I have not read most of the new releases listed (although I always end up one-clicking quite a few as I prepare these posts LOL). 

‘AB’ denotes audiobook and the Amazon buy link.

A quick word about covers. I don’t support the use of AI for cover creation as it currently stands. Copyright issues and other problems too lengthy to go into here. However, I’m not a cover artist or an expert on the use of computer drawing/art/AI programs so I have no way to tell if the covers on the new releases are AI or not. Therefore I’ll continue to show the covers each week unless something changes with the situation.

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WED TO THE ALIEN BEAST (ACCIDENTAL ALIEN BRIDES BOOK FIVE) by January Bell

Just when I think I’m getting my life under control, my alien husband kidnaps me— and manages to get amnesia. I’ve mostly come to grips with my new reality. Earth is a memory, I’m making a name for myself, and I can usually ignore the reason I’m here… my horrible alien warlord husband. But the Beast doesn’t want to be ignored. Nope. He wants me, and unlike other Suevans, he doesn’t like to take no for an answer… so he kidnaps me, determined to win me over. Good luck with that, buddy. When he gets amnesia, though, forgetting his name, his history, and me, I’m stuck in the dangerous alien jungle with him. But he continues to show me a different side of himself, and I’m starting to believe there’s more to the Beast than I imagined. Forced to confront my own fractured past and rely on each other to survive, we’ll have to find our way home… or make a new one together.     AmazonKU

RAW DESIRES (CYBORG UNITY BOOK THREE) by Cynthia Sax

VS Note: Always so happy to have a new book from her! “Sizzling cyborgs” indeed…

Raw, a K model cyborg, is one of the lucky warriors who has located his genetic match. He hears his human female’s voice over the communication lines and immediately processes she is his. Winning her affections will be a greater challenge. Battle has always been Raw’s focus. The rough-and-tough warrior has no idea how to engage anyone’s tender emotions. Fortunately, he isn’t alone in the universe. His unmatched male friends help him craft a plan. All Raw has to do is relay a few unsettlingly sweet words to his female and give her the thoroughly unfunctional wall decoration he has obtained. He projects she will then jump into his big, strong arms and beg him to claim her. Taytu isn’t jumping anywhere. She has one mission—kill every cyborg in existence. The huge, handsome male traveling to meet with her is her first target. His rough hands, firm lips, and sparkling, energy-infused eyes won’t save him from her vengeance. She has trained vigorously for this moment, and she won’t fail at her assigned task. The cyborg will die.

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MAELSTROM (CYBORG FORCE BOOK FOUR) by Cara Bristol

VS note: Also terrific to have a new cyborg from this author! It’s a good week if you like cyborg romance…

All Sandy Jodane ever wanted was to belong, to be loved. Instead, she’s become a pawn to be used and discarded by her empire-building politician mother. After turning to stardust to deaden the pain of rejection, she finds the strength to beat her addiction and live life on her own terms. But, just as she makes a clean break, she finds herself on a desolate alien planet, taken into custody by a powerful cyborg determined to break her and get the information he needs. A failed marriage proved to cyborg Quint Stroud that duty and love don’t mix, so he’s dedicated himself to C-Force, fighting for justice in the galaxy. He’s now facing the toughest assignment of his career: protecting the life of a unique intelligent alien species on planet Sajave from a corrupt Earth president who would destroy it. Saving the alien will require help from an insider—the president’s complicit, reprobate daughter. He vows to do whatever it takes to coerce her cooperation. But nothing is as it seems. Quint discovers the gutsy, vulnerable woman needs his protection as much as the alien does, and Sandy suspects Quint’s fierce, almost robotic appearance and manner hide a wounded heart. When they team up in a last-ditch effort to save the alien, they’ll unleash a maelstrom of vengeance that could destroy their future or even their lives.

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TOO DANGEROUS TO KEEP (ALL THESE GIFTS BOOK THREE) by  Skye Kilaen

Deneve’s nanite powers sent her running from her home, trapped her in Austin, and tangled her up with Jolie. Now the nanites want more: a connection between Deneve and a new person who’s put a target on the city by using nanite powers on bystanders. Jolie never wanted anything but a small, quiet life. Maybe with someone like Deneve? Those dreams died when the alien ships changed her forever. Now her nanites are changing again, and no one has any answers about what it means for her future. As tensions in the city escalate, Deneve and Jolie end up on a rescue mission that may reveal the truth behind the kidnappings that brought them together. What they find out in the process could give people with nanite powers a way out of the danger they live with every day. And some people want that badly enough to cross lines that shouldn’t be crossed. The third novella in a five-book near-future science fiction F/F romance series, which is slow burn to high heat with a guaranteed HEA at series end.   AmazonKU

ENTANGLED TO THE NAGA (INTERSTELLAR PROTECTIONS AGENCY BOOK THREE) by Jade Waltz

The fact that I had crash-landed on a desert planet was the least of my concerns…When we were attacked, our dream cruise went down in flames. Rescued by a Naga prince, he swears to protect me for a price—I have to agree to become his mate. If I do, I will not only save myself, but also those who have crashed here with me.
If I don’t, his clan will leave our fate to the stars. I resist at first, but the more I get to know this crimson male, I find myself increasingly captivated by his charm. As my heart becomes entwined with his over time, I begin to wonder…will our people ever allow us to be together?     AmazonKU

DON’T BREATHE A WORD: A DARK MM SCIFI MAFIA ROMANCE (A WHISPER IN THE DARK BOOK TWO) by Chani Lynn Feener

VS Note: From the blurb for book one, explaining the scifi element: “Sanctum is a planet practically cut off from the rest of the galaxy, where ruthless people who can control the elements rule. The Emperor has turned his back on the people, more interested in lining his pockets than waging war against the Brumal mafia.”

Hunter Thorn’s secret is out. After years of running from his past and himself, Hunter has finally been caught. Forced to acknowledge the hidden wants and desires he’s always carried, his only choice now is to make a deal with the devil. But putting his trust in the leader of a mafia family comes with its own risks, and Hunter can’t be sure if giving in will help him claw his way back to some semblance of freedom, or shove him deeper into hell. Odin Snow isn’t letting Hunter go. From the moment he first saw the man again, broken and bleeding, that’d already been decided. Though he hasn’t given up on his plans for revenge, he’s shifted his animosity to who it really belongs to, Isa Frost. With Hunter’s help, Odin knows he can finally beat Isa and avenge both of their families, but he must first convince his Huntsman to take his side. He’d not above using any means to do so, even if he has to resort to manipulations and more nefarious tactics. Hunter has spent the past ten years trying to escape the Brumal mafia, but now in order to get what he wants, he may have to willingly dive headfirst into the inferno that is Odin Snow.   AmazonKU

SAVAGE GALAXY RESCUE by Kassie Keegan

VS Note: A re-release.

A woman is in love…with a man harboring a complicated past. Both are running for their lives from a powerful enemy. Kat has loved darkly handsome Michael since she first met the wary protector. Although he desperately desires her, he curbs his passion, believing he’s unworthy of her attention. Will he trust her with his battered heart? Kat utterly enchants Michael with her golden beauty, luscious curves, and compassionate nature, but he’s a killer-turned-bodyguard. His past would scandalize her gentle soul. What will happen when time runs out? When a vicious enemy stalks the royal children in their care, Kat and Michael agree to deliver them to safety, even though they must alter their very DNA to survive. They barely escape a deadly explosion. During the perilous rescue Ambassador Prime Mezere and his companions Dominik and Commander Courau are fiercely drawn to Kat and Michael, sensing they have finally found their destined mates. As Kat and Michael adjust to their new beast-natures, the males must entice Michael to join them, and seduce Kat to claim them all. Will they succumb to their beast-natures and accept the Call to Mate?     AmazonKU     Author’s universal Link

IMMORTAL PROTOCOL: DEATH VIOLATIONS BOOK TWO by Nicole Givens Kurtz

VS Note: Not a romance per se but an LGBTQ scifi release of note.

From the mean-streets of The District to the darkest depths of cyberspace, Inspector Fawn Granger is on a mission. She has one goal: to end The Fish’s reign of terror. But when she finally gets her chance to capture the elusive violator, disaster strikes and Fawn finds herself in an impossible case. With retired Dr. Bennet as the latest victim, Fawn and her long-time partner Briscoe Baker must uncover the hidden link between all the victims. Together they must discover the uniting clue that proves each person was chosen by The Fish – or risk more people dying at his hands. Dive into this action-packed cyberpunk mystery as Fawn and Briscoe race against the clock to stop The Fish before it’s too late.     Amazon

MY ALIEN PRINCE (ROTHA MATES OF XAVIA BOOK ONE) by Reverie Harwood

Hunky green aliens aren’t what I signed up for…entirely. After my fiancé left, I impulsively joined my sister on a spaceship for an Earth-sponsored trip to Xavia, a friendly, tropical planet with handsome, alien men. Getting paid to vacation—was too good to be true. I woke up from stasis to find we’ve been dropped off to serve as wombs for the dying Xavian race. The Xavians are just as surprised as we are and treat us with respect, despite their population crisis. Another alien race has decimated their kind, and almost all their women. Until Earth returns for their payment, I’m hosted by the Xavian Prince, Drex. As promised, he’s devastatingly hunky, but I’m not jumping into a relationship as quickly as I jumped onto that ship. I’ve learned my lesson, no matter how the sparks start to fly.   AmazonKU

ACROSS THE STARS (THE SURGE BOOK ONE) by Courtney Leigh

Innifer – Earth sucks. Not the planet. The people. Practically all physical contact is simulated, my boyfriend just broke up with me, and I’m making a living dancing behind glass in hopes that men with throw credits at me. I want to leave…So I do and I drag my friend with me… into space… to the Nexus. The city in the sky. Sure, I’m starting at the bottom and I had to lie about finishing my college education to get here, but it was worth it. …And then he showed up. A tall alien man in a black suit and a helmet I can’t even see his face through, but he sets my body on fire. Vahko – Humans. They’re a strange breed. We’re all fibers from the same cloth, but you’d scarcely realize it. In truth, they never intrigued me much. They don’t seem ready to enter into galactic affairs. Then she walked onto the station. Or rather into me. As soon as we touched, things changed. I want to deny that I surged with a human, but every time our paths cross, that gets harder to do. So? My plan is to avoid her. Then a distress call from her transport reaches mine. Perhaps I am not as in control as I once prided myself for being.   AmazonKU

THE DRAGON KING’S ROCK STAR (THE DRAGONS OF SERAI BOOK FIVE) by Amy Sumida

My life was perfect. Or so I thought. I’m Mason Byrne and I’m a rock star. I travel the world, have millions in my bank account, and take a new lover every night. What could be better than that? Then one night, I’m playing the Tokyo Dome and a light appears onstage. Not a spotlight but a ragged oval of glowing, sparking energy that appeared in midair and swallowed me whole. The next thing I knew, I was on another planet, a world called Serai where humans are in the minority and shapeshifting Dragons rule. Luckily, I found a group of great guys who took me under their wing. Or under their antlers, rather. They’re taking me to the crown city of Avlar to speak to the Dragon King. The Dragon God just arrived on Serai, shortly before I did, and if anyone can get me home, it’s a god. I just need to convince the Dragon King to take me to his god and then convince the god to take me home. But the longer I’m on Serai, the more I begin to wonder where home is.     AmazonKU

ARCH-CONSPIRATOR by Veronica Roth

VS Note: Not a romance but a scifi release of note. A reimagining of Antigone by the author of The Divergent Series.

Outside the last city on Earth, the planet is a wasteland. Without the Archive, where the genes of the dead are stored, humanity will end. Antigone’s parents—Oedipus and Jocasta—are dead. Passing into the Archive should be cause for celebration, but with her militant uncle Kreon rising to claim her father’s vacant throne, all Antigone feels is rage.
When he welcomes her and her siblings into his mansion, Antigone sees it for what it really is: a gilded cage, where she is a captive as well as a guest. But her uncle will soon learn that no cage is unbreakable. And neither is he.

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MIND SHIFT (THREE WORLDS BOOK 5) by Carol A Strickland

Mind Control: The preferred weapon of the powerful Yanist-Glory Empire. There’s never been a tactic to counter it… until now. Psychic Lina Starhart, new bride of famous interstellar paraheroes Valiant and Neutrino, has devised the solution. Now she must find a way to teach the secret to the Affiliated Systems before the Empire can stop her. Can Lina, her husbands, and the celebrated AffSys Megaforce Legion they belong to survive grisly attacks long enough to spread the desperately needed information?

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THE GUEST WITH CLAWS (MONSTER HOTEL BOOK ONE) by Ella Maven

I’ve never met him before… so why do I feel as if I’ve known him all my life? Scoring a job at the exclusive and secretive Hotel Castle Verna is exactly what I need to pay off my debt and avoid a punishment I might not survive. The guests are a little eccentric, but they are great tippers. All I have to do is ignore the strange sights, smells, and sounds coming from the guest rooms, and I can remain gainfully employed. Simple, right? Except there’s one guest at the hotel who’s always watching me with his mismatched black and white eyes. Half his face is covered with a black mask, and his stare sets my skin on fire. I don’t know him… and yet I feel known with every stolen glance. Strange happenings are going on at the hotel, and each day, I fall deeper into a world I never knew existed. And the guest who’s watching me? He isn’t who I thought he was… but then again, neither am I.     AmazonKU

PROJECT NOUGHT by Chelsey Furedi

VS Note: A re-release, was formerly a Tapas webcomic.

Ren Mittal’s last memory in the year 1996 is getting on a bus to visit his mystery pen pal Georgia. When he wakes up in 2122, he thinks he might be hallucinating…he’s not! Tech conglomerate Chronotech sponsors a time-travel program to help students in 2122 learn what history was really like…from real-life subjects who’ve been transported into the future…and Ren is one of them. In 2122, Ren’s life in the 1990s is practically ancient history—and Ren’s not sure how to feel about that. On top of it all, he learns that his memory will be wiped of all things 2122 before he’s sent back to the ’90s. Adding to Ren’s complicated feels, he’s forming a crush on his student guide, Mars. And when he crosses paths with the absolute last person he expected to see in the future, he has a bigger problem on his hands: What if Chronotech isn’t the benevolent organization they claim to be, and he and his fellow subjects are in great danger?     Amazon     Apple Books

MY MONSTER, MY CHOICE (THE LATCH PROGRAM BOOK FIVE) by Rena Marks

VS Note: An expanded re-release.

A second chance at love. But one that I thwart because everyone should have a choice. In the city of Eden, a parcel of land not under Earth’s government, I meet a man. Elex is a captain of the King’s Guard, the clan of Adroki from the planet Pimeon. They are here to protect women while we recover from a patriarchal government recently overthrown. Unfortunately, I have a child who will always need my care. And the Adroki? Their goal is to find mates to procreate with. While I might have liked that once, my choice was taken away long ago, and I have to set him free.  – From the first day I laid eyes on her, I knew she was mine. I never expected it could happen to me, especially not without the Match Program, and I never thought she would be the mother of my friend’s mate. After all those hurdles, one more finally breaks us. After six months of utter bliss, Christina has decided she has no time to begin a family again, despite only being in her thirties. It’s up to me—along with her son, Kenny—to show her otherwise.   AmazonKU

TEASING WOKEN: HISSA WARRIOR BOOK SEVEN by RK Munin

Now that Safena’s healed and no longer living a life of pain, she refuses to watch life happen around her. Woken isn’t sure his newfound serenity will survive her adventures! 
Born with a rare genetic condition, Safena didn’t have a single memory not marked by debilitating pain. Thankfully, her mother was strong enough to run away from an abusive Kaklan community, finding a remote planet to hide herself and her daughters. Instead of being executed because she was an expendable, useless, sick, female child, Safena got to grow up surrounded by her affectionate and caring sisters. But then she grew into a sick, useless adult. A burden to her family. But that life is over. The Hissa have taken all her sisters to their homeworld where they’ll be safe to pick Hissa partners and have children. Desperate for mates for their males, the Hissa are willing to pour resources into healing and caring for Safena, even though she’ll never be able to bear them children. Safena takes her newfound health as a sign to go out and have all the experiences she’d been denied her entire life. No one’s going to stop her from exploring the universe, not even a bossy Hissa who thinks he wants her as a mate. She’s confident Woken will give up on courting her eventually. He has to because she can’t have the children every Hissa male dreams about. But if he insists on sticking by her side, then he’d better be prepared for an adventure because she’s done living a safe, quiet life. She’s a woman reborn; there are no limits!     AmazonKU

CAVEMAN ALIEN’S CALL (CAVEMAN ALIENS BOOK 17) by Calista Skye

Haisley – A tribe of crazy cavemen wants to eat me. They’ve even put me in a pot and hung it over a fire. It’s a little much after I’ve been buried alive for the second time in two weeks and barely survived a terrible earthquake that tore the ground open. But that’s common on prehistoric planet Xren, where alien dinosaurs roam around and the mosquitoes are the size of seagulls. And if the jungle doesn’t kill you, the huge cavemen will. The only one who can help me is another caveman called Torant’ar. But he’s all tied up. And I don’t even know how much help he’d be. He got me into this situation in the first place, refusing to protect me in the jungle while pitching a ridiculous tent in his loincloth. I’m getting sweaty. The water in this pot is heating up fast. I have to get out of this on my own. I’m the first woman these guys have ever seen, and they’re clearly more aroused than hungry. So I think I know something that will work…Torant’ar – This demented, primitive tribe is about to eat my female. My female! Don’t they know I will murder them all if they touch a hair on her head? If only she would have let me follow my plan, this would not have happened. Now I’m tied up and can barely move. But if I get even the slightest chance, I’ll get her out of that pot, take her away from here and make her mine. Mine in every way.     AmazonKU

MY ROTTEN LOVE LIFE by Lyra Winters

It’d been three years since my world ended in more ways than one. Not only had I found my best friend in bed with my boyfriend, but I ran out of the house, straight into the freaking zombie apocalypse. To escape becoming a walking corpse, I teamed up with the two who had betrayed me the most, and we fought our way to my parents’ off-grid ranch. I did whatever I could to avoid my exes from hell, which was much easier said than done. All that mattered was staying safe in our bubble, but it was both a sanctuary and a prison. That is, until two confident, protective strangers swooped in to save our lives. They warned us of an approaching swarm of the undead, then swept us away to a shelter called the Oasis. We were safer than ever before, and I managed to get space away from the betrayers. It didn’t hurt that I was cozied up in a treehouse with three sexy men while an undead horde decimated everything in its path as it passed through. With my family safe and sound in another treehouse, I felt lighter than I had since the world turned upside down. Just in time for those three men to make me feel things I’d never felt before. It took two betrayals and the end of the world, but maybe my love life wasn’t as rotten as I’d thought.      AmazonKU

TAMING  HER TAURUS (ASTROLOGICAL MATES) by Harpie Alexa and Emma Alisyn

He will claim his revenge. And then he’ll claim her. JORDAN – Prince Taurik is not a bull you want to piss off. He doesn’t take prisoners, he slays them. Unfortunately for me, first contact has left me clapped in a collar and chains. And underneath all that scorching rage of his is another fire. One that burns for me. Too bad he’s already “promised” to another and the Queen Consort Nasrin wants me gone. Otherwise, I’d stay and not leave the first decent chance I get. TAURIK – The strange female from the stars destroyed my prized gardens—so I made her my pet. Jordan is soft, kind. She is not like the brash female Nasin demands me to marry. But as I hunt the traitors in the palace down, in the hopes of freeing myself from the queen consort’s grasp, the enemies I must weed out multiply. As does the growing danger to my pet.  I must eliminate the threats to me and the crown at all cost. But another problem rises. Jordan consumes my thoughts… my loins. And if she continues to have her way, she will consume my heart too. AmazonKU

THE WEREWOLF BEFORE CHRISTMAS by Charles Payseur

VS Note: A gay supervillain romance.

Ray seems like the perfect boyfriend — he’s gorgeous, incredibly romantic, and has a mechanical suit that he invented to become the dastardly MantaRay. For Alec, who also spends his nights making life difficult for do-gooders everywhere, it’s a match made in supervillain heaven. Except that Ray is a bit too into the hit soap opera, All My Werewolves. When tempers flare during what’s supposed to be a quiet night out, Alec nearly ruins everything over a stupid bet with an alien gorilla. Desperate to prove his feelings to Ray, and with Christmas fast approaching, Alec decides the fastest way to Ray’s heart is by embracing the thing that threatens to divide them — a certain werewolf show with a certain star actor who Ray admires. A simple case of kidnapping promises to do the trick, only fur (and fandom) fly when Alec’s romantic gesture leads to a very hairy situation. Can Alec prove to Ray how much their relationship means to him, or will his plans be ruined by the werewolf before Christmas?      Amazon     Kobo

3013 JUSTICE by Laurie Roma

Liberated from her life as a captive, Secret has hidden herself away at the sanctuary in Zion to rest and recover. Unfortunately, time is a luxury she can’t afford. Before she can truly consider enjoying her newfound freedom, she must first fulfill the vow of vengeance she’d made and deal with the dark stain of her past. As an elite assassin for the Alliance, Commander Talon Spartan is used to living in the shadows. He always figured he was meant to spend his life alone, but surprisingly, fate has other plans for him. Secret is a bright star in his dark world, and he is willing do whatever it takes to help her find the justice she seeks. Will they be able to free her from her past, or will tragedy tear them apart before they can truly find happiness together?    Amazon      Apple Books     Kobo

JARKOTH’S FRAGILE MATE (MIDAS BREEDING PROGRAM BOOK ONE) by A I Lustre

Willow – Signing up for the Midas Breeding Program seemed like my only option for a fresh start. All I have to do is travel to Omega IV and become an incubator for one of the Veskhiri, a species indigenous to the primordial planet. The males are tall, clawed, and packed with muscle. One of them takes a particular disliking to me. Jarkoth. He’s a big jerk and seems set on making me feel as unwelcome as possible. So… why do I feel such a strange attraction to him? Jarkoth – When the human females arrive at our settlement, I am against mating with one of them. The other males are eager to get to know the soft-skinned humans, but I will not participate. When my tribe leader foists a human female with wild red fur onto me, I’m forced to share my dwelling with her. She is weak and fragile like the rest of her species, and I want no part in getting to know her. But… I feel strangely protective of this little female. And my instincts are roaring that she is mine.   AmazonKU

WORLDSHIP FILES: CONTAGION by Erik Schubach

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

When the Earth is threatened by a slowly expanding sun, mankind embarks upon a mission to send a mammoth Worldship to settle a new planet across the stars. The preternatural races step out of hiding to work with the humans to save what they can from their dying world. With the aid of the Fae, shape shifters, Vampires, and other creatures of supernatural lore, the Worldship, Leviathan, is complete one thousand years later. It is a time of celebration on the Worldship, and Knith and her growing circle of family and friends are enjoying the holiday at House Shade. Knith, Aurora, and Caitlyn have to make an appearance at the Capitol celebration, when everything goes awry. The gifting ceremony is interrupted by a citizen who contracted some sort of alien contagion, and the powers that be find themselves trying to contain the spread of the pathogen while the medical staff, aided by Aurora and Caitlyn, race against time to find a cure. Then the aliens came.

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HUGO (DARVERIOUS, HOUSE OF DAR BOOK SEVEN) by Jennifer Julie Miller

Miya – I awaken to the touch of cold metal hands and talking holograms. Paralyzed and dependent on the Others. They tell me a story… at first; I refuse to believe. A story of no return and extreme loss, but one of the voices is different. He projects anger and distrust…but his hands… even though cold and hard, are always gentle. I have come to crave the sound of his growls because I know within moments, he will hold me in his arms. When my sight returns. I was not prepared to see what he really was, but when he collapsed in front of me, his body failing. Why do I suddenly feel like this is my biggest loss yet? Hugo – I have done everything in my power to prepare a safe world for her once I’m gone. I fought my attraction, knowing I was unworthy of her trust, but I crave her like no other. Unfortunately, my mind is no longer my own, and the only way to destroy the monster who has invaded my head is death. All that matters in my end… is that she survives… because I would rather die than share what I know is MINE.   AmazonKU

THE DARK ELF’S SURPRISE BABY (SECRET BABIES FOR PROTHEKAN DARK ELVES BOOK TWO) by Celeste King

The dark elf will not harm my baby! I was so in love with the dark elf general. But then he went to war and died – leaving me to fend for myself. His enemies were circling and I needed to flee. To protect myself… And the baby growing inside of me. But his enemies lied. He never died. He came back. And was told that I had fled. Heartbreak tore his soul and made him cruel. He vowed to find me and make me pay. Four years later, he did. 
I see the rage in his eyes. What will he do to me? More importantly…What will he do to his daughter?       AmazonKU

ARDULUM: SECOND DON:  A SPACE OPERRA  NOVEL by JS Fields

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

Ardulum. The planet of myth. The planet of unwanted destiny. The Charted Systems are in pieces. Mercy’s Pledge is destroyed, and her captain dead. With no homes to return to, the remaining crew sets off on a journey to find the mythical planet of Ardulum—a planet where Emn might find her people, and Neek the answers she’s long sought. Finding the planet, however, brings a host of uncomfortable truths about Ardulum’s vision for the galaxy and Neek’s role in a religion that refuses to release her. Neek must balance her planet’s past and the unchecked power of the Ardulans with a budding relationship and a surprising revelation about her own genealogy. Ardulum: Second Don blends space opera elements and hard science into a story about two women persistently bound to their past and a sentient planet determined to shape their future.   AmazonKU

IZZY AT THE END OF THE WORLD by K A Reynolds

VS Note: I one clicked this. Yes, it’s written for middle graders but I love dystopian and the female main character is autistic (and I was very taken by the great cover). I have a close family member on the  spectrum so I was very drawn to this book. Several reviews mentioned the trigger warnings so be sure to check them out if you have concerns. Not a romance.

The Last Kids on Earth meets Margaret Peterson Haddix in this middle grade adventure about fourteen-year-old Izzy, an autistic girl surviving the end of the world who must team up with her loveable dog to uncover the hidden truth behind her family and the rest of humanity’s disappearance.  Ever since Izzy Wilder’s mom died, she’s wanted life to feel normal. She plays video games with her little sister, helps her grandparents around the house, and takes care of her best dog, Akka. But losing her mom is far from normal, and for Izzy, who is autistic, it feels like the end of the world. When mysterious lights flash across the mountains outside Izzy’s house one night, and suddenly everyone except her and Akka seem to have disappeared in an instant, Izzy is more alone than ever. But Izzy is a fighter and she won’t lose anyone else in her family, even if it means battling terrifying gray, ugly monsters and decoding cryptic messages that seem a lot like her mom talking to her from beyond the grave. In the face of disaster, Izzy and Akka embark on an epic adventure filled with nail-biting suspense, unexpected allies, and life’s greatest mysteries as they uncover the true endurance of the human spirit and save the world.

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SHADE’S EMBRACE by Olivia Riley

She fears the monsters of Seriph. He rules over them. Axaria Shade, a deadly sidonion commander turned underworld kingpin, rules on the moon city, Seriph, with merciless control. Humans don’t enter the city without fear of death, especially if found in his territory. So it’s shocking to Madelyn when he spares her life after her ship crashes on (and burns away) a part of his property. That doesn’t mean he’ll let her go. Not without a price. With a debt to be paid, an arrangement is struck, one Maddie doesn’t refuse. She’s heard enough about Shade and the sidonions to know their taste for bloodshed, brutality, and hatred for humans. Only Shade doesn’t treat her with icy contempt like she expects. Far from it. He looks at her as if he has never seen a human in his life. And the way he touches her says enough of what he wants. He wants her. Shade doesn’t disguise his desire. Even if he doesn’t understand his craving for her, he’s willing to take anything she’ll give. All Maddie should want is to pay what is owed and be out of his cold, monstrous hands. But his dark embrace is a hard one to break. And his need might consume her. The heat between them is undeniable. But Shade is a monster at heart. Can a monster really care for her? Want her human heart? Or is he only playing a cruel game?   AmazonKU

PHILCON OR BUST (EARTH CON 3) by Stephanie Burke

Jabel came for the hot Earth girls. So what if they only have two eyes and no tails. Earth girls are easy, right? Libby did not come looking for love. In fact, she didn’t even come to get laid. Sex can be interesting when you’re a transgendered woman, and the last thing she wanted to do was risk her body or her mind. A one night stand is just what they both needed, but then there are assassins and sword fights, and kidnappings…Whoever said convention life was easy, lied!

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SYNCHRONICITY (EARTH CON 4) by Shelby Morgen

Jody’s won the masquerade costume competition for four years running. She should be a shoo-in for first place this year, as well, except that she’s being badly upstaged by a tentacle monster costume. Tara’s got to come to the rescue or it’ll be one miserable drive home. Besides, Jody’s a fantastic costumer, and she deserves all the attention she’s not getting. When Tara springs into action to divert the audience’s attention, the last thing she expects is a chance to experience some real live tentacle play herself! Only problem is, her Tentacle Monster’s costume doesn’t come off. He’s really a shape shifting alien on the run from some real live alien bounty hunters dressed in what look like leftover eighties costumes from the set of Flash Gordon, and now Tara’s got to help him escape, or she could end up crated off to Zenon to stand trial for aiding and abetting a fugitive. Where are the Men in Black when you need them, anyway?

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THE CARNAL GAMES (THE CARNAL CONTINUUM BOOK ONE) by Naudii Nebula

Compelled to compete in a twisted game, two deadly enemies will meet their fated revenge.They will either kill each other or, worse…Fall in love. But only one can leave the arena alive. In The Carnal Games, the rules are simple: fight, conquer, win. Above all else, entertain. Warning: The Carnal Games contain dark themes, full-throttle sci-fi action, a hostile Lolita Island-style planet, political intrigue, and a slow-burn romance with a promised HEA.      AmazonKU

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VS: For my backlist spotlight this week – Here’s the third novel in my connected alien empath series! I thought for this one it would be interesting to have an empath escape the mob on her own and try to remain free on an alien planet. Where would she go? How would she survive? And what would she do when presented with an ethical dilemma…protect herself or help someone else?

TWO AGAINST THE STARS by Veronica Scott

The third in my stories of alien empathic priestesses… can be read as a standalone, or in sequence with STAR CRUISE: STOWAWAY and then DANGER IN THE STARS.

The blurb: Empathic priestess Carialle has escaped the evil Amarotu Combine, but she’s hardly out of danger. Not when she risks everything to rescue a drugged man from a crooked veterans’ clinic. By lulling the clinic staff to sleep, she reveals her powers. And once again, criminals are after her and her rescuer.

Marcus Valerian, a wounded Special Forces veteran, never expected to have his life threatened by the clinic that’s supposed to help ex-soldiers like him. But when he wakes from a drugged state to find a lovely woman urging him to run–he does. In his family’s remote fishing cabin, he suffers the agony of withdrawal, soothed only by her powers.

In their idyllic hideaway, the two also discover a nova-hot attraction flaring. But can they stay alive long enough for it to become more? Not if the Combine has anything to say–they are not giving up until Marcus is dead and Carialle is their weapon

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FIRST TOUCH (THE EXCAP FILES BOOK ONE) by Elsa Jade

She lost her childhood and her mother on a wild journey through a jungle deep and dark—now she is losing what’s left…Freelance illustrator Cecily Serrao has painted herself into a corner—and she likes it there. She has her pastel watercolors, her tiny Portland apartment with nice indirect lighting, and just enough work to let her drift through her perfect quiet life. Until a supersecret agent with eyes as brilliant gold as the deadly jaguars that haunt her dreams tells her she’s missing one thing: herself. Ronan Conrad joined the First Responders: Extrasensory Capabilities Unit—freaks for short—to atone for his troubled, misspent youth. When unknown forces as covert as any of his unit’s ops threaten ExCap’s mission, the lieutenant guide controller who usually handles other agents with power and precision finds himself hunting the shadows on his own. Alone until he finds her: subtle, strong, stubborn—and a cruel reminder of his worst failure, why he can never let anyone too close ever again. They only share an enemy, and even as a dangerous desire ignites between them in all the reckless hues of passion and peril, they know anything more intimate is impossible. But the freaks of ExCap specialize in the impossible as they fight to survive…FIRST TOUCH.

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TEMPTING THE BEAST by Various

Let us help you scratch that itch…Tempting the Beast will have 5 sizzling stories that will knock your socks off. It’s packed with drool-worthy shifters, kickass heroines, and will deliver hours of enticing stories to keep you going. Follow us into the crazy worlds explored within Tempting the Beast and who knows maybe you will find your next book boyfriend or two. Come delve into this decadent, pleasure-filled anthology and let them steal your heart. If you love sultry plots, then one-click today. Bet you can’t read just one.   Amazon      Apple Books     Kobo

MAVERICK: SHIFTERS OF WOLFWATER BAY (MATE MARKED BOOK 11) by Amber Ella Monroe

Maverick – My return to Wolfwater comes at a price, but everything is at stake and I can’t lose. I’ve been delaying the inevitable for years all because of my family’s feud. I’ll end it somehow—even if I have to break tradition. I live my life without my mate beside me even though I know she exists. This time, it’s either all or nothing. I’ll have her soon—exactly how I imagined. Courtney – I thought I could defy the Alpha’s son without consequences. I was so very wrong. The beast inside the man wants one thing: my total submission. But the man has his mind set on something else: revenge. Last time I ran into Maverick in Wolfwater Bay, I told him to take a hike. And he did…Now that he’s back in town, I’ll do anything to avoid him and the thorough punishment he promised me so long ago.     AmazonKU

COSMO AND THE KING by Macy Blake

When Cosmo learns the faun king is in the human realm, he panics. See, Silenus happens to be his fiance… and he’s never told any of his friends in the human realm that he ran away on his wedding day, leaving his king at the alter. Silenus made a deal with the devil–the queen of the fae–when he learned the human realm was going to be closed, keeping him separated from his mate and betrothed. He has to track down Cosmo and convince him that they are meant for each other, even though his stubborn fiance seems determined to challenge him at every turn. Cosmo doesn’t know Silenus’s secret, though, and now the hunt is on. Silenus is facing a dark and dangerous path, and he wants nothing more than his consort at his side. He’ll follow his mate anywhere, even to the depths of the human realm, to prove to Cosmo they are meant to be together..Now he only has to convince his stubborn mate to stop running…because no matter how long the chase lasts, Silenus will eventually catch him.     AmazonKU

THE MONSTROUS DUKE AND I by Dee St Holm

Dear Miss Penelope Essex, on account of your unforgivably bookish ways and abysmal attempts at conversation, Her Majesty has deemed your Season a failure. With no marriage proposals, no dowry and no prospects, you are hereby ordered to attend The Monsters Ball. Confirmed wallflower Penelope Essex has every intention of tending her brother’s library for the rest of her days. But first, she must survive the Monsters Ball. Held at a remote gothic estate, the three-day ball is rife with monstrous nobles all determined to claim a mate. They’ll do whatever it takes to seduce her into hidden corners, to tempt her into signing a marriage contract. Escaping with her spinsterhood intact seems impossible, until she spots her childhood crush: the now monstrous Duke of Roth. Lord William Warwick is normally as cool as the cold fire covering his body. When he became a frost-flame demon, he swore he’d never take a mate. Yet when he sees Penny Essex struggling to resist three monstrous nobles, he rushes to her side and pretends to be her fiancé. A fake betrothal is the perfect cover. Except the longer they’re together, the more she wants his fire to claim her. But will her duke treasure her heart and her beloved books, or will their passion send them both up in flames?     AmazonKU

HARVEST OF DIONYSUS (QUEENS OF OLYMPUS BOOK THREE) by Arizona Tape

Bored of her duties as the current Dionysus, Calliope is ready to retire and do something new in life. A chance meeting with a local winemaker changes her whole perspective on what it means to be the Goddess Of Wine. Selena loves life on the vineyard but isn’t enamored with the ruling deities. When she meets a charming woman who claims to be Dionysus, will she change her mind? Harvest Of Dionysus is a fantasy twist on the classic Greek mythology about Dionysus with an f/f romance. It’s a standalone in the Queens of Olympus series following various heroines in classic Greek God and Goddess retellings.    Amazon     Apple Books     Kobo

GROT (BACKYARD GOBLIN GODS BOOK THREE) by Roxy Collins

When you’re born into the world of the Chosen Ones, escaping your destiny as a fated mate isn’t exactly easy. Thankfully, I’m one of six daughters, and with my extra curves and no-nonsense attitude, voted least likely to ever become a goblin bride. What do I care if I’ll never be whisked off to their magical homeland, miles under the earth? I have my job and my family, and two feet planted firmly above ground. But as fate would have it, instead of one goblin coming for me on Offering Night, I get two. Hot-as-hell brothers, who are so competitive, they’ll do anything to give me a mating bite. But sorting out that mess is going to have to wait. Because my youngest sister didn’t just get cold feet on Offering Night – she’s missing, and no one has seen her for days. I’ll do anything to find her, and the goblin brothers will do anything to win themselves a mate. So we agree on a mating quest. They’ll track down my sister – and I’ll accept the winner as my fated mate. It should be easy. Find my sister. Wriggle out of their mating claims. And once the crust between our worlds closes, go back to my simple, goblin-free life. Or at least that’s the plan until fate comes along and bites me in the butt.   AmazonKU

AERISIAN WARNING  (BEYOND THE SUNSET LANDS BOOK TWO) by Sarah Ashwood

A world slipping into darkness. An outcast warrior with secrets. A woman bound to the light. Trouble between fairy factions and the Simathe having been successfully avoided, Aerisia is at peace…until Moonkind healer Rittean Wis’ Curlm senses trouble afoot. Moonkind elderly are dying at an alarming rate, with no viable explanation. Determined to uncover the truth, she enlists the help of her cousin, the Artan, little knowing the answers she seeks may bring Rittean, herself into grave personal danger. Meanwhile, The Hunter’s isolated lifestyle is fragmented by his ties to the Artan, the palace, the new fairy leader, and their need of his services. Try as he might to maintain distance between Rittean, the Moonkind, and himself, when the woman he still loves is threatened The Hunter will do anything to defend her. Including divulge truths of magic, thousands of years old, that could safeguard Aerisia or destroy it. Moonkind deaths, Moonkind magic, a hidden killer, and ancient mysteries threaten to collide in an explosive conflict that will either bring The Hunter and Rittean together in defense of their homeland, or shatter them—and Aerisia—forever. Can a warrior’s secrets and a woman’s soul save a world in peril?     Amazon

REJECTED MATES by Various

Is the sting of rejection a curse…or a blessing? What happens when fate steals their happily-ever-after? When the one person they were supposed to spend their life with rejects them? Can these shifters, vampires, demons, and fae find love again from the ashes of rejection? Or will they be tied to the mates who rejected them, forced to find a way back to them or suffer eternally?

