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).
‘AB’ denotes audiobook and the Amazon buy link.
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WHEN SHE’S LONELY: A RISDAVERSE TALE by Ruby Dixon
VS Note: Always good to have a new Ruby Dixon to report!
Everyone says humans are safe on Risda III. Yeah, right. I was taken from Earth years ago and I’ve learned one thing – a flawed human is a dead human. So I keep my flaws to myself, and I focus on running my farm. At least, I try to. But when I (accidentally) burn the barn down, one of the local officials shows up to help me put it out. And when Khex learns my secrets, he decides that he’ll keep them…If I’ll go out on a date with him. Oh, this is going to end badly. Amazon KU
IREV: WARLORD BRIDES (XILTRI SECTOR WARRIORS BOOK 3) by Ava York and Starr Huntress
The mystery of the Xiltri Sector deepens, but nothing could prepare Irev for the enigma that is his mate. She’s been ripped from her life. Surely she wouldn’t want to stay with an alien warrior, would she? Despite the demands of his blood, he’ll stay safely away. Respectful. Until danger and desire overwhelm them, and all bets are off. Amazon KU
FATED TO THE ALIEN LORD (LORDS OF DESTRA BOOK 3) by Ella Blake
I survived the destruction of my ship but now I’m stuck protecting my only shelter—the crashed wreck. I’m a trained soldier, but not prepared for wilderness survival on an alien planet. When a color-shifting alien male named Zurian finds me, I…well, I shoot at him, but after that, I’m intrigued by the gorgeous male who carries a staff and claims to be searching for his missing brothers. After a bad military operation resulted in a few bionic parts, I thought I was as hardened as they got. But not when it comes to Zurian…Bryn is fierce and beautiful and she ignites a fire in me that I cannot ignore, but my living ship is badly damaged and I must find the other Destran lords to save it. When my people fall ill with a mysterious ailment, Bryn and the cargo she guards may hold the key to curing them. To save her and my people, I must bring Bryn back to my ship…even if it means getting shot at again. But an impossible choice in the face of a deadly ambush could prove to be my undoing. AmazonKU
ALIEN WANT (MOST WANTED ALIEN BRIDES: KANTENANS BOOK 2) by Candice Gilmer
Stron has a system. An order to his personal affairs that keeps him in line. Then he agrees to help Khalzin prove his theory. He would never let his fellow Kantenan fail, especially when up against obstacles and governing parents. That is what friends do. They help each other. At least, until Stron realizes that Khalzin’s proposal will change everything for his perfect life. He’s thrown into chaos with a humanoid who has no idea how to play by the rules. Desperate to not be found, Adryel stumbles on an opportunity to save herself. She joins the Galactic Alliance’s science experiment to meet aliens on another arm of the galaxy. If she connects with one, she’s supposed to marry them. How perfect is that? They’ll never find her there. Then things start exploding. Quite literally. Saved by the big Kantenans, their horns make them look terrifying and their demeanor even scarier, she’s now stranded on Kantenan with the rest of the survivors, at the mercy of the grumpy Kantenans. Except for that one… Stron. Beyond his generally irritating demeanor, he seems, well, he seems like something. Thrown together to solve a mystery, she has to trust yet another male. Will this one try to get her killed too? Amazon Kobo
CATACLYSM (CAPTURED EARTH BOOK 3) by A G Wilde
DEJA – I’m running again. Running. Running. The danger at my back is the only thing spurring me on because my body will give up soon. Because I’m dying and the world is ending. I might not make it.
And when a demon appears before me, I know my time is up. I’m not going down without a fight. But no one warned me that demons don’t only devour your soul…sometimes…they consume your heart as well. FI’ROX – No mate has called to me, and I tell myself I do not need one. As I stare into the darkness, images of Edooria’s fall replay in my mind. That is why I am here. I failed to protect my kin. My home. I watched it all fall. And my punishment is to do everything I can, even if it means giving up my life, to make the Gryken pay. The pleasure of a female…a mate…is off limits until I serve my sleekt and fulfill this task. But Dey’jah…She calls to me. No other female has dared come as close as she has, and now that I have touched her, I do not want to let her go. Amazon KU
ABBOTT IN DARKNESS by D J Butler
VS note: not a romance but sounded good. A scifi release of note.
John Abbott is all in. He’s up to his eyeballs in debt to pay for school, and he’s just moved his small family forty light-years from Earth for a plum job with the wealthy interstellar corporation, The Sarovar Company. John’s first assignment is to discreetly investigate possible corruption at the remote Arrowhawk Station, where Company traders buy the famous Sarovari Weave from the three-sided, crablike Weavers. John finds evidence of theft and worse, but when the guilty parties realize he’s getting close, they come after him and his family. Can John catch the thieves and end their corrupt trade? Can he head off a war between the Company and the Weavers? Can he make a life for his family in this remote wilderness without corrupting himself? With no way back to Earth, the only direction for John Abbott and his family to go is forward—into danger. Amazon Apple Books Kobo
STAGEHAND (GALAXY CIRCUS BOOK 2) by Lexie Winston
If you had asked me two years ago where I would be, living on a space ship on the dark side of the moon, learning how to run an alien circus was not in the top one hundred. It wasn’t even in the top one million. If you had told me that this was going to happen and that I was going to be living with a whole plethora of sexy aliens and getting to know my three paternal grandfathers, I would have asked what weed you were smoking, and where I could get some from. If you had said that my stash of tentacle porn erotic novels may be a good precursor for my future sex life I would have asked you which loony bin you had escaped from. Yet here I am and all of the above has occurred Now I think I’m either committed to a looney bin and suffering a psychotic break myself or my life really is out of this world. Amazon KU
HARD DRIVE (NEON RENEGADES 2) by January Bell
I learned the hard way that men aren’t to be trusted. My ex sold me out for hacking the crime boss on our space station, and he made me a prisoner under ’round the clock surveillance. My only friends are an old cymech wolf unit and the AI I secretly built to help me escape. When my SOS pings to orbiting ships are discovered, a new guard, Fintan, is assigned to live with me 24/7. And there’s one more problem: Fintan’s a massive, warrior-class cymech. Except, he doesn’t seem to be completely under the crime boss’ control. When Fintan springs me from my prison, we’re forced to work together to out-maneuver the station crime boss and get space side as fast as possible. Fintan’s like no one I’ve ever met, and I’m falling fast. My brain knows I can’t trust when it comes to men. My heart never seemed to learn that lesson. Amazon KU
THE EMPEROR’S AERONAUT (REGENCY DEVICES BOOK 1) by Shelley Adina and R E Scott
In 1819, France is surrounded by armies. With Russia in the north, the Karlsruhe Confederacy in the east, and a pirate kingdom in the south, Napoleon cannot break out, nor can the English Navy seem to break in. Europe teeters on the edge of a sword. Whichever side rules the air will win. Celeste Blanchard, daughter of the Emperor’s disgraced Air Minister, is running out of time to develop an air ship that can carry his armies to England and restore her mother to glory. But on a daring and desperate test flight, she is blown off course … and washes up, half drowned, on the shores of Cornwall, in the heart of enemy territory. Loveday Penhale, cosseted daughter of gentry, has her own inventions to build, even as pressure mounts to behave like a proper young lady and seek a husband instead of a design for a high-pressure steam engine. But when Arthur Trevelyan, heir to the neighboring estate, Gwynn Place, asks for her help in rescuing an unconscious young woman on the beach, Loveday discovers an aeronaut and an inventor as skilled as she is. Between them, a friendship blossoms, and Loveday wonders if they might even pull off the impossible and invent an air ship that will catch the eye of the Tinkering Prince Regent, who has offered a prize to anyone who can help England break the impasse. Celeste’s loyalties are torn in two. If she is caught working secretly for France, she will lose her friend, the love of an honorable man—and her life. But if Napoleon learns she has betrayed him, she will be executed on sight. Can friendship prevail in the face of war? Or is there a third solution—one where everything hinges on the bravery and daring of a Cornish debutante and the Emperor’s aeronaut?
HOT AND HEAVY (THE FEVER BROTHERS BOOK 4) by Michele Mills
Jana met a sexy, unmated Illibrium miner. And ten minutes later she was so entranced with him, she threw caution to the wind, testing mating compatibility with Ruxon of Twenty-Seven—unlocking a night of raw passion and words of commitment with a sweaty alien miner in the holodeck of the Hunter Station. But the very next morning her new husband was gone, never to be seen from again. His promises broken and his vows meaningless. Two months later Jana discovered she was carrying his child. Now she’s on a mission to find the recalcitrant miner who called her his “Bride”. At her new job on the mining planet Timbur, Jana finds Ruxon and learns his crew calls him “Heavy”. Her long-lost husband glares at her, as if she were a complete stranger—because she is. He doesn’t remember her. Ruxon’s amnesia isn’t accidental. Someone is trying to keep them apart. But there’s an old Earth saying: “Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned.” Jana will save her marriage, her baby, and her man, too! Amazon KU
ROTTEN (ALIENS OF MALUM BOOK 8) by Sophie Stern
VS Note: Puzzled by this book’s title, especially with no explanation. Sort of offputting. Or is it just me LOL? It does make the book stay on my mind…
A dreamer by day and a novelist by night, Happy is pleasantly pleased when she sees an ad in the news. WANTED: ONE BRIDE. MUST BE WILLING TO TRAVEL. Happy is definitely, totally, completely willing to travel, but the man who shows up to interview her isn’t exactly what she was expecting.
He’s not like anyone she’s ever seen before. His skin is dark purple, and he’s from a planet she’s never even heard of. What has she gotten herself into? Amazon
POSSESSED BY THE ALIEN PROTECTOR (FATED MATES OF THE VAROOL BOOK 4) by Krista Luna
I lost my family and my world. I will not lose my precious fated mate. EVE – All my life, everyone told me I’m no one special, that I could be nothing special. When an accident left me scarred, even love seemed out of reach. Now war is here, and our alien allies discover I have a new skill that will help in the fight. I’m a crack shot, a sniper. And I’m his. A powerful warrior born to command, Tren’s shockingly handsome and the last Varool I’d ever expect to claim me. His touch makes me burn for the first time in my life, but I worry he only wants me for the children I can give him. TREN – As Lord Protector of the Varool, I must cleanse our new world of the insectoids before they destroy us all, just as they have killed our women and robbed me of ever having younglings. Then a musky, sweet scent surrounds me, setting both my hearts beating. Eve is the fated mate I never thought to find. Pleasingly soft and ripe, she is ready to bear many children. She comes deliciously alive at my touch. Yet to create such a future for us and our new family, I must take her into danger. The longer we fight side by side, the more I worry our enemy will once again destroy everything I hold dear. AmazonKU
BAVRILZ (KLAGAN WARRIORS BOOK 2) by Holly Hanzo
It all started when that hunky alien warrior decided to be a hero, foiling her plans to steal the stupid crystal. Meet Audrey: human, intergalactic smuggler, and woman with no memories. As far as she knows, life began when she woke up on an alien ship, surrounded by strange creatures prodding at her. Somehow managing to escape that strange hell, she stumbles across a non-humanoid alien called Hubbles, who takes her under his wing, teaching her how to survive by pilfering valuable items across the galaxy. Her most recent mission is to procure an Elodian crystal right from under their own noses, one she’s hatched a perfect plan to obtain. That plan goes sideways when she runs into him.
Bavrilz was working undercover again, this time his mission was to intercept and eliminate the threat of an Elodian rumored to be taking over the neutral fuel stations. Wearing a terrible disguise, trying to act as inconspicuous as possible, Bav acts as a mere observer, until a small human female lands herself in shackles on the Elodian ship. Remembering the last time his inaction led to the death of a female, Bav follows the Elodians until they transfer the captive, leaping in and sweeping her away to his ship, to safety. He expects her to be grateful for his help, but what he gets in return is….(more blurb on ebook seller page…) Amazon KU
MATCHED TO XYCHO (MONSTER MATCH BOOK 1) by C Y Croc
Beauty and the Beast type alien romance. With monstrous romantic suspense, action and adventure…and a giggle. More than anything, I want to work my own space station. To do that, I’m required to join the internal dating app of the space company I work for. Today I received confirmation of a possible space station placement. I’m practically jumping around my cabin with joy. That is, until I receive a message to log into the dating app. That’s when I see the male alien who the company have matched me with. To accept the placement, I also need to accept the match, and the alien male I’m staring at hit every ugly branch falling out of a tree as a kid. Is this the only male on their database compatible with me? My finger hovers over the accept button. I’d rather die than have him as my mate. But if I want to achieve my life’s ambition of running my own space station, I have to accept the match. I close my eyes and hit accept. Will I sleep with him? Heck no! Hell will have to freeze over before I let that purple monster lay a finger on me. Little do I know that’s exactly what is about to happen. Amazon KU
PRIDE, PREJUDICE AND THE ALIEN PRINCE by Jove Chambers
It is a truth universally acknowledged that when an alien species is in want of women, only human girls will do. Elizabeth Bennet – The best thing I can say about being abducted by aliens is that I’m missing finals at my college. Otherwise, zero of ten, really, would not recommend. I’ve been rescued by an arrogant prince who thinks I’m “only tolerable” but he and his species still want to breed me and the other girls he rescued. All their women are either dead or barren. He just thinks it’s better since he’s asking permission. Well, he can keep his blue, gleaming muscles and his grouchy glares to himself, okay? I’m much more interested in this charming alien from the royal regiment, who has all kinds of stories about him—not nice stories, either. All of these alien guys seem to have those delightful extras where it counts, so… arrogant princes need not apply. Darce of the clan Firne – The thing about that freckled human is that I can’t stop thinking about her. She’s so willful and strong and exotic, like nothing I’ve ever seen before. Of course, I can’t court her. I can’t go out to hunt and bring her back furs or ask to be one of her suitors. I’m a prince, and even on a dying planet, I have to marry royalty. Besides, she hates me. Just as well. I have my duty, after all, and I can’t let Elizabeth Bennet get in the way of that, no matter how she tempts me. But when he shows up—a man who betrayed me, who I once considered a brother—and thinks he can rival me for her affections? I may not have the right to claim her, but that doesn’t mean I won’t do everything in my power to protect her. AmazonKU
THE FUTURE SECOND BY SECOND (THE SHELTER TRILOGY BOOK 1) by Meridel Newton and Holly Walrath
VS Note: Not a romance but a scifi release of note; dystopian.
In a new America where civilization as we know it has ended, every hour counts. Everything is ticking along perfectly in the sanctuary community of Osto until a band of raiders arrives intent on violence. Vasha has led her people through the worst the world has to offer for years, but this new threat could destroy her hope for the future. She’s forced to strike a bargain with the leader of the raiders as tensions rise among the survivors and refugees who call Osto home. Old rivalries and prejudices put everything they’ve worked for at risk. But if Vasha plays this right, she just might forge a new future for Osto. Amazon Kobo
THE MELIER: GI’REN (WOMEN OF DOR NYE BOOK 7) by Poppy Rhys
What’s a girl to do when she’s got a stalker? All I wanted was to shake my booty, sell my symbiote, and live my best life. But once strange gifts started showing up in odd places, I no longer felt safe.
