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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TETHERED SOULS (THE INFINITE CITY BOOK 5) by Tiffany Roberts
Kier and Kayl only foresee one fate for themselves. For Kier is wrath. And Kayl is vengeance. They have but one purpose—slay the pirate Vrykhan at any cost. They expect to give their own lives in pursuit of their revenge…But they never expected her. Aileen. Their na’diya. Their mate. Their missing piece. They never imagined a different fate. Is it too late to claim the future they never dared hope for? Amazon KU
PROVOKING ODIUM (CYBORG UNITY BOOK ONE) by Cynthia Sax
VS Note: She’s an autobuy for me!
A Beautiful Cyborg – While accompanying his leader on a mission, Odium, an E Model cyborg, hears a distress call over the communication lines. The voice on that message makes his circuits surge with energy and all his systems light up. He has to respond to the mysterious female, would risk his lifespan and the lifespans of everyone on board their ship to protect her. A Human Female Others Call Beast – Briella gained her nickname due to her flying abilities, her fearlessness, and her scarred countenance. Her verbal-only relationship with the sexy cyborg who answers her distress call is a steamy yet short-lived fantasy. His kind is physically perfect, and she is…not. He will uncover that truth when…if they survive the attack upon her freighter. Amazon Apple Books Kobo
PANDORA AND THE PRISONER (ALIEN ABDUCTION BOOK 16) by Honey Phillips
Can a renegade alien warrior rescue a curvy librarian? Pandora likes her life as orderly as the books in her library. But when she and two of her friends are stolen from Earth and the spaceship crashes on an alien planet, the rules no longer apply. Separated from her friends and unable to communicate, she must rely on her instincts as well as her intelligence. The huge alien warrior who captures her arouses her mind as well as her body. What secrets lie behind those enigmatic eyes? Boxtar has no use for rules – not after he was so cruelly betrayed in the past. Now, he lives life on his own terms. But the curvy human female awakens a part of him that he thought long dead. He is determined to protect her – but can an ex-prisoner be the hero she so desperately needs? AmazonKU
ALIEN WARRIOR UNCLAIMED (GALAXY GAMES BOOK 4) by Ava Ross
I was stolen by invaders when I was three seasons old and taken to Lord Vunne’s chamber. There, he tried to mold me into a monster. I became fast friends with other youngling males who I soon called my brothers. We protected each other until Vunne sold us to the Galaxy Games, a series of traps and pitfalls with an elusive final destination. If I complete my desert course, I’ll be free, but if I fail even one task, I will face extermination. I don’t care about what happens to me. My life was lost to me when I was three. Then I’m paired in the Game with Summer, and she ignites my second heart, proving she’s my fated mate. She’s lush and sweet and much too fragile for a torturous Game.
I will compete. I will protect her. And when I win, I will claim her as mine forever. Amazon KU
FLAME (INFERNAL FORCE OF THE DREXIAN WARRIORS BOOK 5) by Tana Stone
I wasn’t supposed to end up on the Drexian space station or be matched to one of their gorgeous warriors as a tribute bride. My perfect twin sister is the one they wanted. Instead, I stole her spot. The trouble is, I’m not tribute bride “material,” whatever that means, and I’m on the first transport back to Earth in disgrace. Before I can be shipped off, my sister’s transport to the station is hijacked. Feeling that her abduction is all my fault, I stow away on one of the rescue ships but am quickly discovered. When we’re also attacked by the Kronock, we end up crashing on an alien planet. The Drexian I’m stranded with is gorgeous, brave, and a giant pain in my ass. From what I can tell, he finds me just as aggravating. What I don’t yet know? The pilot is also the Drexian my sister was supposed to marry—and we’re stuck together on an alien world with no sign of rescue. Amazon KU
HEART OF A KRAKEN (MONSTER HEARTS) by Cara Wylde
I became a marine veterinarian because I wanted to make a difference in the world. No one gets it, because why would I want to work when I come from old money? I don’t care. I want to make something of myself, not marry well and spend my life playing tennis and throwing yacht parties.
I get my chance to prove my skills when Dr. Glenda Smith bursts into my workplace and whisks me away to a secret island off the coast, where I have to save the life of an octopus. Except when I get there, I realize she’s kind of lied to me…Yes, the sea creature has the tentacles of an octopus, but the head and torso of a man. He’s a kraken, an alien from a faraway planet, and he’s been wounded in battle. I will do anything to save him. It’s my job. But then I approach him, he gazes at me, and his three hearts stop at once. Amazon KU
THE GHOSTS OF TANTOR: THE MISSIONS OF THE TFS PIKE BOOK ONE (THE CASSIDY CHRONICLES) by Adam Gaffen
VS Note: Not a romance. An LGBTQ+ scifi release of note.
They think they’re ready for this mission. They’re wrong. The Terran Federation is finally at peace and ready to begin serious exploration. The TFS Pike is the newest ship in the Fleet, purpose-built for deep space missions. Four kilometers long, with a crew of four thousand, she’s well-equipped for the years ahead. If only her crew was as prepared. Ensign Nicole Crozier, the former Premier of the Luna Free State, has left politics behind to pursue a career in the Fleet. But her stint as the Artemis Minister of War has landed her in Tactical instead of Science, her passion, and she’s not happy about it. Still, she’s been promised a chance to switch tracks, so for now she’ll deal. Everything changes when Nicole discovers a rogue planet, and she’s given command of the landing party. She’s irritated her superior but that’s the least of her problems when an ancient alien artifact emerges from the ice. As Nicole and her team explore the interior, the planet and her team vanish. The crew of the Pike must use all the tricks and tools available to get their missing people back. When they finally do, Nicole brings aboard a discovery which could change the course of history. Or end it.
THE ALIEN’S BATTLE (OUTCASTS OF CORIN BOOK 3) by Ella Maven
I offer myself as bait… but am I really just a pawn? Trix: The red aliens make me a deal I can’t refuse—help them fight their enemies and they’ll rescue my friends. I agree to act as bait to lure the blue Drixonian leader. But the heated, knowing look in his violet eyes makes me suspect I made a bargain with the wrong aliens…Kutzal: This female isn’t like the others. She’s prickly, cold, and shot me with an arrow. I want her. But she thinks I’m the enemy, and unless I can find a way to communicate despite our language barrier, her friends will be the ones at risk. I never back down from a battle, so this is one I will win. And then I’ll claim my mate. Amazon KU
AVENGED (MATE FOR THE ALIEN MASTER BOOK 3) by L V Lane
Calm and deadly, Kane, the Devlin warrior, is determined to claim me. Sweet and sinfully monstrous, Lan, the human-gargoyle hybrid, is determined to save me. The aliens who stalk my dreams at night have set their sights on me. Only they are no figment of my imagination. I met the former space pirates long ago. Then I escaped. …with a monstrous secret. And when a certain alien finds out what it is, he’s going to avenge himself on me. Amazon KU
NEW WORLD: STAY WITH ME by Lily X
Cedra: Running a farm on your own is exhausting and lonely. The Servana 200 service bot I ordered was expensive, but I need the help—and if it can also hold a conversation, it will be worth the price.
When the bot arrives, though, her hair is curlier than I selected, her skin is surprisingly soft, and she’s curvier and more beautiful than I imagined. But do bots tremble at the lightest touch? Do they smell like a heady mix of flowers and hot, sweet blood, teasing my fangs to life? Technology is truly a marvel. Or is it? Twyla: Running from a forced engagement is terrifying. But I’m backed into a corner, and my only escape is to crawl into a packing box for a bot modeled after me. It’s certainly a panic move, but it got me out of one bad situation… And landed me right in the middle of another. At first, Cedra isn’t the most welcoming sort, not when she presses a knife to my flesh and threatens to kick me out of her home. I come clean fast, pleading with her to let me stay and be her housekeeper. She’s hesitant, but I can tell she’s warming up to the idea…Something’s flaring between us—fierce and urgent and insistent. And if these primal desires are mutual, maybe she’ll be the one begging me to stay.
THE KING’S CHOICE (INTERGALACTIC ALLIANCE SERIES BOOK 6) by Bella Blair
No matter what it takes. I will maker her see that she is MINE! Olive: My mission is to save fifty innocent people, not fall for a blue skinned alien. Even if he is a king. His pretentiousness makes it easy to dislike him, but . . . I have to be careful not to look deeper, because there might be more to this man than mere arrogance. Cygroth: I swore not to fall for a human female like all the other males around me, but when my eyes fall on Olive, I know she was born to be my queen. Now I just have to breach her defenses and make her understand that fate has brought us together. Amazon KU
SHIFTING TIDES (A SHIFT IN SPACE BOOK 4) by Danielle Forrest
Jessie is just plain tired of her sister’s romantic antics. And envious. After spending most of her teenaged years on a pirate spaceship trying to avoid her sister’s revolving door of beaus, she’s ready to spread her wings, find her place in the world, and maybe even find that special someone she hopes is out there somewhere. But her first steps toward independence don’t exactly go to plan. She’s starting to get noticed as an artist, but her love life is nothing but a long string of first dates… and a stalker who just got violent. Then, when she spots him outside her apartment, she knows it’s time to do something desperate. AmazonKU
HER SAVAGE BEAST (HER ALIEN BEAST BOOK TWO) by Starla Fleet
Lylah – I wake up on a strange ship with no memory of who I am. All I know is that the hulking beast of a man who woke me is my savior. I’m meant to be with him, I can feel it in my bones, but he’s not so sure. I can sense his reluctance and confusion. Though I can’t remember, my heart insists I have to convince him that we’re meant to be together. Colton – The last thing I expect to find in the pod I pull out of space is a woman. A petite fragile creature who looks at me as if I’m her world. It makes my heart ache. It makes me want things… Things that I don’t deserve. I need to steer clear of her. I can’t be drawn into temptation. But when I look into her eyes, I can’t help but hope to be the man she sees. When danger threatens to rip her from me, the beast inside me awakens ready to cut down any force that dares take her away from me. But what if that means I’m the biggest threat to the woman I can no longer live without? Amazon KU
CITIES OF CLOUD AND EARTH: FIFTH CLASS by A Jane Dove
Naelani is a 5th Classer, her place in society forever on display thanks to the red tattoo around her wrist. It means that, like every 5th Classer, her world is small and predictable: dating her childhood friend and working as a servant for a 2nd Class couple on the cloud city Nebula each day to make sure there’s food on her family’s table. Until a refugee Prince from another city appears in her employers’ apartment, hiding from the assassins who killed his parents. Now, her life is getting much bigger: dragged into a world of lies, family secrets, and a potential government conspiracy. Not to mention a pair of honey-brown eyes that she tries to evade. Because a 5th Classer could never be with a 1st Classer, no matter how attracted they are to each other. No matter how enticing his idea of creating a classless city is. Amazon KU
ALIENS’ PRINCESS by Cady Austin
The crash landing on an alien planet should’ve been the last moments of my life. Until three cat aliens save me, then hunt me, and now they claim I’m their hard won princess. Nothing is expected on this outlaw planet…Being a princess to a small kingdom of cat aliens wasn’t on my bucket list. I led a fairly uneventful life before this as a small town country girl who worried about putting gas in the tank, not mating rites or ruling a kingdom. However, these possessive, sometimes feral alien princes are impossible to ignore. They won me as their princess and they’re never letting go, no matter what threat is chasing me. I’m starting to think choice isn’t an option when it comes to fate. AmazonKU
QUEEN (HIDDEN EARTH BOOK 1) by J S Fields
VS Note: Not listed as a romance. A Lesbian scifi release of note.
Nobody leaves Queen. On the tidally locked, women-only planet, a vulva and an authority problem are the only immigration requirements. Emigration is banned. Ember spends her days cruising Queen’s endless sand dunes, hunting sand pirates and wallowing in memories of her dead wife. After an ambush, Ember is dragged to the pirate camp and learns her wife’s biggest secret—before her death, she’d joined the pirates, built an illegal spaceship, and plotted to leave the planet. Ember’s sister, Nadia, hatches a desperate rescue that leads her to the very edge of the habitable zone. There, Nadia stumbles across other secrets kept—a flourishing, impossible ecosystem and a New Earth mining installation. Queen’s hidden resource, highly sought after and limited, should have made its inhabitants rich. Instead, Queen’s scientists live in decaying houses, battle the elements, and struggle to eke out a living. Ember, Nadia, and the sand pirates must take back the planet and expose the corrupt New Earth mining. Taming giant beetles, wrestling stinkhorn fungi, and enlisting Queen’s rabbit population in a high-stakes aerial battle are just part of the hijinks that will determine Queen’s fate as a galactic player, as well as the futures of all its conscripted inhabitants. The newly minted outlaws must also grapple with Queen’s narrow concept of “womanhood” and where trans and intersex people belong in its future. Amazon Kobo
THE NAGA’S PET (NAGAS OF PROTHEKA BOOK 2) by Celeste King
I am human bedsport. Death would be a mercy at this point. As a human woman on Protheka, my life is miserable. So it’s no surprise when the dark elves put me up on a market in Nagaland. That’s when Kazhir sees me. At first I don’t know what he sees in me – a frail girl in irons. But he brings me to his home. Gives me food and rest until I am healthy and comfortable for the first time in my life. Am I to believe he is more than my master? There is no way I can ever pay back Kazhir for his kindness. But I have one gift to give. It’s broken, bruised, but slowly healing. And I’ll give it to him if he just asks. My heart. Amazon KU
THE MINOTAUR CAPTAIN’S MATE (MINOTAURS OF PROTHEKA BOOK 1) by Celeste King
My whole life I have been the property of evil beings. Until the love of a minotaur freed my soul. I’d lived under the shadow of Dark Elf oppression on the alien planet of Protheka for so long that my spirit was almost broken until I found Romas. He was the survivor of a shipwreck. I nursed him back to health. He was an honorable warrior. Savage, fierce, and yet filled with great tenderness. My heart became his. My body soon followed. But my beloved had a price on his head. And now the Dark Elves have come to collect it. They’ve made one fatal mistake, however. If you’re going to take this bull by the horns then you need to be prepared for… The wrath of my Minotaur mate. AmazonKU
THE WALL by Marlen Haushofer
VS Note: This is a resissue of a dystopian classic. Not a romance. I’m looking forward to reading it!
