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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MARKED FOR HAVOC (CRASHED AND CLAIMED BOOK SEVEN) by Susan Hayes
It was supposed to be a business trip… How did it turn into a fight for survival? If she doesn’t want her family’s business to wind up as broken as her newly voided marriage contract, Madison needs a miracle. Too bad for her, the universe is all out. Her ship was shot down. Her plans have exploded. Now, her best shot at staying alive is a brooding beast of an alien with horns, fangs, and a crazy conviction that she belongs to him. She’s been hurt too often to trust easily, but there’s no way to survive without his help. He’s the most dangerous male she’s ever met… a threat to their enemies and her heart. AmazonKU
FORWARD (STELLAR BRIDGE 2) by Maureen A Miller
A young boy vanishes into the Alaskan wilderness. It’s a harsh land, and his disappearance barely stirs national interest. But strange signals detected by a nearby observatory raise alarm bells for theoretical physicist Anne Fleming—and send her running to Carpes. She needs help. She needs the one person who will never trust her. She needs Marda. Joined by Ben, Marda follows a trail that stretches from Carpes to Africa and then to Alaska. There, they discover a vest made from the same alien material as Marda’s glove. This is no longer a missing person’s case. It’s a search for a new portal. A new Stellar Bridge. But Carpes has been scanned. There are no other bridges. So where does the Alaskan portal lead? And who—or what—will they find waiting on the other side? Amazon Apple Books Kobo
VALLEY OF DESTINY (RETURN TO DESTRA BOOK THREE) by Ella Blake
Cleo – I survived a crash landing, killer storms, and a valley full of suspicious aliens. I can handle anything. Except maybe the mate bond I never asked for. The lord of this hidden valley saved my life, gave me purpose fixing their broken tech, and somehow wormed his way past every defense I spent years building. But I’m nobody’s property. When rescue arrives, I’ll have to choose: the stars I’ve always called home, or the Rezor, who makes me believe in destiny. Rezor – The moment the human woman fell from the sky, I knew my carefully ordered world was over. Cleo is brilliant, stubborn, and utterly terrified of being caged. She fixes our ancient systems with clever hands and challenges every assumption I’ve ever held about leadership and love. I would give her anything, even her freedom. But the storms are intensifying, breaching defenses that have held for generations. My people need me to protect them and I need her. When her people arrives, I’ll have to let her go. Even if it destroys me. AmazonKU
ALIEN SONG (ALIEN WOLF TALES) by Honey Phillips
A grumpy alien single dad, a fearless diver, and a bond stronger than the tide. Ariella was born to dive. Modified to withstand Cresca’s alien oceans, she’s always been at home in the deep—until the day she saves a drowning child and meets the girl’s father, a huge, brooding Vultor warrior with eyes like molten gold. Suddenly she wants more than just her isolated waters. Valrek has spent years alone on the sea cliffs, shunned by both humans and Vultor. He’s devoted himself to raising his daughter in solitude—until a human female crashes into their world like a storm tide, fearless, bright, and far too tempting. She challenges him. She tempts him. And she makes his beast want something he swore he’d never have. A mate. But Ariella’s past is surfacing—and if she doesn’t choose between her future and her heart, she could lose both. Because when a Vultor warrior loves, he doesn’t let go. AmazonKU
STRANGE BIRDS: SAPPHIC FUTURISTIC FANTASY ROMANCE by Denise Minka
Set millions of years in the future, in a futuristic fantasy world, the story follows two women whose destinies clash as they investigate the mysterious disappearances of young people in downtown High Clouds, a central city on Earth. In numerous adventures and action-packed stories, they unravel dark mysteries and intricate conspiracies, leaving readers with unexpected cliffhangers. Birdy is an assassin with a small rural village upbringing. She has trained her whole life and is a proficient fighter and scientist. She is also something else, a secret she has never revealed. She came to Olivia’s hometown with a mission: to kill a man. In her investigation to find the target, she stumbles upon a dark mystery and heart-wrenching crime. Olivia is a vigilante who was raised in high society, received the best education and upbringing. However, after being stranded on a distant planet, she had to fight for her survival and return home far from the princess she once was. Olivia barely recognised herself or the city she had always called home. She made it her mission to uncover the dark secrets of her society and the crime lurking beneath the high towers. This put her in a deadly combat with the mysterious ninja assassin. Only one of them could obtain the precious compound capable of saving the human race. In a sapphic fantasy romance tale and numerous fights against monsters, Birdy and Olivia must find common ground and shared morals for a greater cause: saving the Earth. Both are on personal quests for redemption, recognition, and peace of mind, but they may discover something even more profound than they had ever anticipated. AmazonKU
BRIDE OF THE SAVAGE ALIEN (SURVIVOR BRIDES OF TAJSS BOOK TWO) by Miranda Martin
First, the plants died. Then the hunters. Now the desert itself is turning against them. When a strange poison spreads through Tajss, Lia, the settlement’s overlooked young botanist, is tasked with tracking the contamination before it destroys every human, Zmaj, and Urr’ki left alive. But the dunes hold more than sickness. They hold him. Rakkh, a lethal Zmaj warrior with his own sense of honor, is to escort her into the wasteland. He lives for battle, not companionship—until this quiet, stubborn human female becomes the one person he cannot afford to lose. Enemies stalk them beneath the sand. Mutated beasts strike without warning. Ancient alien technology hums beneath their feet…And through it all, the pull between them grows hotter, sharper, impossible to resist. Together, they must uncover the truth buried beneath the dunes—before Tajss unleashes a threat greater than anything the three races have ever faced. AmazonKU
VS: Just a reminder of my new release from last week:
ESCAPE TO NOWHERE (A PLANET OF LAST RESORT NOVELLA) by Veronica Scott
Fleeing the zombie apocalypse on an isolated colony planet, two strangers find a common purpose and more as they strive to reach promised sanctuary in a refugee camp. Les McDaniel barely had a chance to get a cup of coffee in the town of Rosewater before it falls to the swarming infected. He steps in to drive one of the two school buses designated as escape vehicles. He didn’t ask for the responsibility for the lives of all these other people, most of whom he doesn’t even know but he’ll do his best to get them to the refugee camp safely. Then he’s off on his own, no government-run camp for him. Devora Sims was the police dispatcher for the town of Rosewater before the Western Flu hit and left hordes of vicious infected in its wake. The scion of a prominent local family stepped in when infrastructure failed and became a ruthless warlord. She found a temporary haven running his kitchen but then the compound fell to the infected, he was killed and she managed to get herself on one of the buses, with the additional responsibility for an abandoned toddler she rescued. Les and Devora forge an alliance as the bus trip continues and her feelings become deeply engaged with the reluctant hero bus driver. But he’s made it plain he won’t stay at the refugee camp and she can’t imagine trying to live on the run in the open, especially with a child. Will they reach the camp? Will it still be there? And what kind of future could Les and Devora build on a relationship born of the chaos? Author’s Note: This 36K word novella continues the story of the survivors of Rosewater and is related to books one and two of the Planet of Last Resort series. There’s a Happy for Now ending to this novella but Les and Devora will be continuing characters in book three, when the series reconnects with the main characters from the previous books.
