Author Pauline B Jones and Her New Blush Free Books Website

My good friend USA Today Best Selling Author Pauline Baird Jones has started an interesting new endeavor – Blush Free Books. From her website, here’s a portion of the explanation of what the site is about:

“…a website and newsletter dedicated to building a community of readers who love exciting, action-filled, and well-written books that are hotter than the clean and sweet, but close the door on the steamy scenes. 

There are communities aplenty for steamy and inspirational books, but there is an underserved group in the middle: readers who crave well-written books with all the action, suspense, excitement, and romance without the graphic sex. These stories have the edge-of-your-seat action with a hint of spicy language and some of the sexual tension not found in the cleaner-sweeter stories. 

There is no cost to readers or authors, just a willingness to share their favorite blush-free reads and the authors who write them. I will be sharing reader recommendations on Blush Free Book’s social media and in the newsletter when it launches in January.

Are you ready to give your Blush Free Books the platform they need to stand out and say ‘Come read me!’ to the millions of readers who love a great read without the unnecessary heat? Join me and other Blush Free Authors today by adding your voice and your books to #BlushFreeBooks!

(What is a blush-free book? Well, you’ll know it by what you don’t see in there!)”

As an author and reader, I personally have no problem writing and reading those steamy open door bedroom scenes but I think Pauline may be in the forefront of a developing trend, for readers who are growing tired of all the spice and heat and skip those sections anyway. There’s room for everyone in our vast reading universe these days, thank goodness!

Out of my 52+ book backlog, I have only two or three with no bedroom scenes, mostly because the way the plot unfolds in those particular books there’s no time to have a meaningful such encounter, so I’ll be listing those on her site (and maybe I can entice a few readers to come and read my other, hotter books too).

Best wishes to Pauline on her project!

New Releases in #SciFi #Fantasy and Paranormal Romance for Wednesday DEC 8

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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GAMEPOINT (THE ALIEN GAMES BOOK 4) by Ava York

He’s a freaking emperor. I’m a waitress. No matter what my hormones think, I know how this is going to end. If I had to be abducted by aliens for a deadly intergalactic reality show, I couldn’t have wished for a more perfect partner. He’s kind and strong. Smart and sweet. And so far out of my league that my head spins every time we touch. He says we can be together. He says he has a plan. But I know how the world works. Even if we defeat our captors, my heart is already lost.      Amazon KU

UNNATURAL TREASURE (DRIFTING TREASURES SERIES BOOK 6) by Layla Stone

Avenell was a work-a-holic, and she had no idea what happened to her husband. He was there in the morning but when she returned later that night, he was gone – along with his stuff. One month later she quit her job, sold her stuff and took a job as a personal assistant to the owner of Drifting Treasures. That was ten years ago…and she still hadn’t caught her breath. Working for Clalls, consumed almost all of her waking thoughts. He was demanding and impossible to please – and that was before he decided to celebrate his three hundredth birthday party determined to make it the biggest, most notorious celebration that ever was. When she had a few hours to crash in her room, she either blacked out from exhaustion or spent her precious hours on a conference call with her co-worker going over their joint responsibilities. They had two weeks to go, and they weren’t even close to having everything in order. Avenell was sure the day of Clalls’s birthday was going to end with her public humiliation and termination, a moment of clarity where she quit or….she was going to kill her co-worker for all the times he didn’t do his work forcing her pick up the slack.           Amazon KU

UNCOMMON TREASURE (DRIFTING TREASURES SERIES BOOK 7) by Layla Stone

Ansel did not appreciate being kidnapped to attend a former co-worker’s 300th birthday party. Finding out that he was being used as a prize for the opening festivities was one step too far. Clalls may have done a lot for the Federation and his friends, but that did not mean the Night Demon could hand him over like a fruit basket. Unfortunately, that was only the beginning of an event that disrupted and change his life. Note to reader: this is a short fast pace sci-fi romance. It’s also the final book in this series and will be enjoyed more if you’ve read the Unexpected series.     Amazon KU

DISCORDIA (THE NOVA VITA PROTOCOL BOOK 3) by Kristyn Merbeth 

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

Scorpia is finally back among the stars, far away from the memories of the war she and her family started—and ended—on Nibiru. Her first order as captain of the Memoria is to keep her crew safe, and she is all too happy not to get involved in dangerous political games for once. Corvus is haunted by what he experienced at the hands of the Titan attack, and he’s just as eager for a new beginning. He knows that not all Titans are built for war, and that the system can find peace, even as Deva and Pax begin to rattle their sabers. Though the Kaisers may be responsible for diverting a multi-planet war, the planetary leaders are wary of the knowledge they hold. Better to lock them up and keep their dark secrets hidden. But the Kaisers are the only ones who know the truth about the threat of the ancient world-ending alien weapons rooted in each planet—and they may be the only ones who can save the system from total annihilation.

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RESCUED BY HER ENEMY: NEON RENEGADES BOOK ONE by January Bell

As a pawn of Impericorps, I’m expendable. If it weren’t for my handler, Riker, I might even dream of escape. I’ve hated him since our first mission. When Riker frees me from the grip of Impericorps, giving me the choice to run with him, or fight on my own, I’m shocked. I can’t understand why he’s helping me now. But with the might of the Impericorps at our heels? There’s strength in numbers. When we’re forced to land on a hostile planet, we’ll have to rely on each other more than ever if we want to survive. I never thought he’d be the key to my freedom… and I never expected the heat between us.                  Amazon KU

REBOOTS: UNDEAD CAN DANCE by Mercedes Lackey and Cody Martin

VS Note: Not a romance but a scifi release of note. Some portions were previously published.

Say hello to Humph the Boggart, the principled, down-on-his-luck private detective, Skinny Jim the zombie, and Fred the werewolf, in this film noir style space opera. Humans aren’t alone anymore—in fact, they share a planet with undead and near-dead beings, living in…semi-harmony, depending on who you ask! This is the world of Reboots—where zombies, vampires, and werewolves live side-by-side with humans, taking whatever jobs they can in order to coexist peacefully. So, what better job to give almost-dead or dead beings, than one that consists of no air, cosmic radiation, and a lack of life-sustaining essentials? In comes a cast of interesting, unique, and downright paranormal creatures as they travel through space. Consisting of four parts, Reboots: Undead Can Dance is a space opera destined to become a favorite, written by beloved and world-renowned fantasy author, Mercedes Lackey, and Cody Martin. Follow Skinny Jim, a zombie who conceals his ability to speak to avoid being exterminated after an ill-fated war launched by a zombie emperor, leading to an alliance between Norms, the Fangs, and the Furs. And then there’s Humph the Boggart, an ethereal parahuman private investigator who navigates interspecies relationships in claustrophobic extraterrestrial environments with his friends, including Fred the werewolf. And what happens when you put them all together in a confined space?

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THE ALIENS’ MATE: A GAY SCIFI ROMANCE WITH ALIENS WHO SHARE by Delaney Rain

Luc Martin was abducted by aliens over a month ago and has been stuck in a cage on a spaceship with three women ever since. On either side of their cell are two alien prisoners who both seem to have a thing to staring at Luc. Oh and everyone’s naked. Then comes the moment when escape is possible, and Luc makes the decision to free Bolaico and Teranu in the hopes that they know how to do more in outer space than he does. And boy do they! A fight through the ship, stealing a shuttle, and crash landing on a strange planet get the group of five away from their abductors…but now what? Following through on the idea that Luc could be the aliens’ thank you gift for all their help sees him giving into desires up in a tree and in a hot springs pool inside a cave. As time passes, and despite a language barrier with both aliens, Luc discovers he’s begun to care about his aliens. But do they feel the same? When their captors track them down and force a confrontation that includes the native population on this planet, their futures will be decided by the choices that they make. When Luc’s aliens have the chance to return to their lives, where does he fit in?     Amazon KU

THE ALIEN CORPORAL (PERINQUAL GALAXY OFFICERS BOOK THREE) by C Y Croc

Corporal Kalibzo – The other males gave me daggers as I raised my winning ticket in the bride lottery the captain held for the safety of the three Human females. I couldn’t tell if the female I won had a look of relief or disbelief in her eyes when she I chose her. Either way, she is mine now and I will do everything in my power to protect her from the Badligons, a flying species thought to be extinct, but who are trapped on this planet with us—and safe from the males I thought were my comrades. Stephanie – Thankfully, the alien who chose me is the most appealing of the bunch. However, although surprisingly cute and sexy, he is also the smallest and least intimidating out of the bunch. Will he keep me safe on this planet? Will he be able to protect me from the flying aliens? Will he protect me safe from his mutinous friends? The look in their eyes is making me tremble with fear. I only hope my new alien husband is tougher than he looks, otherwise we’re both dead.”   Amazon KU

ALIEN’S WILD MATE by Sonia Nova

This strange alien has awakened an even stranger desire inside me. I love adventure and living on the land. But getting abducted and abandoned on an alien planet is a little too much adventure, even for me. This planet is chock full of barbarians and outlaws… and one noble alien who looks at me like I’m everything. The problem? He’s a pirate, and he needs to get his ship back from his traitorous crew. He sees how good I am on the land and wants my help. If I do, he’ll take me back to Earth. But the more time I spend with him, the less certain I am that Earth is where I want to be…This odd, primitive female entices me in a way I’d never imagined. Betrayed by my second-in-command, I was dumped in the woods and left to die. While my crew searches for a rumored shipment of rare and valuable human females, I encounter the very thing they are looking for: a strange, primitive earthling. Although she knows nothing of the universe, she can make fire with just her hands and treat my wounds without a medkit. But the oddest thing of all is the way she makes my third heart beat and my mating urges awaken.                          Amazon KU

TRUE TERYN (LAST LUMENIAN BOOK 2) by S G Blaise

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

Lilla must recruit the biggest and most dangerous army in the Seven Galaxies, but the Teryn emperor will not comply unless Lilla earns the blessing of the Teryn Guardian Goddess Laoise. Dealing with gods is never easy. Guardian Goddess Laoise’s condition for bestowing her blessing is for Lilla to bring her the mysterious Heart Amulet. Now Lilla is trapped in a strange place with no way out, no idea where to go or how to find the amulet. The only way for Lilla to complete her mission is to uncover the biggest secret of all Teryns. Will she survive discovering the secret of what it means to be a True Teryn?

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CAPTURED BY THE HUNTER (XARC’N WARRIORS BOOK 7) by Lynnea Lee

TILLY – No one ever told me the bugpocalypse would be so lonely. I was ready when the man-eating space bugs descended from the skies. I have everything I need in my fortress: food, water, and my dog, Waffles, but I’m bored out of my gourd and lonely AF. So when a Xarc’n warrior breaks into my home, I decide to “detain” my purple intruder. Note to self: tranquilizer darts and zip ties do not hold big, burly hunters. At all. Now I have more muscley warrior than I know what to do with pressing me up against the counter and claiming I’m his. RAYK’N – Captured by a little hunter. Checking up on a kid and his dog is not my idea of fun; I’d rather be out shooting down flyers or hunting for my mate. But Tilly is not a male or a child. Her enticing scent calls to me, and I follow it to her home. When I approach, she shoots me with a tranquilizer. Imagine my surprise when I wake with my wrists tied and her straddling my body. If my mate wants to play, all she has to do is ask.      Amazon KU

STAR SAVAGE (ALIEN GLADIATOR KINGS BOOK 1) by Jove Chambers

VS Note: A bit of mixed reviews on this but overall seemed positive.

A human female – Three vicious alien gladiators fight to the death for their prize. Me. I’m thrown to the one left standing to be used and claimed on the floor of the arena. The winner is a clawed and horned beast who should only frighten me, not excite me. But when his anchor strands attach between my thighs, they vibrate, and I’m seeing stars. An alien king – She’s a means to an end. I’ve got to win this fight and claim this prize. I’ve got to please the crowd. If I do it right, I have my freedom, and I can finally go home to be chieftain to my clan. But when I attach to her, my mating instinct rises, and I lose every vestige of control as I take her. I don’t understand it, but this human prize is my mate.           Amazon KU

ALIEN HORNET (ALIEN ABDUCTORS BOOK 4) by Calista Skye

Grace – I’ve shot a hornet. He’s eight feet tall, with bright yellow stripes, buzzing wings and hard compound eyes. And he is very angry. He abducted me from my farm and took me away in his spaceship, which looks like a hornet’s nest on the inside. But before that, he stung my friend. And with a stinger that size, that had to kill her on the spot. So I have my reasons for hating him. He’s clearly an alien, more hyper-muscular man than hornet. But he’s buzzing louder and louder, and I think he’s furious. And if that protruding rod there is not his stinger, then I don’t want to know what he’s planning to do with it. Let him try. I’m not going to be his hive mate.          Tzor – I had to take her. She smelled so good it made me dizzy. I don’t even care that she shot me first. But biting me, a Royal Scout on a crucial mission? That cannot go unpunished. Even now, my blood is red on her lips. She is delectable, round and scandalously female. The air in my spaceship is thick with her fear. And something else that I can’t identify, but which nearly makes me faint and forces my crotch to swell dangerously. I think I know what her punishment must be. And I think I will enjoy it.   Amazon KU

STOLEN BY ALIEN SANTA by Sophia Sebell

He caught me when I wasn’t sleeping. He knew that I was awake. Santa Claus has come to town, and its me he chose to take. I saw Santa when I was younger. I’m not taking about the Santa you grew up believing in. I’ve seen the REAL Santa, the one with the green skin and big horns. Every Christmas after that, I always stayed up and hoped to get a peek again. I wanted to confirm to myself that I wasn’t crazy and I actually saw him. This year, I got a little more than I bargained for when not only did I see him, he saw me. Now, I know for sure Santa isn’t a jolly fat dude in a red coat. He’s an angry beefcake of an alien in a red coat who doesn’t take kindly to people catching him off guard. Currently he’s got me tied up and stuffed in his red sack next to a pile of presents. I don’t know what he has planned for me, but it’s probably not good. Or maybe it will be? I never thought I’d say this, but, Santa is kind of hot and I might be open-minded… depending on what he’s wanting.   Amazon KU

SEDUCED (MATES FOR THE RASKARRANS BOOK 4) by Heather Fox 

Lorna: After the awful mess that was my life back on Earth, living in the raskarran village is great. It’s a simple life, but the big green guys provide for us, our huts are cosy and I get to spend my days looking after two adorable children. There’s only one problem – the dreamspace. Much as I might want to have a family one day, I can’t have anyone inside my head. There are secrets I’m keeping, secrets that could destroy me and any chance of a future I have with the tribe. Fortunately, none of Gregar’s tribe are my mate, and if I have an unrequited crush on the village healer, Shemza, well, it’s not the worst issue to have. When he offers to help me regain my strength, I just have to remember he’s not interested in me. That those looks he’s giving me are definitely not full of heat…Shemza: I have longed for Lorna since the first moment I set eyes on her. Even when she was weak with fever, I knew that my heartspace would never beat for another. We have not joined each other in the dreamspace, and that should mean that she is not my linasha. But she is human, not raskarran, and perhaps the same rules do not apply. Lorna’s heartspace is closed right now, but if there is a way to get her to open it to me, I will find it. I may be a healer, but Lorna rouses a warrior’s spirit in me, and I will do whatever it takes to claim her as my mate.                     Amazon KU

AT FIRST CONTACT: THREE STORIES OF NONTRADITIONAL LOVE by Janice L Newman

Hugo Finalist Janice L. Newman presents a touching trio of romances in a speculative vein. From the edge of space, to the shadows of the paranormal, to the marvels of the mystical: At First Contact: A germaphobe and an android are assigned a mission to survey a planet together. Will they discover new life or a new love? Ghosted:Leo is searching for the soul that used to haunt his grandmother’s house. Did Will ghost him? A Touch of Magic:What if love could alter the fabric of existence? A fraught romance between two teachers just might be helped along by a touch of magic.

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COLD BLUE LOVE by Valerie Wilde

He’s big, blue, and he thinks I’m his prey. Part of me wishes he was right. A simple mistaken identity and all of sudden I’m on an intergalactic hunt for some kind of…space criminal. I don’t know what this massive brute has planned for me, but it’s starting to sound like fun.       Amazon KU

CHERISH (BARBARIANS OF THE SAND PLANET BOOK 7) by Tana Stone

The bounty hunter babes are ready to celebrate Christmas, but are they ready to return to the sand planet where they were marooned? When the bounty hunter babes escaped from the Dothvek planet, they took their barbarian mates with them (and some babies on the way). Now the crew is returning to the alien homeworld for the holidays, but they’re in for much more than a desert version of yuletide cheer! This novelette features a feisty, all-female bounty hunter crew; gorgeous, sand planet barbarian warriors; steamy scenes in an exotic desert oasis; and heartwarming holiday festivities.
This is not a standalone story. To fully enjoy the characters (and to avoid spoilers), you should read the Barbarians of the Sand Planet series first.            Amazon KU

SCENTS AND SENSIBILITY: THE MEPUVIREAN PROPHECY BOOK ONE by Jeaneva Christie

Even the most capable huntress can become the prey. Jess, an orphaned alien, has no sense of sexuality until the day she becomes the prey of every male on the planet. Suddenly she’s emitting pheromones that threaten her very life. Stranded while on a mission, Aryk, an elite galactic soldier, saves Jess from unwanted attentions, including those of a slaver. Devoted to keeping her safe, they flee into the beyond in search of her homeworld while trying to save another species from extinction. All she wanted was a chance to fall in love. Now the universe is throwing mates her way. Aryk may be the first, but he isn’t the last. An ancient prophecy says why choose when you can have them all.   Amazon KU

A TEDOLAREN IN THE SNOW (TEDOLERAN CHRISTMAS BOOK THREE) by Aurora Caine and Nova Edwins

I have no problem wrapping men around my finger, but as it turns out, big red aliens fall into a different category. After Voxen saves me from freezing to death, I show my appreciation in the only way I can think of at that moment. It’s just supposed to be a bit of harmless fun for both of us. However, Voxen seems to be unfamiliar with the concept of “just for fun.” He only knows “forever”.

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FIGHTING FOR HER WARRIOR (TAUREAN WARRIORS BOOK 1) by Melody Beckett

Space Force veteran Laila Storey thinks she’s seen it all—until first contact with an insectoid alien race, the Xakul, destroys a fledgling Martian colony. The Xakul’s next target? Earth. Humanity’s only hope is the Taureans, a warrior race who has battled the Xakul and won. Laila must learn from the Taureans how to beat the Xakul, before Earth is destroyed. She doesn’t have time for love… even if one particular Taurean warrior makes her heart race. Commander Zac Qu’Rell wants back in the fight, but his last battle with the Xakul wiped out his entire team, and left him badly scarred. Yet when he meets Laila, he feels whole once more.  When a mission goes wrong, trapping them on a Xakul occupied planet, they realise there is more at stake than they thought. And with temperatures rising, both on and off the battlefield, there’s no time for love… is there?                     Amazon KU

HOLLY JOLLY MONSTROUS HOLIDAY: A MONSTROUS EROTICA COLLECTION by Eve DeMoan

VS Note: Erotica. Short.

Trapped on an icy planet, Aurora is about to have the steamiest holiday ever. Krampus wants her, and he always gets what he wants. He’ll own her body and soul, but first, she has to make it through the initiation of becoming his mate. Gnomes, satyrs, an abominable snowman, and an ice dragon will make Aurora scream in pleasure. She might balk and resist, but in the end, she’ll give in… and soon, she’ll belong to Krampus! *WARNING: Holly, Jolly Monstrous Holiday is not a romance! It’s pure erotica, meaning there isn’t a plot to speak of, lots of steamy sex that will melt your e-reader (with naughty creatures), and no character development. If you’re looking for a romance or plot driven story, this isn’t it. Holly, Jolly Monstrous Holiday is a short erotica collection (approximately 30 pages)

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RESCUED BY MY ALIEN PROTECTOR by Tammy Walsh

Natalie – Nobody said being a district attorney was easy, but I refuse to drop this case—even with the worst alien crime lord in the entire galaxy gunning for me. I can’t let anyone else get hurt. I have to do this alone. But he won’t let me. My alien ex-boyfriend was hired to protect me until the court date—much to my chagrin. It’s been eight years and there’s nothing left between us. At least, that’s what I thought…Nayok – After Natalie left me, I was broken. I threw myself into the Space Marines to forget about her. Fighting and killing are all I’ve ever known. But now her life’s on the line, I can’t stand aside. I have to protect her. I whisk her away to an idyllic location far from danger. The trial is in one week and we have nothing but each other to pass the time. Can I keep things professional or will I end up broken-hearted all over again? Locked up tight in a safe house, can Natalie and Nayok navigate the rough terrain of their rocky relationship? Or will they repeat the mistakes of the past and fail to escape with their lives?               Amazon KU

HIS PRIZE: EARTH WOMEN FOR ALIEN WARRIORS BOOKS 3 by Keira Conrad and Luna Kingsley

I’ll do anything to claim her as my own. Iris spends all her free time with her tiny, human nose buried in a book. I know because I spend all of my free time watching Iris. Mating with a human is forbidden, but she tempts me with her soft curves and easy laughter. I want to run my fingers through her long red hair and kiss her pillowy lips. Our colony is attacked by hostile raiders, and Iris is separated from the other humans and cut off from the evacuation route. She needn’t worry. I’ve done three tours in the mines and I know every inch of these tunnels. The time for watching from the shadows is over. I’ll do anything to keep her safe. And then I’ll claim her as my own.     Amazon KU

TAKEN BY THE ALIEN PRINCE (WARRIORS OF ISHTAAN BOOK 3) by  Tori Kellett

His final shame was the disfigurement inflicted deliberately so he could never sire the young Ishtaan so desperately needed. Rachel Martina Coleman was used to a fight—from the gangs of LA to constantly having to prove herself to her fellow soldiers—but being an expert markswoman didn’t make her invincible. She survived a three-against-one assault by jealous douchebags the night before she woke up on an alien planet. Now, three months later, she realizes she is carrying the physical consequences of that last night on Earth. Can two damaged souls used to clawing for everything they have finally give up the fight long enough to fall in love, or will both of them stubbornly refuse to admit they might just be perfect for each other. And will Rachel ultimately be able to trust Voren’s promises, or will she always worry that he wants her for what she can give him, not for who she is?                      Amazon KU

NIGHTFALL: THE WASTELAND BOOK FOUR by Denise A Agnew

VS Note: I’ve been reading this series and enjoying it!

