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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BRIDE OF THE FORBIDDEN ALIEN (SURVIVOR BRIDES OF THE TAJSS BOOK) by Miranda Martin

Hope is what gets you killed on Tajss. In the city, we survived by learning that lesson early. No epis. No strength. No second chances. We became smaller… quieter… harder to notice. And we lived. Until the outsiders arrived bringing power we never had. Now everything is breaking. My people can’t handle epis. Not like they do. It burns too fast. Hits too hard. And if we don’t find a way to control it soon, it won’t save us. It will finish what the desert started. The only answer lies in a fresh zmelja trail—where epis grows in the wake of a creature that devours anything too slow to escape it. No team. Too dangerous. Just me. And him. A cavern-born Zmaj who tracks the worms like he was made for it. Silent. Controlled. Watching me like he’s already decided something I haven’t. Out here, survival means trusting him. But the closer we follow the trail, the more I realize something is wrong. The zmelja aren’t moving like it should. The desert isn’t behaving like it used to. And the way he looks at me—like I belong to him—might be the most dangerous thing of all. Because even if we survive the desert. I’m not sure he’ll ever let me go.      AmazonKU

KAZAN: MINOTAUR MATES (ALIEN MATCHMAKING AGENCY BOOK ONE) by Kate Rudolph

Running away to marry an alien stranger probably wasn’t my smartest decision. But after four years with a controlling ex, crossing the galaxy seemed safer than staying on Earth. Kazan is something completely out of this world. He’s a scarred minotaur gladiator turned frontier farmer. Seven feet of horns, muscles, and quiet strength. He’s the kind of male who could take whatever he wants without bothering to ask. Instead, he keeps giving me choices. The problem? There’s a flag on my file and one ironclad rule attached to my trial marriage: No touching. If we break it, I’ll be deported. Which would be easier if Kazan wasn’t looking at me like I’m the answer to a prayer he stopped believing in years ago. Easier if every day he wasn’t proving that real love looks nothing like possession. But the past I ran from isn’t done with me yet. And when it comes for me, it’s going to discover that beneath Kazan’s gentle smile is a monster who survived the gladiator pits. A monster who has finally found something worth fighting for.      AmazonKU

PROJECT EREBUS VOLUME ONE by Tara West

How well do you really know the man sleeping beside you? Ethan Brooks lives in the shadow of a double life, shielded by ‘Project Erebus,’ a forbidden technology that alters his appearance until he is unrecognizable. Under the guise of Marcus—an imposing, dangerously seductive stranger—Ethan decides to do the unthinkable: win back his wife, Sophie, by seducing her under a false identity. As the line between Ethan and Marcus begins to crumble, passion spirals into a dark, irreversible obsession. In a hall of mirrors where every kiss is a deception, Sophie finds herself torn between love for her distant husband and a brutal attraction to a stranger who seems to know her every secret. Pleasure has a new face, but the price of the truth will be her ruin. Are you ready to uncover the identity hidden behind the deception.     AmazonKU

REBELLION: FREEDOM BOOK THREE by Gun Brooke

VS Note: FF SFR.

They were legends, then they were ghosts. Twelve years ago, Sergeant Major Anya Quinn and her military unit vanished rather than condemn children to Celestial work camps. Now, the infamous Ghost Pack returns, a beacon of hope for dissidents and freedom fighters ready to shatter the corrupt government’s grip. But for Kate “Max” Maxton, the face of rebellion is also the face of her tormentor. Taken as a child, Max has never forgotten Anya Quinn—the soldier who oversaw the roundup that stole her innocence. Against all reason, a dangerous attraction ignites between them. Anya knows her past makes a future impossible, while Max fights a forbidden fascination that defies every bitter memory. As they work to save innocent people, can these two women overcome a history steeped in pain, or will their personal war unravel the very revolution they seek to win?     Amazon

FURY’S CATS RETURN (GALACTIC CATS) by Evelyn Lederman

Get married or save the galaxy…decisions, decisions. Captain Cassidy Ryan balances being the owner of The Fury and ruling a planet as Her Royal Highness, Natalie of the House of Prometheus. Her father’s royal legacy weighs heavily on her shoulders, as well as maintaining the precarious peace in the galaxy. At her side, are the genetically enhanced cats with neurotransmitters. They run her ship and own her heart. Their loyalty is the one constant she can count on in her crazy life, along with Branson Goody. Just before her wedding, the President of the Cosmic Consortium government enlists her to embark on a critical peacekeeping mission. With her cats and General Goody by her side, Cassidy faces friends and foes from her past in a last-ditch effort before the galaxies fall prey to another devastating war.      AmazonKU

SHIFT THE SLIP (WAYFARER ADVENTURE BOOK FIVE) by Eileen Troemel

Are they too late? Eli and Piper return to their galaxy carrying hope and the promise of a brighter future. Instead, they find abandoned worlds, silent cities, and the scars of devastating conflict. Entire populations have vanished. Some planets bear the marks of war; others stand eerily empty. One question haunts them: did they take too long to come home? With the Wayfarers finally able to reach the distant Swahl Galaxy, a grim truth emerges. Their people have been seized by the ruthless Doteans and forced into slavery aboard their ships. Determined to bring them home, Eli and Piper devise a daring rescue plan, but saving a few is only the beginning. Can they free them all before it’s too late? As dictators, tyrants, and power-hungry races spread chaos across the galaxy, the Wayfarers risk everything to help the innocent escape violence and oppression. Relying on stealth, courage, and hard-earned skills, they must outwit deadly enemies, rescue the lost, and lead their people to safety. In a galaxy on the brink of collapse, hope may be the most dangerous mission of all.   AmazonKU

CANCER: AN ALIEN SPICY NOVELLA (ZODIAC BRIDES BOOK THREE) by Laetitia Aldin

Tamara has finally managed to escape. Trading one abusive man for an unknown, alien one, might not sound like the smartest decision, but it’s the first choice she got to make for herself in a long time.
Her new arranged husband can’t be worst than the one she ran away from…Filbur has always loved learning new things about the other species, and he can’t wait to get his loving hands on his new human bride…She’ll finally have the love and protection she always craved.     AmazonKU

KADEN’S MONSTER by Barbara Elsborg

VS Note: LGBTQ SFR.

An alien weapon. A human mistake. An impossible bond. Kaden’s life is stretched thin between journalism, fantasy novels, stand-up comedy and ghostwriting. And an endless series of distractions while his relationship crumbles around him. Something has to change. He has to change. Then, on an assignment at his boyfriend’s biotech lab, Kaden sees something that should be impossible. A small blue blob in a tank trying to escape its pursuers. The blue blob is a Protector: a living armour system engineered to bond with his other in moments of danger. But he’s chosen to betray his own kind rather than help destroy an innocent world. Now he’s stranded on Earth—wounded, hunted, and unable to fully communicate. Kaden’s been warned not to touch anything. But he does far more than that. He smuggles the blob out of the lab, names him Joe and sparks a dangerous connection. Joe was never meant to bond with someone like Kaden, but as uncertainty around them grows, including threats tied to the powerful man Kaden ghostwrites for, Kaden becomes the one person Joe cannot abandon. What begins as a moment of madness becomes friendship, deepens to devotion, and ignites into a love that they might not survive. The universe is stranger, and far more alive, than humanity ever imagined.       AmazonKU

BLAYZE (TALONIAN WARRIORS) by Celeste Raye

He was taken… and she may be the only one who can find him. CIA agent Belle Simons is chasing a deadly conspiracy targeting weredragons—but the only man who can help her disappears before she gets answers. Blayze was never supposed to matter, yet one night changed everything, and now the connection she tried to deny is the one thing she refuses to lose. She won’t walk away. Because saving him isn’t just her mission—it’s the only thing that feels real.   AmazonKU

IRKED BY THE ALIEN DAD by Chloe Parker

He’s a brooding, tortured, morally upright space daddy. She’s the brilliant neuroscientist who’s accidentally hardwired herself for pleasure at his touch. Lyn Walker didn’t mean to test her experimental pain-to-pleasure translator on herself—and she definitely didn’t mean to get caught mid-catastrophe by her impossibly infuriating supervisor. Now her nervous system is rewired in one very specific, very inconvenient direction, and every time Kaelion Rhyss touches her, her body has opinions she cannot afford to have. What she didn’t count on was the daughter. Kaelion Rhyss—brilliant, exacting, and way too hot—turns out to be a dad. A devoted, slightly tragic, completely off-limits one who reads bedtime comics and buys sketchbooks and even has a cute lizard-cat pet. Lyn needs to fix the device, survive the ethics review, and stop noticing Kaelion’s hands before she loses everything she’s worked for. But that isn’t easy…especially when she’s falling harder by the minute.     AmazonKU

CLAIMED BY GAUGE (RAIDEN WARRIORS BOOK FOUR) by Denna Holm

Gauge is an immortal warrior, a vampire, who hunts rogues of his kind for the Laizahlian Council. He lost his fated mate thousands of years ago, and the only thing that keeps him sane is his duty to the council. When a human woman approaches him for help in freeing a dragon female from a Raiden warrior claim, he doesn’t expect there to be life-altering repercussions . . . for him. Zephralena is the daughter of dragon shifters, her father the alpha of their clan. But it doesn’t stop the Raiden warrior from claiming her against her will. Her only chance of escaping his abuse will come at the hands of a vampire, a powerful Hunter for the Laizahlian Council. He alone can strip the essence her abuser injected when he claimed her, breaking his hold over her. When Gauge begins to develop a shaprata, what Raiden warriors use to claim unwilling females, he knows his time is limited. A decision must be made; claim a female for himself or die.     AmazonKU

ROOK TAKES QUEEN (THE FEVER BROTHERS BOOK SEVEN) by Michele Mills

I should be dead by now. I’ve been running for three days on no sleep or food, carrying secrets that powerful Xylan males on Chronos would kill to bury. So I do the only thing I can, I find the one family in the Four Sectors crazy enough to take on the Xylan ancestral home world. The door opens and an enormous, gentle Xylan miner stands on the threshold. He scents me before I can speak and puts himself between me and his entire family, like I’m something precious instead of a walking grenade. “You are safe here now,” he rumbles. Maxon — they call him Rook — is the youngest of the nine Fever Brothers. A brother who has waited his whole life to scent his Bride. He wants to bring me food, braid my hair and sets out a board for a game I thought no one on Timbur had ever played. And they say I’m his mate? What the heck? I will not be the reason this beautiful family loses another brother. (Even if he’s already the only thing in the universe I want.)      AmazonKU

