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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CAGED (GLADIATORS OF THE GRYN BOOK ONE) by Hattie Jacks
Sylas is the planet’s most ruthless fighter, unmatched in the arena and feared by all who come up against him. Until he meets me. The abducted human forced into servitude and far from home. He growls ‘mine’ and I am claimed by a seven-foot wall of scars and sinew. There is more to Sylas than his chiselled good looks and proficiency with a sword. My proud gladiator is broken in more ways than I thought possible. And he won’t stop until I belong to him entirely, even if it means breaking his bonds with the arena. But nowhere is safe for us, Sylas’s owners want him back, and my enemies are not far behind. To truly overcome the arena and the hell our escape unleashes, I’m going to have to do the unthinkable. I’m going to have to give Sylas my heart. And hope he can protect all of me. AmazonKU
REVEALED (TRIBUTE BRIDES OF THE DREXIAN WARRIORS BOOK11) by Tana Stone
Maxxon’s job is to locate and retrieve the human females targeted to be tribute brides. The key is to find them, charm them, and return with them to the space station without anyone noticing. And he has a perfect success rate—until now. Allie isn’t prepared for the massive spaceships that descend into the atmosphere or for the tall, dark, and handsome stranger who saves her as she’s walking home. She also isn’t prepared to learn that he’s an alien. But when the Drexians fight off the Kronock and return for their warriors, he must leave and leave her behind. After the Drexians reveal themselves and their long history of taking tribute brides, everything changes. Women are volunteering in droves to become brides for the hot aliens, so Allie decides to sign up so she can find Maxxon. But will she find him before she must accept the Drexian chosen for her, or will she and Maxxon be separated forever? AmazonKU
IMPERIAL FATE (VEREDIAN CHRONICLES BOOK SEVEN) by Regine Abel
From the moment they met as teenagers, Prince Zerien and Siona knew they were soulmates. Siona is as smart and beautiful as she is fierce and dauntless. She will make the perfect Queen. But as per her father’s demands, he must wait six years to claim her as his bride, courting her from a distance until they become adults. Six endless years living halfway across the galaxy from each other … Longing and aching for his Siona, his sweet obsession. However, when the time finally comes to bring her to his homeworld, the prophecies heralding her as a great Warrior Queen undermine the plans of the rebels plaguing his world. Their escalating attacks put his impending wedding and coronation in peril. They want his Siona destroyed. Did Zerien wait all these years only to lose her to the deadly games of Fate and the machinations of traitors? AmazonKU
TZAR-THAN (ALIEN BARBARIANS OF VANDRUK BOOK ONE) by Bella Blair
GWYN: Working as a janitor for IC, the inventor of the wormhole to another world, was supposed to be just the beginning—a foot in the door to my dream of exploring Hope One the planet Earth connects to through the portal. But everything changes the night an imposing alien warrior steps through the portal from Hope One. He’s fierce, powerful, and… speaks English? Even stranger, he’s demanding human women for his planet—and I’m part of the deal. I always dreamed of traveling to Hope One, but now I’m starting to want something more than just an adventure…TZAR-THAN: Our planet, Vandruk, is dying. The appearance of a strange portal has caused a catastrophe on Vandruk that killed nearly all our females. The survival of my species hangs by a thread and I realize my species’ only chance is to negotiate with the humans. My mission is simple: demand they surrender some of their females in exchange for passage to our world. But the moment I see her, my mission changes. I would tear apart the universe if that’s what it takes to make her MINE. AmazonKU
TOMLIN (HOW THE ALIENS WERE WON BOOK EIGHT) by Honey Phillips
Tomlin has been hiding his true nature his entire life, but cracks are beginning to show in his perfect facade. And then he meets a beautiful, intelligent female who could destroy all his barriers. He should run but he needs her help… he needs her. Etta is too thin and too plain to interest most men, and that suits her just fine. Her scientific studies are far more interesting. She is sure that the stranger who appears at her remote lab is more than he seems to be, and she’d determined to solve the puzzle he presents. But the more she uncovers, the more intrigued she becomes. He is rapidly becoming much more to her than an experiment, but the secrets he conceals could change everything. AmazonKU
DARKSIDE: A NOVEL by Michael Mammay
VS Note: Not a romance but a military SF release of note. I’ve been a big fan of this author for years and had this book pre-ordered.
Colonel Butler has paid his dues and just wants to enjoy his retirement on a remote planet. But the galaxy has had other plans. He has been roped into searching for a politician’s missing son and an industry magnate’s missing daughter. He has been kidnapped, violated numerous laws, and caused the destruction of colonial facilities. He’s famous—or infamous, depending on who you ask—praised and reviled in equal measure across the galaxy for his exploits. And he is determined to never let the government drag him into another investigation. But when a runaway twelve-year-old girl whose father has gone missing asks him for help, well…it’s a lot harder to say no. The girl’s father, Jorge Ramiro, was supposed to have been on Taug, a moon orbiting the gas giant Ridia 5, working on a dig with a famous archaeologist. But now there’s no sign of him and no record of him being there. Mining operations on the moon are run by two different consortiums, Caliber and Omicron—both of which have tried to kill Butler in the past. Butler doesn’t believe in coincidence. Landing on Taug with his right-hand man Mac, computer genius Ganos, and an elite security squad, Butler soon finds that they’ve charged back into the crosshairs—because Ramiro is not the only who has disappeared, and the perpetual darkside of this moon is hiding more than the truth about a missing archeologist.
FORBIDDEN COSMIC DESIRES (COSMIC BOND CHRONICLES SERIES BOOK SEVEN) by G R Stellar
When I gazed into his big blue eyes, everything changed for me.
Loving the alien warrior, my sister’s boyfriend, I knew I was going to go crazy. I know loving my sister’s boyfriend is wrong but everything is screaming inside of me. I know that he is mine and I would do everything in my power to make sure it is painfully clear. To fall into his arms, I am not the only one at fault when I care about him. Bellatrix, a cold, sullen male who knows what he wants and he doesn’t dare let anything stand in his way. I see the way he looks at me, like he wants to eat me alive. I know it’s wrong but I can’t help but fall hard for everything that is his temptation. An eagerness brews within me, making me ache for a lot more. I don’t know how it happened but I do know that falling in love with him is going to be everything that I needed. I just hope that he feels the same way. AmazonKU
THE DEATH BRINGER (THE THARASSAS CYCLE BOOK FOUR) by J Scott Coatsworth
War is coming. Aik has become the Progenitor, and the Seed Mother has released him to transform the world for her alien brood. Silya and Raven, Aik’s former friends, are the only ones who can save him and the world. But what if the cure is worse than the invasion? As Silya rushes to prepare Gullton for the battle to come, she’s determined to save as many people as she can. But new crises emerge that demand her attention. Raven has his own hands full, keeping the dragon-like verent in line, while helping Silya to save the world. But what if the only way to do so is to sacrifice Aik, the man that he loves? It’s the end of the world … or could it be the start of something new?
SMARTA@SS CYBORG by Amanda Milo
Old West? Check. Aliens? Check. Mermen…? Check. If you’re looking for all that and a donkey sidekick, this is the book for you. Meet William Frederick Cody, a recently liberated merman-turned-cyborg who sets off in the semi-arid (okay, desert) climate of Traxia seeking the trusty horse he’s ordered. Instead, he’s saddled with a mischievous donkey. The donkey unseats him at the first opportunity, forcing this merman to travel on foot through the desert under the burning alien sun. They stumble upon Becky, a human woman who’s in the middle of having all her dreams shattered before her eyes. William and Paco ride (…figuratively speaking) to her rescue, where William admires her very fine horse. Once she’s safe, William makes to leave her homestead when Becky shocks him by making him a wild offer. If he protects her and her unborn child, she’ll cook his meals, clean the shanty he’ll own, and do his laundry. She also alludes to some acts she will perform… but he’s not certain what she means. What he does know is that he’ll get to own Becky’s horse. All he has to do is marry her. AmazonKU
CLAIMED BY THE ORC (ORCS UNBOUND) by Leslie Chase
I probably shouldn’t have snuck on board a criminal’s spaceship. I definitely shouldn’t have gotten caught. All I wanted was to learn something about Gragash, the undefeated orc gladiator. Muscular, passionate, and brutal, his smoldering gaze could start a forest fire, and no one knows anything about him apart from his perfect record in the underground fighting circuit. Now the thugs who think they own him have thrown me into his cell, a treat for their star fighter. They expect that to be the end of me. Instead, it might just be the night we’ve both waited our whole lives for. And, if we survive it, the start of something more. AmazonKU
COSMIC DESIRES: GALACTIC RED LIGHT by Holly Hanzo
Bianca: I am an outcast, a pawn to be used for any alien’s need. No one cares about my fate in this remote outpost in space, I am a kidnapped human with no way to return home. No matter what they do to me, I will survive. I will become what I have to and show them what I am capable of. Their desires will become their downfall – I’ll make sure of it. When I’m caught between a rock and a hard place, a hot alien races to my rescue. He offers to intervene in return for a favor. Ceilus promises if I accept his offer he can help me fulfill my vow. Do I dare allow this strange alien to give me the one thing I crave the most – hope? Ceilus: For years, I’ve pushed my private pain aside in an attempt to rid the galaxy of the worst scum. I do whatever I can to save as many beings as possible from a horrible fate. In a strange twist of luck, in the last place I ever expected to find her – I find my mate. Instinct demands I claim her, but the mission comes first. Instead, I offer her the only thing I can, my protection. Will she accept my claim before it’s too late? Here there are no rules. To the victor goes the spoils. AmazonKU
ALL THE LOVE WE’VE EVER SHARED (GLADIATORS OF OUTER SPACE BOOK TWO) by Carlotta Page
My entire world has been thrown into turmoil. First, I was abducted by the Hov. Then, I was thrown into the Arena, bait for my two alien lovers to fight over, for the entertainment of the cheering audience. Now, I’ve been presented with two options: surrender or die. Except that I’ve no intention of accepting either fate. The Hov wanted a fight, and that’s exactly what I’m going to give them, bigger and better than any they could have staged themselves. Because I’ve got something worth fighting for—my life, my freedom and my Mates. AmazonKU
A CYBORG FOR THE ALIEN MERCENARY (ALIEN MERCENARIES: REAPERS BOOK ONE) by Mina Carter
She’s a cyborg with a forgotten past. He’s an alien mercenary with a heart of gold. All Jesh wants is to understand who—and what—she is. Waking up in a human medical facility with no memory, a voice in her head and strange abilities, she knows she doesn’t belong. She certainly knows that she’s never seen her ‘family’ before. Then her mother tries to kill her…Enter the alien mercenary team, the Reapers, and their medic, Covak. With his towering frame, razor-sharp fangs, and mesmerizing eyes, he’s unlike anyone she’s ever met. Despite his intimidating appearance, she can’t stay away from him. His gentle touch awakens feelings she’s not used to, thrilling and terrifying her in equal measure. Battle-hardened exterior. Marshmallow interior. All hers.
Covak knows Jesh is trouble from the moment he lays eyes on her. But his instincts scream that…(more blurb on ebook seller’s page)
KIDNAPPED BY THE ALIEN CHIEFTAIN (THE KLENDATHIAN CYCLE BOOK ONE) by Lara Roth and Selina Sky
Roxy – Bad dates and lousy liars—that was my routine until the universe decided I needed a serious shake-up. As I’m walking home from yet another disaster date, when bam! I’m not just kidnapped once, but twice. First by Krogoth, a hot, hulking alien chieftain convinced I’m his fated mate, and then by a band of alien criminals who think I’m some sort of trophy. Honestly, I just want to return to my boring job and worse dates—space is terrifying! Can I convince him to take me back home before he wins my body and my heart? Krogoth – We lost our females some 500 years ago. A heinous act that will not go unpunished! When I learned, it’s possible to bond with a human female. I stalked my prey for days through the primitive and weak human planet. Rocks, so small. So beautiful. So Perfect. I will take her to Klendathor, my home planet, to complete our Mortakin-Tok. Nothing will come between us, not even all the forces of the universe. She might not know it yet, but she is mine. And our journey is just beginning. AmazonKU
RUMOR HAS IT (THE DISCO SPACE OPERA BOOK THREE) by Cat Rambo
BS Note: Not a romance but a scifi release of note.
