CONTROL by C D Habecker and Luna Nyx

Rhys has a simple life in the backwoods. All he needs is his trusty compound bow, impressive book collection, warm cabin, full food cellar, and himself. So, when Rhys discovers a sly wolf stealing his kills, which are supposed to last him through the coming winter, he’s forced to set a trap and kill the pest. But, instead of the wolf, Rhys finds a mysterious (and naked) man named Everett. After learning Everett has nowhere else to go, Rhys hesitantly invites him to stay and heal. But he doesn’t get much time to adjust to life with his eccentric (and stupidly handsome) house guest, not when winter arrives early and with a vengeance. Cooped up in the cabin together for months, will Rhys learn to love himself and another? Or will hidden truths and empty stomachs snuff out the flames of love and life?

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WOLF’S LOVE TRIANGLE (KONRAD WOLVES BOOK 4) by Juniper Hart

My four older brothers have always been overly protective. Why can’t they trust me to make good choices? Ryker is a known bad boy, but I want him—and I know he wants me. I can’t stop thinking about him. I’ve been given a glimpse of a future brighter than one I’ve ever imagined. My brothers hate Ryker, and their meddling is out of control. They are doing everything in their power to keep us apart and push me toward another wolf. I don’t want another wolf as my mate. My brothers know something I don’t, though. And my whole world is about to fall apart.            Amazon KU

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VS: Moving on in my Backlist Features, this week is GHOST OF THE NILE, in honor of Halloween! The goddessof second chances sends Periseneb back to life to solve his own murder but it’s been 200 years, he only has 30 days and now he’s falling in love! I also wrote an ancient Egyptian version of a Regency house party…this book was so much fun to write?

GHOST OF THE NILE (GODS OF EGYPT SERIES)

Betrayed, murdered, and buried without proper ceremony, Egyptian warrior Periseneb is doomed to roam the gray deserts of the dead as a ghost for all eternity.

But then the goddess of truth offers him a bargain: return to the world of the living as her champion for 30 days. If he completes his mission, he’ll be guaranteed entry into Paradise. Periseneb agrees to the bargain but, when he returns to the living world, two hundred years have passed and nothing is quite as he expected.

Neithamun is a woman fighting to hang onto her family’s estate against an unscrupulous nobleman who desires the land as well as the lady. All seems lost until a mysterious yet appealing ex-soldier, Periseneb, appears out of nowhere to help her fight off the noble’s repeated attacks.

Meanwhile, Periseneb’s thirty days are rushing by, and he’s powerless against the growing attraction between himself and Neithamun. But their love can never be. For his Fate is to return to the Afterlife, and Death cannot wed with Life…

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Note: This post first appeared on the AMAZING STORIES magazine blog…

I always enjoy talking to author Cassandra Chandler and since she’s ending one long running series and beginning a new spinoff series, this was a great time to catch up and ask a few questions.

Here’s the blurb for her new book, Kral (Cygnian 7 Book 2): He’s waited long enough. Kral has respected the wishes of others for long enough. His new human friends, his parents, the king and queen of Cygnus-Prime. Earth might not be ready to know that aliens are real, but his soulmate is. He can feel it—feel her. And nothing will stop him from claiming her. For months, Becca Myers has been feeling a growing restlessness, like the electric crackle in the air before a storm. She knows that change is coming, but not how or…who. She never imagines that change is coming in the form of a huge, blue warrior determined to make her his own—let alone that he’s the prince of an alien world. Their coming together will set off a chain of events that will shape the future of both their worlds. But with enemies targeting them and those they love, will they survive to see it?

Veronica Scott for Amazing Stories Magazine: What does it feel like to step away from the long running Dept of Homeworld Security Series to write a new series?

CC: It’s so exciting to start a new adventure with the Cygnian 7 in this well-developed world. I know so many characters and their backstories from The Department of Homeworld Security, it lends a great richness to the new series. I’m thrilled to be exploring more of this universe.

ASM.: What was the story spark for the new series?

CC: I’ve been thinking about the Cygnians since Sorca was introduced all the way back in book four of The Department of Homeworld Security, Tied up in Customs. Sorca was genetically engineered to have both Sadirian and Cygnian DNA. Her Cygnian DNA made her incredibly strong—she’s the strongest soldier in the Coalition’s fleet and head of security for their flagship. She’s also incredibly confident and impulsive and so much fun to write. As part of the Sadirians’ deal with the Cygnians for obtaining some of their DNA, the High Council of the Coalition was only supposed to engineer one Cygnian-Sadirian soldier. But they warped the agreement and ended up cloning Sorca repeatedly and downloading her memories into new bodies after sending her into incredibly dangerous situations to test her abilities—knowing she often wouldn’t survive. I knew the Sadirians were going to have to face some serious consequences for how she was treated, and the Cygnian 7 series explores that.

There’s a moment in Tied up in Customs where Sorca’s brashness is stripped away and we see how much she longs for a normal life. That dichotomy fascinated me—how she accepts and even revels in her existence as it is, yet would trade it all for a single lifetime with a man she could love. Sorca is the character who started me thinking about what it would be like for this group of near-indestructible Cygnians to start interacting with more delicate species—and how that would impact their worldview and behavior. What emerged was a group of cocky, well-meaning, but kind of destructive and surprisingly vulnerable Cygnian warriors who love each other dearly but all long for a soulmate and family of their own.

ASM: Which character was most challenging to write in this new book and why?

CC: Kral himself was the hardest character to write in his story. He has so many conflicting priorities and is pulled in many directions. He wants to do right by his prism—the group of seven warriors who are all bonded with each other on a soul level—and knows that if he bonds with an Earthling as his soulmate, they’ll all have to find soulmates on Earth due to their strong connection to each other. He can’t deny the pull he feels toward Becca, but her brother wants Kral to stay away from her. Since they’re friends, Kral wants to respect that, but also knows that if Becca is Kral’s soulmate, her brother is denying them both profound happiness by keeping them apart. On top of that all, Kral is the crown prince of Cygnus-Prime and his parents absolutely forbid him bonding with an Earthling. He has a lot to navigate—and that’s before he discovers that there are bad guys out there after Becca. I really felt Kral’s stress!

ASM.: Who does your covers?

CC: I make my own covers and it’s actually one of my favorite parts of creating a book. Finding the right model is always the greatest challenge. Then the fun begins with editing the pictures and using various software to make them just right. Going into this knowing that I was writing a series of seven books was amazing. I was able to fine-tune the look of all the covers to make sure they matched and I love the result.

ASM.:What’s next for you as an author?

CC: I am all-in with the Cygnians for probably at least the next year. Kral is book two in the series, and there are five more warriors waiting for their Happy Ever Afters. I’m well into book three, which I hope to release early in 2022, and have most of the other novels plotted out. There’s so much going on with this storyline, I’m considering a spin-off-spin-off series with books about what’s going on in the background! The Cygnian 7 is also the launching point for three more Scifi Romance series set in this universe that I can’t wait to write. It’s going to be an epic ride!

ASM.: What’s on your TBR list? 

CC: I’m reading through Pauline Baird Jones’s Project Enterprise series and loving it! And there are so many amazing books in your Badari Warriors series, I never run out of riveting reading material. I’m also re-reading my Department of Homeworld Security stories to make sure I have my continuity right with all these new series springing up around them. There are so many wonderful stories out there—it’s a great time to be a Scifi Romance fan!

For more about Cassandra Chandler and her books visit https://cassandra-chandler.com/

 

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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DARK PRINCE’S PRIZE (CURIZAN WARRIOR BOOK 2) by S E Smith

VS Note: Glad to see SE this week!

Royal Flush…. Prince Adalard Ha’darra’s mission is simple—stay out of trouble while on Earth. His plans to enjoy his time with a few pleasurable distractions change when his transport is sabotaged, forcing him to land miles from Paul Grove’s remote ranch. When a stranger stops to give him a lift to his destination, he sees the colors of her aura and is stunned to discover his mate! Samara Lee-Stephens has lived with the Lee-Stephens curse her entire life. Determined to break it, she focuses on earning enough money to one day leave her family’s reputation behind. She is furious when her stupid brothers drag her into their messed up lives—by losing her in a poker game! As if her life wasn’t complicated enough, she soon finds herself fascinated by the Grove ranch’s newest client who claims to be an alien prince! Adalard and Samara discover that time may change them, but not their enemies. Can Adalard and Samara survive the challenges that threaten to tear them apart, or will their enemies succeed despite the precautions and sacrifices they’ve taken?

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NANCY AND THE NAGA (ALIEN ABDUCTION BOOK 14) by Honey Phillips

VS Note: Always happy to see a new book from her!

Can an alien prince in exile protect an escaped slave who won’t surrender?A year as a slave in an alien mine is enough to destroy any woman, but Nancy refuses to give up hope. When she sees a chance to escape, she takes it. Her freedom is worth almost any price, but she didn’t anticipate how hard she would have to struggle to survive. When a strange new alien discovers her, she fears the worst. He’s part man, part snake, and all dangerous – but he makes her feel safe for the first time since she was taken. Banished from his home planet, former prince Kaiyo has found a place for himself in the dangerous underworld of Kalima. For the right fee, he’ll solve any problem – quickly, efficiently, and with no questions asked. The only problems he can’t fix are his own. When an uncharacteristically altruistic action leads to the discovery of a fierce, frightened woman, his long-forgotten instincts demand that he protect her – whether she wants him to or not. And the more time he spends with the tasty human, the more he realizes he never wants to let her go. But Kaiyo’s past is about to catch up with him. He has no intention of releasing his claim on Nancy – but will she be able to handle all of his secrets? And will his people ever accept a human?           Amazon KU

TITAN: ARKADIAN MAIL ORDER BRIDES #3 (INTERGALACTIC DATING AGENCY) by Tasha Black

VS Note: Love having a new one from her!

Ugly duckling Summer has to become a swan fast if she wants to save her uncle from being imprisoned for life. But no trainee has ever been at the Arkadia Brides Agency for this long without being assigned a match. Warm-hearted and sincere Summer just can’t master the subtle graces of Upper Arkadian society. When a missing-bride situation hands her the chance to skip the line and get married immediately Summer can’t believe it. But the groom leaves her at the altar, with no one to comfort her except his unbelievably hot attorney. Titan has sworn off love until he reaches his career goals. But he’d have to be made of stone not to notice how sweet and sexy his friend’s discarded mail order bride is. Determined to resist her charms, he promises to help her beat the clock and find another husband before her time is up and her chance at winning a bride bonus is lost.
The two head off on a whirlwind of Upper Arkadian social events. But the harder Titan tries to find a match for the radiant little Terran who has turned his world upside down, the more he becomes convinced that no one is good enough for her. Well, almost no one…As their secrets start coming out, the unlikely couple finds themselves up against more than just cultural differences. Can they learn to trust each other in spite of all odds? Or will Summer find herself out in the cold?

