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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VACATION WITH THE ALIEN GLADIATOR: A STEAMY MONSTER ROMANCE by Lara Roth

EDITH: I booked a budget Santorini getaway to hide from the pharmaceutical corporation that wants me dead. Instead, I got an €8,000-per-night villa, a mysterious owner with too many scars, and a gladiator blade that definitely isn’t a replica. Kaz says he can protect me. But when he kisses me like I’m his last breath, when his skin burns too hot and something moves beneath the surface—I realize I should be asking: protect me from what? The assassins hunting me? Or the monster I’m falling for? KAZ: For ninety-two years, I’ve been a weapon. A killer. A thing. Then Edith walks into my safe house with her sharp tongue and fearless eyes, and for the first time, I want to be a man. She doesn’t know I’m alien. That I shift into something with claws and armor. That my kind claims mates with a bite that bonds us forever. I should tell her the truth before I take her to my bed. But when assassins breach my sanctuary, when her blood hits my stone floors, when she looks at me and whispers “show me what you really are”—I’ll show her the monster. And then I’ll make her mine.    AmazonKU

KOL’S HONOR (BARBARIANS OF THE DUST BOOK FOUR) by A G Wilde

To lead my clan is to stand between them and the harshness of the dust. Falling for the human female who matches my strength step for step is a danger I did not foresee. Kol – I am the Dra-dam. The survival of the clan is my only purpose. While my clan finds joy with the precious humans we rescued from the dust, I remain the shield that stands between them and the dark. I do not have the luxury of desire. Except Eh-rih-kah makes it impossible to look away. She is not just soft; she is steel. She lifts stone alongside my warriors. She meets my gaze without fear. She carries the weight of survival just as I do. Now, a rival clan circles our borders, testing our defenses. I must be the unshakeable leader my people need. But the dust has other plans. Because every time she stands her ground, the dormant fire under my skin flares to life. I am supposed to command this clan. Instead, I am consumed by a female who does not need my protection. But who I would burn the world down to keep. Erika – I didn’t ask to be abandoned on a planet that’s 90% sand and 10% impending doom. My goal is simple: keep my head down, do the work, and keep everyone alive until a rescue ship shows up. Unfortunately, my survival plan now involves Kol. He’s seven feet of golden muscle and terrifying intensity. He carries the safety of the entire group on his back, and for some reason, his amber eyes are always fixed on me. He’s not just a leader; he’s a force of nature. And he’s the only thing standing between us and the rival clan hunting in the dark. When the bond snaps into place, I expect him to be overbearing. I didn’t expect him to look at me like I am the only water in the desert. We’re about to find out what breaks first: the threat circling our caves, or my resistance to the alien warlord who has decided I am his.      AmazonKU

SERVICE (CENTRAL CITIES BOOK TWO) by Claire Kent

I never set out to be a leader. I only fought to survive in a cruel, broken world. But now I lead a rebel group, plotting and acting against the oppressive Central Cities government. It’s important work, and it’s the only thing that can matter to me. At my right hand has always stood Ben. He’s my second, my advisor, my friend, and often my bodyguard. He’s never let me down. But something is changing. He’s wanting more. From me. From us. But yielding in this would disrupt our mission and possibly our world. He’s always at my side, but he can never be in my heart.      AmazonKU

SUCK: MM MONSTER ROMANCE (FEED AND FEAST BOOK ONE) by Cora Rose and  E M Lindsey

When portals from another world split open the sky, humanity braces for war… only to discover the monsters from Erethar aren’t here to conquer. They need something from humans. Something oddly specific in order to survive. And that’s when the government begins recruiting for a ritual that sounds a lot like a cross-dimensional booty call. Normally an exclusivity contract with a monster called Rathyn of the Dark Vale would be a hard pass, but the more time I spend with him, the more I realize there’s more to this whole monster/human thing than what the government is telling us. I want to believe it’s nothing more than an arrangement, but the way he melts under my touch, and the way he’s constantly seeking more, makes me believe that maybe his fate is wrapped up in my own. It’s no longer about what I can do for him. It’s about what we mean to each other. I’m Everest Hale, and I’m doing my part to save the world with my… Well, I’m not at liberty to discuss, but let’s just say it’s given with vigorous enthusiasm. You’re welcome, Earth.       Amazon

PLATFORM DECAY (MURDERBOT DIARIES BOOK EIGHT) by Martha Wells

VS Note: Not a romance but a scifi release of note and this is a terrific series! Had it preordered.

Having someone else support your bad decision feels kind of good. After volunteering to run a rescue mission, Murderbot realizes that it will have to spend significant time with a bunch of humans it doesn’t know. Including human children. Ugh. This may well call for… eye contact! (Emotion check: Oh, for f—)

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MY ALIEN WARRIOR (ROTHA MATES OF XAVIER BOOK FOUR) by Reverie Harwood

Insta-love? Try Insta-family. Layla didn’t travel across the galaxy to stop short of finding her rotha mate—a true love romance, fated to last forever. With her stay half over, she moves in with Chelk and Rixo, a widowed warrior and his rambunctious toddler. Can Layla fit into this ready-made family and still find her destined love? Chelk isn’t any human’s first choice. One of them fled from his home. Between fighting in the Xavian Guard and caring for Rixo, he has little left for a new relationship. While they grow close as a family, Chelk guards his heart. He shouldn’t ask so much of someone so sweet. My Alien Warrior features a grumpy dad, a sunshine virgin, one bed and a slow burn.    AmazonKU

AN ALIEN NOBLE FOR NOVEMBER (ALIEN ABDUCTION OF THE MONTH) by Lindy Moonhill

He claimed her to protect her. He didn’t expect to want her. November Lachlan, the human female freed from a slaver ship, wasn’t meant to walk free. She holds the key to exposing a powerful alien prince. But before she can testify… someone wants her silenced. Rhaezon’s solution is simple. Effective. A marriage of convenience. The dragon-shifter binds her to him with a legal fiction that places her under his protection… and in his home. His estate is cold. Controlled. Untouchable. Like him. But November sees in Rhaezon what others don’t. Not the scars. Not the monster. Not the weapon. She sees him. And the more time they spend in close quarters, the harder it becomes to remember this was never meant to be real. Rhaezon’s mate bond is awakening. A quiet, consuming pull he can’t ignore… and can’t control. It builds with every moment she’s near. Biological. Irreversible. Dangerous. And when it claims November… there will be no going back. He can’t deny the bond building between them. But claiming her might damn them both.     AmazonKU

THE LAST CONTRACT OF ISAKO by Fonda Lee

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

Isako is a legendary swordswoman, but every legend must come to an end. When her long-time client unexpectedly retires, she plans to follow—to walk out into the frozen wasteland of their planet with her head held high and her family enriched by her death. But when she’s offered a final mission, she can’t refuse, especially when she realizes who lies at the center of it all: Martim, her last—and worst—apprentice, who’s somehow made his way to the top. As she’s thrust into a world of corporate espionage and shadowy secrets, what she uncovers could forever change humanity’s existence among the stars.  The Last Contract of Isako is epic science fiction like only Fonda Lee can write it—set in a world where money trumps loyalty, the elite have the power to extend life or end it, and one woman in the twilight of her calling must decide what’s ultimately worth living—or dying—for.

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HEART & CHROME MM CYBERPUNK ROMANCE (NOVA CITY STORIES) by Atlas Knight

A gang leader who protects his own, no matter the cost. A medic who sees a man where he was taught to see a monster. In a city run by megacorps, Kane’s crew survives because he makes the hard calls and doesn’t hesitate when it counts. But when an attack from a rival gang leaves his fixer dying, he’s forced to cross a line: taking a medic from Midtown into his territory. Rafael was taught the Outer Districts were a lawless void of chrome and violence. But as a medic, he doesn’t see gangs. He sees a community holding the line, and a leader who carries every loss like it’s his to answer for. Taking Rafael was a means to an end. Kane wasn’t prepared to protect him like his own—or to want him, when wanting anything is a weakness in his world. Going home should be Rafael’s only concern. But leaving isn’t simple when Kane treats his kindness like something worth keeping…or when walking away means leaving Kane behind.       AmazonKU

EVO: STEAMY CYBORG ROMANCE (ROGUE FLEET BOOK TWO) by Sybur Phyre

An evolving cyborg who no longer trusts himself after being hacked by the alien enemy finds hope in a human with an ancient gift. The war with the Solcrue Empire threatens the fragile freedom of the humans and their cyborg protectors, as well as their ability to survive the fringes of the galaxy. Can they gain the upper hand and change the course of the war before it’s too late? Evo – I did horrible things under the control of the Solcrue Empire. All I want is to protect my brothers, Relic and Rogue, and never let it happen again. Guilt won’t let me live among them in the shelter of our nebula. None of them hurt the ones we were made to protect, not the way I did. So I take patrol shifts as they rebuild, and I watch for the enemy. I will ensure the Solcrue meet a slow and vicious end when I get my chance. I just don’t know how to prevent the past from repeating. On a patrol, I encounter a tiny, busted-up ship and a human female in critical condition. She is a stunning creature, resilient, and does not cave under pressure, unlike me. Her engines are damaged, so I tow her back to our mothership for repairs and healing. What she needs is more than we can give. ..(more blurb on ebook seller’s page)      AmazonKU

ALPHA PROCESS (SECTORS SALVAGERS BOOK ONE) by Nicola Claire

“It’s not only the Navy watching you out in the Black.”Humanity once knew the stars. Centuries after losing much of their technology, they’ve finally managed to reach them again. But history has made those in power cautious. The reformed New Earth Space Force patrols humanity’s sector of the known systems. Guarding what is left and searching for what is lost. Everyone knows the Navy watches you out in the Black. Making a living in forgotten space, Captain Jules Stone of the SV Toby dives derelict starships and stations to salvage Old Tech. It’s a lifetime away from her past. But the Navy is always watching. On a routine inspection of a non-responsive salvage tug, the NESF Pioneer meets its match. Powerless and drifting, Captain Nathan Miller sends out a distress call, knowing no one is close enough to save them. Surprising everyone, including herself, Jules responds, setting a series of events into motion that will shape the known systems for decades to come.     AmazonKU      AB

TAKEN BY THE ALIEN (TAKEN 13) by Megan Slayer

She’s got magic she’s never tapped into. He’s from another galaxy. Together, they’re just right. Lindsey Knepper-Lare just wants to belong. As far back as she can remember, she’s felt different. She’s convinced she’ll always been damaged goods. Then she’s abducted by an alien and spirited to a planet with a name she can’t even pronounce. Then Ronan walks into her life. He’s everything she wants, but has never had the courage to go after. Too bad he’ll never pay her any mind. Ronan Miir wasn’t planning on visiting the diner on ERAEMA, but the second he spots Lindsey, he knows he has to save her. The metallic aliens on the planet want nothing good for to her. Not Ronan. He wants to kiss, touch, and protect her. Good thing he knows a thing or two about aliens, rescue, and getting back to Eerie. He’s ready to make their pairing into a forever romance… if she’ll give him a chance.     Amazon     Apple Books      Kobo

WE BURNED SO BRIGHT by TJ Klune

VS Note: Not a romance (romantic elements), LGBTQ, scifi release of note.