He’ll do anything to keep her safe…Patty Reynolds left behind a ho-hum life, including her abusive ex-husband. On her own, she keeps her little bakery going. Fueled by visits from a tall, gorgeous ex-special forces general, she longs to understand more about the quiet, mysterious man who keeps secrets and teases her with hot glances. He keeps his team of ex-military security experts working to protect their town as the world comes to terms with the natural disaster that rocked their lives.
Alexander “The General” Graham never thought he’d fall hard for the Plain Jane woman who runs a bakery, but the coziness she creates draws him in, makes him long for an honesty he’s never experienced with any woman. She makes him want to be a better man and seek the redemption he longs for. With danger lurking around the corner, Alexander and Patty will need their strength to keep them both alive.

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THE DARKEST DESTINY: A LORDS OF THE UNDERWORLD NOVELLA by Gena Showalter

Forsaken. Deathless. A monster in every way. Mostly, Brochan is determined. He craves what fate promised him—the woman who will help him conquer a heavenly kingdom. He will stop at nothing to win her. Viola, Keeper of the demon of Narcissism, lives for a single purpose—treating herself and her pet to the best life possible. But a crazed warrior is now appearing everywhere she ventures, ruining her fun…. tempting her beyond reason and keeping her at a razor-edge of desire. Though legions of males have attempted to win her, all have failed. Somehow, this rampaging beast is tearing down her walls, one by one, claiming he owns her heart and her very destiny. To be with him, however, she must defeat the only force strong enough to destroy her—love.

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BOUNDARIES (VALDEMAR BOOK 15) by Mercedes Lackey and Various

This fifteenth anthology of short stories set in the beloved Valdemar universe features tales by debut and established authors and a brand-new story from Lackey herself. The Heralds of Valdemar are the kingdom’s ancient order of protectors. They are drawn from all across the land, from all walks of life, and at all ages–and all are Gifted with abilities beyond those of normal men and women. They are Mindspeakers, FarSeers, Empaths, ForeSeers, Firestarters, FarSpeakers, and more. These inborn talents–combined with training as emissaries, spies, judges, diplomats, scouts, counselors, warriors, and more–make them indispensable to their monarch and realm. Sought and Chosen by mysterious horse-like Companions, they are bonded for life to these telepathic, enigmatic creatures. The Heralds of Valdemar and their Companions ride circuit throughout the kingdom, protecting the peace and, when necessary, defending their land and monarch.

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IMMORTAL’S HONOR (DARK PROTECTORS BOOK 14) by Rebecca Zanetti

First comes danger  . . .When Vampire-Demon Sam Kyllwood discovers he’s the keeper of some mysterious circle, he laughs it off.  When he finds out that his younger brother is supposed to fight to the death in said circle, he snaps right to furious.  And that’s before he starts uncontrollably making things explode —it turns out it’s never too late to develop deadly new immortal abilities.   But even those explosions are nothing compared to what happens when he tries to handle a very suspicious, brilliant and beyond sexy human female whose piercing eyes ignite a heat that rages deliciously outside even his unbreakable control…Then comes desire . . .Honor McDovall is one of the best interrogators Homeland Security has ever had. But no matter how well she appears to fit in, her mystical gifts are slowly driving her mad. She doesn’t understand them, she doesn’t want them, but for now, she’ll use them to detect and defeat danger until she completely loses her mind. Unfortunately, her job brings her face to face with the deadliest man she’s ever met—and she senses Sam is even more gifted than she is. Yet once they kiss, she realizes he’s also more dangerous than the enemies suddenly coming from every direction. Good thing they both like to play with fire.

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THE LIAR’S KNOT (ROOK AND ROSE BOOK 2) by M A Carrick

Trust is the thread that binds. And the rope that hangs. In Nadežra, peace is as tenuous as a single thread. The ruthless House Indestor has been destroyed, but darkness still weaves through the city’s filthy alleys and jewel-bright gardens, seen by those who know where to look. Derossi Vargo has always known. He has sacrificed more than anyone imagines to carve himself a position of power and influence among the nobility, hiding a will of steel behind a velvet smile. He’ll be damned if he lets anyone threaten what he’s built. Grey Serrado knows all too well. Bent under the yoke of too many burdens, he fights to protect the city’s most vulnerable. Sooner or later, that fight will demand more than he can give. And Ren, daughter of no clan, knows best of all. Caught in a knot of lies, torn between her heritage and her aristocratic masquerade, she relies on her gift for reading pattern to survive. And it shows her the web of darkness that traps her city. But all three have yet to discover just how far that web stretches. And in the end, it will take more than wits and knives to cut themselves free.

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STAR KISSED: A STARSEED PREQUEL by Gaja J Kos

Who would have thought that a run in with a handsome witch would slay not just my hormones, but my entire damn reality? Good decisions are never made under the light of the moon. I should have turned in the other direction when I collided with Mr. Sin-On-Legs Aquarius on a dark street. Roland is magic through and through, and I never felt the kind of instant pull toward anyone as I did with him. Warning enough, right? My wits, apparently, decided not to grace me with their presence that night. Instead of hurrying off to the party I was already running late to, I took Roland up on the offer to escort me there, hang out for a while. He had an ease to him that made me feel like I could be myself, and I fucking liked it. I just hadn’t expected that the real me was someone even I had never met. Being human in a magic world sucks balls. But the possibility of me being one of the supernaturals…Now that shit terrifies me to my core.

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YOURS, INSATIABLY: A MONSTER ROMANCE (HUNGER DUET BOOK 2) by Aveda Vice

Avirin understands hunger. With her ravenous desire to succeed, it’s no surprise she hides her monstrosity from the world. Easier said than done once she sleeps with her infuriating coworker and lets her succubus secret slip. But it’s a one-time thing; she’s not jeopardizing her career over a night with Pye…No matter how much she can’t stop thinking about it. Pye understands hunger, too. Being famished for something they can’t have, mouth watering at the sight of her…but Pye and Avirin agreed to be friends, and since faeries can’t lie, he’ll keep his late-night thoughts to himself. But when Pye introduces Avirin to the world of monsters she’s long avoided, they both have a hard time forgetting what they did together…And a harder time remembering why they can’t cross that line again.  Note: Pye uses “he” and “they” pronouns interchangeably throughout this book. Warning:This 51k novel is a F/Nbi romance between a succubus and a death’s-head hawkmoth fae. Amazon KU

BAD RA: REBEL GODS BOOK 3 by Rosemary A Johns

When the gods turn bad…demons come out to play. I’m Autumn: the powerful reaper of both gods and demons. But how can I resist their wicked beauty? Now Loki, Hades, and my gorgeous demon, Oni, are mine. Yet the end of the world is coming, Ragnarök. There are monsters and secrets lurking in the underworld. Ra — tall, blond, and perfect — is my Soul Bond and phoenix. My hot shifter lovers are battling to survive. But it’s Ra, my sorcerer Sun God, who may be the greatest danger to the realms, and it’s like having the Soul torn from me. When my protector becomes the threat, it’s my enemy who steps up to defend me. Can I save my lovers? They’re the enemy, royalty, friend, bonded, and second chance. They’re my obsession and secret protectors. Yet what if everything I thought I knew…is a lie? When the gods are rebels, the demons are wicked, and the shifters are savage, it’s lucky that I love bad boys.                   Amazon KU

SAVAGE GAMES (GIFTED ACADEMY BOOK 6) by Michelle Hercules

My worst fear has to come to pass, and now Stephan knows about my terrible secret. He hates me with every fiber of his being, and I can’t blame him for it. Unfortunately, war has come, and we have to put our issues aside to fight the greatest evil that has befallen our world. Chaos will stop at nothing until he has destroyed everything we hold dear. Can Stephan and I work together without tearing each other apart, or will the end of the world mend what I thought was irreparable damage?   Amazon KU

THE COLDEST TOUCH by Isabel Sterling

Elise Beaumont is cursed. With every touch, she experiences exactly how her loved ones will die. And after her brother’s death—a death she predicted but was unable to prevent—Elise is desperate to get rid of her terrible gift, no matter the cost. Claire Montgomery also has a unique relationship with death, mostly because she’s already dead. Technically, anyway. Claire is a vampire, and she’s been assigned by the Veil to help Elise master her rare Death Oracle powers. At first, Elise is reluctant to work with a vampire, but when she predicts a teacher’s imminent murder, she’s determined to stop the violent death, even if it means sacrificing her own future to secure Claire’s help. The trouble is, Claire and Elise aren’t the only paranormals in town—a killer is stalking the streets, and Claire can’t seem to shake the pull she feels toward Elise, a romance that could upend the Veil’s mission. But as Elise and Claire grow closer, Elise begins to wonder—can she really trust someone tasked with securing her loyalty? Someone who could so easily kill her? Someone who might hold the key to unraveling her brother’s mysterious death?

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HIGH JINX (CURSED LUCK BOOK 2) by Kelley Armstrong

Curse weaver Kennedy Bennett has re-settled into her beloved hometown and opened a shop selling previously hexed antiques. When she fails to win an online auction for a notorious cursed painting, Aiden Connolly—the wealthy and swoon-worthy luck worker she is not dating—swoops in to buy it for her. Crying Girl is one of a quartet of haunted legendary paintings. Kennedy knows that the “ghosts” are actually curses—fatal ones. The paintings have been missing for years, and Kennedy is thrilled at the chance to uncurse one…until Crying Girl disappears before they can collect it. Kennedy and Aiden soon discover that the painting hasn’t been randomly whisked out of their reach. Someone used it to lure them in, and now that they’ve snatched the bait, they’ve been snared in a trap. Either the thief gets what they want…or the four paintings are going to find their way back into the world, and Kennedy and Aiden will be responsible for the deadly chaos the cursed portraits wreak.

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PURE AS GOLD: A SWAN PRINCESS RETELLING (LORDS OF ARRETH) by Kala Merseal

For countless years, Lycia Aloril prayed for the gods to send her a savior. Cursed to be coveted for her magical blood, escaping Fallovax would guarantee her death but staying means eternal torment. But when a roguish mage crashes through her forest, she seizes the chance to break her curses and escape her captor. Orin Tyrea has other plans. He’s no savior, but an assassin of the emperor of Arreth. When a battle takes a wrong turn, he escapes within an inch of his life. Injured, his magick fails him mid-teleport and he crashes right into Lycia’s path. Learning the truth of Lycia’s curses, Orin is torn between the pity he feels for the strange woman and his loyalty to his benefactor. For acquiring her magical blood for the emperor means one thing: having the power to kill a god.

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LIFE AFTER DEATH: A LANA HARVEY, REAPERS INC SPINOFF (RETURN TO LIMBO CITY BOOK 1) by Angela Roquet

Lana Harvey is back from the dead…Well, back from delivering the dead to the afterlives, anyway. The political and social landscape of Limbo City has gone through quite the makeover since the Throne of Eternity was broken and the souls in the sea took charge of their own destinies. But progress is a journey on the road less traveled. Which means potholes are inevitable. And who better to pave the way than the reaper who set all this upheaval into motion?

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PRETENSE (ELVEN ALLIANCE BOOK 5) by Tara Grayce

Essie and Farrendel are living their happily ever after…until Farrendel’s greatest secret leaks to the Escarlish press. With his reputation set to be forever ruined, they race to do damage control. Yet, an even greater danger lurks behind the leak, threatening more than just Farrendel’s reputation. To save his brother-in-law and rescue the alliance, Prince Edmund of Escarland proposes a fake courtship to Jalissa, the elf princess who has broken his heart not once, but twice, even if she doesn’t know it.Edmund and Jalissa struggle to unravel the conspiracy, save Farrendel, and attempt to keep their fake romance from becoming all too real. It might be more than this spy prince and elf princess can handle.       Amazon KU

REVERIE AND REDEMPTION by Kaydence Snow

I’m in love with three men. I’m just not sure if they’re a dream come true or my worst nightmare. It began with hearing voices – just another step on my steady descent into madness. It was inevitable, considering the whole town hated me and I was the loneliest person on the planet. I didn’t really blame them, I guess. Everyone who got close to me ended up in the hospital. I’d be suspicious of me too. When the three distinct, alluring voices in my head started to appear before my eyes as three distinct, gorgeous men I really started to question everything I thought I knew. They called themselves Dreamwalkers and told me they were hunting the monster attacking all the people around me. They won’t leave me alone. I’m not sure I want them too. But am I the monster they’re after? Or are we all in worse danger than I ever could’ve imagined?

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WOLF OUTCASTED (WILLOW’S FORBIDDEN PACK BOOK 3) by Avery Song

“You’ve completed your task, Willow, and it’s time for the world to acknowledge that what was once rejected now deserves a new role. A position of power that no one will be able to steal from you.” When the world proclaimed me an outcast, I fought against that role and destroyed everything — and everyone — that tried to belittle me. Now I, Willow De Luca, am about to reap all the rewards, including a very powerful seat that has the supernatural world of New York shaking. Unfortunately, the Coven isn’t pleased that I’ve claimed something they expected would land in their grasp by default. I don’t have time to worry about their wrath, though. The Forbidden Enterprise is launching, my attendance and participation are required at the grandest fashion runway show, and I have to help return a fae princess to Faerie world. Top all that off with a visit to the Vatican for personal business with Saint and my special training with Jayce in the ring, and my schedule is filled to the max. Additionally, our new packmates, Milo, Loki, and Viktor are ready to prove why they fit perfectly into our Forbidden Pack. The world isn’t prepared for what’s in store, but it’ll soon become crystal clear that my newly formed empire is about to rain chaos down on anyone who tries to defy a De Luca.   Amazon KU

ONCE YOU GO SHIFTER  by Various

You know what they say, once you go shifter…Dreamy werewolves, bears, and other supernatural creatures like vampires, ghosts, witches, demons, and more will steal your heart in this limited edition anthology crafted by bestselling and award-winning urban fantasy and paranormal romance authors. If you love fated mates, strong characters, forbidden love, and dangerous alpha men, indulge your cravings, fall in love, and discover your new favorite book boyfriend in these otherworldly tales. Bet you can’t read just one.

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COURT OF FLAME AND ASHES (DRAGON BORN BOOK ONE) by T L Christianson

Royalty, abductions, fated mates, and dragons…Prince Kastian’s kingdom is collapsing after his father’s death. The only way to change his fate is to forge a bond with a stranger from another realm. Finding that she’s been abducted, college student Lyra wakes up in another world and is told she’s fated to be a queen. She can’t just walk away from her home and loved ones… or can she When the two come together in the dragon realm, they will either destroy each other or form the most powerful magic known to Abraxas.

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TEMPTED BY THE RUNES by Christina Courtenay

Born centuries apart. Bound by a love that defied time. Madison Berger is visiting Dublin with her family for a Viking re-enactment festival, when she chances upon a small knife embedded in the banks of the Liffey. Maddie recognises what the runes on the knife’s handle signify: the chance to have her own adventures in the past. Maddie only intends to travel back in time briefly, but a skirmish in 9th century Dublin results in her waking up on a ship bound for Iceland, with the man who saved her from attack. Geir Eskilsson has left his family in Sweden to boldly carve out a life of his own. He is immediately drawn to Maddie, but when he learns of her connection to his sisters-in-law, he begins to believe that Fate has played a part in bringing them together. Amidst the perils that await on their journey to a new land, the truest battle will be to win Maddie’s heart and convince her that the runes never lie.

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MISTLETOE AND MATES: SHIFTERS IN LOVE HOLIDAY ANTHOLOGY by Various

Enjoy the holidays with eight heart-warming tales of shifter love, true-mate style. Our USA Today and Bestselling authors have written brand new holidays stories just for you!           Amazon KU

INITIATE OF THE JACKAL (THE APPRENTICE OF ANUBIS BOOK 2) by Laura Greenwood

WRITTEN IN THE STARS by Various

VS Note: From Nov 16

Immerse yourself in new worlds and discover hidden places, from far-off realms to different neighborhoods. Cast spells, break curses … or even play the drum! And forge friendships with fae, angels, muses, or simply the boy next door. Join the award-winning and USA Today bestselling authors of Written in the Stars—a young adult contemporary, paranormal, and fantasy romance anthology—on these adventures and more. Packed with 16 stories, the collection is composed exclusively of full-length, first-in-series tales, introducing you to worlds beyond its pages. Some might call this collection your reading destiny, but we say it’s Written in the Stars.

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DRAGON AVALANCHE (AIR DRAGONS BOOK 3) by Charlene Hartnady

A dragon shifter series set in the same world as the bestselling Bride Hunt books – Avalanche finds himself in the deep, dark recesses of the earth. It’s nothing like he ever imagined it would be. All he needs to do is to survive long enough to win the prize.              Amazon KU

MAGICAL YULE TIDINGS: A PARANORMAL WOMEN’S FICTION NOVEL (MIDLIFE WITCHERY BOOK 7) by Brenda Trim

My kids return home to Pymm’s Pondside for the holidays. Before I can tell them about my magic, a pixie, and a mermaid blow my cover. Their shock is expected, but not their anger. Turns out my oldest nearly burned down their house and was convinced something was wrong with her. I could have helped her if I hadn’t insisted on hiding my magic from them. The girls give me the silent treatment while my son can’t stop asking questions. Thank goodness Violet and Aislinn are here to help ease my children into the magical world. But as my daughters start to come around, all three of my children go missing. Convinced the evil entity stalking Cottlehill Wilds is to blame, I enlist the help of all my friends. When I fall under the same siren spell as my kids, I’m thrown to the proverbial wolves and Sebastian is my only hope. Is his love for me strong enough to overcome the enchantments? And can he rescue us all?                   Amazon KU

HOLIDAYS WITH HADES (MYSTICAL MIDLIFE IN MAINE BOOK 4) by Brenda Trim

‘Tis the season and I’m setting the stage. But even with all the trimmings, I know better than to think everything will run smoothly. I’ve promised an invitation to Fate and it’s never a good idea to keep such a powerful being waiting, but my festive frenzy keeps getting interrupted. Removing curses and humoring carolers are the last things I should be doing when I’ve also just learned that I have to make room at the Yule Dinner table. For whom? Oh, just Hades, God of the freaking Underworld and father of the man in my bed. I didn’t have time for the normal chaos in my life, but this is a new extreme. It’s impossible to make a good impression when I barely remember my name. My power is hours away from turning me into a vegetable, my house is a mess, and suddenly my ex-husband has some demands of his own. Not today, Satan. Nothing will ruin these holidays for me and my family.   Amazon KU

RESTITUTION: REAGALOS BOOK FOUR by Rebecca Cohen

Lornyc is good at keeping secrets, because secrets can get you killed. Will someone rid him of this troublesome Mage? Seemingly not, and Lornyc’s going to have do it himself. There’s a good reason no one had invoked the Reckoning to become the Supreme Mage of Beher for over a quarter of a century, but Lornyc couldn’t keep his big mouth shut. Five tasks, five chances to fail, and that’s just the warm up for the magical head-to-head. Pity his Reagalos powers don’t work like Mage magic, so he’ll need to think fast, and run even faster.            Amazon KU

REAL ALPHAS BITE (REJECT ISLAND) by C R Jane and Mila Young

I’m not in the habit of stealing women. They come to me. They beg and plead for a taste of my power. My brothers and I rule the pack, crushing all challengers and scaring the rest into submission. We’re the nightmares that wake you up screaming, the devils you crave. We have everything, so we want for nothing. Until she came along. From the first moment I laid eyes on her, I knew she was mine….ours. We took her swiftly in the middle of the night, stealing her out from under her fated mate’s clutches. She was only meant to be a play thing, a passing fancy. So why do I find myself watching her as she sleeps, protecting her… falling for her?                  Amazon KU

ELFED IN NEW YORK: INTERN by Erik Schubach

VS Note: From NOV 23. Listed in LGBTQ+ Romance.

Nineteen years ago, Evander Laun and Natalia Havashire went on the air throughout the world on almost every news channel simultaneously, to reveal to the human race that Elves walked among us. It is the most-watched historical event in modern times. An aspiring investigative journalist, Killishia Renner, finds out with the rest of the world that she is an Elf unbeknownst to her, when she manifests Elvish physical traits on the air during the Tree Lighting ceremony in Rockerfeller Center in New York. It challenges everything she thought she knew about herself and her family. Intern follows the hurdles she must overcome as she learns about being an Elf while facing the uncomfortable popularity of being Elfed in New York.

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THE WENDIGO HOOP-DE-DOO (A CHARLIE RHODES MYSTERY BOOK 10) by Amanda M Lee

Charlie Rhodes has the one thing she always wanted but was afraid to admit. The parents who gave her up for adoption are back in her life, but the transition from orphan to adult child isn’t going to be an easy one. Before she can commit to the process, however, a new job pops up for the Legacy Foundation and she’s whisked away to upstate Washington. A group of teens celebrating graduation and preparing for college have gone missing in Nighthawk, a former boomtown that has exactly one resident, a crazy old bootlegger who wanders the area dropping ominous warnings before disappearing into the darkness. The Legacy Foundation is called out when several bodies are found, all with …(more blurb on ebook seller page…)              Amazon KU

THE VAMPIRE’S CHRISTMAS (MORETTI BLOOD BROTHERS BOOK 5) by Juliette N Banks

Vincent Moretti has trained to take over the role of king his entire life. He’s powerful both in mind and body. What he hadn’t expected was the overwhelming pressure to be as revered as the kings before him. Now Vincent has to prove himself, protecting his race – but all he can think of is the graceful and beautiful blonde in his court. Kate proudly watched Vincent take the throne and believes the heart-throbbingly gorgeous vampire could be her fated mate – even if he doesn’t know it yet. But when disaster strikes, and her parents are killed while Vincent continues to deny his feelings for her, a male from her past is the one to comfort her. Was Kate wrong about the new king? Can she forgive him for not being there when she needed him the most? Or should she return to Italy with someone who is not her mate, but has proven his loyalty?