While vacationing in a hunting lodge in the Austrian mountains, a middle-aged woman awakens one morning to find herself separated from the rest of the world by an invisible wall. With a cat, a dog, and a cow as her sole companions, she learns how to survive and cope with her loneliness. Allegorical yet deeply personal and absorbing, The Wall is at once a critique of modern civilization, a nuanced and loving portrait of a relationship between a woman and her animals, a thrilling survival story, a Cold War-era dystopian adventure, and a truly singular feminist classic. Amazon Kobo
WHAT ROUGH BEAST (THE REMEMBRANCE WAR) by Michel R Johnston
VS note: Not a romance. An LGBTQ+ scifi release of note.
As the Zhen Empire descends into civil war, Tajen, Liam, and Katherine each have their own part to play in the final conflict between the human race and the Zhen Empire. As Tajen searches the outer regions in an attempt to find and recruit Zhen deserters to his side, Katherine heads for Marauder space to seek out technology their Tabran allies need. Liam, believing his two best friends dead, must keep the human fleet alive as it is pursued across the Empire by Zhen forces. As the final battle approaches, each of them will be tested to their limits. Amazon Apple Books Kobo
DEKAR (ALIEN MATES AND MARSHALS BOOK 1) by Julie K Cohen
Sara – Now that Earth’s conquerors have fled, Sara’s excited about her future. Until a handsome alien complicates her life. With his glowing hands and sweet smile, Dekar claims Sara is his fated mate. There’s no such thing as fated mates, but it’s hard to ignore Dekar, with his persistence and unusual attributes. Sara finds herself growing increasingly attracted to Dekar, but Dekar hasn’t told her about his past. Then one day, Dekar disappears. No goodbye, no explanation, no way to find him. He’s just gone…Dekar – Dekar’s life fell apart the moment he betrayed the Grud. His world exiled him and the Grud are hunting him. The marshals of GI7 (Galactic Intelligence sector 7) offer him a chance to survive. It means giving up his name, his identity, everything he is, and relocating to a backwards planet. Earth. His dislike of the planet quickly changes when he meets Sara, a female who makes his hands glow and his heart race. After Dekar finally settles into his new life, the marshals relocate him, barely one step ahead of the Grud. Dekar will never see Sara again. He can’t accept that. He needs her in his life, and he’ll risk everything to return to her. Amazon KU
ALIEN GENIE (ALIEN ABDUCTORS BOOK 6) by Calista Skye
Thora – He can fulfill all my wishes. So why won’t he break me out of this harem? He’s an alien, but he’s also a genie, big and blue and with long, golden horns. He’s breathtaking and powerful and magical beyond anything I’ve ever seen. And he’s incredibly gifted in some interesting areas that make me dizzy with need. Now he thinks I’ve betrayed him. His yellow eyes pierce me from inside the cage. He’s furious, and I should run. It’s just, this is a dangerous galaxy. And with him, I’m safe. Safe from everyone but him. Omaroc – The Earth female has betrayed me! Nobody else knew I was here. Now I’m locked up in a ridiculous cage and my magic has abandoned me. After all the pleasure I gave her! But it’s fine. I have remarkable powers. I will get my revenge on her. And she’s so delectable, with her small, round body, that I know precisely what the revenge must be. Maybe she will enjoy it, too. She should. It will be the last pleasure she’ll ever have. Amazon KU
NOVAS GOT NERVE (LIQUID ONYX BOOK 1) by BL Jones
He’s got far too much nerve. He can blow things up with his mind. Yeah. The world should probably brace itself for this one. When Rex Nova was four years old, he became one of the world’s first superhumans. When Rex turns twenty, he feels the drive to use his scientifically given abilities to protect the world. He leaves home to become a member of the Secret Superhero Security team, alongside three of his friends and Danger City’s own superhero, Polaris. Rex fights murderous Mages, evil organisations, criminal mafias, his agency appointed psychiatrist, his own weird brain, and the most frightening of all, his attraction to a certain blue-eyed superhero.
ALIEN’S POWER by Eden Ember
The hot alien just happen to be in the right place at the right time to rescue me. Delaina works in a small dive serving drinks and food for the weary alien travelers. Since the crash landing on Reazus Prime, she’s forged a simple survival living life day by day. That is until Carx shows up. The green alien kidnaps her from her comfortable simple life! The crazy thing is how did he know there would be a natural disaster coming which would have killed her. She still doesn’t believe in fate, even though he insists on it. She escapes his clutches only to end up in a worse situation. Carx will do anything to win the affections of the stubborn terrain who stole his heart and activated the visions. If onlly he could find her. Amazon KU
ENEMY ON BOARD (A SPACE ADVENTURE BOOK 3) by Ellis Leigh Clarke
VS Note: Not listed as a romance but charting in SFR.
The possibility of a war being started weighs heavy on Karma as she uncovers more intel on a plot that she’s inadvertently been a part of. Still stranded light years from League space, with no way of contacting the authorities to warn them, she’s left holding the secret. Fuel and chart data are the only thing standing between the crew and home, yet both those things are guarded by a long-forgotten race, the old arch enemy of the humans. Time and chance aren’t on her side. It’s going to take some poker-level bluffing to get them back on the road, and she still has to figure out who she can trust. Amazon KU
MATED AND RAVAGED (MOLTOV PLEASURE ALIENS BOOK 1) by Mila Frost
Everyone has a reason for joining the Moltov-Human mating system. Some do it for wealth, some do it for endless pleasure, but I just want to find someone to fulfill my fantasies. Over two centuries ago the Moltovs came to Earth. We thought it was an invasion, but they were a peaceful race. All they wanted were humans. There was a need inside of them that burned hot and deep, a fire that consumed their soul when they found their perfect match. On Earth, I’m a chubby twenty-five-year-old who can barely score a kiss. On Hades, my innocence is desired and revered. The choice is easy. When I step on the shuttle, I come face-to-face with my perfect Moltov. It is ingrained in his DNA to fulfill my darkest fantasies. Krek curls his fingers around my wrist and drags me behind him… let the rest of my life begin. Amazon KU
KALI AND THE KING (MATES OF ARTRIZIKAS BOOK 1) by Natalia Prim
Kali’s only ever been good at one thing—turning tricks to survive. Life on the toughest remnant of Earth taught her to follow her gut, and it’s never once led her astray. Until she’s nearly killed by a secretly sādistic client and saved by an absolutely massive winged giant. After returning the favor, she’s whisked to a new world full of pleasure and more aliens who want her. It’s a better future than she ever dreamed possible. But everything isn’t just roses and orgāsms, though there’s a helluva lot of those. From a language barrier, to culture shock, to injuries, to conspiracy, and even murder, Kali and her males have a lot to overcome before their happy-ever-after. And that’s assuming she can survive the very public mating ceremony. Amazon KU
GLORIOUS DAY by Skye Kilaen
Elsenna Hazen left spaceport security and ended up a royal bodyguard. She should have known better than to fall in love with a princess. It’s been two years since one ill-advised kiss in the garden pulled them apart. With uprisings in the streets, the nervous princess transfers Elsenna back into her service. Her Highness has no idea Elsenna is leaking data to the revolutionaries bent on overthrowing the princess’s oppressive father. Now Elsenna wakes up each day wondering what will happen first: her own execution, or that of the woman she could never stop loving. When rebel attacks escalate and the king plans retaliation, Elsenna discovers that the fights for her love and her life are one and the same. Amazon KU
SMART GIRLS DON’T KISS ALIENS (SMART GIRLS LOVE ALIENS BOOK 1) by Alina Jacobs
VS Note: From MAY 31.
Crash-land on an alien barbarian planet and told there’s no way home? LMAO! I’m a rocket scientist. Miss me with that noise. Anyone else might have a nervous breakdown, but I was abducted with my besties! Between us, we have fifteen PhDs. We will be getting off this planet. Trust. No, I will not be finding an eternal bonded mate among the seven-foot-tall alien males. No, I will not be wearing a furkini and walking around barefoot. And no, I will not be moving into a cave with no internet or running water and accepting my fate like the rest of the freed human women on this craft-cocktail-forsaken planet. Two liquid hydrogen rockets and a smidge of deep-space travel later, and we’re back home on Earth. Except that our spaceship had stowaways. Now there’s a seven-foot-tall alien named Cassius in my Los Angeles condo. He’s calmly explaining that according to the ancestors, we are to be eternally mated and have a litter of children. Also, he’s wearing a loincloth. And he has horns. Wipe that smirk off your face. No, it is not as sexy as it sounds. He barked at my cat. He harassed my busybody Karen neighbor (actually, I’m okay with that one). And he’s obsessed with the ice maker in my fridge. What’s a smart girl to do? The smart thing is to build a rocket ship and send Cassius and his other hot alien friends back to their home planet. The not-smart thing to do is fall into those deep blue-gray eyes and let him show me just how good that forked tongue feels. And the downright stupid thing to do is fall in love with an alien. Amazon KU
NINE REALMS OF THE UTI 2 by Kaitlyn O’Connor
When the epidemic struck the Earth colony of Atlantis on the world of the barbarians known as the Uti they were forced by circumstance to use a subterfuge to get what they needed to survive. They sent out a woman to each of the nine realms posing as a ‘Di-ore’ which, in the Uti tongue meant pleasure woman. They had seven days to collect as many specimens as they could and return them to the colony for analysis to find what they needed to develop a cure. Dr. Melinda ‘Mindy’ MacGyver drew the short straw. She was sent to the Warlord Javar–a warrior so fierce even the other barbarians feared him.
METAL GLADIATOR (WARRIORS OF GALATEA BOOK 4) by Lauren Esker
VS Note: Reviews are mixed but the earlier books in the series have been well reviewed overall.
There’s an angel in her rooftop garden …Except he only looks like an angel. He’s actually a winged alien, and an escaped gladiator at that. Rook has been a prisoner for more than a year, forced to fight in brutal arena games on an alien world. He’s finally managed to escape to a planet called Earth, but his captors are close on his heels, and soon both Rook and the beautiful woman who saved his body and soul will have to fight or flee. Luckily, if there’s one thing Rook knows how to do, it’s fight. And this time he’s fighting for more than mere survival. He’s fighting for his future, and his happiness, and the woman he loves. Amazon KU
A BRIGHT CELESTIAL SEA: MM SCIFI ENEMIES TO LOVERS ROMANCE by Chani Lynn Feener
Pryor Oro came to the Olympus to find a missing Imperial, not fall for one. On the space station Olympus, a disappearance and a theft have captured the attention of the Intergalactic Police Force. Assigned to the case, Pryor heads to the World Ship in order to search for a missing prince. While there, he’s forced to work with the Emperor, Wystan Aurelius, who seems to never let Pryor out of his sight. Confused over why a man he’s never met is acting so possessive, Pryor’s urgency to solve the case and get away from Olympus and its ruler intensifies, even as the unruly Emperor starts to grow on him. Wystan Aurelius finds life on a World Ship dull, until Detective Pryor steps onto his ship, and into his territory. More concerned with discovering who has stolen missing medical technology, Wystan couldn’t care less about a vanished prince from another planet. At least, not until he sees how invested in the case Pryor is, and realizes how upset he gets when he doesn’t have the Detective’s full attention turned his way, and his way only. Wystan finds himself at a crossroads. Force Pryor to accept him by telling the truth? Or win him over the old-fashioned way? Wystan’s secrets could unravel everything, but he isn’t the only one hiding things. Pryor’s privy to some classified information could end up turning the entire galaxy for a loop. Together, the two must navigate through their emotions and the seedy underside of Olympus to solve the case before it’s too late, and life, as they both know it, is altered forever. Amazon KU
UNTAMED SAVAGE (WIVES FOR DROKAN WARRIORS BOOK 1) by Athena Storm
I set traps to catch food. I caught feelings instead. Our planet is dying, after the Great Burn. There is no food. What little is found is taken by our evil alien masters. With no other hope, I leave my village and hope to find something – anything – to eat. I set my traps and wait. And that’s how I catch an untamed beast named Alaric. The huge Drokan warrior with the heart of gold. His body makes me tingle. But his wit makes me melt. He says that together we’ll defeat everyone that’s holding us down. That we’re fated mates. I believe this handsome warrior. Why? Because only fate can cause someone whispering in my ear To turn my knees into jelly. Amazon KU
SURRENDER (THE DRAAX SERIES BOOK 4) by Elizabeth Kelly
Finding out you have only two months to live really puts a damper on a girl’s plans. But thanks to the Draax healing juice, I’ve got my life back…And all I have to do is work on their planet for a year. One and done. My sister needs to return to Earth, and I need to go with her because nothing matters more than her. Until a quiet, slightly grumpy, and sexy as hell Draax makes me reconsider. Melu might be one of the few Draax not interested in a relationship, but it doesn’t stop our mutual fascination with each other. The chance for a little sexy fun is impossible to resist. He’s not looking for a mate and I can’t stay, so a friends-with-benefits agreement is perfect. Our story can’t end with happily ever after. So, why does being with Melu make me ache to stay by his side? Why do his possessiveness and surprisingly sweet nature have me dreaming of a new future? Amazon
MY MERCILESS ALPHA (ROYALLY CLAIMED BOOK 3) by Jupiter Belle
Life in New York blows. I get cheated on and skip town because I’m determined to find myself again on one epic road trip. But I last all of a damn week before I find myself hurtling through time and space and landing ass up on the floor of a spaceship. It gets worse from there when I’m put up for auction, and the man that buys me? I don’t think he’s a man at all…Men don’t call you their mate and growl? Do they? Amazon KU
BRUTAL BARGAIN (THE KINGS AND QUEENS OF THE APOCALYPSE BOOK 1) by L J Anderson and Ashlyn Fables
VS note: Put this on my TBR List. You know me and post apocalyptic!