The road stretched out before them. No other cars, just the headlights on the blacktop. Above, the cracked moon in a kaleidoscope sky….Husbands Don and Rodney have lived a good long life. Together they’ve experienced the highest highs of love and family, and lows so low that they felt like the end of the world. Now, the world is ending for real. A rogue black hole is coming for Earth and in a month everything and everyone they’ve ever known will be gone. Suddenly, after 40 years together, Don and Rodney are out of time. They’re in a race against the clock to make it from Maine to Washington State to take care of some unfinished business before it’s all over. On the road they meet those who refuse to believe death is coming and those who rush to meet it. But there are also people living their final days as best they know how—impromptu weddings, bright burning bonfires, shared meals, and new friends. And as the black hole draws near, among ball lightning and under a cracked moon in a kaleidoscope sky, Don and Rodney will look back on their lives and ask if their best was good enough. Is it enough to burn bright if nothing comes from the ashes?

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CLAIMED (CLAIMED 3) by Ashlynn Monroe

Lexa never really knew what it meant to live until she was condemned to die. Framed for a crime she’d never even contemplated, Lexa Mercer’s doing thirty days or death on the Intergalactic Broadcasting Channel’s hit reality show Nariasma. She owes her life to one of the show’s hottest contestants — and a ghost of a man no one is supposed to know exists. Roan of the Northlands is a man made famous by enduring his sentence on the space station Nariasma. Lexa has seen the rugged hunk on television, but she never imagined he’d be rescuing her from hunters who’ve paid to kill criminals. Roan’s strange companion Jenner is convinced Lexa is the key to their freedom. Surviving and keeping her alive is just part of the challenge. Now Roan has more to lose than his future. He’s made the mistake of falling in love with Lexa, and that makes him the one thing he’s never been on Nariasma — vulnerable. Roan and Jenner will give all they’ve got to protect Lexa. Jenner’s convinced she’s the only one who can save them. But does she have the strength to change their reality?      Amazon     Apple Books     Kobo

SAY WE’VE FOUND FOREVER (FLOWERS FROM ASHES BOOK FOUR) by Anna Callaway

VS Note: I’ve been enjoying this series. One clicked.

ADDISON – The world ended, just not the way she was told it would. Addison is stranded on a rural farm with her young daughter, no supplies, and no husband. He vanished in the middle of the apocalypse, unwilling to risk himself to protect them from hordes of the dead. When a stranger kicks in the front door, she fears the worst. Wyatt claims the farm belongs to him and says he isn’t leaving, whether she approves or not. Pointing a shotgun at his chest and eyeing the kitchen knives when he turns his back both feel like reasonable solutions. Instead, he makes her an offer. Thirty days. They’ll share the house, the food, and the work of bringing the farm back to life. At the end, he’ll load the gun and hand it to her. If she still wants him gone, she can pull the trigger herself. Addison was raised in a doomsday cult where women had one purpose, to repopulate the planet when the end came. Wyatt doesn’t command her, though, and somewhere between shared meals and midnight chores, she stops counting down the days until she can be rid of him…and starts imagining a future that isn’t guaranteed. WYATT – Wyatt flew out of Alaska when the virus began in the only thing he had left, his rickety charter plane. He watched ground zero spread like locusts and failed to save the people who mattered most. By the time he lands near the farm…(more blurb on ebook seller’s page)    AmazonKU

THE MOON HOTEL by Ella Blake

Big universe. Warm hearts. One very judgmental beagle. Holly Greene-Moone did not expect fate to deal her a surprise inheritance after being put on a three-month “reflection” leave for telling off her boss. But here she is, the new owner of a glass-domed space station built by her great-grandfather. She has three months off. Why not try to restore it? Moone’s Landing, once a thriving rest station for space travelers, is now broke and outdated. Holly arrives to skeptical residents, a grumpy dog, an opinionated robot housekeeper, and a derelict hotel whose only paying guest is a handsome consultant trying to buy the station for his client. Undeterred, Holly digs in on the long-overdue repairs. Along the way, she learns to bake, builds friendships, and begins to turn the station around. Guests trickle in. Systems hum back to life. Oh, and that handsome consultant? Not what she expected. But not everyone wants to see Moone’s Landing restored, and with her three months winding down, Holly has to face the fact that while this small, stubborn community of misfits and aliens might be the first place she’s ever truly belonged, it might also be the one she cannot save. Moone’s Landing is a cozy sci-fi fantasy with a closed-door romance about fresh starts and found family for readers who love warm, low-stakes stories set among the stars.     AmazonKU

ECHOES OF POWER (BETAS IN WAITING BOOK 35) by Viola Grace

Recovering from betrayal leads to friends stepping in to keep everyone moving forward and hold evil at bay. New species are waking, and they are earth’s own, ready to defend the very ground they walk on. Now that Dex is safe, there are only a few loose ends. Her mother is caught setting fire to her apartment building, and a roommate that Dex didn’t remember having saves them all. It is the first drop in a line of strange occurrences that keep Dex safe and let her formalize her union. Ax is dealing with her own matches, and being the delta in the group makes things move with deliberation when it comes to persuading her to join them in intimate activities. Her new omega is very persuasive, and his years of befriending her in the gym make him familiar with her body, and that comes in handy. This wasn’t the life she had envisioned, but the guys were trying to make it easy for her. She just hoped she could go easy on herself. The rest of the djinn are just trying to get through a convention.       Amazon     Apple Books     Kobo

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

VS: And now the fourth book in my scifi romance Badari Gladiators series for a backlist hilite! (I might be writing the fifth one this year…it won’t be Dmitri though because I already had another book planned first. But Dmitri will be the next one after that, when I get to him.)

BENET: BADARI GLADIATORS SERIES BOOK FOUR by Veronica Scott

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

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

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

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

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

ARCHANGEL’S ETERNITY (GUILD HUNTER BOOK 18) by Nalini Singh

A thousand years. It’s been a millennium since Elena’s fateful first meeting with Archangel Raphael. She has survived war and loss, experienced beauty and cruelty. But no matter what, she has always held on to her mortal heart, as she and Raphael have held on to each other. Passionate and vibrant, they’ve built a life that has stood the test of time, growing ever stronger with each turn of the sun.
But change is coming—of a magnitude they could have never imagined—and it will forever alter the trajectory of their existence. Even as they grapple with the cataclysmic shift in their personal lives, the Cadre of Ten, which has maintained a hard-won peace for centuries, begins to simmer with dangerous fault lines. The specter of madness looms in one archangel, the promise of war burns between two others, and in darkness far from mortal and immortal eyes stirs an ancient, slumbering power.
Suddenly, the future is terrifyingly uncertain . . . at the very moment that Elena and her archangel need to protect a treasure infinitely more precious than eternity.

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A TEMPEST OF WRATH (A TEMPEST OF SHADOWS BOOK SEVEN) by Brenda K Davies

Ryker – Imprisoned by my father, and at the mercy of those who serve him, I now hold the key to my freedom, but accepting it means aligning with an enemy. However, I’ll do whatever it takes to destroy the man who helped create me. My father thought he could keep me caged… but I’m coming for him. Ellery – The duke stole our children and imprisoned Ryker. To get them back, I took a risk by releasing the gargoyles our ancestors betrayed. I’m not sure if I can trust them, but holding back isn’t an option… even if it costs me everything. Return to the Shadow Realms. A world where immortals unleash lightning, dark fae seduce, witches cast their spells, dragons rule the skies… and the legend of Robin Hood comes alive in a new way.