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ENGULFED BY ANGUISH (SACRIFICED TO MONSTER GODS) by Latrexa Nova

Never could I expect that Agony would bring so much endless pleasure. I’ve spent my livelihood fighting back against the crushing weight of the world, giving faces and character to the kinds of people everyone turns their back on through my documentaries. When I set up an interview with a local costume shop owner, I never expected to be claimed by the god of Anguish living in her basement. Apparently that’s my fate: a True Offering for a horrifying god. While she says I have a choice, the god of Anguish promises to consume me. And if the way those tentacles squeeze and tease across my skin is anything to go by, I want it. Even if this god is the most terrifying thing I’ve ever seen. Never knew I was into being scaroused. I may drown in the depths of its sensual affection, but what a way to go. Engulfed by Anguish is the fifth novella of Sacrificed to Monster Gods, a series of 13 interconnected mostly-standalone erotic monster romances where the gods find their HEA with their True Offering. It features MM love, frank discussions of mental health, explicit sexual scenes, BDSM, tentacles, and a possessive, needy eldritch horror of a god.    AmazonKU

REBEL UNICORN (REBEL OF THE OTHERWORLD BOOK ONE) by Brogan Thomas

Her heart is broken, and her wrath is boiling over. Will she atone for her violence or fall to darkness? Tru Dennison is tired of being judged a freak. Sick of monstrous villains wreaking havoc and mayhem on her city, the half-unicorn, half-vampire shifter channels her energy into an undercover role as a black-ops assassin. But when her alluring angel mentor finds her standing over a pile of dead bodies, she’s horrified that her unrequited crush accuses her of serial murder. Unable to persuade the resolute man of her clearance to make the hits, Tru is thrown before the grand creature council to answer for her actions. But even after her sanctioned kills are verified, her fuming anger fuels her determination to become a force no one dare cross…Will Tru’s battle to deliver justice destroy her soul?     AmazonKU

THE BETA’S BRIDE (STOLEN MATES BOOK TWO) by Sarah Spade

Omegas are prized. I’ve always known that. Just like I grew up knowing that I would need a powerful mate to protect me. I wasn’t worried. I had Bishop—my overprotective alpha brother—to watch out for me, and then I fell in love with his best friend, Weston. A beta wolf, he was high enough in the pack that he would be a good match. And he loved me, too. I couldn’t choose anyone better. Too bad it wasn’t my choice. Three years ago, I discovered that I was fated to be the mate of the future Gravetail Alpha. Because of his rank, he couldn’t claim me as his until after he was installed as Alpha, but it didn’t matter. From the moment the Luna whispered my name to him, I was as good as promised to Rafael. With our alliance on the line, I had no choice. And that meant I had to say goodbye to West. Only… he didn’t take it too well. Even after the Luna blessed him with a fated mate of his own, he rejected Quinn Malone, even while I counted down the months until I’d finally have to leave Hickory. It’s my duty. As the Omega, I don’t have the luxury of choosing my own mate…(more blurb on ebook seller’s page…)   AmazonKU

CLAWS OF WINTER (ARCANE HEARTS NOOK SEVEN) by Nazri Noor

The guild of artificers is so close to completion, Jackson Pryde can almost taste it. Befriending the Black Market’s guilds has paid off. Everyone agrees that Jackson should become master of the artificers, even Mother Dough, the powerful guild of bakers. But it’s not all sugar and spice. A strange sorcerer has reawakened Xander’s interest in Incandescence. The second AI has unearthed a bizarre blueprint. And not everything is as it seems in the Verdance. Tensions mount as the fae courts question the value of human friendship – and human life. Jackson and Xander may have saved the King of Summer, but now they must face the wrath of the Queen of Winter.     AmazonKU

GHOST IN THE SPELL (GRIMOIRES OF A MIDDLE-AGED WITCH BOOK FIVE) by Renee George

Being a forty-something divorcee with a college-bound teenaged son is a freaking cakewalk compared to wielding my unruly magic. Oh, and did I mention my newly discovered sister wants to kill me? After a hellish week spent with older than dirt archdruids and a few new enemies, I’m ready to get home so I can hug my kid and sleep in my own bed. But nope, that’s not how my crazy magical mid-life works. My spirit magic has been triggered, and a ghost’s cryptic message gives me more bad news. Something worse than my psycho sister might be after me. Awesome. I’m so over selfish magical creatures trying steal my powers and my life. It’s Battle Royale time. I’ll need the help of all my tru-craft guardians if I stand a chance against my supernatural foes. But first I’ll have to get into the spirit of my new element before the spirit gets into me. Literally.     Amazon     Apple Books      Kobo

BURN ME: IMMORTAL VICES AND VIRTUES BOOK 10 by K A Knight and Kendra Moreno

Wrong place, wrong time. That’s what I tell myself when I witness an angel working with demons and rush to tell our leader of the treachery. There’s only one problem. He turns on me, declares me a traitor, and claims I stole something from them. He demands my head and I have no choice but to flee my realm for another. I’m a warrior. Running was never in my plans but it’s the only way to survive in this deadly game of lies. Get safe. Find the missing object. Prove my innocence. Until the Crown Prince of Soleil, a demon and my mortal enemy, appears and declares he’s here to take me back. Somehow, I convince the demon to help me. Maybe because he wants to see me fall, and if he keeps looking at me like that, I might just consider it. Dripping in sin, and temptation incarnate, it takes everything in me to focus on proving my innocence over the urge to teach the cocky demon a lesson. But falling is starting to look like a good option. However, the angels are still after me, and I’ll have to make a choice between the world I know, and the one that suddenly starts calling to my soul. I hope I’m strong enough for this fight. I hope I can hold out just a little bit longer. The lies burn, but the truth will give us wings.   AmazonKU

BEYOND THE STORM: A SONS OF THE FALLEN COMPANION by Jaclyn Osborn

Parties, laughter, and heart-melting romance. The war might be over, but the fun is just beginning. Join the Sons of the Fallen one last time in this end-of-series companion! Say goodbye to the series with newshort stories for each main couple showing them in their happily ever afters, a deleted scene, character interviews, and for the first time ever, Kallias is telling his own story in a companion-exclusive novella. *Beyond the Storm is not a standalone book and must be read after the Sons of the Fallen series for max enjoyment.*     AmazonKU

MEANT FOR FOREVER (PACK WARS: THE GRANGERS BOOK THREE) by Vella Day

Cassidy Evans flees her past in Wyoming and takes refuge in the rugged mountains of Montana. In her quest for solitude, she stumbles upon a man lying injured and near death in the heart of a snowy forest. Torn between her own safety and the stranger’s survival, Cassidy manages to save him before disappearing into the darkness. Zach Granger, a forest ranger, remembers nothing but the face of the angel who saved him. His friends claim she was but a dream, but Zach is convinced she is real. Desperate to find her, he enlists the help of his best friend, Mike Halperin. As Zach and Mike track down the elusive woman, they learn that some evil clan has driven her from home. Despite her desire to be left alone, they can’t shake the feeling that she is their mate.
When the evil werewolf pack comes for Cassidy, the men must be prepared to fight to the death to protect her. Convincing Cassidy to trust them and accept her fate as their forever mate might be the greatest challenge of all.     AmazonKU

LIGHT IN THE DARK (FAE WILDS SERIES BOOK SIX) by W J May

There might be no place like home, but sometimes it can be darn hard to get there. Gilly has been trying to get back to her realm for ages, but there are too many obstacles stand in her way. She finally makes it to a Fae Realm—just not the right Fae Realm. And now she’s tasked with not only freeing the part-time monster who is slowly working his way into her heart, but escaping a prophecy that says she’s somehow mixed up in the coming apocalypse. If that isn’t enough, there are also vampires, a spider-herding sorceress, and an evil prince all out for her blood. Can she survive it all with herself and the Web intact? Or will she usher in the Great Annihilation that buries the multiverse in eternal darkness?   Amazon     Apple Books     Kobo

PURRFECTLY PAIRED (THE MAVERICK BRIDES TALES BOOK SEVEN) by C D Gorri

Hank Garret doesn’t need any help finding a mate. Too bad Uncle Uzzi won’t take no for an answer. Driving the infamous matchmaking Witch to visit the Maverick Pride is one of his favorite duties, but lately, it’s the very thing disturbing the Falcon Shifter’s peace of mind. Watching those Tigers find their true mates is just too painful. When Uncle Uzzi recommends Hank’s services to a Lioness in need, duty calls. It was fine. he could remain professional. He just has to ignore the gorgeous spitfire in his backseat for the next twenty-four hours. Piece of cake–gulp. Annabeth Golden of the Blue Valley Pride is one frustrated Lioness. Her family’s reputation makes finding a mate hard, but is it really so bad? So, what if she accidentally on purpose almost castrated her high school boyfriend for being unfaithful? Was that cause to make her persona non grata with the entire Pride? Hard up for love, and trying to win the big contest at work leaves Annabeth at her wit’s end. Good thing she runs into Uncle Uzzi if the infamous Uncle Uzzi’s Magical Matchmaking Service. Annabeth has hit the jackpot–or so the she-Cat thinks. But what happens when the cranky Falcon her Lioness pines for claims she’s mistaken? Will this cat bag her bird?    Amazon     Apple Books      Kobo

FROM FEAR (PRINCES OF THE BLOOD BOOK FOUR) by Megan Derr

Fifteen years ago, several wolf pups were kidnapped by poachers to be illegally sold abroad. They were rescued by a Prince of the Blood, and the Wolves of the Moon vowed the debt would someday be repaid. Now of age, wolf Ilkay Thrace is determined to fulfill that vow. Before he can, though, the Wolves’ home high in the peaks of Dragon Claw Mountain is ravaged by an earthquake that reveals an ancient, forgotten temple—and awakens something dark and terrible in its depths. Now, instead of repaying their debt, the Wolves must once again ask the King’s Legion for help. Despite the time that has passed since the Legion was nearly wiped out, their greatest strength, the Princes of the Blood remain few. It is one of their newest, Prince Dalibor, who is sent to evaluate and assist the Wolves. But Dalibor is born of a demon of wrath, his greatest power the ability to drive all living beings out of their minds with rage and fear. He is brash, loud, and reckless, even by the standards of the Legion, and the very last person that should be going into dark, treacherous caves containing ancient evil.

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A DIRE CRYSTAL CURSE (A CRYSTAL CURSE COZY MYSTERY BOOK THREE) by Constance Barker

Lucas’ sister, Tina, arrives to town and Cora is delighted. The girl is young and quite bubbly. There is something uplifting about her and Cora welcomes the change after all the murders in their little burg. However, another death, this time of an elderly woman, slams everyone back to reality. Was the women into magic? Did she have anything to do with the Trial of the Six Crystals? And what was the red and orange aura surrounding her dead face? The older woman had mentioned that she saw yellow eyes staring at her as she looked out her house window. Could it be Zeus, Lucas’ familiar, or perhaps Petrov was hounding the poor woman. The victim held closely guarded secrets…maybe they were her downfall. Cora’s on the case and she’s determined to find a killer, no matter if it’s someone close to her.      AmazonKU

THE SWEETEST DANGER by Various

VS Note: From Jan 16. Judging from the story titles and the authors, at least some of these are PNR.

We like them sweet. We like them in charge. The Sweetest Danger is a multi-author romance anthology. Each story includes a man who likes to be in charge, isn’t always nice, but is sweet at his very core.     AmazonKU

HUNTER JONES AND THE CRUCIBLE OF THE MIDDLE AGES (A MIDLIFE MAGICAL ADVENTURE BOOK TWO) by Melle Amade

This quest for the crucible may be the trial that destroys Hunter. Mistakes have been made, and Hunter Jones is determined to right her wrongs. Her broken heart and thirst for redemption lead her on another adventure, this one to Scotland as she seeks the crucible that will save the werewolves from the vampires who are out to murder every last wolf. But this time, Hunter is no one’s fool. She understands the magical world just enough to know that everything is not as it seems and her allies can easily turn into her enemies. The tall, dark stranger the wolves send to accompany her is supposedly there to help her, but can she trust him, and will her divided focus be the death of her?    AmazonKU

THE ORC AND HER BRIDE (THE SAPPHIC ORCS OF TORDEN BOOK ONE) by 

Sapphic fantasy romance with a monstrous twist…RUGA KARRSDAUGHTER, dutiful orc princess with a heart of gold, has spent the years since her sister was elected queen serving the orc country of Torden. Her duties now include marrying an elf princess for a much-needed alliance against an outside threat. ELKETH CERIDWEN, rakish elf princess with a penchant for chaos, has never lifted a finger in her life. Now that an engagement is sprung upon her by the stern elvish king, she has to fulfill a fifty-day betrothal period in Torden surrounded by strangers…unless she can wreak enough havoc to get sent back home. These poor orcs don’t know what they’re in for. A gentle orc princess is betrothed to a bratty elf princess in this sapphic fantasy romance. This novel is first in The Sapphic Orcs of Torden series but can be read as a standalone.     AmazonKU

ALPHA GEEK TRIPP by Milly Taiden

Tripp is a climbing geek about to do what most only dream about: reach the top of Mount Everest… and meet his shifter mate. Amelia Fields works for Nick Milan’s protection agency, but not as a bodyguard. Her talents are more in the organization field, but when a client requests someone with mountain climbing experience, she’s the snow leopard for the job. There’s just one thing: she didn’t expect the super hot geek to be her fated mate! Tripp Webster needs a capable shifter to climb the world’s highest mountain with him because family drama has created some dangers in his life. His father left him with a fortune as well as a secret son to deal with. Too bad his mysterious brother wasn’t willing to share. Now, Tripp will need protection in the form of the hottest curvy girl he’s ever seen. Someone is hoping that Tripp has an accident while on the mountain, but they’re not expecting the special shifter serum the snow leopard is packing! Time for Tripp to show who the real alpha is.     AmazonKU

PAW OR LESS (PARANORMAL DATING AGENCY BOOK 69) by Milly Taiden

Rhiannon Foley is a lawyer who always fights for the little guy. In her free time, she helps open shelters for the needy. But this time, she’s hit a snag. She needs help finding the perfect location at the best price. Good thing Gerri Wilder is there to introduce her to just the right smokin-hot bear shifter! Mars Casey is a billionaire real estate mogul as well as a bear shifter. He’s followed in his father’s footsteps of enhancing their real estate portfolio, but Gerri believes there’s more to him than that. She wants him to start helping the community. As an extra incentive, Gerri offers to find his match for him, and dangles the enticing Rhiannon as bait. Mars thinks his biggest challenge will be convincing the beautiful human that mixing business and pleasure can be well worth it, but there’s more at stake. Women resembling Rhiannon are showing up dead, and threatening letters prove that she’s the actual target. This alpha protector won’t let anything happen to his fated mate. But what will it take to find and defeat her stalker?     AmazonKU

AMBROSIA (FROST AND NECTAR BOOK 2) by C N Crawford

After the Seelie king Torin nearly froze me to death, I plunged through a portal into my true home. Turns out, my hometown is a wild Unseelie kingdom known as the Court of Sorrows. When Torin follows me and sees my new horns, he quickly realizes that his intended bride is an enemy of his realm. In fact, his name for my kind is “demon.” But even if I have the horns of an Unseelie, I’m not welcome here, either. Queen Mab and her monstrous soldiers are delighted to torment us, accusing me of being a traitor. If we want to get out of the Court of Sorrows with our lives, the only hope we have is to stay as close to each other as possible–even if it means fleeing in horseback and sharing a bed. Every moment is bittersweet, since it could be our last–and Torin is condemned to kill anyone he loves.      AmazonKU

MARVIN (ASSASINS TO ORDER BOOK ONE) by JP Sayle and Lisa Oliver

Ajani is a shifter without a conscience. Stolen as a child, hidden from the world, trained to kill without remorse. It’s all he knows. He works without question until someone targets the only bright light from Ajani’s dark past—Marvin. Ajani had always known there was something tugging at his soul, or that special someone, but he doesn’t want to bring Marvin into his dark world. But then when had Ajani ever got what he wanted? The Fates chose Marvin for Ajani, and he’ll need all the skills he’s learned to keep his mate safe. Marvin, previously known as AX4395, is finally happy in his life with the Thalassa’s and all the gorgeous children, but he will never forget the lost boys—those youngsters he used to visit regularly, the boys who grew up in cages. The scientists’ experiments he’d endured during his own time in captivity turned him into a hairy outcast and a legend—Bigfoot. Thanks to his skills, Marvin escapes the fate befallen so many, but he still remembers every boy, and the others he’d met along the way. When fate brings him face to face once more with the one special boy, he remembers above all others, Marvin knows his life will change forever. But finding his fated mate exposes Marvin to a fearful foe—one who knows Marvin and Ajani, and all the other lost boys. Now it’s up to Marvin and Ajani to pool their skills and work together to prevent the unthinkable. Because if something were to happen to Marvin, then who would remember the lost boys and save Ajani’s soul?   Amazon     Apple Books      Kobo

NO GOOD INTENTIONS: MEL’S VAMPIRE COVEN BOOK TWO (THE INFERNAL RENDING UNIVERSE) by Traci Lovelot

VS Note: From JAN 25.

To save all our lives, I bonded with three vampires in a unique coven out of convenience. We told ourselves it was temporary… But my ex, Hudson, really wants my forgiveness and a second chance. His twin brother, Jax, the cutest boy-next-door vampire ever, still longs for his ex, Nico. And Nico? He’s still carefully guarding his secrets. I shouldn’t care about any of that. Falling for these three tempting vampires would be wrong. After all, vampires killed my mother. I can’t bear the thought of her hating me for eternity. Then I discover her ghost is trapped and tortured in the infernal realm. Saving her soul is the only reason I would venture into hell itself. My fledgling coven rallies behind me to bravely explore a place no one ever returns from alive. What’s a witch to do when the monsters she hates become the mates she can’t live without?    AmazonKU

A CELTIC LONGING: A TIME TRAVEL FANTASY ROMANCE (THE MACLOMAIN SERIES: IRISH ROOTS BOOK THREE) by Sky Purington

What happens when the man you’re determined to hate is the only man you ever truly loved? Shannon has long dreaded her destiny to help a medieval Irish king save his country. Moreover, the risk of falling in love again. So when she ends up at her new home in New Hampshire under the watchful eye of Liam, King of Meath, a medieval king who traveled through time to protect her, she chooses to dislike him from the onset. Avoid him even though she’s drawn to him. Especially when she’s plagued with an unexplainable longing and regret that makes no sense. Feelings she suspects have to do with him and a connection they have yet to remember. King Liam will keep Shannon safe from the enemy if it’s the last thing he does. Nothing more. He’s not one to desire one lass when he can enjoy many. Yet there’s something about her. A draw he cannot ignore. A pull that only grows stronger when she’s stricken with a longing only he can free her from when they travel back in time together. Thrust on a magical journey rife with revelations, Liam and Shannon discover more than they bargained for. Heartbreaking truths from the distant past that will change everything. An enemy who influenced their lives in unforeseen ways. Will they be able to overcome the odds and make things right again? Or will their nemesis remain one step ahead of them and the fate of Ireland doomed?     AmazonKU

PANTHERS’ REIGN (HEIRS OF THE FLAME GODS BOOK TWO) by AJ Mullican

Forgive me, Igni, for I have sinned. I laid with a wolf, and now their Elders have ordered my death. Shunned by the convent that raised me, with precious few allies left, my mate and I must raise an army while evading the death squads sent to sniff us out. Both panther and wolf must set aside generational grudges to expose the Elders’ corruption before the solar ascension. Time ticks on. The days grow long, the nights recede, and our options grow slim. The final war is coming. We all have our parts to play, and one wrong move could end the panther tribe and secure the Elders’ hold on the wolves.   AmazonKU

STAR SPANGLED ICE SCREAM CAKE (MURDER IN THE MIX BOOK 46) by Addison Moore

My name is Lottie Lemon, and I see dead people. Okay, so I rarely see dead people, mostly I see furry creatures of the dearly departed variety, who have come back from the other side to warn me of their previous owner’s impending doom. The Fourth of July is upon us and all of Honey Hollow is in a red, white, and blue mood. Cormack Featherby is about to have her baby and while I’m at the hospital helping her do just that I stumble upon a seminar on Near-Death Experiences. And just my luck, I stumble upon a body, too. It looks as if the Grim Reaper is working overtime and he’s landed me in the wrong place at the wrong time yet again to look like the prime suspect. Everett is missing. Cressida Bentley is back in town and looks mighty suspicious as she takes up the number one suspect slot in my book. And then there’s the ghost of my grandmother Nell who’s come to visit, and she’s brought along a silkie chicken named Fluffernutter to help solve the case. The Fourth of July is going to be explosive this year.      AmazonKU

SEBASTIAN’S FATE (ETHERYA’S EARTH) by Rebecca Hefner

She was in love with a man who didn’t know she existed…Vampyre aristocrat Celine has eyes for one man: a handsome council member who barely knows she’s alive. Determined to change her destiny, she secures a date with the enigmatic man, even if he won’t know her identity at the masked fete. Council leader Sebastian considers relationships a waste of time—until a gorgeous stranger accompanies him to a ball. Suddenly, he can’t stop thinking about the woman behind the mask who sets his body aflame. Consumed with uncovering the tempting stranger’s identity, Sebastian observes similarities between his phantom lover and the quiet aristocrat he’s barely noticed for centuries. Could his mystery woman actually be…Celine? Fueled by passion and anger, he confronts the stunning aristocrat, never realizing their fiery encounter might cement Sebastian’s fate for eternity.

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HERMES: A GREEK MYTHOLOGY GAY RETELLING (BOOK FOUR OF THE MYTHOLOGY SERIES) by B J Irons

The darling of the Olympian gods and goddesses. The cunning trickster whose deceit knows no bounds. Hermes, the messenger and herald of the gods, is admired by all.
Yet, there is someone that Hermes admires that he cannot have. This is a tale of the many plots and ruses pulled by this deceitful god. Yet, the one thing he is truly deceiving all along is his own heart. When Hermes encounters the male mortal, Crocus, he thinks he has found a true friend, But what he really has found is someone he wants a lifelong companionship with.     AmazonKU

BEASTLY TALES: A DRAGON SOUL PRESS ANTHOLOGY by Various

Monsters deserve love too…From werewolves, vampires, and even Bigfoot, these beasts manage to find love. Whether they are able to sink their claws into that love and keep it is another story. When it comes down to it, don’t judge a book by its cover. This anthology brings a mixture of what ifs and happily ever afters.

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DEFYING TIME (THE NIGHTSHADE GUILD BOOK 27) by Mandy Rosko

The future is bleak now that the Nightshade Mages are gone. Being thrown in time is not something Lisa expected to experience once she became a Nightshade Guild Mage. The fact that her lover, Jason, and familiar, tiny dragon Angus, were tossed in with her just made it personal. Before they’ve even had time to learn the new rules of the year 2333, Lisa receives a message. She needs to find the piece of the time shard that arrived with her, retrieve it, and return to Ameria so she can help the Nightshade Guild mages stop the impending apocalypse. They’ll have to play it cool while Lisa searches for the shard, Jason avoids the wandering eye of a giant gargoyle woman, and Angus puts up with being fed dog food. They can’t escape fast enough.

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WITCHES IN THE KITCHEN (MAGIC INN PARANORMAL MYSTERIES BOOK ONE) by Danielle Garrett

A magical inn bursting with paranormal delight. A picture-perfect seaside town filled with humans who don’t know about their witchy neighbors. This cozy fantasy series has mystery, magic, and a splash of romance! Up until a week ago, my only knowledge of magic came from the movies. Unfortunately, it didn’t stay that way. A bout of insomnia leads to witnessing a scene that belongs in a vampire flick—only, the fangs looked way more realistic. One second, I was running for my life, and the next, I found myself choking on a hairball in the back of an SUV. That’s right … a hairball. See, my body’s been hiding a pretty big secret, and I’m some kind of witch. One that turns into a cat when under duress. Apparently, my choices are fight, flight, or … fur. Overnight, I find myself thrust into a world of magic and mayhem beyond my most wild sleep-deprived delirium. Until the murderous vampire is captured, I’m placed into some kind of witch-ness protection program, and sent to live in a house full of actual monsters. What’s the worst that could happen? Hey, at least running for my life will help me squeeze in my cardio.      AmazonKU

FOX AND THE DRYAD by Kellen Graves

Briar Hunt has always been lauded for his grace on stage, except by one person from whom he wants it the most. Desperate to earn the affection he craves, Briar makes a late night deal with a high fey lady: If he can perform a single perfect dance at one of her woodland revels, she will make him the most enchanting thing on two legs. However, Briar quickly learns the fey lady is impossible to please. Not only that, her demands are never-ending, enough to slowly unravel his life and his health. Only when a handsome stranger, Mal, arrives claiming he can help Briar break his deal and earn his freedom back, does Briar think he might be saved. Lord Malric d’Alarie has finally broken free of dancing on command for his mother at her fey revels. But after hearing he’s been replaced, he attends one of her parties to see for himself. The human performing in his place is breathtaking–but Malric dreads what kind of deal the dancer made with his mother in order to be there. Wanting to rescue Briar from the same woman who stole his own love for ballet, Malric inserts himself into Briar’s life from every angle possible. From posing as a dance instructor in the human world to hiding behind a mask in the fey world, Malric promises he can set Briar free of his fateful deal. Malric only has to keep his identity–and his intentions–secret, from both the dancer he’s quickly falling for, and his mother, who controls their every move.      AmazonKU

THE DALWICK DEMON by Ashley Bennett

“There is no God here, Iris. He could never bring you this sort of pleasure.” In her short life, Iris has known nothing but heartache. When she is thrown into the mouth of Dalwick Cave as penance for her supposed crimes, she expects to find herself face to face with death. Instead, she meets the Demon of Dalwick Cave. After getting to know the being behind the myth, Iris finds herself tumbling headfirst into carnal love. Can he show her that love can be kind? Will Iris finally learn that love and lust go hand in hand?   AmazonKU

CREATURE COMFORTS (DEMIGOD MONSTERS OF PROTHEKA BOOK ONE) by Celeste King

Vengeance made him a monster. Love will make him my mate. Deknol has sold his soul to The Deceiver. I can see it in the powers that he now wields. Far stronger than any magic present on Protheka. It excites me. Because he will use his power to rescue me. To protect me. To pleasure me. The value of my life on Protheka is less than worthless. But when I stand next to Deknol, whose godlike powers crackle the air around him, I am a queen. His queen. With all of our enemies seeking to tear us down, one question keeps nagging in my mind. With all of this power, Deknol has a body that can fight, a mind that can do magic…But does he still have a heart that can love?     AmazonKU

HER SHIFTER WOLF RUNAWAY (THE CLAN OF HOGAN FALLS) by Serena Meadows

I’d lived my entire life with a secret that kept trying to burst out of me…My clan wanted my friends and I dead when we were babies. I’d begun questioning my very existence… but Marshall appeared out of nowhere and changed my reality. He was mysterious, a man with secrets of his own. Marshall was running away from something… or someone.
And I wanted to chase him away from our small town. His new restaurant could become my competition and put me out of business. But I also couldn’t deny how alive I felt around him. Marshall awakened the wolf shifter in me. His touch reminded me of my life purpose, and he truly was my fated mate. So when I shifted to save his life, the shock in his eyes broke my heart. Could Marshall accept me for who I was… or was he another piece of my life that I would have to forget and keep a secret forever?   AmazonKU

MCSHAYNE’S ELF (MCSHAYNE BLOODLINE BOOK THREE) by Nicole Dennis

A Realm falls to the darkness. An outcast because of his mixed heritage, Braedyn of the Dark, Captain of the Royal Shields and protector of the Prince of the Southern Woodland Realm, maintains his position through sheer grit and skill. Connected to a hawk familiar, Cerin, his magic is a mixture of Arcane and wielding. At the High King’s orders, he remains by his Prince’s side through a treacherous journey through the Lands to discover answers and a new home.  Losing his Realm, his parents, and his position in one-night, High Prince Conchobar Ó Díomasaigh is completely out of his familiarity. Running for his life, relying only on his protector and Captain, he digs deep to survive their trials, the growing darkness, and go wherever they must to save their Realm. At the same time, he sees his Captain in a different light and the deepening connection between them. Strange adventures. New allies. Growing connections. Can they survive this wild journey to save the elves, the Realm, and their lives?     AmazonKU

NOCTURNE: A NOVEL by Alyssa Wees

Growing up in Chicago’s Little Sicily in the years following the Great War, Grace Dragotta has always wanted to be a ballerina, ever since she first peered through the windows of the Near North Ballet company. So when Grace is orphaned, she chooses the ballet as her home, imagining herself forever ensconced in a transcendent world of light and beauty so different from her poor, immigrant upbringing. Years later, with the Great Depression in full swing, Grace has become the company’s new prima ballerina—though achieving her long-held dream is not the triumph she once envisioned. Time and familiarity have tarnished that shining vision, and her new position means the loss of her best friend in the world. Then she attracts the attention of the enigmatic Master La Rosa as her personal patron and realizes the world is not as small or constricted as she had come to fear. Who is her mysterious patron, and what does he want from her? As Grace begins to unlock the Master’s secrets, she discovers that there is beauty in darkness as well as light, finds that true friendship cannot be broken by time or distance, and realizes there may be another way entirely to achieve the transcendence she has always sought.

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CAPTURED FATE (SHADOWBLOOD SOULS BOOK THREE) by Eva Chase

Is this captivity… or a second chance? My men and I lost our bid for freedom. But nothing in our new prison is quite what I expected. That doesn’t mean I’m going to stop fighting. I just have to make sure I pick the right battles. Especially when it isn’t just our lives but those of the kids who came after us on the line. If I’m going to be more than a monster, I need to figure out who the real monsters are—and take back everything they’ve stolen from us before it’s too late.     AmazonKU

FORTUNE FAE ACADEMY BOOK THREE by J R Thorn

I’m trapped between two Alphas and I’m not sure if I’ll survive their domination games. The Elders made their move and now the future has been thrown into chaos. With Seifiek missing and Axel biding his time, I’ll delve into my studies for as long as I’m allowed at the Academy—or as long as I can survive. There’s a dark secret within the Collegium, one that I need to understand if my Betas and I are going to make it out on the other side of this mess and new enemies are fighting me every step of the way. The worst being a third Alpha who’s set his sights on me. One who is delighted by the realms on the verge of war. Chaos is his home and madness is his bedmate. He’s as ancient as time itself and he’s set the future on a course where I’ll become his queen. Running isn’t an option, not anymore. I’ll face my destiny and take it by the balls. Because this bitch isn’t going down without a fight.      AmazonKU

RISE (THE PHOENIX OMEGA TRILOGY BOOK TWO) by Lorelai M Hart and Colbie Dunbar

Sometimes it’s not just bats in the belfry. Omega phoenix shifter Cyrus is running out of time—in this life, anyway. Unless he finds his warlock mate, he will burn to ashes, regenerate, and hatch once again, the memories of this life fleeting at best. He has all but given up hope when a down-on-his-luck warlock comes rolling down his driveway. Warlock and fox shifter Bas needs a place to call home. When he stumbles upon a tiny, nearly abandoned town, he finds himself wanting to stay. Decent at casting spells, horrible at shifting—and entirely too smitten with Cyrus for his own good—Bas isn’t sure what his future holds, but he sure knows who he wants in his future. The problem is Cyrus may have very little future left to share. Will Cyrus’s warlock be strong enough to bind the two together, or is their relationship on borrowed time?   AmazonKU

TWILIGHT PROPHECY (WINGS IN THE NIGHT BOOK 18) by Maggie Shayne

A prophecy pressed into ancient stone tablets predicts the end of vampire kind. This can only be avoided, the cuneiform symbols say, by the intervention of “the two who are opposite and yet the same.” Part-human, part-vampire twins James, who can heal and Brigit, who can destroy, believe they are those two. James’ first step in saving his friends, his family, his people, is to get his hands on the rest of that tablet and the woman who can translate it—Professor Lucy Lanfair. To save his species, he’ll abandon the very values and principals he’s lived by. He’ll pluck an innocent woman from her life and drop her into the middle of his kindred’s fight for survival. And he will extract her aid whether she wants to give it or not. Archaeologist and translator Lucy Lanfair has no idea that she holds the key to preventing the annihilation of an entire species. But she soon realizes she holds far more than just that—for the vampire’s soul is also in her hands. To love him is to rise to the call of destiny, despite the danger. To save her love, she must save his entire race.     Amazon     Kobo

LEGION: SKINWALKERS BOOK 20 by Susan Bliler

She’s his hostage…and his mate! Brooklyn Ami is shocked to learn that she’s sick. Not just sick, she’s terminal. Dominant Skin Walker, Monroe StoneCrow, has devised a plan to save her. Monroe claims to have found her Skin Walker mate, and he intends to pair them in the hopes that the Walker DNA that spares Skin Walkers from illness and disease will provide Brooklyn the same protections. In disbelief, Brooklyn refuses, but no one says ‘no’ to Monroe. Legion Knight, a Skin Walker Sentry and pilot, has been assigned an unheard-of mission. Take StoneCrow’s Events Coordinator, Brooklyn Ami, and make her his, no matter the cost. Without her consent, he collars Brooklyn and removes her from the Estate. Holding his Angel hostage isn’t the way he’d imagined he’d claim his mate, but for her sake, it can’t be helped.      Amazon 

GHOST SHIFT (HAUNTED SOULS BOOK 13) by Pandora Pine

A killer is working the night shift at Salem Mercy Hospital. Or at least that’s what psychic Copeland Forbes believes after an exposé highlighting unexplained deaths is published. Wanting to get involved, he’s cautioned to let the matter go. People die in hospitals, Cope’s told, and while that’s unfortunately true, he knows these deaths are not from natural causes. Detective Jude Byrne is content working his agency’s slate of cases, staking out cheating spouses and uncovering insurance fraud. The last investigation he wants go get involved with is that of the possible hospital killer. But after suffering a basketball injury which requires surgery and an overnight stay at Salem Mercy, Jude is involved whether he wants to be or not. The question is, can he survive the night? With the help of the West Side Detectives, a clever trap is laid. All that’s left to do is wait for the start of the graveyard shift when the hunter is on the prowl. Can the madman be stopped in time? Or will Jude become the next victim to suffer a killer cure on the ghost shift?      AmazonKU

DANGEROUS LOVE (WINGED HUNTERS BOOK ONE) by Michelle Howard

Zanica would do anything to escape her sadistic leader. Even if it meant fleeing the only home she knew and mating with a total stranger. The problem? Fate dropped her into the path of one of the most ruthless vultures in the land with a reputation as dark and deadly as his eyes. Pazir Catharte hadn’t planned on mating when he left that morning for the final hunt of the season. Stumbling upon a beautiful female at the edge of his territory sent his protective instincts into overdrive. But keeping a stranger as his own was a problem he couldn’t afford. He was the new leader of an unruly lot and problems had plagued him from the start. Then the female leaped into his arms and bit him. What else was he supposed to do?   Amazon      Apple Books      Kobo

MAGNOLIAS AND MURDER (WITCHES OF KEYHOLE LAKE MYSTERIES BOOK 16) by Tegan Maher

Things are clickin’ right along for Noelle and Hunter. They’re through a flurry of weddings, tourist season is over, and it’s finally time to settle in and enjoy the cooler weather of fall. They should have known no quiet moment goes uninterrupted, though!
While decorating for the annual Halloween festival, a close friend is found standing over the body of a member of the high-hatted Magnolia Club smack in the middle of the corn maze, murder weapon in hand. With the ladies of Keyhole Lake’s high society out for blood, Noelle and Hunter have to find the real murderer before the old hens flock together to send an innocent woman to jail.     AmazonKU

WHERE THE THISTLE GROWS (PICT BY TIME BOOK ONE) by Mia Pride

2023 – Scotland is a land of lore and legend, but archeologist Caitriona Murray prefers physical evidence to ancient tales. Joining a major excavation off the northern Scotland coast, Caitriona cannot wait to discover a cave’s buried secrets. Because of reoccurring dreams of an ancient man’s death, she is convinced that a Pictish king is buried within those cave walls. But soon, Cait discovers more secrets in that cave than just bones.
Finding herself face to face with the man who haunts her dreams, Cait is thrown into the lost world she’d spent her entire life studying and is faced with an undeniable reality: she has traveled back in time, this king believes she is his bride, and Cait isn’t sure she will ever make it back home. Danger threatens from every direction, but falling in love with a man destined to die brutally in battle may be her greatest downfall. 685 AD – King Brodyn Mac Cuill is determined to keep his people safe, even if it means marrying a strange woman from a rival tribe. An alliance is his only chance at gathering an army large enough to defeat their southern enemies, the Angles, who challenge him daily. When his bride arrives, she is confused and resistant to marriage. She isn’t the bride he’d hoped for, but lives are at stake. His new bride confuses him with her strange behavior, yet he finds her fascinating and irresistible. When danger follows in her wake, Brodyn must question her loyalties and everything he ever knew. Their connection is undeniable, but can he trust his bride, who claims to be from the future, or is she a trap sent by his enemy?     AmazonKU

SMOLDER (DRAKE SECURITY BOOK TWO) by Mika Nix

I was hired to protect him, but will our smoldering attraction ignite into love? When my hot headed brother found his fated mate, a deep, aching desire opened up inside of me for my own. Everyone knows dragons are covetous, jealous… possessive. I am all of these things, but never more so than when I set my eyes on Dempsey for the first time. Beautiful. Awkward. Sweet. Shy. Perfect. My dragon wants to wrap himself around him the moment he bumps into me outside of his antique shop. Dempsey, however, is not as keen on that idea as my inner beast is. He hired Drake Security for protection, and he needs it even more than he realized. Unfortunately, we specialize in brute strength and burning sh*t to the ground, and the problem Dempsey has is way out of our league. Is he my fated mate or am I just so desperate for one that I’m falling for him too fast? Either way, I’ll move heaven and hell to protect him, even if the forces that are after him are unlike anything I’ve dealt with before. I’ve spent thousands of years hoarding books and storing their words close to my heart. Will the love stories that live inside my soul be enough to woo him? Is it too much to hope that fate has chosen him for me?   AmazonKU

STOLEN BY THE LYCANTHROPE (FATED MATES OF THE RIFTWOLVES BOKK FOUR) by Chloe Parker

I’ve always wanted a fairy tale romance with the alpha of my dreams—but the princess is supposed to end up with a prince, not a pirate. The relationship between alphas and omegas can be scary, but I’ve always dreamed of finding my true love. At home in Austin though, no one seems interested—and I spend every full moon alone. Until now. I’ve been re-captured by my old, sinister pack, and they’re determined to claim me and keep me in their sea-bound fortress forever. The only thing stopping the pack alpha from assigning me to a mate of his choice is the one person I never expected to help me. Javier Ortega, a ruthless mercenary. Javi says I’m his fated mate, and he doesn’t care about the Gulf Pack’s rules. To make matters worse, he claims me in front of everyone, placing his mating bite on me so he can track me wherever I go. I don’t feel the mating bond, but Javi is in charge now, and he doesn’t have any plans on letting me go. It seems like he has a secret, though—and maybe, just maybe, he’ll help me get home.   AmazonKU

HARMONY OF LIES (ALICE AND OWEN BOOK TWO) by Brian Feehan

After being forced away for seventeen years, Alice is finally home. But home isn’t what she thought it would be, and every day the secrets she holds from her parents grow with weight. But how do you tell your mother and father that you’re not normal? That the world is a far more dangerous place than they have ever known and you are anything but the small, innocent child that was torn from their arms all those years ago? Owen can’t say goodbye, and Alice can’t hold on to him tightly enough as the pressures of danger and obligation grow stronger and stronger. With a broken heart, Owen is headed to San Francisco with his crew of musicians. But the Golden City is filled with history and secrets, and brutal deaths are just lying in wait for Owen and his people. To survive these trials and this city, Owen will need everything he has—even the broken parts he gave to Alice—to have any hope of doing the impossible one more time.

