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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ALIEN SPARE (COSMIC MATES BOOK EIGHT) by Cara Bristol

He’s the royal spare with a reputation. She’s the cosmic wild card he never saw coming. Prince Falkor Rullok-Myka has spent his entire life in second place—second to his brother, second to his planet, and probably second in his parents’ hearts. So, why not lean into it? He’s got charm, status, and a reputation as Kaldor’s “Prince of Scandal.” If he can’t be their favorite, at least he can be unforgettable. But his latest misadventure—where, for once, he’s actually innocent—lands him in hot water. To repair the damage, the king issues an ultimatum: marry the human woman caught in the middle of the mess…or else. Karma Kennedy isn’t charmed. She came to Kaldor for a fresh start and spiritual clarity—not to marry an arrogant alien prince with perfect hair and a smirk she wants to wipe off his face. She doesn’t care that he’s royalty. She doesn’t care that he’s gorgeous. What she does care about is escaping this forced marriage and getting her life back. The plan? Stay married just long enough to save face then go their separate ways. But fate isn’t letting go that easily. As the days pass, Karma’s tarot cards start predicting a future she refuses to believe. And Falkor? He’s seeing a woman who might finally put him first. In a marriage neither of them wanted, they might just find the love they’ve both been searching for…if they stop fighting destiny long enough to let it happen.     AmazonKU

LORRD: INTRGALACTIC DATING AGENCY (VAXXLIAN MAIL ORDER BRIDES BOOK EIGHT) by Sue Mercury and Sue Lyndon

Desperate to escape her family’s oppressive cult, sheltered Wren flees the compound and begins a new life in a remote mountain town. But just as she starts to feel safe, she learns her family is searching for her. Terrified of being dragged back, she turns to the Vaxxlian Alien Mail Order Brides program, and within days, an intimidatingly large, muscle-bound alien warrior named Lorrd arrives to collect her. But can she find happiness with the stranger from another world, or is she about to trade one prison for another? Lorrd is expected to claim a human female and procreate as quickly as possible, but he worries he’s too battle-hardened to properly care for a mate. Then he meets Wren—beautiful, timid, and nothing like he expected—and an overwhelming instinct to protect her takes hold. Aware that his massive size frightens her, he tries to win her trust with patience and gentleness. But before they can leave Earth, danger strikes, and he must call upon his skills as a warrior to protect the one female he can’t bear to lose.

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HIJACK! COSMIC CONNECTIONS CRUISE: BIG SKY ALIEN MAIL ORDER BRIDES (INTERGALACTIC DATING AGENCY) by Elsa Jade

Welcome to the launch of the Big Sky Intergalactic Dating Agency Cosmic Connections Cruise! 
Captain Ellix Nehivar has signed on for the shakedown cruise of some ridiculous “alien date-and-mate” scam. As if love is just hiding out among the stars. Ehrm, kind of like how he is hiding from the excessively cheerful Earther in charge of the evening’s entertainment? They might be sharing a ship for the night, but she’s too small, too fragile, and too happy for the dangers of space—or for him.
Cruise director Felicity Rowe is so excited for her first extraterrestrial job, she can’t even sleep. Probably just those peculiar spaceship sounds. And maybe she’s just slightly terrified of her grumpy boss. The towering, glowering Kufzasin with an eyepatch and scars under his golden fur looks like a lion-pirate who might abduct and devour her… Which she did not footnote on the secret page of her to-do list! She’s determined to make this maiden voyage extra-super fun for everyone—even for growly Captain Never-Smiles.

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REVENGE (WARRIORS OF THE DREXIAN ACADEMY BOOK SIX) by Tana Stone

Some betrayals demand vengeance—no matter the cost. I was left for dead, and now I want revenge. The only thing standing in my way is Deklyn—the cocky Inferno Force warrior who helped rescue me and who now thinks he can protect me from myself. The gorgeous alien gets under my skin, but I refuse to admit how much I crave his touch. When I stow away on his ship, he’s furious and determined to return me to the Drexian Academy. But he also knows I’ll hunt my enemies with or without his help, and he hates the thought of missing a good fight. What we don’t expect is how dangerous our chemistry will become—or how deadly the forces trying to stop us. As we take on powers determined to bury the truth, we discover that some secrets are worth killing for—and some are worth dying for. But will getting my revenge cost me the warrior I’m falling for?   AmazonKU

ASSASSIN’S HAIKU: A DYSTOPIAN ROMANCE by C S Sax

Twice a week, every week, Haiku sits beside Dante in the dimly-lit underground poetry bar. As they listen to the poets read, she basks in the warmth of her genetically-enhanced assassin’s body, and longs for the smack of large, leather-clad hands against bare skin. No other male, human or otherwise, makes her tremble like Dante can with one dark look. Her heart, body and soul are his, if only he’d ask. Dante won’t ask, because he knows a killer doesn’t deserve love. Instead, he sits in silent torment, watching Haiku, wanting Haiku, yet unable to touch her. She is poetry and light, embodying all that he fights for, and when Agency operatives attack the bar, putting Haiku in danger, he must protect her. He takes her to the safest place on the planet, his underground bunker, and then realizes he has made a deadly mistake. Haiku may now be safe, but Dante’s heart has been put in jeopardy.

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HUMAN REFORM (CYBORG PLANET ALPHA BOOK THREE) by Celia Kyle and Anne Hale

I don’t dream. I don’t desire. At least, I didn’t… Until they brought her to me. She was human. Fragile. Flawed. And the key to stopping the virus eating my people alive. Dr. Alora Bridges wrote the neural systems that made us weapons. Now, that same code is unraveling us from the inside out. She says she wants nothing to do with us. Especially not with me. But she’s here. In my lab. Under my protection. And the longer I watch her work, the more I want to ruin her. She trembles when I touch her. Burns when I kiss her. Moans when I take control. She thinks this is about guilt. Redemption. A broken system we’re trying to patch. It’s not. This is about obsession. This is about ownership. She’s inside me now. Written into my core like a forbidden command I can’t override. And if she tries to run? I’ll shut the whole system down to get her back.

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I SAW A BUTTERFLY by Lauren Logan

As the leading spy for the Vo-Pess, and the wife of an elder’s son, Laye belongs to everyone except to herself. As her moment of freedom arrives, she jumps in her escape pod and crash lands on a dying world with rugged, horned lizard people named the K’hornibus. In her attempt to start a new life, Laye ends up in the clutches of a motorcycle riding warlord’s son, whose family is known for eating stranded travelers. Laye attempts seduction to save her skin, but she quickly discovers she is the main course on the dinner menu after all. Mac Shardlow caught himself a pretty little butterfly in the desert, and he intends to keep her, no matter what his father says.     AmazonKU

TOWER ([POST APOCALYPTIC FAIRY TALES BOOK ONE) by Claire Kent

She needs a man to keep her alive in a world full of monsters. He’ll do. Ever since the world fell apart, I’ve been like a princess trapped in a tower, looking down at our chaotic new reality from an upstairs window and never allowed to risk the dangers outside. Then my father dies, and there’s no one left to keep me safe from selfish, violent men no longer restrained by social boundaries. I need someone, and the leader of the local gang is my best choice. Rough and intimidating, he’s no prince. But Levi agrees to keep me safe, and I do my best to keep him happy. Maybe I want more than a transactional relationship, but the world after Impact doesn’t allow for romantic daydreams. Life is now a gritty fairy tale without a happily ever after.      AmazonKU

RETURNED TO THE VISSIGROTH (THE VISSIGROTHS OF LEANDER NOOK SIX) by Bella Blair

I lost her once. I’ll burn the galaxy before I let it happen again…DAPHNE: I wake in a cave. Alone. Dressed in unfamiliar clothing. Sealed inside a glass coffin woven with gold. I have no idea where I am, how I got here, or who I am. All I have is the desperate, unrelenting urge to: Find Myccael. Tell him to stop the magrail. I don’t know who Myccael is. I don’t even know what the magrail is. But I know the message is urgent. Battle hardened warriors bow to me, call me Vissy Thalia. Everyone, but him. Mallack. A scarred Vissigroth who rules Hoerst. He’s massive, magnetic, and utterly terrifying. He watches me like I’m the air he forgot how to breathe. He says I was his mate. His queen. That I died in his arms. I don’t remember him. But something in me aches for what we had. When enemies rise from the shadows, I’ll have to decide if the truth of who I was is worth dying for… again. MALLACK: Twenty rotations ago, she died in my arms. I buried my heart beside hers and ruled Hoerst with a hollow chest. I raised our son, held back war, and kept the planets from collapsing. But every night without her carved away another piece of me. There was no life for me without her. Every night, I begged the gods to bring her back. And—unbelievably—they do. But nothing…(more blurb on ebook seller’s page)      AmazonKU

SPACE VAMPIRE (SCARED SEXY COLLECTION) by Ruby Dixon

In a universe full of heartless aliens, an abandoned human and a vampire clone discover an unexpected connection in this delightfully bite-size short story by New York Times bestselling author Ruby Dixon. Dana, the overlooked human pet of an alien scientist, and Vlad, a genetically engineered vampire with a taste for more than just blood, find themselves unexpectedly alone on a deserted space station. As they plot their escape, they’ll have to navigate cramped quarters, steamy encounters, and the growing realization that they might be each other’s perfect match. But with their captors in hot pursuit, will their budding romance survive the vast emptiness of space? Ruby Dixon’s Space Vampire is part of Scared Sexy, a deliciously dark collection of Halloween romance where things that go bump in the night might just steal your heart. These seductive stand-alone stories blend chills and heat in the perfect Halloween treat—each designed to be devoured in one sitting.     Amazon     AB

THE LONE CYBORG (CYBORGS ON MARS) by Honey Phillips

VS Note: A re-release.

Can a stubborn miner and a gruff cyborg ranger survive the dangers of Mars—and their growing desire? Mattie is perfectly happy on her isolated mining claim, thank you very much. She and her cybernetic canary Sylvester are doing just fine—no matter what the big, grumpy cyborg responsible for her territory seems to think. J-418 takes his job as a ranger very seriously. Frequent checks on the stubborn, annoying—and ridiculously adorable—woman living on her own are just part of his job. They certainly aren’t because he actually enjoys his encounters with the prickly little female. When danger forces the two together, they make a series of startling discoveries, not the least of which is an unexpected passion. But life on Mars is about to change – for everyone!     AmazonKU

ARE WE SO LUCKY by Carlotta Page

Ex-soldier turned professional salvager, Daxilenus, is working on a solo gig, dismembering a spaceship wreck for spare parts. That’s the way he likes it best. People and noise are unwelcome reminders of the old wars he fought and of the soldiers he lost. Being alone means there’s nobody for him to lose. But right as he’s finally finding some semblance of peace, the dying ship goes haywire, accidentally teleporting a random human on board. Lola isn’t entirely convinced she isn’t astral projecting. Surely that’s the only reasonable explanation for the alien towering over her, speaking a language she can’t understand. “Try meditation” her court-appointed psychiatrist had instructed. “It quiets the mind.” Now, as she tries to wake herself up, she’s faced with the startling possibility that her alien is real… And really grumpy. Trapped in a dying spaceship with a smiling, sunny stranger who never shuts up is Daxilenus’s own hell—but not for the reasons he’d have guessed. It isn’t Lola’s constant chatter that’s driving him crazy; it’s his constant desire to touch her. Hold her. Protect her. She’s everything he’s not, and suddenly he isn’t dreaming of the war, but of Lola. And of everything he wants to do to her. If he could bear the possibility of losing her, he might be tempted to keep her…But how could he be so selfish, after all the people he’s already mourned?     AmazonKU

TERMS OF SERVICE by Ciel Pierlot

VS Note: LGBTQ. Listed as a scifi romance, reviews seem to indicate a “subtle romance”, versus the worldbuilding and events which take place. A scifi release of note.

Luzia N.E. Drainway never really thought too much about the Astrosi. They lurk above and below Bastion City – a giant multileveled megalopolis she calls her home – and they tend to keep to themselves. On the rare occasions they use their magics to meddle with human affairs, most people with an ounce of sense steer clear of whichever unfortunate soul happens to be their victim. Luzia is far too dedicated to repairing and maintaining the frequently-damaged Bastion to pay them much attention, and prefers to ignore the Astrosi just like everyone else. That disregard gets blown out of the water when a rogue Astrosi and nefarious trickster named Carrion kidnaps her nephew and sells him to the Eoi, one of the Astrosi courts. With no other options to save her nephew, Luzia trades her life for his and finds herself in service to the Eoi. Unfortunately for her, Astrosi logic is acrobatic in ways even the most devious human mind can barely comprehend. It’s not until the deal is struck that she realizes she’s trapped in the most abstruse verbal contract imaginable. She is essentially conscripted into their ranks, and her devotion to her city becomes stretched to breaking point by her new masters’ orders. As she struggles under this weight, she begins to uncover the secrets of the Astrosi people – the internal battles for power between the two kingdoms, the never-ending conflict between them, the trickster Carrion who somehow bridges that gap, and the very nature of the Bastion itself.

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ALIEN WARRIOR CHEF…WITH BENEFITS by Athena Storm

I come for the chocolate. I stay for her scent. She doesn’t know I’d go to war for her muffin tops. That every morning I step into her bakery, it’s not for espresso—it’s to watch her fingers knead dough I want to ruin. She’s soft, sweet, and utterly unprepared for what I am under the apron. But when someone tries to touch what’s mine? I show her exactly what a seven-foot scarred ex-warrior does with a body built for conquest—and a mouth trained to worship. Now she bakes for me. Fights for me. Sighs for me in the kitchen I bled to protect. I’m not just her sous-chef anymore. I’m her bonded mate. And I’ll pipe frosting with one hand while snapping necks with the other. She wanted benefits. She got a war. And if the Emperor thinks he can steal her? He better be ready to die sticky.   AmazonKU

ALIEN PRINCE’S FAKE BRIDE (THE TENTACLE THRONE BOOK ONE) by Calista Skye

Umbra joined Earth’s fledgling Space Force to find her sister, stolen by aliens years ago.
But her very first mission ends in her own abduction—at the hands of Mareliux, the towering, dark-blue crown prince of the Khavgren Empire. With a galactic throne to claim and a ruthless ultimatum from his father—marry or forfeit his crown—Mareliux can’t afford distractions. Burned by love once before, he swore never to risk his heart again. Yet Umbra’s defiance and fire draw him like no other, and instead of letting her go, he coerces her into a dangerous sham marriage. Whisked to the glittering planet of Khav, Umbra is thrust into a world where Syntrix, a mystical cosmic force, fuels both power and peril. At the empire’s borders, the vicious Vyrpy close in. At the court’s heart, treachery coils tighter around the immensely powerful Tentacle Throne. And in Mareliux’s arms, Umbra feels a wildfire she cannot resist.When Umbra discovers her own rare ability to wield Syntrix, she becomes the empire’s greatest weapon—and Mareliux’s greatest temptation. Their fake marriage is spiraling into something all too real, where desire and duty collide. But as betrayal strikes from within and the sham threatens to be exposed, saving the empire may demand the one thing neither of them wanted: a true bond. And the fate of Earth itself, as well as Umbra’s lost sister, may hang on whether Umbra and Mareliux surrender to the fire between them—or let it consume them both.   AmazonKU

MAYBE SOME OTHER TIME by Hildred Billings

VS Note: Lesbian Time Travel SFR.

She drove out of the past… and straight into her future. Thelma Van der Graaf was the perfect 1950s housewife—charming, stylish, and unquestionably devoted to her family. On Hemlock Street, she was known for her tasteful jokes, immaculate garden, and the kind of chaste flirtation that never garnered attention. Even her secret lover, Sandy, understood the rules: love had to be hidden, tucked away behind lace curtains and closed doors. But one foggy night, racing to the market while her son lay sick on the couch, Thelma vanished into a heavy fog…And reappeared in 2018. There’s no way back… only forward. Her husband and Sandy are gone. Her now-elderly son, bitter and confused, believes she abandoned him. Struggling to make sense of the internet, new Christian dogma, and seatbelt laws, Thelma finds unlikely allies in a college-aged granddaughter and a support group for other accidental time travelers. And then there’s Gretchen, a neighbor whose down-to-earth views and affable personality instantly catches Thelma’s heart. As Thelma adjusts to the twenty-first century, she rediscovers who she truly is beneath the golden curls and red lipstick. For the first time in her life, she doesn’t have to hide. In this bold new world, she has the chance to reclaim her voice, pursue new love, and finally become the woman Sandy would have been proud of. All while enjoying the same Californian sun she has known for decades.      AmazonKU

ROMANCED BY THE RATby G M Fairy

VS Note: Also listed in Erotica.

When a military science experiment goes wrong, Ramsey wakes up in the body of a rat. He takes refuge in the kitchen of Ratcliffs, a high-end restaurant in Ghostlight Falls. Scavenging for food and dodging danger, he resigns himself to life in the shadows—until she walks through the door. Charlotte is new in town and looking for a fresh start. Ratcliffs, with its cozy atmosphere and perfect ratatouille, quickly becomes her favorite escape. She doesn’t expect to catch the attention of the charming waiter, or for her presence to stir something unexpected in a certain furry onlooker. Jeremy never wanted to be a server, but the job funds his bodybuilding dreams. When a rat unexpectedly takes the reins, Jeremy finds himself grateful for the unusual partnership. With Ramsey guiding his hands, Jeremy sees an opportunity not just to survive the chaos of the kitchen, but to please the woman of his dreams. As tension simmers and emotions boil over, the three must decide if they’re willing to share this unconventional romance, or if jealousy will ruin the perfect recipe.     AmazonKU

VOYAGER by Kaitlyn O’Connor

A rogue planet–the entire solar system in chaos–Seven astronauts–five men and two women–were chosen and sent out on a two year mission to assess the threat of the rogue captured in Jupiter’s orbital path. No one suspected for a moment that the ‘dead’ world wasn’t dead–until the crew of the U.S.S. Intrepid was ordered to land and explore the ruins of the ancient alien city they’d found.
General Zarek T’dan was the highest ranking officer of the military of the Estashi Nation. It was his responsibility to capture the invaders and discover their intentions. Unfortunately, Lt. Emily Stevens so completely threw him for a loop he had a very hard time staying on point. And that was before he discovered she’d already been claimed by the Commander of the Earth ship, Kaylin Kornegay.

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ORC’S PROMISE: SINGLE MOM ROMANCE (KNOTTY MONSTERS BOOK THREE) by Julie K Cohen

I was in the wrong place at the wrong time. Now I’m trapped in an impossible choice between the alien warrior I’m falling for and the son I’d die to protect. When orcs raid the human settlement on Kovos, I’m kidnapped by mistake. I was only trying to save another woman, but now I’m separated from my six-year-old son with no way home. The orcs can’t return me—I know too much about their defenses. And I refuse to let them bring my boy here, where humans are seen as inferior. Verig, the orc second-in-command, rescued me from a brutal captor and gave me a choice: his protection or take my chances with the others. Falling into his bed was pure weakness—and I can’t let it happen again, no matter how his touch sets me on fire or how he treats me like I’m precious instead of disposable. This powerful male carries his own scars. He lost everything when his people fled their dying world, and he believes bonding with me—marrying me—will somehow redeem his past failures. But I’ve been used by men before. I won’t be anyone’s salvation. When Verig defies his king’s direct orders in an effort to prove himself worthy of me, everything falls apart. He’s stripped of his rank and placed under the command of Yanzu, the brutal orc who first tried to claim me. Now Verig faces daily humiliation while Yanzu plots his revenge. I could save the male who’s shown me what real protection feels like. Or I could save my child. There shouldn’t be a choice. So why does my heart feel like it’s being ripped in two?      AmazonKU

SECRETLY ABDUCTED (NEREIDAN COMPATABILITY PROGRAM BOOK FIVE) by Caitlin Ricci

VS Note: MM SFR.

Ten years ago, Vel’aan was supposed to transport a dog for behavioral trials. Instead, the inexperienced researcher accidentally grabbed a terrified sixteen-year-old human. Now he lives in isolation on an agricultural platform, drowning in guilt over the life he destroyed. Alex spent a decade believing his three-day alien encounter was a drug-induced hallucination—one that somehow left him clean and sober. When his best friend Finn reveals his own alien abduction, Alex realizes the truth: his savior is real. And he’s going to find him. What Alex discovers is a lonely Nereidan consumed by guilt for sins he never committed. Vel’aan has built walls of perfect control around a heart convinced it doesn’t deserve forgiveness. But Alex didn’t travel across galaxies to let his unlikely savior keep punishing himself. Storm shelters force proximity. Bioluminescent skin betrays every emotion. And two damaged souls discover that sometimes our worst mistakes become someone else’s salvation.   AmazonKU

THE GARNET DAUGHTER (THE VIRIDIAN PRIESTESS BOOK THREE) by Katrina Calandra

She has kept secrets from the people she holds most dear, but now it could cost one of them their lives. Calliape, driven by the desire to forge her own path after her fate was altered, seizes an opportunity to leave her home planet. Determined to find her place among her new companions, she agrees to perform a ritual above her skill set. And when the spell goes horribly wrong, freeing an old god into their world, she must do whatever she can to stop the chaos she conjured. But as Calliape invokes a plan to right her mistakes, an ancient voice, unheard since leaving her planet, calls out to her again, stirring her restless spirit and reminding her of a destiny she has longed for. To her surprise, the persistent yet charming pilot named August, dedicates himself to her cause. However, when he makes a daring confession about the nature of their assumed friendship, she is thrust into seeing him in a way she previously dismissed. As the enemy approaches and the planetary conjunction peaks, will the walls of the estate stand as strong as the walls Calliape constructed around her own heart?      AmazonKU

THE WOMAN WITH GLOWING EYES by Misty Vixen

VS Note: A short read.

In a future of neon and acid rain, humans and synths live side by side after the discovery of Artificial Intelligence nearly led to a global war. Now, the truce holds and society trundles onward. Carter is a technician whose specialty is synth repair. Working in the Defense Network Headquarters means he gets to see a lot of unique repair jobs on the combat synths who work to keep the world safe. In their own way, they’re all interesting, but he finds that he has built a true friendship with only one of them: Crystal. Except, one night as he works to repair her body, he learns that Crystal wishes to take their relationship to the next level.      Amazon

CHAOS THEORY by Sylvia Leatham

Maeve McGettigan has just landed a job as Dublin’s least prepared robot babysitter. One minute she’s coasting through her boring marketing job; the next, she’s responsible for Kobi: a well-meaning robot assistant with zero filter and a knack for publicly humiliating her. As chaos erupts around her, Maeve finds herself unexpectedly caught between two very different men: Shane – her on-again, off-again messy situationship – and Josh, Kobi’s nerdy-in-a-hot-way creator who makes her question everything she thought she wanted for her life. But then Maeve and Kobi’s story takes a truly shocking twist, and it’s suddenly time for her to decide: what – and who – is she really fighting for?   AmazonKU      AB

VOICES OF THE FALLEN (SONG OF THE DEAD BOOK FIVE) by

345 days ago, the dead rose. 2 days ago, my voice was stolen, crushed under the weight of betrayal. Today, I ran straight into the arms of the three men I thought were long dead. The same men who thought I was. Wyatt, the protector who understands me without words. Axel, the fighter who won’t let me fall apart. Then there’s Kai, the healer who’s always known where I belong. They were my everything before the world ended. Then they were gone. Now they’re back, and so am I. But my brothers, the ones who shattered me, are still alive. Still watching. Still hunting. They thought they buried me in that fire. They thought silence would protect their secrets. They thought wrong. I may not have my voice, But I’ve found my fire.And this time, I’m not alone. *This is a standalone novel in the Song Of The Dead world **The cat lives. The cat will always live.      AmazonKU

HUNTED BY KHOR (ALIEN MATE HUNT BOOK ONE) by  Zara Crowe

Run. Survive. Surrender—because in the Mate Hunt, the alien always claims his prize. I signed the contract to save my sister’s life. The credits for her surgery were paid the moment I agreed.All that’s left now is thirty days on a savage alien desert. Run. Survive. Surrender. The obsidian wastes of Pyraxis burn by day and freeze by night. Black sand stretches forever, broken only by volcanic glass that sings in the wind. And thanks to the tonic in my veins, my body craves the very hunter stalking me. Khor is seven feet of patient predator—crimson scales, golden eyes, and a plan years in the making. He doesn’t just hunt me. He provides. Protects. Teaches me the land while keeping himself always just out of reach. Every day he closes the net tighter. Every night my resistance weakens. He doesn’t just want to claim me. He wants me to choose him. And the worst part? My body already has. When he finally takes me—when the bond ignites—I’ll already be his. The only question is whether I’ll still pretend I want to run… or beg the monster to keep me.     AmazonKU

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

VS: This week  IVOKK is at the bottom of  my backlist, according to Amazon so I’m featuring him! I loved writing this story about my South Seas bad boys and my readers had insisted the Female Main Character needed her own book and HEA after being treated harshly by me in an earlier book. Can be read as a standalone.

IVOKK: A BADARI WARRIORS SCIFI ROMANCE NOVEL (SECTORS NEW ALLIES SERIES BOOK 12) by Veronica Scott

Proud enforcer of the Badari South Seas pack, Ivokk undertakes a secret mission back to their former home, in search of a cure for a mysterious illness affecting his soldiers, now in exile in the north. He’s ready to make any sacrifice to find the answer and help his pack brothers stay strong. He’s even willing to accept responsibility for the human woman assigned to the mission, although she’s a headstrong civilian, difficult and rumored to dislike his kind. Sandara DiFerria was once a three star chef in the Sectors, but that was before the alien enemy kidnapped the entire adult population of her colony to use for experimentation. Rescued from the labs by the Badari, she does her part to support the rebellion now by running the vast commissary operation in Sanctuary Valley. All she asks is to be left alone until she can get back to the Sectors and pick up her old life again. Her one previous romantic brush with a Badari soldier turned out badly, ending in public humiliation. Add to that post-traumatic stress from her life before moving to the colony and she’s the last person to pick for a top secret mission. Or so she believes. The Alpha running the pack disagrees and sends her to do the job under Ivokk’s watchful eye. Thrown together by the nature of the task they must undertake, the undeniable attraction they both feel grows. Will the dark secrets of Sandara’s hidden past create an insurmountable barrier between them? Can Ivokk and the tempestuous human chef find the answer to the Badari illness in time? Or will the elements and the enemy bring disaster?

