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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ROMANCING REM’EB (ICE PLANET CLONES BOOK THREE) by Ruby Dixon

I feel like an outsider wherever I go. Croatoan, the Icehome Beach…neither place is home to me. So when a group heads off to the fruit caves to investigate thievery, I go with them. Any excuse to get away from the beach, where I’ve made a fool of myself in front of my ex and his new mate. Things go from bad to worse as I’m kidnapped by strangers. These new people have four arms, long fluffy tails, and arching horns. They aren’t like any aliens I’ve seen before, and they live in the warm caverns below the mountains. They should be the enemy. I should hate them for snatching me. But the chief’s son says I’m the most beautiful thing he’s ever seen…New plan: I romance the chief’s son until he frees me. What could possibly go wrong?     AmazonKU

XALAN MATED: XALANITE MATES BOOK THREE by A J Mullican

T’raat crash-lands in the strangest of places: a Midwest farm. The pale-skinned humans are weird enough, but the beasts they befriend and tame are even more unbelievable! To top it all off, the farmer’s daughter, Leigh Hall, sets his hearts aflutter and his n’ril into hyperdrive. T’raat will have to make a decision, though, when the Xalanite elders arrive to bring their wayward pilot home.     AmazonKU

CHANCE (MINDSET DUET BOOK TWO) by C J Dragon

It’s an arduous task to start over on a new, unexplored planet, but that’s what Chance Bradford signed up for. As a Mindset Two, his empathy and training helps his fellow colonists, allaying their fears and bolstering their confidence. At least, until the dragons were seen flying high above the colony dome. Discovering that only he can communicate with the telepathic ‘dragons’ comes at a price, their first meeting full of terror and pain. Trying to understand a completely alien race strains Chance’s abilities and puts him in the sights of the humans that want the planet for themselves alone. Will Chance be able to forge a peace between the colony and the dragon’s Flight? Is friendship even possible between the two species? Will humans become the dragon’s prey, or perhaps something else altogether?

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ALIEN WARRIOR VINDICATED (GALACTIC GLADIATOR GAMES BOOK SIX) by Margo Bond Collins

He’s an assassin who works for his planet’s government, a silent shadow who kills without compunction. She’s a crisis-intervention counselor who’s certain any emotional damage can be healed through talking about it. Now they’re in each other’s heads…and determined to free themselves from one another. Welcome to the Galactic Gladiator Games, where the toughest aliens in the galaxy fight for the most prestigious titles. But these games come with a twist: every alien warrior is mentally and emotionally bound to a potential Earth mate, forced to work with her to overcome their enemies–and sometimes each other.   AmazonKU

HIS LITTLE MORGANITE (ELEADIAN MATES BOOK EIGHT) by Paige Michaels

Ava has it all. Great job. Great friends. Great apartment. She’s also got a body men drool over, and she knows it. She’s a little-black-dress, high heels, perfect makeup kind of gal. She’s pretty bored with her life though, so who cares if a trip to Club Zoom finds her chosen by an Eleadian male? As a science fiction author, Ganrax spends his days sequestered in his office. He hasn’t had much of a social life for years. It’s time to make changes, starting with procuring a mate, someone who will liven things up and bring him out of his shell. Ava’s heart nearly beats out of her chest when her best friend is instantly chosen by one of the tallest men she’s ever seen. In a near panic, it takes her a while to realize Mia isn’t the only one of them who will be leaving Earth tonight. The blond giant blocking Ava from getting to her friend is also sucking the oxygen out of the room, and when he touches her, she knows her life is about to undergo a drastic change.     AmazonKU

CONFLICT LESSENS: SAPPHIC SPACE FANTASY (MAGIC OF THE GALAXY BOOK THREE) by Harlowe Frost

The Krottel have been found on Earth, yet the officials don’t seem worried. Is their trust in the safety of the planet well founded or a colossal mistake? Viera has decided to leave her teaching career. She has her hands full as one of the Pillars of earth, a magic wielder, and a person who knows about aliens. Part of this position is being subjected to the red tape of the government officials. Watching her friend, Betsy, navigate those obstacles almost makes it worth it. Despite the krottel, an alien race, found on Earth, the officials decide the threat isn’t large enough to take action. Concerned their lackadaisical approach will precipitate disaster for earth, but unable to do anything about it, Viera heads to Abritos, the chanzii home planet, with Thorn to see if it’ll be ready for their repopulation soon. Everything seems to be going in the right direction for both Thorn’s planet and earth. But why does Thorn’s ship find a krottel ship near earth every time they scan?   AmazonKU

ALIEN MINOTAUR’S PRIZE (STARLIGHT BRIDES) by Hattie Jacks

He’s a growly alien minotaur who wants more from me than a marriage…Cleaning out the oxygen scrubbers on the S.C Britannia, the last and only hope for the British nation, is not everyone’s idea of a great job, but it’s all I’ve got. Working as a ‘mudlark’ isn’t glamorous, but having lost my family I don’t have any other options, so I get on with it as best I can. Until I happen across my boss selling our supplies to an alien troll. I never thought I’d enter the Starlight Lottery to escape my fate, nor that my selection would be immediate. And then I find out if I want to get away, I have to marry an alien minotaur, who just happens to be a king. So far, so fairy tale…the catch…King Asteron needs an heir, and he wants to get started straight away.     AmazonKU

RESCUED BY THE ALIEN ACOLYTE by Lara Roth

Loelle – A smuggling job gone wrong lands me in deep trouble. Captured by the Order, ruthless inquisitors hellbent on purging any defiance. They unleash their most brutal enforcer – Finzar. He is a sizzling zealot, his allure hardwired to ignite rather than extinguish. At first, he’s just their merciless disciple tormenting me. My unbreakable spirit stirs something feral underneath his scorching stare – the lost heretic he buried, blazing back to life. With each failed attempt to break me, I fan those smoldering embers until Finzar’s conditioning detonates into ultimate heresy. Can I, a lowly criminal, sway this tormented enforcer to sacrifice the only existence he’d ever known and escape with me to freedom? Finzar – I am the Order’s dark blade until I’m tasked with neutralizing Loelle, an outlaw whose spirit awakens forbidden cravings for freedom I thought I purged. Her radiance dissolves my cruel indoctrinations, leaving only all-consuming devotion. This scornful hellion makes my body respond to unholy urges I’ve never felt before. So for the first time, I blasphemously claim this scorching criminal queen – to possess utterly, guard zealously, ravage without restraint. Any threats to our illicit union faces my feral fury. If we don’t escape the Order’s clutches, they’ll sacrifice us to fuel an ancient god’s return and we will both be extinguished forever.

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SAVED BY THE PRISONER by Ella Maven

VS Note: A re-edited and expanded re-release.

I find her bruised and battered amongst the rubble of an escape pod. Her kind hates me for what I am, and while she didn’t have a hand in sending me to this planet, my heart has been hardened to anything but survival. The monsters on this planet will chew her up and spit her out in pieces. And I, prisoner 032 of Prison Planet Xal, might be the worst monster of them all. But fate, and our bodies, have other plans. And now to keep her safe, I’ll risk everything…even my own life.   AmazonKU

ESCAPE CLAUSE (COSMIC MATES BOOK ONE) by Cara Bristol

After a nano-virus devastates Caradonia, leaving the planet in desperate need of women, leader Krogan launches a last-ditch effort to save their civilization—convince men to accept human brides through Cosmic Mates. Krogan himself has no time or desire for a wife. A driven workaholic, he’s focused on solving his planet’s problems and maintaining peace in the world. But his people look to him to set an example. If he doesn’t take a wife through Cosmic Mates no one else will either. Thankfully, there’s an escape clause, and at the end of the trial period, he intends to use it. Fleeing a horrid and powerful man, Hope Bennett reluctantly agrees to a marriage of convenience with an alien. The last thing she desires is to be locked into an unwanted union. Been there, almost did that. Fortunately, the escape clause in the contract gives her an out, and when it’s safe, she can go home to Terra Nova. Hope and Krogan promise each other a marriage in name only and vow to separate when the contract provisions are satisfied. But as they let down their guard, they recognize a kindred spirit in each other. Love and passion blossom, and each begins to long for a deeper, permanent union. Just as their secret wishes are about to be fulfilled, violent tensions erupt out of the pandemic, forcing Krogan into a dilemma—to save Hope he must invoke the escape clause of their marriage contract. If he sends her away, will she ever come back?     AmazonKU

BLOOD CONFIRMED (WRITTEN BY FATE BOOK TWO) by Viola Grace

Her training is to heal, but her blood wants to rule. An approaching armada will have to decide for her. Neffa was raised to forage, heal, and embrace her local community. Her skills are stellar, earning her a place in the royal palace when healing is necessary. Born of a local and a member of an alien race, she is hated by the occupants of the palace. While treating the king, she is injured in a skirmish with the crown prince. The resulting laceration isn’t serious, but the guard commander realizes what he’s seeing. Her blood is the blood of the royal house. There can be no mistake. Duke Morro is sent to guard her on the way to the compound where her kind is contained. He learns a few things when he meets her parents, and after the shock wears off, he understands a bit of what is going on in the village. The world they stand on doesn’t belong to his people; it belongs to hers.     Amazon

ALIEN PRINCE FAKE FIANCE (LUMERIAN KNIGHTS BOOK FIVE) by Becca Brayden

She should refuse. She should say no. She should walk away. When Ashlyn’s sister calls with a life-and-death emergency, she races to her sister’s side, no questions asked. Turns out the emergency isn’t really about her sister at all. The king of Caldor wants Ashlyn, a mere human, to choose between five immortal, royal alien princes and pretend to be engaged to one of them?! In what crazy fantasy world did the alien king think that she—and her new fake fiancé—could then fool the most powerful people on the Intergalactic Council into believing they were madly in love, destined to be together, and somehow steal a Council seat right out from under their noses in a dangerous, sadistic political trial designed to end both their lives? Hundreds of worlds and trillions of lives hang in the balance, including her own, in this epic love story full of passion, dark secrets, and otherworldly beings. And the only way to make a fake engagement look real with the possessive alpha male warrior she ends up with? One sultry, steamy kiss at a time. Failure is not an option, and neither is keeping the powerful alien prince who is dangerously close to stealing her heart.

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FORBIDDEN (THE WRONG ALPHA BOOK FIVE) by Alessandra Hazard

VS Note: MM SFR.

Forced to marry an alpha three times his age after his first heat, Lucien no longer believes in happily ever after. Bound by a marriage of convenience to a distant husband who loves his first spouse, Lucien doesn’t expect to ever know true love or attraction. But Aksel changes everything. Aksel Cleghorn, his husband’s alpha son. Aksel is the only person in the world who makes Lucien feel like he belongs. Over the years, the connection between them grows into something more. Something they are not supposed to feel for each other. Something neither of them can control or resist. It’s wrong on so many levels. They have to stop. But can they? Please note: this book is set on an alien planet similar to contemporary Earth, and the characters don’t have human biology [alpha/omega mating cycles, shapeshifter sex, a male with breasts, male lactation, scenting, knotting].      AmazonKU

THE LAST ALPHA KING: AN OMEGAVERSE ROMANCE by Belle Knock

Every omega on this planet wants me dead. But I’m not going to die. I’m going to survive long enough to get my revenge on the king. He killed my brother. Now, I’ll kill him. But to get close to the alpha king, I’ll have to marry him first. —Swan     AmazonKU

AQUARIAN KING’S PRIZE (WARLORDS OF MYTHOS) by Sara Ivy Hill

I’ve been running for most of my life, but I never imagined that one day I’d be chased down by an aquatic alien warlord…Krakenos terrifies me. But part of me wants to turn around and run right back to him. Before we met, I was abducted and imprisoned, forced to compete on an intergalactic game show for a violent, lustful audience. He’s a prisoner like me, planning to escape back to his homeworld—a place that sounds too amazing to be true. And he wants to bring me with him. Accepting his hand means becoming his mate—his queen tasked with helping him continue his once-mighty race. There’d be no turning back if I do. And I know if I give in to his tantalizing touch, I’ll never want to let go. So instead, I keep running. But what happens when Krakenos finally catches me?     AmazonKU

ANDROBIOTICA 2: JOURNEY IN TIME by David Gittle

VS Note: Not listed as a romance although there’s mention of romance in the blurb and reviews.

After unceremoniously losing his job, Special Investigator Derrick Faulk is summoned by his close friend, Adrien Mattias, a developer of best-in-class nearly human Androids, for a mission that holds the future of their world in the balance. “Time is of the Essence,” as Adrien likes to say, and the clock is ticking. Romantic sparks fly, and guns blaze in “Androbiotica 2: Journey in Time,” the sequel to “The Androbiotica File: Nearly Human.” Go with Derrick and his brilliant associate, Kristina Flemming, AndroBiotica’s Director of Research, for a ride into the future that will keep you guessing until the very end.

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THE HADES CALCULUS (GUNMETAL OLYMPUS BOOK ONE) by Maria Ying

VS Note: Lesbian SFR.

For generations, colossi have besieged the gates of Elysium. Each day, the city’s fall looms closer. As one of Elysium’s rulers, Hades has long sought to break this stalemate. In Persephone, a cyborg tailor-made to kill, she finds the key to victory and the perfect pilot for her war machine. She will acquire Persephone at any cost. Born to wield violence and with the bloodthirst to match, Persephone chafes under her mother’s control. At the first opportunity, she brutally breaks free and seeks sanctuary with the unlikeliest of patrons: the Lord of the Machine Dead, the Master of the Underworld. All Hades and Persephone have to do to realize their goals is to navigate the city’s treacherous politics—and survive the coming war.

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A SPARKLER FOR HIS BADGE by Astrid Eliasen

VS note: From JUNE 29

Jenna – Family + fireworks + alcohol = Jenna desperate for a minute of peace and quiet. But as the sober one, it’s her job to make sure the most serious fourth of July injuries are some scorched eyebrows. So when a quick break in a nearby field reveals a smoking hunk of metal, she feels compelled to make sure everyone is okay. Except the person she finds inside isn’t family, and he isn’t human. The sparkly rainbow creature raises some kind of weapon, but his eyes aren’t saying attack, they’re saying…oh f- Taq’ill – The enforcer of the galaxy, Taq’ill lives to ensure that uncontacted species stay that way. Nothing can interfere with their development. But some people seem to think Earth is the exception to that rule. Unscrupulous men keep breaching the no contact zone to find their “mates”. All females are the same. No woman is worth the risk of contaminating a whole civilization. But maybe with the help of the curvy human in front of him, he might uncover the secrets that keep drawing people to this backwater planet.     AmazonKU

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VS: The MMC from my new release BADARI MEDIC, Brent, first appeared as a supporting character in AYDARR, book one of the award winning series. Genetic engineering, fated mates, alien abduction, forced proximity, strong FMC’s…

AYDARR (A BADARI WARRIORS SCIFI ROMANCE NOVEL): Sectors New Allies Series Book 1 

Jill Garrison, a maintenance tech at the Sectors Amarcae 7 colony, goes to sleep one night as usual only to wake up in her nightgown stranded in the middle of a forest on an unknown world. There’s no time to think as she’s stalked by carnivorous predators and rescued by genetically engineered warriors calling themselves the Badari. Turns out they and she, along with her whole colony, are now prisoners of the Khagrish, a ruthless race of alien scientists. Working for enemies of the Sectors, the Khagrish have created the Badari to be super soldiers.

Aydarr, the Badari alpha, isn’t sure he can trust Jill but his attraction to her is undeniable. He impulsively claims her as his mate to prevent her death at the hands of the Khagrish.

Can he continue to protect her from the experiments already underway? Will his claiming her put his pack in jeopardy from their alien masters?

As Jill searches for a way to rescue her fellow humans and get them all to safety, she finds herself falling for Aydarr, despite the secrets he’s keeping. She has a few of her own.

The situation becomes dire when Aydarr and his pack are sent offplanet on a mission, leaving Jill unprotected, prey for the senior scientist. Can she escape the experiments he has in mind for her? Will she be able to thwart the Khagrish plans and liberate humans and Badari alike? How will she and Aydarr reunite?

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HOOKING CAPTAIN TEETH: A MONSTER BRIDES ROMANCE by Marilyn Barr

Captain Teeth – Orders—giving them, writing them, signing for them, and taking them—fill a Captain’s life. I miss the days when I climbed under skirts while on land and climbed the ratlines after we weighed anchor. The black spot on my pirate heart is due to my failure to find my lady love despite scouring the Caribbean for years. I’ve watched me hearties fall in love and drop from the sweet trade like flies, but this voyage to drop off my Quartermaster with his new bride in Mexico may break me…Sabrina – Why shouldn’t I partake in the fancies of the human world when I sprout legs once a month? Swilling rum, dancing on tables, singing bawdy songs, and sampling every scallywag who catches my eye is harmless fun. I tell myself my behavior is entertainment…not to forget my soulmate who abandoned me five years ago at Maude’s Tavern. After a night of passion, he flipped a doubloon onto the sheets and sailed away. I can’t believe the scourge of the seven seas mistook his lady love for a common strumpet! My kind mates for life so if I ever see him again, I’ll sink him and his ship. Nobody humiliates a Kraken.   AmazonKU

DAWN OF FLAMES (DRAGONS OF EMBER HOLLOW BOOK THREE) by Tessa Hale

Ripped from my mates. Taken by an evil who has it out for us all. And it’s all I can do to hold on, just hoping that they will find me before it’s too late. Because I’m in the clutches of someone who only wants one thing…power. Power that only I can give them. And I’m a second away from breaking. But my captor is revealing secrets. Ones that have the potential to bring my world crumbling down. And not just mine but the entire dragon species’, too. Now, we’re racing against the clock to keep those secrets buried and me safe. But our enemies are circling. And sometimes the deadliest are the ones you least expect.   AmazonKU   AB

SONG OF SILENCE: A NOWHERE NOVEL by A J Mullican and Ariel Dawn

A siren’s curse. A lure impossible to fight. A legend in the making. When Stormy Jones tragically crashes in the outskirts of Nowhere, North Carolina, losing her parents, any chance for answers as to why they brought her there disappear along with her voice, leaving so many questions. Why did she have to lose them? Why can’t anyone hear her? Why Nowhere, of all places? On the lakeside of a strange town filled with even stranger happenings, the last thing Stormy expects is to find three tempting heartthrobs who are hellbent on helping her find the answers she seeks in her life, and in her heart. Will Stormy embrace the tides of fate once and for all and find her voice, or will she be cursed to suffer in silence forever?     AmazonKU

GRAVE MISFORTUNE by Nazri Noor

War-weary mercenary Leoric has traded his sword for a shovel, burying the undead blight that plagues the little town of Barrowdeep. Now he fights for the living instead of against them. Fae trickster Orphium travels from town to town, stealing human trinkets and memories through games of chance. He’s desperate to fill the hollow in his heart, but the hunger never goes away. Barrowdeep is ripe for the picking, except the nosy local gravedigger keeps interfering. But when Leoric unearths an ancient fae artifact, Orphium knows he’ll stop at nothing to possess the powerful coin. And the undead will stop at nothing to possess him. Orphium and Leoric must fight the undead together before tensions and their shadowy pasts rise to the surface — and before an even darker evil awakens beneath Barrowdeep.     AmazonKU

APPLES DIPPED IN GOLD (FAIRY TALE RETELLING BOOK TWO) by Scarlett St Clare

This woman had carved her name in my heart long ago and I still bled from that open wound. She was my curse and I wanted to be free. Orphaned at a young age, Samara has been left under the care of her three horrible brothers for many long years. But just when she thinks she cannot take another day of their abuse, a handsome prince offers for her hand in marriage. Samara’s brothers agree to the wedding in exchange for a large dowry, but on her way to salvation in her new kingdom, her carriage is ambushed and she is rescued by Lore, the wicked Prince of Nightshade, who demands a favor in return. Samara believes that Lore’s request is meant to punish her for her crimes against his kind…but punishment is only half of Lore’s plan. The truth is that the Elven Prince has pined after Samara for seven long years. His power over poisons rivals none in the Enchanted Forest, but Samara is a new kind of toxin in his blood, and all he can think about. Can the Prince of Nightshade manage to find a remedy, or will he succumb to her love?