Hiring a bodyguard was not on my bucket list. Especially not the damaged, intimidating alien who barged into my office, piquing my interest with his secrets and making me question the rules that kept my heart safe. Gi’Ren was a package I shouldn’t unwrap, but I guess I never learned to control my curiosity. Amazon KU
CAPTIVE OF THE DARK ELF (DARK ELVES OF PROTHEKA BOOK 2) by Celeste King
I’m nothing more than a plaything. My life is worthless. That’s a basic truth that all human women on Protheka are reminded of daily. Imagine an innocent daughter following her dad to his work as the head groundskeeper for a Dark Elf noble. This young woman is curious and stumbles into a room she doesn’t belong in. A Dark Elf sees her, and his desires inflamed, he literally takes her from her dad. That was me. Taken and locked away to be used to satisfy the basest of Haftar’s desires. Now I’m trapped in a society that prizes casual brutality and the amoral pursuit of pleasure. Where human life means nothing and is snuffed out for sport. The Dark Elf is my master in this twisted world of nightmares. But that’s not the worst horror I have to experience at his hands. The truly terrifying thing about Haftar isn’t that he’s evil. It’s that the more evil he shows me…The more I fall in love with him. Amazon KU
PROGENY by Rebecca Rathe
VS note: Although the blurb states this is a contemporary RH romance, the book is also listed in scifi romance and apparently has scifi elements. Cliffhanger ending.
I don’t know who I am or what happened to me. I know that I’ve been running, but from what I don’t know. And I know that the five men surrounding my hospital bed are important, possibly even precious to me, but they all swear they haven’t met me before. They say they feel it too, this familiarity, this connection. So when danger comes looking, these five strangers take it upon themselves to hide me away while we put together the pieces of my past. What we find instead is darker. A twisted conspiracy that ties all six of us together in an unexpected and terrifying web of danger. Amazon KU
TAKEN (CYBORG LIBERATION BOOK 1) by Maddie Taylor and Morganna Williams
The moment I saw the fiery-haired beauty, I knew she was destined to be mine. Taking her, however, is impossible. Despite the temptation after three seemingly endless years in space, as leader, I must protect all twelve females in the colony. Their DNA is imperative to saving our cyborg race. I laid down the law to my men: look, but under no circumstances touch. Except once I inhaled her intoxicating scent and felt her lush curves against me, my resolve vanished. I had to have her. Not for a day. Not for an hour. But forever. And damn the consequences. AmazonKU
MONSTER APPETITES by Amelia Shaw
Humans only have one role on my world, to feed the monsters that crave us. I am bred only to be sold off to the highest bidder, On my eighteenth birthday I am put on an auction block. It is there that I await my death. The monsters who buy me are a triad of identical triplets, With horns and tails, and skin as dark as the night. I go to my death only to find a reason to live, There is light in the dark.
But only when my monsters stand by my side, And grace my bed. Amazon KU
UNKNOWN ORIGINS (PAYING THE WARBAND BOOK 1) by Viola Grace
Upgraded to defend her world, Haru-vel is unsurprised to find herself fighting alongside the Kek. She’s shocked when she’s handed to them… permanently. When they faced an incoming invading force, the Myvik turned to the Kek—mercenaries who travelled the stars and fought your enemy… for a price. The arrival date was ten days after the invaders were due to arrive, so they needed to buy themselves time. Thirty years earlier, the Myvik had hired the Kek, and the defenders had left something behind. Children. Haru-vel was named for the father she had never met, and her mother was the planet’s greatest biologist, and she made sure that her daughter was trained and ready to defend her world, along with nineteen others who were treated to a genetic cocktail of unknown origin, except it wasn’t. Her mother knew very well where the material had come from. It had been left after a memorable night thirty years earlier. Amazon
NANNY FOR THE ALIEN LORD (INTERGALACTIC FATED MATES BOOK 12) by Athena Storm and Tara Starr
I’m a practical woman. Faced with a very impractical problem. Love. By the Precursors, I swear Ferryn drives me insane. I hate him! I hate his elitist upbringing. His arrogant assumption that the world revolves around him. His dimpled smile…His rugged and cut physique. The fact that he think just because he’s a noble and I’m a human woman who grew up poor he can just sweep me off my feet.
The fact that my feet are in fact being swept. I hate how much he changes for the better when he’s with me. And how much that makes my heart melt. I hate him. I hate thinking about him. I hate the fact that I hate hating him! But most of all, I hate the fact that…I’m falling in love with him. Amazon/KU
NOT AFRAID OF THE WOLF (FALCON STATION BOOK 3) by Isla Noir
A few weeks ago, my Lyran lover left me with something I would rather not have, his mating scent, which marks me as his to the entire galaxy. Even though to most women in the galaxy, he’s a good catch, I don’t want to marry him, so I don’t want to carry his scent on my person. According to my doctor on Falcon Station, the only way to rid myself of this Lyran smell intermixed with my own pheromones is to get intimate with a Koiran wolf-snow beast shifter. The only problem is Koirans are extremely rare, and they are incredibly secretive. Luckily for me, circumstances in the galaxy have changed dramatically in the past weeks, just enough to allow me a chance meeting for a legitimate purpose with an eligible Koiran male. But will I also lose my heart to this mysterious shapeshifter?
The Falcon Station Series novelettes are avant-garde, erotically charged, light-hearted, science fiction novelettes for open-minded readers about a woman in the 27th century living her best life on an intergalactic cosmopolitan station. This independent, sassy, self-sufficient gambler of the future will go on intimate dates with a variety of different aliens from across the galaxy in her ongoing quest for love and companionship. However, aliens being aliens, might not always be physically compatible with humans which makes dating aliens tricky. Amazon KU
THEIR TRIBUTE (CHERISHED GALAXY BOOK 2) by Cady Austin
Life in this galaxy is no fairy tale. I stopped believing in fairy tales when my abduction from Earth turned into a true living nightmare. Eventually, the humans on Baroque saved me. Brought me out of hell and to a tentative peace. Now I have to protect my battered soul somehow, so I play by three rules: No dalliances. No drama. Most importantly, no aliens. Nothing good ever comes from aliens.
Except Baroque has its own rules for the humans seeking sanctuary on its surface. So when three shunned warrior Broqu lords claim me as tribute, I have to play by their rules or face leaving the only safe place in this galaxy. And these aliens? I’m not sure anything is safe with them. AmazonKU
BARONS OF OARTHECA: BOOK 2 OF THE OARTHECAN STAR SAGA by James Siewert
Headed in opposite galactic directions, Rowland Hale and Toar Grithrawrscion must find a way to reunite despite the myriad of challenges dogging their every step. An unwelcome surprise finds Rowland picking up the pieces of what he thought was his life, and Toar learns the hard way that the Pryok’tel always settle the score. Can their blossoming relationship survive, or will it be torn to bits between needle-sharp teeth? Amazon KU
THE DEATH STRIKER’S PARTNER: BOOK 1 OF OPERATION COLONISE by Millie Lowelle
VS Note: Listed in Erotica.
A jungle planet of Naga Aliens, who are civilised, allies, and sexy as hell? What’s not to like?! The Ucfeni require a sponsorship program with any humans who will be living in their society. At a pairing party, if an Ucfeni finds your scent to be compatible, they will offer to be your sponsor. Enter Hannah, a scrappy human woman who thinks she’s come all this way to Thelia to be her genius sister’s keeper during their colonisation efforts. The Ucfeni have other ideas. Amazon KU
DAMAGED (THE UNCAGED) by Amber Ella Monroe
There is no escaping a feral Alpha. Rafael Moonblood is a savage. He waits for nightfall and hunts prey like a beast. Hidden away in ruins and wastelands because he is savage, he’s the type of man to avoid at all costs. Yet, I’m in no position to let fear restrict my efforts to save my sister. One of the worst things anyone can do to an Uncaged Alpha is steal from him. The next worst thing: Be the omega who triggers his rut. I’m guilty of both. Rafael tells me I was made for his pleasure. He tells me I will pay until he is satisfied that I’ve learned my lesson. And even after that, he vows he’ll never let me go. I belong to the Alpha now. I’ve sealed my fate. Amazon KU
WAIT FOR ME (SOLAR BURN 1) by Heather Carson
VS: Ok, yup, put it on my TBR. Dystopian…
Three days. 3 days until Tessa gets her husband back from his military deployment. 72 hours until she and the kids can hold Landon in their arms again. 4,320 minutes until she doesn’t have to live life alone anymore. And then the lights go out. Solar flares and multiple coronal mass ejections wreak havoc on the power grid and bring the earth to a screeching halt. The internet doesn’t work. All communications are disrupted. And people are running out of water in the dry Southern California desert. Landon’s ship is still out to sea while Tessa is forced to take care of her young kids in a new town and trust in her neighbors who she barely knows. But can she trust them? Or does she need to seek safety somewhere else? Three days isn’t too long to wait for the love of your life. Unless the world as you know it is crumbling at your feet. Amazon KU
THE INSANE GOD by Jay Hartlove
VS Note: Not a romance but an LGBTQ+ scifi release of note.
A meteorite fragment cures a teenaged trans girl’s schizophrenia, but leaves her with visions of ancient warring gods annihilating each other in space. As the Earth hurtles toward the cloud that is the shattered bodies of those eternal enemies, their eons-old conflict is rekindled on Earth to divide and destroy humanity. Can she and her brother stop the spread of global disaster? Amazon Kobo
ENTANGLEMENT by Cass Lennox
Love is worth a galaxy of trouble. Pann is a teeming city on the edge of habitable space, the final stop between a hostile Parliament and the safety of another solar system. Renée Bellevue, prefect of Pann’s police service and disgraced exile, has her hands full. That is, if she remembers to work and isn’t distracted by Lane, her favourite enigmatic bar owner. When a politician arrives on-planet to investigate a murder and capture two infamous activists, Renée knows trouble is incoming. Looking the other way will earn her a clean slate and return passage home—at a price that grows steeper each day. As an unwelcome “mod”—a human with implanted tech—Lane Kovacs fled to Pann with her sister. Running a bar isn’t the best use of her scientific background, but it’s mindless and uncomplicated. Until she’s stuck with a priceless ticket out, her thieving ex reappears, and a scheming Parliamentarian monitors her every move. Her ex offers escape and freedom. Tempting, if not for Renée, the unexpected emotional variable upsetting the equation. One misstep means arrest or death, but hope beckons bright as the stars. Lane and Renée must decide what they really want, even if it means parting for good. Amazon Apple Books Kobo
FEAR THE REAPER: THE COLLAPSE: FATE’S VULTURES by Jami Gray
Years ago, Lilith, the infamous queen of the Rocky Mountain Territory, paid a hell of a price when she agreed to devil’s bargain to keep her secrets safe. Despite her past sacrifices, her carefully crafted world is on the verge of destruction when a ghost from her past forces her to work with the man who walked away. Reaper, the intimidating leader of Fate’s Vultures, once thought he had everything, then it stormed out of his door without looking back. Swearing to never again put his life on the line for another’s ambitions, he spent years building a formidable reputation. Unfortunately, it’s not enough to stop the bounty hunters nipping at his heels and forcing him and the Vultures to seek help from the one person no one expects—Lilith, the woman he once loved. To exact retribution on a common enemy and secure a future for each other and those they’ve sworn to protect, Lilith and Reaper must navigate a shared minefield of past betrayals and broken promises…before it all goes to hell.
TEAR DOWN THE THRONE: A NOVEL (GARGOYLE QUEEN NOVEL BOOK 2) by Jennifer Estep
VS note: I enjoy her books. This is on my TBR.
Crown princess. Clever spy. Powerful mind magier. Gemma Ripley of Andvari is all those things—and determined to stop an enemy from using magical tearstone weapons to conquer her kingdom. Gemma’s quest for answers leads her to a trade Summit between the various kingdoms. Among the other royals in attendance is Queen Maeven Morricone of Morta and her son, Prince Leonidas—Gemma’s charming and dangerous nemesis. Gemma knows that Maeven always has a long game in motion, and sure enough, the cunning queen invokes an arcane tradition that threatens the fragile truce between Andvari and the other kingdoms. Despite her best intentions, Gemma once again finds herself thrown together with Leo and battling her growing feelings for the enemy prince. When a series of deadly attacks shatters the Summit’s peaceful negotiations, Gemma realizes that someone wants to tear the royals down from their thrones—and that this enemy just might succeed.
THE DRAGON’S MEMORY (LOCHGUARD HIGHLAND DRAGONS BOOK 10) by Jessie Donovan
Logan has loved Emma for years. But after he stole a kiss when they were teens and she brushed it off with a laugh, he tried to settle for being her friend, especially once he realized she wasn’t his true mate. However, no matter how much time passes, he can’t seem to get over her. Deciding to leave Lochguard and finish his doctor studies, Logan hopes that with space he can forge a new path. As a sort of farewell, he agrees one last time to help her with her geocaching—a modern form of treasure hunting—adventure. Except during the excursion, he pushes Emma out of the way to save her life and gets hit on the head, knocked unconscious, and nearly dies. When Logan wakes up and doesn’t recognize or remember Emma, her world tilts. If her best friend being gone isn’t enough to worry about, this different Logan keeps looking at her with heat in his eyes. Years ago, she’d pushed him away to avoid her greatest fear—falling in love. However, as he helps her on her treasure hunt, each touch, whisper, and kiss tempts her to take the plunge. It takes everything she has to resist him, especially since his memories don’t seem to be returning. As the stakes and danger amp up in her quest to find the final clue, Emma soon finds herself falling for Logan. Will she finally give in and risk her heart? Or will Emma find a way to resist Logan and watch him walk away to prevent any sort of pain in the future? Amazon Kobo
REALM OF DEMONS (THE DESERT CURSED SERIES BOOK 9) by Shannon Mayer
The last journey into the unknown for Zamira, Lila and Maks – The Storm Queen has been defeated.
And the first two challenges have been conquered. You’d think that it would be all downhill from here. Easy peasy, lemon squeezy. Well, if it was downhill at warp speed into more trouble, then you’d be absolutely correct. The demon city sits before us, and beyond that lies the castle of Asag, the beast from the east. He has our friends. He has our magic. He has the dragon hatchlings. What have we got? Unexpected allies, a twisted path that has our heads spinning, and as the truth comes clear, the realization that defeating a demon on his own turf . . .might not be possible. Does that stop us from trying? Not for a second. So here we go. Into the darkness, into the fog, and come what may we stand together to face it all down. Amazon KU
BOOK OF NIGHT by Holly Black
Charlie Hall has never found a lock she couldn’t pick, a book she couldn’t steal, or a bad decision she wouldn’t make. She’s spent half her life working for gloamists, magicians who manipulate shadows to peer into locked rooms, strangle people in their beds, or worse. Gloamists guard their secrets greedily, creating an underground economy of grimoires. And to rob their fellow magicians, they need Charlie Hall. Now, she’s trying to distance herself from past mistakes, but getting out isn’t easy. Bartending at a dive, she’s still entirely too close to the corrupt underbelly of the Berkshires. Not to mention that her sister Posey is desperate for magic, and that Charlie’s shadowless, and possibly soulless, boyfriend has been hiding things from her. When a terrible figure from her past returns, Charlie descends into a maelstrom of murder and lies. Determined to survive, she’s up against a cast of doppelgangers, mercurial billionaires, gloamists, and the people she loves best in the world—all trying to steal a secret that will give them vast and terrible power.