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VS: The box set of the first 3 books in the series (AYDARR, MATEER and TIMTUR) is on sale at Amazon for $.99 until Sept 30 BTW.      Amazon

************************** 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!*********************

NIGHT SHIFT (THE MAGIC OF DREAMS AND WISHES BOOK NINE) by Allie McCormack

Night shift at the clinic brings danger—and an immortal protector. Beth Kerrigan has survived the unimaginable. Framed for her fiancé’s murder, imprisoned with dangerous rogues, and separated from her twin sister, she’s finally rebuilding her shattered life. As a clouded leopard shifter working the night shift at a veterinary clinic, Beth craves nothing more than quiet routine and safety. Security expert Tyr isn’t just any vampire—he’s part of Lord Damien’s elite clan, sent to protect the shapeshifter community in the Hudson Valley as tensions rise between shifters and humans. When he’s assigned to install security systems at Beth’s workplace, he’s immediately drawn to the quiet, wounded shifter with the haunted eyes and gentle heart. As anti-shifter threats escalate, Beth and Tyr find themselves working closely together during the quiet overnight hours. Despite her trauma, Beth can’t deny her attraction to…(more blurb on ebook seller’s page)     AmazonKU

THE FANG ARRANGEMENT (CELESTIAL WITCHES) by Sarah Blue

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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VYLIT: GLOWING FOR HER (INTERGALACTIC DATING AGENCY) (CONSUMED BY THE ALIEN HEAT BOOK ONE) by Zoey Indiana

He claimed I was his mate. I claimed he was insane… until the bond burned hotter than the stars. I thought I was collecting water samples in the Florida Keys. Instead, the ocean swallowed me whole and dumped me into the arms of a glowing alien warrior who claimed I was his mate. Vylit of Mavtros was seven feet of bioluminescent muscle, star-bright eyes, and terrifying intensity. He carried me like I weighed nothing, growled that I belonged to him, and swore he’d protect me with his last breath.  Problem? I hadn’t signed up for the Intergalactic Dating Agency. I never agreed to be anyone’s “genetic complement.” And when the translation patch at my throat mangled everything I said into bizarre innuendo, things went from bad to downright insane. Now pirates want to steal me, tribunals want to judge me, and the only person standing between me and galactic chaos is the alien who burns brighter than the stars. But can I really trust him… or myself.

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A MATE FOR MATRIX (CYBORG PROTECTION UNIT BOOK ONE) by S E Smith

VS Note: I believe this is a re-release.

A human woman, an alien male, and a determined cyborg wolf hybrid who wants a family can only lead to one thing… A Mate for Matrix. Jana Dixon loves her job as a vet assistant. Her life might not be the most adventurous, even with the three kittens she adopted, but it is hers. However, when a trucker brings in what he thinks is a wolf, Jana’s life gets more exciting than she could have ever dreamed! Matrix Roma and his partner, K-Nine, are elite agents in the Cyborg Protection Unit, a shadow warrior division of the Zion military. Their current mission becomes critical when K-Nine disappears while on the hunt for a deadly genetically-engineered creature known as a Crawler. Matrix soon discovers that his hands are full and his life is in chaos. He might be a match for the deadliest creatures in the solar system, but can he handle one curvaceous human and her three mischievous kittens? He’s about to find out the hard way.      Amazon     Apple Books     Kobo

VS Note: A reminder about my new release last week!

TREYLON: SOLDIERS OF THE ARDANNAN (INTERGALACTIC DATING AGENCY) by Veronica Scott

Prince Treylon of Ardanna isn’t looking to find a fated mate on his one week R&R at the Intergalactic Dating Agency’s new Resort Planet. He wants to relax with friends, enjoy casual fun times with the human woman he matched and then return to active duty on the Sector’s frontlines. He certainly wasn’t expecting to find the one woman who could change his entire life. Rosalie Lenox lives a life of quiet desperation on Old Earth, juggling multiple jobs, with no future. The all-expenses paid invitation to spend a week at IDA’s Resort Planet and possibly find a serious romantic partner was impossible to resist. She quit her jobs, packed her thrifted vintage clothing and took the plunge. Only the man she was matched with doesn’t want anything serious…and he’s an arrogant prince. Will a week together on the lush Resort Planet change their minds about each other? Danger for both lurks in unexpected places as the romance heats up. The Intergalactic Dating Agency has been successfully matching humans and aliens for centuries. Now they’ve expanded to also operating a luxury resort just in time to help the interstellar Ardannan kingdom find human mates in hopes of smoothing their way into becoming well accepted Sectors citizens and allies. Every eligible Ardannan male between the ages of 20-50 has been ordered to spend a week at the resort with the woman the IDA algorithm says is their match These are a few of their stories. A 25K word novella crossover between the Sectors SF romances and the Intergalactic Dating Agency. It’s not necessary to have read any of the interconnected Sectors series to enjoy this book.

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CURSED (DECORAH SECURITY 2.0 BOOK 14) by Rebecca York

The moment Andre Gascon read Morgan Kirkland’s bio on the Decorah Security Web site, he knew she was the right person to investigate the eerie murders plaguing his estate deep in the Louisiana bayou. His e-mails drew her to him. But when she arrived at Belle Vista, she learned he was a man with dark secrets. He lived like a captive on his own land, disappeared into the swamp at twilight, drank a strange homemade tea, and refused to trust her. And why did a voodoo priestess show up every night with her drum? Morgan knew destiny had drawn her and Andre together. But could she break through the barriers he erected around his heart—before evil forces doomed them both?   AmazonKU

ECLIPSE BOUND: A QURILIXEN WORLD  NOVEL (GALAXY ALIEN MAIL ORDER BRIDES BOOK SEVEN) by Michelle M Pillow

When a not-so-mysterious flying object slams into Duskrock, Arizona, ex-journalist Rowan Clark expects hype, not a devastatingly calm alien diplomat with starlight eyes and a mission to stop a war. Eclipse comes from the Twilight Belt of Zorveya, where day and night are locked in endless conflict. He was sent for a discreet cultural exchange, but thanks to the catastrophically inept Galaxy Alien Mail Order Brides, secrecy combusts on impact. When black-ops Milano decides Eclipse and his companions Solar and Lunar belong in cages, diplomacy turns into survival. On the run with Rowan, Eclipse can’t ignore the magnetic pull that breaks every rule. She’s done chasing disasters. He’s sworn to duty. But in the shadows between danger and desire, their chemistry refuses to stay quiet. To keep Earth out of the crossfire and give his fractured world a chance at peace, Eclipse must decide if love is worth leaving behind everything he holds dear.

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THE SHATTERING PEACE: OLD MAN’S WAR BOOK SEVEN by John Scalzi

VS Note: Not a romance but a scifi release of note. I enjoyed the Old Man’s War series books 1-6 and there were romantic elements in it but in scanning reviews I didn’t note any mention of such in this one. It’s on my TBR list.

For a decade, peace has reigned in interstellar space. A tripartite agreement between the Colonial Union, the Earth, and the alien Conclave has kept the forces of war at bay, even when some would have preferred to return to the fighting and struggle of former times. For now, more sensible heads have prevailed – and have even championed unity. But now, there is a new force that threatens the hard-maintained peace: The Consu, the most advanced intelligent species humans have ever met, are on the cusp of a species-defining civil war. This war is between Consu factions… but nothing the Consu ever do is just about them. The Colonial Union, the Earth and the Conclave have been unwillingly dragged into the conflict, in the most surprising of ways. Gretchen Trujillo is a mid-level diplomat, working in an unimportant part of the Colonial Union bureaucracy. But when she is called to take part in a secret mission involving representatives from every powerful faction in space, what she finds there has the chance to redefine the destinies of humans and aliens alike… or destroy them forever.

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TOUCH THE STARS (GHARA EMPIRE BOOK ONE) by Lea Kirk

VS note: A re-release.

All Kaitlyn Bergh wants is to find her missing twin sister. Instead, she’s abducted by a sexy seven-foot-tall alien of questionable sanity. The guy insists she’s the heir to the Gharan Empire—whatever that is—and that the fate of Earth, and his precious empire, depends on her compliance. So not happening! To restore his family’s honor, Warrior Baatar must retrieve the emperor’s heir from an unknown planet. But the future empress is an obstinate, wily female who challenges him at every opportunity—and he likes that in the most inappropriate ways. What’s worse, she gives him reasons to doubt the purpose behind his mission. As they discover that family, honor, and the fate of an empire are entwined, can they trust anyone? Including each other?      Amazon     Apple Books      Kobo

STRIPE FOR THE PICKING (PARANORMAL DATING AGENCY BOOK 92) by Milly Taiden

Wren Calder had three rules: avoid emotional entanglements, fix the tech, and never trust a man who growls. So naturally, she ended up on an alien planet, partnered with a tiger shifter who thought fated mates were a myth—until she rewired his defense systems and made his pulse crash like a corrupted server. Commander Rylan Kaedor didn’t want a partner, much less a mate. But the moment Wren touched his firewall, both literally and emotionally, he knew two things: she was his, and he was completely screwed. Now they’re navigating rogue hackers, rigged combat simulations, planetary politics, and a mate bond that won’t stop throbbing. She’s brilliant, mouthy, and refuses to call him “sir.” He’s growly, dangerous, and keeps offering to carry her home—on his shoulder. Together, they might just win the Protocol Trials. Or burn down the galaxy trying. He didn’t need a mate. Until she rewrote every rule he lived by.      AmazonKU

REVENANT (STARWAYS BOOK FOUR) by Alexis Glynn Latner

VS Note: Not listed as a romance but a release of note.

Nia Courant is an interstellar lawyer. Her uncle, Val Savre, went missing under questionable circumstances. Now he’s turned up again with a couple of riveting new problems. There’s a hole in his memory—he doesn’t know where he’s been and what he’s been doing for the past several years. And whatever it was has put him in the crosshairs of Faxen Union’s ruthless Secret Intelligence Agency. Nia’s Uncle Val REALLY needs an interstellar lawyer.

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STOLEN FIRE (NOAH) (NOSTRADAMUS OUTERSPACE ADVANCEMENT OF HUMANITY) BOOK TWO) by Jordyn Kross

Cifer – I spend my life hiding what I look like, what I’m capable of, what I’ve done. I didn’t ask to live my life this way, but sometimes fate has a sense of humor. The one thing I may live to regret is giving myself away after boarding The Treasure uninvited. But rules were made to be broken—including my own—like outing myself to save the beautiful, brilliant engineer from certain death. Everything I have, I’ve created—my career, my reputation, and, most importantly, my freedom. I wouldn’t give that up for anyone. Not even her. No way. Blaize – I’ve always been a freak. My pale skin, nearly white eyes, and flame-red hair are like a warning signal to everyone who meets me. Weirdo incoming. Too smart. Too much to say. I can’t help it that my brain is always working. That I see possibilities others don’t. Like my thoughts on the extremely attractive criminal who stowed away on our ship. Why couldn’t he follow the rules and book passage like a regular traveler? He shouldn’t be here. I don’t trust him, but I also don’t want to be responsible for shooting him out the airlock. I’m too tender-hearted, putting my partners—the crew of The Treasure—at risk when I vote to save him. I’m sure I’ll regret it. The only question is how much.

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3 SECRETS TO LOVE (ROMANCE TALES FROM THE QUADRANTS BOOK TWO) by Jessica E Subject

Xacalla loves fulfilling the dreams of underprivileged and critically ill children through the Four Corners Wish Foundation. Her position takes her across the Quadrants to help many sweet kids realize their heartfelt aspirations. But Xacalla’s next assignment is quite different from the others and takes her back to Eurebly to reunite with an aerobatics pilot she knows well. Former space racer, Phalon loves to fly. Now an aerobatics pilot, he dreads the day his new flying partner considers starting a family. When he gets a notification of a private ‘meet and greet,’ Phalon figures some rich fan wants the up-close experience pilots are known for. He doesn’t expect to find his former teammate’s younger sister waiting for him, or the heavily guarded triplets with her. But the reunion is interrupted. Armed beings abduct the children for the secrets they know about the pilot. Phalon and Xacalla race to rescue the young ones. Flying across the universe in tight quarters, they grow much closer. But will they find the triplets in time and make it back to explore their burgeoning new romance, or will they meet their end in the coldest, farthest reaches of the Quadrants?

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TRACER by Brendan Deneen

VS Note: Not listed as a romance but the book’s logline and several reviews state there is romance. Not sure if there’s an HEA for the romance.

In the near future—after a virus has swept the globe and oil has run dry—what’s left of humanity has created a new technology, one that turns plastic back into oil. A mad scramble for resources ensues, with new cities being built on the seven largest landfills in the world. Plastic is the new gold. Tracer is the adopted daughter and hired gun for the president of PH City—built outside of what used to be Los Angeles, atop the Puente Hills Landfill. When a distress call comes from the landfill city outside of Las Vegas, the president of PH sends Tracer to answer it. But Trace soon discovers this mission is more than she bargained for, and that a dangerous deal has been struck without her knowledge, sending her further down a complex and violent path.     AmazonKU      AB

ENTICED BY THE ALIEN CHEF (GLADIATORS OF THE VAGABOND) by Robin O’Connor

VS Note: A re-release.

Twice abducted. That’s me—always unlucky until I met him. Kara – I never thought I’d end up homeless inside a terrifying alien spaceport. Everyone seems out to get me, with danger lurking around every corner—until I meet him. Rex is huge, four-armed, and always silent, thanks to a knot of scars on his throat. He doesn’t need words to draw me out from my hiding spot; his gestures say it all. With him, I’m safe. His touch sets my blood on fire, and his protectiveness may be the only thing standing between me and more enemies than I care to count. Rex – I never thought I’d find my mate hiding in the alley behind my kitchen. But when I meet her, my world tilts on its axis. This is the reward a former prime gladiator like me has always dreamed of. I will entice her from the dark, into my arms, and once she’s there, I’ll never let her go. When my boss, her kidnappers, and one deranged alien all come after her, I will fight to the death to protect her. For Kara, I would do anything.   AmazonKU

THE ENDURING UNIVERSE: THE RAGES TRILOGY by Kritika H Rao

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

The worst has happened. The Conclave has crashed into the jungle, and humanity clings to survival in the ruins, within one last city. Equally revered and feared by her council, Ahilya desperately tries to balance the needs of her people with the untameable desires of the trapped Virohi. All Iravan sees is a crumbling bastion being eaten from the inside out. Answering to no law, he wants to destroy the Virohi before they can wipe out the human race. As Ahilya and Iravan wage war, the planet rebels, unleashing new rages of untold power. With extinction the price of their failure, the two must face up to their mistakes to forge peace between themselves – to save each other and humanity.

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WHEN THE SKY FALLS by Randa Hink

VS note: FF SFR.

As a doomsday asteroid hurtles toward Earth, NASA’s last-ditch mission to save humanity hinges on one thing: drilling deep enough to plant a nuclear payload that can destroy the rock before impact. Leading the mission is Commander Ava Sharpe—sharp-witted, battle-hardened, and emotionally walled off since a catastrophic mission three years earlier cost her two crewmates… and the woman she loved. That woman is Sara Lance—a gifted driller who walked away from NASA and from Ava after the failed rescue that still haunts them both. But when Sara learns Ava is being sent on what’s likely a suicide mission, she refuses to let her go alone. Forced to work together in close quarters, surrounded by a ragtag crew of astronauts, miners, and misfits—including the snarky Nate, fearless Laurel, awkward Gary, brilliant Nora, and a pyro named Mick—Ava and Sara must confront not only the looming end of the world, but also the unfinished story between them. As the mission unravels in space—with unexpected losses, shifting asteroid terrain, and betrayals from Earth command—sacrifice becomes inevitable. When fate demands one of them stay behind to detonate the bomb manually, love and leadership collide in a devastating, unforgettable way. But when all hope is lost, a single signal cuts through the silence. They went to the stars to save the world. But they may have saved each other instead.     AmazonKU     AB

FIFTH (INTETGALACTIC WARRIORS BOOK FIVE) by Dare O’Dell

Locus the Enforcer is no stranger to danger. But when he descends to Earth in search of a mate, he never expects to find her in the filthy grip of black-market slavers. They mock him for walking into their camp, for daring to claim a bride as though he has the right. Until he points to the one who meets his gaze without flinching and says the words that will change both their lives: I choose her. What should have been a simple claim becomes a brutal trial. Three deadly challenges await them: snares that force sacrifice, predators not of this world, and hunters who will stop at nothing to watch them fall. The slavers have stacked the odds and wager on their deaths, but Locus knows only one truth. Hannah is his to protect. His to fight beside. His to keep alive. Hannah never asked to be claimed. Fierce and unyielding, she refuses to bow to chains or to the alien warrior who has bound himself to her survival. Yet with every trap, every breathless escape, and every brush of his body against hers, resistance blurs into a dangerous, undeniable pull. Together they must battle the preserve, the hunters, and the storm between them. Failure means death. Survival means surrendering to a bond that could consume them both.     AmazonKU

SCARS AND STARLIGHT (OF BLOOD AND CONQUEST BOOK ONE) by Liana Valerian

DESTINED TO THE LYCAN (THE SHADOW REALMS) by Regine Abel

She trusts him with her life. Terminally ill, and with no possible medical or magical cure in sight, Amara turns in desperation to the Weaver. To her dismay, the solution she offers sends Amara on a mission even deadlier than the illness slowly killing her. She enlists Remus, the only Lycan guide who consents to take her on this perilous journey. Although afflicted by his own curse, Remus is strong, fearless, and the fiercest protector Amara could have hoped for. The gentle soul behind his intimidating exterior touches her deeply and gives her an even greater reason to want to live. He would gladly die to save her. Cursed from birth and treated as a pariah by his pack, Remus is resigned to live as a lone wolf. When Amara comes seeking aid, his joy at realizing that she’s his Twin Flame is quickly crushed. Amara is dying and the only cure is pure insanity. Against all logic, Remus pledges to save the sweet and courageous female who looks at him like a worthy male, not a feral beast to be banished. After a lifetime of misery, Remus will fight the Gods themselves to protect the one good thing Fate has ever given him… or die trying.      AmazonKU

AFTER MIDNIGHT (SKYE DRUIDS BOOK SEVEN) by Donna Grant

She was always my weakness. Now she’s my only hope. She was my salvation once—wild magic in her blood, fire in her kiss, and a body I still dream about. I touched heaven with her. Then dragged us both to hell. Now she looks at me like I’m the enemy. But I see the way she trembles when I get too close. Feel her power pulse when I say her name. She hasn’t forgotten. And I’ll make damn sure she remembers. An ancient evil is rising beneath Skye—older than our magic, and twice as ruthless. Only she and I can stop it. We’re bound by fate, fueled by everything we never stopped wanting. She doesn’t trust me. Doesn’t want to want me. Too bad. Because I’ll fight for her. Claim her. Ruin her all over again—if that’s what it takes to keep her safe. This isn’t just about saving the world. It’s about us. What I destroyed. What I’ll never let go again.

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THE PUMPKIN PREDICAMENT (HOLIDAY VILLAGE ROMANCES BOOK FOUR) by Jordyn Alexander

Bridget Shadesglow is loyal and no-nonsense to a fault. Her first, second, and third priority is making sure that her boss, Vlad Everdark, stays in office as mayor of the Halloween Neighborhood. Everything else in her life has taken a backseat to this goal, including her neglected love life. But when all the pumpkins in the entire village go missing a week before Halloween and Vlad’s credibility is in jeopardy, Bridget springs into action, even if it means contacting the ex she’s been struggling to forget. Loki Hauntington has never been able to get over Bridget. He knows that he was too immature when they were together, but now, years later, all he wants is a chance to prove to her that he’s changed in all the right ways, but she never gives him the time of day. So when she comes to him, suspecting that he had something to do with the mystery of the missing pumpkins, Loki suggests teaming up to solve the crime. All he needs is an in to show that he’s a changed poltergeist. Sparks fly as old feelings reemerge and the mystery deepens. Halloween gets closer and closer, but Bridget and Loki are still far from solving this case. Will they be able to crack this whodunit in time to save the holiday celebrations and Bridget’s career? And will they find that some things deserve a second chance?     AmazonKU

ZEL: MM FAIRYTALE ROMANCE RETELLING by Amanda Meuwissen

Twenty winters ago, before the Great Famine, Zel’s parents were caught stealing the fabled sorcerer’s rapunzel, the magical lettuce that grows around the base of his tall tower in the wood. He released them under the condition that when their yet unborn babe reaches adulthood, she will stay with him for one month before becoming his bride. Then Zel was born a boy. Only Zel’s parents know the truth, but while he was raised to pretend to be a girl, he will be no monster’s bride. He will use his month in the tower to unravel the mystery of the sorcerer’s immortality, so he might slay his would-be bridegroom and claim the tower and its treasures for the Thieves Guild. What Zel does not know is that the sorcerer, Ulrich, has his own deceptions planned, and their journey of secrets, seduction, and identity might lead to revelations neither expect.     AmazonKU

HORNED TO BE WILD (HARMONY GLEN) by Honey Phillips

Big horns. Bigger… heart? When city artist Lila inherits her great-aunt’s cottage she expects rustic charm—not a fixer-upper with a failing roof and a grumpy, reclusive minotaur living next door. Torin is big, brooding, and annoyingly attractive. He might have the social skills of a tree stump, but every time he stomps to her rescue she’s more intrigued. Torin likes his life quiet, his woods undisturbed, and his horns—and his heart—well out of sight. Unfortunately his deliciously curvy new neighbor has a way of bypassing all his carefully crafted rules. She’s sweet, sassy, and impossible to ignore. But Torin has spent years hiding, and Lila’s presence threatens to upend the safe, quiet life he’s built. As the town’s art fair approaches, Torin must decide if he’s ready to show more than his carvings to the world!     AmazonKU

BREAD WITH THE ORC: HARMONY GLEN by Veronika Kane

When your life’s in shambles, maybe it’s time to steep yourself in temptation. My dreams of running a quaint tea shop just went up in steam—along with my savings. But when my gruff neighbor Dorvak offers to let me set up in his bakery, I can’t resist one last chance to prove I’m not a failure. The hulking, spice-scented orc baker grunts more than he talks and keeps his spotless kitchen as locked down as his heart, but I’ve been secretly fascinated by him for ages. Is this my chance to find out if all that grumpiness hides a cinnamon-roll center I’d love to sink my teeth into? But proximity has a way of heating things up, and I discover that my reclusive neighbor isn’t just protective and caring; he’s got a filthy mouth and knows how to use it. When it turns out there’s something very specific he wants from me…let’s just say I’m more than willing to let this deliciously surly orc take a bite out of me.     AmazonKU

FOXER UPPER: HARMONY GLEN by Vivienne Hart

DIY content creator Maggie Crawford has landed on a perfect way to increase her following and expand her business. The cottage she just purchased in Harmony Glen has good bones, but needs a major renovation. She can see the charm, and redoing the home is exactly the kind of content her followers love. It will be a long, sweaty undertaking, but in the end, she’ll have new skills, new viewers, and a new home. It’s win-win. For vulpine Gabe Duval, settling in Harmony Glen was a no-brainer. A small town that welcomes monsters? Perfect. Now the owner and operator of the town’s hardware store—and a contractor when the need arises—Gabe has settled into an easy, if somewhat dull, life. When a DIYer in paint-splattered overalls arrives and rents just about every tool he carries, his simple routine gets turned on his head. Maggie needs his expertise, but hates to admit it. Gabe knows he can help, but wants her to ask. As the two butt heads, conflict turns to chemistry. Amidst all the drilling, nailing, and screwing, will the pair finally acknowledge the fiery feelings between them?   AmazonKU

DEAD AND MISLED (GULF COAST REAPER MYSTERIES BOOK ONE) by Tegan Maher

Reapin’ ain’t easy but at least it’s not boring. Being a reaper’s not a bad gig. Go to the place of death, collect the soul, and help them to their Great Beyond. Sounds easy, right? You’d think, but some people insist on being difficult even after their last breath. My name’s Wren, and that’s how I spend my work hours. My mentor tells me to just go in, avoid conversation, collect the soul, and call it a day. He may be that slick, but I haven’t quite gotten it down yet. I do generally manage not to get coerced into investigating a murder, though. At least until Old Man Schmidt strong-arms me into investigating his death even though it seems natural. Let me tell you, folks, never underestimate an eighty-year-old man’s ability to play dirty. If I manage to scrape through without getting myself killed or losing my job, I swear I’ll never talk to my assignments again.     AmazonKU

YOU CAN MAKE ME: CARNIVAL OF MYSTERIES by RL Merrill

VS Note: MM PNR.

Journalist Cooper Harris received a dire warning from a psychic early in his career as an investigative reporter: Your curiosity will lead you to death’s doorstep. That prediction came true when he ignored instructions from law enforcement friends, and showed up to a crime scene only to become the latest victim of a serial killer. He was rescued by the man he desperately loves but denies at every turn—Detective Dennis Hamilton—and left with gruesome and debilitating injuries. Three months later, Denny is at his wit’s end. He’s done everything in his power to help Cooper heal, but the reporter is obsessed with finding a mythical carnival that is rumored to possess some “woo woo fountain of youth and vitality.” Denny desires Cooper just as he is, but the reporter has always gotten by on his looks and investigative skills. Cooper refuses to give up hunting for answers, even if it means making a deal with the very devil responsible for his scars. With the help of his trusted friends, and two men not of this time, Denny will fight to stop a killer from finishing what he started with Cooper, the man he has come to cherish. Cooper will have to choose between exposing the secrets of the Carnival of Mysteries, and accepting that love is more important than the truth he seeks.     AmazonKU

THE SIN EATER (CARNIVAL OF MYSTERIES) by Liv Rancourt

VS note: MM PNR.

He was born in darkness, but when he meets someone who offers him light, will his secret ruin it all?
Ezra carries a dark secret, one that forces him to keep people at a distance. That’s until he meets Damon, who makes him feel things he’s never allowed himself before. Sweet things. Hopeful things. Maybe even love. A disturbing change in Ezra’s gift and a visit to a mysterious carnival make keeping his secret harder than ever, but if Damon learns the truth, he’s bound to look away in disgust.
And that’s a chance Ezra can’t afford to take. The Carnival of Mysteries is a magical place, where characters can find safety—and sometimes face hard truths.      AmazonKU

TO CLUTCH A RAZOR (CURSE BEARER BOOK TWO) by Veronica Roth

A funeral. A heist. A desperate mission. When Dymitr is called back to the old country for the empty night, a funeral rite intended to keep evil at bay, it’s the perfect opportunity for him to get his hands on his family’s most guarded relic—a book of curses that could satisfy the debt he owes legendary witch Baba Jaga. But first he’ll have to survive a night with his dangerous, monster-hunting kin. As the sun sets, the line between enemies and allies becomes razor-thin, and Dymitr’s new loyalties are pushed to their breaking point. Family gatherings can be brutal. Dymitr’s might just be fatal.