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KIDNAPPING THEIR THIRD: OURS EVERMORE BOOK FOUR by RK Munin

Cora – After only two dates, Cora Walsh is convinced David Pike is genuinely a nice guy. He’s a gentle giant she wants to climb like a sexy tree. She might even consider letting him spend the night at her place—maybe. Then all hell breaks loose. She finds out her best friend was turned into a vampire when the two of them were abducted by an even more powerful vampire. She thinks rescue is imminent when a stranger digs her out of a pile of rubble. Then the stranger casually executes her abductor, shifts into a griffin, and flies off with her. She’s been kidnapped from her abduction! Now she’s being held by a guy who can’t string more than two words together at a time and refuses to let her go. Pike – Pike fell in love with a feral vampire at their first meeting. The poor creature couldn’t even remember his name. Pike had hoped Kimble would get better, but even after months together, the vampire was still the same. Forced to work three jobs to keep the two of them housed and fed, Pike’s exhausted and constantly worried. Then he meets Cora. Both his human and bear side immediately know she’s their mate. If she’s his mate, it means she must also be part of Kimble’s flock…(more blurb on ebook seller’s page)    AmazonKU

PLUM PUDDING PERIL (MURDER IN THE MIX BOOK 50) by Addison Moore

VS Note: A baker who sees the dead…

It’s Christmas in Honey Hollow, and Lottie finds herself in a recipe for disaster. A naughty elf with a penchant for loose women shows up, not to mention the long-lost relatives coming out of the woodwork—and Lottie, herself, is in store for the shock of a lifetime. The holiday season in Honey Hollow is more than just merry and bright—it’s downright deadly.     AmazonKU

THE WRONG FAMILIAR: CARNIVAL OF MYSTERIES by Megan Derr

Ninos has been training all his life to be a sylvan mage. Trees, plants, herbs, flowers, fruits, berries, nuts—he knows them all, and he intends to use that knowledge for the good of his home, a village he has not seen in more than a decade. The final step to becoming a full-fledged mage is the conjuring and binding of a familiar, a faithful companion and guide who will supplement his power and remain at his side the rest of his life. Instead of a sylvan familiar, like a unicorn or stag, however, something goes horribly awry and Ninos finds himself bound instead to Sinn, a raven familiar meant for dark magics. Neither is happy about it. Ninos wants a familiar who can help him with life, with growing and restoring a place destroyed by fire and plague. Sinn should be helping to raise the dead or cast blood workings. They were never meant to meet, let alone be bound. Bindings are permanent, however, and cannot be broken. Their only chance at setting this wrong to rights is to locate the dark mage that Sinn was meant for, hope they in turn have Ninos’ true familiar, and perform a rare but not impossible switch.   AmazonKU

EMERGENCE: ECLIPSED EVOLUTION PHASE THREE by Kim Harrison

As time has passed, Dr. Renee Caisson has begun to see the demonic, alien August as more than a research subject or an unlikely colleague—they’ve become friends. And together she and August have helped the two societies of Nextdoor and Earth through the confusion of first contact, the danger of misunderstandings, and the anger of mistreatment. But when a popular blogger and conspiracy theorist twists August’s words, an uproar ensues, turning a powerful section of human society against the Neighbors—and resulting in Renee’s house arrest. Her could-be boyfriend, Major Jackson, says it’s to protect her, though that’s not how Renee sees it. Torn between duty and friendship, August jumps Renee to freedom, fully aware that the journey might reveal more to her than she should know. The wily Neighbor has pieced together that Renee has been unconsciously using their magic, a fact that, if revealed, will cause more, not less, conflict between the humans and Neighbors. For if the people of Earth can master magic and exile August’s people again, the Neighbors will not survive.

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HOW TO BE A GOOD VILLAIN: A FANTASY ROMCOM (HOW TO VILLAIN ON ROMCOM) by Jamie Dalton

Lillith Shadowend is the most powerful villain in three kingdoms, but corrupting the insufferably pure-hearted Prince Asher is a tall order, even for her. Disguised as a castle maid, Lillith attempts every devilish scheme and seductive trick to unravel Asher’s shining reputation, yet the pampered prince manages to evade her efforts with infuriating optimism. Worse still, the more time Lillith spends scrubbing the manor floors, the more she finds herself falling for Asher’s spirit, empathy, and hidden quirks beneath the princely facade. With her icy heart melting fast, Lillith must decide whether to abandon her wicked ways for a chance at an epic, star-crossed love or to deliver Asher to darkness. Because even the noblest heroes hide secrets that could ruin everything.   AmazonKU

HOW TO DUMP A VAMPIRE (HOW TO VILLAIN ON ROMCOM) by Jamie Dalton

She’s a reclusive witch with a dark secret. He’s a charming vampire prince. Together, they’re a disaster waiting to happen. Thorn, a powerful witch, has perfected the art of isolation in her warded forest cottage. But when a blizzard dumps an injured vampire on her doorstep, her carefully constructed solitude crumbles faster than day-old bread. Suddenly trapped with a chatty royal, Thorn finds herself aggressively kneading dough to avoid confronting the unwanted guest—and the fated mate bond she’d rather forget. Prince Draven is charming, infuriating, and impossible to ignore. Torn between duty to his realm and the undeniable pull he feels toward Thorn, he finds himself questioning everything he thought he knew. As he recovers under her reluctant care, Draven becomes determined to unravel the mysteries surrounding the prickly witch who saved his life—and why she’s so intent on punishing innocent loaves of bread. As the snow piles up outside, so does the tension within. Can these two opposites rise to the occasion, or will their secrets leave them in a jam? One thing’s for sure: this storm is baking up more than just bread.     AmazonKU

THE QUIET ALPHA AND HIS FOX: MM MPREG SHIFTER ROMANCE (WEST COAST COYOTES BOOK TWO) by Aria Grace

Waylan, a lone alpha coyote, is afflicted with something shifters call The Quiet. Humans might call it depression, but with shifters, it mostly means he just wants peace and serenity. He grew up with the West Coast Coyotes under Esteban but when he was twenty, he needed to go off on his own to find space. Rather than allow him to go feral, Esteban asked him to run one of their small farms and grow pawflower, a restricted substance within shifter communities. That allowed him to exercise his alpha muscle while living mostly in solitude. Mostly content. Joe has been walking and living off the land since his senior year of high school. He’s been on his own, just trying to survive. He travels light with nothing more than an old phone that only works when he gets a few dollars to put minutes on it, usually from cashing in cans or washing windows for businesses. When he stumbles upon a remote farm, he decides to make camp for the night and get some rest. Little does he know the alpha of the farm is about to teach him what it truly means to need a pack.   AmazonKU

OWL SHOOK UP (THE OWL STAR WITCH MYSTERIES BOOK 16) by Leanne Leeds

When Aunt Gwennie’s famous snickerdoodles go missing before the annual cookie competition, Astra and her sisters prepare for a bitter battle over the sweet treats. But the trouble turns deadly when Aunt Gwennie’s rival, Agatha Blackwell, is found dead with a snickerdoodle stuffed in her mouth. With Archie’s help, Astra dives into the cutthroat competition of Forkbridge’s baking scene. Secrets are simmering about Agatha’s controversial new recipe, stolen ingredients, and suspected poisonings. As she sifts through motives and investigates shifty behavior behind the scenes, Astra discovers that she may be in over her head. Can Astra clear Aunt Gwennie’s name and crack the case before the cookie crumbles? Or will the sisters watch Aunt Gwennie’s cookie legacy come crashing down like an underbaked soufflé?     AmazonKU

NANNY FOR BIKER WOLF DADDY (FATED TO THE WOLF BOOK FIVE) by Brittany White

I followed my best friend, Beth, to Angel’s Creek after she married the wolf shifter of her dreams. There was nothing left for me in Wyoming, as my fiancé had been killed several years ago. Soon after arriving in this New Mexico town, I was hired as a nanny for Cat and Drake, two adorable wolf shifter pups, who soon captured my heart. It didn’t take long for me to fall in love with their ruggedly handsome father, Rory, who was the leader of a motorcycle club. One touch, one kiss, and I lost my heart. However, he was my boss and was off-limits. I reveled in my role of caretaker for the pups while trying to keep my love for Rory, and my identity as a witch, hidden. I was content playing the role of an adoring nanny to Drake and Cat, while I cherished the moments I spent with their father. A rival club, comprised of exiled wolf shifters hell bent on causing trouble, brought danger into our lives, threatening the peaceful existence I had created.  We made sweet love a few times and he said he wanted to talk about our relationship. Just when I thought that a happy life with Rory and the kids was possible, Eva, Rory’s ex, danced back into the scene after being gone for four years, and she wanted Rory and the kids back. I left, vowing that I would not interfere with their relationship. Soon, I discovered that I had taken a piece of Rory with me – our unborn child.     AmazonKU

CHARM SCHOOL (HEDGEWITCH FOR HIRE BOOK 12) by Christine Pope

Selena Marx is running out of time. The baby she’s having with her husband, Calvin Standingbear, is coming soon, and she has yet to find someone she trusts to take over her shop during her maternity leave. After all, the last time she hired an assistant it ended…badly. So who can blame her for worrying about disaster striking twice? She’s resigned to temporarily shuttering Once in a Blue Moon — jeopardizing all her hard work — when a solution arrives on the wings of a Tarot reading. Selena’s long-lost half-sister, Chloe Fairfield, who’s eager to learn more about her own psychic gifts. Selena’s instincts tell her it’s safe to give Chloe the keys to the shop. Chloe is barely settled in her rental place when her ex-boyfriend turns up dead in the living room. Suspicion casts a dark cloud over Chloe’s future, and Selena’s peace of mind. But baby due dates wait for no one, and Selena turns to her psychic gifts once again to reveal the truth hidden behind a veil of black magic…before her water breaks.

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STRONG ALPHA: MM MPREG ROMANCE (OMEGAS INN LOVE BOOK SIX) by Lorelai M Hart

I’m too busy for an omega. That’s what everyone tells me. My passion is my work and my work is my passion. When those two things collide, there is no such thing as a day off. I’m a strongman, and that means my days are structured from the time I wake up until the time I collapse into bed, when I’m prepping for a competition. My meals. My workouts. Even my free time, all of it is consumed by my work. But my mountain lion craves an omega to care for. Someone to be by my side. A loving fave to seek out in the crowd. If I had my mate, my life would be whole. No scheduled time for dating for this alpha. So, when I receive a letter from Franklin at the Bearclaw Inn, I take things into my own hands and get on the plane. They say that a match is guaranteed if you go, and I’m not wasting a second of this weekend.     AmazonKU

GUARDED BY THE LESHY: MONSTER SECURITY AGENCY by Cara Wylde

I am a force of nature, misshapen and untameable, until I meet her. My mission is to deliver the human bride to her husband-to-be. She’s to be married into one of the most powerful families in the state. Her husband is a spiritual leader, and he has one condition – she must prove she’s worthy. Through the deepest woods, she must walk alone to meet him at the luxurious, isolated resort where their fates will be bound. The bride’s father is not heartless, though. He knows the woods are dangerous, so he hires me to escort and protect his daughter. Because I can become one with the trees…I am to guard her from the shadows. My voice – the rustle of leaves, my hands – the branches she clings to. She must never know I’m there, even as her sweet innocence coaxes my body into taking a shape that allows us to touch. I change what I am, just for her. This love is forbidden. She belongs to someone else, and I belong to the forest.   AmazonKU

TIN GOD (ELEMENTAL COVENANT BOOK FIVE) by Elizabeth Hunter

Everything comes to an end. Brigid Connor is a vampire familiar with ghosts. The ghosts of her past, the ghosts of her victims, and the ghosts of those she couldn’t save. Now in the wilds of America’s most remote frontier, she’ll face a specter who has haunted her steps, a fire vampire with a baffling connection to Brigid’s mate, her clan, and those she holds most dear. Tenzin is an immortal who has lived a hundred lives. She’s been a daughter, a sister, a villain, and a hero. With every millennium, she has evolved, cutting ties with the past and moving forward with relentless focus, a survivor among the fiercest predators in history. But history has a way of finding those who flee from it. Tin God is a crossover between the Elemental Covenant and the Elemental Legacy novels. It is the final book in the Elemental Covenant series by eleven-time USA Today bestselling author Elizabeth Hunter.

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BLACK BIRD ORACLE: A NOVEL (ALL SOULS SERIES BOOK FIVE) by Deborah Harkness

Deborah Harkness first introduced the world to Diana Bishop, an Oxford scholar and witch, and vampire geneticist Matthew de Clermont in A Discovery of Witches. Drawn to each other despite long-standing taboos, these two otherworldly beings found themselves at the center of a battle for a lost, enchanted manuscript known as Ashmole 782. Since then, they have fallen in love, traveled to Elizabethan England, dissolved the Covenant between the three species, and awoken the dark powers within Diana’s family line. Now, Diana and Matthew receive a formal demand from the Congregation: They must test the magic of their seven-year-old twins, Pip and Rebecca. Concerned with their safety and desperate to avoid the same fate that led her parents to spellbind her, Diana decides to forge a different path for her family’s future and answers a message from a great-aunt she never knew existed, Gwyneth Proctor, whose invitation simply reads: It’s time you came home, Diana. On the hallowed ground of Ravenswood, the Proctor family home, and under the tutelage of Gwyneth, a talented witch grounded in higher magic, a new era begins for Diana: a confrontation with her family’s dark past and a reckoning for her own desire for even greater power—if she can let go, finally, of her fear of wielding it. In this stunning new novel, grand in scope, Deborah Harkness deepens the beloved world of All Souls with powerful new magic and long-hidden secrets, and the path Diana finds at Ravenswood leads to the most consequential moments yet in this cherished series.

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A ROSE BY ANY OTHER NAME by Mary McMyne

England, 1591. Rose Rushe’s passion for life runs deep—she loves mead and music, meddles with astrology, and laughs at her mother’s warnings to guard her reputation. When Rose’s father dies and a noble accuses her and her dear friend Cecely of witchcraft, they flee to the household of respected alchemists in London. But as their bond deepens, their sanctuary begins to feel more like a cage. To escape, they turn to the occult, secretly casting charms and selling astrological advice in the hopes of building a life together. This thriving underground business leads Rose to fair young noble Henry and playwright Will Shakespeare, and so begins a brief, tempestuous, and powerful romance—one filled with secret longings and deep betrayals.  In this world of dazzling masques and decadent feasts, where the stars decide futures, Rose will write her own fate instead.

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WILD MAGIC BOOK EIGHT by Odette C Bell

Lillian can’t stop dreaming of the end. It’s coming faster than she can stop. When someone starts setting off bombs in Fairbridge, Lillian and William investigate, but they can’t get to the culprit fast enough. They’re pulled into another fight with the White Knights. But this time they come face to face with one of the original instigators – Leon. He’s back, and there may be no stopping him. As William and Lillian are forced to battle through Fairbridge to save it, they’re thrown together. But no matter how close they get, nothing can happen. If William surrenders to his feelings for Lillian, his power will burn him. And Lillian will never let that happen. No matter what it takes to save him and the city.   AmazonKU

VIPER (THE DARK IN YOU BOOK 10) by Suzanne Wright

“You will be chained to him forever, and you cannot imagine what that will mean for you.” Ella has been walking close to danger her whole life. As an incantor she uses her powers to protect innocents, often putting herself in harm’s way. But she’s never felt anything like the way her skin electrifies when a certain gang member – one rumoured to be a fallen archangel – locks eyes with her across a crowded bar. She can’t help but feel like maybe he’s been in her life before…Viper, president of the Black Saints’ motorcycle club, carries heavy secrets. He has been searching for his mate across lifetimes. Now he’s finally got her in his sights he’ll do anything to keep her, even if that means destroying himself in the process. They took her from him once, he’s not going to let it happen again. But as foes old and new close in, Ella and Viper’s bond will be pushed to the limit. Will their love endure, or will they reach breaking point?

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BEAUTIFUL VILLAIN: A DARK & SPICY MODERN JAY GATSBY (GILDED MONSTERS) by Rebecca F Kenney

Daisy Finnegan is looking forward to the endless golden freedom of summer. No more college, no more pressure, no more worries. But when her cousin goes missing at an exclusive house party, Daisy is all too ready to confront the mysterious host…only to discover the wealthy recluse is Jay Gatsby, her childhood sweetheart—now sinfully hot and impossible to deny. She could never resist him, and it isn’t long before she’s entangled in a web of wealth and lies and obsession, culminating in a shocking act of violence that shatters the summer haze and threatens to drown them all.But it isn’t until Gatsby is shot through the heart—and survives—that Daisy discovers the truth of how he clawed his way up in the world: by selling the secret of immortality to the highest bidder. Now with her friends’ lives at stake, her own dizzying new powers still volatile, and an unimaginable threat closing in, Daisy will have to face an impossible choice: Side with the man who claimed her body and soul? Or with the monsters who would see him lost to her forever?

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AT THE CROSSROADS OF SWORDS (THE ENCROACHING CHAOS BOOK THREE) by Jeremiah Cain

VS note: LGBTQ Dark Fantasy.

Enter a world of magic and war, where empires rise and fall by the clashing of swords. From the dark empire of Tridual, young soldier Adratus must set out to navigate treacherous borders and shifting alliances as he fights to protect his people from the oppressive Holy Dayigan Empire. But when he falls for a local man, Ubaz, in the Drevite Nation, ruled by powerful druidesses, their love threatens to complicate his mission even further. With tensions rising and enemies closing in, Adratus and Ubaz must fight not only against the Holy Dayigan Empire, but also against their own people’s mistrust and prejudice. As an ancient power rises from within the Dayigan Empire, threatening to destroy everything in its path, can Adratus and Ubaz unite their people and defeat this unstoppable force before it’s too late?

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THE SECOND SON (BETRAYAL PROPHECIES BOOK TWO) by Adrienne Tooley

VS Note: Sapphic Fantasy Romance.

