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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YASMIN AND THE YETI (ALIEN ABDUCTION BOOK 25) by Honey Phillips

Abducted. Sold. Left to freeze. Yasmin’s life shatters when she’s abducted by alien slavers and dragged across the stars. Escape seems impossible – until a raid throws the ship into chaos and she flees into the blinding snow of an ice world. But the frozen wilderness is just as deadly as her captors, and when her strength finally fails, she’s certain death has come for her. Instead, she wakes in a warm cave wrapped in thick furs… and in the arms of a massive, white-furred alien who looks like every yeti myth come to life. Rhaal has no use for offworlders. The huge Hothian warrior prefers his solitary life among the frozen peaks. But when he discovers a tiny, half-dead female in the snow, every protective instinct he thought long buried roars back to life. She’s soft, fragile, and stubbornly brave. He’s gruff, scarred, and terrifyingly strong. Forced to share warmth and shelter, their attraction ignites a fire neither of them can deny. But there are worse dangers on Hothrest than the cold, and soon Rhaal must choose between the lonely existence he’s always known or risking everything for the one female he can’t let go. Because she’s no longer just a rescued female. She’s his mate.     AmazonKU

I DATED A HOLIDAY HERO (BLIND DATE CORPORATION BOOK 19) by Viola Grace

Hever wants one thing from life. Her wings. Once she has them back, she will consider life, love, and protecting her own. Krix is her patron, but he’s been missing the mark until he throws himself into protecting the most precious woman in Aksalla. Hever remembers every detail of her life. From the moment she woke in the lab to the moment they removed her wings and left her for dead. Being found and adopted changed her life and set a lot of things in motion. Working for Z-Corp as a practical equipment developer is fine, but Hever’s an omega, and twice a year she needs a tune-up of her own. She becomes an escort for the BDC and gets one regular patron. He’s not very good, but he’s not bad, and that is good enough. A week before the holidays, Hever’s world explodes. Well, it is actually her foyer, but she is inside it, so she takes it personally. A brief kidnapping, an embarrassingly populated rescue, and she is back home in the arms of her patron and her extended family destroying the facility and staff linked to her kidnapping. Her patron quickly morphs into a boyfriend, and her mother authorizes his attentions. From there, it is a whirlwind of marked improvement in his bedroom skills and a desire to answer his questions about forever with a resounding yes. She always loved being with someone around the holidays.

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SNARED (THE LEGION: SAVAGE LAND SECTOR) by Eva Priest

She fell into the jungle. He never let her go. Miri – I was chasing cryptids. Not aliens. One wrong step, and I fell through a rift into an alien jungle—alive, glowing, and sentient. Yeah. The trees watch. The vines move. And something is definitely stalking me. Turns out the “cryptid” I was hunting is very real—and very hot. He’s got glowing eyes, a tail that wraps around my waist, and a mouth I keep dreaming about. He doesn’t speak. Not at first. But he watches me like I belong to him. Maybe I do. Because every night, I dream of him touching me. Worshipping me. Claiming me. And every morning, I want it to be real. Lor – She was never supposed to be here. The jungle whispered her name before I saw her. Before I felt her. Miri is chaos and light, loud where I am silent, bright where I’ve gone dark. But the bond is undeniable. My body aches for hers. My instincts scream to protect her. She thinks I’m the danger. She doesn’t know what’s coming. And she doesn’t know… she’s mine.    AmazonKU

ZOMROMCOM by Olivia Dade

VS: Fangirling here, I LOVE her books. SPOILER ALERT was so good…happy to see her doing PNR. I had this pre-ordered.

Teaming up with your neighbor during a zombie outbreak is a no-brainer, but if it turns out he’s a vampire . . . the stakes couldn’t be higher, in this infectious new paranormal romance from the USA Today bestselling author of Spoiler Alert. When Edie Brandstrup attempts to save her sweet, seemingly harmless human neighbor from the first major zombie breach in two decades, she’s stunned to be saved by him—and his ridiculously large sword—instead. As it turns out, he’s actually a super-old, super-surly vampire. But for all her neighbor’s newly revealed cynicism and lethality, Gaston “Max” Boucher (yes, Gaston) is unexpectedly protective. He wants her to stay in his safety bunker until the breach is resolved. Edie can’t risk more innocent people getting killed, though—and Max won’t let her save them alone. As they unravel a sinister conspiracy to set zombies loose on the world (again), the duo meet a host of lovable allies and discover they’re not the only ones willing to fight for the future of humanity. Despite the awful timing, Edie finds herself falling for the vampire who’s helping her save the world . . . but all their dangerous plans could end their future before it even begins. As she and Max battle side by side, Edie must decide whether having a love worth living for also means having a love you’d die for—and, in a world that grows deadlier by the minute, whether that’s a risk she’s willing to take.     Amazon     AB     Apple Books     Kobo

ALL YOU NEED IS ALIEN LOVE (TENTACULAR TALES BOOK FOUR) by Chloe Archer

VS Note: MM SFR.

An alien invasion and a mysterious Sanctioning Ceremony—what could possibly go wrong? RIVER – Now that I’m Earth-married to my sexy alien boo, everything should be sunshine and rainbows. If only. Instead, the Alliance is preparing for a hostile alien invasion any day now. Am I stressed about that? Yes. Am I more stressed about the Iyaran Sanctioning Ceremony that will make my marriage to Kai official on an intergalactic level? You bet your sweet ass I am! Kai and I just need to survive all of this so we can go on our super epic honeymoon. I’m not letting anyone or anything mess with that! KAI – I dream of the day when River and I can finally settle into peaceful wedded bliss. But nothing in our lives is ever quite that easy. We need to stop this invasion and find the answers to critical questions. Like what exactly were those medical experiments that were secretly done to me…? And River and I need to endure the three days of matrimonial hazing—ahem, I mean, traditional rituals of the Iyaran Sanctioning Ceremony. I should be worried, but I know with River at my side we can face anything the universe throws at us.     AmazonKU

ADVANCE AND RETREAT (DARK EMPIRE BOOK SIX) by Tracy St John

Victories against invasion have been won, but the galaxy may be lost in the end. Clan Piras has landed on enemy-occupied Jedver to enact a daring rescue of the Galactic Council’s leader. The foursome of Piras, Hope, Lokmi, and Kila have no backup, no allies except those who can be bought, and almost no chance of success. Is this finally the end for the Kalquorian Empire’s celebrated spies? There may be no escape from the All’s extermination plans for the dimension. Emperor Clajak has one last card up his sleeve, however: a band of misfit renegade Kalquorians called the Coydidak. Only with their help and an impossible mission to beyond the known reaches of the universe can Kalquor hope to preserve life. A determined engineer is at the top of the list of Coydidak leader Dramok Rorix’s least favorite humans. She’ll stop at nothing to board his ship for a one-way voyage that’s to last a lifetime. Is ultimate freedom from the empire worth dealing with the beautiful but unrelenting Laughter Lorenz? As the clock ticks to the end of Dr. Cassidy Hamilton’s pregnancy and potentially life in the dimension, she works feverishly to find a way to destroy the All. A visit from an undiscovered entity brings to light her greatest hope and worst fear. Only time will tell if this new being is friend or foe…but Cassidy’s time and that of her soon-to-be-born child is almost up.