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AMONG THE BURNING FLOWERS: A NOVEL (THE ROOTS OF CHAOS) by Samantha Shannon

With the awakening of fire-breathing dragons, Among the Burning Flowers sees the first sparks of danger that threaten to consume the world in The Priory of the Orange Tree. Take your first steps into the epic. Yscalin, land of sunshine and lavender, will soon be ablaze. It has been centuries since the Draconic Army took wing, almost extinguishing humankind. Marosa Vetalda is a prisoner in her own home, controlled by her cold father, King Sigoso. Over the mountains, her betrothed, Aubrecht Lievelyn, rules Mentendon in all but name. Together, they intend to usher in a better world. A better world seems impossibly distant to Estina Melaugo, who hunts the Draconic beasts that have slept across the world for centuries. And now the great wyrm Fýredel is stirring, and Yscalin will be the first to fall.

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THE CLOCKWORK COFFIN: A WICKEDLY DANGEROUS FAIRY TALE by Kelsey Josephson

Happily ever after has never been so deadly…After her father broke a deal with a vengeful fae, Sabeline Vale is cursed to spend her days locked in a mechanical coffin, rising as a monster every midnight. Gifted with intelligence and magic, Sabeline does everything in her power to break free during her limited hours of humanity. But after thirteen long years with only a loyal automaton for company, hope is fading fast. Once a contender to be a world-renowned pianist, Oliver’s dreams were shattered when tragedy struck his family. When the Vales hire him as a tutor and distraction for their adult daughter, he’s desperate for a fresh start. He didn’t count on falling for his feral and strangely charming student. Drawn to Oliver’s tender words and romantic music, Sabeline dreads that her darkness will be his downfall. Oliver and Sabeline must find their courage to let their hearts show them how to live again.     Amazon

BY MISTAKE by Megan Derr

Andrus is a man in despair. His family, once illustrious and powerful, was destroyed forever when his great grandfather betrayed everyone and killed a beloved royal prince. Now the last of his bloodline, Andrus is mere days away from losing what little he has left, and his only options are living on the streets or surrendering himself to a man he despises. Oresti is a man of secrets and lies, his days spent as a city investigator dealing with the worst people in the kingdom, his nights fulfilling his duties as a royal prince and solving unsavory problems for his father. Currently he is charged with determining whether the recent death of a powerful duke was truly natural, and if not, who is responsible for his death—and why they killed him. Desperate to escape the horrid fate awaiting him, Andrus attempts the very magic he’s forbidden from using—but instead of the harmless helper he meant to summon, he instead calls forth one of the most dangerous demons in existence, setting off a chain of events that will drag mysteries old and new into the light, and save or destroy a kingdom.

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THE CROWN OF A FALLEN QUEEN (CURSE OF THE FAE BOOK FOUR) by Anya J Cosgrove

Revenge is sweeter when served with a smile—and a knife hidden behind your b ack. I’ve been sharpening mine for years. The Spring crown was mine. Until Freya Heart ripped it away. Now, the only way back to the Fae continent that exiled me is through her son, the prince with the charming grin and the audacity to offer me his hand in marriage. He wants a seat at the Faerie war table. I want his head on a stick. I don’t trust him. I don’t like him. But we’re sharing secrets. Sharing a bed. And he looks at me like I’m more than just a means to an end. I came back to reclaim my throne—not to fall for the son of my enemy. And if I have to betray him to win? So be it.     AmazonKU

INKED IN EMERALDS (INKBOUND BOOK THREE) by Shannon Mayer

There’s no place like home…Surviving a pirate-infested hell-scape—complete with a giant crocodile and a fairy with bad intentions—was rough. I’d been hoping for better days when a cyclone of story-magic dropped me and Hook smack in the middle of a place called Oz. At first it seems like paradise, but as always, there’s a catch. The Wicked Witch of the West and her flying monkeys are terrorizing the townsfolk, and they’re in desperate need of saving. A job made near impossible when I find out that my mortal enemy, Almira, and The Wicked Witch of the West are one and the same… And she will stop at nothing to end me. If I ever want to get back to C’an Saas and save my own people, my band of misfits and I will have to defeat the strongest witch who ever lived. With the right combination of wits, heart, and courage, we might have a chance. I just have to hope that the dark pirate of my dreams and Prince Charming don’t kill each other in the process.   AmazonKU

THE ALPHA’S SIN: FORBIDDEN OMEGAVERSE BOOK SEVEN by Evangeline Anderson

Poppy – He promised just to protect me. So why do I crave his touch? I never thought I’d end up here—pregnant, broke, and abandoned by my no-good husband. Dirk stole every penny from our bank account and vanished, leaving me with nothing but two pink lines on a stick and a belly full of his child. With nowhere else to turn, I knock on the only door left to me—his older brother’s. Logan Hayes is everything Dirk isn’t—strong, dependable, protective…and off-limits. I should keep my distance, but when my Second Heat hits and my body aches for an Alpha’s touch, Logan is the only one who can ease the fire burning inside me. Logan – She’s carrying my brother’s child…but she belongs to me. My brother is a worthless bastard. He left his beautiful wife carrying his pup and expecting me to clean up his mess. But the moment I take Poppy into my home, I know I’m the one in danger—because the Wolf inside me claims her as mine. Forbidden or not, she feels like my Fated Mate. She smells like my forever. But the Laws of the Pack are clear: a man can’t take his brother’s wife. It’s the one line I swore I’d never cross. Only now, Poppy is in Heat…and she’s begging me to claim her.     AmazonKU

EVERDARK ACADEMY VOL THREE: MM VAMPIRE ROMANCE by X Aratare

Grayson Duke’s real identity and his fake one are causing him problems at Ever Dark Vampire Academy. In fact, it’s hard to say which will end up getting him in more danger. Reporters have zeroed in on his stepfather’s unusual death while the Sect of Dawn seems intent on killing him for being Ryder’s alleged next Childe. Ironically, Grayson yearns to be his real self: the Immortal Ashyr and leave his past behind. But sometimes the past is never truly gone…WARNING: This is a long serial that is divided into book-length segments. Every single one ends in a cliffhanger. We anticipate there being 9 volumes. This series will not be in KU, because it is on the Raythe Reign serial website.   Amazon

YETI FOR HIS HEART (ALASKA YETI SERIES) by Neva Post

A sexy human skier who carves a path to her heart – Pema is fed up. It’s hard for a yeti to achieve her dreams in a human world. But when a hot guy shows up at her workplace after hours in search of his missing sister, she risks everything to help. A yeti chef who makes his dreams come true – Concerned for his sister’s safety, Jack storms Mountain High Guiding Service’s office demanding answers. Except, the take-charge woman behind the counter…is a yeti. Who knew the snowy Alaska mountains held so many secrets? When an avalanche traps Pema and Jack in a remote cabin, passions blaze hot enough to make the icicles drip. But after the plows come through, can Jack convince Pema that what they shared is more than a weekend fling?     AmazonKU

TRACKING THE ALPHA (PROJECT THERIANTHROPE BOOK ONE) by Eve Langlais

A betrayal by those he trusted leads to one final  mission. Vengeance. Captain Barrett Wilson never agreed to be experimented on by his superior officers, but he wasn’t given a choice. When he awakes in captivity, he wants nothing more than to escape, but it’s only when the beast within roars free that Barrett manages to flee his prison. The nearby forest becomes his home and feeding ground, the primal urges raging through his body only satisfied by the blood of his enemies. But his murderous rampage ends when the huntress comes tracking. Her scent? Unlike anything he’s ever encountered. Want her. Her stealth? A skill he can’t help but admire. Claim her. And when she discovers the secret to unlocking the man within the wolf…Perhaps there’s still hope for Barrett, but only if he succeeds with his mission for vengeance. Those who changed him must die. To his surprise, when the huntress hears of his plan, she becomes his ally—and lover. However, their happily ever after depends on them ridding themselves of the one obstacle in their way: The general in charge of Project Therianthrope.

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TRAITOR WOLF (BONDED BY FATE DUET BOOK ONE) by Leia Stone

The weapon that hasn’t chosen anyone in a thousand years has chosen me, a Dreg-born girl with no magic. Forged by the Creator and feared across the realm, the King Killer was never meant for someone like me. But the moment I touch it, the wolves come running, snarling, fighting, and bleeding to claim me. Only one survives. A wolf with a traitor’s mark burned into his skin. And now we’re bonded. Last night, I was digging through trash in the Elite district when a dying highborn collapsed at my feet. With his final breath, he pressed his trial mark into my chest and gave me his place in a deadly competition I was never meant to enter. If I win, my entire bloodline, all forty of us, gets magic. The Dregs will rise overnight and the Elites will never forgive it. My bonded wolf says he doesn’t care about me, that he only wants my blade. But he guards me like I matter, trains me like I have a chance and when they try to kill me, he tears them down like I belong to him. I didn’t ask for this, but I’m not backing down. Not even for the wolf who could break my heart.   Amazon

SUCH A GRUMPY ALPHA (HIS ALPHA DESIRES BOOK NINE) by Lorelai M Hart

I never expected backlash from the biggest deal of my life. It was my last closing as a real estate agent. I traded open houses and commissions for an investment in Cuffed. I’d only visited a handful of times, but it only took one visit to know what a gold mine they’d created. Plus, it was a place where I could express my needs openly—without judgment. They had purchased properties on either side of their building and were creating a whole complex. With my background in development, it was going to be right up my alley. A dream project. The grandson of the late owner of one of the buildings is kicking up a fuss, but with the executor having approved the sale and closing months before, I didn’t see a thing he could do about it. Boy, was I wrong. Not only is he saying he’s going to shut Cuffed down, but I think he’s my omega. He’s too beautiful to be so grumpy.     AmazonKU

SILENCE OF THE GRAVE (APPRENTICE OF ANUBIS BOOK 18) by Laura Greenwood

If only the former High Priest’s secrets could be buried with him. The day Ani has been dreading has arrived, and it’s time for her to bury Nik’s father with all the pomp and ceremony she doesn’t think he deserves. When a judgement comes from the Temple of Ma’at on Ahmose’s misdeed, the two of them will have to face what everyone knows about his time as High Priest, and work out where they’re supposed to go next. Can they face the legacy Ahmose has left behind? Silence of the Grave is book 18 in The Apprentice of Anubis, an urban fantasy series based on Egyptian mythology and featuring an established couple, a jackal familiar, and the duties of an embalmer. If you love Egyptian mythology, alternative versions of the modern day, temple politics, slow-burn workplace romance, and a world where the gods are real, then start the Apprentice Of Anubis series today with Apprentice Of The Dead.

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BEWITCHED BY THE PHANTOM (BEWITCHING HOUR) by Kendra Moreno 

Chris Feral never asked to be haunted. Especially not by a lovesick ghoul with a voice like a velvet-coated guillotine. When her rising goth-rock band, Hell Hath Honey, lands a spot at a mysterious battle of the rock bands, she expects a fight for the spotlight, not an eccentric rockstar stalking her with cursed love songs and golden records that whisper her name. She’s here to win a competition, not get caught up in strange disappearances and even stranger dreams of songs she shouldn’t even know. Erik Dark is no phantom—he’s a problem. A smitten, quirky, extremely persistent problem. With a band of masked ghouls at his back and a habit of melting through shadows, he’s determined to prove their connection is more than just a ghost story. Even if he never removes his own mask. But when Chris’ childhood sweetheart, Raoul, crashes the battle with his own band—and a plan to bring Chris back into the light—the stage becomes a warzone she never asked for. It’s no longer just a battle for a record label. It’s a battle for her heart. Three souls. Two paths. One truth: Everyone pays the price.      AmazonKU

WINDS OF DEATH (WAR OF THE ALLIANCE BOOK FOUR) by Tara Grayce

War waits for no half-elf. After falling from the sky, Fieran is sent home to heal. But healing his body is only a minor battle compared to healing his friendship with Merrik and pursuing his relationship with Pip. Pip travels to Aldon to work at the AMPC and solve a tricky mechanical problem. But inventing mechanics is nothing compared to meeting more of Fieran’s family. Can she embrace this new step? Whether at home or at the front, the war threatens those Fieran and Pip love. With his squadron at his back and Pip at his side, Fieran fights as he has never fought before to protect the Alliance. When Mongavaria attacks, will he and Pip find the courage to stand and fight?   AmazonKU

THE MAIDEN AND HER MONSTER by Maddie Martiniez

VS Note: FF Fantasy.

The forest eats the girls who wander out after dark. As the healer’s daughter, Malka has seen how the wood’s curse has plagued her village, but the Ozmini Church only comes to collect its tithe, not to protect heretics with false stories of monsters in the trees. So when a clergy girl wanders too close to the forest and Malka’s mother is accused of her murder, Malka strikes an impossible bargain with a zealot Ozmini priest. If she brings the monster out, he will spare her mother from execution. When she ventures into the shadowed woods, Malka finds a monster, though not the one she expects: an inscrutable, disgraced golem who agrees to implicate herself, but only if Malka helps her fulfill a promise first and free the imprisoned rabbi who created her. But a deal easily made is not easily kept. And as their bargain begins to unravel a much more sinister threat, protecting her people may force Malka to endanger the one person she left home to save—and face her growing feelings for the very creature she was taught to fear.

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JUST ONE BITE by S L Cokeley

Doxlothia University is home to the most elite vampire and werewolf communities and Olivia Osborne—an ambitious human ballerina—has come to university with her sisters. There’s just one problem—they aren’t in the blood donation program and their sweet blood puts a target on their backs. Insert Parker Owens, one of the most sought after men on campus, and a vampire/werewolf hybrid. His solution? Convincing her to fake date him to satisfy his pack and give her and her sisters the protection they need. After ensuring her sisters are safe, Olivia gets to focus on her own desires, but that’s hard when Parker keeps making appearances in her dreams, and both of them have an unexplained attraction to each other. Is the relationship really fake if they can’t keep their hands off each other when they’re alone?     AmazonKU

BRED MATE (STALKED MATES BOOK TWO) by Loki Renard

I was sent to kill her. Instinct demanded I claim her. She saw one of us shift, so by the rules of the pack she must die. But when I finally hunted her down, she got my knot instead of a bullet. Because she’s my mate. And I’ll kill anyone who tries to take her from me.     AmazonKU

THE WOLF VS THE DRAGON: HIDDEN CITY SUPERNATURAL SLEUTH by Lauretta Hignett

I don’t want to hurt her… but she definitely wants to hurt me. Betrayal doesn’t sting. It hurts worse than that; it feels like a rake over coals, a disembowling, a slow, agonizing stretch on the torture rack. Myf is hurt, and she’s found someone to blame. She’s focused all her pain on one target. Me.     AmazonKU

TECH PRINCE TROUBLES by Blaine D Arden

VS Note: LGBTQ Fantasy.

Adri Linari, overlooked tech mage and younger sibling of Niralen’s charismatic Crown Prince, is more comfortable with schematics than small talk. Overwhelmed by royal obligations, a sensory-frying engagement party, and the ache of always being the odd one out, he runs—straight to the Renversé Hotel in Princedelphia, Oregon. All he wants is quiet, a place to draw, and maybe fix a few circuits.
He doesn’t expect the barista whose espresso tastes like the calm he radiates. Single trans dad Sam Walker thrives on structured chaos—managing Café Magnifique, co-parenting five incredible kids, and serving up caffeine and kindness to a revolving door of patrons. Falling for the mysterious, purple-skinned stranger who only ever orders espresso and somehow brightens his mornings? He doesn’t have time for that. But something’s wrong in the hotel’s west wing, and now they’re tangled in logic-defying glitches that even mess with Sam’s precious machines—and an attraction that won’t stop buzzing. “Tech Prince Troubles” is a spicy, slow-burn male/male urban fantasy romance full of mysterious glitches, coffee-fueled flirting, found family, single dad vibes, and an opinionated espresso machine named Gandalf. It’s book 6 in the Runaway Prince Hotel collab series, where magical royals find love over a cup of coffee. HEA guaranteed.     AmazonKU

WOLF CAGED (BOUND TO THE SHADOW KING BOOK ONE) by Felicity Heaton

SAPHIRA – I was born into this world and raised for one purpose. To become the mate of the alpha of the Hunt wolves to keep the peace between our packs. Fate made me for him, but he has other plans. Ones involving a black-market auction and selling me to the highest bidder. I shouldn’t find the cold, brutal unseelie fae king who buys me attractive. I shouldn’t crave his touch. His wicked smiles. His smouldering looks. But I have never craved anything as fiercely as I crave him. Except the one thing he won’t give me. My freedom. KING KAELERON THE WRATHFUL – She is everything I should not want… but she is everything I need. My seer told me the little wolf shifter would bring me the vengeance I have been chasing for centuries, but the female is more intriguing and exquisite than I want to admit. She is sin hiding behind a mask of innocence. Fire concealed under a layer of ice. She is dangerous. And I want to burn her resolve to ashes, the way she torches my self-control. The longer I spend with her, the stronger this obsession becomes. She thinks I am a monster, but she is the one who awakened this ravenous, possessive beast inside me. I want to peel away that pretty mask and shatter it. I want to set her free.     AmazonKU

THE WILD PRINCE’S FAVORITE (THE DRAGON EMPIRE SAGA BOOK THREE) by Jenny Fox

She was destined to protect. He was born to destroy. Beaten and cast out by her own people, Alezya was left to die in the freezing mountains. Her crime? Protecting the child they never wanted. But fate had other plans. Instead of death, she is found by the Wild Prince of the Empire. Feared across the Empire for his silence, his brutal strength, and his mad dragon, Prince Kassein has no reason to spare a stranger’s life… And yet, he does. Now trapped in his camp, under his protection, Alezya is surrounded by enemies and haunted by a past she can’t outrun. But the man who saved her watches over her like something precious… And the longer she stays, the harder it is to tell whether he’s her captor, her guardian, or something far more dangerous. What will happen now that she is trapped on his land, at his mercy…?     Amazon

EIGHT DOORS FROM DAWN TO MIDNIGHT by Rachel Neumeier

Long ago, Vích took her younger brother and fled the mysterious but terrible fate their mother intended for them both. Bound together by her curse and his gift, neither Vích nor Lahn have ever needed to fear any of the ordinary dangers that beset mortal people. But they have never been safe from those who would use them both in pursuit of power beyond life and death. Now those enemies have found them. The world will never be the same.     AmazonKU

RAPTORS AND REBOUNDS: MASCOT MATCHUPS BOOK TWO by Biblio Barbie

VS Note: MM Fantasy.

The Rockville Raptors are famous for three things: wild plays, intense rivalries, and Rebel; their feathered, clawed and attitude-packed mascot. The team’s making a big comeback with fresh sponsors, a new brand, and Adam, the optimistic new mascot handler. To him, it’s just a fun gig in a foam suit. But the old handler tries to warn him, Rebel isn’t just a costume. Rebel – I’ve spent years under the lights with Sam, and now he’s retiring, leaving me with promises that his replacement will be just as great. Then Adam shows up: nervous, charming, completely unprepared. And suddenly, I don’t just want a handler. I want him. Adam – This job was supposed to be easy. Now I’m juggling team drama, an ex-handler who won’t back off, and a raptor who’s way too real, and way too into me. Why am I falling for a feathered nightmare?     AmazonKU

THEY FEAR NOT MEN IN THE WOODS by Gretchen McNeil

When Jen Monroe hears her father’s remains have been found, she returns home to disprove his death, only to find the forests of rural Washington are hiding something ancient and dangerous…Seven years ago, Jen Monroe left behind her hometown of Barrow, Washington after her father, a forest ranger passionate about protecting old trees from the aggressive logging business that runs their small town, vanished seemingly into thin air. She vowed never to return…until she gets a text from her estranged mother. Her father’s remains have been found. It seems impossible to Jen who has always believed her father is still alive, and she returns home, determined to find out what really happened. When her ex-boyfriend proposes a camping trip into the woods in her father’s memory, it feels like the opportunity Jen had been hoping for: to find her father. To find the truth. But what she finds lurking in the forest may be deeper, darker and deadlier than she could have ever imagined. And it has no intention of letting her leave. Unsettling, tense, and atmospheric, this is a feminist suspense novel for those who have always known there’s something hungry waiting in the woods.

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AUDITION FOR THE FOX by Martin Cahill

Nesi is desperate to earn the patronage of one of the Ninety-Nine Pillars of Heaven. As a child with godly blood in her, if she cannot earn a divine chaperone, she will never be allowed to leave her temple home. But with ninety-six failed auditions and few options left, Nesi makes a risky prayer to T’sidaan, the Fox of Tricks. In folk tales, the Fox is a lovable prankster. But despite their humor and charm, T’sidaan, and their audition, is no joke. They throw Nesi back in time three hundred years, when her homeland is occupied by the brutal Wolfhounds of Zemin. Now, Nesi must learn a trickster’s guile to snatch a fortress from the disgraced and exiled 100th Pillar: The Wolf of the Hunt.

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THE FAERIE MORGANA by Louisa Morgan

To the other priestesses of the Nine, a powerful council at the Lady’s Temple, Morgana is haughty and arrogant as she performs feats of magic no human should be capable of. Rumors start that she must be a fearsome fae. To King Arthur, Morgana is a trusted and devoted advisor, but his court is wary of her and her prodigious talent at divination. But his wife sees Morgana as a rival and a malevolent witch. To Braithe, Morgana’s faithful acolyte, she is simply the most powerful priestess Camelot has seen. Morgana doesn’t know why she’s so different from everyone else, and she doesn’t much care. But when she aids Arthur to ascend the throne before his time, she sets off a series of events that will change everything Morgana believes about her power.

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BIG TOP BEAR RAID (WOLVES OF STONE RIDGE BOOK 64) by 

VS Note: MM PNR.

Out of the Cage: When a wolf’s mate makes a dangerous discovery, he’ll do anything to watch his back. Wraith has heard about the clan of bear shifters that were given sanctuary by his alpha. He even understands why. The group had been kidnapped, tortured, cursed, trapped in their bear forms, and used like mindless muscle by a circle of witches. Once the curse was lifted, the group needed a quiet, secluded place to hide out and reestablish their personal identities. Wraith just never thought he would have anything to do with them. A chance meeting at a pack barbeque disrupts that notion. Meeting the brown bear shifter, Zion, Wraith knows his life is going to be turned upside-down…but in a good way. Zion is his mate. While Wraith is overjoyed with that knowledge, the reason the alpha invited them to the barbeque is a little more concerning. Alpha Declan is disturbed by the appearance of a traveling circus setting up in a nearby town, and he fears magick is involved. Due to their knowledge of magick, his alpha wants the bears to investigate. Can Wraith keep Zion and his sleuth safe as they go against the very dangers that held them hostage for so long?

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HOPELESSLY TEAVOTED: A NOVEL by Audrey Goldberg Ruoff

Azrael Ashmedai Hart must be cursed. He’s a witch twice named for the devil. He’s making his way back to his family manor in Hallowcross after a failed screenwriting career. He’s adopted a cat he’s allergic to, and if all of that is not enough, he’s also forced to come face-to-face with his childhood best friend and former crush. Victoria Starnberger, the bubbly girl-next-door Az lost touch with after an awkward incident in college, has just been disowned by her parents for quitting business school and buying Azrael’s late parents’ Hopelessly Teavoted tea shop against their wishes. Being cut off financially is one thing. But, now Vickie also owes a lesser devil for the souls her parents promised him in exchange for her gift to summon the dead by touching something they treasured in life, destroying the object in the process. When spirits all over town, including Az’s parents, keeping warning her about a sinister threat, Vickie and Az are forced to combine their powers to save the Hallowcross. But to do so, they must prevent her magic from immolating him after Vickie’s devil places a curse on them to keep them from touching until she repays her debt. As they race against the clock to find clever ways around their curse, they find it increasingly harder to deny that they’ve been hopelessly devoted to each other all along.

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LOVE AT FIRST FRIGHT: A NOVEL by Nadia El-Fassi

Rosemary Shaw’s ability to see the dead has never scared her. In fact, it’s secretly inspired most of her horror novels. Now at twenty-nine, Rosemary is an acclaimed author, and her most successful book is about to be a blockbuster movie. The film set is in a beautiful manor house in the English countryside, and it’s no surprise there are ghosts hanging around. But ghosts are something Rosemary can handle; she’s not so sure how to deal with her infuriatingly handsome leading man, who is all wrong for the role. Ellis Finch is a longtime Hollywood heartthrob with a secret of his own. He’s tired of playing the action movie hero and would much rather be gardening with his sweet dog, Fig. Frankly, he’s getting too old to maintain the industry’s standards of what a man should look like. Starring in a historical horror movie will be perfect for his new image, until he finds out that the author tried to get him kicked off the project, but Ellis won’t go down without a fight. Amidst filming the movie and the chemistry-filled feuding between Rosemary and Ellis, Hallowvale manor comes alive, literally. Trying to balance the mayhem of her writing deadlines, an adorable ghostly dog, and a pair of Regency-era women who are definitely nothing more than friends, Rosemary is at risk of telling Ellis her secret, or worse—falling for him.

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THE SUMMER WAR by Naomi Novik

Celia discovered her talent for magic on the day her beloved oldest brother, Argent, left home. Furious at him for abandoning her in a war-torn land, she lashed out, not realizing her childish, angry words would become imbued with the power of prophecy, dooming him to a life without love. While Argent wanders the world, forced to seek only fame and glory instead of the love and belonging he truly desires, Celia attempts to undo the curse she placed on him. Yet even as she grows from a girl to a woman, she cannot find the solution—until she learns the truth about the centuries-old war between her own people and the summerlings, immortal beings who hold a relentless grudge against their mortal neighbors. Now, with the aid of her unwanted middle brother, Celia may be able to both undo her eldest brother’s curse and heal the lands so long torn apart by the Summer War.