The centuries-old prophecy has been fulfilled at last: the New Maiden has returned to Velle. Unfortunately, so has a malicious demi-god, whose elusive prophet is intent on converting the New Maiden’s followers. The Second Son is a vengeful, angry deity, whose psalm resonates with the disenfranchised. With Elodie on the throne and Sabine in her own unique position of power, it should be easy enough to track down the culprit. Yet even as they’re falling in love, both girls are keeping dangerous secrets from each other. While the cult of the Second Son threatens to overthrow not only the Church of the New Maiden but also Velle’s monarchy, Elodie and Sabine must navigate impossible odds to dismantle the root of his power, all while their lives hang in the balance.

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CLOSING WATERS (AN ENCHANTED WATERS MYSTERY BOOK SIX) by Jenna St James and Stephanie Damore

It’s Valentine’s Day in the Bermuda Triangle, and everyone is getting into the spirit of hearts, chocolate, and love. That is, until the death of a wealthy selkie socialite brings Isla and Jace full circle. When Jace’s distant cousin, PADA detective and demigod Kai Marinos, storms onto the islands, Jace, Isla, Glow, and Nana know it’s not good news. When it becomes apparent the elderly selkie shifter may have died because she possessed the Heartbeat of the Sea gemstone…Isla must confront the fact her mom, a murderous treasure hunter, may be back in the Bermuda Triangle, and Kai is there to bring her mom in for the murders of two other supernaturals. Can Jace, Isla, and Glow track down the killer before he or she strikes again? And what if the killer is Isla’s mom? Can Isla do what must be done and deliver her mom to a PADA prison for life? Or will her mom once again elude capture and abscond with the Heartbeat of the Sea?     AmazonKU

TROLLIN FOR LOVE (MONSTER MATE MAYHEM BOOK EIGHT) by Nessie Sreil

Once upon a time, I thought loved existed…But when my boyfriend of seven years breaks up with me instead of proposing like I assumed, I know the truth—there’s no such thing as love. The closest I’m ever going to get to it is scraping the bottom of an ice cream carton after I’ve eaten all of it. But don’t worry about me, things are looking up. My car was recently repossessed, I just got fired, and my house fell into a sinkhole. But I haven’t lost my optimism—or sarcasm. While the insurance tries to figure everything out, I’ve been camping—under a bridge—in Trullenburg. It’s a lovely little area on Monster Island, far away from my problems on the mainland. As a bonus, no one bothers me. Apparently, it’s common practice here for people to live under bridges. Which explains why when a handsome, lonely troll stumbles across me, hair unbrushed in dirty clothing, he thinks I’m his mate. Spoiler alert: I’m not—but good luck trying to get him to see reason. In Gruff’s eyes, we’re each other’s destiny. Truth be told, I’m kinda sick of fighting Fate, and I wonder…What would happen if I embraced it, instead?   AmazonKU

PRINCESS AND THE THIEF by Mary Lynne Biggs

VS Note: Sapphic Fantasy Romance.

A cursed, sheltered Elven princess reluctantly teams up with a drunken, half-Elf thief to find the renowned Empress and rid herself of the dangerous magic that courses through her veins. Along the way, they face monsters, betrayal, kidnappers, crazed cultists, and the evil Queen of Nightmares, but none are as frightening as their own growing feelings for one another.

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STRANDED WITH AN INSATIABLE SHIFTER by Olivia P Turner

It’s been a lifelong dream and I’m doing it. Driving across the country in a skoolie, which is an old school bus I converted into my house on wheels. It’s going great until I get deep into the Montana mountains when my bus decides not to bus anymore. I’m stranded. With no reception, nowhere to go, and with no one to help. Days turn into weeks. I’m living off the land and actually enjoying myself when he comes. Naked, hot, and claiming I’m his. He says I’m his mate. I say he’s crazy. But I can’t ignore the way my body reacts to that possessive look he gives me. I can’t pretend I’m not drawn to him in a significant way. And whenever he calls me his mate, it feels right. Maybe this crazy grizzly bear shifter is onto something after all.     AmazonKU

A COURT OF WICKED FAE (KINGDOM OF BLIGHTED THORNS BOOK TWO) by Alaya Wells

A thorny collar controls my every move and betrayal haunts me, but I’m still determined to seek vengeance for my brother’s death. I’ll do it with or without Vexxion’s help. But when he calls in his favor, I’m given no choice. If I don’t make another deal with this secretive fae man I still can’t resist, I’m doomed to fail. Do I dare trust him again? Vexxion continues to train my elusive magic. I do my best to evade those trying to kill me while working to free my friends from the realm where their souls wander. In between, I sneak into the castle aerie and work with the dragons, plus serve as lady in waiting to the king’s fiancé. She doesn’t realize how close her death looms. But our time is running out. To win this deadly game, I may be forced to sacrifice myself to save everyone I love. In the court of the wicked fae, the weak are exploited, secrets abound, and only the ruthless survive.     AmazonKU

DELIVERED TO MY DRAGONS (MAIL ORDER MATINGS BOOK 14) by Mazzy J March

Leaving my abusive ex seemed like the hardest thing I’d ever go through…until I learn I am carrying his baby. He is always on my tail. Discovering my new phone numbers. Parking his car outside my apartment. Trolling my social media. And I swore last night, I smelled his cheap cologne when I walked in from work. He cannot learn about the pregnancy. It could mean both our lives. My parents are dead. My friends can’t protect me. I need some help. My ex was a bear shifter, and I knew that the only creature that could take him out was a dragon. Two dragons would be even better. But dragons are possessive, and finding one who would take me as a mate while I carry another male’s baby would be a challenge. Two of them? Nearly impossible. The Mail-Order Matings app might be my only chance. And at this point? It’s find a dragon, or wait around for Killian to murder me.     AmazonKU

TALIO’S CODEX: MM FANTASY LEGAL by J Alexander Cohen

Is love worth destroying his reputation? Ten years ago, the theft of his codex destroyed Talio Rossa’s career as a magistrate in the four cities. But when his ex-wife—finally willing to forgive finding him in bed with a man—presents him a long-shot legal case, he has the chance to get his career back on track. While fighting to rejoin the legal community, Talio uncovers a conspiracy so big it threatens the origins of the four cities themselves. Their prosperity is only thanks to their connection by magical floating waterways and the brilliance of their legal system, now regarded as near scripture. To save his career, Talio must work with both the one who doomed his marriage and the hooded, heretical man who sets his heart aflame but is determined to plead guilty to a murder he didn’t commit. To stand a chance of winning the case, saving his career and the man of his dreams, Talio will have to uncover an explosive secret destined to blow the legal system apart.     Amazon

VALKYRIE SOUL (VALKYRIE BOUND BOOK THREE) by Nichole Rose

Valhalla is rising…but it looks a whole lot different this time around. The Valkyries are gone, and Valhalla lies in ruin. Now, it’s up to the Fae warriors left behind to save the human daughters of the women they were sworn to protect. As each comes into her power, setting an ancient prophecy into motion, Fae and Valkyrie offspring alike will be tested in ways they never imagined. Can the bonds forged between these fierce warriors and the Valkyrie who call their souls save the Light, or will Dark fall over the nine realms forever?     AmazonKU

PROTECTED BY THE CURSED GARGOYLE by Chloe Graves

Gwen – Running an antique shop is more dust and desk work than ancient artifacts and dodging boulders. Or so I tell myself when vampires attack, seeking a strange diadem my fingers itch to place on my head. Alone, outnumbered, I’m another loss in a war I don’t understand—only to be rescued by a high flying escape on wings of stone. Onyx eyes don’t lie when my gargoyle guardian explains I’m a witch with a target on my back. His solemn vow to protect me feels as solid as his carved chest, and his chiseled arms offer a safety I’ve never known. But he guards a secret that threatens to break the one relic I can’t salvage—my heart. Garrex – Cursed to stillness by day and living stone by night, I’ve spent centuries atoning for my failure and waiting. For her, for Gwen, my mate. Her fiery spirit and stubborn determination draw me in like a moth to a flame, even as her reckless bravery tests the limits of my patience. With every glimpse of her untamed magic, I find myself falling deeper under the captivating witch’s spell. But the shadows of my past are relentless, and Gwen is hunted by the same ancient evil that claimed my previous ward. I vow to guard Gwen with my life, my love, my everything—even if the truth of my ruin shatters the bond between us.     AmazonKU

HISSES AND HAUNTINGS (CATS WALKING DOGS AND SOLVING MYSTERIES BOOK 10) by Corrine Winters

This killer case has Katie caught under a spell she can’t break. Young witch Katie Houseman can talk to animals. But as it turns out, that’s not the only magic she can do. When Katie’s new job turns into an investigation into her boss’s murder, she’s stuck juggling suspects…And the demons in her garden. With the help of her police officer friend David, her boyfriend Tom, her faithful cat familiar Biscuit, and her magical aunt Zorah, Katie has to work to catch the real killer while defending herself against supernatural attacks. With innocent lives on the line, Katie must embrace her witchy powers like never before to crack the case…And defeat those threatening her and the ones she loves before it’s too late.     AmazonKU

COUNT FELFORD’S VESSEL (DUTY AND MAGIC: MM MODERN DAY REGENCY) by S Rodman

My fiancé hates me. Seven long years we have been engaged. I’ve completely failed to win him over. Despite being as perfect a vessel-to-be as I can manage. Men of our station do not marry for love. I don’t dare to dream of that. I do wish the man who will take my body, to take my magic, could at least bear to be in my presence. Count Felford is young, handsome. Progressive. Everything I could hope for in a husband. If only I could figure out how to be what he desires. Instead, it seems I’m destined for an unhappy marriage. Imagine how much worse it will be if he discovers my secrets? The fact I like to wear dresses and lingerie is bad enough, but my other secret? That one could change our world forever.     AmazonKU

TALES OF THE SHOES: FAIRYTALE SPINOFFS (TALES FROM THE MAGIC KINGDOM BOOK TWO) by Sky Sommers

What’s the price of magic? Magical teleporting, to be precise. Cinderella’s magic shoes. Could they be the same ones that the Wizard of Oz squirrelled away? Assuming they can change form. Who made them? From what? And the most important question: why does everyone always assume magic shoes operate for free? If you had to pay magic shoes for transporting you, would you rather give up a few life years or pay in blood? And what – or who – do the mirrors and magic shoes have in common? Tales of the Shoes is a sister set to Tales of the Mirrors and contains 5 short stories: To Shape a Shoe – the genesis story of the shoes AND the magic mirrors; To Find a Way – about the Wizard of Oz discovering the shoes; To Steal a Pair – a Cinderella sequel about Ella’s Godmother’s thievery; To Get Revenge – about magic shoes on loan to other characters (previously in the Once Upon a Name anthology); To Break a Bond – about the fate of magic shoes after they’ve gotten rather used to carnage. These short stories link to the author’s other works, but are related standalones that can be read separately as small soundbites.      AmazonKU

THE BACKTRACK by Erin La Rosa

Life, rewound…Nearly twenty years ago, Sam Leto left her small hometown of Tybee Island, Georgia, to pursue her dreams of becoming a pilot. While she’d prefer to keep flying away from her painful childhood memories, her beloved grandmother Pearl decides it’s time to sell the family home. Reluctantly, Sam is summoned back to pack up the house.
The 2000s nostalgia from Sam’s old bedroom hits immediately: Fall Out Boy posters, drawers of roll-on body glitter and even her favorite CD player with a mixtape from her best friend, Damon Rocha. Damon was always a safe place and Sam often wonders what if her teenage self admitted her feelings for him back then…Mysteriously, the CD player still works all these years later. And somehow it has the power to show Sam an alternate version of her life. Song by song, Sam receives flashbacks from her past—senior prom, graduation, leaving home. But the memories aren’t as she remembers them; they show what could have been. Suddenly, Sam knows exactly what would have happened if she’d taken a chance with Damon—and she can’t help feeling she made a terrible mistake leaving Tybee all those years ago.

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BLOOD JADE (THE PHOENIX HOARD BOOK TWO) by Julie Vee and Ken Bebelle

Emiko Soong, newly minted Sentinel of San Francisco, just can’t catch a break. Just after she becomes the guardian for a sentient city, a murder strikes close to home. Called by the city and one of the most powerful clans to investigate, she traces the killer whose scent signature bears a haunting similarity to her mother’s talent. The trail will lead her back to Tokyo where the thread she pulls threatens to unravel her whole world and bring dark family secrets to light. Meanwhile, the General rises in the East and Emiko must fight the hidden enemies of his growing army who are amped up on Blood Jade, while keeping her promises to her brother Tatsuya as he prepares for his tourney. Her duties as Sentinel and her loyalties collide when she must choose between hiding her deepest shame or stopping the General’s relentless march.

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TALYN: REPOSE (TALYN’S SAGA BOOK FOUR) by Benjamin Medrano

Talyn wants a vacation. As war breaks out to destroy Abydon’s Blight, Talyn has decided to take a much-needed vacation, and to explore some of the world with her friends and lovers. Unfortunately for Talyn, just because she wants peace and quiet doesn’t mean the world is going to give it to her. World walkers are agents of chaos on Garloth whether they like it or not, and Talyn is no exception. Beyond which, the Guardians haven’t forgiven or forgotten the trespasses against Talyn, and they’ll brook no interference in their vengeance.     AmazonKU

THE LOST STORY: A NOVEL by Meg Shaffer

As boys, best friends Jeremy Cox and Rafe Howell went missing in a vast West Virginia state forest, only to mysteriously reappear six months later with no explanation for where they’d gone or how they’d survived.
Fifteen years after their miraculous homecoming, Rafe is a reclusive artist who still bears scars inside and out but has no memory of what happened during those months. Meanwhile, Jeremy has become a famed missing persons’ investigator. With his uncanny abilities, he is the one person who can help vet tech Emilie Wendell find her sister, who vanished in the very same forest as Rafe and Jeremy. Jeremy alone knows the fantastical truth about the disappearances, for while the rest of the world was searching for them, the two missing boys were in a magical realm filled with impossible beauty and terrible danger. He believes it is there that they will find Emilie’s sister. However, Jeremy has kept Rafe in the dark since their return for his own inscrutable reasons. But the time for burying secrets comes to an end as the quest for Emilie’s sister begins. The former lost boys must confront their shared past, no matter how traumatic the memories. Alongside the headstrong Emilie, Rafe and Jeremy must return to the enchanted world they called home for six months—for only then can they get back everything and everyone they’ve lost.

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THE TREASURED ONE (GOLDEN CHILDREN BOOK ONE) by Hannah Levin

Avery is a Golden Child with the ability to heal any illness or injury. She lives a sheltered life, dutifully healing hopefuls from around the globe. Although she dreams of freedom, she fears disrupting the status quo—that is, until her powers go on the fritz, threatening her health and her relationship with her government caretakers. In search of answers, Avery travels through The Rift to the realm of the fae, intimidatingly beautiful beings with powers humans don’t understand. Their prince, Riel, has motivations of his own when he agrees to teach her about her rare magic. But as they work together, the two are drawn to each other. Just as Avery manages to unlock the full potential of her powers, a betrayal shakes Riel’s House, putting pressure on the already tenuous relationship between humans and the fae. Caught in the middle, Avery and Riel will have to decide what matters most to them: loyalty to their respective nations, or their feelings for one another.   AmazonKU     AB

DEFENDER (THE VIKING TALES BOOK TWO) by W J May

Witch. In the blink of an eye, Liv’s hard-fought life turned upside-down. Not only had she used her powers in the open and exposed her secret, she had done so in front of the king’s own soldiers. No sooner had the dust settled, than she was arrested before the entire settlement and sentenced to death. Alone in a prison cell, she begins to think about where things went wrong…The fabric of the realm might be slowly changing, but it was still ingrained in the heart of every Viking child, never to suffer a witch. The clock is ticking, but all hope isn’t lost. Erik owes a heavy debt, and feels the weight of that burden. Is it possible to escape the consequences of her actions? Even if she could run, would her chances be any better out in the wild? The executioner comes at dawn, and two people are considering opposite sides of the same question: When a life hangs in the balance… is it possible to walk away?

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THE DEATHS ARE COMING (FORTUNA PACK BOOK SIX) by E Broom

VS note: LGBTQ PNR.

If Blake Hayes thought his life was busy before Zeus crowned him Alpha King, it was nothing to the chaos that now surrounded him. With pack mates on a rescue mission to find Ares. Hades and Zeus finding mates and putting together defence teams, Blake longs for a quiet life.
That quiet life will have to wait. Barnabus has upped his campaign against the three Kings and the pack and death comes to the Fortuna Pack. With new friends, new mates and building the defence teams, will the pack ever have a normal day?      AmazonKU

DARK WITCH RESURRECTION (CHILDREN OF THE GODS PARANORMAL ROMANCE BOOK 85) by I T Lucas

The cards have spoken, and their message is as clear as if shouted from the rooftops. It’s a new beginning—the closing of one chapter of Jasmine’s life and the start of a grand new adventure.   AmazonKU

THE DUSK FIRE DRAGON’S MATE (HIDEAWAY COVE BOOK FOUR) by Zoe Chant

he moment she met Corin Blackburn, Maya Flores’s life fell apart. The man who should have been her soulmate rejected her. Lost and alone, she ran away to Hideaway Cove, where she built a new life for herself and her dragon shifter son. And left Corin Blackburn behind. For good.
Or so she thought. When someone steals from the Blackburn treasure hoard and pins it on her son, Maya and Corin’s worlds crash together again with explosive results. Neither of them can ignore the heat between them. But can she forgive him for rejecting her when she needed him most? Corin Blackburn knew the moment he met his mate, that he was the worst thing to ever happen to her. The duskfire magic that fuels his power would destroy her. The only way he could keep her safe was to reject her. But now that she needs his help, can he forgive himself for reclaiming his abandoned fated mate, when his magic might still destroy her?     AmazonKU

GRIM VOWS: THE ACCIDENTAL REAPER PARANORMAL URBAN FANTASY SERIES BOOK SIX by Misty Evans

As I stand in the ancient halls of Killion’s family castle, preparing to marry the brooding master vampire, malevolent forces conspire to tear us apart. Amid the chilling beauty of his family’s castle, Killion and I are about to seal our immortal bond with sacred vows. With each step down the aisle, however, our entwined destiny is tested. Ghosts haunt every corridor with shocking revelations. A vengeful dragon spirit, an ancient reaper hungry for power, and relentless vampire hunters threaten our friends, our lives, and the future. Can we defy the odds and rewrite our story? Or will we lose each other forever and unleash chaos upon the mortal world?

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STEAL THE KEY (WILDE CONTRACTS BOOK TWO) by Maz Maddox

VS Note: MM PNR.