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HEALING THE LEONID DOCTOR’S HEART (FELIX ORBUS GALAXY BOOK SIX) by S C Principale

Fall in love with the alien from the galaxy next door…Marcus, the middle-aged medical officer on the Comet Stalker, threw himself into his work after his young wife died during Queen Fever. Quarantined on a long-haul freighter with little to do, he devoted himself to research that could one day help rebuild the decimated population of the Felix Orbus Galaxy— and it paid off. His discoveries are paving the way for his species to recover and for families to be rebuilt. Professionally acclaimed and surrounded by a new adopted “family” of his crewmates, Marcus knows he should be feeling triumphant. It’s not often a doctor gets to see his work change the world in his lifetime. So why does he still feel so… empty? Could be that he’s coming to grips with the fact that he’ll never have the chance he’s giving so many others? Abigail didn’t expect to end up in the Felix Orbus Galaxy, but the rescued human female is in no hurry to return to an empty life and a boring job on Sapien-Three. At forty-five, she knows she’s too old to be some Leonid’s surrogate, too ordinary to deserve a fairy tale romance with a handsome prince, and too unlucky to get a second chance. Except… Marcus makes her want to stay in the Felix Orbus Galaxy, not for herself, but for him. He saved her life. Is there a way she could heal his heart?     AmazonKU

HER ALIEN PREPPER by Nessa Claugh

Help your new client find a house or at least land that he likes. It should be a simple task until you realize that he’s an alien with nightmare expectations and a gloomy forecast that the alien government we’ve just joined is about to collapse. Cavus has a plan to survive the space apocalypse, and he thinks the comparable hinterlands of Earth is the perfect place to do it. Unfortunately human ideas of the perfect bunker don’t exactly match up with alien ones. If I don’t find something acceptable soon, I’m going to lose my client and a place to run to if he’s actually right. Cavus wants a place to settle down, and if I’m not careful it might just be with me. Earth is the Dila Cluster’s newest vacation hotspot. Deserts, oceans, crazy animals, unique human events; it has everything a curious alien could ask for. Humanity is still trying to play catch-up with that fact.      AmazonKU

TEO’S DURUMI by Elaine U Cho

VS Note: LGBTQ SF release of note. Not listed as a romance although there sre evidently two romances going on. ‘Durumi’ in Korean is a red-crowned crane, which is a symbol for longevity (and more) and features in folklore and myths.

Teo Anand, former ne’er-do-well second son of the Anand Tech empire and current solar fugitive, has just crash-landed on the Moon after escaping the latest attempt on his life. But if anyone can help exonerate him, it’s his best friend, bold Korean space pilot Ocean Yoon. Falsely accused of murdering his family, Teo is running out of both time and options. But loyalties are uncertain in their group of steadfast comrades and tentative new allies, and it’s difficult to know who to trust in the tangled web that awaits them in Artemis, a city on the Moon rich in Korean history and haunted by ghosts from Teo’s and Ocean’s pasts. Further complicating matters are Haven—the pensive medic whose beliefs challenge Ocean’s—and the dashing Phoenix—a space raider who’s come blazing into Teo’s life in more ways than one. All the while, Corvus, the real culprit behind the slaying of the Anands, is sowing a path of destruction that threatens to swallow the solar whole. The crew will wrestle with clashing ideals, flying bullets, and undeniable feelings as they race toward a stunning final stand. Teo’s Durumi brings Cho’s space opera duology to an exhilarating close, one that contends with questions of identity and acceptance; grief and redemption; and loyalty and sacrifice.

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A MATE FOR VASEK (TALLEAN MERCENARIES BOOK 11) by Lynnea Lee

Stranded at the edge of the galaxy, I’ll do anything to return to Earth! But first, I’m stolen right before my escape plan and dragged through the alien wilderness. Now, I’m payment for a medic… who doesn’t even want me! Vasek can’t wait to drop me off at his next destination, if we even make it there alive. The ruthless thugs after us seem to think I’m the key to untold fortunes. But I’m not! I’m just a girl who wants to go home. The hyper-protective medic isn’t just my best bet for survival; his chiseled form sets my body ablaze, and his kindness fills my soul with hope. And the more time I spend with Vasek, the more I wonder if Earth is really where I want to be.     AmazonKU

MADAME VESUVIUS LOVES ME by Miko Sage

Simon Korr was supposed to be nothing. As a discarded son of a noble house, Simon scraped by in the black market using his cybernetic eyes to his advantage, the only sign of his aristocratic lineage.Simon receives an unexpected gift: passage to the territory of his family’s rival, House Vesuvius. The ambitious Madame Anais Vesuvius is head of an underestimated Thura colony, a race of seven-foot, brightly colored, horned aliens known for their matriarchal society. Simon and Anais enter a mutually beneficial relationship with the same goal–to destroy the House that discarded Simon and underestimate the Thura. This steamy open door sci-fi romance features an alien FMC and a human MMC as they fight together in a remote part of the galaxy in order to live happily ever after.   AmazonKU

LESBIANS IN SPACE: WHERE NO MAN HAS GONE BEFORE by Various

VS note: From JUNE 24. A really good line up of authors.

Peanut butter and chocolate. Cheese and wine. Sex and rock n’ roll. History is full of great pairings. Get ready for your new favorite: Lesbians and Space! Join a host of intrepid explorers heading to the outer reaches of the galaxy, exploring planets, space stations, strange new worlds and interesting aliens. Launch into stories that span the cosmos, covering Space Opera, Xenobiology, Space Stations, Adventure, and Spaceships! From spaceship mechanics to intergalactic colony queens, heists, smugglers, gods, and sentient planets, Lesbians in Space explores the galaxy from the unique perspective of the lesfic world, blending the best of sapphic literature with modern sci-fi and space opera tropes.    AmazonKU

***********************BRIEF BREAK BEFORE THE FANTASY/PNR BOOKS!**************************************

VS Note: This is currently the SFR book in the bottom of the backlist, per Amazon, as far as sales. It’s one of my oldest and at that point I crammed too much plot into each book, so this should have been a duology no doubt. It’s my “alien Sleeping Beauty” tale and it was fun to figure out how someone who’d been left locked in a healing chamber would react when they were eventually released into a world where her people were gone. Don’t worry, my Sectors Special Forces operator is more than up to the task of giving her the HEA.

TRAPPED ON TALONQUE by Veronica Scott

************************** THANKS FOR YOUR SUPPORT  IF YOU DECIDE TO CHECK OUT THE BOOKS  (because my own books pay my bills) AND A BIG THANK YOU IF YOU ALREADY HAVE! AND ONWARD WE GO!*********************

HELD IN MOONLIGHT’S FAVOR (THREADS OF BROKEN SILVER BOOK ONE) by Jade Bones

I am the Offering, and the Offering isn’t allowed anything kind or beautiful in this world, or her people will burn. Twice a year, the Lumière—a traveling troupe of fae performers—appear from across the bridge to entertain us mere mortals with their talents. For most, they’re a rare glimpse of magic outside the city walls. For me, they’re an escape from the pain of my oath. Seven nights among strangers, where I can pretend I’m just another villager, instead of the living legacy of the first Bargain with the fae. Fated to die alone and unwanted. But when two rival performers start paying attention to me, each promising me a whisper of my most secret desires, I begin to question what I really want. Sebastian, with his soulful eyes and kind promises, who wants to save himself and me from a fae Bargain. Or Fynn, marked by danger and secrets, who’s promised me the ticket to my dreams… at the cost of trapping me in one. If I seize something beautiful for myself, my village will burn, and I don’t know what scares me more… that I’ll never take what I want. Or that I will.   AmazonKU

FREAKY FESTIVALS (MYSTIC CARAVAN MYSTERIES BOOK 20) by Amanda M Lee

Mystic Caravan is hitting San Francisco. Unfortunately, a magical force in the city is hitting back. On their first night in town, they discover somebody has unleashed skeletons on the city…and there’s an army of them. The good news is that as far as foes go, they’re not very impressive. Poet Parker’s team can take them out with relative ease. The bad news is they’re not stopping…and they’re getting bolder each and every night. San Francisco’s history leads to a lot of questions. Are the skeletons coming from the cemeteries that were closed? Seems only a fraction of the bodies were moved when the city shut down for burials more than a century before. Who is raising them, though? Between Golden Gate Park, Fisherman’s Wharf, and Alcatraz, Mystic Caravan has a lot of dark corners to search through. A nosy police officer—one who has his own paranormal task force at the ready—is another concern. Not all evil is created equal. Sometimes what looks like evil isn’t evil at all. Still, the city needs to be saved. Are Poet and her motley crew of magical misfits up to the task? You’re about to find out. It’s going to be a bumpy—and bony—ride.     AmazonKU     AB

CHASING THE MAGICAL MURDERER (MIDLIFE WITCHERY BOOK 21) by Brenda Trim

The Backside of Forty are about to face their deadliest case yet. When magically gifted university students start turning up dead across London, their bodies drained of power and marked with precise geometric patterns, these seasoned supernatural investigators realize they’re dealing with something far more sinister than a regular magical murderer. As the body count rises, they discover an ancient organization has infiltrated London’s universities, using cutting-edge technology to harvest magical essence from gifted students. With victims piling up and their own children at risk, these fierce friends must race against time to stop a group of immortality-obsessed zealots before they can complete a ritual that would forever alter the balance of magic itself. Blending modern technology with ancient magic, these determined women will need every trick in their considerable arsenal—from phoenix fire to vampire allies and dragon magic—to take down an enemy that’s had centuries to perfect their deadly craft. But when one of their own kids is captured and their enemies prove to be magically enhanced beings with powers stolen from dozens of victims, they’ll have to risk everything to prevent a catastrophic magical disaster from being unleashed on London. Get ready for a wild ride through London’s supernatural underbelly where middle-aged mom-magic meets quantum physics, and the deadliest weapons might just be sarcasm and a properly brewed cup of coffee.    AmazonKU

KAIN’S SISTER: HELSING SIBLINGS BOOK FIVE by Margaret Couplet

VS Note: LGBTQ PNR.