The crew of the You Sexy Thing navigates the aftermath of facing down a pirate king and the relationships that they have created with one another in Cat Rambo’s action adventure science fiction Rumor Has It, the third book in the Disco Space Opera. The crew of the You Sexy Thing have laid a course for Coralind Station, hoping the station’s famed gardens will provide an opportunity to regroup, recoup, and mourn their losses while while finding a way to track down their enemy, pirate king Tubal Last. All Niko wants to do is pry their insurance money from the bank and see if an old friend might be able to help them find Last. Unfortunately, old friends and enemies aren’t the only unreliable elements awaiting her and the crew at Coralind. Each will have to face themselves—the good and the bad—in order to come together before they lose everything.
SPACE ODDITY (THE SPACE OPERA, BOOK TWO) by Catherynne M Valente
VS note: Not a romance but a scifi release of note.
The Metagalactic Grand Prix—part gladiatorial contest, part beauty pageant, part concert extravaganza, and part continuation of the wars of the past returns and the fate of the Earth is once again threatened. The civilizations opposed to humanity have been plotting and want to take down the upstarts. Can humanity rise again in this sequel to the beloved Hugo Award–nominated national bestselling Space Opera by New York Times bestselling author Catherynne M. Valente?
THE PROTEGRE BRIDES: AUTUMN by Katryna Lalock
The Protegre School for Human Women is the only home Autumn knows…and she’s not keen to leave. As the date for her auction draws near, she must go to extreme lengths to stay exactly where she is. After a chance meeting with a handsome stranger, she’s confident her place in Protegre is secure. She doesn’t realize how wrong she is until she’s thrust onto the auction platform. Lovan promises he’ll marry and secure his spot as the Duke of Swendshin…eventually. He was given a timeline – marry by the end of the year or lose your estate. Never intending for it to be so soon, things change when he finds the beautiful human woman he bedded on the auction block. He knows he must purchase her to save her from the pirate Stefan. Lovan soon realizes his mistake – he’s bought a bride and there’s absolutely no way to return her. Getting to know her future husband is impossible when he’s never around. Autumn does her best to play her part as the perfect bride despite the obstacles life throws her way. Lovan must accept that he will not marry for love like his parents. Is his love of his estate enough, or is he doomed to be miserable in his forced marriage? Can Autumn learn the intricate workings of a society that doesn’t believe her fiancé is worthy of his position? AmazonKU
ALIEN PEACOCK (ALIEN ABDUCTORS BOOK NINE) by Calista Skye
Maeve – I was sent to space on a crucial mission for the Resistance on alien-occupied Earth. But it went wrong the moment I arrived on the space station. If I hadn’t been rescued by a gigantic alien, I would have been enslaved by bandits and sold at an auction. But I’m not sure this is much better. The guy that rescued me is Arelion. He is an eight feet tall hyper-muscular alien with shimmering blue skin and wings so colorful he looks most of all like a peacock. He can’t pass a mirror without preening and checking himself out. He doesn’t seem to like me much, though. But I will use him and his resources for all they’re worth. I cannot fail my mission to find my missing sister. And if I have to drag this crazy narcissist with me, then fine. He can grab all the attention, while I do what must be done for Earth’s freedom. Arelion –
Maeve is not the worst human I’ve met. She’s too small to be any kind of danger. But her species is well known for being sneaky and untrustworthy, and I want nothing to do with them. And yet I couldn’t help saving her from the slave traders and gangsters that wanted to capture her. She looks far too small and soft to be alone in these places. And much too attractive. Someone had to protect her from herself. Now I have to get rid of her somehow. I have more important things to do than babysit a female who seems completely oblivious of the dangers of the galaxy. The future of my world depends on me succeeding at my mission, and I can’t drop my cover or let anyone distract me. Not even if her curvy body makes my head spin. AmazonKU
INFALA: TAMING THE BEAST: MARK OF THE INFALA BOOK SIX by Kira Quinn
Margot found herself alone on the distant planet, snatched from her life on Earth, take against her will, and now crash-landed onto a strange world’s surface. She was scared. Confused. But no matter what, survival was priority one. The question was, how could she possibly manage on her own in this alien land? Was it Luck or chance? She couldn’t say. But salvation presented itself, and in more ways than one. Would she adapt and thrive? Or would this dangerous wilderness be her demise? Crazy as it seemed, the wild creature roaming the hills could very well be the answer… if she could somehow tame the savage beast. AmazonKU
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VS: I’m bringing the first book in my best selling, award winning Badari Warriors series to the forefront today. AYDARR was the beginning of the entire epic to date, more stories to come! When I wrote this first one I wasn’t even sure if I could manage a series but the Badari wouldn’t let me off the hook. My Muse insisted I had to write their stories. I humbly think it’s going well and I’m SO appreciative of my readers’ support.
AYDARR (A BADARI WARRIORS SCIFI ROMANCE NOVEL): Sectors New Allies Series Book 1
Jill Garrison, a maintenance tech at the Sectors Amarcae 7 colony, goes to sleep one night as usual only to wake up in her nightgown stranded in the middle of a forest on an unknown world. There’s no time to think as she’s stalked by carnivorous predators and rescued by genetically engineered warriors calling themselves the Badari. Turns out they and she, along with her whole colony, are now prisoners of the Khagrish, a ruthless race of alien scientists. Working for enemies of the Sectors, the Khagrish have created the Badari to be super soldiers.
Aydarr, the Badari alpha, isn’t sure he can trust Jill but his attraction to her is undeniable. He impulsively claims her as his mate to prevent her death at the hands of the Khagrish.
Can he continue to protect her from the experiments already underway? Will his claiming her put his pack in jeopardy from their alien masters?
As Jill searches for a way to rescue her fellow humans and get them all to safety, she finds herself falling for Aydarr, despite the secrets he’s keeping. She has a few of her own.
The situation becomes dire when Aydarr and his pack are sent offplanet on a mission, leaving Jill unprotected, prey for the senior scientist. Can she escape the experiments he has in mind for her? Will she be able to thwart the Khagrish plans and liberate humans and Badari alike? How will she and Aydarr reunite?
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THE WRAITH KING (THE RISE OF NORTHGAL BOOK ONE) by Juliette Cross
A brutal, bloody war against the ruthless Wraith King has cost the light fae more than innocent lives. Una Hartstone, Princess of Issos, learns the price the Wraith King demands to end the war once and for all. Her. In exchange for the safety of her people, she agrees to give her life—and her body—to her greatest enemy. Gollaya Verbane is determined to fulfill his destiny and his god’s prophecy. When his seer points to the Princess of Issos as the key to the rise of the dark fae, he demands her submission. But when she finally yields, he realizes Una is much more to him than a priceless weapon. A mystery that has haunted Una for years awakens when she is abducted and dragged back to Näkt Mir. The palace hides many dark secrets…and at least one traitor. A traitor determined to take King Goll’s throne—and all he possesses. What he doesn’t know is that Una’s magick is more powerful than he can imagine, and that Goll will burn the whole world to save her. AmazonKU
MONSTERS IN LOVE: LOST IN THE UNDERWORLD: A PARANORMAL ROMANCE ANTHOLOGY by Various
With souls and spirits, wraiths and reapers, the Underworld comes calling. Take care how you answer, lest you find yourself sucked into the depths of oblivion, where monsters both fair and foul lurk, waiting to snatch away their true loves…forever. Amazon
THE DRAGON, THE GAZELLE AND THEIR UNICORN OMEGA (OMEGAS OF ANIMALS SD BOOK 11) by Lorelai M Hart and Wendy Rathbone
Alpha dragon shifter Magnus likes the finer things in life: designer suits, fancy watches, and real estate across the nation. He’s living his best life. If only his dragon felt the same. He spends his days far too close to the surface for Magnus’ liking and, if he doesn’t figure out why, he’s afraid he’s going to lose control of his beast completely. Alpha gazelle shifter Ayelet loves the ocean and, when a position in his company opens up near San Diego, he immediately applies. What could be better than daily trips to the beach? Having someone to go with him, that’s what. Why does his mind keep wandering back to a one-night stand with a hottie dragon three years ago? Omega unicorn shifter Harbor travels around the country in his converted van. Van life might not be for everyone, but it’s working out okay for him. With no herd, it’s not like he has a place to call home. One night at Animals SD, when all three of them are in the same place for the first time, changes everything. AmazonKU
THE OGRE’S LAST LESSON (A KARA HILDER MYSTERY BOOK 11) by Jenna St James
The paranormal town of Mystic Cove is abuzz with the latest news–former professional athlete, Dain Otin, is returning to his hometown to take a teaching and coach position. Too bad not everyone is happy about the ogre’s decision to return. When Coach Otin is murdered in broad daylight down at the track, it doesn’t take long before suspects are popping up like popcorn at the concession stand. Can Kara and Zane work together to pass this ultimate test and discover who the killer is? Or will the attack of another prominent supernatural cause them to fail their assignment? AmazonKU
HEALER’S CALL (THE HEALERS SERIES BOOK TWO) by A J Manney
Rose is a timid healer who’s has been thrust into the supernatural world, a world she’s trying to adjust to. Just as she begins to gain a little confidence in her new abilities, she discovers she’s a fated mate to Maverick, a brash beta from another pack known for his aggressive nature. When Maverick’s pack faces a deadly sickness and he himself lies on the brink of death, Rose must find the inner strength to answer his alpha’s call for help. Now, Rose must decide if she is willing to embrace her role not only as a healer, but as a mate to a man she doesn’t think she could ever love. When outside forces target Rose, Maverick is pushed to his limits and decides that she is better off by his side. She will have to learn to overcome her fears and accept her destiny before the forces working against them tear them apart. In a world where healing and love collide, Rose must answer the ultimate healer’s call. AmazonKU
GUARDED BY A SAVAGE SHIFTER (BACK AWAY FROM MY GIRL BOOK ONE) by Olivia P Turner
I have the scoop of a lifetime. An exclusive interview with the leader of the world’s deadliest drug cartel. The last interviewer didn’t make it out alive. My family begs me not to take it. My friends say I’m crazy. My boss agrees to let me go, if I take a bodyguard with me. I’m curious to know what kind of bodyguard can protect me from a whole cartel of killers. And I find out. The savage kind. He’s a hot grizzly bear shifter named Ryker. He takes me under those big protective arms and dark watchful eyes. Ryker says I’m his and that he won’t let anything bad happen to me. But when the interview turns ugly, things get dangerous. And it’s me and my shifter bodyguard against an army of killers. Luckily, Ryker is unstoppable when it comes to protecting his mate. AmazonKU
MET MY DRAGON AND WENT INTO LABOR: A WHY CHOOSE MPREG SHIFTER ROMANCE (REBORN IN ANOTHER WORLD BOOK THREE) by Lorelai M Hart and Colbie Dunbar
I was hit by a train and woke up in another world—one where I was famous! I thought I hit the jackpot with my wolf mate. He is kind, protective, and exactly who I need in my life. And then one day—poof, I run into my bear mate, and the three of us make it work. I’m happier than I ever dreamed possible. My life is exactly how it should be. Fate disagrees and sends me Seymour, just in time to help deliver my baby. Now I have to balance my life as a father of a newborn while I begin my life with my new dragon mate, and keep the life I have with my wolf and bear from falling apart. Easy peasy… or more likely, the most difficult thing I’ve ever done. AmazonKU
WARRIOR’S BETRAYAL: THE ARCHANGEL ACCORDS (BOOK TWO) by M M Chromy
When Samantha Fife wakes from a magical coma, she discovers that she has a new breed of demon to fight—the type that haunts the mind. To her horror, during her recovery from a demonic stab wound, she finds her Powers have failed her. While fretting over what this means for her future as a Warrior of Light, Heaven reveals to her a vision of Its darker days, leaving her more perplexed than ever. But she doesn’t have time to dwell on her circumstances. The Mage is in hiding and the demons of Hell are silent. Her instincts scream at her that a supernatural battle is imminent. When someone starts desecrating holy places, leaving behind inhuman burn patterns, she feels compelled to investigate. However, her confidence is shattered and she nearly crumbles under the weight of her inner monsters. She ends up finding support from an unexpected source—from a man she swore she’d never forgive. Armed with a fresh perspective, more humility, and her strengthening intuition, Sam must overcome her new insecurities. But can she find her trademark boldness in time? AmazonKU
THE LAST ULTIMATUM (WESTIN DELTA FORCE BOOK SIX) by Julie Trettel
It’s been a long time since I was last home. When a mission takes us to the land down under, I’m going to take a much needed vacation. Or that was the plan. When everything goes wrong and I’m stuck in the Outback,
That’s when destiny strikes. I always said I would never fight a true mate calling. But I don’t exactly have control over what she’ll do. And in the end, I may be the one needing therapy! AmazonKU
COWBOY DEVIL’S EMBRACE (MOTLEY CREWD SHIFTERS BOOK ONE) by C D Gorri
He’s been looking for someone to hold on to. She’s been waiting for the right guy. This Jersey Devil has a jaded past. Too many loveless affairs, sleazy backroom deals, and an overall loss of his love for life has led Maximillian Leeds to one conclusion. He needs a change. What could be more different for a city slicker than buying a ranch in Northern New Jersey? There’s just one problem. He has no idea how to run a farm/ranch/thing. What’s he even supposed to do on a horse? An announcement in a supernatural newsletter gets him a misfit group of lone Shifters that all have one thing in common. They each need an anchor to settle their beasts. Good thing the Motley Crewd Ranch is fully insured. Thinking he’s made a big mistake, Max changes his tune when he meets his fated mate at the Devil’s Food Bakery. The pouty-lipped maker of decadent delights makes his mouth water. Can this Jersey Devil convince the curvy baker to be his?