THE GLASS BETWEEN US by Mary Elizabeth Sinclair

Welcome to the Hadal Luxe. Please enjoy the reef. Please respect all safety barriers. Please don’t attempt to bribe the trilobites. Four hundred feet beneath the Pacific, I built the impossible: a pressure-glass paradise where billionaires sip cocktails beside a resurrected Cambrian reef. Ancient life, modern engineering, and the most advanced containment systems in the world holding it all in place. At least, that’s what the models say. When Kevin, the reef’s apex predator, begins changing his patrol route, I call it variance. But the deeper the anomalies spread, the harder it becomes to ignore the truth: the reef isn’t just alive. It’s evolving. Trapped below with me are three men who see me too clearly. Dutch, who trusts my commands even when the walls start breathing. Reyes, the engineer who can feel the facility failing through his hands. And Holden, the ex who once loved me, left me, and has arrived just in time to judge every terrible choice I make. The only way out is through the bay.
Kevin already knows that. And he’s learning how doors work.     AmazonKU

A MONSTER’S FUTURE (KADRIXIAN MATES BOOK SIX) by Lynnea Lee

Grtirr is bossy, overprotective, and everything I don’t need. The alien medic is also hot as sin and ultra-capable to boot. I’ve spent the last few years simultaneously hating him and admiring his perfect physique. When the Ellaston Gazette sends me to cover the high-stakes negotiations between Ellaston and Vossell Industries, I’m ready to get the scoop. Especially since going will absolutely infuriate the arrogant medic. Except the universe has a vicious sense of humor, because guess who gets assigned as my protection detail. And Grtirr’s been hiding a secret. I’m his mate, and he’s known all along! And now that the secret’s out, he’s done holding back. But when the shooting starts and the negotiations turn dangerous, I find myself trapped with the last alien I ever wanted to rely on. Grtirr won’t let me out of his sight, and worse? My body is starting to betray me, and so is my heart.     AmazonKU

BEYOND GALAXY’S EDGE (PHOENIX ADVENTURES BOOK FIVE) by Anna Hackett

VS Note: Lightly edited re-release.

Ambitious captain Nissa Sander has spent three years at the galaxy’s edge, keeping law and order…and chasing scoundrel smuggler Justyn Phoenix. The charming rogue has always outwitted her, and she’s had a hard time ignoring his muscled body and handsome face. But when one of the galaxy’s most important documents—the US Constitution—is stolen, Nissa finds herself working with the very man she’s been trying to throw in her brig. Justyn Phoenix embraces life and offers everyone a wink and a smile. He’s also in love with the spit-and-polish patrol captain out to arrest him. Yep, crazy in love. When the opportunity arises to work alongside Nissa on a wild and crazy mission, he can’t resist. The hunt leads them to fake documents, rival treasure hunters, and a millennia-old mystery. As the pair travel beyond the galaxy’s edge, Justyn and Nissa will face the firestorm of their desire, and soon learn if they can survive long enough to save the galaxy.     AmazonKU

LEVIATHAN (LEVIATHANS BOOK TWO) by Deiri Di

Bound by a data heist. Trapped with an invisible captor. But the secrets hiding in the dark are larger than either of us can fathom. A high-heat, forced-proximity space opera romance. MARIA – I spent months as a lab rat on an isolated alien research station, dreaming of the day I could escape, until the day I stop dreaming and make my opportunity happen for myself by setting fire to the food supplies. When a mysterious, shimmering black ship docks to resupply the station, I make a desperate move…sneaking on board with a stolen data cube that I hope will buy my passage back to Earth. The problem is, I’m a trap. And I’m at his mercy. Lyrien is the only one on the ship, someone who never shows his face and tracks my every move through a fleet of cold, metallic drones. Yet, despite his physical absence, his deep masculine voice vibrates through my very core, and his fierce, protective nature sparks a primal, dangerous chemistry. I am falling head over tail for a man I’ve never even seen…oblivious to the fact that the stolen data in my hands has turned me into a lethal Trojan horse destined to destroy my invisible savior. LYRIEN – I have spent my life being careful. Never letting anyone on board, never letting anyone get close. Just to keep safe from the ruthless slavers who hunt my kind. I am bound to my sanctuary, anchored by years of hard-won restraint and a history stained in blood. But she needs my help. ..(more blurb on ebook seller’s page)      AmazonKU

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

VS Note: Featuring my completed Planet of Last Resort series (just got a couple of really good reviews on JOURNEY and RESOLUTION so I’m beaming). All 5 books are available wide including KOBO Plsu. Here’s the link to the Amazon series page (and don’t miss ESCAPE TO NOWHERE) which they’ve exiled to the bottom of the page).

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

NEVER DANCE WITH A DEMON (RIGHT MOVE, WRONG MONSTER) by Honey Phillips

She lives by the rules. He breaks them for a living. Isadora Solis has built her life on precision, control, and perfectly executed steps. She doesn’t make mistakes on the dance floor, and she definitely doesn’t improvise. So when Malachi Vexis strides into her studio—late, arrogant, and completely incapable of following even the most basic waltz—she knows exactly what he is. A disaster. Unfortunately, he’s also her newest student. Bound by a dangerous demonic contract, he needs to win an upcoming competition without using magic, or lose far more than his pride. Which means he needs her. As their lessons heat up and the lines between discipline and desire begin to blur, Isadora finds herself drawn to the one male who could ruin everything she’s worked for. Because the only thing more dangerous than dancing with a demon… is falling for one.     AmazonKU

OSIRIS: THE WOLVES (KING LAKE SHIFTERS BOOK ONE) by R E Butler

Working at a bookstore has taught Juliette all the tropes—meet-cutes, instant sparks, forever love. But she’s learned real life doesn’t work that way. Until one night in King Lake… and one unforgettable wolf. Wolf shifter Osiris is the one who takes care of everyone else, making sure his pack is fed when things get busy at The Amber Howl. He’s spent years imagining what it would be like to have a mate of his own. The moment Juliette walks into the tavern and orders his burger of the week, he knows he’s finally found her. But when the connection between them hits too hard, too fast, Juliette panics and runs—determined to protect her heart before it can be broken again. But Sigh is one wolf who isn’t about to let his mate go. Because in King Lake, some loves aren’t just fast… they’re forever.   AmazonKU

SIREN RISING (GUARDIANS OF THE FOUR REALMS BOOK FIVE) by Caroline Delaney Drew

A prophecy over two millennia in the making. An arrogant angel with his own agenda. A siren who will stop at nothing to protect the ones she loves. As the dust begins to settle after Gabriel’s shocking revelation about Seth’s father, escaping his destiny as The Son of Two Realms is starting to look increasingly unlikely. So when his role as a Guardian takes him on a mission to assess how much of a threat the newly discovered Underworld may present to the Mortal Realm, Zara is determined to use their time apart to learn as much as she can about her siren powers. Because if her worst fears are realised, and Seth doesn’t come back to her, she won’t hesitate to fight for their future with every weapon at her disposal. And the gods help anyone who tries to get in her way. The Prophecy brought them together. She won’t let destiny tear them apart.     AmazonKU

EVERDARK ACADEMY VOL SIX: MM VAMPIRE ROMANCE by X Aratare

At the Kaly party, Grayson discovers that his mother is in danger on Earth. But when he and his fellow Immortals attempt to save her, their plans go very wrong. Grayson mis-teleports to the past, still in his weak human body, where most of the Immortals are dead and Eyros is not a friend. Ryder and the others try to get back to Grayson, only to find out that they have also mis-teleported to the past. A hostile Kaly slice awaits with an army of undead, determined to alter the future. Like Grayson, the Immortals are outmatched… but if they work together, they may have a chance.     Amazon

CLAIMED BY THE ORC (BRED FOR THE RIFT) by Zara Crowe

My sister’s name was drawn in the breeding lottery. She’s seventeen. I’m a field medic with steady hands and three combat deployments. I stepped forward before she could stop shaking. The orc garrison commander is eight feet of scarred green muscle and six years of iron discipline. His hands drip bonding compound the moment I walk through his gate. He can’t hide what his body wants. He fights it anyway. His outpost hasn’t had a medic in two years. His soldiers are patching their own wounds with dirty cloth and pretending cracked tusks don’t hurt. I didn’t come here to be wanted. I came here to be useful. But his compound is on my skin, his scent is in my lungs, and my body has opinions my training never prepared me for. He put a lock on my door before I arrived. He can’t break it. I can open it whenever I want. One mark is want. Six is forever. And I make every decision with my eyes open.       Amazon

MARORIA 1 – DAUGHTER 1 – GRAVEWARDEN’S BARGAIN by Cora Ashwell

Some doors should never open. Some loves refuse to die. Sable Wren has spent her life guiding the dead across the ancient Lychgate that guards her village. For generations, the Gate has stood between the living and the restless dead. Now it is failing. When souls begin returning from beyond and an unknown enemy tears open wounds in the boundary between worlds, Sable finds herself fighting a battle far older than her bloodline. But when the Gate claims the one person she cannot bear to lose-her sister, Lark-Sable faces an impossible choice. To save her, she must descend beyond the threshold itself, into the cold kingdom of the dead. There, she encounters the Still King: an ancient ruler bound to a crumbling realm, a keeper of souls whose power is matched only by the terrible price he demands. As darkness spreads through both worlds, Sable is drawn into a dangerous bargain that will test her loyalty, her courage, and the limits of her heart. For some doors are meant to stay closed.   AmazonKU

ALLIES: A ROAR/VARIANT ALLIANCE by Sandra R Neeley

The Laighin Pride has weathered many transitions through the years, but none so drastic as when Jack challenged his own tyrannical, oppressive father for the position of Alpha — and won. Since then, the Pride is thriving. He’s earned the support, love and loyalty of not only his people, but of his once completely out of reach mate. Through it all, his lifelong friends, lieutenants really, have stood at the ready for anything he and the Pride needed from them, ready at any time to give all they had in support of Jack and their people. Just when they think most of their struggles are over and begin to settle into a laid-back, slow-paced life for their Pride, a very small group of surviving members of a strong, well-respected Pride arrive in their territory, requesting sanctuary. They are all that’s left from a violent attack on their Pride. Without any hesitation, Jack welcomes them, provides for and protects them. He has no idea that his selfless actions will cause a whirlwind of unexpected challenges to the lives of some of those closest to him. Mates are found, and yet others denied. Painfully impossible to attain dreams once locked safely away, are given new life through tragedy. And an entirely different type of partially human species has taken note of the lifestyle Jack has created and maintains for his Pride of Lion shifters. The Variant people have encountered many different enemies and allies in their quest to find justice and build a safe place for themselves. But none so intriguing as the Lion shifters they’ve discovered…(more blurb on ebook seller’s page)     AmazonKU

MOLTEN FURY: MM SHIFTER MPREG ROMANCE (BRAMBLE WOODS BOOK TWO) by  Lorelai M Hart and Colbie Dunbar