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ECHOES OF INSURRECTION (FIREBIRD CHRONICLES BOOK SIX) by T A White
With the alien scourge responsible for the greatest war in humanity’s history in full retreat, Kira Forrest anticipates a few months of rest and relaxation while she and her found family recover from their ordeal. Her hard earned peace is cut short when an attack on the Great Houses reveals cracks in the very foundation of the empire. When blame is laid at the feet of Kira’s birth house, she will have to find the true perpetrators quick if she wants to protect her new home and everyone within it. Her hunt will lead her to strange planets and ultimately a place anchored in her past. With the balance of power in a tension fraught universe at stake, Kira will have to decide what is most important to her. The love that sustains her or the safety of all she holds dear. War isn’t just coming. It’s already here. Amazon
STARTING OVER WITH A KLAGAN: EARTH FORCE (KLAGAN EARTH FORCE) by Holly Hanzo
Her world is dying, but he wants to help her live. The invasion of Earth by the Elodians ends life as Bree knows it. Pregnant, newly widowed, and now hunted, her prospects of survival aren’t good. Until she meets Ryx. He’s not like the other aliens. As part of a protection force against the Elodians, with his bronze horns, claws and lethal fangs, he offers Bree the one thing she needs most–safety, for her and her baby. Bree finds herself falling for the handsome, comforting alien man, but guilt at moving on so quickly creeps in. He cares for her, and in a world with not much reason to smile, he lights up her life and keeps her going. But when she learns she must make a choice between the life of her baby, or her own, Ryx stands beside her, now the only lifeline she has to survive in a world defined by loss. Can she sort her conflicting emotions and learn to love again? AmazonKU
ALIEN PROTECTOR’S SCARS: BOOK FIVE OF THE FATED MATES OF THE WINGED BARBARIANS by Melissas Emerald
I thought I saw the scarred, alien warrior’s heart-stars light up… that means he’s my mate, right? Making choices has never been easy. I’ve been burned before. But when you’re surrounded by towering, winged aliens whose hearts literally glow when they’ve found their ‘one’, the choice seems made for me. Only… Zyntarr is covered in scars. So many scars that his heart-stars barely shine, no matter how hard I hope. And every time I’m near him, my body betrays me, craving him, wanting him in ways I’m not supposed to – not until I make that choice. What if I’m wrong about us? What if my heart leads me to him… and it ends up breaking both of us? AmazonKU
ESCAPE FROM PIRATE STATION (NOT YOUR MAMA’S ALIEN ROMANCE BOOK FOUR) by Alisha Sunderlnd
Abducted. Again. Just when I think space can’t get any more complicated, harsh reality kicks me in the face. Shot down over the battlefield and then taken by opportunistic pirates, I find myself once again in a cage. Only this time my captor isn’t a flesh trader, but a God right out of Earth’s history — and he wants me as his bride. Over my dead body. But Rathal is persistent and the longer I’m on the Pirate Station, the harder it is to keep saying no. After all, there is a war to win and my friends to save. With war broiling all over the galaxy, can I really afford to fall in love? But Rathal is more than he seems and he’s not letting me go without a fight I’ll give him one he’ll never forget. And maybe lose my heart in the process. AmazonKU
CLAIMED BY THE STARBREAKER: THE ZORATHI PIRATE CHRONICLES BOOK ONE by M J Evernight
She was abandoned by the corporation that owned her. Rescued by the four aliens who refuse to claim her. Xenobiologist Doctor Kira Vale knows exactly what she’s worth to her employer: nothing. When her deep-space research station begins its death spiral, she’s told to fix it herself or die trying. Her distress beacon changes everything. It doesn’t summon a corporate rescue. It summons pirates. But Torvyn, Lyrin, Vaelix, and Kaedren aren’t the monsters she was warned about. They’re Zorathi Knights—warriors sworn to protect those the corporations have oppressed, enslaved, and forgotten. They don’t steal. They don’t destroy. And they sure as hell don’t take what isn’t freely given. What they do carry is an ancient biological bond called the Tether—a connection designed for five souls, not four. And the moment Kira steps aboard the Starbreaker, it comes to life. The Tether isn’t ownership. It’s a choice. A connection so deep it rewrites everything she thought she knew about love. AmazonKU
BURN THE STARS FOR YOU by Athena Storm
She dances with fire like she was born to survive it. Now I’m the reason she burns. I wasn’t supposed to want her. She’s human. Hunted. Fragile in a way that makes me feel like a monster every time I look at her. But I don’t stop looking. I can’t. They marked her for erasure. So I marked myself as her shield. I’ve killed for less. Bled for ghosts. But the second I see her slip between shadows with a fireline whip in her hand and sorrow carved into her spine—I know I’ll tear galaxies in half to keep her breathing. This isn’t about lust. This is about claiming what fate tried to swallow. She’s not safe with me. But she’s safest because of me. I will not lose her. Not to the Coalition. Not to war. Not to fear. And if the stars have a problem with that? I’ll burn them too. AmazonKU
WARP, RINSE, REPEAT (TALES OF A FORMER SPACE JANITOR BOOK SIX) by Julia Hunt
Surviving parenthood is hard enough—try doing it when the universe keeps hitting reset. Triana Moore thought pregnancy would be messy—but not this messy. Between malfunctioning baby simulators, her mother’s attempts to fire her (again), and a snarky “smart” house that refuses to learn her name, life on SK2 is already chaos. Then Monday refuses to end. Literally. Now, Triana and O’Neill are stuck reliving the same day on repeat—while her pregnancy keeps marching forward. As her belly expands and her patience wears thin, they must re-convince her charming cousin Arun, their sharp-tongued friend Vanti, and a hopelessly romantic AI that the time loop is real before the triplets make their debut in a full-blown temporal paradox. Cosmic chaos, domestic drama, and one very pregnant heroine who just wants a nap. And a snack. AmazonKU
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VS Special Item of Note: While we’re all about the New Releases here on Wednesday I did want to mention my author friend Elin Wyn’s SFR SWOON email newsletter which she currently puts out twice a week with scifi romance book deals and freebies. Sometimes a backlist book, especially on sale or free is just what a person needs! It’s free for an author to list a book and readers might find gems they’ve overlooked.
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COLD STARS MIDNIGHT GLOW (THE GODKISSED BRIDE BOOK FOUR) by Evie Marceau
Sabine has survived death, but what rises in her place is something ancient and barely contained. Her fae nature demands blood, sacrifice, and dominance, making her previous life as a human feel like a fading dream. War-torn villagers beg her for miracles she can’t yet perform. Her father, King of Fae, whispers of her great destiny. And through it all, Sabine clings to the only thing still tying her to the girl she used to be—Basten—and prays she doesn’t break him in the process. Basten would walk through hellfire to protect Sabine. But what if she is the fire? The deeper he digs into the fae court’s past—and Sabine’s place in it—the more he begins to question whether she needs his protection…or a leash. Torn between devotion and dread, he uncovers a truth buried in crumbling stone: the fae don’t just record ancient history. They repeat it. And this time, they’ve chosen Sabine as their deadliest weapon. AmazonKU
OWL BE DREAMING by Leanne Leeds
For witch Astra Arden, newlywed life is almost perfect. A little too perfect. Even her snarky owl familiar, Archie, is getting suspicious. After the chaos of her wedding, Astra is ready for some peace, but instead of mayhem, Forkbridge is facing a wave of… blissful departures. One by one, residents are vanishing overnight, leaving behind happy notes about chasing their wildest dreams. It’s a mystery with no victims, a crime with no culprit, and a town that’s getting emptier by the day. When Astra’s own sister is the next to follow a mysterious magical calling, the disappearances hit too close to home. Astra senses an ancient, alluring power at work—one that doesn’t want to hurt anyone; it only wants to grant their every wish… forever. Now, Astra must solve a case where the only crime is getting everything you’ve ever wanted. AmazonKU
SQUIB (COLDSTREAM CHRONICLES BOOK ONE) by Helen Harper
She’s supposed to find him the perfect match. Falling for him herself was not part of the deal. Mallory has zero magic. No spells, no shape-shifting and no flashy Preternatural strength. But in the magical city of Coldstream, Mallory has made knowledge her power and she turns secrets and favours into currency.Enter Alexander MacTire: alpha werewolf, wealthy businessman, and walking temptation. He wants Mallory to find him a mate. She wants absolutely nothing to do with him. But MacTire isn’t used to hearing no—and Mallory’s not immune to his charm, no matter how hard she tries. What starts as a reluctant business arrangement soon turns into something dangerously personal. Because the more she gets to know him, the less she wants to help him find love … with anyone but her. AmazonKU
ADORING FLETCHER: MM SHIFTER OMEGAVERSE ROMANCE (SHIFTERS OF GRAYMERCY BOOK EIGHT) by Kiska Gray
VS Note: Cliffhanger.