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WHERE DARKNESS BLOOMS: A NOVEL by Andrea Hannah

The town of Bishop is known for exactly two things: recurring windstorms and an endless field of sunflowers that stretches farther than the eye can see. And women—missing women. So when three more women disappear one stormy night, no one in Bishop is surprised. The case is closed and their daughters are left in their dusty shared house with the shattered pieces of their lives. Until the wind kicks up a terrible secret at their mothers’ much-delayed memorial. With secrets come the lies each of the girls is forced to confront. After caring for the other girls, Delilah would like to move on with her boyfriend, Bennett, but she can’t bear his touch. Whitney has already lost both her mother and her girlfriend, Eleanor, and now her only solace is an old weathervane that seems to whisper to her. Jude, Whitney’s twin sister, would rather ignore it all, but the wind kicks up her secret too: the summer fling she had with Delilah’s boyfriend. And more than anything, Bo wants answers and she wants them now. Something happened to their mothers and the townsfolk know what it was. She’s sure of it. Bishop has always been a strange town. But what the girls don’t know is that Bishop was founded on blood—and now it craves theirs.      Amazon     AB     Apple Books     Kobo

GEMINI KINGS by Laura Navarre

I summon the dragon. I claim my throne. The warlocks of Icarus Academy claim me. I start my night with a heist in a Catwoman costume at a Vegas casino…and end up shifting into my dragon form for the first time ever in mid-plummet from the roof. Except I can’t actually fly. Oops. Turns out being the first dragon shifter queen to rule the witching world (while I’m simultaneously a student at the Icarus Academy) isn’t, like, a party. Especially when I go into heat. Because now I have…needs…that no warlock at the Academy can satisfy. Plus the only full-blooded male dragon shifter on the planet intends to kill all my warlocks and make me choose just him for my king. As. If. Sweet Jesus, this Maxim guy’s causing a world of trouble. Vasili and Ronin are fighting over whether to kill him or kiss him. My wolf shifter headmaster Lucius has his paws full trying to keep us all from getting expelled. And my sweet bookworm Neo needs something new we’re all afraid to give him. When a rival rises to threaten my throne, it’ll take major trust between me and all my warlocks—including that vicious dragon I’ve sworn I’ll never claim—to save us all from an assassination attack we’ll need a miracle to survive.   AmazonKU

LION’S ONLY LOVE (SNOW HAVEN SHIFTERS BOOK FOUR) by Brittany White

I returned to Snow Haven to Mourn My Grandmother, Never Expecting to Find Love. 
I had managed to escape the small confines of the tiny town where I grew up – Snow Haven. I made it big in the country music scene, but not without a price. I had to hide my identity as a lion shifter from a paparazzi journalist and try to protect myself from a dangerous stalker. The one constant in my life was my grandmother, who had raised me. I was devastated when she died. I took the first plane back home. Now, back in Snow Haven, I enlisted the help of an old acquaintance, Ian, who was a lion shifter and who owned a security company. I needed protection from the overzealous paparazzi journalist and evil stalker. Little did I know that my heart would need protection from the green-eyed, red-haired man, whose body resembled that of a Nordic god. The paparazzi were everywhere – snapping pictures even as I made arrangements for my beloved grandmother’s funeral. My stalker was never far behind – threatening me, humiliating me, and eventually trying to kill me. Ian was ever by my side – protecting me from the fiends while stealing my heart.     AmazonKU

GUT ROT AND GARGOYLES (TRAILER PARK VAMPIRE BOOK THREE) by H P Mallory and J R Rain

Something sinister’s afoot in Windy Ridge…When my mole-rat boss (and I do mean that literal like) goes missing, I’m pretty sure something wicked this way already came. Because Dorcas isn’t the type to miss a shift at the diner, let alone missing three danged days! So, when Sheriff Dean and I go looking for her, and we find her trailer all topsy-turvy, the writing is pretty much on the wall. Dorcas has been mole-rat napped! Not only that, but the singular clue left in the pile that used to be her trailer is a stone arm—one that’s as animated as Dr. Frankenstein’s creature. Only problem? That animated arm’s got no mouth so he can’t tell us what happened. Things only go from strange to stranger when I discover a lost dog in the cemetery. Come to find out, that lost dog is the answer to everything that’s happened. Throw in the facts that my fangs have been hunkering for Sheriff Dean’s jugular, and Sicily’s pa decides to make a grand entrance into our lives, and my life’s just about as dramatic as one of them daytime sitcoms. It’s times like this that I wish alcohol still had an impact on my vampire physiology ’cause if this ain’t a good enough reason for a shot o’ moonshine, I don’t know what is!     AmazonKU

HEARTHSTONE ALPHA (MIDGARD ULFRINN BOOK ONE) by A C Melody

Úlfr – It’s the one thing they told her never to be, but can she keep that vow when it’s more than just her heart at stake? Returning to Pine Grove should’ve been a golden opportunity, but things have changed in Reyna’s absence. Her childhood home is full of gorgeous men led by the magnetizing and infuriating Corbyn Bruschard. He threatens to unravel everything she believes is right, triggering her defenses. She’s determined to uphold the promises made to her parents. But the connection she feels to Corbyn makes her yearn for things they warned were too dangerous. Corbyn walks a precarious line between animal instincts and human sensibilities. He knew Reyna was his the moment he scented her, luring him into a battle he hadn’t foreseen. His beautiful mate is a Valkyrie in Úlfr clothing, her proverbial shield deflecting him at every turn. But Corbyn knows the dangers that lurk in her denial. Their enemies are circling, rising from every direction, and there’s no bigger target than an Alpha’s Mate. Corbyn will have to use every means necessary to keep Reyna safe, even those she fears the most.

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COMING UNHINGED, INTO THE MADNESS BOOK ONE by Hannah Woods

There are a billion reasons why I shouldn’t fall for my hot Professor…For months, I’ve successfully kept my crush a secret from Steven — the assertive and excitedly intense Anthropology Educator. But now that he’s hired me as his personal assistant to catalogue important relics, I’m having trouble keeping my feelings under control. I SHOULD just keep my head down and stay focused like a good little student. I should NOT get up close and personal by inviting him over to my place to help with finding the missing artifact – even though uncontained magic is now wrecking havoc in the world. Like … rummaging through bedside drawers together kind of personal. I’ve got a lot on the line: my grades, my job, and my distracted little heart that just won’t stop beating for him. But I’ve never met a risk I didn’t like to face head on. Here goes nothing! (Or, maybe, here goes everything…)     AmazonKU

THE KEEPER OF ALL TIME: ALL WHO WANDER BOOK FIVE by Emma Strike

Prince Lin has spent his life in the service of one true master: the Time Medallions. The job of protecting his country’s legacy has left him exhausted. The currents are changing, both within his family and the Guardianship. He is viewed as the one standing in the way of change as the guardrails to protect the medallions from falling into the wrong hands are increasingly obsolete. The year is 1890 and Lin is in London trying to get his bearings when he is caught off guard by the beautiful scarlet-haired thief Amelia. When she arrives at his home, he is certain she intends to steal from him. But she insists her true intention is seduction. From the first time they touch, the primal attraction is undeniable. But Lin pushes her away when it becomes apparent Amelia is no seductress. Instead, she asks him for a job. Blindsided by his reaction to her, Lin agrees. But just as she is proving her worth, trouble from Amelia’s dark past follows her and destroys the fragile bonds of trust growing between them. However, Lin discovers there is much more to Amelia’s arrival in his life: her sister might just be a time traveler herself and she has disappeared! Lin and Amelia must embark on an adventure that changes everything they know. Will they survive the wreckage of their universe and give into a love that appears scripted by fate?     AmazonKU

THE DARKEST MARK by May Dawson

Five years ago, my fated mate was murdered. Now his brothers want revenge against his killer—who made me his unwilling wife. I wasn’t exactly smiling on my wedding day. I didn’t choose to marry the head of my pack. In fact, I’ve been looking for my chance to get revenge on him myself. Then my mate’s pack invades ours, intent on killing everyone responsible for his death. That’s when I learn they blame me. But their rampage comes to a stop when they spy my terrified four-year-old son. Brennan’s son. After I’m kidnapped and taken into their pack, these men and I try to cope with each other—and with the ghost that haunts us. Stone, the terrifying man who killed his way through my pack and who makes sweet promises to my son. Shaw, the filthy hot player who has never fallen in love, who comforts me and becomes my unlikely best friend. Cole, Stone’s loyal second-in-command, who trains me to fight despite the desire simmering between us… and who takes my son fishing when I’m in heat. Liam, the broken brother who fights his demons… to fight for me. Despite the secrets and distrust that lie between us, I find myself feeling at home in their pack….and safe with them. We all loved the same man, their brother and my mate. We have the chance to heal each other’s wounds. But in the end, will those secrets destroy the one chance at finding happiness for my son, these men and myself?   AmazonKU

MAGICAE: POWER DAWNING (CHRONICLES OF AN URBAN ELEMENTAL BOOK TWO) by Auburn Tempest and Michael Anderle

Watch out Montreal. You’re in for a fiery ride. Life’s pleasures used to be so simple: a fast ride on my motorcycle, a backyard barbeque with my siblings, and taking down criminals to safeguard Montreal’s citizens. Sadly, those days ended the moment my fiery side emerged. I’m a fire elemental. Mind blown. The deadly Poreskoro family wants to feed on my fae essence. Rude. And if they succeed, they’ll gain the strength to rebuild their army of evil. Terrifying. Demons, drug lords, and deception I can handle, but when a dark storm of danger falls over my family, things have gone too far. With evil brewing, enemies running rampant, and fae criminals gunning for me and my family, I widen my stance and get ready for the hits. Who’s manipulating things behind the scenes? Who’s coming after the people I care about? And who the hell is stupid enough to think I’d let it happen?     AmazonKU

AGAINST ALL ODDS (SOPHIE FEEGLE BOOK FOUR) by Gwen DeMarco

Sophie has come back home to try and come to grips with her new reality: She’s a Fae, not human, and her memories have been stolen. Oh, and she’s a shard – a fractured piece of… someone. All Sophie knows is that the ‘someone’ she used to be angered the Fae queen, who then split her into five separate beings and scattered them on earth. But why? And why take their memories? The Odd Ones, now including Ruby – who Sophie thought was a long-long twin sister but is actually also one of the shards – are on a quest to find all the missing shards. The question is: How will they find the other three? And if that wasn’t enough, a new important death vision leads Sophie, Mac, and Ruby on a new mission to Las Vegas. Posing as high rollers, the crew must track the killers and shut down the illegal shifter fight club where the murder took place. At least that will take Sophie’s mind off how truly bizarre her life has become. While on the case, new visions and new friends give Sophie some hope that she can figure herself out. But the Odd Ones will need to hurry – they aren’t the only ones trying to find the lost shards.   AmazonKU

BAKERIES AND BUFFOONERY: MAGICAL MYSTERY BOOK CLUB FOUR by Elizabeth Pantley

It’s a magical book club! When this group chooses a book, magic happens. The mystery comes to life, and they find themselves part of the story. To exit the book and get back home, they need to solve the mystery and reach The End. This time, the club chooses a book called The Great Cake Rivalry, because, well … cake! They read the back cover and it’s unanimous. So off they go into another grand adventure into a town aptly named Frosting. Frosting is a rural town in an idyllic setting. The people live quiet lives most of the year. But in the spring, things change. The Annual Cake Competition becomes the focus of every man, woman, and child. They take this competition seriously. The cakes are spectacular. The festival is fabulous. For a week there are contests featuring all kinds of cakes. The people of the community become official tasters and vote for the winning cakes in each category. The grand finale is a display of finely decorated cakes, made by the town’s bakeries. The winner of the best design receives a prize package that would make any baker dizzy. Sadly, this event has been tainted. Once a year, each one different, but all somehow related to this event, a person is murdered. The main investigator is stumped, but that could be because he’s an inept buffoon. Can the book club help the people of this community figure out who is causing this disturbing pattern of deaths, and stop another murder from happening? Can they figure out why some of the citizens dress so oddly, and why they always wear those unique backpacks? All while they fill themselves to the brim with cake, of course.       AmazonKU

WICKED GRACE (THE WICKED BOOK THREE) by Luna Joya

He’s a grumpy demon prince. She’s a sunshine magical orphan who’s his fated mate and forbidden. But can he survive rejecting her? Demon prince Alexei is ruthless in business and deadly in battle. The mafia boss will do anything to protect his family, even consider an arranged marriage with a royal he doesn’t love. There’s just one problem. When the grumpy hero rescues a sunshine princess locked away in a tower, he knows she’s his fated mate. She also seems to be a freakin’ forbidden angel. Like the villain he is, Alexei rejects her without saying why. Despite her tortuous childhood, Jolene is determined to find her real family and win her grumpy prince. Come on—the man has wings! But loving her antihero makes him a target of her human enemies who are out to destroy all supernaturals. These two opposites attract in all the wicked ways. But when supernatural children in Alexei’s hometown start disappearing, the two must work together, and Jolene will have to reveal that her sunshine-and-sparkles magic isn’t what it seems. Can they find their happily ever after or will their differences and enemies destroy them both?      Amazon

HUNTERLAND (HUNTERLAND SERIES BOOK ONE) by Dana Claire

Liam Hunter has warded off hungry vampires, slayed monstrous beasts, and put agonized spirits to rest since he could hold a stake. When trouble comes through the Hunterland message board, alerting them that nurses are dying at high schools across Wisconsin in a string of fishy “suicides,” the Hunter family hits the road to save the day. The trail leads to Falkville Falls, where Liam clashes with Olivia Davis, whose maddening family seems inexplicably embroiled in this haunting mess. Olivia has always mothered her little sister, Pepper. But when the Hunter family opens her eyes to the hidden underworld of real monsters prowling the dark, she realizes she can’t protect Pepper from this newest threat by herself. Can the two families work together to uncover who or what is responsible before the next murder, or will this vicious death cycle have no end?     Amazon     Apple Books     Kobo

HENRY (DEVOTED GUARDIANS MC 2) by Harley Wylde and Jessica Coulter Smith

Raya — Elias kidnapped me nearly a decade ago and used me for his awful experiments. His goal: to create a superior race. How could that possibly go wrong? Now I’m no longer fully human and I’ve lived a life in hell. But I adore my two kids, no matter how they were conceived. I thought we’d die before we ever found freedom, but it arrived in the most unexpected way. The big biker shifter is scary as hell, but it’s either go with him, or remain chained and starving. Henry — The dark mage killed my mate and unborn child. There’s nothing I want more than revenge. It never occurred to me he’d have a woman and kids chained in his cellar. They reek of black magick, enough so, I hated them on sight. I’d planned to leave them behind. Until I heard their story. My club won’t be happy when I walk in with three people covered in the stench of black magick. But something unexpected happens when I catch Raya’s true scent. She’s my fated mate, and now I have the difficult task of not only gaining her trust, but the children’s as well.

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FORSAKEN THRONES (THE FORSAKEN KINGDOM SERIES BOOK ONE) by L L Stiles

Three sisters formed into weapons. One called to fight for the Queen set on conquering their land. The other two are determined to find their own paths. But if the three are brought back together, could they be the key to ending the Queen’s terrible war? Ellie Batair was sure of one thing and one thing only. If given the chance, she could defeat any man that stood in her way. But when forced to enlist in the army of a Queen she hates, and endure brutal, life threatening trials, she comes face to face with the truths of her past. Truths that her years of training never could have prepared her for. In order to survive, Ellie finds allies in the most unlikely of people; a young Elf, a cunning witch, and a haughty Fae.     AmazonKU

HEARTLESS SOULS (SAINTS ACADEMY BOOK FIVE) by KC Kean

I once had everything until it all disappeared. Years later, I’m on the cusp of finally filling in the missing pieces, only for them to barge into my life at the worst possible moment. It only takes one glimpse to realize I’m not the only one who’s changed. Alexi, Talon, and Malik. Gone are the boys I once knew. Gone are my saviors from across the road. In their place are the furies that rule and set order, now nothing more than my captors. A deal was struck and I had no choice but to agree. Now I find myself in Hollow Pier with the truth still keeping us apart, and my soul burning to repair its missing pieces. I don’t stand a chance against them. I never have.      AmazonKU

A KISS OF IRON (SHADOWS OF THE TENEBRIS COURT BOOK ONE) by Clare Sager

In the cut-throat game of court life, masters manipulate pawns—and you never know which one you are. One thing is certain: there’s no space on the board for love.
A penniless noblewoman, Kat is on the verge of losing everything when she’s offered a well-paid job that could be her salvation… or her ruin. Drawn into court’s deadly intrigues, she’s given a single task: spy on the powerful fae lord known as the Night Queen’s Shadow. Bastian Marwood is handsome, ruthless, and cunning, but Kat can’t decide if he’s a threat to her kingdom or just her heart. To uncover the truth, she must play a dangerous game of desire and deceit, pushing him to reveal his secrets while protecting her own. But Bastian’s shadows have a hold on her—one she isn’t sure she wants to escape. Kat soon learns that at court, nothing is as it seems and even the best-laid plans can be destroyed in an instant. As a pawn on the board, she can’t afford to fall victim to love—only fight for survival.      AmazonKU

LAST CHANCE OMEGA (THE OMEGA LOTTERY) by Grace McGinty

Who do you call when you wake up on the side of a mountain, in a hole that you dug yourself, completely naked? And you know… a newly revealed Omega. There was only one choice. The only people I knew who wouldn’t ask too many questions. The Yale Triplets. They’d been my best friends when I was a kid, but they’d disappeared overnight when I was eighteen, and I hadn’t heard from them since. Not a text. Not a single like on my socials. Nothing. But they were back in my hometown, and I was going to have to swallow my pride so they could rescue me. There was no one else. However, when they turn up, sexy blasts from my past, my relief turns to outrage when I realize they’re Alphas, and they’d never said a word. As my Omega makes herself known, I oscillate wildly between wanting to punch them in the dick, and ride the aforementioned appendage into the sunset. Why did Fate have to be such a bitch?   AmazonKU

TRAITOR OF THE ENTITLED: AN OBSIDIAN QUEEN NOVELLA by Shari L Tapscott

VS Note: Previously published under the Shannon Lynn Cook pen name.

It’s not easy being a fix-it girl in a sea of fire-wielders and healers, but Chloe doesn’t mind all that much. All her adult life, she’s kept her head down and ran her one-woman tech repair business, keeping out of everyone’s way and drawing as little attention to herself as possible. Life is good. Or at least it is until Chloe meets Eric, a six-foot-four gladiator lookalike with the ability to simultaneously wield a gun in one hand and soothe a kitten with his other. He’s a knight marshal. He’s not to be trusted. He’s also the nicest guy Chloe’s ever met. Now Chloe’s life is careening down a dangerous path, and Eric just might be the only person she can rely on. But can she trust the enemy? And when it comes down to it, is he truly an enemy at all?     AmazonKU

SEDUCING THE SHERIFF OF NOTTINGHAM by Cassandra Gannon

Maid Marion has a chance to redo her life. Ten years ago she was sent to the Wicked Ugly and Bad Prison for murdering the Sheriff of Nottingham. One small problem: She didn’t do it! Now, magic is sending the former Good girl back in time to set things right. Marion’s embraced her Badness, this time around. She’ll get revenge on her selfish ex-boyfriend, Robin Hood, make Nottingham pay for all the ways they screwed her over, and save the handsome, gargoyle sheriff from his real killer. …And while she’s at it, she’ll seduce that brooding man and claim her real happily ever after!     AmazonKU

BLOOD AND STEEL (THE LEGENDS OF THEZMARR BOOK ONE) by Helen Scheuerer

With her death foretold, Althea Zoltaire only has three years to become what she’s always dreamed of being: a warrior legend. Women are forbidden to wield blades, so she has trained in secret her entire life. Now racing against the clock, she fights to secure her place in the elite guild charged with the protection of the five kingdoms. The sparring and hazing of the new trainees border on deadly, but even more dangerous is her growing attraction to Wilder Hawthorne, her unwilling warrior chaperone. All around them, schemes are afoot and darkness looms. Will Althea pass the perilous initiation test and take her place as a champion of Thezmarr – or will the invading evil snatch away her dream before it starts?       AmazonKU

CITY OF SOULS AND SINNERS (HOUSE OF DEVILS BOOK TWO) by Kayla Edwards

In the sequel to City of Gods and Monsters, Loren Calla and Darien Cassel have settled back into their old routines, grateful that the whirlwind of dangers they’d faced on Kalendae and the weeks leading up to it are now behind them—or so they think. But Loren soon finds herself caught in a new storm of trouble when the Terran Imperator blackmails her into working for him. There’s only one problem: he expects her to use her magic, and she doesn’t seem to have any of it left. To keep Darien and the other Devils safe, she agrees to everything the imperator asks of her. But the secrets she is forced to keep from Darien, and her involvement with the imperator’s son, threaten to drive her away from Darien in ways she might never recover from…As Randal Slade’s successor, Darien wants nothing to do with the throne his father once sat in, but the city of Angelthene has other plans. ..(more blurb on ebook seller’s page…)       Amazon

IGNITED (OUTLAW WOLVES BOOK FOUR) by Anastasia Wilde

Ten years ago, they saved each other’s lives. Then she disappeared. But fate has brought them back together…Boomer, explosives and weapons expert, is fine with his life as an Outlaw Ridge operative: illegal missions, daring rescues, and blowing stuff up. But when a woman from his distant past shows up, it all threatens to come crashing down. Karisma, a white tiger shifter, waited a decade to get revenge on the sorcerer who once kept her in a cage. But now that she has, his mercenary soldiers will stop at nothing to track her down. She needs help—and she doesn’t have many friends. Make that none—after years in captivity, she trusts no one. Boomer is the only person who ever helped her and asked for nothing in return. But when she finds him, she realizes she hadn’t counted on how much he’s changed—or the way she’d feel when she saw him again. Karisma doesn’t know if she can trust Boomer to help her—and he doesn’t know why he feels compelled to try. But fate has brought them together one last time—and if they can’t break down the walls around their hearts and stand together against their enemies, it could spell disaster.     AmazonKU

BEAR TWINS (BEAR MATES OVER FORTY BOOK ONE) by Aline Ash

It was meant to be a one-night stand to distract forty-something Josie from her nasty divorce. Instead, the handsome stranger left her pregnant. And soon Josie found out that neither he nor the twins are entirely human. Josie – Dr. Josephine Kenny is facing a midlife crisis. Literally. Her beloved husband cheated on her and divorced her, leaving her with a crappy car and barely any money to keep her clinic up and running. She is convinced she’ll never love again. That is until a strange encounter on a deserted mountain road turns her world upside down even more. Beaten and left alone to die, devilishly handsome Trace begs her not to involve the ER or the authorities in order to save his life. As a doctor, Josie is obligated to help, and for the first time ever she does something reckless: despite her fears. She takes the man back to her home to nurse him back to health. Surprisingly, he recovers much faster than any medical textbook predicts. His rough, primal charm attracts her like a magnet. As if he is casting a spell to reopen her heart. The night of passion they share is the best night of her life. But the next day he vanishes without a trace, leaving her pregnant – with twins. One year later…(more blurb on ebook seller’s page…)     AmazonKU

MIDNIGHT  MONSTERS: TO KILL A NIGHTMARE BOOK THREE by Rory Miles and Harper Frey

You’re going to lose. Those four words meant nothing when I first heard them, but now they feel like a dark prophecy. My power has been bound, my mate bond broken. My mother demands Dane’s death, while the witches call for Bastian’s head. Valen is the only one who might be safe, but the threat from his father looms over us like an angry storm cloud. Then there’s the small problem of the nightmares pouring into our world and threatening to destroy it. They’re a deadly force, but so is my mother, and I’d be a fool to underestimate her again. Bianca Westbrook will stop at nothing to gain more power, including taking everything and everyone I’ve ever loved away from me. With enemies at every side, my men and I must find a way to restore my powers and defeat the threats to our world. I’ll fight like hell for our happily ever after, but…Will our love survive the threat of death?     AmazonKU

SELENA (WOULD YOU LOVE A MONSTER GIRL BOOK FOUR) by Cebelius

As former police officer, his back broken in the line of duty, James’ life hung by a thread. Securing treatment landed him deep in debt and working for a soldier of fortune company to pay for his recovery. When he learned just how dirty that company was, he had to decide if his conscience was worth becoming a lifelong paraplegic.
Selena bore a terrible burden, living a futile life bound to an insane dragon lord. A nagini of rare ability, she surrendered willingly when the human soldiers destroyed the village she’d been sent to recruit. Yet, when she learned what the humans had in store for her, she knew her only hope lay in the one man who just didn’t fit with the others.
If he could spare her the fate she had in store, give her a second chance, she would defy every law to see him safe and rewarded. She couldn’t know that reaching the safety of the city-state would be only the beginning of their troubles.     AmazonKU

HIS CHOSEN MATE (SIX PACK SHIFTERS) by Julie Trettel

A man divided between his Pack and his heart. James is proud of his accomplishments and takes his responsibilities to the Pack seriously, sacrificing everything for their safety, including his own chance at true love. One court case too many standing across the aisle from her.. One obstinate woman he can’t afford to say yes to. One night he breaks all his own rules. His decisions regarding Katherine could put the entire Pack in danger.   AmazonKU

ELVEN LORD’S CONCUBINE VOLUME TWO (ESRYIAN TALES BOOK 2) by Leona Sure

VS Note: Re-release of a vella serial.

A union forged in blood and magic…Despite knowing their relationship is founded on circumstance, Cera struggles to resist Isael’s seductive allure. As developments in their bond and in her magic make escape impossible, Cera finds herself questioning what eternity will look like while serving the high lord. The Elven Lord’s Concubine is a serialized romance that debuted on Kindle Vella in 2021. Volume Two contains Episodes 17-31 of the Kindle Vella serial and is 60,000 words in length. It has a to-be-continued ending. It’s ideal for readers looking for an immersive fantasy/paranormal romance they can come back to every few weeks.     AmazonKU

MARKED BY THE DARK LORD (THE TWISTED COURT BOOK ONE) by Riley Storm

She violated the laws of magic. Now she’s mine…The Twisted Court has given Mila to me for punishment. She’s mine, and I’m going to make her pay in ways she could never imagine. I shouldn’t let my desire to claim her ruin my plans, but the spark between us is undeniable. However, there’s just one problem: She’s not the human she appears to be. She’s something else, and I’m determined to unlock her secrets. She thinks she can hide from me, but once I get my claws into her, I’m never letting her go. He might own my body, but he’ll never own my soul… When I broke the law, I unleashed his past upon us both. Now this monstrous man thinks he’s my judge, jury, and executioner. Well, he’s wrong. I’ll never let a man determine my fate, not even one as irresistible as him. He may be a mountain of sculpted muscle, but he means nothing to me. At least that’s the lie I keep telling myself. I can’t stop fantasizing about what he could do to me with his twisted horns and massive hands. I should run, but there’s nowhere else to go. And the longer I’m trapped by this monster, the more I wonder if he’ll ever let me leave… and will I even want to?      AmazonKU

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LINKS TO RECENT NEW RELEASES POSTS from Veronica:

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February 8

February 1

January 25

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

I have not read most of the new releases listed (although I always end up one-clicking quite a few as I prepare these posts LOL). 

‘AB’ denotes audiobook and the Amazon buy link.

A quick word about covers. I don’t support the use of AI for cover creation as it currently stands. Copyright issues and other problems too lengthy to go into here. However, I’m not a cover artist or an expert on the use of computer drawing/art/AI programs so I have no way to tell if the covers on the new releases are AI or not. Therefore I’ll continue to show the covers each week unless something changes with the situation.

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JUDGED BY THE ALIEN SKYWARDEN (CONTACT ROMANCES BOOK TWO) by Leslie Chase and Starr Huntress

He’s arrogant, aggressive and abrasive – and hotter than the surface of the Sun.Which is a problem when I’m in a race against time in a test he set. If my team and I don’t solve the puzzles scattered around Crashland by the deadline, our alien overlords will annihilate every human on the planet. I need to focus on that, not on the judge’s amazing alien abs or what I want him to do with his tongue! But Skywarden Darakar is huge, muscled all over, and dangerously attractive. I can’t keep my eyes off him when we’re together, or my mind off him when we’re apart. The only consolation I have is that he’s just as distracted by me. And now someone is sabotaging the test. Darakar wants our trial to be fair, and I want to survive, so for now we’re on the same side. But the more time we spend in each other’s company, the harder it is to keep our hands off each other.     AmazonKU

PRODIGAL by Tana Stone

Life as a female fighter pilot with the Valox resistance isn’t always easy, but it gets much worse when my ship dies on a solo mission. Then worse still when I’m rescued by hulking, bare-chested aliens who are nothing like the Vandar I fought with against the empire. The Vandar horde that snatches me from my ship might wear the battle kilts and inked skin of their counterparts, but they have no intention of treating me like an ally—or releasing me. With platinum hair and dark hearts set on dominance and retribution, the raiders who capture me are what they call Kyrie Vandar—The Lost Vandar—raiders whose ancestors were exiled from the galaxy. Now they’ve returned to exact revenge on the Vandar who rejected them. The horde’s warlord, Raas Ronnan, is certain that a female pilot who fought alongside the Vandar is the perfect pawn to lure them into a trap. He’s also convinced that forcing me to share his quarters and bed will provoke my cooperation. But the fearsome warlord has underestimated me and my ability to be coerced–or seduced. I’m determined to escape, even as the Vandar brute eyes me like tempting prey. But can I slip from Ronnan’s velvet snare the more I learn about him and his adrift horde? Or will I end up becoming just as lost as the tortured Vandar warlord who stirs the depths of my soul?       AmazonKU

THE SPHYNXIAN’S DESTINY (INTERGALACTIC ALLIANCE SERIES BOOK 13) by Bella Blair

KELLY: Areus is the most attractive man I have ever met. And soon the sparks flying between us become more intense, turn into something deeper. I know he wants me as much as I want him, so why does he suddenly pull away? AREUS: Kelly embodies everything I have ever wanted in a female, as my queen, she is pure perfection. Beautiful, witty, smart. I want nothing more than to make her MINE, but how can I when my males have no mates? How can I justify taking one when they suffer?     AmazonKU

MATCHED TO THE ALIEN PRINCE: A CASE STUDY FROM THE BEST LIFE INTERSTELLAR MATCHMAKING AGENCY by Danielle Forrest

For Justine, leaving her abusive ex was the hardest thing she’s ever done in her life. It meant leaving with nothing but the clothes on her back, but it was worth it. She could have a fresh start and maybe even rediscover the woman she’d been before she met him. Then, like some horror movie villain, he chases her down, robbing her of that sanctuary she’d just found and leaving her struggling for sanity once more. In a moment driven by panic, she realizes she’ll never be safe anywhere he can reach her. Her only option? Leave Earth. But after the panic recedes, and she’s on her way to a new world and her new “perfect” alien match, she can’t help fearing she’s made a grave mistake. It’s only when she meets Zayvan that she finally starts laying those fears to rest. He’s sweet and kind and considerate, and she’s actually starting to think that this can work after all. That is, until the day men rush into their cabin in full tactical gear, shattering their happiness and causing her to question if she even knows Zayvan at all.    AmazonKU

SAFE WITH ME (NEW WORLD BOOK FIVE) by Lily X

Havi: Aww hell. I probably shouldn’t have “borrowed” a US military ship to flee impending disaster on Earth, but it’s not like we had a better option. We had to get out of that polluted hellhole! Life on the New World as a refugee is a hard one to get used to, but I’ll do what I can for a better future. At least the pretty medic in charge of my case provides a lovely distraction. Problem is, I’m having a hard time keeping my thoughts respectable around her. Fay: The past few years had been one long, endless hustle. Life as a medic is go-go-go, without much time for rest or romance. But none of that carefully accumulated medical knowledge has prepared me for what I feel tending to a beautiful, burly captain who crash lands on Royal One. I’m supposed to be taking care of her, but as she wiggles her way into my heart one endearment at a time, she shows me there’s more to life than just work. As her past comes calling, everything we’ve fought to build could be ripped away.   Amazon     Apple Books     Kobo

WYNTER AND THE STONE DRAGON (RINGS OF POWER BOOK ONE) by S E Smith

VS note: A re-release.