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DUAL NATURE (OMEGA ASSASSIN BOOK 1) by Elizabeth Knight

I’m a killer. A trained and skilled assassin, and I’ve never missed a target. My newest hit is human, a New York socialite, with a reputation for keeping supernatural beings as pets. Caging them and performing unspeakable acts on them. Even the United Senate wants her dead. Which is where I come into play. I’m given the contract for killing her. Only nothing goes to plan. In the midst of a violent and bloody attack, I’m bitten by a wolf. An omega, who’s the complete opposite of me, in everything. By the laws of the Senate, I’m no longer a human or an assassin. I’m a werewolf. Dual natured, my life will never be the same. I need to quickly learn how to balance my years of experience as a detached killer with my new submissive side. The side that needs the care and nurturing of my pack. Colt, Lane, Zander, Morgan, Noah, and Elias are my new Alphas and Betas. They run the largest Tennessee wolf pack. They treat me like I’m a rare, and precious wolf, but it’s in my nature to fight my own battles. Danger is coming at me from all sides. I need to claim my place and accept who I am while trusting them with the truth of who I used to be.      Amazon KU

WYRMWOOD (POISONWOOD AND LYRIC BOOK TWO) by Sam Burns and W M Fawkes

A dragon searching for a crowning jewel for his fabulous hoard. A misanthropic incubus who just wants to swim. Declan might be the world’s only shut-in incubus, but with a father like Elrith, it’s little wonder his faith in people is nonexistent. He skates through life as a computer programmer, closed into his tiny apartment, only feeding by ordering sex workers to his door. But his mother was a water nymph, and occasionally, Declan can’t resist the need to sneak out and swim. This time, he’s in for a surprise. Augustine is a water dragon who has spent years building the perfect hoard, and now there’s just one thing missing: someone to share it with. When he spots the stunning creature swimming just outside his home, he realizes the jewel he sought has come to him. But after centuries of little human contact, he’s out of touch with the meaning of the word consent. When the tempting nymph chafes his control, August can’t figure out how to win him over. But word of August’s treasure has reached greedy ears, and all he cares for is under threat. Can a dyed-in-the-wool misanthrope teach August the true value of possession before he loses everything?         Amazon KU

 

THE NIGHT BARTENDER (FAIRVIEW CHRONICLES BOOK 9) by Alexa Piper

Aaron has come to Fairview to find his ex’s teenage sister, who went missing in the city. As a witch both rich and powerful, Aaron follows a trail that leads him to a bar frequented by supernaturals and to a bartender who attracts Aaron’s attention — and not just because the bartender is keeping something from Aaron. When Aaron runs out of leads, he follows the mysterious and pretty bartender, and the next thing Aaron knows, he’s foiling an attempted abduction. Ilya has built a quiet life in Fairview mixing drinks and flying under the radar. He is a banshee, and the psychic ability and mild telepathy that comes with that makes Ilya a sought-after commodity. That carefully constructed life Ilya built for himself breaks into a thousand pieces when a handsome witch starts asking questions and becomes Ilya’s rescuer mere hours after they meet. The witch, Aaron, vows to protect Ilya and to keep his secret. Now Ilya has to decide whether he will give Aaron his trust and risk a lonely but safe life as a night bartender in a wintry city in which people disappear only to then turn up murdered.

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DIZZY SPELLS (WICKED WITCHES OF SHADOW WOODS BOOK 4) by Sara Bourgeois

When Shakey Stewart, a nosey newspaper reporter, is murdered, Reva finds herself involved in another mystery. This time she’s in it to help Matt solve the case before it has a chance to ruin his career. But is her new relationship with Matt over before it even has a chance to begin? Meanwhile back at the inn, Cyrus is done waiting in the wings for Reva to realize his affection for her. This revelation puts a strain on what had previously been a rock-solid friendship. Pistol just wants a full bowl of food. Is that really too much to ask?                  Amazon KU

HER NIGHT WOLF (FALL MOUNTAIN SHIFTERS BOOK 5) by G Bailey

I was once a rejected wolf and now I’m the queen of the Fall Mountain Pack. I’m their alpha female. After escaping King Cenwyn and his court, I find myself back with my alphas, who are now my mates. I have everything I’ve ever wanted, and more, but the gods have a different idea of freedom for me. Persephone’s using the soul bond to connect to my mind, and control it, but none of us know what she truly wants. King Cenwyn’s armies are at our borders, and he isn’t alone. The Levi are now an army, controlled by an angry goddess, and if we aren’t careful, she will destroy us all. We endure the fall and rise in the ashes. Fall Mountain Pack will not stay down for long. Wolves always bite back.   Amazon KU

A VERY GENRE CHRISTMAS by Kim Fielding

VS Note: She’s an autobuy for me.

Very little is merry in a private dick’s world. Private detective Nick Bozic works the mean streets of 1950s Portland, Oregon, shadowing unfaithful spouses and nabbing thieving employees. He may be lonely, but at least he’s not crooked. Despite the festive season, Christmas simply means less dough in his pocket. With the holiday only a few days away, a regular client drops a new case on him: yet another being has come through the Rift and needs help finding his way home. Maybe Evindal the elf will help Nick find something too—a bit of cheer and magic amid the usual brew of corruption and betrayal.

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SHADOW THRONE (DAUGHTER OF SHADOW BOOK 4) by LJ Swallow

I am the Ebon Queen’s daughter of shadow, but I am not hers. She has threatened my men and if she harms them, I will unleash dark magic. Would my shadows defeat the queen—or strengthen my bond to her instead? The dragon flights have returned but they throw our plans into disarray. Their First-Born will destroy everything that stands between them and their desire to end the Ebon queen—and that could include me. Luin offers to help but I’m unsure he wants to become more than my guardian, and the men now question whether an alliance is possible with such creatures. We return to our realm to make our next move but not all agree with Leander’s decision to return to the stronghold. Devin and Rohan fear for our lives should we walk through the gates, but we may have no choice. Is Leander’s position as High Lord enough to keep our group safe if we follow his plans?
The Ebon Queen’s forces have destroyed more of the land we travel through, and we face more challenges as we pass through the towns. Ebon elves and her dragon consort Cadenor pursue us as the queen steps up the crusade to bring me to her court. I fear that if she cannot take me, she will take my men. I’m prepared to face the Ebon Queen and the darkness within myself, but instead she forces an impossible choice on me. I am a daughter of shadow, and this is who I must become, or I could lose everything.                  Amazon KU

VAMPIRE ASH (SCORNED BY BLOOD BOOK TWO) by Heather Renee

A future to accept. An enemy, or two, to stake. I had a plan. One that included avenging my family and slaying as many vampires as I could in the process. Every choice, every step, they all led me closer to my vengeance. Except plans don’t always go the way we want. Especially when I have to accept that—no matter how long I put it off—I’m going to become the very thing I hate most in this world: a vampire. Though, as I find myself falling for Maciah, I realize that maybe my heritage isn’t the death sentence I first assumed. Maybe it’s exactly what I need, because as the threats start to escalate, I begin to realize…Sometimes the best way to kill a monster is to become one.    Amazon KU

HYBRID RECLAIMED (HATE TO LOVE SHIFTERS BOOK 4) by J L Wilder

I’ve been rejected for being a half-breed; tortured for protecting my mates. Now the fae want to steal my childthey don’t know my power. There was a time when I believed that the only man who could possibly love me was a runt. A runt who threw me away and treated me like garbage. I know better now. My child has four fathers; shifters who will stop for nothing to protect their blood. I’m not just a little lost wolf anymore. My harem is my army, and we will tear the fae apart. They may burn our homes. They may drink our blood. But they cannot sever the bond I have with my mates. They cannot destroy the strength of a hybrid reclaimed.                Amazon KU

THE EXCALIBUR CURSE (CAMELOT RISING TRILOGY BOOK THREE) by Kiersten White

While journeying north toward the Dark Queen, Guinevere falls into the hands of her enemies. Behind her are Lancelot, trapped on the other side of the magical barrier they created to protect Camelot, and Arthur, who has been led away from his kingdom, chasing after false promises. But the greatest danger isn’t what lies ahead of Guinevere—it’s what’s been buried inside her.  Vowing to unravel the truth of her past with or without Merlin’s help, Guinevere joins forces with the sorceress Morgana and her son, Mordred—and faces the confusing, forbidden feelings she still harbors for him. When Guinevere makes an agonizing discovery about who she is and how she came to be, she finds herself with an impossible choice: fix a terrible crime, or help prevent war. Guinevere is determined to set things right, whatever the cost. To defeat a rising evil. To remake a kingdom. To undo the mistakes of the past…even if it means destroying herself. Guinevere has been a changeling, a witch, a queen—but what does it mean to be just a girl?

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WAKING IN TIME by Angie Stanton

Abbi arrives at UW Madison still shaken by her grandmother’s mysterious, dying request, and wakes to a different world: forty years in the past. That is just the first stop on Abbi’s journey backward through time. Will, a charming college freshman from 1920s carrying his own burdens, travels forward through time. When Abbi and Will meet in the middle, love adds another complication to their lives. Communicating across time through a buried time capsule, they try to decode the mystery of their travel, solve her grandmother’s mystery, and plead with their champion, a kindly physics professor, to help them find each other again … even though the professor is younger each time Abbi meets him.                         Amazon KU

THE RIGHTEOUS (THE BEAUTIFUL QUARTET BOOK 3) by Renee Ahdieh

Following the explosive events of The Damned, Odette faces a vampire’s final death. The Court of the Lions have done everything they can to save her but have failed. A healer from the Sylvan Vale could help her, but only Arjun Desai, as a half fey, can cross the boundary between realms. The Sylvan Vale is a world Arjun despises, and in return, it despises him. But knowing it could save Odette, he returns to the Vale with all haste, leaving the mirrored tare between the two worlds open and unwittingly setting the stage for both love and war. It’s mere days until Pippa Montrose is to wed Phoebus Devereux and become a member of his well-heeled family, offering salvation to her own. But Celine is missing. Pippa has no idea where her best friend has gone, but she’s certain it’s in the company of vampire Sébastien Saint Germain and that Arjun can lead her to them. Pippa enjoins the help of Eloise, the daughter of a powerful sorceress, to discover the gateway Arjun uses to travel between worlds. Pippa, tired of hesitating in life, marches right through in search of her friend. But what she discovers on the other side is a dangerous, duplicitous world full of mischief and magic she doesn’t understand, and most unexpectedly, she finds love.

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RISEN (AN ALEX VERUS NOVEL BOOK 12) by Benedict Jacka

Mage Alex Verus has gone from a Camden shopkeeper to one of the most powerful mages in Britain. Now his last and most dangerous battle lies before him. His lover, the life mage Anne, has fallen fully under the control of the deadly creature she made a bargain with, and it is preparing to create an army of mages subject to its every whim. Alex, the Council, and the Dark mage Richard Drakh agree to call a truce in their war, and plans are made for a joint attack. But Alex knows that it’s only a matter of time before Drakh and the Council turn on each other . . . and neither cares about keeping Anne alive. Can Alex figure out a way to stop Anne and to free her from possession before time runs out?

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THE VEILED THRONE (THE DANDELION DYNASTY BOOK 3) by Ken Liu

Princess Théra, once known as Empress Üna of Dara, entrusted the throne to her younger brother in order to journey to Ukyu-Gondé to war with the Lyucu. She has crossed the fabled Wall of Storms with a fleet of advanced warships and ten thousand people. Beset by adversity, Théra and her most trusted companions attempt to overcome every challenge by doing the most interesting thing. But is not letting the past dictate the present always possible or even desirable? In Dara, the Lyucu leadership as well as the surviving Dandelion Court bristle with rivalries as currents of power surge and ebb and perspectives spin and shift. Here, parents and children, teachers and students, Empress and Pékyu, all nurture the seeds of plans that will take years to bloom. Will tradition yield to new justifications for power? Everywhere, the spirit of innovation dances like dandelion seeds on the wind, and the commoners, the forgotten, the ignored begin to engineer new solutions for a new age.

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REGENCY INFLUENCER (TIME TRAVELERS BOOK 2) by Teresa Yea

Influencing… It’s a hustle. I take selfies and seek out brand deals.  One thing I did not seek out: a trip through time to the Dark Ages. That honor was foisted upon me by my arch nemesis, the sorceress Morgaine le Fey. Through my cunning political posturing (and style tips), I landed a job as King Arthur’s royal influencer— a position filled with perks.
  Like unlimited mead refills. And up close and personal time with the king’s advisor, Merlin, a foxy wizard with rock hard abs underneath his majestic blue robes. After our last adventure, I thought Hot Merlin was dead. 
Heck, I thought I was dead. 
Yet we’re both alive. Now Merlin stands before me with a new phone and a reprogramed MorgVPN.
 Oh the places we’ll go.                Amazon KU

HONOR BOUND (GUARDIANS OF THE FAR REALM BOOK 11) by JL Madore

The battle for the Dornte crown has begun and we’re not ready. Ruic Breard has an army, a stockpile of weapons from the Human Realm, and the knowledge that the Amberloq force consists of two Elbirfae warriors, and me. Go team! What our enemies don’t know is that Dune, Tundra, and I have a support network behind us… the Phoenix Quint, the Thornebane Quad, and most importantly, my wildcard mates, Lukas and Shadow. Oh, and don’t forget sweet Moonshade. To win this struggle for power and control once and for all, and to save the Dornte quadrant from another reign of tyranny, my mates and I have to unite and embrace our shared destiny as Guardians of the Crown. *Honor Bound is book three in the third harem of the Guardians of the Fae Realms reverse harem paranormal romance series. Expect sizzling polyamorous situations (mmmfm), heart-pounding action, ongoing storylines, and lovers who find what they need from not only their queen but each other as well. Med-burn, med angst, vivid sexual content, and language.*                Amazon KU

THUD: CATNIP ASSASSINS CHRISTMAS SPECIAL by Skye MacKinnon

This kitty loves to play with baubles…Four years into being a mother, Kat needs a break. She’s barely killed anyone since she gave birth and the panther within her is frustrated. She needs blood, murder and mayhem. When she’s offered the chance to infiltrate a strange cult’s annual festivities, there’s no stopping her. Along with her three devoted mates, Kat will have to look beyond the holiday cheer to find a killer.

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ONCE IN A BREW MOON (A SUPERNATURAL SPEAKEASY COZY MURDER MYSTERY BOOK ) by Lily Harper Hart

Ofelia Archer has a lot on her plate. Between building renovations for her new business endeavor and plans to move in with her boyfriend for the duration of the construction, she doesn’t have time for anything else. All that changes when a teenage girl is almost abducted in front of her bar.
Ofelia and her boyfriend Zacharias “Zach” Sully intervene, save the girl, and believe they have the kidnapper caged in … only to find that he’s somehow escaped in plain sight. When digging further, they find there have been a string of disappearances from the outer parishes, something someone is working hard to keep under wraps. Ofelia and Sully are on the case, but the harder they look, the more trouble they find. It seems the girls that are being targeted are from poorer areas. The only girl from an opulent family to be targeted is the one they managed to save. But why? Ofelia may be comfortable in the French Quarter but Bywater is where she’s needed. Unfortunately, the people there aren’t open to trusting newcomers. As she tries to ingratiate herself, she befriends a local artist … who may just be a target herself. Ofelia lives in a magical world, a world where she’s often the queen. This time, she may be in over her head. The stakes are too high to abandon the mission, though, and she’ll do whatever it takes to find out the truth … even if it will leave a scar on the city she loves so much. Buckle up, because it’s going to be a bumpy – and magical – ride.   Amazon KU

LUST AND OTHER DRUGS (MYTHO BOOK 1) by TJ Nichols

Police officer Jordan and dragon shifter Edra might have to work together, but they don’t trust each other—even if sparks do fly between them. If anyone finds out Jordan’s a mytho sympathizer, it could kill his career. No one can know that he frequents the satyr dens and uses the drug Bliss. A dead satyr might not get much attention, but two dead humans who appeared to overdose on Bliss? That shouldn’t even be possible. And it might not be an accident. Edra, the Mythological Services Liaison, has been covering up mytho crimes to protect the community’s reputation. With a mayoral election looming, the last thing his people need is a scandal. To get a murderer off the streets, Jordan and Edra will be spending a lot of time together, and it won’t be easy to keep up with their deceptions… or to keep resisting each other.                Amazon KU

A HALF-COCKED VAMPIRE (ORDER OF THE DRAGON) by Tina Glasneck

Clinging to some semblance of normalcy, I can’t wait to spend my first Yule with my hot dragon shifter, fated mate, Alistair. But fate has other plans……when Krampus shows up, stuffing people in his sack. The stakes are sharp, the big bad is out to get me, and I have way too much to prove. Did I mention that I still don’t know what the hell I’m doing? I have pluck, they say. Grab your brooms, b’witches, we’re in for a rough ride.              Amazon KU

HELLFIRE HEIST (DEMON WOLF HUNTER BOOK 2) by Bella Klaus

Heaven hath no rage like love turned to hatred – Everybody hates me—Hades, Fenrir, and Griff. We’re caught in a magical tug of war between vengeful gods, and my mate thinks I’m to blame. His animosity blazes as hot as his passion, and I’m about to get scorched. If I don’t fix my mistakes we’ll both burn in Hell.                    Amazon KU

THE CHRISTMAS CURSE: AN OUT OF TIME NOVELLA by Monique Martin

When the Cross family decides to spend their Christmas holiday at Grey Hall—the family estate in Sussex, England—the only ghosts they expect to find are the shadows of Simon’s unhappy childhood. But when twelve-year-old Charlotte discovers there are more than memories haunting the corridors of the castle and that a centuries-old curse has been laid upon the family, it will take all of Charlotte’s ingenuity and bravery to find the answers before the Christmas curse claims its next victim—her father!

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THE DEMON DECOY (FAIRYTALE MATES BOOK 5) by Hawke Oakley

A demon, a human, and a fake relationship… What could possibly go wrong? As far as Miguel’s meddling family is concerned, he’s over the hill. At 32-years old and still single, they’re pressuring him to find an alpha ASAP. With his sister’s wedding coming up and his entire family present to nag him, Miguel’s desperate to get them off his back with a decoy—a fake boyfriend. In Miguel’s desperation to find a suitor, he slips and lands in the hospital—and into the caring hands of the hottest alpha he’s ever seen. Even demons need love. Daemen’s job as a doctor is fulfilling, but his love life is nonexistent. He’s starting to doubt he’ll ever find the right man—and if he does, will a human even accept a demon as a mate? But one night, a clumsy omega falls into his lap—an omega that Daemen is 99.9% certain is his fated mate—and begs for his help, well… How could a demon refuse?                Amazon KU

QUEEN (BLOODLINE VAMPIRES BOOK 3) by Katee Robert

I’ve lost everything. My father’s plan worked. I am now pregnant with a Bloodline vampire child, and he’s taken my men captive. The only person who can save them from a fate worse than death is…me.
To do that I’ll have to harness my new powers and walk into the one place I promised myself I’d never return to. To protect my lovers and my unborn child, I’ll have to kill my father and take the throne. If I fail, I won’t be the only one paying the price.

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THE VOID FAE (SUPERNATURAL WORLD BOOK ONE) by Kiera Legend

A young Fae would be cursed by the moon, receiving the darkest marking of all—the Void Signature—and leading an army of supernaturals to destroy the world. In order to avoid this, the Angels descended upon the United States. They separated the supernaturals, creating magical borders within the country, upheld by the power the leaders of each mystical race wielded. Zai Tyren lives in the hidden Fae city of Crestfell, just outside of Orlando, Florida. He is a young senior doing what any other teenager is doing—looking forward to prom, graduation, and most notably, his eighteenth birthday. The day he’ll finally get his Fae signature, a small pictograph provided to all Fae to let them know which element they are most in tune with. What he certainly doesn’t expect, is to receive the mark of the Void Fae. The one no one wants. A demonic signature that will bring about the end of all supernaturals. Suddenly, Zai’s life is turned upside down, and the beings he once considered friends and family turn on him, demanding his death for the greater good of the supernaturals. Except, there is no kinder soul than his; he would never do what the Void Fae is prophesied to do.
Hunted by the High Fae, the Platinum Dragons who govern all mystical races, and the Angels who swore to protect all magical borders, Zai will have no choice but to escape, unravel the prophecy, and figure out how to save the world from himself… or save himself from the world.    Amazon KU

MOON RIVER MAGE (EXILED PACK BOOK 3) by Fel Fern

Alpha wolf shifter Nolan is determined to get to the bottom of his brother’s death. His investigation leads him to an elusive coven of white magic users in Moon River. To a gorgeous warlock named Jason. Nolan and Jason don’t mesh. Nolan’s just been released from prison. Jason’s prim and proper as they come. Jason has no business with someone like Nolan, but Nolan finds himself drawn to the generous and selfless warlock. Jason’s a warlock who’s sick of being second best at everything, including love. Fate must have an ill sense of humour when a badly injured werewolf Alpha appears at his doorstep. When Jason nearly kills himself to save his wolf, he realises he’s in for a world of trouble. Nolan’s spent the last five years in a steel cage. Freedom calls to him. Jason doesn’t want to force Nolan to put down roots. He also can’t bring himself to get too close, because Nolan might end up hurting him for real.                     Amazon KU

DEADLY COVEN (A WITCH IN THE WOODS BOOK 8) by Jenna St James

When a troublemaking witch falls dead at GiGi’s coven meeting, there are plenty of suspects to question. Good thing Shayla was there to see the entire thing unfold. With Detective Grant Wolfe already working another case, it’s up to Sheriff Stone and Shayla to solve this murder. Between tracking down suspects for their alibis and zeroing in on clues…Shayla must also help her cousin, Serena, plan a wedding! Oh, and help Zoie get ready for a back-to-school dance. What’s a busy witch to do but roll wth the punches. Good thing Needles is there to keep her on track. With time running out, and the killer still on the loose, will Shayla and Sheriff Stone nab their villian? Or will the mystery go unsolved?      Amazon KU

DARK WHISPERS (THE FIREBRAND SERIES BOOK 5) by Helen Harper

The Supernatural Summit is about to start at the DeVane Hotel in London. Vampires and werewolves, ghouls and gremlins, and pixies and druids have all come together to find better ways to get along with the human community and address the strict laws which govern their existence. It’s a real opportunity to change the world for the better and I’m proud to be a part of it. But there are protestors camped outside the hotel and dangerous rumours circling about one of the delegates. When a dead body is discovered, I know it’s only a matter of time before all hell breaks loose. I have to find the murderer. And I have to find them quickly.              Amazon KU

BAD MEDICINE (KAIT SILVER BOOK 4) by Laken Cane

Do you know what’s stronger than a wolf shifter? A shapeshifter. A shapeshifter is stronger than a wolf shifter. When I discover a shapeshifting serial killer is targeting human women in my city, I have to go after him. Even though he’s more powerful than me. Even though he says we’re exactly the same.  Even though there’s a connection between us. He believes he’s only taking out the trash, that the women he slaughters deserve their punishment. Too bad for him no one else agrees. They want him stopped. And too bad for us that stopping him is nearly impossible. The council sends me after him and tells me to bring him to them alive. They don’t have to give me orders when it comes to the shapeshifter, because as long as he’s free, he’s going to be a danger …(more blurb on ebook seller page…)   Amazon KU

MERRY ELF-ING CHRISTMAS by Beth Bolden

VS Note: From NOV 18

Aidan has always landed on Santa’s nice list, thank you very much. But that doesn’t mean he’s cut out to be a North Pole elf; instead of worrying about the dwindling magic of Christmas, he’d much rather be back in Tir na Nog, calculating where the next end of the rainbow is going to land. Instead he’s freezing his butt off in Santa’s sleigh. His situation seems grim despite all the decking the halls, until on Christmas Eve, during a milk and cookies run, he meets Dexter, an engineering student. They couldn’t be more different, and Dexter couldn’t be more forbidden, but Aidan is drawn to the handsome human anyway. Over the next year, their emails start out as a entertaining way to pass the time in all his interminable elf meetings, but soon, hearing from Dex becomes the very best part of his day. And when they meet up on the next Christmas Eve? Aidan and Dex discover that their infatuation is so much more than just attraction. If they believe in each other and in the love they share, together their magic might be powerful enough to save Christmas.       Amazon KU

THREE DOG NIGHT (MIDNIGHT EMPIRE: THE TOWER BOOK 2) by Anabel Chase

I survived a job for royal vampires with my life and identity intact. That means I can return to my normal life as a knight, right? Wrong. When a group of werewolves goes berserk in our local pub, there’s a new threat in the city and the local pack hires me to find out what it is. Unfortunately that decision draws the attention of a certain vampire prince who likes to keep tabs on the most powerful pack in the city. Just when I thought I was free of the Demon of House Duncan, we’re embarking on a road trip together to investigate. And what we discover changes everything—as well as each other.  Amazon KU

WINTER MOON (VAMPIRE FOR HIRE BOOK 24) by J R Rain

VS Note: From NOV 26

Trickster gods, a famous sword, and the mother of all storms… all while looking for a werewolf on the run. Just another day at the office for vampire private eye, Samantha Moon!      Amazon KU

KRAMPUS BAH HUMBUG by Crymsyn Hart

VS Note: Re-release.