When the zombie apocalypse comes to town, Remi is lucky to find shelter to wait out the storm.
Unfortunately, the storm never ceases, and her situation grows dire. Out of food and desperate to survive, she reaches out over a CB radio for help. But the man on the other end of the line isn’t helping for free, and his demands are shocking. Will she accept his Brutal Bargain? AmazonKU
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Veronica’s Backlist highlight (because I make my living writing and selling my books): This week is CAMRON, one of my absolute favorites to write and read. I always wanted to tell a story of two people forced to escape a big game hunter chained together and it very much fit the Badari Warriors series arc. Plus towards the end Camron and his mate meet some important people who go on to appear in a future book (TRATUS). All Badari books can be read as standalones.
CAMRON: A BADARI WARRIORS SCIFI ROMANCE NOVEL (SECTORS NEW ALLIES SERIES BOOK 7)
Dr. Gemma Madarian is far from her home in the human Sectors, kidnapped along with hundreds of other humans to be used for horrifying experiments conducted on a remote planet by alien scientists.
She and another prisoner, Camron of the Badari, are the only survivors of a deadly crash landing. She’s paired up with the genetically engineered soldier by their mutual enemies and sent fleeing through rough country, hunted for pleasure by an enemy officer and his ferocious trackers.
The enemy wants a triumphant kill. Gemma and Camron want to survive.
Camron never dreamt of having a mate but Gemma shatters his preconceptions and makes him desperate to do everything in his power to save her life and claim her for his.
There’s no help or refuge to be had in the desert where they’re fleeing for their lives.
Or is there?
Will Camron and Gemma live to fight another day and explore the growing attraction between them, or will ancient secrets and bitter rivalries end their bid for freedom?
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GLOW (THE PLATED PRISONER SERIES BOOK 4) by Raven Kennedy
My life has been made up of gilded lies. But death has been shaped from rot. Like a phoenix caught fire, I will need to rise from the ashes and learn to wield my own power. Because my wings may have been clipped, but I am not in a cage, and I’m finally free to fly from the frozen kingdoms I’ve been kept in. Yet the world doesn’t want to let me. That’s the thing when you turn against a king—everyone else turns against you. Good thing I have a different king in my corner. But even with the dark threat of Slade Ravinger, the other monarchs are coming for me. So I will fight for him and he will kill for me, and if we need to become the villains, then so be it. Because so long as I live in this world, I won’t be used again. Amazon KU
MIRROR OBSCURE (VISTA DE LIRIO MYSTERIES BOOK 2) by Elizabeth Hunter
Dr. Vivian Wei is juggling multiple life changing events when her aging mother witnesses a violent death on the thirteenth tee. The only problem? There doesn’t seem to be a crime to go along with the witness. As an empath, Vivian knows her mother is telling the truth, but feelings don’t prove a murder. Can Vivian and her friends prove a murderer is stalking the country club before he claims another victim? Amazon KU
LYCAN’S DESIRE (TALES OF MONSTROUS DESIRES) by Harpie Alexa and Hazel Persephone Fraye
Stuck in a loveless marriage with a man who acts less like her husband and more like an indifferent roommate, Debbie leaves before her nerves get the better of her. But in the haste of her decision, one that had been brewing in her mind for so many years she’d lost count, she suddenly finds herself embroiled with a demon and his web of deals and in the merciful hands of a Lycan who not only desires her, but who’d purchased her. Now she’s stuck in another realm, with another man, and another problem. This Lycan won’t let her go. Lonely and desperate for the touch of a female, Warok strikes a deal with a demon to procure him a mate. Debbie is smart, compassionate, and beautiful, everything a male such as himself desires, but convincing her they’re meant to be is harder than he originally thought. Still, he tries… against the ticking clock counting down the remaining time he has left to complete his end of the bargain. Can Warok convince his mate to stay or will she be forever reminded of a man who made her feel so worthless her heart refuses to give love another shot?
NIGHT TRIALS (MIDNIGHT MAGIC BOOK 3) by Richard Amos
Secrets are like hot coals—you can’t hold onto them for long. And my biggest secret just burned right through my hands. Damn. Things have really turned sour. I’d been looking for answers, but then along came the biggest plot twist of my life, with me as the star. Core-shaking stuff, details I would’ve been happy to never know. Sometimes it’s good to be left in the dark. Damn. My relationship with the mega-yummy billionaire vampire Tae Frost is now on the line. One moment things were heating up between us, the next… WHAM! Rug pulled out from under. Hard. I only have myself to blame. Have I already said damn? With danger at every turn, my Arcana powers growing at an alarming rate, I’m left with no choice but to face the music of these awful truths. After all, there’s no run option. Man, what a trial! Amazon KU
CASTLE OF DECEPTION (THE BARD’S TALE: NAITACHEL ONE) by Mercedes Lackey and Josepha Sherman
Kevin, a young bard, faces webs of lies and deception in a world where nothing is as it seems — and everything is a trap for the unwary. Amazon
SOVEREIGNITY (HOLLOW ROCK SHIFTERS BOOK 8) by Brenda Trim
VS note: From MAY 15
For the longest time the plight of shifters was nothing more than a curiosity for FBI lab geek Dax Wells, and getting involved never seemed like a good idea. But when his friend Ewan asks him to use his access and connections to investigate a bombing related to the shifters’ rights movement, Dax doesn’t hesitate, and the decision changes his opinion, and his life, forever. Diving deep into the evidence leads the handsome analyst to proof of a conspiracy against shifters. Now in over his head with both the cause and a very sexy shifter named Hannah, Dax can’t back down. Senator Hartwell, the only political ally the shifters have, is sponsoring a bill to give shifters sovereignty, but Dax and Hannah must find enough evidence to help the senator gain a majority vote in favor of freeing shifters once and for all. The dark, deep connections of the anti-shifter faction have no intention of letting the bill pass. Will they kill it, along with Dax and Hannah, before this unlikely couple can find the proof they need to keep their love and the possibility of shifter freedom alive? Amazon KU
MAGICAL DELIVERY: A PARANORMAL WOMEN’S FICTION NOVEL (MIDLIFE WITCHERY BOOK 9) by Brenda Trim
Solving one crisis after another with my coven left me battered me to a pulp at times, but it prepared me for my most difficult journey yet: returning to Eidothea to save my child’s life. Apparently, most beings can’t successfully carry a dragon’s baby unless they undergo trials and tribulations to reach the lava tunnels in a forbidden mountain in the Fae realm. I know I will make it, because I have a much bigger issue to deal with. Argies’s overprotective brother, who just so happens to be my new king, is insistent on having things his way. Argies and I have barely made it past his discovery of my pregnancy, and now his brother thinks he can force me to stay in his realm. I’ve outsmarted a controlling ex, mastered the language of manipulation, and I’m one-third of the Backside of Forty. And did I mention I’m about to give birth to a dragon? King or not, he’s got to learn that I’m not someone to be messed with. AmazonKU
THE COMPANY OF FIENDS (TEMPTING MONSTERS BOOK 2) by Kathryn Moon
After eight years on the stage with The Company of Fiends, the glow of the spotlight is starting to wear thin for Hazel Nix. The theater is perfect for a girl like her—one with a secret she keeps even from her more monstrous peers—but playing pretend is only exciting for so long. After so many lovers, on stage and otherwise, Hazel has yet to make a lasting connection with anyone and considers taking her last bow at the company. Just as Hazel encounters a new and intriguing patron, disaster strikes the theater. Girls are going missing and suspiciously bad luck plagues the stage. Between ex-lovers, current bed partners, and new faces at the theater, Hazel’s heart is tangled more than ever and she finds it increasingly impossible to draw herself away from the life she’s known for so long. It is time to make a choice. Start fresh before she’s drawn into the mess, or take a stand and fight for the family she’s found in the strangest of places. Amazon KU
MIDNIGHT HOWL (MIDNIGHT MATES BOOK 1) by Milly Taiden
Cassie Burch, high school vice-principal and recently single lady, has met the man of her dreams. Unfortunately, her heart isn’t ready for another relationship after finally dumping her worthless ex. When she agrees to a casual link, she has no idea what she’s getting herself into. Romance is about to hit her harder than she ever expected. Alpha wolf shifter, Talon Ruiz, is restless and can’t figure out why. He just opened a high-end shifter nightclub, and the newness has already worn off. When his mate stumbles into him, he’s more than ready to keep her forever. And he’ll do whatever he needs to prove to her he’s worth her love. The problem is Cassie doesn’t want a serious bond. And everything he does to try to romance her fails. He was kind of a jerk, but he’s changed. If he doesn’t figure out what he’s doing wrong, Cassie will leave him in the dust. And by pack law, if the alpha doesn’t mate, he must fight to the death to keep his status. His heart and his life lay in Cassie’s hands. Can she love a man who turns into a wolf? Amazon KU
SHIFT IN MAGIC (MISFIT BAY BOOK 1) by Milly Taiden
Wonky witchcraft, shifter magic, and romance run wild in Misfit Bay, Louisiana. Workaholic Clara has had enough of the corporate rat race. She yearns for more in life—companionship, laughter, and dare she say love? Leaving all she knows, she moves to Misfit Bay with two friends to start over. Quickly, Clara learns that the climate isn’t the only thing steamy in the South. Clint is a broken wolf shifter who can’t control his shifting nature. During each full moon, he is forced into his animal form and not released until days later. Outcast from his pack, his life has been lonely until he meets the lovely Clara. Hope grows in his heart that maybe his loneliness might come to an end. When Clara uses witchcraft to help Clint’s shifting, a sinister plot comes to light that not only pulls them apart, but brings evil to their unsuspecting town. Time is running out for Clara and her friends to figure out how their powers can save the man she loves. If they fail, her new love life in Misfit Bay could come to a premature end. Amazon KU
THE JINXED JEWELRY BOX (PARANORMAL ARTIFACTS COZY MYSTERIES BOOK 4) by Tegan Maher
When an heiress with an auction addiction reports her jewelry stolen then turns up dead, I just know that’s the kinda crazy that has “cursed artifact” written all over it. However, the problem is coming up with a way to get into a high-security mansion to prove it. Fortunately, I’m a witch with a lot of magical firepower, a crew that includes several powerful witches and a centuries-old shifter, and an insider at the sheriff’s department on my side. Come hell or high water, I’ll recover that artifact before it kills somebody else – as soon as I figure out what it is! Amazon KU
PIRATE’S PROTECTOR (SENTINELS OF SAVANNAH BOOK 7) by Lisa Kessler
After two centuries as an immortal pirate, Duke Proctor figures he’s experienced pretty much everything. Which is exactly when he finds himself held at gunpoint…by a mermaid. But the exquisitely lush blonde—whose eyes are deeper than the sea—is here for a reason. Someone has stolen from her and she’s certain Duke is behind it. Annika Mare knows for a fact that the Sea Dog’s crew has her comb. In the wrong hands, it places Annika under the control of whoever wields it. But the comb has been taken—and working with this unbelievably sexy human pirate to recover it poses an entirely different kind of threat.Now these two immortals must find the thief, and fast. But there are other forces at work, bigger than Duke or Annika could possibly know. And a powerful artifact in the hands of evil isn’t nearly as dangerous as the sizzlingly-hot attraction that could engulf them both.