When a doorway between worlds opens and unites two lives, anything is possible…Since she was a child, Wynter Stormhold’s curious nature has taken her to far-off worlds. In one world, she touches the life of a human boy. In another, she finds her most trusted friend, a stone dragon she calls Pow-pow. Hiding her growing powers from her mage family started out as a childish prank, but now she uses them to go on secret adventures. Sheikh Khalid el Amid’s life changes forever when he encounters a beautiful but alien girl. Wynter brings unexpected miracles during his darkest hour and he vows to always protect her—but then she disappears through a portal. When grown-up Wynter suddenly reappears years later, Khalid falls in love. All too soon, however, she is ripped from him again. As Wynter and Pow-pow fight for their lives against a mage who would use Wynter and her father’s Rings of Power to control the vast worlds across space, Khalid fights for his people and his rightful place on Earth. Can an alien princess and her dragon find her way back to her beloved sheikh or will their responsibilities keep them apart forever?   Amazon     Apple Books     Kobo

WICKED GAMES (THE HITCHED LIVE SERIES BOOK TWO) by G K DeRosa

Who knew a dating game would be so dangerous? With the murder attempts behind us, I just want to focus on getting to know these bachelors. Fun not forever, lust not love. That’s my motto, and I plan on sticking to it. Until some of these males start sneaking their way into my heart. A tiger, a dragon, an angel—who can keep them all straight? Then there’s my ex’s twin. He has no right to be anywhere near my stupid, fragile heart that suddenly starts beating wildly whenever he’s around. As if dealing with jealous and possessive alpha males isn’t bad enough, another attack sends everyone at the villa on a tailspin. It’s time for the truth about these bachelors to come out before we have another dead body on our hands. Then on to the family visits!      AmazonKU

I HATE MY EVIL ALIEN BOUNTY HUNTER (MATED TO THE XIRASHI)  by Latrexa Nova

Luxen – I’ve been a bad boy, and my outlaw ways have finally caught up to me. But I’m not mad—in fact, I’m real content to stay here behind bar where it’s safe. My enemies can’t get me here. But then she arrives. My biological mate–a sarcasm-filled ball of rage that asks too many questions and wants to break me out of here. Just one problem–she doesn’t want this bond. Doesn’t want to be my mirak. But I want her. And I’ll do anything to have her. Tina – I need answers–my sister has been captured by the terrifying Wullia crime syndicate, and the only hope I have of finding her is this surly, pink alien criminal. But once interrogations begin, all he does is flirt. I hate myself for liking his sinful words. For the ache that grows tight between my legs when he teases the sensual, depraved things he’d do to me given half the chance. When the guards hear him say something about a mirak, my access to him is shut off–and now I’m about to conduct the first ever spur-of-the-moment interplanetary prison break and free him. If I can stop thinking about all those dirty, delicious promises he made first.      AmazonKU

WORLD RUNNING DOWN by Al Hess

VS Note: Not listed as a romance although it sounds as if there may be romantic elements. An LGBTQ+ scifi release of note.

alentine Weis is a salvager in the future wastelands of Utah. Wrestling with body dysphoria, he dreams of earning enough money to afford citizenship in Salt Lake City – a utopia where the testosterone and surgery he needs to transition is free, the food is plentiful, and folk are much less likely to be shot full of arrows by salt pirates. But earning that kind of money is a pipe dream, until he meets the exceptionally handsome Osric.
Once a powerful AI in Salt Lake City, Osric has been forced into an android body against his will and sent into the wasteland to offer Valentine a job on behalf of his new employer – an escort service seeking to retrieve their stolen androids. The reward is a visa into the city, and a chance at the life Valentine’s always dreamed of. But as they attempt to recover the “merchandise”, they encounter a problem: the android ladies are becoming self-aware, and have no interest in returning to their old lives. The prize is tempting, but carrying out the job would go against everything Valentine stands for, and would threaten the fragile found family that’s kept him alive so far. He’ll need to decide whether to risk his own dream in order to give the AI a chance to live theirs.   Amazon     Apple Books     Kobo

ALIEN LEGACY: THE MAGE (ANCIENT ALIENS DESCENDANTS BOOK FIVE) by Keri Kruspe

Could you face your worst fear if it was the only way to save mankind? At an early age, a group of unknown assailants tore Jazmi from her quintuplet sisters. As a commanding alien/human hybrid with psychic abilities, she suffers from guilt and shame, blaming herself when they were separated as toddlers. With unwavering dedication, she vows to find them no matter what. When the striking man from her dreams finally comes for her, they should have enough power between them to locate her kidnapped siblings. After all, without them, the coming aliens will have a clear path at destroying Earth. Raiden strives to maintain firm control of everything and everyone around him. As a powerful alien/human hybrid mage, the weight of global expectations tears him down. Once Jazmi reveals herself to him, Raiden’s tight restraint threatens to unravel. If that happens, all will be lost. In a shared vision, Jazmi and Raiden witness the Akurn invasion and the destruction it will cause. Unknown to Raiden, while in the same vision, Jazmi is swept into a personal premonition…(more blurb on ebook seller’s page…)    AmazonKU

SKY SONG (RIX UNIVERSE BOOK TWO) by Lydia Hope

After a dismal upbringing on decaying, alien-infested Earth, Emmaline “Cricket” Beatty now lives a charmed life on humanity’s new and improved home planet Meeus. A constant vulnerability of the before has given way to an ironclad security of the present. Everything is pretty, organized, predictable. There are no flaws in this new world. When the hospital where Cricket works hosts an intergalactic symposium, she is called upon to translate for the alien guests. She is intrigued to see that a secretive Rix nation has sent a delegate. Lyle is far from a cold-hearted, humorless killing machine like the Rix Cricket has heard about. When Lyle gets stranded on Meeus, Cricket shelters him, violating Meeus’ anti-alien laws. She’s drawn to this vulnerable male by a combination of compassion, curiosity, and her own loneliness. They develop a friendship that teeters on the verge of becoming something more, except Lyle’s persistent questions about the hospital and medical research conducted there make her increasingly suspicious. Before too long, a string of seemingly unrelated events happening around Cricket begins to pierce the cocoon of idyllic perfection she built for herself on Meeus. Nothing is what it seems, least of all her new friend Lyle who is using her to search for answers. His quest makes her doubt her own sanity as it puts her in mortal danger, and he is the only one who can keep her safe.      AmazonKU

FRONTIER by Grace Curtis

In the distant future most of the human race has fled a ravaged Earth to find new life on other planets. For those who stayed a lawless society remains. Technology has been renounced, and saints and sinners, lawmakers and sheriffs, travelers and gunslingers, abound. What passes for justice is presided over by the High Sheriff, and carried out by his cruel and ruthless Deputy. Then a ship falls from the sky, bringing the planet’s first visitor in three hundred years. This Stranger is a crewmember on the first ship in centuries to attempt a return to Earth and save what’s left. But her escape pod crashes hundreds of miles away from the rest of the wreckage. The Stranger finds herself adrift in a ravaged, unwelcoming landscape, full of people who hate and fear her space-born existence. Scared, alone, and armed, she embarks on a journey across the wasteland to return to her ship, her mission, and the woman she loves. Fusing the fire and brimstone of the American Old West with sprawling post-apocalyptic science fiction, FRONTIER is a heartfelt queer romance in a high noon standoff set against the backdrop of our planet’s uncertain future.   Amazon     Apple Books     Kobo

TWINS FOR THE ALIEN WARRIOR (ALIEN WARRIOR DAD BOOK ONE) by Athena Storm

No alien prince is going to throw me on his shoulder and carry me away! I don’t care that he’s technically rescuing me. Saving my life multiple times doesn’t mean he can eye me up and down and lick his lips. He can say we’re fated mates all he wants, I won’t give up everything just to be his pretty little housewife. But then why is the only thing I can think of how much I crave him? How badly I need him? And how much I want us to be a family? I used to be independent. Now I’m all his. It’s enough to make me sick to my stomach. Or maybe what’s making me sick is…Two little twins growing inside me.   AmazonKU

THE LAST CITY (THE LAST SHE SERIES BOOK TWO) by H J Nelson

The first rule of living through the apocalypse. Trust no one. Ara – Is desperate to reunite with her father and put the events that happened in Boise behind her. Ara hopes to find sanctuary in The Last City, an almost-mythical place where the plague is nonexistent and she can finally discover the truth about her family. Once she arrives, she discovers the truth is stranger than fiction, and Ara wonders if she’s made a huge mistake . . .Kaden – Will go anywhere for Ara, will do anything, but he’s tested to his limits in The Last City. Forced to join a dangerous expedition, Kaden soon finds himself separated from Ara and, once again, on the run for his life. He barely escaped alive, and now he needs to risk it all again to find Ara in The Last City . . .Sam – Has hooked up a rigged electrical system, blasting away the silence with music, feeling almost normal since he nearly lost his life. He doesn’t know where Kaden and Ara are, and when he meets a mysterious girl named M, they embark on an adventure that will bring all of their lives clashing together . . .The first rule of living through the apocalypse. Trust no one.All three must uncover the secrets of The Last City if they have any hope of getting out of this apocalypse alive.

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TEMPTED BY THE KAGETHI LORD: KAGETHI WARLORD BRIDES by Ava York and Starr Huntress

Can I win the battle between my instincts and my heart? My training has served me well. Kept me alive. Bought my friends time to escape. I trust no one. And certainly no man. Now a Kagethi Warrior has found me, fought at my side. Declared his desire for me. More than that. He claims I’m his mate. I want to believe him. I want to let myself go, be consumed by his passion. But no matter how he tempts me, can I believe him?   AmazonKU

FRACTURE (THE FRACTURE WAR BOOK ONE) by Kyndra Hatch

In a fractured world, a powerful bond may be the only thing that can save it…The Beryllian people are nearly extinct thanks to the Skellyds, a robotic species who have invaded Beryll and turned its cities into factories, manufacturing more Skellyds out of the inhabitants of the planet. A powerful Beryllian couple emerges from the ruins to fight back, but their victories do not come without risk. Bazin and Miaxa prefer to go on missions alone, but there is a growing sentiment amongst the Beryllians that bonded pairs have a weakness; if one of the pair dies, the other follows. Bazin and Miaxa must fight against traitors, the leader of Beryll, and non-believers as they forge a powerful bond that will defy death in the fight to save the Beryllian population from total annihilation. Can this bonded pair survive the attacks against them and those that would tear them apart forever, or will the bond that connects them prove to be more powerful than the traitors who want them dead?    Amazon      Apple Books      Kobo     Author’s Universal Link

MONSTERSONA by Chloe Spencer

There’s a little monster in all of us. After her parents’ divorce, 16 year old Riley Grishin is forced to move from Portland, Oregon all the way to Little Brook, Maine, a small town that serves as the headquarters for Titan Technologies, an international tech laboratory. Having left her friends and father behind, Riley spends most of her days running through the woods with her dog Tigger, and eavesdropping on her classmates—in particular, the gorgeous, but very strange, Aspen Montehugh. On the night of the homecoming game, Riley wakes up to find her town on fire, terrorized by an unseen monster. With flames spreading rapidly, Riley and Tigger have no choice but to pile into her beat-up pickup truck and flee. Speeding out of town, they come across the only other survivor: Aspen. When Riley and Aspen finally reach safety, they realize something far more sinister is afoot. According to the news, all other Titan Tech laboratories on the East Coast have been attacked. And even worse, they’re being followed by an SUV with blacked out windows. With all air travel grounded, Riley has no way to fly back to her dad, so she and Aspen embark on a cross country road trip, all the while pursued by men with guns, mad scientists, and the monstrous truth. Slowly, Riley realizes something’s not quite right with Aspen, which puts her feelings for her—and her own humanity—to the ultimate test.     Amazon     Apple Books     Kobo

TAKEN BY THE TRAITOR (BANISHED ALIEN WARRIORS BOOK TWO) by Riley Onyx

Mia – This world is as terrifying as it is strange. I throw myself into my work, but when I am snatched up by a hulking alien with ridges on his skull, I figure I’m dead, or worse. I expected the colony to fight for the four women taken, but instead we are a peace offering. I do not want a mate or to start liking my captor…Sunif – Before I was banished, I did the one thing that is unforgivable for a fourth son. I fell in love with a woman promised to another. I brought dishonor to my family for trying to evade being sent away. Finding these women from the stars means I have a chance to restore my family’s name if I take Mia to my tribe. I will not fall for the wrong person again, but as an outcast warrior, who else is there for me?      AmazonKU

MY BIG ALIEN BODYGUARD by Loki Renard

I’ll protect her at any cost. My human client is sassy, bratty, and famous. I’m big, blue, alien – and responsible for keeping her safe. There is nothing I wouldn’t do for her. Even if she pushes every button. Even if she tests every limit. I’ll take her in hand, and I’ll take her into my bed. Because she’s a bad girl, and she’s a superstar. Some love her, and some love to hate her. Everybody thinks they know her. Everybody wants a piece of her.
She’s many things to many people, But I am going to make her mine.   AmazonKU

FROM THE ASHES (HEROES OF THE APOCALYPSE BOOK FIVE) by Baleigh Higgins

VS Note: Not a romance but a scifi release of note. And I love post apocalyptic tales!

It’s the end of the world. The dead have risen, descending upon the living like a swarm of locusts. A plague released from the bowels of hell. The only thing that stands in their way are the ordinary men and women called upon to survive. Those who find the courage to fight despite their weaknesses and doubts. They are the heroes of the apocalypse.   AmazonKU

V’ALEN (THE RESTITUTION BOOK TWO) by A G Wilde

” I should have warned you of how illogical it is to fall in love with a Kyron.” An emissary to the Restitution, V’Alen does not interfere in the war between the humans and High Tasqals. But when the Tasqal’s minions attack the base and the voice of one female reaches his auditory sensors, he answers her call for assistance. [Scan: Female. Designated “Alaina”.] A human female who swears him to secrecy the moment he rescues her. Alaina is completely illogical. She is the definition of a faulty being…but when she proposes a contract he cannot refuse, V’Alen takes the bait. The deal? A glimpse of humanity in exchange for his silence. [Scan. Odds 95/5] There is a 95% chance nothing will occur that will change his existence. …But for the universe, 5% is more than enough.      AmazonKU

ALLIE’S MATCH (RED PLANET JUNGLE BOOK NINE) by Miranda Martin

Allie – I know Balan is ‘the one’ the instant we meet. It’s hard to miss my breath catching in my throat, my heart galloping out of my chest, and my stomach deciding it’s a gymnast. It’s either love at first sight, or maybe I’m just dying. That’s what it feels like when the new chisel featured Zmaj with a panty melting physique shows up and proceeds to completely ignore me. I thought these alien warrior hunks knew their treasure at first sight, so why is Balan avoiding me? How am I supposed to find my happy-ever-after if he can’t even stand being in the same room as me? Balan – I gave all that I am, all that I have, my entire life to the Order. Rescuing my brother Velyk when he escaped happened so quickly, I had no time to realize the implications. I, too, am now an Outcast. Betrayer. Oathbreaker. My hasty decision is made even worse when the dragon I have spent my life trying to master breaks free of all restraints and claims the tiny, enticing human female named Allie. I cannot be near her. She is temptation. A traitor like me is unworthy of being a female’s mate. She deserves more than me, but resisting her is the hardest thing I have ever done.      AmazonKU

ALIEN’S HOST (SHARDS OF INFINITY BOOK ONE) by Alexandra Norton

VS note: A re-release with “a revised ending with three additional chapters.”

“Humans weren’t built for this,” he whispered. “You were too open. I had to bring you back, or you’d disappear.” LAYLA – I didn’t know how frustrating aliens could be until I got stuck with this golden giant on his ranch in the middle of a freak blizzard. The way he towers over me makes my breath hitch and his sharp eyes see right through me. Yet his aloof, condescending attitude towards humans makes me want to just get this job over with and go home. But now, I’m lying injured in his bed. And there’s something crawling under my skin. And I can’t let myself relax. Because if I do… I’m afraid I’m going to like it. KUTHIL ASH KHARN – My new financial advisor is angry about being made to cancel her “Christmas” ritual, but easily placated with a dead tree and shiny objects. Just as we get down to business, however, she is injured on my watch. Now we’re trapped, she’s hurt, and I know of only one way to help her. But when I initialize the healing process of molding, I learn first hand how greedy and hungry a human female can be, no matter how hard she tries to fight her base instincts. And now that we’ve molded… I realize I’m hungry, too.      AmazonKU

OBSSESSED WITH THE ALIEN FAE (BALAZAR ALIEN MATES) by Eden Ember

Thankfully, the Balazar Space Station welcomes refugees like me. The Station Human Support Group kindly gives me a job working in the medical clinic. I’m introduced to the head healer and warmth rushes across my cheeks. The physician is a muscled fae, a fairy with white hair and powerful wings. How am I supposed to work alongside someone so distractingly handsome? Soon I’m paired with this arrogant, winged healer as his assistant. And that’s when I learn we actually don’t get along, not even a little bit. But there’s more to this faery than meets the eye. And I find myself following him to the far corners of Tarka on a mission to save a loved one. We soon become entangled in a life-or-death situation and in the midst…we find our way to each other.     AmazonKU

FUTURE WIFE by Nicole Pyland

Imagine meeting a stranger one day, only for that stranger to say, “I’m your future wife.” This is exactly what happens to Carter when she heads out of town for work. There’s one problem with this: Carter is already married, and not to this stranger. Ryder has been working on time travel since she was a little kid listening to her great-grandmother tell stories of the past. Inspired by one of them, Ryder decides to put her scientific mind to task and is determined to build a time travel device that would right a wrong in her great-grandmother’s past. When Carter meets Ryder outside of a café, she looks exactly like a younger version of the stranger who has given Carter some specific instructions about being at this exact café at this exact time because it would change Carter’s life. Does Carter believe in time travel? Can Ryder possibly be the woman she should have been with all along? Join Ryder and Carter as they go on a journey through time, risk their lives, and maybe even fall in love.     AmazonKU

GALACTIC TREASURE (EARTHCON TWO) by Theodora Marie Adams

Connor Masterson has finally managed to take some time off and go to Earth Con. For three days and nights, he’s going to get his geek on without worrying about work or the latest edition of his science fiction manga. He never expected to find two men who embody all his dreams and fantasies there and certainly not right after signing in. Neither Valvik nor Zaraheed are looking forward to their current assignment: go to the Earth Con located in Austin, Texas and track down any and all rumors on the Ark scrolls, an ancient collection needed for the betterment of their dying people. Neither warrior expects to be drawn to a human, especially the same one. The two men are determined to stay as low key as possible while searching for the scrolls, but that might be hard to do when an intergalactic killer wants the scrolls for himself.

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HAVING THE ALIEN OVERLORD’S BABY: A NOVA BRIDES NOVELLA by Thea Dane

About two years ago, I became the mate of a hot and dominating alien overlord. Now after one steamy interstellar getaway, I see a big fat pink line on a test. I’m going to be Rone’s mate AND mommy of his kid. I haven’t had a chance to tell him yet. We’re on a galactic goodwill tour for the Wanderstar Fleet. No big deal, right? Except the morning sickness is out of this world. Plus I heard babies of his alien species develop fast in the womb and are born with horns. A little help, please. Having the Alien Overlord’s Baby is a steamy alien romance featuring Rone and Cammie from book 1 of the Nova Brides series (Taming the Alien Overlord). Come take an intergalactic journey to exotic locales and unite with spicy characters old and new! HEA guaranteed! Author Note: This book mentions characters from the first four Nova Brides books. It’s recommended that you follow the reading order of books 1-4 to avoid spoilers.     AmazonKU

OMEGA ALLIANCE (SHARDS OF SIN OMEGAVERSE BOOK ONE) by SK Reign

Love me or hate me, everyone knows my name. I am Sin, the people’s omega, and my life is not my own. Instead it’s broadcast for the unmated packs of the world to watch whenever they desire. Good behavior grants these alphas the right to choose my outfits, meals, and even which designs ink my skin. My tattoo artist is the closest thing I have to a friend, but lately I wish she could be more. Wish I could be more. They’ve imprisoned me as a means to control the others, but what they don’t know? I’m breaking out… tonight. This is a dystopian Omegaverse reverse harem romance that includes an FF relationship, but does not feature any shifting or magic.      AmazonKU

HOW TO SAVE YOUR ALIEN CHIEFTAIN by Sophia Sebell

This is part two of a duet and it is necessary to read ‘My Very Own Alien Chieftain’ first! I was a mighty warrior. Nothing could tame me. Until I met her. Amelia- I had been dropped onto the planet with the other humans before being quickly taken by the Uldo. All of my skills involved technology far more advanced than anything they had. I felt useless and did my best to treat it like a vacation, but I grew restless and worried about my future. In an effort to be useful, I went out on an expedition with the Uldo. It went smoothly until a Cunal appeared in the jungle. He didn’t do anything. He just stayed unmoving. Staring. At me. The Uldo congratulated me for attracting a mate, but I wasn’t as sold on the idea as they were. Even so, he was easy on the eyes and what harm could come from having a little eye candy around? Ilan- I needed to find Valun. It was important to me and I could not stop thinking I had made a mistake by banishing him. Slipping away from my village, I tried to …(more blurb on ebook seller’s page)   AmazonKU

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VS: For my backlist spotlight this week – Here’s the second novel in my connected alien empath series! This one is full of romantic suspense and tells the tale of Mirielle, the sister of the woman in book one.

DANGER IN THE STARS by Veronica Scott

Miriell, a powerful empathic priestess, has been kidnapped from her own primitive planet along with a number of her people, and sold to the evil Amarotu Combine, largest organized crime syndicate in the Sectors. When she and her handler are sent to use her power to commit an assassination, she must leave behind her own sister as hostage to ensure her compliance. Miriell cannot ask for aid without endangering herself and others.

Despite his best efforts, Combine enforcer Conor Stewart is entranced by Miriell, and helps her evade the worst of brutal treatment from the rest of the mob. But Conor must keep his distance, before the lovely empath learns that he has secrets of his own–secrets that could get them both killed.

The situation becomes dire when Conor and Miriell come to the attention of both the Combine overlords and the deadly Mawreg, aliens who threaten the Sectors. Can she save herself and the Mawreg’s next victims? And will Conor help her, or remain loyal to his evil bosses?

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SPECIAL MONSTERS UNIT (EARTH’S NEXUS BOOK ONE) by Eve Langlais

Trouble is brewing in Nexus, and for some reason, they think I can stop it. Some people are born to greatness. My mother wanted to strangle me at birth. I’ve not had an easy life, not in a world that thrives on magic. Spells to reinforce buildings. Hexes to give you the face of a supermodel. Or so I’ve been told. No one can hide their true face from me, and people get ugly when they find out my presence is the reason magic shrivels and dies. It’s not as cool as it sounds, so when I’m offered a job with the Special Monsters Unit, I take a chance and join a misfit crew to find out why the town of Nexus is a magnet for cryptids. At least I’m part of a team. I’m making friends. I’m—Finding out secrets about my past that are hard to handle. But my emotional scars will have to wait until after we deal with the monsters. Especially those with human faces.

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THE KRAMPUS (COURT OF THE YULETIDE FAE BOOK THREE) by Cassandra Chandler

The bigger they are, the harder they fall in love…Lord Snow, better known as the Krampus, doesn’t have time for distractions. With his best friend, the Yule Cat, banished to the mortal realm and coming dangerously close to exile himself, he needs to get back in the Winter Queen’s good graces and return to his duties as the Lord of Endless Snow. Exile soon becomes the least of Snow’s worries after he meets Spring. Spring Broeker loves a challenge, and the enormous man in the extremely fine suit that she meets on Valentine’s Day has whetted her appetite for more than the sweets offered at the Yuletide Bakery. After too many disappointments looking for a life partner, she’s only hoping for some fun, but the more she digs through Snow’s cold exterior to his warm heart, the more her own is on the line. Torn between his desire for power and control and the warmth of Spring’s love threatening to melt the coldest of Yuletide hearts, Snow has to decide whether he is willing to fight against the threat of Jack Frost taking his place or surrender to Spring’s gentle touch. Can the love of a human woman melt the heart of the fierce Krampus, or will this Valentine’s Day become just another disappointment for a woman with a big heart?

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CRYSTALS, BELLADONNA AND MURDER (SILVER CIRCLE CAT RESCUE COZY MYSTERIES BOOK ONE) by Leanna Leeds

A cantankerous former mayor – A dead man with a secret. A midlife magic gift with a murder mystery that keeps you guessing. When forty-nine year old Eleanor Rockwell was laid off from her soul-crushing corporate job, she moved a few miles north of Austin with her daughter, Evie, and opened Silver Circle Cat Rescue in the small town of Tablerock, Texas. Five years later, SCCR is Wildebridge County’s largest shelter for lost kitties, so it’s no surprise when Deputy Markham brings Belladonna—former mayor Fiona Blackwell’s cat—to the shelter after she’s arrested for murdering her husband, Beau. But why, Eleanor wonders, did the Deputy bring a silver drink tray with the sullen cat—and why is Belladonna talking when she walks on it? Something strange is going on in Tablerock, and Eleanor is determined to get to the bottom of it. Can she unravel the mystery before it’s too late, or will she fall victim to the town’s sinister spell?     AmazonKU

MONSTROSITY by R K Pierce

Roen’s entire existence is a joke, but there’s nothing funny about being the only human-monster hybrid in existence. Neither race wants anything to do with him, and he’s cursed to a life of exile, utterly alone for all eternity. That is, until fate finally works in his favor. Krue is running away from a life he never deserved and has enough inner demons to form an army. When he’s injured in the woods hundreds of miles from the nearest city, the last thing he expects is to be saved by a beast. A gentle one at that. Could their chance meeting be exactly what they never knew they needed, or will they wind up tearing each other apart?     AmazonKU

VICIOUS HEART’S DESIRE: A LTD ED PARANORMAL MAFIA ROMANCE ANTHOLOGY (PRIDE ANTHOLOGIES) by Various

Nothing will stop these alpha men from claiming their vicious hearts’ desires. Werewolves, vampires, and more paranormal mobsters find their fated mates inside these pages. Fall in love with an underworld king in this limited edition collection of paranormal mafia romances brought to you by New York Times and USA Today bestselling authors, as well as hot new authors!    AmazonKU

TOUCHED BY THE DEMON (DIVINITY OF SOULS BOOK ONE) by N L Hoffmann

My whole life I thought I was a nobody. I should have known my 28th birthday would be my last. Thanks to my so-called friends, I’m sent on a mission into the Devil’s Lair. Owned by Elias Wolfe – the scariest demon alive. I’ve never met him, but the rumors…some send a shiver of desire through me, and others send me running away screaming. Thanks, but no thanks. Exit stage left. Although, when we meet, he believes I’m special. Claiming we share a bond that goes beyond a mortal’s love. Forget about the mages trying to kill me – I’m more worried about this bond. RH

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HOT FOR HER BEAR: FF BEAR SHIFTER ROMANCE (THE MONTANA GRIZZLIES BOOK ONE) by Ariel Marie

She was warned to leave the grumpy bear alone, but she couldn’t help herself. Her curiosity was piqued. She wanted to see the bear roar! Saffron Dakota knew she shouldn’t have specific thoughts about her best friend’s older sister. It was forbidden, but it didn’t keep her from smiling at her. Or making sure she was dressed up nice when around her. Or randomly showing up to her cabin in the woods. All of this, hoping the beautiful grizzly would show her just a wee bit of interest. Her friend would be pissed if she knew Saffron was crazy over her sister. Dasha Prime couldn’t believe the strong reaction her bear had to Saffron. After all of these years, it was clear what her bear was trying to tell her. It was something she had thought all along, but now her bear was roaring loud and clear. Saffron was her mate, and Dasha would defend her woman against anyone who had a problem with it.      AmazonKU

IRONCLAD (RAVEN CURSED BOOK SIX) by McKenzie Hunter

For most of my life, all I wanted was magic. Now I have it. Powerful magic. And I can say with certainty, the cost for it was way too high. My life is in shambles and I’ve been framed to look as if I betrayed the fae. If I can’t fix this, I won’t even have to worry about all my other problems.      AmazonKU

TRYING THE TRICKSTER (MIDLIFE DATING SERVICE BOOK TWO) by L A Boruff and Daphne Moore

A muse in the flesh…at least to the shapeshifter who so desperately needs her help. Only one problem: Cathy’s creativity is gone. Kaput. Dead in the water. Without it, she’s a shell of the woman that she once was, lost and bitter without the one thing that makes her who she truly is. Reynard is the trickster king, a shapeshifter of the first order whose purpose is to help bring his kind into the human world. Cathy is a friend of his family, but more than that, he and the rest of his kind need her art and creativity to aid the plan to convince humanity to accept them. Without it, his people will be forced back to the world where they have been exiled for so long. The greater good is reason enough for Reynard to help Cathy regain her creativity, but as they get to know one another more, he realizes that perhaps he is more personally invested. Without Cathy, the plan to rejoin the human world will die, but without her creativity, Cathy will wither, and Reynard isn’t willing to let either of those things happen. Not without a fight.      AmazonKU

SAPPHIRE OMENS (SISTERHOOD OF THE STONES BOOK TWO) by L A Boruff, Lia Davis and Lacey Carter

If you wish you knew what people thought of you, to be frank, you’re a fool. I burned a lot of bridges when I fell from fame. Not only did I embarrass myself in front of the world, but my tell-all book ruined any chance I had to fix things. And why? All because of a cheating husband and a best friend who betrayed me. It wasn’t worth it. But some things happen for a reason because without my fall from fame, I never would have met Nicky. He loves me for me, and our simple life is pretty close to perfect. When I receive a letter, a chance to step back into Hollywood, to open doors I thought were closed, and possibly regain some of my wealth and fame, I should run the other way. Unfortunately for me, I’m not that smart. I thought I could fix my old reputation. I thought I could show everyone I’d changed. I was a fool. The moment I put on a beautiful necklace straight from a pirate’s treasure, I can hear the terrible thoughts from everyone around me. I might just crack. Again. Once upon a time I started over, can I really do it again? Or will my greed end to the worst loss of all, that of the man I love?       AmazonKU

BAD MATE: VAMPIRE AND CAT SHIFTER MM PARANORMAL ROMANCE (SAINT LAKES BOOK TEN) by April Kelley

What do you do when your life changes in the blink of an eye? Keaton finally has a family. Nothing good has happened in his life until he’s able to call Saint Lakes home. Meeting his fated mate should be good as well, but the shadows of his past come back to haunt him. Tim Pyke has turned over a new leaf. Since his son mated with a Somerset, it’s not like he has much of a choice. He’s part of the family, after all. He still doesn’t intend to mate with anyone who isn’t a cougar shifter like himself. When he meets the prettiest vampire he’s ever seen, his instincts toward his fated mate are too strong to ignore. Keaton is the only one who can save the clan from a dangerous human, but he must get past his fated mate to do it.      AmazonKU

FORBIDDEN BIKER WOLF (REJECTED RIDERS BOOK TWO) by Roxie Ray

His heart races for me, but he doesn’t know about my secret past…Rapid City was only supposed to be a pit stop on the road to my new life. Somewhere to lick my wounds after escaping from my traumatic past. I know I should be wary of Riley when he visits the diner where I’m waitressing. He’s made of solid muscle and belongs to the sort of motorcycle gang my parents warned me about. But underneath his tough exterior lies a heart of gold. When he learns that I’m homeless, he offers his apartment above the motorcycle garage rent free until I can figure out my next move. Now his entire pack have welcomed me, and Riley and I are falling for each other at a terrifying speed. But if anyone finds out what sort of wolf I am, and why I’m on the run, I doubt they’d be so welcoming. Especially if Riley discovers the mating mark I’ve been hiding from him.      AmazonKU

ASTERION (SPEED DATING WITH THE DENIZENS OF THE UNDERWORLD BOOK 21) by C D Gorri

He’s a bull in a china shop, but she’s not taking any crap! Fanny Meyers’ name is the butt of every joke in the Underworld—pun intended. Wanting to advertise her pottery shop, Kilning It, Fanny decides to sponsor a night of Speed Dating at the Underworld Café. After all, her place is just the thing for second dates, offering couples’ classes in the art of ceramics crafting. It all seems like a great idea until the two females who run it want her as a client! Can this half-Demon Witch survive a night of Speed Dating with some of the Underworld’s randiest denizens? Asterion is a former Prince of Crete, and he’s searching for his mate. But this bullheaded Shifter is a tough sell. After all, he does not like movies, hates games—especially mazes—and he loathes loud music of any kind. Can a spoiled Shifter prince and a Witchy artist with a bad attitude fall in love in this steamy paranormal romance tale?   Amazon     Apple Books     Kobo

SHIELD MAIDEN: GAMBIT OF SWORDS (THE SHADOWS OF VALHALLA BOOK THREE) by Melanie Karsak

With the war against the Gauls over and Angantyr crowned king, everything should have been peaceful. But the arrival of Prince Hlod and its devastating consequences have brought nothing but heartache and darkness. Determined to avenge their losses, Ervie and Loptr will unite the Scandinavian world, including King Ormar of the Myrkviðr, against the Huns. Such an alliance does not come without complications. The war on the battlefield will rival the war in Ervie’s heart as she struggles to find a way forward with Dag and Ormar. But in the shadows, Loki is scheming. The Norns’ loom has been rewoven with unforeseen consequences.      AmazonKU

HEARTS AND HALOS (MONSTERS IN MY BED BOOK THREE) by L Eveland

My life is a country song. I lost my abuela, my wife, my house, and my religion. After helping my two best friends find love, I’m broke, out of shape, and lonelier than ever.
Until I find an injured winged monster in the church basement I’m remodeling. He’s the most beautiful creature I’ve ever seen. Hurt and alone, he needs my help to find his missing halo. He also seems to think I’m destined to be his mate. I don’t have the heart to tell him I’m straight…Well, straight-ish. But his himbo charm is growing on me and I don’t know how to feel when he showers me with praise for every little thing. Being attracted to a man is new enough, but to a monster that looks like an angel? Seminary school never could’ve prepared me for this.      AmazonKU

THE ENDLESS SONG (TALES OF THE FOREVER SEA BOOK TWO) by Joshua Phillip Johnson

After setting fire to the Forever Sea and leaving the surface world behind, Kindred Greyreach dives below to find a Seafloor populated by roving bands of scavengers. Among them, Kindred discovers a familiar face working to save the Sea from the continued spread of the Greys and the ravages of the world above. But when Kindred finds herself at odds with a faction below the Sea, she and her friends will have to use every power available to them—including their link to the surface world—to forestall disaster. Meanwhile, above, a boy named Flitch, son of the Baron of the Borders, finds himself caught in a dangerous political crisis as survivors from Arcadia and the Once-City arrive on the Mainland. As monsters from the depths of the Sea begin to surface near the Mainland’s shores, Flitch must also navigate a crisis closer to home. As Flitch, his family, and their allies search for solutions, the truth they seek may lay hidden in old stories and long-held family secrets. Above and below, Flitch and Kindred must work together to save themselves, their loved ones, and the Forever Sea itself.

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BEARLY MARKED (BEARLY MATES BOOK ONE) by Milly Taiden

Kiera Wilson left her recent memory at the bottom of a cliff where she barely escaped death. She remembers her long-time friends but not the man who claims to be her fiancé. She doesn’t have anything against getting to know him again, but her friends aren’t so sure she was happy with him. He’s big and burly and kind of scary, but also hot in a growly way. Lev Pierce, alpha bear shifter, is not only alpha but CEO of a massive hotel chain where suddenly shifters are attacking others in broad daylight. On top of that his mate is almost killed and no longer remembers who he is, not to mention his mother hates her. Everything around him is falling apart. Somehow Lev has to fix everything while convincing the love of his life that she truly loved him. As he delves into finding solutions, he discovers that someone is sabotaging his pack. If he can’t figure out who the culprit is in time, he is going to lose all that he loves, including his mate.   AmazonKU

THE DRAGOS ASSISTANT (KING’S FALL) by Lizzie Strong

Sofia Silverstone has always been a few things: A people pleaser, a worry wort, a snuggle bug, and adopted. However, on her 25th birthday, she falls sick and they have no idea why until a healer reveals she’s suffering because she hasn’t been feeding. As a half-fiend, specifically a Succubus, she has come into her Bloom year and her powers start to blossom. Unfortunately, she doesn’t know how to handle them. Her cravings are out of control and put her out of a job. Worried for her baby girl’s safety and well-being, her mother gets her a job with her at Ark University, a prestigious school for Casters within King’s Fall. It’ll be hard to be fiendishly horny and hungry as the assistant to the Dean of Education… Because there’s one thing Amadeus Worthington has always been and that’s a ..(more blurb on ebook seller’s page…)  AmazonKU

PSYCHIC IN NEED (IT’S A PSYCHIC WORLD BOOK FOUR) by Catherine Lievens

A psychic in need is a friend indeed. York doesn’t know what he’s doing with the clan. He kidnapped a clan member, kept him under a spell, and almost killed him. Why did the clan welcome him with open arms and forgive him when he can’t forgive himself? How can they stand to look at him when he’s useless? But maybe he doesn’t have to be. Leo has kept an eye on York since he moved in with the clan. York had kidnapped Leo’s best friend, but if Marcel can forgive him, so can Leo. The fact that York is adorably cute and vulnerable helps, and when Leo allows him in, it doesn’t take him long to start falling for him. York wants everything the clan and Leo are offering, but he needs to give them more in return. The only thing he can think of is to go to Curt, the clan’s enemy, and attempt to fool him into giving him information. When Curt sees right through York and locks him up, York realizes how stupid his plan is. He’s away from the clan, unable to free himself and completely alone. Or is he?

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EARL GREY AND NEW RULES IN PLAY (CAULDRON COFFEE SHOP BOOK EIGHT) by Laura Greenwood

With Willow determined to put her time to good use and wanting to gain the approval of the Association of Magical Beverages, and Azíl continuing to build his career as a translater of ancient languages, it almost seems as if life has settled down and the two of them are finding their new normal. But the Sect hasn’t forgotten about Azíl’s curse, and with them determined to uphold their end of the contract to keep him trapped, Azíl might be in more danger than ever before. A surprise choice takes Willow off guard, can she say the right thing to keep their life the way she likes it?   Amazon     Apple Books     Kobo

BEND HER: A DARK BEAUTY AND THE BEAST ROMANCE by Cassie Alexander

Lisane: My whole life, I had been a creature used to candlelight. But I wasn’t accustomed to my own breath hot against my face, or the rough feeling of fabric against my cheek—or knowing that my wrists were tied behind my back, painfully tight. The last thing I could recall was being in a carriage…We’d been running away from the Deathless . . .And now I was here. Wherever here was. Tied up, in the dark, on the ground, with a bag around my head. The very thing my father had been afraid of for me for my whole life—and the reason I lived in a gilded cage, only getting to leave the palace when I had throne-sworn mages by my side—had apparently happened. I had been kidnapped. Rhaim the All-Beast: Every mage gets one clear vision on the eve of their Ascension into their full powers, right before they get the brand of their mage-mark: you see the thing that will cause your absolute demise. Some men see snowy peaks or waterfalls, others bucking horses, and some lucky few see themselves with old and wrinkled hands, passing peacefully in their sleep. In all instances, we’re told, the reasoning behind the visions is the same…(more blurb on ebook seller’s page…)

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FORBIDDEN FABLES: A FAIRYTALE FUSION ANTHOLOGY (THE GRIMM SISTERS) by Various

On a dark night in search of answers, Gretel falls off a cliff. What she finds will change her life forever. Will she be able to survive the betrayal of someone so dear to her heart? Can she trust the frog who is telling her such treacherous things? Red has six days to make it through the forbidden forest; however, things take a grim turn. It’s not just the townspeople who hunt for her… in the shadows, Bastion prowls. He’s famished, and only Red’s innocence will satisfy his hunger. A kingdom in ruin, A lost princess of Atlantis, an entanglement of drunken lust and tentacles. Will true love win against the traditions of this strange kingdom? In the end, the decision of their destiny is left to that of a mere pearl…Clara Nieves can’t lie. What was meant to be a gift bestowed upon her, turned out to be a curse. The only thing that can set her free? One year as the Warlock Geppetto’s toy, his plaything to do what he pleases with. Rumpelstiltskin isn’t a man. The only thing he wants is to break Rapunzel, to make her bow to him. But she’s about to make a deal with the devil. A swan maiden who belongs to neither land nor sky. When a forest witch cursed Prince Killian, she gave him a hundred years to find someone to love him and break his curse. But finding love won’t be easy for the Prince of Thorns. Six romance authors have come together to bring you seven completed mashup fairytales. In a forbidden fable, two souls follow their desires.

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BLOOD IN THE TEA LEAVES by Beka Westrup

Marie is a woman sold into a loveless marriage in a 1700’s, second-world France. Under the close tutelage of the esteemed Lady Colette Valand, Marie has sewn a small corner of life for herself in their little town in the country-side. She even manages to find love and companionship in a secret affair with a prostitute, Alice. But Lady Colette has a few secrets of her own, and they all come to light on one fateful night, when their bodies and futures are forever changed by a mysterious tin of tea leaves. Dive back into the vampire lore first brought to you by “Beneath the Bloody Aurora” with this sapphic companion novella, and experience the turn that started it all.