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REVIKK: BOOK 3 IN THE GALAXY SANCTUARY ALIEN ABDUCTION SERIES by Alana Khan

Dawn –A year ago, I never would have dreamed I’d approach a male like Revikk for a fling. Being abducted and held hostage changes people—it certainly changed me. When I decided I needed pleasure in my life, the hunky rogue seemed the perfect choice. Revikk – I was irrevocably broken. No, not just broken—ruined. My dreams were small: stay hidden from my enemies, eke out a living, and keep my demons at bay. Charming Dawn with her beautiful smiles and quick wit changed everything. She made me want more. For a moment, she even made me believe I could be more.   Amazon KU

BEYOND SAVAGE STARS (ASTRAL LOVE BOOK 1) by Star Wing and Sasha Caine

Captain Jaxx has one mission—ensure the settlers arrive at Terra Nova safely. He hates babysitting duty, but when Space Force gives an order, a good soldier complies. The only thing he hadn’t prepared for was a meddlesome, beautiful, brainy, civilian woman… who made him re-consider his commitment to a solitary life. Terra Gilbert has the heart of an adventurer and the mind of a scientist. So, when an unprecedented astral event is happening a few lightyears away from the settler ship’s course, she decides she must witness it in person and she takes matters into her own hands. Though, she doesn’t realize is by changing the journey’s trajectory, she endangers the entire ship… hundreds of lives now hang in the balance. It’ll take a genius to fix the fuel shortage problem. Lucky for lonely Captain Jaxx, sexy Terra isn’t just a troublemaker—she’s a brilliant badass with the key to saving them all.

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SEIZED BY THE STORM DRAGON (PLANET PROTECTORS BOOK 4) by Juniper Kerry

It was just one little slip. One moment of passion with a hot, muscular alien, who I can’t stand. We were fighting–we’re always fighting–and then, suddenly, we were kissing. And then we were touching. And then… well, you know. It was glorious and wild and incredible. It put every other romantic experience in my life to shame. Just a couple weeks later, I realized I was pregnant. Maybe I should have been overwhelmed. After all, pregnant with an alien baby on a faraway planet isn’t most women’s idea of a good time. But I have wanted this baby forever. I could have managed it on my own… That was my plan, anyway. But Qrill had other ideas. And suddenly I found myself kidnapped, speeding across the open forest to a tower in the middle of nowhere. Oh yeah, and there’s some kind of poison infecting the forest, and it turns out it can infect people, too. And did I mention it turns out that Qrill is a dragon? Yeah, everything’s going great.                   Amazon KU

HIS ALIEN VESSEL (ABDUCTED BY THE MANDORIAN FERTILITY SCIENTISTS BOOK ONE) by Sasha Caine

Sienna Jones just landed her dream job, and she’s almost positive that her boyfriend of five years is finally going to pop the question.Life is good…Until a big blue portal appears in the middle of her office and a giant green man with undulating tentacles appears with an announcement: Sienna’s the first test subject harvested for Project Regenerate.Whisked away from everything she knows, Sienna fights tooth and nail to avoid the poking and prodding from the overbearing aliens keeping her captive. She’s got to do something, anything, to free herself.Anything except fall head-over-heels for the tentacled warrior that kidnapped her from Earth.                  Amazon KU

ABDUCTED: AN ALIEN ROMANCE ANTHOLOGY by Various

Love built on betrayal. Lust that can’t be denied. Temptation of the forbidden.Prepare for out of this world stories as you delve into these 8 unforgettable sci-fi alien romances. This isn’t a rescue mission. This is ABDUCTED. Abducted includes stories based on forbidden romances, enemies to lovers, and happily ever afters – there is something for everyone!                  Amazon KU

FANTASTIC FITTINGS by C M Ries

When scientists developed nanobiology to dissolve plastics, they never anticipated EMPs would mutate it to decay everything. The Blackout, a worldwide ban on electricity, was the only solution. Now, in a steam-powered future, Sarah Peterson counts the last days of her apprenticeship with the ingenious but transgressive inventor, Arthur Goldstein. When her gold-digging parents introduce her to the wealthy, charismatic Kane, Sarah sees a path to independence–until she meets Ethan. He is the perfect test subject for Goldstein’s illegal biometal experiments, and despite a rocky start, an attraction blossoms. But Sarah can’t let Ethan becomes a tether to the life she’s desperate to escape. And when she learns her own ocular lens uses the same illegal material, the threat to her safety becomes as dire as her friends’.

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TAKEN: VAMPIRE ALIEN ROMANCE (ICE WORLD WARRIORS BOOK 5) by Jessica Grayson and Aria Winter

When we crashed on an ice planet, my A’kai master drank of my blood to survive. We find a settlement of his people; they’ve been stranded here too, for the past five years. Bound and thrown in a cage, I’ve all but given up hope of rescue until one of the A’kai guards takes pity on me. Defying his people and his Commander, Erolas helps me escape. With nowhere to run and enemies on all sides, we make our way across the ice and snow. His race are the inspiration for the ancient Earth Vampire myths. He claims I’m his fated one–his Sy’nan–and that I can trust him. Even though he helped me escape, I’m still wary. His race are feared throughout the quadrant and known for their cruelty. But the more time we spend together, I cannot deny the pull I feel toward him. And despite my better judgment, I find myself wondering: what would it be like to be fated to my enemy?   Amazon KU

CITY OF SHATTERED LIGHT by Claire Winn

As darkness closes in on the city of shattered light, an heiress and an outlaw must decide whether to fend for themselves or fight for each other. As heiress to a powerful tech empire, seventeen-year-old Asa Almeida strives to prove she’s more than her manipulative father’s shadow. But when he uploads her rebellious sister’s mind to an experimental brain, Asa will do anything to save her sister from reprogramming—including fleeing her predetermined future with her sister’s digitized mind in tow. With a bounty on her head and a rogue A.I. hunting her, Asa’s getaway ship crash-lands in the worst possible place: the neon-drenched outlaw paradise, Requiem.     Gunslinging smuggler Riven Hawthorne is determined to claw her way up Requiem’s underworld hierarchy. A runaway rich girl is exactly the bounty Riven needs—until a nasty computer virus spreads in Asa’s wake, causing a citywide blackout and tech quarantine. To get the payout for Asa and save Requiem from the monster in its circuits, Riven must team up with her captive. Riven breaks skulls the way Asa breaks circuits, but their opponent is unlike anything they’ve ever seen. The A.I. exploits the girls’ darkest memories and deepest secrets, threatening to shatter the fragile alliance they’re both depending on. As one of Requiem’s 154-hour nights grows darker, the girls must decide whether to fend for themselves or fight for each other before Riven’s city and Asa’s sister are snuffed out forever.

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DEAD AWAKENINGS by Rebekah R Ganiere

Struggling to pay her bills, New York theater student Evaine Michaels sees an opportunity to make money by taking part in an unsanctioned clinical trial for a new drug. But things don’t go as planned. Instead, she wakes up in a derelict hospital, chained to a bed with no memory of who she is or how she got there. Then a band of pale-skinned, fiery-eyed men, led by the gorgeous Luca, bursts in and rescues her. Taking her to a safe-house for her kind, Evaine learns that the drug trials have made her a Deader- a reanimated Undead. Luca is inexplicably attracted to newly rebirthed Evaine. But he has no time for the feelings she’s awakening within him- or the fact that she can read not only his thoughts, but his feelings as well. He’s spent the last decade exterminating the scientists experimenting on, and creating Deaders. And the last thing he needs is a female messing with not only his mission, but also his head, and his heart. Especially a volatile newborn Deader. Evaine and Luca find themselves drawn to each other in a way neither has experienced before- until Evaine remembers not only who she is, but that she’s engaged. And that her human fiancé, Tristan, is probably still looking for her. But when a rogue faction of Deaders, called Feeders, attempts to kidnap Evaine, Luca suspects she might be the key to stopping the experiments for good. And everyone will have to band together to keep Evaine off the enemy’s cutting table once and for all.

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PRIMORDIAL EARTH BOOK 8: THE EXTINCTION SERIES by Baleigh Higgins

This is their world, and we are the prey. After negotiating with the Mayor of Vancouver for the supplies their loved ones so desperately need, Seth and the others can finally relax. Back on her feet, Rogue looks forward to exploring the city and is soon swept away by the marvels that surround her. But one catastrophic event threatens to sabotage everything. Once more, they must set out into the unknown…Having lost the second shipment of vital supplies, the deal is off. Out of options, they are forced to accept the most dangerous mission of their lives. Time is against them, and failure means losing their homes, their family, and everything they’ve fought for.             Amazon KU

ALIEN AVENGED (ZYANTHAN WARRIORS BOOK 6) by Julie K Cohen

Lucy (Chloe) – After being sold to slavers and getting caught up in a planet’s invasion, Lucy just wants to be left alone. She’s come to Affinia to heal, to find that part of herself she lost since leaving Earth as a mail order bride. But she’s trapped within herself. She lost her ability to speak and she never learned to read or write, thanks to the strict coalition rules on Earth. As Lucy tries to deal with her fears and frustrations, she catches the eye of a handsome zyanthan warrior. Melikk is sweet, smart, and understands her even though she can’t speak. She longs to talk to him, to get to know him better, but first she needs to find her voice… and her courage. Melikk – Melikk lost a part of himself when his sholani and unborn son were killed during the war. While planning to avenge their deaths, he meets Chloe. The human female who hides in Makov’s barn has been traumatized by slavers. She cannot speak and she fears males, but her rare smiles and guarded glances make him feel alive again. But a male can’t have a second sholani, can he? When Torin wants to use Chloe to lure dangerous slavers, Melikk has to choose between love and duty. He has already lost one mate, he will not lose another, even if the fate of his world hangs in the balance.           Amazon KU

SUBMITTED (STARMARKED WARRIORS BOOK 3) by Sam Burns and W M Fawkes

Beau: I never had a place to belong. The only gay kid in my small town on the shores of the southern Mississippi River, I’ve spent my life hiding who I am. And the night I came out of the closet? Yeah, my dad kicked me out of his house. But there’s not belonging, and then there’s being kidnapped and whisked off the flipping planet and hanging out with huge, intimidating extraterrestrials. Okay, given that I’ve been caged by a bunch of big blue aliens, I guess “hanging out” is an overstatement, but at least they’re feeding me. We get to an entirely new planet, and these warriors have more in mind for me than I’m prepared to give. Only, there’s one surly alien warrior who’ll put his life on the line to save mine.      Vorian: Son of Crux the Progenitor, self-proclaimed savior of Thorzan, I have spent my life outcast from Thorzi society, watching…(more blurb on ebook seller page…)                 Amazon KU

THE CHOSEN by Kaitlyn O’Connor

The colonists thought the chaki were ugly troll-like beings, but harmless. They were wrong ….Kaya grew up without her mother and without any knowledge of the world her people had come from. Kept in poverty and ignorance, no living humans had any notion of what it was the chaki wanted from them. For the chosen never returned to tell any tales. The shifter, Rahn, who befriended her as a child and mentored her into adulthood, is her protector. Lord Mordan is the half-breed chaki aristocrat who selects her from among the chosen as his consort. But Kaya is the one true chosen–handpicked by fate to free her people from the chains of the chaki to freedom.

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GLIMMER by Marjorie B Kellogg

VS Note: Not a romance, a scifi release of note. On my TBR List.

It’s 2110, the Earth’s glaciers have melted, and there’s no climate fix in sight. As refugees stream inland from the inundated coasts, social structures and national economies are stressed to the point of fracture. Food production falters. Pandemics rage. Rising sea level and devastating superstorms have flooded much of Manhattan and wrecked its infrastructure. Its residents have mostly fled, but a few die-hards have bet their survival on the hope that digging in and staying local is a safer strategy.
As the weather worsens, can a damaged population of poor folk, artists, misfits, and loners work out their differences in time to create a sustainable long-term society? In a lawless city, where the well-armed rich have appropriated the high ground, can an ex-priest find a middle road between non-violence and all-out war? The lives of his downtown band of leftovers will depend on it. Sheltering among them, a young girl named Glimmer struggles to regain a past lost to trauma. As her memory returns, she finds she must choose who and how to be, and who and what to believe in, even if it means giving up a love she has only recently found herself able to embrace.