THE ALPHA’S RETURN (SHIFTERS OF GREY RIDGE BOOK SEVEN) by Reece Barden
Killian Kennedy never wanted to return. He was happy to hide his royal roots and enjoy an anonymous life, somewhere nobody would ever suspect what he truly was. When his niece gets outed as a white wolf, the sign of a royal descendent, on her first shift, duty calls, and he returns to formally renounce the throne, ensuring their safety and his freedom. It was supposed to be a quick visit and then he could disappear into the sunset. But when he gets stuck with a strong she-wolf, charged with keeping him alive long enough to complete the ceremony, everything changes. She has no intention of letting him off the hook that easily, and soon, he’s torn between the life he thought he’d always wanted, and one he’ll have to fight to keep.
CROON: FULL MOON SERIES BOOK 10 by P Mattern and L Gauthier
“With the face of an Angel, A long prophesied Evil has emerged in the Earth Realm” – Just as the official existence of Modern Day Vampires has been introduced into the Global consciousness, the emergence of another figure, one whose coming has been long foretold in the ancient texts, usurps center stage in the media. His name is Fabian Fadi Faris Croon, and he is performing miracles around the world including material manifestations, weather manipulation, and mass healings, all witnessed by crowds of people. He is additionally touted as the most beautiful man in existence. He says he is on a mission of peace, but the vampires, and many humans, are not entirely sure. “I WILL RESTORE ORDER FROM CHAOS, “He tells them, “I WILL FEED YOU, HEAL YOU, CLOTHE YOU, AND BRING YOU PEACE-AND WHEN YOU GROW WEARY, IT IS MY VOICE YOU WILL HEAR -SINGING YOU A LULLABYE! AmazonKU
DARKLING MIST WITCH: A DEMON WITCH NOVEL by Kat Simons
Visions of dark shadows past show Angie a terrifying future…New Mexico changed everything for witch, Angie Jordan. Now she must face the consequences. And the target on her back that came with her out of the demon realm. Survival means finding answers in the most secret records of the demon hunters. Answers that could save her life, and the life of the man she loves. But her search doesn’t go as she hopes. Instead, she finds only more questions. Questions… And a new demon threat. When allies become enemies and enemies become allies, Angie must question everything she thought she knew about herself and those around her. Saving the people she loves will mean opening herself to powers she never wanted. Powers that could kill her. Powers that can kill. And a deadly menace from the demon realms.
A SUBTLE CHAOS: PSYCHOPOMPED BOOK TWO (HELLBOUND GODS BOOK TWO) by Alexa Piper
Being loved—Chandler knows the rhythm to the tune, but not the steps his heart should take. But as a mage and a consultant at the FIS, he is not someone to give up easily or go back on his word, and he gave that to the two immortals trying to lead his heart. Charon and Hermes have found their human, but dating one as hot as Chandler comes with its own set of challenges. While Charon understands their human wants to change the world and needs pampering, Hermes realizes they need to show how very willing they are to commit. Being divine means neither of the two has ever navigated a relationship, but that doesn’t stop them from giving it their well-meaning all. During the two gods’ attempts to please their human, Chandler finds his own past catching up to him and calling him home, a place that he has shunned for years because of the dark memories that live there. Will Chandler be able to handle two gods loving him, and will those two gods find the right way to lead their human’s heart, even when he hurts and almost falters? Being alpha gods, they will certainly try and use all their magic to succeed.
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TALES OF THE DRAGONS: FAIRYTALE MASHUPS AND SPINOFFS (TALES FROM THE MAGIC KINGDOM BOOK THREE) by Sky Sommers
VS note: Re-released short stories in one volume
How can you break a curse when the only remedy is an accidental True Love’s Kiss? They say 7 mysterious princes rule the Dragon Realm. Nobody knows for sure. Their kingdom is hidden and access is by invitation only. Headcount per prince is…more than anyone should have, they say. Scales as black as their souls, they say. “They” say quite a few things. Including about an unbreakable curse plaguing the dragon princes, none of whom can find love. But what if they could? What if accidental True Love’s Kisses could be orchestrated? Read this enchanting last instalment in the Mirrors-Shoes-Dragons short story sets and find out. The stories in this set include: To Snare a Prince – a Hans&Greta spin-off (previously in the Enchanted Forests anthology); To Find a Queen – where dark elves try to prevent Greta’s rise to queendom (previously in the Twice Upon a Name anthology)…(more blurb on ebook seller’s page) AmazonKU
THE WARLORD’S LADY (MAGIC AND KINGS BOOK FOUR) by Eve Langlais
Something evil is lurking in the mountains and Kormac doesn’t know how to fight an enemy that can’t be seen or touched. While a warlord hates asking for aid, he can’t allow his pride to get in the way. He requests assistance from the witch queen—in secret, of course, because magic isn’t real. Or wasn’t in his corner of the world, until now. Fionna, the witch who arrives to evaluate the situation, is unlike anyone he’s ever met. Bold. Fearless. Beautiful… He didn’t count on how much she would test his patience—and his control. As they work to squash the danger spreading from the mountains, and she impresses him with her skill and courage, he starts to wonder if she’s the lady he’s been waiting for. His mother certainly doesn’t think so, but Kormac didn’t become warlord by allowing others to make decisions for him. However, taking her as his wife will depend on them surviving the machinations of the evil entity that’s returned to take its vengeance.
THE ORC’S SECOND SHOT AT LOVE (PINE RIDGE UNIVERSE) by S C Principale
When Georgia Fenclan hits thirty, the Type-A barista-slash-businesswoman hopes she’s done being the bridesmaid and never the bride. The Half-Orc blonde bombshell is ready to meet someone who will woo her, win her, bed her, and wed her—but the right man doesn’t seem to exist in cozy paranormal Pine Ridge. At least, that’s what she thinks until a tall green hunk of gentlemanly goodness strolls into her coffee shop and quite literally takes her breath away. Widower Douglas Wickstaff flies in from Scotland to attend a wedding in Pine Ridge out of familial duty. The last thing he wants to do is watch a happy couple tie the knot after he had to watch his own married life unravel. When he meets Georgia Fenclan, his dormant instincts awaken, and his cold heart starts to thaw under her sunny smile and no-nonsense humor. But Douglas knows he can’t be her Mr. Right. Life has taught him that where love is concerned, he’ll always be Mr. Wrong. To guard both of their hearts, Douglas is determined to…(more blurb on ebook seller’s page) AmazonKU
I CAN’T BEAR IT (GSC IN LOVE BOOK FOUR) by Katy Manz
Omega Polar Bear shifter and single father Peter wants a better life for his son. When his abusive ex puts them in danger, he does the only thing he can think of: They hide in their fur at the local zoo. It’s not ideal, but it will have to do, at least until he can find a way to get in contact with GSC. They are his only hope. Alpha Dragon Karl thought he was just taking another new case with the Global Shifter Council. The last thing he expects is to discover his new case involves protecting his fated mate and his adorable son. The stakes of a mission have never been higher, and Karl vows to do whatever it takes to keep them safe, even if it is the last thing he ever does. AmazonKU
CONQUEROR (KINKAID SHIFTERS BOOK TWO) by Bianca D’Arc
A Special Operator looking to safeguard a pretty lady…Billy is a lion shifter with a weighty family name and a violent past as a Navy SEAL. Newly retired but still working odd jobs for Uncle Sam’s super Top Secret paranormal branch, he is sent to keep tabs on the granddaughter of a powerful witch. What the witch fails to mention is that her granddaughter is also half-fey, with an immense and rare magical power. A pretty lady who is a lot more than she seems…Amalie has been trying to live a normal, non-magical life away from her grandmother and the coven and all the hocus pocus. But when a sexy lion shifter comes to her door, she’s not quite sure what to do. One part of her wants to send him away, but another part wants to invite him in and keep him all to herself for a while. Evil comes to call and they must respond…together…When evil attacks, they work to defeat it, but it will take more than mortal magic to make them whole and safe again. Unexpected allies, surprising destinations and a whole lot of sizzling attraction combine. Will the whirlwind give this couple a chance at forever? Or, will it spit them out in opposite directions, never to meet again?
PALE MOON RISES: BOOK TWO OF THE COURT by Shaye Torrel
Lorcan Jackson is a lone wolf. He lives a mostly normal life working construction, visiting his foster family and running with his wolfdog Smoke. He never thought there were others like him until the Court, and Maeve O’Gowan, swept into his life. Their arrival shakes up his entire world. And the Court’s little red Fixer has definitely caught this Wolf’s eye. Maeve O’Gowan prides herself on being fierce, capable and entanglement free. Her role in the Court as the Fae lawyer is exactly who she wants to be and she loves the family she’s made. If a certain Alpha has piqued her interest, she just needs to keep her distance. No worries. Until an unexpected bundle arrives on her doorstep and suddenly Maeve needs his help. How will she resist once she’s in close quarters with the handsome Wolf? The self-proclaimed Boss B*tch and the bossy Alpha must work together: track down a magical community, juggle their separate worlds and care for their new family. When their pasts come back to haunt them, are they brave enough to grant their own wishes? And will an unexpected threat to the Court unravel everything they’ve built? AmazonKU
MYTHS OF THE FAEWORLDS: A COLLECTION OF FAERIE SHORT STORIES by Various
Enjoy captivating fantasy, paranormal romance, and urban fantasy stories from some of your favorite authors. Get these amazing worlds at your fingerprints for a limited time only. Death’s Heir by Thia Mackin –
They worshipped me as a goddess, a fae Gifted with Death, and I rewarded them with life. Their emotions graced me with humanity. Now all I feel is rage at betrayal by one of my own people…By Marie Judson
Sophie is caught between worlds as the ethereal sylphs draw her into the past. Her only way back is to meld, body and soul, with the one man she can’t be with. At stake is her life’s dream…(more story details on ebook seller’s page)
LUCKY OR KNOT (FORTUNE FAVORS THE FAE) by Eliot Grayson
Out of money and down on his luck in a city that promised him a run of both, Tony turns to the one asset he knows he can sell: his honed, toned, dangerous alpha body, which looks surprisingly good covered in glitter. Well, not sell, exactly—that’s a line Tony won’t cross. Display? Gyrate? Flex? Whatever. It pays his bills, and that’s all that matters. But one payment comes due sooner than expected, and when a slim, unearthly fae customer who can’t seem to take his gleaming eyes off of Tony’s…assets…presents him with the timely opportunity to make a little extra? Tony finds that he’s willing to cross that line after all. The golden coin Raven offers is enough to settle Tony’s debts. And the way Raven takes what Tony gives him in return is enough for Tony to wish he’d offered himself for free. But when the sun rises, Raven’s gone—along with the coin. And Tony isn’t the kind of guy to let things go. Especially not when they belong to him. AmazonKU
GOLDFINCH (PLATED PRISONER SERIES BOOK SIX) by Raven Kennedy
One king caged my body. Another has caged my mind. War has broken out between Annwyn and Orea, though that’s not the only battle being waged. There’s a fight inside me, and it’s one I’m determined to win, no matter how much they try to strip me down and hollow me out. Yet they’ve forgotten one thing. The ancient magic of the pair bond. One can never truly be lost when two souls are already bound. Because Slade and I? We are connected by more than just fated magic, and we will always find each other. In any life. The fae king is trying to destroy me. My heritage. My memory. But what he hasn’t realized is this: gold bends, but stone breaks. And a Goldfinch does not fall. It flies. AmazonKU AB
WITCH UPON A STAR: TWO SHORT STORIES (BEWITCHED SEASONS BOOK THREE) by Candace Sams and Angelique Armae
Second chances don’t come around often, but thanks to a wish she made on a shooting star, bookstore owner and witch Majesty Paxton reunites with her former boyfriend. But reengaging with the past resurrects the dark magick that tore them apart five years ago. Can this beauty clear her favorite beast’s good name and reinstate him in the world of the living? Or will the secrets from five years ago overtake them both and destroy Paxton Hollow in the process? Five years ago,vampire Trevor MacDougall walked away from the woman he loved to protect her from Paxton Hollow’s High Council of Witches. Escaping to Scotland, he’s buried himself in work and is now the world’s top bestselling author. When he’s bitten by a bout of writer’s block, Trevor returns to Paxton Hollow hoping to get a glimpse of Majesty to stir his soul back to life. But seeing his former lover awakens more than just his creative nature. It brings out a hunger so strong, he may never be able to escape it. And neither will Majesty.