SONG OF THE FAE (THE WILDSONG SERIES BOOK 1) by Tricia O’Malley
She sings the song that only his heart can answer. His loyalty lies with the Royal Fae Court and with his people. Love is a distraction that royal warrior, Nolan, will not let ruin his future. Alone and distrustful, Imogen refuses to accept her attraction for the warrior after he steals her ship and forces her on a quest where Dark Fae battle good and magick rules the night. A prophecy realized. The Dark Fae have risen, determined to wreak havoc upon the unsuspecting people of Ireland. Their goal? To destroy the woman in the prophecy before she discovers her magick and shatters their chance to claim the throne. Now, Imogen stands between the Dark Fae and their rise to power, and Nolan finds his need to protect her overshadows everything – even his loyalty to the crown. Are they fated…or fools? A song cuts through the darkness, binding the two forever – if only they’ll open their hearts to listen. Amazon Apple Books Kobo
DRAGON’S KEEP (MAGIC AND MECHANICALS BOOK 4) by Jessica Marting
Antarctica is no place for a human. Civilization is no place for a dragon. A solo dirigible trip to Antarctica should have been within Arabella Greaves’s abilities until a winter storm takes down her vessel, leaving her stranded. She’s the only human for thousands of miles in every direction… except for Dr. Xavier Kinnon. As an exiled paleontologist and the world’s only dragon shifter, Xavier keeps himself away from the rest of the world for its own safety. Antarctica is his, along with everything else in it. Including the beautiful pilot that’s fallen out of the sky.
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CROSS: THREE BILLY GOATS GRUFF RETOLD (ROMANCE A MEDIEVAL FAIRYTALE BOOK 24) by Demelza Carlton
Once upon a time… Two households, both alike in dignity, In the flooded lowlands, where we lay our scene, From ancient grudge break to new mutiny, Where fresh blood makes peaceful waters unclean.
From forth the fatal loins of these two foes A pair of star-cross’d lovers risk their life; To save a world beset with ocean’s salt overflows But can their love bury their parents’ strife? So to these pages, dear reader, I bid you attend For these star-cross’d lovers meet a joyful end.
VESELY ACADEMY: BOOK TWO CURSE THE MOON by Silvana Sanchez
The world is a vicious monster. The moon, its accursed emissary. Almost a year has passed since Kade’s catastrophic confrontation with Drahoslav, the Fallen Guardian. When the necromancer, Kade, warped out of Vesely Academy with the wolf shifter Laurent, he inadvertently chose Bryson Tower as his destination. They quickly became the top wanted criminals on the wards’ radar, leaving Kade no choice but to remain at his parents’ manor with Laurent until things cool off. Being at his ancestral home cruelly confronts Kade with his past in ways he never expected. But most tormenting of all is having to resist the nearness of the man who stole his heart all those years ago. Kade has always kept his love for Laurent secret. He would never dream of dragging Laurent into his messed-up life. And yet, here they are. When the angel Cassiel returns to Bryson Tower, she has more in mind than rekindling the sparks of an old flame with Kade. Cassiel knows who murdered the Brysons. And not only that. She’s taken them prisoners. But as Drahoslav and Raven draw close to their discovery, she will need Kade’s help if her plans will succeed. Cassiel’s world shatters when she realizes Laurent is living in Bryson Tower. She cannot stand to have anyone rob her of Kade’s interest. And God knows nothing is as dangerous as an angel’s overzealous love. Amazon Kobo
BORN OF SHADOWS AND MAGIC by Various
As myths, legends, and ancient tales rise from the shadows, these heroes and heroines are left to face the darkest challenges of them all. Life’s hard enough as a paranormal. Shifters, vampire, elementals, witches, fae… we all have our weakness, our curses, our wars to wage and battles to fight. But being a hybrid or a halfling, things just get worse. We don’t fit in anywhere, our powers are thwarted or out of control, and everyone wants us dead. Can we overcome these trials…or are the odds stacked too high against us? We’ll risk it all—even our lives—to find out. And hope we don’t die trying. This paranormal and urban fantasy romance anthology includes 19 brand new, never before published novels from today’s bestselling authors and exciting up-and-coming talent! Amazon
LET US PREY: AN APEX SOCIETY CAPER by Cassandra Featherstone and C Rochelle
I come from a long line of pure-blood predators, but when my shift finally happened, I turned out to be prey. A bunny to be exact. A freakin’ bunny. The guy I’d been promised to since birth rejected me. My own father has turned his back on me – shipping me off to Apex Academy even though it’s practically a death sentence with what I am. Oh, and of course, my ex-fiance and his friends are here at the academy and more than happy to make my life a living hell. But then I met my teachers. Five incredibly gorgeous apex predators, each one more mysterious than the last. And all of them, very much off-limits. There is something dark at Apex Academy – something that’s killing off students and teachers alike. As prey, I’m afraid I’m the easiest target, but who can I trust to keep me safe? Let Us Prey is book 1 in the steamy and mysterious Apex Society Capers standalone paranormal romance series. Please read the “preyquel” – Come Out & Prey – for backstory on our bunny, Delores, her hottie professors, and the secrets surrounding Apex. Amazon KU
CADAVER ON CANAL STREET: A PARANORMAL WOMEN’S FICTION NOVEL (TWISTED SISTERS MIDLIFE MAELSTROM BOOK 2) by Brenda Trim
Throwing the perfect party for a siren’s birthday is hard enough. Keeping the fussy client happy while trying to stop a killer might be more than the twisted sisters can handle. When Dahlia is suddenly thrust into the future during a seemingly ordinary meeting, the sisters find themselves at a loss. Lia is haunted by visions of murder, but no one knows who they can turn to for help. With a persnickety siren demanding an under-the-sea themed birthday party, the sisters could just dive deeper into conch shells, seahorses, and starfish. But when a dead woman is dumped on a busy road, it seems hunting for a killer none of them can identify is now their most important job. Besieged by zombies, embracing new abilities, and navigating the mounting tension with the Voodoo Queen makes this adventurous new midlife more complicated by the day. The sisters no longer fit in the mundane world, but it seems the magical realm doesn’t want them either. Time to put on their big girl pants and show both worlds what they’re made of. Amazon KU
OF CLAWS AND FANGS: STORIES FROM THE WORLD OF JANE YELLOWROCK AND SOULWOOD by Faith Hunter
Collected together for the first time, this volume contains shorter works featuring heroines Jane Yellowrock and Nell Ingram, as well as a host of other characters from the Jane Yellowrock and Soulwood series. Faith Hunter is “an expert at creating worlds filled with intriguing supernatural elements and exciting scenarios”* and her skills are on full display in this collection. From a vampire-filled Halloween evening in New Orleans to the searing tale of how a certain were-leopard first got his spots, this collection has something for everyone, and each story is sure to put the super in supernatural. With eighteen stories in all, Of Claws and Fangs will enrich and entertain—it’s a must-have for Faith Hunter’s readers and all lovers of fantasy.
THE PRINCE’S POISONED VOW (INFERNAL WAR SAGA BOOK 1) by Hailey Turner
THE WARDEN. Soren is a nameless, stateless man, tasked with keeping watch over Maricol’s borders. He isn’t meant for politics, only dealing with the dead. His past was buried in the poison fields, but after a fateful encounter with a prince, Soren comes to realize he can’t keep what magic burns inside him hidden forever. THE PRINCE. Vanya Sa’Liandel was the spare who survived the Houses’ murderous games to become the Imperial crown prince of Solaria. He has a duty to his country, but he’ll owe his life to the wardens. Payment of any kind is costly, especially when he’s at risk of losing his heart to the man who saved his life. THE COG. Caris Dhemlan hears the siren song of clarion crystals better than anyone in Ashion. That skill for inventing has enriched her bloodline, but it’s who she can become that will ultimately entangle her with the Clockwork Brigade. THE PRINCESS. Eimarille Rourke should have been raised to be queen of one country; instead, she is prisoner of another. Guided by a star god, Eimarille bides her time in a gilded cage, spinning a political web to gain a throne and start a war the world isn’t ready for. From the author who brought you the Soulbound series comes a queer steampunk-inspired epic fantasy. Amazon KU
THE TWICE SCORNED LADY OF SHADOW (THE GUILD CODEX UNVEILED BOOK 3) by Annette Marie
I’m learning to embrace who and what I am, but there’s one thing I can’t face: the night Zak betrayed me. But even with the mysteries of our shared past hanging between us, I can’t turn Zak away when he asks for my help. Powerful fae are going missing, and when he tried to investigate, Lallakai vanished too. Now he wants me to venture with him into the territory of the Shadow Court, but its bloodthirsty courtiers don’t welcome meddling druids. Danger is gathering around us, seen and unseen. As we uncover incomprehensible clues about the missing fae, we realize this nightmare runs deeper than we imagined, and unveiling it means delving into the past—our past. If I abandon Zak now, he’ll never make it out alive. But if I stay at his side, if I face the truth of that night, it will destroy us both. Amazon KU
FILTHY REJECT (JUNKYARD SHIFTERS BOOK 8) by Liza Street
On the run from her abusive pack, wolf shifter Melody needs sanctuary. A shifter prison full of misfits seems like the perfect place to hide. Only mated shifters can escape the prison, but Melody has sworn off love after being rejected by her fated mate. She’d rather be trapped forever by the prison’s magic than assassinated by her pack. Time is running out before leopard shifter Ronan’s thirtieth birthday, the deadline to break a witch’s curse. If he doesn’t find his mate by then, he’ll lose himself and go feral. He can’t waste precious hours by messing around with someone else’s reject. But something about Melody calls to his inner leopard. He can’t stay away from her, even when it means risking his soul. Amazon Apple Books Kobo
FRIDAY THE WITCHTEENTH (WICKED WITCHES OF THE MIDWEST BOOK 20) by Amanda M Lee
Bay Winchester is newly married and happy. Things have been quiet since she returned from her honeymoon, which means trouble is just around the corner. When it comes, it takes the form of a despondent man on a bridge. Despite her best efforts, Bay and the hostage negotiator can’t save him, and death is swift. That should’ve been the end of it, but a weird symbol on the dead man’s hand piques Bay’s interest, and when the negotiator turns up sick with the same symptoms, she knows that they have a problem on their hands. Suicide as a contagion? It’s not the fight Bay was expecting, and it’s definitely not the one she was looking for. Still, it’s the problem that keeps on giving … especially when it spreads to Mrs. Little. In her heart, Bay knows that she shouldn’t care about the woman who has hurt her family at every turn. Ignoring the problem isn’t an option though. If she stands back and does nothing in an attempt to end the chain, she’ll never be able to live with herself. If she gets too close, she could get infected herself. Bay has never doubted her magic, but the current fight is out of her wheelhouse. Magic is at the core of what’s happening, but their enemy is invisible. The Winchester witches have never met an enemy they can’t fight … until now. Will they be able to pull together and save Hemlock Cove? Or is the town doomed to fall to a curse without a name and an evil without a soul? Amazon KU
ELEKTRA: A NOVEL by Jennifer Saint
Three women, tangled in an ancient curse. When Clytemnestra marries Agamemnon, she ignores the insidious whispers about his family line, the House of Atreus. But when, on the eve of the Trojan War, Agamemnon betrays Clytemnestra in the most unimaginable way, she must confront the curse that has long ravaged their family. In Troy, Princess Cassandra has the gift of prophecy, but carries a curse of her own: no one will ever believe what she sees. When she is shown what will happen to her beloved city when Agamemnon and his army arrives, she is powerless to stop the tragedy from unfolding. Elektra, Clytemnestra and Agamemnon’s youngest daughter, wants only for her beloved father to return home from war. But can she escape her family’s bloody history, or is her destiny bound by violence, too? Amazon AB Apple Books Kobo
THE QUEEN AND THE SCHOLAR: BOOK II OF THE COMUS DUOLOGY by Sonya Lawson
Queen Nin comes to power and Sabrina will stand by her side, the only human ever appointed a Scholar of Fae, to face the rumblings of a newly revived Fae Court. Nin, still unsure of herself as a leader, shoulders the weight of the crown and the trauma and guilt attached to her captivities. Sabrina, spending more time with Nin’s family, must contend with her growing feelings for Mosi as she carves space for herself within Fae. With the schemes of Comus and his spies haunting their steps and new, unknown magics stirring around the two women, their loyalty, cunning, and study skills will once again be put to the test. Amazon KU
GHOSTLY SHADOWS (A HARPER HARLOW MYSTERY BOOK 21) by Lily Harper Hart
Harper Harlow has it all, including a new business, a husband she adores, and a best friend she’s determined not to murder even though he’s determined to be the groomzilla to end all groomzillas. Life is good … until it’s not. Everything is thrown into doubt when her former boyfriend, a grifter on trial for murder, escapes from the county courthouse and starts terrorizing Whisper Cove. Her husband Jared Monroe is on edge. Quinn Jackson has proven himself to be a threat more than once, and it’s clear Quinn is gunning for Harper because he blames her for being caught in the first place. That means Zander and Shawn – who are in the midst of preparing for their wedding – have to move in so everybody is safe. It’s a full house and the stakes are high. A dead courthouse guard is their only guide, and he’s not enough. Harper is determined to get her happily ever after, as well as Zander’s too. That means they have to grapple with Quinn before the big day arrives. Murder is on the menu and Quinn has nothing to lose. It’s a race to the finish – and down the aisle – and winner takes all. Amazon KU AB
THE PRINCE’S HAREM (TALES OF TAVAMARA BOOK 4) by Megan Derr
The worthiness of the royal family to rule is displayed in their harems: those who willingly surrender their lives to serve as concubines, entertaining, pleasing, and serving the royal to whom they are sworn, forbidden to do anything else or even touch another without permission. Prince Aradishir is approaching his twenty-fifth birthday, but has not a single concubine to his name. Though he longs to prove he is as worthy of his position as the rest of his family, and has never lacked for offers, he has yet to find even a single man who makes him want to ask the vital question: would you be mine?