A necromancer, an incubus and a vampire walk into a bar….My life’s one bad joke after another. I’m in a race against time to steal a Death Goddess’s key before it falls into the wrong hands. There’s also a good chance the ruthless family I left behind are hot on my heels—and vying for the very same key that I’m planning to destroy. Saving the world is tricky enough, but doing it while chronically broke is another thing entirely. I don’t have time to worry about paying my rent—even if I am late. Yet again. And I don’t have time for romance, even if my heart has other ideas. Especially when it comes to a beautiful but distant incubus, and a vampire bodyguard I have no business finding attractive…Talk about complicated. But the clock’s ticking. Somehow, I’ve got to steal the key, avoid my family, and figure out my love life before things go to hell in a hand-basket. Oh, and I need to stay alive. Can’t forget that. All I’ve got are my shaky necromancy powers, an awkward sense of humor in the face of danger, and an empty wallet to assist me. Piece of cake…right?     AmazonKU

OF WIND AND TERROR (THE DEATH WHISPERER BOOK THREE) by Katie May

The devastatingly wicked princes don’t just want my powers…They want my mind, body, and soul. After a brutal attack on Gaia’s temple, I find myself turning to an unlikely ally for help. Only he can save me from this new threat. But past and present collide when I reunite with the very princes I once feared. They no longer want to cage me away. No, these villains are determined to see my soar…and they’ll kill anyone who gets in their way. Survival won’t be easy when we discover we have to travel through a forest full of unspeakable horrors and face threats we never knew existed. The clock is ticking, and every moment that passes brings us one step closer to the end of all we know. Death has whispered to me for years now, and I’ve finally learned how to listen.     AmazonKU

BOUNDLESS ENCHANTMENT: LTD ED OF FANTASY ROMANCE (ROMANCE COLLECTIONS LTD ED BOOK EIGHT) by Various

Step into a realm of enchantment and mystery with where love is not bound by the ordinary. In this exclusive anthology, BIPOC characters take center stage in tales that celebrate diversity and explore the depths of desire. From the graceful allure of nymphs to the timeless beauty of elves, and even the mischievous charm of goblins, these stories will transport you to a world where love and magic intertwine. Experience the passions of mythical beings as they find love in the most extraordinary places. As you journey through these pages, you’ll discover that the heart’s desires can transcend the boundaries of reality. Boundless Enchantment is a limited edition collection that promises to enchant, captivate, and awaken your senses. Prepare to be swept away by the allure of these diverse love stories. Order your copy now and let the magic ignite your imagination and set your heart ablaze.

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STONE COLD GROOM: A MONSTER BRIDES ROMANCE by S C Principale

It’s a gorgeous night for a wedding. Genesis just didn’t know it would be his. Take one jilted bride crying over the beautiful vows she finds carved on a majestic statue, add in a touch of moonlight, and suddenly—Melinda is getting married after all! The catch? Her groom is a monster she’s never met and didn’t even know existed! Genesis is the lone gargoyle in the paranormal-friendly town of Pine Ridge. While it seems like many of his friends are marrying humans, Genesis is determined to hold for his ideal Ms. Right, a gargoyle gal with talons strong enough to hold his heart and wings that will let them soar off into the moonlight together. So when Genesis wakes up to find some sobbing human reciting a binding marriage vow—one he can’t easily get out of—he is not happy. As Genesis and Melinda work together to make the best of an unexpected and unwanted situation, they both get another surprise—they’re falling in love. But will that be enough to convince them to stay in a marriage neither of them wanted?     AmazonKU

HIS PRODIGAL ALPHA: AN OMEGAVERSE MPREG SHIFTER ROMANCE (SHIFTERS SANCTUARY BOOK TWO) by Anna Sparrows

Alphas do not exist. 25-year-old omega, Damon Richards, knows this; it’s why his old-school pack considers him all but useless. He certainly doesn’t expect this reality to be upended at a random bar in the middle of nowhere. But that’s what happens when he meets an irresistible stranger…and things just get more complicated from there. In his forty-two years of life, Rex Murphy hasn’t had any reason to believe he isn’t human. Shifters are just something he learned about in school; a species snuffed out long ago. As far as he’s concerned, he’s just a normal guy – until his anatomy changes during an impromptu hook-up in a bar’s bathroom. At that point, he does what any rational person would do: he flees. Wanting answers to his newfound alpha-ness, Rex seeks out Shifters Sanctuary, a pack recently founded by the only other known alpha in existence. As fate would have it, once there, Rex gets the second biggest shock of his life. It seems he left a little something behind with Damon on the night he fled. A baby-shaped something. Rex and Damon still have a lot to work out (not made any easier by the looming threat from a cult-like community of shifters with their own agenda) but they may just discover that a life in Shifter’s Sanctuary is worth fighting for.    Amazon KU

THE ORC AND THE INNKEEPER: COZY MONSTER ROMANCE  (ELDERBERRY FALLS BOOK ONE) by Cora Crane

I’ve poured my heart and soul into reviving my aunt’s inn after her passing, but a pixie dust mite infestation threatens to destroy everything. Their glittery trails of destruction have infiltrated the guest rooms, and the cost to eradicate them will leave me penniless. I’m desperate for a solution. Enter Thorak Ironfist, the orc who once tormented me in high school. Now a wealthy brewmaster, he’s determined to expand his ale empire into the human realm. But prejudice stands in his way. When a potential investor mistakes him for the muscle instead of the brains, Thorak blurts out that his human “fiancée” handles the business side of things. Fate intervenes when I overhear his fib. I seize the opportunity and strike a deal: I’ll play the part of his devoted human partner if he financially aids me in banishing the pests. What could possibly go wrong?     AmazonKU

ROUE OF THE DRAGON: FULL MOON SERIES BOOK FIVE by P Mattern

In the fifth installment of Full Moon Series , the transition to the Step Realm takes a toll as some members of the Remnant do not survive. Mitzi and Cass are about to discover that their youngest son Liam is the possessor of powers they couldn’t envision. An old enemy returns to join forces with Argent, Lord of Castle Fauquier, and bargains are struck with the Rulers of Darkness at a terrible cost.     AmazonKU

DAYBREAK BY THE SEA: GOLDEN ISLES SERIES BOOK THREE by Gisele Breseia

Her worst nightmares come to life – Joseph Kelley has returned. Everything Rose McKenzie has been working towards has been destroyed, and her beloved Nora is in ruins. Worse yet, Joseph isn’t finished. He won’t stop until the Golden Isles are completely and totally under his control and the talisman’s power is his to wield. Everything revealed – As if learning to navigate her new life wasn’t difficult enough, secrets send her world spiraling even further out of control. Everything she thought she knew about the people she loves is shattered. ..[snip] Daybreak by the Sea is the third book in the Golden Isles series and part of the wider Otherkind Universe. It’s a slow-build paranormal romance with two non-human love interests and no need for our heroine to choose between them. These novels must be read in order. The overarching story will have a HEA at the end of book 4.     AmazonKU

MILLIE (THE RIPPLE EFFECT SERIES BOOK THREE) by Cally Jackson

Millie Richter has always admired her sister, Caitlyn, but now that her own disorder is taking effect, Millie is terrified she’ll follow in Caitlyn’s footsteps and rewrite history. The last thing Millie wants is to become a stranger in her own life, so she’s determined to do whatever she can to leave the past – and therefore the present – unchanged. But when she finds herself face to face with her father – alive and well in the past – her perspective shifts abruptly. Millie is torn between the desire to prevent her father’s untimely death and the fear of rewriting her existence. Then, back in the present, Zach (the gorgeous guy who lives a few floors up in her unit block) finally notices her and asks her out on a date. A psychology student, Zach is thoughtful, caring and a little damaged. Their connection is instant and electrifying, pulling Millie into a whirlwind romance she never saw coming. Now Millie has even more to lose. If she prevents her dad’s death, she’ll risk erasing her relationship with Zach. In this heart-wrenching third installment, Millie must balance love and duty, all while grappling with the profound consequences of her choices.     AmazonKU

SUSAN, BREAK THE CURSE! (WELCOME TO MIDLIFE MAGIC BOOK THREE) by Lauretta Hignett

Susan’s dreams are coming true. Unfortunately… So are her nightmares. 
Susan Moore is back in her element as the maestro of middle management, relishing her new job as Client Experience and Customer Support Contact Center Department Manager. Things in the supernatural world have quietened down a little, so now, she’s taken her Chosen One hat off, and she’s blazing a trail as the new Queen of Office Politics. She’s even starting to accept the fact that Donovan, her overprotective, blisteringly hot fae prince, could really be her later in life love. Once she gets over some lingering doubts, she just might throw herself headfirst into some romance in middle age. Seize the day, and all that. But when Susan’s nemesis plants something on her – something bad – things take a sinister turn. Will Susan find her way out of the darkness?     AmazonKU

HAUNTED BY THE SHADOW OF DEATH: LIFE AFTER DEATH DAY by Donna Augustine

Since most of the world died on Death Day, I’ve been on the move with my little brother, trying to find a safe haven. The constant fight for our survival is wearing me down to nothing, as my walls grow higher with each new betrayal. Most days, it takes everything I have to keep it together. So when I finally get to Kicks’ pack in Arkansas, the place seems too good to be true. Kicks seems too good to be true. Just when I’m on the verge of accepting that I’ve found somewhere safe for us, I realize there’s one last threat that can’t be fixed: ME. There’s something dark and dangerous building inside of me, and this is one fight I don’t think I can win.     AmazonKU

BENEATH A SHATTERED SKY (THE FIFTH NICNEVIN BOOK FOUR) by Marie Mistry

I called, he came, and now we’ll both pay the price. Earning the allegiance of the seelie royals was meant to be the easy part of my pilgrimage. Instead, the Spring Queen broke my Guard with her petty games, and then the Summer King imprisoned them. He tried to murder me, and would have succeeded… if not for Bram. Now wounded, and with nowhere else to turn, I have to put my trust in the one male who’s more dangerous to me than any other—Caed. I’ll do anything to rescue my Guard, even if it means risking their anger and giving him another chance. Even if we manage to free them, the rifts between my mates are almost as deep as the ones tearing the fae realm apart. If I can’t stop the infighting, master my magic, and claim my place as Nicnevin, then the Fomorians have already won.     AmazonKU

ALL I HAUNT IS YOU (MYSTIC MUTT MYSTERIES BOOK FOUR) by Ellen Riggs

Life in Wyldwood Springs is finally settling into a comfortable rhythm for psychic and novice witch Janelle Brighton, and her sassy, formerly-deceased dachshund, Mr. Bixby. With a new jewelry store, loyal friends, and a budding romance with the chief of police, things are looking up—despite a pesky case of nervous hiccups that sometimes spell trouble. But when the mayor summons Janelle to discuss her latest spell misfire, a hiccup makes the mayor’s cat vanish, leaving the town leader unprotected. As if that weren’t enough, a mischievous canine ghost under the mayor’s sofa seems determined to wreak havoc on an upcoming wedding ceremony, and only Janelle can see him. Janelle must put her growing powers to the test to find the mayor’s cat and rescue the unruly spectral puppy before a magical villain crashes the wedding. It’s a ruff situation, but Janelle and Mr. Bixby are pawsitively determined to save the day!     AmazonKU

MINT FOR EACH OTHER (TIMBERWOLF LODGE SHIFTERS BOOK THREE) by Cali N Tae

Avalon Moor: I’ve lived in Hartford for six months and there’s no other place I’d rather be. I’ve been welcomed in like a long-lost cousin by the humans and shapeshifters alike. Nobody gets in my business and that’s the way I like it. I’ve spent many years trying to hide who I am, and this is the first time that no one has tried to dig into my personal life. I love working at the diner and chatting up everyone who comes through. There’s one in particular that has intrigued me from the first time I met him, but I can never tell him what I am. Bach Carachet: I used to love nothing more than tending to my herb garden. Now, it’s going into town once a month and suffering my way through a crappy lunch. I’ve seen Hartford’s newest resident at Bailey’s diner a total of 23 times now, but who’s counting? But… from what I’ve heard, she’s rather mysterious and I’ve got enough craziness in my life. Besides, I’m too busy improving upon my healing methods to spend time with anyone. The time will come when I meet my fated mate and when I do, she’ll have my heart AND my virginity. In the meantime, I guess it doesn’t hurt to flirt with Ava when I make my weekly trip to the diner. Since the first time I scented her, I knew she wasn’t human… but she’s not like anything I’ve smelled before. Just what the hell is she?     AmazonKU

ABYSSAL: AGENTS OF BALANCE AND CHAOS BOOK THREE by Evie Black

Thea makes a living as a psychic, knowing the supernatural world is real, but confident that she would never be a part of it. But when she gets chosen as the next Oracle, she finds herself dropped into a world of myths and legends. Donovan is a simple man. All he needs is his flask and something to do. So, when the Guardian Elite starts recruiting Immortals for a special team, Donovan signs on. He soon learns that the job wasn’t as glamorous or bloody as he would have liked. He gets put on mortal-sitting duty, watching a woman named Theodora, who turns out to be the next Oracle. Donovan didn’t want the responsibility of training a new Witch, but when he finds Thea attempting a spell that could cause serious harm, he decides to intervene…(more blurb on ebook seller’s page)     AmazonKU

THE VICIOUS KING byt Gina L Maxwell

After Finnian Verran, the exiled Dark Fae prince, rescues Taryn Emory, estranged daughter of the One True Queen, his fate becomes entwined with hers as they embark on a mission to find the Spear of Assal—a powerful weapon of the gods—before the ruthless Light King can use it to destroy Faerie. Thrown together on their quest, an undeniable attraction ignites when Finn introduces Taryn to the seductive pleasures of shibari. But when the spear slips through their fingers and lands in the hands of their enemy, everything grinds to a halt. With the fate of faekind hanging in the balance, they must venture across the veil to face the one person they both resent—Taryn’s mother. Loyalties will be tested, and past wounds revisited as they gather new allies and prepare for battle. The odds are stacked against them, but for his people and the female he loves, this Dark prince will fight like the most vicious of kings.   AmazonKU

GROWLING GRIMOIRE: A NINE LIVES MAGIC MYSTERY by Danielle Garrett

Life in Winterspell is pretty idyllic, even during the peak of tourist season. At least, it was—until a psychic serial killer escapes from a supernatural prison and arrives in town. And something tells me she’s not here for the summer jam band showcase. In a twist of fate that could only happen to me, my familiar has been pen pals with the wanted killer, putting us right in her crosshairs. I was hoping to survive the tourist season without becoming the monster to Selene’s Dr. Frankenstein. Now, I just have to hope to survive at all.     AmazonKU

OWNED BY THE FAE: A FAE DARK ROMANCE (THE DARK REALMS BOOK TWO) by Kyra Alessy

I never saw it coming, but I should have. Their betrayal has ensured my punishment at the hands of the monster I thought was dead. Varrik is determined to break me, his brutal games stripping away my hope for a future as surely as my flesh is flayed from my bones, a canvas for his depraved diversions. Kallum, Grey, and Dane—the fae males I’d foolishly allowed into my heart—have delivered me to my worst nightmare. They watch as I suffer, their heated gazes and gentle touches a cruel mockery of the fragile bond we’d begun to forge. But as I lay in the darkness, my own grows stronger, whispering seductive promises of destruction. The Harbinger. This time, I won’t ignore it. I’ll embrace the only weapon I have left—Death itself—letting each vicious act fuel the fire of vengeance burning inside us until the lines between who I was and who I’m meant to be are blurred beyond recognition. One thing is clear: together, the Harbinger and I will watch as our enemies kneel in the ashes of their own making, choking on the same blood and tears they’ve wrung from my broken body … even if that means the three men I let into my heart are destroyed as well. Because in this twisted world of pain and power, the only way to survive is to let the flames consume us all.   AmazonKU

CRIMSON SHIFTER: AN ONYX ASSASSINS NOVEL by Samantha Whiskey

As an immortal, elite hunter with the ability to shift into any animal I like, I’m an expert at sneaking around. But I never thought I’d have to pose as her pet. Cassandra Zorin is the elegant, sexy, vampire daughter of a traitor. She’s as trustworthy as a pit viper, despite her claims of innocence. And when the king orders me to pose as her beloved pet panther while she infiltrates her heavily warded family estate, I can’t say no—even though I think we’re as likely to kill each other as our enemies.
Spending every waking minute with her has my hackles rising, among other things… I can’t help it. She’s gorgeous, with a sharp tongue and an even sharper set of fangs that I can’t stop thinking about. The more I learn about who she is beneath the polished, noble mask, the more I realize she’s nothing like I assumed. We hated each other in the beginning, but the longer we’re on this mission together, the more I realize I can’t live without her. And after living for a thousand years, I know what’s real and what’s not. Right? When our deadliest enemy finally comes out to play, the lines between Cassandra and me become blurry as hell. I’ve been betrayed before and lived to tell the story.
This time? I’m not sure I’ll survive.     AmazonKU

GRUMPY BEAR’S PLUS SIZE LOVE (COMPANY 417 SHIFTERS SERIES BOOK 36) by Amelia Wilson

ADDISON – “He’s tall and muscular. He has eyes so powerful and wild. I don’t know how to unsee what I’ve seen but I know I want this sexy, incredible man.” Nathanial saves my life and a dozen children, too.
He’s handsome, too. He’s unimaginably attractive. He saves me. And when he shows up at my house later, I can’t hold back the passion.
I’m really falling for him. And he’s falling for me, I think. Even though I’m a big girl. I’m plus-sized and curvy. But he wants me… doesn’t he?
There’s distance in his eyes sometimes, and I don’t know how to deal with it! Nathanial broke the rules to save those kids, and it’s not the first time he’s done that. He’s a bear and they’re not pack animals. He doesn’t play well with others. On the other hand, it’s impossible to ignore his results. Thirteen people are alive because of him. The much hotter water he’s dealing with is the teacher. Addison Montgomery has dealt with being plus-sized her entire life. She’s had to deal with not meeting society’s standard of beauty for as long as she can remember. But now, this sexy, grumpy firefighter is looking at her with eyes that make his attraction clear.     AmazonKU

A DAY LATE AND A GHOST SHORT (A RAVENMIST WHODUNIT PARANORMAL COZY MYSTERY BOOK SEVEN) by Olivia Jaymes

Welcome to Ravenmist! A tiny Midwestern town with charming covered bridges, quirky residents, delightful antique shops, and more than their share of haunted activity. Newly engaged Tedi and Jack are beginning a major renovation of an old building on the inn’s property. She’s been through such a feat before, and she knows that these sorts of projects never go smoothly. There are always at least a half dozen snags and delays, which was why she wasn’t worried in the least about receiving a message from their contractor. Tedi was quite confident that the matter at hand was nothing more than a materials delay. She certainly hadn’t expected the contractor to announce that a dead body had been discovered smack dab in the middle of the unfinished dining room. It seems that someone wasn’t too happy with the local divorce-shark of an attorney!     Amazon     Apple Books

DRAGON AWAKENED (EMBER: QUEEN OF DRAGONS BOOK FIVE) by Dizzy Hooper

Still reeling from the truth I learned in the Shadow Kingdom—and still healing from my narrow escape—I’m reunited with my three mates. But everything isn’t clear sailing. I need to share the surprising, painful revelations from my captivity. First: I’m destined to assume the Grand Throne—whatever the heck that is—and unite dragonkind. Second: I have one final mate to collect, and going off what I know so far, it’s going to be a prince of the Air Dragon Kingdom. That leaves two options: Prince Fury, the bully who used to make my life a living torture. Or Prince Storm, the man who broke my heart. My mates have surprises in store for me, too, though, and their reaction to my news isn’t exactly what I expected. After reaching a tentative new truce, we prepare to launch a dangerous mission back to the one place on earth I never wanted to return: home. But dangerous forces await us there. It feels like the entire shifter world is conspiring against us. The only way to defeat them is to break free of the limitations that have kept me earthbound for my entire life. It’s time to embrace who I am, tap into some forbidden magic–and become the dragon I was always meant be.   AmazonKU

BIGFOOT’S BRIDE (MATES FOR MONSTERS: SASQUATCH BOOK ONE) by Candace Ayers

Love is blind…and apparently pretty hairy – As a celebrity in hiding, on the run from a drug cartel, the last thing I expect is to end up in an underground Sasquatch city with a lovable furball who thinks we’re soulmates. He’s sweet, protective, and surprisingly sexy for someone of another species. As I navigate this bizarre new world of monster dating, square dancing, and glow-in-the-dark private parts (don’t ask), I find myself falling for the big lug and the quirky community of Grotto. Now I have to decide: give up my glamorous life topside, or take a chance on hairy, handsome, and happily ever after? **This is a SHORT, feel-good, instalove-inspired, fated mates romance full of laugh-out-loud humor, sizzling chemistry, and heartwarming moments.**     AmazonKU

THREATS OF JASMINE: BOOK THREE IN THE BROKEN OMEGAS SERIES by Kitt Lynn

Carys – I will be perfect. I haven’t been at Havenfield long, only a couple of years. But in that short time, I have seen many omegas settle for less-than-perfect packs, as well as a few that were forced into matings they didn’t want. Seeing these poor omegas struggle to find love has made me see how truly lucky I am. There are three amazing men that want to keep me, love me, and cherish me forever. I will listen, and obey, and do everything I can to make my new pack happy. None of them have so much as raised their voices, but they are alphas—their kind all have tempers. But I’m determined to never give them a reason to be cross. Because the last time I angered an alpha I loved, I was stabbed over a dozen times and left for dead in a bathtub. I will be perfect. The Broken Omega series centers around omegas that are abused, traumatized, or have even broken the law. Each book tells the journey of an omega trying to find love and acceptance in a world that has broken them.   AmazonKU

BENNET INCANTATION: A PRIDE AND PREJUDICE VARIATION by deborah Kauer

VS Note: From JUNE 29.