Elves running amok in Christmas Town… cannibal gingerbread men… Krampus is in for the ride of his life! Cupid: Krampus never thought his heart could be captured — until he met Cupid. Krampus Does Dallas: Riding a bull has never been more stimulating! Forging Krampus: Samhain is determined to rock Krampus’s world, but something dark is eating away at Samhain’s realm. Krampus to the Rescue: Only Krampus can make Santa say ho-ho-ho!Krampus, Bah Humbug: Krampus has to get with the holiday attitude or lose all he holds dear. Bah, Humbug! Y’all Tied Up: Clive and Aniston must escape before Krampus can feed them to the cannibal gingerbread men!

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UNDER THE MOON (SUPERNATURAL SOULS BOOK 1) by Tiffany E Taylor

Rian MacNiall is the Alpha of the all-female MacNiall pack—a Lycan wolf shifter who carries an energy known as féarúil, or the human equivalent of butch. All Lycans—both féarúil and baineann, or femme—have been condemned to a barren, infertile existence by the decree of Luma, the Moon Mother, because of their past careless disregard for life. It’s only when Luma gifts the alpha of a worthy pack with a rare Luminara mate that their infertility curse is broken. As an unsuspecting Luminara, Fallon Conroy is shocked when she learns she not only carries the Fae magick Rian MacNiall’s pack needs in order to break the curse causing their infertile existence, her magick will also allow the féarúil shifters in the pack to impregnate their baineann mates. And Fallon is Rian’s long awaited mate. But only the final permanent bonding ceremony on the night of the full moon will forever keep Fallon safe from those who would do her harm. When a rival pack sets their sights on Fallon, with help from a MacNiall pack traitor who wants Rian for herself, Rian MacNiall and her pack must fight tooth and nail to keep their beloved Luminara out of treachery’s way. Can Fallon, Rian, and the MacNiall pack defeat deception and betrayal before Fallon is taken from Rian and her pack forever?                      Amazon KU

THE DEMON’S PATH (RISE OF THE MORNINGSTAR BOOK 2) by Domino Savage

When I left my sheltered haven, I never thought I’d end up at a gothic cathedral, training with immortals of all kinds to prepare for an epically dangerous journey. We need to go to hell and find the most powerful slayer of all time, who just happens to be the demonic brother of the half-god, half-incubus angel I’m dating. Well, I’m not sure if sharing searingly hot nights where he feeds on my pleasure and helps bring my abyssal powers to the surface counts as dating, exactly. But I don’t have much time to worry about it, with the fate of the world in my hands. Especially when an old friend returns from the past, begging to join our party. We’ll need all the help we can get if we’re going to make it through the abyssal realms and reach hell together and alive. I have to recruit three more legendary slayers to my team before attempting ascension. The final opponent may just spell doom for me, and the entire world, if I’m not careful.                   Amazon KU

A UNICORN FOR CHRISTMAS (SHIFTERS FOR CHRISTMAS BOOK 4) by Zoe Chant

Working over Christmas as one of Santa’s little helpers in her local mall might not be Callie’s dream job, but she doesn’t have much choice if she wants to make rent this month. And green leggings and a hat with a jingly bell aren’t exactly what she’d choose to be wearing when the hottest guy she’s ever seen turns up to fill in as Santa – he might have washboard abs instead of a belly that shakes like a bowl full of jelly, but right now, Callie will take anyone who can put on a red suit and a beard.
Unicorn shifter and Shifter Patrol Corps agent Declan has still hasn’t found his fated mate – and so, according to unicorn tradition, he must return home to his village and fulfil his obligations to his unicorn clan with an arranged marriage. That is, until a case of mistaken identity sees him taking on his most dangerous mission yet: donning a Santa suit, listening to requests for a bewildering array of toys, and trying not to stare at the stunningly gorgeous Christmas elf who’s standing next to him, who just happens to be his fated mate. But when things take a sudden turn and some seriously scary shifters try to kidnap Callie, Declan knows there’s only one place she’ll be safe: with him, in his hidden unicorn village. But taking Callie home to meet his family could turn out to be a deadly mistake.                        Amazon KU

SOL’S REDEMPTION (REUNITED BOOK TWO ADRADIS RISING) by Devon Vesper

VS Note: From NOV 8

With Camden in a magical coma, Morough will stop at nothing to see his charge more comfortable living as his true self once he awakens. When Sol’kyr, worried that Camden hates him for taking him out of the human world, suggests they recover Camden’s cat to help with the transition, Morough jumps at the chance to help, and to spend time with his friends and bodyguard. Sol’kyr has always been on the fringes of others’ happy families, never truly accepted thanks to his dark past. But he has his friendship with Morough, which gives him meaning even when he isn’t needed to protect the crown prince. It’s almost enough to keep the ever-present sadness mental trauma at bay, but not always. When three elves who have no idea how the human world works try to navigate it on their own in search of one tiny kitten, anything that can go wrong, will. But in between the laughter and misadventure, there are tears and understandings long overdue. Their quest might have begun because of Camden, but if they can succeed, there might be enough healing to share with a lonely bodyguard who never thought he’d be worthy. Part of the Adradis Rising Universe, Sol’s Redemption shows us that if a mission of seemingly minor consequence can change the world for one person, it’s worth it in the end. This book is not a romance. Sol’s romance/adventure is in a future book (Book 7). Sol’s Redemption is a side story that happens in the middle of King’s Heart, and is meant as a companion novella. While it can be read and enjoyed as a standalone, it will make more sense if you read Adradis Rising book 1, King’s Heart first.                      Amazon KU

BAD BEAR DAY (PARANORMAL DATING AGENCY BOOK 35) by Milly Taiden

Jasmine has given up on ever being able to find the right man, but Gerri Wilder challenges her to take a chance. Her blind date with Austin is virtually perfect, but Jasmine remains unconvinced. She’s been lied to, cheated on, and hurt more times than she can count. Austin will have to come up with some creative ways to ensure he sees the raven-haired beauty again. He’ll romance her and prove that he’s the man of her dreams just like she’s the one for him. After all, Jasmine is the billionaire bear shifter’s mate. And an alpha bear won’t be denied. On the road to their happily ever after, they find things aren’t easy. There’s just a few little complications, including a trio of disapproving elders, a polar bear challenger, and an unhinged stalker… but Austin won’t let just any old bad bear day stop him from protecting what’s his.                      Amazon KU

NO TIME TO SCROOGE (PARANORMAL DATING AGENCY BOOK 36) by Milly Taiden

Charlie Zann is a struggling single mother who is thrilled when Gerri Wilder approaches her with a new job opportunity. That is, until she meets her new boss and realizes he’s way too hot and way too into her. She’s made so many poor relationship choices in the past, but no more. This time she’s focused on her daughter. So she’s not going to pay attention to how gorgeous, kind, funny and sexy as hell Preston is. She’s not. She doesn’t have time to scrooge around. Preston Cole is a strong and demanding dragon shifter who has lived a long life without ever finding his mate. So when he laid eyes on Charlie, he knew she was his. He’s used to handling hostile takeovers with the companies he buys. But with Charlie comes a daughter that needs a father and a danger he’s not aware of. If he can get his beautiful, curvy, stubborn mate to let him help her, life would be much easier. But through hot cocoa and ice skating, there’s trouble brewing. Charlie’s ex is back and looking for trouble. Preston won’t let anything happen to his mate and her daughter. He wants to safeguard his girls without being overbearing. It’s a thin line between protective and controlling and he needs to be careful or he’ll lose the only family he’s ever wanted.                    Amazon KU

DOUBLE ALPHAS (MENAGE DATING AGENCY FOR SHIFTERS) by Mia Wolf

The clan council has spoken: whoever I choose to sire my offspring will rule all…I didn’t choose for these two bears to fight over me. Others made that decision for me. But now that we’re here, I have to face the truth. There is too much at stake, and I have to play my part. I know that they’re sworn enemies. Their rivalry is the stuff of legends. I know how dirty they like to play. And this game, they play to win. One is from the east side. Rough and raw, he left me with a secret a long time ago. Our history together runs deep, and the chemistry never faded. The other is from the west side. Immaculately dressed and drowning in money. A womanizer through and through, and yet he wants me. Tonight it’s happening. Tonight I have to choose. But there’s this one problem. The stakes just got upped. Can the baby growing inside of me have two daddies?                   Amazon KU

WOLF TEMPTED (THE ENIGMA SHIFTERS) by Eliza Gayle

Savannah is on the run and spiraling out of control. Until the wolf hunting her shows her the meaning of tempted.                  Amazon KU

WINTER HUNTRESS (SEASONS OF THE HUNTRESS BOOK 1) by M Sinclair

Did you know that wolf shifters could have human mates? Me neither. Not until I find out that I’m the local alpha’s mate. Perhaps it would have been the perfect eighteenth birthday present to find the supposed other half of my soul…but the guy rejected me. I’m not too bummed by it because honestly, I wasn’t into the man at all—something the insane she-wolves in town cannot get through their heads, no matter how many times I scream it. Luckily, my sister and I have devised a plan for me to prove to the supernatural community that this loser and I are not meant to be. The Winter Hunter Games. An event that brings all hunters from across the realm to compete and find their chosen mate. As the youngest hunters in our guild, no one expects us to attend. But I refuse to be caged by a mate bond I don’t want. When three sexy hunters from my past claim me at the games, saying they must protect me from my crazed wolf shifter mate, they turn my world upside down. I very much end up proving a point…just not the way I expected to.                   Amazon KU

THEIR BANISHED MATE (LUNA REJECTED BOOK 2) by River Ramsey

A shifter, a vampire and a hunter walk into a bar…Sounds like the setup for a joke, right? Well, it’s become my everyday life. I went from sheltered pack princess to bartender at a haven for supernaturals overnight. Why not add part-fae hybrid to the list? Getting trapped in the realm of the fae with my boss and sometimes lover, Cole, was not part of the plan. Then again, I’ve lost track of what the plan even is. Falling for a hunter and a vampire certainly wasn’t part of it, either, but when the darker aspects of the fae world follow me home, I’m going to need all three of them at my side.
Just when things can’t get any more chaotic, my ex shows up wanting me to help him take the reins of my old pack from my traitorous father, but I’m not the pushover I was when I left home. He’s about to learn that the hard way.                     Amazon KU

GABE’S LONE WOLF (JAMES PACK BOOK 6) by Lacey Thorn

Eliza – I’m a lone wolf. I’ve been on the run for years from the wolf pack I was born into, always managing to stay one step ahead. My former alpha won’t let me go unless I force him, which is exactly what I plan to do. With a little help from the James Pack. Gabe – She walked into my life, running from an obsessed alpha, and ran right into another. Me. I plan to show her she doesn’t need to run. I’m going to help her. Right after I mate her and make her mine.

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ETERNALLY THEIRS (MIDNIGHT PLAYGROUND BOOK 4) by Eden Bradley

There is nothing in this world more dangerous than a vampire who has lost his will to live. Except perhaps one who has lost his sanity. And for too long, I have run the risk of losing both. Until salvation stumbles its way into my club, in the form of a pair of newly minted vampires. Mercy and Deo. Alone. Terrified. Intoxicating. They call to me, their innocence shining like a beacon into the meaningless void of my existence. When Mercy’s life is threatened, the darkness inside of me is the only weapon I have to protect her. But saving her may mean sacrificing the life we’ve just begun to build. And losing myself to the madness waiting in the wings.            Amazon KU

MOONSHINE & MASQUERADES: MOONSHINE HOLLOW BOOK 6 by Kathleen Brooks

A traitor, a love taken, a family destroyed all for power. A masquerade hiding evil has been in place too long. It’s time to reveal who is under the mask. The human residents of Moonshine Hollow have learned about the presence of real, finger-wiggling, magic-casting witches. It’s now up to them to decide if the witches stay to defeat the evil or if the witch trials come to Moonshine Hollow. After all, killing the witches would have the evil magic moving on from their small town.Meanwhile, The Six, comprised of Zoey, Slade, Jane, Galen, Polly, and Samuel, must unmask their pasts to find the answer of who is behind the dark magic. It’s not just the lives of The Six on the line—it’s the lives of their friends, their families, and their neighbors. Can The Six come together, uncover evil, and defeat it before the black magic consumes them all?

Amazon     Kobo

SHIFTERS AND MISTLETOE: A WOLF SHIFTER NOVELLA COLLECTION by Various

Heat up your holidays with eight sexy wolf shifter romances! This novella anthology brings you brand new, never-before-seen stories of strong males brought to the brink by fierce females. Join New York Times bestselling, USA Today bestselling, and award-winning paranormal romance authors Asa Maria Bradley, Carrie Ann Ryan, Cecy Robson, Kait Ballenger, Kate SeRine, L.E. Wilson, Maria Vale, Terry Spear for hunts across moonlit snow with wolf shifters who bare their bodies, their hearts–and their teeth.

Amazon     Apple Books     Kobo

DARK ALPHA’S SILENT NIGHT by Donna Grant

There is no escaping the Reapers. We are elite assassins, part of a brotherhood that only answers to Death. But when Death says it’s our time to live, we are more than happy to obey. We have suffered betrayal, heartbreak, chaos, and even death. Despite another foe lurking around the corner, most of us have found happiness and love. While some still search, there is contentment—a sense of peace and purpose. And with the holidays upon us, it is time to celebrate the family we have made. The one we chose. The season is for revelry, and we intend to take advantage. Whatever may come next will still be there after the last present is unwrapped. And we will face it. Together.

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VS: THe next book on my backlist tour is STAR CRUISE MAROONED, which was one of my biggest sellers ever. It’s the first book in the STAR CRUISE series, in terms of the timeline and is where we meet Meg and Red, before they were a couple and before they were on the Nebula Zephyr.

The blurb: Meg Antille works long hours on the interstellar cruise ship Far Horizon so she can send credits home to her family. Working hard to earn a promotion to a better post (and better pay), Meg has no time for romance.

Former Special Forces soldier Red Thomsill only took the berth on the Far Horizon in hopes of getting to know Meg better, but so far she’s kept him at a polite distance. A scheduled stopover on the idyllic beach of a nature preserve planet may be his last chance to impress the girl.

But when one of the passengers is attacked by a wild animal it becomes clear that conditions on the lushly forested Dantaralon aren’t as advertised – the ranger station is deserted, the defensive perimeter is down…and then the Far Horizon’s shuttle abruptly leaves without any of them.

Marooned on the dangerous outback world, romance is the least of their concerns, and yet Meg and Red cannot help being drawn to each other once they see how well they work together. But can they survive long enough to see their romance through? Or will the wild alien planet defeat them, ending their romance and their lives before anything can really begin?

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LINKS TO RECENT NEW RELEASES POSTS from Veronica:

December 1

November 24

November 17

November 10

November 3

“New” is generally plus or minus a week or two. I try to catch up on ones I missed in recent months.  And I may mention ‘special items’.

I do NOT cover every single new release in SFR/FantasyR/PNR. I never have. That would be an impossible task for any human! I assemble my list by hand every week based on various informal inputs, and I do curate the list to some extent…

Some authors aren’t in KU but still don’t list books with Apple or other platforms. This report is very time consuming to prepare so I’ve always had to limit myself and cannot go and look up every book on all the platforms. If an author gives me their other buy links, I include them here but generally I develop the post on my own, not from author-supplied information. I curate and prepare this post individually every week to help connect readers/books/authors and I have to be very careful not to give it so much time as an activity that I don’t write my own novels! Thanks for the feedback and happy reading!

I check and verify all the buy links at the time I create the post  but after that I’m not responsible.

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14 #SciFi #Fantasy and Game-Based Cookbooks for the Holidays

VS Note: Portions of this post first appeared in the Roswell Daily Record.

This is one of my favorite posts to do every year – a selection of cookbooks based on favorite movies, TV shows and games. All the books mentioned are new-to-me finds or were released since I did my post a year ago so there are a ton of new recipes waiting for you and your family in the pages.

I always like to begin with a bang, so here is the Star Wars: Galactic Baking: The Official Cookbook of Sweet and Savory Treats From Tatooine, Hoth, and Beyond Hardcover by Insight Editions.  The blurb: Get ready to tour the galaxy with this baking cookbook inspired by the snowdrifts of Hoth, the wastelands of Tatooine, and beyond. Star Wars: The Official Baking Cookbook is the most delicious way to experience the planets, flora, and fauna of the Star Wars galaxy. Whether you’re throwing a watch party or hosting members of the Galactic Senate, this cookbook is a must-have for fans of all ages.

Over thirty mouthwatering recipes: Star Wars: The Official Baking Cookbook features recipes such as Mustafarian Molten Lava Cakes, Cloud City Marshmallows, Life Day Cake, Loth-Cat Kibble, Keshian Spice Bread, Dagobah Bog Pie, and more.

Bake your way through the galaxy: Packed with stunning food photography that’s sure to inspire your inner chef, this cookbook will transport you to planets such as Kashyyyk, Jakku, Endor, Bespin, Coruscant, and everywhere in between.

For all skill levels: All types of bakers—from Padawans to Jedi Masters—will be able to enjoy recipes based on the Star Wars galaxy, from the Skywalker Saga to Star Wars Rebels.”

The movie “Aliens” is my favorite scifi film but I approached the Alien: The Official Cookbook by Chris-Rachael Oseland with a bit of trepidation, not sure the fifty recipes would be a good thing, given the nature of the dreaded creatures (I’m kidding!). Fortunately, the description of the book’s contents is reassuring: Delight your friends with a journey through the Xenomorph’s terrifying life cycle. Alien: The Official Cookbook collects together 50 recipes inspired by the cult Alien franchise; featuring recipes such as avocado Xenomorph eggs and chicken facehugger cordon bleu, there’s something to whet every appetite, no matter how monstrous. Whether you’re a fan of the Alien franchise, or you’re just looking for the perfect quirky appetizers, this cookbook will thrill the eyes and the tastebuds. At last, it is your turn to be space’s greatest apex predator.

Just the same, I might pass on that one.

On the fantasy side of the kitchen, we have The Gourmet Cuisine of Narnia: A Cookbook with Magnificent Recipes from Narnia by Johny Bomer.  Some of the dishes on offer in this cookbook are Edmund’s favorite Turkish Delight,  Centaurs’ Special Herbal tea, Mr. Beaver’s Fried Fish,  Jill and Eustace’s Crumble Cake and  Mr. Tumnus’s Sugar topped cake.

Even more comprehensive is Cooking for Wizards, Warriors and Dragons: 125 unofficial recipes inspired by The Witcher, Game of Thrones, The Broken Earth and other fantasy favorites  – Illustrated, by Thea James, Isabel Minunni and Tim Foley (Illustrator). The description portion of the book’s blurb was quite mouthwatering: “Fortify yourself for the road with classic dishes, such as Pernese Meatrolls or Geralt’s Life Saving Chicken Sando. Embrace your dark side with King’s Landing Barbecue smoked meats a la Daenerys, channel your inner Saruman with Charred Broccoli Stalk Salad, or a Fifth Season-inspired Solving the Meat Shortage Osso Bucco. Learn to make your own Grishaverse-inspired Butter Week Cakes or Orïshan Coconut Pie, and try your hand at a Spiritwalkerverse-inspired Lamb Tajine. Organized by different meal types and ingredients (including Breakfasts & Second Breakfasts, Soups & Stews, The Hunt, The Farm, The Catch, Snacks & Sides, and Desserts), Cooking for Wizards, Warriors and Dragons includes illustrations from noted artist Tim Foley and recipes developed and tested by professional chef Isabel Minunni. With five bonus feast spreads, this grimoire is sure to sate hungry readers from any realm.”

Although it’s past Halloween, the movie ‘Hocus Pocus’ has year round fans sure to be delighted by The Unofficial Hocus Pocus Cookbook: Bewitchingly Delicious Recipes for Fans of the Halloween by Bridget Thoreson. As a portion of the blurb shows, the recipes can be quite creative: “…filled with over 60 recipes for fare inspired by everyone’s favorite witches and their spells, potions, and schemes. It is the ultimate must-have for fans of all ages—but don’t worry, no children were harmed in the test of these recipes. Inside you’ll find frightfully delicious recipes for: Burning Rain of Death Punch, William’s Wormy Grave Tombstone Cake, Dead Man’s Toes Sausage Appetizers, Baked Witch Casserole, “Way to Go, Virgin” mocktails and much more!”

Another Halloween-related cookbook is The Nightmare Before Christmas: The Official Cookbook & Entertaining Guide by Kim Laidlaw, Jody Revenson and Caroline Hall. The volume promises to help you cook and entertain year round and contains a section dedicated to party planning, as well as “…over fifty mouthwatering recipes for appetizers, entrees, desserts, and drinks inspired by the movie—with options for sugar-free, gluten-free, and vegetarian guests.”