My flight never wanted me. I wasn’t dragon enough for them. As the child of a human and a shifter, I teeter between both worlds and don’t fit into either. When an opportunity to leave my hometown presents itself, it’s an immediate yes from me. It isn’t until I start planning my move that I realize I’m going to be moving to the middle of nowhere. There’s no turning back now. Besides, one year in a place where no one knows me sounds like bliss. When I arrive, my rental cabin has one small problem. It’s already occupied by a grumpy-ass polar bear shifter who’s barely holding his beast back. The lease? Fake. The landlord? Nonexistent. My deposit? Stolen. My savings? Gone. I have nowhere to sleep, a job starting in two days, and an empty bank account. Why does it feel like I’ve finally come home?      AmazonKU

CURSED IN GLASS by Marina Simcoe

He comes with diamonds. Literally. All I wanted was to get on a flight across the country. Instead, a supernatural slave of a goddess from another world kidnapped me. Now, I’m a hostage in a glass palace of the cursed Siren King of Olathana in the magical world of Nerifir. King Kye’s touch turns everything to glass, condemning him to a lifetime of solitude and heart-crushing loneliness. Feared by his subjects, with his song lost, and his magic waning, Kye is a prisoner in his own palace, maybe even more than I am. And I’m his only companion in almost a century. Entraped in his sorrows, beguiled by his voice, and intrigued by his cynical outlook on life, I form a fragile, uneasy connection with the king. But neither of us is aware of the ancient, mysterious danger lurking in the depths below the palace or of the sinister motives of those who surround us on the surface. I can never accept becoming the pet for the cursed king. But regaining my freedom may cost me everything.     AmazonKU

THE ASSASSIN’S WAY by J M Kearl

Never go out at night. Lock the doors. Ignore the screams. Those are the rules Aesira lives by to survive the monsters that stalk her village. But everything changes when it’s revealed she’s been born with the power to fight the vampires she’s spent her life fearing. Aesira is thrust into the elite and secretive League of Assassins, where mercy is weakness and fear is forbidden. Now her survival depends on her ruthless trainer, Vander–the most dangerous assassin of them all. And the only thing more lethal than his blade is the desire he awakens in her. Because the greatest threat in Nighthaven might not be the monsters lurking in the dark…It might be him.       AmazonKU

SLITHERING INTO HER DM’S (OURS EVERMORE BOOK SEVEN) by RK Munin

When Bec decides to take a risk, she doesn’t expect it to end with supernatural brothers claiming her as their mate! Bec always chose the safe options. After a childhood spent in colorful chaos, Bec was determined to have a life of stability, even if it was boring and bland. Except on a visit to see her best friend in San Diego, everything changed. After a kidnapping, a fight, and being introduced to a magical world she didn’t know existed, she decided to stay. She was determined to live life for the first time. Marduk and Danzig, the world serpent brothers, aren’t happy about the choices she’s making. They want to claim her as their mate, which involves getting in the way of all the fun things she wants to do. Ignoring the brothers is hard, but she won’t be boring ever again!     AmazonKU

HIS THREE WOLVES by Alexa Piper

VS Note: MMMM Omegaverse.

Marcus needs a change of scenery, of pace, of perspective. When he embarks on a short trip to get all that, he has no idea what’s waiting for him on the other end. Lincoln, Dominic, and Ellis are three alpha werewolves, but that’s never hurt their relationship. They love one another. When they find a human who needs their help, it could ruin what they have…or bring something new into their lives.

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HUNTING FOR HIS FAIRY QUEEN (A MONSTROUS HOLIDAY BOOK FOUR) by Charlotte Swan

VS Note: “spicy Ferngully reimagining” per the Author.

A treasure hunter searching for his salvation…A desperate Fairy Queen hoping he’s the answer to her prayers…Treasure hunter Finn has always known he was different. It’s why he’s spent the last thirty years of his life searching the high seas for the one thing that can save him: a fairy wish. After winning a game of cards, he comes into possession of a fairy portal and wastes no time descending into an unknown realm in search of the cure to his curse. What he finds inside the sprawling meadow changes everything. The Fairy Queen’s realm is dying. Decay spreads across Meadowmist, as the Void continues to claim more fairy lives. The Deadlands will consume the rest of her realm if her prayers aren’t answered soon. When a human falls from the sky, she believes this is the miracle she’s been begging the Spirits for. He’s certainly cocky enough for the task. Finn agrees to find a way to destroy the Void in exchange for a fairy wish. If only it were that simple. Despite the danger, the two of them set off to destroy the evil that’s polluting her realm. Finn has never seen anything as beautiful as Queen Arden, but he can’t afford to be distracted. Their relationship is purely transactional, a means to an end. Why then does he feel like he’s known her all his life? The deeper they travel into Meadowmist, the more devastation they uncover. Is this human their savior? Or will he become another casualty of the Void? Will Arden’s fleeting magic be enough to protect them, or will the darkness claim their lives before their budding love can bloom?     Amazon

A DAGGER OF FIRE AND FATE (THE CURSE OF SILVER SECRETS AND CRUEL SHADOWS SERIES BOOK FOUR) by Vera Raye

Turns out I might have been sleeping under the same roof as my father’s assassin. Now I’m trapped in a crater that won’t let me leave, the man I’m furious at is off fighting a war I can’t join, and my favorite cousin is doing something spectacularly dangerous that I’m choosing not to think about. The Protectorate crown is mine to carry. So I’ll run a city under siege, negotiate alliances with creatures that could crush me in one hand, and try not to miss a man who has given me every reason to stay angry. But the crater has secrets. Someone inside these unscalable walls wants me dead. And the truth about my father’s murder is closer than I ever wanted it to be. One wrong move and I lose everything–including him. Falling for my enemy was the risk I never wanted to take. Trusting him again might be the one that destroys me.      AmazonKU

MONSTER, SUITS AND TAMING THE WOLF by Bella Blair

Roman Wolfe built his empire on luxury, control, and never taking no for an answer. As one of New York’s wealthiest wolf shifters, he’s come to Cedar Hollow to help expand the town’s growing supernatural resort community alongside his old friend Gabe McCloud. Roman expects smooth negotiations, profitable investments, and maybe a few weeks hiding from the chaos of Manhattan. What he doesn’t expect is Daisy Hart. The stubborn bakery owner with flour on her jeans and fire in her eyes immediately informs him that Honey Hearth Bakery does not serve six-dollar oat milk monstrosities “in whatever weird little cup you people use in New York.” Roman should walk away. Instead, he insults her business, buys her an industrial espresso machine she absolutely did not ask for, and somehow keeps making everything worse. Unfortunately for him, his wolf already knows the truth. Daisy Hart is his mate. Daisy has no time for arrogant billionaire wolves…(more blurb on ebook seller’s page)      AmazonKU

THE BROKEN HEARTS AGENCY: A NOVEL by Clarence A Haynes

VS Note: FF Urban Fantasy.

Evelyn Kendricks is having a day. An overworked manager, she’s been dumped by her toxic boyfriend while struggling to cope with the recent ghost invasion that’s shocked the world. Devastated, she is mysteriously summoned to an eerie townhouse where she meets Linda Villaneuva, a private investigator who runs a secret mystical detective agency. She’s able to sense the emotions of others, especially those suffering from heartache. Linda would like nothing more than to help her latest client, but she soon makes a gruesome discovery: People are losing their memories and wandering DC streets in a zombie-like daze. Their eyes, demon red. Their skin, blistered, burning… and no one understands why. Panic has begun to consume the city as more folks succumb, putting Evelyn and other residents at risk. In the biggest case of her life, Linda follows a trail of clues to unearth an evil force far deadlier than anything she could’ve imagined. And all the while, she must reckon with the tragedies of her past and the price she’s paid for her supernatural gifts.      Amazon     AB     Apple Books     Kobo

WOLF HER DOWN by Elliot Ason

A ruined romantic getaway. An isolated cabin. A lone wolf who just found his fated mate. Milly was supposed to be on a romantic couples retreat. Instead, she’s nursing a broken heart after her boyfriend dumped her before the trip. A secluded cabin in the woods seems like the perfect place to cry in peace and swear off men forever—until she discovers she isn’t entirely alone. Sander is a lone wolf in every sense of the word. He stays far away from pack politics and even farther away from humans. But the moment he catches Milly’s scent, the beast inside him recognizes exactly what she is: his. Trapped together in the wilderness, Milly has a choice to make: run back to the safety of the city, or surrender to the wild, protective alpha who refuses to let her go.     AmazonKU

A NOVEL DEATH (WITCHES OF WILLOW COVE BOOK ONE) by Sara Bourgeois

Rowan Page has a plan. It is not a good plan, but it is technically a plan. She’ll come to Willow Cove, sort out the seaside bookshop her late aunt left behind, sell the property before the money runs out, and move on with her life. Quill & Tide has other ideas. The shelves are beautiful but impossible to navigate. The bathroom mirror keeps leaving messages in her dead aunt’s handwriting. And Moss, the sea-glass gray cat who came with the building, keeps glowing every time someone lies. Rowan would love to pretend all of that is normal. Unfortunately, denial gets harder when a bestselling thriller author drops dead at the town’s Masques & Manuscripts festival, right in front of half the waterfront. The police have a suspect. The town has gossip. Moss has strong feelings about everyone involved, most of them unflattering. And Rowan has questions she really should stop asking, especially once they lead to a stolen grimoire and secrets Aunt Oona apparently took to the grave. Willow Cove is charming, magical, and very bad at minding its own business. Rowan was supposed to sell the bookshop and leave. Instead, she may have inherited a murder mystery and one extremely judgmental cat.       AmazonKU

THE GARGOYLE AND THE LADY (NIGHTFALL GUARDIANS BOOK TWO) by Sara Ivy Hill

Hannalinde is a lady no longer. Her father’s treason stripped her of her home and title years ago, and the monster who hunts her at night has taken what little dignity she had left. Now, the half-gargoyle child growing inside her has made her situation urgent. The goblin wars left Rikard a hero, but one with deep scars, ruined wings, and the inability to continue his line. His legacy is slipping through his fingers. He requires a mate and an heir to keep his family’s standing. She needs protection only a gargoyle husband can provide. The logical solution to both their problems? A marriage of convenience with the simplest terms: no bedding and no biting. But the longer they share a home, the harder it is to pretend that it’s just an arrangement. She mends things in him the healers said were beyond repair. He gives her back pieces of herself she thought were gone for good. And the careful distance they agreed upon is disappearing fast. However, the monster who hurt her is still out there. And the secrets holding their marriage together could be the same ones that tear it apart.   AmazonKU

NEMESIS MINE by Amy Archer

VS Note: MM Fantasy. From MAY 19.