Fletcher – I grew up bouncing between abusive foster homes and lonely orphanages, always hoping for a family that never came. At eighteen, I aged out with nothing and ended up on the streets. Homeless is no place for an Omega, so I did what I had to do. Even if it meant running with a gang, taking the fall for their crimes, and getting hauled off to jail. I robbed the wrong Alpha. Except…he doesn’t press charges. Adam Sinclair offers me something I’ve never had: Safety. A warm bed. Hot meals. A chance to pay back what I owe without sleeping in an alley. He’s nothing like the rich men I imagined—kind, patient, funny. Of course he has to be handsome, too. And sweet. And everything an Omega like me shouldn’t want. I can’t afford a crush. So why is my heart fluttering every time he looks at me? Adam – Normally when you’re robbed, you let the cops handle it. The bad guy goes off to jail, you press charges, and things are eventually made right. But the look in the Omega’s eyes wasn’t that of a criminal’s—instead, all I saw was fear, a cornered man with nowhere left to run. The cops hauled him off but I couldn’t get those frightened eyes out of my mind the rest of the night. Once I learn he’s homeless, well…(more blurb on ebook seller’s page) AmazonKU
THE KINGDOM’S FATE (RIFT SERIES BOOK THREE) by Stephanie Hudson and E M Ritchie
My Fate. Those were the words being whispered behind closed doors. A secret that echoed down these dark hallways, like it held power. I wanted to believe I was safe in this new land. Wanted to trust the man I was losing my heart too. Because the spell had been cast and love had weaved itself around me. But could that love really conquer all? Could it really be powerful enough to defeat our enemies? Or would it only jeopardise the future? For the Rift was calling me and I knew the truth. That in the end, I would be the key to…The Kingdom’s Fate. AmazonKU
THE EAST WIND (THE FOUR WINDSD) by Alexandria Warwick
Rapunzel meets the myth of Psyche and Cupid in a stand-alone fantasy romance tale of love, survival and healing, as a mortal woman and a god unite to overcome deadly trials—and their own tortured pasts—in the climactic final installment of the Four Winds series. Min of Marles is a skilled apprentice, assisting the town’s apothecarist in brewing potions, tonics, and deadly poisons. High in the estate tower where she works, a powerful immortal is kept chained, tortured daily for information. His screams haunt her waking and dreaming hours. A god, she learns. The East Wind, Eurus, who commands the sea-born storms. A hasty attempt to free him leads to Min’s own capture and forced employment to the East Wind as an aide to his grand plans for revenge. In the City of Gods, a tournament is held every thousand years, in which the winner may ask a favor from the esteemed Council of Gods. If Eurus wins, the council must reverse his banishment, the sentence that exiled him and his brothers to the mortal realms. But he requires a deadly poison to ensure that, once the favor is granted, the council will pay for his centuries long exile. To earn her freedom, Min reluctantly assists in Eurus’s plans. As they work together to defeat the deadly trials, she realizes her relationship to the East Wind isn’t purely transactional. But if she ever wishes to return home, she must betray the god she loves. Amazon AB Apple Books Kobo
DEVIL MAY CARE (VEGAS SLAYERS BOOK FOUR) by Christine Pope
Love is about to go through Hell…literally. Real estate agent Delia Dunne thought house flipping with her quarter-demon boyfriend would be her biggest challenge. She was wrong. When a wedding invitation leads them to investigate a suspicious chapel, they uncover a demonic conspiracy that makes their previous supernatural encounters look like warm-up acts. Caleb Lockwood’s demon heritage has always been a source of conflict, but now it’s putting everyone he cares about in danger. Vinea, an Earl of Hell, is orchestrating the ultimate hostile takeover: turning Las Vegas into a permanent gateway between Earth and the underworld. And he needs Caleb’s unique bloodline to make it work. With shell corporations mysteriously buying up prime real estate along ancient ley lines, coordinated “accidents” shutting down competing venues, and Delia’s psychic abilities exploding beyond anything she’s experienced before, the clock is ticking toward May 30th — the day a celestial alignment will give Vinea the power to rewrite reality itself. Assisted by half-angel Ty Carter and private detective Pru Nelson, Caleb and Delia must navigate family drama, supernatural politics, and their own deepening bond while racing to prevent millions of demons from turning Earth into their new home. But when Vinea makes it personal, threatening everyone from Delia’s cousin to the entire city, she and Caleb will discover that sometimes the most powerful weapon against Hell is something Heaven and the underworld both underestimate: love that refuses to quit. In Vegas, you can bet on anything — except the house always winning when the stakes are eternal.
FORREST HOUSE by E M Hamill
VS Note: LGBTQ Fantasy.
Ander Forrest renounced blood magic to become a nurse-healer in his rural hometown, far from the drama of wizardry and espionage his sister Kate craved. When Kate goes missing in action, Ander finds himself the legal guardian of her gifted twins and receives a cryptic warning from Kate’s husband to protect them before he, too, disappears. Six months later, his former lover crash lands in the kids’ bedroom via a spell only Ander’s sister could have cast. Druid Cai Piper doesn’t remember how he got there, but he knows he never stopped loving Ander, and that he was sent to protect him and the twins. Cai is strangely drawn to Forrest House and the land it stands upon. With the secrets of a clandestine wizards’ order hanging between them, Cai and Ander must remember how to trust each other as sinister forces move against the Forrest family—magical terrorists who want to exploit their rare sorcery and bring the world to its knees. Amazon Apple Books Kobo
BOUGHT BY THE KERES: MONSTERS’ BRIDE MARKET by Eva Brandt
Most people go mad when they hear a Keres’s death screech. Me? I was already mad. I came to the city of monsters to trade away the visions tormenting me. One deal, then I’d be free. One deal, and I’d leave the land of the dead behind. Then Phonos found me. This massive, winged warrior looks at me as if I’m the answer to every prayer he’s never dared to speak. His death-scream should drive me into a murderous frenzy, but to me, it’s music. And for him, I make the most dangerous choice of my life. I enter the bride market. He claims me with the ferocity of a death god. His wings cage me in, his talons a promise of protection no one else ever dared to give. In his arms, I’m not feared, or insane. I’m worshipped. But for the first time since my gift awakened, I can’t see my fate. I can’t see his. And in a city where only the death-touched survive, that blindness might be more dangerous than any vision. Welcome to the bride market! Monsters bid, you choose. AmazonKU
TO THE GRAVE AND BACK (ACCIDENTAL REAPER URBAN FANTASY SERIES BOOK EIGHT) by Misty Evans
My soul’s bound to a vampire, my scythe’s gone rogue, and Death will need to go to the grave and back to save us both. When a failed soul reaping causes a rift in the Veil, a deadly immortal slips through. The Ferryman has crossed into our world, feeding on souls caught between life and death. His power grows with every Undead he erases, and my vampire soulmate, Killion, is next on his list. My scythe should be the weapon that ends the threat. Instead, it’s turned rogue—rejecting me and channeling corruption straight from the other side. If I can’t bring it back under my control, we’ll all be consumed…even Death himself. To mend the Veil and save us all, I have to team up with my cranky boss—not as his reaper, but as his equal. His partner. Maybe even his ally… if we don’t kill each other first. Can I rebond with the rogue scythe before the Ferryman drags us all into the river of no return? Or will this trip to the grave be my last?