Longbourn is entailed, but a special incantation was created in the 1600s by an accused witch to repay the Bennet family patriarch for not being one of her accusers. Future Bennet generations are promised at least one son to inherit, making sure the entail does not allow Longbourn into the hands of another family. Every Bennet patriarch is blessed with a son until Thomas Bennet. Something went wrong with the incantation, and he is blessed with a second daughter. Elizabeth Eleanor Bennet may not be the expected son, but she is special. How will her specialness affect her and her family? And what of the promised son? Will Elizabeth’s special gift cause problems between her and the man from Derbyshire who finds himself falling in love with her?     AmazonKU

TAKEN BY THE WOLF DADDY by Laura Wylde

There are some guy you shouldn’t fall in love with …And your daddy’s best friend is top of that list. So why can’t I keep my mind off Jesse Rivers? He’s a single dad, my father’s best friend, and my new boss.
Looking after Jesse’s cute little girl is fun. But being around Jesse is a serious perk of the job. And the looks he’s giving me say I’m not the only one fighting to keep things professional. Keeping my daddy in the dark is hard. He still thinks I’m his little girl. And Jesse’s off-limits. What will it take for my father to learn that his little girl is all grown up? Maybe the rogue wolf who shows up with murder in mind will convince him.
Especially when I might be the next victim. But when wolf-shifters go bad, they go BAD. And even Jesse’s skills might not be enough to save me.     AmazonKU

HIS CURVY MATE (ALASKAN TAILS BOOK FOUR) by Delta James

In the treacherous peaks of Mt. Wragnell, an ancient power stirs. Caye South, a fierce hellhound-shifter and member of the elite Shadow Sisters, is obsessed with hunting dark dragons that threaten her world. Rumors of a cursed dragon trapped in the unforgiving Copper Glacier draw her in like a moth to a flame. As Caye treks through the treacherous terrain, her climbing axe triggers a small avalanche. The shifting ice sends tremors through the mountain, awaking the legendary Andreas Pyr from his icy slumber. Emerging from the glacier in a blast of searing heat, the magnificent copper dragon shakes off centuries of enchanted sleep. When their eyes meet, an instantaneous, smoldering connection sparks between them – the unmistakable blazing desire of fated mates. However, their newfound bond is instantly threatened when a power-hungry wizard attacks with an army of vampires and dark creatures. Caye and Andreas must put aside their desires to confront this looming evil together. In an epic battle of supernatural might, dragon’s fire rains down as Caye unleashes her hellhound fury. As their bond strengthens, they become an unstoppable force, but the wizard’s dark magic proves to be a formidable foe. In the final showdown, Caye must make an agonizing choice between her love for Andreas and the fate of the world.     AmazonKU

INTO THE NIGHT (THE DEVIL’S CLAW BOOK TWO) by Reece Barden

Griffin’s looking for a fresh start. After a chance encounter with a stranger who knows more about who or what he is than Griffin does, he moves to Sutton to find out about the beast inside him. The last thing he wants is to meet another like him, one that threatens to bring out the monster within that he’s kept locked up for so long. When Kali disappears from her home while recovering from a vicious attack, nobody knows where she’s gone or who’s taken her. A rarity among her shifter community, and shunned because of the prophecy around her, there are plenty that would be happier if she was never found. If Kali’s going to escape, she’s going to have to do it alone. Raised as a human, Griffin knows nothing of curses, but he does know how he reacts whenever Kali is near. She’s his, and he’ll move heaven and earth to get Kali back to her family, even if it kills him.     AmazonKU

TRUSTING HER BEAR: EMBRACING THE BOND by T D Edwards

Stephanie, a bear shifter, remains trapped in a cage of her past. She was ruthlessly forced into participating in the games of humans, a life-or-death chase that continues to haunt her even months after her rescue. To try to face her fears, she convinced her best friend to go into business together in the place where she was taken, determined to find the person she was before being kidnapped. What she finds is a mate who stepped out of her dreams into real life, but she is hesitant to believe it can be real. She has secrets that she hides and traumas she relives every night in the dark. Quinn has been fighting the shifters around him who try to include him in their crew of misfits. He runs an investigation firm and helps human women bring justice to those who abuse them, somehow hoping the good he does will erase the bad. He is a bear shifter who hides the past he’s ashamed of, but the appearance of two men whom he used to consider brothers forces him to confront it. When he meets Steph, he knows she is the one, and he will do anything to have her choose to be his. Quinn swears to protect his mate, but when someone from his past threatens what he wants to build with her, his calm control is tested. Will Steph choose to trust the bond and the life they could have? Quinn must use all his skills to gain her trust and find whoever is determined to tear them apart.     AmazonKU

BRED BY THE WOLFMAN by Lyonne Riley

Dee is tired of working minimum wage jobs, so she takes a position at DreamTogether, where she’ll anonymously carry a monster’s baby in exchange for a sizable salary. But when her first client, “Bill” the wolfman, shows her the time of her life, Dee will be changed forever. Russ has always wanted a cub of his own, but he’s exhausted all possible options except one: hiring an anonymous surrogate at DreamTogether. While he expects a perfunctory visit breeding a human, he discovers an incredible and delectable woman—and his instincts recognize her as his mate. But after parting ways, neither of them knows the other besides a fake name. Can Russ find out Dee’s true identity, and convince her that they should raise their cub together?

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GHOSTLY (PERKS OF BEING PARANORMAL BOOK ONE) by Kate Serzenta

VS Note: From JUNE 24.

He thought ghosting was just a dating term…Daring lawyer Gabriel Vane has his dream job, a luxury high-rise apartment, a glamorous lover, and a massive scandal on his hands, possibly connected to said lover. To save his career, he needs to vanish—and what better place to hide than a dilapidated Victorian house in a sleepy town? He expects nosy neighbors and bad plumbing, but not a peppy ghost with anxiety issues. Eternal incorporeal life has its perks, but after decades of binging sitcoms and lifestyle magazines, Ida Huxley wants proper, human company. Too bad her newest tenant—and the first person able to see her in over a century—is a work-obsessed, cynical snob. In exchange for some peace and quiet, Gabriel agrees to fulfill the terms of a mysterious contract that will allow Ida to pass on and not end up a vengeful spirit. When sparks (and haunted objects) begin to fly, they have to either risk their carefully planned futures, figure out how to get sensual in two different planes of existence—or somehow bring Ida back to life.     AmazonKU

ARCHIE (SHEPHERD’S SHADOW BOOK TWO) by Kathi S Barton

Carrie Hunter was at the end of her rope. Her brother’s gambling debts left her owing hundreds of thousands of dollars. He was now dead, but somehow, the loansharks he owned money to were going after her. She would rather eat a bullet than live in that kind of fear. The thugs were in the diner to collect…Archie and his brother Nash just happened to be grabbing a pizza at the diner. Well, Archie was grabbing a pizza, and Nash decided to hone in on his dinner. Nash informed him that the place was being robbed, and everyone was going to die except the manager, and she’d be left alive just to suffer…The beautiful woman had a gun in her mouth, ready to pull the trigger. Archie thought he’d talked her out of it. He did leave her, but he wasn’t sure that he’d be staying away. She was a spitfire, and he wanted to get to know her. Before he was to the dining area again, it hit him like a ton of bricks. He’d just met his mate. Turning to go back and talk to her more, he heard the sound of a gunshot before he reached her office.

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“New” is generally plus or minus a week or two. I try to catch up on ones I missed in recent months.  And I may mention ‘special items’.

NOTE: I’m doing my best to avoid listing anything generated from use of AI but it’s sometimes tricky to detect from the resources I have available. As far as covers go, I list the Amazon cover. I won’t feature a cover in my weekly promo for this post if I believe or suspect it was done with AI and I use the AI or Not tool to decide.

I have a new Badari release this week!

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). 

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BADARI MEDIC: A BADARI WARRIORS SCIFI ROMANCE NOVELLA (SECTORS NEW ALLIES SERIES) by Veronica Scott

Raeblin was one of the very few Badari women ever created by the alien scientists. Trained as a medic, she insisted on taking her turn in combat, fighting the enemy and rescuing human prisoners. Brent is a tough human mercenary, ex-Special Forces, detailed without her knowledge to be a bodyguard for Raeblin on her first deployment. The mission goes wrong and now Raeblin and Brent are on the run across the planet, trying to elude the enemy long enough to be rescued by the Badari Warriors. When Brent is severely injured Raeblin faces tough choices, influenced by the fact her heart has decided Brent is her fated mate. Will the notoriously footloose soldier accept what she does to save his life? Could he ever agree to become a claimed mate and settle down with one woman? Find out in this 36K word Badari novella.

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CRAVED BY THE ALIEN BEAST (BRIDES OF THE ZULDRUX WARRIORS BOOK ONE) by Ava Ross

I was stolen from Earth and gifted to an alien warrior. Will I find a new home with Aizor? Vanessa: One minute, I’m working as a cook, the next, I’ve been abducted by robocops and sent to a distant planet where I’m attacked by a ferocious beast. Then a seven-foot-tall, blue-skinned alien rescues me with crystal spears slashing. He cuddles me in his arms, and I feel safe for the first time since fleeing my stalker ex. Until he tosses me over his shoulder and takes me back to his clan where he announces I’m his new bride. I’m determined to return home, but there’s something about Aizor I can’t resist. Am I falling for this musclebound alien with a killer smile? Aizor: The crystal gods gifted me with Vanessa, and she’s the prettiest being I’ve ever seen. She’s tiny. Surprisingly snarly.And she insists on returning to her home planet. I have seven days to convince her to stay. I’ll worship her. Massage her feet. And at night, I’ll show her the gifts bestowed upon a Zuldrux warrior. Then she’ll accept she’s my fated bride.     AmazonKU

STILL THE SUN by Charlie N Holmberg

Pell is an engineer and digger by trade—unearthing and repairing the fascinating artifacts left behind by the mysterious Ancients who once inhabited the sunbaked planet of Tampere. She’ll do anything to help the people of her village survive and to better understand the secrets of what came before. Heartwood and Moseus are keepers of a forbidding tower near the village of Emgarden. Inside are the remnants of complex machines the likes of which Pell has never seen. Considering her affinity for Ancient tech, the keepers know Pell is their only hope of putting the pieces of these metal puzzles together and getting them running. The tower’s other riddle is Heartwood himself. He is an enigma, distant yet protective, to whom Pell is inexplicably drawn. Pell’s restoration of this broken behemoth soon brings disturbing visions—and the discovery that her relationship to it could finally reveal the origins of the tower’s strange keepers and the unfathomable reason the truth has been hidden from her.     Amazon     AB

COSMIC HEAT: AN ALIEN BURLESQUE ROMANCE (GALACTIC GEMS SERIES BOOK THREE) by Clio Evans

VS Note: LGBTQ SFR.

Max has finally made it to the stage. As he shoots for the stars, the last thing he expected was to fall into the arms of the most striking aliens he’s ever seen. Moss has never been so charmed by a human before. A simple touch pulls them both into a passionate heat that can only be relieved in bed. But below all the lust and desire, there is a simmering bond that will bring them closer in more ways than one. When trouble arises, Max and Moss have no choice but to take center stage. Can their cosmic connection conquer all?     AmazonKU

OBVIOUSLY NOT HUMAN (ALIEN INTEGRATION BOOK FOUR) by Pearl Tate

VS Note: From MAY 29.

Is this guy crazy? Or am I? Because I’m convinced he’s not quite human…I’m done with being scared. After being held in a cold metal cell for three days by scaled, fork-tongued aliens, I’m ready for revenge. Of course, I’d settle for some justice. But is that even possible? I’ve been abducted before, but this time is not anything like the fleeting memories I’ve pieced together from my childhood. Not only do the aliens look completely different, but they took me from the service at a secret military base. Plus, our rescuers pulled out men who have been trapped their entire lives in their experiments. I know because I spoke to one of them named Ray. He stirs something deep inside me as he declares he’ll get everyone out. Maybe it’s just my own longing for safety, but I can’t ignore the fact that he’s right. They need rescued. But could the government be in cahoots with these aliens? And if I’m in the military, does that make me complicit, too? It’s hard to deny the magnetic pull that draws me to Ray. Falling for him could mean betraying the military and everything it stands for. Am I willing to take that risk?   AmazonKU

RESCUED BY THE ORC ENFORCER by Kate Rudolph

Vorok knows the rules of the Red District. Bust heads. Take names. And never cross the boss. But when the boss’s daughter tries to run away from an unwanted engagement, Vorok has a choice to make: send her home… or help her escape. He’s had his eye on the pretty human for years, but there’s no way a pampered princess like her would want an orc enforcer. Then life on the run ramps up the heat until there’s no resisting. But there’s no life for a mafia princess and an orc. Especially not in the dingy world of Crimson Enclave. So what’s a monster to do?

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STRANDED WITH A WOUNDED VAMPIRE by Michele Mills

A grumpy alien war veteran lives alone on the edge of town in a dusty mansion. He’s a recluse with sharp fangs and a questionable amount of alien blood stored in his fridge. I should stay away from this big guy, like everyone else does. But his gorgeous, molten gaze causes my heart to flutter and I’m fascinated with the sound of his deep, luscious voice. I’m the only one he’s ever spoken to and I want to know him better. I need to draw him out from his isolation, but how? It turns out the sullen alien “vampire” enjoys donuts. Perfect. So I show up on his property to deliver pastries from my small-town bakery. And then my car breaks down. He’s angry that I’m stuck overnight with him in his spooky mansion but I’m here. He keeps insisting it’s “not safe” for me to be near him. But for some reason, I think he’s wrong.     AmazonKU

CELESTIAL HEARTS: SCIFI ROMANCE ANTHOLOGY by Various

Celestial Hearts: A Sci-Fi Romance Anthology is a limited-time collection from three unique voices in science fiction romance. For readers who long for love stories that transcend galaxies and sweep you away from the realities of planet Earth, lose yourself in this collection and discover your next favorite author! From diners in futuristic space cities to grand ballrooms on luxurious deep space cruise ships, you’ll have every chance for a starry-eyed romantic encounter. Three authors. Three stories. Three chances for love among the stars.     Amazon     Kobo

FATED TO THE ALIEN REBEL (WARRIORS OF TAVIKH BOOK FOUR) by Erin Hale

Sage – I’ve built a new life on the planet Tavikh, spending every day seeking penance. And despite witnessing three of my new-found friends find their fated mate, I don’t dare hope to find mine. Not when there’s a chance someone from Earth will arrive to take me back to face the consequences for what I did. But when a gravely wounded warrior is brought into the healer’s tent, a single touch from me triggers his mating marks to appear. Maybe my punishment isn’t having to return to my planet, but rather being given a mate only for him to be taken from me. Jodah – Ever since Deeka blessed the other warriors with their fated mates, I have wondered if the goddess will find me equally worthy. After awakening from a grievous injury, I discover it is the healer’s apprentice she has chosen for me. Except, despite my mating marks, I do not feel the mate bond within, leaving me to question whether Deeka made a mistake in her choice. Or perhaps I am being tested. As I recover, and we spend more time together, there is something about my mate that makes me hope the bond may still form. Now I have to decide if I will follow where my heart is leading me or reject the female who may or may not be mine.     AmazonKU

HER GOLDEN HEART (RED PLANET FATED MATES BOOK SEVEN) by Miranda Martin

In the golden years of my life, I find unexpected love amidst the chaos of our crashed ship’s aftermath. As a matriarch of our survivors, I’ve known love’s warmth and raised my children. Now I’m content with my quiet kitchen duties. But when I collide with a towering dragon-alien Zmaj, his mesmerizing yellow eyes ignite a spark long dormant within me. “Beautiful,” he murmurs, a single word that stirs emotions I thought were long behind me. Despite my age, we’re thrust together on a mission crucial to our survival. Can I resist the pull of his gaze, the allure of his touch, and keep my heart guarded against his advances?   AmazonKU

TAKEN BY THE GARGOYLE KING by Robin O’Connor

My lab and research are my life until a ruthless royal swoops in to steal me for his own purposes.Caitlyn – I was one of the lucky ones. That’s what I always thought. Abducted but embraced by the Aderians that fanned the flames of my passion as a scientist and a healer. I had a lab Earth-me couldn’t even dream of, and if it was a little lonely? What did it matter when I had my research. Then he happens. Kal. A body like a rock, literally. Wings like a bat, horns, and a lion’s tail. He sweeps into my life in the dark of night and steals me like he has every right. His horns are like a crown on his proud head, proclaiming him a king. His passion stirs my own, but I intend to fight him tooth and nail, and get out of this with my heart in one piece. Kalzudaud – My heart daughter lies dying after the latest assassination attempt, I refuse to let them steal my throne or the one bright light in my life. Kidnapping the right healer is my only choice. I can be ruthless when I have to be. Heads will roll for this. Once I have the healer in my control, I quickly discover that I need the tiny, feisty human for far more reasons than I ever imagined. She is my mate, the answer to all my prayers. Another attempt on my life sends us both into mortal danger, but a Tarkan with a mate to protect is a force to be reckoned with. A King with a mate, a child, and a throne to save? Unstoppable.     AmazonKU