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HIS SECRET HEIR: DREAD LORD’S FATED MATE (KHULDUN WARRIORS BOOK 1) by Emma Alisyn and Celeste King

CHANDA – I’m just your average gal, a fugitive on the run from the possessive barbarian warlord who tried to claim me as his mate and drag me back to his planet as a blood concubine. I fled. He isn’t happy. How was I supposed to know he was a prince? And since I’m a wanted criminal on his planet, when he captures me, I don’t expect a happy reunion. One savage warrior prince pissed off at having to hunt me across galaxies? Check. Two walking, talking secrets I’ve kept from him? Double check. A mating frenzy I can’t escape, and an enemy who doesn’t want me to have a happily ever after? Yeah, check that too.                    Amazon KU

PUBLIC WORKS STEAMPUNK PRESENTS JANE EYRE by R A Harding and Charlotte Bronte

The classic story of Jane Eyre reset in a steampunk world, complete with zephyr-ships, clockwork, and automatons in addition to the original romance and mystery! As a child, Jane Eyre lives with her cold aunt and cruel cousins in the levitating manor Gateshead Hall, but is soon sent to Lowood Institution, the austere boarding school for orphans across continents in India. Jane eventually journeys back to England, to take the job of governess at Thornfield Hall, a mysterious manor that floats in the air above a lake and harbors a dark and shrouded secret.

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CHOSEN BY THE ALIEN ADMIRAL (NOVA BRIDES BOOK 2) by Thea Dane

I worked my tail off to be the first female marine engineer in outer space. But my dreams became a nightmare when my spaceship crashed near an island on planet Xaxos. Siru, a muscled, blue-skinnned aquatic alien, rescued me. Turns out, he’s the admiral I was supposed to report to. He wanted a soldier. He didn’t expect me to be a civilian. Or a woman. I didn’t expect him to be such a stubborn alpha male. I’m turned all the way on, and that scares me. We have to work together to find the missing crew and defeat our shared enemy. Do I have what it takes or will the mission and my growing feelings for Siru be too much for me to handle?                   Amazon KU

LIES MY MEMORY TOLD ME by Sacha Wunsch

VS Note: Not a romance but a scifi release of note. It’s on my TBR List.

Enhanced Memory changed everything. By sharing someone else’s memory, you can experience anything and everything with no risk at all: learn any skill instantly, travel the world from home, and safeguard all your most treasured secrets forever. Nova’s parents invented this technology, and it’s slowly taking over their lives. Nova doesn’t mind—mostly. She knows Enhanced Memory is a gift.
But Kade says Nova doesn’t know the costs of this technology that’s taken the world by storm. Kade runs a secret vlog cataloging real experiences, is always on the move, and is strangely afraid of Nova—even though she feels more comfortable with him than she ever has with anyone. Suddenly there are things Nova can’t stop noticing: the way her parents don’t meet her eyes anymore, the questions no one wants her to ask, and the relentless feeling that there’s something she’s forgotten.

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UNLEASHING BOAZ (ANGUIS DEFENDERS BOOK 3) by Stephanie West

Laney regretted blindly taking this job. She had no clue she’d be interpreting for prisoners, let alone aliens, or she would’ve run the other way. The alien is massive, with camouflaging skin and razor-sharp barbs lining his muscular forearms—a true predator. How could she communicate with him when she was too terrified to be in the same room? Yet something about him drew her in. Boaz came to Earth to return rescued humans. They thanked him by imprisoning and experimenting on him. He refused to cooperate but then a frightened human female crept into both his hardened hearts, unleashing a love and desire he never expected.                 Amazon KU

NIGHTWATCH ON THE HINTERLANDS (THE WEEP BOOK 1) by K Eason

VS Note: Not a romance but a scifi release of note.

THE TEMPLAR: When Lieutenant Iari hears screams in the night, she expects to interrupt a robbery or break up a fight. Instead she discovers a murder with an impossible suspect: a riev, one of the battle-mecha decommissioned after the end of the last conflict, repurposed for manual labor. Riev don’t kill people. And yet, clearly, one has. Iari sets out to find it. THE SPY: Officially, Gaer is an ambassador from the vakari. Unofficially, he’s also a spy, sending information back to his government, unfiltered by diplomatic channels. Unlike Iari, Gaer isn’t so sure the riev’s behavior is just a malfunction, since the riev were created using an unstable mixture of alchemy and arithmancy. As Gaer and Iari search for the truth, they discover that the murderous riev is just a weapon in the hands of a wielder with wider ambitions than homicide–including releasing horrors not seen since the war, that make a rampaging riev seem insignificant.

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ENTICED BY THE SATYR: KINDRED TALES 38 by Evangeline Anderson

Mia could have had a beautiful life. She had a scholarship to Juilliard and a future as a concert pianist ahead of her. But that was before her boyfriend got her pregnant on prom night and her strict parents forced her to get married. Now her life has been spent as the wife of an abusive husband who hates the music she still loves to play. But she dreams of a better future…and she also dreams of a stranger in the dark, one who will offer love and tenderness instead of hatred and scorn. Storn is a Satyr—one of the Monstrum Kindred. Though he lives in a whole different universe, he begins to Dream Share with Mia. He longs to save her from her cruel husband, so when a rip opens in the fabric of space-time which leads from his universe into hers, he volunteers to go. But there is trouble brewing…more rips are opening in the fabric of space-time and whole universes are being overrun by the Darklings—embodiments of pure evil that strip their victims to the bone and fill whole solar systems with their malice. Can Storn save Mia from her abusive ex? And will the Monstrum Kindred come to Earth when the Darklings invade? More importantly, will they be allowed to call human brides when they themselves look so very different from regular Kindred?

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SHADOWS OF ETERNITY by Gregory Benford

VS Note: Not a romance but a scifi release of note. It’s on my TBR List.

Shadows of Eternity is a novel set two centuries from now. Humanity has established a SETI library on the moon to decipher and interpret the many messages from alien societies we have discovered. The most intriguing messages are from complete artificial intelligences. Ruth, a beginner Librarian, must talk to alien minds—who have aggressive agendas of their own. She opens doors into strangeness beyond imagination—and in her quest for understanding nearly gets killed doing it.

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FIERCE (ROGUE ALIEN WARRIORS BOOK 1) by Hattie Jacks

I only went out to the supermarket. Then I was abducted. By aliens. Freaking aliens! What the hell? So now I’m on another planet, at the mercy of one massive alien predator…And what an alien he is! Big muscles everywhere, handsome, winged and with a burning desire to eat me. Whole. Jyr is the leader of a fearsome alien species known as the Gryn. Dark and dangerous, winged and clawed, these predators need females, and he believes he already owns me. I’m not that sort of girl. For a start I don’t belong to him, or anyone. I’m not staying on this planet to produce babies for an alien male who stalks my every move. Who looks at me like I’m his perfect prey. Who makes me feel warm inside. Better than I’ve felt in a very long time. But none of that matters. I don’t belong here. I’ve got to get back to Earth, by any means possible. Just one problem…This alien predator isn’t going to let me go.                              Amazon KU

ADEPT OF CHAOS (EVE OF DESTRUCTION BOOK 2) by Benjamin Medrano

Evelyn’s deeds are coming back to haunt her. Free to travel among the stars, the former warlord is enjoying her freedom, even if she’s occasionally exasperated by the women who’ve attached themselves to her. They accompany her as she encounters wonders, from dryad terraforming ships to the orcish arenas of Skaloth. Yet Evelyn has enemies, and they have not forgotten her. They target one of the few people she truly cares about, knowing that Evelyn will come. When she does she may be drawn into a trap from which even she can’t escape.                     Amazon KU

XORA (VRISHA WARRIORS BOOK 1) by Olivia Riley

Beneath the surface of Oceanus, Grace Monrow spends her days in an underwater city working within the rigs, hoping the place doesn’t flood and drown her in her sleep. She just wants to get off the cold, watery world for good, where she doesn’t have to see another tentacled monstrosity or worry about creepy, deep-sea pirates ever again. Then a vrisha comes to the city, forcing workers out of their substation to fulfill some secret mission. Rumors about the alien are enough to scare even the bravest, but the company needs a volunteer to maintain the station. Grace is the lucky chosen. Pirates are now the least of her worries as the lethal vrisha becomes her workmate. Twisted horns, red eyes, dark fangs. When she encounters the real-life space devil, she’s a little freaked, to say the least. She also comes to find him arrogant, impatient, and stubborn. Yet, oddly mesmerizing. She knows full well he has no interest in humans, yet he’s willing to be near her, even to talk. His weirdly intense stare makes her wonder what he’s really thinking. Working with him could be dangerous.
Xora is committed to atoning for …(more blurb on ebook seller page…)               Amazon KU

QUEEN’S RULES (DUET) by Treva Harte

In a world where too few women exist, men will do anything to claim them… and their favor. Every Good Boy Deserves Favor: Jewel. Ara. Maryam. In a world where too few women exist and too many men want them, three women are about to receive the surprise of their lives because… every good boy deserves favor. King of the Castle: Jewel thinks it’s one last chance for adventure. Maryam and Ara think it’s their only chance to escape a terrifying future. But when the women leave Castle Bloomingdell, they are captured by alien renegades with nefarious plans. It’s a battle of the sexes, and one heck of a sexy battle. But who will end up King of the Castle?

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BIVROST NINE SAGA BOOK 1 by Andrew Tanner

VS Note: From SEPT 29. An LGBTQ+ scifi release of note, not listed as a romance.

Nysse Ann Hazara-Ghazi has spent thirteen years traveling the Three Arcs from Core to Rim and Frontier to Desolation, trying to forget the awful Human-Othren war that killed all her dearest friends. But a weary warrior with decades of experience working alongside Aliens is a valuable commodity in the twenty-second century, eight decades since Earth learned the secret to swift travel between the stars and humanity joined a burgeoning interstellar community. Tensions are again on the rise between the great powers, and many fear a new strife is brewing, well aware of the Plague that so often comes when planets go to war. Now Nysse has a new mission: take command of a remote outpost thousands of light years from Earth, home to a unique effort that seeks to give form to an old dream: a place where the many diverse peoples of known space can meet to work out their differences peacefully. Joined by Sam, a cyborg on his first off-world adventure; Winston, a brilliant but unorthodox scientist; and Ishlaa, an Othren priestess, Nysse and her new team face the daunting challenge of securing and governing a small city perched on the remnants of a shattered world, all alone in the night. Danger stalks their every choice, as no noble effort is without its enemies, some lurking in dark places where others fear to walk, waiting for their time. The year is 2159. The place: Bivrost Nine                      Amazon KU

KRAL (CYGNIAN 7 BOOK 2) by Cassandra Chandler

He’s waited long enough. Kral has respected the wishes of others for long enough. His new human friends, his parents, the king and queen of Cygnus-Prime. Earth might not be ready to know that aliens are real, but his soulmate is. He can feel it—feel her. And nothing will stop him from claiming her. For months, Becca Myers has been feeling a growing restlessness, like the electric crackle in the air before a storm. She knows that change is coming, but not how or…who. She never imagines that change is coming in the form of a huge, blue warrior determined to make her his own—let alone that he’s the prince of an alien world. Their coming together will set off a chain of events that will shape the future of both their worlds. But with enemies targeting them and those they love, will they survive to see it?