Until he crosses paths first with an illegally kept slave rescued from a deadly beating one night… a misfit soldier desperate to find where he truly belongs… and a daring thief known for achieving the seemingly impossible, but always secretly wishing for the truly impossible. Amazon Apple Books Kobo
DARLING GIRL: A NOVEL OF PETER PAN by Michalski
Life is looking up for Holly Darling, granddaughter of Wendy—yes, that Wendy. She’s running a successful skincare company; her son, Jack, is happy and healthy; and the tragedy of her past is well behind her . . . until she gets a call that her daughter, Eden, who has been in a coma for nearly a decade, has gone missing from the estate where she’s been long tucked away. And, worst of all, Holly knows who must be responsible: Peter Pan, who is not only very real, but more dangerous than anyone could imagine. Eden’s disappearance is a disaster for more reasons than one. She has a rare condition that causes her to age rapidly—ironic, considering her father is the boy who will never grow up—which also makes her blood incredibly valuable. It’s a secret that Holly is desperate to protect, especially from Eden’s half-brother, Jack, who knows nothing about his sister or the crucial role she plays in his life. Holly has no one to turn to—her mother is the only other person in the world who knows that Peter is more than a story, but she refuses to accept that he is not the hero she’s always imagined. Desperate, Holly enlists the help of Christopher Cooke, a notorious ex-soldier, in the hopes of rescuing Eden before it’s too late . . . or she may lose both her children.
CHRONICLES OF JULIAN (KERRIGAN MEMOIRS BOOK 3) by W J May
Since the day he turned sixteen, Julian Decker had been the supernatural world’s security blanket, safeguarding the future of magic with the gift of prophecy again, and again, and again. It was a delicate balance and a crushing responsibility, but the good had always outweighed the bad. Or so he believed. When Julian is sent on a dangerous deep-cover mission, all those certainties are thrown into question as he finds himself facing the worst of life’s evils once again. The darkness they battle seems doomed to overtake the light, and the death of a friend makes him wonder if he wants to keep fighting anymore. Why keep waging the war, when history seems fated to repeat itself? Why spend all your time in the future, if you never get to live in the here and now? At what point is that burden meant to rest on someone else’s shoulders? At what point do you say: enough is enough.
HAIR OF THE DEMON DOG: A SHOT OF MIDLIFE MAGIC NOVEL by Tegan Maher
Jules Cavanaugh is settling nicely into her new Florida home and learning to use her magic, but with a power-hungry witch and wizard gunning for her, she feels like she’s waiting for the other shoe to drop. Unfortunately for them, she’s done letting other people dictate her future. Even though she’s exhausted and battered from the first attack, the fate of the magical world rests on her shoulders. If nearly fifty years of life has taught her anything, it’s that no matter how many aches and pains you have, life won’t wait for the Advil to kick in. With her hot new shifter boyfriend and a team of powerful magicals behind her, she decides to take the fight to them. Amazon KU
SOCIETY OF PSYCHOS (DEAD MEN WALKING BOOK 2) by Caroline Peckham and Susanne Valenti
I’m the prince of death. A son of carnage born of wicked deeds and sin-filled nightmares. Nobody understood me. Until her. My Spider. The wild girl I claimed from a sea of violent men. But others want her too…The enemies who lurk within my walls seek to steal her from my grasp. They’re my captives, but maybe they’re the answer to my greatest fear too. Because the Grim Reaper shadows every move I make, and he’s always watching her. Perhaps I need a ring of warriors to surround my little psycho and protect her from death’s claws. Because now she’s stolen my black heart, I can’t fail her like I’ve failed before. Amazon KU
WOLF BLOOD (OUTCAST PACK BOOK 2) by TJ Nichols
When both of them are keeping dangerous secrets, will their romance get a second chance or will there be too much spilled blood between them? River Yates always thought his grandmother’s tales about shifters and witches living among them to be just stories. Until his ex, Drew Preston, showed up at his door naked and bloodied and in need of help. After being attacked by wolves determined to tear apart the fledgling Outcast Pack, Drew did the only thing he could: shift and run. The nearest place he might find refuge is River’s house. But his ex is human, and when River accused him of cheating, he ripped out Drew’s heart. While River wasn’t wrong about Drew keeping secrets, how could he tell a human what he is? When a hunter arrives to kill the shifters that have been making trouble, River is forced to confront the truth not only about Drew but also his own family. Once again, he’ll be picking up weapons and facing off against his grandmother, but this time, it isn’t a training exercise. Amazon KU
SETTLING THE PAW (PARANORMAL DATING AGENCY BOOK 48) by Milly Taiden
Joanna Hertz has one mission in life: to make the lives of those less fortunate better. She’s devoted most of her life to her work, except for the time she walked in on her boyfriend with another woman. Now her charity is all she has and she likes it that way. When Gerri Wilder promises her romance, she’s not interested. Not even when the handsome Marcus brings her dead heart back to life. Right? Maybe. Marcus Malone puts the word workaholic to shame. The only time he’s home is to sleep. Then throw on top of that his control-freak inclinations and you have a wolf shifter who has no room for relationships. That is, until he meets Joanna. Once he does, he knows she’s the one for him. Does he want a mate? No. But for Joanna, every rule he has goes out the window. Nobody, not even Gerri see the turmoil building in Marcus’s pack coming. A war is brewing and his alpha position and his life are in jeopardy. What a time to be alive. Or not. When Joanna goes into action to help him, Marcus has to make a choice—his life or hers? Amazon KU
ALPHA GEEK: RYAN by Milly Taiden
A lioness rescued from an underground ring takes on a whole new opponent: a sexy geek she just can’t resist. Nikita is struggling to adapt to her new life now that she’s started working for Nick’s protection agency. She meets her match when she falls for Ryan, a skinny geek with a heart of gold who’s trying to find his lost friend. But can she stop every part of her body from jumping him before they find his friend? Ryan’s friend is in trouble, and he’s the only one who can help him! With the help of whoever Nick assigns as his bodyguard, of course. He’s instantly attracted to Nikita, and they turn out to be the perfect pair. But what will Nick think when Nikita has to use the secret serum, and Ryan wakes up forever changed? Their adventure at sea will take them to a mysterious island to face a madman, where their strength will be tested. Can this lioness protect her geek turned dragon and save the day with him at her side? Amazon KU
BEAR RANGER’S WILD BRAVE MATE (BEAR RANGER GUARDIANS) by Serena Meadows
My name is Kiana, a wild and brave wolf shifter—with a keen intuition. But I never imagined fighting demons with the enemy—or falling in love with the forbidden. When I find Lance, the bear ranger, and his son examining a mutilated bull elk, I’m terrified of the beast roaming the forest. Lance isn’t convinced of danger…until he and his son are attacked. I fight the creature and it somehow vanishes into thin air. Now the only thing on my mind is saving Lance. My heart is racing. I’m certain he’s the one—despite a lifetime feud between our two clans. Just as he begins healing, I see the yearning in his eyes, and I know he feels the same. But the demon returns and places me under a curse. I’m deathly ill—but too much is at risk. Lance must find someone to reverse the spell—and unite wolves and bears to fight the demon…if this love will have any chance at all. Amazon KU
LOVE BEFORE TIME: LUCIFER AND GABRIEL’S STORY by Lisa Oliver
Lucifer, Prince of Darkness, lord of absolutely everything in the Underworld, woke from a coma with the nagging idea that Gabriel had somehow betrayed him. The annoying thing was, he didn’t know how or why. The one thing he was certain of was that he couldn’t have Gabriel around if he couldn’t trust him… or could he? Archangel Gabriel is shattered. After suffering while Lucifer had been in his coma, he’d thought things would all return to normal once the Prince of Darkness woke up. To be confronted with the one being who’d been in his life since the beginning of time and being told to leave shook Gabriel to the core and made him question everything he’d ever known or been told. He understood – he knew how soul destroying being betrayed could be. But without Lucifer in his life, what did he have left to exist for. Betrayals, interventions from angels and demons alike, repressed memories and the mists of time all push Lucifer and Gabriel to find the answers, but how will they deal with the fallout once the truth is revealed? After so much work by the five previous couples, will the Master’s plan fall at the last hurdle. Amazon
TOTEM MAGICK: A WITCH’S GUIDE TO ANIMAL MAGICK by Yasmine Galenorn
VS Note: Something different from her, nonfiction but PNR adjacent.
Inside of each of us an animal lies in wait, ready to be revealed and explored. As humans we share the earth with many magnificent creatures, and through Pagan magic we can connect with the animal kingdom and with our individual animal spirits, or totems. In TOTEM MAGICK, New York Times bestselling author Yasmine Galenorn shows you how to uncover and connect with the animal spirits who guide and guard you in your life. Drawing on Pagan shamanism, she offers guidelines, spellwork, and rituals for connecting with your totems for strength, protection, and empowerment. Through the ancient mystical practice of totem magick, you can discover your animal within while exploring new, exciting paths in your spiritual development. Amazon Apple Books Kobo
KISSED BY FLAMES (SWEET DELIGHTS BOOK 2) by Ava Hunter
Violet Jackson couldn’t imagine a sweeter treat than owning her own candy shop. It’s certainly been better for her heart than her ex was. She’s not even thought twice about looking for a new beau, until the fabulous matchmaker, Gerri Wilder shows up, tempting Violet with visions of sugar-coated hunks, ideas of fated mates, and the notion of a happily-ever-after. Who could turn down an offer like that? Skar Florence, dragon shifter, is old fashioned—like seven-centuries old fashion. Just coming out of a five-hundred-year magical coma, he’s having to adjust to modern times. With cell phones, airplanes, cars, and fast food, he is blown away with all the change. One thing that’s stayed the same? His sweet tooth and his desire for a beautiful woman with curves in all the right places.
Violet and Skar barely have time to wrap their minds around the fact that they’re fated mates—let alone their arms around each other—before the witch who put Skar to sleep shows back up. Is their love real? It will have to be if Violet is to break the witch’s spell. Amazon KU
THE WOLF’S PRETEND MATE (SHIFTERS OF RAWR COUNTY BOOK 4) by Sophie Stern
Daphne has had her heart set on being Alpha ever since she was a little cub. Everything she’s done has been to prepare her for taking over the Rawr County Wolf Pack. She knows she’s going to be a fair and wonderful leader, but when the pack elders hit her with a leadership requirement, she’s caught off guard. She has to get MARRIED?
THRESHOLD by Vivien Dean
VS: The cover, although well done, is a bit much for my PG-13+ blog.
Sutter is a vampire on the run. After barely escaping the hunter sent after him, he makes it all the way to Oregon before the approaching sunrise forces him to stop. He only intends to rest until dusk, but that plan falls apart when he’s found passed out on the bathroom floor. Ex-Marine Max Rowell hasn’t had a purpose in life since coming home from the Gulf. Drifting through the days, he discovers an unconscious guy who looks like an angel but has clearly been through hell and finds new purpose.
Max isn’t letting Sutter go anywhere until he’s healed, but Sutter needs more than a warm bedside manner to get stronger. Though they strike a deal, the clock is ticking. Sooner or later, Sutter will need to run again, or risk putting Max’s life on the line when Sutter’s past catches up to him.
LYRICS AND LARCENY: THE LADIES OF ALMACK’S BOOK 3 by Marissa Doyle
Young widow Annabel Chalfont, Countess of Fellbridge, has two small sons to raise, a mountain of her late husband’s debts to pay off, and a secret: she’s a shadow-shaper, able to manipulate shadow as anyone else might clay. She and six other high-born ladies with equally extraordinary abilities defend England against supernatural crime—but the world knows them only as the Lady Patronesses of Almack’s, Regency London’s most exclusive social venue. Annabel’s cousin Hartley has been shaken from his self-absorbed ways by Demetria Pouli, a bewitching Greek soprano who is taking London by storm. When a rash of jewel thefts seems to accompany her recitals, Annabel fears Demetria may not be what she seems. As it happens, she isn’t—but a happily-ever-after for Hartley and Demetria isn’t necessarily out of the question, thanks to the Ladies of Almack’s.
RESCUING AIR (ELEMENTI BOOK 5) by Elizabeth Knight
The Dark Lord has gone too far. It’s time to end these games. Just when they thought they might have a chance to enjoy what’s left of their summer, now Jay’s mother is in danger, taken to be used against us. Pushed and pulled in every direction and still trying to pick up the pieces after the latest betrayal, Lailah and her remaining Knights struggle to make headway on stopping the Dark Lord. Tired and frustrated after only finding dead ends, the group decides their only option is all hands on deck. Including Parker. No one wants him back in the mix, but the Knights need what only he can do with technology and his element. Searching for the army the Dark Lord has been building seems to take them further, and further from the truth. The demon world is treacherous and full of lies. To survive they’ll need to believe and trust in each other—will they be able to manage that? Can they set aside everything that’s come before and ignore the tricks that demons play? Each new challenge seems tougher, worse than the last. Will the angels finally step in, or is it going to be up to the Elemental Warriors to save everyone? Time is running out, and only fate will decide if their light is bright enough to defeat a Prince of Hell. Amazon KU
DEMON PACK: ETERNAL by Jaymin Eve and Everly Frost
Demons don’t belong in the light. I played a game of deception, and my world was torn apart. Now my pack, my family, and the ruthless demon who has claimed my heart could pay with their lives. To save them, I must walk a treacherous path between hope and destruction—a path that leads me out of the shadows and into the light. Where betrayal waits. With every move I make, my enemies close in. To end this game, I must turn to the dark. I must free the demon I was born to be. Before it’s too late for us all. Amazon KU
TRIALS BY TIDES by Various
VS Note: The stories sound intriguing.
As gentle and sweet as the ocean’s lullaby can be, its waters are dark, dangerous, and full of mystery….Dive in and explore ten original stories centered around the ocean. You’ll find something for everyone, from benevolent mermaids to powerful levjatans; stolen secrets and forbidden stories. Meet pirates and thieves, sea dragons and gods in these tales of action, grief, romance, and mystery! Amazon Kobo
I REMEMBER IT ALL by Nanisi Barrett D’Arnuk
Eccentric, genius, science-fiction writer Joan Howell has to decide what to do with some of the money she just earned when a stock investment pays off big time. She decides to contribute to some of the wildlife funds she’s loved her whole life. First, she brings members of the family of her buffalo Beau to live with him on her new property. Then she goes to Florida to first see about traveling into space, then to see what the Manatee Preservation Society needs. But the manatees are waiting for her. It was foretold centuries ago that “The Jone” would save them from “the biting tails.” How can she convince the police the manatee she was caught riding had been honored to guide her around their realm when it’s illegal to even touch the creatures? Amazon Apple Books Kobo
IN THE SHADOW OF A WISH: FAREVIEW FAIRYTALE BOOK 1 by Maci Aurora
Auri Fareview, practical and realistic, does what she can to serve her family. When she finds a golden key that could be the answer she needs to save her sisters from the unjust Kaloma Marriage Laws, she discovers the treasure might be more than she bargained for. Enchanted, it doesn’t just come with a price attached, it’s also home to an imprisoned god, who wreaks havoc on her body, her heart, and her soul. And those aren’t practical matters. He has the power to break her. Nixus Uraiahs has lost track of how long he’s been imprisoned by the spell on the key. There have been six key-keepers, all of whom have failed to break the spell to free him, and Nix knows he’s the reason why they haven’t. So, he will hold this 7th key-keeper accountable to the bargain of the spell: three wishes and a price for each. There’s no hope in her freeing him, however. Nix knows she’ll be like all the key-keepers who came before her. Except Auri approaches her wishes differently than any of the others, and Nix begins to see her as more than just a key-keeper. She intrigues him, proving her strength, surprising him, and enchanting him. Though he’s entrapped by the enchantment placed on the key, Nix realizes his heart is at risk of being captured by the seventh key-keeper. That is a risk he can’t afford to take knowing his villainy is just a single wish away. Amazon KU
WICKED WISHES by Various
Be careful what you wish for…it just might come true…Join the authors of Wicked Wishes as they explore all the ways a simple wish can go horribly wrong! Will these characters be able to set things right again? Or is that just wishful thinking? 100% of proceeds from his anthology will benefit The World Literacy Foundation, a global not-for-profit that works to lift young people out of poverty through literacy. Founded in Melbourne, Australia in 2003, the World Literacy Foundation operates on the principle that education is a basic human right. Amazon Apple Books Kobo
ROAD TO NOWHERE by Mags Hayward
Stella is lost in the dark, driving in a storm on an increasingly narrow, unfamiliar country road. What should she do? And why is she running away? Stella’s car runs off the road and she injures her head. She needs help. Beyond the wild hedgerows and woods is a sprawling mansion with lights in the windows. It seems a party is taking place and Stella’s saved … or is she? When Stella meets the host, the stunning Madame Reynard, she’s instantly attracted. In fact, she knows this woman … intimately. How? Why is she so familiar? Stella searches for answers in this dark gothic tale of desire and denial.