NEVER KEEP (SINS OF THE ZODIAC BOOK ONE) by Caroline Peckham
The dragons are lost. The elements are at war. Enlisting isn’t optional.
And I’m falling for a man who wants me dead. I’m a wielder of hearts and summoner of corruption. Heir to nothing and born to a fool in the wrong damn month. But I’m also one of only two Fae in this divided land of hellions who might be starting to see through the lies we’ve swallowed for so long. In the year we turn twenty-one, conscripts from across the warring nations of air, fire, earth and water are sent to Never Keep – the only place in our besieged continent where our magic can be Awakened. But something is wrong inside Never Keep. Something which might extend far beyond the reaches of this desolate fortress. Within the gothic walls of this frigid castle in the snow, we’re left to hold our own against the brutal Fae from the opposing lands. The Reapers are merciless. The Royals are lying. The Werewolves run rampant and Vampires roam the wastelands in bloodthirsty covens. But even though death lurks in every shadow of the Keep, it’s the least of my worries.
I’m delving into secrets the stars don’t want me uncovering, making alliances with Fae born to be my enemy, falling for a sinner while promising my heart to a different heathen and somewhere amid it all, I’m supposed to win a war. I thought the only thing I had to do was survive my magical instruction. Turns out, fate doesn’t favour the wicked. AmazonKU AB
RHUBARB 2 GO by JP Sayle and Sue Brown
VS note: Author states series should be read in order.
Life in Valentine Growville is more exciting than Burke, a mini bull, expects when he comes face to face with Ricky. Now he’s on a mission, and he wants to entice Ricky with his pole climbing skills—only he’s a bull. Ricky is hot and bothered by Burke, but only has experience with ‘rhubarbs’. He uses his pole dancing skills to entice his fluffy eared mate. Now he has Burke where he wants him, but the fun is only just beginning as a stalk and a bull figure out their own mating ritual. However, danger continues to stalk the town. Are the monsters roaring up the wrong pole?
SCHMOOZED BY THE ORC by Veronika Kane
I hate my greedy stepfather and his multi-million dollar company, but I’m so close to being out from under his thumb. All I have to do is visit this tiny town no-one’s heard of and sign over a piece of property to one of his cronies, and I’ll finally get access to my inheritance. But when I arrive in Eastshore Isle, I realize it’s not going to be that easy. Because this place might be small, but it’s also warm, friendly, and totally desperate to keep me from selling the historic district to that developer. So desperate, in fact, that they’ve assigned an escort to schmooze me: A tall, charming, and utterly gorgeous orc, who just happens to be the internet celebrity I’ve been crushing on for a year. Thebes doesn’t realize that I don’t need champagne, fine dining, and fast cars to sway my resolve; all it takes is his love. But when my stepfather figures out what’s going on in Eastshore Isle, I’m never going to get my independence, am I? AmazonKU
RUNES AND RAVENS (FAMILIAR SPIRITS BOOK FIVE) by Christine Pope
Charity Hughes, owner of Full Moon Apothecary, is ready for Salem’s busiest season. But her broken heart isn’t the only thing haunting her. When confronted by a raven familiar who communicates only through mysterious rune stones, Charity must untangle the bird’s bizarre behavior while juggling the demands of tourist season. The stakes rise when paranormal researcher Eunice Bartlett is found murdered behind Charity’s shop. Charmed by the invitation of Eunice’s rival, Dr. Nathan Grimes, to the Halloween masquerade ball, Charity agrees to be his date. But the enchantment fades when she encounters her ex, veterinarian Noah Jenkins, stirring up unresolved feelings. As the murder investigation ensnares an innocent man, Charity’s intuition screams that something is amiss. With the raven’s frantic clues and her own Tarot cards as her guide, she races to unravel a web of secrets and lies…before the real killer disappears forever.
WHISKEY, THIEVES AND BASTARDS (NEW EDEN ASYLUM BOOK TWO) by JB Trepagnier
I can barely handle the truth about what Athena really did to me. I don’t even have time to process it really. Hannibal is on the warpath after we destroyed his Asylum. Father Nathan leaked the documents Pax and Cas stole. Everyone knows Hannibal is the leader of a culty hate group. He’s doing damage control now and that makes him dangerous. He’s got friends in politics, military, and law enforcement. They’ll all be looking for us. We have to bring a stupid fake blue priest down before we can bring the real enemy down. I don’t know how to fight angels. AmazonKU
GHOSTRIDDEN by E J Russell
When ghostwriter Maz Amani inherits a house from an uncle he’s never heard of, he offers heartfelt thanks to the universe, packs up his car, his cat, and his skepticism about mysterious uncles leaving all their worldly goods to unknown nephews, and high-tails it to a small town halfway to the Oregon coast. Anything would be better than week after week of couch surfing his way around Portland. Even if the alleged house is a rundown shack ridden with termites, spiders, and—shudder—rats, he’ll deal. Because hey, he owns a house! And when his legacy turns out to be a pristine Queen Anne beauty with nary a termite, spider, or rat in sight, he’s ready to stand the universe unlimited vodka shots. Except not so fast. Because instead, his house is ridden with something a little more on-brand for a place called Ghost. AmazonKU
CLAWS AND CONTROLLERS (THE MATCHMAKER’S BOOK CLUB FOUR) by Milly Taiden
Elliot “Ellie” Madden, a 31-year-old visionary game developer, is more adept at navigating virtual worlds than the complexities of love. She’s perfectly content with her solo life… until a fiercely competitive and devastatingly handsome tiger shifter challenges her to a duel that stirs more than just her gamer spirit. Zyan Ashford, CEO of a leading gaming empire and a powerful tiger shifter, is equally uninterested in romance—despite his family’s gentle prods towards finding a mate. However, his encounter with the sharp-witted and alluring Ellie at a gaming convention sparks a fiery attraction he can’t deny. As their professional competition blossoms into a steamy, secretive romance, danger looms. When Ellie becomes the target of corporate espionage, Zy’s protective instincts surge to the forefront. He must balance his fierce desire to protect her with finding out who’s behind the stolen code, all while a sinister threat tries to tear apart their newly forged bond. AmazonKU
SASSY EMBRACE by Milly Taiden
laude is assigned to work with a wolf shifter on the reopening of the vampire club, Embrace. He understands his cousin’s insistence that they work on patching up wolf and vampire relations, but he’s never been very comfortable around the shifters. That is, until he meets Leigh, and all of his thoughts on the matter change. Leigh is one of the Wolfe family’s most trusted pack members, running several of the family’s bars and clubs. Beloved by the community, but also spending years keeping vampires out of their establishments, it’s not easy when she’s assigned to work with a vampire. It’s especially not easy with her wolf howling inside her that the vampire is her mate! Claude and Leigh have their work cut out for them. Not only do they need to convince their community that a vampire bar that allows shifters in is a good thing. But they also need to believe that they can have a future together, despite a world that tells them their love is wrong. AmazonKU
STOLEN BY THE DEVIL: FATED TO MY CAPTOR by Annee Jones
Drago “Devil” Barone: Running the Barone clan is in my blood. Being ruthless is part of my nature. I have no mercy for those who cross me. Until I meet her. Angela “Angel” Rossi. She is as light and angelic as her name makes her sound. She is the perfect person to be nanny to my two children. Kidnapping her isn’t even in the top ten of the worst things I’ve ever done, but falling in love with her might be. When my demons collide with her light, will either of us survive the fall out? Angela “Angel” Rossi: My mother always told me I was destined for great things. That I was an angel meant to bring light into the world. I never believed a word she said. Until I meet him. Drago “Devil” Barone. He’s the merciless leader of the Barone clan and the one person you never want on your doorstep. Unfortunately for me, my mother happens to owe him a lot of money and since she has none, he’s decided I’m his payment. I never wanted to be caught in a demon’s lair, but when I meet his children, I find myself not wanting to leave. Can the light I’ve always carried in my heart save his darkened soul or will he drag me down into the pits of hell with him? AmazonKU
TWISTED FATES: TALES FROM THE TAROT by Adam J Ridley
In a world where the Wheel of Fortune spins their destinies, two souls collide in a whirlwind of magic and desire. Damian, an ordinary taxi driver, is thrust into an extraordinary fate when a mysterious ring transforms him into a legacy wizard, bound to the eternal struggle between light and darkness. Owen, a young lawyer, is drawn into Damian’s world as he untangles the legacy left by Damon’s predecessor. When their paths intertwine, a dangerous attraction ignites, threatening to unravel the delicate balance Damian must uphold. With newfound powers at his command, can Damian protect Owen or will all hope for love and balance be lost to the darkness? AmazonKU
DEAREST by Jacquie Walters
VS Note: Horror/Suspense/Ghost
Flora is a new mom enamored of her baby girl, Iris, who has arrived a few weeks early. But with her husband still deployed, Flora must navigate the newborn stage alone. As the sleepless nights pass in the loneliness of their half-empty home, the edges of her reality begin to blur. Just as Flora becomes convinced she is losing her mind, a surprising guest shows up to help: Flora’s own mother, to whom she hasn’t spoken in years. Can they mend their fraught relationship? Or is there more that Flora’s mother isn’t telling her about the events that led to their estrangement? As stranger and scarier events unfold, Flora begins to fear that her mother’s secrets have allowed something truly evil to enter her home. She must decide: is her hold on reality slipping dangerously away? Or is she, in fact, the only thing standing between a terrifying visitor and her baby?