ALLIANCE:AN INTERSOLAR ALIEN ROMANCE BOOK SIX (INTERSOLAR UNION SERIES) by Etta Pierce

When a human doll knocks on Fásach’s door and asks him for help, he’s understandably suspicious. He knows better than to trust her, having just watched his guildmates raid the brothel from which she came. But she says she knows a place where his girls could live without fear. The human colony, Renata. She’s never been there, but she has memories she can’t explain, and with his help, they can all reach salvation. The only problem? There’s no way Renata will allow a doll into their borders. Not while an invisible war is brewing. They’ll need to take drastic steps and rely on each other to make it there in one piece, even if that means that she’ll have to stir up his rut and brave the consequences. What’s the saying? Ask for forgiveness…. Not permission.     AmazonKU

PROTECTED BY THE ALIEN SPACE GUARDIAN: MY MONSTER, MY PROTECTOR by Bella Blair

ZOE: After aliens invaded Earth I am abducted and taken on a spaceship, bound for an unknown fate. Not even the company of other prisoners grants any hope, as we are all struggling to survive. Just as it seems the ship is about to crash, a mysterious savior appears—a powerful alien with eyes as dark as space. He is arrogant and self assured, but also the most handsome man I have ever seen. Our headbutting quickly leads to… other things. Things that turn even stranger when matching tattoos appear on both our arms. RASSLA: I am a solitary soldier. Hired to relentlessly rid the universe of criminals who can’t be touched by normal law enforcement. When my superiors recall me during a routine assassination operation to assign a new mission to me, I have no idea that soon my fate will take an unexpected turn. My new assignment turns out to be anything but routine and the human female who challenges my patience and… other body parts, fascinates me endlessly. The sudden appearance of matching tattoos on her and my arms make things even stranger and encourages me to dive deeper into the past of my species. Finding out that we are fated mates complicates my life.     AmazonKU

SERPENTS OF THE NIGHT (DARVEL EXPLORATORY SYSTEMS BOOK FIVE) by SJ Sanders

Lori’s happy ever after in Risa Colony with her mates is challenged Slengral is summoned back to the Aglatha shinara by none other than queen matriarch, Zathexa—who happens to be his mother? With his sister and heir to the shinara dead, Slengrala is commanded to return home not until to fulfil his duty to mate and breed a new queen, but to answer to the charges made against him. It seems like their happy ever after is being put in jeopardy as their family has to return to the Aglatha caverns and into its depths to the shinara itself to solidify the legitimacy of their relationship and face the obstacles in the way of their future. With the entire court of the noble matriarchs against them and no other options at hand to provide a future ruler for the shinara, will Daskh, Kehtal, Slengral and Lori be able to look forward to a continuing future together?     AmazonKU

JUNKYARD ROADHOUSE by Faith Hunter

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

Shining Smith stands on the brink of achieving her goals, and yet now she could lose everything. The presidents of four motorcycle clubs are coming to claim blood sacrifice and to ink her with motorcycle club tats. Her new roadhouse and its charter have to meet their approval or the roadhouse has no future, and neither does Shining. An injured kid shows up at Smith’s Junk and Scrap, but collapses before he can speak. A note arrives containing a warning and a plea for help, addressed by someone who knows Shining’s most intimate secrets—her history, her plans, and the names of her friends. The sender claims his daughter has been kidnapped by Shining’s enemies. To keep her secrets, he wants Shining to get his daughter back. In order to rescue the hostage and keep her junkyard, her roadhouse, her people, and the cats alive, Shining Smith will have to suffer, fight, and bargain her way out of danger. All without accidently transitioning anyone—creating an accidental thrall—no matter how much her nanobots want her to. Lock and load. It’s going to be a bumpy ride.

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CHOSEN BY THE CHIMERA: A NOVEL OF THE MONSTRUM KINDRED by Evangeline Anderson

VS Note: Check author’s warnings on ebook seller’s page.

Abbey Lennox is legally blind…and extremely lonely. A rare form of optic neuropathy has taken most of her vision and her blindness made her a target for a killer. After barely escaping a vicious attack, she’s vowed never to take another chance on love. So when an enormous Monstrum warrior claims she is his fated mate and rightful bride, she wants nothing to do with him. Solon is a Chimera Monstrum with the ability to sense the emotions of those he is attuned to. When he touches Abbey’s hand, he understands that she fears him but he doesn’t know why. He only knows that he has to find a way to gain her trust and make her understand that he wants to love and protect her. Despite Abbey’s fear of him, Solon claims her and after some time, trust begins to grow. But when an evil from her past comes back to haunt them, will the Monstrum warrior be able to keep his new bride safe? Will Abbey escape death a second time and if so, will she allow herself to be…Chosen by the Chimera?

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A LOVE BEYOND THE STARS ( S S PARADISE BOOK ONE) by Jennifer Chipman

Aurelia Callisto has spent her whole life looking to the stars. The day she’s been working for her entire life has finally come: her first day as a pilot on the S.S. Paradise. Only her new captain turns out to be a grump who thinks she has no business being a part of his starship’s crew, even if she graduated first in her class from flight school. It doesn’t quite feel like a paradise when your boss hates you and you’re millions of light years away from the only home you’ve ever known. Until suddenly, he’s not looking at her like she’s less, but rather, more…Captain Sylas Kellar didn’t see it coming. He didn’t see her coming. Not the daughter of his childhood icon, nor his attraction to her. And he shouldn’t want her. It’s his first command as captain, and he really doesn’t want to screw it up. Not when he has to prove himself to the world. But he can’t resist the tension between them, and the ever-constant proximity to her has him losing his mind. Which begs one question: what happens when he gives in?     AmazonKU

HOT ALIEN BARTENDER (FATED MATES BAR BOOK ONE) by Gwen Jody

I’ve read the books. I know how it goes. Human woman gets kidnapped by aliens, blah blah blah. Fun stories to escape into. But nothing like that ever really happens. My life is pretty boring. The only drama lately is thanks to my jerk ex-boyfriend. Until the night my friend drags me to a strange bar outside of town. Now I’m obsessed with the bartender. And something about him isn’t quite right. Wait… Is that a tentacle? Hot Alien Bartender is a spicy alien romance featuring a feisty human librarian and… an alien bartender.     AmazonKU

THE WASTELANDER by E S Luck

Born in a secure compound amidst the ashes of a world long dead, Claire Ainsley knows her place in the world: work her assigned job, live with her assigned husband, and keep her head down and her mouth shut. She knows what every compound resident has been taught: the world outside is a Wasteland, and the only thing more terrifying than leaving the compound is being forced to confront those who live outside—the ones left behind. But her safe, contained life is destroyed when she narrowly survives an attack conceived from within the compound itself. Only by fleeing into the terrifying Wasteland, a vast wilderness populated by bloodthirsty, cannibalistic Wastelanders, can she escape a violent end at the hands of her fellow compound dwellers. Captured by the very savages she feared, she is saved by John Madigan, a mysterious and capable survivor—and a Wastelander. She tries to deny the instant chemistry she feels with a man that is one moment terrifying, the next patient and caring, but eventually, neither can resist the blazing passion between them. But the Wasteland is harsh, and her time with John fleeting. As his personal mission comes to an end, he must return to his homeland, leaving her with little choice but to learn to survive without the man whose protection is her only salvation in an uncompromising post-apocalyptic landscape. The Wasteland of this world has not been kind to those unchosen.     AmazonKU

ALIEN FROM EXILE (DEVIANT WARRIORS OF KAR’KAL BOOK THREE) by Gemma Voss

A king crowned in exile is practiced in the art of waiting to claim what belongs to him. Makiva has everything. His enemies are on the run, his native planet is in his grasp, and the mating bond has chosen his queen. But love is the last thing on his human mate’s mind when she wakes from the regenerative coma that followed her near-deadly escape from captivity. Done with all physical touch, Frankie proposes an idea he didn’t know existed: a loveless marriage. She’ll take her rightful place at his side if he settles for partnership over passion.     AmazonKU

STARDUST PAWS AND ALIEN CLAWS (STARDUST SOULMATES BOOK TWO) by Elin Wyn

When my best friend tricks me into pet sitting on an alien spaceship, I’m ready to jettison him to the next galaxy. But my anger fizzles when I meet Captain Doanor, the ship’s grumpy captain. As we navigate the challenges of caring for his extraordinary creatures, the sparks between us ignite hotter than a supernova. Torn between my growing feelings for Doanor and the life I left behind on Earth, I find myself facing an impossible choice. When a crisis threatens the ship, Doanor and I must risk everything for each other and the beings in our care. Can our love defy the stars, or will the vastness of the galaxy tear us apart?   AmazonKU

SILVER SPLENDOR (WARRIORS OF VALOSE BOOK 14) by Iona Strom

Abducted and held captive by an alien giant, Gunnox knows all too well the horrors of captivity. Having just found his way home, he doesn’t hesitate to embark on a perilous mission to rescue his people. When Gunnox liberates the captives, he never expected to be awakened by a human woman named Sarah. As Gunnox fights to protect her and bring his people home, Sarah grapples with her longing for Earth and her hesitance to embrace a new life with him. Torn between the world she lost and the love she’s found, Sarah must decide if she can trust her heart to a Valosian warrior.     AmazonKU

THE DOWN DEEP (DUST KNIGHTS BOOK ONE) by Catherine Asaro

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

A CITY DIVIDED – For centuries The City of Cries—one of the most desired locales in the Skolian Imperialate—has existed by the thinnest of threads. On the dying world of Raylicon, the “haves” live in great luxury in Cries while the “havenots” scrape by, eking out a marginal existence in the notorious Undercity beneath the desert. Major Bhaajan, formerly of the Pharaoh’s Army, knows both worlds. Born into the Undercity, she nevertheless has made a name for herself in the Imperialate. And now, she has the chance to help her people. HOPE FOR RECONCILIATION – For the first time, a member of the Royal class wants to extend an olive branch to the Undercity. Hoping to build bridges, Colonel Lavinda Majda recruits Bhaaj and her Dust Knights to act as guides and bodyguards on a mission of goodwill to those who live below the surface of their parched world. THE DOWN DEEP – But the problems of the Undercity run deeper than anyone knows. To help find peace, the Dust Knights must reach the most hidden rungs in that mysterious underground world, a place known only as the Down Deep, where the scars from centuries of distrust are greatest. There they will face an unseen enemy that may destroy the lives of everyone they know—and threaten interstellar civilization.

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CRASH LANDING (THE SURGE BOOK THREE) by

Sam – I am not a fan of space. A year ago, I lied my way into a job on the Nexus, the first human city in space, in hopes of finding a new beginning. Things went sour real fast. Long story short, after a few near death experiences, my friend fell in love with a sexy alien and I was stuck being babysat by his annoying friend. Life’s funny sometimes because after I tried again to make something of my life back on Earth, I’m being sent back up there. But the chances of me seeing Saleuk again have to be slim… right? Saleuk – The only human to make a lasting impression on me was an irritating little thing who seemed to be allergic to everything on my planet. While my captain (and best friend) surged with one of her kind and was busy falling in love, I was stuck taking care of Sam for days. I didn’t think I’d ever see her again when all she wanted to do was leave, but when I’m assigned to escort a group of science geeks to one of our moons, there she is. My plan is to keep my helmet on and avoid her, but I don’t like the way the head researcher keeps looking at her. When they go off into the woods and he comes back alone, I don’t think twice about going after her. Now, we’re stuck together in the deep wilderness and have to rely on each other to survive. And relying on one another has changed a lot between us.     AmazonKU

MADE FOR YOU: A NOVEL by Jenna Satherwaite

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

Hi. My name is Julia. I’m a Synth. And I’m here to find love…Synthetic woman Julia Walden was designed for one reason: to compete on The Proposal and claim the heart of bachelor Josh LaSala. Her casting is controversial, but Julia seems to get her fairy-tale ending when Josh gets down on one knee. Fast-forward fifteen months, and Julia and Josh are married and raising their baby in small-town Indiana. But with haters around every corner, Julia’s life is a far cry from the domestic bliss she imagined. Then her splintering world shatters: Josh goes missing, and she becomes the prime suspect in his murder. With no one left she can trust, Julia takes the investigation into her own hands. But the explosive truths she uncovers will drive her to her breaking point—and isn’t that where a person’s true nature is revealed? That is…if Julia truly is a person. Told via dual timelines, Jenna Satterthwaite’s twist-filled debut deftly explores the exhilarating point where artificial intelligence, reality TV, and bone-chilling murder mystery meet.

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VS: The first Badari book where the Badari Daughters appeared is GABE and Raeblin, the FMC of my latest new release, was a supporting character. Brent, the MMC in my new release, doesn’t appear in GABE. To date he was mostly in the first book of the series, AYDARR as a fairly minor supporting character.

GABE (A BADARI WARRIORS SCIFI ROMANCE NOVEL): Sectors New Allies Series Book 5  by Veronica Scott

Gabe Carter, hotshot pilot and ex-Special Forces soldier, is far from his home in the human Sectors, kidnapped by alien scientists to be the subject of horrifying experiments. Shot down by the enemy over desolate territory far from his Badari allies and gravely injured, Gabe’s only hope is a mysterious woman on the run herself.

Keshara has to decide whether to abandon the human to die of his injuries on a windswept mountain top or give up her own quest for freedom and take him to a place he can be helped. The undeniable spark between them complicates matters.
His attraction to her is off the charts but when she betrays him to the Khagrish enemy, Gabe doesn’t know what to believe. Trapped inside an alien lab bursting with mysteries and lies, his only hope may be to trust her…again.

Because the renegade alien scientist running her own private experiments wants to use him to accomplish her goals and perpetuate the evil, no matter what she has to do to ensure his compliance. Keshara’s life hangs in the balance and Gabe has to make a choice.

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THREADS THAT BIND US (SYNDICATE OF FAITH BOOK ONE) by Rae Douglas

The righteous hands of justice. The arbitrators of fate. Gwen has always been her sister’s keeper. She’s never needed anyone else to give them a good life. But when a life-altering diagnosis requires more than what Gwen can provide, she’s left with no choice but to seek help in precarious places. Charlie is a man of focus and control. As the enforcer for the Syndicate of Fate, his dedication is to his family and their mission. When the people he loves most end up targets of vicious retribution, Charlie must come to terms with the path laid out for him. Taking his rightful place as the right hand to The Syndicate’s matriarch. By rights of tradition, he’ll need a spouse to do so. A chance encounter and blood stained hands are all Charlie needs to know that Gwen has more than what it takes to bear the weight of The Syndicate’s secrets. As Charlie and Gwen come to an agreement that gives them both what they need—partners, maybe friends—they discover that fate threads people together in unpredictable ways.     AmazonKU

PORTRAIT OF DESIRE: THE ART OF DARKNESS by Lisa Carlisle

Art museum marketer Maddie has lived in the shadow of her older sister, and she’s desperate to be as beautiful and captivating. After a gala at the Boston Public Library, an enigmatic artist offers her a deal that seems too good to be true–he’ll paint her portrait and transform her into the beauty she longs to be. But there’s a cost. Her body or her blood. Enter a world where desire and danger collide. Will anyone survive this cruel game?     Amazon     Apple Books 

DARK KNIGHT’S KISS (WITCH AND DEMON HUNTER BOOK THREE) by Leigh Ann Edwards

LAMB operative Fiona Maguire isn’t happy about the company Halloween party. A gathering of magical beings in a remote location when the veil between realms is thinnest? With alcohol, a full moon, and an antique suit of armor possessed by a treacherous spirit? It’s a recipe for disaster. Half-demon Lorcan Wright senses the spirit targeting Fiona and desperately wants to protect her. The powerful witch hardly needs his help, but unfamiliar emotions are driving Lorcan, and it’s making him crazy. Together, they banish the creature but Fiona’s left injured. Wracked with guilt, Lorcan shuts her out. When the grisly remains of women killed by dark magic begin appearing, the agency is tasked with locating and assessing this magical being––without their best team. The power of this creature, however, is unprecedented, and Lorcan and Fiona have no choice but to travel through time to recruit help. As they fight the malicious magic together, they’re forced to face the worst of their history…and the truth of their relationship. Will they survive their toughest challenge yet? Or will the dark knight’s kiss destroy the bond between them forever?

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WEAVING THE DRAGON’S HEART (HEARTSTONE RESCUE BOOK THREE) by Minerva Howe

VS Note: MMM dragon shifter Mpreg romance.

When dragon shifter Elowyn arrives at the keep in the Rocky Mountains, he’s just there to help out with a baby who needs a nanny. But what he gets are two very grumpy warrior dragons and a living situation that he’s not sure he can handle. He’s pretty certain he doesn’t want to, in fact.
Cerran and Triton saved their baby daughter Leilani from death at their old keep, and now they vow to keep her safe. Triton thinks that he must protect her from Elowyn. But once he gets to know Elowyn, Triton knows he’s made a mistake. With his shield mate Cerran’s help, the three of them come to understand, and love, each other, but can they navigate being three people in a new relationship and save their daughter again when their past catches up to them?      AmazonKU

KITCHEN WITCH WEDDING (COVEN OF CRESTMONT BOOK ONE) by Jennifer L Hart

Kitchen Witch Brittney is comfortable in her midlife. She has her cat, her bakery in her hometown of Crestmont, and a coven of supportive MS warrior women to lean on. So what if she can’t get out of her wheelchair? Or if she and her sister don’t get along? Even if she’s a tad bit lonely, there are worse things. Like football jocks. And losing bets to meddling friends who want her to date one. Pro quarterback Killian doesn’t believe in magic or love outside family ties. When his sister calls him up with a request to take care of his niece and run her restaurant, Killian intends to do his duty and return to his fast-paced life. That’s the game plan. So why can’t he stay away from the quirky little bakery across the street or the enchanting woman who runs the place? It’s almost like the little witch put some sort of spell on him…. Can these new lovers free themselves from past mistakes and conjure a happily ever after?   AmazonKU

INVITATIONS: GIRLS’ WEEKEND BOOK THREE; A MONSTER BAIT ROMANCE by C M Nascosta

Lurielle didn’t dream of her wedding day as a little girl. Hard to think about a far-off future when she was too busy trying to get through her awkward adolescence at the Elvish club as invisibly as possible. Unlike every other elf she knew, she did not have binders of wedding plans ready to be activated at a moment’s notice. Now the orc of her dreams is telling her he’s going to build her a bridal fire they can see from space, leaving her unprepared and completely out of her depth. It doesn’t help that the engagement of one of the Cambric Creek elite has gripped the entire town in the throes of wedding mania, and as Khash catches the fever, all Lurielle wants to do is elope. At least she can count on her friends to help her through the most mortifying highs and lows of dress shopping . . . at least, she thinks she can. Ris isn’t sure how she managed to get so lucky. Ainsley is everything she wants — her crops are watered, her skin is clear, she’s getting her back blown out weekly, and she’s ready to be the best bridesmaid in the history of matrimony. But…( MUCH more blurb on ebook seller’s page)     AmazonKU 

HOOD’S CAPER (FAIRYTALE BUREAU BOOK ONE) by Eve Langlais

The big, bad wolf is about to go down. Through sheer determination—and a whole lot of stubbornness—I, Blanche Hood, managed to evade the Red-Cap curse. Unlike my mom, I didn’t fall for the huntsman or get eaten by the wolf, but I did gain a purpose. I became an agent for the Fairytale Bureau. My job? Countering the ugly side of the Grimm Effect. My latest case involves a string of murders by a wolf, but I keep getting distracted by my neighbor. I will resist his growly voice. I will not notice the way his muscles bulge. I don’t have time for romance because I need to focus on my job, especially since the perpetrator is taunting me. The killer is asking for a showdown, and he’s going to get it. He won’t be able to resist when I don my red hood to act as bait. Things don’t quite go as planned. Turns out the wolf was under my nose this entire time. By the time I discover the truth, it’s too late. Too late to lament the fact I was played. Too late to regret what could have been, and when I foolishly walk into a trap, it will take a miracle to save me. But everyone knows the Brothers Grimm stories don’t always have happily-ever-afters. If only love truly could break the curse.