KELRAZ THE VICIOUS (ORC MATES) by Cara Wylde
When the orcs invaded the human dimension, no one could stop them. War raged for years, and now the monstrous beasts have agreed to peace on two conditions: one, the human scientists must rebuild the machine that brought them to this world; and two, they must be provided with fertile brides to bear them orc babies. Silvie has always believed in the saying, “be the change you want to see in the world”. That’s why she volunteers to become a tribute and goes to one of the first institutes for orc brides to open in North America. Then the institute is attacked, and an orc horde saves the young women from a terrible fate. The orc captain must be rewarded, and Silvie ends up being his prize. She’s always known she would be mated to an orc. She just thought she’d have more time…Kelraz the Vicious is a monster on the battlefield. He spills his enemies’ blood without remorse, but that doesn’t mean he doesn’t have a code of honor. There’s one thing he won’t stand for – innocent females and children being hurt. On his way to the mountains, he hears the screams of the human females, and swoops in to save them. As a reward, he can pick one of them. He picks Silvie, the curvy, green-eyed beauty who doesn’t flinch at the sight of blood. Amazon KU
SHIELD BAND (ELVEN ALLIANCE BOOK 6) by Tara Grayce
Prince Julien of Escarland was the kingdom’s spare. His duty is to quietly stand in the background at his brother’s side, protecting him and his heirs. Julien’s younger siblings might have duties as ambassadors or in a marriage of alliance that would take them away from Escarland, but not Julien. Yet when it becomes clear that one more marriage is needed to secure the three-way alliance between the kingdoms of Kostaria, Tarenhiel, and Escarland, Julien agrees to an arranged marriage with a troll. He doesn’t know their language and he might not be strong enough to fit into their battle-focused culture, but other than that, how bad could it be? Vriska always thought she knew her future. As King Rharreth’s shield sister, she is duty-bound to protect him and his queen. But she never expected her duty to include an arranged marriage with a human, of all people. An empire-hungry kingdom is lurking, seeking any weakness in the alliance. Will this final bond safeguard the alliance or cause it to crumble? And can Julien and Vriska find love in a relationship based on duty? AmazonKU
PACK EVADED (BLOOD AND MOONLIGHT BOOK TWO) by Jarica James
He’s got me right where he wants me. After finding myself alone yet again, I try desperately to seek out my mates. But the tracker refuses to let me go, taunting me with ghosts he knows I can’t ignore. With a hefty price on my head I know he’ll never give up. And now he’s not the only one after me. After evading death at every corner, I’m finally reunited with my mates. We quickly learn that there are more wolves missing every day. And the longer we search for answers, the further we seem to get from the truth. Until enemy wolves come for us. Now Nyx and I are forced to escape under the cover of darkness and confront my past in a desperate attempt to save our pack. Can I step up and be the Luna our pack needs, even if it means I’m on my knees? Amazon KU
A SEASON FOR ROMANCE: SPRING BLOSSOMS by Various
VS Note: includes various genres. From MAY 31.
From high fantasy to cyberpunk – romance for every taste! Hoping to reveal all shades of romance, we have gathered together ten authors from around the world, including Canada, England, Lithuania, and the United States, for this sweet romance anthology, A Season for Romance. In twenty stories, you will find true love in a variety of genres and styles, from first kisses to second chances, on epic journeys and in bittersweet moments. Nine of these stories feature main characters who identify as LGBTQ+. In this first flash fiction anthology of A Season for Romance: Spring Blossoms, the characters in our stories are just starting to acknowledge their budding feelings for one another. There is beauty, tenderness, angst, and even humor in these carefully crafted stories meant to transport you to distant, fantastical worlds where love is just moments away. We hope you enjoy them. Amazon Apple Books Kobo
THE VAMPIRE LOVER (MORETTI BROTHERS ROMANCE BOOK 7) by Juliette N Banks
Lethal vampire, Oliver Cambiaghi, has just been promoted to head assassin at The Institute – a private security company tasked with eliminating the worst of the worst. His spare time is spent honing his warrior body to defend the vampire race, and pleasuring beautiful women. Plural.
Life couldn’t be better… until Piper Roberts shows up with her smart beautiful blue eyes and sassy demands. Piper is a journalist and knows the man dating her sister is dangerous. She just can’t prove it – yet. Told they are on a tropical holiday, Piper is determined to find the two lovers if she can get past Oliver, the irritatingly ugly henchman. Okay fine, he’s sexy AF. If you like muscular leather-clad men with tattoos and mussed-up hair. Oliver needs Piper out of his dangerous world, and his perfect mate-free life before her desire for truth gets her in trouble, and he can no longer let her go. Amazon Apple Books Kobo
PLEAS OF THE POLTERGEIST (MEOWING MEDIUM BOOK 3) by Molly Fitz and L A Boruff
My name is Mags McAllister, and I really need to stop being surprised when new ghosts show up at my door. Thanks to my special spectral feline Shadow, I have a largely unwanted link to the spirit realm—and word is starting to spread that I’m a good person to haunt for those who wish to button up their unfinished business. This time, my new ghost has a voice of her own, and she is definitely not afraid to use it—to make demands, complain, and even to criticize my choice of clothing. Frankly, I’m eager to help her just, so that I can be rid of this 1950s era loudmouth. Once she’s taken care of, maybe I can finally start getting my own life in order… and finally choose between the two men who each hold a piece of my fractured heart.
LITTLE WINGS OF FATE (MMM MONSTER ROMANCE) (CREATURE CAFE SERIES BOOK 9) by Clio Evans
Creatures of all kinds go to the Barista to find love, including the fanged fallen angel Gabriel. Gabriel is looking for another mate for his Cam. After all of the terrible things they have been through, he is willing to finally let a human into his life — even though they are definitely not for him, and certainly just for Cam. The Barista has the perfect person in mind— his tattoo artist, Seth. Gabe, Cam, and Seth have all walked alone in their lives up until meeting each other. Between curses and broken wings, the three of them find comfort in the arms of desire. The walls of trust can be built, but will they be strong enough to keep their lives from crumbling when Lucifer returns? Amazon KU
HUNGRY LIKE HER WOLF: MAGIC AND MAYHEM UNIVERSE (HUNGRY FUR LOVE BOOK 1) by C D Gorri
Can I embrace my destiny as a seer witch, save my hometown, and claim my mate all in one weekend? You bet my Aunt Edna sized butt I can! Time to put on my big girl panties and do this thing! Growing up in Castor’s Corner was a bit tricky for a Castor. As mayor, I’m always working. On top of that, my two BFFs and I make up the town’s witch trifecta. It’s our job to keep our supernatural town off the human radar and to keep outsiders out. You see, our town has a history of going to hell in a handbasket every time someone new moves in. Like literally. About a hundred years ago, the witches who lived here agreed to keep outsiders out forever. But when I’m accidentally late to our monthly gathering, I kinda left the barrier down. Now we’ve got Ghosts, Ghouls, and smexy Shifters invading! The town kids are spooked by something in our cemetery and Mr. Hottie McFurry is giving me all sorts of naughty thoughts. Castor’s Corner was turning into one hot mess, and it was up to me to clean it up. I just haven’t figured out how yet. Amazon Apple Books Kobo
BATTLE OF THE HEXES: MAGIC AND MAYHEM UNIVERSE (SISTERS BOOK 1) by Kinsley Adams
Exile is a fancy five-letter word, and one I didn’t take seriously until Baba Yaga sentenced me to live here in Cold-as-Balls, Alberta. Canada, ya’ll. Seriously. My southern blood can’t handle all this snow and ice. There’s no summer in sight either, thanks to some ex-witch-bitch with an inflated ego who thought it’d be funny to curse this town into endless winter. A curse I’m charged with breaking. Even worse? That ex-witch is also the ex-wife of the local alpha werewolf, who claims I’m his mate. He may look yummier than a donut dipped in honey, but I’m not interested in commitment, no matter how much I may be tempted. Frozen wastelands, a jealous ex, and a sexier-than-sin mate is more than enough to make me want to strap on some snowshoes and get the heck “oot” of here. Unfortunately, true love’s kiss is the only thing that can break this curse and free me from this hellhole. Ha! Someone really got their wires crossed when they chose me for this task. True love ain’t nothing but a fairytale. Right?
SPELLS AWAKENING: MAGIC AND MAYHEM UNIVERSE by Rose Betancourt
Piper Perdue’s Paradise Spa and Retreat becomes anything but calming when guests are attacked with malicious magic spells. Running a spa where paranormal folks come to get their magical mojo back is much more challenging than Piper anticipated. Has a bad witch infiltrated the spa posing as a guest? Lucky for Piper she has help from a handsome cop, but someone from her past returns and is not happy with Piper’s budding romance with the sexy police officer. This causes even more tension. Now Piper must find the nefarious witch and get rid of the negative energy at the spa before the pampering and relaxation turn into permanent repose.
PLAY THAT SKUNKY MUSIC: MAGIC AND MAYHEM UNIVERSE (THE BACKCREEK CHRONICLES BOOK TWO) by Erick Buckley
Brittany Flair is turning the old Stagger Inn in Backcrack Creek, KY into the hottest Shifter spot east of the Mississippi: QUEEN B’s CABARET! Great food! Cold drinks! And most importantly, the hottest music sung by the hottest WereSkunk to ever earn her fur: Brittany herself! If she can find that “special sound” she’s searching for, it’s going to be the party destination of the Shifter world. Except there’s this Vampire…Olé Nast E’Fuqhuer is just what his name says. The undead, immortal poo-head has decided to build one of his chain of cheesy, tacky hillbilly hellhole club’s; Uncle Roy’s Redneck Roadhouse right in Backcrack Creek! And he will lie, cheat, steal, and yes, drain the blood from anyone who wants to try and compete with his plans. And he’s brought 1970s WereWolf Elvis-wannabe D-listers Arlo Mantooth and his Wooden Retainers as a nostalgic, secret weapon. He’s also brought his dominatrix twin WereMinks, Olga and Inga Swenson with him for (ahem) stress-relief. With so much on the line, a former WereElk boyfriend stuck in animal form, her Witch and Warlock benefactors, and a new and very unexpected love interest to take care of, all Brittany can do is work her striped tail off and PLAY THAT SKUNK-Y MUSIC! Amazon Apple Books Kobo
LOVE POTION 999: MAGIC AND MAYHEM UNIVERSE (THE WITCH DOCTORS BOOK 2) by C S Edwards
Did you hear the one about what happened when a witch doctor met a witchologist in a bar? Well, it most definitely involved… a fight with her mother, too many Gnome Island Iced Teas, and a cloud of intoxicating glitter. But for Betsy Babington, life—and love—is no joke. The famous apothecary and alchemist witch doctor is 135, single, successful, and… bored. Ready to change things up, Betsy enlists her coven of misfits and two mischievous cherubs to make a rogue love potion recipe—for the next big thing in her well-known brand. Definitely not for herself! Some magical historians have said Betsy Babington’s tangle with the trouble of Love Potion #999 was like opening Pandora’s box, but that was a little extreme. For those who were there, it was more like a weekend in Vegas.
WICKED OBSSESSION: MAGIC AND MAYHEM UNIVERSE (WICKED SERIES BOOK 8) by Teresa Gabelman
With the past behind her, Ember is ready to live a normal life once again. Searching for the one person who can help her, she finds herself in the town of Assjacket. Because of a spell, Ember has been living in a world where she has faced nothing but cruelty. Her obsession to break the spell placed upon her leads her to a man who sees past it all to the woman she really is. Zach looked past the scars both visible and hidden the first time he noticed Ember. Instead, he sees a kind soul who is being treated horribly. Her quick wit and intelligence, as well as humor, attracts him to her instantly. He vows to help her fight the ghosts from her past. One thing about Zach, he has never lost a fight. Welcome back to the town of Assjacket for more wickedly hilarious mixtures of paranormal personalities.
HEX ME ALL NIGHT LONG: MAGIC AND MAYHEM UNIVERSE (HEX DRIVE BOOK 5) by Renee George
When your love life is laggin’, and you’re crushin’ on a dragon, it’s time to practice safe hex. Shirley Brothers, the head of the Rogue Magic Control Agency (RMCA), has one mission on her mind. Find a dragon’s heart and don’t lose her own in the process. Falling for the dragon isn’t part of the plan. Plan’s fail. Andrak the dragon is big, he’s sexy, and he doesn’t have to breathe fire to get her hot. He’s also single-minded when it comes to getting what’s his. Andrak searched for the pieces of his broken heart for thousands of years. He’s finally closing in on the prize, and nothing will stop him from reaching his ultimate goal. Well, nothing except a 200-year-old witch. She’s a little bit bossy, and he finds that a lot sexy. But when the fragments are taken by a cult of necromancers and the witch council call for Shirley’s arrest, the two of them go rogue for a mission that puts their romance and their lives in jeopardy.