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INKED IN BLOOM (HALLOWED HARBINGERS BOIOK TWO) by L R Friedman

Monroe – It’s a bit rude to expect me to embrace immortality while I’m still grieving my own death. Part of me would love to continue wallowing, but training to bring spring is my best shot at returning home to the mortal world. To my patients. To the people who need me. Trouble is, I can’t get my magic to work, I’m the worst in my class, and—to top it all off—I apparently have a mate. I want nothing more than to get back to my old life, but it’s clear Fate has other plans. Briar – I’ve never cared much about mortals. Until her. After two months trapped in a tiny apartment, I should be grateful to be back with my fellow Blooms. But I can’t stop thinking about the vibrant woman who found and cared for me. Eager to throw myself into teaching and forget my time earthside, I step into my classroom only to find her sitting there. She doesn’t recognize me, but she’s going to hate me once she learns the truth…It’s my fault she’s dead.      AmazonKU

AWAKENED IN THE DEEP by Lara Reagan

He’s the most dangerous thing in the ocean, and she’s already fallen knee-deep for him. The first time Valentina Rodriguez met Cayo Mares, she slapped him across the face, and she’s not sorry about it.
What she is sorry about is showing up at his dive charter the next morning, desperate for reef access she can’t get anywhere else, only to discover that the man she assaulted in a Key Largo bar is the same creature she watched dissolve into moonlit water the night before. He’s a lionfish shifter, and completely unbothered by the fact that she knows. Cayo is nothing like what she expected. He’s spent decades alone, exiled, convinced that what he is makes him a problem. But Valentina Rodriguez is the first person who’s ever looked at him like he’s something worth understanding. Now something wants her gone. And there is nothing more lethal than a lionfish with someone to protect.     AmazonKU

CLAIMED IN THE DEEP by Lisa Freed

Kieran. A vampire squid shifter. Over three hundred years old. Deadly. Possessive as hell. And apparently, I’m his fated mate. He pulls me into the deep and straight to his private island. Within hours, I’m marked with glowing patterns that let me breathe underwater and am bound to him in ways that defy logic. The connection between us is primal, all-consuming, and terrifyingly real. I should demand answers and insist he take me home. Instead, I’m discovering what it means to be loved by something ancient and inhuman- tentacles, fangs, and all. When my past comes hunting for me, Kieran shows me exactly what a two-hundred-year-old predator does to threats against his mate. And I have to decide if I can accept all of him: the lethal hunter, the protective lover, and the forever he’s offering. Some men bring you flowers. Mine brings me the ocean’s treasures… and the bodies of anyone who dares touch what’s his.      AmazonKU

MATED IN THE DEEP by Lola Blix

A lonesome surfer catches more than a wave out in the deep – A freak crash in my secluded surf haven leaves two extraordinary men in my care. They’re strange, brilliant scientists from a distant land. Actually, I’m wondering how far away their home is, because I’ve never met anyone like them. I’ve got to get them back to where they belong so they can fulfill their scientific dreams. But some part of me wants to keep them in my home, and my bed, forever.       AmazonKU

SWALLOWED IN THE DEEP by Annee Jones

I fell off a bachelorette boat and woke up on a beach with the biggest man I’ve ever seen giving me mouth-to-mouth. Now I’m stranded at his cottage while he spouts off about ocean currents, jet ski regulations, and the proper way to eat an oyster. He fills every doorway. He cooks shirtless. And I have not stopped thinking about his mouth since he put it on mine. Something swallowed me whole that night. He swears it was just the ocean — but this man is hiding something big. And I do mean big    AmazonKU

CAPTIVE IN THE DEEP: A SCORCHING IN SIN CITY ROMANCE by Coral Alejandra Moore

She’s a witch who always gets what she wants. And right now, she wants him. Esmé doesn’t just run one of Las Vegas’s most exclusive clubs; she commands it. She’s a legend in Sin City, and she’s used to being the one in control and the one holding the leash. But when she lays eyes on Bren, a haunted man with a voice like honey and eyes like the Caribbean, her carefully constructed rules begin to bend. Bren is a naga with a dark past and a beast inside him that he’s kept caged for years. He’s terrified of his own feral nature, convinced that surrendering to his desires means destroying everything in his path. He wants to be hers, but he’s afraid to show her the truth of what he is. Esmé isn’t looking for a good boy. She’s looking for a beast. And she’s determined to dismantle Bren’s armor piece by piece and see who he is beneath. But when the fangs come out and the paralytic venom takes hold, Esmé realizes that trusting him is about more than just surviving—it’s about surrendering to a hunger that has no end.      AmazonKU

MERMEN IN THE DEEP by Skylar Quinn

She lost her future… and found something the ocean had been waiting for. When marine biologist Hazel is forced to rebuild her life from nothing, she retreats to a quiet coastal town expecting time, space, and maybe a second chance at passion. What she finds instead is the sea calling her name. Kai and Soren are not just men—they are heirs to a hidden underwater kingdom, bound by power, legacy, and a connection that should never extend to a human. But Hazel is not entirely human… and the ocean knows it. Marked by ancient magic and pulled between two worlds, Hazel is given an impossible choice: return to the life she understands, or surrender to the sea—and the two men who awaken a hunger she can’t ignore. But choosing them means more than desire. It means transformation. Power. And a future that could rewrite the balance between land and sea. Some love stories are forbidden. Hers was destined.       AmazonKU

PLUNDERED IN THE DEEP by Sadie Drake

Work on a pirate-themed party boat comes with it’s share of arrrgravations, and bad puns and handsy patrons aside, it’s the best paying gig on the bay. But Bonnie can’t help wishing for something to happen to break up the monotony of her shifts–until real pirates board the Mutinous Maid, and claim her as their bounty! Raiding parties are relics of the past, but even level-headed Ghost-Shark Shifter Everett knows better than to mess with tradition. When his ship is blown off course, and he’s forced to capture the first boat he finds and rescuing a mouthy waitress-wench, he begins to believe in the magic of happily-ever-after. If only you’re willing to reach out and take it.     AmazonKU

RETURN AND RESTORE: EBB AND FLOW 4 by Karenna Colcroft

VS Note: MM PNR.

On full moon night, a stranger invades the Nova Scotia home of werewolf mates Quinn Boucher and Malachi Powers—a stranger who has victimized Quinn in the past. Malachi fights to defend his young mate, but the stranger isn’t acting of his own accord. Secured in a cell at the home of the Anax, ruler of Canada’s werewolves, the intruder is murdered by one of the Anax’s guards. With his dying breath, he delivers a message to Quinn: Return to his home province of Manitoba to face his Alpha, or others will hunt him. Determined to protect himself and his mate, Quinn makes the journey with Malachi by his side. In Manitoba, another attack is launched. Another intruder, imprisoned at the home of the Arkhon, leader of all packs in the province, is murdered. And when the Alpha behind it all reveals himself, Quinn can’t bear the horrifying truth. Even Malachi’s love might not be enough to pull him back from the brink.      AmazonKU

GRIZZLY SLEUTH ((THERIANTHROPE BOOK THREE) by Eve Langlais

Only one woman is allowed to poke this bear. Idris has a problem. He shifts at the slightest pain, which is kind of inconvenient when it happens in a place where you don’t usually see bears, like a grocery store. Since these incidents keep happening, he ends up starting a new life in Russia, a country that doesn’t mind big furry butts. Not knowing the language and his desperate attempts to keep his secret make for a lonely existence. But that all changes when his local bar puts on a special show featuring Svetlana and her amazing ursine, Yuri. Turns out, he’s not the only shapeshifting bear in the world. However, the brother and sister duo aren’t interested in befriending Idris… until they find themselves in trouble. Trouble that also affects Idris. Seems the General and Dr. Levy have a new lab in Russia, and they’re looking to fill it with unwilling patients. When Idris and the siblings are nabbed and forced to live their worst nightmares, they fear they’ll never escape. At least Idris and Svetlana are together, but for how long? Their only hope is that his old military mates come to the rescue, but will they be willing to risk their safety to save Idris and the woman he loves?        Amazon     AB      Apple Books     Kobo

LION IN WAIT (GREEN VALLEY SHIFTERS: GENERATIONS BOOK TWO) by Elva Birch

Good things come to those who wait! Trevor has known who his fated mate would be for almost his whole life, but when she returns to Green Valley, neither of them is ready to settle down. Vicky has no desire to be in a tiny town the smells like cows, stuck with a destiny she doesn’t want, but it’s hard to resist Trevor’s good looks and big heart. Will her bear give her any choice? Return to the beloved cozy town of Green Valley with a new generation of secret shifters, adorable kids and pets, and swoony fated mates.      AmazonKU

BEYOND THE VEIL by Evie Black

Beryl Jacobs and Derek Garcia have long been rivals. Hosts of two competing platforms, a successful YouTube podcast and network television series, they’re always at each other’s throats. Why should their investigation of Windlow Manor be any different? Beryl believes in ghosts, and she’s determined to prove they’re real. Armed with a store-bought handheld camera and EVP recorders, she’s ready to capture the lost souls residing in the abandoned mansion. It’s been on her dream list of locations for years, and she finally has access to the property — for an entire month! There’s only one problem: she’s not the only investigator prowling the grounds. Derek Garcia has seen the worst life has to offer, which has only served to strengthen his belief that supernatural phenomena aren’t real. He’s certain the hauntings are a hoax, the product of fallible human imagination. He and his crew, backed by a powerful network with their sophisticated equipment and deep pockets, are on-site to disprove the local lore. But Windlow Manor has other plans. Animosity turns into a tenuous partnership when inexplicable things begin to happen around the house. Too many accidents go unexplained, a strange illness strikes a member of the crew, and the investigators find themselves in a sticky situation. Suddenly, things aren’t as clear as they seemed. As activity ramps up, time is running out. What’s really happening inside the mansion? Can the investigators survive, or will they be the newest casualties on the long list of strange deaths related to the property?      Amazon

HER GHOSTLY EMBRACE: SAPPHIC PNR (LOCKWOOD COVEN BOOK ONE) by Colette Rivera

Kiss girls and scorch the earth. Gia Balzano’s life is ruled by two inescapable facts: she’s the daughter of Ashton Lakes’ ruling crime boss and their family ties are forever. But Gia is a prisoner in her own home, and when she finds out everything was built on a lie, she must break free. Aurora Thornfield is bound to an evil coven. Her magic is useless against her captors—her family—and there’s only one way to escape their control: sever all earthly ties and free her soul. There’s just one problem. Once Aurora’s spirit leaves her body, she can’t find her way back to her mortal vessel. Aurora is a ghost trapped between life and death. All seems lost until the day a beautiful woman walks into her, and screams. Gia didn’t know magic was real, and if every day since fleeing her family wasn’t stranger than the last, she might not accept the truth. But Aurora draws her in like no one in this world ever has, and Gia has a feeling that together they’ll have the power to conquer anything.   AmazonKU

CLAIMED (COURT OF ISLES BOOK THREE) by Gina LaManna

With a formidable enemy upon The Isle’s doorstep, Alessia’s new title as Fae Queen is not the only thing that’s threatened—the lives of everyone in her court are at stake. Though her new powers are formidable in their own right, Alessia has some huge obstacles to face before the island can once again become the magical safe haven it was always meant to be. When the castle is threatened, and everyone Alessia has come to love is under attack, she must lean on those around her—and dive deep into her ancestry—to banish the Darkest Lord once and for all…or there will be no island left to rule.   AmazonKU

DEATH’S DAUGHTER (CHILDREN OF THE OLD ONES BOOK ONE) by S A Barnes

After a lifetime of chaos, Jocasta has finally found her home with good friends, great classes, even a messy situationship with her former TA—a normal life. Well, as normal a life as the only child of Death can have. She’s always refused to embrace her father’s legacy. Instead of taking lives, she feeds on her classmates’ disappointments, failures, and rejections. Finals week has her feasting, and all is good. Until Death ruins her life. Again. Without warning, Death names Jocasta as his sole successor, making her a powerful ally… and a massive target. Devon, a descendant of Lust, claims to want to help her—for a price. Jo will do anything to protect the people she loves and the life she’s worked so hard for. Even if it means becoming a monster.