BALLAD AND DAGGER by Daniel Jose Older
Almost sixteen years ago, Mateo Matisse’s island homeland disappeared into the sea. Weary and hopeless, the survivors of San Madrigal’s sinking escaped to New York. While the rest of his tight-knit Brooklyn diaspora community dreams of someday finding a way back home, Mateo–now a high school junior and piano prodigy living with his two aunts (one who’s alive, the other not so much)–is focused on one thing: getting the attention of locally-grown musical legend Gerval. Mateo finally gets his chance on the night of the Grand Fete, an annual party celebrating the blended culture of pirates, Cuban Santeros, and Sephardic Jews that created San Madrigal all those centuries ago. But the evil that sank their island has finally caught up with them, and on the night of the celebration, Mateo’s life is forever changed when he witnesses a brutal murder by a person he thought he knew. Suddenly Mateo is thrust into an ancient battle that spans years and oceans. Deadly secrets are unraveled and Mateo awakens a power within himself–a power that not only links him to the killer but could also hold the key to unlocking the dark mystery behind his lost homeland.
THE BLIND KING’S WRATH (THE BURNET EMPIRE) by Ashok K Banker
The Demonlord Jarsun is poised to claim the Burning Throne and cement his rule over the Burnt Empire. Standing in his way is his daughter, now reincarnated into a new avatar named Krushni, who is determined to avenge her mother’s death by his hand—and put an end to her father’s reign of terror once and for all. Aligned with him is the vast army of the Empire, the One Hundred children of Emperor Adri, and their former guru, the legendary warrior Dronas. Krushni has allies too. Also opposing the tyrant Jarsun are the children of his nephew Shvate—the supernaturally-gifted quintet known as the Five. But Krushni and The Five are vastly outnumbered, while other rogue individuals like Ladislew, the warrior-witch, serve their own secret agendas. In this final volume of Banker’s epic saga of the Krushan dynasty, the land of Hastinaga will be torn asunder as the final battle for the empire rages between father and daughter, uncle and nephew, lover and enemy. And the Burning Throne will revel in the violence of it all.
THE HACIENDA by Isabel Canas
VS Note: I am so sorry I can’t do the tilde over the ‘n’.
During the overthrow of the Mexican government, Beatriz’s father was executed and her home destroyed. When handsome Don Rodolfo Solórzano proposes, Beatriz ignores the rumors surrounding his first wife’s sudden demise, choosing instead to seize the security that his estate in the countryside provides. She will have her own home again, no matter the cost. But Hacienda San Isidro is not the sanctuary she imagined. When Rodolfo returns to work in the capital, visions and voices invade Beatriz’s sleep. The weight of invisible eyes follows her every move. Rodolfo’s sister, Juana, scoffs at Beatriz’s fears—but why does she refuse to enter the house at night? Why does the cook burn copal incense at the edge of the kitchen and mark the doorway with strange symbols? What really happened to the first Doña Solórzano? Beatriz only knows two things for certain: Something is wrong with the hacienda. And no one there will save her. Desperate for help, she clings to the young priest, Padre Andrés, as an ally. No ordinary priest, Andrés will have to rely on his skills as a witch to fight off the malevolent presence haunting the hacienda and protect the woman for whom he feels a powerful, forbidden attraction. But even he might not be enough to battle the darkness. Far from a refuge, San Isidro may be Beatriz’s doom.
PERSEPHONE’S MARE by Iza Moreau
Persephone Gwilt lives with her mother, Alice, and their horses on a small farm in rural North Florida. Alice had intended to wait until Persephone turned 18 to reveal to her that their real home was a magical place called Equidona, which they had fled because Alice was being hunted by Rogue Wizards. But, when Alice is killed several months before Persephone’s birthday, the 17-year-old finds herself whisked away to a world that uses magic instead of technology and where the management and training of horses is the main enterprise. But the Rogue Wizards are still on the hunt—this time for Persephone. So together with a small band of her new friends, Persephone sets out across Equidona on horseback, following the steps that her mother had taken twenty years earlier. She learns that Alice was once a member of the Pathfinders, seven wizards and witches who had banded together to search for ancient magical powers. She also finds that she can communicate with the Old Ones—gigantic, almost-mystical horses that still roam Equidona. Armed with this newfound knowledge, Persephone begins to discover that it is she who must undertake a bold and very unlikely plan to defeat the Rogue Wizards before they can subjugate and forever destroy Equidona. AmazonKU
UNSHAKABLE: MIDHEAVEN ORIGIN STORY by M K Fletcher
Empath Toula Thibodeaux has enough problems as the guardian of three extraordinary young girls. Focused on protecting her family, she doesn’t need the instant attraction to an appealing messenger sent to warn her of impending doom. When human-angel hybrid Henri Gregory tracks down the target of a demonic plot, he never expects to find gifted children protected by a chip-on-her-shoulder, capable empath. An empath who quickly sneaks under his defenses to the man beneath. Toula senses Henri’s hidden motives despite assurances he’s on her side. As their growing feelings lead the way, can their unshakable faith protect the girls or is their new love destined to be torn apart by an immortal being with all the time in the world?
BREACHERS: KAMROSE AND CROSS by Linda Mooney
VS Note: This appears to be book 4 in the series and is from APRIL 23.
Human bones are showing up in various concrete structures, all stemming from a site that has been shut down for years. Where exactly are they coming from? Olmsly Morrow thinks it’s more than just foul play by humans, so he calls on Trenna Cross and Reece Kamrose, although Reece has no idea why he’s been tapped for a super-secret government job. He’s just a farmer. Right, and Trenna is just an actress as well. In truth, Trenna is also a coh, having trained all her life to fight Breachers. But Reece is not; he has no “abilities.” So why was he called and partnered up with Trenna? Whatever the reason, they’re committed to solving the murders of the gang members, and ridding San Antonio of its otherworldly infestation. Through it all, Trenna and Reece know there’s an undeniable connection, and how nice would it be to be with someone who truly knows who and what she is? But a relationship could never last between the two, right? They’re too far away, too different from each other…or are they? Amazon Kobo
SEASONAL FEARS (ALCHEMICAL JOURNEYS BOOK 2) by Seanan McGuire
Melanie has a destiny, though it isn’t the one everyone assumes it to be. She’s delicate; she’s fragile; she’s dying. Now, truly, is the winter of her soul. Harry doesn’t want to believe in destiny, because that means accepting the loss of the one person who gives his life meaning, who brings summer to his world. So, when a new road is laid out in front of them—a road that will lead through untold dangers toward a possible lifetime together—walking down it seems to be the only option. But others are following behind, with violence in their hearts. It looks like Destiny has a plan for them, after all. Amazon AB Apple Books Kobo
WHEN WOMEN WERE DRAGONS: A NOVEL by Kelly Barnhill
Alex Green is a young girl in a world much like ours, except for its most seminal event: the Mass Dragoning of 1955, when hundreds of thousands of ordinary wives and mothers sprouted wings, scales, and talons; left a trail of fiery destruction in their path; and took to the skies. Was it their choice? What will become of those left behind? Why did Alex’s beloved aunt Marla transform but her mother did not? Alex doesn’t know. It’s taboo to speak of. Forced into silence, Alex nevertheless must face the consequences of this astonishing event: a mother more protective than ever; an absentee father; the upsetting insistence that her aunt never even existed; and watching her beloved cousin Bea become dangerously obsessed with the forbidden. In this timely and timeless speculative novel, award-winning author Kelly Barnhill boldly explores rage, memory, and the tyranny of forced limitations. When Women Were Dragons exposes a world that wants to keep women small—their lives and their prospects—and examines what happens when they rise en masse and take up the space they deserve.
ARCANE ISLAND (ARCANE TALENTS 3) by Angela Knight
Dave Frost died in combat five years ago, but his soul survives, magically bonded to the body of his partner — a six-hundred pound tiger. Dave can conjure a human manifestation, but nobody treats him as a man anymore. Especially not women. Until he meets Ariel — his costar — while shooting a reality TV competition in the Bahamas. The show’s producers have assigned him to the beautiful witch for an onscreen showmance. Ariel Piper’s talent is strong enough to turn the competition in their favor. Unfortunately, she also has a condition that makes using her magic agonizing. When they discover Dave’s touch kills the pain, he’s driven to help. Their showmance soon becomes the real thing, though Dave fears she’ll dump him when the show wraps. Can Ariel convince this heroic, wounded man to trust her love — before the show comes to a lethal climax that’s not in the script?
A BEWITCHING SPELL (THE BEWITCHED COZY MYSTERIES BOOK 1) by Constance Barker
A Witch, a Ghoul and a Racoon Shifter Walk Into a Bar – Clarice, aka Click, is a witch who was accidentally or intentionally institutionalized. She can’t remember which. Her former roommate in said institution, Sherry, aka Scatter and raccoon shifter, decides to bust her out. And Walter, a ghoul and former employee of the institute decides to join the little adventure. And what do three paranormal figures need…a mundane private investigator named Maribel. The paranormal peeps decide to build their own private eye business investigating supernatural phenomenon, but are dragged into an actual murder. Could the killing be connected to the supernatural? Or have our heroes wandered onto an evil that is more mundane? And who had Clarice sent to the institute? Did her supernatural powers make people believe she was out of her mind, or is someone trying to keep her from discovering her true potential. Sherry has her own problems. Shifting into not one raccoon but three has its own rewards and downfalls. And Walter, being the ghoul he is, has to feed on dead souls. He is a Grateful Dead fan for sure. And Maribel, being the only non-paranormal has her hands full juggling the circus she’s found herself in. Amazon KU
UNBROKEN (THE PIRATE AND HER PRINCESS BOOK 2) by Alli Temple
A pirate’s home is the sea, sailing beyond the horizon with her true love. Aboard the Crimson Siren, Captain Cinder finally has the life she’s always dreamed of. Her freedom is restored, her crew is a trustworthy bunch, and the princess who holds her heart is by her side. But trouble brewing back in Redmere threatens to pull Cinder and Princess Georgina apart before their future can truly begin. Georgina feels a responsibility to help, while Cinder is vehemently against returning to their former home. Instead, she embarks on a dangerous treasure hunt that could cost her everything. Faced with a deadly threat, Cinder pushes everyone around her away just when she needs them most. Friendships are tested. Risky alliances forged. Yet as storm clouds darken Cinder’s future, one thing becomes painfully clear: Her home is taking on water, and time to save the people she loves is running out. Unbroken continues the adventures of Cinder, Georgina, and the crew of the Crimson Siren. For maximum enjoyment, start with Uncharted, book 1 in the series. Amazon KU
CURSED AND THE BROKEN by Chloe Hodge
VS Note: From APRIL 15
Years ago, the dark queen was executed by witches, her cultists hunted down like rats and forced into hiding. Their black magic buried and put to rest, all was well in the world … or so we thought. Kitarni Bárány, witch and shepherd of her flock, has always been different. There’s a darkness in her blood and a destiny beyond the border of her small village. Corruption is spreading, and the whispers of cultists stir through the woods once again. Betrothed to the heir of the Wolfblood Clan, she risks not only her life but her heart. United, they must stand against the cultists, or watch the Kingdom of Hungary fall. Cursed by Death and controlled by Fate, Kitarni is forced to meet her demons … or die by them. Amazon KU
HER GRIZZLY (SHIFTED LOVE SERIES BOOK 9) by Fiona Davenport
Keane Vetle had called the wilderness his home for decades. It didn’t take much to make him and his inner grizzly happy. The only thing missing in his life was the woman who had been made for him. Heading to the woods with two of her coworkers was bound to be interesting since Laina Ash had never camped a day in her life. But she never expected to end up lost lost in the wilderness. Or to stumble across a sexy bear shifter and discover she was his fated mate. Amazon KU
THE LIGHTS OF YSTRAC’S WOOD (THE SEVEN GODS) by Alexandra Rowland
At the center of the great forest of Avaris lies the sacred wood of Ystrac, god of the hunt and the wilderness—and the wild terror of hunted things. This fear emanates so powerfully from the godwood that most travelers who would pass along its winding road can barely step past the boundary marker. All that keeps the fear at bay are the lanterns, lit by mysterious, ever-burning flames and tended faithfully by the priests of Talesyn, the god of poets. Aneth is a dedicate of Ystrac, and as part of her service to him, she is charged to face the godwood’s fear and open her heart to it, guiding travelers along the road and seeing them safe on their way on the other side. Corentin is a priest of Talesyn, and for his service, he has sworn to walk the lantern path and do what needs must to ensure the lanterns’ flames burn bright for years to come—whatever the cost to himself, whatever oaths or sacrifices he must make. Neither of them is precisely what the other would expect… But then, neither is their journey along the lantern path.