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BARQA (QUEENS OF THE GANDRY BOOK 3) by V C Lancaster

After the death of Barqa’s abusive mother, Mirr, she and her sisters have to give up any future they might have wanted for themselves, and Bond their mother’s mates before the males die of withdrawal. Or that was the plan. Tirra and Senri, Barqa’s older sisters, are forming loving, succesful Bonds with the males they’ve divided amongst themselves. Only Barqa, the baby, fails, when her two males choose each other over her. She’s distraught. She wanted to prove herself. She wanted to pull her own weight. She wanted to be as strong as her sisters, not make them sacrifice while she gets away with doing nothing. She’s sick of being coddled and spoiled. She doesn’t want to be the lucky one anymore. Which is why she refuses to give in to Sarris, the beautiful, funny male untouched by Mirr who swears he wants Barqa as his Queen. He’s the only male – the only person – in the tribe who isn’t broken and scarred, and Barqa can’t help but want him. Anyone would. But Barqa can’t settle down with the male of her dreams, when her sisters have given up everything, can she? This is a 27,000 word novella that features an alien/alien romance. This novella follows on from Krol’s Goddess, Book 5 in the main Gandry/Ruth & Gron series, and is the sequel to ‘Tirra’ and ‘Senri’, which should be read first for the best enjoyment.              Amazon KU

ALIEN ORPHAN (FATED MATES OF THE SEA SAND WARRIORS BOOK 3) by Ursa Dax

MELANIE – After getting dumped on an alien planet and left for dead by Earth’s leaders, I’m learning to adapt and rebuild my life. It’s what I’m good at. Keeping my head down. Surviving. But it turns out it’s kind of hard to keep your head down when the brooding, scarred alien warlord of the new tribe follows you with his glinting golden eyes wherever you go. It gets even harder when you find out you’re supposed to be his mate. Gahn Taliok makes a lot of promises, and I feel drawn to his hungry eyes and scarred body more than I want to admit. But experience has taught me be wary of things that seem too good to be true. I’ve been hurt one too many times. I couldn’t even trust my own people, my own family, on my home planet. How am I supposed to trust an alien warlord from across the universe with my heart?     TALIOK – With so few women in my tribe, I never imagined a life with a mate. But fate, it seems, had other plans for me. ..(more blurb on ebook seller page…)    Amazon KU

RESCUING HIS BRIDE by Tracy Lauren

VS Note: from SEPT 26.

How awful would it be to get abducted by aliens? Absolutely terrible, right? You lose your entire life, your friends, your family, everything. BUT! Imagine this: you get abducted, nearly sold into slavery, and then boom! In comes your hero. A hot, futuristic alien, He-man, Fabio, warrior type. He busts down the door, shoots all the bad guys, scoops you into his arms…and then? Happily ever after, of course. He takes you back to his place. But…what if his place turns out to be a grimy cargo hauler, packed sardine-tight with a bunch of creeps who haven’t seen a woman in God knows how long? You end up not being able to communicate with anyone—or you would be able to if anyone bothered to speak the one language programed into your translator. At some point it dawns on you: you’ve got no money, no clothes, and nowhere to go. You’re tethered to this guy. But that’s not even the worst of it! Turns out your “hero” is the lamest, most selfish lover you’ve ever been cursed to encounter. What then? And what if, this sent-from-Hell alien boyfriend decides to bet you in a game of space poker? Believe me, it really couldn’t be any more of a nightmare. You might even wonder when the real rescue was going to begin.                        Amazon KU

A PERFECT DAY WITH EXPLOSIONS (COMBINED OPERATIONS BOOK 3) by Dorothy Grant

Jenna Brooks is a welder, and a fashionista whenever she can afford it. AJ is a former Special Forces spacer, who finds himself completely outside his comfort zone with her. However, terrorist bombs can overcome almost any divide – the hard way. When Jenna stumbles over a corpse wearing an important clue, she’s roped into a high-stakes counterterrorism operation to uncover a counterfeit fashion ring that’s funding the terrorists. As the trail of blood money and knock-off shoes starts leading closer to home, Jenna’s going to need all the help she can get to stay alive. AJ’s just the man to do that – but he’s after a lot more than merely her safety. It may cost her everything she’s worked for… and also her heart.                        Amazon KU

MARKED BY KANE (GAY SCIFI SOULMATES BOOK 1) by H J Perry

VS Note: A re-release.

A monster of a man rescued me from a bleak, harrowing situation. He says I’m his missing slave and now he wants to keep me. His personal slave. KWIM? And he doesn’t just expect me to service his massive ego. He wants me to love him in the same way that he loves me. And live with him in a world where clothing is entirely optional. It sounds crazy to admit I feel I found my soulmate. My home. Where I belong. I have little to lose. No parents, no job, no place in college. And as for the bullies who’ve taunted me through high school, they are gonna think twice about what they’ve done if they ever see me with HIM. But am I ready to sacrifice everything I know to live so far away that it is out of this world? Time races on, and I have to decide.       Amazon KU

PROMISED TO IDRIS (GAY SCIFI SOULMATES BOOK 2) by H J Perry

VS Note: A re-release.

I spent the night with the man of my dreams, and I promised him my soul. Now he’s come to stake his claim. The big beautiful man is a powerful prince in his realm And he’s used to getting what he wants. Even when he’s not dressed. He lives in a beautiful palace with views to die for. And now he wants me there by his side. He wants me – Just humble, ordinary me – and only me Forever. Mate, and it’s for life. From another world, the Raven Prince can take the form of a bird or a man, but he takes only one lover. It’s an opportunity too good to miss and an offer most people would grasp. But am I ready to sacrifice everything I know to live so far away with the royal family in a palace that it’s literally out of this world?                   Amazon KU

A VERY D’TALI HOLIDAY (WARRIORS OF THE D’TALI BOOK 9) by Ava York and Starr Huntress

Dojak, King of the D’tali, would do anything for his human mate, Sofia. When the winter blues get to her, he’s determined that she’ll have all the Earth traditions she’s missing. With the help of General Troko, court assassin Vokar and their mates, it’ll be a holiday no one will ever forget! A Very D’tali Holiday is *not* a standalone. Old friends are revisited, babies arrive, and much holiday chaos ensues!   Amazon KU

TURO (KA’ATARI WARRIORS BOOK 4) by Kenzie Kelly

Emily fled to space to escape parents who’d become insufferable when her grandmother left her the considerable family fortune. On board the space station Shangris she thrived. Her upbeat, friendly nature shone and she could brighten any crew member’s day. It didn’t matter (much) that none of them truly knew her, or sought her out for friendship. Then the station disintegrated around her, leaving her confused and in a coma for six months. She woke up in alien space, her emotions loud and swinging like a pendulum from anger to sadness, staying far away from the joy she used to feel. The only one she can’t stay mad at is an emotionless cyborg.     Turo never thought he’d be gifted with a rhun mate, but when he saw Emily’s broken body on the floor of the crumbling space station, he knew he was hers. He spent six months watching over her, gathering every bit of information he could from the other survivors. When the med pod releases her, it’s not the sweet, happy female he’s been described. She comes out spitting fire and demanding an equal level of emotion from him. His unusual nanites are no help, and he’s left wondering if his lack of emotion will cause him to lose her forever. Complicating their situation are a space pet, a sabotage plot, and a trip across space with no guaranteed return ticket.                       Amazon KU

STARDUST DREAMS (TWELFTH KEEPER BOOK 6) by Belle Mallory

Against incredible odds, Kennedy has pulled off the impossible. She survived a shipwreck, rescued Phoenix, and she’s traveling with a shipment that will give Earth invaluable protection. The journey back home should have offered smooth sailing, but happy ever after never works out as planned.
Obstacles block her every move: An unruly pirate with a secret. A powerful keeper bent on destroying her. One deadly quest. Earth isn’t the only planet on the line. Faced with uncertainty, Kennedy feels frozen and helpless to act. The worst part? Phoenix is too busy dealing with his own internal battles to be the hero she remembers. Now, more than ever, she desperately needs to lean on him. But without his memories guiding him, he’s still lost, stuck between a past he can’t remember and the future he craves. She can only hope he finds his way back to her. “If my soul has a compass, it always points to Phoenix. Wherever he goes, I follow.” The Twelfth Keeper series doesn’t belong to one particular genre. A blend of Fantasy, Sci-Fi, and Dystopia surrounds swoonworthy romance that takes place on Earth and across the Universe.                       Amazon KU

SHIP WHISPERER by Valerie J Mikles

VS Note: Not a romance but a scifi release of note. I put it on my TBR List.

A pilot yearning for adventure, Tabitha proudly flies missions scavenging supplies for her space-borne city. But when the Navicorp sends her to scavenge a derelict ship, it triggers a psychic link to the ship and the alien enemy that drove her people from their home planet. The unexpected connection puts Tabitha and her people in the crosshairs of the telepathic invaders who are determined to exterminate the human race. Her rapidly evolving ability to communicate with the alien ship unlocks a chain of secrets about her past that shakes her identity. The Captain’s eagerness to push her into danger challenges her loyalty. Can she use her new ability to save them? Will they turn on her and leave her at the mercy of the aliens?           Amazon KU

STAR ON THE TIP OF THE MOON by Linda Mooney

Astronaut Aldyn Mackie is on his return trip home after serving his stint on a small space station. During that time he and NASA have been following a nebula through space that’s on track to bypass Earth…or it was. Now it’s heading straight for the planet. Set to re-enter the atmosphere in the next hour, NASA gives Aldyn the go ahead, informing him that he should be safe as the nebula will be gone by the time he lands. After all, it’s just a cloud of ions, gases, and dust, right? What could go wrong? When Aldyn lands it doesn’t take long to realize that something DID happen when the cloud enveloped the Earth. Something bad. The world has been wiped clean of every living thing. Gone, as if they’d just disappeared. And he soon discovers it’s terrifying being the last man alive. Trying to plan for a future is nearly impossible with no other humans, no animals for food or companionship, no birds or plants, or even insects. Aldyn knows he will die eventually, if he doesn’t go mad first. But when he catches a few glimpses of a woman in reflections, he begins to question his sanity. Is she real? If she is, who is she, and what is she doing here? He is desperate for human interaction, but if she doesn’t actually exist, his reality, and what’s left of his life, will be miserable at best.

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EARTH HALLOWEEN FOR THE ALIEN (EARTH ANTICS FOR ALIENS) by C Y Croc

Gargo has a gig booked on Earth in an exclusive Vegas nightclub for Halloween. Hungover, he misses the shuttle flight with his band and has to make his own way to Earth and find the gig. Estelle has just lost her job to an alien, and worse, her boss boyfriend was behind the betrayal. She leaves him and heads for a new life in Vegas. The first female Gargo encounters is Estelle. She’s in a bit of bother with two Earth males. He helps her and even though she hates aliens; she agrees to take him to where he needs to go. There is a day of travelling ahead of them. Will sparks fly, or will Estelle’s hatred of aliens get in the way?

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INSURRECTION (DARK DESIRES ORIGINS BOOK 3) by Nina Croft

Malpheas is one of the most powerful demons from Earth, but when he wakes up from cryo on the other side of the galaxy, he notices something is wrong—he’s human. Oh, hell no. In order to get his powers back, he must remove the sigil on his arm by carrying out three good deeds. But acts of kindness aren’t exactly his strong suit. Working undercover as a security officer investigating a suspicious death, he’s assigned to work with Hope, the most softhearted woman he’s ever met. If she can’t teach him how to be good, no one can. Hope is in a pot of trouble, and if anyone finds out what she did, that pot would quickly boil over. She just needs to lay low until she can figure out a way to fix this mess. But when she’s ordered to show Mal the ropes and introduce him to everyone, sorting out her problems becomes impossible. Mal is sexy as sin, broody as hell, and believes she can help him change his bad-boy ways. Fine. If that keeps him from discovering her ties to the rebellion, she’ll teach him how to be a perfect angel. As they work together, though, it becomes clear that Hope isn’t the only one with a hidden agenda, and their irresistible attraction to each other just adds fuel to the fire. When secrets are exposed, they must make the impossible choice between doing what’s right and doing what’s necessary. Light meets dark, good meets evil…and love can hurt like Hell.