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FURY BOUND (THE WOLVES OF RUIN BOOK TWO) by Sable Sorenson

Against all odds, Meryn Cooper has inherited the crown—and a deadly war. As the Kingdom of Nocturna splinters under the weight of generations of lies, it is up to Meryn, her bonded direwolf Anassa, and their allies to bring the country back from the brink. But the commoners, the Bonded, and the nobles are distrustful of their new queen and Meryn is caught in a deadly game of politics. Meanwhile, Meryn’s beloved younger sister, Saela, is more at risk than ever. Confusingly, the one person Meryn can trust is Stark Therion—the dark, dangerous Alpha she thought hated her as much as she loathed him. Yet, his loyalty is unshakeable. His presence is intoxicating. And with his guidance, Meryn can seize an unthinkable level of power. With enemies closing in and shadows stirring in her dreams, Meryn stands to lose her kingdom—and her heart. Blood will spill. Bonds will break. Fate will be tested.    Amazon     AB     Apple Books      Kobo

DREAM IN DARKNESS (HEL’S CARNIVAL BOOK TWO) by Rose Santoriello

VS Note: FF PNR.

The night is young, and you’re a winner. Enter the tent, become a sinner. Yasmeena Al-Khalifa joined Hel’s Carnival as a means to an end, escaping the harsh conditions of Ira. Now that she’s a spy for The Devil’s Masquerade, she’s seeing more blood and death than she initially bargained for. It’s a dog eat dog world, except the biggest enemy of the felion… are wolves. Tempest Lupine—daughter of the leader of Pack Escalus—must pair up with Yasmeena for the performance of a lifetime: a fake engagement, designed to bring their two warring species together. As the battle between the felion and lupion continues, can Yasmeena and Tempest extinguish their fiery hate? Or will their flames grow into an inferno? These violent delights might just meet a violent end.    AmazonKU

THE GIRL WITH A THOUSAND FACES by Sunyi Dean

When Mercy Chan washes up on the shores of Hong Kong with no family, no money, and no memories, the only refuge she finds is the infamous, ghost-infested slum of Kowloon Walled City. Since then, she has rebuilt her life, working for the local triad as a ghost talker and dealing with the angry and bitter spirits who haunt the district. The filthy gutters and cramped alleyways of Kowloon have become her home. But the past Mercy can’t remember isn’t done with her. An unusually powerful ghost has infested Kowloon’s waterways, drowning innocents and threatening the district. It claims to know Mercy—and secrets from her past that are best left forgotten. As Mercy is drawn into a deadly cat-and-mouse game with this malignant spirit, she begins to realize that the monster she fights within these walls may well be one of her own making.      Amazon     Apple Books      Kobo

THE LIBRARY OF FLOWERS by L C Chu

For centuries, the Hua women have held sway over the courts of emperors and billionaires with their magical perfumes able to stir hearts and ensure fortunes. And in every fifth generation, an eldest daughter is born with the rarest gift of all: the ability to summon true love. As a long-awaited fifth daughter, Lucy was supposed to be the miracle her exacting mother had been waiting for. But when her magic failed, Lucy fled Vancouver, her legacy, and the expectations that had nearly broken her. Now, years later, she runs a tiny perfume shop tucked away in Toronto’s Kensington Market—crafting beautiful, perfectly ordinary scents and keeping her extraordinary past firmly behind her. That is, until a death in the family brings her home…and saddles her with an unwelcome inheritance: the centuries-old Hua family register, brimming with secrets, formulas, and forgotten truths. As Lucy unravels the stories of the women who came before her—including the mother whose complicated heart she never could understand—she must confront the tangled threads of love, power, and identity…and ask herself whether her magic was ever truly gone, or simply waiting for her to decide for herself what it means to be a daughter of the House of Hua.

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MOTHMAN IS MY BOYFRIEND: 10 TALES OF CRYPTIDS AND LUST by Mckayla Doyle

Fall in love with a secret town and its mysterious inhabitants in ten charming tales of human–cryptid romance. Welcome to Cryptid Creek, an invitation only a rare few receive! Stumble into this hidden place full of undiscovered creatures, from yetis to lake monsters, who will lure you into their cozy community. Stay for the hospitality, the enigmatic fantasy locale, and—most of all—the sense of belonging. Allow ten of your new neighbors to share their most intimate stories and heart-racing trysts, like: Lucy’s coffee-shop meet-cute with Mothman – Sloane’s sweet skate-park romance with Fresno, a nightcrawler – Sasquatch’s butch/femme karaoke bar encounter with June      Amazon     AB     Apple Books      Kobo

MEAT CUTE: MM SHIFTER ROMANCE  (FUR REAL LOVE) by Lance Roddick

Wesley is a disgrace to the moon. As a werewolf, he should be ripping throats and howling at the stars. Instead, he’s a strict vegan who faints at the sight of rare steak and apologizes to squirrels. He’s the pack disappointment, surviving on tofu and shame. There’s only one thing that tempts his inner beast: Bear. Bear isn’t a shifter. He’s the massive, bearded, blood-splattered human who owns the artisanal butcher shop down the street. He handles cleavers like extensions of his own thick arms and smells like smoke, iron, and pure, unadulterated masculinity. Wesley has no business in a butcher shop. Yet, he finds himself buying enough “bones for the dog” to build a skeleton army, just to watch Bear’s biceps flex as he chops. When a disastrous attempt at flirting ends with Wesley shifting in the middle of the shop floor, he expects a scream. He expects a shotgun. He doesn’t expect Bear to lock the front door, wipe his bloody hands on his apron, and look at the trembling wolf with a hunger that has nothing to do with meat. Wesley is about to learn that you don’t have to be a carnivore to get devoured.      AmazonKU      AB

THE TRICKY BUSINESS OF FAERIE BARGAINS by Reena McCarty

VS Note: From APRIL 26.

A former changeling must return to the land of the Fae to right a bargain that’s gone terribly wrong in this delightful cozy fantasy debut packed full of charm, adventure, romance and heart. When Poppy Hill was a child she was stolen from her family’s Montana homestead and taken to the land of the fae, where she spent more than a century as a cook in the Wild King’s castle. Now back in the human world, she works for a company that brokers fairy bargains, looking for loopholes in their contracts. Then a bargain that Poppy is negotiating goes disastrously wrong and she has to return to the world she grew up in to try to rectify her mistake, facing danger, intrigue and a pesky ex-boyfriend along the way.

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DARK  CHAINS: FIRST LINK (CHILDREN OF THE GODS PNR BOOK 107) by I T Lucas

She knew him as Yaaf, the scrawny boy with long legs and an infectious smile who was her best friend. Six years later, he’s back, and the boy has grown into a handsome man. Powerful. Disturbingly different. Is her friend still somewhere in there? Or has the brutal training camp beaten all kindness and humanity out of him? Meanwhile, across the globe, Annani is at her wits’s end. The mission to retrieve the five chests containing Khiann and his companions is facing setbacks and complications, and she wonders whether the Fates are testing her resolve to move mountains to save her beloved, or whether there is another reason for the delays piling up.      AmazonKU

THE PROOF IS IN THE BANANA PUDDING (MURDER IN THE MIX BOOK 56) by Addison Moore

My name is Lottie Lemon, and I see dead people. Okay, so I rarely see dead people, mostly I see furry creatures of the dearly departed variety, who have come back from the other side to warn me of their previous owner’s impending doom. This time, a ghostly peacock has me strutting straight into danger—and looking fabulous while doing it. When the Daughters of Honey Hollow declare a week-long 1950s reenactment culminating in a Mother’s Day garden party, I’m ready to showcase my signature banana pudding and maybe win the Golden Whisk. With twin babies strapped to my chest and a somewhat bossy two-year-old in tow, what could go wrong at a vintage-themed celebration? Of course, when the chairwoman of the Daughters ends up dead with a commemorative cast iron skillet knocked over her perfectly coiffed head, I realize someone just turned Honey Hollow’s Mother’s Day celebration into a murder investigation. Between embezzlement scandals, secret affairs, and enough blackmail to fill a vintage hat box—half the organization had motive to kill the queen bee. But when the investigation reveals this murder has more layers than my banana pudding, I know I’m dealing with a killer who’s been perfecting their domestic goddess image for decades. With my spatula in one hand and my sleuthing skills in the other—plus a supernatural sidekick who has some serious tail feathers, and enough suspects in poodle skirts to populate a sock hop—I’ll need to crack this case before the killer decides I know too much. Living in Honey Hollow can be deadly.   AmazonKU