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MAESTRO’S MATES: MMM PNR (VAMPIRE IMPRESARIO BOOK THREE) by J B Warrick

One grumpy gargoyle. One hopeful vampire. One chaotic witch. Three fated mates face a looming threat. Pavel has been called cranky, aloof, and an exacting musical genius, but what should people expect? He’s three thousand years old. He’ll soon be entering the final stage of a gargoyle’s life span, transforming into a statue and going dormant forever. So why would the universe throw his mates at him now, when he has so little time left? He desperately wants to protect them, to guide them, but he’s terrified he’ll be a burden as he descends into oblivion. Justin is working hard to overcome his anxiety and stay positive as he rebuilds after a disastrous few years. When he discovers his two fated mates at his new opera job, he rejects them out of hand. Sure, giving up control to these two men would fulfill every one of his fantasies, but love already screwed up his life once. Sebastian is a witch with a rare affinity—chaos—and that quality follows him wherever he goes. His opera career is taking off, and finding his mates is just the cherry on the sundae! Even if they may not be ready for the power of his seductive, mischievous personality. The three soon find that ignoring their connection is impossible, especially when they have to see each other every day. And they can’t escape each other when they’re trapped together in the opera house elevator. But whatever headway they’ve made is arrested by the return of Sebastian’s power-hungry sister. Can the three fated mates accept their bond in time to survive her attack and save their new family?     AmazonKU

LEAP INTO FAITH (HIDDEN LOVE) by Raen Tetra

Faith Vernik wants to believe. That her podcast co-host and best friend doesn’t hate her. That she deserves all the success she has. And that the Bowley Frogman, a cryptid she traveled halfway across the country for, is real. As host of “Hi! Strangeness,” Faith is no stranger to the abnormal. But what happens when her entire belief system is rattled after falling for a strange man who lives in the woods who also happens to be the cryptid she was searching for? Keene Loscann has always been a skeptic. Sure, he’s a cryptid, a famous one at that. And sure, all his friends are too, but he’s a man of logic. He knows that he’s walking on thin ice trying to keep his identity hidden from his work and the residents of the town he grew up in. When a podcaster shows up at his doorstep, the doubt in him wants to send her away. Instead, he opens himself up to her and learns that maybe he shouldn’t spend his entire life hiding in the shadows.     AmazonKU

DANCE FOR DEMONS (HEL’S CARNIVAL BOOK ONE) by Rose Santoriello

Welcome to Hel, where your earthly morals no longer apply. When Gemma Marino mysteriously wakes up on a demon planet with no memory of her previous life, she fears the worst. Especially when the first demon she encounters tries to kill her. Barely escaping with her life, Gemma is determined to not only survive this strange anarchist planet, but to regain her memory. She strikes a deal with The Devil himself—get a role at Hel’s Carnival, and he’ll grant her his protection. The only problem? A sexy half-demon. Contract killer, royal spy, and circus star—Draven ‘The Scorpion’ Orzath—has no intentions of letting this butterfly soar in his territory. That is, until he learns it’s The Devil’s orders. Deep in the heart of Hel’s Carnival, something rotten eats away its its core. In a world full of smoke and mirrors, who can he trust? Meanwhile, as Gemma takes the stage, the ghosts of her past haunt her, leaving more questions than answers. Can she truly return to Earth and live without the new family she’s found among the carnies—and does she even want to? Gemma Marino might just be Draven’s Devil-given solace, and Hel hath no fury like a woman reborn.     AmazonKU

OWL TAKE THEE (OWL STAR WITCH MYSTERIES BOOK 20) by Leanne Leeds

Wedding bells are in the air for witch Astra Arden and her werewolf fiancé Lothian—not to mention her divine owl familiar Archie and his feathery bride-to-be Noctua. But when a guest turns up dead at their joint bachelor-bachelorette party, “till death do us part” takes on an entirely new meaning. With both weddings just days away, Astra finds herself juggling seating charts, cake tastings, and a murder investigation that’s hitting too close to home. Even worse, the victims’s dying message points to someone in the wedding party as the killer. Could one of their nearest and dearest be harboring deadly secrets beneath their celebratory smiles? As magical mishaps plague the wedding preparations and suspicion falls on their friends and family, Astra and Archie must race against time to unmask the murderer before they say “I do.” With wedding gifts arriving that seem more like threats and mysterious omens appearing at every turn, the path to matrimonial bliss is anything but smooth.   AmazonKU

UNDESIRABLE (DEVILISH BOOK THREE) by Charity Parkerson

VS Note: MM PNR.

Finding a fated mate is an immortal’s greatest gift. Unless that mate is Lucifer…literally. As a godling, Riku has existed for a long time. He’s seen a lot of history and done so alone. He gave up the idea of finding a mate too long ago to remember. When he finally felt that undeniable pull, it came as one hell of a surprise. All the puns intended. He’s screwed. Lucifer shouldn’t have a mate. Souls are paired for eternity by his pious sister, and they haven’t spoken in several millennia. He’s not unhappy with the pairing. Riku is incredibly sexy and everything Lucifer would’ve chosen for himself. Except Riku doesn’t want him and living apart from the other half of himself is a new level of torture. Sometimes, there are no good answers and his pairing with Riku could literally end the world.     AmazonKU

THE PACK NEXT DOOR (THE WOLFVERSE) by Sam Hall

She’s an omega that built a life without alphas. But fate’s not done with her yet. Briar has everything she needs: a thriving homewares business, a peaceful city apartment, and a quiet life untouched by the chaos of pack politics. Raised to believe she’d one day be claimed by her fated mates, Briar spent years waiting… until she realized she didn’t need anyone to make her whole. Then Briar is dragged back to the small hometown she swore she’d left behind for good. She expected stress, nostalgia, and awkward run-ins. She did not expect the neighbours. Three alphas—dangerously hot, frustratingly confident, and unmistakably hers. Their scents hit like a punch to the chest. Their eyes track her every move. And their wolves? Desperate to claim. But Briar has a secret she feels will stop them But fate doesn’t care about her plans. And these alphas? They’re not asking. They’re here to tempt, to touch, to tear down every wall she’s built and Briar isn’t sure she has the strength to stop them.   AmazonKU

AFTERLIGHTS: A PARANORMAL GHOST ROMANCE by Thea Landen

Following a messy breakup, Rebecca leaves New York City to stay with her former college roommate in Utica while she figures out her next steps. Though she wasn’t expecting to find another job as a stage lighting director, an opportunity to work on a show at the historic Stanley Theatre arises at the perfect time. Her new colleagues are kind and welcoming, and she’s grateful for the income and the distraction…but she can’t shake the feeling of being watched. She finally confesses her concerns to one of her coworkers and learns about Jacob, a ghost rumored to be inhabiting the theater. Once she acknowledges his existence, he becomes bolder in making his presence known. Glancing touches lead to more intimate contact. Despite her reservations, she craves more. When an eerie whisper tells her to come to the theater late one night, she can’t resist the invitation. Fantasies could become reality when Jacob takes his physical form, but will Rebecca surrender to a ghost?     AmazonKU

UNCHARMED by Lucy Jane Wood

Andromeda “Annie” Wildwood is the perfect witch. She is sugar, spice, and everything nice, each element of her life finely curated and polished to irresistibility by her nightly hex-laced potion routine. She loves to please and nothing makes her happier than when everyone else around her is completely happy. When Annie’s coven tasks her with guiding an orphan teenage witch through the process of getting her blossoming magical powers under control, Annie is excited for the chance to please and to prove herself. But the ramshackle cabin they’ll be housed in isn’t quite the staycation of Annie’s dreams—and she and Maeve, the headstrong teen, couldn’t be more different. Just when they’re starting to understand each other, the owner of the cabin unexpectedly returns—and this quietly gruff and handsome warlock is not pleased to find that the coven volunteered his house to a high-maintenance witch and her angsty teen companion. As this seemingly unlikely trio develop a loyalty and fondness for one another, Annie slowly learns that her people-pleasing may have led her down an impossible, lonely path. If everything about her is so right—why does it all feel so wrong?

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WICKEDLY EVER AFTER by R Lee Fryar

For almost a thousand years, Wicked Witch Hector West and Good Witch Ida North have maintained the balance of good and evil, preserving a magical Happily-Ever-After that keeps the realm from falling apart. But even Cardinal Witches need a hobby, and every spare moment they have is spent antagonizing each other. But when Ida’s latest “harmless” hex goes too far, Hector retaliates with a curse that immediately backfires, making her choose the wrong princess for the year’s big pantomime. Which, if not corrected immediately, could have world-shaking consequences. One reluctant prince and badly botched dragon kidnapping later, both Hector and Ida are determined to set things right. With love magic gone wild, the two best enemies set off on a quest to save the realm, their lovesick gnome chamberlains at their sides. Yet as they unravel what went wrong with their mixed-up magic, Hector and Ida will have to face a more daunting challenge than trying to avoid their own Wickedly-Ever-After:  Deciding whether a millennium worth of enmity might have been the biggest mistake of their very long lives.

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PUMPKIN SPICED ORC by Zora Black

I came home for the funeral. Not for him. But there he is. Six-and-a-half feet of tusked, broody orc muscle, standing in my family’s orchard like he’s the last pumpkin on the vine—and somehow, mine to pick. Everyone says he’s dangerous. Cursed. Untouchable. Which is exactly why I can’t stop touching him. He growls. I sass. He broods. I smirk. He says stay away. I show up with cider and attitude. Now the whole town thinks I’ve lost my mind. They’re right. Because I’m about to let the spooky orc next door ruin me against a barrel of apples …And I can’t wait.     AmazonKU

GORILLA IN THE GROVE (SJAMROCK SAFARI SHIFTERS) by Zoe Chant

Dancing is no monkey business…Irina has spent her whole life working toward the dream of a lifetime: participating in an Irish dance competition in Ireland itself. And now that she’s here…she’s terrified! But Irina is determined to make the best of it even if she’s afraid—and meeting huge, gorgeous DJ Mick is the first step in the right direction. He’s going ape over her…All gorilla shifter Mick wants to do is reassure his mate…but nobody is reassured by a gorilla hopping out of its enclosure at a wildlife park! When Mick manages to meet Irina at her dance competition, he’s blown away by her talent…and suspicious of a judge who seems to down-vote her for no reason. But as long as they’re together, that doesn’t matter—until disaster strikes, and Mick is the only one who can save Irina and her future!     AmazonKU

THE IMRATI TRIALS (SISTERS OF MAGIC AND SHADOWS BOOK ONE) by Lizzy Gayle

Nyah, the illegitimate daughter of a sorcerer king, has always lived in the shadows. With only a touch of magic and no real power to call her own, she’s accustomed to being overlooked—especially when compared to her full-blooded sister, Leuruna, the princess who suffers at the hands of their cruel father. But when Leuruna transfers her magic to Nyah to protect it from their father’s tyranny, Nyah is forced to flee the kingdom. Her escape takes an unexpected turn when she’s saved—and kidnapped—by Rivven, a mysterious and charismatic warrior with dangerous secrets of his own. His mission? To assassinate Nyah’s father. But Rivven’s plans come with a risk Nyah isn’t willing to take: he wants to enter the Imrati, a tournament where the victor can claim the legendary powerstone and the hand of the princess. It’s the perfect opportunity to get close to the king and strike. But the stakes are higher than Nyah could have ever imagined. As she’s pulled deeper into the trials—and into a scorching attraction for Rivven—she finds herself torn between her duty to her sister and the growing desire to stand by the man who’s risking everything for a better world. In a contest where betrayal runs as deep as the magic that fuels it, Nyah must decide: will she embrace the power inside her and take the chance to change everything? Or will she risk losing herself, and the people she loves, to a king whose cruelty knows no bounds? Enter the Imrati—where only the strongest will survive, and the prize may cost more than anyone is willing to pay.

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WICKED BELIEVER (ORIGINAL SINNERS BOOK TWO) by Kate Ballenger

I wasn’t always immortal. And I’m not sure I’ll ever get the hang of it. Not like Lucifer, a.k.a. Pride. He and the other seven deadly sins, the high-profile billionaires who run this city, make the divine life look easy. I came to New York a good, if damaged, Christian girl. Then Lucifer opened my eyes to the darkness. To the hunger burning inside me. To a world of pain and pleasure like nothing I’ve ever known. Now it’s all I crave. He’s all I crave. But as I grapple with this new existence—and the events that led me to it—unseen forces push me and Lucifer apart. Paparazzi track my every move, Lucifer’s family plays their wicked games, and I hardly know who I am anymore. Or who I’m meant to be. A celestial war is brewing, and Lucifer’s siblings are out for blood—and the dark power inside me calls me to join the fight.     AmazonKU     AB

THE GODS VEILING (THE VALORIAN VEIL BOOK ONE) by Willa Rae

Stay away from the gods. Don’t go to them or Godsden searching for us.Never enter yourself in the Veiling. Those are the promises I made to my parents when they left me in the custody of their best friend and his son. I’ve never uttered a prayer or worship to the powerful and selfish gods who sit in Godsden without a care in the realm for the rest of us. I’ve stayed far away from their joke of a “sacred” occasion known as the Veiling Day. Unlike the rest of the Valorian Veil, I refuse to do the gods’ bidding to be given a chance to receive power that’s rightfully mine anyway. My disdain for the righteous beings is deeply rooted—which has made keeping my promises to my parents simple. Until a betrayal that cuts me just as deep as their abandonment upends my self-secluded life.
Turns out…plans have been made for me. Plans I want no part of. Now I find myself standing with the very beings I despise—bound not only to their home, their way of life that I wholeheartedly disagree with, but to four men who are just as uncertain about this new predicament as I am. My unwilling ascension has put the five of us in a situation none of us knows how to navigate. We have more questions than answers, and only one thing is clear…The gods are using us. Can we put aside our differences and learn to work together? Or will our secrets destroy us before the gods get their chance?     AmazonKU

THE WAR GOD ALPHA’S ARRANGED BRIDE: CH 1-70 by Riley Above Story

On the day Evelyn thought Liam would propose, he shocked her by getting down on one knee—for her stepsister, Samantha. As if that betrayal wasn’t enough, Evelyn learned the cruel truth: her parents had already decided to sell one daughter’s future to a dangerous man: the infamous War God Alpha Alexander, who was rumored to be scarred and crippled after a recent accident. And the bride could’t be their precious daughter Samantha. However, when the “ugly and crippled” Alpha revealed his true self—an impossibly handsome billionaire with no trace of injury—Samantha had a change of heart. She was ready to dump Liam and take Evelyn’s place as the family daughter who should marry Alexander. Yet Alexander made his decision clear to the world: “Evelyn is the only woman I will ever marry.”       Amazon

BLACKWICKET (DARK HALL) by Bea Northwick

In the coastal town of Nightglass, Blackwicket House looms on the cliffs, far from the charming streets bustling with wealthy visitors seeking to experience a bit of real magic. Once an esteemed Inn with a reputation for healing, it now serves only as a grim warning to anyone tempted by curses. With Fiona Blackwicket, its sole caretaker, newly deceased, it stands empty – a dangerous thing for Blackwicket House to be. Compelled out of hiding by the sudden death of her sister, Eleanora Blackwicket is forced back to her infamous family home with hasty intentions to bury Fiona and return to her life on the run. Her plans are waylaid when the Brom, an underworld organizationalizing in black-market magic, catch wind of her presence and turn an interested eye on her rumored affinity for curse eating. To complicate things, Victor Harrow, a ruthless yet alluring inspector for the anti-magic government agency, The Authority, has arrived in Nightglass. His one job: to cripple the Brom and anyone associated with them, including, and especially, the last Blackwicket. But there’s something more sinister to Inspector Harrow than his government agenda, a violent history intrinsically linked to Eleanora’s darkest secret, one that could jeopardize her life and open a long-hidden door to the worst kind of magic, setting all the monsters free.   AmazonKU

UNDER COVER (THE ANCIENTS BOOK TWO) by Lynn Leite

As more people go missing, The Regents decide it’s time to enlist some help. They need someone on the inside who can discover the purpose of the experiments being done and how many were altered in infancy. Getting to them before Leif can is a race against time. Raya is a Wolf Shifter that cannot shift. She has the ancient gene, passed down from her father’s side. She’s the right age and looks remarkably like one of those that The Ancients have been watching. Raya was told a while back that she would be finding a future outside of the pack. She hadn’t realized it would involve intentionally getting kidnapped.     Amazon

DAVOREN (DRAGON MASTER DADDIES BOOK ONE) by Lucky Moon

I fled one cage only to fall into the claws of a dragon. Racing through the Fire Wastes to escape my arranged marriage, I stumble straight into a drake’s nest. And worse? The territory’s immortal master. Davoren, Fire Master of Black-Glass Keep, towers over me with molten eyes and a voice like smoke. The moment he touches me, glowing runes sear across his shoulder—marking me as his match. By ancient law, I’m either his bound companion or dead. He calls me “little one” with terrifying gentleness. Tends my wounds with hands that could incinerate armies. Offers me a gilded contract that promises elemental immunity, draconic longevity . . . and total submission to his flame. But when he binds my wrists with ribbons of living fire and I whisper words of surrender, everything finally makes sense. Maybe I don’t want to escape. Maybe I want to burn.   AmazonKU

THE LAST KNIGHT (THE CURSED KINGDOM BOOK FIVE) by Hildie McQueen

He rules the darkest realm. She might be his only light. Gunther Janssen, powerful ruler of the Dark Realm, is losing the war within. The darkness that fuels his powers is consuming him and soon he will be lost and become a legion of evil. His only hope lies in a woman from his home, the human realm. But how to convince the woman he has fallen in love with that he is worthy of redemption when he doesn’t believe it himself? A dangerously seductive warrior from a nightmare realm asks Aubrey Maguire for help. He claims she’s the key to saving him. Admittedly, he’s drop dead gorgeous, but beneath the beautiful exterior, darkness looms. And yet, she can see that the undeniably human… and heartbroken man is still there inside him. Somehow she has to rescue him before the darkness takes over and she has to keep from dying in the process.     AmazonKU

CAPTURED (THE FAEBORNE BRIDES BOOK THREE) by Siren Crow

They call him the Viking…For as long as I can remember, I’ve always been my father’s greatest disappointment. A truth I’ve learned to live with but refuse to let it break me. I’m so desperate for his approval, I follow his every request, fulfill his every demand, hoping one day he’ll value me for the dutiful daughter I’ve become. So why am I paying for my father’s sins, when fate makes him strike a deal with Zaos Faeborne, the third-born Elven prince of the now, openly famous royal family. Me in exchange for my father’s deception. Something tells me, Zaos is used to not taking no for an answer and soon enough, I’m taken as his captive. His sinister demeanor scares me, while his wild blue eyes haunt me enough to keep me up at night. As his fated mate, no matter how much I run, there’s no escaping a Faeborne. But with one unexpected stroke of his gentle touch, I don’t even know if I want to.       AmazonKU

FIRE’S KISS (HER ELEMENTALS BOOK FOUR) by Raven Steele

She’s tasted earth, air, and water. Now she’ll feel what it means to burn. I am Hurley, the Fire Elemental—bringer of light, wielder of destruction, the last of the four. I’ve watched from afar as Avani connected with my brothers, mastering earth, air, and water. I stayed back, waiting. Burning. Because I knew my part would be the hardest. To stand in fire is to face your deepest truth. And to survive it, you must surrender. She fears what I am. The heat. The fury. The way my magic sears through her defenses and exposes every crack she tries to hide. But what she doesn’t see yet is this—fire doesn’t just destroy. It purifies. It cleanses. It reveals. And gods help me, I will burn down the world before I let her face her destiny alone. Our bond was forged long before this lifetime, buried in ash and prophecy. Now, it’s time for her to rise in flame and finish what fate began. Because when she takes my fire into her soul, she won’t just complete her training. She’ll become unstoppable.   AmazonKU

THE NIGHTMARE BRIDE by Shaylin Gandhi

He’s planning their wedding. She’s planning his funeral. Life in a remote, storm-wracked swamp isn’t all bad—Harlowe has a crumbling manor to call home, thread to patch her dresses (again), and almost enough to eat. Sure, the eldritch storms that sweep the bayou inflict hallucinatory nightmares on everyone in their path, but Harlowe would never dream of leaving. Not when her best friend, Amryssa, needs her. Then Amryssa’s father arranges her marriage to a sadistic prince, and Harlowe does the unthinkable: she takes her friend’s place at the altar, determined to get close enough to drive her dagger through the prince’s heart. Except Harlowe’s new husband isn’t what she expects. Instead of cruelty, she finds charm, a quick wit, and a sparkling gaze that makes her pulse quicken. Worse, the prince proves inexplicably immune to the storms. But if he isn’t the monster everyone fears…who is he? As the nightmares increase and threaten Amryssa’s very existence, Harlowe races to uncover the manor’s secrets—and her husband’s. Soon, she must decide what matters most: the man she vowed to destroy, or the woman she swore to save.     AmazonKU

OF BLACKENED BLOOD (THE BLACKENED BLADE SERIES BOOK THREE) by Isla Davon

Death continues to stalk me…Enemies surrounding me at every corner, wanting to pull the very seams of my new life apart. But I’m no longer alone. I’m surrounded by the men I love and new friends that I trust. And our bonds are only growing stronger. But the demons and nightmares of my past are resurfacing, haunting our every move and attacking not only me, but the people I love. They’re cloaked in shadows and darkness, creating more questions instead of revealing the answers we need. But what hides in the dark, must come into the light eventually. These blackened blades, strange marks and the very blood that runs through my veins, I’ll master them all and find the answers I need. And when I do…my enemies will pay their debt in blood.      AmazonKU

TEMPEST BLAZING (DRAGONNE LIBRARY BOOK THREE) by Emma Moon

Becoming a Dragon Rider was only the beginning. Now, proving I deserve to stay might just break me. With the Final Guild Trial hurtling toward me—and the Harbingers’ shadow looming ever closer—my training has become a brutal race against time. Surviving means mastering my bond with Thalon, my legendary dragon partner, while navigating the deadly politics of the Guild, where more than a few people would rather see me fail… or dead. But the trials inside the Guild aren’t the only ones testing me. The men in my life—my protectors, my challengers, my greatest temptations—are impossible to ignore. Mason’s steady strength draws me in like a safe harbor in the storm, but the fire between us is anything but calm. And then there are the others—dangerous, magnetic, and utterly irresistible—all of them pushing me, unraveling me, and setting my heart and body alight in ways I never saw coming. Keeping my feelings—and my desires—in check? Not a chance. With enemies circling and my every move under scrutiny, failure isn’t an option. To survive the Final Trial—and claim my place as the first human Dragon Rider—I’ll need to embrace the fire within, defy the odds stacked against me, and prove that the bonds I’ve forged are stronger than the forces trying to tear us apart. The Guild isn’t ready for me. But I’m not backing down.     AmazonKU

DRAGON’S GOLDEN MATE (SHIFTER NATION: ENCHANTED OVER FORTY) by Meg Ripley

I thought my days of love had passed—until his dragon reignited my heart. I buried my heart along with my fated mate years ago—Or so I thought. Kendrick Alexander shows up at my grandson’s birthday party, A handsome dragon shifter with a builder’s hands and a guarded heart. He’s everything I swore I’d never risk again—But there’s no denying my inner wolf’s need for him. He’s been tasked to protect one of Salem’s old cathedrals, And he needs my help to uncover its secrets.
The closer Kendrick and I get to the truth, The harder it becomes to deny what’s happening between us. The building hums with dangerous magic, Pulling my coven into the battle of our lives. The fight for Salem’s future may tear us apart—Or give us another chance at love that neither of us expected.   AmazonKU

THE CLAIMING OF THE SHREW (FATED MOUNTAIN LODGE) by Lauren Esker

No one ever says “You can’t do that” to this sassy shrew. Well, people do say it, but that doesn’t mean Leah has to listen. Hampered by a tiny shift form, a physical disability, and an overprotective big sister, Leah is determined to make the world listen to her. After all, a shrew will fight animals ten times its size and eats its own body weight in food daily. What else can she do except live up to the example of her tough, fighty, hard-living shift form, after all? So when the lodge wants her to investigate a rash of thefts from guest rooms, Leah is happy to jump on the job with all four paws. But “Detective Shrew’s” investigation will introduce her to an enigmatic stranger who can parry her verbal jabs and keep up with her energy … a stranger who is very clearly hiding secrets of his own. A stranger who makes her shrew stand up and scream, “Mine!”     AmazonKU

WICKED VOWS (CURSED DARKNESS)  (DARK HALLOW ACADEMY BOOK ONE) by Eve Newton

They tried to break me. Now, we’re bound by a curse that demands our submission. Fading into the shadows at DarkHallow Academy was the plan. As the last Nox Siren, I know better than to draw attention to myself. But they found me anyway. Three monstrously beautiful men, rulers of this dark, paranormal university, decided I was the perfect tool for their ritual. They branded my soul and bound themselves to my magic, intending to shatter me for a taste of immeasurable power. But they underestimated a siren’s voice. My scream shattered their spell, and in its place, an ancient and hungry power answered my call. Now, a curse is etched into my skin, a constellation of pain only their touch can soothe. I am magically tethered to the very monsters I despise: Dathan, the Nightmare Sovereign who promises beautiful terrors with his star-flecked eyes. Verik, the arrogant Hellfire Architect whose demonic power could unravel my reality. Evren, the silent, resurrected Bone Harbinger whose chilling touch is a twisted sort of solace. My tormentors have become my only hope for survival. A sentient grimoire demands our blood, our secrets, and something far more intimate to break the curse. If we fail, the curse will consume me whole. They wanted to break me. They’ll have to settle for being broken with me.      AmazonKU

ROARING HEAT (SHIFTERS OF REDWOOD RISE BOOK TWO) by Delta James

I came to Redwood Rise to track predator behavior. I didn’t expect to become the prey. After a messy divorce and stalled career, wildlife biologist Anabeth Cole is ready for a fresh start. But something is wrong in these woods, and the local mechanic, Beau Hayes, knows more than he’s letting on. Beau frustratingly charming, recklessly protective… and hiding something. I have no idea the world I’ve stepped into.      AmazonKU

DATING HER VAMPIRES: EMBRACING THE BOND by T D Edwards

She lives for family, wishing for her own. Sally is a rabbit shifter who revels in the chaos of her found family. She hides the details of her past, choosing to live in the moment and love every day to the fullest. Secretly, she has wished for a fated mate, someone who would be just hers. She thinks her time is over, that it is too late to find the one meant for her. She creates her own rules and breaks through the misconceptions about how a woman should act. Many have underestimated her animal, her power, and her love. She thrives on the pleasure of proving them wrong. When two vampires enter her world and claim they are her mates, Sally dares them to love her. Atlas will do anything to protect his family, even ignore his pride and ask a bear shifter for help. The last thing he expected was to find the woman meant to be his. He was turned into a species he hates, and it has taken years to accept the life he agreed to. Portraying a calm he has never truly felt, he dreads the day he will lose control. Luca is a vampire on the edge. He relies on...(more blurb on ebook seller’s page)         AmazonKU

WARLOCKS DON’T WIN (SINGSONG CITY BOOK NINE) by Juliann Whicker

One mystery, one romance, and a diabolical skunk. In the heart of Singsong City, Clary Sage, otherwise known as ‘Stripes,’ is happily minding her business and her shop, ‘Change Your Stripes,’ when a traitorous beast from her past shows up, blackmailing her into helping him reverse a death curse and save her only ally. In a moment of madness, she agrees on the condition that they fake date in order to give her some closure with her ex-fiance, Winston the Warlock, who testified against her in her mother’s murder trial. Can they find the real killer before she kills him?      AmazonKU

UNTIL THE END OF NEVER (TO THE CRUEL GODS BOOK TWO) by May Sage

In the old days, they outright murdered people…things like me. Now they simply seek to control us. The Council of Elders has determined every aspect of my life from my first breath. What I’d study, my job, who I’d eventually marry. That was all their decision. But when I woke up covered in runes designed to enslave me, I stopped submitting to the will of others. I wasn’t supposed to set foot down in the undercity. Someone like me shouldn’t associate with dark sorcerers. Especially those who look, smell, and taste like Lucian, the most dangerous man alive. Ruthless. Seductive. Irresistible. He’s casually destroying my entire world, and worse yet? I might just like it.      AmazonKU

BIG PAPA (WOLVES OF IRON VALOR MC BOOK FOUR) by Dex Haven

VS note: from AUG 30.