Fake nemeses. It’s a dastardly plan that can’t go wrong… until love crashes the act. Nobody is more surprised than Cyrus to learn that he’s no longer considered the greatest villain in the land of Athaca. Sure, he’s lying about the fact that his magical power is making flowers grow. And maybe lately he’s spent more time embroidering pillowcases than tormenting the locals. But that doesn’t mean he’s ready to be yesterday’s evil news. Enter the hero Maximillian: the realm’s golden boy, complete with a blinding smile, chiseled abs, and an infuriating habit of spreading hope and joy. (Gross.) If Cyrus wants to be taken seriously, he’ll have to take this guy down. But Maximillian isn’t quite as perfect as he seems. When he proposes a scheme to fake an epic rivalry and increase their fame, Cyrus can’t resist. Stage the battles, soak up the spotlight, share the spoils—it’s a villainously good marketing plan. There’s just one hitch. Pretending to hate your nemesis becomes a lot harder when you start falling for them instead.      AmazonKU     AB

HEALER’S HEART (WITCHES OF MINGUS MOUNTAIN BOOK EIGHT) by Christine Pope

Some wounds can only be healed from the inside….When a magical artifact yanks Roslyn Campbell from her quiet life at a Cottonwood clinic and deposits her in a decaying Victorian three states away, she finds the last person she expected: the Collector, the mysterious warlock who once terrorized her clan. He’s emaciated, dying, and surrounded by a hoard of volatile magical artifacts on the verge of detonation. Her instincts as a McAllister say run. Her instincts as a healer say stay. The healer wins. Malachi Van Horn has survived banishment, homelessness, and a year trapped in a dimensional void. What he cannot survive is the collapse of his magic — not when four dozen dangerous artifacts depend on his wards to keep them contained. He needs the healer. He doesn’t need the inconvenient discovery that her steady hands and stubborn compassion are dismantling defenses no enemy has ever breached before. Trapped together in a house full of secrets, Roslyn and Malachi forge an uneasy alliance that deepens into something neither of them planned. But with the Van Horn clan closing in to reclaim Malachi’s collection and a local clan growing hostile, their fragile sanctuary won’t hold forever. In the final book of the Witches of Mingus Mountain series, enemies become lovers, and two people who’ve spent their lives putting everyone else first must finally fight for something of their own.

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CANDLELIT HEx (HAVEN SHORES BOOK FIVE) by Milly Taiden

Narla Wright is a professional at disappearing. In Haven Shores, she’s just the quiet candle witch—soft voice, steady hands, nothing to see here. She’s absolutely not hiding from a nightmare with teeth. And she’s definitely not spending way too much mental energy on the suspicious, annoyingly hot sheriff who’s been watching her like she’s a crime waiting to happen. The way he fills out that uniform? Irrelevant. Those hands? Not thinking about them. Six years of avoidance, ruined the moment he finally touches her. Wyatt Gentry doesn’t trust easily, and the candle witch is a puzzle he can’t crack. Too serene. Too secretive. Too damn good at making his panther pace and snarl mine while his brain says absolutely not. Years of watching her. Of keeping his distance. Then the equinox surge puts her in his arms—and she fits like she was made for him. She tastes like honey and bad decisions. And his self-control? Gone. When Narla’s candles start exposing fated mates and her nightmare finally finds her, she needs protection—even if it comes with fangs, a badge, and a growl that makes her knees weak. But safe houses mean close quarters, and close quarters mean his hands on her, his breath against her neck, and six years of tension finally snapping. The monster at her door is terrifying. Falling for Wyatt? Even scarier.       AmazonKU

HERBAL REMEDIES FOR THE GROWLY HEARTS: A MONSTERS IN UNIFORM ROMANCE by V V Strange

A grumpy Alpha. A cheeky human. One poisoned forest. What could possibly go wrong? Zoe Greenwood is a kick-butt herbalist. She has no magic to her name and not a single fang in sight, but her teas, tinctures, and sunny competence keep Mystic Hollow’s magical community running like clockwork. She might laugh easily but when it comes to her herbs, Zoe is not playing around. She takes her craft as seriously as a wolf guarding his den. Alpha of the Mystic Hollow pack and Park Ranger, Rex goes by few, simple truths: protect the pack. Protect the woods. Keep chaos at bay. Easy enough. Unless Zoe is involved. Then the rules get messy, the forest feels smaller, and Rex’s growl doesn’t quite cover the way she gets under his skin. When a strange sickness creeps through the woods, Rex and Zoe are forced to work together. The problem? Every time they are together, his growl gets softer and her urge to give into an oddly strong temptation grows harder. Rex thought wrangling the pack and guarding the forest was hard. Turns out, not falling for one tiny human woman with zero magic is harder.       AmazonKU

A TREASON OF MAGIC by Melissa Marr

VS Note: FF Fantasy.

Two young women. Heirs to altogether different hereditary burdens. Yet bound by a monstrous threat to their village. Gabrielle is the first woman in Alveus to carry the mantle of Hunter, which comes with an obligation to kill the faery beasts murdering travelers in Brimmond Wood. Wary of the power she wields as guardian of her people, Gabrielle is summoned by her first love, a seductress who shattered her heart into pieces a decade ago. Isabeau is the rarest of nobility―a lady duke. She is also afflicted by a curse that leaves her in a deep sleep between the gloaming and daylight. How can she begin her tenure as protector when she can’t keep her village safe from whatever stalks its darkest hours? For that, she needs the help of the Hunter. Against her will, Gabrielle is falling in love all over again. But what new threats will arise when Gabrielle and Isabeau’s star-crossed destinies collide with the beast of Brimmond Wood?                Amazon      AB

TEMPTED BY THE DJINN (MONSTER MOGULS BOOK TWO) by Eva Brandt

He’s an ancient, obscenely wealthy monster used to the world bowing at his feet. I just want him to pay for his coffee and get out of my line. In a city where monsters walk openly and wield billions, I make lattes for creatures that could level the building. I’ve served dragons before their board meetings and centaurs on their lunch breaks. It’s not glamorous, but it’s mine. Then Rakan al-Rashid walks into my cafe. Seven feet of obsidian skin. Living fire in his veins. Horns that clip my doorframe. The most powerful Djinn in history, who has the power to fulfill any wish in the world. My wish? Four bucks, and a “Please make room for the next customer.” Big mistake. Suddenly, Rakan is an unwavering fixture in my life, determined to buy my attention with priceless, glowing flowers and extravagant gestures I don’t want. But rejecting a billionaire monster’s advances becomes the least of my problems when I accidentally witness a brutal supernatural murder. Now, there’s a lethal target on my back. And my only protection is Rakan’s obsession. I should hate being trapped in his opulent world. I should hate being guarded by a possessive, ancient being who watches me with predatory devotion. Most of all, I should be entirely immune to the scorching heat of his touch. But as the danger outside closes in, I’m realizing the greatest threat isn’t the killer hunting me. It’s the monster protecting me… and the terrifying fact that I might wish for him after all.       AmazonKU

COURTSHIP OF A MIDDLE AGED DRAGON QUEEN: MAGIC AND MAYHEM UNIVERSE (MIDLIFE MAYHEM BOOK TWO) by Julia Mills

Two weeks before her Mating Ceremony, Martha Dellencourt should be worrying about flowers, seating charts, and whether her sisters will behave long enough to survive family photos. Instead:
An escaped supernatural convict is creeping around town. Her fiancé vanished The oldest mansion in Dragoon Bootay is hiding something terrifying beneath its foundation. And somebody keeps hinting that Martha is about to become far more than a middle-aged Dragon Queen with a caffeine addiction and a closet full of bedazzled shoes. Frankly? She’d like a refund. Time to get off the ride called life. But when secrets buried for centuries begin clawing their way to the surface, Martha discovers that Fate has bigger plans than weddings and happily ever afters. Now, with danger rising, ancient Magic awakening, and the clock ticking toward the biggest day of her life, Martha must uncover the truth before Dragoon Bootay goes up in flames. Again. Coffee fixes a lot of problems… But probably not the apocalypse.     Amazon     Apple Books     Kobo

THE CAT’S OUT OF THE BAG: MAGIC AND MAYHEM UNIVERSE (A CAULDRON FALLS MYSTERY BOOK FIVE) by C S Edwards

One hundred and five cats. And counting. One swamp witch’s alligator hide book. Zero good options. It’s been a quiet October in Cauldron Falls. Right up until every familiar on earth pops up uninvited on the front lawn of FACTS & FIBS and starts cheerfully telling strangers exactly what her witch has been hiding for a lifetime. Stolen pie recipes. Three husbands. Pastries eaten over the sink at two in the morning. The Copy Reveal Device is shrieking. The Marseille sisters are weeping in French. A small fierce Irishwoman in green velvet has barricaded herself in the parlor and threatened to silence the lot of them until Beltane. Something old has stirred under the floor of the world. A Cajun traiteur warned about this once, a long time ago. And somewhere in Cauldron Falls, a liar is about to find out exactly how this story ends. The Hadwins have until the bond holds. If it holds.   Amazon     Apple Books      Kobo

STOP KRACKEN ABOUT: MAGIC AND MAYHEM UNIVERSE (THE KRACKENS OF KRACKEN HOLE BOOK TWO) by J Thompson

In the magical seaside town of Krackens Hole, chaos is practically a way of life. When mysterious bounty hunters arrive searching for a missing dragon heir, Edith’s carefully built world begins to unravel faster than a ghost pirate’s trousers during festival season. Spencer came to Krackens Hole for one last job before retirement. He didn’t expect meddling witches, giant sea guardians, magical mayhem…or the sharp-tongued female who keeps turning his plans upside down. As ancient magic awakens beneath Merlin’s Gate and danger closes in from the mainland, Edith and Spencer are forced into an uneasy alliance that quickly becomes far more complicated than either of them expected. Because in Krackens Hole, secrets never stay buried for long and neither do feelings

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PIGTURE PERFECT: MAGIC AND MAYHEM UNIVERSE by Ginger Kidd

This is her last chance to prove herself. Too bad she has to rely on a pig of a partner. Olive Jensen has screwed up one too many times as a witch working for the Magical Bureau of Investigation. Fortunately, her boss is giving her one more chance to prove she has what it takes to keep her job. All she has to do is go undercover at a pig show to keep one very bad witch from blowing the whole place up.  Unfortunately, her boss has also assigned her a partner—a pig shifter with a stubborn streak and a knack for getting in the way. And while Olive knows both her career and her life depend on not getting distracted by her muscle-bound partner, her determination is put to the test thanks to late-night stakeouts, a pair of gray sweatpants, and a real shortage of hotel beds. But as she and her partner draw closer, so does a dangerous enemy. And if they don’t stop her, she’ll destroy everything.      Amazon     Apple Books     Kobo

HEX MARKS THE SPOT: MAGIC AND MAYHEM UNIVERSE (BEWITCHED AND BEWILDERED SERIES BOOK THREE) by Isabel Micheals

When librarian Hazel Pembroke’s ancient grimoire suddenly blazes to life in the middle of the night, she never expects it to choose her a magical partner—especially not Nathan Holloway, the infuriatingly methodical supernatural investigator who analyzes everything, including her feelings, with scientific precision. But ancient prophecies don’t care about personal preferences. As books attack patrons, romance novels explode in showers of glitter, and a centuries-old entity called The Collector begins hunting magical pairs across the region, Hazel and Nate must learn to work together before they become the next butterflies pinned to his collection.