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BLOOMING FOR HIS OMEGA (OMEGAS OF OLIVER CREEK BOOK 10) by Lorelai M HART

I never dreamed of being a florist. That’s such a stereotype for omegas. Lots of alphas thought omegas could only do jobs that were not too physical, some even thinking we should quit and become stay-at-home dads the moment we mated and gave birth. My former alpha had been one of those and when my uncle died and left me this business in in the booming small town of Oliver Creek, he laughed and said it would be a nice little thing for me to do until he “put a hoglet in me.” That comment was the final straw that ended things between me and someone who thought I should be grateful he chose me. I un-chose him. Now I live in Oliver Creek, running the business my uncle put his heart and soul into. And I don’t need anyone putting any hoglets in me. Alphas are highly overrated pushy people. Including the bear who runs the charcuterie place next door. If he thinks he can win me over with delicious salami and cheese, he’s wrong. I’ll be his friend, but no more than that. It’s me against the world…me and the hoglet I’ve just realized my ex managed to get started before I dumped him. He can never find out.   AmazonKU

BEAUTY AND THE BEACH (CAT’S PAW COVE BOOK 28) by Debra Jess

Sera Dayan arrives on Lighthouse Island to test a beach cleaner that will revolutionize the way Cat’s Paw Cove keeps its beaches pristine. Trouble is, the tests must happen in secret or Sera risks tipping off her increasingly violent ex-mentor, who wants nothing more than to steal her invention and ruin her reputation. When the machine malfunctions, she fears her time has run out. Dustin Trewen has been marooned on Lighthouse Island since 1645 when he survived the wreck of The Guinevere. To save his life, the magical sprites bound him to the island. If he tries to leave, the spell yanks him back. Ever since then, Dustin has played cat and mouse with the island’s security guards who would force him to leave. Technology, however, isn’t on Dustin’s side. Some day the guards will find his hiding place. If they arrest him, the island’s magic will kill them before they reach the mainland and he’d have their deaths on his conscience. When a strange mechanical contraption breaks on his beach, Dustin comes to the rescue of its beautiful owner…(more blurb on ebook seller’s page)    AmazonKU

HIGH TIDE (OLYMPIC COVE BOOK FIVE) by Nicola Cameron

A human, a mer, and a satyr walk into a cove…Handyman Scott Siddell never expected to run into a merman and a satyr in one of his rental agency’s cottages. When he discovers that he’s also not quite human, Orrin and Rian are the only ones who can help him come to grips with his heritage … and his growing attraction to them. Raised among humans, Orrin never had the freedom to choose. Now that he has mates, this brave satyr must fight those who want them separated forever. Rian has spent his entire life on the run due to his siren heritage. Orrin and Scott are his one chance at happiness, but will they be able to escape the Mad Nereid and her deadly ally?

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WITCHING SHORTS VOLUME ONE (WITCHING AFTER FORTY) by Lia Davis and L A Boruff

Step into a whimsical realm where laughter meets magic in the hilarious Witching After Forty series. This collection of three short stories invites you to join Zoey and Larry on their Bayou Adventures, witness the meet cute of Sam and Olivia in A Second Chance Midlife, and giggle through the magical mishaps of Olivia trying to plan Drew’s birthday with Winston actively doing his best to stop her in Birthday Blunder. With charm, wit, and a sprinkle of the unexpected, these tales will leave you enchanted and grinning from ear to ear.     AmazonKU

REFORMED WOLF: MM MPREG SHIFTER ROMANCE (GRIM WILDS BOOK TWO) by Trisha Linde

Not everyone is looking for their happy-ever-after, but sometimes, fate has other plans. Alpha wolf shifter Tristan is a busy guy. As Beta for the Grim Wilds pack, his duties include helping avert near war with a neighboring pack, cabin construction he isn’t qualified for, and all manner of responsibilities he never signed up for, including babysitting his Alpha’s new little rugrat. It’s a lot to handle, which is why sometimes he just needs to blow off a little steam—preferably in the bedroom, though he’s not picky, he’ll take any flat surface. As chaotic as it is, he wouldn’t change a thing. He certainly isn’t looking for a mate, but when fate drops a sexy omega panther into his lap, who is he to say no? Even if it means reforming his bad-boy ways. Omega panther shifter Dylan only has one job to do—look pretty—and he excels at it. His father is the Alpha of the Fairhome claw, which is kind of a big deal around here. He’s like the godfather of shifters, and everyone wants to get on his good side. After years of abstaining, it’s finally the moment Dylan has been waiting a lifetime for—his mating selection. Shifters have come from all over the world to compete for the right to join the powerful family. Only the strongest will win, so it’s a real shame that his fated mate doesn’t stand a chance—especially since Tristan is the only one his panther wants. And it turns out fate has a sense of humor.   AmazonKU

BREAKS AND MISTAKES (AMETHYST’S WAND SHOP MYSTERIES BOOK 12) by Laura Greenwood and Arizona Tape

Amy is distracted which could mean disastrous things for her current murder case…Breaks and Mistakes is book twelve of Amethyst’s Wand Shop Mysteries, an urban fantasy murder mystery series featuring a quirky witch, a serious detective, a slow burn m/f romantic subplot and a standalone crime.

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ALL WITCHES ON DECK (A MOONSTONE BAY COZY MYSTERY BOOK 14) by Amanda M Lee

Hadley Hunter never saw herself as mayor of Moonstone Bay. Now she has the job, and it seems to be a whole lot of squabbling neighbors and missing foul-mouthed birds instead of the action and adventure she was expecting. All of that changes when a local worker for one of the hotels calls in to report seeing a child wandering in the road in the middle of nowhere. Both the woman and child are missing when units go looking. Sheriff Galen Blackwood can’t find a record of a missing child. He can’t find a path to follow for the missing woman. All he can find is…(more blurb on ebook seller’s page)     AmazonKU     AB

FIRST CONTACT: ECLIPSED EVOLUTION PHASE ONE by Kim Harrison

Dr. Renee Caisson knows there are worse things than an attractive man in uniform drafting her into a secret government project—especially when Major Jackson makes it clear that he isn’t bothered by her questionable past. But when her labs come back with decidedly odd results, the Major is forced to come clean over who the government is actually studying. Renee is shocked to learn her subjects are demonic-looking beings who call themselves “Neighbors”—refugees from a dying world, who arrived during the nation-wide solar eclipse. The Neighbors’ technology is unlike anything Renee’s ever encountered. At first, she dismisses an injury that inexplicably heals as “just one of those things”. And surely August, the most gregarious Neighbor, begins to speak English overnight because of the team linguist’s skills? Not until August begins evolving in real time to withstand Earth’s brighter, dryer atmosphere does she admit that the Neighbors’ “tech” feels less like science and more like magic—the same magic that brought them here in the first place, and the same they’re trying to rekindle with a mysterious labyrinth in order to return home and save their world. At least, that’s what August claims they came for.

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NEVER DARLING by Sam Burns and W M Fawkes

VS Note: MM Fantasy Romance.

Connor Darling has the perfect life. Beautiful husband, million dollar company, and the most adorable tow-headed kid any man could ask for.
When the worst thing imaginable happens, it all crumbles through his fingers. He’s left revisiting the scene of his real-life nightmare over and over, not sure if he’s coming back to try to fix things or figure out where he went wrong. Or if maybe, this is where he belongs now. Mattias Hall has come home, because the worst has already happened. His grandfather, the man who raised him, has died, and left his grandmother alone to run the family inn. So Mattias gave up his flashy New York chef life for one he’s perhaps better suited to: small town innkeeper. When Connor Darling returns year after year, neither is sure what the other is looking for, but in Cider Landing, anything is possible. Maybe they’ll both find just what they needed in each other, and in the magic of the woods outside of town.     AmazonKU

THE MIST THIEF (THE EVER SEAS BOOK THREE) by LJ Andrews

Skadi first met her husband-to-be with blades in hand on the opposite side of a battle. She lost, and he claimed his prize. To her horror, the king of the shadow elven agrees to marry her off to Jonas, a prince in the fae realms, as a way to unite their kingdoms against a shared enemy—the light elves. Skadi knows the marriage is nothing but a political game. Feelings won’t come into play. Except her new husband makes not falling in love . . . challenging. When new threats arise, Skadi must decide to either love her enemy, or keep him alive by betraying him to another. Welcome to another installment in the Ever Seas world where pirates, fae, and elves collide with Vikings in a dark fantasy romance between a morally gray cinnamon roll and the broken princess who steals his heart.      AmazonKU     AB

WEAVING WINTER (WINTER’S SPELL TRILOGY BOOK ONE) by Yasmine Galenorn

Sometimes, it’s safer to trust the Wolf rather than the Prince…After her mother’s death, Asajia discovers that the sheriff is planning to confiscate her inheritance, and force her into indentured servitude, another way of forcing her into his bed. Rather than accept her fate, she escapes into the darkly enchanted Bramble Fel Forest—a forest cursed with the perpetual breath of Winter, nightmarish creatures, and dark, dangerous secrets. Asajia would rather take her chances with the real monsters than submit to the vile man. Unfortunately, the sheriff doesn’t like to lose, and he sends a raiding party to find her with orders to bring her back at any cost. Once in the shadow of the forest, Asajia hopes she’s escaped. The raiders track her down and she’s outnumbered with nowhere to run. A band of outcast wolf shifters arrives just in time to rescue her, and she soon finds herself pulled to their leader Bran, who is equally smitten with her. But when his brother, the prince, summons the riders back to the Castle Eleago, everything begins to go wrong. Prince Karehl is far more dangerous than any of the creatures in the wild, and he takes an interest in Asajia. When he arrests her beloved Bran, Asajia knows she has to escape or become Karehl’s prisoner. Along with some of the Lorani—the riders of the Wolf People—she heads deep into the forest. Will her choice lead to her ruin or will it give her a life she never imagined possible?

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CREOLE DISHES AND DEADLY WISHES: TWISTED SISTERS’ MIDLIFE MAELSTROM (MIDLIFE MYSTERIES AND MAGIC BOOK 44) by Brenda Trim

In the heart of New Orleans, where magic and mischief intertwine, the Six Twisted Sisters find themselves embroiled in their most dangerous escapade yet. When a cursed wishing well starts granting deadly wishes, no one is safe. From the heart of downtown to the backwoods and the bayous, it’s up to the sassiest superhuman sisterhood to save the city from itself. As Dani, Lia, Dre, Dea, Phi, and Kota navigate the Big Easy’s shadows and secrets, the French Quarter’s eerie stillness quickly gives way to the heart-pounding chaos of a temporal disturbance. With their trademark sarcasm and supernatural skills, the sisters lead the battle against malevolent spirits, work together to unravel ancient mysteries, and even make friends — and foes — of celestial beings.   AmazonKU

WOLF GIFT (OUTCAST PACK BOOK SEVEN) by TJ Nichols

VS Note: LGBTQ PNR short read.

Mitchell Wright expected to die when he was captured by hunters. When they chained him and left him in the bush, he hoped to die fast. Instead, his fated mate showed up and saved him. Now he has to deal with his injuries for the rest of his life and he’s a familiar to a witch he doesn’t even know. Coven Agent Penrith Flint thought he was saving the wolf shifter’s life, not finding himself a familiar. Because of how it happened—the wolf didn’t consent to becoming his familiar—he’s desk bound with his job on the line, while praying to the Fates to let the bond fade. After four months it hasn’t. When Mitchell turns up just before Christmas to see him, Penrith needs to decide if he’s willing to let the wolf into his life and risk his heart one more time. While neither of them wanted a fated mate, it is the gift they both need.

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NO PLACE LIKE HOME (DARK OZ BOOK THREE) by Geneva Monroe

Condemned by lies. Driven by vengeance. Bound for death. Mine will be the first public execution in a century. Only problem is, I’m innocent. Well, mostly. A single bullet shattered my world, bringing down the men who swore to protect me, and stealing my newfound freedom. The Wizard promised salvation, but the only thing I have now is a prison cell and a date with a guillotine. This entire nightmare was engineered by one woman: the self-proclaimed Queen of Oz. She orchestrated the death of my parents and framed me for her crimes. Now, I’m paying for her sins, and the world loves her for it. I’ve faced horrors before. My Aunt Em sold me. The Witchers brutalized me. King drugged me. Beaten and betrayed, I always fought my way back. I’ve never been a victim and I’m not about to become one now. The Queen wants a spectacle? She doesn’t know what she’s asking for. They made me their villain. It’s time I started acting like one.     AmazonKU

UNBREAKABLE DESIRES by Tanya Lynn

Brooke is fascinated by Scotland’s enchanting waters, and when her wealthy parents send her to school there, she can’t believe her luck. But as she plunges into the depths of the loch, she discovers a hidden world beyond anything she’s ever read in the books she loves. A member of the Hunters Against The Elites organization, Russell is a unique creature – part orc and part kraken. The mission of the organization is solely dedicated to eradicating the dangerous alliances that humans form with demons. Living in the underwater world, he could sense the existence of his true love, even though he had never laid eyes on her enchanting beauty. As they join forces to battle their formidable foes, Brooke and Russell must also fight against their own prejudices and physical differences. Can they overcome these challenges and find love in each other’s arms?     AmazonKU

MASKED DESIRES by Various

Step into a world of illusions, deception, and heat with this limited edition anthology. Masked Desires: A Collection of Paranormal and Omegaverse Romance is an anthology collection of short stories involving one (or more) masked main character. Stories vary in darkness level as well as pairings, but one thing’s for certain: You won’t want to miss any of these decadent, swoon-worthy tales.   Amazon

TAKEN BY THE LORD OF THE NOCTURNE COURT: MM DARK ROMANTASY ( DARK COMPANIONS BOOK ONE) b K A Merikan

Luke – I’m your typical small-town loser stuck in a dead-end job. Single, because dating is for well-adjusted human beings, not traumatized gay boys with trust issues. All I want is to leave my past behind and finally start living. My wish comes true in the most bizarre way imaginable. One evening, a beautiful man with pointy ears and flowing dark locks appears out of nowhere. He proclaims I am to be his ‘Dark Companion’ based on some stupid deal I made in a dream. Oh, and apparently he’s an elven prince, the Lord of Shadows, Protector of the Nightmare Realm and Knight of Grief Ocean. Which is a weird way to ask me out, but okay.It’s a hard no from me, but this absolute psycho abducts me to his palace in a moonlit realm populated by vicious beasts and backstabbing courtiers. If I am to ever get back home, I need to adapt, because our full moon wedding is approaching fast. I can’t allow myself to buy into his seductive kisses, poet shirts made of spider silk and bouquets of sapphire roses. They hide poison and deception. A gilded cage is still a prison. But…What if I just never realized that what I need is a man with a cruel smile and a sword dipped in midnight? A man with secrets, and scars, and smoky eyes, and a past filled with darkness, and… have I mentioned he has a big d—     AmazonKU

ALPHA CAPTURED by Darci R Acula, Starling Dax and Sedona Ashe

My fate was sealed the moment I kidnapped an alpha wolf—but I swear I have a good reason! Fine, I screwed up. But what’s done is done…I have a secret, but it’s one I never share because I hate when people give me ‘the look.’ The pitying look they give when saying things like, “but you look so healthy!” or “you’re so young!” Look, Karen, health problems aren’t reserved for old people. At least I can forget about my problems when I’m working on my life project. It’s nearly finished, and it’s something that’ll save lives. It won’t help me, but it will solidify my legacy long after I’m gone. The issue is I need just a little more time, and that means I need to get a werewolf to bite me. Unfortunately, that is taboo, since a simple thing like a bite comes with so many complications. I thought my plan was perfect. Who am I kidding? My plan absolutely sucked, but desperate times called for desperate measures. I chose the perfect alpha. We have history, and I hoped—if it came to begging—he’d see value in helping with my cause. Except things don’t go as planned and I’m left howling at the unjustness of it all. But it turns out, I might have kidnapped more than I bargained for… it seems I’ve captured his heart.     AmazonKU

THE MOONLIGHT MARKET by Joanne Harris

Deep in the heart of London, a young photographer named Tom Argent walks the streets and captures whatever catches his eye: an old man drinking coffee; a striking woman sipping champagne in St. Pancras station; a cloud of moths taking flight across the sky. He’s orphaned, lonely, and lost in his work. He certainly has no intention of falling in love. And yet, love finds him in the shape of beautiful Vanessa, who lives a dangerous double life in the heart of the city. Tom’s pursuit of Vanessa leads him to discover an alternate world, hiding in plain sight among the streets and rooftops of London. A world unseen by common folk and inhabited by strange and colorful beings, in which two warring factions—one nocturnal, one in the light—wage war for the sake of a long-lost love, which can only end with one side’s total annihilation.