A cursed witch. A scarred wolf. And a prairie dog with a British accent. I never imagined my life would unravel with one confession. My mother’s dying words left me running from a curse, a coven, and a past I didn’t understand. All she’d left me was a bakery in Texas wolf pack territory, a grimoire I didn’t know how to open, and a familiar who wore glasses and sounded like he should be doing Shakespeare in the Park (if they allowed tiny prairie dogs in little waistcoats to perform that is)..Then Big Papa walked through my door. Massive. Scarred. Dangerous. His wolf recognized me instantly as his mate. His touch lit a fire in me I couldn’t explain, awakening a magic I thought I’d never have. I should have run from him—wolves and witches weren’t meant to mix. But every time he looked at me, I felt claimed. Desired. His scars, those marks of honor and pain, told stories I could only imagine, and yet they only made him more beautiful to me. I gave him my body, my trust, my heart. And he gave me everything in return. But the shadows wanted more. My mother’s coven was still hunting me. The grimoire pulsed with secrets I didn’t know how to wield. And when they came for Papa, bleeding and bound, I had only one choice: trade my mate for their darkness…or unleash the dangerous power that my unknown father had imparted that had been sleeping in my blood all along.   AmazonKU

HIS WHITE MOONLIGHT by Melissa Haag

VS note: From AUG 26.

Being the foster daughter of the affluent Wulf family should’ve been a dream—but Wrenly never truly belonged. Not to their world. Not to their pack. And definitely not to Bennett Wulf, her so-called “older brother,” who never treated her like a sister. His distance used to hurt her. Not anymore. This summer is her last at home. After that, it would be college, freedom, and a future on her terms. All she has to do is survive one last summer with the Wulfs…and with Bennett. Except now that she’s decided she no longer needs his acceptance, something between them is changing. It’s not affection. It’s not brotherly. And it’s becoming impossible to ignore. Whatever it is, it’s dangerous. And it might be exactly what Wrenly’s been waiting for.

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I have a new release  to report this week too!

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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TREYLON: SOLDIERS OF THE ARDANNAN (INTERGALACTIC DATING AGENCY) by Veronica Scott

Prince Treylon of Ardanna isn’t looking to find a fated mate on his one week R&R at the Intergalactic Dating Agency’s new Resort Planet. He wants to relax with friends, enjoy casual fun times with the human woman he matched and then return to active duty on the Sector’s frontlines. He certainly wasn’t expecting to find the one woman who could change his entire life. Rosalie Lenox lives a life of quiet desperation on Old Earth, juggling multiple jobs, with no future. The all-expenses paid invitation to spend a week at IDA’s Resort Planet and possibly find a serious romantic partner was impossible to resist. She quit her jobs, packed her thrifted vintage clothing and took the plunge. Only the man she was matched with doesn’t want anything serious…and he’s an arrogant prince. Will a week together on the lush Resort Planet change their minds about each other? Danger for both lurks in unexpected places as the romance heats up. The Intergalactic Dating Agency has been successfully matching humans and aliens for centuries. Now they’ve expanded to also operating a luxury resort just in time to help the interstellar Ardannan kingdom find human mates in hopes of smoothing their way into becoming well accepted Sectors citizens and allies. Every eligible Ardannan male between the ages of 20-50 has been ordered to spend a week at the resort with the woman the IDA algorithm says is their match These are a few of their stories. A 25K word novella crossover between the Sectors SF romances and the Intergalactic Dating Agency. It’s not necessary to have read any of the interconnected Sectors series to enjoy this book.

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COZY PRISONS (HUMAN PET OF TALIN – ORIGINS BOOK FOUR) by RK Munin

Daxus – It’s a privilege to live side-by-side with the humans on Arise Colony, but there’s one human Daxus wants to get to know better: Nataly. With the colony running efficiently, Nataly seems to have gone into hiding. After he finds her huddled not far from her domicile, incoherent and sobbing, he realizes she isn’t doing as well as she keeps claiming. Although she tries to talk him into going away, he won’t be dissuaded. Nataly is a human in need, and he’s the Talin to help her.  Nataly – Nataly is safe. She’s living on Arise Colony with all her friends and family. There’s plenty of food, shelter, and even time to have some fun! None of them need to worry about being attacked because the powerful Talins who own the colony will do everything to keep them secure. She should be happy and content, but she isn’t. Every day is a struggle. Leaving her small domicile is terrifying, even walking the short distance to the communal building for a meal. The last time she tried, she panicked and had to crawl back inside her home. She spent the night curled up in the hiding spot she’s created in a storage cupboard. She can’t live this way. She should ask for help, but she’s been the strong one for so long that she can’t bring herself to talk about it. There’s one other issue she’s not telling anyone. She’s having vivid dreams and doesn’t know if they’re part of her anxiety or one of the rare times she knows things. It’s all too much, so when Daxus gently forces himself into her life, she’s ready to try just about anything.     AmazonKU

TO THE MOON AND BACK: A NOVEL by Eliana Ramage

VS note: Not a romance although there are romantic elements. SFR-adjacent. An LGBTQ scifi release of note.

Steph Harper is on the run. When she was five, her mother fled an abusive husband—with Steph and her younger sister in tow—to Cherokee Nation, where she hoped they might finally belong. In response, Steph sets her sights as far away from Oklahoma as she can get, vowing that she will let nothing get in the way of pursuing the rigorous physical and academic training she knows she will need to be accepted by NASA, and ultimately, to go to the moon. Spanning three decades and several continents, To the Moon and Back encompasses Steph’s turbulent journey, along with the multifaceted and intertwined lives of the three women closest to her: her sister Kayla, an artist who goes on to become an Indigenous social media influencer, and whose determination to appear good takes her life to unexpected places; Steph’s college girlfriend Della Owens, who strives to reclaim her identity as an adult after being removed from her Cherokee family through a challenge to the Indian Child Welfare Act; and Hannah, Steph and Kayla’s mother, who has held up her family’s tribal history as a beacon of inspiration to her children, all the while keeping her own past a secret. In Steph’s certainty that only her ambition can save her, she will stretch her bonds with each of these women to the point of breaking, at once betraying their love and generosity, and forcing them to reconsider their own deepest desires in her shadow. Told through an intricately woven tapestry of narrative, To the Moon and Back is an astounding and expansive novel of mothers and daughters, love and sacrifice, alienation and heartbreak, terror and wonder. At its core, it is the story of the extraordinary lengths to which one woman will go to find space for herself.

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SURPRISED IN THE WOODS: A CYBORG ROMANCE (MONSTERS IN THE WOODS) by Stacy Warren

She captured nature. He captured her – KARA – Photography is my passion. I adore finding hidden beauty in the world around me. While camping, I unexpectedly come across the most beautiful man I’ve ever seen. When he tosses me to the forest floor and declares he will protect me, I melt. But what happens when it’s my heart that needs protection from his breaking it? DAX – After escaping from the sniper task force, freedom was my only thought until I saw her. I was made to be an emotionless killer…I’m not human; how could a woman like her ever love a creature like me?    AmazonKU

I DATED A GOLDEN VAMPIRE (BLIND DATE CORPORATION BOOK TWO) by Viola Grace

Cabree has had it. Living her life behind her computer is no longer for her. With a determination to see the world, she takes a cruise and lays in the sun. She never expected to find a vampire in the sun-kissed islands. Cabree has been writing code for Z-Tech and then Z-Corp since they were up and running. It’s her programming that makes the weapons, vehicles, and medical marvels work. She runs the security algorithms and has come to a conclusion. After participating in a glorious wedding, she looked around and didn’t see anyone who saw her. She wanted to be seen, and she wanted to be warm. Cruise, it would be. Cabree spends a few days in the sun before getting an invitation to a casino. It was the standard sort of thing offered to high rollers. They weren’t wrong. She was transported to the island casino and introduced to the shady Lord Denog, who owns the place, and his little lap minions. After grabbing her escort and sitting on his lap, his lordship dismisses his ornaments, so she’s obligated to dismiss hers. After that, they get serious, and she mentions that she’s looking for a patron to take her final test for the BDC with, and she has his full attention. Pria was on the cheap version of the cruise when she gets a call from Zera, and she takes the assignment to go in and act as a thug and rescue the escort in distress. From there, things get complicated.

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STARS IN UMBRA (THE SABLE RIDERS BOOK EIGHT) by  Sky Gold

RINA – She fights for justice. As a galaxy-class military specialist, she leads armies and peacekeeping corps. She’s disciplined, controlled, and career-focused. She never planned on love. Especially not with a dangerous, spectral mercenary and gun runner. Who drips menace and temptation in equal measure. Yet the moment he storms into her orbit,
he seduces her curiosity, then her body. Until the day he falls from the skies,
hunted, haunted, pursued by merciless enemies. He kidnaps and co-opts her. It’s the only way either of them survives. But the ones who control his mind want him back. Together, they’ll have to storm the enemy’s ramparts
to break his chains, While fighting the burn of their wild and passionate attraction. MOLAN – He is built for carnage. He’s a gunrunner, an ex-mercenary, a weapon disguised as a man. He’s also a secret deity masking as a mortal, Trained to kill and conditioned to destroy. With an ancient, god potency sparking in his veins. Every time he unleashes it, he forgets. Whole missions vanish from his mind, leaving only the smoke and blood behind. Now he’s wearing the Riders’ colors. He’s their newest defender and their deadliest hidden threat. Yet the Riders have no idea
the man they’ve welcomed into their ranks,
 Was sent to tear them apart. He only has one chance at salvation. There’s only one woman brave enough to help heal him. So he can claim the redemption he never thought he deserved.         AmazonKU

RUARC by Jennifer Julie Miller and Jewel Shipley

Kallen – My amber eyes and royal blood have set me apart my entire life, no matter how much I wished differently. I have only ever wanted to fit in and be treated the same as everyone else, but no matter how hard I try, I am always rejected. I am the Princess of Nothing, sitting upon an invisible throne with no subjects to worship me. But my title did not stop the Velgriddix. Those bugs did not care who I was supposed to be since all they wanted was the vessel of my body. Time became a blur of suffering and sacrifice until powerful arms emerged from the mist, and I saw a set of bright, purple eyes promising me the connection I had always craved. I thought the gods of Ruk had heard my prayers, but the darkness within the one who should have been my savior has destroyed all I ever dreamed of. Now I seek only the solace of peace, either in this world or the next. Ruarc – The gods must be playing a cruel joke by pairing a worthless miner and a princess. I have nothing to offer …(more blurb on ebook seller’s page)       AmazonKU

SWAY’S PEACE: SECOND IN THE DELIVERY SERVICE SERIES by Talia Rhea

VS: Final cover not yet available.

Delivery Details: One male of the xenom species, to be delivered safely back to his home planet. The Humility is finally getting its much needed overhaul. Repairs that are long overdue. Which is a problem for Sway as, without work, his mind is now free to torment him with memories. Disquiet that haunts his every thought and makes living this new, peaceful life difficult. Until he hears her voice. The most beautiful sound in the cosmos. Calling his name. Tempting him in with such a sweet, irresistible call. The only thought on Grace’s mind when she comm’s the incoming delivery ship Humility is how she’s going to get that rusted hunk of bolts repaired and on its way again. She’s been living off Earth and in Coalition space for years now, since she followed a friend as her sponsor off of the moon. She doesn’t regret a thing about leaving. Out here, away from the constant criticism that marked her life before, she feels like maybe she can be good enough for herself. Until that farasie guy comes and suddenly everything is going wrong…(more blurb on ebook seller’s page)   AmazonKU

AN ALIEN REBEL FOR JULY  (ALIEN ABDUCTION OF THE MONTH) by Lindy Moonhill

Liberty – I went to space to start over—not to be hunted, captured, or nearly killed. And definitely not to fall for the cyborg who saved me. Orion is terrifying—seven feet of raw power, metal and muscle fused into a weapon. He’s brooding. Dangerous. A wanted man with a past soaked in secrets. I don’t trust him. I can’t. But when he touches me—gently, like I’m something precious—I forget how to breathe. I should be planning my escape… not aching for the man who’s sworn to protect me. Because Orion isn’t just my rescuer. He’s my only chance at survival. And maybe—just maybe—my ruin. ORION – She wasn’t supposed to find me. I gave up everything to disappear—my name, my rank, my brothers. I don’t save people anymore. I don’t care. But then she crash-landed into my life, all fire and fury wrapped in a too-small body and a stubborn cowboy hat. Liberty is a distraction I can’t afford. She’s soft where I’m sharp, light where I’m broken. And she makes me want things I buried long ago—hope, redemption… her. If she finds out who I really am, she’ll run. If my enemies find her first, they’ll destroy her. And if I let her stay? She’ll tear down the walls I built to survive.     AmazonKU

UNEARTHLY DESIRE by Tina Donahue

Eeete thought she’d found freedom in an underwater colony until a hated Palace guard abducted her for his carnal pleasure. Swept with him through a portal into E3, she faces danger from the deceased, grotesque monsters, and a dimension where few things are as they seem and nothing can be trusted…including her own desire. Running from sure death, she comes upon Makam, another guard, sentenced to E3 for treason against their dimension’s depraved ruler. She’s determined to hate him—as she does all men who imprisoned her in the Palace—but survival depends on them fighting together. Curious about Makam’s seeming honor and tempted by his untamed allure, she soon falls under his sensual spell, their nights filled with unrestrained passion, their days spent trying to stay alive…an increasingly impossible struggle. When all appears lost, an unexpected chance allows hope for them to flee together toward a promising future. Until a shocking secret threatens to tear them apart forever.     AmazonKU

ORANGE TUNDRA (MANASTY SERIES BOOK FIVE) by Aly Tatum

I’m pregnant with an alien’s baby. Or maybe five of them. It’s complicated. My body is a ticking clock, the life inside me growing at an unnatural rate. My mates—a pack of possessive, morally gray alien warriors—are scattered. One is a prisoner, forced to fight in a brutal pit. Another is torn between our family and a new, fated bond that threatens to shatter us. The rest are fugitives, hunted by their own tribe. They want to protect me, to own me. I crave their touch, their teeth, their rage. But as we forge a ragtag army to rescue our own, the jealousy and secrets between us could be our undoing. Our only hope lies with a mysterious spy in the enemy’s ranks. A scarred warrior who watches me with hungry eyes. But to save Zirc, he might have to break him in the ring first. But just when we think we’re safe, a drop of blood changes everything. And the life I’m fighting to protect might be the one that kills me.   AmazonKU

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VS: For my backlist hilite this week we have TRATUS in the Badari Warriors series. He’s a Tzibir, one of the Badari with alien reptilian predator DNA. His Alpha is collaborating with the enemy and Tratus is forced to go along with a lot…but then he finds his fated mate in the alien scientists’ lab and he rebels…

TRATUS:  BADARI WARRIORS SCIFI ROMANCE (SECTORS NEW ALLIES SERIES BOOK 14)

Katrin Rodgerr, ex-Space Navy, was perfectly happy as Third Officer on a tramp freighter in the Outer Sectors, until the day she and everyone on board the ship were kidnapped by alien scientists to become subjects of gruesome experiments. Far away from home or help, Katrin does her best to bolster the other prisoners’ morale and look for a way to escape. Until one day she’s chosen for an experiment of another sort – given to a pack of alien supersoldiers as a prospective breeder.

Tratus, senior enforcer of the Tzibir pack, never expected to find his mate, much less to meet her among the human prison population of the labs. But there she is and there’s no denying the instincts. Despite his Alpha’s objections, Tratus manages to convince the alien scientists to give Katrin to him and he vows to protect her. Deeply unhappy with the way his leader runs the pack as he disobeys all their goddess’s commandments and refuses to ally with other Badari packs to fight the scientists who created them, Tratus plots a revolt.

Despite herself Katrin is drawn to the giant humanoid warrior with alien predator DNA who treats her so respectfully. His scales and other differences from human males only make him more attractive in his own way. But the Alpha distrusts her and Tratus, and time is running out for them both…
Can Tratus defeat the Alpha leading his pack to inevitable doom? Can he and Katrin survive the consequences and find their way to claiming each other as true mates or must he let her go?
Author’s Note: Mature situations. One scene of attempted assault.

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************************** 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!*********************

LOVER FORBIDDEN (THE BLACK DAGGER BROTHERHOOD SERIES) by J R Ward

When Lyric goes out for the night, she’s not ready for a brush with death—and she’s really not ready for the male who comes out of nowhere and saves her. Her family, especially her father, Qhuinn, are so relieved she’s okay, but all she can think about is her mysterious savior. Without telling anybody, she seeks out Devlin, and they are immediately drawn to one another. Her near-death experience has given her a fresh appreciation for life and the desire to live it to its fullest, but she has no idea that he’s hiding a secret—or that he could be the key to ending the war between the Black Dagger Brotherhood and the lessers forever.

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INK SWORN (GREATDRAKES BOOK THREE) (THE FAE UNIVERSE BOOK 14) by Alessa Thorn

Valentine has always had perfect control over his darkness— except when it comes to the one deceptively sweet female whose hidden claws match his own. Scarred by dark magic and deadly visions, Valentine has spent years binding his dragon deep inside—until the disappearance of Yelena and Avallach forces him to unleash the beast. Born wild and abandoned to die, Yelena has learned to hide her true nature behind sweet smiles and pale silks. But when ancient enemies threaten the fragile peace between worlds, Yelena must choose between her safety, or the dangerous sorcerer whose darkness makes her dragon purr. As ancient enemies close in and trust shatters, Valentine and Yelena must harness their volatile magic while healing the wounds that shaped them into monsters. Because some bonds are forged in blood and fire, and true love means accepting the beast within.   AmazonKU 

WIND AND WATER (REIGN OF THE WITCH QUEEN BOOK TWO) by A S Fenichel

Liam – I’m a soldier, not a diplomat. The oracle sent my brothers and me to the human world to find the women destined to destroy the witch queen. I expected a fierce warrior, but Wren is as delicate as the bird she’s named for. At least, that’s what I thought—until she knocked the wind out of me with a single kick and walked away. Turns out, she’s no pushover. And oddly, I like her more with every moment. Wren – My great-grandmother used to tell stories about the fairy people—men with bright eyes and pointed ears who could steal a girl’s heart with a glance. I thought they were just tales. Then Liam walked into my life and tried stealing me from a dentist’s office. Sure, he’s the most beautiful man I’ve ever seen, but I’m not about to join a war. I’m barely five-two and make jewelry for a living. Fighting witches and dragons? Not exactly my skill set. But when Liam reveals the magic hidden inside me—and my mom insists I have a destiny to fulfill—I reluctantly agree to help save his world. At the portal, we’re attacked by a dragon. Liam and I are thrown back in time while Momma is left alone in the elves’ world. No dragon, witch, or fate itself will stop me from finding her.   AmazonKU

THE HAUNTING OF WILLIAM THORN by Ben Alderson

VS Note: MM PNR.

William Thorn had his life all planned out… until he discovered his long-term boyfriend Archie in bed with another man. Distraught, William kicks him out of their home, where tragedy strikes when Archie is killed instantly in a car accident. Riddled with guilt, William is shocked to learn that he’s inherited a manor in the quaint village of Stonewall, left to him in Archie’s will. He leaves the city with plans to make a new start for himself, but is surprised by the rundown state of the manor, and the unwelcoming villagers who want him gone. His only ally is Edward, a seemingly friendly local with secrets of his own…However, it’s not only the villagers who are adverse to his presence. A malevolent spirit roams the manor, one that seeks to drive William out for good. But when he uncovers the heartbreaking tale of two men in love in the 1920’s, William strives to find peace for the spirit, ending the haunting once and for all. But what dark secrets lie hidden in the manor walls? And will William be able to put aside his own grief to save his new home…and his life?

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THE WOLF’S APPETITE (THE LYCANS BOOK EIGHT) by Jenika Snow

I was a Lycan prince. A brother. A son. What I wasn’t anymore was a warrior. But there was a time when I was fierce and unrelenting, a wolf shifter who was primal and respected because of my strength. I felt unstoppable. But all of that changed in an instant when a near-fatal injury during a brutal fight silenced my inner wolf. Now, I was lost, shattered, since my beast had gone dormant, the power it took from me making me feel wholly… human. I felt like a broken male, my mind a dark, twisted place where anger and despair were the only things that kept me company. No one could ever understand. No one could help me. Without my wolf, I was just a shell. A beast without a purpose. A predator without prey. And as the days passed and I healed physically, mentally I found myself becoming destructive. The rage simmered in my blood, and I knew eventually I wouldn’t be able to control it. But the hardest realization was that since my wolf was gone, I’d never find my mate. I knew she was out there somewhere. But because my wolf was silent, I’d never recognize her as mine. That was until something shifted in me. I felt… something I hadn’t felt in forever. Curiosity. Interest. Desire. And it was all because of a quiet, beautiful woman who worked for the royal family. I didn’t want to be gruff with her, didn’t want her to see how dark I’d become. But I snapped, growled at the female, and hated myself for it. And she stood up to me when no one else would. She couldn’t be my mate if my wolf stayed silent. But I desired her like I’d never desired another creature before. Maybe I wasn’t as broken as I thought.     AmazonKU

NEVER BEEN GARGOYLED: HARMONY GLEN by Ava Ross

Dazy: Inheriting Winterbourne Estate from my great aunt was supposed to be the start of something new. There are overgrown gardens to restore, dusty antiques to uncover, and maybe, finally, a place to call my own. The town of Harmony Glen is full of quirky charm and even quirkier monster residents, and I can see myself settling here forever. But nothing prepared me for the scowling gargoyle perched on my roof. Feydin claims he’s here to protect the estate, and I’m kind of blown away by how protective he gets. I’m not sure if I should trust him, but I can’t seem to stay away. Can I hold on to my inheritance…and my heart? Feydin: For the past few years, I’ve guarded the estate in silence, stone-bound and forgotten. Then she arrives, and everything changes. Dazy doesn’t know it yet, but she’s the reason I woke up, the reason I feel. She’s my fated mate. When a stranger shows up trying to steal her home, I’ll fight with everything I’ve got to help her keep the crumbling estate she’s come to love. Now I just need to figure out how to win the heart of the woman who brought me back to life.   AmazonKU

BIG ENOUGH TO BITE: HARMONY GLEN by Andie Fenichel

Sam – Harmony Glen’s been my home since the town welcomed my kind with open arms. It’s a safe haven for monsters like me. It’s been fun living amongst humans. Over time, all types of people have begun calling this place home. Now, there’s a new vampire in town. She walks through the park at night, sometimes singing soft, haunting melodies. Her voice hooked me from the first note. I watch from the shadows, drawn to her. So when she asks me to build a stone wall in her garden, I say yes—fast. I lay bricks by day and try to win her over with charm, but she’s slow to trust. I long to uncover the secrets of her past and be a part of her future. Maybe a giant isn’t what she’s looking for. But my heart’s already hers, whether she wants it or not. Mari – I was born in 1869 in a small Romanian village. My people were wanderers. After I was turned into a vampire at twenty, I left my family—but not by choice. My maker was a monster in more ways than one, and it took many decades to escape him. The Great Revelation exposed us to the world; fear and curiosity followed. I’ve searched several lifetimes for a place to belong. Harmony Glen is the first town that might actually feel like home. The creatures and humans here are kind, even when I’m not. It might have been a mistake to invite a giant into my garden, but I couldn’t resist. He’s steady, gentle, and strong in every way that matters. He makes my fangs ache—and he might just be big enough to bite.     AmazonKU

PURRING FOR HER LION: HARMONY GLEN by Evangeline Priest

When former city girl Liana Reyes trades skyscrapers for chickens in the sleepy little town of Harmony Glen, she expects peace, quiet, and maybe a little dirt under her nails. What she gets instead is a runaway flock, a mysterious dragon egg, and her gruff, enormous, and startlingly attractive neighbor: a lion-man war veteran who runs the local vet clinic and has the emotional range of a rock. Roarke doesn’t need complications. He’s got enough to manage with injured chimeras, emotional scars from a galactic war, and now—thanks to Liana—a baby dragon that insists on living in a chicken coop. He tells himself he’s only helping because of the dragon. And the chickens. And maybe the way she bakes warm, sweet ube pandesal with cheese when she’s nervous. She’s sunshine and chaos. He’s claws and caution. But when feelings sneak in like stray animals, neither of them is prepared for what comes next.     AmazonKU

EVERYTHING SHE DOES IS MAGIC (FABLEVIEW BOOK ONE) by Bridget Morrissey

VS Note: FF PNR.

Darcy Keller, resident ray of sunshine and town spirit princess, loves every moment of Fableview’s fall festivities. But she’s also really ready to leave for college next year, even though her parents expect her to stay and take over their Halloween empire. Enter brooding new girl Anya Doyle, a real-life witch and almost a full member of her coven. In order to be initiated, she has to choose a mortal ally to act as her “protector.” But having moved around so much, Anya is completely friendless. So she does what any self-respecting teenage almost-witch would—she lies and tells her coven her secret crush, Darcy, is willing to do the job. The solution? Work together, of course. The girls agree to help each other out, attending everything from a costume parade to a pumpkin patch party to an apple bobbing contest together. But with Anya’s magical powers and Darcy’s future independence on the line, the last thing they need is the added complication of pesky feelings .