A FIRE IN THE SKY: A NOVEL by Sophie Jordan
Dragons are extinct. Witches are outcast. Magic is dying. But human lust for power is immortal. Dragon fire no longer blisters the skies over Penterra, but inside the lavish palace, life is still perilous…especially for Tamsyn. Raised in the glittering court alongside the princesses, it’s her duty to be punished for their misdeeds. Treated as part of the royal family but also as the lowliest servant, Tamsyn fits nowhere. Her only friend is Stig, Captain of the Guard…though sometimes she thinks he wants more than friendship. When Fell, the Beast of the Borderlands, descends on her home, Tamsyn’s world becomes even more dangerous. To save the pampered princesses from a fate worse than death, she is commanded to don a veil and marry the brutal warrior. She agrees to the deception even though it means leaving Stig, and the only life she’s ever known, behind. The wedding night begins with unexpected passion—and ends in near violence when her trickery is exposed. Rather than start a war, Fell accepts Tamsyn as his bride…but can he accept the dark secrets she harbors—secrets buried so deep even she doesn’t know they exist? For Tamsyn is more than a royal whipping girl, more than the false wife of a man who now sees her as his enemy. And when those secrets emerge, they will ignite a flame bright enough to burn the entire kingdom to the bone. Magic is not dead…it is only sleeping. And it will take one ordinary girl with an extraordinary destiny to awaken it.
IN THE GARDEN OF MONSTERS: A NOVEL by Crystal King
Italy, 1948 – Julia Lombardi is a mystery even to herself. The beautiful model can’t remember where she’s from, where she’s been or how she came to live in Rome. When she receives an offer to accompany celebrated eccentric artist Salvador Dalí to the Sacro Bosco—Italy’s Garden of Monsters—as his muse, she’s strangely compelled to accept. It could be a chance to unlock the truth about her past…Shrouded in shadow, the garden full of giant statues that sometimes seem alive is far from welcoming. Still, from the moment of their arrival at the palazzo, Julia is inexplicably drawn to their darkly enigmatic host, Ignazio. He’s alluring yet terrifying—and he seems to know her. Posing for Dalí as the goddess Persephone, Julia finds the work to be perplexing, particularly as Dalí descends deeper into his fanaticism. To him, she is Persephone, and he insists she must eat pomegranate seeds to rejoin her king. Between Dalí’s fevered persistence, Ignazio’s uncanny familiarity and the agonizing whispered warnings that echo through the garden, Julia is soon on the verge of unraveling. And she begins to wonder if she’s truly the mythical queen of the Underworld.
ONCE UPON A DANCE CLUB WISH (CITY WISHES AND ENCHANTED DREAMS BOOK ONE) by Jessica L Subject
After several failed relationships, Nelson Connor yearns for a long-term boyfriend who will one day become his husband. Sure he won’t find anything more than a one-night stand at the dance club his friend dragged him to, Nelson makes his wish as he leaves. But he doesn’t expect to step out of the club into a meadow far from the city. And he definitely doesn’t expect to meet a smexy man who claims to be a turtle shifter wanting to take him into the “Enchanted Forest” to meet his fated mate. It all seems so unreal, but with no place of his own and no job due to corporate downsizing, Nelson doesn’t have anything promising to go back to. He decides to follow the turtle shifter into the forest. Did Nelson finally find the happy ending he’s looking for? Or will he try to escape back to his world when he learns the conditions of staying in the Enchanted Forest? AmazonKU
THE MIDNIGHT CLUB by Margot Harrison
It’s been twenty-five years since The Midnight Club last convened. A tight-knit group of college friends bonded by late nights at the campus literary magazine, they’re also bonded by something darker: the death of their brilliant friend Jennet junior year. But now, decades later, a mysterious invitation has pulled them back to the pine-shrouded Vermont town where it all began. As the estranged friends gather for a weeklong campus reunion, they soon learn that their host has an ulterior motive: she wants them to uncover the truth about the night Jennet died, and she’s provided them with an extraordinary method—a secret substance that helps them not only remember but relive the past. But each one of the friends has something to hide. And the more they question each other, the deeper they dive into their own memories, the more they understand that nothing they thought they knew about their college years, and that fateful night, is true.
THE NAMING SONG by Jedediah Berry
There’s nothing more dangerous than an unnamed thing – When the words went away, the world changed. All meaning was lost, and every border fell. Monsters slipped from dreams to haunt the waking while ghosts wandered the land in futile reveries. Only with the rise of the committees of the named—Maps, Ghosts, Dreams, and Names—could the people stand against the terrors of the nameless wilds. They built borders around their world and within their minds, shackled ghosts and hunted monsters, and went to war against the unknown. For one unnamed courier of the Names Committee, the task of delivering new words preserves her place in a world that fears her. But after a series of monstrous attacks on the named, she is forced to flee her committee and seek her long-lost sister. Accompanied by a patchwork ghost, a fretful monster, and a nameless animal who prowls the shadows, her search for the truth of her past opens the door to a revolutionary future—for the words she carries will reshape the world.
DARK AWAKENING: HIDDEN CURRENTS (THE CHILDREN OF THE GODS PARANORMAL ROMANCE BOOK 87) by I T Lucas
As Ell-rom’s latent abilities resurface, he confronts an unexpected nemesis – himself. Haunted by emerging memories that paint him as the monster everyone feared, he grapples with a visceral aversion that threatens not only his relationship with Jasmine but her transition into immortality as well. With his sister still comatose, Ell-rom must conquer his inner demons on his own and secure their future. AmazonKU
SAPLING CAGE: A NOVEL (DAUGHTERS OF THE EMPTY THRONE BOOK ONE) by Margaret Killjoy
VS Note: LGBTQ Fantasy.
Lorel has always dreamed of becoming a witch: learning magic, fighting monsters, and exploring the world beyond the small town where she and her mother run the stables. Even though a strange plague is killing the trees in the Kingdom of Cekon and witches are being blamed for it, Lorel wants nothing more than to join them. There’s only one problem: all witches are women, and she was born a boy. When the coven comes to claim her best friend, Lorel disguises herself in a dress and joins in her friend’s place, leaving home and her old self behind. She soon discovers the dark powers threatening the kingdom: a magical blight scars the land, and the power-mad Duchess Helte is crushing everything between her and the crown. In spite of these dangers, Lorel makes friends and begins learning magic from the powerful witches in her coven. However, she fears that her new friends and mentors will find out her secret and kick her out of the coven, or worse.
THE VAMPIRE’S BRIDE (OF FATE AND NIGHT BOOK ONE) by Jessica Grayson
Everyone fears the Vampires of Morrowynd—night bound and bloodthirsty creatures only spoken of in scared and hushed whispers…
To save my life, my parents promise me to one as his blood wife. When I’m wed to the Vampire Lord Valaric Greyvale I brace myself, expecting only cruelty and indifference. But Lord Greyvale is far from what I expected, and I find myself drawn to him in ways I do not fully understand. He claims I’m his Fated One—his Ashaya. Despite what I feel, I’m hesitant to trust him. My husband carries a dark secret, and I am determined to find out what it is. Now I find myself wondering: What does it mean to be the Bride of a Vampire? AmazonKU
THE VILLAGE LIBRARY DEMON-HUNTING SOCIETY by C M Waggoner
Librarian Sherry Pinkwhistle keeps finding bodies—and solving murders. But she’s concerned by just how many killers she’s had to track down in her quaint village. None of her neighbors seem surprised by the rising body count…but Sherry is becoming convinced that whatever has been causing these deaths is unnatural. When someone close to Sherry ends up dead, and her cat, Lord Thomas Crowell, becomes possessed by what seems to be an ancient demon, Sherry begins to think she’s going to need to become an exorcist as well as an amateur sleuth. With the help of her town’s new priest, and an assortment of friends who dub themselves the “Demon-Hunting Society,” Sherry will have to solve the murder and get rid of a demon. This riotous mix of Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Murder, She Wrote is a lesson for demons and murderers alike: Never mess with a librarian.
FAERIES NEVER LIE: TALES TO REVEL IN (UNTOLD LEGENDS BOOK THREE) by Various
There’s something to be said for starting your first day in faerie boarding school, for chasing a faerie through Chang’an during the Tang Dynasty, for searching for the missing part of your throuple who may have run away with a faerie prince, for descending into madness after spending countless nights plagued by the same faerie dream—and much more.
Fly into this revelry filled with tricksters, lovers, monsters, and the like, in this exciting collection for those who love faeries and those who are experiencing them for the first time!
THIS FATAL KISS by Alicia Jasinska
VS Note: LGBTQ Fantasy Romance.
Cursed to haunt the river running through the magical spa town where she drowned, Gisela is a water nymph who dreams of returning to the living world and the family she left behind. All it takes to regain her humanity is a kiss from a mortal…but everyone sees her as a monster.
And then there’s Kazik, the brooding, interfering, spirit-hunting grandson of a local witch. He’s determined to rid the world of unholy creatures like Gisela. After Kazik botches Gisela’s exorcism, she strikes up a deal. She won’t tell the other spirits that he’s losing his magic, if he agrees to play matchmaker and helps her get a kiss. But Gisela’s plan goes awry when Kazik also falls for the devilishly handsome young man that she sets her heart on—someone who could be linked to Gisela’s troubled past.
LAVENDER SMOKE (CELESTIAL BONDS BOOK ONE) by Kayla Darkwood
VS Note: Also listed in Erotica.
Cordelia Halloway is a witch with a penchant for all things lavender. For years, she dreamed of a life of peace and happiness, filled with the wondrous magic of nature. But when a handsome wolf shifter suddenly weaves his way into her life, she’s thrown out of the bubble of normalcy she’s managed to construct. Thane’s presence threatens to change the orbit of her world, and Cordelia finds herself breathless in his wake. Grappling with a fate bound to her by the Celestials is no small feat when her deepest desire has always been freedom. Especially when her mother digs her claws back in, trying to force Cordelia to take up her position as heir to the Halloway Coven. But Cordelia wants nothing to do with the dark magic that dwells in the family she left behind. And when Lydia gets hold of a wild magic that Cordelia has never seen, Cordelia is pulled back under her reign of terror. Meanwhile, Thane struggles to come to terms with his own trauma and years of self-isolation. But when other wolves start going missing, he can’t help but try to track down those responsible. If only to find justice for the ones who were taken from him. Cordelia and Thane need to put together the pieces of their own tangled story while trying to free themselves from the shackles of their pasts. But the threads of their bond become irreversibly tangled, and they find themselves at a doorway that leads to their greatest desires. But they will have to endure their deepest fears, first. AmazonKU
SHIFTERS OF BLACK FOREST RIDGE BOOK FOUR: EMMETT by Sedona Venez
My fated mate is a hybrid witch/demon. Despite her being hated and feared among my kind, I’ll stop at nothing to protect her. Yet if she doesn’t accept our mated bond, I’ll go feral like every unmated male who haunts Black Forest Ridge. Forcibly removed from the life she once knew, she eagerly seized the life-changing opportunity before her. I like to think I had something to do with that. The instant our stares locked, I knew she was mine. Mine to love. Mine to treasure. Mine to protect. As the last of her bloodline, she is destined to become the savior of all supernatural kind. Unfortunately, her demon father seeks not only to destroy her but also to use her powers to unleash hell on Earth. Countless obstacles threaten our relationship, yet I’m more determined than ever to prove myself worthy of her love. Driven by my primal urge to claim and protect my mate, I vow to keep her safe at any cost. Now, she needs me more than ever. The stakes are detrimental as she struggles to choose between using her powers for good… or evil. Can I help my mate master her magic and accept her fate? Or will her chosen path cause me to be consumed by madness?
GHOST SHIP’S DARK SPELL (WITCH AND DEMON HUNTER BOOK FOUR) by Leigh Ann Edwards
The corporate culture at the agency for Locating and Assessing Magical Beings has deteriorated into suspicion and mistrust. When the life of top agent Fiona Maguire is threatened, her partner and secret lover, half-demon Lorcan Wright, convinces her to seek refuge in a time and place hidden from their enemies. A beach vacation visiting family in the late eighteenth century is just the ticket—until one night Fiona sees a ghost ship sailing under a dark spell. When its vengeful captain beckons her, she insists on conducting an unsanctioned investigation, despite Lorcan’s fears. With the help of Lorcan’s former pirate brother Faolan and his wife Angelique, a transcendent water witch, they learn the ghost ship’s captain is targeting Fiona—because of Lorcan. Secrets from the past arise to complicate the mission, while in the present, the in-fighting at LAMB turns deadly. Enemies are everywhere, allies are scarce, and it seems their love is to blame. Will the fierce, ghostly captain drag them all to the dark depths to join his spectral crew? Or will Fiona and Lorcan’s hard earned love weather the supernatural storm?