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RISE: ONE CURSE AFTER ANOTHER: MAGIC AND MAYHEM UNIVERSE ( THE CURSED HEARTBREAKERS SERIES BOOK ONE) by Cherie Marks

He wants revenge. She wants survival. To get both, they must fight fire with desire. Liverity Strongwill will stop at nothing to take down her evil tyrant of a father, King Grawl. He is currently hunting her and her siblings to solidify his immortal reign. Only one thing scares his dark heart. If Liv can find the mythic curse breaker and reunite with her twin sister and younger brother, their father won’t stand a chance. Just one problem: a gorgeous, alpha warrior named Riserion just kidnapped her and pulled her into a pocket dimension from which there is no escape. He has a lethal ax to grind with the king, but he doesn’t trust Liv at all. If she can convince him they are on the same team, they might just survive. Riserion Ward finally has the means to his revenge in sight. He wants Grawl’s head for the tortuous enslavement Rise endured as a child, and now that he has Liverity in his grasp, he has the perfect pawn to lure the king to his demise. Yet, as much as he tries to hate her, she’s not the spoiled royal he imagined. His rage begins to blur into an addictive, dangerous hunger that can’t be denied. Trust isn’t something he gives easily, but to kill a monster, he might have to trust the monster’s daughter. As they travel through a barren hellscape, the greatest threat to their mission isn’t the king, it’s the lethal attraction pulling them together. In a world of dark magic and betrayal, a single mistake might cost them everything as they face one curse after another.

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DEARLY DEPARTED by Chip Pons

VS Note: MM PNR.

Hope is a dangerous thing for gods. Even former ones. Hayden Harlow, once the mighty Hades, has spent centuries quietly resenting his fall from immortality. Stripped of his godhood by the allegedly irreversible Immortal Retirement Act, he now runs Harlow and Sons Funeral Home—a front for his eternal sentencing among mortals, and a bleak reminder of the purpose he’s lost. Still, he’s determined to claw his way back…if only the Fates at City Hall would stop toying with him. Enter Levi Wilder: a florist with an artist’s heart, an infectious smile, and a gift for finding beauty in life’s messiest moments. When Hayden storms into Levi’s shop to complain about a bouquet of sunflowers—an offensive choice for a funeral, in his opinion—their worlds collide. Hayden is all restraint and shadows; Levi is all sunshine and charm. But beneath the clash lies an undeniable spark neither can ignore. As their connection blossoms, Hayden finds himself caught between the life he once knew and the bright future Levi dares him to imagine. But trusting Levi means risking the walls he’s kept in place all these years—and it’s not just his heart on the line. Because in the threads of fate, one choice can change everything.      Amazon     AB     Apple Books      Kobo

RUBY AND THE ROYAL: A RED RIDING HOOD MEETS PRINCE CHARMING FRACTURED FAIRYTALE by Christine DePetrillo

One quick shake of the master book of fairy tales creates a jumbled mess of the treasured stories on the pages inside—and Ruby finds herself in a forest that is not her own. Having spent years running through the woods she calls home with a pack of werewolves, Ruby is no stranger to peril. She plots heists with the werewolves by day then carries out the plans by night, all with the intent of stealing from the rich to give to the poor. Ruby does not have much herself aside from the red hooded cloak her grandmother gave her, but she is determined to do good . . . even if it breaks a few laws. When she and the werewolves wake up in an entirely different realm one morning, they resort to their usual strategies in solving problems—scout around and make a plan. They discover a kingdom and hear news of a royal ball to be held there. Recognizing an opportunity for their largest raid yet, they hatch a new scheme, and after a makeover, Ruby attends her first ball. Inside the castle, Prince Henri Charming dreads the task of selecting a bride at tonight’s ball, the duty of becoming king one day, and the planned future ahead of him. He would much rather …(more blurb on ebook seller’s page)     Amazon     Apple Books     Kobo

DANCE OF NOTHING: COURT OF MIDSUMMER MAYHEM BOOK THREE by Tara Grayce

Fated mates with her childhood nemesis. From the moment Beatrice found a home at the Great Library in the Court of Knowledge, Benedict, the arrogant son of a fae lord, has been her nemesis. Now, all she wants is to secure the open assistant librarian spot and fully solidify her place in the fae court once and for all. Benedict has spent the past few months as a prisoner. Now that the war between the courts has ended, he is allowed to return home. Yet even his freedom is conditional on a vow he would rather not make, forbidding him from telling the secrets that jeopardize his court and the Great Library. He left himself one loophole, but he must track down the most elusive fae in the Fae Realm: the Wild Fae Primrose. When a Midsummer Revel brings Benedict and Beatrice together and reveals that they are fated mates, Beatrice is determined to find a way out of the binding, no matter what it takes. Benedict is just as determined to change her mind. As misunderstandings abound, will these fated mates save the Great Library and fall in love or will their history tear them apart forever?      AmazonKU       AB

BRED BY THE SATYRS (DREAM TOGETHER BREEDING PROGRAM) by Lyonne Riley

What starts as a crush will become a web of lies. When Bree signs up for DreamTogether, she hopes to get matched with Arthur Mangelli, the satyr she’s been crushing on at yoga class. But what she gets? Arthur and his two husbands, Bennett and Jack, who are all in the throes of rutting season—and each of them wants a turn with her on the breeding bench. When breeding is over, though, Arthur, Bennett, and Jack walk away changed. Now all three of them are craving her, and their need to mate is nearly overwhelming. But DreamTogether is anonymous—or so they thought. When Bree’s work as a cam girl brings Arthur and Bennett to her doorstep, the lines blur between the breeding bench and real life. Though Arthur and Bennett are ready to claim Bree as part of their herd, Jack’s painful past may just unravel everything.      Amazon     Apple Books     Kobo

THE PSYCHIC AND THE VAMPIRE: THE COVEN’S CURSE by Lisa Oliver

NS NOTE: MM PNR.

Ant and Viktor have settled into mated life, working cases for Ant’s private business while they wait for a case from the Justiciary. But the case, when it comes, is not one either of them expected. While Ant is keen to get justice for the victim, Viktor is staunchly against taking the case at all. Many years before he met Ant, Viktor spent forty years living in a coven – the same coven where the murder he and Ant are supposed to be investigating took place. Viktor always vowed he would never go back. But there must’ve been something wrong with his persuasion skills, and he finds himself back at the Raven Estate and face to face with Claudius Raven – the coven leader. Because of his power levels, and the skills he’d used for years, Ant believed that solving the murder would be as simple as sitting at the murder scene, seeing the details of what happened and writing his report for the Justiciary. But nothing about the Raven Estate or Claudius was simple, especially when Ant realizes how much magic protects the coven leader’s secrets. Magic a vampire shouldn’t have. The Coven’s Curse is book three of Ant and Viktor’s journey and readers would get more out of this story if the first two books have been read first.

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VACATION WITH THE BRIDE by Sayla Masse

Being a Bride is easy; falling in love is the real challenge. Franky: After the world’s worst breakup, my friends meant the best, but being the third wheel on a girls’ only trip only cemented how alone I was. On a whim, I wind up leaving my friends and finding comfort in the muscular arms of a bartender with his own secrets, I find myself falling again. Could it be real love this time, or was I about to fall victim to a rebound relationship? I wanted Manny, but how could someone like him want a monster like me? Manny: Running a dive bar on the outskirts of Orlando was never my dream job. It was supposed to be temporary, but when a monstrous Victorian vixen enters my bar, I knew I was where I was meant to be. Fate always understands. Franky says I wouldn’t understand, but what she doesn’t know is I have a secret of my own. If I get my way, I’ll show Franky I can more than handle her monster.      AmazonKU

VACATION WITH THE SHIFTY SHARK by Annee Jones

I’m Antonella (“Nella”) DeLuca, and I left Jersey to get away from men like him. The gold chains. The cologne. The smile that’s all charm and zero conscience. I know exactly what Nico Torretti is the second he walks into my Miami bar — the same kind of dangerous mistake I’ve been making since I was nineteen. But I’ve always preferred swimming in deep waters. He says he’s here about my debt. I say he can park his designer swim trunks on a barstool and watch me earn it back — one week, then he gets his money and gets out of my life. He agrees. Then he doesn’t leave. Just circles me like I’m something he wants to sink his teeth into. I should be afraid of him. But this hulking loan shark doesn’t scare me. And that’s the part that should terrify us both. A sun-soaked Miami fling with teeth — steamy, sharp, and served with salt and lime.      AmazonKU

CROWNING AARON (WINTERMOON ACADEMY BOOK TWO) by Tessa Stone

Mother Fate has chosen Aaron to be a trueborn siphoner. What that means for him—he can siphon magic from any witch or warlock he comes in close contact with. But Aaron’s magic has a mind of its own, much like Mara’s lion’s tail. It’s difficult to control. Aaron will have to do more than become one with this power. He has to accept what he is. He’s also messing up big time in the love department. Aaron is so afraid of losing Mara that he keeps proving himself right. She will have to learn to be patient with him, and accept that love isn’t the straight road she planned for. Eric and other warlocks have broken out of the Witching Glen, and it’s Aaron’s job to return them to the prison King Amir placed them in—or the Witching Glen falls. The Witching Glen needs a king—a warden. Aaron will have to make hard choices that are difficult for everyone. And Mara will have to choose Aaron again, or risk losing him forever.      AmazonKU

FALLING FOR THE FELID (ELF MAGIC BOOK THREE) by Louisa Masters

VS Note: MM PNR. “Felid” = any mammal in the cat family.