TONGUE TWISTED: MAGIC AND MAYHEM UNIVERSE (WEEKEND MAGIC BOOK THREE) by Amy Gregory
Rox Dee is the brother of not one, but two sisters. He works hard all day at Carpe Diem, their family-owned bed and breakfast. In his spare downtime, he enjoys music, especially playing his guitar. Lately his sisters’ lives have been requiring more of his time. Especially with weddings and fighting off bad immortals. Not that he minds because his mate hasn’t come to him yet. Yet, the moment she does, he turns into any TV character ever that has played a completely speechless idiot, with a worthless wingman to boot. Honey Efronavich has spent her life hiding quietly in plain sight. In a mortal’s world that is. She’s happy with her peace and books, and her guilty pleasure–Cosmopolitan Magazine. After all, how else is going to learn about men. Surely at least some of the same rules apply to warlocks as well. She doesn’t get the chance to study her latest issue before she’s standing face to face with the first gorgeous man in her life that she knows is immortal. Terrifying circumstances brought them together, and though everything is all right, Honey is not. The “be confident” advice in all the articles over the years has flown out the window, because she can do is hope to evaporate. Amazon Kobo
HOODOO YOU LOVE: MAGIC AND MAYHEM UNIVERSE (HOODOO AND BAYOU SERIES BOOK 3) by Kathy Love
Something strange is in the air…For the past few month, Mally Jourdain–wait, it’s Princess Mally Dubois now–feels as if things are going pretty well in her witchy world. She has managed to save the day for the rougarou pack that she now lives among. Some of them even seem to like her. Well, a little anyway. She’s made some new bayou friends, including a fairy and a real Bayou Witch. And it appears her arranged marriage to the rougarou prince is getting interesting. Very, very interesting…But a shadow from the past is lurking. She can feel it. Her witching abilities are still dicey, and she needs to get them working—and fast. So, when she encounters another Bayou Witch, who offers to help her with her magic, Mally can’t resist.Unfortunately, not all is as it seems, and she finds herself in a big, ole, magical mess. Can she sort out her shoddy magic and save herself and her family? Again.
STONE COLD CRONE: MAGIC AND MAYHEM UNIVERSE (GAME OF CRONES BOOK 1) by Donna MacDonald
The power of three isn’t what it used to be. Violet likes living as a Crone. Even though her nearly toothless smile looks like a Halloween pumpkin carving gone wrong, she will never regret making her Crone bargain with Hecate. She hopes her centuries-old coven of three from Salem doesn’t have regrets either, but she rarely knows what Listeria and Katherine really think. Being the oldest and the only natural witch among them, her coven witches mostly enjoy giving Violet a hard time. Normally, she’s fine with being the butt of their jokes, but a blast from the past is back to haunt them. And that’s no joking matter. The witch hunter they sent to The Place Between centuries ago is back among the living and busy building the dark witch coven of his dreams. The husband who abandoned her a decade ago, and who wants them to get back together, thinks Violet should leave taking care of the bad guy to the Baba Yaga. That’s never going to happen because…(more blurb on ebook seller page…)
WITCH ON THE FLY: MAGIC AND MAYHEM UNIVERSE (WITCHES OF MYSTIC GROVE BOOK 3) by Isabel Michaels
Three witches, three wolves, one prophecy – It’s time for the Witches of Mystic Grove to join the 21st-century. But first, they need to expel all their archaic rituals. Cassandra Gray understands better than anyone the task before them. It’s the reason she’s been avoiding her best friend, Asher Alexander. But when a night of passion produces a positive pregnancy test, Cassie’s world is turned upside down. Plagued with fear, anxiety and a prophecy looming over her head, she reluctantly tells the father. The last thing she wants is a relationship based on duty and obligation. Asher Alexander is the omega of the Mystic Wolf Shadow Pack. When chaos erupts, he’s the calm, cool, collected one. Until he discovers, he’s going to be a father. All reason flies out the window when his mate rejects his proposal.
THAT DINO’S HANGIN’ TEN: MAGIC AND MAYHEM UNIVERSE (MAIDENS OF MAYHEM BOOK 7) by Julia Mills
Take one crazy Crow who knows she’s not a Raven. Add the best Flock ever given wings by the Great Goddess. Mix it up with an Ancient Greek Dino, a group of goofy gobsmacks who thinks he walks on water, and don’t forget the Almighty Shifter Wanker – and you’ve got one heckuva mystery only the Maidens of Mayhem can solve. Will the girls find the ‘jewel’ in time? Or will Tallulu Parish get sucked into Hell where its inhabitants will be forced to scoop Hellcat litter boxes for the rest of eternity? Well, nobody knows but it’s bound to be better than a ride on Uncle Horace’s airboat during a hurricane.
WITCH UPON A STAR: MAGIC AND MAYHEM UNIVERSE by Marianne Morea
I’m Linzie Hellborne. Half-witch/half-demon, and most recently the local it girl for the Queen of all witches, a.k.a. the Baba Yaga. I’m her Salem connection when she needs a shenanigans stopper, like when she sent me to the swamp to stop an illegal witch-blood ring. That swamp was a trip and a half, but some good came out of it. His name? Daniel Saint. And we’re engaged! The wedding is on the day of the Witch’s Star, a magical twenty-four hours where wishes can come true. So imagine my surprise when the Baba Yaga offers to officiate. If you think that raised an eyebrow, you’re right. Turns out there are more shenanigans at play, only this time it’s way personal. As in my mother and little sisters in danger, personal. I’m leaving my wedding lace behind and donning my O.G. black leather to raise my demon side and search for my family in the darkest of places. With Daniel and the Baba Yaga riding shotgun, I’m loaded for bear… or vampire… or evil witch…Care to join our posse?
THE CHEEKY PRINCE: MAGIC AND MAYHEM UNIVERSE (CHRONICLES OF THE VEIL BOOK 3) by Julia Morgan
The day I took my life back I was able to see the damage my lunatic aunt had caused, and my only ally was my purple chicken, Harriet. I’m the prince of the Dark Fae kingdom, yet, my people treat me as if I’m an outsider. I can’t say as I blame them. Imagine being locked in your own mind and someone tosses in a stink bomb from an Ogre. You’d fight like hell to escape, too. Then there’s the woman I knew to be my true fated mate, Shyla Olsen. She fought to save me until the day I had her banished from the kingdom… but it wasn’t me, not really. It was my aunt pulling the strings and I was nothing more than her marionette. But I’m no longer a shiny puppet and dammit, I’m no doll to toy with. And now my psychotic cousin has come to town. If he has his way, the kingdom will be his. I have to put an end to his scheme and with Shyla by my side, nothing can stop us. Except her heart… if she’ll forgive me and become my wife. Amazon Apple Books Kobo
FANGS AND CAULDRONS: MAGIC AND MAYHEM UNIVERSE (STAKES AND SPELLS MYSTERIES BOOK 3) by Lynn Morrison
When my shifter boyfriend promised a surprise, I wasn’t expecting it to be a corpse. A dead witch? Bad. On vampire land? Worse. And that vampire happens to be my ex? You’re kidding me, right? The call to investigate ruins a perfectly good date night, sending me and my werewolf boyfriend from a romantic interlude to a crime scene. Someone strangled a young witch and it falls to us to identify the culprit. While few investigations are simple, this one comes with a hefty side of politics and the presence of my ex. Between Baba Yaga holding my feet to the fire, and my ex trying to fan new flames of passion, I’m desperate for a way out. But a dead witch on vampire land threatens a delicate truce between the sides. With the clock ticking, we’ve got one chance to solve the case. The cost of failure: all out war. It’s time to sharpen my fangs and stir my cauldron. I’m not about to let anyone get away with murder. Amazon Apple Books Kobo
THE WITCH WITH AN ITCH: MAGIC AND MAYHEM UNIVERSE by Virginia Nelson
Flemming Fletch is a witch with the perfect life—until she gets hit by a moving truck full of her own belongings lovingly packed by her suddenly-ex-fiancé. She heads back to her hometown to figure out where it all went wrong, but instead of solving problems, she makes even more. One badly cast love spell later, and she’s covered in hives. She can’t ask other witches for help—forbidden spells come with some nasty punishments, after all—so she turns to a healer. Can a guy dedicated to healing bodies possibly cure her broken heart?
THE FINAL STRIFE by Saara El-Arifi
Red is the blood of the elite, of magic, of control. Blue is the blood of the poor, of workers, of the resistance. Clear is the blood of the slaves, of the crushed, of the invisible. Sylah dreams of days growing up in the resistance, being told she would spark a revolution that would free the empire from the red-blooded ruling classes’ tyranny. That spark was extinguished the day she watched her family murdered before her eyes. Anoor has been told she’s nothing, no one, a disappointment, by the only person who matters: her mother, the most powerful ruler in the empire. But when Sylah and Anoor meet, a fire burns between them that could consume the kingdom—and their hearts. Hassa moves through the world unseen by upper classes, so she knows what it means to be invisible. But invisibility has its uses: It can hide the most dangerous of secrets, secrets that can reignite a revolution. And when she joins forces with Sylah and Anoor, together these grains of sand will become a storm. As the empire begins a set of trials of combat and skill designed to find its new leaders, the stage is set for blood to flow, power to shift, and cities to burn. Amazon Apple Books Kobo
TITAN: A GARGOYLE DADDY DOM ROMANCE (ROMANCING HIS STONE BOOK 1) by Jillian Graves
When former child star Julianna Novak loses everything to her shady managers, she’ll do whatever it takes to win her independence back, even if it means rushing to find a new sugar daddy. When Titan, a wealthy businessman, makes her an offer she can’t refuse, she soon realizes he may not be what he seems. His curved horns, massive wings, and ribbed prehensile tail are, however, more than she ever bargained for. Leader of the last surviving gargoyles, Titan knows what desperation looks like, and he recognizes it in Julianna. The heavy weight she carries is one he’s able to bear—and one he finds he wants to. Julianna needs a Daddy, and Titan is ready to be the firm hand—and more—she needs. When his missing supernatural artifact and her financial troubles unexpectedly align, Titan and Julianna find that a single night together won’t be enough. Confronted by old enemies, the diverging paths they once followed may no longer be the destiny their hearts desire. Important Note: Please check author’s website for full description and CWs. Amazon KU
TRAIN BOUND TO FORTY: A PARANORMAL WOMEN’S FICTION NOVEL (SCENIC MAGICAL MIDLIFE TOUR BOOK 1) by Stephanie Berchiolly
Turning forty isn’t for the faint of heart! My name’s Florebelle Fairfield. I thought when you hit this age, your life’s supposed to be sorted out? Nope! Mine fell apart! I’ve heard of midlife crises, but a whole magical destiny no one prepared me for? That requires reinforcements! Luckily, I have my childhood besties, Star and Amira, a couple of kick-ass witches, who’ve always got my back. If anyone can help me through this mounting magical mess, it’s them. Hopefully, they can save my sanity, too. This isn’t what I signed up for… Can I just skip to forty-one? Amazon Apple Books Kobo
BETRAYAL AND CURSES: BOOK TWO VENOM & STONE DUET (CURSED WOMEN BOOK 2) by Erin O’Kane
Maya has been lied to and betrayed by those she loves. She’s learnt first-hand that appearance doesn’t always make the monster. Some of the worst atrocities she’s seen were actually committed by humans. After meeting the King Kai of Saren, she’s left with a choice that threatens to tear apart everything she knows. Returning to the city of Vaella, Maya continues her search for the missing child slaves whilst trying to decide the best course of action. With her mates at her side, she’s stronger than ever before, except there are secrets and heartbreak around every corner. Can she see through the lies and make the right choices to break her curse, or will she succumb to her monster and let her heart turn to stone? Is there really such a thing as a happily ever after for a monster such as her? Amazon KU
TODD #3: PARANORMAL MMM KRAKEN-DRAGON SHIFTER ROMANCE (TANGLED TENTACLES by JP Sayle and Lisa Oliver
Todd Thalassa is the youngest of five krakens and the only omega. When he discovers he has not one, but two fated mates, it sends him and his overprotective brothers into a tentacle spin. Todd has to navigate being part of a triad and stopping his brothers from interfering while working against the clock to find stolen dragon eggs ─ simple. Lucas Benenati and Kijina Damaris have always known they were meant to be together, along with a third. A mission to find missing dragon eggs leads them to their fated mate. Unfortunately, they don’t make the best first impression on Todd or his brothers. While searching for the missing eggs, the mates discover a despicable pattern that puts others at risk. Can they navigate a new relationship that’s full of revelations and surprizes while keeping everyone safe? Amazon Apple Books Kobo
A CROWN OF HOPES AND SORROWS (APOLLO ASCENDING BOOK 2) by Nicole Bailey
Two souls bound together. But one thing threatens to tear them apart. Jealousy. While tensions build and fates shift, Hyacinth and Apollo seek Zephyrus. God of the west wind. Well connected among low deities. And Hyacinth’s previous lover. Amid political schemes and personal struggles, Apollo and Hyacinth tumble through a world verging on war. But as jealousy flares and secrets come to light, all their careful planning may burn to ash. Amazon KU
WALL MEN BOOK TWO: A VOW BROKEN (THE WALL MEN SERIES 2) by Mimi Jean Pamfiloff
Here’s a terrifying fact: monsters live in a world only a step away from ours. And they love eating people. I’d know because I was taken prisoner by one, the Blood King. Vampires. Blech! Steer clear of those. Luckily for us, getting here isn’t so easy. They’d have to cross a bridge that’s protected by a wall built by my ancestors and guarded by the Wall Men. Unlucky is that the wall is under attack, and the king of the Wall Men wants my help. By marrying him. Did I mention he’s a fifty-foot-tall warlord? And that the marriage must be—gulp—consummated? To save both our worlds, I must say “I do” in a forever vow with a major string attached. Except my giant husband kept the biggest string hidden from me, and now it’s too late to escape.
