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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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?
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.
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.
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.
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?
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.
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.
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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Thanks for this again. The Rebecca York books are re releases, although not sure how much is re edited, as she doesn’t say. I did reach out to her, but got no definitive reply, a while back.
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Glad the list is helpful! Thanks for the update on the Rebecca York books. I try to mention when I know for sure it’s a re-release but I don;t always catch them all!
Thank you so much for including 3 Secrets to Love!
My pleasure and best wishes for the new book!