It’s been two years since Artemis ran away from home and fell into a lap of luxury she’d never known with a man she fell head over heels with the moment she saw him. She has another two before it’s safe to go back, but in the meantime she has a handful of friends and helps run a youtube channel centered around hunting things that slip through the Family’s net. Until one day a call from Izaiah’s family leads to her being dragged right back into her family’s drama. Izaiah has been hiding his species for two years but when he gets kidnapped on a hunt, again, he’s forced to confront the reality of being honest with Artemis, the only person he has ever been in love with. But during a conversation that will change his life forever a video on the news sends everything into a tailspin that forces him into a corner he’d never imagined being backed into.     AmazonKU

THE DEATHLESS ONE (THE GRAVESINGER SERIES) by Emma Hamm

Jessamine was raised to be a leader for her people, but when the land is overrun by an incurable plague, she must enter a political marriage to save them all. A union that should have brought hope only brings death as her new husband murders her at the wedding altar and seizes the throne. But her death is just the beginning. Her spirit is met by the Deathless One, a god of death yearning to return to the mortal plane, and he needs her help. The two of them make a deal—her life and the return of her kingdom in exchange for his resurrection. But the Deathless One is a known trickster, and a deal with him is one made in blood. Jessamine knows the Deathless One is a dangerous ally, but the longer they work together, the more she wants him and the less she can stay away. As their connection deepens, soon she wonders if she even wants this contract to end. Perhaps the more appealing throne is the one by his side, but she’d have to turn her back on her people to get it.     AmazonKU

THE FALLEN AND THE KISS OF DUSK (CROWNS OF NYAXIA BOOK FOUR) by Carissa Broadbent

Mische made the ultimate sacrifice to save those she loves – and plunged the world into an eternal night. Now, imprisoned by the gods and obsessed with revenge, Asar is desperate to find her again. When a goddess offers them a final path to redemption – and back to each other – Asar and Mische embark on an extraordinary mission. Together, they must seize the power of the god of death so Asar may do the impossible: ascend to true divinity. Their journey will take them through mortal and immortal realms, alongside both old friends and ruthless enemies. But as the underworld teeters on the brink of collapse and the gods prepare for a war, Asar and Mische must decide what they are willing to sacrifice for the power to defy death. In a game of vengeful gods and ancient betrayals, there are some debts that even love may not be able to repay.     AmazonKU     AB

GHOSTS OF THE MONARCHY (PARISIAN GHOSTS BOOK SEVEN) by 

GoPol has fallen, Gaspar has returned to me, and the existence of ghosts has become public knowledge. While the rest of the world scrambles to understand the dead, I’m just trying to live in peace—but sharing a home with Sébastien, now leading GoPol’s reformation, and Gaspar, who’s drowning in guilt, is easier said than done. Three’s a crowd, and my peace has been hard-bought. And now, the Chevalier d’Os has come to collect. In exchange for his help in bringing down GoPol, I promised to aid his reanimation project. That’s how I find myself in the crypts of St. Denis, bargaining with the long-dead kings and queens of France—who, surprise, have egos as big as their tombs and ludicrous demands that could get me killed. It all comes to a head at the Royal Ball. While I still chase the monarchs’ favour, sinister plans unfold in the shadows. It’s five to midnight, and I’ll have to decide how much I’m willing to sacrifice to stop a game of thrones I never signed up to play—or risk meeting the guillotine.

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CHASE ME IN THE WOODS: A SAPPHIC SHIFTER GODSTOUCHED ROMANCE SERIES BOOK TWO by Alie Williams and Ellie Rose

n Ireland, freed after being trapped behind the Veil, the fae are reasserting their powers and indulging their desires…I hide in my cottage in the woods, and try not to let the trauma of my past inform my present. But when that past comes back to haunt me, I turn to the red wolf to keep me safe. For that red wolf is The Morrígan, an ancient Irish goddess who has no qualms about destroying anyone who threatens me…Chase Me in the Woods is a sapphic Little Red Riding Hood retelling where the woodcutter gets his comeuppance, and the wolf goddess gets eaten out.      Amazon

MARKED BY THE SCARRED ORC by Michele Mills

My fierce older sister, Mia Irontree, recently married an orc firefighter and my life is now wall-to-wall orcs. It’s cray. I think orcs are perfectly fine…but marrying one seems a bit much. In ancient times, orcs used to kidnap women off the street and fill them with their orc sons. Ugh. No thank you. Mia’s husband is a great guy, but he’s basically the only orc I trust. One night, though, after a few too many happy hour shots and a full-on bar crawl, I stumble into an orc tattoo shop called Heat & Ink. Wherein a scarred, shirtless orc named Harken Overlord pulls me onto his chair. At first, I strangely enjoy the possessive touch of his big, rough hands. Then I scream when a hot branding iron lands on my…He licks my skin to take the hurt away. What the heck? The tiny tattoo of a cat I asked for is now Harken’s mark? I gasp with horror and blast him with all the salty language I can muster. As I slam out the front door of the shop, Harken thunders behind me, “You’ll be back, female, because you’re mine.” Uh huh. We’ll see. This orc has no idea what he’s unleashed.     AmazonKU

HEART OF STONE: A GARGOYLE ROMANCE ANTHOLOGY by Various

They watch from the rooftops. Guarding the city by day. Hunting your heart by night. In this collection of dark and seductive tales, Heart of Stone brings together bestselling and rising romance authors to explore the forbidden passions of ancient protectors. Cursed to remain cold and unmoving… until she touches them. Each story delivers a wicked blend of dominance, devotion, and desire—where the monsters don’t just crave you, they claim you. Because when a gargoyle falls, he doesn’t fall halfway. He falls hard. And he doesn’t let go.     Amazon

SCORCHED EARTH (DARK SHORES BOOK FOUR) by Danielle L Jensen

Lydia and Killian escaped their enemy’s grasp, but not without consequences. While they race to destroy the blight, Lydia fights an internal war against the Corrupter’s influence knowing defeat means death for those she loves. Tormented by a battle that can’t be won with blades, Killian must find the queen they risked everything to rescue without falling prey to Corrupter’s weapons, both living and dead. Teriana and Marcus thwarted assassination, but now must live with the dark truths that have been revealed. As Teriana hunts for allies, she must face the dire circumstances of her imprisoned people, driving her to strike a dangerous deal with the Empire. Consumed by guilt over his crimes, Marcus embarks on an ambitious campaign to save those he condemned, which risks him becoming the conqueror the Empire desires him to be. With the blight consuming everything in its path and the Empire crushing everyone who stands before it, Reath is falling beneath the tide of evil. Secrets will be revealed that break hearts even as they forge new alliances, but only the greatest sacrifices of all will turn the tide in the battle for the liberty of every nation on Reath.

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GHOSTLIGHTED (GHOST TOWNIES BOOK TWO) by EJ Russell

VS Note: MM PNR Mystery.