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A SHADOW IN THE EMBER (FLESH AND FIRE BOOK 1) by Jennifer Armentrout

Born shrouded in the veil of the Primals, a Maiden as the Fates promised, Seraphena Mierel’s future has never been hers. Chosen before birth to uphold the desperate deal her ancestor struck to save his people, Sera must leave behind her life and offer herself to the Primal of Death as his Consort.
However, Sera’s real destiny is the most closely guarded secret in all of Lasania—she’s not the well protected Maiden but an assassin with one mission—one target. Make the Primal of Death fall in love, become his weakness, and then…end him. If she fails, she dooms her kingdom to a slow demise at the hands of the Rot. Sera has always known what she is. Chosen. Consort. Assassin. Weapon. A specter never fully formed yet drenched in blood. A monster. Until him. Until the Primal of Death’s unexpected words and deeds chase away the darkness gathering inside her. And his seductive touch ignites a passion she’s never allowed herself to feel and cannot feel for him. But Sera has never had a choice. Either way, her life is forfeit—it always has been, as she has been forever touched by Life and Death.

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CHILD OF LIGHT by Terry Brooks

At nineteen, Auris Afton Grieg has led an . . . unusual life. Since the age of fifteen, she has been trapped in a sinister prison. Why? She does not know. She has no memories of her past beyond the vaguest of impressions. All she knows is that she is about to age out of the children’s prison, and rumors say that the adult version is far, far worse. So she and some friends stage a desperate escape into the surrounding wastelands. And it is here that Auris’s journey of discovery begins, for she is rescued by an unusual stranger who claims to be Fae—a member of a magical race that Auris had thought to be no more than legend. Odder still, he seems to think that she is one as well, although the two look nothing alike. But strangest of all, when he brings her to his wondrous homeland, she begins to suspect that he is right. Yet how could a woman who looks entirely human be a magical being herself?

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HAUNTED HOUSE: A KREWE OF HUNTERS NOVELLA by Heather Graham

Halloween! Strange things are going to happen and every year, while loving the holiday, members of the Krewe of Hunters also dread it. Something somewhere is bound to happen. And it does. Krewe member Jon Dickson’s fiancée Kylie Connelly is contacted by an old friend who has just moved to Salem, Massachusetts, when the unimaginable happens as the holiday approaches. Jenny Auger has just managed to buy the historic home of her dreams. But it comes with far more history than she ever imagined—the skeletal remains of seven victims interred in the old walls of the house years and years before—along with a threatening curse. And strange things are happening in the city. Bizarre attacks…murders that mimic days of old. With Halloween on the way. Kylie has a history with the city of Salem, and her strange talent for being within the minds of those under attack—first realized in the city—remains sharp. But the situation is far more dire than what they have discovered, with strange events and attacks occurring. And with all their talent for crime solving—with help from the living and the dead—it still remains to be seen if they can solve the murders of the past before Halloween, and the bloodbath that just might occur if the sins of a time gone by cannot be brought to light.

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PERPETUAL POTION (HEDGWITCH FOR HIRE BOOK 4) by Christine Pope

Four months into being a not-so-platonic couple, Selena Marx and Calvin Standingbear are getting into the spirit of Halloween in Globe, Arizona, complete with elaborate costumes. Selena’s even agreed — a bit hesitantly — to do a limited number of Tarot readings for her best friend Josie’s blowout Halloween bash. The party is going spookily well…until Selena’s reading for high school principal Danny Ortega. The cards don’t hold back about his less-than-savory dalliances, predicting that karma won’t be kind. In fact, karma strikes back before the party’s even over — as Danny drops dead. When Danny’s ghost asks Selena to uncover who killed him, she has no choice but to dig through his rather checkered romantic past for clues. All while taking the next step in her and Calvin’s relationship — meeting his parents.  And if that’s not enough to make Selena want to dive head-first into a bowl full of Halloween chocolate, discovering the heartbreaking truth behind Danny’s death might be the final blow.

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CAMOUFLAGED (THE BUREAU BOOK 8) by Kim Fielding

VS Note: I love her books and had this pre-ordered.

Life isn’t always easy for a Bureau agent who’s also a dragon. Ever since Ralph Crespo was trapped in human form, he’s been going through the motions at a job he once loved. Maybe that’s why the Bureau chief seems to have demoted him to messenger. But this time a letter delivery allows Ralph to meet Anton Steinmann, and Ralph’s life takes a turn toward the unexpected. Anton loves his remote home with its extensive caves. He’s less fond of his leadership position, however, and definitely doesn’t want the offer Agent Crespo hands him. Then Anton is kidnapped and tortured. Someone wants him dead and he doesn’t know why. How can anyone be true to himself in a world where he doesn’t really belong? Perhaps Ralph and Anton can find the answer together—if they survive long enough.                     Amazon KU

NIGHT MAGICK (WARLOCKS MCGREGOR BOOK 9) by Michelle M Pillow

A modern-day Scottish paranormal romance by NYT Bestselling Author Michelle M. Pillow. Maura MacGregor might by new to the secretly magickal town of Green Vallis, but this isn’t her first dance with the devil.  From the Highlands of Scotland to the valleys of Wisconsin.

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PETS AND PAROLEES (CLAW AND ORDER BOOK 3) by Molly Fitz

It’s a sad day when I’m the Magical Corrections System’s best shot at bringing down a corrupt magic user who’s determined to sell his power to the highest bidder. My former con-man ways are quite the asset for MCS, not that I ever get any thanks. At least they’re letting up on my leash to let me go undercover, but they’ve saddled me with a slobbery new chaperone. I only just got used to working with the girls, and now I’m stuck with a mangy dog shifter, who—like me—is stuck in his fur for the foreseeable future. You know what they say about cats and dogs? Good thing I’m not a real cat. I just look and act… and ugh, I smell like one too. Not for much longer, though. Because if I can crack this case in record time, they just might reward me with my freedom. All I can say to that is FINALLY!

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WICKED VAMPIRE LOVER (ROYAL BLOOD SAGA BOOK 3) by Bella Klaus

I’ve got more targets on my back than I can count. Time is running out, and our enemies. If I don’t find a way to save us all, then I can say goodbye to my wicked vampire lover.            Amazon KU

INHERITANCE (MONARCHS OF HELL BOOK 3) by R L Caulder and M Sinclair

The war to take back the Kingdom of Pura from the traitors is beginning… and I’ve been whisked away from everything that matters to me. He holds me prisoner at his castle, claiming nothing and no one else matters outside of us. That I’ll forget about it all as we start our eternal life together. The man is delusional if he thinks he can stop me from being on the front lines and with the people I love. He’ll learn that even the most powerful being in the realm can’t control me. With the lives of everyone on the line, I’ll play the devil’s advocate until it’s time to turn the tables on him. No one will prevent me from saving my Kingdom.                    Amazon KU

COWBOYS: A BOYS BEHAVING BADLY ANTHOLOGY by Various

VS Note: Ok although cowboys may seem pretty far afield for this report, there are three stories in here that are SFR or PNR.

Get ready to fall in love with sensual tales filled with the earthy scent of horses, cows, and crisp, clean sweat; the sight of sun-leathered skin and crow’s feet; the feel of work-hardened thighs and arms; and the sound of a deep-voiced drawl.

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DARK WINE AT DISASTER (A HILL VAMPIRE NOVEL BOOK 6) by Jenna Barwin

Henry and Cerissa’s long overdue engagement party is off to a joyous start. As they sweep across the dance floor, eyes locked on each other and hearts overflowing with love, they believe nothing can stand in the way of their happiness. But when an employee of Henry’s winery threatens to expose Henry’s vampire nature to the world, and Mother Nature hits them with a wallop that could destroy his business, the couple’s future comes under fire. Henry is afraid to tell Cerissa about the financial threats he faces—being a man raised in the 1800s means he must solve his problems himself. Still, he could really use her help. Cerissa knows something is wrong. But as a Lux angel, her relationship experience is limited, and her instinct to fix things only makes matters worse. As disaster after disaster shakes them, will their relationship survive, or will their love go up in flames?    Amazon KU

HEARTS AND MINDS A SHIFTER CHRONICLES STORY by M D Grimm

VS Note: A re-release

With the construction for their shifter rehabilitation clinic in Haven underway, Xavier and Josh couldn’t be happier, professionally. But their busy lives leave them little alone time. It’s putting a strain on their relationship, and they still haven’t had anything close to a honeymoon. Josh realizes Valentine’s Day is just around the corner and sees an opportunity he can’t let get away. But never having observed the holiday before, he has no idea what Xavier might want. All Xavier knows is that Josh wants to celebrate, but he has no clue how. Before either of them makes a concrete decision, a bear shifter attacks Haven and threatens to trample their romantic plans.

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CURSE OF THE PHOENIX (THE ARCANE IRREGULARS BOOK 1) by Dan Willis

VS Note: From SEPT 26

New York Police Lieutenant Danny Pak has a problem. When one of his officers calls him out to an unusual crime scene, Danny realizes that it’s terrifyingly similar to something the department thought was dead and buried. Now he has to find a madman before the story hits the papers and the city explodes into chaos. Across town, Agent William “Buddy” Redhorn of the FBI has two problems. He’s been assigned a potentially career-ending case with magical ties, and his sorceress boss is out of town.  The case involves a stolen statue that belongs to the government of Brunei, but the more he chases the thieves, the more bodies begin to drop. Bodies affected by a strange, unknown magic. Resolving to work together, Danny and Redhorn have to catch a cold-blooded killer, recover a stolen artifact, all while keeping everything out of the press. If they don’t, it will be more than their careers that will die when the curse of the Jade Phoenix descends on New York.     Amazon KU

FLOWERS FOR THE SEA by Zin E Rocklyn

We are a people who do not forget. Survivors from a flooded kingdom struggle alone on an ark. Resources are scant, and ravenous beasts circle. Their fangs are sharp. Among the refugees is Iraxi: ostracized, despised, and a commoner who refused a prince, she’s pregnant with a child that might be more than human. Her fate may be darker and more powerful than she can imagine.