Secrets like mine aren’t compatible with love… so why am I falling for a felid shifter? I’ve never watched a hockey game in my life, so being assigned as the liaison to the Warhammers, the local Community of Species Hockey League team, is the last thing I want. Worse, that’s the team Felix Ansas plays for. How do I build a good working relationship when one of the star players hates me? Not that I blame him. I did accuse him of some pretty awful stuff, and now I need his cooperation if I’m going to fulfil my promises to my king. I’m not the only one with something to prove. Felix needs to impress his new coach with his team spirit, and teaching me about hockey is his solution. Me and Felix, alone together? Hello, disaster. Except… it’s not. Felix is a lot more complex than I thought, and I find myself wishing for things that can’t happen. Like sharing my own past. Like a future together. But if the truth comes out, everything between us will shatter.      AmazonKU

SIDNEY (WALSH’S LAIR BOOK SIX) by Kathi S Barton

Sidney Walsh has spent his life waiting for the one woman meant to be his. He never expected his destined mate would be a fiercely independent deaf woman with a painful past, a grown son to protect, and no intention of trusting any man—dragon or otherwise. Olivia has built a life on her own terms. She survived the unimaginable, raised her son, and carved out a future no one gave her. The last thing she needs is a powerful dragon claiming she belongs at his side. But when dark forces from Sidney’s world close in, Olivia is drawn into a realm of dragons, magic, and ancient enemies where fate has already made its choice. As danger rises and a ruthless enemy threatens everything they hold dear, Sidney must convince the woman destined for him that she is not broken…and Olivia must decide if she can risk her heart for a love written across lifetimes. In a world where magic shifts time, enemies strike from the shadows, and mates are bound by destiny, Sidney and Olivia may discover that the greatest power of all is love strong enough to heal the past.         Amazon     Apple Books     Kobo

THE SHINING CITY (ASPERFELL BOOK THREE) by Jamie Thomas

As they return to Tiralaen, Briony and Elyan must face down their demons once and for all, in this stunning conclusion to the Asperfell trilogy. After countless trials, Briony, Elyan, and their companions have finally made their way back to Tiralaen. But things are worse here than they could possibly have imagined. King Keric’s soldiers stalk the countryside, hanging any dissenters from his cruel reign. The only refuge is in the neighboring kingdom of Sidonia, but between Briony and safety lies a mountain pass not traversed for hundreds of years. And Sidonia is a court of vipers. Nobles from across the realms are vying for a claim to the throne. Elyan must rally an army to his banner if he has any hope of reclaiming his homeland, but after so long away, will they heed his call? As war breaks out across the realms, Briony and Elyan must unlock the true power of her magic. Even if it means sacrificing everything they’ve ever loved. Even if it means tearing down the very kingdom they are hoping to save.      Amazon     AB     Apple Books      Kobo

TRIAL OF IRON: A SHIFTER NOVEL  (TRIALS OF DRAGOMIR BOOK ONE) by Lynn Nodima

When eighteen-year-old wolf shifter Reese Rollins leaves the familiar safety of Texas Ranch to follow his fated mate to Dragomir, he expects resistance. He does not expect war. Named heir to the legendary Obsidian Order by a grieving commander, Reese finds himself trapped inside a society that has spent thousands of years believing dragons should rule dragons. To them, he is an outsider. A wolf. A mistake. While political enemies work behind the scenes to force his failure, Reese faces impossible training, hostile commanders, and traditions older than human civilization itself. Every test is designed to prove he doesn’t belong. But Reese has survived worse. With the support of Premier Elect Ulia Drago, a brilliant young dragon destined to rule, Reese refuses to quit. As sabotage escalates and the Order edges toward collapse, he discovers that the greatest threat to Dragomir is not an enemy army—it is a system too rigid to adapt. Now, Reese must decide whether to become the leader they want…Or the leader they need. As ancient loyalties fracture and dangerous secrets come to light, one young wolf may change the future of dragons forever.      AmazonKU

ANGEL (MYSTIC GUARDIANS BOOK SEVEN) by Rinda Elliott

VS Note: MM Fantasy.

As an angel, Emory Sterling has lived a long, mostly carefree life. He enjoys his job as a bodyguard, and despite his friends settling down, he wants no soulmate of his own. He has never been able to share his full self with anyone anyway. But when he’s hired to protect an uptight CEO, the soulmate bond is stronger than anything he’s ever felt. Julien’s stern need for order drives Emory crazy, but Emory wants him more than anything. Julien Davenport’s life is exactly the way he wants it. Security is everything to him, and the last thing he needs is a bodyguard shaking up his world. Or this surprising, new attraction. But a shadowy creature is coming after him, and company files are telling him it’s not a coincidence. As the unexpected bond between them deepens, Julien doesn’t just want more of Emory—he needs the angel’s help to survive.     AmazonKU

TALES OF A MONSTROUS HEART (THE TALES TRILOGY) by Jennifer Delaney

Be careful of the dark and those that call it friend. Katherine Woodrow is fey, and all she wants is to graduate from the Institute of Magic. But when the prejudiced mortal council threaten her position at the institute, she is left with only one option: accept a Mage Partnership with the elusive Lord Blackthorn. Emrys Blackthorn is a riddle Kat is fearful of solving. The mysterious, cursed war hero with his stormy eyes and unpredictable ways leaves Kat with more questions than answers. What she does know is that she is irresistibly drawn to him . . . no matter how forbidden it might be. In this intoxicating gothic fantasy where passion collides with peril, and sorcery awakens monsters, a string of murders and fey disappearances herald the return of dark magic. Kat and Emrys are thrown into a world of ancient books that hide hideous monsters, dark fiends who play with nightmares, and mortal men who wish nothing more than to see them both burn. But what haunts them both are secrets even ghosts dare not whisper, while insidious shadows lick their teeth and sharpen their claws, waiting for the moment that all tales will come to light—even the monstrous ones.      Amazon     AB     Apple Books      Kobo

FROM THE DEPTHS (OF MOUNTAINS AND SEAS BOOK TWO) by Emily Renk Hawthorne

In the wake of a failed coup, peace comes at a cost. A new regime enforces order by erasing the memories of every Shifter. But Nivi remembers everything. Immune to the memory-wiping tincture that silenced her kind, Nivi carries the weight of the past alone. Her powers set her apart, but so does the truth she can’t forget. Once again, Nivi finds herself isolated from her family and friends, and something begins to fracture, within herself and within the forest of her hometown Yuras. Strange happenings are accumulating. A road of abandoned homes in Yuras. A missing crabbing crew in Alaska. A student abduction at the local Shifter school. With danger creeping closer and reality unraveling for both Shifters and Statics, will the fight for what’s been lost be worth unearthing truths they fear?      Amazon     Apple Books     Kobo

HOW TO WOO THE UNDEAD (ROSEMONT MANOR BOOK THREE) by Lizzie Strong

Austin Rosemont has been undead for countless years. As Lord Sebastian Rosemont’s first creation, he is the blueprint. The protector, the lab assistant, and up until recently, the ray of sunshine. It’s become apparent to his loved ones that he’s grown distant but Austin doesn’t know how to shake this hollow feeling in his chest. Which is entirely why his creator decides to take matters into his own hands, quite literally. When the pair come across a freshly murdered woman in the woods, having scared off her killers, it truly would be a waste to leave such fine clay in the woods to rot! They bring home the pretty, albeit dead, Fae woman and stitch her back together. Hyacinth awakens and she’s extremely curious about shy Austin, who is afraid for her to see his face. Despite his desire to be kept in the shadows, she can’t help but feel lured in by his sweet nature, his comforting presence, and the fact he knows what it’s like to be made. There is something terribly, terribly wrong with the woods. Righteous cleric’s threatening to cleanse Rosemont Manor, a murderer on the loose in King’s Fall, and the woman in all red who haunts Hyacinth, danger lurks around every corner. But could there be love as well? Can Austin teach her what it means to follow her heart, even if it’s stopped beating?   Amazon

INESCAPABLE FATE (D’VAIRE BOOK 46) by Jessamyn Kingley

VS Note: MM PNR.

Pyxlevir Valzadari is a lucky elf. Loving family, wealth, and beauty are among his advantages. Although young, he is determined to have a successful career working for his father’s company. The other thing Pyxlevir wants is a mate. But he dares not dream about his best friend, Gramlithyn, in that role. As a hybrid, Gramlithyn Verdanyth stands out in his tribe despite his mother’s insistence that he follow every elven tradition to the letter. Gramlithyn adores his parents and does what he’s told. All his energy goes into telling anyone who’ll listen that he doesn’t want a mate. It’s a lie. Gramlithyn wants Pyxlevir, but his closet pal is too busy fantasizing about a future with anyone but an elf-zebra like him. Gramlithyn and Pyxlevir met at six years old, and it was an instant connection. For twelve years, they had an incredible friendship. Then Fate intervened and connected their souls. Pyxlevir is shocked, and Gramlithyn is crushed. So, Gramlithyn does the only thing he can think of. He runs from everything and everyone. Now they’re twenty-four and their worlds have collided again, but is it too late to salvage their matebond?      AmazonKU

TOUCHED BY HER FIRE: A SCORCHING IN SIN CITY NOVELLA by Coral Alejandra Moore

In a city built on illusions, the heat between them is the only thing that’s real. Gloriana is a solitary creature, a half-succubus used to being the dominant personality in every room. But after being forced to pull the trigger on someone important to her, she’s reached her breaking point. She needs a place to hide and someone to watch her back who won’t ask any questions. Llanzo isn’t just a charming pixie in a bowler hat; he’s a man who sees through Gloriana’s facade to the person beneath. He’s a smuggler who deals in rare goods, and to him, she’s the most precious find in Las Vegas. He promised her a tip for services rendered, but what he offers is the rare opportunity to be vulnerable. As he dismantles her defenses with unexpected tenderness, Gloriana must decide if she’s ready to trade her solitary life for a partner who will always have her back—and a passion that burns hotter than the Hells.       Amazon       Apple Books      Kobo

THE WIDOW’S FORBIDDEN HEAT: FORBIDDEMN OMEGAVERSE BOOK EIGHT by Evangeline Anderson

Kor: I came to claim my inheritance…and found my mate instead. For twenty years, Vivienne Jamison endured a loveless marriage to a cruel and heartless Alpha. I’ve seen the scars he left behind—the way she flinches instinctively, doubts her own beauty, and blames herself for things that were never her fault. The Pack sees a barren widow whose best years are behind her—I see a strong, beautiful woman who deserves to be cherished. From the moment I met her, I felt drawn to her in a way I’ve never experienced before. Every instinct inside me wants to protect her, care for her, and give her the happiness she’s been denied for far too long. Too bad Pack Law says that as a Moon Widow, she’s forbidden to me. Vivienne: My heart was in the grave…until he came. After twenty years of being called barren because I couldn’t bear my late husband an heir, I thought my life was over. Then Korwyn arrived. This new Alpha is everything my late husband wasn’t—kind, protective, and impossible to resist. However, the Blackridge Pack is governed by ancient laws and cruel traditions—they expect me to remain single and alone, honoring the memory of a man I never loved. As his Moon Widow, no other Alpha may ever mate me. But when I come into my first real Heat at 40, staying away from Kor becomes harder than either of us imagined. It doesn’t matter that he’s ten years younger than me—I want him and he wants me. The Pack says we’re forbidden. Our hearts disagree. But if we’re caught, we’ll pay the price. For breaking the Unbreakable Laws carries only one punishment—death.       Amazon     Apple Books     Kobo

DRAGONSLAYER’S VALKYRIE: THE LEGEND OF SIGURD AND BRYNHILDR by Jennifer Ivy Walker

Last of the Völsung line of kings descended from Odin, Sigurd is one of the elite Sjórúlfar—the fearsome Sea Wolves of southern Norway. Endowed with the divine blood of the wolf, he seeks glory at the Sólhjarta Summer Solstice Tournament to avenge his father’s death. Brynhildr, daughter of the Raven King, is the Sun Falcon shieldmaiden and gifted seeress who has glimpsed her fate as a Valkyrie in a seiðr vision. When her father decrees she must wed the tournament’s champion, she summons Freyja for guidance—only to learn her future is bound to Sigurd. As the Norns tighten the intricate threads of fate, Brynhildr must guide Sigurd toward his destiny as a dragonslayer—by defying the web of wyrd and incurring the wrath of Odin.      AmazonKU

THE IMPOSSIBLE GARDEN OF CLARA THORNE: A COZY SAPPHIC ROMANTASY,,, by Summer N England

VS Note: From APRIL 6.