PROTECTED BY THE WRAITH by RK Munin
THE WOLF, THE TIGER AND THEIR DINGO OMEGA: MM SHIFTER MPREG ROMANCE (OMEGAS OF ANIMALS SD BOOK 15) by Lorelai M Hart and Wendy RathboneSometimes Fate sends you the right person…just a little too soon. Three years ago, alpha wolf shifter Freid dreamed he would find his mate at Animals SD. Now he sits there every Friday and Saturday, wearing the same shirt from his dream and hoping it’s finally the day. And his first night there, he meets a tiger shifter. The connection is strong and over the years Fried wonders if he should just give up and ask the alpha to be his mate. It was only a dream after all. Alpha tiger shifter Ty never used to be a club kind of guy. He wanders into Animals one night to meet a blind date who ghosts him. He isn’t even mad about it. Instead he meets a wolf shifter who feels more like someone from home than a random stranger. Over the years, he’s itching to make a move, but he can’t. Freid is waiting for someone, but it isn’t him. Omega dingo shifter Penn grew up hiding in the library. It was the one safe space where he could hide, first from his life in foster care and then from the cruelty of the pack who took him in. At nearly thirty, he is working in the San Diego library, still hiding. He’s fine being alone. At least, that’s the lie he tells himself. When a box of menus is accidentally left with a shipment at the library, Penn decides to drop them off at Animals himself. He has no idea that two alpha sitting there have been waiting for him for years. AmazonKU
RAW (PREY DRIVE SERIES BOOK TWO) by Kayleigh King
THE KESTREL WARD’S CHOICE (PURPLE OAK OASIS) by Laura GreewoodAn impossible choice comes from seeking an alliance. Tea witch Zoe Brewster has been sent on a diplomatic mission to a bird ward haven, but she’s not prepared for what she finds there, especially when she meets the handsome kestrel ward who is serving as her guide. Aaron has lived most of his life at the Nest, but now he has a choice to make, one that could change everything for him. As the two of them grow closer, they realise they might have something personal to gain from Zoe’s diplomatic mission. The Kestrel Ward’s Choice is a cozy fantasy romance with a meet-cute m/f romance, a kestrel ward without a tether, a tea witch ambassador, unusual magic, a pinch of steam, and a happy ever after. Amazon Apple Books Kobo
THE STEADY GROUND (GABRIEL MILLS SHIFTERS BOOK ONE) by Lynn Nodima
Sixteen-year-old Lucas Neville didn’t choose Gabriel Mills—but it’s where his family landed after a close call proves the city is no place for shifters to hide. Quiet, rural, and isolated, the town should have been safe. It isn’t. Lucas is a panther shifter trying to live as human in a high school where bullies rule, loyalties are tested, and power plays lurk just beneath the surface. When he crosses the wrong people and protects someone who can’t protect himself, Lucas becomes a target—one that won’t be ignored. As tensions rise between humans, shifters, and a shadowy biker gang with dangerous ties, Lucas must learn how to survive without revealing what he truly is. But staying hidden comes at a cost—and some lines, once crossed, can’t be uncrossed.Set in the Texas Ranch Wolf Pack universe, this gripping spin-off launches a new generation of shifters into a fight for belonging, loyalty, and control. AmazonKU
KANEKO: EPIC MM ROMANTIC FANTASY ADVENTURE (LAND OF JADE & FIRE BOOK TWO) by Casey Morales
Two paths. Two hearts. One destiny neither can escape. Kaneko – Ripped from the only life he has ever known by wakō pirates, Kaneko is thrust into the shadows of Bara where beauty and danger intertwine. Sold into servitude, he is forced to bend beneath the will of others. Yet in secret, he is shaped into something far deadlier than anyone suspects. Kaneko must decide who he will become: a weapon, a protector…or something more. Yoshi – Determined to save the one he loves, Yoshi embarks on the disciplined path of the Samurai. Under the watchful eye of his mentors, he learns that honor is more than ceremony and that every strike must carry purpose. Yet even as his blade steadies, Yoshi’s heart falters. For no training can silence the ache lost love nor prepare him for the storm that stirs when loyalty, love, and duty collide. With lush world-building, slow-burn tension, and a pulse of romance woven through danger, Kaneko, the second book in the exciting epic romantic fantasy Land of Jade & Fire,is a story of resilience, devotion, and the unyielding bond between two souls destined to change everything. AmazonKU
THE DRAGON AND THE MOON (CREATURES OF DOMHAN NO RUIN) by Emma Elizabeth
Dorinavasya has spent a beautiful, if lonely, life as the goddess of the dark side of the moon. She is ill prepared for the mortal life she is thrust into when her sister betrays her, sending her to the world far below. Will she learn to experience the joys a mortal life can offer her? Neamhaí has loved the dark moon goddess for as long as he can remember. Drifting through the cosmos with his fellow cosmic dragons, lending their starlight to the vastness of space, he has been content to love her from afar. When she disappears, however, he knows what he must do–find her and protect her at any cost. AmazonKU
SWEPT OFF MY FEET ON GARGOYLE ALLEY (BLACKTHORN VALLEY BOOK TWO) by E G Verot
Welcome to Blackthorn Valley, the once abandoned, no longer completely dilapidated, work in progress town I purchased with my magical three best friends. A safe and welcoming town for monsters of all kinds. Yet, before newcomers can settle, I’ve decided to host them in one of the apartments in my building. Asking them to come, pick the home they want and then return to the human world for months while they wait for it to be renovated is just cruel. My days are filled with getting into a mysteriously locked library, dealing with a ghost who hates us, and building up the rest of the town, making sure everyone feels at home. It doesn’t matter how busy I get; my thoughts will constantly drift back to Atlas, the stone-cold hottie…get it? Because he’s a gargoyle! He swooped in as the protector of Blackthorn Valley and stole my heart. Yet, I can’t even get him to look in my direction, let alone talk to me. That is until one snowy night when I give him no choice but to notice me. Will Atlas and I be able to find love, or will the weight of our responsibilities to the town be too much? AmazonKU
CLUTCHING HER FISHMAN’S ROE: A TIME FOR MONSTERS by Marilyn Barr
Diana – Boston, 1922 – My former beau may think himself a cake-eater because he’s the lead trombone player at Boston’s Beans Speakeasy, but that rotten scoundrel has no right to deny our baby. He promised to change my life—and know your onions, he did. What was I thinking when I lay with him? This baby was supposed to secure a happy home for us, and my brother, Allen, who depends on me after he was kicked in the head by a horse. Luckily for me, Dr. Leopold Guett found me crying in the alley behind Beans. He offered me a position on his Kentucky estate with living arrangements to boot. The Big Cheese didn’t bat an eye at Allen’s slow speech or my being stuffed out of wedlock. I thought we’d be gutter rats when Aunt Edith discovered my pregnancy, but now we will be safer than ever…and I owe it all to Dr. Guett. Thomas – Papa’s eyes glow with renewed interest in his experiments. I thought the fury of Phin and Harriett’s departure would burn the evil out of him, but he’s brought two more humans to our house of horrors. Can I swim idly as he destroys the beautiful ray of sunshine he’s ensnared? Papa will certainly force me into his experiments on this gentle lady with a voice like a songbird if I show a hint of interest…just like he did to Phin. However, my heart can’t stand aside and allow his madness to destroy her. I won’t rest until I carry her down the river to safety—far away from here—but will she accept the aid of a man who is half grouper? Or will she mistake me for the monster? Clutching Her Fishman’s Roe is a horror romance and the sequel to Clutching Cthulhu’s Pearls, with similar themes of oviposition, scientific experiment voyeurism, and true love conquers all. AmazonKU
THE BOOK OF BLOOD AND ROSES by Annie Summerlee
VS Note: Sapphic PNR.
In the mists of the Scottish Highlands is a university where vampires study alongside humans.
Rebecca Charity is a vampire hunter undercover at the university, searching for the mysterious Book of Blood and Roses, a lost compendium of ways to kill vampires. If she finds it, she’ll be one step closer to avenging her parents, who were slain by those creatures of the night. But when Rebecca arrives, she finds something unexpected: a coffin. Her new roommate is Aliz Astra, scion of one of the most powerful vampire families . . . and the most beautiful woman Rebecca has ever met. The maddeningly gorgeous Aliz is everything that Rebecca has always hated but also everything she’s ever wanted, and now Rebecca doesn’t know if she wants to kiss or kill her. When one moonlit night Aliz rescues her from a vampire attack, she accidentally makes Rebecca her Familiar. Now they must work together to break the curse—but as they get closer to solving the mystery, Rebecca and Aliz get closer, too. Can a vampire hunter ever fall in love with a vampire? Amazon AB Apple Books Kobo
A SURPRISE FOR VALENTINE’S (HOLIDAY ROYALS OF THE LAND UNSEEN BOOK FOUR) by Lisa Daniels
I’m the successful half owner of a popular wedding planning company. Ironic since I’ve never had a serious relationship. That’s why fate must have miscalculated by drawing me to the island for finding mates. My mind was quickly swayed to be open when I encountered Apollo. Easily one of the hottest shifters I’ve ever seen. And he’s not an alpha male. Then I made a deal with the other dragon shifter, Cosmo, to help him win over my business partner. And I would help him win her by Valentine’s Day. In exchange, he would help me with his friend, Apollo. With only one day until the holiday, it seemed impossible. But that wasn’t the problem. Tall, swarthy, and built like a black-haired viking, I’ve started to feel a little too hot and bothered being around Cosmo. But it’s his stormy eyes that have me rethinking everything. AmazonKU
THE IMMORTAL by Linda Mooney
Jonah Cobb has lived for more than two centuries. He’s survived wars, starvation, and plagues. He’s suffered and been near death countless times, but he hasn’t died because he can’t. For some reason he’s never been able to discover, he’s immortal. He’s accepted the fact that he’s doomed to roam the earth alone, perhaps for all eternity. But during one brutal winter he encounters Clea Hatch. She and her son Joey live on a farm on the outskirts of a small town. She helps him recover and feeds him in exchange for him working around the farm. Jonah has had his share of women in his long past, but none of them have touched his heart the way Clea does. He knows nothing will come of it, and eventually she’ll grow old and die, and he’ll have to go on living without her. Regardless, he wants to be part of her short lifetime. But will she accept his request now that she knows what he is? AmazonKU
DINOSAUR MOON: A SAMANTHA MOON MYSTERY (VAMPIRE FOR HIRE® BOOK 38) by J R Rain
When priceless dinosaur fossils vanish from a Southern California museum, private investigator Samantha Moon is called in to recover the bones. Sounds simple enough. But Samantha isn’t just a PI. She’s a vampire with a few extra tricks up her sleeve. And the theft of ancient raptor fossils is only the beginning. As Sam digs deeper, she uncovers a case tangled in black-market dealings, dark magic, and something far more dangerous than ordinary criminals. At the same time, life at home refuses to slow down. Her daughter Tammy takes on her very first investigation, her empathic youngest senses trouble on the horizon, and a quiet family dinner may be the calm before a very strange storm. What begins as a straightforward recovery job soon reveals sharp teeth hidden beneath the surface. Because in Sam’s world, nothing is ever just bones. AmazonKU AB
INTO THE MIDNOGHT WOOD: A NOVEL by Alexandra McCollum
VS Note: LGBTQ Fantasy.