In the weeks since he moved to Ghost, Oregon, Maz Amani’s life has gotten so much better. Charming small town? Check. Queen Anne beauty of a house? Check. Project organizing the fascinating papers of Ghost’s founding family? Check. Adorable handyman who might morph into more than a friend? Check. Rafts of friendly townies? Check. And did he mention the house? Sure, there’s the occasional professional annoyance—ghostwriters can’t always be picky about the gigs they take in the name of keeping their cat in kibble. But on the whole, things are awesome. If only Maz felt like he deserved this mountain of good fortune. Because seriously? What had he ever done to earn it? Zip. Zilch. Nada. He’d never even heard of Uncle Oren or his life partner, Avi, who’d predeceased Oren by a decade. Yet Maz had inherited all their worldly goods. Including, you know, the house. Maz is determined to pay those men back for transforming his life—and he knows just how to do it. By transforming Avi’s afterlife. Because Avi? Yep, still around, sharing the house with Maz and putting the ghost in Ghost. Ghostlighted is the second in the Ghost Townies small town paranormal mystery series. While the books contain romantic elements, they are not romances, and are intended to be read in order, because, you know, spoilers.     AmazonKU

TRIUMPH OF THE WOLF (MAGNETIC MAGIC BOOK SIX) by Lindsay Buroker

Now that Luna has helped Duncan, the charming werewolf she’s fallen in love with, remove the curse that threatened his life, they can finally be together. Or can they? When her ex-husband shows up, embroiled in a new plot against the pack, Luna and Duncan find themselves once again fighting for their lives. And then there’s the vengeful Lord Abrams, out to get them for thwarting his plans. Luna longs for solutions to her problems and a happily ever after, but, with the world conspiring against her, will she find either?     AmazonKU

A STORM OFFURIES (BURNING IN THE DARK BOOK ONE) by Rose Mackie

The people she died to save want her dead. In post-apocalyptic Western Australia, Mara’s trading post is the last safe haven. Her rules are simple: pay your debts, don’t start trouble, protect your own. When Captain Harvey’s army arrives demanding her land and people, she gives him a choice between leaving peacefully or leaving in pieces. His answer is torture, captivity, and an ultimatum: surrender everything or watch it burn. Instead, Mara chooses a third option—sacrificing herself to the darkness itself. What emerges has bronze wings, storm-touched power, and a hunger for justice that terrifies even her closest friends. Some choices can’t be undone. Some loves are worth becoming a monster.   AmazonKU

BOUND TO THE BROKEN by Melody Lynch

This isn’t just heat. It’s prophecy. And it might kill them all. Autumn is thirty with no mate and a past full of human men who only wanted to break the wolf in her. Even the matchmaking witch gave up on her. But everything changes the night of the Moon Festival. Two rogue wolves find her and the moment one touches her, her body snaps into heat. Autumn wants to give in. But her mates back away like she’s poison, claiming it’s for her safety. Their rejection breaks something in her. But what she doesn’t know is that giving in could kill her. If they resist, she might unlock something ancient a clarity, a truth most wolves will never touch. That is, if the memories and the heat don’t burn her alive first.     AmazonKU

GHOSTED AF (AT FIRST BOOK FOUR) by Arden Steele

Rylee Burke considers himself pretty open-minded, but he draws the line at being haunted by freeloading ghosts. Worse, he’s pretty sure the specter died in his apartment. He just can’t find the body. Turning to MNSTR for help, he’s not entirely sure what he needs, but Crisis Containment seems like a good place to start. He is definitely in crisis, and he would very much like it contained. He expected a witch, maybe an exorcist. Instead, he gets Caius Finch—a towering mountain of muscles and intensity. Locked and loaded, the griffin shows up ready for battle, but the only thing he’s wrecking is Rylee’s resting heart rate. Now he has a problem he doesn’t want, another one he didn’t ask for, and a cocktail of mixed feelings he has no idea what to do with. But it’s fine. Maybe. Probably. Until it isn’t.     AmazonKU

HEX TO NOTHING (SUPERNATURAL SPEAKEASY COZY MYSTERY BOOK 18) by Lily Harper Hart

Ofelia Archer thought she’d faced off with every paranormal enemy known to man. She was wrong. She’s about to fight something even bigger than she ever imagined. The weird thing is the packaging is somewhat smaller. When at a Carnival parade, goblins descend and take Ofelia and her fiancé Zach Sully by surprise. The attack is quick and brutal. When the dust clears, one of New Orleans’ richest men is dead. Was that an accident or by design?As Ofelia and Sully start digging, they find a tangled web of deceit. The goblins have been in New Orleans before, but they were driven out by a magical contingent of vampires. They have no intention of leaving again. On top of that, their king has decided he needs a wife. He wants that wife to be Ofelia. As Ofelia learns about the past she starts worrying about the future. Can she fight off an entire army of goblins and keep those she loves safe? The war is on, and only one side will come out victorious. Who will it be, the goblin king or the French Quarter’s favorite witch?     AmazonKU     AB

THE FATE OF BLACK HEARTS (THE CROWN’S WOLVES) by Zoe Forward

He would die for her…again. Dom died for her once when he was forced to make her forget him. The Mage Conclave also dampened his magic to the bare minimum. Furious, he vowed revenge. Yet, he understands it’s his responsibility to avoid triggering the prophesy that says his love will spark world-ending devastation. Until something threatens her…The gaps in Evie’s memory left her disoriented. As head of her lycan family she can’t be weak. Once she finds the being who cast the amnesia spell, she must eliminate him to reverse it. Now that a new threat hunts her, she needs her memories back to protect her family. The dangerous, yet sexy mage who saves her life knows way too much about her. His touch might ignite a need she’s never known before—or maybe she did—but she will kill him to break the spell. *This is the fourth in the Crown’s Wolves series but can be read as a prequel or a sequel. It’s a stand alone story that does have elements from the other books.     AmazonKU

HOUSE OF ICE AND WHISPERS by Natalina Reis

The Prequel to House of Blood and Whispers – In a land where the cold never sleeps and legends are forged in blood, love is the fire that refuses to die. When the palace burns and the royal family is slaughtered, Edel escapes into the frozen wilds with the last ember of hope: five-year-old Princess Cahki, the sole heir to a fallen throne. Hunted and desperate, she vanishes into the maze of the fjords—where the cold bites deep and secrets run deeper. There, they cross paths with Aren, a fjord pirate with a past as jagged as the cliffs he sails. At first, he’s their reluctant guide. Then, their fiercest protector. As danger looms from every shore and betrayal hides in every shadow, Edel and Aren are drawn together, their bond forged in blood, ice, and fire. Together, they carve out a new life in the unforgiving wilderness, building a family not of birthright, but of love and survival. But peace is fragile in a land where the cold is never just weather—and enemies never truly sleep.   Amazon

SURGING REEF by Holly Day

VS note: MM PNR.

One day, Kazimir is gonna live in a lighthouse, but until he can afford to buy one, he’ll simply have to satisfy his need by breaking into abandoned ones. For years, Kazimir Wrenley’s dream has remained the same — to live in a lighthouse. He saves every penny he can to make it a reality, but lighthouses aren’t cheap, and they aren’t on the market all that often. Together with his trusty sidekick, Pharos the border terrier, he visits all the lighthouses within reasonable — and unreasonable — distance. Ashby Kalen pissed off the wrong queen, namely the vampire queen, and now he’s chained up and starving in Surging Reef, an abandoned lighthouse. No one gets out of there alive, so when a human saunters in as if he owns the place, Ashby is sure he’s hallucinating. Vampires don’t exist, Kazimir knows that, but he can’t explain what he’s seeing with any other word. Vampire or not, he’s not leaving a living being chained to a wall. Ashby can’t believe his luck when Kazimir is willing to help him escape, but will they make it out before the queen catches them?     Amazon

THE DRAGON’S SURPRISE (TAHOE DRAGON MATES BOOK SEVEN) by Jessie Donovan

Dr. Kyle Baker made a near-fatal mistake as a young doctor and ever since, has isolated himself from the clan so he can focus solely on his job and saving lives. He likes order, routine, and being left alone. So when a Dragon Orphan Care Service (DOCS) employee shows up on his clan, claiming he has a six-year-old son, he doesn’t believe her. But one look tells him Ethan is his. Not only was he abandoned by his mother, the boy has been raised human. Now it’s up to him to help his son learn how to be a dragon-shifter. Lexi Sakamoto has devoted her life to finding orphaned dragon children forever families. She’s used to getting the run around, but when she never hears back from a dragon doctor on MirrorPeak, she shows up and is determined to confront him. As he slowly gets to know his son, she stays to ensure it’s the best fit. What she must not do, under any circumstance, is notice how lonely and yet charming the dragonman is. If she does, she could lose her job. As the pair help Ethan and dance around each other, danger shows up on their doorstep. And when Kyle is faced with losing both Lexi and Ethan, he realizes the future he wants—with both of them. Will he be able to save his female and his son? Or, will he end up losing everything?      AmazonKU