Most stories end with a happily ever after. But mine? Well, it begins with one …After a lonely childhood, Clara Thorne is living out her happy ending as the magically gifted gardener for the town of Moss. Sure, her closest companion is a surly hedgehog, and she’s forever stuck on the first line of her novel, but she has a home. That is, until The Goddess chooses Clara for an important quest—travel to the cursed town of Dwindle and grow them a garden. In less than a month. Only Clara’s hiding a terrible secret: her magic doesn’t work outside Moss. Worse, The Goddess has assigned the absurdly sexy, annoyingly cheerful Hesper Altanfall to keep her safe. Clara would rather eat thorns than accept help—especially since Hesper insists that Clara’s magic is bound to her heart, not her home. Nevertheless, the two can’t help growing closer as they traverse enchanted woods and share tavern beds. But with an ancient evil threatening from the shadows, saving Dwindle will require more than enchanted crops. Clara will need to unearth a magic she’s always believed impossible.     AmazonKU      AB

THE GAME OF HEARTS (LOVE IN NETHERFORD BOOK THREE) by Natania Barron

After his mother’s abduction, Roland de Grateloup—only son of the High Witch, confirmed bachelor and rake, and werewolf—has fled London for the quiet village of Netherford. The prospect of a whole season among country folk yawning ahead of him, he returns to his favourite hobby: matchmaking. Roland throws himself into the Game of Hearts, interfering in the lives of the people of the village and trying to distract himself from his business partner and landlord, the beautiful if awkward Basil Hode. But he and Basil are forced to venture into Faerie together, to rescue their friend Edith Rookwood from her enemies. What exactly is going on between them is a question that will have to wait; as the future of the mortal world itself hangs in the balance, the two men must keep their minds on the task in front of them.

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A CAKE OF CHERRIES AND CHARM: A SNOW WHITE AND ROSE RED RETELLING by Brittany Fichter

Six cups of powdered sugar. A country girl out of her element. And a determined troll out to avenge her brother. Rosie was happy with her mother and twin sister and their country life. But after she and her sister broke a prince’s spell, her sister fell in love with the prince, who then whisked them away to his family’s castle. Rosie knows she should be grateful… but surviving catty court politics might be more than this resilient country girl can handle. So she throws herself into the one wedding task she knows how to do–baking the perfect wedding cake for her sister’s big day. Unfortunately, even this is complicated when a spiteful troll appears, determined to ruin the royal wedding. And to complicate matters further, Rosie’s future brother-in-law’s big brother, the crown prince himself, seems far too interested in her cake for comfort. Why else would the future king look her way? Can Rosie discover the recipe to a happy royal life? Or is she doomed to feel out of place forever?      AmazonKU

WHISPERS OF THE WIND (DRYAD CHRONICLES BOOK THREE) by Callie Pey

Aurinia finally has everything she longed for: freedom from her tree, the two druwids she trusts at her side, and the promise of a future shaped by her own will. But the triumph of the summer ritual is short‑lived. The Shadow God lingers in the deepest corners of her mind, taunting her to step out of line. Whispers of prophecy and fragments of the world’s past begin to surface, threatening the fragile peace she’s attempting to build for her triad. When the king of the fae arrives seeking aid against a deadly air‑borne blight consuming the Feywilds, Aurinia must confront the tangled history between their peoples — a history rooted long before she ever took form. Lilise and Ferox urge her toward peace and growth, yet resentment still coils through the grove and all its people. Matters worsen when Helio unveils an ancient scroll: a forgotten promise from Voreios to the Fae Court, one that drags Aurinia into the conversation directly. Now she must choose between the safety of her grove and the calling of her heart. As the Watchtowers prepare her for her full role as a vasilissa, Aurinia begins forging her own path — even if it means dragging Voreios back into the conflict that nearly destroyed them a century ago.     AmazonKU

THE NIGHT THE SEA KEPT ME by M Anderson

VS Note: MM Fantasy. From MAY 19.

The Mourning Tide was a myth—until it dragged Vaelis into the dark, crushing depths. He expected the end, but he found Kael instead: a creature of the Abyss, terrifying and beautiful, who defied his own kind to save a human life. Now, Vaelis is trapped in the center of an ancient, brutal underwater war, bound to the shark-mer who sacrificed everything to keep him. In a world where the ocean demands payment for every act of love, they must decide if their forbidden bond is worth tearing the sea apart. VAELIS – I didn’t believe in monsters until I felt the pressure of the ocean pulling me under. Kael saved me, but his mercy comes with a price I’m not sure I can pay. He is otherworldly, lethal, and the only reason I’m still breathing. Now, I’m caught in a war I don’t understand, fighting for survival alongside a creature who views me as a treasure he’s willing to kill for. I came here a pampered Royal Prince; I fear I’ll leave as something else entirely. KAEL – My world is bound by iron laws: the surface is ruin, and humans are poison. Yet, when I saw Vaelis sinking into my domain, my instincts betrayed me. I broke the most sacred rule of the deep to claim him, and now the ocean itself cries out for my defiance. They want him back, or they want us both destroyed. Let them come. I have survived the dark for centuries, but I will tear the foundations of the Abyss to ash before I let them take him from me.       AmazonKU

CROWN OF WINGS AND WRATH (THE WINDTORN CHRONICLES BOOK TWO) by Brenda Trim

I survived my first year at Thornwick. That was the easy part. They moved me to Stormwind Squadron—the military’s dumping ground for riders who are too dangerous, too valuable, or too damaged for regular units. My new squadmates include a griffin rider who steals memories and a pegasus rider whose healing magic sometimes kills instead of cures. We’re the ones they don’t trust. The ones they can’t afford to lose. The Forsaken are hunting anyone with royal blood. And my ability to amplify other riders’ powers? That’s a signature trait of House Vaelthorne, the royal family everyone thought died twenty years ago. Turns out, I’m not just some foster kid who got lucky. I’m the last heir to a throne that doesn’t exist anymore. And Kael knew. The whole time. Captain Kael Blackwater—the man I’m falling for despite every warning sign—was there the night my family was massacred. He’s been lying to me since we met, protecting secrets that could get us both killed. Now we’re forced to work together on missions that grow deadlier by the day. Our dragons sync in ways that terrify our superiors. And when we finally kiss, the resonance between our bonds creates a firestorm visible for miles…(more blurb on ebook seller’s page)      AmazonKU

FEELS LIKE THE FIRST TIME by Kimberly Packard

College party girl Emily Murray bounces through majors and boys until an ill-advised art major leads her to a rebellious relationship with an aspiring rock star. When her father cuts off the college fund—and her boyfriend ditches her to chase a record deal—Emily spirals, hard. One shaved head and emotional black out later, she wakes up thirty years in the future, living a life she doesn’t recognize as a successful therapist and engaged to a total stranger. With no apparent way to rewind the clock, Emily scrambles to make sense of her new reality. With a wedding date looming and a competitive therapist threatening her fragile career, Emily is forced to question: Was this really the future she was meant for?     Amazon     Apple Books     Kobo

THE WOLF AND THE ANOMALY: DARK TIME TRAVEL VIKING SHIFTER ROMANCE by Deborah LaFae

She fell through time into a frozen nightmare. He’s the monster who claimed her to keep her safe. Dr. Imani Bell is exhausted. As a brilliant archaeologist fighting for respect in modern-day Chicago, she’s spent her entire life having to be the “strong one.” But when an unearthing goes wrong in a 9th-century Norwegian burial mound, a cursed artifact shatters the fabric of time, throwing her into the brutal, blood-soaked winter of the Viking Age. Lost, freezing, and hunted by ancient, undead draugr, Imani’s modern knowledge is useless. To the superstitious locals, her dark skin marks her as a demon of the underworld. She is utterly defenseless… until a massive, blood-drenched savage steps out of the snow. Bjorn is an Ulfhednar. A feared wolf-shifter and an outcast, he is a beast meant for war and isolation. But when he witnesses the terrified woman from the future
fighting for her life, the feral wolf inside him demands only one thing: Mine….(more blurb on ebook seller’s page)       AmazonKU

THE BLOOD-WOLF’S SUN-QUEEN by Deborah LaFae

Kenna Johnson is a ruthless, highly-paid Manhattan litigator. She’s spent a decade gutting billionaires in the boardroom, only to come home exhausted, paying the bills and cleaning up the messes of her dead-weight, parasitic boyfriend, Greg. She’s entirely done with carrying the load alone. But when a bloody accident with an ancient iron heirloom violently rips Kenna and Greg from their modern apartment, they are dropped into a freezing, brutal nightmare: 9th-century Norway. No cell service. No laws. Just snow, blood, and monstrous wolves. When Greg cowardly tries to sacrifice Kenna to a pack of massive, unnatural wolves to save his own skin, she refuses to cower. She prepares to die on her feet. Instead, the terrifying alpha of the pack shifts into a towering, scarred, and lethally gorgeous warlord. Jarl Bjorn doesn’t see prey. He sees his fated mate. In the Iron Fjord, the weak are culled, and power is the only currency. But Kenna quickly realizes she hasn’t…(more blurb on ebook seller’s page)    AmazonKU

MY EMERGENCY CONTACT IS A WOLF SHIFTER by Roxie Ray

Zoey Yates doesn’t ask for help. She fixes things, handles things, and keeps a carefully maintained emotional perimeter around everything that matters. She has a plan, a parrot with a helpdesk vocabulary, and absolutely zero feelings about the wolf shifter she listed as her emergency contact after knowing him for approximately six hours. Zero feelings. Completely fine. The hospital called him anyway. He drove forty minutes in thirty-two. Now he’s in her apartment, cooking eggs she didn’t ask for, and her parrot—who has never liked anyone—has accepted a head scratch. Liam sits across the room, not beside her, because she hasn’t invited anything closer. He waits. He doesn’t push. Zoey has spent her whole life being the person who shows up. She doesn’t have a protocol for someone who shows up for her. She’s building one. Against her will. Slightly faster than planned.    AmazonKU

HER VIKING WOLVES by Kelli Callahan

First they took me captive. Then they took me as their mate. The first time these feral beasts tore off my clothes to …(more blurb on ebook seller’s page)      AmazonKU

HALLOWEEN MOURNING (HAUNTED EVERLY AFTER MYSTERIES BOOK 17) by ReGina Welling and Erin Lynn