AN UNRELIABLE MAGIC (A HUNDRED NAMES FOR MAGIC BOOK 2) by Rin Chupeco
Tala, Alex, and the rest of their friends are safe for now, but know the Snow Queen is still out there. They have to be prepared for when she eventually attacks—and all decide to do so in their own way. When Ryker comes out of the woodwork, showing himself when he starts attacking American detention facilities and freeing refugees. And the Nameless Sword, a legendary weapon that according to Avalon legend, will make its wielder the most powerful warrior of their time turns up with her name on it, Tala’s life gets messier…But when the Snow Queen arrives with an unlikely ally, the group will have to work together. Amazon AB Apple Books Kobo
I DREAMT OF FLIGHT (BONDI BOOK 1) by Kae Strouse
18 year old Bondi Ashborne never knew he could breathe fire, never knew that the government was rounding up people like him and slamming them into concentration camps. No, all he knows is that life as a gay, quarter-dragon in a fully-human town couldn’t be harder for him. When fate forces him to flee his home, he ends up encountering other Mythicals like himself: enigmatic naga, gender-fluid tsien, and even a sexy fellow part-dragon. As he comes to realize that his magical brethren are being slaughtered, he will have to embrace everything that once shamed him and rise to meet a destiny that he never wanted. Amazon KU
WILD MERMAN (MERMAIDS OF CORNWALL SERIES BOOK 8) by Armaya Hart
The mermaid family have never been in a better place. After a hard fought victory, they can finally rest and think of happier upcoming events, such as Rosie and Elan’s wedding. However, it does not take long for the past to catch up with them. When Kelly’s cousin Catrina, gets caught in the fray, her entire life rapidly spirals into a battle to save herself. Ultimately, she realizes that tenacity alone is not enough to escape the Witch Queen or the roguishly handsome villain who battles with his emotions and his loyalty to Quintess. Amazon KU
BY PAIN OF DEATH by Suzanne Clay
Hades has lost track of the passage of time beyond sorting the deceased into their eternal homes. With each arrival of another soul, the agony they experienced in their final moments seeps into his ichor. It is a painful, isolated existence within Hades’s palace, but far safer than returning to the Underworld beyond its doors. Hades’s predictable days are interrupted by the arrival of Hermes with a stranger of a deity that Hades can barely recall. When the god introduces himself as Seph and explains that he needs a safe place where his life-entwined mother can’t follow, Hades is forced to confront the loneliness that dwells deep within him—and his personal belief that he deserves little more than death as well. By Pain of Death is a 9,500-word low heat M/M retelling of the Hades and Persephone myth with a disabled protagonist and a trans man love interest. Amazon Kobo
DEMONS IN MY BED: EXPOSING THE EXILED (DEMONS OF PORT BLACK BOOK 1) by Britt Andrews
Port Black – a dark and sinister city abandoned to The Exiled, a gang of unhinged and psychotic demons who have claimed it as their own. And it just so happens to be the location of my first solo mission. As a trained agent of Montague Industries, it’s my job to keep innocents safe. The Exiled are a threat that needs to be neutralized, and I’m ready for battle. With an invitation to their depraved nightclub in hand, a leather corset wrapped around my torso and a mask complete with tall bunny ears, these demons aren’t going to be able to resist me. The only problem? I wasn’t expecting their brand of insanity to be so… exasperatingly delicious. I might look like a snack to these males – who have been apex predators for far too long – but I assure you, I’m nobody’s prey. I’m going to expose the demons of Port Black, and then? Then they will beg for mercy that will never come. AmazonKU
BOUND OF BLOOD (SUPERNATURAL CURSE BOOK 2) by Krista Street
The Fire Wolf and I found my abducted twin, but my life is hardly back to normal . . .Let’s see, my hired hunter has decided I’m his mate, my twin sister is blaming me for her abduction, a crazy and dangerous supernatural is now after my magic, and I’m somehow supposed to keep running Practically Perfect despite the disaster that is my life. Sigh . . . I just can’t win, especially when the crazy supernatural comes looking for me and my hired hunter goes into full-blown territorial werewolf mode. Did I mention that I haven’taccepted his mating bond? Now, it’s getting real, especially when I learn that my hunter has kept a very dark secret from me . . . a secret that affects my very way of life. Amazon KU
HEROIC HEARTS by Various
VS Note: Includes a new Patricia Briggs story about Asil the werewolf. I pre-ordered this because there were so many great authors in it.
An all-star urban fantasy collection featuring short stories from #1 New York Times bestselling authors Jim Butcher, Patricia Briggs, Charlaine Harris, Kelley Armstrong, and more . . .In this short story collection of courage, adventure, and magic, heroes—ordinary people who do the right thing—bravely step forward. But running toward danger might cost them everything.
MAD FOR A MATE (BEWARE MY HEART BOOK 3) by Mary Janice Davidson
Verity Lane might be a Shifter who can’t shift (known as a “squib”)—but woe betide anyone who tries to tell her who she is or what she’s capable of. She’s a proud member of a club for squibs out to prove themselves by participating in dangerous stunts. Which is probably how she ended up on this strange island…Bear shifter Magnus Berne wants two things: to connect with his motherless goddaughter, and to find out who keeps dumping dead bodies on his property. When he discovers Verity on his island, he’s determined to get some answers—but it’s clear that whoever has been killing squibs is just as resolved to keep it quiet. And now that Verity is in the crosshairs, they’ll have to move quickly to stay ahead, stay alive, and stay together.
ON STOLEN LAND by Stephanie Rabig
When a prairie-mad settler murders Milton Allen’s brother and his family, the wealthy rancher offers an enormous bounty to bring the culprit in. Ada Marshall and Pearl Beckwourth, bounty hunters with twenty years experience, assume this is yet another straightforward job. But when a fellow bounty hunter is torn to pieces not fifty feet away from their camp, their natural wariness grows, and in the tiny, isolated valley town of Woodlawn, they learn that the attacker may not even be human. Amazon KU
BEAR’S MIDLIFE MATE (MOUNTAIN MAGIC BOOK 1) by Haley Weir
VS Note: From APRIL 5.
She left the corporate world to find herself. She didn’t expect to find him. Juniper – I gave it all up. My nice apartment, my expensive car, my fancy job. At thirty-nine, I made the scariest decision of my life. I left my city comforts, bought a van, and went into the forest. Goodbye, food deliveries. Hello, midlife crisis. Living off-grid isn’t exactly a picnic. After one or twenty foraging mishaps, I get help from a grizzly mountain man with strapping arms and a brooding, golden gaze. There’s a spark between us. But he’s keeping a secret. I can feel it. Before I can pry answers from his muscled hands, our worlds collide in a big way. My ex-boss is planning to level the forest to put up luxury high-rises. It’s up to me to stop him. Emmet – She’s a thorn in my paw. As the leader of my clan of bear shifters, it’s my job to keep us safe and secret from the prying eyes of humans. Humans are destructive. Dangerous. The city-scum trying to tear down our campgrounds is proof of that. So why can’t I stay away from her? Amazon KU
BOI BRIDE (TREATY BRIDES BOOK 1) by Samantha Cato
Being a bride is a state of mind, not of body. The Kingdom of Moorcondia and the Marshlands have been warring for years. Now a treaty has been negotiated, but it needs to be sealed by a marriage between the ruling families. But the bride has bolted, leaving her brother, Taryn, to fill the role. There is nothing in the law of either country that says a bride has to be female. Forced to dress in his sister’s gown and marry Soren, Taryn faces his fate with anger, resolve and frightening anticipation. While the Moorcondians are flexible in their sexuality, the Marshers are more prudish, plus Taryn has learned the hard lesson that an attraction to men is unnatural and wrong. His desire for Soren frightens him. As a prince, Soren knows his duty and executes it without hesitation. As a widower, he looks forward to a new marriage, and his unexpected bride is very fetching. If only he can convince Taryn to put aside his fears and accept the pleasures of the marriage bed. Taryn struggles to fill the role of a wife in the royal family, even as everyone else tries to adjust to the notion of a male bride. As the days pass, Soren comes to appreciate his bride more, and Taryn tries embrace his new role with enthusiasm instead of resignation. But politics is a treacherous place to navigate, putting their blossoming love in jeopardy. Amazon Kobo
DEMON’S THRONE (DEMONS OF MORNINGSTAR BOOK 1) by Dakota Cassidy
VS Note: From APRIL 14
Nothing brightens up a Monday like finding out you’re the spawn of Satan. The big bad is dead and now Satan’s spawn must fight for the Morningstar throne. I’m tossed into the ring, whether I want to be there or not. I’m mostly human, a hunter by trade, and totally outmatched by my half siblings. The chance I’ll survive these tests and claim the throne is slim. Then someone starts assassinating my siblings. It’s only a matter of time until I’m next. I’m not the kind of girl who depends on anyone, but there are four demons who could help me survive this fiasco—a sadistic Nightmare, a psychotic efreet, a charismatic Fallen and Sin, an unhinged monster. Problem is, like all demons, they’re absolutely, sinfully tempting. I’m pretty sure they each have their own agenda. I’m also pretty sure one of them is the killer. Let the games begin. Amazon KU
DARK WOLF (WINTER WOLVES BOOK 2) by Scarlett Grove
Coming to Fate Island was supposed to be a new start. But wolf shifter Damian Winter doesn’t believe he has the right to begin again. He may look like a young man, but he is over a hundred years old. Cursed to roam the frozen tundra as a wolf for 27 days of the month, he’s barely aged. Despite the potion that now allows him to remain human, Damian believes his time has passed. Supermodel Venus Jacobson needed a break from the glitz and glamor of her profession, so she booked a fashion shoot in Alaska against her mother’s wishes. Venus has been all over the world, but the little town of Selkie instantly charms her. She’s spent her entire life trying to fulfill to her mother’s ambitions. But Venus is tired of always preforming. She’s ready for a life of her own. When a shifter at the photoshoot tells Venus about how she met her mate, Venus decides to sign up for the shifter dating app too. The last thing she expected was to be instantly matched with the gorgeous Dark Wolf who happens to be right there in Selkie. When Damian meets Venus, he knows his life has been forever changed. His darkness shrinks in the brightness of her light. But there is still trouble in paradise. Venus’s mother will never approve of her mating with a backwoods shifter and living on a rural island in Alaska. Can Venus overcome a lifetime of her mother’s control? Or will mommy dearest destroy the glimmer of hope that shines for both of them? Amazon KU
ANCIENT AND IMMORTAL (JACKY LEON) by K N Banet
VS note: A re-release.
Zuri has secrets. Several of them, in fact. Secrets like being a witch. As the daughter of Hasan, ruler of the werecats, being a witch is a dangerous secret to have. But it’s no secret that all she wants is a vacation. Instead, she finds her own adventure. A werecat Zuri is supposed to rule stole from the wrong man, a scarred Immortal by the name of Kushim. She doesn’t know him and more interestingly, he doesn’t know her. What he does know is her secret. She was once a queen…He will always be a bandit…And their startling connection will change their lives. Amazon KU
FORGED BY THE PAST (SPIRITS IN TIME BOOK 3) by Aimee Robinson
Beth Carmichael was at the top of her medical career, married to a handsome allergist, and loving life…until she caught her newly minted husband cheating on their wedding day. Jilted and heartbroken, she flees to an antique shop, where an old artifact sends her through time to 1770. For the widower blacksmith Thomas Brannigan, every strike of his hammer opens a new wound. His days are hollow as he forges bayonets en masse to feed the needs of a burgeoning colonial Boston. But his heart’s no longer in it. The spark died along with his wife, as well as his interest in love. When Beth is mistaken for a serving girl in the home of a wealthy whaler, she’s not prepared for the charade…or her dealings with the quiet, hulking blacksmith who makes her run as hot as his forge, even through his icy coldness. Tempers flare hot against the rising peril of pre-Revolutionary War Boston. While Beth finds acceptance as a midwife, Thomas struggles to tamp down his attraction to the enticing, curvaceous redhead. But with Beth’s time in the past running out, Thomas must face losing his heart again or risk Beth’s life in the process. Amazon KU
OATH-BREAKER: ANGEL OF DEATH AND DEMONS BOOK 1 by River Starr
No one survives their meeting with the Angel of Death—except for me. After being accused of rallying citizens to revolt against him and breaking the rules of engagement with demons to save my best friend—guilty as charged on both accounts—the Angel of Death demands to personally oversee my sentencing in his obsidian castle of demons and death. I’m done for. This is the end. But my death won’t be in vain—I’ll die a martyr to the Order’s cause, and I’ll rescue my best friend at the same time. She’ll be safe and the paladins will pick a new leader. They’ll thrive and continue the fight. Or so I think. When judgment day arrives and I’m knelt before the Angel of Death, with his onyx eyes, his ebony hair, and his seductively imposing stature, my soul doesn’t leave me. It soars. Because when I dare to look the Angel of Death in the eyes, everything changes. And what unfolds in my anger and vengeance’s stead is a thread of events I never could have foreseen. I survived my meeting with the Angel of Death. But can I survive his love? Amazon KU
THE WORDSMITH (THE LIBRARIAN CHRONICLES BOOK 4) by Christy Sloat
Struggling author, Larah Arden, has just finished writing her first fantasy novel. During what is supposed to be an arduous but normal editing process, Larah is tossed into the pages of her own novel. Set in a world where Fae and Elves are on the brink of war, Larah finds herself now amongst the characters she created, including the ruthless Fae family, the Blackstone’s. Promising to help save their most precious resource, Larah begins to form a bond with this new world. When the story begins to rewrite itself and the king of the elves is found dead, all fingers point to her and Eryx Blackstone. Desperate to free herself, Larah embarks on a journey to clear her name and hopes someone from her time will save her from the pages of the story, before it’s too late. AmazonKU
OF FIRE AND STARS: A DARK FANTASY LGBTQIA+ ANTHOLOGY by Various
Eleven Wonderfully Dark Tales of Fantasy in one Anthology! Fae can be beautiful. Fae can be cruel. Fae can be warm as summer days and cold as winter nights. They can be dark and they can be colorful. They can steal your voice, your will, your heart and your soul. A knight of the realm embarks on a mission to save her kingdom and the woman she loves, but what hope can faeries really offer? The Warden returns home to take their place as guardian between realms, but have they come back too late? When ambassadors from the human realm become embroiled in the games of the Summer Court, how will they survive the diabolical political intrigue of the fae? Featuring a diverse range of LGBTQ+ characters, these are the tales of the darker fae, and the ones unfortunate enough to cross them. These are tales… Of Fire and Stars Amazon
MERCILESS SAVAGE (ALPHA DYNASTY BOOK 5) by Piper Stone
My instincts told me to fear him. His told him to claim me like a beast. Christoff Dupree doesn’t strike me as the kind of man who woos a woman gently, so when I saw the flowers on my kitchen table I knew it wasn’t just a gesture of appreciation for saving his life. This ruthless mafia boss wasn’t seducing me. Those roses mean that I belong to him now. That I’m his to spank into shameful submission before he mounts me and claims me savagely. That I’m his mate. Amazon KU
GUARDIANS OF THE ASSASSINS (AN ACADEMY OF ASSASSINS NOVEL BOOK 6) by Stacey Brutger
Morgan and her mates don’t even have time to settle into their new home before the local wolf pack demands she turn herself over to the alphas. If she refuses, they vow to destroy everything she holds dear. Not one to back down from a fight, she confronts them and barely manages to escape with her life. Peace in the realm is fragile, and the incident draws the wrong attention. When she and her mates come under attack, secrets in the pack surface, threatening to destroy them from within.
Refusing to give up her home without a fight, Morgan must face a trial with the odds stacked against her. Failure is not an option. As an assassin, it’s her place to decide who lives and dies. If she makes one wrong choice, not only will she lose her new pack and her mates, it could annihilate the entire supernatural community. Amazon KU
KARMA’S KISS by M C Roth
Karma isn’t the worst curse to have after all. Zack is running from his family, his past and a curse that has tainted his life since childhood. Fleeing his temporary home for the sake of his ex-boyfriend, Zack becomes stranded in a snow drift in the middle of nowhere, wearing nothing more than a spring jacket and an old pair of running shoes. Resigning himself to freezing to death, he is rescued by Eric, an irresistible man who treads the line between kindness and discourtesy. Zack quickly realises that Eric’s home is a different kind of frozen hell. There is no electricity in the tiny one-room cabin, no running water and definitely no Wi-Fi. But Eric is more than just a man. He is the only one who seems to be immune to Zack’s curse, and he has secrets of his own. Eric may be more dangerous than anything Zack has ever seen before.