WITCH IS THE JOKE NO ONE GOT (WITCH P I MYSTERIES BOOK 51) by Adele Abbott

Jill wakes up to find a mysterious tunnel in her back garden, and Jack has exciting news about the store. Meanwhile, Jill is as busy as ever trying to find a missing vampire and to unravel the mysterious entries in Myrtle Turtle’s diary.     AmazonKU

BLACK DRAGON RISING: DRAGON RIDERS OF VORDEN by Nita Round

Outcast. Healer. The girl they shunned may be the kingdom’s best hope. Kanastya Herbanya has always been an outcast. With her pointed ears and slight build, she stands out as different. Orphaned young and raised by her grandmother on the edge of the swamp. Kanastya lives quietly on the fringes healing wounds, gathering herbs… and guarding a deadly secret. She knows dragon lore, and in the four kingdoms, secrets like hers could mean death. For generations, the Sundered lands have known peace, but now war is brewing. Rogue dragons have returned and are attacking the four kingdoms with relentless fury. The kings of Vorden need dragons, but to raise them quickly requires blood and sacrifice. Kanastya is chosen as one of those sacrifices. Torn from her home and thrust into a brutal selection meant for nobles, she finds herself among strangers who see her as a threat or a tool. As danger mounts and alliances shift, Kanastya must decide whether to remain the outcast they expect—or become something far more powerful than anyone is prepared for.     AmazonKU

ENTRANCED BY THE NAKKEN: M/NB MONSTER ROMANCE (FREEDOM, LOVE, MONSTERS BOOK FOUR)  by Delilah Dare

Accidentally mate marked during the first kissing lesson…Hopefully their new mate isn’t afraid of tentacles and teeth. Lately, every song Tsunis plays is sad. No humans fall into a trance at their laments. No bodies sink below the surface. Without sustenance, Tsunis will never find a portal home. Their homeland finally found peace, and Tsunis would not be there to shed the war from their scales, maybe take a mate and lay eggs. They were a failure. Beware the fiddle-playing näkki in the falls. Their song brings certain death. When Casey slinks home from college with nothing to show for himself, his hometown is exactly the same. His mom still dotes on him, his father still yells at the T.V., and the townsfolk still cling to legends of malevolent water spirits in the rapids. Except Casey knows the spirit isn’t evil. An evil spirit wouldn’t have used their beautiful voice to save him when he was a boy. The mer-child swam off before Casey could show his gratitude. Maybe it isn’t too late.   AmazonKU

GODS AND GRAVES by Katie May

What do you do when you have no identity, no name, no past? You create one. For as long as I can remember, I’ve been trapped in a minuscule room. All I know is the monotonous routine of reaping souls and then returning to my prison. And pain. Lots of pain. Everything changes when I’m compelled to reap the souls of an elite supernatural warrior team. Krystian, the flirty elf hiding dark secrets. Zaid, the sweet wraith who deteriorates all of my defenses, one carefully selected word at a time. Rafael, the psychotic blood fae who wishes to posses and claim me. And Everett, the ornery leader of the group, hiding away a lethal monster. Imagine my surprise when they’re the first beings in centuries who can actually see me. Hear me. Feel me. Somehow, I’m a real girl again, in a real body, with real emotions. And what happened to me? Apparently, that’s not normal. Who locked me away for all these years and why? If I’m not a reaper, then…what am I? One thing’s for certain—the gods are playing dangerous games with our lives, and if we’re not smart about our next step, we’ll end up in the grave.     AmazonKU

MOIST: AN ODE TO MONSTER ROMANCE AND THE WORLD’S MOST HATED WORD by Various

Dive into this Monstrously steamy multi-author anthology that reclaims the world’s most cringeworthy word—One tentacle, claw and slime trail at a time. These monsters know how to keep things juicy.     Amazon

ACCOMPLICE TO THE VILLAIN (ASSISTANT AND THE VILLAIN BOOK THREE) by Hannah Nicole Maehrer

REWARD OFFERED: Apprentice to The Villain wanted for treason (light), magical property damage (alleged), and one incident involving a weaponized scone (accurate). Frequently seen with a grumpy frog (crowned, judgmental). Answers to “Evie” or “Stop that.” Evie Sage didn’t mean to become the right-hand woman to the kingdom’s most terrifying villain. One minute, she was applying for an entry-level position that promised “light paperwork and occasional beheadings,” and the next, she was knee-deep in magical mayhem, murder plots, and an entirely inappropriate crush on her brooding, sharp-jawed, walking disaster of a boss. Now, with a magical prophecy unraveling, assassins showing up in the break room, and a suspicious amount of frogs wearing crowns, Evie has to figure out how to survive her job without setting the kingdom on fire—or her dignity, which is hanging by a very sarcastic thread. Being evil-adjacent was never part of the five-year plan. But then again…neither was falling for The Villain. A magical office comedy with grumpy bosses, snarky frogs, and definitely-not-feelings.

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DID IT HAVE TO BE GNOMES? (CARRY A FAERIE BOOK ONE) by  Michele Notaro

VS Note: MM Urban Fantasy.

Am I afraid of gnomes? Maaaaaaaybe. Did I take on a huge gnome job anyway? I sure did. Am I about to ask my crush for help? Well, I have to ask someone, right? I get called out to a huge mansion with the biggest number of invading gnomes I’ve ever seen, and I’m not sure who to call to help. And I definitely need some help. So when Winter Montgomery just so happens to stop by, I know I have to ask him. I’ve been crushing on the handsome guy from afar for years, so now’s my chance to get close—and get some much needed support. As long as I don’t let him see just how much I hate gnomes—okay, I’m actually terrified of them, but he doesn’t need to know that… right?   AmazonKU

HOUSE OF THE BEAST by Michelle Wong

Born out of wedlock and shunned by society, Alma learned to make her peace with solitude, so long as she had her mother by her side. When her mother becomes gravely ill, Alma discovers a clue about her estranged father and writes a message begging for help. Little does she know that she is a bastard of House Avera, one of the four noble families that serve the gods and are imbued with their powers—and her father is a vessel of the Dread Beast, the most frightening god of all, a harbinger of death. In a desperate exchange for her mother’s medicine, Alma agrees to sacrifice her left arm to the Beast in a ceremony that will bind her forever to the House and its deity. Regardless, her mother soon passes, leaving Alma trapped inside the Avera’s grand estate, despised by her relatives and nothing but a pawn in her father’s schemes. Now vengeance is the only thing that keeps Alma going. That, and the strange connection she has with her god—a monster who is constantly by her side, an eldritch being taking the form of a beautiful prince with starlit hair that only she can see. He tells Alma that she has been chosen to bring change upon their world, and with his help, Alma plots a perilous journey to destroy the House that stole everything from her.

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THE MAGICIAN OF TIGER CASTLE by Louis Sachar

Long ago and far away (and somewhere south of France) lies the kingdom of Esquaveta. There, Princess Tullia is in nearly as much peril as her struggling kingdom. Esquaveta desperately needs to forge an alliance, and to that end, Tullia’s father has arranged a marriage between her and an odious prince. However, one month before the “wedding of the century,” Tullia falls in love with a lowly apprentice scribe. The king turns to Anatole, his much-maligned magician. Seventeen years earlier, when Anatole first came to the castle, he was regarded as something of a prodigy. But after a long series of failures—the latest being an attempt to transform sand into gold—he has become the object of contempt and ridicule. The only one who still believes in him is the princess. When the king orders Anatole to brew a potion that will ensure Tullia agrees to the wedding, Anatole is faced with an impossible choice. With one chance to save the marriage, the kingdom, and, of most importance to him, his reputation, will he betray the princess—or risk ruin?