Everly Dupree has dealt with ghosts before. Witches are another matter—especially dead ones. Mooselick River’s annual Halloween festival is supposed to be the town’s favorite kind of chaos: costumes, candy, hay bales, and enough committee decisions to make Everly Dupree consider hiding behind a pumpkin. Then one of the festival attractions becomes a crime scene. The dead woman is part of a coven that’s been practicing quietly in Mooselick River for years, hidden in plain sight until murder drags it into the open. By morning, rumors are multiplying, Sheriff Ernie Polk is looking hard at the most obvious suspect, and half the town has suddenly become an expert on witchcraft. Typically for Everly, the dead witch isn’t ready to leave, and she wants justice. As Ernie’s investigation tightens around the easiest explanation, Everly keeps tugging at threads that lead somewhere else entirely. The killer must be hiding in plain sight. Because in Mooselick River, the most dangerous people aren’t always the ones dressed like monsters. They’re the ones nobody thinks to fear.     AmazonKU

IRON WOLVES: KELLAN AND LAIKYN (IRON WOLVES 2 BOOK 3) by Elle Boon

A NOT SO NAÏVE SHE-WOLF…I’m Laikyn O’Neil, and I’ve loved Kellen for years. I know he has certain likes and dislikes when it comes to his women, so I decide I’m going to learn how to be submissive—only I find myself needing him to save me and looking even more like a fool. THE RELUCTANT ALPHA…When I find Laikyn in the last place I expect to find her, I ride to her rescue. But I can’t stop my dominant needs from taking over. I’m Kellen Styles, the alpha, and showing her what kind of male I truly am is inevitable. I’m sure she’s too young to be the mate of an alpha like me, but I have no plans to let her run for too long. AN UNDENIABLE BOND…I’m determined to claim my tempting mate and earn her forgiveness, and nothing and no one will stand in my way. When our world is suddenly rocked off its axis by vampires, fey, and more, our pack has to come together and accept help from strangers to defeat the beings who threaten all that we love. Can I convince Laikyn I truly love her, and can she forgive me for making her run from the only place she’d called home?   AmazonKU

PETALS AND PORTALS (ENCHANTED REALMS: CROSSROADS BOOK ONE) by Michelle Miles

Magic brought her home. Love might make her stay. Piper Wakefield hasn’t set foot in Hickory Hollow in a decade. But when her Aunt Alice dies, Piper inherits a house, a flower shop—and a destiny she never asked for. Alice wasn’t just the town florist; she was the Guardian of the Crossroads, the one who kept monsters from slipping through the veil. And now Piper is next in line. The only person willing to help her? Owen McAllister—childhood friend, longtime admirer, and the one man determined to show Piper that coming home might be exactly what she needs. But danger is rising along the magical highway, and Hickory Hollow’s quaint charm hides far darker secrets. When a gate breaks open, unleashing a threat that could destroy the town, Piper and Owen must trust each other—and the spark growing between them—before the road to hell runs right through Hickory Hollow.       Amazon     Apple Books     Kobo

THE DRAGONS’ LOST MATE (THE DRAGONS OF NORTH OAK BOOK ONE) by Melissa Huxley

Keeping my head down was the goal. I wanted to heal and stay safe. Was that too much to ask? Maybe it was, considering that six years ago I woke up in a ditch, barely alive, with no memory of where I came from. Still, I worked hard and became a damn good healer, traveling around the country helping hordes. When my best friend called, begging me to help heal a sick child, naturally, I went. Only, now I have four alphas – dragon shifters – claiming I’m their mate that went missing. The problem is, I’ve never met them before in my life. CAN I TRUST THEM? SHOULD I TRUST THEM – DO I WANT TO?      AmazonKU

THE RAVEN AT THE ASH DOOR (OAK AND HOLLY CYCLE BOOK THREE) by K A Linde

Can love survive an unbreakable curse? Kierse McKenna’s magic is bound to a man she hates—one who has spent lifetimes fighting the man she loves. To end this binding, Graves—her winter god, her monster—will stop at nothing. He discovers that the only hope of freeing Kierse is to locate a stone relic of legend, rumored to lift any curse. The only problem? The stone has been missing for a century. And the Oak King is on their trail. Now Kierse is trapped at the heart of a centuries-long battle while the rest of the world comes unraveled. The Fae Killer is hunting. The peace with monsters is fracturing. And as the very rules of their myth start to shift, escaping the Oak King’s hold may demand more than stolen artifacts and clever heists. For Kierse and Graves, it may mean risking the only thing they have left to lose. But the battle for Kierse’s heart—and the fate of the Oak and Holly kings—doesn’t end here. The Oak & Holly Cycle will continue in Books 4 and 5. The Oak & Holly Cycle series is best enjoyed in order.      AmazonKU       AB

LACE AND POISON (VOW OF DEATH SERIES BOOK TWO) by Alexis Calder

In an empire of poison and lies, love is the one weakness an empress cannot afford. Taylan came to bring an empire down. Instead, she became the pawn that cleared her ex a path to a crown, buried the last of the people she loved, and woke to a wedding ring and a title that was never meant to be hers. Now she is married to the Emperor of Pendralia, the cold man she still means to kill, and her best friend Anya is his prisoner, the only leash strong enough to keep Taylan in line. She does have one weapon he cannot take. The Goddess of Death left her mark, and the magic in Taylan’s blood can wake the dead. But a gift she can barely control is worthless when every enemy she needs gone is still breathing, and even striking at her husband would condemn Anya to die alongside him. She knows she has to stay away from Brevan, the enforcer she betrayed, the man she still wants more than her own revenge. But as his secrets rise to the surface, staying away becomes impossible, and what she feels for him could destroy them both. And Taylan has always been willing to burn it all down to watch this empire fall.      AmazonKU

HUNTED BY THE FAE KING’S SHADOW by Shaylin Gandhi

Good princesses never do wicked things… Sariah is the perfect Aethrolian princess: pious, pure, and obedient. She prays to her goddess, keeps herself chaste, and above all, despises the heathen fae. The Claiming is supposed to be a formality—a two-hundred-year-old tradition that allows the fae king to choose a human bride. Thankfully, he never has. And once he rejects Sariah, she can fulfill her dreams of joining the priestesshood. But then the unthinkable happens. King Amriel chooses her. Desperate to escape him, Sariah accepts the king’s alternative to marriage: run the deadly Wildwood, break his curse, and earn her freedom. It should be simple—survive his maze, go home, forget the fae ever existed. Except the king’s monstrous, beautiful brother is hunting her through the forest. And the deeper Sariah ventures, the more her beliefs begin to crumble. The fae are awakening something inside her, something she was taught to suppress. As the Wildwood closes in, Sariah must choose: break the curse and return to a life of devotion…or surrender to a desire that could be her ruin.   AmazonKU

NIGHT WITCH (WEATHERSTONE COLLEGE BOOK TWO) by Jaymin Eve

Be careful what you witch for. Welcome to year two at Weatherstone College…Last year, after coming face to face with darkness and lethal monsters, Logan Kingston, my sworn enemy and sometimes ally, brought my first year to an explosive ending. There’s a bond between us that I can’t explain, but I just know he’s hiding something. Maybe I don’t fully trust any spellcaster, but there’s no denying my draw to him. I’m not going to lie, I haven’t felt myself since then, and I’m dreading returning to Weatherstone. But secrets inevitably unravel, and when the truth comes to light, I have no idea who will be left standing.

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THREE ALPHAS AND A FOOD TRUCK by Ella Hartwell

I just wanted to sell my vegan tacos in peace. I didn’t plan on parking in the middle of a supernatural gang war, or being “protected” by three undercover cops who are hungry for more than lunch. My name is Suki, and I sunk my life savings into “The Rolling Radish.” I found the perfect parking spot: a quiet alley downtown. Unfortunately, it’s quiet because it’s the DMZ between the Vampires of the East Side and the Shifters of the West Side. I didn’t know that. I just knew that three very large, very handsome construction workers started buying my tofu tacos every single day. They aren’t construction workers. They are the “K-9 Unit”—an elite squad of shifter cops working undercover to prevent a turf war. They’ve been using my truck as a surveillance post. But when the Vampire mob starts threatening me for “protection money,” the guys blow their cover. Now, I’m being whisked away to a safe house (which is just their very messy bachelor pad) while they try to take down the crime syndicates. Baylor: The Sergeant. He’s grumpy, hates vegan food, and is constantly trying to barricade my truck with his own body. He thinks I’m reckless; I think he needs a hug. Clarke: The Demolitions Guy. He’s the chaotic one who accidentally ate a ghost pepper taco and fell in love with me while chugging milk. Ford: The Sniper. The quiet, watchful one who notices everything—including the fact that I’m not scared of them, I’m attracted to them. They have to stop a gang war, keep my business afloat, and keep their paws off the witness. They’re failing miserably at that last part.   AmazonKU

QUINN: AFRICAN AMERICAN PNR ROMANCE (MOON DROP DELIVERY INC) by Melody Lynch

What happens when a down-on-his-luck delivery driver slams on the brakes to avoid hitting a beautiful woman standing in the middle of the road – He doesn’t know this is shifter territory.
He doesn’t know anything about shifters. And he has no idea he’s about to fall fast and hard. Noelle is a bear shifter with a duty to her sleuth: stay hidden, stay loyal, and never mate outside the bloodline.
Humans are off-limits. But the second her bear scents him, the rules start to blur. He’s not supposed to be here. She’s not supposed to want him. But… her bear refuses to let him go.   AmazonKU

VS: And just a gentle reminder of my newest release, a Dragon Riders novel!

CONOR (DRAGONS OF CLADDARE) by Veronica Scott

Lyra is a White Witch in the distant countryside of the land. She tends her herbs and does healing and small spells for the nearby village and dreams of a different life. When the legendary dragon riders of Claddare fly overhead she watches them, longing to soar the skies just once. She wishes for one of them to swoop down and carry her away from her humdrum existence to their Fortress but knows fairy tales aren’t meant to come true. Conor is the Commander of the Western Fortress Dragon Riders. When he’s severely injured in an assassination attempt far from home, his dragon brings him to the cottage of the nearest healer. Lyra cares for him while his dragon goes to fetch help. When Conor’s men come to rescue him, he takes Lyra with him. The attraction between them is undeniable. Once at the Fortress Lyra isn’t sure why Conor insisted she had to be there. Life in the dragon riders’ home isn’t exactly the fairy tale she imagined and there are plots and problems on every side. She’s falling in love with her patient but he gives her conflicting signals about his feelings for her. Conor’s never before contemplated asking a woman to be his one and only, to take the title of Commander’s Lady and bond with him and his dragon. His hesitation to declare his love leaves an opening for agents of the Shadow to sweep in and threaten Lyra. Will Conor place everything on the line to save the woman he’s come to realize he can’t live without? Find out in Conor (Dragons of Claddare). This 47K word novel takes place in my established fantasy world of Claddare and is a standalone with an HEA.     Amazon     Apple Books      Kobo      NOOK      GooglePlay

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