HIS MATE BY VENGEANCE: MM MAFIA SHIFTER PNR (LUNETTI PACK BOOK ONE) by Mel Aitchess
Angelo is a protector—head of the Lunetti Pack’s security. He walks a delicate line avoiding the darker side of his mafia shifter pack’s business, but there’s no grey area in his hatred of vampires. Not after what they did to his family. When his Alpha orders him to keep one safe, it takes everything in him to obey. So, why is his wolf so intoxicated by the sassy vampire assassin’s scent permeating the safe house? And did there have to be only one damn bed? Vin doesn’t know who’s trying to frame him for the bombing targeting the head of the local vampire coven, but he’s got the skills and ruthlessness to figure it out. When he called in a favour for somewhere to lay low, he hadn’t intended it to come equipped with a wolf shifter bodyguard, but he isn’t complaining. Angelo is as easy on the eyes as he is to rile up. Seduction is a game and Vin’s always loved a challenge. Until Angelo does something no one ever has before. He cares. Now, all bets are off. Angelo is his. AmazonKU
BLOOD OF DRAGONS (DEATH SERIES BOOK TWO) by Penelope Barsetti
The Death King betrayed me—so I did the same to him. My time in Talon’s captivity has complicated my feelings. He’s more than a monster that conquered innocent people for his own means. He carries a lethal wound no one can see, a justification for his cruelty. But I have wounds too—wounds that he caused. My entire miserable existence is because of him—a cruelty he will never understand even though he should understand it most. Inferno, the powerful red dragon that’s fused his soul with mine, and I have agreed that the Death King must be exiled. We travel north to Riviana Star, the forest home of the elves and my father’s brother, Ezra. I assumed I would be welcomed with open arms—but I’m treated with only suspicion by Queen Eldinar. She grants me asylum in her forest because I’ve agreed to be their ally against the Death King— but begrudgingly. Even when I’m in the presence of the elves, I drown in solitude. I’m the only one of my kind besides my uncle, but his reception of me isn’t warm like I hoped. Commander Luxe takes an interest in me, but my heart still yearns for a man it should hate. And that’s when he appears—The Death King—in Riviana Star. But not in the flesh. The Death King is far more powerful than I ever imagined—and I’ve made him my greatest enemy. AmazonKU
WOLF’S ARRANGED MATE (STARDUST HOLLOW WOLVES BOOK 10) by Lyra Atlas
I’m supposed to enter an arranged marriage with the wolf I hate. I volunteered to be a wolf bride, to strengthen pack alliances and keep my cousin safe. They didn’t tell me my new husband is an arrogant player and 11 years older than me. Neither did they tell me that he’d take my innocence and impregnate me…I walk down the aisle with dread in my stomach. I try not to look at how hot he looks in his suit. I try not to hear how he asks mockingly if I’m willing to meet his needs. But most of all, I try not to think about the public mating ritual I’ll be subjected to. We get caught in a storm, and I have no choice but to sleep close to him. He gives me his body heat to keep me warm and touch me. When I shiver, he teases that he can make me feel better and leaves me exhausted. When my tummy grows, he gets overprotective and obsessively follows me around. Can this arranged marriage grow into a little family? AmazonKU
RELENTLESS (SILVER BULLET SECURITY BOOK ONE) by Moira Kane
Taking a job at Silver Bullet Security was supposed to give Abby a fresh start, not throw her in the middle of a secret shifter military drama. One minute Abby was planning a family and applying for her dream job, the next she was divorced, devastated, and homeless. She hadn’t expected her life to take such a downward turn any more than she expected to be driving across the country to take a secretary position at a shifter security firm in Seattle. Rebuilding her self-esteem while living out of her car is hard. Finding her confidence in a fast-paced, high-stakes job with her grumpy, human-hating, tech genius boss breathing down her neck is even harder. Good thing Abby doesn’t give up easily. Chasing ghosts is a dangerous game, one that might cost Gage more than he can afford to lose. It’s been five years since …(more blurb on ebook seller’s page) AmazonKU
BANJO (HOT NIGHTS IN THE BIG EASY) by TL Travis
VS Note: Seems to be more of a short story.
Life for Kenny Somerton had just begun. Recent college graduate who snagged his dream job and had been sent to attend a business meeting in New Orleans. A place at the top of his bucket list. What was even more fortuitous was this year his birthday fell during Mardi Gras. How could he not fly in a few days early to celebrate? The streets were packed, and the bars filled to the brim. It took forever to get through the line to get a drink, and by sheer luck, he snagged a barstool at the same time. Ah, now he could relax and listen to the band play. Their sound was so surreal, so alluring, and Kenny swayed to the music. Shadow Wraith. The name ghosted through the air and there he was. Banjo. An unforgettable first time. Though one sultry night was not enough with Mister Right. AmazonKU
MY FATED ORC HERO (FABLEWOOD MONSTER MATES BOOK ONE) by Leela Ash
Working on the collections at my Great Aunt Charlotte’s estate is a dream come true, but I never could have imagined it would lead me to a hidden magical village full of monsters…Thokk’s all brawn, tusks, and secret soft spots. He’s risking everything to protect me from his own people. But the real danger? The way my heart races when he’s near.
It’s crazy, impossible, forbidden – but I can’t seem to get enough of him. Now I’m uncovering secrets that could change everything. About this world, about us. And I’m starting to think I don’t want to go home. I may have come here by accident, but leaving would break my heart. Fablewood is full of magic, danger, and possibility. Now if we can just prevent the townsfolk and elders from killing me, we might just have a real chance at love. Who knew my happily ever after might just involve, green skin and tusks? AmazonKU
AMBER GAMBLER (THE BODY SHOP BOOK TWO) by Hailey Edwards
The other family business at The Body Shop is slow after word gets out that Frankie had clients die—cease to exist?—on her watch. Considering they were dead to begin with, she understands why the news shook the spirit community’s faith in her, but it’s a hard hit to her bottom line.
When a spirit appears in her office, ready to sign a contract, she’s eager to please. Until she learns why he wants to hire her. He heard about her clients’ deaths, yes, but he also learned Frankie was instrumental in bringing their killer to justice. The spirit’s human granddaughter has gone missing, and he wants Frankie to find her before it’s too late. Frankie’s no detective, but her schedule is wide open. The job is to save the girl, but with so many gods and monsters prowling the streets of Thunderbolt these days, she’ll be lucky if she can save herself. AmazonKU
THE WEREWOLF HUNTER AND THE APPRENTICE (CHRONICLES OF GHOST BOOK TWO) by Shari L Tapscott and Jake Andrews
At twenty-four years old, Catriona Mason is the youngest trainer in GHOST’s thirty-year history. She’s never met a monster she couldn’t kill, nor a challenge she couldn’t overcome…until the guild president’s wayward son walked into her training room eighteen months ago. Lord Felix Cunningham is handsome and charming, with a cheerful nature and a perpetual smile. But he’s also stubborn, unmotivated, and refuses to apply himself to his training. He can’t shoot. He can’t fight. And goodness help his master hunter if he ever gets assigned to one as an apprentice. But by some miracle, he does get assigned as an apprentice—to Catriona. And their first assignment isn’t a simple one. The pair finds themselves charged with locating a werewolf that’s integrated itself into the warm and welcoming hamlet of Braunwin—and they have to pretend to be married to do it…(more blurb on ebook seller’s page) AmazonKU
THE BONE DOCTOR: HOT NIGHTS IN THE BIG EASY by D K Sutton
When an awkward naked man with amnesia shows up at my door, I have the usual theories: alien, time-traveling assassin, lost tourist who partied too hard the night before. This is New Orleans, so my money is on the last one. What doesn’t make the list? A dinosaur shifter. But there’s no time to dwell because something is chasing us. And Killian—not his real name, but Sexy Beast is a little too on the nose—is willing to take on the world for me. Which is a nice change since I’m usually to blame for everything. Just ask my mother or the New Orleans Police Department. As we run for our lives and investigate a murder somehow connected to me, Killian’s memory returns. Turns out, time traveling assassin isn’t that far off. Now I’m hiding out with a gorgeous beast of a man who may or may not want to kill me. And there’s only one bed. Is this my worst nightmare or a fantasy come true? AmazonKU
KISSED BY THE SUN (BOUND BY THE VEIL BOOK THREE) by Helen Scott
I survived being thrown into the veil that should’ve killed me. I managed to live through the even more dangerous trip to the capital. Just when I thought I’d found somewhere I could belong, my whole world shifts. Again. Trouble has plagued my every step, and the biggest cause of it all? The man I’d foolishly given my heart to. Thorn. By fae law we were forbidden from being together, but what happens when they realize that our souls have bonded? Not only do I have to figure out how to get rid of this damn bond under penalty of death, but now I have to learn how to wield the sacred moon blades and banish the blight from the fae lands. Only the blight isn’t what it seems, and it’s looking for me too. AmazonKU
DARK KING (DRAGONBORNE KINGS BOOK FOUR) by Sara Fields
VS Note: Mixed ratings. Previous books in the series have pretty good ratings/reviews.
The dragon king took me as his captive. He kept me as his mate. For years I’ve lived on the streets, stealing to survive, not knowing that one day the most powerful dragon in all the realms would come for me and carry me off to his world. I tried to run. Then I tried to fight. But as the dark king tore my clothes off and spanked me into shameful surrender right there in his throne room, he made it known I’m not just his prisoner. I’m his mate. But as he tames my…(more blurb on ebook seller’s page) AmazonKU
TAINTED SOULS (ANGELIC ACADEMY BOOK FOUR) by Alisha Williams
Zed is dead. I watched him die in my arms. But I refuse to let this be the end. My father has the power to bring him back. And if he refuses to, I’ll go into the pit of souls and get him out myself. I’m warned that if I do this, that he won’t be the same. That there’s no guarantee that what I pull out of the pit will be my Zed. I’m too stricken with grief to care. Zed would move heaven and hell to get to me, and I plan on doing the same thing. If Zed doesn’t remember me and the love we shared, I’ll make him. I’m going to do everything in my power to get my mate back. Even if it kills me. So it looks like the next stop is hell. Bring it on. AmazonKU
AIRS ABOVE THE GROUND: CARNIVAL OF MYSTERIES by Rachel Langella
As a member of the Flying Galliers in the Carnival of Mysteries, Mario Gallier has remained an eternally young and carefree teenager for over a hundred years. When the Carnival stops for a time on a magic-sparse world, Mario finally meets a man for whom he wants to grow up. Unfortunately aging takes time, and the Carnival doesn’t linger anywhere for long.
Ilya Mirov was part of the greatest aerial straps duo in the world, but after losing his husband and partner Derek to cancer, he retired from performing to take a role as coach for the next great Circo Del Artes show, Capriccio. Yet men who are strong enough for the demands of the aerial straps are few and far between, and Ilya despairs of finding anyone who can handle his choreography. Fate — and the Carnival — bring Mario back to Ilya’s world and to Circo Del Artes. Ilya is blown away by Mario’s talent and offers him a job. Elated, Mario believes he’ll have the chance to make Ilya see him as a man, not a child, and win Ilya’s heart at last. Yet overcoming Ilya’s grief is only one hurdle in Mario’s way. Someone is preying on Circo’s paranormals…(more blurb on ebook seller’s page) AmazonKU
STARLIGHT MATES (THE NEXUS SERIES BOOK ONE) by G Bailey
I grew up knowing three important facts. One, my parents hated Nexus shifters. Two, I was taught everyone should be scared of me, and they should be. Three, I’m a monster. I’m a Nexus, a powerful shifter bonded to five other souls…only I rejected them all at the mating ceremony and ran away with my parents when I was fifteen. After five years on the run, I’ve finally been found. My Nexus mates dragged me back to the biggest pack community in the mountains of Scotland, making sure I follow each of their rules and never letting me out of their sight while they torment me for breaking the bond. Onyx, with his charming smiles and pretty suits, hides the true alpha lurking within. Aleksander, with his unforgettable hazel eyes and deadly secrets, wants to ruin me. The twins, Hollis and Rhodes, who capture ladies’ hearts like it’s an art form. One wants to break mine in the name of revenge. And finally, Finnegan. He is the biggest threat to the Nexus shifter race, and he hates me the most. They are dangerous alpha shifters who have powers from the Wolf Gods, and I’m the reject who broke their hearts, tore out the bond between us, and left them alone. Every moment I spend with them is dangerous…They don’t know the monster lurking under my skin, begging to come out to play. If they keep pushing…it won’t be stopped. Then there will be nothing left. AmazonKU
THE ISLAND GOD (UNHOLY ISLAND BOOK THREE) by Sarah Painter
Mysterious, magical, and a little bit deadly… Welcome to Unholy Island.