YESTERDAY’S TREASURES (A SLIP IN TIME BOOK 10) by Jane O’Brien
Ten years after two little boys unexpectedly arrived in 1882 for a short time-travel visit, they have changed and grown to near adult status – one a late teen in high school and one a young man in college. They rarely mention what happened to them that day in the treehouse. In fact, it is the major cause for their distancing from one another. Bobby was very young at the time, so he believed it all to be a dream he had about Peter Pan and Never Land, but Johnny knew the truth and spent all of his time and energy making sure his little brother did not remember the events of that day for fear he would tell anyone who listened where they had been. Later, their perception of events caused a split between them…(more blurb on ebook seller page…) Amazon KU
WICKED ACADEMIA: LOST STARS by Jasmine Jenkins and Sophie Suliman
Vivian, Marion, and Timothée Greywick’s father told them one thing before he died: stay away from the Celestial Academy for Fallen Stars. And they’ve done just that, becoming perfectly respectable members of society, with no use for star magic. Never mind that Vivian has a mysterious affliction that her siblings call an illness and she calls a curse. Never mind that Marion works at a leech shop and hoards blood for… some reason. Never mind that Timothée looks exactly like an ancient god who tormented the world thousands of years ago. Never mind that on moonless nights, the Greywick siblings glow. When the triplets accidentally save a prince from a vampire attack, they’re not just the Greywicks anymore. They’re the Lost Stars: descendants of the gods, harboring unforetold magic. Now they’re bound for the Celestial Academy for Fallen Stars, whether they like it or not. A university in the sky. Clouds that rain starlight. Students with terrible magic and worse intentions. The Academy will test not only the triplets’ ability to survive, but their loyalty to each other. Vivian falls for a prince and keeps trying to kill him. Marion discovers a plot that can topple kingdoms and unseat even a god’s power if she claims it for herself. And Timothée delves into magic so dark, it has been forbidden for thousands of years. As the triplets unravel the secrets of the school, they begin to realize their father didn’t want to protect them from the Celestial Academy. He wanted to protect the Academy from them. One will become a monster. The other, a queen. The last, a god. Anything is possible at the Celestial Academy for Fallen Stars.
OMEGA’S OBSSESSION (HEAT HAVEN OMEGAVERSE TWO) by Sarah Blue
Liv DeSoto has always been in love with her brother’s best friend. Her obsession with him only grew when she perfumed as an Omega, and his Alpha scent became her own personal addiction. Dean, however, acts like she doesn’t exist. When Liv finds out that he’s joined Heat Haven with a trial pack, it all comes together. With her first heat due any day now, who better to help her in this time of need than Dean and his two incredibly handsome future packmates? Liv’s obsessive tendencies lean towards stalking and “borrowing” some of the pack’s belongings. River and Grayson, the Beta and other Alpha of the pack, flourish under Liv’s compulsive nature. The only thing standing in her way of true happiness is Dean and her father. Money, deceit, and status rule Liv’s family. She’s willing to risk it all for these men. Are they willing to do the same for her? Amazon KU
BELLAMY (SONS OF THE FALLEN 5) by Jaclyn Osborn
What happens when your enemy is your fated mate? Anger. Denial. Bellamy’s felt both since the day he learned a demon was his soulmate. Mostly denial. Cursed with the deadly sin Lust, he’s used to no-strings-attached hookups. Love is a different story. He’s never wanted it. Romance is a waste of time when he’s dedicated his life to protecting the world. A world his fated mate is trying to destroy.
Phoenix isn’t a hero. He’s self-serving, a bit wicked, and devious. He’s also the king of the underworld’s right-hand demon. So when a Nephilim he’s been waging war against turns out to be the one destiny chose for him, things get… complicated. The understatement of the century. As the war between angels and demons intensifies, circumstances force Bellamy and Phoenix together in an oh so close proximity. And the sizzling connection between them becomes an inferno of carnal desire. A beautiful disaster waiting to happen. Or is it? Amazon KU
CLAIMED MATE (FERAL SHIFTERS BOOK 4) by Callie Rose
Once, I hated these men. Now I’ll risk everything to save them. As I watched Kian be dragged down into the shadow realm, I swear he took a piece of my heart with him. And I’m going to get it back. I’m going to get him back. I don’t care that it might be dangerous. I don’t care that Quinton is still hunting us down, determined to destroy his original feral shifters now that they’ve betrayed him, and closer than ever to opening the veil between the shadow realm and earth. I don’t care that fate itself seems to be set against us. I don’t care what the prophecies say. Because Kian, Frost, and Malix are my mates. Mine. And I finally understand what that means. Amazon KU
DRAGON KING’S MATE (BURNING KINGDOM BOOK 1) by Lola Glass
I was supposed to seduce the dragon king, but before I could, he claimed me as his. Now I’m chained to him, trapped in an ancient mating process I neither want nor understand. I’ve got to get out, but there’s only one way to do that now—and it involves a much more permanent type of shackle. I have no idea what will happen if I agree to be the king’s mate, but one thing’s for sure…
My life will never be the same again. Amazon KU
SWEPT AWAY (RABBIT HOLLOW BOOK 1) by Amy Bellows and C W Gray
Tru Willis refuses to feel sorry for himself. Sure, he’s a barren rabbit shifter who has to spend his heat alone every year. And of course, he’d love to have a mate and children of his own. But he’s too busy nursing wild animals back to health and babysitting his cute nieces and nephews to feel lonely. Until someone starts leaving gifts on his doorstep. Sweet, handmade gifts that make Tru feel special and treasured. The gifts all smell of alpha–an alpha Tru has never met face to face. One day Tru finds a letter on his doorstep instead of a gift. In it, the alpha requests to help Tru through his heat. He even leaves a photo of himself, and he’s breathtaking. But the stranger doesn’t offer anything else. Just one heat. Just a handful of days, and then he’ll be gone. Can Tru handle giving himself to a man he won’t be able to keep? And if he can’t, does he have the willpower to say no? Amazon KU
LOVING THE DRAGON: HELEN HARDT VINTAGE COLLECTION by Helen Hardt
VS Note: Per the author’s note in the book, this is a previously unpublished, older story.
Bookstore owner Kristen Ross hides behind her reading glasses in her small bookstore in Colorado. The gorgeous muscled man with the dragon tattoo who stands at the magazine rack is way out of her league, but still she lusts after him when he comes into her store every day. After centuries of looking, Aidan Butler has finally found his fated mate in the shy bookstore owner. He knows that underneath her proper exterior is a fiery goddess worthy of a Highland dragon. All he has to do is complete the bonding process. But an ancient code, his estranged half brother, and Kristen’s biggest fear all stand in his way. AmazonKU
LADY OF ASHES (LADY OF DARKNESS BOOK 3) by Melissa Roerich
Fire and Shadows. Scarlett Semiria knew the cost of her actions the day she sacrificed everything to keep her family, her Courts, and her twin flame safe. At least she thought she did. When she discovers the cost was more than she could have ever anticipated, she finds herself once again forced to choose between saving innocents or saving the ones she loves. But this choice might just leave her so broken, even the stars won’t be able to bring her back. Light and Dark. Crown Prince Callan is more than happy to leave the Fire Court behind, along with the woman who chose someone else. But when he arrives home, he finds there is no escaping the world of darkness he has been dragged into. To protect his people and his kingdom, he is forced to enter into a dangerous deception that quickly turns into a game of cleverness and strategy, and he finds that he has allies in the most unexpected places. Beginnings and Endings. Fae Queen Talwyn Semiria has been waiting for decades for her cousin to return home. She had expected to find a kindred spirit. What she got was a brash assassin who does things her own way and flouts all traditional decorum. But she refuses to let Scarlett stand between her and what is best for her Courts. She will play nice for now, but when it comes down to going after the true evil that resides across the sea and threatens their lands, she’ll take it all and sacrifice everything. *Everything hangs in the balance. *One wrong move, and the scales will tip. *Only ashes will remain. Amazon KU
HIS PROTECTIVE BEAR (BEARS OF ASHEVILLE BOOK 4) by Skye R Richmond
Hunter can’t go into the diner one more day and stare at his fated mate. They’ve known each other since high school, but whenever Hunter comes near Sage he ignores him or bolts. Hunter needs his mate. He’s tried to give him time, but his bear won’t let him wait much longer. Hunter craves Sage in every way and he needs to hear the man at least acknowledge that they’re mates. Sage is a mess. He’s been in love with Hunter since they were in school together. The popular, athletic, alpha was everything he wasn’t. And Sage longed for him. But whenever Hunter comes around his mouth runs dry and his legs turn to jelly. Sage knows there can never be anything between them. Hunter is the sheriff and part of the most powerful family in town. And Sage is just a cook at his father’s diner. But underneath it all Sage knows it doesn’t matter. It’s best he keep his distance so no one ever finds out the truth about him. Never again. Amazon KU
FATED IN WINTER (TALON PACK BOOK 11) by Carrie Anne Ryan
VS note: A re-release.
Conner Jamenson knows two things: One day he might turn rogue. And he can never risk his mate.
Romy Temple knows what it means to be lonely. She’s spent ninety-nine years in the Talon Pack, not part of the hierarchy, and not quite old enough to be elder. She’s the wolf no one remembers. With a rogue on the loose and the winter season approaching, two wolves who promised they would never fall find themselves on the brink of doing what could cost them the most. Each other.
CREATURE OF THE SKY (HER CREATURES BOOK 2) by Maya Nicole
We were warned about the threats we would face, and now our lives are in danger. The dagger is more powerful than we’d ever imagined and now that the flames have died off, we’re off to a new destination with uncertainty around every corner. Time is running out for me, and I hope we aren’t being taken on a wild goose—or chicken—chase to find the next creature. A creature from the sky will catch me when I fall, but what if I’ve already fallen? Amazon KU
EMBRACE THE LIGHT (GODSTONE SAGA BOOK 5) by Jocelynn Drake
At last, Caelan and his companions are heading to see a long-time ally of Erya. But New Rosanthe soldiers have already moved into the city, and nothing is quite as it seems. Even as old betrayals reveal new enemies, Caelan’s main goal remains the God of Wisdom and the truth. The only problem is that time is running out and the Dead God is waiting to claim him. Embrace the Light is the fifth book in the six-book Godstone Saga fantasy series and is not a standalone. The story contains danger, secrets, bossy gods, stolen kisses, a new king finding his way, a possessive boyfriend, magic, and lots of delicious angst. Amazon KU
IMPRISONED BY THE FAE KING (KINGS OF THE FAE ISLANDS BOOK 1) by Lyra Atlas
We shared the spark of fated mates, but he rejected me. Instead of being the fae king’s queen, I am now the handmaid of a rich girl. It doesn’t make it easier that she’s become the king’s betrothed. It doesn’t make it easier that she treats me like I’m nothing. The worst thing is that I’ve been ordered to come live in his palace. I can’t imagine a sweeter type of torture than this. I intend to stay out of his way, to ignore my shattered heart. I intend to avoid him at all costs, but his intentions are entirely different. He tells me that he has changed his mind about fated mates. That he will get what he wants one way or another. That he will lock me in one of his towers until I give in. So now, up in that tower, all by myself, I do everything I can to resist him. Because if I give in, my heart will break all over again. Amazon KU
LION’S DEN by Lily Wilder
VS Note: From APRIL 22
Two rival lion mafia gangs rule my city. After witnessing a murder, I find myself on their hit list. Only a lion shifter can protect me. To my surprise, I have two takers. Nelson, a hot, brooding undercover cop. And Troy, a gangster who wants to go legit. But the mafia doesn’t do anything for free. In return for their protection, they want me for mating. Two sizzling alpha lions want to share me! I’ve never been with a human man. Let alone a lion shifter. Entering this menage is insanity. Yet their smoldering eyes tempt me. And their tantalizing kisses melt my resistance. I want to run my fingers down their muscled chests. Explore every inch …Maybe letting them drive me to ecstasy is exactly what I need. If I enter the lion’s den, will I come out alive? Amazon KU
A KING TO BE CROWNED (OUR KING, OUR MASTER BOOK 4) by Brea Alepou
To be King or not to be King. There is no more hiding. Titos has accepted being king of his small territory but now he’s being pushed to take on even more enlarging the target on his back. His keepers are doing everything they can to keep him safe but Titos is a walking danger zone. Titos will fight for his home and his new found family. His mates mean everything to him and he refuses to give up, even if it means wearing a crown that he never wanted. Titos is willing to sacrifice everything for his men and they are ready to burn the world down for their master, but will that be enough to survive what’s to come? A king to be Crowned is book4 in the ongoing Our King Our Master series and cannot be read as a standalone. Features Gay harem, action, a new member, and magical beast. AmazonKU
THE LAST WITCH OF KALHOUN HOLLER (MARMALADE AND MAGIC BOOK 1) by Michael Anderle
After Jemma Nox’s mother left, what was left of her family’s world fell apart. Jemma knew she and her dad needed a change, but really? Jemma would follow her dad anywhere. She never would have guessed that anywhere included the likes of Kalhoun County. Planted squarely in the heart of Appalachia, this new home feels like anything but. Jemma is strong, adaptable, and smart. She’s not going to let a little culture shock scare her. But this place is different, and not just because the hottest hangout is the hardware store parking lot. It’s something in the air, in the water, and all those somethings lead to Elloise Brickellwood. Ms. Brickellwood, or Mama B to those who know her, is a fixture of Kalhoun County. But is she more than just a venerable town elder? The strange, sometimes sinister events that gather around her are just coincidences, aren’t they? Jemma finds herself caught in the orbit of the strange gravity of this woman. Soon, she’ll get more answers than she could ever want. AmazonKU
WOLF IN SHEEP’S CLOTHING by Sam Hall
Growing up I had nothing but my good grades and them. The Vanguard brothers are the golden boys of our school, destined to be the alphas of our pack. They’re possessive, scaring away everyone else who might get close to me… until the night of their first shift. I’m been told over and over I can never be their mate, but the boy’s wolves have other ideas….So, I’m whisked away, told to forget them and I do, right up until they walk in through my door, telling me all the things I’d secretly dreamed of. That I’m their fated mate, and that they refuse to settle for anyone else. But I’m forced to push them away. Why? Because their parents were right to send me away. I’ll never be what they need me to be, but these guys? Back then they never knew how to take no for an answer, and now they’re coming for me, whether I’m ready or not. Amazon KU
STRANGE BLOOD: VAMPIRE FAE OF ACADIA by B A Stretke
It’s been weeks since that fateful day in Acadia National Park. Oren lost his cool and left Alden behind. Alden Marsh never made it out of Acadia, and no one has seen him since. He is missing, and it’s Oren Devereaux’s fault. ..[SNIP]..Can this be real? Can this be his mate? The man’s name is Oren, and he’s come looking for Alden. The man is mystified by the world he has stumbled upon and not ready to accept his new reality. Can Cian win over his skittish mate and keep him safe from all the dangers of this Fae Realm? There is more to Oren than meets the eye, and his strange blood will make him a target. Can Cian save the day? Amazon
FERAL DECEPTIONS (AWAKENING OF THE CHOSEN BOOK 1) by Callie Stone
Rejected by my so-called mate, I soon discover that fate has other plans for me. Three Alpha shifters can’t wait to claim me as theirs. Three years ago, the dominant Alpha of my family’s enemy wolf pack stole my heart. Certain I’d found my fated mate, I sought solace in him when misfortune visited me and someone close to me died. But instead of consoling me, he rejected me and condemned me to a horrific fate. I thought my life was over. Then they appeared. Blade. Killian. Lorcan. Three powerful shifters rescued me. Blade–my confident warrior. Lorcan– my long lost childhood friend. And Kieran – my lightness in the dark. I’m not ready to give my heart away again, but it’s impossible to resist them. Their strong hands, their passionate lips, my body demands I give into them. Getting closer to them leads to conflicts. But our passion is cut short by all the questions that still need to be answered. As I wonder whether this new pack will accept me, I know I need to discover how my real father died and what my true identity is. Can I find happiness with my three shifters, or have I signed all of our death sentences by accepting their help? Amazon KU
MARCUS: PRINCE OF TIGERS by Kathi S Barton
Dakota was doing all she could do to keep it together. She was a widow trying to raise her young daughter and between jobs to boot. Helping her granny and her aunt move into the School House Condos, Dakota was reminded again about how much she didn’t have. Her granny’s offer of a handout was too much. She wanted to make it on her own. Micky had a feeling that Dakota would be Marcus’s mate. Marcus didn’t want any part of Micky’s matchmaking and said he’d be out of town. But Marcus had a change of heart and decided to see for himself if Micky was right. Dakota was scared to death. She was mated to a black tiger. Everything was happening too fast. The Prince family was great, but they were too big, too loud and too everything. It was all too much. And when Dakota found out that Queen Aurora had plotted her entire life, that was the last straw.