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MATED TO FOUR BEARS by Laura Wylde

After getting out of a magically abusive relationship, all I wanted to do was go to school and work. Living a normal life can’t be all that bad, but it wasn’t long before I was reminded how normal problems can be just as bad as paranormal ones. If I was still using magic, my boss who just fired me would be sorry, but I’m not going to just fall back into just using magic to solve all my problems. That is, until I’m left without any other option. Which reminds me of something I obviously forgot: desperate magic never really works out like it should. When my spell goes horribly wrong, I figure that’s just the end of me. But with the way this man and his brothers are looking at me, I’m starting to wonder if it’s not the real beginning of me.      AmazonKU

CAPTURED BY THE ORC KING (THE PERISHED WOODS BOOK ) by Tracy Lauren

Lost to the madness of a witch’s curse, the Orc King advances on the castle at Pontheugh. His heart pulls him in one direction while magic drags him in another. All the while, fate is at work, bringing two lonely souls ever nearer. Alba…her heart breaking day by day. She’s driven to her own kind of madness. A raid on her village should have been devasting and yet, she finds herself saved—free to start anew. But her deepest desire is unchanging and she finds herself so easily Captured by the Orc King.     AmazonKU

FIRE AND BRIMSTONE: SHIFTING HEARTS by Stella Williams

Cerrita Powell is a Phoenix on the run. Everyone wants a piece of her, literally. The most persistent being the only other Phoenix in existence, Desmon Burrage. Cerrita refuses to mate for any reason other than love. Terrence Shaw is on the hunt for an arsonist. A Phoenix, to be exact. He doesn’t expect the fates to have other plans for this hunt. Sparks fly and buildings burn in this whirlwind tale of Arson, Obsession, and Fated Mates.   AmazonKU

HEART, HAUNT, HAVOC by Freydis Moon

Laced with romance, gothic imagery, Catholic mysticism, diaspora, and horror…When lonely transgender exorcist, Colin Hart, finds himself challenged by an unruly haunted house in Gideon, Colorado, he’s kept awake by ghosts, demons, ghouls, and the handsome nonbinary owner of the house, Bishop Martínez. Unlike the simple hauntings Colin is accustomed to, Bishop’s house is a living beacon, attracting a plethora of inhuman creatures, including a vengeful wolf-headed spirit who might be the key to quieting their sleepless nights. But as a heartbreaking mystery unravels, Colin comes face-to-face with the past Bishop tried to bury, opens a closet full of bloody skeletons, and trips into an accidental romance. As paranormally skilled as Colin might be, this particular haunting may be too messy for him to handle.     AmazonKU

A SONG OF DEATH by C M Quinn

Purgatory is a haven or so Elaine Tormelin believed. Aya Sinclair swore never to protect a witch, but fate demanded otherwise. Forced into an uneasy alliance, Elaine is swept into a dangerous mission, a growing conspiracy and a fight to claim the home she hungers for. All the while, she finds herself unexpectedly drawn to her newfound ‘protector’ who may or may not want her dead. Accompanied by a prickly demon and a protective werewolf, the fight has only begun…and it’s about to get bloody.     AmazonKU

ANGEL OF FATE by Zachary Jeffries

High school sophomore MaKayla Colfax was perfectly happy with her life until she inherited a mysterious pair of scissors. They don’t cut, but when holding them, MaKayla begins seeing things like lines between people, connections. With the scissors, she uncovers the ancient power of her lineage of Greek Fates. If Grim Reaper-in-training Cain Morrigan messes up one more soul harvest, he’ll remain a disgusting human for the rest of his existence. But his new target has supernatural connections tying it to Earth. Now Cain’s only hope is to find some force powerful enough to cut these ties. Can MaKayla embrace her destiny fast enough to preserve the balance of life and death? Can Cain tolerate a human long enough to make MaKayla into the Fate he needs? And for the love of gods, can the two of them work together for one minute without fighting? Amazon

WATCHER OF THE WOODS by Skyla Dawn Cameron

After eighteen months staying home under rolling pandemic lockdowns with her girlfriend Joy, artist Thea Palmer has decided the strained relationship has run its course and she’s ready to end it—right after the stress of her birthday has passed. Unfortunately, her surprise party comes with a special gift from Joy that puts the breakup on hold: a week-long cabin rental in the tiny northern Ontario community of Hope Falls, for just the two of them. No phone. No internet. No contact with the outside world. Joy says it’ll give them the perfect chance to reconnect and maybe restore Thea’s creativity after pandemic stress wearing down her desire to paint. But the cabin creaks at night under invisible steps, and the woods have trees that seem to shift in the corner of her eye. Thea swears she sees a strange white figure on the lake beckoning to her and an empty boat that drifts by in the early morning mist. And Joy…Joy seems to be someone else entirely.   Amazon     Apple Books     Kobo

THE SWORD IN THE SCONE (TEA AND TAROT COZY MYSTERIES BOOK SIX) by Kirsten Weiss

VS Note: Not exactly a paranormal cozy but I thought the element of tarot let me include it here.

A Tarot conference at a holistic resort seems the perfect place for Tea and Tarot partners Hyperion and Abigail to promote their business and enjoy some beachside luxury. But murder cuts their R&R short. And when the evidence points to Abigail’s devilishly appealing neighbor, Brik, and an unsolved murder connected to his past, these amateur detectives are on the case. Years ago, Brik’s girlfriend died at the hands of an unknown stalker. He lost everything: his love, his job, his home. Now, he’s convinced history is repeating itself. He’s tried to keep Abigail in the friend-zone, but he fears another woman he cares about just may be the next victim. As the investigation heats up, Brik and Abigail are determined to keep each other at arm’s length. But as they cross swords with the killer, their feelings become harder to resist. If these two don’t learn to trust each other, their chance at love might be cut short. Permanently.

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IN THE HEAT OF THE MOMENT: A CHARITY ANTHOLOGY by Various

Thirteen authors come together to bring you new RH omegaverse stories full of heat, growling alphas, knotty goodness, and more to spice up your Valentine’s Day!

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SWEET MAGICAL DESTRUCTION (SUPERNATURAL MIDLIFE MYSTIQUE) (SHROUDED NATION BOOK THREE) by Brenda Trim and Tia Didmon

Magic can be destroyed, but resurrection comes at a price. When the Shadow Council chamber is destroyed and the members are reeling from the betrayal, they learn the only location with similar power, is located on Shifter lands. Caton begs me to help the people of Ravenholde, more importantly, the council, in negotiating a treaty that allows a rebuild. But the ancient God ravaging our town has already proved he can infect the strongest of our people, and trust is a commodity none of us possess. Do I help the council and try to restore relations with my coven, or risk losing the trust of the Shifters, and my only ally.      AmazonKU

DEEPEST CUT: MERCENARIES AND MAGIC BOOK FOUR by Alessa Thorn

Years ago, Leo left his family with two bullets in his chest and decades full of hurt and resentment. He’ll do anything to protect the Edgeworths and Dante from being Colleoni collateral damage, even if it means becoming their ally once more. They have information on Serapis that the Edgeworths need, and Leo is dragged back into the hell of his old life in exchange for it. Dante isn’t about to let Leo go into hell alone, he would be a terrible Beatrice if he did. He is determined to protect Leo; from his family, the Aurora and himself. Dante loves a challenge, and keeping Leo with him is always going to be worth the fight. Leo isn’t going to make it easy on him, but it wouldn’t be fun if he did. The fight with Serapis is going to dredge up all of their old insecurities, forcing them to face the darkest parts of themselves and each other. The past is never what it seems, and the whole of the Edgeworth crew are going to learn there have been greater forces pulling their strings for decades. Serapis might believe he’s a master of chaos magic, but he’s never encountered chaos like the Edgeworths. They have something stronger than magic—they have each other.      AmazonKU

BROKEN (MONSTERS AND ARTIFACTS: THE MCDONALD WEREWOLF CLAN BOOK 1) by Trish Heinrich

“Her love was a disease. But I didn’t want a cure. I just wanted HER.” Ten years. That’s how long I’ve been haunted by the love of Selene Campbell. We were kids when the feud between our families ripped us apart, but in all this time I’ve never felt anything half as brilliant as being loved by that woman. So you’d think when I save her life with my mating bite and tie us together like we always wanted to be that she’d be over the moon with joy, right? Wrong. She hates me for abandoning her and the daughter I never knew I had. But I have to convince her to get over it and fast, because the war that shattered our young love is brewing again, and this time the cost could be everyone we love. When every story of star crossed love ends in tragedy how will we be any different?   AmazonKU

SLAMMED BY THE MINOTAUR: A MONSTER SHORT by Saam King

Gemma never expected to end up in prison. Wrongfully accused of assaulting the ex-of-her-nightmares, she finds herself in the slammer with a dreamy new minotaur prison guard. Aster is everything that she’s ever wanted in a male, but their circumstances are against them. Even if she can get out, she has nowhere to go. He vows to help her, but it’s against all the rules. Will they resist temptation? Or will they find a way to make things work?      AmazonKU

SORCERY AND SCONES (COZY FANTASIES OF ILLYRIA BOOK ONE) by S R Meadows

All Neda wants is the gentle kiss of sunshine on her skin. And all Urza wants is to create beautiful sculptures instead of swords and armor. Urza is just a stranger to Neda—a she-orc she met in prison who just happens to have a knack for knowing when Neda needs another fur swathed around her shoulders. Together they flee down south to Sunfall, a river town dotted with fragrant, blooming trees that’s far from the front lines of the Centuries’ War and the eternal winter that plagues it. What comes next? Minding a glass shop for a centaur-turned-cat, practicing magic on moonlit nights, and spending evenings together sipping tea in the local cafe, chatting with neighbors beside a freshly kindled fire. A missing moonstone threatens to derail their hard-won peace, but Neda’s acceptance of her new nature brings her strength and healing. And in the chaos that follows, Neda and Urza discover how much they truly mean to their adopted town. And to each other.      AmazonKU

QUEEN OF MOONS (BLOOD AND MOON PROPHECY BOOK THREE) by Susan Person

Brie will come face-to-face with Darkness one last time as she and Nick uncover an ancient secret about the prophecy no one saw coming. Will Nick stand with her when she is forced to make a decision that could end them both? The honeymoon is over for Brie and Nick as the final two Blood Moons in the Tetrad loom over them. Brie learns of a hidden piece of Nick’s past that he doesn’t even know himself, and it changes the course of the battle with Darkness. But, when an old enemy returns, the fragile peace Brie and Nick have built between the witches and vampires shatters and threatens to divide them again. Families are splintered as new leaders rise, and no one is safe. Love will be the only sacrifice that can stop The Blood Moon Prophecy.

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BEAUTY TRIALS (THE BELLES 3) by Dhonielle Clayton

Sophia, the dangerous and erratic former queen, has been imprisoned, restoring peace to Orléans. Now her sister, Charlotte, sits on the throne and has decided to invoke the ancient tradition of the Beauty Trials―a series of harrowing tests meant to find the true ruler of Orléans. Edel, who has always aspired to be more than a Belle, decides to enter and, after promising to bind her arcana to keep from having an unnatural advantage, joins a few dozen other hopefuls intent on becoming the next Queen of Orléans. But the Trials are far worse than any of them bargained for. As the women are put through tasks that test their strength, confidence, composure, and bravery, many perish, and Edel is mysteriously attacked by one of the other competitors―forcing her to use her powers just to survive. Will her subterfuge cost her the crown, or is there a larger conspiracy at play?    Amazon     Kobo

JOHANN (VAMPIRE’S MATE BOOK FOUR) by Grae Bryan

Alexei is lost. On the run from his criminal family, hiding out in Hyde Park, he has no idea what the point or purpose of his life is anymore. Until he’s served coffee by a strange young man, one whom Alexei can’t get out of this head. And when Alexei realizes his favorite barista isn’t quite human after all, his obsession only deepens. Can he use this new knowledge to get even closer to the sweet, strange vampire of his dreams? Jay is lonely. He has his friends (so nice!) and his job at the coffee shop (so fun!) but he knows he doesn’t really belong in Hyde Park, not for keeps. And yet, he can’t help wanting to pretend, especially with his new favorite regular, a handsome human who smells divine and watches Jay like he really matters. Alexei might just be the nicest thing to happen to Jay since he can remember, even more so when the human generously offers himself up for dinner. But Jay’s past is complicated, and certain promises have been made. Can he and Alexei weather the storm that tracks him down, or will Jay’s new life be taken away from him before it can really begin?     AmazonKU

THE CAGE OF DARK HOURS (THE FIVE PENALTIES BOOK TWO) by Marina Lostetter

Krona and her Regulators survived their encounter with Charbon, the long-dead serial killer who returned to their city, but the illusions of their world were shattered forever.
Allied with an old friend they will battle the elite who have ruled their world with deception, cold steel, and tight control of the magic that could threaten their power, while also confronting beasts from beyond the foggy barrier that binds their world. Now they must follow every thread to uncover the truth behind the Thalo, once thought of as only a children’s tale, who are the quiet, creeping puppet masters of their world.

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THE LAST TALE OF THE FLOWER BRIDE: A NOVEL by Rokshani Chokshi

Once upon a time, a man who believed in fairy tales married a beautiful, mysterious woman named Indigo Maxwell-Casteñada. He was a scholar of myths. She was heiress to a fortune. They exchanged gifts and stories and believed they would live happily ever after—and in exchange for her love, Indigo extracted a promise: that her bridegroom would never pry into her past. But when Indigo learns that her estranged aunt is dying and the couple is forced to return to her childhood home, the House of Dreams, the bridegroom will soon find himself unable to resist. For within the crumbling manor’s extravagant rooms and musty halls, there lurks the shadow of another girl: Azure, Indigo’s dearest childhood friend who suddenly disappeared. As the house slowly reveals his wife’s secrets, the bridegroom will be forced to choose between reality and fantasy, even if doing so threatens to destroy their marriage . . . or their lives.   Amazon     AB     Apple Books     Kobo

CONDUIT CRISIS (GHOSTLY GUARDIANS BOOK THREE) by Louisa Masters

Being in love with my straight friend isn’t easy…I thought pining for Daniel was an epic tragedy, but then I found out I’m a conduit—someone who can communicate with beings from the otherworld—and my unrequited love for one of my best friends seems less of a problem. So when a spirit is destroyed while trying to warn me of an approaching disaster, it makes sense for Daniel to step up and help me search for more information. Or it does until my mom turns up twenty years after abandoning me and Daniel turns into Mr. Protective. One thing leads to another, and somehow the whole town now thinks we’re dating. As if all that isn’t enough to deal with, Daniel’s having a bisexual awakening, and he’s looking to me, his gay friend, to guide him through it. I’d do anything for him, but the thought of being with him and then watching him move on to another guy… I don’t know if my heart can take it. But I have to toughen up and get on with it, because whatever’s happening in the otherworld is spilling over to here, and it’s going to take everyone we’ve got to keep humanity safe… if we can.   AmazonKU

THE SCARLET CIRCUS by Jane Yolen and Brian Sanderson

VS Note: A collection of short stories.

A rakish fairy meets the real Juliet behind Shakespeare’s famous tragedy. A jewelry artist travels to the past to meet a successful silver-smith. The addled crew of a ship at sea discovers a mysterious merman. More than one ignored princess finds her match in the most unlikely men. From ecstasy to tragedy, with love blossoming shyly, love at first sight, and even love borne of practical necessity—beloved fantasist Jane Yolen’s newest collection celebrates romance in all its glory.   Amazon     Apple Books      Kobo

DANGEROUS FLAMES: A GOOD NEIGHBORS NOVELETTE by Stephanie Burgis

No killing until the wedding’s over. No killing…It’s such a simple, temporary rule – but Carmilla, the notorious Countess Cardenza, will still find it hard to follow when she’s confronted by her most dangerous old flame at Mia and Leander’s wedding. With appallingly respectable neighbors, shambling zombies, and old enemies on every side, will her reunion with Eliza de Mornay end with murder or kissing – or both? A novelette set after the events of Good Neighbors: The Full Collection.

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THE HELLBEAST’S SACRIFICE (THE HELLBEAST KING BOOK SIX) by Stephanie Hudson

I tried to remember. I wanted to remember. But moving on from an unknown past was all that was left for me to do. So, I went home. I went back to my safe, boring life. Just a girl and her dog. Well, that was until an angry HellBeast King turned up and found me. A furious, sexy, hotblooded male from my past that now wants to convince me…He is my future. That he is my everything. The problem is, he still terrifies me. But what I soon realize is that he isn’t the only scary thing out there in my woods. He also isn’t the only one who wants me. Just how far will he go to claim me once more? And what would he be willing to do to keep me? What would make him believe the only way to hold onto my heart… Was by committing…A HellBeast’s Sacrifice.      AmazonKU

CONFEGGTIONARY (LOVE AT FIRST SHIFT BOOK THREE) by Lorelai M Hart and Colbie Dunbar

Delivering candy is a great way to make a few extra dollars…until your dragon unexpectedly shifts and breaks far more than you’ll earn. Alpha Dragon shifter Clayton is trying to get his life in order. He’s sick of being the unsuccessful one. It’s bad enough he’s living in someone else’s house and working a job he only has thanks to nepotism, but now he also has debt that has to be paid. So it’s time for a side hustle. Good thing the candy store is hiring. Human omega Bryson was ready for a new beginning when his boss decided to open a second store and asked him to be a part of the expansion. From the first day, Bryson feels more at home here than he had anywhere else. Still…something is missing from his life. Bryson’s life instantly turns upside down when someone stops by his job to deliver blue cotton candy cake to his boss. Bryson barely reaches for the delivery when the man standing before him turns into a dragon—a fire-breathing dragon—a sexy fire-breathing dragon.      AmazonKU

HEARTFUL SECRETS (KARMA BAKERY BOOK 6) by Erin R Flynn

It’s a new year, and as much as Arabella Baker wishes that meant a new her, even a goddess can’t make that happen. Her past and family have found her, and while she’s thrilled she’s reconnected with two of her brothers, Zeus and Hera won’t leave things alone. But that actually takes a back seat to the heartbreak she’s suffered. She would never have thought the man she’d been falling for was lying to her and a complete fraud. All she wants to do is help people and bring some good to the world. It’s all Arabella has ever wanted to do, but if the cost is so high to her, maybe it’s just not worth it. Maybe this world isn’t worth saving. Maybe with Valentine’s Day around the corner, she can soak up the love of cute couples and crazy requests to keep going, keep expanding… Because she’s expanding again. And again. The question is what will the cost be to her this time and is she willing to pay it? Karma Bakery is a slow-burning romance with multiple interested parties that is full of sugar, spice, and everything nice while trying to find your place in life, doing the best you can, appreciating what you have, and figuring out a way to move beyond a traumatic past.      AmazonKU

KISS OF DEATH (TEMPTING THE FATES BOOK ONE) by Alice Wilde

What would you give to save the one person who truly loves you? Your soul? Your life? Your love? Life was far from perfect after my mother’s sudden death, but it was one I’d grown to love as I spent my younger years traveling and learning alongside my father. A life I’ll never know again. Not after she and her two cruel sons step into our lives. My father swore he’d never love again, but just as suddenly as she arrived, she became the very center of his world… and just as quickly, I was all but forgotten. Life turned upside down yet again, my days now spent “as a woman should,” confined to the house and endless chores. Still, I did not complain… if only for my father’s sake. Not even when cruel words turn into even crueler punishments at my new family’s hands. It isn’t until I find my father suddenly on his deathbed and myself betrothed to a sadistic lord at my stepmother’s command that I finally decide to take matters into my own hands. I have to save my father. I have to make a deal with The Bargainer. If I fail, I’ll be found, beaten, and married off to undoubtedly die at my husband’s hand. If I succeed, my father will live, though at what cost to myself I do not know. Either way, my life as I know it is forfeit… but at least this way, I can choose my own fate. Or, so I thought.   AmazonKU

A WARLOCK CALLED JACOB (MATED TO THE HUMAN BOOK TWO) by Michelle Frost

Jacob’s always been a dutiful son. His new mate is anything but. Co-leading the Saint Coven with his twin sister is the legacy Jake was born into. He takes all his responsibilities seriously, especially his new Council appointed mate. Cane is the mayor’s son. In a last ditch effort to put him on the straight and narrow, the mayor asked he be mated to the most mature and upstanding paranormal possible. Jake is a strong leader, but Cane’s rebellious streak and the explosive chemistry between them might tempt him to the wild side.      AmazonKU

SYMPHONY FOR A DEADLY THRONE (THE MOUSAI BOOK THREE) by E J Mellow

Within the world of Aadilor sits the hidden Thief Kingdom, a land overflowing with magic and mayhem. There the Mousai, a trio of deadly sorceresses, serve the reclusive Thief King, delivering punishment and pleasure to the masses. Arabessa Bassette is the leader of the Mousai, conducting their powerful gifts with unyielding precision. But behind her mask of control burns a desire to forge her own path—along with a tumultuous relationship with Zimri D’Enieu, her father’s right hand and the man who’s held her heart since they were children. When an unexpected invitation to vie for the Thief King’s throne pulls her into a deadly competition, Arabessa’s composure cracks as she finds herself with an impossible choice—give up her greatest love or her greatest ambition. But sacrifices loom large in the Thief Kingdom, for the quest for power always comes at a price. With her and Zimri’s future hanging in the balance, Arabessa must decide if she’s willing to pay it. Welcome to the world of Aadilor, where love is found between cracks and the most mesmerizing symphonies carry lethal notes. Dare to play?

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BONDED BY THORNS (BEASTS OF THE BRIAR BOOK ONE ) by Elizabeth Helen

Four beastly princes. One awkward bookworm. An enchanted world of fae, magic, and danger. I’ve always loved fairytales. I never imagined I’d actually be in one. When my father wanders into the enchanted realm of the fae, I know I have to go after him. And when he gets imprisoned, I’ll do anything to save him… Even trade my freedom for his. I had no idea I’d end up imprisoned by four sexy fae who turn into beasts at night. I have to win my freedom, and that means making a bargain with them. They must find their mates in order to break the curse. If I can help them do that, they’ll set me free. Sounds simple, right? It’s not. Because against my better judgment, I’m starting to fall for these beastly princes. One is smart and sweet, the other mysterious and deadly, another flirty and confident, and the last prince… He’s handsome, strong, has a wicked temper, and is dead-set against breaking the curse. Why does he want to keep me here forever? But it’s not just my freedom on the line. If I don’t break the princes’ curse soon, all the magic in the Enchanted Vale will be stolen by the evil—and stupidly hot—Prince of Thorns. And I’m not letting my princes stay cursed. Not after I’ve fallen in love with them.     AmazonKU

TOUCAN LOVE YOU by Lorelai M Hart and Aria Grace

Sometimes two alphas are better than one. Just kidding, it’s always. Alpha toucan shifter Monroe was born in The Lab. When he’s rescued, he has no idea what to do and spends a year hiding in his animal form from humans and shifters alike. When he overhears a rumor that River’s Edge is home to some of the former residents of The Lab, he sets out to see if maybe that’s the place for him. Omega wolf shifter Justin needs a mate now that he’s turning twenty-five. That’s the rule. He doesn’t make them, but he sure wants to break them. The packs that want him are toxic, and he wants no part of that. When he learns about River’s Edge, he decides to check them out. A pack with humans has to be better than his other options. Alpha human Danny loves his life at River’s Edge, but it’s lonely. He just wants to meet a nice omega and settle down. What he doesn’t expect is to instantly be attracted to the hot new alpha who buys a sandwich from him every day. He’s just about gathered up the courage to ask him out despite his designation when he meets an omega he’s equally drawn to. Something doesn’t make sense—or maybe it’s that everything does.     AmazonKU

WAR BEAR OF PISTON (BEARS OF SLAUGHTER MOUNTAIN BOOK ONE) by T S Joyce

Something terrible has happened to Foster. Ghosts from his Alpha’s past have used him as an unwitting pawn in their game of revenge. He is a werewolf who was forced to dig up something evil that has changed the makeup of who he is. His wolf has been replaced with a titan bear who has little memory of his past, and now Foster and his new shifter animal, Biergon, must go on an adventure to try and figure out where they belong. He can’t go back to Stryker’s Pack, but never in a million years would Foster have guessed he would end up in the wilds of Alaska, right in the middle of a war for power. And the craziest part about it? His new inner bear is the former King, and he has a mate waiting for his return. The bear Clans of Alaska exist in a completely different world than the one he recognizes, and all the rules are different… (more blurb on ebook seller’s page…)   AmazonKU

RUN OF LUCK (BETAS IN WAITING BOOK 11) by Viola Grace

Used to pay a debt, Arty has to escape her fate, but what she really needs is luck. Fortunately, she finds him. Arty went with her mother for an evening appointment and ended up as a cam girl to pay the debt left by her deceased father. As her efforts begin to pay down the debt in record time, her boss becomes interested in more than her income. She gets a PM from a loyal pervert, and he mentions a person from her past, then asks if she wants help. She jumps at the chance to get out from under the debt, knowing the price she will probably be asked to pay. Her boss refuses the money but agrees to rent her out for the month. Creepy but manageable. Arty is brought to safety and meets her benefactor, the same man she rejected five years earlier… and his omega. It turns out that the alpha’s omega mate was her super fan. Just her luck.

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VICIOUS BONDS (TETHER SERIES BOOK ONE) by Shanora Williams

WILLOW – I was never meant to live an ordinary life, and when I’m dropped from the sky into a haunting forest, facing the barrel of an unknown man’s gun, I believe it to be true. Ruler of Blackwater, Caz Harlow, is the man behind the gun. He’s broody, calculating, commanding and, surprisingly, I can hear every thought that runs through his mind. Because I can, he wants me out of his world and sent back to where I came from, so he makes it his mission to find a way. It seems like a simple task, until I realize his world is unlike mine—that his is filled with violence, chaos, destruction, and gifted people who can kill you with one look. In his universe, it’s hard for a regular human like me to survive, but with Caz at my side, the possibility is higher. And the more time we spend together, the harder it is for me to ignore the connection that makes me feel alive. He says we’re not meant to be, so why does everything about him set my soul on fire? CAZ – I have too many enemies to count, and when this Willow woman drops into my forest…(more blurb on ebook seller’s page…)   AmazonKU

AQUACULTURE AFFAIR (DELANEY’S SEA MONSTERS BOOK TWO) by Delaney Rain

Larkin isn’t sure if he’s got his life together or not, but he knows his love life is completely stalled out. He’s never going to get up the courage to tell Dean, his father’s best friend, how he feels about him. Namely that Larkin has been in love with Dean from the moment he figured out he was gay. But can he really risk everyone’s friendships by confessing how he feels? Dean suspected that his best friend’s only son might have a crush on him. When he walks into his bedroom and finds Larkin on the bed and having a grand time with some of Dean’s dirty laundry, Dean can’t avoid the facts. Or can he? Their fishing trip is interrupted when hauling abandoned fishing lines onto Dean’s boat brings a blue, tentacled person in need of help onto the deck. Now Dean and Larkin are tangled together as they secretly aid an ocean-dwelling alien’s recovery. Mo is the youngest child of a human and cecaelia, one of the first hybrids, who thought they were going to die in that mess of fishing lines and nets. But then they found themselves nose to toes with their fated mates, two human men who are clearly in love with each other. Mo’s determined to help their mates see that the three of them are perfect together, especially while they’re all confined inside an aquaculture farm. But as Mo heals, they have to figure out how to keep their mates without exposing the secret of their existence to an entire company of humans.       AmazonKU

UNICORN’S INSTINCT (DAY CARE FOR SHIFTERS BOOK THREE) by Elva Birch

Vivian had a literal unicorn…and tragically lost him while she was pregnant and already chasing a three-year-old. Her daughter is a kirin, a lucky Chinese unicorn, but can’t finish a meal in less than an hour, her son is eight months and already has four teeth, and she’s working full-time as a nurse. She doesn’t have the time for romance, no matter how handsome the new temporary pediatrics doctor is or how good his cookies are. She definitely doesn’t have time for a puppy. As a unicorn shifter, Doctor Becket can heal anything…except for a broken heart. The only problem is that every time he does, he loses a little bit of his own lifespan. He’s made peace with this trade-off…until he meets a courageous single mother who reminds him what there is left to live for. Instinct tells Becket that Vivian’s home, with her two adorable children and their new puppy, is exactly where he needs to be, but how can he risk her happiness and safety? Especially when someone who knows his secrets is willing to do anything to get him back…Is it possible that Vivian will love two unicorns in her lifetime and lose them both?   AmazonKU

TRUE LUNA: REJECTED BY MY MATE (THE WHITE WOLF SERIES BOOK ONE) by Tessa Lilly

“I, Logan Carter, Alpha of the Crescent Moon Pack, reject you, Emma Parker of the Crescent Moon Pack.” I could feel my heart breaking. Leon was howling inside me, and I could feel his pain. She was looking right at me, and I could see the pain in her eyes, but she refused to show it. Most wolves fall to their knees from pain. I wanted to fall to my knees and claw at my chest. But she didn’t. She was standing there with her head held high. She took a deep breath and closed her wonderful eyes. “I, Emma Parker of the Crescent Moon Pack, accept your rejection.” When Emma turns 18, she is surprised that her mate is the Alpha of her pack. But her happiness about finding her mate didn’t last long. Her mate rejected her for a stronger she-wolf. That she-wolf hates Emma and wants to get rid of her, but that isn’t the only thing Emma has to deal with. Emma finds out that she is not an ordinary wolf and that there are people who want to use her. They are dangerous. They will do everything to get what they want. What will Emma do? Will her mate regret rejecting her? Will her mate save her from the people around them?

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CONQUERING THE KING OF STORMS (KINGS OF DISASTER BOOK TWO) by Lola Glass

A few months ago, I woke up in a world full of fae with a sexy king who called me his mate. I’ve managed to avoid him for the most part, if you don’t count the way his magic is constantly whispering dirty things in my ears. His power makes him pretty much insane unless I kiss him, which simplifies the avoidance. But all of that changes when we have to go after one of his buddies in an underground cave system, and end up separated from the rest of our group. Suddenly, he’s the only person who can keep me alive, and I have to keep him sane. I still don’t know much about this world, but I have to figure it out quickly. Because if I can’t… well, then we’re not going to make it out alive.   AmazonKU

HER ENEMY ALPHA (BATTLE FOR THE ACADEMY BOOK ONE) by Serena Dawson

He’s my enemy. But we’re on the same side . . .There are two things I’ve learned since joining The Academy. If you’re selected, you’re considered a powerful magical creature or shifter. The other is that Roarke Mitchell is loathsome. When he’s not terrorizing me, he acts like he owns the school. His family might be the equivalent of shifter mafia, but it’s time someone taught him a lesson, and my witchcraft is stronger than he thinks. But before I get my chance, we’re attacked by a rival academy. The teachers claim our best way to defend our school is for the students to be bonded, because our magic grows more powerful when mated. And you’ll never guess who my mate is. I’d rather die than lose the war for our school. But the battle of wills I’m fighting with Roarke could turn out to be far more dangerous.      AmazonKU

TRADING IN BLOOD (BLOOD SERIES BOOK FIVE) by Brea Alepou

Rheland is the king of vampires and in these trying times, he is reminded that ruling with fear alone isn’t good enough. People change and Rheland is the embodiment of that. He knows his past isn’t the cleanest but he wants to spend the rest of his eternity trying to find a spot of his own. Lynk needs housing for his pack and Rheland wants the man closer. A win-win. What’s a little trade in order to get what he truly desires? Except it’s not just Lynk. There is also a beta that tests Rheland’s resolve, twins that are constantly hot and cold, and the last thing Rheland expected, a human that reminds him of his first love. A vampire king who has everything but love, a werewolf alpha who never wanted to lead his own pack, a bloodthirsty beta werewolf, brothers who need a strong hand, and a human who only wants to understand the supernatural. Will centuries of ignoring emotions keep them all apart or can he learn to truly feel something more?   AmazonKU

TETHERED (THE BINDING CHRONICLES BOOK ONE) by Elayna R Gallea

What could be worse than an arranged marriage to a vampire prince? When Luna is sold into marriage to the Prince of Darkness on her twenty-first birthday, she thinks she knows what to expect. Arranged marriages happen all the time, right? Wrong. No one could have prepared her for the reality of being married to the vampire prince. Ever since the day he was Made, Sebastian has been living according to Queen Marguerite’s rules. After all, he’s only alive because of her. When she orders him to marry and Bind himself to Luna, a human hailing a neighboring kingdom, he has no choice. He agrees to the marriage but never expects to feel anything for her. When their Binding Ceremony goes awry, and they are magically Tethered, everything is thrown into upheaval. Unable to leave each other’s presence, they must learn to live with each other. Or die.   AmazonKU

THE ELVEN HEALER’S APPRENTICE (ELVES OF ELDARLAN BOOK FOUR) by Elisa Rae

Merlon, the king of Eldarlan’s healer, hides his soft heart beneath a prickly exterior. Despite a traumatic childhood, he strives to excel as a healer and an elf. But he gets more than he bargained for when he rescues a human woman from certain death right before being snared in the curse put on the king of Eldarlan. Left to fend for herself in an absent elf healer’s compound, Adela tries to be useful. The patients call her the healer’s apprentice. Something the healer rejects when he finally returns. Despite his grumpy manner, the healer displays a strange mixture of kindness and care. Intrigued, Adela suspects the healer hides more than he reveals.     AmazonKU

FIREFORGED (SONS OF OLYMPUS BOOK TWO) by Sam Burns and W M Fawkes

Hephaestus has never been interested in the petty squabbles of his family, but this time, it’s different. The titans have escaped Tartarus and are threatening not only his selfish siblings and cousins, but the very foundations of the world he calls his own. Anteros has lived a sheltered life, doted on and protected by both of his fathers. But now, in the face of the threat the titans pose, he has to step up and help in the war effort. As the only god who has never betrayed Hephaestus, he’s sent to beg for the forge god’s aid in the coming conflict. Only Hephaestus isn’t what everyone told him. He’s talented and stern, yes, but also handsome and above all that, sweet, at least to Ant. When Atlas comes to demand Hephaestus’s help on behalf of the titans, Heph is forced to make a choice: his abusive family, or the titans. Hephaestus is less worried about that choice than what it might lead to—will the titans punish sweet, innocent Anteros if he refuses them?   AmazonKU

LADY OF THE DROWNED EMPIRE by Frankie Diane Mallis

Blindsided by their aunt’s betrayal and stripped of the protections of their station, Lyr and her sisters’ only hope of survival is to throw themselves into the dark intrigue of the Bamarian Court. As Meera and Morgana struggle to hide their illegal magic while living amongst their enemies, Lyr uncovers long-buried secrets from her mother that may finally unlock her power. But the Imperators are determined to set decades-long plans into motion, with Lyr’s true identity placing her at the center of their game. As Morgana’s magic intensifies to its breaking point, she comes face to face with the Lumerian Empire’s most insidious secret—one that threatens her and Meera’s lives. To save her sisters, Lyr must escape Bamaria with Rhyan. Though they’re being hunted by demons and tracked across borders by the Empire’s forces, they’re determined to solve the puzzle Lyr’s mother left behind. But claiming Lyr’s power may not be enough as an ancient evil returns to Lumeria.  Amazon     Kobo

THE PHOENIX PROPHECY: FIRE BIRD by Cara Clare

Will all of Nova’s fated mates survive? Will she finally discover how to access her true powers and rise as The Phoenix? Can the spice possibly get any more spicy? All these questions, and more, will soon be answered.     AmazonKU

FANGS AND FISTS by Kate Hill

In a futuristic world ruled by demons, werewolf gladiators are enslaved to fight for the amusement of their evil masters. Bolt (Fangs and Fists 1): Bolt and Kiara have loved each other from the moment they met, but Kiara was mated to Bolt’s best friend. When Grit is killed in the arena, they surrender to their desire. Will their love be strong enough to help them win freedom from their evil masters? Grit (Fangs and Fists 2): Grit died in the arena, only to be resurrected by a demon. He lives a shadowy existence as one of the soulless, remembering only bits and pieces of his former life. Long ago, vampire warrior Zari helped Grit escape. Now they’re free to explore their feelings as they fight the demons. Whatever the outcome, Zari and Grit intend to face it together. Victor (Fangs and Fists 3): Jolanda’s a member of a secret pack of wolf witches who want to free …(more blurb on ebook seller’s page…)

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STONE COLD (MONSTER PREY MATES BOOK ONE) by HB Jacks

Three massive stone gargoyles. Monsters all. And now I belong to them. I didn’t ask to be rescued. I was doing fine on my own, even if I had just lost my job, dumped my ex and taken a wrong turn down a dark alley. So when Carrarr thinks I need saving and sweeps me up in his huge claws, what am I supposed to do? Say no to this damaged, vicious and sweet as candy gargoyle who only wants to prove to his mates he’s worthy of their love? Mates who include Viriroz, one growly grump of a gargoyle, all dominant and possessive, and the sinful Garaz who looks at me like he wants to eat me. Whole. These are powerful monsters with a dangerous job to do, protecting the human world from the things that slither in the dark, but they need a final female mate to complete their roost and produce their heirs. All of which means I have to decide whether to stay with these delicious, feral males who love to share a bed and each other, or whether to condemn the rest of the world to the darkness. But I have to make the choice, because the war is coming and it might just rip us apart before we even begin.   AmazonKU

SEMESTER ONE (URBAN ACADEMY BOOK ONE) by Mazzy J March

Everything will work out. But that’s hard to believe when I can barely afford a hot, tiny apartment that reeks of whiskey and has a floor vibrating with music from the bar downstairs most nights. Not to mention the loud laughter and occasional rattle of the walls from brawls that make me check my door lock and huddle under the quilt my late mother made for me. The pub is frequented by rough types as well as people from the local university where I work for a pittance. Joe, short for Josephine, my landlady, has offered me a job downstairs, but so far I’ve held out. Unless something else comes up, I’m going to have to accept the offer, but I’m not sure I have the fortitude to deal with what I can barely tolerate at a distance. When my folks died, my sister and brother-in-law took me in, but …(more blurb on ebook seller’s page…)  AmazonKU