MY DEMON BOYFRIEND: MM PNR NOVELLA (DEMON DEBACLES) by Stella Rainbow

Demons made great boyfriends. I’d know. It turned out… I had one! I’d sworn off dating after one disaster too many. But then Arnick came along—kind, funny, and almost too good to be true, despite our less-than-ideal first meet. After a few months together, I was starting to believe I’d finally gotten lucky. But something about him didn’t quite add up, and with Valentine’s Day approaching, I couldn’t shake the feeling he was hiding a big secret. I just hoped his surprise was the romantic kind… and not a deal-breaker that proved I’d been right to be cautious all along.      AmazonKU

RETRIEVING THE STORM CALLER’S HORN (DAME OF THE MIDNIGHT RELICS BOOK 10) by Brenda Trim

My name is Nylah Gilbert, and I thought I was done with ancient artifacts trying to kill me for at least a month. Apparently, I was wrong. When a Category 5 hurricane suddenly reverses directions and heads straight for the North Carolina coast, I know it’s not just Mother Nature having a bad day. The storm’s moving in perfect patterns, lightning strikes in identical zigzag sequences, and witnesses swear they saw someone playing a massive horn in the hurricane’s eye. Because that’s totally normal weather behavior. Now I’m tracking down the Storm Caller’s Horn—an ancient Inuit relic that can control weather patterns across entire continents—while trying to hide my Relic Keeper abilities from every supernatural predator on the East Coast. But flying under the magical radar is impossible when I need to recover the horn from the museum curator who stole it while being possessed by the vengeful spirit of a long-dead Inuit shaman. You try negotiating with someone who’s been dead for over a century and is…(more blurb on ebook seller’s page)       AmazonKU

ONE MORE BITE: A VAMPIRE ROMANCE SHORT (THE MONSTER RESORT BOOK THREE) by Elliot Ason

He’s waited eighty years to find her. She was just trying to survive a bachelorette party. When Hazel walks into the Monster Resort, the last thing she expects is to become the obsession of a fiercely lonely vampire. Desmond is cold, most certainly lethal, and looking at her like she’s the only thing keeping him sane. As the chaotic weekend pushes them closer together, Hazel has a choice: run back to her safe, mundane life, or surrender to the monster who promises to never let her go.   AmazonKU

THE GLASS UNICORN PART NINE (QUEST WARS) by Yasmine Galenorn

When Erenye Green, an editor at a small publisher, and several of her gaming friends find themselves stuck within the fantasy world of Abarria, they must learn to navigate the realities of what it really means to battle monsters, zombies, and all manner of creatures, now that the stakes are life and death, and no longer a simple roll of the dice.Part 9: As Erenye and the gang head into the Mountains of Kartell, they encounter a horde of goblins, encounter a cave-in, and must now brave the peaks filled with dangerous monsters. Notes: This is a LitRPG serial.     Amazon

CHURNING FOR HIS OMEGA: MM SHIFTER MPREG ROMANCE (OMEGAS OF OLIVER CREEK BOOK 18) by Lorelai M Hart

Long past the age where my parents expected more children, I came along. Surprise! My older siblings were already either grown or almost by the time I arrived, and although Mom and Dad never complained about having to start all over again, I always wondered if they’d had other plans for their golden years. When I completed my education, they were both elderly and needed someone to take care of them. After all their love and kindness, what could I do but step in and return the favor. None of my siblings helped, but it never seemed a burden. Sure, I had dreams. But every Sunday when I took them on an outing to the ice cream parlor and watched them laugh and share their treats, it was the highlight of my week. After they passed, my siblings who had somehow managed never to be available to drive Dad to the doctor or Mom to a hair appointment sat stunned as the attorney read their will. They were left out in very clear language. I inherited it all, along with my freedom to live my life as I saw fit. I missed them, but it was time to make a fresh start. Open an ice cream parlor. One that offers imaginative flavors. Wild tastes. Over-the top treats with house-made everything. But where? I close my eyes, walk to the map on the wall, and let Fate decide where I’ll move. Oliver Creek it is.       AmazonKU

ROGUE ME TENDER: MM MPREG SHIFTER ROMANCE (FUR-EVER MOUNTAIN PACK BOOK THREE) by Lorelai M Hart and Coplbie Dunbar

Not all packs are evil. But mine sure was. Being born a unicorn in a herd of horses sounds like a win. Unicorns are just fancy horses, right? Wrong. I’m a daily reminder of my omega father’s infidelity. My alpha father? Yeah, he is the very mated Alpha of our herd. My beast? A recessive gene reminder that I should be mated to our next Alpha. Ever since my first shift, I’ve been bullied, ostracized, and living in fear. Leaving isn’t an option. My horn is too valuable on the black market, and it has been made crystal clear that the second I leave, my herd will sell me out to poachers. What can I do but bide my time and wait for the perfect opportunity to break free. That opportunity comes the day I stumble upon a rogue bear my beast calls mate. I’m left with two choices: 1) Stay with my pack and ignore my mate. 2) Flee and hope we can outrun the trouble that is following us both. We choose to run.   AmazonKU

THE UNAPPROVED CHARMS OF MOSSHOLLOW (THE ENCHANTED POST CHRONICLES BOOK TWO) by Paula Lester

Spring has come to Mosshollow. So has a clipboard. Phoenix Firebolt finally has a life she didn’t know she was allowed to want — a treehouse post office, a village that hums with old magic, and a puffin who tolerates her. Then a magical standards inspector arrives with forms, regulations, and the sincere belief that he’s helping. He is not helping. Mosshollow’s enchantments don’t meet code. The self-sorting mail is unauthorized. The mailboxes are “exhibiting unsanctioned philosophical activity.” And if the village can’t pass inspection, its charms will be stripped — every last one. Phoenix spent forty years not making waves. Now she has to make the biggest wave of her life — and she can’t do it alone. The Unapproved Charms of Mosshollow is a warm, funny cozy fantasy about standing up for the place that stood up for you, the friends who show up with scones and battle plans, and learning that the most powerful magic is the kind no form can measure.      AmazonKU

WITCH’S BABY (BLACKTHORNE ACADEMY BOOK FOUR) by Gina Kincade

A love potion gone awry messes with the beginning of Siobhan’s last year at Blackthorn Academy. One of her favorite professors is suffering the side effects of the potion, and she and Aiden have volunteered to look after him while the other professors hunt for a cure. And then valuables start going missing. On top of all that, the Magical Olympics, an event that takes place once a decade, is happening this fall. Siobhan’s fourth and final year is shaping up to be her most memorable yet!   AmazonKU

WITCHWOOD (MONSTERS OF THE NEXUS BOOK FOUR) by Nancey Cummings

The Family Curse – Anthony is at the mercy of a monster. This compulsion wants him to return to his family’s crumbling home filled with secrets. Most of all, the monster wants Nina. No one else will do. The Family Business. Nina was born to hunt monsters, it’s in her blood. As sheriff, she keeps order and protects the town from the monsters prowling in the wilderness. The man who actively makes her job difficult shows up at her doorstep in the middle of the night. He was bitten and in a bad way, needing her help. An enemy in need is still an enemy. No catching feelings allowed. Can Nina put aside her hard feelings and help her enemy? Or is it a trap?   Amazon      Apple Books      Kobo

SULLIED: MM PNR by Lee Colgin

When a vampire test subject from the lab shows up at my doorstep moments before sunrise, I have two choices: Let him die or let him in. Dr. Rupert Martin works in a covert lab that’s experimenting with hybrid, test-tube vampires. If he’d known of their diabolical mission, he never would’ve agreed to work for them. But now he knows too much for them to let him go. Sullivan, aka vampire Specimen 19, barely escapes his underground prison with his life. Gravely injured and with the sun about to rise, he has nowhere else to turn but to the one doctor who showed him kindness instead of cruelty. While Ru and Sully navigate a dangerous path forward, an unexpected attraction blooms between them. Their chemistry won’t be denied. Can they take down the very lab that brought them together, or are they barreling fangs-first toward an inevitable disaster?      AmazonKU

AN ARCANE STUDY OF STARS by Sydney J Shields

When Claudia Jolicoeur is rejected from Cygnus University, a devilish stranger named Dorian appears in her nightmares and offers her a bargain: he will get her into Cygnus if she learns how to free him from a prison of stars. He takes a bite of her soul to seal the deal, and Claudia wakes to a letter from the High Sage of Cygnus stating she will take the place of Odette Dufort, a Rhetoric student who passed away. Her arrival raises suspicions, rumors that she had a hand in Odette’s death spread like wildfire, and Cassius MacLeod, the High Sage’s apprentice and Claudia’s fellow Rhetoric student, seems hellbent on humiliating her. Determined to clear her name, she searches for any evidence that could prove her innocence. When someone—or something—starts slipping her pieces of Odette’s diary, Claudia uncovers a horrifying truth: over the last century, celestial witches at Cygnus have been murdered. Odette was one of them, and Claudia could be next. For her own protection, Claudia needs to free Dorian—and fast.  By night, she studies the stars, slowly unraveling the mystery of Dorian’s prison. By day, she and Cassius wage rhetorical war as debate partners in class. What begins as a fierce rivalry devolves into something deeper, darker, and dangerously sensual. As Claudia inches closer to the truth, she must decide: would trusting Cassius be the last mistake she ever makes?

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THE UNICORN BOND: ANOMAL MAGIC BOOK ONE by Coby Birch

VS Note: From APRIL 21.