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THE GHOST OF MORLEY MANOR by Tricia Schneider

When Alice Worthington’s father dies, he leaves Morley Manor and all his debt to her and her younger brother. Desperate to find a way to pay the creditors, Alice performs a séance to contact the spirit of the last man to have seen the jewels rumored to be hidden within her home. Sir Nicholas, a two-hundred-year-old roguish ghost, strikes a bargain with Alice. Find his earthly remains and bury them in consecrated ground. Only then will he reveal the location of the hidden jewels. Alice agrees not knowing when the time comes, she must decide between saving her home or saving the soul of the charming ghost who haunts Morley Manor.                 Amazon KU

DANCE OF A BURNING SEA (THE MOUSAI BOOK 2) by E J Mellow

Within the world of Aadilor, there is a hidden place called the Thief Kingdom, where both magic and pleasure abound. There, the Mousai, a trio of deadly sorceresses bound by oath and blood, use their powers to protect the kingdom’s treasures. Niya Bassette brings the potent gift of dance to the Mousai, but behind her tempting twirls, she carries a heavy secret—that the infamous pirate lord, Alōs Ezra, has been threatening to exploit for years. Now banished from the Thief Kingdom for smuggling, Alōs resurfaces in Niya’s life with a plot to hold her hostage, leveraging what he knows to extort a pardon from the Thief King. But Niya makes her own deal with Alōs to guard her secret and guarantee her freedom—yet in doing so binds herself aboard his pirate ship, where she must navigate deadly waters, a bloodthirsty crew, and her own traitorous heart. Soon, a simmering attraction between her and Alōs threatens their delicate truce and makes for a tumultuous ride on the open seas. Far from her kingdom, Niya is entangled in a dangerous dance indeed.     Amazon KU

A DARK WELCOME (HEATHENS BOOK 1) by Oyinda Aro

London. Two grande houses grace the banks of the Thames… A sanctuary for budding witches and warlocks to master their powers and learn of their heritage. But as three troubled young witches immerse themselves into their new world, they start to realise that the ancient city may hide a darker secret. A force stalks them through the streets and terrifying visions tell of horrors to come. But does the danger lie outside the house, or deeper within…?                 Amazon KU

WHISKEY SOUR SLAYING (MYSTIC BAR MYSTERIES BOOK 1) by Constance Barker

When Wanda Sperling is called upon to take over her late Aunt’s Tavern, she didn’t know she’d be inheriting a kitty with supernatural abilities. The tavern is known for its special alcoholic concoctions as well as their weekly Trivia night. But when one of the patrons ends up dead, tongues begin to waggle. And when Zeus, resident paranormal kitty, begins speaking to Wanda in the victim’s voice, things get really weird. Most of the Tavern’s regulars, like Tweetie, the bar’s waitress, and Two Dog Donnie, resident cook, are familiar with Zeus’ abilities. Wanda’s aunt was part psychic and perhaps Wanda has not only inherited the Tavern but her supernatural skills as well. Only time will tell. Since the victim was loathed by most of the town, Wanda has her work cut out for her if she wants to get her cat back to normal and rid herself of the cretin inhabiting him. Welcome to Port Jennings, where the lobster is fresh and the town folk are eccentric.                  Amazon KU

LITTLE THIEVES by Margaret Owen

VS Note: Retelling of The Goose Girl folk tale

Vanja Schmidt knows that no gift is freely given, not even a mother’s love—and she’s on the hook for one hell of a debt. Vanja, the adopted goddaughter of Death and Fortune, was Princess Gisele’s dutiful servant up until a year ago. That was when Vanja’s otherworldly mothers demanded a terrible price for their care, and Vanja decided to steal her future back… by stealing Gisele’s life for herself.
The real Gisele is left a penniless nobody while Vanja uses an enchanted string of pearls to take her place. Now, Vanja leads a lonely but lucrative double life as princess and jewel thief, charming nobility while emptying their coffers to fund her great escape. Then, one heist away from freedom, Vanja crosses the wrong god and is cursed to an untimely end: turning into jewels, stone by stone, for her greed. Vanja has just two weeks to figure out how to break her curse and make her getaway. And with a feral guardian half-god, Gisele’s sinister fiancé, and an overeager junior detective on Vanja’s tail, she’ll have to pull the biggest grift yet to save her own life.

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OF TAILS AND MISTLETOE (OF MAGIC AND SCALES BOOK 4) by Natalina Reis

In this Christmas novella in the Of Magic & Scales series, the usual cast of zany but lovable characters is back to love and to hold the clueless groom on his way to married bliss. With or without the mistletoe. Aiden Mercer is about to become Naël Fouchard’s husband. Their Christmas wedding is all the ex-detective can think of now that his life has settled into a comfortable routine and no one is threatening his life or that of those he loves. But whose bright idea was it to put him in charge of finding a venue for the wedding? Or to give him a case of mertail-napping to solve?

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FAMILIAR LOVE: A SPELLBINDING LESBIAN INSTA LOVE by Harmony Fuller

October Barlow is a Witch in theory with the power to see and speak to the ghosts of the dead. But with no Familiar by her side, no reputable magic company will hire her and there is no mystic solution for rent. So it’s no surprise that she can see just how deceased her career is. Desperate for any job, she takes on a pet funeral that might lead her through the door of destiny. Kaz is a Familiar with no Master and she likes it that way. Spending her day’s contently running a potion shop, she helps supplement any magical needs that might be above the abilities of the local Witch’s Familiars. It is the perfect life, until a down on her luck Witch walks into her shop. And her life. Kaz can feel the power buried just below October’s self doubt. As the seeds of magic start to grow between them, the Familiar faces an impossible choice. Lose her soul to a Master, or walk away from the love of her life.

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URANUS (SOLAR MATES BOOK 2) by Eva Delany and Jewels Arthur

I’m Uranus, and I’m the best. Whether it’s baseball or boning, there’s no way I’m letting anyone else get on top. My game, my rules. Even when my rival sets up shop—backed by mob money—and tries to run me out of business, I know I can kick their ass. Alone. It’s not like I’m going to start needing someone now. Besides, guys are good for one thing only. And you know what that is. Even when a plucky Fae blackjack dealer, a well-dressed possum shifter, and extra-fuzzy plant doctor tug on my heart, I know I can’t let them in.

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ACOLYTE OF TRUTH (FORGOTTEN GODS BOOK 5) by Laura Greenwood

Having served Ma’at faithfully for many years, High Priestess Edrice is given a once in a life time opportunity. All she has to do is take a test. If she succeeds, she’ll become a goddess in her own right. If she fails, she will cease to exist in this life and the next. But with the art of making new deities lost to most of the other gods and goddesses, there are more risks than Menefer wants her to take. How can Edrice decide between her heart and her destiny? And is there a way she can keep both.

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TO BRING HIM HOME AND OTHER TALES by Warren Rochelle

VS Note: From SEPT 11

Home, a place where we belong and are safe and loved. Home, the house in which we grew up, a neighborhood, a culture, even a country. Home is a state of mind, it is a place of the heart, and in the heart. Finding home, coming home, and bringing home the one we love is a journey, a journey that can be a dangerous adventure. For the lovers in these stories, adventures can include quests and fighting dragons and demons, past and present, physical as well as mental and emotional. Rocket launchers need to be dodged, the Wild Hunt needs to be outrun. For some of the lovers here, home has been lost, or they have been forced to leave, as is too common for LGBT+ youth. In this collection queer positive speculative fiction stories, explore the idea of what and where home is in the lives of these lovers. Will they survive their quests, defeat their monsters? Will they find a place to call home?

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JACK-O-LANTERN MAGIC (FAMILIAR KITTEN MYSTERIES BOOK 7) by Sara Bourgeous

Halloween hijinks abound! The Halloween Festival in Coventry is one of the biggest celebrations of the year, but when a prop in the haunted house attraction turns out to be a real dead body, Kinsley has to solve the crime one spell at a time.          Amazon KU

THE SERPENT LORD (CROWN OF OMALIS BOOK 1) by Wren Murphy

Princess Sarra of Olmalis is a vision of the future—poised, proud, and confident. As her kingdom settles into peace after a long civil war, she yearns to escape the shackles of expectation her father and his court place upon her. But when she is abducted at the command of a man known only as ‘The Serpent Lord’, Sarra is led to question everything she has ever known. Taken from the safety of her castle to the treacherous bogs and cold, stone walls of a forgotten city called Ro’al, she embarks on a journey searching for answers, intent on solving the mystery of her intriguing captor. However, the more she learns of The Serpent Lord and his plight, the more she discovers secrets that surround her kingdom and the people who rule it. When she finally uncovers the truth, will Sarra trust her past or will she believe in her future?

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PUMPKIN ROLL RECKONING (MUREDER IN THE MIX BOOK 39) by Addison Moore

My name is Lottie Lemon, and I see dead people. Okay, so I rarely see dead people, mostly I see furry creatures of the dearly departed variety, who have come back from the other side to warn me of their previous owner’s impending doom. It’s Thanksgiving in Honey Hollow and Lottie is busy trying to keep up with all of the holiday pie orders down at the bakery. A mystery woman barrels into town and dishes out a few threats to Noah and Everett that can put Lottie’s reputation and career on the line. Meanwhile, Noah and Cormack’s housewarming party ends in tragedy when a killer lands themselves on the guest list and decides to cook up a little murder for the night. Turkeys, threats, and killers abound and if the residents of Honey Hollow can make it out of November alive, they’ll have plenty to be thankful for. Lottie Lemon has a brand new bakery to tend to, a budding romance with perhaps one too many suitors, and she has the supernatural ability to see the dead—which are always harbingers for ominous things to come. Throw in a string of murders, and her insatiable thirst for justice, and you’ll have more chaos than you know what to do with.             Amazon KU

HER WOLF IN THE WILD: F/F PARANORMAL ROMANCE by Rien Gray

The Hounds of God MC live outside the law and protect their own. They only have three rules:
(1) look out for each other – (2) obey the club president – (3) never show a human your werewolf form. 
Christiana Arjean needs to get out. She tried to fix her relationship, but making a break for it is her only shot. She almost doesn’t make it, until a butch biker with a shock of white hair tosses Christiana on the back of her bike. Micah is as mysterious as she is attractive, and Christiana wants to know what’s under that tough exterior. Micah Nubilo knows a little bit about keeping secrets. Rescuing Christiana is a bad idea, and letting her hang around is even worse. But there’s something calling to Micah: an impossible bond no werewolf should ever feel for a human, even one as beautiful as Christiana. Their growing intimacy is threatened when they realize their pasts are connected in ways they never could have imagined. Christiana and Micah must fight against threats both outside the pack and inside themselves for a chance at putting it all behind them and finding a way forward—together.

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FIX YOUR CROWN by Various

VS Note: From SEPT 28. Contains at least one PNR story.

Fix Your Crown is a collection of 13 stories about bold Heroines who cannot be stopped. With each purchase, we are donating 100% of the royalty to a charity that will empower women to fix their crowns.

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BREATHING FIRE (ROYAL DRAGONS BOOK 1) by Alexi Ferreira

RAGOR – As one of the Royal Dragon’s and a being to be reckoned with, I rule by example. Even though we live among the humans and our powers are limited, we are still a force of nature that most fear. That is, everyone but Lua. The minute our eyes clash I realize my error in thinking that I would never be defeated, this petite human blows into my life like a hurricane, bringing me to my knees. LUA – Just because he is feared by all for being one of the most notorious underworld crime lords, doesnt mean I will fall at his feet. I have lived my whole life among men that rule with force, I have learnt to stand up to them. Ragor might be different, his very presence overpowers those around him, I wish I could say he didn’t affect me, but I will not bend, I will stand firm and rule his Dragon heart. Can a human concur a forged curse?                   Amazon KU

PACK ALPHA (WHITE WOLF TRILOGY BOOK 3) by Alice Wilde

I thought I’d found home when I was taken to my father’s estate, only to realize I never knew what real home was … not until I met the Fae. And then him. Now, I have a choice to make. Stay here and be driven insane by the bond that pushes me to mate with my men, or go back and find a way to sever it for good … or die trying. Problem is, I don’t really have a choice …Not if my heart and the Fae have anything to say about it.                Amazon KU

WARRIORS OF GOD (HUSSITE TRILOGY BOOK 2) by Andrzej Sapkowski

VS Note: The author of The Witcher.

When the Hussite leaders entrust Reynevan with a dangerous secret mission, he is forced to come out of hiding in Bohmeia and depart for Silesia. At the same time, he strives to avenge the death of his brother and discover the whereabouts of his beloved. Once again pursued by multiple enemies, he must contend with danger on every front.