Cooking can be thirsty work, plus beverages are required to pair with the gourmet delicacies, so check out The Unofficial Disney Parks Drink Recipe Book: From LeFou’s Brew to the Jedi Mind Trick, 100+ Magical Disney-Inspired Drinks (Unofficial Cookbook)by Ashley Craft . Here are a few of the offerings to be found inside the cookbook: “…coffees and teas, like Frozen Cappuccino from Joffrey’s and Teddy’s Tea from Jock Lindsey’s Hangar Bar…-Fruity drinks and slushies like Frozen Sunshine from Beaches and Cream and the Goofy Glacier from Goofy’s Candy Company…-Mocktails and cocktails like the Sparkling No-Jito from the Tambu Lounge or the La Cava Avocado from Mexico in Epcot…-And dessert drinks like the Peanut Butter and Jelly Milkshake from 50’s Prime Time Café or the Dole Whip Float from Aloha Isle.”

For the superhero/comics fan, there’s Marvel Comics: Cooking with Deadpool by Marc Sumerac. The blurb is a bit tongue in cheek, as is the superhero himself and promises: “Deadpool brings his inimitable style, foul-mouthed humor, and notorious skill with a blade to the kitchen in this hilarious take on a traditional cookbook, featuring classic recipes with a Deadpool spin and a whole lotta chimichangas. … Deadpool offers his take on a curated collection of epicurean classics. Narrated by the wisecracking super hero (and sexy master chef) himself, this book also includes recipes inspired by some of his closest friends/enemies (Here’s lookin’ at you, Spidey) and his favorite meals, including chimichangas, tacos, pancakes, and hamburgers with no pickles.”

“Avatar The Last Airbender” was a very popular show at my house so I was glad to see Avatar: The Last Airbender: The Official Cookbook: Recipes from the Four Nations by Jenny Dorsey. The book contains sixty recipes drawn from the Earth Kingdom, Water Tribe, Air Nomads, and the Fire Nation, designed to be appropriate to each area, like vegetarian dishes for the Air Nomads.

The Ultimate Final Fantasy XIV Cookbook: The Essential Culinarian Guide to Hydaelyn by Victoria Rosenthal has an exclusive forward by the game’s director and contains over 70 recipes ranging from “…Farmer’s Breakfast, a very famous and simple-yet-delightful dish; savor the Knight’s Bread of Coerthas; dive into La Noscea’s Rolanberry Cheesecake, and many more.” The blurb also mentioned desserts decadent enough for royalty, which sound good to me.

A second gaming themed cookbook by the same author is Fallout: The Vault Dweller’s Official Cookbook by Victoria Rosenthal, released in 2018. The game is set in a post-apocalyptic time and so the cookbook offers recipes  “…based on the irradiated delicacies of the world of Bethesda Entertainment’s Fallout, this Vault-Tec–approved cookbook provides fans of the award-winning series with recipes inspired by their favorite Fallout foods. Whip up tasty versions of the Mirelurk egg omelette, throw some deathclaw meat on the grill, and re-create BlamCo Mac & Cheese…”

If world trotting adventure and gaming is more your style, try Tomb Raider: The Official Cookbook and Travel Guide (Gaming) by Sebastian Haley, Tara Theoharis and Meagan Marie. Here’s part of the blurb: “…recipes based on the cultural history of the many locations Lara Croft has visited throughout her 25 years of global adventures—bringing the taste back home to you. Inspired by the hit Tomb Raider videogame franchise, this book features over 40 recipes from the many locations Lara Croft visits and explores across the globe, with food and drinks inspired by key characters and locations. Also included is expert information on the cultural history of the many beautiful cities and countries to which she travels. A global exploration, this unique cookbook and travel guide takes fans on an exclusive journey across the planet chasing the thrills and adventures of Lara Croft. Featuring beautiful full color photography as well as stunning art from the games, this is the ultimate gift for fans, travelers, and food aficionados alike…” There are over 40 recipes.

On a more genteel note, The Official Downton Abbey Cookbook (Downton Abbey Cookery) by Annie Gray was released in 2019. This one might not quite fit with the others I’ve found, but I couldn’t resist. The description: “Whether adapted from original recipes of the period, replicated as seen or alluded to on screen, or typical of the time, all the recipes reflect the influences found on the Downton Abbey tables. Food historian Annie Gray gives a rich and fascinating insight into the background of the dishes that were popular between 1912 and 1926, when Downton Abbey is set —a period of tremendous change and conflict, as well as culinary development. With a foreword by Gareth Neame, executive producer and co-creator of Downton Abbey, and featuring over 100 stunning color photographs, The Downton Abbey Cookbook also includes a special section on hosting Downton-themed dinner parties and presents stills from across the TV series as well as the latest film. Notes on the etiquette and customs of the times, quotes from the characters, and descriptions of the scenes in which the foods appear provide vivid context for the dishes. The recipes are grouped by occasion, which include breakfast; luncheons and suppers; afternoon tea and garden parties; picnics, shoots and race meets; festivities; upstairs dinner; downstairs dinner; downstairs supper and tea; and the still room.”

The Upstairs menu includes recipes like Cornish Pasties, Sausage Rolls and Oysters au Gratin while the Downstairas menu has Toad-in-the-Hole, Beef Stew with Dumplings and Steak and Kidney Pie. Cakes, tarts and dessert recipes included!

Gudetama: The Official Cookbook: Recipes for Living a Lazy Life Hardcover by Sanrio and, Jenn Fujikawa is based on the cartoon character Gudetama, who is literally a lazy egg, created by the Sanrio company. It is part of the hugely popular Hello Kitty world.

From the blurb: “Inspired by everyone’s favorite egg with the can’t-be-bothered attitude, Gudetama: The Official Cookbook is an illustrated cookbook celebrating lazy living and easy cooking, with fun and delicious recipes from classic dishes to comfort meals.

Gudetama’s name literally translates to “lazy egg,” and it’s how we all feel sometimes when it comes to cooking. But if you’re the kind of chef who doesn’t have time for complicated meals or long lists of ingredients, this cookbook is for you. From Japanese fare to pizza, egg salad, burgers, and tacos, this officially licensed cookbook will show you how to feast the lazy way with a collection of craveable comfort recipes inspired by everyone’s favorite lazy egg with the can’t-be-bothered attitude…Organized into sections like barely awake breakfasts, lazy lunches, drowsy dinners, and tired treats, included here are 60 recipes, each helpfully including a lazy meter so you know just how much effort or lack thereof you’ll need to execute each dish…”

I think these cookbooks have you covered for every contingency during the holiday season. Happy cooking!

 

Let Us Leave Weekend Writing Warriors

Here’s the link to the Weekend Writing Warriors central page, so you can visit all the participants sharing excerpts today…a fun way to sample new books and find new authors! (Also welcome to the Sunday Snippet visitors!)

May be edited a bit from published version.

I’m switching to my new release KYDEN: BADARI GLADIATORS SERIES BOOK ONE.

The excerpt, from the beginning of the book, after Kyden went to investigate an outcry in the gladiators’ assembly room and found two women who say their presence is a mistake. He takes the girls to his cell. As the top gladiator in the Five Systems, he has more of a room than most and a private bathroom. The younger girl is quite ill. I’ve skipped ahead a bit.

He sat at his desk, in the one chair, which was sized for his massive seven foot, three hundred pound frame and drummed his talons on the desk, pondering what to do next. The medics were off duty at night and didn’t tend to Big Lorena’s women anyway although he supposed he could bribe his friend Macuse to come. But did he want an arena medic touching a Senator’s daughter? Best to wait and see.

The two women made a slow re-entry into the main room and the senior sister basically carried the other to the bed, which was neatly made, Kyden watched as the thin, wan girl laid down on top of his navy blue blanket, as if not caring where she was. At least she’d stopped weeping. The older sister was clearly uncomfortable.

“I gave you my word,” Kyden said, guessing more reassurance was needed. For all her outward calm, this woman was badly shaken as well. “I’ll not touch either of you. I would like to know who you are and how you got into this mess.” He studied her as she tucked her sister in under the fur throw he’d purchased on a whim once, enjoying the way she took such good care of the other, who seemed to be an older teenager.

“I’m Lady Elara Vasclavian and this is my foolish sister Diandre.” She smoothed the hair away from the girl’s face and sat on the end of the bed. “Thank you for rescuing us from those awful men. I don’t suppose you’ll simply let us leave?”

VS: And what will Kyden say? But it’s never that simple…more next week.

KYDEN: BADARI GLADIATORS SERIES BOOK ONE by Veronica Scott

Kyden is the top ranked gladiator in the Five Systems but he’s hardly there by choice. Unscrupulous guards faked his death in the lab where he was created and sold him into slavery in the galaxy’s hinterlands. He has no idea where his home is or how many years have passed since he was condemned to a life of endless combat. Kill or be killed is the rule and a Badari never gives up. He’ll fight to stay alive until the Badari goddess sees fit to decree his death.

Elara Vasclavian is the daughter of a senator, as far removed from the life of a gladiator as a noblewoman can be until through the machinations of a political enemy, she ends up in terrible jeopardy. Abducted and given to a group of drunken gladiators for their amusement the night before the games, Elara vows to put up a fight but there’s no real hope of saving herself. Until Kyden steps in, responding to the goddess’s commandment to protect those who are smaller and weaker. And discovers she’s his fated mate.

Rescued, Elara returns to her life of privilege but she can’t forget the man who saved her life. The gulf between their places in the Five Systems is unbridgeable, no matter how much Kyden longs for even a glimpse of her in the arena audience. No matter how much she feels the pull to be by his side. As matters stand, they cannot be together…Or can they?

KYDEN is the first book in a new series, spun off from my ongoing Badari Warriors series. Kyden is a Generation Five Badari whereas the main characters in the long running series are from a later time and are Generation Eight. This new series stands alone and you don’t have to have read any of the other books to enjoy this one. I couldn’t resist the temptation to tell a few other Badari stories, set in the galaxy’s Hinterlands, and who can resist gladiators?

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Anna Hackett New SciFi Romance Series Cover Reveal

My friend Anna Hackett has a new scifi romance series, GALACTIC KINGS, and the first book OVERLORD will be released December 14. She’s an autobuy for me so I’m happy to share the new cover with you today!

Here’s what Anna has shared about the new book:

When an experimental starship test goes horribly wrong, a test pilot from Earth is flung across the galaxy and crash lands on the planet of a powerful alien king.

Pilot Mallory West is having a really bad day. She’s crashed on an alien planet, her ship is in pieces, and her best friend Poppy, the scientist monitoring the experiment, is missing. Dazed and injured, she collapses into the arms of a big, silver-eyed warrior king. But when her rescuer cuffs her to a bed and accuses her of being a spy, Mal knows she has to escape her darkly tempting captor and find her friend.

Overlord Rhain Zhalto Sarkany is in a battle to protect his planet Zhalto and his people from his evil, power-hungry father. He’ll use every one of his deadly Zhalton abilities to win the fight against his father’s lethal warlord and army of vicious creatures. Rhain suspects the tough, intriguing woman he pulls from a starship wreck is a trap, but when Mal escapes, he is compelled to track her down.

Fighting their overwhelming attraction, Mal and Rhain join forces to hunt down the warlord and find Poppy. But as Mal’s body reacts to Zhalto’s environment, it awakens dormant powers, and Rhain is the only one who can help her. As the warlord launches a brutal attack, it will take all of Mal and Rhain’s combined powers to save their friends, the planet, and themselves.


Add Overlord to your Goodreads TBR > https://bit.ly/3llsy7G
But no pre-order links I’ve seen as yet.
I did an interview with Anna which will appear closer to the release date.

New Releases in #SciFi #Fantasy and Paranormal Romance for Wednesday DEC 1

It can’t be December already, can it?!

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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A GIFT FOR NICHOLAS (HORNED HOLIDAYS) by Honey Phillips

Jenna is a hard-working single mom with no time for fairy tales. She dismisses her daughter’s stories of a mysterious horned Santa living in the woods as no more than the imagination of a precocious child – until the day her daughter doesn’t return home. Her frantic search leads her to a crashed spaceship and a massive, horned alien warrior. He’s bossy, arrogant – and has a loneliness which matches her own. When Ambassador Nicholsarian’s chief rival doesn’t return after the… distraction he arranged, he refuses to admit he’s concerned. But when the months pass without word, he finally sets out to investigate – only to have his own ship crash on the backwater planet of K.R.S. Three. Before he can determine if a similar fate befell the other male, his mission is diverted by two of the most fascinating creatures he has ever encountered: a small child who shows no fear of his mighty horns, and a beautiful female who is equally unimpressed with his mighty… sword. Trapped together by an early snowfall, Jenna and Nicholas find an unexpected comfort in each other’s company. It is the season of giving, but she has a daughter to raise and he’s looking for the fastest way off the planet – what could they possibly have to offer each other?       Amazon KU

ZYON: ALIEN ADOPTION AGENCY NO. 9 by Tasha Black

Kora competed as a professional athlete until a tragic injury ended her career. But the opportunity to adopt a baby and tame a wild frontier moon electrifies her adventurous spirit, and the moment she lays eyes on adorable baby Pax, she is convinced that everything in her life happened for a reason. But when the child’s maddeningly handsome guard tells her he’s staying with them for good, she starts to wonder what she’s gotten herself into. Zyon is a brave Invicta dragon warrior, fully committed to protecting his tiny Imberian charge, no matter what. When the child’s adoptive mother sends the dragon inside him into a frenzy of desire, he’s not sure what to think. Surely a dragon can’t choose a Terran for his mate. Kora is already worried about fitting in among the residents of the glamourous dome town of Cupola Cove. When Zyon makes a decision that causes tension within the community, the two find themselves back out on the dangerous ice plains in a race against time to make things right. Will the big dragon prove himself to Kora? Or will they both be left out in the cold?

Amazon     Apple Books     Kobo

HIS BRIDE (EARTH WOMEN FOR ALIEN WARRIORS BOOK 2) by Keira Conrad and Luna Kingsley

I hate myself for wanting her. I’m furious when Kendra insists on joining my scouting mission. Humans are too weak and fragile for this planet. She’ll slow me down and put everyone at risk, but I can’t refuse. I have my orders. Disaster strikes when we venture into the desert. With no hope of rescue, we rely on each other to survive. Every time she laughs at my jokes, tends to my wounds, or tells me a story about Earth, my heart softens a little. She sleeps against my shoulder and I marvel at the softness of her skin and the silkiness of her hair. In my dreams, I take her to my bed and claim her night after night. Then I do it for real. What if the woman I’m supposed to hate is the love of my life? Amazon KU

WED TO THE WILD GOD (ASPECT AND ANCHOR BOOK 3) by Ruby Dixon

When I find a gorgeous stranger in an alley, covered in blood, you’d think the logical thing would be to go to the authorities. Not me. I take him home. I’ve got my reasons, though. See, Kassam is cursed with hedonism. He’s a god from another world, accidentally stuck in ours. Anyone (and everyone) around him falls under his spell. It’s impossible to resist. Like scratching an itch. And being around Kassam? Boy, do I itch. But trying to send the god home to his world is a near-impossible task. Between everyone we meet trying to kiss him and the gods of this world trying to get rid of him, I’m in over my head. There’s only one solution that will keep me safe — marry him. Being the wife of a god will protect me from immortal machinations. Now, I just need to figure out a way to protect my heart from Kassam himself.                     Amazon KU

ZENITH: INTERGALACTIC DATING AGENCY (BEAST BATTALION BOOK THREE) by Elsa Jade

She’s never been on her own. Her whole life, Callie was pampered, protected—and imprisoned. Then she lost it all. How can she survive on her own in such a dangerous universe? She needs someone to save her. Luckily, she knows just the one she wants—if she can figure out how to catch him. He never wanted to be a bodyguard. Born to serve in a beast battalion, for Zenith, getting banished was an unexpected dream come true. Now he’s free to fly the wilds of Montana, Earth, answering to no one in the universe—if he can avoid a certain needy female with a knack for rubbing him the wrong way…and the right one. The new Big Sky Intergalactic Dating Agency is ready to launch! But not everyone believes in the promise of matchmating true love, and Zenith and Callie have only one chance to decide if her fear and his freedom matter more than a forever together.

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24 GIFTS FROM THE GALAXY: A SCIFI ROMANCE ADVENT CALENDAR BOOK  by Various

VS Note: The ebook is free. The paperback is marked $12.99 and supports a charity.

Reach for the stars with twenty-four first chapters from bestselling romance novels, perfect to fill up that reading list for the holidays. Aliens, cyborgs, mail-order brides, shifters, and out-of-this-world love stories await you. Every day between now and Christmas Eve, get a taste of a new book you haven’t discovered yet, or be inspired to re-read the ones you know already. Plus, exclusive behind-the-scenes insights about your favourite authors. How do they come up with ideas? How do they spend the festive period? You’ll get answers to those questions, as well as fun tidbits about pets, unruly characters and the craft of writing. Make yourself a hot drink, cuddle up on the sofa and get ready to open your first (spaceship) door… your holiday season is about to heat up. This advent calendar collection contains twenty-four first chapters from existing books by a variety of SFR authors. All proceeds of the print edition go to Book Aid International!

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ANATU OF THE HUMAN: TUNRIAN CYBORGS BOOK 2 by Marie Dry

A marriage with a mission! That’s what cyborg Anatu keeps telling herself. Volunteering to marry the human president of Earth, John Davies, was a sacrifice she was willing to make in order to convince this president to use his army to war against the clones fighting alongside the cyborgs. But after the wedding, Anatu has her own battle, the surprising attraction she feels to John. Each day—and every night—he seduces her without committing his troops to fight against the cyborgs. She needs to stay focused on her assignment, but her new husband makes her organic heart beat a little faster, especially when he treats her with such kindness. It was too much hope this human could care for her. Because when it comes down to the choice between her and saving his human race, how will John ever choose his alien wife?

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VIPER (THE CYBORG CHRONICLES BOOK 5) by Kelsey Nicole Price

Oz – I am the girl who infiltrated the cyborg rebellion–you thought it was hard? I hacked Viper’s processors and boom I was in. Sure, call me the villain, but what would you be willing to do to rescue your best friend? For me, the answer was easy–I would do anything. I now find myself an unwanted guest of the cyborg rebellion–the female every cyborg eyes with suspicion and the one Viper hates with a passion. I can’t blame him. I would hate me too. So why do I catch him looking at me with desire in his piercing violet eyes? And why do I like it and wish for more? I am supposed to be the badass who guards her heart behind a bulletproof vest. But the cyborgs are wearing down my defenses. I am the girl who infiltrated the cyborg rebellion, but what happens if I let Viper infiltrate my heart?     Viper – I am the best Technology Model the Global Allegiance ever created. Give me any code, any program, and I’ll hack it faster than you can blink So how is it that I find myself getting my processors invaded by a tiny human female with bright pink hair? It doesn’t matter that she infiltrated our secret hideout to find her best friend. Or that she almost died …(more blurb on ebook seller page…)                    Amazon KU

CHRISTMAS WITH THE KLAGAN by Holly Hanzo

About a month ago, Ivy was rescued by the Klagan Warriors from an Elodian slaver ship. She’s brought to Klaga where she’s trying to make a new life, since she has nothing and no one to go back to on Earth. All she wants to do is get settled, and try to find something to celebrate, with the winter season heading their way. She has no intentions of falling in love. Since ‘the incident’ years ago on a faraway planet changed him forever, Navil has lead a quiet life. He craves love, but with no Klagan female giving him the time of day, he struggles to believe in himself. When a ship of human females lands on Klaga and begins making preparations for a Christmas ceremony, Navil jumps at the opportunity to help the humans with their preparations. But when they get snowed in a few days before the first ever Human-Klagan Christmas party, on the way to get a special dessert, their chances of making it back in time look slim. With qiva falling from the sky, an ornery faal pulling their ‘sleigh’ could Navil be the one to make Ivy see that falling in love on Klaga might not be such a bad thing after all, especially on Christmas?                 Amazon KU

MOMS AGAINST ZOMBIES (AGAINST ZOMBIES SERIES BOOK 1) by Alathia Morgan

A mother protects her young, even if that means fighting Zombies – Emma Jackson is an army wife, a new mom, and a force to be reckoned with. After being chased by a man that looks half-decomposed, her concerns take a turn from diaper changing and feeding schedules to protecting her baby. Trish Walsh dreaded taking all four kids on errands. She expected tantrums, nagging and sibling wars in the backseat, not a man beating on her window. He looked half dead, and the bloody mess he left behind made her skin crawl and fear clutch her throat. Cooper Walsh has a top-secret job, but when criminals break in to steal his company’s secrets, he discovers a conspiracy that could either explain everything or nothing at all. It’s up to him to right this wrong.     Amazon KU

EXPERIMENT KL4UTH (RED PLANET DRAGONS OF TAJSS BOOK 23) by Miranda Martin

If my life was a story, I’d be the wicked step-mother…On Tajss, us humans are the aliens. As a former mining colony resident, I’m double alienated. We were all cast out from the City before the Invaders came and trapped us all underground. Now all the separate groups are forced together in cramped spaces. What’s worse is my sister and her husband were lost in the attack leaving me to raise my nephew. Me. Who knows literally nothing about being a mom. Of course I’ve dreamed of having children. Later. When I have a man and, well, time. Except life happened and now I’m doing my best being stuck in a bunker with a little boy who needs me. Every day my one escape is Klauth. He’s one of the “Frankenstein’s” as we call them. Zmaj who were experimented on and altered in unbelievable ways. He’s stuck in a medical tube and barely conscious, except he reacts when I’m near. I feel it and he feels me. Then everything goes wrong and my worst nightmare happens. Al, my nephew, is threatened and Klauth breaks free to save him. To save me. It’s the best, most romantic, sexiest, alpha-male, hot thing I’ve ever seen. And also the worst thing that could possibly happen at the same time. Fate is pulling the strings and somehow Klauth and I need to save each other and hopefully I’ll figure out how to be a better mom to Al. I’m all he has and he deserves better. No pressure. No pressure at all.               Amazon KU

CLAIMED BY THE ALIEN VIKING: BOOK SIX GALACTIC VIKINGS MAIL ORDER BRIDE SERIES by Lucee Joie

Betty is having the worst day ever. Not only has her group been destroyed by lindworms but she had to crawl through a swamp in order to escape by sneaking onboard a Vikingr spacecraft. Halvdan hasn’t thought much about love up until this point, concentrating on his job and his obsession with carving his name on every surface across the galaxy he comes upon. “Halvdan carved these runes.”
Written originally as a joke by Halvdan but now Betty will carve out love for them both. However, first, they must escape the terrors of the penal colony planet that they have just touched down on.   Amazon KU

ALIEN ABDUCTION (TSENTURION MASTERS BOOK 3) by Lee Savino and Golden Angel

This Tsenturion warrior has waited a thousand years for a mate, and nothing will stop him from claiming me. I was dying, but now I’m fine. My e-reader sucked me through to another universe where I’m healed and trained as an alien bride. Don’t get me wrong, I’m grateful for the new chance at life, but I’m not sure I want to be mated to a hulking, brooding, bossy alien. Though he’s kinda hard to resist…Relationship status between me and my giant alien abductor: it’s complicated.