There are at least 100 things wrong with Meredith Schwarzwelder. In fact, keeping track of these things is the only way David Carew has managed to remain living with him for as long as he has. Meredith is an irredeemable eccentric who flirts with everyone in his path (#3 on the list), cries at anything (#35), makes the worst coffee in the world (#70), and talks to mice, or imagines he does (#50). It’s bad enough living with such a person on the edge of the Midnight Wood, but when magic starts to seep from the wood and a dark being emerges with a sinister plan involving Meredith, David decides that it’s time to leave the cottage, and his roommate, behind. Then Meredith’s brother gets engaged to the daughter of David’s boss, and David sees an opportunity: If he can insert himself into the festivities, maybe he can advance his career and get himself out of a personal rut. With wedding bells sounding and the dangers of the Midnight Wood encroaching, David realizes there’s much more hiding beneath the surface of his roommate’s seemingly carefree charm, and that perhaps his own exasperation carries more fondness than he’d like to admit. Cozy, sharp, steamy, and poignant, Into the Midnight Wood is a contemporary queer fairy tale about the masks we wear, the stories we tell, and the powerful need for true, honest connection to heal old wounds and new.
HELL HATH ALL THE FURIES (FORTY, FIRED AND FIGHTING DEMONS BOOK FIVE) by Brenda Trim
Just when I thought I’d gotten the hang of this whole Gatekeeper thing, the universe decided to throw me another curveball. Because apparently, saving Saltcliff from dimensional collapse was just the warm-up act. Malphas might be gone, but his parting gift keeps on giving—demon essence woven so deep into the gate network that removing it could destroy everything I’ve worked to protect. And naturally, every supernatural power player on the eastern seaboard has decided now would be a great time to drop by for a ‘friendly visit.’ Nothing says vacation destination like corrupted interdimensional portals, am I right? Between research sessions that make my brain feel like scrambled eggs, romantic dinners that keep getting interrupted by assassination attempts, and Riley’s increasingly dangerous experiments with dual bloodline magic, I’m starting to think my old corporate job wasn’t so bad. At least the worst thing that could happen there was a hostile takeover, not a literal dimensional invasion. Now I’ve got seventy-two hours to master a cleansing ritual that hasn’t been attempted in centuries, while supernatural delegations circle the island like sharks sensing blood in the water. The ritual requires a willing sacrifice, and guess who keeps volunteering? Here’s a hint: it’s not me, which is apparently a problem. Good thing I’ve got Zane keeping me grounded (when his demon heritage isn’t making him allergic to my magic), Astra organizing our defenses like a supernatural general, and Mimi providing commentary that could strip paint off a battleship. Because nothing says “family support” like your grandmother critiquing your life choices while loading enchanted ammunition. They say the devil’s in the details, but in my case, the demon’s in the network. And getting him out might just kill me. AmazonKU
GRACELESS HEART by Isabel Ibanez
As a sculptress, Ravenna Maffei has always shaped beauty from stone but she has a terrible secret. Desperate to save her brother, she enters a competition hosted by Florence’s most feared immortal family, revealing a dark power in a city where magic is forbidden. Now a captive in the cutthroat city of Florence, Ravenna is forced into a dangerous task where failure meets certain death at the hands of Saturnino dei Luni, the immortal family’s mesmerizing but merciless heir. But as he draws her closer, Ravenna realizes the true threat lies beyond Florence’s walls. The Pope’s war against magic is closing in, and Ravenna is no longer just a prisoner but a prize to be claimed. As trusting the wrong person becomes lethal, Ravenna must survive the treacherous line between a pope’s obsession and the seductive immortal who might be the end of her — or surrender her power to a city on the brink of war.
THE MAGIC OF UNTAMED HEARTS (WILD MAGIC BOOK THREE) by Raquel Vasquez Gilliland
Like her sisters, Sage and Teal, Sky Flores has a touch of magic, and it’s caused nothing but heartache. Not only did she disappear into the woods years ago and reappear with no rational explanation, she’s also more comfortable talking to animals than to people. Different and misunderstood, Sky is shunned in the small town of Cranberry. Sky’s neighbor, Adam Noemi, has his own problems. After being laid off from a prestigious newspaper, Adam, ever the ambitious reporter, needs a big headline to redeem his career. Enter Sky, a girl with a story that news outlets have been chasing for years. Sky agrees to grant Adam an exclusive interview on one condition: that he befriend Sky, in a very public way, to prove to everyone in Cranberry that she’s not an outcast. As Sky shares her experiences with Adam, something much bigger than a simple agreement begins to grow between them. But for love to take root, Adam will have to take a leap towards a life that defies expectations, and Sky must open her heart – full of flora and fauna and mystical energies – to his curious mind. Amazon AB Apple Books Kobo
BLACK DRAGON RISING: DRAGON RIDIERS OF VORDEN by Nita Round
VS Note: YA Fantasy, low key FF romance.
Outcast. Healer. The girl they shunned may be the kingdom’s best hope. Kanastya Herbanya has always been an outcast. With her pointed ears and slight build, she stands out as different. Orphaned young and raised by her grandmother on the edge of the swamp. Kanastya lives quietly on the fringes healing wounds, gathering herbs… and guarding a deadly secret. She knows dragon lore, and in the four kingdoms, secrets like hers could mean death. For generations, the Sundered lands have known peace, but now war is brewing. Rogue dragons have returned and are attacking the four kingdoms with relentless fury. The kings of Vorden need dragons, but to raise them quickly requires blood and sacrifice. Kanastya is chosen as one of those sacrifices. Torn from her home and thrust into a brutal selection meant for nobles, she finds herself among strangers who see her as a threat or a tool. As danger mounts and alliances shift, Kanastya must decide whether to remain the outcast they expect—or become something far more powerful than anyone is prepared for. AmazonKU
THE MIDNIGHT CAROUSEL: A NOVEL by Fiza Saeed McLynn
1920, Chicago – Maisie Marlowe has come to America for a fresh start. After discovering an antique fairground carousel, she is seized by the idea of running a glittering amusement park. But little does she know that the wondrous object has a sinister past of its own. Paris – A decade ago, fairgoers inexplicably vanished riding an extraordinary carousel, and Detective Laurent Bisset closed the case with a suspect behind bars. So when rumors of fresh disappearances in Chicago also linked to a carousel make their way across the Atlantic, Laurent sets out for new answers to an old mystery. Maisie and Laurent both hold clues to this dark puzzle. But can they piece it together before the carousel claims someone else? Amazon AB Apple Books Kobo
A VOW IN VENGEANCE (MORTAL DESIRES SERIES) by Jaclyn Rodriguez
Rune Ryker has nothing left to lose. Everything’s been stolen by the Immortals—her family, her home, her freedom. But she’s done playing by their rules. Each year, humans are forced to journey into the Immortal Realms, but twenty-year-old Rune orchestrates her own selection, determined to find her family and destroy anyone who stands in her way. Rune is used to doing whatever it takes to survive, and now she must endure the Forge, a cutthroat college for the Immortal druids’ elusive tarot magic. When Rune’s magic reveals itself to be the rarest and most powerful, she must live with its only other wielder—Prince Draven. As arrogant as he is ruthlessly ambitious, he’s the last person she can trust. Rune’s abilities also draw the eyes of the most dangerous druids in the realms. Some want to use her. More want her dead. Draven offers to train her . . . for a price. As Rune becomes ensnared in Draven’s dangerous games, she learns there are secrets at the heart of the kingdom that some will kill to protect. And Rune and Draven’s growing attraction may be the spark to ignite a brewing war. Amazon AB Apple Books Kobo
THE YOUNGER GODS (THE NIGHT-SINGERS DUOLOGY BOOK ONE) by Katie Shephard
Iona Night-Singer thought she’d overthrown the gods. Her mortal rebellion eked out a painful victory by using the gods’ own powers against them—though she lost her betrothed, Taran, in a final battle with the god of death. Months later, the war doesn’t feel over. Not with Taran gone. Especially not when the gods still answer the prayers she sings. Angry, grieving, and with a gnawing dread that the gods will return, Iona strikes a deal with her former patron goddess: if Iona can convince Taran to follow her home from the Underworld, he’ll be free to live again. If she fails, they’ll both be trapped there forever. No sooner does she find him, she makes a horrible discovery. The dead gods have been reborn, they are plotting revenge—and Taran, it seems, was always one of them. This reincarnated trickster god with Taran’s face no longer remembers her or the war they fought together, and she doubts not just his loyalties but his love. Determined to stop the next war without revealing her part in the last one, Iona enters her deadliest battle yet, one where she fights to bring Taran home without him even knowing it. Amazon AB Apple Books Kobo
SNOW YETI’S GROUCHY WEREWOLF (BRINNSWICK: TALES FROM GAUHALA BOOK THREE) by Michele Notaro
VS Note: MM PNR.