STORM (INESCAPABLE BOOK 1) by A M Rose
Since the dawn of time, the Kriila have lived among humans. Winged, mysterious, beautiful, and privileged. As their leader, Kiran has seen just how big the divide between the two species is. And he wants nothing more than to bring harmony and equality between them. He didn’t plan for his human mate to be the catalyst that shakes up their world when he chose him. But will that be the change they need? Or will it cost Kiran everything he’s worked for? Jude has lived his entire life watching adoration being heaped upon the Kriila. As a human, he believes they are to be resented, not revered. They fly high above humans and perch in positions of power while everyone else struggles. The Kriila pay little attention to the struggles of humans and Jude has no expectation that will ever change. But then Kiran chooses him as his mate, and everything Jude believes in shifts. Was every opinion he ever had a prejudice? Or is Kiran just using him to push his own agenda? Amazon KU
WRANGLER WOLF (WEREWOLF RANCH BOOK 4) by Layla Silver
The last person I should be fantasizing about is a single dad 17 years older than me. And not only is there the age gape—he is also my boss. But living under the same roof on his ranch, I can’t escape my attraction for this husky wolf. It’s like the yummy abs hiding underneath his black muscle shirt are tempting me to … No, I can’t. Don’t kiss your boss, I keep repeating to myself like a mantra. I tell myself that I came here to work and live after losing my apartment. I have secrets I keep wrapped tightly in my chest, coiled in darkness. No one knows why I came here … or what’s fueling my nightmares. So, I try to resist this beyond handsome, tall daddy rancher. Except that I’ve never been as attracted to a man as I am to him …His intoxicating scent, that salt n pepper beard, those silver gray eyes … Am I imagining things, or is he coming onto me ravenous with hunger? Gods, if only. Amazon KU
ALPHA REID: SIX PACK SERIES BOOK 5 by C J Primer
REID: I’ve always exercised complete control in all things. When it comes to my pack, I’m in control as its Alpha. In everyday life, I follow a schedule and value structure and discipline. My friends think I stick too close to the rules, but maintaining order and being in control are the key things that keep me grounded. That’s part of the reason why the wait for my fated mate has been so frustrating- because it’s the one thing I have no control over. And when I finally meet her, I quickly realize she’s equally as uncontrollable, as is the bond between us. I’ve been waiting all my life for Serena, but when she shows up on the eve of a war, can I really trust her? And if so, will I ever be able to conquer her chaos? SERENA: They say life is full of choices, but mine were stripped from me the moment my pack was attacked and my family was killed. Since then, I’ve been on autopilot, just doing what I have to do to survive. That is, until the last thing I expect to happen, does; I stumble upon my fated mate. I suddenly have a choice again- give in to the mate bond between Reid and I, or risk losing it all. Can I trust him with my secrets, and can he handle them? Once he knows the truth, will he even still want me? It’s an impossible choice, because no matter which one I make, I may still lose everything. Amazon
UNAVOIDABLE TRUTH (FATED MATES SERIES BOOK 3) by Jess Bryant
Sometimes the thing you least expect, is exactly what you’ve been looking for. Darius Moreno knows his place. He’s the Head Enforcer of the Moirae Pack. He protects and councils his Alpha. If it came down to it, he’d give his life to save each and every one of his packmates. They’re the only family he’s ever known, or needed. He never planned to mate, knowing it would take time away from his duties, but fate has other plans for him. Leo DeLuca knows who he was meant to be. The Alpha of the Crescent Pack, he was born to power and raised to lead. But when a crazed wolf murdered his parents and kidnapped his sisters, his entire world turned upside down. He knew that asking the Moirae pack for help was the only way to save his family, but he never imagined it would lead him to his fated mate. Two males from different packs. Two fierce, dominant personalities. Two alpha wolves vying for power. It should be a recipe for disaster but when fate steps in, the truth is unavoidable. Darius and Leo were made for each other, two halves of a whole. Now, if only they can stop fighting fate and each other, they may finally realize they’re stronger together than they could ever be apart. Amazon KU
THE ORC’S EMPRESS (THE SILVER FURY BOOK 3) by Layla Fae
Urgan is gone. He vanished, just like all the other orcs from our world. And I am left alone, the Empress of a now fully human kingdom, without a mate… and without our half-orc, half-human daughter. Urgan and Safiya have gone back to the world of the orcs, a savage land of wild beasts and cruel natives. I can only hope that my mate is strong enough despite his crippled leg. Strong enough to protect our baby girl. Drowning in grief and anguish, I still have my own battles to fight. I need to protect the throne from usurpers who have smelled my weakness. And I must find a way to reach my family. Urgan and Safiya can’t return on their own. Only I can bring them back. Even if it means I have to venture into the orc world alone. Amazon KU
WARD’S SIREN (LOST SIREN SERIES BOOK 1) by Stephanie Hudson
I was just a data analyst. I paid my taxes on time. I used to feed a cat that wasn’t my own and bake cookies for the office. I was a good girl. Then how was it my reward was to find myself penniless, broken down and stuck on the side of the road with everything I owned piled in the back, and all because I was being chased by the Mob? But then again, I must have had some luck left or he wouldn’t have stopped. My mystery hero. A man so handsome, he stole my breath and claimed it as his own, like the spoils of war. He asked me to get into his car, made me feel like he would take care of everything. He certainly looked more than capable. Both with his intimidating size and the way he sat in the back of his expensive car looking more like some Lord of the manor, just radiating power. But there was also something dangerous about him. Something dark and hidden, just under the surface. The way his heated gaze burned into me, as if he had the power to strip me bare and look deep into my soul so as he may judge its worth for himself. That was why I had said no. An answer I could tell he wasn’t used to receiving. But instead of anger, he simply grinned and told me that he had a feeling he would be seeing me again. That fate would intervene. And that when it did…He would be claiming his Lost Siren. Amazon KU
FORGOTTEN BY HIS DEMON (INNER DEMONS BOOK 3) by Lilo Quie
From the outside, Simon has it all: a beautiful wife, two adorable children, a decent job, and a lovely home. From the inside? That’s a different matter altogether. When Elliat, the one who got away—or maybe it was ran away, after an amazing night ten years earlier—proved too hard to get over, Simon settled down with an imp and her two half-imp children. He wasn’t going to find love, so why not make the best life he could for them all? Everything is going just fine (really it is) until he discovers that his coworker is mated to a demon. Now everything is unraveling faster than he can weave it back together. The boss of the demons is demanding Elliat, reclaim his mate, his imp wife has a bone to pick, and there is the little matter of his mate not even remembering him. Amazon KU
THE GLAMOUR WITCH: WITCHES OF PALMETTO POINT BOOK 13 by Wendy Wang
How do you prove you’re innocent when someone has stolen your face? Twenty-nine-year-old hairstylist Daphne Ferebee, spends her days using her considerable talents as a glamour witch to make her clients beautiful. Her boyfriend loves her, and their relationship is moving in the right direction. Her quirky family of witches always has her back…or so she thinks. After a witch dies in Palmetto Point, a video surfaces of Daphne attacking the woman. It never happened. But Daphne’s cousin Charlie — an investigator with magical law enforcement — trusts the evidence rather than her family. Even Daphne’s boyfriend questions her innocence when she goes on the run. Daphne has dedicated her life to using glamour to make others look good. Now, someone out there may be using magic to make her look bad. She won’t rest until she finds out who. A murderer has stolen her face, her family and possibly her future. To clear her name, she’ll have to go it alone, and believe in herself, even if no one else does. Amazon KU
ELF PRINCE: AN ELVEN ALLIANCE NOVEL by Tara Grayce
Farrendel Laesornysh, the younger elf prince of Tarenhiel, has become the elves’ foremost warrior, thanks to his deadly magic. He is no stranger to death. But when the humans propose a marriage alliance during a diplomatic meeting, he is desperate enough to avoid more killing to agree. Even if an elf should never trust a human bargain. The human princess is probably a spy. Or an assassin sent to kill him on his wedding night. Yet if he can make this marriage work, as his grandmother seems to think, it might be the first breath of hope Farrendel has had in over a decade. Amazon KU
BREWING IN THE WIND (THE WITCHES MURDER CLUB BOOK 4) by Samantha Silver
THE RETURN by Parker Williams
VS Note: From APRIL 14
The day Jonas Brodie met Corey Mills, his whole life was mapped out. He knew without a doubt Corey was his mate. After Jonas nearly killed someone, his father was forced to separate the two without explaining the reasons to Corey. Corey Mills has been head over heels for Jonas forever. A simple touch from his friend could soothe Corey where nothing else could. After being beaten by a classmate, Jonas storms off, and for the next six years, Corey hasn’t heard anything from him. Now he’s back, and boy, has Jonas changed. He’s returned to Harken’s Corners to claim what he was forced to leave behind. His mate. He’s ready to turn Corey’s world upside down, but then Corey lets Jonas know he has a secret of his own. Amazon KU
CAPTURED BY THE MAGI: ZODIAC MAGIC ACADEMY (EXEMPLAR HALL BOOK 1) by JL Madore and Ruby Night
They came for my twin and left me behind because women hold no power in the magi world.
They’re about to find out how wrong they are…Jesse Storme. Bartender. Rock-climber. And the girl left behind. One minute, Wyatt and I are scaling our favorite rock peak and enjoying a moment of escape from our crappy lives. The next, we’re attacked and my brother is gone. I think it’s connected to the creepy recruiter dude from Exemplar Hall. I find out it’s so much worse than that…Sucked into a Hunger Games meets Harry Potter event to rescue him, I don’t know who I can trust. I’m a girl posing as a guy. I’m not supposed to be here. And I’m definitely not supposed to have the power I do. Doesn’t matter. I would suffer any pain to find and save Wyatt. We’re more that twins—We’re Gemini Twins. This is a fast-paced, medium-burn, twenty-somethings romance series set in a world where magical beings harness astrological power to get what they want. The heroine will end up with multiple love interests so you never have to pick a favourite. Expect hot romance, spine-tingling action, sword-crossing, sassy humor, and a continuation of story that takes you through five books. AmazonKU
LOVE AND HEART BRAKING (MAGICAL DATING AGENCY BOOK 3) by Kelly St Clare
I swear. What did I ever do to deserve this crap? Life is more twisted than a forest nymph’s vines, and in an ingenious or moronic move, I’m now working for the Twelve. Until this point they’ve seemed happy to kidnap and drain me, so safe to say this risk is bigger than an earth guardian’s… well, you know. Protecting those I care about is imperative, yet a sexy detective in a long coat has a different agenda. Then Venus is sending signals that have me doubting 97.5 percent of my choices. Oh, a goblin, griffin, and fangless vampire are counting on me. And on top of all that, Soleil is parading around her true love with no ideathat’s what he is. Someone pass me the avocado-covered chocolate, seriously. The Twelve are up to something huge, something deadly, and I need to figure out what. Because everyone and everything I care about is slipping through my fingers. In my blood and bones I know there’s an answer. But if love is meant to save the day, then this gal is running out of time. And heart. Amazon KU
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VS: For my backlist highlight today, I’m going to start the Badari Warriors series – genetically engineered soldiers of the far future, battling the alien scientists who created them, and finding their Fated Mates among the humans they rescue. I’ve always loved Lora Leigh’s Breeds series and Laurann Dohner’s New Species series and it made me very happy to write my own take on the genetic engineering trope. My guys have alien predator DNA of various types woven into their genetic makeup. Book one is AYDARR, which I’m proud to say won the I Heart Indies Contest!
AYDARR (A BADARI WARRIORS SCIFI ROMANCE NOVEL): Sectors New Allies Series Book 1
Jill Garrison, a maintenance tech at the Sectors Amarcae 7 colony, goes to sleep one night as usual only to wake up in her nightgown stranded in the middle of a forest on an unknown world. There’s no time to think as she’s stalked by carnivorous predators and rescued by genetically engineered warriors calling themselves the Badari. Turns out they and she, along with her whole colony, are now prisoners of the Khagrish, a ruthless race of alien scientists. Working for enemies of the Sectors, the Khagrish have created the Badari to be super soldiers.
Aydarr, the Badari alpha, isn’t sure he can trust Jill but his attraction to her is undeniable. He impulsively claims her as his mate to prevent her death at the hands of the Khagrish.
Can he continue to protect her from the experiments already underway? Will his claiming her put his pack in jeopardy from their alien masters?
As Jill searches for a way to rescue her fellow humans and get them all to safety, she finds herself falling for Aydarr, despite the secrets he’s keeping. She has a few of her own.
The situation becomes dire when Aydarr and his pack are sent offplanet on a mission, leaving Jill unprotected, prey for the senior scientist. Can she escape the experiments he has in mind for her? Will she be able to thwart the Khagrish plans and liberate humans and Badari alike? How will she and Aydarr reunite?
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LINKS TO RECENT NEW RELEASES POSTS from Veronica:
“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!
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