QUEEN OF ROT AND PAIN (THE PALE COURT BOOK 2) by Liv Zander
I punish lies and deceit, An eternal damnation of agony and pain. Yet, when it is my wife whose deception plagues me, I know what I must do. Shackle her soul to the lying, cold corpse that she is,
Ensuring that she never escapes me. My wrath, My torture, My pain, And my pleasure. I am the King of Flesh and Bone, Every part of her I possess and own. She is mine, Death shall never do us part.
Welcome home, my queen. Amazon KU
COURTING THE PROFESSOR (MATCHMAKERS IN TIME BOOK 5) by Kit Morgan
The 21st Century: Professor Andrew Beaumont was a chemistry professor, not a physicist, so when two strange men show up asking about time travel, he was a little confused. Never mind the fact one claimed to be a duke, it’s when they brought up Clear Creek that Andrew’s ears perked up. One of his students had seen bright lights just outside the town and talked abut aliens. Was there more to the boy’s story, or had the kid been reading too many science fiction novels? The 19th Century: Tillie White was different, shy, and some folks in Clear Creek thought she was just plain loco. Little did they know she was so much more. And though Tillie had an inkling she was differnt, she had no idea how much. That is until a strange man dressed in odd clothing showed up on her doorstep. Yet, as odd as he was, he was also familiar. Too bad she was too terrified to leave her house to find out why. AmazonKU
FATED SOULS (SHADOW CITYl: DEMON WOLF BOOK 3) by Jen L Grey
The truth didn’t set me free. Instead, it shattered my world and destroyed everything I thought I knew. I had been hidden away with my powers cloaked by those who were desperate to protect me. But now that my true identity has been revealed, a vile enemy is desperate to capture me. I need Cyrus, my fated mate, now more than ever. His support makes me stronger, and I need that strength as I uncover more about my hidden heritage. By doing so, I inadvertently awaken deadly threats that target me and those I love. Danger is closing in as my adversaries grow intent on killing Cyrus and handing me over to the prince of Hell. To protect my mate, I’ll have to harness my emerging powers and prepare for war. My days as a pawn are over, and I will fight to protect those I hold dear… even if it takes my last breath. Amazon KU
THE SCARLET THREAD: A GOTHIC GASLAMP VICTORIAN PARANORMAL MYSTERY by Kat Ross
Bloody Mary Worth. Say her name thirteen times in a mirror and you might see the face of your future husband. Or, less happily, your own shrieking demise. December 1889. When society girls start dropping like flies at the start of the Winter Ball Season, Harrison Fearing Pell lands her first juicy case since she was suspended from the Society for Psychical Research. And the prime suspect is the very same client who landed her in the soup last time—criminal prodigy and all-around nuisance James Moran. The victims appear to have been scared to death. But is the real culprit the ghost of a vengeful dead girl—or something even worse? As Harry digs deeper into Mary’s unsolved murder thirty years before, the icy hand of the past reaches into the present. What is the significance of the scarlet thread wound around the victims’ fingers? Is there a connection to the mesmerism fad sweeping New York? And if he’s innocent, why is James still such an insufferable bastard? Moran’s connections to the city’s seedy underworld might be the key to untangling the mystery—assuming Harry can find the answer before she ends up killing him herself. Amazon Apple Books Kobo
WITCHSLAYER’S SCION by L T Getty
Koth’s life was decided for him since before he was born, for his ability to heal wounds by touch is rare even among his people. When an attempted kidnapping turns to sacrificial murder, he embraces vengeance and the sword. As he journeys far from his small, isolated village in the north, he learns the truth as to why his bloodline is targeted by strange magic, in a world still rebuilding from a time when dark sorcerers didn’t bother with secrecy. Koth thinks his quest is straightforward enough: find the men responsible and kill them—and any who aid them. He will soon learn that those who have both privilege and power, there are few things they lack—and in the pursuit of godhood, their allies can prove even more sinister as mere mortals seek to advent empires and dynasties.
CURSED WITCH (CREATURES OF THE UNDERWORLD) by Brogan Thomas
Tuesday Larson thought she’d settled for normal. A disappointment to her mother for never taking well to magic, she deliberately put distance between her family and any witchery. But the supernatural destroys her barriers when a group of mercenaries tears through her home looking for blood. Escaping with her cat-sized dragon to find her coven under attack, Tuesday’s stunned when a hunky wolf shifter saves her from an elf abductor. But when she ends up at a quirky hotel that unleashes her abilities, she’s shocked to learn she’s part of a race that’s being hunted to extinction. Finally graced with formidable powers, will she outlive the shift? Amazon KU
THIS WICKED FATE (THIS POISON HEART) by Kaylynn Bayron
Briseis has one chance to save her mother, but she’ll need to do the impossible: find the last fragment of the deadly Absyrtus Heart. To locate the missing piece, she must turn to the blood relatives she’s never known, learn about their secret powers, and take her place in their ancient lineage. But Briseis is not the only one who wants the Heart, and her enemies will stop at nothing to fulfill their own ruthless plans. The fates tell of a truly dangerous journey, one that could end in more heartache, more death. Strengthened by the sisterhood of ancient magic, can Briseis harness her power to save the people she loves most? Amazon Apple Books Kobo
THE BALLAD OF PERILOUS GRAVES by Alex Jennings
Nola is a city full of wonders. A place of sky trolleys and dead cabs, where haints dance the night away and Wise Women help keep the order. To those from Away, Nola might seem strange. To Perilous Graves, it’s simply home. In a world of everyday miracles, Perry might not have a talent for magic, but he does know Nola’s rhythm as intimately as his own heartbeat. So when the city’s Great Magician starts appearing in odd places and essential songs are forgotten, Perry realizes trouble is afoot. Nine songs of power have escaped from the piano that maintains the city’s beat, and without them, Nola will fail. Unwilling to watch his home be destroyed, Perry will sacrifice everything to save it. But a storm is brewing, and the Haint of All Haints is awake. Nola’s time might be coming to an end.
THE LOOPHOLE by Naz Kutub
Sy placed all his bets for happiness on his boyfriend, Farouk . . . who then left him to try and “fix the world.” Now, the timid seventeen-year-old Indian Muslim boy is stuck in a dead-end coffee shop job and all he can do is wish for one more chance . . .Sy never expects his wish to be granted. But when a mysterious girl offers him three wishes in exchange for his help and proves she can grant at least one wish with an instant million-dollar deposit into Sy’s struggling bank account, a whole new world of possibility opens up. Is she magic? Or just rich? And can Sy find the courage to leave Los Angeles and cross the Atlantic Ocean to lands he’d never even dreamed he could visit, all to track down his missing ex? With help from his potentially otherworldly new friend, will Sy go all the way for one last, desperate chance at rebuilding his life and refinding love?
JUNIPER AND THORN: A NOVEL by Ava Reid
A gruesome curse. A city in upheaval. A monster with unquenchable appetites. Marlinchen and her two sisters live with their wizard father in a city shifting from magic to industry. As Oblya’s last true witches, she and her sisters are little more than a tourist trap as they treat their clients with archaic remedies and beguile them with nostalgic charm. Marlinchen spends her days divining secrets in exchange for rubles and trying to placate her tyrannical, xenophobic father, who keeps his daughters sequestered from the outside world. But at night, Marlinchen and her sisters sneak out to enjoy the city’s amenities and revel in its thrills, particularly the recently established ballet theater, where Marlinchen meets a dancer who quickly captures her heart. As Marlinchen’s late-night trysts grow more fervent and frequent, so does the threat of her father’s rage and magic. And while Oblya flourishes with culture and bustles with enterprise, a monster lurks in its midst, borne of intolerance and resentment and suffused with old-world power. Caught between history and progress and blood and desire, Marlinchen must draw upon her own magic to keep her city safe and find her place within it.
ENCHANTED TO DEATH (THE CRAYON KITTEN COZY MYSTERY SERIES BOOK 2) by Constance Barker
The victim loved playing games on people and she may in death as well. Could the death be her own last laugh on those she wanted to exact revenge? Her children weren’t fond of her games or each other. Has one of them taken the sport of pranks one step too far? And why was a man written into her will at the last minute? Seems strange. Can Kacie collect clues from the dear departed or does the deceased still want to play games, even in death? Amazon KU
THE NOBODIES by Alanna Schubach
Jess and Nina, Nina and Jess … to everyone else they’re typical best friends, sharing closeness and confidences in their own little world. But Nina and Jess have a secret. Simply by touching their foreheads together, they can swap bodies. In Jess’s assertive persona, self-conscious Nina turns bolder, free to say what she’s frightened to voice on her own. Inhabiting Nina, Jess becomes part of the loving, stable family she craves. Now, in crisis after her father’s death, Jess has reentered Nina’s life following a long separation. Once again they switch bodies, and their worlds begin to mesh. Each deceives the other, confesses, is forgiven. But how deeply can you sink into another’s life before there’s nothing left of you? Set against the vibrant backdrop of New York City, The Nobodies poses questions about the nature of intimacy, the many flavors of betrayal, and the value of female friendships.