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MISFIT MONSTERS (PACK OF OUTCASTS BOOK ONE) by Eva Chase

Three delinquent monsters with fearsome powers. One girl made of pure sunshine. Can she save this team of misfits? My past? Let’s just pretend it never happened. All I want is to spread enough joy to make up for the pain I’ve caused. So it’d be nice if my unexplainable powers would stop going haywire. When I start blitzing my fellow monsters as well as mortals, the authorities of the supernatural world give me a final chance to avoid banishment. I’ve got to join three monstrous criminals on a dangerous mission no one wants to take. Strange creatures are attacking innocent humans, and we have to stop their rampage. It’s up to me, a frigid winter fae, a brutal basilisk shifter, and a chaotic kitsune to figure out what’s gone wrong—and fix it. Which would be a lot easier if my teammates didn’t see me as a ditzy pipsqueak. And if they weren’t so distractingly, deliciously handsome. Um, don’t tell them I said that part. I’m sure my cheerful optimism will win them over so we can get home in one piece. That is, as long as I don’t blow us all up along the way.   AmazonKU

RHAPSODY OF RUIN (KINGDOMS OF ASH AND WONDER BOOK ONE) by Melle Amade

Princess Elowyn, with her glowing, moonlit markings that pulse with ancient magic, is a deadly weapon disguised as a beautiful jewel in Lunareth’s court. When her mother, Queen Vaeloria, commands her to marry the Dragonborn ruler of Drakaryn, Elowyn knows this is no simple alliance. Her true mission? Assassinate Prince Rhydor and dismantle the dragons’ fragile resurgence. Prince Rhydor bears the weight of a kingdom nearly destroyed by a century of dark necromancy. His molten-gold eyes and faint dragon scales mark him as a fierce leader, but the scars of his past make him ruthless in his duty. When he demands Elowyn as his bride, he seeks to unite their powers and ensure Drakaryn’s survival. Yet, beneath the cold, calculating exterior, he finds himself drawn to the deadly beauty he knows is keeping secrets. As Elowyn and Rhydor are forced together, what begins as a dangerous game of deceit turns into something far more intense. The passion between them burns hotter than dragonfire, even as the threat of betrayal looms. But with war on the horizon and both kingdoms standing on the brink of ruin, Elowyn must decide—follow through with her deadly mission or risk everything for the man she was sent to destroy.     AmazonKU

THE BREEDING CAVE by Emilia Rose

Surrendering to the billionaire beast wasn’t on my Halloween to-do list. The night after the Dragon Clan showed up at my doorstep and demanded that I repay my debts, someone dropped a black matte envelope in my mailbox. The invitation promised me a night to escape with a billionaire in exchange for ten million dollars. If I had known that the invitation was for The Breeding Cave, some place deep in the woods where billionaires transformed into wild beasts, I would’ve never accepted. Not even for the money. I had survived this long without it. Not only is this man a billionaire by day and beast by night, but he’s also my new boss. What’s worse… he wants me pregnant with his child.

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A WEAVER’S HEART (THE KING’S WEAVER BOOK TWO) by Novae Caelum

VS Note: LGBTQ Fantasy.

When my mother betrothed me against my will, I never expected to find love. I never expected to love him. He’s my king, and I’m his weaver, and we’re taking our kingdom into a better future. But weavers are going missing on the borders, and our enemies haven’t been quiet.  This time, their target is me. And this time, my life isn’t just mine or his but our future child’s, too. Now, with the Harvest Feast approaching, and my mother descending to renew her alliance with Barella, I’ll need all of my willpower. Because we braved the vortex side by side, but now we’ll have to face the storm trying to drive us apart. A Weaver’s Heart is the sequel to The King’s Weaver, with a genderfluid MC and her/his bi (not so tyrant) king, a trans pregnancy, an overbearing mother, a kingdom in peril, a best friend with a new crush, and all the willpower magic.      Amazon     Apple Books     Kobo

THE FORBIDDEN DRAGON KING (SHADOW KINGS BOOK ONE) by Rosemary A Johns

After the murder of his brother by vampires, Aurelius, the most powerful dragon warrior in the Shadow Kingdoms, blazes with desire to destroy his enemy. All he needs to do is capture the monstrous Vampire King’s omega, Freya. His fated mate. She doesn’t know who she truly is or her own magic. She’s a mistreated outcast in the wolf shifter kingdom, until Aurelius swoops in and saves her. He flies her away to the merciless Shadow Court. A cunning thief, she trains at the dragon-rider military academy with strict rules, intrigue, and deadly secrets. She’s only meant to be a pawn in his war. But when he touches her, his whole world sparks to flame. Yet he’s forbidden to bond with anyone. He doesn’t know that he’s risking love igniting between her and his other prisoner, the masked Fae King who has become her protector. But he can’t allow himself to care. He’s set to sacrifice her in his plot to finally destroy the last Vampire King. But if he does, will his cold heart be burned to ash? Three villainous kings. One strong heroine. And an epic love that could burn an empire.      AmazonKU

A MIDLIFE FREAK OUT (DELIVERED FROM FROST MOUNTAIN) by Lisa Daniels and Scarlett Stone

On bright and warm and sunny days, All that you love will go ablaze. I definitely shouldn’t have opened that stupid fortune cookie. It’s the reason I’m freaking out. Nearly getting burned alive in café was bad enough, but now my shop’s also gone up in flames. If I don’t stop this hex in its tracks, this entire small town just might be reduced to ashes because of me. If only that was all I needed to be worried about. I wasn’t the only one present when my shop burned down. The dragon shifter who walked out of that fire—completely naked—into my life is clearly bad news. But I can’t get him off my mind. This sizzling shifter will bring nothing but heat into my life, and if I’m not careful enough…I could be the next to go up in flames.     AmazonKU

BEWITCHED BY THE WEREWOLF (THE BEWITCHING HOUR) by Rebecca Rennick

Tess wants nothing more than to prove werewolves are real, and that she’s not crazy. Traveling to a small, unknown, hidden town in Montana seems like her best opportunity to do so. As Sheriff, Ryder wants nothing more than to keep his town of non-humans safe from the outside world, and keep all the nosy conspiracy theorists as far away as possible. Something which used to be easy, until a fiery redhead waltzed in and smelled better than any female he’s ever scented. Unable to convince her to leave, or get her out of his head, Ryder decides he needs to convince her to keep their secret. Can a werewolf bewitch a werewolf hunter without falling in love himself?   AmazonKU

CURSES AND COLD BREW: A COZY SAPPHIC PARANORMAL ROMCOM (MAPLE HOLLOW BOOK TWO) by Ali K Mulford

Maple Hollow is known for its endless October charm, gossiping ghosts, and pumpkin spice everything. Not the sort of town you’d imagine a designer suit-wearing demon to call home. But when Ramona Henry’s souls start to go missing, she sets out to find the thief, and that means reluctantly calling in the help of a certain apothecary witch who bears her mark. Iris Stonewood is more than Maple Hollow’s most flirtatious witch—she’s also a thrill-seeking thorn in Ramona’s side. Bored of being the third wheel to her two best friends, Iris decides she’s going to be the Watson to Ramona’s Sherlock. Their banter is sharper than a vampire’s grin–and twice as deadly. Now that souls are vanishing faster than candy on Halloween night, will Iris and Ramona be able to catch the culprit before it turns its ghoulish gaze on Iris? Everyone’s a suspect, from the broomstick busybodies to the vampire knitting club. With the mystery unfolding, Iris and Ramona hunt through the shadows to unmask the villain while trying to ignore their sizzling chemistry that burns hotter than a Halloween bonfire.     AmazonKU

THE ETERNAL MIRROR (LUCIFER’S MIRROR BOOK THREE) by Nina Croft

So, I fulfilled my destiny. Escaped Hell. Saved the world. (You’re welcome.) But now my freedom has been traded for the lives of the people I love. I’m held hostage by my boyfriend’s father, a self-proclaimed god with a serious control complex and a direct link to the Eternal Mirror—the source of all creation… and all destruction. Khaosti knows where I am—we’re bonded, heart and soul. No cage is strong enough to break that. He’s a dragon now (long story), and if anyone can burn the world down to save me… it’s him. But the gods haven’t finished playing with me yet. Because the Eternal Mirror is broken—and if someone doesn’t fix it, boom. End of magic. End of worlds. End of everything. And guess who’s supposed to fix it? Yeah. Me. But I am so done with destiny. I won’t be the gods’ weapon—or their sacrifice. This time, I choose how the story ends.    AmazonKU

SUGAR, SPICE AND MAGICAL MOONLIGHT  (MIDLIFE MENACE BOOK TWO) by Tara West

A pinch of desire. A tablespoon of seduction. A heaping cup of frustration. A recipe for damnation. Romantic, moonlit walks on the beach have a different kind of vibe when we’re surrounded by sirens who want to eat us, and not in a good way. My world has been completely turned on its head. I’ve been hiding from demons and corrupt witches with my retro fairy godfather, my bumbling apprentice, her floppy-horned lover, a mischievous, disappearing pygmy dragon, my gifted, autistic preteen son, and one hex of a sexy sphinx shifter. The Department of Unapproved Magic shut down my bakery, possibly for good. My annoying ex-husband won’t stop harassing us. Most of the magical world, including my aunt, are hunting us. Desperate to clear our names, we’re forced to befriend a beautiful WitchTok influencer who wants to kill us, control us, or both. Good thing my boyfriend can lick his eyebrows. Otherwise, I’d have gone certifiably crazy. Now, if we could root out the demons before they find us, we might have a shot at escaping our so-called paradise alive.    AmazonKU

AGOR THE MERCILESS (ORC MATES) by Cara Wylde

Zoe Cross can’t take it anymore. Her life is a bad joke. She’s been working in her family’s garage for years, diligent and dedicated, and what did she ever get in return? Contempt and backhanded comments. When a work accident takes her out of commission for a month, her family doesn’t even call and her boyfriend dumps her, she decides she’s through with the world of humans. Orcs might treat her better. She volunteers to become an orc bride, hoping an orc captain will appreciate her strength and competence, not call it unfeminine. Agor the Merciless hasn’t had much luck with brides. He takes them, only to return them to the institute in a few days. None of these human females are strong enough to manage, or even enjoy, his deepest, darkest needs. But then he sees this beautiful woman who doesn’t look like a damsel. Soft curves in all the right places, but underneath it all, well-defined muscles that promise she might be able to handle him and his urges. It’s too much to hope… With her, maybe he can finally let go and be his true self.     AmazonKU

LEGACY WOLF: SEMESTER ONE by Lorelai M Hart

VS Note: Previously released as a serial. Author states this book ends with a “twiat” to be resolved in the next book. MM PNR.

Human omega Rawling transfers to Sombertooth U in hopes of earning his degree and honoring his late godfather. Instead he finds himself thrust onto a campus filled with shifters, secret societies, sexy classmates, and a dorm mom who dislikes him at first sight. Determined to finish his degree, Rawling discovers that not only are there people who turn into animals, but also that he harbors a secret that will change his life.     AmazonKU

WILED IN THE WOODS (MONSTERS IN THE WOODS) by Ginger Kane

Wisdom and knowledge sure can get a girl far…but the wiles of the woods might just take her all the way. After her seventh rejection from Aryndale Academy’s Mystical Mycological Research Program, middle-aged disaster witch Persimmon Midgley-Cobb sets off to prove herself in the elusive Wiled Wood with her tent, foraging supplies, and a staunch determination to find the rarest specimen of all: a faunhead mushroom. But when the thallus in question proves to be near impossible to collect—and the handsome young creature it’s attached to near impossible to resist—Persimmon must make a choice: Dance until dawn with the merrymad faun, or brave a night alone and unprotected in the strange, dark wood?     AmazonKU

HUNTED IN THE WOODS: MONSTERS IN THE WOODS by SM Luna

A Blood Moon Eclipse means one thing for astrophotographer Katie Huizar: she has to see it for herself. Who cares if she has to make the four-day trek through the woods alone? All that matters is this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. …Until Katie discovers she’s not quite as alone as she thought. Morning reveals huge, mysterious tracks all across her campsite. Whatever it is didn’t just visit in her sleep–she can’t shake the sense she’s being followed. So when she finds a hunky hiker on the trail, he’s the perfect way to calm her nerves. Even if it’s a little strange that he camps out in the woods once a month alone without much gear. Or that he seems to know a lot about things that aren’t on any trail or map. With strange creatures that go bump in the night, Katie’s glad for his company. Especially if she can convince him to pitch his tent next to hers–it’s important to stick together after all.     AmazonKU

CRAVING IN THE WOODS: MONSTERS IN THE WOODS by Aila Glass

Just two friends. Alone in a tent. What could possible go wrong? Sachiko – A week camping alone is exactly what I need. No work, no distractions—and no way to pretend I’m not missing my sexy best friend. Who also happens to be a vampire. Alexander’s so perfect, but we agreed that his is supposed to be a friends with benefits relationship. But now that we’re sharing a tent in some remote part of the woods and spending time together, it’s marking it harder to be apart. Alexander – I was just going to check on her. I wasn’t going to stay. I wasn’t going to complete the fated mate fantasy the universe kept pushing me into. Except Sachiko is too fun, too sexy, too incredible to stay away. And after only a few days in a tiny tent with her, I know fate has a point. A craving has set in. I spent months reassuring her what we shared would stay casual, but now I need to prove to her that we can be more. But how can I convince Sachiko our feelings are bigger than fate?     AmazonKU

VAMPIRE IN THE WOODS: MONSTERS IN THE WOODS by Sunny A Morgan

Celina never expected to find a half-dead man on her property. She definitely never expected to find a dangerously sexy vampire. She was thrust into a world of supernatural beings she never imagined existed. But she is quickly learning that not all things are as they seem in this new world of magick and vampires. Alexandru wanted to distance himself from both his vampire and wolfseeker kin. He wished to spend his remaining days in solitude, seeking inner peace until the end of his life. Easy enough, right? Wrong. His fate took a turn when a sexy, feisty redhead came across him, half dead, on the edge of her land.     AmazonKU

SPOOKED IN THE WOODS: MONSTERS IN THE WOODS by Annee Jones

Riley – Ghost hunting rule #1: Don’t screw the haunts. But here I am, lost in Whistling Pines with dead batteries, a useless compass, and a shadow man who can literally pass through my clothes. My podcast needs this episode, even if I have to camp in this creepy forest for a week. The locals warned me about the entity that stalks trespassers, but failed to mention he’s got magical hands that can touch me in places—and ways—that should be physically impossible. Now we’re being hunted by very human killers, and my sexy shadow is the only thing keeping me alive. If we survive, this will either be my most downloaded episode ever or the world’s kinkiest ghost story. Maybe both. Ash – Forty years scaring away humans, and this mouthy podcaster just keeps taunting me to “bring it on.” She thinks I’m a hoax. I’ll show her how real I can be. I didn’t expect her defiance to strengthen my manifestations or her touch to awaken sensations I thought died with my body. Now I can solidify enough to pin her against trees, trail shadow-fingers across her skin, and make her moan my name into those microphones she loves so much. I need her alive to expose my killers. She needs my protection from the men hunting her. What neither of us planned on was how addictive it would be when a creature made of shadows learns exactly how to make a skeptic believe.    AmazonKU

THE ENTANGLING BITE: A VAMPIRE LESBIAN ROMANCE (VAMPIRES OF MARKOV INCORPORATED INC BOOK TWO) by Michelle St Wolf

Maybe her boss wasn’t Satan after all. Maybe she was something worse: a vampire. After having been under the thumb of her family and in the closet for her whole life, recent college grad Cassielle “Cass” Silver just wants to get away from it all and build her own life. She’s landed her first real job and is eager to start, though there’s just one tall, intimidating, and very attractive problem: her boss, who appears ready to fire Cass at any moment. Vampire Lucina Graves is on the cusp of making one of the most ambitious moves of her career, and the only thing getting in her way is having to babysit the nuisance of a newbie that was just hired onto her team. Even if the new girl’s blood smells better than any she’s ever had, some things just aren’t worth the trouble. But when circumstances force them to work together more closely, Lucina begins to realize that she likes more about Cass than the taste of her blood—and that’s a problem. She must put a stop to this before it turns into the same cruel disaster love has always been before. When feelings aren’t allowed on the menu, is love something they’re able to risk reaching for?     AmazonKU

ONLY FOOLS FALL IN LOVE: FORTUNE OF THE HEART by Annee Jones

SKYE: Taking a summer job as a carnival fortune teller was supposed to be easy research for my psychology thesis on supernatural delusions. Instead, I found Lux Frost—a mysterious House of Mirrors operator whose otherworldly presence makes my carefully constructed skepticism crumble. As my fake psychic readings start coming true and my attraction to him becomes impossible to deny, can I maintain my scientific objectivity when everything I believe about reality begins to shatter? LUX: Working the carnival’s House of Mirrors keeps me hidden from those who would exploit my true nature. But Skye Everhart’s brilliant mind and awakening gifts draw me like a moth to flame. As her scrying abilities strengthen and our connection deepens, can I convince this rational scientist to believe in magic—and love—before my soul is fragmented forever? Can a skeptical scientist save a fae prince’s shattered soul? Find out in this steamy summer romance where academic pride meets ancient magic, featuring a brilliant heroine discovering her psychic heritage and the otherworldly hero who needs her belief to survive!     AmazonKU

RA: THE SCARAB PROPHECY by Sandra R Neeley

The first thing you must realize about the primordial goddess Neith is that she has a wry sense of humor, and very little patience. When the gods and goddesses created by Ra, and even Ra himself, made it a habit of dragging Neith into their petty arguments, causing her to wish she’d never given Ra the power to create any of them, she locked them away in the Temple of Ra. She’s breathed easy ever since — no stress! The gods, however… lot of stress. Feeling guilty about basically freezing them in time, she decided to give them a second chance at life. That chance comes in the form of The Scarab Prophecy. Scarabs are Representative of life, death, rebirth, transformation, and quests. This prophecy has all that and more. According to Neith, this prophecy has certain conditions that must be met before any of the gods get their freedom back. Firstly, Ra, the sun god and creator of all life and order in the universe, must be the first to be resurrected. Secondly, he must receive the heart of the female destined to free him, willingly, with no manipulation from him. Thirdly, if he fails to secure her heart, and successfully take his place among the living, he will be returned to the Tomb of Ra, locked away with all the others for eternity. But that wasn’t enough for Neith. She felt…( a LOT more blurb ob ebook seller’s page)     AmazonKU

YOU’VE GOT MAGIC (SISTERHOOD OF  MIDLIFE MAGIC BOOK ONE) by Stacy Claflin

When your dead grandma starts giving advice, you know life’s about to get weird. I thought the worst part of the funeral would be saying goodbye. I was wrong. One flash of rainbow light later, and I can feel other people’s emotions… and, inconveniently, blast my own right back at them. (Pro tip: do not get angry at your soon-to-be-ex when your new empathic powers are set to “maximum chaos.”) As if magical mood swings weren’t enough, something dark is stirring in our quaint little town, and my mom’s beloved spa is in the line of fire. The culprit? Destry, who is smooth-talking, maddeningly gorgeous, and determined to bulldoze the spa to build his glittering casino. He’s the kind of man you cross the street to avoid… until he flashes that dangerous smile and you forget why you were running. His touch sends black shadows curling through my senses—a warning I should definitely not ignore. And yet, for someone I should be plotting to hex, he’s too easy to think about. Now I’m juggling unpredictable powers, a messy divorce, an empty nest, and a good-luck goblin whose wardrobe crimes are almost as bad as his advice… all while trying to save my family’s legacy. But magic has a way of tangling loyalties, and sometimes the most tempting choice is also the most dangerous one.   Amazon

ONCE UPON A ROSE CEREMONY: MM FANTASY ROMANCE (WINGS AND WHISPERS) by Callie Colby

A fairy prince playing for keeps. A human who was just here for the cash. I signed up for a cheesy dating show to fake a romance and score enough money to fix my life. But I never expected the lead to be an actual fairy prince—one with a sinful smile, magic in his touch, and a habit of backing me into corners when the cameras aren’t looking. While the other contestants bat their lashes and play fairy-tale perfect, Eirian only wants me, the stubborn human who won’t swoon for his spells. But every enchanted hot tub, every midnight challenge, every brush of his lips against my skin is making it way too easy to forget about the prize money… and a hell of a lot harder to keep my hands—and my heart—to myself. With every stolen moment, I wonder if I’m still playing for the cash, or for the chance to be his.     AmazonKU      AB

FURY OF A CROWN (FALLING KINGDOMS BOOK FOUR) by M Lynn amd Melissa A Craven

Before the dawn of a new age can begin, the old one must die. An empire will crumble. And a champion will lose. It’s the same every millennia when the cycle of prophecy begins anew. One by one, the kingdoms of Teitora fall to the words of a book written long ago. The first great battle is over and Samara, now the leader of Doragune, has fled–through no choice of her own. The dragons have taken her. They say it’s for her own protection, but what good is her safety when everyone she loves is in danger? Her sister has abducted Gideon, the man she loves, and Zak, her oldest friend. Odessa has plans for them, plans for the kingdom that has turned its back on her. With or without the power of the dragons, she will follow the crown of shadows to her rightful place as queen. Finally, the prophecy has arrived, but what happens to the sisters when there is no longer a throne to claim?

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CANDY CORN AND COBWEBS: MYSTERIES OF MERI (FAMILIAR KITTEN MYSTERIES BOOK 36) by Sara Bourgeois

Kinsley Wilson thought managing her donut shop and leading her coven was challenging enough. Then her West Coast Skeenbauer cousins arrive in Coventry, bringing their own brand of magical chaos. As Coventry prepares for its annual Halloween Festival, Kinsley finds herself playing damage control while trying to get her dramatic cousins settled. Between Raven’s werewolf obsession, the haunted house auditions, and keeping Craft Donuts running during Chaffy’s leave of absence, she’s got her hands full. But darker forces than family dysfunction are stirring in the shadows. Someone from Kinsley’s past has returned to Coventry with unfinished business, and the Halloween Festival’s spooky atmosphere might be hiding real danger. With her sarcastic familiar Meri offering unhelpful commentary and her extended family’s magical mishaps threatening to expose their supernatural community, Kinsley must juggle crisis management, festival preparations, and threats both old and new. In Coventry, even the most innocent celebration can turn deadly… and this Halloween season, the scariest monsters might be the ones closest to home.     AmazonKU

GNOMES OF LYCHFORD (WITCHES OF LYCHFORD BOOK SIX) by Paul Cornell

Gnomes, witches, and podcasters clash for the future of the village of Lychford in this delightful conclusion to the Witches of Lychford series. An unlikely group of supernatural creatures terrorizes the sleepy village of Lychford. Ok, they’re gnomes. That’s not a spoiler: you worked it out from the title. When an ancient prophecy clashes with an unfortunate modern design aesthetic, the people of Lychford must band together to put out fires (both literal and metaphorical) to save their town before the king of the Gnomes (King Greg, and it’s dangerous to laugh at a gnome) calls in the terms of an old promise. Trouble is: no one knows what the promise is, nor how to fulfil it. It’s going to be a long night.

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CRIMSON EVERLASTING: THE CRIMSON VAMPIRE COVEN VOL 18 by B A Stretke

VS Note: MM PNR.

For Emrys Tarquin, life as an “everlasting” has meant a quiet, solitary existence for centuries, marked by the pain of outliving everyone he has ever cared for. He’s made a life for himself by faking his death every few decades, but now he’s ready to put down roots on a beautiful, undeveloped piece of land in Crimson, Virginia. His plan for a peaceful future is shattered when his land is coveted by the powerful and secretive Crimson Corporation. Trent Wells is a vampire soldier and security officer for the Crimson Coven, and his mission is simple: secure the land for his coven master. But the moment he meets Emrys, everything changes. The pull is immediate, fierce, and undeniable. Emrys, a human, is Trent’s fated bond. Their instant connection forces them into a whirlwind romance, but a life-or-death crisis is brewing in the Coven. Can they find their forever and protect their bond? Welcome back to Crimson, Virginia.      Amazon      AB

PLAY NICE by Rachel Harrison

Clio Louise Barnes leads a picture-perfect life as a stylist and influencer, but beneath the glossy veneer she harbors a not-so glamorous secret: she grew up in a haunted house. Well, not haunted. Possessed. After Clio’s parents’ messy divorce, her mother, Alex, moved Clio and her sisters into a house occupied by a demon. Or so Alex claimed. That’s not what Clio’s sisters remember or what the courts determined when they stripped her of custody after she went off the deep end. But Alex was insistent; she even wrote a book about her experience in the house. After Alex’s sudden death, the supposedly possessed house passes to Clio and her sisters. Where her sisters see childhood trauma, Clio sees an opportunity for house flipping content. Only, as the home makeover process begins, Clio discovers there might be some truth to her mother’s claims. As memories resurface and Clio finally reads her mother’s book, a sinister presence in the house manifests, revealing ugly truths that threaten to shake Clio’s beautiful life to its very foundation.      Amazon     AB       Apple Books     Kobo

COLBY (TUCKER’S PRIDE BOOK FIVE) by Kathi S Barton

Emma Holden is used to life on the road. With her rig, her mom by her side, and her independence intact, she’s built a world where no one tells her what to do. But when a violent encounter brings her face-to-face with the powerful Tucker family—and their secrets—her carefully controlled life takes a sharp turn into the extraordinary. Colby Tucker has poured his heart into building his dream on the water, but nothing rocks him more than the fiery redhead who storms into his life. His lion knows she’s his mate, but convincing Emma? That’s another battle entirely. Stubborn, guarded, and determined to stand on her own, Emma wants nothing to do with destiny—or the bossy shifter trying to claim her. But danger lurks closer than either of them realizes, and when Emma’s world collides with Colby’s, the two must learn to trust not just in each other, but in the bond neither can deny. With family, magic, and fate working against them, can Colby prove that love is the one thing worth fighting for?