Being shy sucks. Being shy and having a crush sucks even more. But I can’t get the grouchy werewolf out of my head, so I need to do something… as long as it doesn’t include talking…Step One: Leave my crush a gift. Check. Step Two: Wait for him to open it. Check. Step Three: Try to convince him we’re meant to be. Ugh, I definitely have my work cut out for me. Dain caught my attention the moment I walked into the bookstore. Tall. Broody. Growly in that definitely-a-werewolf way. The more time I spend near him, the more certain I become of one impossible truth: He’s my viramore. My soulmate. Too bad I can barely string two words together in his presence. When I finally tell him about our connection, he doesn’t believe me. But he does agree to a date. Hopefully I can turn one date into two, then three, and then maybe, just maybe, he’ll see that I’m right. We’re viramores, and no matter what trouble comes our way, nothing will change that. AmazonKU
SAME OLD by T S Joyce
Dodger Nause is not good at being a Rogue. An unconventional upbringing has him craving stability, but the Rogue Pack is anything but. On the brink of war, he has to find a way to calm the animal inside of him. His Alpha is asking him to be patient, but a new and dangerous Pack is pushing into their territory, and Dodger isn’t good at sitting back and waiting for something bad to happen. Adding to the chaos? The humans in Coeur d’Alene are wary of werewolves, and Dodger is having a hard time being polite. When a gorgeous woman approaches, offering kindness, he knows it is a trick. That or someone dared her to talk to him. Destiny is showing him attention she should be saving for her own kind, but she has a big secret that will make her interest in Dodger make perfect sense. Why can he not stop thinking about her? A good man would leave the tempting human alone, at least until his Pack is finished with the war, but there is one thing Dodger is learning about himself lately—he is a monster, and monsters aren’t good. Destiny Young is the daughter of a legend. Werewolves don’t scare her, but she does understand Dodger’s hesitation at getting to know her. He’s been hurt, and is standoffish, and can be a brute at times, but she can see his potential so clearly. Too bad their timing is off because his wolf is being pulled into a war no one can stop. No matter how much she tries to stay away from him in the name of self-preservation, the heart wants what it wants. And after everything she has learned about werewolves over her lifetime, her heart says the danger of Dodger’s affection is worth it. It’s time for this new Rogue Pack to set down roots, but there are enemy forces—both human and werewolf—determined to end them once and for all. The goal is peace, but peace for werewolves comes at a steep cost. Destiny Young is about to learn that the hard way. AmazonKU AB
WYLD MAGIC (STANDALONE TALES BOOK 22) by Viola Grace
Hiding from those who thought she was an empty vessel, Bethany has landed a job as a host at a retreat for expectant couples. Magical couples. Her first clients are trolls. Bethany has spent her life running from her birth family. They summoned a star and expected her to gleam with power. She still registered as magical, but they decided that if she wasn’t manifesting, they would get the power out of the next generation, and they attempted an arranged marriage. She ran. She has been running ever since. Finding a job was a trick that she had to figure out, but once she learned how to get past the resume and first scan, she was in. Understanding what people needed and helping them settle was easy. Saving up enough to stop living in her car was tricky. While under attack, she calls an old friend. A being of light and luck who deters her attackers and gets her and her car to safety. She is swept into a world of magic and finance, where she can take on her original name and try to forget the kijin who she paid to hide it and the price that he had accepted for the spell. Amazon Apple Books Kobo
LOVE, DEATH AND FRANKENSTEIN by Cari Silverwood
A tale of star-crossed lovers bridging worlds, space, and Frankenstein – Hailey was my high-school crush, and I never gave up on us though we went our separate ways. Bleeding out in a chopper downed in battle, I spend my last moments thinking of the night I shipped out when I kissed her and marked her. Tick, tock…Tick. I wake to find I’m a monster in a stitched-together body and I cannot remember who I am. When I climb the balcony of a house, I find a woman called Hailey grieving over the death of her father. I think I know her, and her father died months ago, yet he’s the man I was sent to murder. Memories spin and click into place. This is my Hailey. Somehow, I’ve slipped between worlds and zigzagged past my own death. I will not lose her again. I carry her out of the rain, pressing kisses on her, everywhere, until she begs for more of my rough handling. Nothing will keep me from claiming her. Not even the demons whispering in my head. This is a spicy, lighter-dark romance where a frankenstein monster slowly awakens to his true self. AmazonKU
OGRE (MYSTIC GUARDIANS BOOK FIVE) by Rinda Elliott
VS Note: MM PNR.
Ogre Dax Grobb might find humans alluring, but he can’t be with one. Not with his size and supernatural strength. He’s on a job when a man he’d noticed is attacked. Dax saves him and there’s such a strong connection, a part of him hopes maybe a soulmate is possible for him after all. But he was wrong about what Everett is. Devastated, he still takes on a job to protect him, knowing that it’s probably the worst decision he’s ever made. Everett Page has no idea what attacked him in that alley, but with a recent big inheritance, he believes a bodyguard might be a good idea. And he wants Dax. In more ways than one. Too bad, Dax seems to think he’s fragile because of his size. Being underestimated is the last thing Everett needs. As they slowly figure out just what Everett’s attackers are after, they grow close, and Dax breaks his own rules about humans. He knows with everything in him this man is his soulmate. So what does it mean that Everett can’t be one? AmazonKU
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MATED TO THE ORC BERSERKER (BRIDES OF THE CITADEL ORCS BOOK THREE) by Zola Vale
I came to the Citadel to negotiate a treaty. I didn’t expect to be claimed by the silent beast assigned to protect me. I am Lady Isolde Valerius, a diplomat of the Southern Coalition. My weapon is a quill, my armor is silk, and my purpose is peace. I have trained my whole life to walk into a den of monsters without flinching. But nothing prepared me for him. General Rorik is known as “The Breaker.” He is eight feet of scarred muscle and lethal silence, a berserker who crushes armies with his bare hands. He looks at me like I am made of glass, something fragile he is terrified to touch. When a surprise siege shatters the peace talks, Rorik becomes my only hope for survival. Cut off from the fortress, we are forced to flee into the frozen hell of the Dead Lands. Now, stripped of my titles and trapped in a cave with a warrior fighting his own primal instincts, the diplomat’s mask is slipping. The cold is killing me, and the only heat for miles is the massive body of the orc who has sworn to keep me safe. Rorik believes he is a monster. He fears the “Battle Rut” that turns him into a mindless engine of destruction. But as the enemy closes in, I realize the monster might be exactly what I need. And I might be the only one who can tame him. AmazonKU
THE RIGHT TIME: BACK TO THE 80’S (A TIME SLIP NOVEL BOOK TWO) by Lena Gibson
Thirty-year-old Andie is struggling. Despite a fresh start—escaping an abusive ex and making a new home—her old life reaches out to reclaim her. In desperation, she makes a wish and slips back in time. The 80s are safer and have a reputation as simpler, but everything is different and new. Despite her strange situation, Andie navigates finding work, making friends, and learning how to live in 1985. Along the way, she challenges herself to make more connections and enjoy life. Paramedic Zack believes love leads to heartache. He has no time for or interest in having a girlfriend—until he meets awkward and irresistible Andie. He resists her charm and pushes her away—afraid to lose someone the way his father did. Andie’s been given a second chance. If she doesn’t grasp it, she might as well have stayed in her original time. Zack might be the answer to Andie’s wish—if only she could make him believe they belong together. Amazon
COURT OF LUST (THEIR DRAGONRIDER BOOK THREE) by Lacey Carter Anderson
What happens when multiple sexy men all want me for themselves? I get them to learn to share…I can’t believe how much has happened since I joined the dragon riders’ academy. My small-town life as a healer is gone, and I’m living in a world of dragons and royalty. Except, these royals all want the same thing. Me. And I’m not about to choose just one of them, when I’m being pulled to all of them. Unfortunately, these stubborn boys have never learned to share, but they’re about to. We can’t spend our time fighting amongst ourselves when we have our enemies, the Hollowborn, to deal with. If we can’t agree on a way to handle the Hollowborn, we may just find ourselves in another war. A war that will lead to death and destruction all across our kingdom. Our people are counting on us, and we must all stand together, or we’ll fall together instead. AmazonKU
ANGELS AND OMENS (TREASURE TRAIL BOOK FOUR) by
VS Note: MM PNR.