SORCERY’S KISS (DEMON TALES AND FAIRY GAMES BOOK 1) by Kayleigh Sky
Welcome to the Fillery Hotel, home to the Bells and Balls Convention, and last stop for a runaway fairy prince and the grumpy demon hunter who loves him. Dick Slumber is a growly demon hunter with a three-legged cat he doesn’t want and a secret he must keep at all costs. But Dick has a problem—he’s not who he says he is, and he’s running out of ways to hide it. Gin Lark is a feisty fairy prince whose job is to help his sister keep demons out of the human realm. But Gin has a problem—he doesn’t possess an ounce of magic, and somebody wants him dead. When Gin goes into hiding as a hotel housekeeper, and Dick is hired to find him, they discover themselves in the center of a cursed hotel, a resurrected pinball convention with its own secrets, and a tear in the sky called the rift, which is about to let loose a horde of demons. Falling in love should be the last thing on Dick and Gin’s to-do list—unless love is the only thing that can save them. Amazon KU
THE UNEXPECTED GENTLEMAN (LOVE THROUGH TIME) by Augustina Van Hoven
The Honorable Henry Darington, third son of the Earl of Lindford, thinks himself very ill-used by circumstances. His father does not agree, and Henry soon finds himself with a one-way ticket to the former British colonies. He’s prepared for a difficult adjustment, but not for twenty-first century America, where horses are iron, women are half-naked, and his heart is endangered. Laurel Bishop is in the midst of her feeding the animals on her little farm and worrying about a predatory developer’s next moves, when she stumbles across an unconscious man. If that isn’t enough, he’s dressed like a character from a Jane Austen play. When she finally realizes he’s the real thing—a time traveler—she’s torn. He’s a complete stranger. How can she just take him in? But how can she not? Amazon Apple Books Kobo
THEY HAD EYES OF SILVER (THE WULFIN SERIES BOOK 1) by S E Davis
Veterinarian Reina Kirke is exhausted. So, when her best friend suggests a European vacation, she doesn’t hesitate. A much-needed break and a chance to investigate her mysterious family tree sound perfect. Too bad she’s in no way prepared for what she finds. The fairytale town in Belgium hides family secrets grounded in the supernatural. Legends of werewolves and witches surround her, and a taboo love affair threatens to pull her into a danger she might not be able to handle. What seems like a chance encounter with Blaise Woodward, a brooding hunk with his own secrets, sets up a sequence of events that could unravel both of their families as they realize their deep connection to each other is generations old. But only one thing is certain. Their lives will never be the same. AmazonKU
AN OMEGA BEAR FOR VICTOR (BRUIN RIDGE BEAR-GINNINGS BOOK 3) by Lorelai M Hart and Colbie Dunbar
Victor thought it was all a dream—until he discovered that it wasn’t. Alpha cheetah shifter Victor grew up rogue, living his life among humans. When he starts dreaming of pack life, he brushes it off. He’s fine living his life solo. He doesn’t need to be surrounded by others like him to find his worth. Besides, he just finished his residency and has offers from some of the best hospitals in the country. So, why is he feeling the pull to answer a call in the mountains—in a bear den of all places? When he accepts a job and is on his way to the city, he finds himself driving through Bruin Ridge territory. What could it hurt to stop by and check it out? Omega bear shifter Brian loves all the changes that he’s seen in his den. What was once a place where omegas were treated as less than is now a place where true equality reigns. When a stranger comes to see about taking over as Healer, Brian scents his true mate. His bear is thrilled, and so is he—that is, until he’s slapped in the face with the truth: Victor is moving to the city in a week. He’s never had any intention of becoming Healer. What good is a mate if he’ll ask you to leave everything? Brian isn’t willing to stick around and find out, taking his fur and hiding until the fancy city doctor takes his leave. Amazon KU
ACCIDENTAL CUPID (SUPERNATURAL RETRIEVAL AGENCY BOOK 4) by Laura Greenwood
As a cupid, Pippa does everything she can to avoid setting people up, but sometimes, she just can’t help herself. When her best friends get engaged, she ends up at a Halloween party with the last person she ever expected to see again. Can Pippa avoid matchmaking and her ex-boyfriend all in the same night? Amazon Apple Books Kobo
CROWNED EMPRESS (BEYOND THE CURSE BOOK 3) by Laura Greenwood
Time is running out for Keira and her friends. The consequences of not getting her crown back are starting to show, and if she doesn’t do something to fix it, there’ll be even more trouble. Crowned Empress is book three in the Beyond The Curse dark fantasy fairy tale series. It is inspired by fairy tale lore, including Sleeping Beauty and Hansel & Gretel. It includes an m/f romantic sub-plot. Amazon Apple Books Kobo
HELLHOUNDS AND HELLFIRE (VAMPIRES OF BLOOD AND BONES BOL 3) by B A Stretke
Evrard, the Hellhound Bard, is a fearsome leader seldom seen outside his Rocky Mountain compound. When he reached out to Coven DuCane for a meeting, the entire Coven went on alert. Evrard isn’t a man who makes social calls. He arrived on hellfire, bringing devastating news, an old foe of Coven DuCane has returned, and he brings with him something so deadly that only someone as old and powerful as Evrard can bring it down. The visit takes on a whole new dynamic when a young man stumbles his way to the gates of Palace DuCane, pleading for shelter and protection. His entire family has been murdered, and he fears he will be next. That sweet boy will shift the old Hellhound’s world off its axis and give him so much more to fight for. Kyler is the youngest member of the Zamfir family and is now the sole survivor. He’s running for his life with only the family’s magic, grief, and his own determination to fuel him. He was told to seek out Louis DuCane. The great Master Vampire would shelter him, keep him safe from whatever was determined to end his family line. At Palace DuCane, he will find so much more than a roof to shelter him. He will find a war on the brink and the most gorgeous and powerful man he’s ever laid eyes on. If he can survive what is to come, maybe, just maybe, he could have a future with the man. What he wouldn’t give to have a man like that dominate his life, own him mind, body, and soul. He just has to live. Amazon
MAGIC BETRAYS (THE RANDI SANDERSON SERIES BOOK 2) by Lia Davis
War is brewing. One rogue outfit inspires fear in both Heaven and Hell alike. The Shade. A group of half-angel, half-demon malcontents bent on domination over the middle. But first, they’ll have to deal with Jacksonville’s lead detective, Randi Sanderson. A hybrid herself, Randi distanced herself from the magical world, content to live and work among humans. However, after she barely managed to save her own son from the grip of Shade operatives, she’s prepared to dive back into the supernatural underbelly — and tear it apart. Hell’s no place for a kid, but without safer alternatives, Randi lets her father take her son into hiding while she deals with…(more blurb on ebook seller page…)
BADGE (COVEN OF DESIRE) by Ellen Mint
They’ve found her. Layla’s life is a mess. Thanks to Ink’s big mouth, Cal knows that she knows about the big red wolf, and he is pissed. She can’t find a way to bring Daniel back from death and even worse, Ink seems to think that’s the perfect time to dissolve their bond. Naturally, the second she’s abandoned by her guys, the witch hunters strike. ..(more blurb on ebook seller’s page…) AmazonKU
THE SORCEROR’S ALPHA (THE MIDDLE SEA BOOK 2) by Corey Kerr
They’re lost in the wilderness. And there’s only one tent. When a routine mission goes horribly awry, expert wilderness scout Marut finds himself solely responsible for protecting one of the powerful court sorcerers. Marut is suspicious of magic and more comfortable with horses than people, but he comes to begrudgingly respect Sycamore as they flee for their lives. Lost in a strange and wild country and forced into close quarters, Marut and Sycamore develop an unexpected and unsettling intimacy during the long and treacherous journey home. Because Sycamore isn’t only a sorcerer, he’s also an omega, and he has needs Marut is irresistibly tempted to fill. But Marut’s first loyalty is to his kingdom, and the war they’ve fled from isn’t over. As they’re plunged back into the conflict, Marut is torn between serving his people and saving the man he’s grown to love. Amazon KU
OMEGAS DON’T CRY (KNOT THAT KIND OF GIRL) by Violet Fox
I’m being chased. Hunted. My pursuers? Three gorgeous hitmen with a penchant for killing omegas, each one more brutal than the last. That’s what I get for attacking my Correction Officer at the Omega Correction Compound. Somehow, I managed to escape by the skin of my teeth, and now I live a life on the run. They were going to kill me for being too spirited. Untameable. An omega with too much backbone. Yet to my surprise, my hunters only go and spare me, and that was how I ended up in the custody of Pack Cobra. Roman, Sebastian, and Isaac are tempting in every way, yet falling for my kidnappers is out of the question. I have to escape them. After all, I belong to no pack. I’m a big girl and I can take care of myself, thank you. Amazon KU
FOUND BY THE LAKE MONSTER: A LOVE BATHHOUSE MONSTER ROMANCE (MONSTROUS MATCHES) by Lillian Lark
A lake monster in heat, a lost human in the woods, and the lie that gets her stuffed…Getting lost in the woods was not the adventure Amy had in mind when she jumped at the chance to search for the local lake monster. She just wanted to liven up her steady but boring life, not wonder if every shadow on the ground is a snake and worry that no one will ever find her. Luckily, someone does find her.
Unexpectedly, that person isn’t human. Wildly, he seems to think that she’s his date. Adrian faces what could be his last heat. As his temperature rises and his biological clock ticks, his only hope is that the witch being sent by a famous matchmaker will be as compatible as he dreams. Can he convince his date to not only provide relief during his heat but also carry his eggs? Amazon Apple Books Kobo
CHAMPION OF DUSK AND DAWN (CHAMPIONS BOOK 2) by Megan Derr
Immediately after winning his spurs, Leonine is sent on a quest: track down the person or persons who assassinated the late king, and bring them back—dead or alive. Still exhausted from helping his former master win a vital championship, and reeling from being discarded by his lovers, all Leonine wants is a chance to catch his breath. Instead he is met with foul weather, brigands, and the very last two people in the world that he wants to see: Everard and Odilia, the lovers who discarded him, who decided he wasn’t worth the trouble. Just like everyone else in Leonine’s life. His vows as a knight require that he see them to safety, however, even as he continues his dangerous quest. Surrounded on all sides with challenges, Leonine isn’t certain what will break him first: the killers or the broken heart. Amazon Kobo
GATEWAYS TO THE PARANORMAL: 14 CLEAN AND SWEET PNR ADVENTURES by Various
VS Note: Story details on ebook seller page.
Fourteen beautiful and romantic paranormal adventures you won’t want to miss! AmazonKU
THE GRYPHON AND HIS THIEF by Karen Michelle Nutt
VS Note: I always enjoy her writing!
Darrien Andros, a gryphon sworn to protect humans is cursed to live forever, safeguarding the items in the Museum of Cursed Antiquities. His mundane life between the world of the living and turning to stone as the sun rises is disrupted when a thief attempts to steal Hecate’s Stone. He cannot eliminate her for her thieving ways. Not when she resembles his dead wife. Cali Angelis, a thief for hire, needs Hecate’s stone for her client. Only Darrien makes her question her client’s motives. She’d like to think Darrien delusional, but she’s seen the unbelievable. Will they unravel the mysteries behind the stone before history repeats itself? Amazon Kobo
INTO THE LION’S DEN (SECRETS OF THE NORTHLAND SHIFTERS BOOK 1) by A S Green
It’s not just Shifters who lurk in the shadows. Mountain lion shifter Reese Fitzpatrick never expected to be running his father’s business–a luxury resort hidden away in Minnesota’s Northland. But when his father is killed by a hunter’s bullet, it’s up to Reese to keep his father’s legacy alive. The job would be hard enough without the arrival of Sarah McAvoy, a mysterious woman with secrets of her own. While she quickly has Reese’s mountain lion purring inside his skin, she’s also such an irritating distraction he wants nothing more than to snarl and bite her. But Reese has more to worry about than an accidental reveal of his animal nature. If he and Sarah can’t get past their differences, overcome the slow-burn of their sexual tension, and make the summer a financial success, the Fitzpatrick land could soon be covered in parking lots and strip malls. Turns out, Reese’s father wasn’t the competent businessman he always believed him to be. And those vulture real estate developers are already hovering. Just waiting for Reese to fall. That is, if the hunter who killed his father doesn’t return to get him first. Amazon KU
WITCHIN MOONBEAM by Charity Parkerson
For all of his adult life, Wade has worked the night shift for the Elvenwood police department. It’s an easy gig with only the occasional burst of excitement. Either nothing happens in his town or it’s a case too big for the local police. Mostly, Wade just kills time on the clock. Now, people’s pets are going missing in droves. As a huge dog lover, that’s something that doesn’t sit right with Wade. He has to figure this one out. With zero clues, Wade heads to the local psychic, hoping Caspian might see something he can’t. Instead, Wade realizes the answer is a lot closer to home than he thinks, and he has a much bigger problem than he ever dreamed. Amazon KU
GUARDIAN OF HONOR (THE SUMMONING SERIES BOOK 1) by Robin D Owens
VS Note: Re-release. It’s an “Author’s Preferred Edition,” so I don’t know if that implies any new material or re-editing.
Marwey had ambitions – to become the chief of staff of the Marshall’s Castle – the seat of power in her land. Until she saw Pascal, a poor Castle Soldier. But he’s determined to become a Knight, and then a Marshall himself…years of danger on the battlefield, defending Lladrana from monstrous invaders. Sharing his life means sharing his danger, pairing with him and fighting as a Shield to his Sword. Then comes a new challenge, a woman from another land Marwey must help. Where does her destiny lie? With their magic boundaries collapsing and flesh-eating monsters invading, the Marshalls of Lladrana follow ancient tradition and summon a savior from the Exotique land. Amazon Apple Books Kobo
KISS OF SHADOW (COURT OF STARLIGHT AND DARKNESS BOOK 2) by Kinsey Hall
Accepting the throne could be a death wish….My coronation is near, but life is more dangerous than ever. King Lore and I are like an inferno waiting for a single match, but we still don’t trust each other. And as we travel to the High Court of the Fae for our wedding, a stalker lurks in the shadows. Someone doesn’t want me to be queen, and they’re willing to kill me to keep me off the throne. My only chance is to trust Lore, but I have too many secrets that could get me killed. Amazon KU
ATONE by J C Owens
VS Note: Sounded intense but good…one clicked and couldn’t stop reading. Loved it! Bought another book off the backlist…
Once, Tal Oryan was an elite warrior, fighting for the kingdom at the side of the powerful general who loved him. Then Tal loses everything in a haze of pain and betrayal after his hand is severed in battle. Now labeled a “cripple” and cast out from the warrior life he’s known for so long, he has no choice but to return to his past, a place of horror and guilt. He can no longer stay in the capital after High General Ramidine Swal, the man who once claimed him, never shows up after Tal is wounded. Worst of all, the priceless sword Ramidine once gifted to Tal is gone. Now Tal struggles to find a new purpose as the traumatic events in his past demand the most brutal of sacrifices…Ramidine Swal is known as The Golden General, feared, revered, and the right-hand man to the prince. But when he returns from a desperate victory to Tal, the wounded warrior he was forced to leave behind, he discovers that Tal has fled the capital. Ramidine soon learns of a twisted cover-up and a betrayal so dark it threatens not only the future peace but the very man he loves. Ramidine is not a man to be stolen from, and certainly not someone so precious as Tal. He is determined to find Tal and set things right, no matter the distance and no matter the cost. Tal will be his again. Amazon Kobo
WICKED GRAVES: AN IVY MORGAN AND MADDIE GRAVES MYSTERY by Lily Harper Hart
Maddie Graves-Winters should be preparing for the biggest day of her life – she’s going to become a mother in three months after all – but that’s impossible without the right crib. That means an outing to nearby Shadow Lake with her husband Nick, which turns into a nightmare she wasn’t expecting when a local author is struck in the middle of the road and left for dead. Ivy Morgan-Harker didn’t even know they had a famous author in town until she was already dead. When helping her husband Jack and his new partner search the dead woman’s house, she finds an entire wall of grievances, which seems to indicate the victim had more than one enemy. When Maddie and Ivy cross paths, sparks fly … in a magical way. It isn’t long before …(more blurb on ebook seller page…) Amazon KU
FORESTS OF GRANDEUR AND MALICE (A MAGE’S INFLUENCE BOOK 4) by Melanie Cellier
With the borders breaking down, and their friends in the settlement in deadly danger, Cadence and Airlie need to act fast. Instead they’re caught up in politics where torn allegiances threaten their freedom. But the greatest danger lies across the border in the fallen kingdom. The threat of the General still looms large, and the wild power is far beyond the control of any one person. After a lifetime of deception, the sisters are still discovering their power and heritage. Airlie wants to let go of her final secret, but she worries it could pave the path to further destruction, and she fears its revelation might mean losing Cadence for good. But it also might offer their only hope of salvation. If the sisters have any chance of saving their world, they must do it together. Amazon KU
THE LAST GOD by Gillian St Kevern
Kel, a former prince turned gravedigger, serves the Unknown God. Bitter about the gods’ neglect of their people, Kel’s limited patience with the divine is tested when his former lover, now a famous general, shows up in the tiny town of Farport. Done with being the gods’ plaything, Kel quits the priesthood—only to discover that the unknown god has plans for him and his ex. Iscar’s shocked to discover that the prince who was too good for a lowly soldier now follows the god of outcasts. He’s even more shocked when the unknown god declares himself to be War and claims Kel as his high-priest. Having experienced all war’s horrors, Iscar is determined to free Kel from the god, escorting him to Celestial City in an attempt to win Kel away. Kel fights his attraction to Iscar and struggles with his duty to his god. Iscar’s belief that the gods are just, and reward those who are deserving, is challenged by their journey. His allegiance is no longer to the gods, but to his love. But Kel, consumed by doubt, cannot see what a man—or a god—would want in him.