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DARK SHAMAN: LOVE FOUND (CHILDREN OF THE GODS PARANORMAL ROMANCE BOOK 99) by I T Lucas

Eluheed has spent months hiding his true nature while serving Lord Navuh. When he’s granted access to the immortal ladies of the harem, he’s drawn to Tamira—an ancient immortal whose exquisite mind captivates him as much as her ethereal beauty. As their forbidden connection deepens, the island’s iron-fisted order begins to unravel. Navuh’s greatest weapons are turning against their master, and chaos spreads through the once-controlled paradise.     AmazonKU

CIDER, SPICE AND ORCISH NIGHTS by Zora Black

The grumpiest orc in Harvest Hollow just became my husband… and it’s entirely my fault. I’m a baker with a ticking clock, an orchard to save, and a best friend who thinks marrying the town’s scowliest lumberjack is “practically fate.” It’s supposed to be pretend — just long enough to keep the land out of my slimy cousin’s hands. But Thornak Ironjaw keeps showing up early to fix my porch railing. Keeps carrying cider barrels like they’re featherlight. Keeps looking at me like I’m more than a convenience… like I’m his. Now autumn is slipping toward winter, the orchard smells like cinnamon and woodsmoke, and my fake husband is in my bed, his big hands cupping my waist like I’m something worth keeping. The problem? I don’t want to stop pretending.      AmazonKU

THE PASSIONATE ORC (THE TEDDY ORCS BOOK ONE) by Eden Ember

When art and heart collide, sparks fly—and so does the paint! Nar Humperdink is everything you’d expect from a Red Blade Orc warrior: seven feet of pure muscle, battle-tested, and fierce. What you wouldn’t expect? He’s also a secret artist who sneaks away to galleries and paints landscapes that would make your heart weep. Emryn Lister is a talented human artist struggling to make her mark in the competitive art world. The last thing she needs is a clumsy orc warrior literally crashing into her life, and her exhibition piece. But when Nar’s attempt to fix his paint-flinging disaster leads to an unexpected artistic collaboration, these two opposites discover they’re perfect complements. She teaches him technique. He shows her passion. She brings delicate beauty. He brings bold strokes and unshakeable devotion. There’s just one problem: Nar’s clan thinks art is for weaklings, and Emryn’s facing the loss of her studio. Between sabotage attempts, leaky wedding tents, and enough romantic mishaps to fill a comedy show, can a warrior who paints in secret and an artist who sees his true heart create their own masterpiece?     AmazonKU

RAVEN REBEL (SABLEWOOD BOOK ONE) by Aly Hollis

Meara is content to forage for medicinal herbs in the quiet of Sablewood forest, far from the bustle of her rural village. Her sister, Brenna, is the opposite, a bright, curious social butterfly. But when an attack triggers elemental fire magic within Brenna, the sisters are forced to flee into the fae lands they were taught to fear. In the gilded Court of Autumn Harvest, Brenna is spellbound by the fae’s animalistic beauty and unrestrained culture. She searches for the truth of their parentage, drawing the obsessive attention of Emrys, a vampire prince of the High Court. Meanwhile, Meara struggles to master her magic. She finds herself caught between Cerne, a stag shifter Lord of Autumn, and his rival, Luce, the heir of the Court of Summer Light and the only one who can draw out her shadowy magic. Meara must decide whom to trust before war ignites between the fae courts and the newly allied human kingdoms.     AmazonKU

WOLF DESTROYED (WOLF UNDERGROUND BOOK THREE) by JJ King

When I swore to take down the wolf underground, I had no idea what I was putting myself up against, or who the actual bad guys were. Being saved, then rejected, by my soul mate, only to find him years later while undercover, seems like a lot…and it was. Turns out his rejection saved me from a darkness I couldn’t fathom, until I got to know the Antonov brothers, Alexi and Kir, and learned just how evil they are. Not only are they responsible for the sex trade that changed the course of my life forever, but they kidnapped an innocent little girl years ago and have been keeping her prisoner all this time in order to maintain power in the underground. That little girl is Feyre Sullivan, my mate’s baby sister. Revenge was forced to take second place to a rescue plan, one that almost didn’t work. But we have her back now, a fragile yet unbreakable child, and the Antonov’s have nothing to hold above our heads anymore. The tentative balance holding the wolf underground together has been blown to bits, just like our home. Nothing will stop us from our mission now, not even the Wolf Secret Service. The fate of far too many wolves is at stake. We’ll do what’s necessary to win against the Antonovs because justice is a price worth paying. It’s time to reign hell down on the darkness permeating the wolf underground.     AmazonKU

BLOOD MOON by Britney S Lewis

Mirabella Owens grew up with legends of wolves that traveled to her midwestern town to protect humans from vampires. Of a werewolf that fell in love with one of the undead, unraveling a blood-soaked history. But Mira stopped believing in those fairy tales years ago. She stopped believing in a lot of things after her mom left without a trace when she was only thirteen. As Mira begins her freshman year at Lakeland University, she’s ready to leave the past behind her. Only the past isn’t finished with her yet. Strange animal attacks are occurring around campus, reopening cold cases tied to her mother’s disappearance. And the only person who seems to know anything is Julian Santos, the boy who is hell-bent on getting Mira to leave campus for reasons she can’t begin to understand. But Mira refuses to let him keep his secrets, not when the truth is the difference between life and death. Mira will have to accept that there is much more to the old town myths, and her growing feelings for Julian, than she ever could have anticipated. And as the Blood Moon rises, she will come to know a world that will shatter her past and change her future.      Amazon     AB      Apple Books     Kobo

THE BEAR’S MATCHMAKING MIXUP MATE (BEAR CREEK FOREVER: THORNBERG VINEYARD BOOK SIX) by Harmony Raines

When Wren escapes to the wilds of Bear Creek, all she wants is time to heal her broken heart and find her voice again. But getting over the betrayal that nearly broke her will not be easy—until Finn Thornberg, a rugged, soft-spoken landscaper with a heart as big as the mountains he calls home, arrives at her mountain hideaway by mistake. At least, he says it was a mistake. But Wren is done trusting people. When her godmother arrives and vouches for Finn, Wren slowly lets down her defenses and the music starts to flow. Finn has watched all his brothers find their fated mates—all thanks to his matchmaking mix-ups. But it’s hard being the only one left unattached, especially when his brothers keep trying their own matchmaking schemes. Then Finn accidentally sets himself up with Wren—his mate, his songbird, his forever love. At last, it feels like fate has saved the best for last. But old fears—and old flames—have a way of finding you, no matter how far you run. When Wren’s past shows up on her doorstep, she’s forced to confront the pain she’s never truly left behind. And when the truth about Finn’s shifter nature comes to light, both must decide: can they risk their hearts again, or will they let the past dictate their future?   AmazonKU

CONSORTIUM OF DRAGONS (DRAGON LOST BOOK THREE) by Emily Carrington

Two dragons are pulled into a murder mystery when their lover is targeted. The blind grandson of the world’s most powerful dragon matriarch wants a male and female dragon in his bed. He’s bold enough to get what he wants. Unfortunately, so is the serial killer hunting his family. A male-female land dragon couple long for their matriarchal society to be equal across the board. As they fight for their needs, they meet the water dragon who will change their lives. Now a serial killer has these three in his sights.

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YETI OR KNOT by Cassandra Elizzabeth

When Dahlia Wilde thinks all is lost, the last thing she expects is to be saved by a monster. High in the Himalayas, she comes face to face with a legendary Yeti with quicksilver eyes and a soul as scarred as her own. He isn’t the mindless beast she feared, but a fierce, primal protector who worships her like the rare bloom she’s been searching for. As desire eclipses reason and secrets thaw between them, Dahlia must decide whether to run from the monster who saved her… or surrender to him completely. But when her arrogant ex shows up, determined to steal both the life-saving plant, and the Yeti, Dahlia must fight for more than survival. She has to choose what, and who, is worth risking everything for.      AmazonKU

MESSENGERS OF MAGIC by Jessica Dodge

1955. Pen Turner, long bound by responsibility, is finally given the chance to go on an adventure of his own when he inherits a bookshop in the Scottish town of Helensburgh. But nestled inside the ivy-covered walls, among hundreds of dusty old books, is something far rarer, an artifact once created by occultist John Dee. And with it, a mystery that begins to stir the edges of reality.  1989. Decades later, Adelaide Benson’s world unravels when her husband leaves her for a younger woman. With nowhere else to go, she returns to Scotland to the only family she has left, her eccentric great aunt Carolyn. Drawn to an old abandoned bookshop near her aunt’s apothecary, she begins uncovering secrets hidden within its walls. Though separated by decades, Pen and Adelaide find themselves connected by an old typewriter hidden within the bookshop, one that allows them to communicate across time. What begins as curious correspondence soon deepens into something far more profound, as letters and stories passed through the keys begin to blur the boundaries between past and present, ink and emotion, until their lives and their hearts begin to intertwine. But magic always comes at a cost, and the closer they get to one another, the more reality begins to crack.     AmazonKU     AB

COURTED BY THE GRUMPY DRAGON (MONSTERS OF SALTFORD BAY) by Mary Auclair

All I want is to save the library. But a greedy heiress and a grumpy dragon lawyer complicate everything. Especially when that dragon lawyer insists I’m his fated mate. Maybe this Halloween, I’m going to do both the tricking and the treating? Harold Greaves promised ten years of funding to our little town library. I believed him right up until the will was read, and everything went to his scheming niece instead. Now I’ve got a week to prove the new will is a fake… or lose the library forever. Enter Kraxon Ashbane: grumpy, gorgeous, and a dragon lawyer with something to prove. He’s the executor of Harold’s estate and the only person who seems to believe me. Sort of. When he’s not glaring over his glasses or scorching the room with his mood, he’s helping me dig through decades of dusty archives and dodging questions about why his skin heats up every time we touch. We’re running out of time, and I’m running out of reasons to pretend I don’t feel the pull between us. But if we can’t expose the forgery before probate closes, the day after Halloween, I risk losing it all. Including a Happily Ever After I didn’t know I wanted up until now.     AmazonKU

CAT DRAGON by Samantha Birch

VS Note: From AUG 14.

In the whimsical world of Tangleroot Valley, magic flows like the seasons, and every witch has her cat dragon – except Aloysia Papplewick. She’s far from bonding with her fiery feline familiar, and with her magical farm in chaos, her prattling pumpkin patch meddling in her life and the annual Harvest Festival to prepare for, Aloysia has enough to handle – even before her best friend’s insufferable brother, Hollis, brings danger and distraction to her door. When she and Hollis are whisked away on a quest to a mysterious mountain, Aloysia must contend with magic, mayhem – and a spark she never expected.

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NEW BLOOD (WEREWOLF ALLIANCE BOOK ONE) by Tina Folsom

The Werewolf Alliance, which imposes rules on all werewolf packs to safeguard their secrets, sends Jude Beaumont and his team of well-trained werewolves to California to deal with a rogue pack. After deposing and exiling the current alpha and killing his murderous son, power dynamics shift, complicating Jude’s mission to unite the pack beneath him and quell a brewing rebellion by mating with the former alpha’s daughter. However, when Danielle, a lower-ranked member of the pack, awakens Jude’s inner wolf, his duty to the Alliance becomes untenable. Jude faces a decision: as the new alpha, can he follow his heart, or must he choose duty for the good of the pack? When Danielle’s life is suddenly in danger, shocking family secrets come to light. With several Gallagher family members seeking revenge, there is no shortage of suspects who will stop at nothing to destroy Jude’s plans and those of the Alliance and seize power for themselves.

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REBELS FOR CLAWS (REBELLIOUS MATES BOOK FOUR) by Milly Taiden

She broke into sacred ground. Stole what the High Council buried. And triggered the prophecy that could end them all. Alaric should have stopped her. Instead, he watched her fight like fire—and knew she was his. Vivian was the last of her bloodline. The rebellion’s weapon. The Council’s greatest threat. Claiming her meant war. Mating her might ignite the entire shifter world. But when silver blades came for her throat, Alaric didn’t hesitate. He tore down the kingdom he once ruled…just to build her a new one. She thought he was the cruelest Alpha in the territory. Then he put his teeth in her neck. She hasn’t stopped glowing since.     AmazonKU

AT THE MERCY OF MIDNIGHT by Chloe Cullen

Amelia Winslow and Silas Finley are rival scholars who have spent years trying to outsmart one another, until a fateful discovery binds them together in a way neither is able to escape. When they are cut by a pair of ancient daggers, they become bonded against their will and transported to each other every night at midnight by a magic that seems to be unraveling before their eyes. Desperate to break their bond, they discover darker truths and deeper bonds and wonder at whether the Midnight Blades are far more dangerous than either suspected. Hunted by a secret order and racing against the bounds of time, Amelia and Silas must work together or risk losing more than their freedom. Because if they fail, midnight may never come again.     AmazonKU

THE BABY DRAGON BAKERY (THE BABY DRAGON SERIES BOOK TWO) by A T Qureshi

Lavinia has it all. A loving family (complete with adorable pet baby dragon). A place at university training to be a magical animal vet. And a part-time job at the enchanting Baby Dragon Cafe. The only thing she doesn’t have is her one true love: Theo. Theo is the local baker and her best friend. On paper, they’re perfect: he’s funny, she’s witty. He’s sweet, and she’s a little salty. That’s why they’ve been friends for as long as they can remember. They’ve never been without one another – and it’s clear to everyone that they’re meant to be. Everyone except Theo. Because when Lavinia finally makes her move, he pulls away. Lavinia is devastated. Has this friendship gone up in smoke? Or will Theo finally realise that he wants them to be more than friends?

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BEYOND THE WINTER KINGDOM (FAETED SEASONS BOOK TWO) by Aurelia Jane and Kel Carpenter

Faerie was a nightmare—twice kidnapped, magically bound, and held captive by my fated mate. But Eversus? That’s where the real party starts. And yes, I RSVP’d like an idiot. Sadie’s gone. Vanished without a trace. And the only lead we have points to a realm no sane person dares to enter: a pit of smoke and ash, ruled by demons and forgotten gods. A place no fae survives. Eversus. Vareck—the fierce, brooding King of Faerie—is determined to be my plus one into the twin hells. He says we’re bonded. That I belong to him. But I didn’t ask for a mate. And I had no intention of catching feelings in the middle of a hellscape. Together, we’ll brave the realm of monsters to bring my sister home. But the deeper we go, the more I wonder if I’m the one who won’t make it back. When a world fights to devour us, his voice is the thread I hold on to. Because some bonds burn brighter in the dark. And it turns out, some monsters aren’t left behind—they come with you.     AmazonKU

VEILED FLAMES: A DESTINY OF DRAGONS BOOK ONE by Mara Leigh

I’ve spent my life trapped and ignored, a princess in a Kingdom where women hold no power. When my father arranges my marriage to a cruel and elderly king, I escape. Disguised as a boy, I join a camp of elite dragon riders, warriors who protect the Kingdoms of Light. But women can’t ride dragons. It’s forbidden. Blasphemous to even think of a woman mounting a dragon’s pommel. Yet I’m determined to do so—or die trying. Saxon, my mysterious dragon master, sees through my disguise. The experienced commander awakens fiery passions and dark desires I never imagined, but if I continue my quest to ride dragons, our sizzling chemistry must end. Prince Tynan, the handsome but arrogant grandson of the very man I was meant to marry, doesn’t recognize me in disguise. Our inexplicable attraction confounds us both—I hate him, he thinks I’m a boy—but beneath his cruel bullying, I glimpse deep wounds that mirror my own. Then there’s Zogar the Behemoth—the largest, fiercest, most feared dragon of all. He’s never accepted a rider upon his pommel… Not until now. The moment I mount my dragon, everything changes. The line between human and dragon blurs, dark secrets are revealed, and my prophesied destiny awaits. As demons break through the magical veil that protects the Kingdoms of Light, my forbidden bond with the Behemoth takes me beyond its protection to discover the truth.     AmazonKU

TO TOUCH A SILENT FURY (THE BRIDE OF EAVENFOLD BOOK ONE) by R A Sandpiper

HOWLING LOVE (HUNTER’S MOON RITUAL BOOK ONE) by M Sinclair

IGNITED SPIRITS (HAUNTED MAGIC BOOK THREE) by E L Finley

A dead mate. A deranged goddess. An entire realm on the line. I thought killing the head of the mage council would finally give me a sliver of peace. Instead, it cost me everything: my safety, my sanity, and the man I love. While we race to find a way to save Archer, Lua is preparing to destroy the world’s magic. If she succeeds, Earth will die, and the universe will follow. To stop her, I’ll need every ounce of my volatile magic, the strength of my found family, and the courage to risk everything. Draining her magic might not be enough. I might have to take her soul. Can I risk everything to protect the world that tried to destroy me? Or will the cost of saving it be more than I can bear?   AmazonKU

BITTEN BY DESIRE (CROOKED POINT BOOK ONE) by Ivy Smoak

I still can’t forget him. His golden eyes. The sinful things he whispered in my ear. The mark he’d left on the side of my neck. No man since has compared to him. But I’ll never see him again. He disappeared without a trace. But when I run into a man who looks just like him on Main Street? I can’t let it go. It’s him, I know it’s him. And I’m going to prove it. I’ll do anything to feel his hands on me again.     AmazonKU

MESSY WITH MAGIC (WITCHES OF HOLLOW COVE BOOK 23) by Kim Richardson

I was hoping life in Hollow Cove might give me a break. Yeah, no. First it was buildings disappearing like someone hit delete on the town. Then came the memories, slipping through my family’s heads as if they’d never existed. Even my aunts, who usually argue louder than a flock of geese, started forgetting things that should’ve been impossible to lose. And Marcus? He’s acting… different. Too different. Now I’m stuck chasing shadows while trying to keep my son safe, hold my family together, and figure out what kind of monster thinks reality itself is fair game. If I can’t stop it, Hollow Cove won’t just be in danger. It might not exist at all. Just another week in my life.     AmazonKU

VENOMOUS LIES (GREYWOOD CONSERVATORY FOR THE ARCANE BOOK TWO) by Suki Rose

Lies. Mates. Murder. Greywood Conservatory was steeped in all three and I had no idea just how deep the secrets went. But I wanted nothing to do with any of those things. My hands were full with Echo’s avoidance, Cassius’ unending opinions, and trying to find ways to spend time with my mate, Bones. I wanted an ordinary life but fate had other plans. A vicious attack rips my world asunder– new mates, unseen enemies, and a mystery unraveling around me. As my life starts to unravel around me, who can I trust? Friends and mates, family, or newcomers I don’t know at all?     AmazonKU

GAME OF DESTINY by Lina Ljunggren

Amie doesn’t have a wolf. It makes her broken and weak to some. They don’t know her. On her eighteenth birthday, her worst fear comes true—James, the Alpha’s son and her fated mate, rejects her in front of the entire pack. Shattered, Amie runs, carving out a new life among humans where no one knows what she is… or what she’s missing. Years later, Alpha Finlay finds her. He knows she isn’t his mate, but something about her calls to him. Against her will, Amie is drawn back into pack life—where, at last, her wolf awakens. For the first time, Amie feels like she belongs. She has friends, family… and a dangerous pull toward the Alpha she shouldn’t want. But with the Games approaching—the brutal contest that decides every pack’s rank for the next decade—old enemies return, and dark threats rise. Now Amie must face the pack that rejected her and the mate who broke her heart. And when destiny collides with desire, she’ll discover that strength isn’t just about the wolf within—it’s about choosing who you truly are.     AmazonKU

KENTUCKY NIGHTS: VAMPIRE COWBOY ROMANCE (DEAD MAN’S RANCH BOOK ONE) by January Rayne

’m a simple man who Iives by simple rules. You work, you love, you build a life, and you die. No one should outlive their given time. I was ready to grow old and turn grey. I was ready to hang up my lasso and let the sunset take me to another place. Until the woman I loved turned me into a vampire against my will. Now, I have to live two hundred years to finally die. All I want is to be left alone so my time can come to an end. But then I smell a scent that possesses my body. It’s so good, so mouthwatering, that I follow its trail. And it leads me to Druscilla. The reason I will live for all eternity—if I want to. I have to decide if I want death more than life with my mate. Her life is in my hands. And she has no idea.     AmazonKU

HORNS OF WICKED EBONY: FEATHCALLER DUET BOOK TWO (AN AGE OF WAR AND PROPHECY) by Lacey Lehotzky

In the midst of war, love does not heal—it hunts. After surviving the brutal war camp and unraveling the cruel truths at the heart of Demon society, Assyria emerges not just as Rokath’s mate—but as a spark lit beneath centuries of carefully shaped stories. Assyria, the Imposter. A symbol of change. A symbol of hope. Veiled priestesses now bear swords. Forgotten daughters now wield power. And the army that once scorned Assyria must learn to kneel for her. But not everyone is ready to surrender. As Rokath struggles to hold a crumbling alliance together, old wounds crack open and long-buried truths rise. The three cousins who once shaped an obedient realm are now on the brink of war with one another. With the Angels preparing for another attack and the Demons fracturing from within, Rokath and Assyria must become more than lovers, more than leaders—they must become legends.   AmazonKU

AIR OF MYSTERY (WITCHES ON THE HILL BOOK FOUR) by Ellen Dugan

You first met the Golden sisters in the Daughters Of Midnight novels, Now, the Witches On The Hill have their own spin-off series. Four sisters each aligned to one of the natural elements, and four enchanting tales of love. Skye Golden is the last single Witch standing in her family. Her sisters are all paired off and blissfully in love, leaving her the odd one out, but Skye is staying busy with her successful online paranormal show. Creative, driven and determined, she is pushing the envelope in her haunted house investigations. Marching straight into places that others wouldn’t dare—all in the pursuit of knowledge and truth. And when she finally does meet someone, the fascinating and gorgeous Charlie Smythe, the relationship hits roadblocks before it barely gets the chance to begin. Leaving Skye wondering if she isn’t meant for the same happily ever after outcome that her sisters have found.  Charlie is ex military, and has seen plenty of the world both good and bad. However, witnessing the sort of elemental power that Skye and her sisters can wield has left him a tad unsettled. While Charlie comes to grips with the reality of magick, Skye puts their short relationship behind her. But fate it seems has other plans…as does Charlie. At last the mystery of the old Victorian on Henry Street is slowly being unraveled, but Skye will face real danger uncovering some of the darkest secrets in her community in her quest for knowledge. What could possibly go wrong when a hard-headed Witch with a penchant for getting into paranormal trouble falls for a warrior who only wants to keep her safe?     Amazon

THE DEMON’S COLLAR (THE BARD’S DEMON BOOK ONE) by Lyra Sterling

Catching a demon’s eye is ill-advised. Catching feelings for a demon? Calamitous. When Ero enters a cave with a ragged band of adventurers, she seeks only to find the elusive centuries-old book a Temple Mother claimed would help her unravel the mystery of her lineage. Instead, she emerges as the party’s sole survivor…wearing a demon’s compulsion collar to boot. Bůk left Hell in disgrace when a soft bard evaded his torment. Now, to escape the irritations of the living plane and return to Hell several valuable souls richer, he must fulfill the contract he signed with Lord Austvix, one of the six warlords grasping for ultimate control of the land. But to do so, he’ll need Ero’s help solving a particularly thorny puzzle. Ero knows better than to trust a demon. Bůk knows better than to lust after a bard. But desires, like the fates, have a sense of humor. By the time Ero discovers the truth about herself… By the time Bůk finds the answer to his riddles… their destinies may already be inextricably intertwined.   AmazonKU

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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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FIONN: STARLIGHT MERMEN #1 (INTERGALACTIC DATING AGENCY) by Skye MacKinnon

He’s an alien merman. She’s a failed Olympian with nothing to lose.When Elise signs up with a mysterious dating agency, she doesn’t expect her match to be seven feet of turquoise muscle with sharp teeth, gills, and a possessive streak a mile wide. Fionn knows Elise is his mate from the moment he sees her. But convincing a stubborn human that she belongs with him is harder than braving the Intergalactic Authority – or fighting off rivals who want her for themselves. The tides of fate are pulling them together, but if Elise won’t claim him, he may lose the only chance his people have at survival. If you want hunky alien mermen, strong women who don’t like being told what to do, sizzling romance and happily-ever-afters, dive into the world of the Starlight Mermen. Part of the Intergalactic Dating Agency.

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ROOK: DRAGON BRIDES #11 (INTERGALACTIC DATING AGENCY) by Kate Rudolph

He came to Earth to hunt fugitives… not claim a mate who sets his blood on fire. Dragon Lord Rook is a warrior. He’s deadly, disciplined, and done with the royal matchmaking games back home. To escape the meddling, he takes a mission on a backwater planet called Earth. Track the fugitives. Serve justice. Return to the stars. Easy. Until she crashes into his path. Sasha thought the worst part of her week was running into her cheating ex. Wrong. Now she’s on the run after witnessing a deal gone very, very wrong… and the only thing standing between her and death is a massive, muscled alien with eyes like fire and a growl that promises danger… and desire. She’s human. He’s a dragon. It’s an impossible match. But Rook wants her beneath him, bonded for life. Claiming Sasha means breaking every rule. And losing her? Unthinkable.

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THE AQUAREAN: ABDUCTED AND ALTERED BOOK THREE by Arianna Huff

Finley Hooper – Finley is living her best life – for a broke twenty eight year old college dropout on the lamb, anyway. Island hopping in her little boat to snorkel among the tropical fish is a peaceful distraction from the past that haunts her. Being the girlfriend of a mafia boss wasn’t nearly as sexy as the steamy books she used to enjoy. When her abusive boyfriend is sold up the river, his goons target her because she knows too much. Her island escape is far from a vacation. It’s just a hiding place far from the life she left. Hopefully it’s far enough. Flipper the Loggerhead Sea Turtle is a mooch, but may be forgiven since he introduced Finley to a new friend, one who is far more appealing. All because of a tuna sandwich, mysterious Ketan splashes into her life. Even if he’s hotter than the August Florida sun, it’s a shock when he insists they’re meant for each other. How can that be, when he’s an actual fish man from another planet? When her only sister vanishes, and her ex boyfriend’s “associate” captures her, Ketan swoops in to the rescue. He may be a bit of a stalker, but she owes him her life. And maybe the desire he ignites within her isn’t so bad… until he reveals he’s made a terrible mistake. One that has changed her forever…(more blueb on ebook seller’s page)       AmazonKU 

THARN’S HUNT (BARBARIANS OF THE DUST BOOK TWO) by A G Wilde

The desert holds twenty-seven ways to die. Today, I discover number twenty-eight: hallucination-induced cliff diving. When a golden-eyed alien hunter tracks me to my cave, I assume I’ve finally cracked—until he throws me to the ground and light erupts where our skin touches. He doesn’t speak. Doesn’t kill me. Instead, he drops a butterfly earring—my missing sister’s earring—between us like a challenge. Now I have to choose: 1. Trust this glowing stranger who smells like desert storms and moves like a predator. 2. Stay here and let the creatures of the dark finish what the Xyma started. Survival just got a hell of a lot more complicated.     AmazonKU

ALIEN MERCENARY’S WIFE (LATHAR MERCENARIES; WAROBRNE  BOOK SEVEN) by Mina Carter

She was their loose end. Now she’s their worst nightmare. Former tank commander Reese Payne is living on borrowed time. Her neural implants are killing her slowly while she’s forced to dodge corporate assassins sent to bury the evidence. When they finally track her down, she’s ready for a fight—what she’s not ready for is the seven-foot alien who rips through her attackers like they’re made of tissue paper. T’Raal is huge, dangerous, and trusting him is probably the dumbest move she’s ever made. But when his touch quiets the chaos in her head and he looks at her like she’s worth dying for, she has to figure out what scares her more… dying alone, or letting this handsome stranger become everything she never knew she needed. His secret could shatter an empire. Her survival depends on it. T’Raal has his life figured out: keep the crew breathing, stay off the radar, and don’t let anyone get close enough to complicate things. Simple… until he pulls one stubborn human woman from an ambush and she turns his whole world upside down. She fights like hell, trusts him when she shouldn’t, and makes him want things he gave up hoping for years ago. Problem is, keeping her alive means claiming the birthright he’s spent his life running from. But watching her die isn’t an option—even if saving her means claiming the destiny he swore he’d never face. In a galaxy that wants them dead, the greatest battle will be for each other.