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THE SPAWN OF SPIRACY (A DISASTER OF DOKOJIN BOOK 2) by Jesse Nolan Bailey

VS Note: Listed as LGBTQ+ Dark Fantasy Horror

The Sachem has fled his Fortress. Many fear that he intends to turn on the Decayer Device. Hoping to stop this, Annilasia resolves to track down the Sachem. But her plan falters when she discovers that, should the Sachem succeed in turning on the Device, the dokojin attached to her will rip her apart. Before she can save the world from the Sachem, she must first find a way to save herself. Meanwhile, Jalice sets out to locate her long-lost brother, Kerothan. It is only with his help that she can hope to save the Sachem from his own wickedness. But the sins of the past are not soon forgotten, and Kerothan has no intentions of mending old wounds. He’s more concerned with the infestation of twisters that scheme to unleash a new evil…a new evil that eludes detection and festers in a forsaken place.

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HARBINGER (THE ELDRITCH SERIES) by Augustina Van Hoven

On All Hallows’ Eve, the barrier between the living and the dead is thinnest.
Nicholas Harwood has inherited an unusual job—keeping the dead quiet. For several nights before All Hallows’ Eve, he pours a potion derived from a family recipe on the graves of the late residents of Dante’s Hollow to keep the dead from walking. So far, he’s been successful. But something—in addition to snow—is in the wind, and he can’t stop it alone. Nicholas and his unlikely group of companions—a druid sorcerer, a witch, and a ghost or two—are locked in a power struggle with rogue supernatural powers intent on unleashing great evil.

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WITHIN THESE WICKED WALLS: A NOVEL by Lauren Blackwood

Andromeda is a debtera—an exorcist hired to cleanse households of the Evil Eye. She would be hired, that is, if her mentor hadn’t thrown her out before she could earn her license. Now her only hope of steady work is to find a Patron—a rich, well-connected individual who will vouch for her abilities.
When a handsome young heir named Magnus Rorschach reaches out to hire her, she takes the job without question. Never mind that he’s rude and demanding and eccentric, that the contract comes with a number of outlandish rules… and that almost a dozen debtera had quit before her. If Andromeda wants to earn a living, she has no choice. But she quickly realizes this is a job like no other, with horrifying manifestations at every turn, and that Magnus is hiding far more than she has been trained for. Death is the most likely outcome if she stays, the reason every debtera before her quit. But leaving Magnus to live out his curse alone isn’t an option because—heaven help her—she’s fallen for him.

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DARCY’S OMEGA: A PRIDE AMND PREJUDICE OMEGAVERSE VARIATION by Emma East

VS Note: From SEPT 7.

Elizabeth Bennet has happily lived her whole life as a beta, with no aspirations to live a pampered life as one of those omegas cherished by elite, upper crust alphas. But when strangers show up to the Meryton assembly and an alpha named Darcy takes a keen interest in her, Elizabeth wonders whether this beta has found a dream come true. Handsome, wealthy, with eyes she could sink into–if only he would stop insisting she’s an omega! When she sets out to prove Darcy wrong, it sets into motion events that will change her life. And there is only one alpha this omega wants during her heat.

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PIRATE’S TREASURE (PIRATES IN TIME BOOK 2) by Stephanie Flynn

An enlightening text hours before her I-do ceremony left forty-year-old Angela Foxe brokenhearted and cursing technology. Having decided no decent guys are left, Angela is only interested in a good time, and at the Tall Ships festival, she intends to fulfill that wish with a little pirate booty. Instead, she finds herself transported to 1715. Newly-minted Captain Henry Price can finally lead the crew. It’s not treasure he wants, but gold will give him the leverage he needs to hunt the Spanish warship responsible for his brother’s murder, even if it costs him his life. When a woman appears on his ship, challenging everything he believes in, Price will have to choose which future he wants, if there is to be any future at all. When the captain promises to keep her safe from the unruly crew until she disembarks at port, Angela is flattered. And when the captain treats her as an equal and defies her prejudices against men, she can’t help but swallow the pain of returning home.      Amazon KU

LADY GRIM 2021: A HALLOWEEN ANTHOLOGY by Various

VS Note: From SEPT 16.

When the clock strikes twelve on All Hallows’ Eve and the veil between the worlds of the living and the dead is at its thinnest, Lady Grim comes out to play…This Halloween, join thirteen of the hottest authors of WLW fiction as they lead you to the places where darkness dwells. From stories that burn and bubble to deals with the devil, from tales of creatures of the night to those that explore the shadowy reaches of the human heart, this macabre collection of short stories is guaranteed to make you sleep with the lights on.                      Amazon KU

THE FORTUNA COIN by Karen Ann Hopkins

VS Note: I really debated adding this one because domestic violence is such a difficult subject – trigger warnings bigtime for this book! – but the reviews were pretty much all positive and if it’s a time travel romance as billed, there must be an HEA, right? I checked for other reviews and no one mentioned it NOT having a satisfying ending so…I was intrigued by it, despite the awful way the book begins. I read the Look Inside and was caught up in the story already so I one clicked. I HAVE to see the happy ending.

Wendy Catalano, a newly remarried mother of four, finds herself, her husband and her children, murder victims of her ex-husband. A family heirloom takes her back in time to the beginning of her relationship with her eventual killer where she’s given the magical opportunity to change the future and stop her family’s tragic ending. But she isn’t aware that she’s reliving a tortured life. With only glimpses of the future, Wendy struggles to survive present day, unaware that a bloody and unforgiving destiny awaits her. The Fortuna Coin is a haunting psychological thriller about domestic abuse and second chances…but will the truth really set Wendy free?          Amazon KU

A HAUNTING TOUCH (MEMORY GUILD BOOK 4) by Ward Parker

I’m Darla. I’m a psychometrist. I can read thoughts and emotions left upon objects. Some people call my ability a “gift.” Some people are idiots. You see, my ability isn’t providing easy answers when I try to learn who killed one of my inn’s guests, a developer about to cover a scenic meadow with condos. The dead developer created another problem. Turns out his job site was the location of a long-ago demolished sanatorium. Unmarked graves are uncovered. And my “gift” is leaving me haunted by the memories of some of the sanatorium’s deceased patients: shifters and other supernaturals. I feel obligated to find justice for the victims, as well as solve the murder of my guest, with the help of the Memory Guild. They’re great at uncovering forgotten history. But they’re no help whatsoever in solving my problems. Like finding my second husband who’s still missing, without offending the dreamy detective who wants to be more than friends.Or, teaching my daughter how to help me at my historic inn, without her burning the place down. Or, making sure my inn’s own resident ghosts behave, without encouraging the Elvis impersonator’s spirit to sing “Hound Dog” in the middle of the day. I’d always believed that in middle age I’d be living the good life. Instead, I’m living the psychic life. Of magic, mayhem, and murder.                   Amazon KU

HALLOW BLEND (PARAMOUR BAY PARANORMAL COZY MYSTERY BOOK 22) by Kennedy Layne

Lighted jack-o-lanterns, spooky music, and scary costumes set the scene for the annual trick-or-treat event in Paramour Bay. What should have been a fun and exciting holiday turns out to be a catastrophe of epic proportions! The village druid has spent most of the past year preparing for something dire that only she has foreseen, giving Raven and her friends little insight on what to expect or how to prepare for yet another apocalyptic event. No one is sure what to expect, but chaos ensues from the moment Mr. Leo stumbles and falls into a grave that has been disturbed inside the gates of the local cemetery. Were they simply dealing with vandalism, or has the dead begun rising from the grave?                   Amazon KU

DEMON PACK by Jaymin Eve and Everly Frost

I run with my own pack—my four demon wolves and the two friends I would kill to protect. We might be the rejected shifters of the Vegas supernaturals, different and unwanted, but our pack is strong. Feared. Think of us as your local supernatural vigilantes. With my demon wolves secretly watching our backs, we’re unstoppable. Until the night the first rune appears on the streets. A rune that hasn’t been seen for hundreds of years, sending the Vegas supernaturals into a tailspin. It seems that the Master of Demon Runes has returned, a demon with unlimited power to deceive and kill, dragged up from the depths of the underworld itself. What he wants, no one knows. Except maybe… me. Because there’s a teeny tiny chance that my demon wolves used to be his. And an even larger chance he won’t return to the underworld without them… Or without me.             Amazon KU

HOUSE OF MATCHSTICKS by Elisa Downing

VS Note: Fantasy steampunk.

Sixteen-year-old Isaline is under massive pressure. Only alive thanks to Death’s intervention when she was a baby, she’s too shy to speak up when there’s an attempt to steal her mysterious red pendant at school. And getting so emotional that she fails her crucial weapons review, things worsen when she runs into a suspicious but intriguing thief. Forced to work together to survive the threats of the wilderness, Isaline is surprised to be hitting it off with the rogue. But there’s little time for sparks to fly as her unusual necklace attracts bold treasure hunters, two-faced spies, and ferocious beasts … all in search of the fabled House of Matchsticks. Can this strong young warrior graduate her final year before she succumbs to the clutches of evil? House of Matchsticks is a third person, multi-POV series with found family, enemies to lovers slow-burn romance (straight and LGBTQ+), and a healthy dose of action/adventure. This is Part 1 in the series. Expect a cliffhanger.

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TIDE OF TRICKS (SHADOWS OF LONDON BOOK 2) by Ariana Nash

Reeling from recent revelations and forced to lie for Kempthorne, the unthinkable happens: Dom fails the latent competency test. One more strike and he’ll be deemed unstable, have his registration stripped, and the life he’s come to love at Kempthorne & Co will be over. If that weren’t bad enough, someone is stalking him, taunting him. Someone who knows what Dom did all those years ago. While Dom juggles Kempthorne’s lies and his own shady past, latents are being murdered. The police won’t help, so it’s up to Dom, Kempthorne & new-recruit Kage (Hollywood) to find the killer, before they strike too close to home. Dom soon finds himself at the heart of it all with his control slipping, his trick breaking free, and the shadows rising. He’s coming undone. And for unstable latents, there’s only one way out.                 Amazon KU

STRONG WINE (SWORD BANCE BOOK 3) by A J Demas

Retired soldier Damiskos and his lover Varazda have been living together in Boukos for a month, and their future is beginning to look bright. Then Damiskos receives a letter summoning him home to Pheme—where his parents are deeply in debt, his brother is being hunted by loan sharks, and an unwanted arranged marriage looms. And that’s before Damiskos is charged with murder. Fortunately, he’s not alone. Old friends are back in Pheme. And Varazda—eunuch, sword-dancer, and spy—has solved mysteries before. But saving his lover from execution and from marriage will take time, and with only days until Dami’s trial, time is running out.