MAYHEM IN MONTREAL (CASE FILES OF AN URBAN DRUID) by Auburn Tempest and Michael Anderle
Welcome to the whacked and weird world of Fiona mac Cumhaill. If you’re new to Team Trouble, welcome. If you’re back for more—awesomesauce. In the past two years, I leveled up as a kick-ass urban druid and became the leader of the Fianna Warriors my ancestor Fionn mac Cumhaill needed me to be. The thing is—four months ago everything changed. The veil between realms came down. With dormant genes waking, the dominant races jockeying for their place in the hierarchy, and the world around us pulsing out of control with power, my position as the Fae Liaison of Toronto has gotten off to a chaotic start. Is anyone really surprised? Amazon KU
WITCH APPEAL (MAGICAL RENOVATION MYSTERIES BOOK 10) by Amy Boyles
When three mysterious people move to Peachwood, all of whom exhibit magical powers, Clem and Rufus are on high alert. You see, they had been warned that the Clearers, an order intent on destroying witches and wizards, are coming to their town with one goal–to end witchcraft in Peachwood. This leaves Clem with one question–who is the Clearer? Is it the preacher creating miracles at First Baptist? Or the barista whose every coffee concoction overflows with magic? Or could the owner of the new sporting goods shop be the one that Clem and Rufus are looking for?
As their investigation deepens, chaos ensues. Media coverage of Peachwood reveals what folks really think about the witches and wizards in town–and y’all, it ain’t good. And when catastrophe strikes, Clem finds herself flying solo, without a wingman for help. Will she uncover the Clearer before they overtake her town? Or will Clem find herself on the wrong side of magic? Amazon KU
WOLF SCHOOLED by Emily Carrington
Midnight Sons: Amaruq, a transgender Inupiat werewolf, is confident in his own body. Still, he runs up against challenges living and loving in a small town college. Nootaikok, a former tracker, finds solace in Amaruq’s peaceful nature, but when they’re threatened by terrorists, Nootaikok must reclaim his past, despite his demons. Tainted Son: David’s history doesn’t stop him from lusting after Liam, but biting is central to werewolf society. When he falls for Liam, a wolf who longs to bite him, David must overcome his past or spend the rest of his life alone. Outcast Son: Cast out of his pack because of his psychic abilities, lone wolf Seiji yearns for love. Will Nicholas’ capacity for loving kindness help Seiji find himself and what his heart desires most?
HELL’S FLAME (SOUL REAPER ACADEMY BOOK 2) by Rune Hunt
The Flame holds the power to all of the underworld. It controls all of the souls, demons, and all of the supernatural beings living in Hell and in the Shadow World. I am next in line for the Flame and becoming the Queen. In order to prepare me for my new role, my father has given me one task before I can take over: become a soul reaper and find my three hellhounds. Completing the task is harder than expected when two out of the three hellhounds I’ve chosen don’t want anything to do with me. And with people after me and my throne, I’m finding completing my father’s orders nearly impossible. Now, it’s a race against the clock to finish my tasks at the Grim Reaper Academy, claim my throne, and the Flame before it’s too late. Amazon KU
BLADES AND BRIDESMAID (MITZY MOON MYSTERIES BOOK 19) by Trixie Silvertale
Mitzy Moon is a dry land kinda gal. Never in her life has she wanted to take an extended adventure in a tippy canoe. But when her newly engaged cousin calls for help, she’ll have to put her faith in a snippy rival or risk losing everyone…With a militant environmentalist stalking the bride-to-be and her maids on a camping trip, Mitzy is stuck with only mean-girl Deputy Paulsen as backup. After last-minute advice from Ghost-ma and her feisty feline, she heads deep into the wilderness to find the missing girls—with nothing but a tent and a flimsy plan. Will Mitzy chance spilling her secrets, or turn turtle and transform the pending nuptials into a funeral? Amazon KU
MAGIC AWAKENS (THE EVERMORES CHRONICLES BOOK 8) by Martha Carr and Michael Anderle
Fran and Cam have deciphered the prophecies. Something dark and terrible is coming soon and the light is needed to defeat it. Will they be able to find out exactly what they need in time? Magic is failing on earth causing fights, chases, and a quick break for beer. Fran needs to convince the Evermores that her generator is a better solution than the Source. Could a wrong step lead to a magical civil war? The resistance is steep, and it will take every ounce of persuasion she has to get them to agree to her plan. Hope is a powerful weapon. Will Fran and the Evermores be able to use it to return things to normal and remove the darkness? Amazon KU
FAMILIAR OR NOT by Pelaam
Julen might be a witch, but Halloween is too commercial for his tastes these days. When his Aunt Cassandra learns that Julen likes their new neighbour Aleck, she can’t resist trying to bring them together, and invites Aleck to a Halloween soiree. But she interferes a little too much. To Julen’s delight, he and Aleck seem made for one another. Until he discovers his Aunt’s involement. Heartbroken to think what he shared with Aleck isn’t real, Julen runs away to a mountain cabin to get over the hurt. When the truth comes out, can Cassandra and her familiar Wiley get Julen and Aleck back together before it’s too late?
ALPHA’S TRUST (THE CLARITY SERIES BOOK 4) by Cassandra Faye
One innocent decision ruined Karissa’s life, changed her forever, but she’s determined to find normal again… no matter the risks. Returning to the real world will require the pack to trust each other like never before, because in a universe where Omegas are ruthlessly hunted, one mistake can mean life or death. It would be easier for the pack to keep her locked away, protected, but the Alphas want a mate — not a prisoner. And if the pack wants a future, they’ll have to fight their instincts, and gamble it all for a chance at something more. AmazonKU
BERTA (TALES FROM ALTA NOVIS BOOK ONE) by Linda Mooney
Author Henry Elder came to Alta Novis to learn more about the fabled battle lord and his lady. But rather than re-tell the tales of their already well -known exploits, he wants to hear about the couple from the people who really know them. The people who live, love, interact, and fight alongside with them. He wants to hear those personal anecdotes in order to discover a side of Yulen and Atty that few people know. These are the stories he discovered. Story #1 – Berta’s been managing the kitchen and main lodge since Yulen D’Jacques was a baby. She’s been there to see the good and the bad happen between the Battle Lord and Lady. But one memory, in particular, sticks out among all the rest.
ALPHA’S MATE (SILVERDALE WOLVES BOOK ONE) by Mia Wolf
He’s hot. He’s determined to be the next Alpha. And he just rejected me as his mate. I’m a traitor’s daughter, so I can never be the Alpha’s mate. But how can he deny our bond … the flame we felt beneath the willow tree that night? I want to hate his guts for ghosting me … but I can practically hear his wolf calling to mine. If determination had a name, this black wolf would be it. Tall, broad and muscular, he’s been training his whole life to take over as the new pack leader. With his sharp gray eyes and thick black hair, he looks every bit the part … And his delicious scent makes it impossible for me to stay mad at him … or resist him. Fine, let him prevail in the rank fights and become the new Alpha. Let him pretend that what happened between us was a one-off. And I will pretend to hate him and never want him again. Yet not even proud Alphas or rejected mates can escape fate…How much longer can we resist the delicious pull? Amazon KU
NIGHTMARE’S DANCE (DREAMBOUND BOOK ONE) by Dakota Brown
Playing pretend isn’t as innocent as it seems when your “imaginary” friends turn out to be all too real. Running wild in the woods with three amazing friends is a great way to grow up. Even if my parents think they’re made up. Everything is better with them by my side—hide and seek, pirates, wedding…Twenty years later, I have everything I’ve ever dreamed of. I travel all over the country with my circus troop and our aerial silks acts are always sold out. Time stops while I’m in the air, and I live for every daring performance of aerial skill with my best friend and lover, Geraint Knight. That all comes to an end after our last act of the season. Bloody Mary herself forces us through a mirror and drops us into the world of dreams and nightmares. My captors claim I’m the princess of Nightmare after my childhood “wedding.” And my princes want me back. Amazon KU
PACK POSSESSED (THROWN TO THE WOLVES BOOK FOUR) by J Kearston
You can’t outrun your demons, but you sure as hell can give them a run for their money. The monster that’s tormented us from the shadows has finally stepped into the light, and he has his sights set on me. But discovering that my entire life has been orchestrated as a twisted form of training to help him literally unleash Hell on earth? Not exactly my idea of a romantic gesture. There’s an invisible noose around our necks, tightening more with every passing day, every saccharine smile Ash sends my way. He may have had centuries to put his plans in place, but he underestimates the depth of my spite, the lengths I’m willing to go to protect what’s mine. You don’t die for the people you love, you live for them. And unfortunately for Ash, he forgot to take the most important variable into account when making his plans; me. The thing even Nightmares fear. Amazon KU
TRENTON (MARSHALL’S SHADOW BOOK 6) by Kathi S Barton
Trenton was the last of the brothers to find a mate. He saw his brothers’ happiness and wanted to experience that for himself. Libby had moved in with her aunt to help her out. And when a crazy neighbor was plotting to poison their water to make them sell their property to her, the Marshalls stepped in to help. From the moment Trenton figured out Libby was his mate, she suddenly possessed a great deal of magic. With the little people popping in and out and the house constantly changing, Libby thought she was on the brink of losing her sanity. Amazon Kobo
DINOSAURS, DISASTERS & ALBERT EINSWINE (DINO MAGIC BOOK 1) by Sedona Ashe
I have huge man problems. Literally, since one of my mates is a T-Rex. Things are about to get interesting, because my day job happens to be in a museum. A museum full of dinosaur bones, if you know what I mean. It turns out my bloodline is older than dirt, and an ancestral matchmaker decided to send me some gifts…aka, men. And not just any men, but dinosaur shifters from the past. I’ve read enough paranormal romance to know all about fated mates, but I’ve never heard of fated dinosaur mates. These men are supposed to be my perfect match, here to help me learn about my magic. Rawr. Yes, they are as sexy as you are imagining. My life had been a routine of working and spending time watching TV with my pet pig, Albert Einswine. Now I needed to learn to control the magic I never knew I had, learn more about my family line, and help these sexy dino shifters adjust to modern society. All while hiding a T-Rex sized secret from the world. To make matters worse, detectives are looking into the explosion I may or may not have caused when my blood mixed with some magic-infused ancient dust, which is a serious problem since the sexy green-eyed detective has my heart flip-flopping in my chest. Amazon KU
DRIVEN TO DANGER (MANNHOFF 5) by Angela Gaines
Journalist Megan Bristol has landed her dream assignment — an interview with mysterious and dangerous Evan Scott — to take place at his seaside estate in Florida. Scott has a large collection of fast cars and one motorcycle. It’s a Mannhof, a handmade bike that will only run for one person. That person is Megan. When the Mannhof senses his mate’s presence and shifts into a human man, Megan and Theo forge a strong sensual connection. Theo knows assassins are coming to execute Evan, and Megan is in danger. But he can’t convince Megan to believe in him and trust him to protect her. When Megan takes matters into her own hands, Theo fears he will lose his one and only mate. Amazon Kobo
EMBRACE A WOLF (IRON WOLVES NEXT GENERATION BOOK FOUR) by Elle Boon
PIPER… searched for the male she’d connected to long before she knew what a truemate was, only to find he wanted nothing to do with her and their bond. Hearts can’t mend like they say, but maybe she could find something else to ease her soul. JAXON…knew Piper was his from the moment he heard her within the Fey Queen. Yet he has an ability thanks to his time with his Crew. That ability has shown him a future that is too grim for him to allow to come to fruition. THE FATES DENIED… when you try to change the future, the universe will find a way to right what you’ve made wrong. Can Jaxon manage to keep what he’d seen happen from being his future, or will he lose everything, including his mate and future children?
BETA UNTAMED (FERAL PACK BOOK 2) by Eve Langlais
Asher is determined to never settle down—until he meets his mate. Asher is a flirt and the fun-loving joker of the Pack. He’s determined to remain single forever, but that plan goes out the window when Valencia arrives. A feisty human, she teases him at every turn. Makes him want something more. Especially after they spend a weekend as a pretend couple to avoid trouble with his old Pack. Problem is he’s got a secret, a howling and hairy one. And she’s mentioned more than once the fact that she’s not crazy about dogs. Things come to a head when Valencia is threatened and he’s forced to show her his feral side. Will she run or stay to tame the beast?
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