Someone would kill to keep the past buried. Warnings of winter weather and a supernatural storm make for a dangerous holiday season for ex-cop Ben Nolan and antiques expert Erik Mitchell. Cape May’s ghosts are unquiet, and sightings of a Woman in White is an omen of misfortune. As Erik and Ben try to lay the spirits to rest, they are drawn into a web of secrets about old shipwrecks, unsolved Mob hits, and long-ago deadly intrigue. Someone would kill to keep the past buried. As Ben and Erik navigate their growing relationship and help Cape May prepare for its big winter festival, they must face down ghosts, mobsters, and the town’s dangerous hidden history. Can they resolve the crimes and mysteries of the past and live to tell the tale?
THE POSSIBILITY WING (GRACETOWN BOOK EIGHT) by Cindy Kirk
A heart-tugging magical realism romance about parallel lives, second chances, and the love that finds its way home. When librarian Cora Summerbell returns to GraceTown, she expects only a quiet reset. Instead, she discovers a forgotten wing in the old Carnegie Library—shelves lined with mysterious books that reveal the alternate lives she might have lived. Each volume draws her deeper into a spellbinding blend of magical realism, romance, and what-if possibilities—different choices, different futures, different versions of the love she lost. But the more she explores these shadow-lives, the more she begins to understand the truth buried in the pages: the life she’s meant for is still here—waiting for her to claim it. AmazonKU
BONDED (HEARTS OF EMBER BOOK ONE) by Kelli Robyns
Three heirs. Three dragons. One impossible choice. Three royal siblings face their dragons when the Ashkar Empire sends a delegation that changes everything. Kaelen, the Golden Prince, finds himself drawn to an enemy emissary in ways that defy loyalty. Lyra, the rebellious princess, discovers freedom’s true cost. Elion, the scholarly heir, uncovers secrets suggesting nothing is what it seems. Their dragons should grant strength. Instead, the bonds reveal impossible truths about power, identity, and connection. As threats from the wastelands grow louder, the line between ally and enemy blurs. Someone is hiding what’s coming. Someone holds power that could save or destroy both kingdoms. The siblings must navigate deadly games, forbidden attractions, and awakening abilities while ancient danger masses at the borders. Duty demands sacrifice. Desire demands truth. Dragons demand choice. Will they choose the kingdoms they’ve sworn to protect? Or the people who’ve awakened their hearts? AmazonKU
TOMBSTONES WITH A VIEW (THE HAUNTED RANCH MYSTERIES BOOK FOUR) by Sara Bourgeois
Claire Caldwell learned that the hard way in Room 7 of the Desert Rest Motel. But now their owner has vanished, and those glass eyes might be the only witnesses to what happened…Sheriff Dobson isn’t concerned. “Woman finally got tired of those creepy dolls and skipped town. Can’t blame her.” But Claire knows Mavis would never abandon her collection. Those hundreds of Victorian dolls aren’t just decorations… they’re her life. Her family. Her obsession. With the sheriff refusing to investigate, Claire finds herself drawn into the dusty rooms of the Desert Rest, surrounded by glass eyes that follow her every move. The dolls saw what happened to Mavis. If only they could talk. Meanwhile, someone is stalking Whispering Saguaro Ranch. Cut fences. Threatening notes. A shadow in the barn at midnight. Claire’s made some enemies, and one of them wants what she has… no matter the cost. As Claire searches for answers, she discovers that Mavis has secrets of her own. The Pioneer Cemetery behind the motel holds more than old bones. The dolls hold more than sawdust and porcelain. And the eccentric woman everyone dismissed as harmless may have been hiding something worth killing for. Now Claire must untangle two mysteries at once, with help from an unlikely source: her veterinarian fiancé Sam, whose rounds through the desert bring whispers of things people don’t want known. Together, they’ll learn that in Perdido Springs, the strangest people often have the darkest secrets. And some collections are worth more than anyone imagined. AmazonKU
BYLAWS OF ATTRACTION: MM FANTASY ROMANCE by Callie Colby
here is a clause in the HOA bylaws for everything: trash can placement, fence height, and acceptable shades of beige. There is not a clause for a neighbor who is literally the King of the Wild Hunt. My new neighbor, Lord Oberon, is a menace. His “lawn” is a sentient briar patch that whinges when trimmed. His “garden gnomes” are actual goblins that bite the mailman. And he refuses to acknowledge the three hundred dollars in fines I’ve taped to his gate. I treat our interactions as a war for the soul of the neighborhood. Oberon, apparently, treats them as foreplay. To him, my aggressive color-coded violation notices aren’t threats—they’re love letters. He thinks my refusal to back down is a mating dance. And the worst part? When I storm onto his property to demand he leash his hellhounds, he doesn’t apologize. He pins me against the non-compliant perimeter fence, grins like a wolf, and tells me I look beautiful when I’m quoting regulations. I came here to enforce the rules, but Oberon is rewriting them. And if I’m not careful, the only thing getting violated tonight is me. AmazonKU AB
ME, YOU AND THE WITCH (NOVUS PACK JUSTICE SERIES BOOK THREE) by M Jayne
Kelly Morant has everything—power, talent, beauty, and the guts to wield them all. Witch. Warrior. Survivor. She’s carving out a life on her own terms. Whynter Starke never yearned to be mated. Born to a royal bloodline, the Lycan has been trained to expect polished perfection. Kelly’s dangerous edge makes her the opposite of what he ever imagined in a mate, but exactly what his wolf craves. When beings from both the witch and wolf communities begin to disappear, Kelly and Whynter are forced together in a hunt for answers. To their horror, they expose old grudges, brutal secrets, and a threat neither species dares to face alone. The Northwest Pack dismisses the danger. The Starke family rejects Kelly as Whynter’s mate. The Novus Pack refuses to let her go without a fight. Yet in the face of looming danger, the pair couldn’t care less about politics or bloodlines. If they make it out alive, they won’t just expose the truth. They’ll shatter the balance of power that has defined their worlds. Amazon Apple Books Kobo
DEVOUR THE SNAKE: A CAPTAIN HOOK, CROCODILE AND WENDY DARLING REIMAGINING (DEVOURER SERIES BOOK THREE) by Nikki St Crowe
I’m getting married. Again. But this time it’s to the men I love: Captain James Hook and the Crocodile, the Devourer of Men. As a Darling, I never thought I’d get the fairytale life. Not with Peter Pan haunting my family line. Not with the monsters and witches and myths of the Seven Isles plotting for revenge. On the morning of my wedding, all seems well…until someone kidnaps James. Surely it must be a mistake. Because no one on Darkland would be stupid enough to kidnap the Crocodile’s boyfriend, right? But if we’re to find our happily ever after, we’re going to have to overcome more than a vengeful street gang. And we deserve it, don’t we? James, Roc, and me. We deserve a happy ending after everything we’ve endured. And we’re determined to get it. Devour the Snake is a MMF romantasy fairytale retelling. AmazonKU AB
A BLOOM OF FALSE FLOWERS by Valerie Wilde
Some truths bloom no matter how carefully they’re hidden. Anne lives in a world where everyone has a soulmate. Those lucky enough to find their soulmates are bound by a union deeper than affection, an immutable connection that exists beyond reason. The only way that connection is revealed is through the blossoming of soulflowers on the skin, wherever soulmates touch. Privately, everyone yearns to find the one destined for them. Lady Anne knows how to obey. She keeps her head down and her feelings tightly bound beneath woolen sleeves and courtly smiles. As one of the Queen’s Ladies-in-Waiting, Anne is bound by duty and decorum, serving a Queen who despises soulmates above all else. A single, careless touch reveals to Anne a damning truth. Her soulmate is Edmund Thornage, the King’s Spymaster; a man who is feared, brilliant, and utterly forbidden. As loyalties are tested, Anne is forced to choose between the safety of obedience and the intoxicating pull of a bond written on her skin. In a palace rife with intrigue and danger, soulflowers are not a blessing. They are a liability. AmazonKU
WHALE WATCHING WITH A BAT(BENEATH AQUATICA’S WAVES BOOK 18) by Charlie Richards
VS Note: MM PNR.