A MEERKET FOR THE AGENT (KONTRA’S MENAGERIE BOOK 35) by Charlie Richards

On the Road: A CIA agent heads to the bayou to question a group of shifters, only to discover a gift from Fate he isn’t sure he can have. Agent Rhone Craigson has known about shifters for nearly a decade. He also knows there’s a group of them currently hiding out in the remote bayous of Louisiana. When several missing persons reports come to Rhone’s attention, all from that area, his curiosity is piqued… along with a healthy dose of concern. For the safety of, well, everyone, shifters need to stay under the radar. Rhone needs to know if the shifter group is involved in the disappearance of humans in that area. Due to the fact that there’s a mole in the CIA, feeding the military sensitive information, he decides to visit the shifters in person. When Rhone arrives, he finds the group surprisingly welcoming and forthcoming. Joining them for a meal, he spots a cute, dirty-blond-haired twink that causes an unexpected dose of attraction, who’s introduced as Mickey, a meerkat shifter. When Mickey claims they’re mates, Rhone knows that means Mickey expects them to bond and live as a couple. While Rhone can admit that he wouldn’t mind getting to know the little shifter, so much is going on within the agency. Can he discover the mole to ensure Mickey’s safety, or is walking away the safer option?      Amazon

MONSTROUS CRAVINGS (CHERISHED OMEGAVERSE BOOK ONE) by Ember Nicole

Three monsters saved me. They made me their captive. Now they’re determined to keep me. An attack by a mugger should have left me dead in a New York alley. But then they stepped in and saved me…Three eight-foot-tall monsters with long black horns, wicked sharp claws, and barbed tails. One of them ate him. My mugger, that is. But that isn’t all they did. They took me to their world, stuck me in a cage, and they’re showing no indication they intend to let me go. Ever. Now I’m their captive with no idea why they’d abduct me. The longer I stay, the more my questions multiply. Not only about what these monsters want, but why they’re turning out be sweeter than any man on Earth. In the midst of all this confusing behavior, I’d also like to know why I’m having spicy dreams about them hot enough to make me blush. Escape isn’t going to be easy. And even if it was possible, why does it feel like a bond is forming between my captors and me? Shame not all the monsters in this world like the idea of me sticking around. Or even about me breathing. Can my monsters save me again?     AmazonKU

DESPERATE WOLF’S CAREFREE BEAUTY  (COMPANY 417 SHIFTERS SERIES BOOK 16) by Amelia Wilson

*ALYSSA* – “He is tall. He is muscular. His eyes are somehow expressive and yet simultaneously filled with some sort of untamable wildness that seems completely at odds with the control he displays in the expressions on his perfect, handsome face.” He’s like a hero from a Greek tragedy. Some impossibly powerful demigod who rescues me from certain death. Nicholas Daniels is the sexiest man alive. He’s a firefighter too, which only makes him even sexier. I am desperate for him. I’ve never wanted anyone so much in my entire life. But will he want a girl like me? A girl who can’t control her compulsions. A girl who gets naked every time she hears a song she likes. A girl who puts herself in dangerous situations because her imagination runs away with her. I want him, but what will I do if he doesn’t want me? When this sexy fireman shifter rescues Aly from a burning building, sparks fly and it’s not long before they end up in bed together. He’s her deus ex machina, and she’s his escape from the expectations of his family and his community. Can he overcome his sense of duty for his family? Can he refuse the wolf-shifter they arrange for him and marry the girl of his dreams? Even if he can, will she still want him when she learns his true nature?    AmazonKU

HER WOLF MATE (THE REJECTION SERIES) by Jaymin Snow

When Juliet falls for Romeo, there’s either revolution or destruction. Born to a notorious panther family, I’m coerced into forming a matrimonial alliance to oppose werewolves.
Refusing to wed a scoundrel, I can only seek shelter from our archenemy where I meet my fated mate. He’s a loyal pack security who suspects me of spying and harshly rejects me. Our ideas are poles apart: I have faith in true love, whereas he values dedication to his wolf pack. But knowing my good will, his prejudice lifts and he warms to me, yet stubbornly denies. My situation has never improved. The war between panthers and wolves is in full swing and there’s no room for compromise until I go back. A trap is set for me and my disappearance is interpreted as a betrayal while the truth is I’m kidnapped and learn a hideous secret. I must live to tell tales or all will meet tragic ends.   AmazonKU

RHYME OF LONGING (JACK AND GIL 1) by Emily Carrington

Gilbert Sullivan hates his name, but refuses to go by Gil because of a rhyme he fears is a prophecy. When he meets Jack Sowerby, the new head of SearchLight, he’s terrified the rhyme will come true and he’ll lose his place as Crown Prince of the basilisks, but his attraction to Jack won’t let him stay away. Jack, born human, is, above all things, practical. Still, when he meets Prince Gilbert, his need for the prince blossoms and he’s unable to resist — at least until he’s forcibly changed into a magical creature. He’s terrified of the new world he’s entering. When Gilbert tries to fight the rhyme, will their shattered relationship ever be restored?    Amazon     Apple Books     Kobo

RESISTING MY LION CAPTORS by Lilly Wilder

The lion shifters want me. When a rival pack attacked my pride, I ran for my life. I ended up in a whole new world. But instead of finding freedom, I became a captive. My lion shifter kidnappers want to become my lovers. They want to mate with me. I’m speechless. I’ve never been with anyone, let alone two alpha lion shifters. I’m not ready for this. And yet their scent is tantalizing. Their warm hands ignite a desire within me. And their lips push me over the edge. All I wanted was to find a way home. But the longer I stay with these lions, the more I wonder if they’re my new home. I’m terrified of the answer. Terrified of what the future holds. Can my captors and I find a way to be together or will we be torn apart?     AmazonKU

LOVING A ROGUE: SHIFTING HEARTS by Tamika Brown

What kind of witch are you when you can’t even use your magic? Not a good one that’s for sure. Alise Davis has always felt the energy of her magic churning just below the surface. The only thing she’s been able to do so far is draw pictures that for some reason, make people feel exactly how she was feeling at the time she drew it–a manifestation of her emotions. But all of a sudden she’s been able to see the animals of the many shifters who live in Springlake Pines. She’d not been able to do that before. And it seems as if her magic is pulling her toward something, or someone. Inquiries to her father uncover her mother’s grimoire and the fact her mother has a twin sister. Family may be just who she needs to get the answers to her magic problem. Michael Cante is a monster created. Turned against his will. A monster too dangerous to live amongst the Springlake Pines Pack, relegated to the outskirts of the pack. But now, his wolf is on the hunt. Stalking a woman he’s never seen before in town. It’s dangerous for him to be in town. For the people that is. He didn’t understand why his wolf fixated on this woman, until he scents her and locks eyes with her. Mate. The monster has a mate and she is the only one who can make him powerful enough to defeat the one person who has answers for the both of them. His Maker.      AmazonKU

HUNTED BY THE OMEGA by S Rodman

There were always going to be fireworks when wolf shifters Fitz and Jake met. Neither were expecting that sort. Though when Fitz lures Jake into a trap, that’s exactly what happens. Jake defeats the humans, but as he is fighting Fitz, he accidentally throws him into heat. The omega has no idea what is happening to his body and Jake doesn’t want to deal with it, so he scopes the boy up and attempts to drive back to his pack to give the problem to his Alpha. But the journey is long and the heat is strong. The problems don’t end there though. Once back at the packhouse, Fitz continues to be a murderous little chaos goblin. One that Jake just can’t seem to stay away from.   AmazonKU

AUCTIONED WOLF (RIDGESHIRE SHIFTERS BOOK FOUR) by Alexa Griffin

I was sold off for my virginity to a much older bidder. I hate being claimed like I’m a piece of property. I hate it even more that I’m now trapped with him in this labyrinth. It’s dark here, and humid. And there’s no way to escape his eyes on my curves…I thought that being auctioned was the most humiliating experience I’d ever have. But now I’m here, all alone with him…and I know that I was wrong. Because the most humiliating thing in the world…is wanting to give myself to the guy I’m supposed to hate. For some reason, being in his arms makes me feel safe. For some reason, kissing his lips opens up something inside of me. Something I’ve never given to a man before. Something that is sacred, real, and sweet. Should I give my innocence to the man who has claimed me?   AmazonKU

SEVEN: THE ETERNALS BOOK TWO (A FATED MATES VAMPIRE ROMANCE) by J Marie

I’m just a number. Lucky number Seven—that’s my name. I’m trying to fit in. I even gave myself a human name. No matter what I do, I still don’t feel real. I long for a connection that I can’t explain. I look everywhere and yet, it’s nowhere to be found. Gracie changes that. She’s my mate—the one. Her life is in danger. I have to save her. Life without her is not an option.   AmazonKU

RAPTURED BY ETERNITY (BLOOD OATH BOOK SIX) by J A Carter

VS Note: From JAN 31.

Everything we’ve been through comes down to this. 
Against all odds, Calla is adjusting to her new life alongside the vampires who brought her into the supernatural world. As they work to bring longtime enemies together, to forge a better future for vampires and humans alike, they must find a way to mend the rifts created long before Calla even existed. But the rocky relationship between the vampires and those who hunt them isn’t the only threat. An ancient dynasty of vampires close to them is hellbent on destroying their peace and the life Calla has built with her mates. And she will do whatever it takes to make it last forever, because if she fails, they’ll lose everything they’ve worked for, their hearts, and even their lives.   AmazonKU

RED ROSE ACADEMY YEAR ONE by M L Guida

Vampire society is dominated by men. Women are tools to be used to gain them power…
Mates have always been chosen for us My father is the advisor for the king, and he wants me to be with the prince. But he’s not the only game in town. It’s about time my desires were heard. I’m about to change all that… I know who I want I’m tired of having to follow the rules, especially at Red Rose Academy. We’re supposed to just work on our supernatural beauty, but we’re not just beauty queens. We’re warriors. It’s time that women take a stand. The first rebellion is about to begin…Women have never been able to compete at the Academy Games. But this year, we will. I have drawn the line in the sand. We’re powerful. We’re strong. We’re vampires. Get ready for a shake down at Red Rose Academy where men will see us in a new light and like it.     AmazonKU

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LINKS TO RECENT NEW RELEASES POSTS from Veronica:

February 8

February 1

January 25

January 18

January 11

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

I have not read most of the new releases listed (although I always end up one-clicking quite a few as I prepare these posts LOL). 

‘AB’ denotes audiobook and the Amazon buy link.

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WICKED WHEN WET by Erin Raegan

I couldn’t swim. I’d never learned. So you can guess how screwed I was when our little tourist ship crashed on a planet that was entirely water…I was convinced my time had come, until a big blue alien captain stumbled upon us. Except he was not interested in saving us, he just wanted to salvage the materials from our busted ship. Still, he was the only shot we had at getting off this planet. Oh, and apparently I was his mate.   AmazonKU

ENCORE IN DEATH: AN EVE DALLAS NOVEL by J D Robb

It was a glittering event full of A-listers, hosted by Eliza Lane and Brant Fitzhugh, a celebrity couple who’d conquered both Hollywood and Broadway. And now Eve Dallas has made her entrance—but not as a guest. After raising a toast, Fitzhugh fell to the floor and died, with physical symptoms pointing to cyanide, and the police have crashed the party. From all accounts, he wasn’t the kind of star who made enemies. Everyone loved him—even his ex-wife. And since the champagne cocktail that killed him was originally intended for Eliza, it’s possible she was the real target, with a recently fired assistant, a bitter rival, and an obsessed fan in the picture. With so many attendees, staff, and servers, Eve has her work cut out determining who committed murder in the middle of the crowd—and what was their motivation. As one who’s not fond of the spotlight herself, she dreads the media circus surrounding a case like this. All she wants is to figure out who’s truly innocent, and who’s only acting that way.

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WILD MASSIVE by Scotto Moore

VS Note: Not a romance but a scifi release of note. This plot is wild! I put it on my TBR List.

Welcome to the Building, an infinitely tall skyscraper in the center of the multiverse, where any floor could contain a sprawling desert oasis, a cyanide rain forest, or an entire world. Carissa loves her elevator. Up and Down she goes, content with the sometimes chewy food her reality fabricator spits out, as long as it means she doesn’t have to speak to another living person. But when a mysterious shapeshifter from an ambiguous world lands on top of her elevator, intent on stopping a plot to annihilate hundreds of floors, Carissa finds herself stepping out of her comfort zone. She is forced to flee into the Wild Massive network of theme parks in the Building, where technology, sorcery, and elaborate media tie-ins combine to form impossible ride experiences, where every guest is a VIP, the roller coasters are frequently safe, and if you don’t have a valid day pass, the automated defense lasers will escort you from being alive. Wild Massive: The #1 destination for interdimensional war. Rate us on VacationAdvisor™!      Amazon      AB     Apple Books     Kobo

MERU (THE ALLOY ERA BOOK ONE) by S B Divya

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

For five centuries, human life has been restricted to Earth, while posthuman descendants called alloys freely explore the galaxy. But when the Earthlike planet of Meru is discovered, two unlikely companions venture forth to test the habitability of this unoccupied new world and the future of human-alloy relations. For Jayanthi, the adopted human child of alloy parents, it’s an opportunity to rectify the ancient reputation of her species as avaricious and destructive, and to give humanity a new place in the universe. For Vaha, Jayanthi’s alloy pilot, it’s a daunting yet irresistible adventure to find success as an individual. As the journey challenges their resolve in unexpected ways, the two form a bond that only deepens with their time alone on Meru. But how can Jayanthi succeed at freeing humanity from its past when she and Vaha have been set up to fail? Against all odds, hope is human, too.      AmazonKU      AB

VICTOR: A NEW CARNEGIE ANDROID ROMANCE (BOOK 0) (NEW CARNEGIE ANDROIDS) by Roxie McClaine

VS Note: From DEC 29.

Is his love real, or just programming? Victor is the first android ever invented by BioNex Corp, an impossibly intelligent, state-of-the-art bionic assistant built for human care and companionship. Four years after his unveiling, he’s due for an update. Only one woman has the qualifications to tackle this project: Genevieve Taylor, senior engineer and the best technologist in New Carnegie. I want to lose myself in passion, be pushed against the wall, taken, claimed. The lab is Gen’s happy place. She doesn’t have to think about her recent divorce, her suffering social life, or her little sister’s perfect wedding. When the boss orders an upgrade for Victor’s outdated physical form, she’s eager to build him a new body and make him the most unique android in existence. But Victor has changed. He’s grown, adapted. Evolved. Gen can’t deny her immediate attraction to Victor, but she can’t tell if it’s only loneliness or his programming playing tricks on her. When the unthinkable happens, can Victor prove that his love is real?     AmazonKU

TREASURED BY HER ALIEN MATE (MATED TO THE ARZAKAN BOOK FOUR)  by Lola Blix and Kyra Keys

Nika: Ever since our Academy years, Victoria and I have been fighting for prizes. Best in class. Valedictorian. What a thrill it’s been snatching victory from her grasp. Now things feel different. I still want to compete with the tiny human, but not as much as I want to rip off her uniform and make her mine. How am I supposed to stay focused when we’re hunting the same prize? Victoria: There’s nothing I love more than crushing Nika in competition. It’s added a special zing to my life ever since the Academy. But now that we’re both tracking the same treasure, everything has changed. I’d rather work by his side then leave him behind. And even worse, I’m haunted by the filthiest fantasies every time I see him. Was he always this hot? Would it be so bad to get naughty with my alien rival?       AmazonKU

BRODBYC: OUT OF THIS WORLD CLONES BOOK ONE: ALIEN BAND OF BROTHERS by Ravyn Wilde

BrOdByc was one of the oldest of the brothers. Only the captain was older. They were pushing eighty, yet barely entering the prime of their life. This was the first time any of their marks had moved for a female. He wasn’t sure how he felt about that. Alien Band of Brothers is part of Ravyn Wilde’s Science Fiction Romance Series, Out of THIS World. This extremely HOT alien abduction romance is filled with snarky humor, lots of sex, and action-packed adventure. If you love aliens, laugh out loud moments, and books bursting with action, suspense, and love…..       AmazonKU

DIVINE REVIVIFICATION: A WHOLESOME LITRPG ADVENTURE (GOLDEN GIRL GAMER BOOK 2) by Rachel Ford

VS Note: OK, I don’t normally cover LitRPG (Literary Role Playing Games, which I wrote a post about previously) but I did read book one and liked it and I enjoy Rachel Ford. There was no romance in book one but maybe something’s perking in book two? I’ll be reading it.

Retiree and barbarian fighter Barbara Callaghan is building an alliance capable of defeating Odin, king of the Norse gods. At least, she’s trying to. But as the local populations shy from the cause, and even Loki seems to forget about her, she realizes she’s missing something. Or, someone. Army veteran Caleb Dunn, meanwhile, didn’t expect his summer job to turn into a new life, and a quest to save humanity from vengeful gods. And yet, with the shadow of Odin’s wrath looming large in the North, that’s the mission. Fair enough – except that Caleb was tricked into starting The Old Gods as a junior scribe, a glorified writer and tax collector with no martial skills. Now he’s stuck playing a build that taps into none of his strengths, and all of his weaknesses. Caleb is the key she’s been missing. Unfortunately, he is a noob. Some rapid leveling is required, and the services of a barbarian brawler, to ensure he survives the process. With Barbara’s brawn and Caleb’s brains, these two fish out of water just might build an alliance powerful enough to put an end to the chaos.     AmazonKU

MALLIKO (DESCENDANTS OF DOOM BOOK ONE) by Elin Peer

VS note: A new series from her! Yay!

Humans are taught that they’re alone in the Universe. That’s a lie! When our ancestors realized their planet was dying, they evacuated to find new homes throughout the Universe. Eidrona and Earth were among those new home planets. Each group of settlers developed differently according to their new environment but most of us Descendants of Doom still have similar features. With humans being less technologically advanced than the rest of us and unable to defend themselves, Earth is classified as a protected planet. That makes it a desired place to visit. Malliko, a speciologist from Eidrona gets the rare chance to study the fascinating humans. His assignment is to research how dating and breeding habits have changed since the last report was made by the Federation. He’s eager to find out if the many rumors about humans are true. Do humans hold the greatest range of emotions among the descendants of doom? Is it true that they lost the ability to communicate through telepathy? And are they really naive enough to think they’re alone in the Universe? When interviewing Clara, a human woman who works as a moderator on a dating app, Malliko sees an opportunity to do some field research and makes her an offer. Screwed over by her ex, Clara lost her trust in men and hasn’t dated for years. Longing to be brave and try new things, she embarks on a journey of self-discovery that is long overdue. Never could she imagine that the tall and handsome man whom she’s beginning to trust hides the biggest lie of all. He’s not even human.   AmazonKU

THE DEVIL WILL CARE by Holly Day

What would you do if the devil claimed you were his destined mate? Khaal Lupehell isn’t really the devil, but he’s a red-skinned, horn-wearing, tail-waving, eight feet tall alien who claims Azrail Crow is his mate. For eight months, Azrail has been in an intergalactic prison, and for the most part, he’s managed to keep his head down and melt into the interior. That all changes when he runs into Khaal. Khaal has to get out of prison. He’d planned to escape even before he met Azrail, but now he has to find a way out. He can’t live with his mate in a prison cell. It’s out of the question. So he’ll steal a ship, take Azrail, and they’ll run for their lives. It’ll work out fine. Hopefully. Azrail has read stories about destined mates, but surely it can’t apply to him. He’s human, and humans don’t have mates. But when Khaal talks about escaping, Azrail wants to come with him. Being mated to the devil can’t be worse than being locked up in prison, can it?

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THEIRS TO CRAVE (ALIENS OF DOLUNA BOOK ONE) by Rowan Merrick

Estrella’s life wasn’t exactly going to plan: divorced, childless, and halfway to forty. But she was getting by. She had her work, her brother, and if she got lonely there were several friends in her nightstand happy to help out. Then she woke up on an alien ship. Suddenly, “just getting by” took on a whole new meaning. Determined not to be victims, Estrella, her brother, and the other prisoners must band together to fight for their freedom, and a chance to return home. But what happens when that ship crashes, leaving them stranded? With no choice but to go forward, what kind of new lives will they build? Figuring that out would be simpler if the local aliens weren’t so…attractive. They really shouldn’t be. They’re…furry. And they have tails, and claws, and great big teeth! And they’re huge! But they’re also sweet, and strong, and kind…and their tongues are so loooong. And they purrrrr…Theirs to Crave is the first book in the Aliens of Doluna series. It’s a FFMM polyam romance featuring a beautiful, fat Latina and three fuzzy aliens, and everything crosses.      AmazonKU

THE SANCTUARY (TIME WARRIORS BOOK FOUR) by P L Parker

The compound provided a much-needed sanctuary for the battle-weary tribe, but the allure of the Americas is just too great to resist. The tribe would be sailing soon and with them would go Bree’s last hope of freedom from her nemesis, Yejun. The departure is complicated by the continuous threat of attack from the brutal and predatory Cros, but no matter what, Bree is going with the tribe when they set sail, even if she has to swim behind and the warrior, Kitch, seems to be her best chance.     AmazonKU

ABADDON RISING (STAR BRIDES THREE) by P L Parker

VS Note: A re-release.

One of a million statistics in the intergalactic war, Jocelyn St. Germaine is captured, sold as a slave and then forced to fight in the Deg’Nara gladiator games. She’s slated to lose her next competition when Kanaan, the most feared warrior of all, claims her as his own.
Kanaan filled his lungs and roared, head thrown back as he issued the challenge. “She belongs to me! I claim her!” From behind him, he caught the female’s startled gasp.   AmazonKU

MATTHEW (CLAN COMPANIONS) by Tracy St John

His past demons have returned, and only a Kalquorian clan can save him. Matthew Larsen should be happy. Reunited with the Nobek he fell in love with years ago, welcomed into a clan determined to give him a better life, he has everything he never imagined possible. However, he’s haunted by the hellish past and certainty it will reclaim him. Nobek Kom spent years searching for Matt. Their reunion and his clanmates’ acceptance of the troubled Earther seemed to be all that stood in the way of the perfect future. His Earther love isn’t so easily rescued, however. Even a warrior can’t protect someone against his nightmares. Dramok Avir and Imdiko Masok are devoted to the beautiful Earther Kom brought home. Loving such a gentle soul isn’t a problem. Saving him from monsters, real and imagined, is another matter when Matt’s worst fears come true and the terrors of the past rise once again to drag him into the abyss.

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BARBARIAN IN THE BRIG (FATED MATES OF BREEDER PRISON BOOK FOUR) by Tammy Walsh

We have one rule at Ikmal: Don’t fall for the alien inmates. And it’s the one rule I’m about to break. After a riot tears through Ikmal prison, it’s my job to protect the Prizes from the marauding inmates. With the beasts beating at the door and no chance of escape, we’re resigned to our fate. But when Ohara saves us and names his price, I’m not sure I can pay it. I don’t want to risk falling in love, even if he is my fated mate. I rebel against his tyrannical rules but he’s determined to protect me, no matter the cost. And when I discover he’s tormented by inner demons and consumed by the need to control, we embark on a passionate love affair. When he touches me, I yearn for more. When he kisses me, I surrender in gratitude. When he undresses me, I ache to scream his name.
And when he makes me fly, I soar higher than ever before. When he warns me to keep my distance, it only makes me want him more. I discover my true desires, as well as the dark secrets he keeps hidden away from prying eyes.      AmazonKU

MY BOSS IS A MINOTAUR (MONSTER CEOS) by Ivy Sparks

My new boss is a monster! No, I mean literally. When I finally land my first assignment in the field, I’m surprised to find myself working for an actual minotaur. And not just any minotaur, but Ruhkus, the most successful Urk’Kek CEO on his planet. I could maybe handle that, but then I discover that there are some major cultural differences. Like, for example, pants? Optional for minotaurs. And as if that wasn’t hard enough to swallow, there’s something else monster-sized hidden underneath Ruhkus’s fur that I simply can’t unsee—or stop fantasizing about…Still, I’m not one to back down from a challenge. My mission is to help Ruhkus close a galaxy-changing deal all while keeping his temper in check. And my libido as well. Should be easy for a trained monster tamer like myself, right? But as I get to know Ruhkus better, I find myself drawn to him in ways I never expected. He’s rough around the edges, but there’s a softness behind those primal eyes, and I can’t help but feel my heart race when he’s near. Letting my attraction get in the way of my work is unprofessional, not to mention strictly forbidden between a human and a monster. But Ruhkus doesn’t care about the rules. And what he wants, he always gets.      AmazonKU

RELEASING MALADEK: A CLECANIAN SERIES NOVELLA by Victoria Avelline

VS Note: A re-release.

Turns out crash-landing into love is possible…Katie is content with her post-alien-abduction life. Not only has she found work as a royal attendant, but her current assignment on a galaxy cruise is enjoyable, too…until the ship is brought down by a malevolent species. Now she must rescue her friends and escape a hostile planet—all by herself. Then she crosses paths with a sexy stranger who changes everything…Forced labor in an enemy prison camp was nowhere on Maladek’s agenda. But his own troubles will have to wait. Because against all odds, his mate is here. Now he has to focus on getting her to safety—and convincing her that fated mates are real. It would all be so much easier if he had more experience being a hero…The circumstances are dire. Their timing couldn’t be worse. Even if they manage to escape their captors, is a happily ever after possible for Katie and Maladek? They’re about to find out.   AmazonKU

MARRIED TO MY ALIEN VALENTINE: ALLIANCE HOLIDAY BOOK TWO by Alma Nilsson

Jax – I am the Ambassador to the Agnorrian Empire and bearer of the goddess of home’s eye. I am one of the most important men in the Alliance Empire. However, I’ve had to leave my diplomatic vessel on Earth’s moon for repairs and return to the Empire on a cargo ship. This is unfortunate, but that’s not what’s troubling me. The real issue is the young human woman traveling with us. I thought I would never give my heart to another woman after my first wife died and certainly not to a human, but the goddesses, it seems, have other plans for me. IS IT MY DESTINY TO TAKE A HUMAN WIFE?   AmazonKU

QUEEN FOR THE ORC LORD (ORCS OF THE DRACOVERSE BOOK ONE) by Destiny Draco

I never thought a robbery would be the best day of my life. That was before I met Moakley. As the only orc on Earth, he shed light on how I looked at life. Like I didn’t think I enjoyed being tossed over someone’s shoulder and carried off into the woods. Until a handsome orc did it. It took one night for Moakley to realize I am his mate. And I’m not going to miss my chance to be thrown around by that hunk for the rest of my life. So, it’s time for us to decide. Which forest will we be spending the rest of our lives in? Because it doesn’t matter what planet we are on. You’re going to find me by his side…Or slung over his shoulder!      AmazonKU

FATED CONTACT (STRETHAMI GROOMS BOOK ONE) by Marley Tobin

Shelby Evans fumes that she could someday be the last human alive. One of the youngest people still existing, the thirty-something struggles to survive in a world devastated by a virus that targeted males. But when a disused computer searching for extraterrestrials sputters to life, she finds the call of a mysterious alien too enticing to resist. Zelen Nask searches the cosmos for a miracle. Certain his home is doomed without a way to reproduce, the ambassador feels a glimmer of hope when seven long years in space finally bear fruit. And the normally even-tempered envoy’s pulse quickens as messages fly back and forth between him and the intriguing woman on the other side of the comms. Jumping headfirst into this life-changing event, Shelby’s heart races as the spacecraft closes the gap dividing their worlds. And though Zelen longs to meet face-to-face, he worries when he begins suffering debilitating symptoms… sparking shipboard rumors of an ancient myth about fated mates. Are these solar opposites destined for a cosmic forever?      AmazonKU

GLITTER AND KINDLING (THE CHOSEN LEGACY BOOK ONE) by Brittany Hester

VS Note: Cliffhanger but I put it on my TBR List, sounds good.

Love is a game Ren never wanted to play. Growing up in the desert biodomes of Province 5-9, there is little room for individuality and choice. Every part of life is dictated by the Council. At seventeen, Ren knows her path in life has been determined for the betterment of humanity. Her permanent job placement, her relationship status, and even the number of children she will have are out of her control. Like it or not, she is expected to marry a complete stranger who was assigned to her based solely on their combined genetic diversity. When the pressure of spending the rest of her life shackled to someone else overwhelms her, she makes a choice that will change the course of her entire life. Signing up for the yearly lottery could buy her the time and freedom she craves…or she could be condemned to her worst waking nightmare. The odds she’ll win the right to choose her own spouse are so low she decides it’s worth risking everything. The last thing Ren expects is to be chosen. Ren is thrust into a house with seven pre-selected men. She must play the game while the whole country watches. As Ren’s journey progresses, she learns the heart can be a fickle thing, and the road ahead might lead to a destination she never expected. Can she find a way to break the rules without leaving a path of shattered hearts behind her? Or is all fair in love and survival?      AmazonKU

THE FEMALE BREEDERS (THE FEMALE SAGA BOOK ONE) by Melanie Boxstad Horev

VS Note: Not a romance but a scifi release of note. Possible romantic elements? Unclear.

In the near-future propaganda-driven dystopian society of EVE, women control the world. Young brilliant scientist, Neen Salvek of Clan Triverser is assigned to screen imprisoned males of the Dome, to assess their mental and emotional fitness before breeding season. Her task is crucial to protect the breeding women, and continue the development of their genetic enhancements. As she embarks on her mission she finds more than she bargained for – a system of brutal mutilation and slavery that condemns any male who doesn’t make the cut in the breeding competition to death. This fate awaits Tem – a male from the super-strong, super-fast Clan Benglion – if he can’t stand his ground and fight in the competition. As Neen helps Tem overcome his childhood trauma, she unravels a deeper conspiracy that threatens the very existence of EVE. Now she must face a choice: to go against everything she believes or accept the dawn of a new world.

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MY GRUMPY ALIEN WARRIOR (WICKED GALAXY WARRIORS BOOK ONE) by Gemma Cates

Nora – I just wanted a good man. A nice, polite, boy-next-door type. He didn’t have to be a male model or a sports star or a wealthy magnate—even if that was the kind of man I read about late at night, alone, in bed. So what if I dreamed of a man with big muscles and a commanding voice? That didn’t mean I wanted to date that guy. A nice accountant would work. Or an insurance salesman. But then I had another epically bad date, came home alone, drank half a pitcher of margaritas, and took a silly online quiz. Next thing I knew, I was agreeing to go on a date with the perfect man. I’d never used a dating service before but…why not? The old fashioned way hadn’t worked. Maybe Serendipity, Inc. would match me with a nice teacher or a dentist. Maybe I’d meet that boy next door I’d dreamt about. Daken – For over a decade I fought for my planet. I dreamt of returning to CiFGa to live a peaceful life, and finally it’s happened. I’m home. We beat the invaders back, ground them into the dust, crippled their fleets, brought them to their knees. We shamed them. They won’t soon return to my world. The planetary leaders call me a hero, a CiFGan worthy of reward. After years of celibacy and bland rations, I don’t want wealth and titles. All I want is willing women and spicy food. What do I get? Knighted for bravery, enough credits to retire, and a betrothal contract. I’ve been saddled with a human bride.

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BURST OF SHADOWS: BOOK TWO OF THE SUNBURST TRILOGY by M A Cobb

Trapped beneath the city of Seattle when an irreversible darkness falls, Carly and James discover more than just light at the end of the tunnel. As they flee the impending collapse of society, chaos and danger are around every turn. Finally escaping the confines of the suffocating streets, they find that their temporary sanctuary in a small town has its own set of perils. Will their love survive the threat in the shadows that pursue them?      AmazonKU

FEVER HITCH (EARTH CON) by Ayla Ruse

Felicia Walker loves her job as an illustrator at Fever Hitch Comics. During this year’s annual Earth Con, she will not only draw caricatures, but she’ll also be decked out in body paint to represent the F’ldae — an alien species from the comics. As she starts off a night exploring the off-limits, alien side of the convention, Felicia is unprepared for the spiraling events that will make her behave like a true F’ldae… in full mating heat. Agent Slate Reese, along with his best friend Agent Ryker Seals, are Metons who want to settle down, but they’re having a difficult time finding the female to complete their mating trio. With the vast assortment of alien species converging on this area, surely there’s one female who wouldn’t mind spending a night with both of them.

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THE WARRIOR MATE’S REVENGE (THE VITRUVIAN CHRONICLES BOOK TWO) by A R Kayne

Pryce promised to love her, keep her safe, and keep her away from weapons. One out of three isn’t bad, is it? When your dream woman grew up in a cave, adjusting to life on a starship can be tough. So Jess hoards knives and wears rags. There’s no harm in that, is there? But lately distance has grown between them. It’s hard to balance work and love, especially when you’re the captain of a starship. They desperately need private time! Now danger looms. While his heart pulls him toward her, he must focus on the safety of his ship or risk losing everything. They may be after the ship, but they’ll have to go through her first! Life on a starship is good, mostly. Jess has a full belly, a dry place to sleep, and a lover who adores her. Too bad he won’t share the most basic facts about the ship’s operation. Things like a threat to him, the ship, and its crew. Does he think he can hide that from her forever? She watched her parents die when aliens invaded her planet. Now it’s time to take action and do things her way. She doesn’t like killing, but she’s better at it than anyone else on the ship. But if they survive, will Pryce still love her?   AmazonKU

THE PHANTOM (RISE OF THE WARLORDS BOOK THREE) by Gena Showalter

As the son of a war god, Roux Pyroesis has suffered unending pain—he’s caused it, too, dispatching his foes with alarming ease. Now he’s tasked with cutting out the heart of a powerful queen who rules an ancient prison realm inhabited by the most vicious immortal females in existence. Blythe the Undoing is a decorated harpy warrior determined to annihilate Roux, the invader who killed her beloved consort. Nothing will stop her. Even if she must trap herself for eternity by sneaking into the brutal realm and taking the crown, pitting herself against the merciless male she’s sworn to despise. Having never known desire, Roux is ill prepared for the stunning beauty who challenges him at every turn. For the survival of his army, duty comes first. Always. But what happens when the flames of Blythe’s hatred burn out and she craves him, too…but only one of them can live?    Amazon      AB     Apple Books     Kobo

CUPCAKES FOR MY ORC ENEMY: SWEET MONSTER TREATS by Honey Phillips

One very large orc. One very small human. Does size matter? When Elara flees corporate life to open a coffee shop in the small southern town of Fairhaven Falls, the last thing she is looking for is a relationship. But when she meets Grondar, the gruff orc owner of the bakery next door, sparks fly. Literally. Grondar has been burned by human females before. He has no intention of letting the feisty little female next door get under his skin – no matter how attractive he finds her. And it certainly doesn’t mean he’s going to let her get away with sabotaging his business. Despite their disastrous first meeting, Elara still finds herself having inappropriately heated thoughts about the massive orc next door. The attraction seems to be completely one-sided – until he reluctantly comes to her rescue and she discovers a very different side to the grumpy male. Can they overcome their initial animosity, their ongoing rivalry, and their very obvious differences to find a future together?      AmazonKU

CANDY FOR MY ORC BOSS by Ava Ross

A new life, a new job, a new orc husband . . . Wait, isn’t he supposed to be my boss? After my ex announces his wedding to someone other than me, I’m eager to leave town. A new life and a new job are just what I need to restore my mojo. On the way to my destination, I overnight at a hotel where edible unmentionables and a tattooed orc construction worker rock my world. I sneak out the next morning, figuring I’ll never see him again. Until I walk into my new job. That hot orc construction worker? He’s my boss. He’s eager to continue where we left off. And those symbols on his wrists? According to orc tradition, they mean we’re married.     AmazonKU

COOKIES FOR MY ORC NEIGHBOR by Michele Mills

The big green Orc living next door to me is so very mysterious. He works from home and rarely goes outside. And when he does go out, he never wears a shirt buttoned over his massive chest, no matter the weather. Small children and senior citizens run screaming when he stomps to his truck, so I guess I understand his reticence? But today is Valentine’s Day and I’m worried the big guy is sad and lonely. My neighbor is more angry-looking and growly than usual, despite that darling puppy he recently adopted. And since I happen to be alone this Valentine’s Day too, I decide to bring him a plate of my famous sugar cookies. Everyone warns me not to disturb him because Orcs always claim their Brides in the dark of winter. But for some reason, this doesn’t worry me at all.       AmazonKU

WOLF TAKES THE LEAD (BILLIONAIRE WOLF BOOK FOUR) by Terry Spear

Billionaire wolf Derek Spencer may have a rocky history with she-wolves, but there’s no one better to take as his date to the latest gala than the wolf he’s had his eye on ever since she applied to be his bodyguard—the remarkable Kate Hanover. Kate checks all the boxes for his perfect mate: she’s smart, sexy, and business savvy, not to mention one of the best bodyguards around. But ever since Derek gave his bodyguard position to another wolf, Kate has been avoiding him. It’s only when she reluctantly agrees to be his date to the gala that she realizes why: the attraction between the two alpha wolves is undeniable, but Kate doesn’t want to end up as one of the billionaire’s many flings. The more time Kate and Derek spend together, the more they are in danger…of falling deeply in love.   Amazon     Apple Books     Kobo

THE BITE by Z W Taylor

When Charlotte escapes her abusive relationship, she flees in the middle of the night with nothing but the cash in her pocket, and the paper map leading her north to Alaska. She sheds her old self along the way—dying her hair, scrubbing off her fake California tan, pawning all the jewelry her ex, Nate, bought her over the years. None of it was worth anything if she couldn’t stay alive. Alone in the Alaskan forest, Charlotte feels safe at last. Even if she’s lost. Even if she’s only got a burner phone that lost its last bar miles ago, and even if she missed her turn and can’t find the cabin she was promised by a friend. Tucked into a sleeping bag in the backseat of “Ted”—her ancient 4-Runner—she’s finally living life on her own terms. But that feeling is short-lived. In the middle of the woods, Charlotte’s attacked, brutally, and unforgivingly—and a lone wolf bites her leg. And it’s a bite that will change her life forever.