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BLOOD MARKED by Cyn Blade and Milly Taiden

Selene Morwen was not a warrior. She wasn’t royalty. She was a diplomat’s daughter—clever, quiet, and expendable. Which made her the perfect sacrifice. To end a fragile war between humans and shifters, Selene is sent across the Veil as a political offering—bride to the monstrous Alpha of House Fenrir. A wolf prince feared across kingdoms. A man who kills more than he speaks. Fenrik doesn’t want a mate. He wants loyalty. Power. Control. But when Selene steps into his cursed court with fire in her eyes and nothing left to lose, something ancient stirs beneath his skin. She is not what he expected. He is everything she was warned about. And in a world of broken oaths and blood-drenched thrones, the only thing more dangerous than binding herself to a wolf… is falling in love with one. He was never supposed to want her. She was never supposed to survive him. But fate doesn’t care who burns.     AmazonKU

OPERATION CALDERA (OPERATION VOLCANO BOOK TWO) by Annabella Stone

VS Note: MM PNR.

𝐹𝑜𝑟𝑔𝑒𝑑 𝑏𝑦 𝑓𝑖𝑟𝑒, 𝑏𝑜𝑢𝑛𝑑 𝑏𝑦 𝑓𝑎𝑡𝑒, 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑐𝑙𝑎𝑖𝑚𝑒𝑑 𝑏𝑦 𝑙𝑒𝑔𝑒𝑛𝑑𝑠 𝑜𝑙𝑑𝑒𝑟 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑛 𝑡𝑖𝑚𝑒! Navy SEAL Kelvin *Viper* Dare was born to be a frogman. He’s pretty much seen it all over his fifteen-year career, and nothing surprises him anymore. Nothing except an unexpected natural disaster, which sends his team’s latest mission to hell in a handbasket. Volcanic blasts were not even on his radar when he and his men deployed to search for the newest terrorist to dare bring war to US soil. Now he must figure out how the hell he can protect not only his team, but also the American they find deep in the cave system, which offers their only chance of survival. Archaeologist Howard *Ward* Sutherland was supposed to be on the trip of a lifetime to study the ancient markings found at a cave entrance on an unnamed island in the Indian Ocean. The further into the cave he moves, the more of the witch symbols he deciphers, and the louder the island rumbles and shakes under his feet. He may not be able to see what is happening on the surface, but the sudden appearance of a Special Ops team, and its growly, bossy leader, tells him things are very, very wrong. When an ancient power stirs and the veil between worlds cracks, they must choose between duty and destiny. Because some doors, once opened, demand more than loyalty—they demand your soul. Magic, legends, and a brotherhood who’ve been waiting for their High King! PNR/Special Forces/Military MM Fiction packed with Irish myths and legends, alpha heroes, raw emotion, fated mates, and more.     AmazonKU

NIGHT’S FALL (THE FOUR REALMS BOOK ONE) by Kristen Ashley

VS note: I love her books so of course I one clicked this. To me it’s not scifi romance though, but romantasy. I mean if  there’s shifters, demons, fae and trolls as one reviewer notes, that’s fantasy not SFR as far as where I put a book in this Report.

The Four Realms are experiencing an unprecedented period of peacе…At thirteen years old, it became known Prince Aleksei Knightstar of Night’s Fall was the True Heir. The next king, the fiercest warrior, the mightiest beast in all the realm. The Fall rejoiced at having the first True Heir in over a century. But Aleksei is private, no nonsense, and worried about why The Fall, in a time of peace, would need a True Heir. Laura Makepeace is a talented costume designer and everywoman who’s recovering from a recent random and traumatic attack where she lost something vital. She barely has it in her to put on a pretty frock and go drinking with her girlfriends. She certainly isn’t prepared to be summoned to the True Heir’s table in the VIP section of a club.The prince is not a male easily put off, not to mention, like every other female in the Four Realms, Laura has been crushing on him since she first saw him. Thus, Laura finds herself suddenly being courted by Prince Aleksei and thrown into a whirl of public and press attention, royal family dysfunction…And a plot that threatens lives and the peace of the Four Realms.        Amazon     AB     Apple Books     Kobo

A TALE OF MIRTH AND MAGIC by Kristen Vale

Elikki may not have a family, but she has her fierce independence, boundless charm, and enough talent as a jewelry artisan to make a living on the road. Unfortunately for some, she also can’t yet manage to control her chaotic magic. . . and her temper. Sweet, soft Barra lives a quiet life with his mas and three sisters, managing the books for his family’s business. All he wants is to blend in and not make waves—a bit tricky, as a nearly eight-foot-tall purple half-giant.  When Elikki lands in hot water after dealing with a particularly rude customer, Barra finds himself helping her flee the constables. With a bounty on her back—and a severe crush forming on his end—they decide to travel together to the next town. So begins a journey filled with cozy inns, delicious meals, heaps of excellent sex, and a sprinkling of danger.  As their adventures bring them closer together and the threat of capture rises they find themselves changing in surprising ways. He’s given up on finding love. She’s always refused to try. But traveling together, they may discover unexpected, powerful romance and stronger self-identities—if the bounty hunters don’t get them first.      Amazon       AB

THE WITCH’S MATE (PINE RIDGE PACK BOOK TWO) by Shonna Preston

Daria is sure her night cannot get worse. First, she caught her boyfriend of six years kissing another woman. Then, when she confronted him about it, he pulled her out of the car and left her on top of a ridge, in the middle of the night, in a party dress, just a few days before Christmas. Then she spots the wolf. The creature is behaving strangely, and despite using her magic to defend herself, it still manages to bite her. Knowing she needs to find shelter, she uses her powers and discovers a settlement in the middle of the woods. There she meets Ethan and Kate, the werewolf mates who run the Pine Ridge Pack. Upon hearing her story and informing her she’s now a werewolf, they offer her a place to stay until she figures out what she is going to do next. After being bitten six and a half years ago, Mike has been a member of the Pine Ridge Pack. In that time, he has found a purpose and takes pride in the work he does for his pack. The only thing that’s missing is a mate with whom to share…(more blurb on ebook seller’s page)     AmazonKU

GHOSTLY BOTHER by E M Leya

VS Note: MM PNR Mystery.

FLARE (BEARPAW RIDGE FIREFIGHTERS BOOK 17) by Ophelia Sexton

Runaway bride. Protective bear shifter. Slow-burn small-town romance with claws. She thought she’d found Prince Charming—but her fiancé turned out to be a possessive bear shifter hiding criminal secrets. On the run from danger, Emily Clarke flees back to the safety of Bearpaw Ridge. But even here in her old hometown, she’s not safe. Her ex is hunting her… and he’ll never let her go. Edward “Ward” Swanson has spent years fixing up old homes—and hiding his heart. When his high school crush Emily returns to town in desperate need of protection, his inner bear roars to life. She’s his fated mate… but there’s a catch. She’s already been claimed by another shifter. Torn between the laws of his kind and the needs of his heart, Ward risks everything to shelter Emily. As her stalker closes in and their bond deepens, one question remains—can love triumph over fear in this small-town paranormal romance?     AmazonKU

SIREN PROBLEMS by Zora Black

I’m only here for research. Aura resonance. Ley line mapping. Maybe a little “don’t die by magical seagull” on the side. But then I meet him. Broody, shirtless, barefoot—and living upstairs in the beach shack I just rented. Calder Thorne, local sea grump with a voice like thunder and the emotional availability of a cursed tidepool. He says I can’t stay. I say: good luck moving me. Now the ley lines are spiking, my scanner’s on fire, and the ocean may or may not be singing in minor key every time I look at him. Which I do. A lot. Especially when he’s wet. (Which is always.) Turns out, he’s hiding a voice that can command storms… and a secret that could drown us both. Too bad I’m already in way too deep. I’m supposed to finish my thesis. Not fall for the man who might be cursed by love itself.   AmazonKU

RED THREAD REALM by Selene Arlow

Every time Selene falls asleep, the world changes. New cities. New skies. New dangers. But one thing always remains—the same silver-eyed man. Cassian. Bound by an ancient, unbreakable thread, their souls are tied together across lifetimes and realities. In every fractured version of existence, they find each other… only to lose everything all over again. And each reunion tears the multiverse apart. Now, the fabric of all worlds is collapsing—and Selene is the last thread holding them together. Guided by visions and hunted by those who would weaponize their love, Selene must uncover the truth behind the loops that bind them. But to break the cycle, she must face the hardest choice of all: Give up the one love that’s been her constant across the stars—or sacrifice every version of reality to keep it.   AmazonKU