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LEVIATHAN FALLS (THE EXPANSE BOOK 9) by James S A Corey

VS note: Not a romance but a scifi release of note and I know we have a number of ‘Expanse’ fans here.

The Laconian Empire has fallen, setting the thirteen hundred solar systems free from the rule of Winston Duarte. But the ancient enemy that killed the gate builders is awake, and the war against our universe has begun again. In the dead system of Adro, Elvi Okoye leads a desperate scientific mission to understand what the gate builders were and what destroyed them, even if it means compromising herself and the half-alien children who bear the weight of her investigation. Through the wide-flung systems of humanity, Colonel Aliana Tanaka hunts for Duarte’s missing daughter. . . and the shattered emperor himself. And on the Rocinante, James Holden and his crew struggle to build a future for humanity out of the shards and ruins of all that has come before. As nearly unimaginable forces prepare to annihilate all human life, Holden and a group of unlikely allies discover a last, desperate chance to unite all of humanity, with the promise of a vast galactic civilization free from wars, factions, lies, and secrets if they win. But the price of victory may be worse than the cost of defeat.

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GLOAM: (MONSTROUS BOOK 4) by Lily Mayne

When a strange woman shows up outside our camp in the Wastes with monsters chained up to her RV, it feels like I’m the only one who actually wants to help them. That big, grey-skinned monster with the cage on his head and the chain hanging from his back—something is telling me I need to help him. I need to free him. But I have absolutely no idea how I’m supposed to do that, especially when he can’t even talk to me to tell me how. Collector Mary is finally leaving our camp to head back to her monster menagerie, so I do the only thing I can think of to help him. I go with her. Now, this big beastie and I are travelling companions for the foreseeable future. Now I just have to think of a way to get that cage off his head, which seems like an impossible task. But I’m not giving up. He has no one else, and when I start to discover who he is beneath the cage, my motivation to free him becomes far more than just a desire to help. This is so dangerous. The military is lurking. Vicious monsters are lurking. And when Mary turns out to be even worse than we could have ever imagined, my desperate bid to save this monster turns into a deadly game of cat and mouse. I’m pretty sure I’m going to die out here. Gloam is Book Four of the Monstrous series, a post-apocalyptic m/m fantasy series that features monsters and human men falling in love. It is best to read the series in order. Warning: This m/m love story contains explicit sexual content and is not suitable for young readers. It also contains graphic depictions of torture and violence.            Amazon KU

DEATH WALKER by Linda Mooney

After traveling through space for eons, hopping from planet to planet mining for the ore needed to fuel their ships, the crew of the North America may have found a world they can finally colonize. A planet that could have everything they need to survive and put down roots. But is Ayn Corin ready to settle down? After being trapped in an abusive marriage for years, she is freed by her husband’s death in an accident, but Ayn is leery of trusting again. It has taken her months to be able to stand contact with another man, but Blynn Trainer is willing to give her the space and time she needs. He’ll wait for her, however long that takes. Ayn is chosen to be among the first crew of borers to initiate drilling on the new planet, as well as Blynn and his crew, and an honor it is. Couple that with the fact that she’s finally realized that it’s time to move on and trust again, to trust Blynn, she is finally getting her happy ever after. But when tragedy strikes, she will lose it forever…or will she? It seems the new planet is not as void of life as they thought, but are the aliens inhabiting it friend or foe, and just waiting to take over the newcomers’ bodies? Ayn discovers just how much her heart is willing to accept.

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WIDE AWAKE: MMF OMEGAVERSE SHIFTER ROMANCE – ALPHA COMPOUND BOOK 3 by Anna Fury

My life hangs by a perilous thread. The Awaken Virus began turning men into mindless beasts three years ago. They ravaged and burned and killed, and humanity hasn’t been safe since. Bouncing between friends’ apartments and the shelter was hard enough. But now women are being abducted right off the streets by Awakened. That’s why I decided to get out of New York and head for the forest upstate–I can be alone there–alone and safe. Imagine my horror when an Awakened male saunters right into my new home, flirting like a lunatic and offering unsolicited gardening advice. Connor claims I’m his omega, and offers to introduce me to our “mate”. Hard pass. My reservations are confirmed when I meet Brady and he tries to rip my head off. What makes this even worse is the Awakened Task Force breathing down the alphas’ necks. I came out here to feel secure, but safety is an illusion the longer I stay around the alphas. There’s just one problem. Connor and I can’t keep our hands off one another. And every time we slip up and touch, it hurts Brady. Discovering me is tearing their bond apart. One of them wants to kiss me, and the other wants to kill me. Can I figure out what’s between us before the Task Force destroys it all? Wide Awake is the third book in the Alpha Compound series, by Anna Fury. This dystopian MMF omegaverse romance features a quiet heroine and two alpha males finding their happily ever after.          Amazon KU

CHERISH (THE VELASPIAN PACT BOOK 4) by Lexi Ander

Destin is torn away from his chicks and his bonded when the Terrens invade Aries 7. Experimented on in Terren labs, and made to work their mines, the GyrFalconi struggle to survive. Destin becomes their caretaker, endeavoring to save as many as possible, despite the emotional toll. Amidst the battle for survival, the universe shines on him and he bonds with not one but four people who give him a reason to keep fighting. When Valespia sends its Legions to the GyrFalconi’s aid, Destin and his bonded are eventually freed, only to face new cruelties from their own people. Freedom comes with its own trials, though, as a divide forms in GyrFalconi society between the winged and the wingless. Destin and his bonded are given a chance at true happiness and they keep what they claim, no matter what.

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RENEGADE ANGEL (AN ASTRAL HEAT NOVEL BOOK 2) by Laura Navarre

In the icy depths of space, a galactic mating contest is turning deadly, and the stakes are atomic armageddon. To unite four warring races, rebel princess-turned-cybergirl Kaia chooses the most dangerous possible mate in Zorin—a scourge-of-the-galaxy space pirate. Yet she’s seriously tempted by Dex, the imperial enforcer who’s Zorin’s ultimate nemesis…and his mouthwatering obsession. Kaia burns for both of them, but Dex and Zorin are lethal enemies. And the galaxy’s most powerful telepath, the mesmerizing lover who betrayed her and nearly destroyed her, is a major distraction for all three of them. Can two mortal enemies defy a star-spanning empire that crucifies lovers for unconventional unions? Can a runaway princess dare to trust the enigmatic lover who abandoned her to scandal and disgrace? With the fate of billions now poised in the balance, can four fiercely distrustful allies survive a savage mating contest, navigate an interstellar war, and consummate the explosive passion between them…without dying in the flames?

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UNBLESSED: CHRISTMAS ALIEN ROMANCE (XITHILENE MATES) by R L Olvitt

Naomi Parsons discovers things get complicated when you unintentionally catfish a Xithilene priest. She wasn’t planning on falling in love with an alien—or on lying to him. Now he’s coming to her sleepy little town for Christmas, and he assumes that she’s his mate. It turns out she should’ve read the fine print on that mate portal website before she signed along the dotted line…R’visth has his own share of secrets, yet he hopes his prospective mate will be able to overlook his flaws. All his life, he has longed for a woman who can see that he is more than his faults. When he travels to Earth with little more than a single piece of luggage and naked hope, he isn’t sure whether he’ll be welcomed with open arms or sent back to Xithilene in disgrace. Naomi and R’visth are from worlds apart, yet they’ve been searching for the same things. When they meet, they’ll get the chance to have it all: love, belonging, and family—but only if their enemies don’t stop them first. Not everyone is happy to have an alien in their midst, and some people will stop at nothing to get what they want.  Amazon KU

ALPHA BREED: OMEGA MATES BOOK 4 by Pearl Tate

I don’t believe aliens abducted me from Earth… until I land on the strange planet and see one drowning! I’ve dedicated my life to saving people, and alien species or not. This is no exception. Let’s hope whoever operated on my head so I can understand the natives doesn’t expect me to be an alien ambassador. After losing my boyfriend in college, I’ve dedicated my life to my profession as a surgeon. I’m sorely lacking in people skills. When I’m thrown into their breeding program, I realize it isn’t my social expertise they’re interested in! The purple alien I’m paired with vows not to leave me. Even I can’t deny the attraction between us. But I’m waiting for the other Earth women to find me. We have an agreement, and they promised to keep looking until we’re all back together. Can they get me out of this predicament I’m in? And do I want them to? Or am I better off trusting this dominant alien who declares I’m his mate?                     Amazon KU

COURTING MAYHEM (COLETTI WARLORD SERIES BOOK 14) by Gail Koger

When she was barely eight, Mayhem’s berserker powers surfaced and wherever she went, pandemonium soon followed. To teach her control, and keep her from destroying the known universe, her fathers started a training program tailored to Mayhem’s unique talents. Now she is a formidable bounty hunter. On her twenty-first birthday, her fathers gift her with her dream vacation, which quickly turns into an unmitigated nightmare. First, she butts heads with a cranky Coletti War Commander. To complete the fiasco, the Shebu, a stone of unfathomable power, is stolen. Now Zarek, the Coletti Overlord, demands she work with the cranky Coletti to retrieve it, or her fathers will be imprisoned on a penal colony. Can her Berserker skills save the galaxy? Can she avoid falling in love with the smokin’ hot War Commander?

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KICK AT THE DARKNESS: AN APOCALYPTIC NOVELLA by Suleikha Snyder

Emran Ali had his life as he knew it ripped out from beneath him—all because pampered princess Mona Sarkar had a crush on him. He returns to her five years later as an embittered zombie hunter. Tattooed. Angry. Determined. But Mona’s not that spoiled teenager anymore. She’s a grown woman who has seen and lost far too much. And she needs his heart more than his fury if they’re going to survive. With a hungry horde of the walking dead literally on their doorstep, Emran and Mona must put the past behind them and fight for their future. A 10,700-word romance with a guaranteed happy ending. (Yes, even in the middle of a zombie apocalypse.)

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THE FABULOUS WIZARD OF OZ by Kaye Draper

Daniel never imagined his career as an infamous E.A.R.T.H. diplomat would end with him in full drag riding a defunct landing pod into a magical cyclone. But honestly, he’s been in weirder situations in his life. Exiled to the planet Ozma-4 for doing his job as an advocate a little too well, and for knowing too much about…something…Daniel sets off disguised as Dotty West, helpless but fabulous Kansas farmgirl. His silver spike heels aren’t made for trekking through an alien landscape. But fortunately–or unfortunately, depending on your perspective–he manages to crash-land on some poor, unsuspecting citizen. And it’s not like the pancaked woman really needs her hiking boots anymore, right? Accompanied by his faithful robotic assistant, Toto, Daniel sets out to find answers about why he was exiled and find a way home. But along the way, he uncovers a case of colonial feuding and native oppression that he just can’t ignore. Aided by a group of sexy Oz outcasts, Daniel journeys to the Emerald city to meet with a shady wizard and ends up blackmailed into a quest to steal from a powerful witch. But that’s only the tip of the iceberg. His time on Oz will help Daniel finally embrace all of who he is. But he might just end up leaving his heart behind when he finally finds a way back home. The Fabulous Wizard of Oz is a ridiculous, fun gay harem Wizard of Oz retelling that fuses magic and light sci-fi elements. It is a complete standalone story and is just over 86,000 words.   Amazon KU

IT’S A MATTER OF MIDLIFE AND DEATH: A PARANORMAL WOMEN’S FICTION NOVEL: GOOD TO THE LAST DEATH BOOK 6 by Robyn Peterman

Midlife is madness—magical, messy and one freaking crisis after another. With a new job I didn’t apply for and an extended family I didn’t know I had—midlife has become somewhat problematic. Gluing ghosts back together is easy compared to my new celestial occupation. The Grim Reaper wants to put a ring on it. Tim wants to be a father. Candy Vargo has lost her damn mind and Jennifer thinks we’re all sparkly vampires. I’ve been given an impossible task with catastrophic consequences for failure, but it wouldn’t be my midlife without another crisis. What’s the saying? When in Crazytown, embrace the insanity or go insane. It’s time to lean into the madness. I’m putting down roots, pulling up my big-girl panties and getting down to business. With one month to succeed, it’s time to grow a bigger pair of lady-balls and play in the big league. The rules are unclear. However, when it’s a matter of midlife and death, I’m making the rules. And I will win.      Amazon KU

SHADOW WEB: A PARANORMAL WOMEN’S FICTION NOVEL (MOONSHADOW  BAY BOOK 5) by Yasmine Galenorn

The holidays are here, and this year, they’re deadly…It’s my first Thanksgiving back in Moonshadow Bay, and everything is hunky-dory until the Witches Guild assigns me a research project for the upcoming Winter Solstice Festival. Not only do I melt down my computer, but I download a demon who ends up stuck in my house. But Tarvish the Funtime demon is the least of my worries when my grandmother asks my BFF and me to go undercover. A magical pyramid scheme has moved into town and it’s siphoning more than money off its recruits. Will we be able to take it down, or will the leader of the cult manage to silence us for good?

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JINGLE SPELLS (HEDGEWITCH FOR HIRE BOOK 5) by Christine Pope

All is calm and bright as Globe, Arizona’s holiday celebrations approach. Selena Marx should have known it wouldn’t stay that way. The painted snowflakes on her shop window are barely dry when her best friend, Josie Woodrow, bursts in with news that the baby Jesus is missing from the crèche in front of St. Ignatius. Selena has enough on her mind without having to use her psychic powers to suss out the culprit. Her boyfriend Calvin Standingbear’s parents are still on the snow-covered fence about accepting her, which throws a dimmer on the town’s highly anticipated Festival of Lights. And when Calvin springs a surprise on the solstice, Selena realizes she has some work to do to reconcile the two men in her life: Calvin, and her cursed cat, Archie.  The last thing she needs is a spontaneous vision that indicates the baby Jesus theft was more than just a prank. And if someone doesn’t spill the beans soon, someone’s getting away with…well, not murder (this time), but a whole lot of dough — and we’re not talking cookies.

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DEAR SATAN (WELCOME TO HELL BOOK 11) by Eve Langlais

Merry is determined to make Christmas special for her son. He hasn’t spoken or smiled since his father died, so she writes a letter hoping for a holiday miracle. Dear Satan…Her unfortunate error ensures her wish ends up in the wrong place. Worse? Satan answers her plea—after telling Santa where he can shove a candy cane. The devil knows just what Merry needs, and he has the perfect demon for the job. Marduke’s mission is to deliver a hellhound puppy to a little boy, along with some tips on how to avoid getting eaten. What the devil’s kennel master doesn’t expect on this emasculating mission of kindness is Merry. A happy, optimistic woman despite all the strife in her life.
It’s disgusting. Annoying. Tempting? Usually, Marduke is all about destroying hopes and dreams—and letting his dogs pee on people while they’re down—but there’s something about Merry.

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SHADOW BOUND: THE DARKFELL VAMPIRE CLAN BOOK 2 by L A McGinnis

For a hundred years, a queen was promised. Now that she’s arrived, war is not far behind. Everything in the Darkfell Clan world puts you at risk. From the twisted king determined to kill me, to the demonic revenants hunting me down, it seems everyone wants me dead. Lucky for me I’ve found powerful allies—a sexy warrior with a heart of gold, an arrogant trickster who’s as good with a knife as he is with words, and a reclusive ancient whose wounds run too deep to heal. Our love makes us strong, but it could become the lever that breaks us apart. I didn’t want a war, but when Viktor takes something that’s mine, he needs to learn the truth. I’ll kill to save the ones I love. New Orleans is about to become very bloody.             Amazon KU

THE DEVIL WENT DOWN TO GLENDALE: AN IMP WORLD URBAN FANTASY (CALIFORNIA DEMON BOOK 4) by Debra Dunbar

To settle her debt with the tax demons, Eden promised them ten jobs, but she didn’t think the demons would cash in on her vow so quickly. When she discovers her target is a powerful mage in charge of The Righteous, a group dedicated to freeing New Hel from demon rule, Eden is torn between her promise to the tax demons and her loyalty toward the humans in her battered city.
But the Righteous and their leader don’t have humanity’s best interest at heart. If The Righteous win this war, New Hell will be in the hands of a magically powerful dictator. If they lose, the backlash from the demons will cause even more death and misery among the residents of New Hell.
As tensions rise between the humans and supernatural beings Eden is caught in the crossfire of loyalty and betrayal with the winner taking all—including LA.             Amazon KU

BAT OUT OF HELL: AN IMMORTAL OPS WORLD NOVEL (CRIMSON OPS SERIES BOOK4)  by Mandy M Roth 

Special Operative Blaise Regnier feels the darkness he carries within creeping up on him. With centuries under his skull-studded belt, this immortal vampire has seen a thing or two in his day. Not to mention he’s become something of an expert at hiding his worries and emotions behind dark wit and black leather pants. It’s just a matter of time before his inner demon holds all the cards, and then he’ll be the next threat his teammates need to hunt to protect mankind. As it turns out, someone has that task well in hand, and she’s not playing games. Too bad an old enemy has resurfaced, wanting to end their sizzling romance before it can even get started.

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ENDLESS (STEEL DEMONS MC BOOK 10) by Crystal Ash

The war is over. Finally, we can breathe and be a family. With the worst moments of our lives behind us, we have only the future to look forward to. Our twins arrived nearly four years after the Sha was defeated, and now we face a new challenge–parenthood. Whether it’s our daughter taunting the chickens or our son’s fear of water, we’ll take the highs and lows of raising them in stride. Most importantly, they’ll never know the horror and loss their parents endured. Our children will be protected and loved endlessly. The gods haven’t spoken to us in years, but we’ve never stopped listening. When they have a message, we’ll be ready. Endless is an epilogue novella to the Steel Demons MC series. It is not “required” reading, as the story ends in Merciless. This book shares a slice of life for the Steel Demons characters after the series ends.                    Amazon KU

A GHOULISH MIDLIFE: A PARANORMAL WOMEN’S FICTION NOVEL (WITCHING AFTER 40 BOOK 1) by Lia Davis and L A Boruff

Widow and empty nester, Ava Harper, never dreamed of turning forty without the love of her life. Nor did she know she would bury her favorite aunt, who raised her after the death of her mother, a few years later. Then again, she doesn’t have the power of foresight. No, her powers are much darker. Powers she has kept behind lock and key. With her only son off to college and her life savings depleted, Ava returns home to Shipton Harbor, Maine. She’s only there to clean out, fix up, and sell the family home. But like everything in her life in the last five years, things change. Plans get canceled. Arriving in Shipton Harbor is like stepping into another world. Her high school rival is married to her best friend and is set on making up for every devious thing she did when they were teens. The magic in the house reawakens, making it impossible to sell. It doesn’t want new owners, apparently. And to top it all, the sheriff looks like he belongs on the cover of a romance novel. When an old friend of the family turns up dead, Ava must delve deep into the powers she’s repressed all her adult life to find the killer. Only a necromancer could’ve killed her friend. Now she must open up to her own wells of dark magic to find the murderer while working with the hottie sheriff she’s sure has his own secrets.                                Amazon KU

A SWIFT AND SAVAGE TIDE (A CAPTAIN KIT BRIGHTLING NOVEL BOOK 2) by Chloe Neill

Captain Kit Brightling is Aligned to the magic of the sea, which makes her an invaluable asset to the Saxon Isles and its monarch, Queen Charlotte. The Isles and its allies will need every advantage they can get: Gerard Rousseau, the former Gallic emperor and scourge of the Continent, has escaped his island prison to renew his quest for control of the Continent. Gerard has no qualms about using dangerous magic to support his ambitions, so Kit and the crew of her ship, the Diana, are the natural choice to find him—and help stop him. But then Kit’s path unexpectedly crosses with that of the dashing and handsome Rian Grant, Viscount Queenscliffe, who’s working undercover on the Continent in his own efforts to stop Gerard. And he’s not the only person Kit is surprised to see. An old enemy has arisen, and the power he’ll wield on Gerard’s behalf is beautiful and terrible. Sparks will fly and sails will flutter as Kit and crew are cast into the seas of adventure to fight for queen and country.

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HELL ON EARTH (SIN DEMONS BOOK 6) by Mila Young and Harper A Brooks

The journey’s been Hell… but it’s time to give the devil his due. This is it. This is where it all ends. It’s me, my shadow, and my demons against Lucifer. With the relics stolen, the only way to get them is to go back into the hellfire–back to Hell where Lucifer awaits. Defeating him may mean making the ultimate sacrifice, but even with so much at stake, I don’t know if I can. Things heated up fast with Cain, Elias, and Dorian, and now Maverick, but I’d sell my soul a hundred times to keep them as mine. Forever. What if that’s impossible? There’s so much danger ahead of us, but I’ll bring Hell on earth to save the ones I love. I just wonder that when all’s said and done, who will be the one wearing the unholy crown?                    Amazon KU

WILD LOVE: A REJECTED MATE ROMANCE by Mila Young and C R Jane

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PINA COLADA CARNAGE (MYSTIC BAR MYSTERIES BOOK 2) by Constance Barker

Resident Bridezilla Sydney is getting on everyone’s nerves in the bridal party. But her wrath isn’t only for her bridesmaids and groomsmen. Sally and Sarah also come under fire when no one can seem to get the rehearsal dance right at their dance school. It won’t matter however, when the wedding is called off for a murder. Zeus is once again inhabited by the deceased who wants to find the killer. And Wanda is determined to find them as well and get rid of a gnarly ghost.           Amazon KU

HOW TO KEEP AN AUTHOR (ALIVE) by AJ Sherwood

VS Note: A re-release.