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THE SEVERED THREAD by Leslie Vedder

Fi has awakened the sleeping prince, but the battle for Andar is far from over. The Spindle Witch, the Witch Hunters, and Fi’s own Butterfly Curse all stand between them and happily ever after.  Shane has her partner’s back. But she’s in for the fight of her life against Red, the right hand of the Spindle Witch who she’s also, foolishly, hellbent on saving. Briar Rose would do anything to restore his kingdom. But there’s a darkness creeping inside him—a sinister bond to the Spindle Witch he can’t escape. All hopes of restoring Andar rest on deciphering a mysterious book code, finding the hidden city of the last Witches, and uncovering a secret lost for centuries—one that just might hold the key to the Spindle Witch’s defeat. If they can all survive that long.    Amazon      AB     Apple Books     Kobo

THE CRADLE OF ICE (MOONFALL 2) by James Rollins

To stop the coming apocalypse, a fellowship was formed. A soldier, a thief, a lost prince, and a young girl bonded by fate and looming disaster. Each step along this path has changed the party, forging deep alliances and greater enmities. All the while, hostile forces have hunted them, fearing what they might unleash. Armies wage war around them. For each step has come with a cost―in blood, in loss, in heartbreak. Now, they must split, traveling into a vast region of ice and to a sprawling capital of the world they’ve only known in stories. Time is running out and only the truth will save us all.

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DAUGHTERS OF ODUMA by Moses Ose Utomi

Eat. Dance. Fight. This is the life of the girls who compete in the Isle’s elite, all-female fighting sport of Bowing. But it isn’t really Dirt’s life anymore. At sixteen, she is old and has retired from competition. Instead, she spends her days coaching the younger sisters of the Mud Fam and dreading her fast-approaching birthday, when she’ll have to leave her sisters to fulfill whatever destiny the Gods choose for her. Dirt’s young sisters are coming along nicely, and the Mud Fam is sure to win the upcoming South God Bow tournament, which is crucial: the tiny Fam needs the new recruits that come with victory. Then an attack from a powerful rival leaves the Mud without their top Bower, and Dirt is the only one who can compete in the tournament. But Dirt is old, out of shape, and afraid. She has never wanted to be a leader. Victory seems impossible—yet defeat would mean the end of her beloved Fam. And no way is Dirt going to let that happen.   Amazon      AB     Apple Books     Kobo

NOT YOUR EXES HEXES (SUPERNATURAL SINGLES BOOK TWO) by April Asher

For her entire life, Rose Maxwell trained to become the next Prima on the Supernatural Council. Now that she’s stepped down, it’s time for this witch to focus on herself. And not think about her impulsive one-night stand with Damian Adams, a half-Demon Veterinarian who she can’t get out of her head. Neither of them is looking for a relationship. But when Rose is sentenced to community service at Damian’s animal sanctuary it becomes impossible for them to ignore their sparking attraction. A friends-with-benefits, no feelings, no strings arrangement works perfectly for them both. After a sequence of dead-end jobs, it’s not until Rose tangos with two snarly demons that she thinks she’s finally found her path. However, this puts Damian back on the periphery of a world he thought he left behind. He doesn’t approve of Rose becoming a Hunter, but if there’s one thing he’s learned about the stubborn witch, it was telling her not to do something was one sure-fire way to make sure she did. Working—and sleeping—together awakens feelings Damian never knew he had…and shouldn’t have. Because thanks to his ex’s hex, if he falls in love, he’ll not only lose his heart—but his humanity.    Amazon      AB     Apple Books     Kobo

THE DELVE: THE TIME BEFORE #1 by Dan Fitzgerald

The Deepfold mine has gone dark on the eve of war. Without its supply of brightstone, the Maer’s technological advantage over the humans will evaporate. A rising knight named Yglind has earned his Forever Blade and been sent on a quest to uncover the cause of the blackout. Joined by his trusted squire Ardo and a prickly mage named Aene, Yglind hopes to cement his legacy and the Maer’s chance at victory in the coming war.
Inside the Deepfold, they are plunged into a world of bloodshed and chaos. Unknown foes have slaughtered many of the miners, and a gruesome dragon stalks the dark tunnels. While taking refuge in the mine’s impregnable keep, Yglind and Ardo seek solace in each other’s arms and the courage to face the cruel forces arrayed against them. With their civilization hanging in the balance, they strike out against the invaders as their quest hurtles toward its bloody end.  The Delve is a fast-paced spicy romantic fantasy featuring a variety of LGBTQ characters and relationships.    AmazonKU

SEVEN FACELESS SAINTS by M K Lobb

In the city of Ombrazia, saints and their disciples rule with terrifying and unjust power, playing favorites while the unfavored struggle to survive. After her father’s murder at the hands of the Ombrazian military, Rossana Lacertosa is willing to do whatever it takes to dismantle the corrupt system—tapping into her powers as a disciple of Patience, joining the rebellion, and facing the boy who broke her heart. As the youngest captain in the history of Palazzo security, Damian Venturi is expected to be ruthless and strong, and to serve the saints with unquestioning devotion. But three years spent fighting in a never-ending war have left him with deeper scars than he wants to admit…and a fear of confronting the girl he left behind. Now a murderer stalks Ombrazia’s citizens. As the body count climbs, the Palazzo is all too happy to look the other way—that is, until a disciple becomes the newest victim. With every lead turning into a dead end, Damian and Roz must team up to find the killer, even if it means digging up buried emotions. As they dive into the underbelly of Ombrazia, the pair will discover something more sinister—and far less holy. With darkness closing in and time running out, will they be able to save the city from an evil so powerful that it threatens to destroy everything in its path?

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STARDUST IN THEIR VEINS (CASTLES IN THEIR BONES 2) by Laura Sebastian

Princesses Daphne, Beatriz, and Sophronia have trained their entire lives for one purpose: to bring down nations. Their mother, Empress Margaraux of Bessemia, is determined to rule the continent of Vesteria, and her daughters are her weapons. Promised for marriage since birth, they are her ticket across enemy lines. And also her decoys. Still, not even Empress Margaraux can control the stars. Sent to their new kingdoms, orders in hand, the princesses have found their own paths, changing the course of their mother’s plans entirely—and tragically. Sophronia chose love, and for that, she lost her life. Daphne and Beatriz can hardly believe their sister is dead, but both are determined to avenge her. And now, separated by a continent—and their mother’s lies—they see more clearly with every passing day that they might not be working toward the same end. The stars whisper of death, but Daphne and Beatriz are just beginning to understand the true power coursing through their veins. And their mother will do anything to keep them under her thumb—even if it means killing them all.      Amazon      AB     Apple Books     Kobo

THE PRICE YOU PAY by Cheyenne Browning

I’ve been longing for something more, something exciting. So many fish in the sea and not a single one ever catches my eye. A ship is dragged into the sea by a storm, and there she is. The human that takes my breath away with one glance. I rescue her, returning her to the beach before darting away, but I long to return to her. The only way to return is to make a deal with the sea witch. Will the price be too high if I don’t gain her love before the time runs out? The sea witch winning what my heart desires instead.   AmazonKU

SATE THE DARKNESS (GUARDIANS OF ETERNITY BOOK 20) by Alexandra Ivy

Ryshi—half-jinn, half-imp—is the only male who has ever managed to slip through the minotaur labyrinth and lived to tell the tale. He wasn’t so lucky when it came to stealing prized vampire artifacts. Caught and imprisoned, he now has a chance at freedom if he can rescue the gargoyle Levet from that same labyrinth. But he’ll have a minder on his mission in the petite, enticing form of Sofie, the vampire he’s been fantasizing about for a very long time . . .Sofie is shunned and feared for her ability to control others’ minds. She didn’t ask for that gift, and she certainly doesn’t want to use those powers to control this gorgeous, sensual demon. Too bad a request from the Anasso isn’t up for debate. To rescue the gargoyle, she and Ryshi have to work closely together, and Sofie is compelled to lower her defenses around him in every way—though she expects him to disappear the moment their task is complete. But now that Ryshi has glimpsed what his future could be with Sofie, he’s ready to fight for her trust, even against the darkness within.   Amazon

BLOOD BARGAIN (CHARMSLINGER BOOK 7) by Liza Street

Gracie and her posse are no strangers to supernatural scuffles, but the long-dreaded Great Winter ushers in foes they’ve never faced before. The chill makes these foes resistant to charms and half-mad, fearless of their own extinction. Worse, because of Boone’s nature, Gracie fears losing him to the magical winter blight sweeping through the land. With a dark and dangerous faction of outlaws threatening to open the Rift, it’s up to Gracie and her posse to preserve some semblance of order and keep the Rift closed. Their lives, their very souls, and the fate of the Rift Territory depend on it.

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STONE BLIND: A NOVEL by Natalie Haynes

They will fear you and flee you and call you a monster. The only mortal in a family of gods, Medusa is the youngest of the Gorgon sisters. Unlike her siblings, Medusa grows older, experiences change, feels weakness. Her mortal lifespan gives her an urgency that her family will never know. When the sea god Poseidon assaults Medusa in Athene’s temple, the goddess is enraged. Furious by the violation of her sacred space, Athene takes revenge—on the young woman. Punished for Poseidon’s actions, Medusa is forever transformed. Writhing snakes replace her hair and her gaze will turn any living creature to stone. Cursed with the power to destroy all she loves with one look, Medusa condemns herself to a life of solitude. Until Perseus embarks upon a fateful quest to fetch the head of a Gorgon.

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THESE INFINITE THREADS (THIS WOVEN KINGDOM BOOK TWO) by Tahereh Mafi

With the heat of a kiss, the walls between Alizeh, the long-lost heir to an ancient Jinn kingdom, and Kamran, the crown prince of the Ardunian empire, have crumbled. And so have both of their lives. Alizeh, the heir to the Jinn throne, is destined to free her people from the half-lives they’ve been forced to live under human rule. When Kamran, the heir to the human throne, falls in love with her, he’s forced to question everything he’s been taught about Jinn. Kamran’s grandfather lays dead at the hand of Cyrus, ruler of the neighboring kingdom of Tulan. Cyrus has stolen Alizeh away to his homeland and plans to marry her there, giving her everything she needs to become the Jinn queen—and when she assumes the throne he will have fulfilled his own bargain with the devil. Alizeh wants nothing to do with Cyrus’s deal or the devil. But …(more blurb on ebook seller page…)    Amazon      AB     Apple Books     Kobo

THE PRINCE OF DAYBREAK: HEIR TO MOON DUST BOOK TWO by Lou Wilham

Cursed twice over, Takayoshi has but one choice, find an ancient archive before his curse swallows the man he loves forever. His new friend Claudia-warrior, historian, sass-master all rolled into one-comes along for the ride. To find answers, Takayoshi will have to defeat monsters, learn to trust others, and face his own hubris.

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OUTCAST (DEMONS OF DARKHAVEN INSTITUTE BOOK THREE) by Jarica James

Dark Haven has fallen . . . and now Harlow must fix it. Harlow Devoe gave everything to Dark Haven and the monsters that lurked there. And it’s only the beginning of her troubles. Helheim is nothing like she expected. Hel hadn’t just betrayed her, but the entire realm as well. Her own people are slow to trust her and the only way to prove herself is to let go of the humanity she’s always known. The gods are angry, the demons are turning the world to chaos, and Harlow has no other choice but to close the portal and end the madness. Harlow has never had it easy, and her afterlife is no different. She’s been given an ultimatum that could cost her everything she’s fought for. Can she figure out how to save both worlds and herself, or will this truly be the end of Harlow’s reign?   AmazonKU

CRUSHES AND CONFECTIONS (HOLIDAY HOLLOW) by Jarica James and Chloe Gunter

Whoever said you can’t have your cake and eat it too, obviously never visited Holiday Hollow. Life can be tough when you’re secretly pining for your best friend and your arch nemesis is a brooding hot alpha chocolatier. To make matters even sweeter, a new alpha in town has taken up shop in Claire’s cafe with a determination to make her his. While their pasts may be bittersweet, there’s something about the men that she just can’t ignore. Can Claire open herself up to her own taste of Holiday Hollow magic and claim the pack she deserves? It’s sweetheart season in Holiday Hollow and love is definitely in the air. The Holiday Hollow Omegaverse features standalone stories that are the perfect blend of sweet and spicy with a HEA guaranteed!   AmazonKU

VENCO: A NOVEL by Cherie Dimaline

Métis millennial Lucky St. James is barely hanging on when she learns she’ll be evicted from the tiny Toronto apartment she shares with her cantankerous but loving grandmother Stella. But then one night, something strange and irresistible calls out to Lucky. She burrows through a wall to find a tarnished silver spoon, humming with otherworldly energy, etched with a crooked-nosed witch and the word SALEM. Lucky is familiar with the magic of her indigenous ancestors, but she has no idea that the spoon connects her to a teeming network of witches across North America who have anxiously awaited her discovery. Enter VenCo, a front company fueled by vast resources of dark money (its name is an anagram of “coven.”) VenCo’s witches hide in plain sight wherever women gather: Tupperware parties, Mommy & Me classes, suburban book clubs. Since colonial times, they have awaited the moment the seven spoons will come together and ignite a new era, returning women to their rightful power. But as reckoning approaches, a very powerful adversary is stalking their every move. He’s Jay Christos, a roguish and deadly witch-hunter as old as witchcraft itself. To find the last spoon, Lucky and Stella embark on a rollicking and dangerous road trip to the darkly magical city of New Orleans, where the final showdown will determine whether VenCo will usher in a new beginning…or remain underground forever.

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WILDBLOOD: A NOVEL by Lauren Blackwood

Eighteen-year-old Victoria is a Wildblood. Since she was kidnapped at the age of six and manipulated by the Exotic Lands Touring Company, she’s worked as a tour guide ever since with a team of fellow Wildbloods who take turns using their magic to protect travelers in a Jamaican jungle teeming with ghostly monsters. When the boss denies Victoria an earned promotion to team leader in favor of Dean, her backstabbing ex, she’s determined to prove herself. Her magic may be the most powerful on the team, but she’s not the image the boss wants to send their new client, Thorn, a renowned goldminer determined to reach an untouched gold supply deep in the jungle. Thorn is everything Victoria isn’t – confident, impossibly kind, and so handsome he leaves her speechless. And when he entrusts the mission to her, kindness turns to mutual respect, turns to affection, turns to love. But the jungle is treacherous, and between hypnotic river spirits, soul-devouring women that shed their skin like snakes, and her ex out for revenge, Victoria has to decide – is promotion at a corrupt company really what she wants?   Amazon      AB     Apple Books      Kobo

GIVE A WITCH A CHANCE by Colette Rivera

Psychic Witch, Aria Belmonte is determined to avoid her past. Even if it means failing to make it work in the Mortal world. When her building is condemned, and her mediocre magic skills can’t save her, Aria turns to the kindness of strangers. Except her new roommate is no stranger. He’s the one she must avoid at all costs. Her most complicated ex. Owen Sanchez has a dream. To successfully run the Coffee Cat Cafe despite the bizarre events trying to thwart him. He’d say it’s haunted, but he’s never believed in the paranormal. That is, until Aria walks back into his life. Twelve years ago, they were best friends – first loves – until she disappeared without a word, breaking his heart. Now, Owen is determined not to let Aria’s presence affect him. All he wants is a simple life. And yet…Magic fractured their relationship all those years ago, so what will Aria do if, this time, Owen discovers magic truly exists?     AmazonKU

THORNWOOD ACADEMY 1: NEVER SAY DIE by LJ Swallow

I’m a vampire-witch hybrid with a fondness for necromancy. Excuse me if I’m a little dead inside. I tried to attend a human school, but they didn’t appreciate my behavior. Personally, I found biology class more interesting when the dissected animals fought back. The school didn’t. My parents searched for somewhere new to send their deviant daughter, and doors open when your father is Dorian Blackwood. Then they close firmly behind once he dumps you inside an exclusive supernatural academy, along with instructions to become ‘a touch more amiable’. Says the guy who spent his teen years tearing throats out. Luckily, I’ve inherited my father’s sociopathic tendencies and my mother’s magical skills, a lethal yet useful combination when navigating academy life. Thornwood Academy. Home to the elite who strive to excel—and now me, who strives to leave. Since the supernaturals revealed themselves to the world, the unluckiest human kids join the vampires and witches at Thornwood. Hopefully, the humans aren’t dissected in this biology class. I don’t care that nobody trusts me, but when the headmaster’s son is found unalived, fingers point at Dorian’s darkling daughter. Ridiculous. I would’ve reanimated the bullying asshole and demanded he perform tricks. Such a wasted opportunity. If I want help clearing my name, I need to become ‘a touch more amiable’ to the three guys who seem oddly fascinated by me. Somebody doesn’t want the accords between humans and supes to last, and I’m not taking the blame just because I’m a Blackwood.      AmazonKU

SECRETS IN THE STREETS (DEMON PACT BOOK TWO) by Kacey Lee

Trapped. Discovered. Totally screwed. I need to find a way to escape. I had almost gotten away, until The Demon Lord read a report on my blood. Now, he won’t let me out of his sights, to the point where he’s made me move in with him. I need help; I’m still drawn to him. And the temptation is hard to ignore when I keep having dreams about him. Very, very delicious dreams. No! Bad Serena! Focus. First, unravel the mystery forming around me, which seems to be tied to my past. Second, break my new pact with The Demon Lord. Third, try not to sleep with him. …Odds really aren’t in my favor. Thankfully, I still have secrets he doesn’t know about. I’m a survivor, and if I must, I’ll kill him to save myself.       AmazonKU

SHADOWS AND FATE by Various

Journey into the magical worlds of Shadows and Fate. From enemies-to-lovers, to fated mates and shifters, you’ll indulge in fantasies that will sweep you off your feet.

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GODDESS OF RUIN (GUARDIANS OF THE FIVE WORLDS BOOK TWO) by K N Lee

Raina and Allan are exposed, hunted, and determined to protect those they’ve come to love. The time for hiding has come to an end, and the two gods in disguise are prepared to make a stance to save the human world from destruction. A journey across the Golden Sea leads them to new realms where magical beings await the arrival of gods they’ve worshiped from afar, and Raina is tasked with uniting two rival kingdoms. But, Litha, the Goddess of Law has other plans, and has enlisted the assistance of a god that can destroyed all they’ve built. The God of Death.     AmazonKU

THE WITCH OF TIN MOUNTAIN by Paulette Kennedy

Blood and power bind three generations of women in the Ozark Mountains. So does an evil that’s followed them across the decades. 1931. Gracelynn Doherty lives peacefully on Tin Mountain, helping her adoptive granny work her cures. Despite whispers that the women are witches, the superstitious locals still seek them out, whether to remedy arthritis or a broken heart. But when evangelist Josiah Bellflower comes to town promising miracle healing, full bellies, and prosperity, his revivals soon hold Tin Mountain in thrall—and Granny in abject fear. Granny recognizes Josiah. Fifty years ago, in a dark and desperate moment, she made a terrible promise. Now Josiah, an enemy, has returned to collect his due. As Granny sickens and the drought-ridden countryside falls under a curse, Gracelynn must choose: flee Tin Mountain and the only family she knows, or confront the vengeful preacher whose unholy mission is to destroy her.

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ZODIAC ALIGNED (ZODIAC WOLVES BOOK FOUR) by Elizabeth Briggs

My true mate wants me back—and I need his help to free the Zodiac Wolves. After being rejected by the man I love, I find myself packless once more. Kaden says he’ll do whatever it takes to win me back, though I’m not sure I can forgive him. But to save the Zodiac Wolves, we’ll need to work together to uncover the truth about the mating bonds and the sinister magic that controls our lives. As the final battle draws near, new enemies and unexpected allies emerge from the shadows—but the hardest fight of all might be uniting the thirteeen packs. I’m Ayla Beros. I’m a Zodiac Wolf. And I won’t stop until every shifter is free.     AmazonKU

STOLEN: A CUPID’S ACADEMY STORY by Jayce Carter

Larkwood is dangerous, but love scares me even more. As a selkie, nothing matters more to me than my freedom. Larkwood destroyed that when they took my skin, and with it, my ability to transform. I’ ve spent the six years since incomplete, but now that the rumors say Larkwood has changed, it’ s my chance to finally get back what they stole. I need to keep my head down and focus, but from the moment I step foot back in Larkwood, I can’ t catch a break. The other shades hate me, the people in charge pity me and the two men I’ ve tried to forget won’ t leave me alone. Asher, a quiet and intense amarok, and Talon, a mischievous and playful kitsune, seem to think I’ ve come back looking for romance. As we all venture into the most dangerous place in Larkwood to find what was stolen from me, I realize that there is no bigger threat to me and my freedom than the two men I’ m falling for. If I don’ t keep my wits about me, I might just find myself trapped once again.      AmazonKU

SUCH PRETTY FLOWERS by K L Cerra

“Get it out of me.” It was the last message Holly received from her brother, Dane, before he was found cleaved open in the lavish Savannah townhouse of his girlfriend, Maura. Police ruled his death a suicide sparked by psychosis, but Holly can’t shake the idea that something else must have happened—something involving another message he sent earlier that night about a “game” Maura wanted to play. Determined to discover the truth, Holly begins to stalk Maura, a magnetic, black-eyed florist with a penchant for carnivorous plants. But what begins as an investigation quickly veers into a fixation that lures Holly into the depths of Maura’s world: Savannah high society, eerie black roses, and a whisper of something more sinister. Soon Holly is feeling a dark attraction to the one woman she shouldn’t trust. As Holly falls deeper for Maura and her secrets, she’s left with only one choice: find out what happened to Dane or meet the same fate.     Amazon      AB     Apple Books     Kobo

WHICH IS WHERE DECISIONS ARE MADE (A WITCH PI MYSTERY BOOK 45) by Adele Abbott

Jill still has to locate the final compass stone before she is ready to face her nemesis, Braxmore, but finding the guardian is proving more difficult than she expected. An unexpected series of events means that Jill & Jack must make a decision about Florence’s future much earlier than they’d expected. And as if all that wasn’t enough, she has to solve one of the strangest cases she’s ever come across.      AmazonKU

JESSI AND THE HYENAS by R E Butler

essamyn Gerrick has never really felt like part of the wolf pack her family belongs to because she’s unable to shift into her wolf form. The guys in her pack all look at her as if she’s not worth having for a mate, and her self-esteem is at an all-time low when she makes plans to go to a pack gathering. She sees a notice online for a gathering, run by a hyena clan in Pennsylvania, for all unmated shifters. Her parents aren’t fans of hyenas, thanks to a situation involving her mother, so Jessi decides to go to the Pennsylvania gathering instead and keep it a secret. Hyena brothers Gavin, Rubin, and Jett Stone have been looking for their truemate for years…(more blurb on ebook seller’s page…)   Amazon     Apple Books     Kobo

CONSECRATED GROUND by Virginia Black

Like her father before her, Joan Matthews is a witch. For generations, their family of binder witches has protected Calvert, Oregon from vampires by strengthening the land with spellcraft. Pushing back against tradition, Joan defied her father and left town to become a war witch, one who fights the monsters hand-to-hand. But when her father dies, Joan returns to find her hometown assailed by a vampire lord’s endless attacks—and the answers lie with the one woman who chose a rival over Joan. Leigh Phan once believed her heart was safe and her future was set. When Joan left town, Leigh’s choices led to ruin and unintended consequences. Now Leigh harbors a dark secret forcing her to live a moment-to-moment existence. Her only hope of survival lies in trusting the war witch who left her behind. Now it’s up to Joan to fight for a town she left behind, while Leigh faces a destiny she never imagined was possible. With Calvert on the brink of total destruction, Joan and Leigh join forces and face inconvenient truths in order to save their town—and each other.

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SPELLS AND BELLS (AMETHYST’S WAND SHOP MYSTERIES BOOK 8) by Arizona Tape and Laura Greenwood

With her sister’s wedding approaching, the last thing Amy has time for is a murder to solve, but her role consulting with Detective Ambrose doesn’t care what’s happening in her personal life, even if it means there might be a disaster with the cake.

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THE BAKLAVA WITCH (THE BROOMSTICK BAKERY MYSTERY BOOK FOUR) by Laura Greenwood

When Clover decided to publish a recipe book based on the cakes they make at Broomstick Bakery, the last thing she expected was to find herself working with a warlock who takes her breath away.

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RADIANT SIN (DARK OLYMPUS BOOK FOUR) by Katee Robert

VS Note: Apollo and Cassandra re-telling.

As a disgraced member of a fallen house, Cassandra Gataki has seen firsthand what comes from trusting the venomous Thirteen. But when the maddeningly gorgeous and kind Apollo asks her to go undercover as his plus-one at a week-long party hosted by a dangerous new power player…Cassandra reluctantly agrees to have his back. On one condition: when it’s all over, and Apollo has the ammunition he needs to protect Olympus, she and her sister will be allowed to leave. For good. Apollo may be the city’s official spymaster, but it’s his ability to inspire others that keeps him at the top. Despite what the rest of Olympus says, there’s no one he trusts more than Cassandra. Yet even as their fake relationship takes a wicked turn for the scaldingly hot, a very real danger surfaces… threatening not only Cassandra and Apollo, but the very heart of Olympus itself.     Amazon     Apple Books     Kobo

SNIPER: SOLDIERS AND SWORDS BOOK TWO by Margaret Couplet

Corporal Clark Jameson, now Second Lieutenant Clark Jameson, had never dared to dream of a world where he belonged to a Sword Squad, let alone become the Wielder at the center of one but here he was. He still has a long way to go, a week locked up in a dorm room wasn’t exactly the best way to get to know your new squadmates and he’s never set foot outside of the empire before. Then there’s the matter of Harry and the secrets that Clark’s new squad seem to be keeping about Linsgarum’s mysterious former Wielder. Adam Milson had been born with a silver spoon in his mouth, he was aware of that fact but sometimes a silver spoon wasn’t enough when your father was going insane and your brother was dead. A new relationship wasn’t exactly a fix for those things but having Clark in his corner was certainly enough to help him tread water. Here’s hoping Clark wouldn’t react negatively to Harry’s secret, both of Harry’s secrets, though he was the only one who knew the second now that General Browning was dead.

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UGLY OMEGA: PART ONE by Juniper Kerry

My name is Charlene Carter, and I’m an omega. For years I wished I could be anything else — a beta, so I could blend in, or an alpha, so I could fight back against people who wanted to harm me. I hid in plain sight, trying to cover the evidence of my first pack’s abuse. I tried to wish away the pain and misery of being the weaker dynamic. But that was before I found my calling. Now, I have a job — a responsibility to help others, to free them from packs who wish them harm. I help them escape. I help them start new lives. And I’m not going to stop, no matter who tries to make me. Even if it’s a pack full of rough-and-tumble alphas who won’t take no for an answer. Ugly Omega is the final story in the Omega Girls series by Juniper Kerry. It has been split into two shorter pieces, Part 1 (out in February) and Part 2 (coming in May). Ugly Omega contains steamy scenes and stalker violence, and is intended for an audience 18 years and older.

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GUITARS, GLEE AND GREED (THE MELODY MAGIC SERIES BOOK FIVE) by Constance Barker

Penzance is getting ready for her wedding, but her sister Alley has yet to find a beau. A new acquaintance has set her heart aflutter, but is she ready to commit? While things seem to be running smoothly at the Mazurski music store, the town’s men folk seem to have been bitten by an anemia bug. The cases are so numerous the government has taken an interest in the cases. But are the cases from disease or are they far more nefarious and paranormal? Special guests from the Calamity Corners Series have come to help investigate, including Nann with 2 N’s and her buddy Zinnia. Zinnia’s boyfriend is a vampire hunter and his crew made their way to the Mazurski’s burg. They’ve heard about the strange anomaly striking young men within the town and in their zest have decided a vampire stalks the streets and they vow to kill it. But could they be mistaken and an innocent person is killed?      AmazonKU

FREAKY CRUSH (MYSTIC CARAVAN MYSTERY BOOK 15) by Amanda M Lee

Poet Parker is living a new reality now that she knows what she is. Unfortunately for her, she still doesn’t know what she can do … and she doesn’t think she’s going to figure it out in Little Rock, Arkansas. Since her uncle Sidney is in tow, Poet is hopeful for a quiet week. Little Rock has never been a hotbed of activity. Quiet isn’t what she gets, however. What started as an irritation on the pedestrian bridge turns into a full-blown attack. It seems Little Rock has a seedy underbelly after all, and it’s something Poet was never expecting. There’s a craven on the loose, a woman who can control actions and emotions … and she’s set her sights on Kade. The craven has a specific type, and Kade fits it to a tee. Unfortunately for him, the craven’s victims all end up dead. Poet is determined to keep her loved ones safe, but it’s proving to be more difficult than she anticipated. With half her army vulnerable to the craven, Poet has to fight her own people, even as she desperately tries to protect them at the same time. Poet’s new powers are necessary for the fight, but is she ready to embrace them? When the loas join the party and make things worse—because that’s what they do—things spiral. It’s up to Poet to fix what’s been broken. That is if she can.      AmazonKU

LIGHT MY WAY HOME: A TREASUIRE TRAIL NOVELLA by Morgan Brice

A shy lighthouse keeper who can talk to ghosts. A lonely ghost mourning the losses of the past and hoping for justice. A love strong enough to transcend death. Monty Clark is the new park ranger for the Cape May Light. He hoped to find someone to love who can accept his ability as a psychic medium. Jon Richards was a movie stuntman murdered on the beach in the 1950s. When the new lighthouse keeper strikes up a conversation and invites him in to watch TV, Jon discovers that a beating heart isn’t required to fall in love.

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THE DEVIL YOU KNOW: WITCHBANE BOOK SIX by Morgan Brice

Seth and Evan met “on the job” when Evan was the intended sacrifice of a dark coven, and Seth came to the rescue. Now, they’ve teamed up to stop a century of ritual murders and get justice for Seth’s brother Jesse and the other victims. Seth and Evan have a plan to stop the next witch disciple, plus new allies and magic. But this time, the warlock knows they’re coming, and he has plans of his own. When Seth disappears and is trapped in a spell that gives him his heart’s desire, can he free himself in time to help Evan? And when Evan’s younger brother shows up unexpectedly, can Evan trust Parker to have his back? It all comes down to trusting the devil you know!

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LIVE LIKE YOU WERE SCRYING (A HANNAH HICKOK WITCHY MYSTERY BOOK 12) by Lily Harper Hart

The weather in Casper Creek has yet to turn and Hannah Hickok is determined to take advantage of her downtime to engage in a bit of romance with her fiancé Cooper Wyatt. Unfortunately for her, the world has other plans. An eerie howl draws Hannah and Cooper to Main Street during a snowstorm, and what they find confuses them. There’s some sort of monster stalking the downtown area, and a woman has appeared out of nowhere in the creature’s wake only to collapse in front of them. Before Hannah can call for help, the woman disappears, leaving a mystery and a monster hunt on the menu. Casper Creek’s history is long and storied. This time, however, the trouble can be traced back to Hannah’s own family. It seems the woman who disappeared has ties to her grandmother…and Abigail doesn’t want to share the details with anybody, including her own family. Frustrated, Hannah keeps digging, but what she finds is a mystery for the ages. It seems the stories she always heard, the ones about her late grandfather being a saint, might’ve been more fiction than reality. The truth of his past is about to collide with Hannah’s future. And nobody will ever be the same again.     AmazonKU

REVEALS (SUPERNATURALETTE BOOK EIGHT) by Katie May

Thanks to the spell Edward performed on me, my missing memories are slowly being returned. Accompanying them is the knowledge that I can’t trust anybody. Not even the men who have wormed their way into my heart. Alone, scared, and confused, I must rely on some of the contestants I previously dismissed to help me investigate the string of murders. We’re closer than ever to solving this mystery. The question is—will I live long enough to give out my final wand, or will my story end in death? Let the reveals begin.   AmazonKU

THESE VICIOUS THORNS: TALES OF THE LOVELY GRIM by Candace Robinson

Thorns don’t always pierce the heart. But sometimes they do. Thorna is a fae queen and has fallen for a mortal who relishes dark tales. Before she reveals her true nature to him, she hopes to win his heart by writing him stories of her own. But when the time comes for the mortal to discover what she truly is, will he accept her love or push her away? [snip] These Vicious Thorns is filled with addicting dark tales, twists and turns, and jaw-dropping moments that will leave you yearning for more. Includes stories from the Campfire Fantasy Tales Series along with five brand new ones.

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BASH (MOON BURROW BEARS BOOK FOUR) by Fel Fern

Colin Sears’ life is a walking nightmare. Finally freed from the crutches of a controlling monster, Colin only wants to hide from the rest of the world. Trouble comes knocking on his door in the form of a ferocious yet unexpectedly kind biker bear. Taking one day at a time without completely falling apart is already a tall order for Colin. While Bash proves to be a wonderful distraction, Colin doubts Bash would want a damaged dragon like him for a mate. Betrayal is not a word Bash Saunders takes lightly. Double-crossed by his former clan, Bash forges a new life with the Moon Burrow Bears. He’s put down roots, loves his job but there’s still something missing. Bash had his eye on Colin from the first moment the broken omega dragon arrived in town. Colin is his destiny, Bash knows it in his bones. When a new evil threatens their future, Bash must journey to his old hometown and finally put old ghosts to rest.      Amazon

PROTECTED BY THE WOLF PRINCE (ONCE UPON A FAIRY TALE ROMANCE BOOK SIX) by Jessica Grayson

Inspired by Red Riding Hood, a romantic fairy tale retelling…I’m the daughter of the human ambassador; I was never supposed to fall in love with the Wolf-Shifter Prince. Prince Malak of Winterhold was my childhood friend and my first and only love. But he is a Wolf-Shifter, and his father—the King—does not condone marriage between their kind and mine. When war breaks out between the human and Wolf-Shifter kingdoms, my family and I are forced to flee. Malak promised he would come for me when it was safe, but he never did. It has been three years since my heart was shattered, and on the eve of my arranged betrothal to another, Malak appears. He claims that I am his Fated One, and that the vows we made when we were younger mean that I am his. My betrothed is a powerful man, and when Malak abducts me from my engagement ball, a warrant is issued for his death. Forced to run, we have to make our way back to his kingdom. But there are many dangers along the way. And despite trying to keep my distance, the more time we spend together, I find myself drawn to him. Now, I find myself wondering: I know I can trust Malak with my life, but can I trust him with my heart?    AmazonKU

THE BLOODSTAINED SHADE (THE AVEN CYCLE) by Cass Morris

Latona of the Vitelliae, mage of Spirit and Fire, lies still as death. Her fate rests in the hands of her allies, who must redeem her soul from the churning void where Corinna, leader of a banished Discordian cult, has trapped it. Protected by a cabal of corrupt priests and politicians, Corinna plans her most daring assault yet: a ritual striking at the ancient heart of Aven, with the power to swallow the city in a maw of chaos and strife. Her success would be Aven’s doom, and the greatest violence would fall upon the most vulnerable. Before Sempronius Tarren can join Aven’s defense—and his beloved Latona—at home, he must end the war abroad, outwitting the blood-soaked machinations of his Iberian opponents. His own magical talents remain hidden, but dire circumstances tempt him to succumb to ambition and use forbidden tactics to hasten the way to victory. To defeat Corinna, Aven’s devoted protectors will need to perform extraordinary magic, rally support from unexpected quarters, and face the shadows on their own souls.