MONSTER OF DARKSPELL COMICS by S J Sanders

Welcome to Dark Spell Comics, where worlds come alive from Pashar’s pen. As a nightmare demon on sabbatical in the 80’s, he’s enjoying his vacation in the human world tending to his little corner of Hellscape Mall while he tries to keep his demonic plant, Chewy, from eating the customers. He is pleased to provide one comic per customer per day, one unique nightmare to torment them. Everyone finds the nightmare they are secretly searching for… even if they are a human who breaks in after-hours. But this human is a special treat who intrigues him like no other, and one he especially wants to savor. Perhaps even for the rest of time if he can evade the infernal paperwork and dispose of the male ruining his vacation.***The Monster of Darkspell comics has been expanded to a 57k novella from the original 21k story that appeared in the Creepy Court anthology.     AmazonKU

A PALACE OF SMOKE AND MIRRORS (THE GIFT WAR 2) by Loren Little

Furious at having been betrayed, Aura has fled from the House and tumbled deeper into Faerie with one thought in her mind: Run for your life. With the Malum hellbent on forcing an arranged marriage between the High King of Faerie and an enemy bride, Aura’s life is in constant danger as the caenim track her across the land by scent—the scent of being human, and the scent of being the future High Queen, if she accepts the bond to Lucais. But with Lucais still keeping so much from her, Aura has to make the decision for herself. Should she keep running for her life, or can she fight to save it instead? Aura knows that she’s haunted by the ghosts of old wrongs, and one day they’ll come to claim the debt that is owed. In order to pay the price, she needs to escape the Oracle’s prophecy—but how many secrets will need to be unravelled first? How many old wounds need to be reopened in order to heal the broken pieces of fate’s misdeeds? There are questions that demand to be answered and enemies hiding secrets in strange places in Faerie. Aura’s magic makes her a force to be reckoned with, but first she needs to reckon with herself.

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KINGS OF ALINAR (KING’S ROAD SERIES BOOK SEVEN) by Elizabeth Ash

A battle they don’t want to fight. An enemy they can’t locate. A kingdom on the verge of losing everything. When all hope seems lost, it will take every member of the Westwood family working together to fix the mess they created and end a century of war once and for all. Kings of Alinar is the final book in the King’s Road Series, an epic romantic fantasy across time. It originally appeared in serial format on Kindle Vella. The King’s Road Series: From Elizabeth Ash, author of the bestselling Kindle Vella fantasy romance Elven Heartbound, comes a sweeping story of magic and romance, family and friendship, betrayal and redemption across seven generations of the Westwood family. One man’s journey to fulfill his mother’s dying wish transforms into an epic adventure across time as the Westwood family comes together to right the wrongs of the past and ensure a better future for everyone. As the past, present, and future converge on the King’s Road, the King’s Road will change them all. Full of swoony romance, sword fights, magic, family, forgiveness, redemption, and plot twists galore, the King’s Road Series will have you hanging on until the very end.    AmazonKU

ONCE UPON A DEMON’S HEART by K M Moronova

This is no fairytale—It’s yearning and guilt of two burdened hearts that will leave readers breathless. Alira, a devoted demigod knight, has found herself trapped in the throes of a brutal curse. A time loop in which the demon kingdom’s Blood Knight kills her every time. She is haunted by the attack she led on the innocent village of Thornhall, and her guilt consumes her from the inside out. After the twentieth time loop, she has finally had enough. Something has to change, lest she die at the Blood Knight’s hand for the rest of time. A choice she hopes she won’t regret—one to end the war between demigods and demons. Alira is shocked when she realizes that she’s marrying the very knight who has slain her so many times. A daughter of Venus and a duke of demons. Their love is both cursed and destined—a marriage to save the fragility of their kingdoms.Kalel is as cruel as they come. A devourer who survives on the gilded blood of demigods. He wants to hate her as much as he did when Thornhall fell, but he finds himself warring with his heart over his emotions for her. Together, they unravel the truths of Faultore, that perhaps not everything is as it seems. The gods may be pulling more strings than they should. It’s not a question of what love can conquer; it is a matter of what they are prepared to demolish in the path of it.     AmazonKU

DONUT KILL THE MESSENGER: MYSTERIES OF MERI (FAMILIAR KITTEN MYSTERIES BOOK 34) by Sara Bourgeois

Life in Coventry has finally settled into a comfortable routine. Kinsley’s donut shop is thriving, her family is happy, and even Whisper is adjusting to her new corporeal existence with only minimal complaints about modern conveniences. When the town organizes its biggest charity bake sale ever, Kinsley is eager to contribute her signature treats to help expand the children’s library. What could go wrong with a simple fundraiser around the ancestor witch statue? Apparently, everything. When the bake sale’s overzealous coordinator turns up dead from poisoned pastries, the whole event transforms from sweet charity into bitter murder. The victim seemed like the perfect community volunteer… organizing every detail, ensuring every booth was perfect, making sure everyone knew how dedicated she was to helping others. But as Kinsley digs deeper into the woman’s charitable exterior, she discovers that some do-gooders aren’t quite as good as they appear. With Thorn’s official investigation hitting legal roadblocks and her sarcastic familiar Meri providing his usual unhelpful commentary, Kinsley finds herself following a trail of magical interference that leads to family secrets darker than any chocolate frosting. Someone with emerging magical abilities has been trying to cover their tracks, but guilt has a way of sabotaging even the best-laid plans. In a town where supernatural chaos can emerge from the most innocent community gatherings, Kinsley should have known that the loudest do-gooders often have the darkest secrets. Sometimes the sweetest fundraisers hide the most bitter truths.     AmazonKU

THE UNEXPECTED HEIR by L L Diamond

VS Note: From JULY 8.

Elizabeth Bennet has a secret that will shock the magical world. While most ladies in her world have talents, a singular ability, and hold no other power, Elizabeth is the first female since Niniane, the Lady of the Lake, to wield magic as freely as any male heir. Many would covet her power, which is why her father and his friend forged a magical contract to protect Elizabeth even she comes of marriageable age. Elizabeth, however, has no wish for an arranged marriage, yet could she truly be in as much danger as her father has implied? All she wants is to wander with her white stag, Herne, in Oakham Forest and visit the stone circle in its midst, but the altar within the circle vibrates in a manner it has never done before. Surely, the behaviour of the altar is altered for a reason, yet what could it be? Could the visitors at Netherfield be the cause by changing the balance of magic in Meryton or could the vibration be a warning of what is to come? When Fitzwilliam Darcy journeys to Hertfordshire before the autumn equinox, his intention is not…(more blurb on ebook seller’s page)     AmazonKU

DRAGON RANCH OF DAWN RIDGE by Juliette Caruso

She’s a professional cook desperately in need of a refuge. He’s a dragon-riding cowboy with a revoltingly messy kitchen. Cassia has spent a lifetime fending for herself. After a run-in with outlaws leaves her penniless and wounded, she’s reluctant to impose further on the gruff rancher who rescued her and paid her medical bills. She knows his generosity won’t last, but with nowhere else to go, her only option is to move into his house. Aevrin and his family aren’t strangers to tragedy. He learned long ago when something good comes into your life, you jump feet-first before it’s gone. But wanting Cassia isn’t simple. She’s running from someone dangerous… and if Aevrin pursues her, he could chase her right back into the fire. The more time they spend together, getting caught in the rain, sharing each other’s chores, and wagering over kisses, the harder he finds it to keep his hands off the delicious chef who tumbled into his lap.    AmazonKU

BEAST OF BLOOD AND ROSES: A DARK BEAUTY AND THE BEAST RE-TELLING (DARK EVER AFTER FAIRYTALES BOOK ONE)  by M Guida

I’ve killed countless victims as a vampire enforcer. But one witch’s curse transformed me into the beast I truly am inside. My father sold me to a monster to pay his gambling debts. Now I’m a prisoner to a beast with emerald eyes and deadly claws, who stirs something forbidden inside me. As dark forces close in and long-buried secrets come to light, we face an impossible choice. Can a beast who feeds on blood find redemption? Can a woman who’s never been loved learn to trust a monster before its too late? BEAST OF BLOOD AND ROSES: A dark vampire retelling where love might be the deadliest curse of all.     AmazonKU