The old days of vampires slinking sexily through the night are definitely a thing of the past. Now, vampires hold day jobs like everyone else, and Justus is no exception. The funny thing about living forever is that you still somehow have laundry and bills to deal with. Enter stage left: JD Cooper, Justus’s new employer. Supposedly, the man is a writing raconteur, known to craft a mean mystery. His skills excel on paper, but suck in reality because he’s one step away from hoarder level. Justus takes the job as his housekeeper, expecting eccentricity. Which he gets. And so much more. Tags:
Vampires with day jobs, Justus has it rough, Cooper is a walking disaster, how self-indulgent should I make this, the answer is very, bite kink, book hoarding, this is the least angsty thing I’ve written all year, smother tested, editor approved. (This was a short story originally published in the Working Stiffs anthology. With the anthology no longer published, I’ve chosen to re-release it as a 10k short.)

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MACK’S ROUSING GHOULISH HIGHLAND ADVENTURE by AJ Sherwood

Mack did not sign up for hunting unknown ghost-eating creatures. But that’s what he gets when he and Brandon arrive to help Eli and husbands at an old inn situated in the Scottish Highlands. Now he’s surrounded by terrified ghosts on the run, zombie-ghosts that look eaten, and no one knows what the baddie is. They’re running out of time to figure it out though, because whatever it is? It’s herding ghosts straight for the inn. Scarier still? It’s killing healthy people in a week to eat their soul. If someone could please come up with a game plan? Mack would be forever thankful. Before, you know, they all get eaten. Tags: Scottish mythology rears its head, not in a good way, it’s a hot mess but they’re trying dammit, emotional baggage check, Brandon wants a kilt and sword, Mack wants him in a kilt, it’s a mutual desire thing, Mack being a BAMF, Havili protectiveness rears its head, friends being awesome, no one gets thrown this time, Quinn’s a kissing monster when drunk, Romance novel your highlander is missing, personal growth is hard, shower sex, character growth.

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SHIFTER CITY (HEARTS OF STONE BOOK 2) by C D Gorri

Silas McKennon is a corporate shark, er, Lion. All business, this hard-hearted male hates women. He simply refuses to have anything to do with them. Well, except for one. Blonde and brainy, Larissa Clark works for Silas as his right hand man, er, woman. She’s a sharp shooting administrative assistant and one of the few females he will tolerate. Having the hots for her hunky boss is just one of the secrets she has to keep in order to stay in the city she loves. When the prince of the local Pride starts pursuing Larissa, she has no choice but to skip town. But Silas is not ready to let his prized employee go. He’ll do anything to stop it, including mate her. Will she risk it all on a man whose heart is made of stone?                            Amazon KU

PANTHER SHIELD (GUARDIANS OF CHAOS) by C D Gorri

She’s a fierce Panther Shifter fighting to preserve the freedom of all magic. He’s a normal with a target on his back. Will she risk it all for him? Elena Soussa is the only female Guardian of Chaos in her group. A Panther Shifter, she was a loner by nature. But ever since the members of her crew started meeting their mates and gaining new powers, her curiosity had been piqued. When she finds a normal cornered by the enemy, she is compelled to save the ridiculously handsome man. But to do so means violating the Guardians code. He is not her problem, she reminds her inner she-Cat. But the beast sure wants him to be. Will Elena risk it all for one man?               Amazon KU

THE FOX AND THE VISCOUNT (THE SHIFTER SEASON BOOK 1) by Laura Greenwood

When Victoria runs into her childhood friend and fellow fox shifter, Edmund, at a society event, she finds herself engaging in a scandalous wager over which of the two will secure an engagement first. Even with a suitable suitor calling on her, she can’t help but be drawn back to her friend’s side, and they soon find themselves in a compromising situation with only one way out of it. Can they resist the pull they have to one another?

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HUNTER’S HOPE (VAMPIRE MOTORCYCLE CLUB BOOK 2) by Alyssa Day

Hunter Evans risked his life again and again as a firefighter until the night he died saving a child…only to be reborn as a vampire. Now the man who lived his life as the quintessential “nice guy” must find a way to conquer the deadly urges that threaten to turn him feral. When his own actions put a beautiful woman in danger, he vows to protect her…even from himself. Alice Darlington has a secret of her own: she sees ghosts. She thought she’d done a good job of keeping it under wraps—until now. A terrible threat from her past is hunting her down in order to use her power for dark purposes. Now she’s on the run and doesn’t know who to trust or where to go. When Hunter and Alice team up to battle the dangers coming at them from all sides, they’re forced to rely on each other. But Hunter doesn’t know how long he can keep the beast inside him away from the woman it craves.

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T’WAS THE NIGHT BEFORE MURDER (COUNTRY COTTAGE MYSTERIES BOOK 21) by Addison Moore and Bellamy Bloom

My name is Bizzy Baker, and I can read minds—not every mind, not every time but most of the time and believe me when I say it’s not all it’s cracked up to be. It’s December in Cider Cove, Christmas is afoot—and so is a killer. Mackenzie’s cousin is looking to get married in a haunted house and Mack offers up the next best thing—the Country Cottage Inn. But when a killer shows up at the rehearsal dinner it throws a wrench in their nuptials and in my holiday plans as well. Add Santa to the mix, a war between Georgie, my mother, and me—a couple of adorable fuzzy pups, and you’ve got enough yuletide chaos to jingle anybody’s bell. As it turns out, the holidays really can be murder. Bizzy Baker runs the Country Cottage Inn, has the ability to pry into the darkest recesses of both the human and animal mind, and has just stumbled upon a body. With the help of her kitten, Fish, a mutt named Sherlock Bones and an ornery yet dangerously good looking homicide detective, Bizzy is determined to find the killer.                   Amazon KU

WINTER SUN (WARRIORS OF THE FIVE REALMS BOOK TWO) by Hollee Mands

He’d do anything to keep her safe…except give her up. Declan lost her once. Never again. He is an archmage. Fearsome. Terrible. Divine. Yet deadly whispers dare echo in his ear. None more threatening than those of his still-incomplete mate bond and his love’s failing health. In a twist of irony, he must now protect his mate from the greatest danger she’s ever faced…himself. Evangeline was raised to be an apothecarist, not an archmage’s queen. She knows nothing of the subtle maneuverings of court life, and despite her awakened memories, she remains painfully human. Too human to claim an archmage for a mate. But Declan’s contentious council and her questionable mortality aren’t the only things she has to worry about. The secrets of her past are catching up, and even her all-powerful lover may not be able to keep her safe.                   Amazon KU

WOLF OF ASH (THE SHIFTER REJECTED SERIES BOOK 1) by Amelia Shaw

Talia thought her father’s execution was the worst thing that could happen…until her mate rejects her and banishes her from the pack. Talia’s father goes rogue on a mission, leading dozens of pack members to a brutal death. Now the pack’s out for blood. But even his execution isn’t enough to soothe the Alpha’s anger. Which is why Maddox, who Talia has been fated to since birth, rejects his mating bond with her and banishes her. She has three days to leave town…or the pack will hunt her down. Within hours of her departure, her own pack’s deathly decree takes a back seat to a more pressing threat: Galen, the next Alpha of the Long Claw pack that her father tried to kill, captures her. He doesn’t know that Talia and Maddox are no longer mates, and she intends to keep it that way.
Galen plans to use her as a bargaining chip, which is the only thing keeping her alive. But how long can she keep up the ruse? Because she’s still in town, and her pack is going to sense that. The clock is ticking until the hunt for her begins, then she’ll have two pack Alphas who want her dead. The one who rejected her…and the one who kidnapped her.

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ANARCHY (LIBRARY OF THE PROFANE BOOK 3) by J B Trepagnier

Well, that certainly sucks! We freed Talvath, then we lost Talvath. And the bastard took Bram with him. For all we know, he’s back in Hell building an army to destroy my library. According to Balthazar, Silvaria and Dorian are on their way back to the US now that he’s liberated a large sum of money from their bank accounts. Kaine and the Paranormal Investigation Bureau will be waiting for them. I know Silvaria though. She thinks she has a god under her control. She’s going to want Reyson at the bank with her. I swear to Lilith, if she breaks my library, I’m going to kill her twice. I’m going to let Reyson and Balthazar get creative, then if Bram ever comes back, I’ll unleash him on what’s left over. No one messes with my library.                       Amazon KU

COWBOY DRAGON’S SECRET DAUGHTER (COWBOY DRAGON’S INN) by Serena Meadows

My life changed when I spotted her in a stalled car that night. Lucy was back. Along with her daughter. I didn’t know Charlotte was hers when I met her. She reminded me so much of her mother. She also reminded me of myself. I tried to keep my head straight. There was no way Lucy had kept it a secret. If she had, then she needed to hear a secret of my own. Our daughter could be in serious danger. She wasn’t aware of her identity. Just like Lucy wasn’t aware of mine. The dragon shifter in me was here to stay. To become more powerful. And to save his family and claim his mate.

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ANGEL FAE (THE WORLD OF FAE BOOK 11) by Terry Spear

Hawk fae Ariana is a guard for the royal family, a highly coveted position, and one she has worked hard at, but in one trip to the human world to have fun in the sun with her friend, she makes the mistake of saving a couple of children from drowning in the Gulf of Mexico. Now she’s living in a new world with the Angel Corp in the angel realm of existence, and she’s required to save both humans and fae alike. Before she has gotten her feet wet on the easier assignments, she’s stuck with the really dangerous stuff. But she can’t die, can she? She has already done that once. But she wants to return to the fae world—the living fae world—in any way that she can.          Malik was supposed to have been Ariana’s guardian angel but when he saw another human struggling in the riptide, he went to save him, thinking that Ariana was going to be just fine. Now he is her mentor in the Angel Corp, when he’d always wanted to get to know her better while they’d both been of the fae world. This situation of her wanting to return as a fae is a deadly business. But if she manages to do so safely, she’ll leave him behind. Now she’s working on all dangerous missions and he’s afraid he’ll lose her for good. Still, helping her to return to the fae world of the living isn’t in the plans.

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DAWN OF THE JAGUAR by Terry Spear

Erin Chambers is leaving the FBI to join her father in his Big Cat Investigative Agency. She loved her job, but she wants to be closer to her father and have more freedom to run as a jaguar shifter when she can. But she knows dealing with her dad’s sole private investigator, Jason Biggerstaff, is going to take some work. He’s a hot jaguar and turns up the heat whenever he’s around her without any effort at all, to her consternation. But he’s not fond of the FBI, and she and he butt heads all the time. He’s been like a son to her father, so she knows he was thinking he could take over the business one day. That’s not happening.      Jason Biggerstaff is busy with investigations, not thrilled that Erin is joining the agency, but all that changes when they are embroiled in missing kids’ cases, their usual run-of-the-mill investigations, and she’s really good at her job. No matter how much he fights the attraction he has for her, it’s a losing battle. What starts out as just them handling their usual cases, turns into something worse—a shifter in trouble and they must save him without landing themselves in a worse mess than they already are, which includes dealing with this growing need to take their relationship to something they never bargained for.

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KING OF BATTLE AND BLOOD (ADRIAN x ISOLDE BOOK 1) by Scarlett St Clair

Their union is his revenge. Isolde de Lara considers her wedding day to be her death day. To end a years-long war, she is to marry vampire king Adrian Aleksandr Vasiliev, and kill him. But her assassination attempt is thwarted, and Adrian threatens that if Isolde tries to kill him again, he will raise her as the undead. Faced with the possibility of becoming the thing she hates most, Isolde seeks other ways to defy him and survive the brutal vampire court. Except it isn’t the court she fears most—it’s Adrian. Despite their undeniable chemistry, she wonders why the king—fierce, savage, merciless—chose her as consort. The answer will shatter her world.

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EXPELLED (MISS PRIMM’S ACADEMY FOR WAYWARD WITCHES BOOK 3) by Christine Pope

She’s just gotten control of her wild magic. Now she’ll have to set it free…Now that she’s finally got a handle on her unruly magic — and a future to dream about with Lochlan — Callie Dobkins is looking forward to her final year at the Academy for Wayward Witches. Until the sour-faced Miss Hendricks makes a somber announcement. Miss Primm is missing…and so is Master Marco of the School for Woeful Wizards. Even though the students are told to keep their noses to the grindstone of an increasingly dangerous course load, Callie and her friends can’t help but connect the dots. But Callie alone can’t shut out the inner voice warning her to keep quiet about her suspicions. In a horrible moment, the conniving Mr. McGee exiles Callie to Mundania. Although his evil enchantment fails to erase her memory, Callie will have to draw on all her wild magic to find her way home to her family. To Lochlan. And to the circle of friends who will try to root out the corruption at the academy once and for all.

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INNATE MAGIC (THE MARROWBONE SPELLS BOOK 1) by Shannon Fay

Delightfully cheeky, unquestionably charming, and sometimes maddeningly naive, cloth mage Paul Gallagher is desperately trying to make a name for himself in a reimagined postwar London. But in a world where magic is commonplace, sewing enchanted clothes is seen as little more than a frivolous distraction. Paul is hiding a secret, however: he possesses a powerful—and illegal—innate magic that could help him achieve his wildest dreams. Unfortunately, Paul confides in the wrong person—his latest crush, Captain Hector Hollister—and is drawn into a sinister plot that risks reigniting the machinery of war. To make matters worse, the pretty American gossip reporter Paul just met reveals her personal quest to expose a government cover-up may be related to Hollister’s magical goals. When Hollister threatens the life of Paul’s dearest friend, he realizes that his poor judgement has put not only his family and friends in danger, but also the whole world. The only way to set things right may be for Paul to undergo the dangerous ritual to become Court Magician—the most powerful magician in the country. But is becoming part of the institution the best way to enact change in a terribly unjust society?

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WILDE MOON (WILDEWARD ACADEMY BOOK 5) by Gwyneira Blythe

Time to take London by storm. My name is Lady Victoria Grey. In Gilded Age London with its gaslamp streets, Witchy High Society sets their own terms upon me: join them or perish alone. The wizards and vampires also want their cut of my magic. If I don’t join a faction, I could lose it all. Have I walked into a cage of my own making? More allies’ lives are in my bloody hands, while five men of Wildeward hold my heart: Doyle, my vampire; Jekyll and Hyde, my werewolf and my hellwolf; Frankie, my fey monster; but it is Achoris, the blind oracle who has yet to complete our inner circle. The heat of the Crone’s summer breeds vengeance. With Hunters and enemies at every turn, finding a safe harbor is essential, but a house isn’t a home unless my heart resides within. If I don’t claim all of my consorts soon and take the final step, my bloodright will slip through my fingers leaving that seducing enchantress to claim all that is mine. A confrontation is fast approaching. Blood calls us to our origins. So why can’t I put Wildeward behind me? Everything will come full circle under a moon so dark the blood turns wild.                     Amazon KU

THE ROMANOV ORACLE by Molly Tullis

Anastasia Romanova carried Romanov blood, full of magic, once depleted and diminished throughout her family tree over the years. But when it shows up in her as strong as her ancestors, an incident in her childhood forces her family to attempt to drain the magic out of her. The burden grows as her powers become too strong to control, leading Anastasia to try and fight fire with fire… but there’s always a price for magic. The enigmatic servant boy who was witness to her very first spell is forced by her family’s advisors to assume the priesthood. He becomes the scapegoat for Anastasia’s magic, taking on the moniker Rasputin. There’s only one thing the dvoryanstvo and her family never expected. The magic is real and so is the relationship between Rasputin and Anastasia, who are determined to see her powers unleashed. Even if that means everything else burns.   Amazon KU

JADE LEGACY (THE GREEN BONE SAGA BOOK 3) by Fonda Lee

Jade, the mysterious and magical substance once exclusive to the Green Bone warriors of Kekon, is now coveted throughout the world. Everyone wants access to the supernatural abilities it provides, from traditional forces such as governments, mercenaries, and criminal kingpins, to modern players, including doctors, athletes, and movie studios. As the struggle over the control of jade grows ever larger and more deadly, the Kaul family, and the ancient ways of the Kekonese Green Bones, will never be the same. Battered by war and tragedy, the Kauls are plagued by resentments and old wounds as their adversaries are on the ascent and their country is riven by dangerous factions and foreign interference. The clan must discern allies from enemies, set aside bloody rivalries, and make terrible sacrifices… but even the unbreakable bonds of blood and loyalty may not be enough to ensure the survival of the Green Bone clans and the nation they are sworn to protect.

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SANCTUARY  (HUNTERVERSE FAN FICTION) by Various with Forward by Sherrilyn Kenyon

Over a century ago, the Peltier clan came to New Orleans and established one of the best-known Limanis in the world. Now out of the shadows of their past, the present, and the future, readers will be treated to stories from fans of Sherri’s as they dip their pens into the realms of the Dark-Hunters, Were-Hunters, and Dream-Hunters. Join us for this exciting collection of short stories set at Sanctuary that are sure to entertain!

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FAE’S REBELLION (QUEENS OF THE FAE BOOK 7) by M Lynn and Melissa A Craven

Tia O’Shea just wants to go home, back to the palace among snowy fields where her twin brother amplifies the power inside her, and her father tries to secure the future of the throne through her marriage. A marriage she doesn’t want and refuses to consider. As a future queen, Tia only wants a choice in this one part of her life. On the night of the ball to introduce all possible suitors for her hand, she escapes to the human realm, planning to return after everyone has come to their senses. She never expected anyone to follow her, let alone her best friend and two of her suitors.
When the portal home goes awry, she finds herself separated from the others, without her magic, and stranded in a kingdom she knows nothing of, a kingdom torn apart by generations of war.
Tia has been through her fair share of war, she knows what happens to those caught in the middle, but avoiding it might not be possible if she wants to find her friends. To recover her missing magic and find a way back home across the treacherous fire plains, she might have to wade right into the fight. But first, she has to escape the prince claiming her as prisoner.

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NIGHT AND DAY by C M Hano

Born from a mortal woman, created with the blood of a god, Zirena’s life has been anything but average. Life as the Chosen is a life of fighting, solitude, and forbidden desires. Never knowing the taste of blood or the touch of a lover. When the alluring, captivating, and presence of a mortal named Dean, known to be her sworn enemy, enters her life, she begins to question the true nature of her upbringing.

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ICING ON THE CURSE (SPELLFORD COVE MYSTERY BOOK 5) by Samantha Silver

Something strange is going on in Spellford Cove. No one is acting quite as they should, and Robin is starting to think there might be some sort of dark magic involved. And with her new employee she knows to be working for her biological father, Robin puts a plan in place that will hopefully stop him from being able to find her. Will Robin be able to overcome the dark magic at work, or will she find herself a few layers short of a full cake?                   Amazon KU

DAMAN (SONS OF THE FALLEN BOOK THREE) by Jaclyn Osborn

Love is messy. Being alone is easier. Cursed with Envy, Daman has spent his life in the shadows. Relationships are too complicated when he’s in a constant battle with his very nature. His only focus is helping his half-angel brothers protect mankind from dark forces. With the son of Lucifer on the rise, stakes are high. Allies are needed. And then a proposal is made: Marry Prince Warrin of the ice dragon kingdom for the sake of an alliance. Daman’s just following orders. It’s nothing more than a marriage of convenience to strengthen their army. But then he sees another side to the seemingly emotionless dragon warrior. Shy smiles. And touches that leave him breathless. Can two men forced into marriage ever be truly happy, or will their romance end before it even begins?    Amazon KU

THE PHARAOH’S REVENGE by Audra Hershey

The Valley of the Kings lay undisturbed for thousands of years before modern archaeologists explored Egypt’s mysteries. They found one in KV56. Who is buried here? Could this be the tomb of a child of Seti II and Twosret? Twosret herself? No one knows. Alexandria Griffin is about to find out. The Valley of the Kings: Stephen Roosevelt (her mentor and lover) leads a dig to explore further. He’s betrayed her love for him by cheating on her. In the argument about his infidelity, he shoves her through a rift in time…The Nineteenth Dynasty: Alex arrives in Ancient Egypt to find Twosret burying her husband – and plotting to usurp the throne from her stepson Siptah! Sparks fly between Alex and Siptah – they are immediately, irresistibly drawn to each other. But Twosret will stop at nothing to take over Egypt. Will Alex be able to return to her own time? Or will Twosret kill her in this one?   Amazon KU

CITY OF TIME AND MAGIC (FOUND THINGS BOOK 4) by Paula Brackston

City of Time and Magic sees Xanthe face her greatest challenges yet. She must choose from three treasures that sing to her; a beautiful writing slope, a mourning brooch of heartbreaking detail, and a gorgeous gem-set hat pin. All call her, but the wrong one could take her on a mission other than that which she must address first, and the stakes could not be higher. While her earlier mission to Regency England had been a success, the journey home resulted in Liam being taken from her, spirited away to another time and place. Xanthe must follow the treasure that will take her to him if he is not to be lost forever. Xanthe is certain that Mistress Flyte has Liam and determined to find them both. But when she discovers Lydia Flyte has been tracking the actions of the Visionary Society, a group of ruthless and unscrupulous Spinners who have been selling their talents to a club of wealthy clients, Xanthe realizes her work as a Spinner must come before her personal wishes. The Visionary Society is highly dangerous and directly opposed to the creed of the Spinners. Their actions could have disastrous consequences as they alter the authentic order of things and change the future. Xanthe knows she must take on the Society. It will require the skills of all her friends, old and new, to attempt such a thing, and not all of them will survive the confrontation that follows.