At Cambridge, even magic has a genetic cost. Sylvette Darling looks like an ordinary Cambridge student. But she isn’t. She has a secret. She comes from a rare genetic line, bonded to an invisible animal companion: a magic written not in spells, but in DNA. It is fading, and her unicorn is suffering. She also has a task: to find the Touchstone, an ancient relic that can tell truth from lies, the only thing that may protect her kind from those determined to destroy it. And she has a complication. Robert offers safety, normality, and a life untouched by dangerous magic. Benno sees her for what she is, and offers not comfort, but truth. Her choice has consequences. Because choosing wrongly won’t just break her heart. It could destroy magic itself. Perfect for readers of clean romantasy, slow-burn romance, love triangles, and magical creatures in an ancient university setting.   AmazonKU

NOODS FOR HER ORC (MONSTERS OF NEW VEGAS BOOK TWO) by Eva Priest

When noodle-fusion chef Mei Tan tries to rebuild her once-viral cooking brand in the neon chaos of monster-run New Vegas, she expects long nights, stubborn stove burners, and at least one minor emotional spiral over chili oil ratios. What she doesn’t expect is Tovek Grayskull—her massive, broody orc landlord-slash-barkeep—who rescues her from goblin debt collectors, offers her his kitchen with a grunt, and watches her cook like she’s performing sacred magic instead of stress-frying garlic at midnight.     AmazonKU

GREED OF RUIN (SINS OF BALTJIER BOOK TWO) by Lilo Quie

VS Note: MM Fantasy.

Varis has been residing on an abandoned ship outside of Monsmount’s jurisdiction for two years waiting for the war to end and the trade embargos to cease. The treasure he guards is worth a king’s ransom, and he’s going to use it to buy his freedom. If he’s sent back to his home country, all that awaits him is an honorable death as an ashen sacrifice to a god he never worshiped. But when he finds a dragon circling his ship, all his worries melt away. He’s more than he ever bargained for. Ghreiden, youngest son of the former king of Sauria, has been given a territory to rule and raise from the ashes. Failing docks, dirty water, filthy beaches and crooked clergy mire the failing port nation. When most of the tradesmen have up and left, businesses have gone astray and what little is left is hardly anything to brag about, Ghreid wants to give up, but in the swimming recesses of a sea outcropping laden with abandoned ships, the reason for his relocation becomes clear. The ashen ones are fated to meet their dragons, and Ghreiden is no exception.       AmazonKU

VACATION WITH THE ANUBIS (MONSTERS AND MARGARITAS) by Lara Reagan

When a midlife crisis meets ancient magic, eternal love can save the soul changes everything. Jessica Thomas’s life has fallen apart. Divorced, empty-nested, and recently laid off, she books an impulsive solo trip to Egypt – something she’s dreamed of since childhood. She wants a second chance at adventure, and she’s determined to find it. Then she touches a forbidden stone in a restricted pyramid chamber. Jessica should have known better than to make wishes to the universe. Now she’s tangled with the attractive, ancient god Anubis, who claims she has 24 hours to prove she wasn’t there raiding the tomb before he casts her soul into the underworld. Clearing her name is one thing. Pushing the hunky god out of her fantasies is another. Maybe getting closer to the dangerous deity is just the kind of excitement her midlife requires. But what can Jessica offer a God that he hasn’t seen before? Can love stretch across eternity and bind them together?     AmazonKU

CROWN AND ICE (ASH AND AETHER BOOK THREE) by Milly Taiden

Tyr Noren is a god-forged error. After three centuries of evading the divine executioner, the dragon has finally been cornered—not by ice, but by a woman he cannot let go. Tyr was built for violence and seasoned by solitude, but the silent market squares of a frozen world have unraveled his control. He doesn’t just want to survive the Arbiter; he wants to cage the witch who sees the monster beneath his skin. He is the flaw in the system, and for her, he will tear out the heart of a god. Zephyra Wren is a truth-seer in a realm of divine lies. An Auric Veil witch who reads magic, she knows every use of her power burns away the years she has left. She has spent a lifetime navigating a post-apocalyptic wasteland, but no trap is as inescapable as the predator now tracking her every move. Zephyra is no one’s subject, but as a divine blade collapses her future, she discovers that Tyr’s obsession is the only anchor she has left. The Arbiter is coming, and it doesn’t take prisoners. To survive the slaughter at the Divine Gate, Tyr must do the one thing he has feared for ages: claim a mate. As his restraint shatters into a savage need to bind Zephyra’s life to his, they must decide if their union is salvation or a permanent cage. The gods forged the ice to punish the world, but they are about to learn that a dragon who has found something to own is the most dangerous thing in existence.   AmazonKU

WING OF FIRE (PARANORMAL DATING AGENCY BOOK 102) by Milly Taiden

Isla Quinn is done with dating duds. She’s ready for a hero straight out of the romance novels she sells in her shop—someone big, protective, and capable of rocking her world. So when Gerri Wilder promises a “fiery” encounter, Isla doesn’t pack a bag; she packs her best lace lingerie. The moment she lays eyes on Damon Veyr, her knees go weak. He’s all muscle, brooding stares, and raw, masculine power. Damon Veyr hasn’t wanted anything but solitude for centuries. As a dragon shifter lord, his job is to rule, not to feel. But one whiff of the curvy, spirited woman who just invaded his mountain has his inner beast demanding he claim her on the spot. Isla is everything he didn’t know he needed: warmth, light, and a defiance that sets his blood on fire. But a dragon’s life is never simple. With a rival clan closing in and ancient betrayals resurfacing, Damon has to do the one thing he swore he’d never do: open his heart. He’s spent an eternity protecting his hoard, but he’s about to realize that Isla is the only treasure that matters. And he’ll burn the world to the ground to keep her.    AmazonKU

WOLF DAD by Sabrina Sin and Milly Taiden

She stepped out of that rental car and every wolf inside me locked onto her scent like prey. One breath of vanilla and citrus, and I knew. My mate. The human granddaughter of the only woman who ever kept our pack secret. Now she’s standing on my border with storm damage in her eyes and zero idea what just walked into my territory. I tried to stay away. Fixed her fence at dawn, replaced her bulbs, patrolled her yard while she slept. But the rogues smelled her. The hunters came for her. And every time she looks at me with that stubborn little chin lifted, daring me to explain the howls, I feel my control snap. She doesn’t know I’m the Alpha next door. She doesn’t know I’ve already decided she’s never leaving this land. And she sure as hell doesn’t know the only way to keep her safe is to put my pup in her belly and make her mine in front of the entire pack. I’ll burn every threat to the ground. Then I’ll carry her to bed and finish what fate started.      AmazonKU

HEROES AND HANDCRAFTS (COZY QUESTING BOOK TWO) by Nazri Noor

VS Note: MM Fantasy.

Just when they thought the adventure was over…Business at Beadle’s Needles is bustling. Not booming, exactly, but Braiden Beadle is happy enough, and happier still to stay far from the dangers of the dungeon. Between the impending launch of Augustin Arcosa’s Effervescent Elixirs and the small joys of introducing an elf, a burrowfolk, an orc, and an undead bard to life in Weathervale, Braiden has his hands full. Life is good. Until a bizarre talking box crashes through the storage room window — Augustin’s bedroom, that is — and taunts them about delving the dungeon’s depths in search of even greater treasure. Cleaning up the broken glass, they discover a mysterious recipe card, one that Braiden has never seen before. It’s Granny Bethilda’s final message… and her final mission, something Braiden feels honor-bound to finish. And with his faithful friends and the Wizard of Weathervale at his side, he might just succeed.      AmazonKU      AB

EVEN MORE TIME KISSED MOMENTS (KISSES ACROSS TIME) by Tracy Cooper-Posey

Spend more time with the characters you love. Across centuries and continents, these glimpses into their lives reveal the moments that shape them—quiet conversations, unexpected encounters, hard-won victories, and the bonds that hold them together through time itself. From laughter to longing, from danger to desire, each story deepens the connections between those who have already sacrificed everything to be together. But not every moment is as simple as it seems. And not every story ends where it should. As past and present begin to blur, small fractures appear—barely visible at first, yet impossible to ignore. The kind that linger. The kind that raise questions no one is ready to answer. Because some moments don’t just reveal the past… They change what comes next.     Amazon     Apple Books     Kobo

ESCAPE (LOST IN WONDER BOOK TWO) by Aisha Urooj

What do you do when everything you are has been taken from you? They called it an accident. A fall. A tragedy. But when I woke—hollow, aching, and missing weeks of my life—I knew I hadn’t just lost my past. I had lost something far more important. I am the girl who went through the purple door. The moment was captured on film. A grainy, stolen footage of me running through a forbidden gap in the Iron Wall, crossing into a realm no one is meant to survive. Before the higher-ups could scrub it from existence, the world had already seen it. The video spread like wildfire. Whispers turned to questions. Questions became defiance. Now a rebellion burns in my name… built on a moment I cannot recall and a girl I no longer recognize. I remember none of it. Why I willingly chose the unknown, or what I found on the other side. Beyond the Wall, monsters gather. Ancient, clawed, and patient. They have haunted our nightmares…(more blurb on ebook seller’s page)      AmazonKU     Author’s Universal Link

BRUTALLY YOURS (FAE KINGS OF EDEN BOOK FOUR) by Jamie Applegate Hunter

Amos – Amos has spent his life under a brutal king who believes mercy is weakness and women are expendable. Beaten into submission and groomed to rule a tyrannical kingdom, the fae prince has only ever held onto one truth: one day, he will kill his father. Priorities shift when a deathbed confession reveals that Amos has a twin sister hidden away in the Human Kingdom. Fate doesn’t wait for him to adjust to his new reality, and when Amos’ mate bond with Clover snaps into place, he has another person to protect. Realizing he can shield both his sister and mate by hiding Clover in the Human Kingdom, he convinces her to leave the fae lands under the false pretense of protecting his sister. Amos’ lies continue to grow as he claims a false mate to appease his father and works with a rebel faction to eradicate the evil in their kingdom. But secrets never stay buried, and one surprise visit by his father unravels everything he’s worked hard to protect. As Amos grows into something darker, more ruthless, and far more dangerous than the boy he once was, he’s forced to face the cost of the choices he made to protect the one person he loves the most. Clover – After watching the horrific murder of her mother, Clover retreats into the safety of silence, knowing the Desert Kingdom is a place where women are owned, brutalized, and discarded. Raised in a small village, training alongside dragons and a rebel army, she is determined to make a place for herself and help bring down the monster ruling over them all.     AmazonKU

BLOOD, ROSES AND RUIN: ROSE VAMPIRE COVEN BOOK 10 by B A Stretke

VS Note: MM PNR.