The close-knit community on Unholy Island is protected by ethereal wards, keeping the unusual residents and their secrets safe from prying eyes. But the island is more than a sanctuary for the magically-inclined and the not-quite-human, and when the mayor goes missing, the ramifications threaten the whole world.
SURGE OF FIRE (DRAGON BONDS BOOK ONE) by Lacey Carter Andersen
When dragons are reborn into the world, the one thing driving them is their desire to claim me. Dragons shouldn’t exist. Being a science major, I know the difference between facts and fantasy, but that doesn’t change the fact that dragons have awakened into the world, and my scent is driving them crazy. Because, get this, I’m a female dragon. And the male dragons aren’t the only ones burning with heat. Now, I’m on the run, with my two male best friends trying to save me, a sexy dragon trying to protect me, and an evil dragon on my tail. Can I find my best friends and find a way to be safe in this new world? Or will I go down in flames? AmazonKU
THE COWBOY AND THE DEMON: MIDNIGHT RODEO BOOK 18 by Julia Talbot
Demon businessman Phillip Darque and his mate, vampire cowboy Cody Knight, have been estranged for decades. Phillip stayed at the corporate offices, while Cody ran the day to day business of the Midnight Rodeo. But when Cody is kidnapped as part of a family coup in the Darque demon clan, Phillip decides he’s had enough of them being apart. No one is allowed to hurt his mate, especially not his worthless, politically motivated uncle. When Cody is kidnapped, he knows he’s going to die, and he regrets the stubborness that has kept him apart from Phillip all these years. Phillip has something his uncle wants, and Cody knows he’s just means to an end. But then Phillip comes to his rescue, saving him from final death. Can Darque and Knight become a team once more and conquer not only their enemies but their personal demons as well? AmazonKU
HONEY AND HEXES: MYSTERY OF MERI (FAMILIAR KITTEN MYSTERIES BOOK 24) by Sara Bourgeois
Kinsley’s life is turned upside down when a local bakery owner is found dead, and her vampire ex-boyfriend, Azriel, returns to Coventry with rumors that threaten to tear her family apart. As Kinsley digs deeper into the murder, she discovers that the baker had a secret past and a long list of enemies. But with Azriel back in town, Kinsley’s got more than just a killer to worry about. Rumors are swirling that her daughter, Laney, might be Azriel’s child, and Kinsley’s husband, Thorn, is not happy about the vampire’s sudden reappearance. With the help of her sassy familiar, Meri, and her own witchy wits, Kinsley must navigate a tangled web of secrets, lies, and hexes to catch the killer and put an end to the rumors threatening to destroy her family. But as strange occurrences begin to pile up around Coventry, Kinsley starts to wonder if Azriel’s return is somehow connected to the murder. Can she solve the case, protect her loved ones, and prove once and for all that Laney is Thorn’s daughter? Or will the killer’s hexes and Azriel’s exes spell disaster for everyone Kinsley holds dear? AmazonKU
BLOOD AND MAGIC (GODDESS WITH A BLADE BOOK EIGHT) by Lauren Dane
Rowan Summerwaite is many things. She knows how to land a punch but has learned there’s more than one way to solve a problem. She was once a loner, but the family she’s made over the years—including her husband, Clive,the Vampire Scion of North America—mean more to her than she could have ever imagined. And, with the gifts bestowed upon her from the Goddess Brigid growing stronger with every passing moment, she’s more powerful than ever before. It’s a good thing, too, because she’ll need every bit of her wits, her family, and her emerging powers as she confronts a new threat facing the Conclave of witches and the Vampire Nation. A threat that will pit Rowan and her friends against the most powerful—and dangerous—families within the magical Senate. While Rowan Summerwaite may be many things, trusting is not usually one of them. But that’s exactly what she’ll need to do—trust others and, most of all, trust herself—to keep those she loves safe from harm one more time.
PROMISED TO THE ALPHAS (DAWN OF THE ALPHAS BOOK TWO) by Layla Sparks
My family decides it’s time to match me up to a pack- as if I’m going to take them seriously. But when they invite the Crawford Pack over for dinner, I can hardly concentrate on them. Because the rancher, Jasper, is watching my every move and he secretly wants me for himself. That very same night, Jasper confesses his feelings and it’s a dream come true when we run off together. Until the day I go into heat and I realize that maybe I need a pack when he can’t satisfy me on his own. Desperate and delirious with pain, I run out into the streets to find an alpha to knot me. And my promised pack is waiting eagerly for me…But in the midst of the chaos with Jasper and the pack fighting over me- an outsider alpha, Marrok, is waiting and watching. And he believes he’s the right alpha for me. AmazonKU
GHOST MOTEL (HAUNTED SOULS BOOK 21) by Pandora Pine
Wanting to spend one last summer weekend with his family, Detective Jude Byrne books them into a four star hotel on Maine’s beautiful rocky coast. Unfortunately, when Jude arrives, he finds the name of the hotel is Four Star and the motel itself looks the same as it did when it opened in 1976. It’s a dump and no one wants to stay the night, especially after the owner tells them its haunted by Cyrus Longfellow; a notorious playboy who was found robbed and murdered in his room back in 2010.
Psychic Cope Forbes spends the first night in the room Cyrus died in, listening to strange sounds, not knowing if they’re coming from the decrepit motel, the ghost himself, or his husband who over did it at the all you can eat lobster buffet. Feeling as though the ghost deserves a happy ending, Cope digs in…(more blurb on ebook seller’s page) AmazonKU
HOUSE OF FIRE AND MAGIC (MYTHS AND OUTLAWS BOOK ONE) by Sherrilyn Kenyon
Unicorns and Dragons never mix. For centuries, they’ve been bitter enemies and their kingdoms at war. But desperate times call for desperate measures. Tanis’s beloved older brother and heir to their throne has been slain by a human who continues to flaunt her brother’s death. To restore her family’s honor, she’s willing to make a deal with a Unicorn shapeshifter so that she can infiltrate the human kingdom and recapture what was so cruelly taken. But Dash Coeur de Noir isn’t just any Unicorn, as the High King he’s the most hated and feared of his breed and he’s on his own mission when the Dragon, Tanis, crosses his path– to reclaim his sister’s horn that was brutally taken. In the wrong hands, that horn could destroy the fragile peace that has kept the Thirteen Kingdoms from destroying each other. In a world built on magic, blood, and betrayal no one can trust anyone. With a bounty on their heads and assassins and enemies out to claim them both, they must somehow learn to trust each other or watch their kingdoms burn.
THE MISSING GOD’S LAWYER (LIFE AFTER DEATH BOOK TWO) by Mea Monique
What happens when you die, become the Grim Reaper’s Lawyer, then tie your soul with that same Grim Reaper forever? Well, you certainly do not get peace. The relationships that Joyce worked hard to build begin to crumble as new revelations unfold. As Joyce tries to navigate her professional and personal life, Eden is faced with something even worse than before. Something that is stronger than a reaper and may be impossible to stop. Someone who is the beginning and may very well be the end. An entity who everyone should fear—God. With the fate of the Living World and Eden in their hands, Joyce and Aiden must team up with someone unexpected to prevent God from destroying everything. This time around, the fight may very well be outside the courtroom with fate as the judge. Will they save Eden and the Living World from its very own creator? Or will God take back what they rightfully own? AmazonKU
TYRANT ALPHA’S SECRET BABY by Flora Leigh
I finally traced my parents’ murderer…on my arranged mate’s bed…
Inheriting the pack as the youngest Alpha, I just felt more like the Council’s puppet. And now they wanted to manipulate my marriage.
A girl from another pack, humble, weak, and ignorant. She should be the last one haunting me. But the alcohol made me cross the line. That night, I found the murderer’s tattoo on her body. Rejection and banishment. That’s what I should do and she deserved. But she lingered in my dreams. I couldn’t get her out of my brain. Fate gave me a chance to correct the whole wrong thing. She went back with a baby. But also dirty, bloody secrets. AmazonKU
CHARMED BY RAINBOW by Jax Stuart
VS Note: MMM PNR.