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HOODOO AND HAIR LOSS: A PARANORMAL WOMEN’S FICTION NOVEL (THE ORACLE OF WYNTER BOOK 4) by Lisa Manifold

Three weeks ago, I kicked a necromancer to the curb. Three days ago, I took a much needed vacation with my new love. Three hours ago, someone threatened everything that matters to me. I’ve just met Nina Davenport, my newest consultant, and to say she needs my help is an understatement. For starters, it turns out she’s got one hell of a gnarly curse covering her. I have no idea what this curse is meant to do, but whatever it is, it’s not good. To make matters worse, Nina is on the run with a nasty ex on her tail who is determined to take her daughter from her. For the icing on the cake, this isn’t something that we have lots of time to figure out. According to Florry, the magical clock is ticking on this one. Whatever is coming is coming fast. If I don’t break this curse, I might lose her – and her daughter. No pressure, right? Oh yeah? And the cherry on top of the icing on the cake? Logan seems to think that leaving me is the only way to solve all his problems. But he’s got another thing coming. I am too old and now losing too much hair to deal with the angsty machinations of a man who refuses to acknowledge his own midlife crisis. No one drives the Wynter bus but Wynter. If he plans to keep me in his life, he better take a seat and buckle up. Being the Oracle of Theama has been one curve ball after another, but this time I feel like I’ve been hit by a pitch.              Amazon KU

PRINCE CHARMING NOT: A NOCTURNE BAY STORY by Aja Foxx

Prince Charming he was not, even if his name was Chester Charming. As a fainting rabbit, he was cursed with fainting in his human form when startled or afraid. Finding three vampires being attacked by a group of wolves should have had him flat out on the ground, but the overwhelming need to save one of those vampires kept him on his feet and rushing to the rescue. Little did Chester know that his idiotic choice to run into danger would lead him to his mate. Prince Alaric Xavier D’aureville had lived more than seven hundred years. He’d met different species from all over the world, rubbed elbows with royalty and the dregs of society, and seen history pass him by. He never expected to find his beloved in a sexy rabbit shifter right in his own hometown. Once he claimed him, though, he wasn’t going to let anyone take Chester away from him, not even some idiot intent on taking all of his money any way he could. Prince Charming belonged to him.     Amazon KU

SEA PILOT DRAGON’S FORBIDDEN MATE (IRISH DRAGON SHIFTER BROTHERS BOOK `18) by Brittany White

The City Girl – I grew up in a commune. It sounds like paradise, but it was hell on earth. My parents only cared about what made them happy. They left their children to fend for themselves. I escaped as soon as I could and never looked back. New York City offered me a refuge, and I started my own business. Work is my fuel; it keeps me going, and I refuse to get bogged down with dating. My career is all I need. But my coworkers insist on a retreat. On a sunny beach in South America, we find a sea pilot who will take us out onto the ocean. My coworkers insist on an adventure to find a hidden island off the coast of Peru. The sea pilot is gorgeous, and he’s more than just his looks. When the boat crashes into rocks, he saves all of our lives—this sexy man is brave as well as hot. But he’s hiding something—something big. Can I overlook the secrets he refuses to share with me?                   The Sea Pilot Dragon Shifter – I grew up in a happy clan off the coast of Maine. But I didn’t fit in. I wanted more. I moved to New York City and made my way as an investment banker. For fifteen years, I succeeded in the rat race, but I grew weary of the fast pace. As a newly minted millionaire, I found a relaxing life in a little village on a beach in Peru. I bought a boat, and tourists come to me for adventure. My life is easy, with no complications. Until the captivating Daisy shows up. She makes me want…(more blurb on ebook seller page…)               Amazon KU

FEAR THE VAMPIRE: VAMPIRES OF BLOOD AND BONES BOOK 10 by B A Stretke

Colin Mendez hardly even knows who he is anymore. It was never supposed to be like this. This was supposed to be a dream. It is a once-in-a-lifetime chance at stardom, but somehow it becomes nothing but a nightmare, locked in a gilded cage. He’s lost his name; he’s now Alonzo Alistair, the music bad boy. He’s lost his freedom; every move he makes is dictated by his manager and some very shady men. Now, it looks like he might lose his life. People who get sent to Master Leopold don’t come back, and he’s not about to become another victim. All Colin can do is run. All he can hope is that he can hide long enough that they stop looking for him. He doesn’t know that this will put him in the biggest danger of his life and lead him into the arms of his fate chosen love.     Rawl Baines is on a completely separate mission when he sees the handsome stranger sitting in the alley behind the Zen bar. Something about him seems out of place. Something about him calls to Rawl, and he just can’t let it go until he finds out who this man is. There is some spoiled celebrity missing, presumed a runaway, but he can’t be him. No spoiled Richy Rich would be working nights at the Zen. The mysterious man pulls him in deeper, and soon he is engaged in combat with jackals sent to kill the man. This just got interesting. Rawl will stop at nothing to save his fated beloved from the forces arrayed against him. Rawl learns that you can’t judge a person until you’ve seen their life. Can he save Colin before it’s too late?

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BROKEN HOWL (REJECT ISLAND) by Katie May

As an omega, my job is to be the docile female—smile when they tell me to, do whatever the alphas say, and wait for the moon tide ritual when I’ll finally find my true mates. Nobody can tell how truly broken I am inside. When I find my perfect mates—two powerful, possessive alphas and one flirty beta—I decide to do the unspeakable. Reject them. Why would they want to be with someone as messed up and jaded as me? Someone who’s been used and spit out more times than I care to count? But these shifter men? They refuse to let me go.  A twist of fate lands me on Reject Island, only…I’m not alone. I’m being hunted by the very three men I rejected—the men who still set my skin ablaze with every look in my direction. They’re dangerous, psychotic, and possessive. And they want to see me pay. Add into the mix a sweet, damaged delta I meet on the island, and I’m up to my elbows in sexy wolf shifters. But the truth is…I didn’t only run from my mates to spare them the pain of being with me. There’s someone after me, someone bad, and if he finds me, all of our lives will be forfeit. Will I learn how to scream to the moon? Or will my howl always remain broken?                  Amazon KU

THE FOX’S RELUCTANT ALPHA: MPREG SHIFTER ROMANCE (SEVEN CORNERS SHIFTERS BOOK THREE) by Ana Beringer

A sly fox has me chasing his, ahem, tail. I hate that I love it, but there’s no way I’m falling in love. Is there? Omega fox Duncan Dougherty is a laid-back, fun-loving guy. A little too laid back. After a blow-up argument with his family, Duncan takes off, looking for adventure and freedom. He stumbles onto the Bolder territory, where he takes one look at grumpy alpha wolf Jorik and makes it his life’s mission to rile him up and make him smile. The chase is on, and it leads to a blistering heat. Duncan doesn’t want to be tied down. Or does he? Alpha wolf Jorik Bolder doesn’t want to fall in love. He’s too short-tempered and too busy with his extended family to think about a mate and pups of his own. That is, until a wily fox appears on his territory and teases him until he has no choice but to give chase. When he catches the fox, there are fireworks. The problem is, Jorik’s still hurting from a tragedy is his past, and doesn’t know how to open up. Will he let his dream fox leave? What happens when the big bad wolf catches the mischievous fox? Can the lovers open up enough to share their love for one another? What about the little surprise that comes from Duncan’s heat?   Amazon KU

MAGES AND MYSTERIES: A FANTASY PRIDE & PREJUDICE VARIATION by Victoria Kincaid

In Regency England, women are expected to confine their magical acts to mending dresses or enhancing their beauty, but Elizabeth Bennet insists on crafting her own spells to fight goblins and protect the people of Meryton. She even caused a scandal by applying for admission to the magical Academy. When Hertfordshire is beset with a series of unexplained goblin attacks, Elizabeth is quite ready to protect her family and friends. If only she didn’t have to deal with the attitude of the arrogant mage, Fitzwilliam Darcy. Mr. Darcy doesn’t need to be associated with a scandalous woman like Elizabeth Bennet—no matter how attractive she is. But as the goblin attacks accelerate and grow more dangerous, Darcy realizes that he could use her help in identifying the cause—and is forced to recognize her magical ability. Unfortunately, continued proximity to Elizabeth only heightens his attraction to her—which is particularly inconvenient in light of his engagement to Caroline Bingley. Can Elizabeth and Darcy unravel the mystery of the goblin attacks before more people are hurt? And how can they manage their growing mutual attraction? It’s sure to be interesting…because when Darcy and Elizabeth come together, magic happens.    Amazon KU

GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PAST (HAUNTED SOULS BOOK 11) by Pandora Pine

When private detective Jude Byrne took his first breath, his mother, Carol, took her last. Told his mother cursed him with her final words, Jude has never been interested in connecting with Carol. As far as he is concerned, his life is perfect with his husband and son. Psychic Copeland Forbes is surprised to find the spirit of Carol Byrne standing in his kitchen a few days before Christmas. Jude’s estranged mother pleads for one chance to speak to her son and make amends. When Cope tells Jude his mother’s request, his husband is shocked by her audacity but strangely curious all the same. Agreeing to a tentative meeting, Jude faces the fact that he might not know the entire story. With the help of his family, friends, Jude takes the first step toward forgiveness. Will the magic of Christmas help Jude and his mother find peace? Or will Carol Byrne fade into the background as the ghost of Christmas past?         Amazon KU

DRAGON ASHES (DRAGON GUARD BOOK 3) by Debbie Cassidy

The Dragon Blood’s took everything from us. Now it’s time to take it all back. The dragon bloods have a weakness, and we’re going to use it against them. All we need to do is brave the eye of the storm.
With my newfound status and powerful mates at my side, there is no doubt in my mind that we can turn the tide in our favour and bring the dragon bloods down. As allies become enemies and enemies become allies, love blooms in the unlikeliest places and even the iciest heart can be thawed. Success is on the horizon. But every victory comes with a price.             Amazon KU

VIKTOR (IMMORTALS OF NEW ORLEANS BOOK 11) by Kym Grosso

Ancient vampire, Viktor Christianson, thrived for thousands of years without love. Enjoying the finer things in life, the international playboy embraced the essence of his immortal existence. But after he rescues a beautiful human from a bloodthirsty predator, he discovers she’s awakened the humanity he thought he’d long forgotten. Captivated by her unique energy, Viktor vows to protect her and soon realizes she’s the key to his future. When art curator Waverly LaFleur first encounters the lethal stranger, her instinct is to run far, far away. Although she’s hidden her psychic visions for years, premonitions morph into reality, and she begins to attract dark entities she could never imagine existed. When the debonair vampire saves her life, she cannot deny temptation, spiraling into the seductive ancient’s world. From the spicy-hot streets of Miami to New Orleans, Viktor and Waverly embark on a dangerous adventure. While seeking the truth about the evil that’s entered their lives, Viktor unearths the dark truth of his lineage, suspecting his nemesis is alive. He must choose wisely or become everything he’s always hated. If they survive, will he come to terms with his humanity and bond with a human or leave her forever, abandoning love?

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WICKED PACK (REJECTED MATE REFUGE BOOK 7) by Lola Glass

When I was rejected two years ago, my pack began hunting for me. Better dead than rejected, they said. The Outcast Pack gave me a home and kept me hidden from them, and I got comfortable.
Too comfortable. My pack’s hunters have closed in on me. Now the only way I can survive is by taking a mate, and then watching said mate pass my pack’s challenges. That’s their way of proving to them that he belongs in the pack, and that I’m more than the worthless rejected female they see me as. My friend Bash volunteers to be my mate, in name and deed only… but our feelings for each other are bigger than either of us will admit.                 Amazon KU

LOST WITHOUT A CLAUS by Kaya LaSalle

You might think being Santa Claus’s daughter sounds like a dream, right? Wrong. I never wanted the obligations that come along with the family business, and this is the year I’m supposed to take over for my old man. But I have no intention of letting that happen. That’s why I’m hiding out in a tiny mountain town where nobody can find me—not even my father’s elves. I’ll just ride things out here and wait until Christmas is over, and then my problems will be solved. Simple, right? Wrong again. Because I wasn’t planning on meeting someone like Lizzie Collins in my small-town hideaway. She runs the local candle shop, and I can’t get enough of her—smart, snarky, and a die-hard Christmas fan. Oh, and did I mention that she just so happens to be the only person in town with a spare room for rent? I know I’m falling for her, but there’s just one little problem: she has no idea who I really am. It’s not exactly easy to break the news to the woman you love that Santa Claus is real—and that she’s dating the reluctant heiress to the Santa empire. My father’s elves are getting closer in their search for me, and the countdown to Christmas Eve is on. Will I be able to come clean to Lizzie and have everything I’ve ever dreamed of? Or will I be dragged back to the North Pole with a broken heart?                       Amazon KU

SANTA’S DESTINY by Tami Lund

Des (don’t call her Destiny—she hates that name) is an elf with a problem. A jolly, red-suit wearing, gift-bearing, reindeer-loving problem. Turns out, someone has stolen Santa Claus’s magic. And it’s three days before Christmas. What’s an elf to do? Help him out, of course. That’s her specialty, after all. Except that creates a whole new problem: Des has to work closely with the Man in Red while keeping her presents under wraps, because there is definitely one thing she will not do. Ride in Santa’s sleigh tonight.

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A MONSTROUS LIGHT by Cari Z

What do you do when the person who’s your whole word vanishes in a monstrous light? You hunt them down, of course. Across continents, to the edge of the Waste, through death and deception all the way to the corpse of the creature who would have killed you both. And when you find him? Well. You do what you have to to keep him. Anything you have to.                Amazon

WILD COWBOY WOLF (SEVEN RANGE SHIFTERS BOOK ) by Kait Ballenger

Dakota Nguyen has everything she ever wanted–an appointment as one of the Grey Wolf pack’s first female elite warriors, a vibrant career as the ranch veterinarian, and a chaotic, endearing family. When the daily grind gets lonely, her best friend Blaze always knows how to cheer her up. But lately, she has a feeling that there might be something more between them. One of the pack’s elite warriors, security technologist Blaze Carter is as smart as a whip, quick to joke, and fast on the draw. But underneath his witty exterior, Blaze harbors a dark secret, and fears the day when his demons catch up with him. Unwilling to put his pack at risk, Blaze keeps his secrets to himself and his pack at arm’s length–except for Dakota, who has managed to sneak into his heart. But even as friendship turns to passion, a hidden enemy threatens to destroy the pack and all that Blaze and Dakota fight so hard to protect. Now, to act on their desires could have deadly consequences.

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THE QUID PRO QUO (BROADFIELD TRILOGY BOOK 2) by A L Lester

Village nurse Walter Kennett is content with his makeshift found-family in tiny Bradfield. However, one midsummer morning a body is found floating in the village duck pond, dead by magical means.
Detective Simon Frost arrives in Bradfield to investigate an inexplicable murder. The evidence seems to point to Lucille Hall-Bridges, who lives with Doctor Sylvia Marks and Walter Kennett at Courtfield House. Simon isn’t happy — he doesn’t believe Lucy is a murderer, but he’s sure the three of them are hiding something. In the meantime, the draw he feels toward Walter takes him by surprise. Walter is in a dilemma, concealing Sylvia and Lucy’s relationship and not knowing how much to tell Frost about the paranormal possibilities of the murder. He isn’t interested in going to bed with anyone — he’s got a complicated life and has to know someone really well before he falls between the sheets. He’s taken aback by his own attraction to Detective Frost and is angry when Frost appears to twist the spark between them to something transactional in nature. Will Walter be satisfied to stay on the periphery of Lucy and Sylvia’s love affair, a welcome friend but never quite included? Or is it time for him to strike out and embark on a relationship of his own?

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BITE ME FOR CHRISTMAS by Megan Slayer

Rachael isn’t good at magic, and she’s not versed in life, but this witch wants to lay her hands on the sexy vampire who’s come to her in her dreams. She wants just one thing for Christmas wish — her vampire. Gavin wants the witch in his dreams, but he doesn’t believe he’s worthy of her. Part of him wants to devour her magic and save himself, but what if being saved doesn’t involve dying? Anything is possible with a little Christmas magic.

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A WORLD OF LOST WORDS (A TEMPEST OF SHADOWS BOOK 5) by Jane Washington

I was born with a shadow inside me, a beast clawing and ripping its way to freedom. I was born with a clock inside me, the tick-ticking of my heartbeat drawing us all closer to the inevitable, the inescapable. The end of everything. And now, finally, it has arrived. The world is burning, the souls are screaming, the castles are crumbling. Death is here for us all, but I am a warrior of light, a conqueror of worlds, a protector of souls. I have seen the face of death, and it is only one face in a sea of many, one name in a language so vast, most of the words have been forgotten … but languages can be learned. In a world of lost words, even death has a name. In the forgotten places full of forgotten whispers, magic can always be found. Even by the weakest of us. Even the cursed and condemned, the stewards or sectorians, the warriors or maidens, the gods or mortals. Even someone like me. This epic, apocalyptic fantasy is dark, lush and gritty. The heroin has multiple, slow-burn love interests, who all begin as true enemies, so you don’t have to choose your favourite anti-hero. This series has some intense and dark themes, and the heroes begin as utterly irredeemable alphaholes, so consider yourselves warned!   Amazon KU

DEAD WOMAN’S POND (NEARLY DEPARTED BOOK 1) by  Elle E Ire

No matter how Flynn Dalton tries to avoid it, the supernatural finds her. At first it’s not so bad. Flynn’s girlfriend, Genesis, is a nationally known psychic, which makes Flynn uncomfortable for both paranormal and financial reasons, but she can handle it. As long as no one makes her talk about it.
Then, on her way home from her construction job, Flynn almost ends up the latest casualty of Festivity’s infamous Dead Man’s Pond. And when her ex-lover’s ghost appears to warn her away, things get a whole lot weirder. Flynn might not like it, but the pond has fixated on her to be its next victim. If she wants to survive, she’ll have to swallow her pride, accept Gen’s help, and get much closer to the psychic realm—and her own latent psychic abilities—than she ever wanted.

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A GOOD GIRL CHRISTMAS (THE SEASON BOOK 4) by Sam Hall

“Every person is paired up with another and we have to do something for them. An experience, an event, a gesture. More than socks and undies under the Christmas tree. Something that communicates how we feel about them.” Marcus is at it again, but this time he’s being open with the pack. Feeling out of his depth, unable to truly understand how a healthy relationship works, he wants everyone to make some sort of gesture for the others to show how they feel. But as per usual, he’s playing with fire. This pack may have found their way towards each other, but what happens when you’re required to put exactly how you feel out there on the line? Join Cyn and the gang as they work through a series of increasingly sweet tableaus, discovering exactly how they feel about each other as they go and just what they want from the relationship.                  Amazon KU

DRAGONS DO IT NERDIER (DRAGONS DO IT BOOK 2) by Gemma Cates

A blocked writer looking for inspiration – Kaylee –I write about bad men who do dirty things to needy women. Or I used to. I’m on a deadline and the words aren’t coming. My creative well is nothing more than a mud puddle. Perhaps a reflection of my equally uninspiring life. But then I encounter a smoking man with a serious book habit at my local library. Suddenly, he’s my hero. I’m writing about a gorgeous bespectacled guy with lickable abs and bitable biceps. The words are flowing, but it’s not the book I meant to write. Not enough handcuffs, too many teeth and claws…and I’m not entirely sure why. A nerdy dragon looking for love – Dex – I found her. My one true mate. And… She thinks I’m a lunatic. “Dragons aren’t real.” I just have to convince a woman with an imagination so vast she creates fictional worlds for a living that everything she’s ever dreamt is real, magic included. No problem. Without revealing my true form. More complicated. While keeping her safe. Dammit.

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DEAD OVER HEELS (BLACKHAVEN MANOR BOOK 6) by Arden Steele

It’s been twelve years since the Awakening. Otherlings are out of the paranormal closet. The whole world knows that creatures like vampires, werewolves, and witches exist. So, seeing dead people barely even rates on the freaky scale. Right? Wrong. Fritz Tolliver figures he must have done something terrible in a previous life to be afflicted with such a curse. In fact, every bad thing that has ever happened to him can be traced back to his unwanted ability. So, when a stupidly hot werewolf who’s way out of his league claims to be his mate, he should be thrilled. And he probably would have been if he hadn’t gone and gotten himself haunted by a nasty spirit on the same day. When a human male strolls into the station asking for a job—and promptly spills an entire Americano on him—Sheriff Vander Hale has a feeling it’s going to be a bad day. Then, the door opens, the wind shifts, and suddenly, his whole world changes. There’s nothing he wouldn’t do for his mate, no battle he wouldn’t wage, even if his enemy is technically already dead. Unfortunately, there’s just one problem with his plan. He’d go to hell and back for Fritz, but how is he supposed to fight something he can’t see?            Amazon KU

A CHRISTMAS LIKE NO OTTER (VIRTUE SHIFTERS BOOK 4) by Zoe Chant

Otter shifter and piano player Abe is usually pretty suave, but that was before the otterly amazing new choir director turned out to be his fated mate! His otter is so excited that Abe himself can’t get a word in edgewise. How can he impress his mate if he can’t even talk to her? Blaire thought her new job as a choir director in Virtue would be a breeze, but the old piano player took one look at her and quit, and the new one can’t even meet her eyes! Which is just too bad, because he’s probably the most handsome man Blaire has ever seen. Why, if Abe could only make eye contact, Blaire might even be prepared to consider him a potential significant otter! But rehearsals for the choir concert mean at least they’re together, and it’s not long before they realize they have a whole lotter more than music in common. From ice skating to hot springs, the winter holiday activities in town bring them closer and closer…right up to one last surprise that reveals itself at the Christmas concert!   Amazon KU

HER BIKER WOLVES by Lilly Wilder

Jackson. Hunter. Tom. Primal predators. Testosterone-driven. Alpha werewolf shifters. Experienced fighters with rippling muscles. They could snap me like a twig. I should stay away. A fragile human like me can’t handle all three beasts. But I have no choice. To find my missing sister, I put myself at their mercy. I need the savage bikers’ help. And they want me. Despite my fear, they intoxicate me.
I know I should stay away. Yet I can’t resist. So when they demand I mate with them, I say yes.
Sealing my future. Binding myself to them forever. Unleashing the beasts. Will playing with fire allow me to save my sister? Or will the flame burn me to a crisp?              Amazon KU

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VS: This week’s featured backlist title is HOSTAGE TO THE STARS, which is the sequel to last week’s MISSION TO MAHJUNDAR. Johnny, a secondary character in the first book, was a huge reader favorite (and favorite of mine too) and I had many requests for him to have his own story. I just had to wait for the right adventure to come to me. The kernel of the story is the fact that in modern times, Special Forces don’t always get sent in to rescue hostages. I had read several true accounts of people who were taken as hostages in various parts of the world and eventually rescued by SEALs. Johnny is a firm believer in the adage that no one gets left behind.

HOSTAGE TO THE STARS 

He rescued her from space pirates … but can he keep them both safe from the far greater evil stalking a deserted planet?

Space travel without Kidnap & Ransom insurance? Not a good idea. University instructor and researcher Sara Bridges can’t afford it, so when pirates board her cruise liner, she’s taken captive along with the mistress of a wealthy man, and brought to a deserted planet. When a military extraction team sent to rescue the mistress refuses to take Sara too, she’s left to the mercies of a retired Special Forces soldier, along as consultant.

Reluctantly reactivated and coerced into signing up for the rescue operation to the planet Farduccir where he once was deployed,  Sgt. Johnny Danver just wants to get the job done. But when the team leader leaves one captured woman behind, he breaks away to rescue her himself.

As Johnny and Sara traverse the barren landscape, heading for an abandoned base where they hope to call Sectors Command for help, they find villages destroyed by battle and stripped of all inhabitants. A lone survivor tells a horrific tale of the Sectors’ alien enemy, the Mawreg, returning after being pushed out …

Searching for evidence to give the military, Johnny is captured. He regains consciousness in a Mawreg cage–with Sara next to him. Death is preferable to what the aliens will do to them… And even if they do escape their captors, can they alert the military in time to prevent another invasion of the Sectors?

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