Alex Stewart was just a hardworking bank teller out with coworkers at the Blood Rose club. A jealous coworker orchestrates a vicious attack, leaving Alex brutally beaten in a dark alleyway. When he regains consciousness, his world is turned upside down. He awakens in a luxurious penthouse, rescued by a devastatingly handsome stranger who is much more than he seems. Roman Sidorov is a lethal guard for the powerful Rose Coven, a man whose existence is defined by violence, duty, and control. He has no interest in human affairs until he encounters the broken man by the dumpsters and catches his soft scent. Roman will do whatever it takes to heal him, claim him, and exact vengeance on anyone who dared to harm him. As Alex is plunged into a hidden reality where vampires run the city’s financial and social elite, he is forced to adapt to a dangerous new life. Their bond grows fiercely passionate, but their newfound happiness is immediately threatened. Can Alex and Roman survive the forces arrayed against them and reach their happily ever after?      Amazon     AB

DARKSIGHT DARE (PENRIC AND DESDEMONA) by Lois McMaster Bujold

Penric takes a chance…Two intractable problems are brought to the door of sorcerer Learned Penric of Vilnoc and his Temple demon Desdemona. Cinar Camurat, a mutilated Cedonian cavalry captain, has traveled two thousand sea miles to Penric for aid. Iva of Bita, a secret hedge sorceress, lies dying in her Orban hill village, and wants no aid at all. Penric and Desdemona know well the hazards of medicine and magic, but their greatest puzzle may lodge in the tangle of hopes and fears in human and demonic hearts.

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DEMOLITION MAN (BLUE COLLAR VIGILANTE VAMPIRES BOOK THREE) by Max Monroe

He’ll demolish what stands in the way of her. Even if it’s an empire. Calloway Slater is quiet, methodical, and the kind of man who makes his living tearing things apart with steady hands and zero hesitation. But in the last two weeks, things have taken a dramatic shift. His brothers are mated. The Elite Council of Vampires wants them dead. And their uncle is playing a dangerous game Cal doesn’t trust. Now, because of an ultimatum, he’s standing at the auction—as a participant. As vampires gather and naïve human women swoon, Cal races the clock to bring the whole thing down before it’s too late. But when he meets the eyes of beautiful Romy Spencer in the middle of it all, the bond detonates. Suddenly, this isn’t about survival. It’s about her. And if saving Romy means reducing the elite empire to rubble—or getting killed in the process—so be it. Because once destiny ignites, Calloway Slater doesn’t surrender. He destroys.     AmazonKU

HAT OUT OF SPELL (WICKED WITCHES OF CAULDRON HOLLOW BOOK THREE) by Sara Bourgeois

Blythe Fairfield was just starting to feel at home. She has a job at the local grocery store. A talking cat who insults her daily. A date with the sheriff that actually went well. And a cemetery full of dead relatives she’s been restoring one headstone at a time. Then one of those headstones gets a new neighbor. Griffin Midnight, a witch with more charm than sense, came back to Cauldron Hollow after breaking Blythe’s best friend’s heart. Now he’s dead in the Tallowmere family cemetery with a bottle of wine and two glasses, and the whole town is looking at the two women who had the most reason to want him gone. One is Anya, Blythe’s best friend, who screamed at Griffin in public. Twice. The other is Blythe, whose family graves someone turned into a crime scene. Between a grandfatherly tea shop owner hiding a secret, a council member with a grudge against her house, and a killer whose magic is so subtle nobody knows it’s there, Blythe is running out of time and suspects. Pippin says the answer has been in front of her the whole time. Pippin says a lot of things. But when Blythe opens her great-aunt Moira’s notebooks, she finds more than clues. She finds a secret that will change everything she thought she knew about her family, her best friend, and the familiar who’s been keeping his mouth shut since the day she arrived. Some spells you cast. Some spells you inherit. And some hats are harder to take off than they are to put on.      AmazonKU

UNBEWITCHED (DEVILISH BOOK SEVEN) b Charity Parkerson

VS Note: MM PNR.

Stone is well known for bed-hopping. No one expects more of him. That’s a good thing, since he currently has a huge issue he needs to solve. Now is definitely not the time for his latest conquest to be his true mate. Especially since that mate is a needy fairy, and Stone is currently possessed by a dark entity he can’t see to fight. Copulation is very close to food for fairies. While they can’t survive on that alone, they also don’t thrive without it. Everyone knows they shouldn’t take going to bed with a fairy seriously. Fairies certainly don’t. That’s why it took Lysander so long to figure out why he couldn’t stay away from Stone. Of all the times to find his mate, this was the most unfortunate.   AmazonKU

THE STEEL OF THE WICKED HEART (THE FAE SPARK TRILOGY BOOK TWO) by Jen L Grey

I was under the Dusk King’s protection… until the Night Court proved it meant nothing. Kai left me behind in his perfectly guarded castle safe, contained, and more alone than ever. Then I woke up bound, trapped, and deep in Night Court territory. They didn’t ask questions. They didn’t make threats. They already knew what they wanted from me. I wasn’t a prisoner. I was a sacrifice. Too bad for them… I don’t break that easily. I escaped. And when Kai found me, something between us had changed. The way he looked at me like I was his to protect. The way my body reacted like it already knew him. Like whatever was pulling us together wasn’t something either of us could stop. Now we’re racing back to the Dusk Court with enemies closing in, secrets unraveling, and a bond neither of us is ready to face because the moon is breaking. Whatever is coming with it won’t just destroy kingdoms…It will destroy us.      AmazonKU

BINDINGS OF LORE (FAE OF LEGENDS AND LORE BOOK TWO) by Krista Street

Betrayed. Caged. Heartbroken. Despite what’s been done to her, Primelle must uncover and stop the force that’s been hunting her since she was born, otherwise, the entire kingdom will fall. Taken by the Imperial Council and guarded by Kole, I’m forced to face two painful truths: Kole betrayed me and Timith is going to die, unless I can find a way to stop it. Desperate to cure my beloved uncle, I ignore the dangers my secret origins reveal and sacrifice my safety in hopes of saving him, but consequences swiftly follow. I’m thrust into a life I never wanted with danger at every turn, and even Kole can’t stop the dark forces from moving in, so on a night I’m nearly captured, I take matters into my own hands. I convince those governing my freedom to let me dive into the history books to search for the elusive answers that promise to set me free. But my discoveries go awry, Kole disappears, and my enemy moves in. And just when the solution to everything is within my reach, someone from my past resurfaces, and my life takes a shocking turn that none of us saw coming.      AmazonKU

DARKEST STORM (STAR TOUCHED WITCHBLADE TWO) by Michelle Madow

A deadly witch academy. Elemental magic that answers to emotion. And a forbidden romance with a morally gray hero who will burn the world down to keep her safe—and lie to her face while he does it. 
Jade Harrington wasn’t supposed to have magic at all, let alone the silver lightning that marks her as the most dangerous student on a volcanic island full of witches. And she definitely wasn’t supposed to fall for Logan Ashford, the infuriatingly controlled proctor who trains her in secret, kisses her like she’s the only thing keeping him human, and guards his own darkness with a ferocity that terrifies her. But after the devastating events of Halloween night, two people are missing, and the Witch Council sends investigators to find out why. Every answer they uncover drags them closer to the truth Jade’s desperate to hide, and even Logan’s walls are starting to crack under the pressure. However, the investigation soon becomes the least of Jade’s problems. Because when monsters breach the island, Jade’s lightning explodes in front of everyone—shattering the secret Logan nearly destroyed himself to protect and launching them into a monster-infested sea that was never meant to let anyone leave alive.      AmazonKU

BIG BAD BETRAYAL (WEREWOLVES OF WALL STREET BOOK SIX) by Renee Rose

I’ve spent years building toward one goal—bringing down the pack that brainwashed my mother and ordered me dead. It’s my sole focus and I don’t get distracted. Not when I have dreams of a woman with hair like starlight. Not when I discover she’s an Adalwulf who serves as pack Seeress, my sworn enemy. Not until I’m alone in an elevator with her and she collapses against me, shaking with a vision only she can see. I wrap my arms around her and hold her through it. Give her a few moments of comfort and disappear before her guards ever see my face. I should forget her. Instead, I hunt her. When I learn the Adalwulfs have locked her in a tower—their own seeress, caged like a weapon they can’t control—I turn feral. Her pack will call it war. She’ll call it kidnapping. My wolf calls it destiny. Aster is mine.      Amazon     AB     Apple Books     Kobo

FRACTURED LORE (BROKEN ASHES BOOK NINE) by Nikita Parmenter

Baz is a surprise that none of us were really expecting. Thankfully, he seems to fit in like he’s always been a part of our team. The more I learn about him, the more intrigued I become. Winston and the spirit guides are still being cagey, and we all know that they’re hiding something. I’m just not sure that we want to deal with that too. Dimitri, well, he’s proving to be even more shocking than he usually is, and I have no idea how to deal with it. The same goes for Zephyr, hell knows what he’s up to. When we find ourselves with the Gargoyles sooner than we thought, even more unexpected things get thrown at us. Then there’s Pete. I don’t even know where to start with him. I’m sure everything’s going to calm down . . . Right?      AmazonKU

GIFTED CONNECTIONS SERIES BOOK SIX by SM Olivier

VS Note: Reverse harem. This was the blurb for book one: “My name is Blake. Most girls my age are worrying about prom, senior pictures, and colleges. I’m not. I worry about taking care of my sister, dodging my stepmother’s reprehensible boyfriends, and earning enough money to keep the roof over our heads, clothes on our backs, and food in our bellies. Sometimes when I’m angry or afraid, strange things happen. Things I can’t explain. Recent events have thrust me into a new world. With the help of my connections I learn about my gift. Unfortunately there are others that covet my gift. There are others who want to make sure I don’t make those connections.”