Rainbow – There’s nothing scarier than a vampire, so when my coven is taken over by a nest of the creatures, I do the smart thing and flee. Umberwood is supposed to be a fresh start, except for the fact that I’ve somehow picked up a stalker and my grumpy next-door neighbor already seems to hate me! What’s a witch to do? Griffin – All I want to do is get my pack through this truce and secure peace, no matter what it takes. I don’t have time for love, and definitely not with my witch neighbor and his vampire stalker. Of course, it doesn’t seem to matter what I want when fate and Sunny have other ideas. Sunny – As soon as I scented him, I knew Rainbow was mine. How was I to know cleaning his room and leaving cute notes was creepy? I might have been around for a century, but I’ve got a lot to learn about love. First, I’ve got to get the wolf on board and into our bed. Griffin might pretend he doesn’t want Rainbow, but we both know that’s a lie. Turns out I’m not the only one who’s been Charmed by Rainbow. Now we just have to find a way to make him ours. AmazonKU
ALPHA’S UNCLAIMED MATE by Gertty Rudraw
I can’t win. I’m surrounded by fierce female wolves, all fighting for Alpha Theron’s attention. And me? I’m just a plain human, “wallpaper” as he calls me—nothing special. But that doesn’t stop him from playing his game of temptation. The pull between us scares me because I know he’ll consume me in the name of passion. So, in this unfair pack, I had no choice but to leave. But I left with a secret…A baby. AmazonKU
ALL GODS MUST DIE by Soraya Cole
Of gold that gleams, of silver that shatters, A realm of mortals, a world full of shadows. A gift bestowed, a time that is borrowed, A seed must be sowed, a strike to be sorrowed. Unveil the smoke to a world that is cloaked, Near a well at the end sits seven streams to defend. Nine trees of wisdom and the darkness of light, Chaos will come for all those that fight. A true death and a love that is bound, By fate and fortune and all nine realms. Taint and trials, cruelty and lies, The Gods must fall before all can rise. All Gods Must Die is the first book in a new fantasy series that is inspired by Irish Mythology. AmazonKU
BOUND BY DECEPTION (eNFORCER’S BRIDE BOOK ONE) by Jayne Castel
She’s a 300-year-old Fae assassin with a bloodstained soul. He’s the mortal High King’s chief-enforcer, responsible for hunting and killing her people. Their marriage will be the breaking—and the making—of them both. Outlander meets The Witcher and Throne of Glass. BOUND BY DECEPTION is a high-stakes Fantasy Romance with enemies-to-lovers, slow-burn delicious spice, a mail-order-bride, and a dark and lush world inspired by Celtic myth. Bree Fellshadow is a master assassin, but when she’s sent to work as a spy in the enemy court, she finds herself out of her depth. Killing the queen’s enemies is easy compared to pretending to be a biddable wife or dealing with her obnoxious chief-enforcer husband—a powerful warrior-druid who both enrages and unsettles her. Cailean mac Brochan is also worryingly suspicious, and she keeps drawing his attention. But Bree must gain his trust, to learn where and when the enemy will strike. That is … if she survives long enough. AmazonKU
MY DIRTY WITCH: MM PNR (HORNS, HEXES AND HEATHERS) by RM Neill
I suck at magic. That’s normally not a bad thing, but when you’re a witch? Honestly, having been banished to earth and in the company of humans isn’t that bad. I mean, I have a home, friends, and even a few hobbies, but that doesn’t stop me from being plagued with nightmares or make breaking the curse feel any less impossible. And while it feels like spending my life alone is inevitable, I crave the physical touch of a lover. The itch to find my heart’s mate is back and louder than ever. When your best friend’s dad is your wingman—and a demon—it’s all kinds of awkward meeting the love of your life. But here we are. The adorable and eccentric owner of the magic store believes in witches and is into the same kink I am. I want to say that it’s fate, or meant to be, but when nothing in my life has ever been easy, I don’t want to get my hopes up. Is my love life finally going to evolve from spying on my roommates or am I destined to remain a virgin for eternity? AmazonKU
SPARKTOPIA by JA Huss
Spark is light, Spark is magic, Spark is power. Spark is everything and it blooms inside the bodies of Tau City’s young women. Once a decade, in exchange for enough power to keep the city modern and comfortable, a Spark Maiden must be sacrificed to their mysterious tower god in a ritual called The Extraction. Ten Maidens are Chosen, but only one enters the tower as a sacrifice, never to be seen again. The nine leftovers are elevated to celebrity status and spend the next decade living in the luxurious Maiden Tower, wearing couture gala gowns, and partying with the city’s most interesting and beautiful people. Every young woman in Tau City wants to be a Spark Maiden because the odds have always been in their favor. Until now. One by one, the greedy god has summoned the leftover Spark Maidens into sacrifice. When Clara Birch, Spark Maiden number nine, gets the call, she fully expects her fiancé, Finn Scott, the Extraction Master’s son, to save her. Spoiler alert: He’s not going to. At the same time, a rebellion is brewing. The forgotten underclass is plotting the end of the god and his tower with strategically-placed Rebel spies that will bring it all down. Jasina Bell is a young woman on a mission to make history and she will stop at nothing to get the fame she deserves. When Clara is forced into the tower against her will, she makes an unexpected discovery. There is no god—just a man, one willing to do what Finn Scott wouldn’t: save Clara Birch. Even if it means destroying the entire world to do so. AmazonKU AB
ONYX CAGE (THE LOCHLANN FEUDS BOOK FIVE) by Robin D Mahle and Elle Madison
I had spent a lifetime perfecting the art of planning ahead, accounting for every known variable and a few that were mere speculation. It was necessary, to live the life I had, to do the things I had done and come out on the other side. So by the time I arrived at the storms-forsaken Summit, I had spent every day of the years prior carefully, meticulously assessing each situation and weighing the best potential outcome, knowing that my clansmen lived and died on my ability to do it well. In spite of that, I don’t believe there was anything in this world or the next that could have prepared me for her. AmazonKU
SCOURGED (THE SOLSTICE CYCLE BOOK TWO) by Tay Rose
Mariah Salis, Queen Apparent of Onita, has been betrayed by the one person she thought she could trust the most. Now a prisoner of the ruthless royals, she clings to the tattered threads of her soul as her hope wanes with each passing day. Back in the capital of Verith, Mariah’s friends and Armature search desperately for their missing queen. When a new threat sails in from the east and the city’s protective magic falters, they are forced to make an impossible choice: protect the many, or save the one. Meanwhile, a forgotten evil has begun to stir, unearthing ancient, terrible truths. As the lines between treachery and love grow less certain, Mariah must learn to trust in her power—and her heart. AmazonKU
HIS FORSAKEN ALPHA: AN MPREG OMEGAVERSE BOOK (OMEGA QUADRANT THREE) by Kelex
When Wynter Jaymes’ mate passes, he has no idea how he’ll survive. Sure, the province’s laws were changing and omegas gaining freedoms, but he’s of another generation. He’d been mere chattel and was never prepared to make his own way without an alpha. To make matters worse, someone from his past appears and forces him to relive the worst moments of his painful past before he could barely begin to process his loss. Why Wilder “Cav” Cavanaugh attended Warden Jaymes’ funeral, he couldn’t logically answer. He’d been compelled to come, memories of a single heat spent with Wynter urging him there. A skeptic, he’d never believed in the fated mate bullshit, yet one look at Wynter and he’d been done for. He’d been ready to run away with his omega and start a new life. He’d thought his omega had felt the same, but he’d been dead wrong. Losing Wynter nearly broke him, yet there he was at that funeral, ready to pick up the pieces and beg for the scraps of his omega’s love. When he finds his carbon copy at his omega’s side—a young man who called another father for over three decades—the treachery magnifies the simmering anger he’s held on to since being forsaken all those years before. Wynter is forced to face Cav and the son they made that heat—and expose deep family secrets that threaten to destroy the Jaymes clan. AmazonKU
MIDNIGHT SHADOW (NEVERTON PACK SERIES BOOK FOUR) by Lynn Leite
Jackie, aka Jack, has always seen the dead. It is only just recently that she decided to embrace her talent. These are the last days of a four-week Haunted America tour in in a town called Neverton. Four days are to be spent camping on a mountain that has many reported oddities. The Shadows, as they call them, are supposedly haunted. Much like some of their other stops, The Shadows don’t seem at all haunted to Jack. Night three changes that. When a spirit looking for help shows up, Jack takes a chance and follows her. Little does she know that Camp Neverton on Fire Ridge is where The Ghost is headed, and the residents aren’t all human. Amazon
BENEATH THE BURIED SEA (FATEBOUND DUOLOGY BOOK TWO) by Victoria Mier
Journalist Raegan Overhill’s investigation into her father’s disappearance has taken her deep into strange, glittering worlds—and hopelessly entangled her with the dangerous, alluring Unseelie king. But the truths she’s fought so hard for offer no comfort, and certainly no closure. With the King at her side, Raegan’s only choice is to forge ahead—right into a looming war against a powerful god, which just might destroy everything she holds dear. AmazonKU
THE ALPHA PROTECTOR’S SECRET (DISTRICT OF WOLF DESIRES BOOK ONE) by Sloan Samuels
She’s my fated mate, unaware and on the run from a pack that now seeks her life. I must ensure her safety. Elena was promised to my 77-year-old Alpha father as a peace offering from a rival pack. Upon his death, I’ve become the Alpha pack leader. She ran away before getting the news and now her pack has a plot to kill her. My issue? We’re mates, I can’t let them do this to her. Plus, having only seen her photo, I ache to feel her body against mine. I tracked her down in New York City, she’s an amazing dancer. To guarantee her protection, I’ve gone undercover as a security guard at her dance company. That’s all she knows me as—so far. The longer I’m near her, the more irresistible she becomes. Each touch intensifies my craving for her. As her pack closes in, our fates hang in the balance. I must reveal my true identity and save her before time runs out. AmazonKU
BELOVED CHARMER: PITTSBURGH VAMPIRES BOOK 24 by B A Stretke
Something dark has taken hold in Pittsburgh. The Hadden Coven has been displaced, a hex cast on the Hadden Center, and evil is seeping into every part of the city. Master Nikolas Hadden needs a plan to beat back the rising tide of Evil and reclaim his city. He needs a Charmer, but the last Charmer was seen in the Middle Ages and another has not risen since. Some even wonder if the Charmers ever existed at all. What can the Hadden Coven do when their salvation relies on a myth? Fate always finds a way. Evan McCormick comes from a family of magics, a family of Kindred in Toronto, Ontario. He’s the youngest son and the least important. The object of his father’s ire and disdain. He is treated as a burden and inconsequential to the family. In his heart and soul, Evan holds the power to beat back the greatest evil and expunge the magic around him. This power needs only to be awakened. In the Hadden Coven, he will find a new home. In the arms of his beloved, Conrad Smith, he will find a love and understanding he has never known. He will need this new love and this new community to help him awaken and empower what is within. Light will always conquer the darkness. Amazon
THE FAE KING’S LANYRINTH (COURTS IN CONFLICT BOOK TWO) by Elisa Rae
Someone stole Azulin’s true name. Cursed to ride with the Wild Hunt during each full moon, he is helpless against the Unseelie king’s will. Over the years, the curse’s grip has strengthened, making Azulin’s magic difficult to control. Fighting the curse has exhausted his spirit to the point that he despairs of breaking its hold on him. Then one full moon, the curse places him in a labyrinth, not a hunt. Perhaps this is his chance, or maybe just a new form of torture. Calypso is a shapeshifter who can’t change form. Living as an unpaid caregiver and laborer in her sister’s household, her presence is barely tolerated in their insular community. When a strange fae threatens her pregnant sister, Calypso sacrifices herself. Perhaps an honorable death would give her life purpose. Instead, she ended up fighting for her life in a pitch-black labyrinth. AmazonKU
FATED TO THE DRAGON NEXT DOOR (ALPHA DRAGON FATED MATES BOOK TWO) by Alicia Banks
Brody is more than just the dangerously sexy neighbor next door—he’s a dragon, hiding in plain sight. He’s kept his distance, but when trouble comes knocking, protecting the woman he’s been secretly watching becomes his only priority. Lindsey has been running from her past, hiding from the world, and keeping her secrets locked away. But when her mysterious, brooding neighbor steps in to shield her from a deadly threat, everything changes. Especially when she discovers there’s more to her than she ever imagined—she’s a dragon too. As their sizzling chemistry ignites, Brody and Lindsey are thrust into a world of danger and passion, where they must face not only a ruthless drug dealer but also a rival dragon who threatens to tear them apart. In the heat of battle, Lindsey must embrace her true self, unlocking a power she never knew she had. AmazonKU
ETHAN (TUCKER’S PRIDE BOOK THREE) by Kathi S Barton
Shawn Farley, Shawnie to her friends, had been around for quite some time. In fact, she was Immortal. She could also see and speak to ghosts. She came back to town as the last living relative to claim the house…
Finny Farley had been gone for quite some time. He had passed on, but he never left the house… He had some treasures buried around the property…“What’s happened?” Ethan had to swallow twice before he could ask her what she meant. “You’re not one to spout off whatever is in your head. I kind of liked that about you. But you’re just talking to be hearing your voice right now. What’s going on?” …(more blurb on ebook seller’s page)
HER BEARS (HER SHIFTERS) by Lily Wilder
I belong to two bear shifters. I came to Pinehaven to take the perfect shot. To get my photographer’s break. But this quaint town has so much more than I bargained for. Two bear shifters flirt shamelessly with me. Rock, the formidable leader of the Ursidae bear clan, is all muscle. I want to run my hands through his long hair and melt into his embrace. Then there’s Caleb. He’s a tease and a charmer. He makes me laugh and blush. When both shifters claim I’m their mate, I don’t know what to do. I’ve never been with bad boys like them. Apparently, the old saying that opposites attract is true….Soon my lust overpowers my nerves. Then I start catching feelings. Before I can confess that I’m falling for them, we’re attacked by a rival clan. Will my bears become my protectors or abandon me for their clan? AmazonKU
CULT OF FICTION (THE ENCHANTRESS BOOK NINE) by Erin R Flynn
Soraya Devil has been focused on healing since she was attacked—herself, her relationships, and even her dedication to saving the world. She still doesn’t know if the world deserves to be saved given how cruel people can be, but the innocents keep her fighting. And a fight she’s going to have after drawing a line in the sand with demons and declaring they weren’t allowed to do anything else unnatural like demonic killer birds. Evil is their shtick, but if they step into anything against Mother Nature again, they will have to deal with her. They should take that seriously because Soraya Devil doesn’t make idle threats. Too bad the federal government doesn’t seem to believe that and instead listens to rumors about her. While everyone else is freaking out that she’s about to tell the federal government to sod off, Soraya barely blinks at the potential fallout. What does one government matter when she’s tasked with saving the world and the barrier that keeps Hell from invading? AmazonKU
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I do NOT cover every single new release in SFR/FantasyR/PNR. I never have. That would be an impossible task for any human! I assemble my list by hand every week based on various informal inputs, and I do curate the list to some extent…
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Thank you so much for including Once Upon a Dance Club Wish in your roundup! I always love seeing the new releases each week, but it’s extra special when I have one in the mix.
Always good to see a new one from you! Congratulations on the book and best wishes for its great success!
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Thank you so much for adding Pale Moon Rises to your round up. I always enjoy checking out your list, and adding to my TBR. It was very exciting to see my own story here 🙂