BOUND IN VIOLET INK by Charlotte Mallory

“Do you feel lost? Is that why you write to me?” His words are forbidden, and yet I crave them. Locked in a golden cage, I’m the adopted daughter of a High Lord—a pawn dressed in silk and promises, meant to smile, marry, and obey. But I’m not sweet. Not docile. And certainly not interested in the polished men lining up to claim me. Well beyond my years for marriage, I don’t care for decorum anymore. So, I write to a prisoner. Kane, the infamous Unseelie High Lord held in the depths of my father’s dungeons, is my absolute obsession and it’s driving me mad. It starts as a game. A risk. A breath of rebellion in my suffocating world. But Kane writes back. I’m no longer just playing with fire, I’m falling into it.     AmazonKU

STARS ABOVE THE NEVER SEA (THE AST FAEYTE BOOK ONE) by Evelyn Flood

Selene Amaris is finally going home. After ten years of enslavement in the red lands of Terrosa, she finds herself chained once more, her wings bound and held in the cargo of a silent ship heading back to her homeland, Asteria. No one is waiting for her. Her people were wiped out ten years ago before the Great Shift, when the air turned to wind and water in a single violent moment, and the sea became an endless inky starlight. But the beat of her heart calls her back, and she will answer. One last time. Callan Edgeborn has one plan. Survive. To keep those he cares about safe, he follows orders and transports desperately-needed goods across the Never Sea – a sea made entirely of starlight, where one fall can send a man tumbling into unending night. He’s the only one with the ability to make it through. Selene has no patience for a cocky, lazy, irreverent ship captain, and Callan has no time to watch over an emotionless, cold female with infuriatingly captivating eyes. But as they both know all too well; it only takes a second for the world to shift. As Selene navigates her return, Callan finds himself risking everything he cares about to keep her safe. And with every passing day, it becomes clear that Selene has been sent back to Asteria for a reason. One meeting will change their lives forever. And one Faeyte will tear the heavens apart for a love that was never supposed to exist.   AmazonKU

GRACE OF A WOLF: BOOK 2 by Lenaleia

Grace Harper has always been an outsider—raised in a wolf pack that never truly accepted her, adopted by an alpha with too many secrets. When her ex-boyfriend leaves her for his mate and the truth of her adoption comes to light, Grace knows she has to leave… or die trying. But her path to freedom slams into the Lycan King. Cold, powerful, and burdened by the ghosts of a past he refuses to share, Caine doesn’t want Grace in his world. He doesn’t believe she belongs in any world but her own. And yet, with fate tethering their souls, his control begins to crack. Grace never asked for his protection. She never asked to want him, either. But something ancient is waking, and the deeper she dives into the truth of her past, the more she realizes: maybe she was never meant to be free. Maybe she was meant to change everything. Starting with him.      Amazon

THE MONSTER’S OBSSESSION (A MONSTROUS WORLD BOOK FIVE) by Jillian West

Laz and Vivie have been dancing around each other for a while, but Saber isn’t sure pack life is for him. Everything comes to a head during one fateful performance, and the future starts to look very different for the three of them. I don’t recommend reading The Monster’s Obsession unless you’ve read the other books in the A Monstrous World Series. It’s a companion novella for those who asked for Laz, Vivie, and Saber’s story. There is no cliffhanger.     AmazonKU

FATED TO THE DRAGON KING (ALPHA DRAGONS’ FATED MATES BOOK FOUR) by Alicia Banks

This Alpha Dragon King is in the city to track down his fiancée—who ran away from the wedding altar with his worst enemy. Timid and easily intimidated, Hayley seems lost, wounded, and tired of the life she’s living. Alaric is cold, arrogant, and guards his emotions from the world. He runs a real estate company alongside his aunt and closest confidante, Willow. He’s on the hunt for a woman who can pose as his fake wife—and one day, he finds her: drunk, broke, and clearly hurting inside. Hayley is old-fashioned when it comes to love. Alaric, on the other hand, has been taught to bury his emotions, to be dominant, and never show weakness. She doesn’t like her new boss, but she must endure him if she ever wants to be free from her bullying sister. Alaric doesn’t expect the timid, old-fashioned woman to challenge him. But Willow—his aunt and trusted confidante—sees something no one else does. Hayley might just be the key to Alaric’s future. He must marry to sort his life situations and she needs money to finally break free from her miserable life. A fake marriage seems like the perfect solution… until his enemies mark Hayley as a target. Now, the only way to save her is to protect her with his life. As secrets unravel and ancient powers rise, can Hayley awaken the heart of a dragon king? Or will their dangerous bond destroy them both?   AmazonKU

TATTOOED LUNA by Mc Ashforth

Kristen is no ordinary girl—she’s a tattoo artist with a genius-level IQ and a plan to reclaim her life. On the verge of turning eighteen, she’s ready to walk away from the toxic pack that failed her and the stepmother who made her life unbearable. With enough savings from her shop, she’s set to escape and start over on her own terms. But freedom doesn’t come easy. Kristen’s refusal to conform challenges the expectations of those around her—especially the males who think they have a claim on her. Strong-willed and unafraid to speak her mind, she quickly finds herself at odds with forces determined to break her spirit. As the past resurfaces and secrets unravel, Kristen must face the harsh reality of survival in a world where strength is both a weapon and a curse. How much can she fight before she reaches her limit?     AmazonKU

SHIFT OF HEART (SHIFTER LORDS BOOK ONE) by S E Babin

In-hiding hedgewitch florist by day. Powerful demigoddess by blood. Shapeshifting immortal by accident. After a terrible divorce left her blindsided, all Evie Quinn wants is a relaxing girls’ trip to Scotland, not a fight for her life with a Chimera shifter—an ancient, secretive enemy with the power to shapeshift into anything with a pulse. Surviving the attack is a plus, but her goddess mother drops a bomb on her: Living will change everything. And…it does. Now she’s hiding out in a small town running a popular flower shop, doing her best to resist the urge to gnaw on raw meat every chance she gets, and badly pretending she’s the same ol’ lovable hedgewitch she always was. Except, spoiler alert: She’s not. When a foraging trip reveals a dying shifter in the woods, Evie breaks all the rules to heal him and vanishes before he wakes up. Cue immediate panic when that dangerously attractive shifter walks into her shop a few weeks later, and she finds out he’s the Alpha of every single shifter in the state. Eep. Fortunately, he’s only looking for a florist, not Evie. Not yet. But divine magic brews in the skies, and the wild gods are on the prowl, searching for the source of a long forgotten ancient magic they sense stirring once again. As Evie’s secrets claw their way to the surface, she realizes she may have to team up with the one man who can save her life. If he doesn’t destroy it first.   AmazonKU

ALPHA UNCHAINED (WOLVES OF WILD HOLLOW BOOK TWO) by Delta James

I left to protect her. Now she’s mine—and in more danger than ever. Five years ago, I walked away from everything. My pack. My birthright. And Elena—the only woman I’ve ever loved. I thought staying would destroy her. So I vanished into the shadows and bled for a cause that never gave a damn about me. But when the cartel came for Wild Hollow, instinct took over. I claimed my mate. I marked her. Then I disappeared all over again, believing it was the only way to keep her safe. Now Elena’s pregnant. Newly turned. And caught in a power struggle that could tear this town apart. My pack wants the heir she’s carrying. My cousin wants my throne. And Elena? She doesn’t want anything to do with me. Too bad. Because she’s mine. And this time, I’m staying. I’ll burn the Hollow to the ground before I let anyone take her from me again.     AmazonKU

ALPHA’S TWINS (ALPHA KINGS ISLAND BOOK THREE) by

I’m forced to marry the Alpha to pay off my debts. I can’t shift, I have a plus-size body, and I have no family. I’m the pack’s bullied outcast. Now I’m told that I’ll be married off to another pack to secure an alliance. I refuse and run, but my new husband catches me easily and knocks me up. The wolves made my life a living hell, but I found my magical abilities and built a life. Now I’m handed over to another pack’s Alpha to face his torture. I know he’s a player, that he treats women like toys. I know I’m not going down easily this time, that I’ll fight him and stand up for myself. And yet I’m unprepared for the kind of torture he subjects me to. It’s slow and sweet when he caresses my curves like he owns them. It’s hot and possessive when he kisses my lips like he wants to bruise them.
My belly is growing with his twins, and my heart is on the verge of breaking. Can I surrender to my Alpha?     AmazonKU      AB

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