As we tighten the net around Horatio and his followers, we realize sometimes his reach is further than we expected. Old mysteries are revealed and solved. We continue to fight and hope that when everything is said and done, we become the victors. This is the final and last book of the Gifted Connections series.     AmazonKU

CROWN OF TWILIGHT AND PROMISE  (KINGDOM OF LIGHT BOOK ONE) by Joanna Maz

VS Note: From APRIL 22.

I fell in love with a boy who built me a secret sky and promised he’d never become the monster the world expected him to be. He lied. Hakan is shadow-blood — forbidden, dangerous, and the only person who has ever truly seen me. He spent six months restoring a crumbling tower just to give me a sky that belonged to no one but us. He sang to me through shadows. He gave me back my father’s voice. Then he made a promise with his shadows wrapped around me like a warning. Now half-bloods are being dragged from their homes in the night. The boy who wept against my skin has signed the orders. The man I love looks at me like I’m a stranger — patient, cold, scrubbed clean of everything I thought was real. I swore I’d reach him. Pull him back from whatever darkness swallowed him whole. Instead I’m watching him become the thing he feared most. Because boys like Hakan don’t just break promises. They break you. And the worst part? Even now — even as he unravels everything — I’d let him.       AmazonKU

FERAL CHEMISTRY (HOT UNDER THE COLLAR) by Riley Harp

Dr. June Miller is a genius chemist, not a wolf-tamer. But when a lab accident drenches her in “Compound X”—a synthetic pheromone mimicking a female wolf in peak heat—she becomes the most wanted snack in Chicago. She flees into the nearest bar, which happens to be The Den. Enter Colton. He owns the bar, runs the city, and has been celibate for a decade. One whiff of June, and his control snaps. He saves her from a bar brawl of drooling wolves, scoops her up, and locks her in his high-security penthouse for “protection.” Trapped together while the chemical wears off, the line between protecting her and devouring her blurs. Colton is holding back by a thread, and June is realizing she doesn’t want to be saved—she wants to be ruined.      AmazonKU      AB

KNOTTED AND BRED BY THE KRAKEN: OMEGAVERSE MONSTER ROMANCE (GET KNOTTY (A MONSTER BREEDING SERIES) BOOK TWO) by Imani Jay

VS Note: A re-release.

ou know the hot guy you’ve seen on the cover of magazines dressed in nothing but a tiny swimsuit and gold medals, his ripped body covered in tattoos and drops of water you wanted to lick off? Yeah, that Jay Lafayette. The alpha kraken shifter, the myth, the legend. The GOAT of pro swimming. The one who’s broken every record, then announced his retirement after the last World Monster Games. He’s the new guest at the luxury beach resort where I work! And he’s even hotter in person. All deep-ocean eyes, larger than life, and with a scent that makes this curvy omega parched for a taste of him. And when he speaks? The low rumble of his voice is more panty-melting than a siren’s call. I should keep my distance. Play it safe like I do with any celebrity who stays in our hotel. But when Jay catches a whiff of my scent, hunts me down, wraps his tentacles around my curves, and kisses me with each one of his suckers, I know I’m done for.      AmazonKU

VERITY GUILD by Mai Corland

Secrets built this republic; one truth could burn it down. High Priestess Kerasea Vestal has spent her life hiding the truth—that she’s the last surviving heir of the magical bloodline the republic slaughtered. One wrong step could be fatal. But when a senator is brutally killed and a temple blade is found at the scene, all eyes turn to her. Praetorian Torren Morvane has made a career of dragging liars into the light, and Kerasea is the one person he’s vowed to ruin. But locked on a mountain with a murderer, scheming senators, and a prophecy of death, he’s forced to work at her side. The closer he gets, the more dangerous the truth—and their attraction—becomes. With traitors closing in and a nation on the verge of shattering, Kerasea and Torren must risk everything to uncover the real killer…even if it means trusting their sworn enemy.      AmazonKU      AB

A TOUCH OF MAGIC (ORCS OF OKSHA BOOK ONE) by Nessa Alviera

Fionnuala “Fiona” Kerridan was raised to be the perfect High Fae princess, graceful, obedient, and willing to sacrifice everything for her kingdom. Her future is clear: a strategic marriage to secure peace and prosperity. And she is ready to accept it. Until her wedding day shatters everything. Before the vows can be spoken, a vengeful sorceress crashes the ceremony and unleashes a devastating curse, one meant not just to punish Fiona, but to humiliate her father. In a single, irreversible moment, the beloved princess is transformed into the very creature her people fear most: an orc. Cast out of the life she once knew, Fiona must venture into forbidden lands in search of a way to break the curse. Her only hope lies with the Oksha, the most feared orc tribe in all of Lyraen. But survival among enemies is not her greatest challenge. Malek Strong-Axe, the powerful and enigmatic Ruk’hai of the Oksha, is everything Fiona was raised to despise and the one man she cannot seem to resist. As truths unravel and loyalties are tested, Fiona begins to question everything she once believed about her people, her enemies, and herself. Because monsters are not always what they seem. And love may be the most dangerous force of all.       AmazonKU

TORMENT OF THE GODS (FOURTH BORN BOOK FOUR) by Shay Taylor

Calista, Goddess of Life and Suffering, has waited centuries for the mate fate promised her. When she finally finds him, it is not in a place of destiny or beauty—but in a prison cell in Gilyx. Malak has spent his life hating the gods of Valynth. To him, they are not worthy of worship, only blame. The last thing he would ever want is to be bound to one. But neither of them understands the truth of what fate has done. Drawn together in a dangerous realm, Calista finds herself falling for a man who would despise her if he knew what she truly was. So she keeps her identity hidden, knowing that once the truth is spoken, it cannot be undone. As their bond deepens, love begins to take root in a place it never should have. But hatred does not disappear simply because love exists, and Malak’s past is not something he can easily let go. When the truth is finally revealed, he is forced to choose between the woman he is falling for and the vengeance that has shaped his life. But Calista soon discovers there is more at play than either of them realized. Fate did not bind her to her enemy by accident, and the truth behind their connection threatens far more than their hearts. It threatens everything.   AmazonKU

NOBODY TOLD ME DRAGONS USE LIBRARIES by Lindsey Devin and Roxie Ray

Nobody told her dragons use libraries. Or that one of them would ruin her filing system and her entire life plan. She’s the head librarian who alphabetizes her trauma. He’s the dragon alpha who crash-landed into her carefully ordered world ten minutes before closing. Neither expected a thunderstorm, an ancient mystery, or feelings too big to fit on an index card. Perfect for readers who love: cozy chaos, grumpy/sunshine energy, nerd x nerd fated mates, and dragons who say “please” when they destroy your cataloguing system and for all the AuDHD readers, pattern-brained people, and anyone who organises their feelings into a spreadsheet.      AmazonKU

GAMBLE ON A GARGOYLE (POSSESSIVE MONSTERS BOOK 11) by Maggie Mayhem

Rock bottom never looked so good. My fiancé murdered someone over a dragon’s egg. I panicked and ran. I also, maybe, accidentally stole the egg. That part was unintentional. Mostly. Now I’m on the run with stolen supernatural cargo, a murderous ex-fiancé on my heels, and a half-formed plan to throw myself at the mercy of the powerful dragon of Darlington. Enter Graham. He’s a gargoyle with wings, claws, and the whole shebang, and he claims he’s here on behalf of the very dragon I’m on my way to see. He just can’t prove it. He’s also hot as sin. And apparently exactly my type. One stolen egg. Multiple people who want me dead. And all my traitorous brain can focus on is whether this gargoyle runs warm despite being hard as stone. Spoiler: they do!      AmazonKU

TREASURED BY A MONSTER: MONSTROUS GUARDIANS BOOK THREE by Kensie Kelly

I relocated for work and my housewarming present was a break-in. I got away and it could have been a random mistake or someone with an embarrassing lack of burglary skills—except it happened again. The second time… the intruder tried to kill me. Quin is the only reason I’m still breathing. A monster created to be a living weapon. Seven feet of terrifying beast with horns and claws. I should be afraid of him, but he treats me like I’m precious. He’s the only thing that makes me feel safe. The closer we get, the more powerful the pull between us. My body reacts like it already knows his. But the people after me aren’t giving up. They’re desperate and willing to do anything to get what they want. They picked the wrong target because a monster stands between them and their goal. A fatal mistake. Threatening a wyrfang’s mate is a terrible idea.      AmazonKU

PROMISE ME SHADOWS (TO THE CRUEL GODS BOOK THREE) by May Sage

Silver – He literally fell from the sky, with his sharp jawline, unsettling eyes, and those marks burning bright when he looks at me. How the hell am I supposed to believe a word he says? Cas is too powerful, too mysterious, and honestly? Too convenient. We’re on the brink of war, both inside and outside of the city. And all of a sudden, a bona fide god spawn lands in our laps, happy to help? I don’t buy it. He must be a spy. A weapon deployed to destabilize us. I’m watching him for a reason. And that reason has nothing to do with those thick thighs. But damn, he really doesn’t miss leg days. Cas – Someone needs to remove the broomstick firmly lodged in this chick’s shapely derrière before we murder each other. She’s right, of course. I am lying. What am I supposed to say, that everyone on Earth will likely be dead inside of a year? That would just make them panic ahead of time. It’s not like she can do anything against the gods and monsters set to take over. The only entity on Earth capable of withstanding them is me. Too bad I’ve never been the savior type. And I’m not about to enter a losing fight with my family for a woman. …Right?     AmazonKU

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