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TRICK OR ORC: A MONSTERLY YOURS ROMANCE by S J Sanders

Kassie Edwards—When a messy divorce, an absentee father who can’t even bother to call, and small-town gossip leaves my kids hurting, I decide that it’s time for a fresh start. Armed with our few possessions and limited savings, we move across realms to help out at my—until recently fellow-divorcee—best friend’s new cafe, The Spiced Pumpkin, just in time for the Halloween season. Ghostly goblins may have it in for me this time as everyone prepares for the greatest festival the village has ever seen. Pumpkin patches, carnivals and a goblins ball are a delight, and I’m tempted to trust my heart again by an Orc whose confections are only as sweet as his heart.     Garval Ironclaw—Ever since the last harvest festival, I haven’t been able to get a certain female out of my mind. Even now that I’ve hung up my battle axe in exchange for the warm comforts of a cozy kitchen in my own bakery …(more blurb on ebook seller page…)         Amazon KU

THE UNSEELIE PRINCE (MAZE OF SHADOWS BOOK 1) by Kathryn Ann Kingsley

As the son of the Morrigan and heir to the vacant Unseelie throne, Valroy itches to shed the mantle of prince and take his place as King. To his great regret one ancient tradition stands in his way, demanding he first take a bride. With all the members of the Unseelie court proving to be insufferable, what is a prince to do? Steal a human, of course. Abigail often wonders if the townsfolk aren’t right in calling her cursed. Abandoned by her husband and with no family to call her own, everything in her life hangs by a thread. Never did she expect her downfall would come by taking pity on an old hermit. Abducted into the dangerous world of Tir n’Aill, Abigail is thrust into a terrifying Maze that defies all logic. There, she finds herself at the mercy of an Unseelie prince with a strange offer—solve his Maze and he’ll grant her deepest wish…If she can live that long.   Amazon KU

HEATH – MARSHALL’S SHADOW BOOK 5 by Kathi S Barton

Paige Avery had been deep, undercover with her brother, James. Their target had been spotted, but something went wrong. The bullets came from everywhere, killing most of the people in the room. Sent to retrieve them, Rebel Marshall popped in and took the unconscious Page and James back to her home to recover. If Paige and James hadn’t already been immortal, they would have died for sure. As it was, Paige was too weak to shift, and until she could, it would be a long recovery. Heath found James in the barn. The man seemed friendly enough, but Heath didn’t trust strangers easily. Heath was ready to go about his business when he smelled the boy. The boy was hurt and hiding it well, that is until he crumpled from the pain. Heath called for Rodney, and they got the boy back to the house.  Paige shouldn’t have been out of bed, but her concern for her nephew had her moving slowly. Told to sit in a chair before she hurt herself further, Paige caught Heath’s scent and realized he was her mate, and a string of curses flew out of her mouth in seven different languages.

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DEMON KING’S DESTINY (MARRIED TO THE DEVIL BOOK 6) by Roxie Ray and Skye Wilson

My mother, who is a powerful witch, had a prophecy—I will marry Mal, one of the Kings of Hell, become pregnant, and our child will save the earth. It’s not exactly the life I dreamed of, but I’ll do whatever it takes to save those I love. Now she’s bound Mal to earth and rendered him human so we can be together, and I’m starting to think that marrying a demon isn’t as bad as it sounds. He’s sinfully hot and it’s sexy how he’s so protective of me. Given the forces in heaven and hell aren’t happy about the idea of our child, I think I’m going to need all the protection I can get…Except there’s one minor detail of the prophecy that I’m convinced is wrong—my husband will die. I don’t care what any damn prophecy says. I’m not going to let anything happen to Mal and we’ll fight heaven and hell to be together.                 Amazon KU

OWED A NIGHT (OBSCURE MAGIC BOOK 12) by Viola Grace

Jennel is looking to settle down, and Redbird City is the place for it. She and her nephew, Corit, are looking for a place they can be safe from hostile orc clans and a decades-old vision. She registers as an elemental with the local mayor’s office, and they connect her with the orc clan speaker. She can apply to him to gain protection for her nephew and, hopefully, entry into a clan. Once she’s registered, she returns to her new house to meet the movers, and a parade of orcs moves stuff from the van to the house when she meets her new neighbour. Day-ek just got off a shift and noticed the fae woman sitting on the deck and a set of three orcs moving furniture into the house. He comes over to introduce himself, and he takes in her curves and the very frank assessment she gives him and offers to give her a hand. Jennel introduces Day-ek to Corit, and when her mention of having to meet the speaker inspires a grin, she gets a funny feeling about her neighbour. When she meets the speaker and he gives her that cheeky grin while he demands a night with him for each of the three clans he speaks for, she knows that Corit is safe, and she’s got a date. And then… things get complicated.

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DEMON VALLEY PACK (PRETTY LITTLE MONSTER TRILOGY BOOK 1) by Avery Stone

“Fated love means nothing when we can avoid extinction. One tiny sacrifice will appease the shadows. It’s a shame, really. You’ve always been my pretty little monster.” Those were the last words I heard from my Alpha, my fated mate, before his Beta tossed me off the cliff into a land of no return: Demon Valley, the place where no human or wolf shifter survives. Legends claim there’s an escape from the shadowy, demon-infested haven, but no one has ever returned to confirm the truth. Except me. There’s a reason no one comes back from Demon Valley, and when I reach the end of its dark tunnel, I finally understand why. At that grand exit lies a place of rejected salvation. Our Goddess may have blessed me with the ultimate plot for revenge, starting with the Alpha of Nightmare Daemons himself. Malifer Nightshade. A beast of shadows. A seductive master. Creator of this forbidden valley. And the rejected older brother of my Alpha. To gain salvation, one must be tested. For me, that means destroying my bond with the Alpha I expected to spend my life with. After his shattering betrayal, it’s the only option, and I won’t deny the ultimate truth. I’m angry – broken – and with the help of these very addictive shadows, I’ll show my old pack of deceitful wolves exactly what a pretty little monster I can be.                           Amazon KU

ENEMIES WITH BEARS (HATE TO LOVE SHIFTERS BOOK 2) by J L Wilder

I never thought that my old pack would keep me in chains. Nor could I imagine that the one that once loved me, would become my torturer. They want information that I can’t give them. I have to keep Shifter Town and my mates safe. I will do my best to keep the truth concealed. To withstand whatever torture they might inflict, unless it threatens the secret baby growing inside my belly. A child that is not wolf, but bear.                Amazon KU

SERENDIPITY: A BAYOU MAGIC NOVEL by Kristen Proby

My sight is a gift and also a curse. It cost me the love of my life. We may have been young, but some things you don’t get over. Like being the cause of the biggest tragedy of your boyfriend’s life. It’s something I’ll never forget, and a reflection of who I am. But now that Jackson’s back in town, with scars and a hero’s badge of honor, it’s time for me to be brave, too. A malevolent evil hell-bent on making my sisters and me pay for rebuffing him is still stalking my family, and some ancient writings portended that the six were the only ones who could defeat him. Jackson Pruitt and I round out that magical number, which means I have to face the evil and the things Jack makes me feel, to save my family and my city. I never sought to reconnect with Jack. Working with him now means opening myself up to my feelings for him. Refusing means destruction for us all.

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A SHADE TOO FAR (MAGIC AFTER MIDLIFE BOOK 3) by Deborah Wilde

When I stole a demon artifact for a client, I never expected it to result in a magic curse. Failure to reverse it will result in the death of someone close to me, the end of my uneasy alliance with the head vampire, and open season on my family. As if that didn’t suck enough, my screw-up on a dangerous fact-finding mission may have kicked my sexual tension with the wolf shifter in the balls. At least I’m not obsessing over it, since fighting through a maze of mind games, tested loyalties, and secrets is consuming all my energy. So, glass half-full. Now armed with my trusty to-do list, I’m determined to multitask my way to victory like a magic badass. Yaas, Queen.        Amazon KU

HEART OF THE MISTS (BOUND TO THE FAE BOOK 9) by Eva Chase

War has finally come to the Mists. The Murk have invaded, and if they have their way, the men I love and all the other fae in the place I now call home will fall before their twisted magic. I may be only human, but I won’t let my lovers fight alone. I’ve proven again and again that I’m more than a cure for their curse. I’m not a tool but a wild card our enemies still don’t fully understand. But our only chance at victory may come at a cost too high for me to bear. What if winning means destroying the bonds that have made my life worth living?                   Amazon KU

DEMON FALL (RESURRECTION CHRONICLES BOOK 9) by M J Haag

Love isn’t blind; it’s devastating. June had her future all planned out, and it never involved hiding in a bunker with her long-term boyfriend during what felt like the end of the world. In fact, surviving the zombie apocalypse never even entered the picture. Yet, that’s exactly what fate gave her. A game of survival. One horror after another. But, at least, she’s not alone. At least she has Adam…until she doesn’t. Heartbroken, June wishes she could face the apocalypse on her own, but she’s seen what’s out there. Infected that are smart enough to fake what they are and the hellhounds determined to kill every last human. If she wants to survive, she’ll need help from the dark creatures who rescued her from the bunker. She’ll need a fey, and Tor is just the man for the job.

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TO KISS A DEMON (AN IMMORTALLY SEXY NOVEL) by Stephanie Rowe 

When Paige quit her job as Satan’s minion, she thought she was finally free. But when she accidentally incinerates an angel, she discovers she’s on the fast-track to becoming a soulless, evil wraith. The only way to save herself? Enlist the help of the deliciously sexy shadow warrior sent to push her over the edge. To save his brother, Jed Buchanan sold his soul to Satan Jr. for all eternity. But when the immortal assassin winds up in Paige’s bedroom during a botched mission, the sassy temptress offers a possible way out if he’ll team up with her. Everyone from heaven to hell wants to get their hands on the weapon Paige is becoming, and time is running out. Can the tormented assassin find the peace and love he’s always desired with an irreverent wraith who refuses to give in to her dark side?

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BETWEEN BLOODE AND STONE (BETWEEN THE SHADOWS BOOK 1) by Marie Harte

Cursed long ago to check their growing power, vampires can only coexist in small groups. Yet despite their many conflicts, those Of the Bloode possess similar traits. All vampires, no matter where they came from, are male. They can go unnoticed by humans unless they wish otherwise, and they can’t survive sunlight. Mormo, servant of the goddess Hecate, has created a small, new bloode clan at her behest. The six vampires he commands are rough, ill-disciplined, and mean, and they fail to follow orders on a daily basis. But they’re needed. Something big and bad is coming. Hecate, goddess of death, magic, and gateways, has a duty to guard the borders of the mortal world. She knows that without a strong force to contain the threat, chaos will come, destroying everything in its wake. Hecate’s secret weapons are those Of the Bloode—vampires. Though they refuse to worship anything but themselves, she loves their wild ways. In order to battle gods and monsters and survive, they’ll need ferocity, inner strength, and something to fight for. Because there is nothing so dangerous as a predator who loves, and those Of the Bloode protect what’s theirs at all costs, in undeath and beyond. And Varujan of the Night Bloode has just found the one female he can’t do without.

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VS: The next (and most recent) book in my Badari Warriors Backlist is TRATUS! I thought it was high time to visit the Tzibir pack of Badari out in the desert and look into what was going on with them. Especially since their Alpha continues to co-operate with the evil Khagrish scientists.

TRATUS: A BADARI WARRIORS SCIFI ROMANCE NOVEL (SECTORS NEW ALLIES SERIES BOOK  14

Katrin Rodgerr, ex-Space Navy, was perfectly happy as Third Officer on a tramp freighter in the Outer Sectors, until the day she and everyone on board the ship were kidnapped by alien scientists to become subjects of gruesome experiments. Far away from home or help, Katrin does her best to bolster the other prisoners’ morale and look for a way to escape. Until one day she’s chosen for an experiment of another sort – given to a pack of alien supersoldiers as a prospective breeder.

Tratus, senior enforcer of the Tzibir pack, never expected to find his mate, much less to meet her among the human prison population of the labs. But there she is and there’s no denying the instincts. Despite his Alpha’s objections, Tratus manages to convince the alien scientists to give Katrin to him and he vows to protect her. Deeply unhappy with the way his leader runs the pack as he disobeys all their goddess’s commandments and refuses to ally with other Badari packs to fight the scientists who created them, Tratus plots a revolt.

Despite herself Katrin is drawn to the giant humanoid warrior with alien predator DNA who treats her so respectfully. His scales and other differences from human males only make him more attractive in his own way. But the Alpha distrusts her and Tratus, and time is running out for them both…
Can Tratus defeat the Alpha leading his pack to inevitable doom? Can he and Katrin survive the consequences and find their way to claiming each other as true mates or must he let her go?

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