World of Aquatica: When a whale shifter does a little underwater exploring, he discovers a passage to the greatest of treasures. Craeg considers himself blessed to have been taken in by Alpha Kaiser. He’d never been in a shifter pod before, and the fellow marine shifters are friendly and welcoming. When others in the pod begin to be blessed by Fate and find their mates, he’s hopeful, but doesn’t truly expect to find his happily-ever-after, yet. After all, at only a little over a hundred years of age, Craeg is considered young. That all changes when Craeg indulges in a little underwater exploring with a friend. An earthquake opens a passage to a cave system. Inside, Craeg scents something…or someone…he never expected—his fated mate. Drawn to him, a young bat shifter reveals himself. Silas shares that he’s been living alone as a bat for years. Coaxing Silas into the light, Craeg realizes that someone is still searching for him. Can he figure out why while keeping him safe? Amazon Apple Books Kobo
BLOOD OF THE VEIL (VEILBLOOD ACADEMY BOOK ONE) by Clara Wils
Abducted to another world, thrown into a magical academy, bonded to a vampire, rooming with an incubus, fake dating an angel, and despised by a dragon. I bring the wrong guy home for a one-night stand and the next day I’m swept off to a mystical world surrounded by beautiful fae beings, because apparently… I’m one of them. Only I know nothing of this world, so it doesn’t take me long to make enemies of a stuck-up princess and get mate-bonded to a vampire… only he’s not a vampire, he’s a shifter… or something… I don’t know, I’m new here. Oh, and that guy from the one-night stand, turns out he’s an incubus… and my new roommate, not to mention my assigned TA in class. Awkward! Things only get more complicated when that princess (who’s appointed herself my arch nemesis) sends one of her bodyguards (an angel no less) to spy on me by pretending to be my boyfriend. And did I mention the dragon-shifter? The one who may be sexy AF, but who seems to hate my guts for some reason? This place is messed up. I’ll be lucky to make it through my first week alive. AmazonKU
DARK BRILLIANCE: A SOVEREIGNS OF ALCHEMY FANTASY ROMANCE (KINGS OF DARKHAVEN BOOK TWO) by Marie Bellmere
King Genesis’s world is little more than his alchemic experiments with occasional bouts of ruling when his grand advisor insists he must step in. Until his scheming mother quietly gets rid of his advisor and brings in a host of eligible alchemist women as candidates for his new one. He knows exactly what her game is and will not marry to placate her or anyone else in his province. Until one of the women catches his eye. No, more than that, his mind. Catalina knows she’s perfect on the surface. She’s beautiful, poised, and graceful. She’s the only heir of one of the highest ranking families in the province. She graduated at the top of her year from the academy, with nearly the highest scores ever seen. The big, dark secret? She’s not her family’s only child, but her father will never reveal the proof of her mother’s infidelity to the world, her elemental mixed blood little brother. Catalina’s only hope for freeing him from her father’s prison is to become King Genesis’s new grand advisor and gain the favor of the king. So she will gain that title. Except Catalina never counted on catching the king’s personal attention. Or that his obsessive nature with his experiments would transfer over to his interest in her. This might be perfect for her plan to protect her brother . . . except King Genesis is as unpredictable as he is brilliant and she cannot risk getting close to him that way, no matter how alluring he may be at times. Especially when the dowager learns of her brother and decides she’s unfit as a bride. Unfortunately, King Genesis disagrees, pitting Catalina – and the safety of her brother – between the two greatest political forces in the province. AmazonKU
THE COURT WIZARD (THE ARCHETYPES) by V M Couture
She reads the weather.He commands storms. Two years after a devastating plague tore through the world, Evie wants nothing more than to keep her post at the Council of Farming. Instead, she is pulled into the orbit of Kael Forloren, the Court Wizard, the most dangerous man in the realm. He is feared. Untouchable. Bound to the king. Yet his eyes never leave her. His touch burns. His restraint is a storm waiting to break. She thinks he despises her. He knows wanting her means breaking her. But the plague has left secrets to rot beneath the mountain. And soon, no power alone will be enough to stop what comes, nor keep them apart. AmazonKU
HONEY, I’M HOME (TRASH HAVEN BOOK THREE) by Kelsey Soliz
Aster had exactly zero plans to ever return home to Trash Haven. When she moved to the big city, that was that. She was going to become a successful real estate agent and live out her dreams with her gorgeous boyfriend turned fiancee. You know how this goes though, right? He cheats, he blacklists her, her childhood crushes call her back home, yadda, yadda, yadda. Tale as old as time. Or is it? Up until recently, Aster was pretty sure the only thing her brother’s three best friends saw her as was an irritating little sister. Never mind the fact that she’s been inappropriately obsessed with them for half her life. When she moves home to start over and help the guys out with the selling of the property they inherited, she finds it strange that every aspect of the house, down to the antique bronze knocker on the front door, is straight out of her mood boards that she didn’t think anybody looked at. Is it possible they were just biding their time before they made a move? When they reveal all, will these fuzzy little bees finally get their queen, or will she reject their sweet honey and ruin them? This is a fun, lighthearted small town romance involving three slightly stalkerish bumblebee shifters and their fated mate. You can expect puns galore, inappropriate uses of honey, potential honey fetishizing, and sweet romance. AmazonKU
SCORCHED BY SHADOWS by Milly Taiden
A witch with the power to heal. A dragon with the power to destroy. A bond that could save them—or burn the world to ash. Serenya Vex is a curse scholar treated like a common servant by the dragon shifters who rule the Ashen Realms. But when an ancient shadow-plague threatens their volcanic stronghold, the Dragon Council forces her into a lethal arrangement: she is magically shackled to Vaelrik, the “Shadow Scourge,” a warlord hollowing out from a cosmic curse. As his stabilizer, Serenya must keep Vaelrik’s volatile shadowfire from going feral. As his prisoner, she must survive the proximity of a man who represents the very House that burned her childhood to the ground.
But as they hunt the heart of the corruption together, the magical leash between them snaps. In its place, a primal fated-mate bond ignites, revealing a truth the Council has hidden for centuries: the witch and the dragon were never meant to be enemies. With a traitor in the Council and a Shadowbinder rising in the dark, Serenya and Vaelrik must choose. Will they remain the weapons they were forged to be, or will they burn down the old world to build a new one? AmazonKU
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“New” is generally plus or minus a week or two. I try to catch up on ones I missed in recent months. And I may mention ‘special items’.
NOTE: I’m doing my best to avoid listing anything generated from use of AI but it’s sometimes tricky to detect from the resources I have available. As far as covers go, I list the Amazon cover whether it’s AI or not.
I do NOT cover every single new release in SFR/FantasyR/PNR. I never have. That would be an impossible task for any human! I assemble my list by hand every week based on various informal inputs, and I do curate the list to some extent…
Some authors aren’t in KU but still don’t list books with Apple or other platforms. This report is very time consuming to prepare so I’ve always had to limit myself and cannot go and look up every book on all the platforms. If an author gives me their other buy links, I include them here but generally I develop the post on my own, not from author-supplied information. I curate and prepare this post individually every week to help connect readers/books/authors and I have to be very careful not to give it so much time as an activity that I don’t write my own novels! Thanks for the feedback and happy reading!
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