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A MOTHER’S GUIDE TO THE APOCALYPSE by Hollie Overton

VS note: Not a romance. A recent scifi release of note.

If you knew the world was ending, what would you want your children to know about survival? What would you sacrifice to protect them? What secrets would you want to stay buried? For Olivia Sullivan, the summer of 2024, was the beginning of the end. The news is constantly reporting on political upheavals and natural disasters, food and gas shortages are becoming more frequent, and southern California is unbearably hot. Soon Olivia becomes obsessed with doomsday prepping, spending hours on forums determined to protect her children from the coming apocalypse. Her husband and friends insist she’s being irrational, but then Olivia is swept away in a flash flood that wiped out half of LA. Or that’s the story Rosie, Bettie, and Cassie were told. Twenty years later, the sisters discover a box of their mother’s belongings that calls into question everything they’re father has told them about their mother, including if she really died. Reeling from their father’s betrayal the family returns to California determined to uncover Olivia’s true fate. Confronted by a world unlike anything they’ve ever known, where no one quite seems to be telling the truth and danger hangs heavy in the air, the Sullivan triplets find themselves struggling with questions about the father who raised them and the mother who may have abandoned them, all while trying to hold onto the only constant in their lives—each other.

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ALIEN JEOPARDY (MATED AND AFRAID BOOK ONE) by January Bell

We’re fighting for our lives, living for reward challenges, in front of an intergalactic audience—and, oh yeah, apparently the huge winged alien is now my mate. I’ve always been a reality tv junkie, heading up a fantasy league and hosting watch parties at my place. I jumped at the chance to apply to one, and my entire reality tv obsessed girl gang does too, drinking too many margaritas in the process. We didn’t care that none of us had ever heard of it, or that the premise is a bit too physical for us couch potatoes— there’s no way they’ll pick us, anyway. Except… they do pick us. And the show’s not set on Earth. Nope. We’re starring on the first season of Mated & Afraid, and that paperwork we rushed through had a whole lot of fine print we didn’t read. I’ve been matched with a Draegon alien— and he’s been mated to me, marking me with the poison (yep! Poison!) that means I’m his. We’re dropped into a biosphere, and the game is easy enough to understand: make it to the exit and we win. That is, until the supposedly uninhabited moon we’re on turns out to not be uninhabited at all— and the artificial intelligence we’ve awoken? It has a whole different idea of fun and games.   AmazonKU

FRAMED IN DEATH by J D Robb

Manhattan is filled with galleries and deep-pocketed collectors who can make an artist’s career with a wave of a hand. But one man toils in obscurity, his brilliance unrecognized while lesser talents bask in the glory he believes should be his. Come tomorrow, he vows, the city will be buzzing about his work. Indeed, before dawn, Lt. Eve Dallas is speeding toward the home of the two gallery owners whose doorway has been turned into a horrifying crime scene overnight. A lifeless young woman has been elaborately costumed and precisely posed to resemble the model of a long-ago Dutch master, and Dallas plunges into her investigation.

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ZINNIA AND THE ZOMBIE (ALIEN ABDUCTION BOOK 26) by Honey Phillips

Her alien abductors made one fatal mistake: they put her in a cell with him. When Zinnia is uprooted from her life on Earth by alien slavers, she is thrown into a cell with a huge, golden statue. Desperate to escape her harsh new reality, she finds herself talking to him, baring her soul to the silent male. But when the aliens come to drag her to a fate worse than death, the statue does the impossible. He wakes up. Jaxx has been trapped in a conscious stasis for cycles, his mind aware but his body locked in a golden shell. He is frozen by grief and loss until a new voice enters his silent world—soft, warm, and achingly alive. Zinnia becomes his tether to reality, and when she is threatened, her terrified scream shatters his prison. Driven by a fierce, protective instinct, Jaxx frees them both, but their escape pod crashes on a forgotten world. Surrounded by the remains of a fallen civilization, they begin to build a life together. But the slavers have no intention of losing their property and as the hunters close in, Jaxx must confront the ghosts of his past in order to protect his future. A warrior who gave up hope. A woman who lost everything. Can they build a future from the ruins of the past?     AmazonKU

RELYN: WARRIORS OF ETLON by Abigail Myst

Pirates were not in her lesson plans. After being abducted by pirates and transported halfway across the universe, the only thing Nora wants is to get home. Being claimed by a gorgeous rogue was not on the agenda. Can she give up her old life and learn to put trust in an alien hunk? Relyn was a spy, and a good one. Undercover among pirates, Relyn never missed having a home and a mate to share his life with. From the moment they meet, Nora is a complication that he decidedly can’t live without. But how can he keep her safe and take down the pirate ring at the same time?     AmazonKU

TEMPTING HER GRUMY PROTECTOR: KINDRED TALES SPICY SHORTS by Evangeline Anderson

He saves her life…she wrecks his sanity–a spicy, funny sci-fi romcom with grumpy/sunshine banter, forced proximity, and one very protective alien hero. Sunny Craythorn has a problem. Her Kindred bodyguard, Greer, does everything a man in love would do—ties her shoes, carries her over mud puddles, saves her from danger again and again. The only catch? He does it all with a scowl. Greer knows he’s hopelessly gone for the curvy, sunshine-bright scientist he’s sworn to protect. But as a Pitch-Blood Kindred, his bite is painful to anyone but his Fated Mate—and since finding one is a billion-to-one shot, he’s resigned himself to wanting Sunny from afar. Until their mission to Thropp’ic Sigma changes everything. Here, the women choose their partners…topless. And when every male on the planet wants Sunny, Greer has no choice but to claim her as his. Even if it means proving his right in the most scandalous way possible—on the infamous Chair of Female Pleasure. Now the grumpy protector is about to become the possessive alien lover—and Sunny’s about to learn just how sweet her scowling Kindred can be.     Amazon     Apple Books     Kobo

SEVEN OARS: RIX UIVERSE BOOK THREE by Lydia Hope 

Rosamma always thought sneaking off her home planet was a bad idea. Still, she follows her brother and a group of hopeful women to space, drawn by the promise of a brighter future. The Rix defenders escorting them are strong, capable, and entirely indifferent to their fate. One of them is exactly what dreams are made of… but dreams are fragile, and life is not always fair. Pirates strike without warning. In the blink of an eye, Rosamma and her companions are imprisoned aboard Seven Oars, a hulking, decrepit space station ruled by violent aliens. As they drift deeper into the void, loyalties fray, spirits fracture, and even the hardest of men crack under pressure. Yet, Rosamma refuses to give in to cruelty and despair. Using her unique healing gift, she becomes a lifeline to a Rix with a heart colder than starlight. But when her time runs out, will he doom her to darkness—or make her last dream come true?     AmazonKU

ANGEL MAKER by Elizabeth Bear

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

Every cowboy story needs a horse no man can ride. No man—but Miss Karen Memery is all woman. When she and her beloved Priya sign on to do stunts for a motion picture about a rogue Mechanical named Cowboy and a Wild West show, she finds the horse of her dreams: Angel Maker. Her plans to rescue him from a deadly stunt are ambitious enough, but she’s soon beset by even greater threats when two men are murdered brutally. Cowboy and Priya are arrested for the crime, and Karen must prove them innocent—and save the life of the wild stallion too!

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BOUND TO THE ALIEN GLADIATOR by Juno Ember

VS Note: Final cover not yet available. “Currently this title is part of the Hope Runs Deep: A Multi-Author Charity Collection Benefiting Kerr County, Texas – A collection of romance, romantasy, and mystery stories where every page gives back. For 90 days from the date of publication, participating authors are donating at least 50% of royalties to the Kerr County Flood Fund to help victims rebuild after the July 2025 floods.”

She crashed. She fought. She fell—harder than she expected. Captain Rena Vale crash-lands on a brutal alien world and is thrown into a gladiator arena—where survival means earning the favor of the undefeated Champion. He’s massive, scarred, and terrifying… and instead of killing her, he whispers a single word. Duck. Or was it play dead? Maybe it’s just a growl. Whatever it is, it’s the beginning of a dangerous pact: Rena’s freedom in exchange for becoming his mate. It was supposed to be a clever deal—a means to survive until rescue. But the Champion doesn’t just want a partner in the pit. He wants forever. She agrees, thinking of it as a survival tactic. As their bond deepens they’re thrown into battle again—this time as allies—she’ll have to decide what survival really means. Because rescue is coming, and she’s no longer sure she wants to be saved.      AmazonKU

SIGNED, SEALED, SEDUCED (YOU’VE GOT ALIEN MAIL BOOK ONE) by Lara Roth

SUKI: All I wanted was to drop off my package and collect my credits. Instead, my piece-of-junk ship crashes near a notorious warlord’s fortress, and his guards drag me inside thinking I’m some kind of “gift.” Now I’m stuck playing dress-up in barely-there robes while everyone assumes I’m here to seduce the terrifyingly gorgeous First Blade. Problem is, the longer I’m his “guest,” the more I realize the greatest danger isn’t his wrath—it’s how he makes my pulse race when he looks at me like I’m something precious instead of disposable. HENROK: The human courier is meant to be returned immediately. She is chaos incarnate—defiant, sarcastic, utterly unsuitable for my ordered existence. Yet when she smiles, something long-dead stirs within me. When she fixes broken things with gentle hands, I begin to wonder if even I might be salvageable. But she was sent here as bait in a deadly game, and keeping her close may destroy us both.      AmazonKU

GALACTIC SENTINELS VOL ONE: CHRONICLES OF PHEREBOS by C L Pride

In the far reaches of the galaxy, Asgarnian explorer Pherebos travels from world to world with his quirky companion Wingo. Officially, he’s a smuggler for the Coalition. Secretly, he’s an undercover agent for the Confederation, tasked with dismantling a powerful trafficking network. Ileana, a brilliant scientist, has devoted her life to caring for her gravely ill sister at a cutting-edge medical facility. Her path crosses with Pherebos and Wingo—and nothing will ever be the same. As destinies intertwine, trust becomes a rare commodity. Can this unlikely team work together to expose a sinister conspiracy? And will Ileana dare to open her heart to the enigmatic Asgarnian, despite the shadows of her past?     AmazonKU

BOUND TO THE BEAST: INTERSTELLAR BRIDES PROGRAM®: THE BEASTS BOOK NINE by Grace Goodwin

VS Note: Really mixed reviews. Apparently the story is quite short.

Warlord Iven has one foot in the grave, days away from a ceremonial execution to save his honor—and the galaxy—from his untamed beast. But when a desperate plea lands a mission in his lap, everything changes. A royal child is in hiding. Assassins are on Earth. And his last chance at redemption lies in a sleepy little town in Washington… in the form of a fiercely protective, infuriatingly sexy fourth-grade teacher named Krystal. Krystal James has already lost everything. Her sister. Her old life. Her peace. Now, she lives under a false identity, guarding her nephew—the last heir to an alien fortune—with nothing but grit, lies, and a very protective alien cat. Falling for a towering kindergarten teacher with a lethal growl and a gaze that says mine? Not part of the plan. But fate doesn’t care about plans. It only cares about destiny. When Iven’s beast roars to life, Krystal must decide: trust the alien protector with her body and heart—or risk losing everything to the killers closing in. Because once an Atlan warlord claims his mate, there’s no turning back. And this beast has found his match.

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TENDER CAPTIVITY: HUMAN PETS OF TALIN NOVELLA by R K Munin

VS note: Author sez:”**IMPORTANT: this is the same novella available on my website. There is no change or additional content.**”

When Commandant Holian rescues a human pet being abused, he doesn’t expect to find love.
After experiencing extreme loss, will Jinna have the courage to love him back? Commandant Holian worked hard to make the Kalor Colony, which his mother started, into a safe haven. Kalor Colony was home to retired soldiers who’d served under him in the Talin military as well as human pets who needed a safe place far from the Talin homeworld. Those who lived on his colony weren’t bound by strict Talin law or culture and were free to love and even have children together if they wished.
Despite watching some Talins and humans under his care pair up and fall in love, no human had picked him. He learned to live with the idea that he’d forever be alone. It was enough that his life had a greater purpose as he participated in the political battles to change Talin policies and perhaps even undo millennia of strict doctrines. On one such political mission, he came across a human pet suffering at the hands of her owner. He couldn’t stand by and do nothing, but the repercussions of his actions might be the end of him. Jinna was pretty sure she was going to die. She was “wild caught;” a human not born on Talarian or raised among Talins. Although her life before had been hard, it was nothing compared to her current misery. How long until …(more blurb on ebook selleer’s page)   Amazon

THESEUS AND THE SKY LABYRINTH by Gwenhyver

VS Note: FF SFR. From AUG 2.

Navigate the labyrinth, Kill the beast. Don’t fall for the princess…Simple, right? Monster hunter Theseus should know better than to try to impress a princess. And yet… here she is, in the Sky Labyrinth – an architectural wonder, a prison, a death trap, a maze of masks and monsters – where things are seldom what they seem. Theseus might have made a name for herself in the monster-killing business, but in the labyrinth-dwelling Minotaur, she might just have met her match.
Theseus and the Sky Labyrinth is a standalone novel set in the Jasyn and the Astronauts universe. Like the Jasyn series, it is a sapphic, swords & sorcery in space reimagining of myth where the skies are a wonder and love can move the heavens.     AmazonKU

BRED BY ZYROS (SOLAR BREEDING AGENCY BOOK TWO) by Penelope Mars

Humanity is desperate, scattered amongst the stars at the mercy of the planets that will have us, but mostly we have nothing. No hope, no prospects, nothing. Poverty, crime, disease, we’re the running joke among the highly advanced alien species that surround us. We’re desperate, all of us, but we’re not entirely without worth… without use. Humans are still good for cheap labor and entertainment, oh and breeding. Human women are great for breeding. That’s where the Solar Breeding Agency comes in. For a hefty fee and a dowry paid to our families, an alien in need of a surrogate can buy us.
Melody– I get it, most humans grit their teeth and bear it through their time with The Solar Breeding Agency. It’s a necessity, a way out of the shambles the Intergalactic Alliance has erected around us. But for me, it’s because I can’t stand another second trapped between these four walls. Where others wither and hunger, I have opportunities, but at what cost? Suffocation. Expectations that were never tailored to me. Only the concept of me, a smart, dutiful daughter. So, I put in my application. Once, twice, three times, then some more. It’s a shameful little secret, only until I feed back data from the planets I’m housed on for my father. All’s well that ends well, right? Only this time it’s not going to end well. This time I’m matched with a species that by all rights is dangerous and primitive. Class 3B. I’m not supposed to be here. I’m not supposed to want to stay with the hateful alien who bought me. I’m not supposed to enjoy his cool touch and his merciless slitted eyes.      AmazonKU

MYRA MIGHT SURVIVE (SERIAL SURVIVORS COLLECTION BOOK TWO) by  Liz Hambleton

VS note: OK, you know me and apocalypses. One clicked. And went back and got book one.

She’s running on kindness. He’s running from zombies. Together, they might just survive the apocalypse. Myra survived the end of the world by being too nice to die. She shares everything with everyone and trusts other survivors way more than she should. When her safe haven begins to fall apart, the people she’s helped repay her kindness by taking advantage of her. She still smiles through it, kind of, until Cade shows up. Covered in black goo, running for his life, he collides with her quiet, crumbling existence. Cade doesn’t want to be anyone’s problem. He’s just trying to get back to his brother. He didn’t mean to stumble into a half-starved commune full of suspicious survivors, and they aren’t about to let another one into their midst. When Myra sneaks him in, it’s not the worst decision she’s ever made, but it’s close. Now the two of them are on the run, dodging bloats (the disgusting, goo-filled, ex-human variety of zombie), sketchy survivors, and their emotional baggage. She’s never had a home. He just wants his back. Falling for each other wasn’t the plan, but neither was the apocalypse.     AmazonKU

LIVEWIRE (THE VALIANT UNIVERSE by Sara Raughley

VS Note: Not listed as a romance. A scifi release of note.

Amanda McKee is a psiot, an evolved subspecies of humanity with mysterious psychic powers. According to billionaire Toyo Harada and his secret research organization, the Harbinger Foundation, she has the ability to talk to machines, control technology, and even see into a secret parallel world that exists inside computers: the Digital World. But Harada wants Amanda to keep that last bit under wraps—along with the fact that she’s his adopted daughter. But when a man from the twenty-seventh century named Matsuoka Sho appears, intent on killing her to save his future, she realizes her days of hiding who she really is are over. Especially after Matsuoka gives her an ominous warning: “One day, you and Toyo will destroy humankind.” At first, Amanda doesn’t want to believe it. But when techno-soldiers from the future kidnap her father and drag him into the Digital World, she has no choice but to follow. Going into the Digital World with her hot, time-traveling frenemy and fighting off mecha soldiers with her psiot powers? That’s one thing. But can she handle learning the truth about who Toyo Harada really is?

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

VS: Okay for a switch this week, I’ll post the top selling book on my backlist currently, which would be my latest Badari gladiator, in case you haven’t seen BENET yet:

BENET: BADARI GLADIATORS SERIES BOOK FOUR by Veronica Scott

Benet Arencollo was a top ranked gladiator in the Five Systems, second in command at the House of Badari and acclaimed celebrity. He had the world at his fingertips…until he was kidnapped and taken to the Outlier Empire to compete in the sinister Empress’s Games. The shady noble who ordered him taken believes he’s an actual genetically engineered Badari Warrior. As Benet participates in training for the deadly events to come, he looks for ways to escape but Outlier is like a black hole – no way out. The only redeeming aspects of his captivity are working with a mysterious Badari who serves the Empress and finding the one woman who could capture his heart.

Marushka Nichevsky is a child of privilege and the daughter of the man who kidnapped Benet. She wants to be a veterinarian but she’s engaged to a man she barely knows and thoroughly despises and will be his trophy wife. Benet is everything she ever dreamed of in a romantic partner but their love is doomed given her position in Outlier society and Benet’s place as a prisoner.

Can Benet keep up the pretense of being a true Badari? Will his friends at home be able to locate and rescue him? And will he and Marushka find a way to be together?

Author’s Note: This is the fourth book in the Badari Gladiators series and can be read as a standalone (mild spoilers for earlier books). There are two instances of domestic violence off the page, not involving Benet, although the aftermath is shown and he is present for that. A couple other incidents of violence.

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BY THE HORNS (ROYAL ARTIFACTUAL GUILD BOOK TWO) by Ruby Dixon

In a world of magical artifacts and fantastical beings, a woman with a deadly magic secret needs the help of the minotaur she’s trying to forget in the sizzling sequel to Ruby Dixon’s New York Times bestseller Bull Moon Rising. Gwenna has always considered herself a normal person. A former servant, she wants nothing more than to land a steady job with the Royal Artifactual Guild so she can make some steady coin to send home to her mother. She’s not special. She’s certainly not a necromancer. That would be impossible, given how necromancing (or any ‘mancing) is forbidden upon penalty of death. So if the dead keep talking to her? Well, she’s going to keep on ignoring them. They’re not going to stand in the way of her dreams. Also standing in her way? One big, arrogant, far-too-flirty Taurian named Raptor. They slept together once, and now he wants more . . . but she doesn’t have time for that. Her focus is on being a fledgling, a trainee for the Royal Artifactual Guild. But Raptor won’t go away. He’s on a secret mission for the guild to find an artifact thief. Problem is, he thinks the thief is Gwenna. How can she convince Raptor that he’s got the wrong girl when all the signs point to her? And how do you tell a Taurian you can’t date him because you hear dead people and it might cost you your life?

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DRAGON DOUBLE CROSSED by Sophie Stern

Once you fall in love with a dragon, your world is never the same. Angela left the Thunderstorm Clan when she was 18. Her fated mate sent her away, claiming she needed to live among the humans. Now she’s back, but she has a terrible secret. Darrin is a dragon shifter who wants to protect his clan no matter what the cost. When a familiar enemy begins to pluck away dragon shifters from the safety of Westbridge Forest, Darrin realizes he’s going to have to fight. Then, security footage reveals his mate, Angela, as someone who could be involved. That’s when everything changes. When Darrin and Angela come face-to-face with their past, they’re forced to explore their breakup in order to carve out their future.      Amazon

CRY OF BLOOD AND JOY (FRENCH QUARTER VAMPIRE ENFORCER BOOK  TWO) by M Guida

When Joy’s powers exploded and wounded the vampire mafia king’s mate, she signed their death warrant. Now she and her ruthless enforcer protector are the most hunted fugitives in New Orleans—and he’d burn the world down before letting anyone touch her. Desperate, he makes a deal with the Dark Fae Mafia king. But when the fae’s prized stone disappears, every bloody death gets pinned on the enforcer. Someone’s playing puppet master, and they’re the perfect fall guys. Then they take Joy’s brother. Come alone or he dies. She runs. He follows. They both get captured. Big mistake. Because now they’ve uncovered a conspiracy that makes vampire mafia politics look like child’s play—and the enemy has been pulling their strings from the very beginning. Touch her and die was never just a threat. It was a promise.      AmazonKU

WEREWOLF IN LOVE by Alexa Piper

VS Note: MM PNR.

With fear nipping at his heels, Will escapes the shifters his own pack sold him to. But being free from his dark past comes with new challenges. Will is a witch wolf, a rare werewolf who can do magic. He should have been taught how, but he wasn’t, and now, he has to start from the very beginning. On his journey away from the dark claws of the past toward a brighter future, Will meets friends and chosen family who will help him with those who hurt him, and maybe he can even learn to trust and love on his way to healing.

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INTO A CURSED HOLLOW: LEGEND OF THE HEADLESS RIDER by 

It was a ridiculous fairytale. The Legend of the Headless Rider has been around for centuries, haunting the small town of Sleepy Hollow. Physical proof of the phantom has been in short supply—until a beheading proves that it is very much a living legend. Mariana, a vampire Ambassador with the World Immortal Federation, is sent to investigate the murder. Determined to prove it’s a copycat, she sinks her metaphorical fangs into the unwitting population. What she discovers is that the legend is far from a fable—and exposing the one behind it could put her at the wrong end of a cavalry sabre. Author’s Note – Into A Cursed Hollow is a dark urban fantasy retelling of The Legend of Sleepy Hollow. While the romance sizzles, it is closed door/fade to black.      AmazonKU

HER SCOT OF BYGONES (MAClEAD DRAGONS BOOK TWO) by Sky Purington

What if I told you I was stolen away in the middle of the night by a sinfully handsome medieval Highland dragon warrior? Then, what if I told you he hid me in his secret lair until I fell in love with him? Well, it happened. Lucas MacLeod tossed me over his big, broad shoulder and whisked me back to fourteenth-century Scotland, determined to save me from an ancient marriage pact with his enemy clan, the Sutherlands. The only problem? I might have already been in love with a Sutherland. When buried memories come to light, Lucas and I have no choice but to journey together onto enemy territory and into a past neither of us knew existed. A tangled love triangle that could very well mean I’m destined for his enemy, fulfilling the pact, and avoiding a clan war. Yet things won’t be that simple. How could they be when Lucas didn’t just steal me away from the twenty-first century but ended up stealing my heart, too?     AmazonKU

THE SHATTERED KING by Charlie N Holmberg

The kingdom of Cansere is on the brink of war. Young men are conscripted from their homes, and a royal decree from the queen has made healing the only legal form of craftlock. Nym, a healer and beekeeper, is the sole provider for her family of seven now that her younger brother has been sent to the war front. But when a letter comes from the queen, summoning Nym to the palace to heal Prince Renn, the kingdom’s ailing shut-in, Nym finds herself making the tumultuous journey from her family’s apiary to the capital city. Nym is determined to fail the queen’s mission and return to her younger siblings as soon as she can. But escaping the castle’s hold isn’t as easy as failing a simple test. Prince Renn is cold and distant, and his illness is like nothing Nym has ever seen before, nothing she could ever imagine treating. In a moment of connection with Prince Renn, Nym manages to remedy the faintest symptom of his ailment—only to discover that no healer before has made such progress. Forced to become the prince’s official healer and a ward of the castle, and with her only hope of returning to her family hinging on the prince’s recovery, Nym must navigate the castle’s cruel and twisted court and uncover the haunting truth behind Prince Renn’s illness—even as she finds herself irrevocably drawn to him.       Amazon     AB 

ACCIDENTALLY ALL INCLUSIVE: BEARTASTIC SUMMER OF LOVE by Jena Wade

VS Note: MM PNR.

Westley just wanted to get away so his family would get off his back about needing a vacation. But when the overworked bear alpha shows up at his “all inclusive” resort and realizes the package includes an omega companion to satisfy every need… things get complicated fast. Jules knew what he signed up for. He needed money, and a lot of it. Being a virgin companion at the all inclusive resort was the fastest way to make big money and this job is his last chance to get back on his paws. Neither expected fated heat. Neither planned for baby talks over breakfast. And no one told them room service came with feelings.     AmazonKU

GREY (LITTLE RIVER STALLIONS BOOK TWO) by R E Butler

Librarian Tatum moved to Little River for a fresh start, but her curiosity about a local legend leads her straight into danger. Lost in the woods, she’s rescued by Grey, a quiet and brooding man who seems as wild and untamed as the forest itself. Stallion shifter Grey can’t deny his growing feelings for Tatum, but he can’t tell her the truth about his stallion until he’s won her heart. When the stallion trying to take over the herd goes after Tatum, Grey will have to do everything in his power to keep his precious soulmate safe. When her life is on the line, can he save her or will he lose the very thing he cherishes the most?

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DEADLY STORMS by Christine Feehan

VS note: Listed in Ghost Paranormal Romance and Romantic Suspense

BROKEN ICE OF ETERNITY (THE WINGED ASSASSIN SERIES BOOK TWO) by T M Smith

THE BROODING ALPHA’S MATE (OMEGAS OF THE SHIFTER MAFIA BOOK NINE) bt Lorelai M Hart

AN OMEGA FOX FOR WALKER: BEARTASTIC SUMMER OF LOVE by Lorelai M Hart

THE BEAR, THE EAGLE AND THEIR WOMBAT OMEGA (OMEGAS OF ANIMALS: SD BOOK 14) by Lorelai M Hart and Wendy Rathbone

THE SHADOWED THRONE:  A MIDLIFE FAIRY TALE by Kristen Painter

RAIN ON A DEMON’S PARADE (SHROUDED NATION BOOK 31) by Brenda Trim and Tia Didmon