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FRACTURED FANG: OMEGA by Jena Wade

Alpha and pack Beta, Macs loves his pack, but something about the fire changed everything. He no longer feels at home there and spends most nights in the woods in wolf form. He wants to move on, but something is standing in his way. Macs just needs to figure out what. Omega wolf shifter Gabriel hasn’t seen his parents in years. They just don’t see eye to eye on Gabriel’s dreams of being an artist. When his life falls apart, he has not choice but to return to his parents and their new pack. He can’t stay long—someone in the human world is depending on him. He just needs time to regroup. The last thing either of them expect is to meet their fated mate when they can’t even get their own lives together. Maybe it’s because they need each other.     AmazonKU

AISLING: A SPELL UNBINDING by A E Jurgens

No longer mortal and not quite Sidhe, Aisling finds herself caught between two worlds and racing toward Lofgren’s rise: a peak in the Fjallnorrian North said to not only hoard the mortals’ curse breaker but also the answers Aisling seeks. Across frostbitten feywilds and through enchanted fae kingdoms, Aisling’s desire to discover her true self is complicated by the ambitions of those around her. Among them, Dagfin, the Roktan Prince, and his heartfelt duty to protect Aisling. And Lir, the Sidhe King of the Greenwood, equally as obsessed with finding the curse breaker as he is hunting Aisling down. Old and new enemies alike surround the Not-So-Mortal Queen as she draws closer to the truth of who she is. Each motivated by power, by vengeance, and by a single unifying thought: Aisling must stay away from the Sidhe King of the Greenwood lest their true binding breed desolation in this realm and the next.      Amazon

CHECKMATE: SHIFTING HEARTS by Candace Ayers

Here I am, on the butt end of thirty—the black sheep, the screw-up, the major disappointment—fresh out of rehab and trying to get my crap together. *sigh* Dr. Baker, my shrink, says I should quit obsessing over my dream guy because he’s not real. He was merely a hallucination during a psychotic break I suffered nearly twenty years ago. *sigh* Well, when Dream Guy comes walking into Mimi’s Cabana, a local tiki bar, maybe I’m hallucinating again. And maybe I don’t care. *sigh* I really am hopeless. This is a short, standalone shifter novella set in the P.O.L.A.R., Cybermates, and B.E.A.R.S. world of Sunkissed Key.      AmazonKU

LOCKE: DRAGON KNIGHT: DRAGON’S BLOOD MC BOOK 13 by B A Stretke

When Owen Carter and Andre Brooks, lovers and partners from Kansas City, opened their jewelry store in Laramie, Wyoming, they were excited for the new beginning and the bright future they saw for themselves in this thriving old west town. What they didn’t count on was being shut out of the community and under near-constant threat of vandalism and ruin. Someone wanted their building, their property, and was ready to do just about anything to get it. They assumed this had something to do with the coffee shops on either side of their business, both hungry for expansion. But they didn’t have any proof, and as the attacks escalated, they began to fear just how bad this situation could get. Just when it seemed all hope was gone, a man walked into their lives to change everything. A Knight in shining armor, a Dragon Knight. Locke Adair likes to keep to himself most of the time. He misses…(more blurb on ebook seller’s page…)

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WITCH DREAM TEAM (A BROOMSTICKS & BOOKS COZY MYSTERY BOOK FIVE) by Sara Bourgeois

Daphne, Dolly, and the rest of the Shadow Woods crew continue their quest for the truth and have to solve another murder.      AmazonKU

A MIDLIFE BLOOM (AGED TO PERFECTION BOOK ONE) by Sara Bourgeois

A new beginning. A house with some unexpected “issues.” A secret decades in the making. Happily- ever-after was supposed to be forever. But when I found myself unexpectedly widowed, I felt I needed a change of scenery. With my son off living his life and finishing grad school, I knew it was time to move on. Boy, did I have no idea what I was getting myself into…This time, though, I would live my life on my terms. Age is just a number, and after turning thirty-nine for the eleventh time, I have the knowledge and experience to do things my way. Or so I thought…My first big move was buying a charming house in an adorable small town called Andale. The problem? I purchased the property based on a few photos, but in reality, the house is a dump. It will take a ton of work to make it into a home. But moving to Andale reveals a secret I was unprepared for, and it’s bigger than I ever could have imagined. Unfortunately, while adjusting to my new reality, I find a body. There’s been a murder. Because of where I found the body and my being new in town, I’m the prime suspect. So, I have no choice but to get involved and clear my name. Thankfully, middle age is still young enough to start a brand new chapter because that’s what I will do. Life is what you make of it, and I’m about to prove I’m aged to perfection.   AmazonKU

BREATH OF MAGIC (LENNOX MAGIC BOOK ONE) by Teresa Medeiros

VS Note: A re-release

Precocious Puritan and aspiring witch Arian Whitewood spends her lonely nights dreaming of magic and excitement. She gets more excitement than she bargains for when she crash lands straight out of a witch hunt into modern day New York and the arms of Tristan Lennox, a reclusive billionaire determined to prove magic doesn’t exist. Arian blows through Tristan’s climate-controlled existence like a breath of fresh air, only to discover that the spell he weaves around her heart is more compelling than any enchantment.

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DRESS THE NECK BECOMINGLY (SANGUIS ET FAUNA BOOK TWO) by Emma Strange

Fresh off a case that exposed him to the supernatural world of shapeshifters, Detective Royce Davis just wants his life to go back to normal. Unfortunately, between his commanding officer breathing down his neck, and his boyfriend dumping him, normal suddenly isn’t all that appealing. So what’s a strait-laced detective to do? Engage in an ill-advised one-night stand with a Vampire, naturally. When bodies start to drop and people go missing, can Royce find a way to trust his blood-sucking new beau?   AmazonKU

VAMPIRES IN PARADISE (WINGS IN THE NIGHT BOOK 17) by Maggie Shayne

Anna Seville was born the day she her doctor told her she was dying. She left that appointment devastated. And then he came. Maybe he was a vision, brought on by shock. Maybe he was an angel. If ever there were a time for an angelic visit, this was it. She’d come to the pier near the lighthouse, stunned by the news. He sat on the bench beside her. Ethereal, he seemed to glow from within. His name was Diego, and he whispered that she must live her dreams now—that it would be a sin to do less. He promised he’d see her again when her came. Then he vanished and she woke in her own bed with no memory of how she’d got there. That encounter changed everything for Anna. She sold her house, quit her job, bought a sailboat, and set out to ride the waves. It was perfect and blissful and everything she wanted. Until a storm came, demolishing her boat. She’s sure it’s the end, and equally sure she’s not ready to die. And then he’s there again, saving her, carrying her ashore, caring for her. Diego is no angel. He’s a vampire. And the last thing he wants is an interloper on his private island. He’s determined to make her leave. But Anna, is even more determined to stay.

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IMPERFECT DATE: ROMANTIC COMEDY COLLECTION by Various

VS Note: Not really Fantasy or PNR, although the blurb does mention fairy tale spoofs. I love anthologies though and Claire Davon has a story in this one!

First attraction… Love… Sometimes hate. These matchmaking authors have sent cupid on a mission. Imperfect dates go awry and bring together some unlikely pairs. From blind dates and insta-love to second chance and brother’s best friend, rivals and the boss to fairy tale spoofs… something to tickle everyone’s funny bone. Imperfect Date is an anthology featuring USA Today Bestselling Authors and everything you need to make you laugh.      Amazon

STRIPE LEFT (PARANORMAL DATING AGENCY BOOK ) by Milly Taiden

Allie Varga, a tiger shifter, left the luxuries of her parents’ home to make it on her own. No one was going to tell her how to live her life. So when she met her fated mate, her decision to solidify the bond thrilled her. But her parents weren’t so happy, and they were powerful people in the community. Powerful enough to wipe away her entire life. Marc Romero, a tiger firefighter, grew up in a working-class family. He is proud of the life he’s built and even prouder that his mate accepts him for who he is. His future with his mate looks amazing until she goes to her parents’ home and comes out no longer knowing who he is. How can she not remember him? Fated mates are joined in their souls. Only with Gerri’s help can Marc discover the horrific acts that Allie’s parents inflict on her. And then, how can he possibly bring back to her what’s been destroyed?   AmazonKU

SAVING MOSES: A QUIRK OF FATE SHORT STORY by Lisa Oliver

Moses, no last name because a slave didn’t deserve one, moved through one moment to the next in full survival mode. His owner, Conrad, called him Frog and even shaved his head so he’d look like one. Moses spent his day serving at the bar, making chicken wings and burgers, and then cleaning every night when Conrad locked him in once the bar was closed. Dwelling on his past brought Moses no joy, and Conrad had already told him he had no future. All Moses could do was appreciate flashes of joy while trying to avoid the fists that often came his way. Tucker, no last name because he was an alpha wolf and didn’t need one, was getting tired of his restless animal half dragging him across state boundaries in an endless quest to find his fated mate. Striding into a bar in a place called Dusty Dew of all things, all Tucker hoped for was a cold beer and hot wings. What he got was so much more. He just didn’t realize he was going to have to rescue the prize he’d been looking for. Torn between avenging the injustices Moses had suffered and keeping his mate safe, Tucker did what he had to do. But the journey home wasn’t without problems and Tucker was determined Moses would be safe before he was claimed.

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CHUNKYBUTTFUNKY (PARANORMAL MATES SOCIETY) by Dakota Cassidy

Cadence Cranston needs a date. Not just any date, but a date that won’t mind her penchant for blood on the rocks and bat wings. Oh, and fangs… She has awesome fangs. So Cadence, nighttime DJ and full figured vampire, decides to give online dating a try, but ParanormalMatesSociety.com isn’t just any old online date site. It’s strictly for the shifting community, which is copasetic with Cadence. So she puts up a profile and a picture of herself and jumps into the dating pool, feet first, to find she’s more bored than she was to begin with. Sticking to her own kind of shifter turns out to be kinda droll. Who said she can’t date a demon or a demi-god, for that matter? Or even a werewolf? Browsing what the site has to offer in the way of “other” shifters, Cadence comes across a profile of a werewolf who’s to die for. Really, he’s that cute. The cute werewolf is Collin Grayson and his profile specifically states that he only wants to date other werewolves. But he’s soooo delish…How hard can it be to pretend you’re a werewolf?      AmazonKU

ROCKING TIME (THE NIGHTSHADE GUILD BOOK 26) by Lia Davis and Kerry Adrienne

The Nightshade Guild: Chapter Three – The year the Guild was lost in time. The time scythe is gone and with it the mages of the Nightshade Guild. Scattered through the ages, the mages will have to use their wits and powers to survive the time period they were sent to and find their way home. With the mages gone, who will protect the world?    Amazon     Apple Books     Kobo

DRAGONS OF ASRED (SHADOWS AND ASH BOOK TWO) by HR Moore

Fyia and Cal head north in search of dragons, but the Five Kingdoms are in disarray, many still questioning Fyia’s rule, and contesting her new laws. Amid the chaos, Essa fights to make the Small Council repair the dragon clocks, and eventually takes matters into her own hands, travelling to the Temple of the Sea Serpent. But what she finds is shocking, even to her. Sensis assumes her role as Lady Altergate, visiting her new estate with the ulterior motive of keeping an eye on the troublesome Moon Kingdom. But Lord Sollow Antice, the Warden of Moon, and her childhood nemesis, has taken up residence in her new home. He’s hiding something, slipping out after dinner each night, and Sensis is determined to uncover his secrets. But then Fyia and Cal’s actions result in unforeseen, far-reaching consequences, throwing them all into disarray. Fyia is determined to finish what she started, but now she must weigh the cost to not only her own people, but the whole known world.      AmazonKU

HAYDEN’S PRYDE (SATCHEL’S PRIDE BOOK ONE) by C K Noel

Hayden Satchel, lion shifter, soon-to-be pride leader, wants to find his soul mate, but those don’t exist anymore; or so he thinks…The 28-year-old comes from a rich family, has everything he could want, and is next in line to run his pride. So settling down with a woman he doesn’t love seems like a small price to pay for such a good life. Besides, she’ll be a good mother. But his heart isn’t in it… until he meets a spunky, down-on-his-luck waiter and his lion starts going crazy. Hayden has found his fated mate… and he’s a man. Owen Pryde, an everyday human man, is on the run from his nightmare of an ex-boyfriend…He always chooses the wrong men and winds up hurt. But hey, at least hurting is better than being alone forever, right? Owen’s not so sure. With his very public breakup overshadowing his life, his wealthy ex-boyfriend breathing down his neck, and his life off the rails, Owen just wants to find love. But his ex isn’t about to let his ‘property’ go. When a new man takes a sudden, serious interest in him, Owen must wonder if he’s the one, decode intense new emotions, and escape his ex. Yikes.   AmazonKU

SOLSTICE MOON: A TIME TRAVEL NOVELLA by Abby Rice

Who needs a man in their life? I don’t. I’ve thrown myself into my job as a docent at the historic Danforth Ranch — leading tours in a delightfully swishy Victorian costume, regaling tourists with true tales of Carson Valley in the 1880s. Everything’s fine, with the possible exception of my heart. Which I’ve stuffed firmly in a box marked “Do not open.” Until — an ancient mirror, a special photo, and a bit of Solstice magic sweep me back in time. Instead of facing off with a tour group in the parlor of the historic mansion, I’m suddenly face-to-face with the real Josiah Danforth. A widower who thinks I’m there to apply for a job as his housekeeper. With life in the 21st Century now in my past – his future – I’m forced to play a role I never trained for. ..(more blurb on ebook seller page…)       Amazon

NIREL (TIMEKEEPERS OF LAEVIIN BOOK ONE) by Sarah Rajah

VS Note: From JAN 24.

Healers are a rare commodity, coveted for their gifts. Nirel keeps her magic hidden to ensure her survival. But when enemy soldiers storm her village and fatally wound her brother, she must decide between keeping her secret or saving him. Nirel heals him in front of everyone. The law is clear, and the invaders rip Nirel from her family to serve the powerful king who declared war on her province. Time weaves its own battle, pitting the fates of a soldier and seer against each other in an attempt to balance a wounded timeline. Nirel navigates war-torn worlds, both physical and invisible, where the two men vying for her affection could alter both past and future.      AmazonKU

OMEGA FROM THE BEACH (HERON MANOR BOOK TWO) by Amy Bellows

Seahorse has been given a second chance at life. But there’s a catch: he can’t create any new memories with the people he loves. Every morning at sunrise, they forget he came back to life. When Orca, his mate, starts experiencing side effects from the daily memory loss, Seahorse knows he has to leave him behind. Otherwise, Orca could lose his sanity. But Orca doesn’t want to let Seahorse go. Even if that means making a deal with a dangerous warlock. All she wants is Orca’s voice. That’s a small price to pay to be with the man he loves. Or so he thinks. Omega from the Beach is an mpreg romance set in the omegaverse. It’s the second book in the Heron Manor series, and will not make sense unless you’ve read the first book.      AmazonKU

CATCH ME (KNOTTY PINES OMEGAVERSE BOOK ONE) by Sirena Song

Sadie Lancaster can’t catch a break. Her first heat is coming and the pressure is on to find an acceptable pack that will satisfy her wealthy socialite parents. Just as she vows to give her parents’ choice a real chance, she happens upon a letter from an aunt she has never met and embarks on a journey to the sleepy southern town of Knotty Pines to get answers. There, she stumbles into a pack that makes her question everything she thought she knew about her family, pack dynamics, and what it means to be an omega. Will she throw out her parents’ checklist for life and trust her heart? Is she brave enough to rely on a pack to catch her when she falls? The Jackson Pack has sworn off omegas. Hunter Jackson is done with bratty omegas and the trouble they cause. As prime alpha he’s sworn to protect his pack, especially from sassy, rich omegas looking for summer fun at their expense. What he doesn’t count on? Logan, Graham, and Elliot inviting Sadie into their town, their home, and their pack. But, Hunter knows the problem isn’t catching the eye of an omega, it’s keeping it.      AmazonKU

BETRAYER (THE CURSED BLOODSTONE BOOK ONE) by LiAnne Kay

VS Note: Cliffhanger.

She marries him for revenge. He marries her for her serpent mark. On the eve of her twentieth birthday, Sol is kidnapped by a barbarian. He wants her to use the magic she doesn’t have to heal someone. She wants to avenge her mother by killing his chieftain.
Desperate to get close to their leader, she marries one of their warriors. Her husband vows to never bed her. She vows to win his favor. When she’s plunged into his city, she realizes the depth of his people’s prejudices. They will never accept her if she doesn’t become like them. Even then, it may not be enough to obtain the vengeance she craves.   AmazonKU

POSTSCRIPT (KEGETOWN BOOK ONE) by Anne Barwell

A magical bookshop holds the keys. When Mason Chynoweth inherits an old house in small-town New Zealand, he hopes to discover what happened to his great-great uncle Lewis after he returned from the war in 1945. Mason’s first encounter with the property is thankfully reassuring—his sensitive psychic powers aren’t triggered and he has a calm sense of coming home. Elijah Whitaker arrives in Kedgetown for an extended visit with his aunts. He’s quickly drawn to Mason and offers to help him try to find some answers in the dusty old house. It soon becomes clear that Mason is keeping secrets, but Elijah has a few secrets of his own. Like his closely guarded knowledge of the hidden supernatural world, and the fact that many of the townspeople are psi and supernaturals. What is the connection between the house and Postscript, the town’s enigmatic bookshop? Mason’s glimpses of the past give some clues, but not enough to make sense of the puzzle. When a hidden journal comes to light, the true story of Lewis’s journey is revealed, and his path and Mason and Elijah’s begin to intertwine.     AmazonKU

WASP QUEEN by Joy Olival

What if your entire life was a charade and everyone you knew wasn’t really who you thought they were? Makana, a laid-back high school student, discovers just that. Growing up in a quiet Hawaiian town has always been easy. Though she enjoys her calm life, she dreams of adventure beyond her idyllic island home. Everything changes when Charr, the new girl in town, arrives with secrets about who Makana really is. The revelations will shake her to the core. As if questioning her entire identity isn’t bad enough, Makana finds out there are countless worlds beyond her own. Each of them is in danger from a mysterious being, known as the Queen, and her army of followers, the Wasps. With the worlds at stake, Makana must decide if she’s willing to pay the price of losing everyone she loves for a fight that she never wanted to begin with.   AmazonKU

ANYWHERE (THE BROTHERS OF SHADOW AND DEATH BOOK ONE) by Brooklyn Cross

VS Note: Cliffhanger.

Rook – Being a part of a triad union and the next head of the Adair family was not what I wanted. The stage, bright lights, screaming fans, and my guitar were all that I needed. At least, that was what I thought until my father forced me to fly halfway across the world and met Rhys McGregor. Rhys – I’d worked my entire life focused on one goal while my heart yearned for another life. Becoming a great leader of my family, a council member of the faction, and bringing together my triad was always my honor, my right, and my desire. But was it? The lines were blurred when I was humiliated on my choosing night. I was demoted and rejected by Rook Adair. Now, I was questioning every decision I’d ever made. That was until the man himself showed up at my home on my island and once more turned my world upside down. Elewyen – Men are evil. At least, that was what I’d always been taught, and from what I’ve seen, that has proven to be true. Hiding in the forest with my coven, we avoided contact with the villagers and those that lived in the fancy castles at all cost. Then one night, an ache in my heart led me to a man with midnight hair and piercing blue eyes, and I was forced to question every lesson I was ever taught.      AmazonKU

HIGHWAY TO HELLEBORE (VILLAGE FLOWER SHOP PARANORMAL COZY MYSTERY) by Nancy Warren

When a fancy sports car whizzes down the high street of Willow Waters in the Cotswolds, florist and witch Peony Bellefleur senses that it could bring trouble. She is right. Bad boy Dennis Ratslaff left Willow Waters many years ago, and the community breathed a sigh of relief. After a couple of decades in Australia, he’s returned with an Aussie accent, a lot of money, and a plan to stay. He’s bought a beautiful historic property with an award-winning English country garden that he plans to dig up for his swimming pool. The neighbors are angry, and the historical society is horrified, but Dennis doesn’t care. He’s rich, he’s romancing the town’s most eligible widow, and he’ll worry about the rules after he’s broken them. But when his digger unearths a major archaeological find, Dennis is forced to stop. Then it turns out there’s more than a Roman burial site in his garden…
Meanwhile, the town’s most eligible bachelor, and secret werewolf, has asked Peony out on a date and her mother and housemates all want to help her prepare for the first real date she’s had in years.      AmazonKU      AB

BLOOD CATALYST: MM PARANORMAL ROCK STAR AND VAMPIRE ROMANCE (CAROLINA SKY BOOK FOUR) by Lynn Michaels

Everything is about to change. Taken from his vampires, Matthew now has a whole new set of fangs to worry about. He was back to square one—vampire dinner. But Tobia and Gwin aren’t giving him up. When Tobia’s maker shows up on the scene, they use him to get to New York quickly in order to save their muse. He could not stand to lose her, and his heart ached for Matthew. They weren’t complete without him. Kato, John & Wayne are trying to cope without their singer, but it doesn’t feel right. “Carolina Sky and Matthew are about something more than being a kick ass band. I just don’t know exactly what that is.” …And nothing comes out how they planned.      AmazonKU

FIGHTING BETA (BETAS IN WAITING BOOK TEN) by Viola Grace

At her sister’s wedding, Olly meets the man who rejected her attempt to explain that she was his beta. Now she has to deal with him changing his mind. Olly got an invitation from her sister’s groom. She made sure that she was there on the day and watched every ceremony as it happened. Polly was glorious. The only thing that marred the day was that her heat was starting, and the one man who could sense it was there. If she goes through a heat with him, there might be no result, but it would mean she might go a year with her body quiet and calm. The mating is a disaster, but when it is over, she leaves her surprised mate and tries to resume her normal life. Normal was never going to darken her door again.   Amazon     Apple Books     Kobo

FILTHY RICH VAMPIRES: THREE QUEENS by Geneva Lee

All magic will die, and with it, all who carry it. Every last one of us…Thea and Julian have made their choice, but can they survive the fallout? Experience the decadent, magical world of Three Queens, the third book in the Filthy Rich Vampire series from New York Times bestselling author Geneva Lee. Returning to the world of the vampire elite as Solstice falls, they must navigate new dangers, treacherous allies, and morally grey friendships. The past might hold the key to their future, but to find out, Julian must face the monster he was once, and as forgotten magic stirs in Thea’s blood, the search for answers leads to devastating consequences. With the future of the magical world hanging in the balance, tensions rising in their family, and war looming on the horizon, will their love triumph, or will they pay the ultimate price?     AmazonKU

QUESTING by Charles Payseur

Lancelot has been playing the Game for a long time. When you’re an immortal soul reborn again and again because you drank from the Holy Grail, there isn’t much else to do than galivant around the globe, accomplishing quests for points and competing against your fellow immortals. For Lancelot it’s life, and yet after centuries he finds himself distracted by a different thrill — the one he gets from his greatest rival, Palomides. So when Palomides approaches him with a new quest, Lancelot jumps at the opportunity, even if it takes him to the edge of nowhere, to the deep woods of Wisconsin, chasing after a myth. When the myth turns out to be deadly real, will Lancelot get swept up in the battle and zeal of questing, of playing the Game, or will he find that there’s a different way he’d much rather score?

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WHEN A MOTH LOVED A BEE (DESTINI CHRONICLES BOOK ONE) by Pepper Winters

A pack of wolves hunt a girl who takes her last breath by a river’s edge. She is found and nursed back to health by the kind-hearted Nhil people. She has no memory. No past. And is given a choice that could change her forgotten life forever. A pack of wolves adopt a man who begs for death in the grasslands. Blood revives him. Flesh strengthens him. All while the alpha watches him as if he knows who he is. He has no memory. No past. And yet…he’s drawn toward the smoke of a faraway clan. And in that smoke, he finds a girl with the same mark on her thigh, the same empty mind, and the same forgotten language on her lips. He’s convinced they know each other. She’s certain they are strangers. But the more time they spend together, the more tangled the truth becomes. Their forgetfulness was deliberate. To keep them apart. To keep them lost. To keep them from claiming their true power. Because in that power exists a terrible choice. A choice that could destroy the world…or each other.

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SONG OF NIGHT (CITY OF NIGHT BOOK TWO) by Aurora Gray

Everything I thought I knew is a lie…The City of Night has always been a dangerous place, but never more so than now. Enemies on our doorstep. A battle brewing. The wild magic out of control, and my connection to it entirely severed. Not to mention I’m imprisoned by my former mentor who betrayed me. But none of that matters as much as finding Asher, and repairing the damage I did.      AmazonKU

DEMON BLIND (RESURRECTION CHRONICLES) by M J Haag

Months have passed since the earthquakes unleashed hell on Earth, and it’s a miracle has Apryl survived each one. Without her glasses, she can’t see a thing. She’s a walking liability. Thankfully, she’s the only one who knows it…for now. When she’s kicked out of her home for being “lazy,” she receives an offer from a man willing to take her in even though she had no experience with gathering supplies. It’s an opportunity she can’t pass up and accepts without even asking his name. Or looking up at him. She never thought one of the fey would take her in. But now that she has food and a warm place to sleep, she’ll do whatever needs doing to keep her new home. Even if it means falling for a fey.

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DEAL WITH THE DEVIL (THE RECKLESS DAMNED BOOK THREE) by Lark Taylor

When you make a deal with a devil, you must prepare to face the consequences…Mori – I’ve loved and lost once before, and it nearly destroyed me. One might think I’d be scared to try again, but since discovering the existence of fated mates, I’ve waited on tenterhooks for mine to appear. Fate, apparently, is content to keep me in suspense. When a nervous human brokers a deal to find his brother, I can’t refuse. My tracking days are over, but there’s something about River that makes me want to get back in the game. Besides, it’ll be a good distraction from waiting for my dream guy. It quickly becomes clear that River isn’t all he seems. And even worse…I can’t deny the attraction between us. But can I go there when I can’t promise River forever? River – I’ve always been a liar…but this might be the most dangerous lie I’ve ever told. Making a deal with a son of Lucifer to track my brother is a bad idea. Especially since he currently holds the number one spot on Mori’s hit list. I’m asking for trouble. But I’m out of options. Blaise’s death creeps closer every day, and despite his past misdeeds, I have to save him. Even if it means pretending to be a human, when I’m anything but. The more time Mori and I spend together, the harder it is to hide my true identity. How can I when he’s everything I’ve ever wanted in a partner? There’s no point dreaming of a future with Mori. Even if he forgives my deception, he has a fated mate out there somewhere. And it isn’t me.      AmazonKU

ETERNALLY YOURS (ETERNAL MATES BOOK ONE) by Eve Vaughan

VS note: From JAN 29.

Penny finds herself dateless when she’s invited to her cousin’s wedding. To make matters worse, the groom is her cheating ex! Desperate to save face, Penny resorts to contacting an escort service for her plus one. Little does she know, SFH is not what she expected. It’s a private matchmaking service for lonely immortals. Nicholas has spent centuries searching for his true mate and finally finds her in his lovely date for the night. He instantly falls for the shy beauty right away. Determined to make her his, he will do anything in his power to convince him that they belong together, including seducing her into willing submission. But how will she react when she learns the truth about her ‘date’? And that he’s a vampire?      AmazonKU

VAMPIRE KING by Nikki Grey

Your worst enemy is your best protector. In a supernatural town that has always protected you, you don’t expect to stumble upon danger. Yet, there are threats around every corner. Lurking. Waiting. In a town where everyone is different, where everyone is a shifter, being a human feels like being an ugly duckling in a goose pond. When those I trusted the most turn their back on me, when those you trust betray you, who becomes your protector? The vampire king? The… enemy himself? He offers me a deal, and I know it is my only way out. I have to accept. He wants to find the secret well. I need someone to keep me safe. But that means I have to be close to him. Closeness means affection.
Affection turns to forbidden love, and eventually, enemies become lovers. Even then… are they to be trusted?       AmazonKU

AGAINST A WOUNDED LANDSCAPE by Vivien Dean

Sir Tanash, the greatest knight Tasora has ever known, has one quest — to rescue his king’s only son. Fifteen years ago, Princy Liseny was kidnapped, and in the time since, Tasora has crumbled. By bringing the prince home, Tanash hopes to return the kingdom to its former glory. As captive in a rival land, Liseny has spent most of his life locked away from the world, brought out as the ultimate prize while his real home is slowly destroyed. Escape is a godsend. So is Tanash, but neither is as simple as Liseny hopes. He has to learn to adjust in more ways than one. Though Tanash refuses to act on their mutual attraction, he does agree to help Liseny seek out an alliance to take back to Tasora. What he doesn’t expect is to fall for the young prince along the way.     Amazon     Apple Books     Kobo

HIGH BET (SYNDICATE MASTES: EASTERN SEABOARD) by Delta James

Lauren – I’m the leader of a rogue band of vixens, who left our origin skulk to live our dream—owning a catering company. The problem is our dream costs money, and we don’t have any. The solution is doing what foxes do best… steal. Now I’m way in over my head. The only thing standing between us and real danger is Jace Evans. Jace – I am the leader of the Calos Syndicate and the Florida Panther clan. I deal in gambling, arms dealing, smuggling, and a lot of legitimate businesses that aren’t nearly as much fun as the illegal ones. In the next few weeks, I’m opening a luxury casino featuring a roulette wheel that once belonged to the Marquis de Sade. Bonding dreams with my fated mate has been an unexpected delight and has revealed the truth of who she is. Sounds easy, right? Wrong! She is neither panther nor human; she’s a sexy fox-shifter with a nasty temper and a rebellious streak a mile wide. Turning her is forbidden and she’s determined to fight me. But what do I care? I love a challenge, and if it’s illegal, so much the better. In the end I’ll win everything. She’ll come to me, and when she does, I’ll make all her deepest, darkest dreams come true.      AmazonKU

THE DRAGON’S PRETEND MARRIAGE (BEAUFORT CREEK SHIFTERS BOOK THREE) by Layla Silver

He bullied me relentlessly. Now I’m supposed to be his fake fiancée. He’s a billionaire dragon and my brother’s best friend. I had a huge crush on him. He humiliated me for it, put me to shame for everyone to see. I still hate him. But I have the perfect plan: I’ll play his fake fiancée. And get my revenge… His parents are pushing him to find a mate. I need a mate too…to get my stalkers off my back. So I propose a deal: become fake mates. I didn’t mean for him to open my old wounds, to expose my innermost desires. To lay bare what I’ve hidden in the debts of my shame for years. It was a simple plan, but he’s making it complicated. He wants us to be seen in public together. To protect me and meet his parents. He wants to kiss and put his possessive hands all over me. To make a mate mark on my neck. And now I have fevered dreams of his fingers on my belly and his mouth in my hair. Do I dare let the billionaire dragon bite me?     AmazonKU

DADDY’S MATE (SILVERDALE WOLVES BOOK 7) by Mia Wolf

He never knew that I had his baby. Now we meet again. It’s been years since I last saw him, but now I’m forced to go back to his small town. He’s still a player, still breaks hearts like he broke mine. I hate him for it. But I have to get closer to him, because he’s the only one who can help me. The demons have kidnapped my child, and I would do anything to save him. That includes enlisting the help of my baby’s daddy. The one wolf I could never forget about. The one wolf that haunts my dreams every single night. In my dreams, he caresses my voluptuous body like he did that one night that we were together. In my dreams, my name is on his lips like a blossom starting to bloom. But the boundaries between dreams and reality are starting to blur. We’re all alone in this wolf town, and a new surprise announces itself in my belly…How much longer can I resist my baby daddy’s pull?      AmazonKU

TALES FROM THE SEA VIXEN by Pelaam

The Sea Vixen carries a team that helps to protect the world from attacks from dark forces. Answering a distress call, a small team is sent to investigate; the team includes the Vixen‘s captain, Phil, their arcane expert Armand, Frank, and Nathan. Frank and Nathan are an established couple, but Nathan draws the attention of a newly freed demon. When the demon takes Nathan, the team races against time to save him, body and soul. Frank will fight a demon from hell to protect the man he loves.

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ALPHA WOLF’S FATED BRIDE by Anika Skye

VS Note: From JAN 12.

I’m the runaway bride, slogging through his forest in my wedding gown, fighting for my life when Mark, an alpha from a rival pack, saves my….tush. With his golden eyes, powerful physic, and commanding presence—on two feet and four. He’s everything any woman would want. But not me. Our packs have hated each other for so long that it’s no longer questioned. But I have no choice but to ask Mark to hide me in enemy territory until I uncover why my father is forcing this marriage on me. And why suddenly, the Wanders, the outcast of our kind, want me dead. Hiding with his pack, I never thought I’d find my fated mate, and now we have something bigger to fight for: our child. But a gem is hidden in my being, and they’re willing to kill me to get it out. Once again, I’ll need Mark to protect me from the wolves plotting my death. I need him to save our forever.   AmazonKU

A PANTHER FOR VALENTINES (hOLIDAY SHIFTERS) by Lisa Daniels

VS note: From JAN 10.

I never thought I’d find love. Don’t get me wrong, my parents are wonderful. But there was a part of me that wished to have the same love as them. To find someone who’d love me as much as my father did my mother. My parents are shifters. I am not. Wanting to know more about my heritage, I sought a shifter to speak to. Someone who might be able to explain the mystery of the world. He came in the form of a man called Arven. A powerful panther shifter, with an old clan. Someone who knew secrets. Someone who I might grow to love, should the cards fall right on Valentine’s Day…Trouble is, he might be hiding something from me. Something dark and secret. And the only way to know, is to risk everything with him.      AmazonKU

A LION FOR VALENTINE’S (HOLIDAY SHIFTERS) by Lisa Daniels

VS Note: From JAN 24. 

I thought this would be the best holiday ever. A trip with my friends, to a flashy resort run by lion shifters. Powerful clans in charge of running the place, drawing hundreds of thousands of tourists each year. It’s a holiday tradition to do something like this with my friends on Valentine’s Day. However, the last thing I expected was the man I’d meet there. Morgan, with his piercing blue eyes, and a smile to die for. A lion, rescuing me from the snow. A shifter that I’m trapped with in the middle of a blizzard. Anything could happen here.      AmazonKU

MY DRAGON PROTECTORS by Lilly Wilder

Two dragon Alphas upended my life. I didn’t ask to be put in the middle of a war. Yet here I am, a mutant with the ability to take on partial dragon traits. My future offspring could end or save the world. Which leads to me being kidnapped by the Plex who want to extinct the human race. Just as I begin to wonder if this is the end for me, two Dragon Alpha males free me. Mace and Brandon want to be my protectors and mates. It’s too much to wrap my head around. Mace is take-charge, no-nonsense, and terrifying in battle. Brandon is a more diplomatic Alpha with a wicked sense of humor. They terrify and arose me in equal measures. My head tells me to be cautious. But my body yearns for their touch. This menage is inescapable. Will it break me or rescue me?   AmazonKU

WARRIOR HEARTS ACADEMY: PHOENIX RISE by Ellie Horn

My past has been lost to me—until now…And the three men I love teeter on the edge of an abyss…The only way through is to call upon the beast inside me—and let it loose.   AmazonKU

ILLUMINATED (VAMPIRE TALES BOOK ONE) by Alexa Piper

Ethan is a photographer who loves the interplay of light and shadow in his work and what it reveals. While working on his latest project, he finds himself at an abandoned church after nightfall. Lured by the prospect of capturing something unique with his camera, he ventures inside. What Ethan discovers in that forgotten place is not what he expected. Instead of sights unseen for decades, Ethan finds a man — bleeding, hurt, and in need of help. What Ethan doesn’t know is that he isn’t freeing an ordinary man, but an ancient vampire. Through a haze of blood and violence, Ethan will have to come to terms with a situation nothing could have ever prepared him for. Auris drinks blood and deals death with ease, but Ethan soon discovers that the vampire is not just a monster. Auris is more, so much more. As if it were illuminated with a camera flash, Ethan can almost see himself and Auris have a shared future. Yet, those who tried destroying Auris once will stop at nothing to do so again.

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HER SCOTTISH HERO (SCOTTISH WOLVES BOOK THREE) by Theodora Taylor

All this Scottish Grump wants to be is ALONE But I need his help…When a swarm of mail-order brides and his ex-fiancée invade Alban Scotswolf’s small shifter town, no one can blame the giant war vet for deciding to retire to his centuries-old cabin in the mountains. This is a tranquil place meant for him, and him alone. Per tradition, no she-wolves are allowed there, and that’s the way he likes it. All he wants to be is ALONE. So, how aggravated is he when he finds us squatting in his cabin? Me, a single mother, hurt and broken after escaping from my abusive ex. Plus, the vulnerable daughter I’ve sworn to protect. All Alban wants to be is ALONE. But I need his help to heal from my wounds—the ones on both the inside and the outside. Will he give it to me?

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CLAIMING BEAUTY (ONCE UPON A SHIFTER BOOK ONE) by Skye Alder

VS Note: From JAN 27.

Who chooses to fall in love with a beast? That’s the question that Thatcher has been asking himself for years. It’s why he doesn’t date, has never tried to find his fated mate, and rarely leaves his home. He knows what he is and he can’t bear to see the looks he gets whenever he goes out. He’s content with his life of solitude. Until she shows up. Clara Young. She’s the beauty to his beast, his fated mate, but Thatcher knows that this isn’t a fairytale. She’s stuck here because of the winter storm but, eventually, she’ll leave him, just like everyone else. Unless he can change her mind and claim her before the storm passes.      AmazonKU

THE WHITE WITCH ALPHA (LUNA OF THE PACK SERIES BOOK TWO) by S J Hayslett

After a witch kills her pack, Whitney just wants to search for her one remaining family member, her father, who was once banished from pack life. What she finds is so much more and sets off a war that could find werewolves decimated.     AmazonKU

HOWL AT THE MOON (WORLD OF THE JEZEBEL FILES BOOK ONE) by Deborah Wilde

Raisa Montefiore has based her life on science, but at the moment, only three facts are relevant: A) werewolves don’t exist, B) she may have created the one standing in front of her, C) revisit fact A. She’s a magic scientist with a mission to heal, but when her passion project is twisted to create the world’s first wolf shifter and her entire world comes crashing down, she’s thrown from the lab and onto a path filled with changing—and dangerous—unknowns. With her life’s research on the line, she’s forced to work with the wolf, an infuriating man who was bossy enough before he went furry. Worse still is their cover story: fake dating. Their deadly pursuers are looking pretty good in comparison. She’s trusting the Big Bad Wolf to protect her from the perils of the forest, while hoping he’s not the biggest danger of them all. Or that she won’t give in to the urge to throw his corpse in a vat of strong acid, leaving no trace of his remains. Either way, Raisa is redeeming her life’s work and no man—or wolf—is going to stop her.

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NIGHT HUNTRESS (URBAN JUNGLE SHIFTERS BOOK ONE) by SK Prince

I hate being a shifter. I was bitten by a rogue in the Louisiana bayou, and I’m desperate to find a way to break the curse of the cat that shivers under my skin . . . and to steal a talisman that’s rumored to do exactly that. Problem is, it’s secreted away in the penthouse apartment of Alpha Anthony Holder, and he doesn’t take it well when he catches me breaking in. Surprisingly, instead of punishing me, Anthony offers training and protection, as well as a place in his pride. I want to say no, but I’m drawn to the big, sexy Alpha in inexplicable ways. He makes me feel safe, and his pride gives me a sense of family I’ve never had before. Danger lurks in the bayou, however. The rogue shifter that bit me is still on the loose, leaving bodies in its wake and putting the whole pride at risk. It’s up to the Alpha to find and eliminate the threat before it’s too late. Then I and Anthony can try to figure out why it seems like our connection is so much more than mere attraction. It’s almost like we’re fated mates. But fated mates don’t exist anymore. Right?      AmazonKU

MONSTER’S BRIDE PART ONE by Elizabeth Dunlap

Take a moment and step into the chaotic life of Cressida. After accidentally texting a monster, Cressida seems to be dealing with a myriad of various problems. Her father’s death has dangerous debt collectors breaking down her door, and she finds that the only safe place for her just might be with her new monster pen pal, Bastien, and his incredibly sexy friends. Bastien, the shadow demon. Set, the beast man Anubis. Hinata, the Oni demon. As it turns out though, being the bride of demons may just turn out to be the most dangerous thing yet.      AmazonKU

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LINKS TO RECENT NEW RELEASES POSTS from Veronica:

February 1

January 25

January 18

January 11

January 4

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