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TRAPPED BY CLOCKS AND HEARTS: AN ALICE IN WONDERLAND FAIRY TALE ROMANCE by S L Breaker

He has her heart. But can he claim her love? A notorious assassin for the Queen of Hearts, Rabb Silverhope has never had trouble making women fall for him so he could steal their hearts for the Queen to eat. Until he captures Allie’s. But that’s not her real name. A blank slate, “Allie” doesn’t remember who she is. She doesn’t know how she arrived in the mystical Land of Wünder. She doesn’t know how to return to her world. Except that she must. Allie’s blank heart is the special on the Queen’s menu. But curiouser still, it appears to hold the key to unlocking the secrets of Rabb’s own veiled past. Can Allie stay immune to Rabb’s charms long enough to find her way home? Can Rabb resist her temptation or will he sacrifice her heart for his own?     Amazon

DEAD FUN (COLD CASE PSYCHIC BOOK 27) by Pandora Pine

Come one, come all to Fun-A-Rama, where all your screams come true…
Ride the teacups. Reach new heights on the Ferris Wheel. Survive the Viper. If you dare. What could be more fun than a day at an amusement park filled with rides, games, and all the junk food you can eat? Ronan O’Mara can’t wait to tame the Viper, the parks double loop rollercoaster just like he did when he was a kid. Psychic Tennyson Grimm has more in mind that surviving the Viper. His brother is in town and he’s looking forward to catching up and spending time getting to know him—while the kids hang out in the pool and have sleepovers at a different house every night. Content to tackle the tamer rides, Ten ushers his family onto the Ferris Wheel. While stopped at the top, Tennyson’s day of fun is interrupted by a spirit and the vision of a deadly fall from the pinnacle. A fall which was ruled a suicide, but is starting to look an awful lot like murder. The spirit belongs to Kotter Brighthouse, the former owner of Fun-A-Rama, who’d been embroiled in a million-dollar embezzlement scheme prior to his untimely death. Who killed Kotter Brighthouse? Why? Where’s the missing money? More importantly are there more victims to come?     AmazonKU

OF PETALS AND LIES (WICKED AND TWISTED TALES) by JL Jackola

What if Beauty’s villainous suitor didn’t die at the end? And what if his redemption came at the hands of a woman who had escaped her tower years earlier? When Garret wakes to find he’s lost the girl to a beast and now brandishes the title of villain, he runs. Three years later, his running leads him to Eloise, the older widow who speaks her mind and challenges his chauvinistic tendencies. Garret finds the plucky woman aggravating, but he’s curious to discover what lies beneath the scars that mar her features and the gray hair that looks out of place on her. As the lies he tells to hide his past continue to build, Garret will discover Eloise holds secrets of her own that are far deadlier. With each revelation, he sheds his villainous ways but refuses to share his secrets until he can no longer deny how interwoven they are with Eloise’s past. Petals and lies make up the path Garret must traverse to claim his mistakes and the love of a woman who is running from a tower that shadows her past and her future.     AmazonKU

CIRQUE OBSCURUM by K A Knight and Kendra Moreno

Tell me your nightmares. . .One night changes everything. Ember doesn’t know how, but on the brink of death, she calls to them. They come in the darkness, like phantoms in masks, and rescue her from her pain. But that rescue comes with a price. Her soul. She must give all she is to the Cirque, where it doesn’t only house you, it owns you. Nothing is ever as it seems and the truth behind the striped curtain is no small matter. Can Ember keep her vow? Can she embrace the madness the Cirque demands? After all, the Cirque isn’t just a home for freaks and runaways, but also for those who will kill to protect it. They’ll carve a bloody path through the world, preying on the predators no one else dares to. When the Cirque calls, they answer. The Cirque demands blood. It demands payment. And pay Ember must, with her soul or theirs. . .Welcome to Cirque Obscurum, where the cards never lie.    AmazonKU

UNDER CRIMSON BLADES (THE IMMORTAL ACCORDS BOOK NINE) by Anna Hawke

It’s scary what a smile can hide. Remmus conceals his horrific past behind a veil of charm, loyalty, and strength. When his unique expertise lands him at the center of a dangerous mission, he is forced to partner with a werewolf beta who despises him. Remmus has never met a more captivating woman, but his future is far from secure. As his mind begins to unravel, the secret he harbors risks ruining him forever. Poisoned by betrayal, Ava has loathed Raeths for centuries. She detests Remmus’ presence in her den, but the Raeth intrigues her wolf. As hatred slowly dissolves into desire, Ava will either live for today or let the past dictate her destiny. Together, they must discover a way to tear down their enemy from within and secure a victory for the immortal world. When fate ties them together, the truth will either set them free—or destroy them both.     AmazonKU

FOX OF FOX HALL by R Cooper

Throughout the kingdom of Kaska and into the countries beyond, they gossip about the scandalous Fox, the beautiful commoner who went from singing in taverns to being court musician and the king’s lover. But the king has grown distant and now seeks a proper consort, leaving Fox shut out of the king’s bedroom and uncertain of his place at court. His worries are compounded by the crowded accommodations during the King’s Tournament, as even nobles fight for space within the castle. Fox might have nowhere to go. Then legendary knight Byr Conall, the famed Dragonslayer, steps in to offer Fox a place to stay among the knights competing in the tournament. Conall is the one person at court not intimidated by the king, and therefore the one person Fox has avoided so as not to incur the king’s wrath. At least, that’s one reason. The other is that something about the thoughtful, crafty mountain of a man makes Fox feel less like the glamorous, clever figure known far and wide as the King’s Fox and more like the jittery, uncertain youth Fox was when he first arrived at court….(more blurb on ebook seller’s page)

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WITCHES GET STITCHES (A WITCH ON THE ROCKS COZY MYSTERY BOOK EIGHT) by Lily Harper Hart

Hali Waverly is in a holding pattern following hip surgery. She’s getting better, but she still has to be careful…especially living so close to the beach. Still, she thinks it’s safe enough to go out for dinner with her boyfriend Gray Hunter…right up until they’re swarmed by escaped prisoners. Hali thinks everything is okay until one of the prisoners uses magic on Gray and forces him to attack Hali. She manages to snap him out of it, but Gray no longer trusts himself and Hali is left with a doubting boyfriend as well as a lot of unanswered questions.
Even though most of the prisoners are recovered right away, a few manage to evade capture, including the witch who hexed Gray. Things get worse when the witch approaches Hali with a deal: Help her prove her innocence and she won’t go after Gray again. Otherwise…Gray is going to be her target, and she isn’t shy about what she’s going to do to him. Hali and Gray have to work together to make sure he’s not taken advantage of. With Hali not at a hundred percent, though, that’s easier said than done. Not all witches are created equal. Hali is powerful, but what happens when she comes up against a type of magic she doesn’t know how to defeat? She’s determined to protect Gray at all costs, even if she has to put herself on the line to do it.     AmazonKU     AB

AUGUST (WERE ZOO BOOK 18) by R E Butler

For months, Ginny has been on the run from her jackal pack, ever since her grandfather killed her entire family to ensure he would remain alpha. Knowing her time was running out, Ginny fled but then got caught by an animal hoarder. Thankfully, she was rescued by a safari park full of shifters. It’s not long before her grandfather sends jackals to abduct her, so she hits the road again…but not before she realizes one of the park gorilla shifters is her soulmate. August, gorilla shifter and park handyman extraordinaire, has never really had anything particularly exciting happen to him, until the day he sees a beautiful female steal one of the park’s SUVs and realizes she’s his soulmate. Dangerous jackals are on her heels, and when he finally convinces her he can keep her safe at the park, danger comes for them both. Can the two of them keep each other safe in the face of insurmountable odds, or will her grandfather finally get his wish to secure his place as alpha forever?

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PIERCED BY DARKNESS by Various

The Madames Pierce are a family of sinful souls connected by blood, pacts, and promises. We are a group of fearsome women that knows the proverbial pen is also a sword with enough force behind it. Shed your inhibitions and delve into this decadently dark collection of seven unique romance stories, each penned by a Pierce and ready to penetrate your imagination. With delicious tales ranging from grey to black and everywhere in between, it’s time to check your morals at the door and get Pierced by Darkness.     Amazon

THE FLOWERED BLADE by Taylor Hubbard

VS Note: LGBTQ Fantasy Romance.

Crown Prince Silvyr Quilen is the family disappointment. His father, High King Keryth Quilen of Athowen, wanted a son to follow in his image of an elven warlord who rules with no regard for those around him and will do anything to maintain his power. However, the king finds Silvyr’s desire to spend his days in the flowers and libraries to be pathetic and useless. Despite that, Silvyr strives to receive his father’s approval. On a diplomatic journey to Xeatia, where he was meant to collect taxes and return with a report on their financial situation, Silvyr is suddenly forced to confront the consequences of his father’s actions when the Orcs of Ghizol attack his caravan. Chief Brokil of Ghizol has been tasked with leading and protecting his people. For years he sacrificed and waged war to ensure the people who voted for him to lead could live in peace. For that reason, the risk was worth the reward…(more blurb on ebook seller’s page)     AmazonKU

FORBIDDEN GRIFFIN (BODYGUARD SHIFTERS) by Zoe Chant and Lauren Esker

He burns for his fated mate’s touch. But touching each other would destroy them both. Literally. Once a resident of Griffin Island, Tyr—known to humans as Terry—has been exiled to the human world, bearing a magic tattoo that prevents him from being able to reveal his true nature. In the small town of Autumn Grove, he begins to rebuild his life. An outcast from his people, he believes he has no fated mate—until she comes to him, carrying a pair of stolen children and seeking sanctuary. He must teach her to live in the human world, and protect her from those who would seek to harm her. But she has magic too, a cruel curse that will physically harm both of them if they touch each other. Doomed to be together yet apart, they can’t live without each other, and can’t give in to their yearning. Their love is a ticking time bomb, and something has to give, before they both combust.     AmazonKU

CHILDREN OF ANGUISH AND ANARCHY (LEGACY OF ORISHA BOOK THREE) by Tomi Adeyemi

New allies rise. The Blood Moon nears. Zélie faces her final enemy. The king who hunts her heart. When Zélie seized the royal palace that fateful night, she thought her battles had come to an end. The monarchy had finally fallen. The maji had risen again. Zélie never expected to find herself locked in a cage and trapped on a foreign ship. Now warriors with iron skulls traffic her and her people across the seas, far from their homeland. Then everything changes when Zélie meets King Baldyr, her true captor, the ruler of the Skulls, and the man who has ravaged entire civilizations to find her. Baldyr’s quest to harness Zélie’s strength sends Zélie, Amari, and Tzain searching for allies in unknown lands. But as Baldyr closes in, catastrophe charges Orïsha’s shores. It will take everything Zélie has to face her final enemy and save her people before the Skulls annihilate them for good.

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FILTHY RICH FAE by Geneva Lee

Cate Holloway knows the unspoken rule of New Orleans: avoid the powerful Gage crime family at all costs. Of course, that was before her brother got caught in their chaos. Now Cate has no choice but to confront the dark and forbidding prince of New Orleans himself and beg for her brother’s life. But Lachlan Gage is as lethal as he is beautiful…and the only currency he’s interested in is her soul. Because Lachlan isn’t just some ruthless criminal. He’s fae. And he has his own secret reasons for binding her to him. Tricked and desperate, Cate is torn between humanity and the breathtaking Otherworld. A place filled with shadows and secrets, with members of each fae court plotting against her just as her captor’s motives for trapping her become more mysterious. And if she can’t break this sinister bargain in the next thirty days, she’ll be bound to the inscrutable yet infuriatingly tempting fae prince and his deadly world…forever.

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SILENT PARTNER (FOX HOLLOW ZODIAC NOVEL THREE) by Morgan Brice

A psychic moose shifter. A handsome guy who is psychically silent. The chance for a fresh start, and a threat from the past that might get in the way. Brandon Davis is a psychic and a moose shifter. He makes his living as a wilderness guide in Fox Hollow, NY—a town that is a haven for misfit shifters and psychics. Brandon has a profitable business, a found family of close friends, and a cozy cabin in the woods. Life is good, but he wishes he could find a special someone to share it with. Then he picks up the unmistakable scent of his fated mate–a handsome man who isn’t a shifter of any kind and whose thoughts he can’t read. The chemistry is undeniable, but can he fall for a silent partner? Riley Henderson escaped a bad relationship with an ex-boyfriend he suspects is a psi-vamp. He left town and got a scholarship to the Fox Institute to explore his rare ability—his thoughts are mostly closed to being read by psychics…(more blurb on ebook seller’s page)     AmazonKU

FOUL DAYS (THE WITCH’S COMENDIUM OF MONSTERS BOOK ONE) by Genoveva Demova

As a witch in the walled city of Chernograd, Kosara has plenty of practice treating lycanthrope bites, bargaining with kikimoras, and slaying bloodsucking upirs. There’s only one monster she can’t defeat: her ex, the Zmey, known as the Tsar of Monsters. She’s defied him one too many times and now he’s hunting her. Betrayed by someone close to her, Kosara’s only choice is to trade her shadow—the source of her powers—for a quick escape. Unfortunately, Kosara soon develops the deadly sickness that plagues shadowless witches—and only reclaiming her magic can cure her. To find it, she’s forced to team up with a suspiciously honorable detective. Even worse, all the clues point in a single direction: To get her shadow back, Kosara will have to face the Foul Days’ biggest threats without it. And she’s only got twelve days. But in a city where everyone is out for themselves, who can Kosara trust to assist her in outwitting the biggest monster from her past?

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CURSES AND COMFORTERS (DERTECTIVE GRANDMA BOOK 10) by Corinne Winters

Her life was never supposed to be as thrilling as the books on her shelves…Dorothy isn’t your average grandma—this retired librarian is a budding witch with a nose for mystery. When another murder shakes up her small town, she’s ready to solve the case, and unluckily for her…She’s already on the scene when the police show up. With the help of her sleuthing granddaughter Zoe, her feisty felines Buttons and Crystal, and her whip-smart son Adam, Dorothy’s determined to find the truth before the killer closes the book on her investigation. But it looks like the deeper she digs, the more this investigation might uncover twists that Dorothy wasn’t ready for…including a second murder! Running out of time, can Dorothy read between the lies before it’s too late? Or will the murderer finish Dorothy’s story with a deadly final chapter?   AmazonKU

MEOWFIA CLUE (MEOWFIA MYSTERIES BOOK FOUR) by Corinne Winters

When you’re trying to leave the mafia behind, small town life should be a breeze… right? Ex-mafia witch Angie Tosca has been trying to escape the drama of her family in her aunt’s small town……Except her no-good half-brother has shown up and that’s can’t be good. When her mafia father’s bodyguard pops up in town to speculate what Angelo is up to, a storm starts brewing. But it gets worse when…Her aunt finds the body of a renowned artist in the alleyway behind the gallery. With the help of her familiar, Dmitri the hitman-turned-cat, the bodyguard Matteo, and detective Finn Connolly, Angie has to solve the murder and untangle her brother’s schemes. But could these two mysteries be connected? Or is more stirring up in this small town than she thought?     AmazonKU

TORA’S MATE: LESBIAN PARANORMAL ROMANCE (FATED MATES BOOK 10) by Jenna Kent

Tora – As alpha of my bear shifter clan, I’ve endured centuries alone waiting for my fated mate. When I catch her alluring scent in a human neighborhood, my entire world turns upside down. She’s everything I’ve yearned for – strong, brave, and stubborn. Now that I’ve found my fated mate, I’ll fight tooth and claw to claim what is rightfully mine. No one will stand between me and my mate. I’ll tear this world apart before I lose her again. Claire – My simple life gets turned upside down when I cross paths with a massive bear shifter who claims I’m her fated mate. I don’t know this intimidating woman, yet I’m drawn to her in a way I can’t explain. As much as I want to resist, I find myself longing for her touch, her kiss, the passionate nights in her arms. She promises to give me a life beyond my wildest dreams if I surrender and accept our bond. But is a fairytale future worth sacrificing my hopes, my dreams, and everything I’ve ever known? I don’t know if I’m strong enough to find out.     AmazonKU

SETTLE DOWN, PRINCESS by Sam Hall

Am I just a pawn, or could I be the queen destined to change the world?
As a young royal, my life has never been my own. Still, I was prepared to do my duty, to marry whomever my father chose…Until his decision became a death sentence. My would-be-husband is the murderous King of Khean, a terrible man who has killed each one of his previous queens.
But I refuse to be his next victim. Rather than come to claim me himself, the king sent them. Four guards, each one more handsome than the next. The rogue whose eyes follow my every movement, especially when he’s teaching me how to defend myself. The warrior who tries to pretend this is just a job, while protecting me with his life. The mysterious commander who is as arrogant as he is gorgeous And the wolf shifter who claims I’m his fated mate. They’re supposed to be my jailers, bringing me to the king, but what if they become my allies instead? What if they become my everything?     AmazonKU

A TANGLE OF TUSKS (MONSTERS OF NEW ORC BOOK ONE) by Sasha Onyx

Faerhan, motherland of the Seelie. Fayra, a paper-pusher at the New Orc police precinct, can no longer hide her feelings for Special Ops Tyke. She tried, though. And failed miserably. Fay knows she shouldn’t be talking to him, shouldn’t be seeing him. And she knows she certainly shouldn’t be sleeping with him. Tyke. An orc… the wretch of society. And yet, how could she not? He’s everything her heart longs for, the perfect key to lock out her grief—her most insidious secret. Nevertheless, her mind is ruthless, its monster of sorrow raging from every crevice. As she attempts to hide it under a blanket woven with social specism and mental struggles, shadows of war encroach over New Orc. Despite the violence and secrecy, Fay and the rest of monsterkind continue to live their lives, fending ignorance, mostly in denial of a brutal past. Unfortunately, one can only delay the inevitable, and the table is soon set with life-changing choices: accept or resist the fate that entangles them. And so the gamble is on. While navigating through a society rife with prejudice, Fayra and Tyke have no idea about a more dangerous force lurking in the dark—a blood-lusting threat, not only winged but hatched by claws and fangs. It won’t back down from its prey… especially when it is not only cute, loving, and sensitive, but far more than meets the eye.     AmazonKU

HYMN OF BREATH AND BONE (THE WHISPERING SEA DUET BOOK TWO) by Madeleine Eliot

Their love will either unite their peoples or tear them apart forever.
Marina is willing to play the part of Caspian’s mate and betrothed, both to give her time to learn the history of the siren people and because of her true feelings for the Siren King. A truth that Caspian doesn’t yet know. Or so she thinks. But Caspian knows that they will both have to face their feelings to end the centuries-long feud that tore apart their people, and he will do whatever it takes to force fate to let them be together.     AmazonKU

DARKNESS by Eden Winters

Darkness follows Lieutenant Morrisey James. As an Atlanta PD detective, Morrisey understands the worst atrocities the city has to offer—or believes he does. His recent cases present something new: a killer who unleashes unbridled terror in victims before moving in for the kill. Morrisey has an edge, though, the terrifying ability to gain flashes of insight from each victim. Most people assume Farren Austin is a shallow, pretty boy, but he’s so much more. Agent Austin keeps secrets as part of the FBI’s Alternate Entities Task Force, a unit created to monitor travelers from another realm. Although they might look human, they’re anything but. And they’ve taken a special interest in Morrisey. Partnered with Farren, Morrisey finds himself in the middle of demons trying to possess his body, a succubus sidekick who wants to cook him breakfast, accusations of being a powerful destructive force, and a growing number of people calling him “Darkness.” Not to mention a sudden overwhelming attraction to his new partner. It’s going to take the mysterious Farren’s help to keep the latest case from being Morrisey’s last.     AmazonKU

TEMPTING THE DHAMPIR by Elle Sterling

VS Note: Dhampir is the result of a union between a vampire and a human.

Sadie’s plan for summer break was a tropical vacation with her sister, and maybe some cocktails on the beach. It did not include a gorgeous dhampir and a magical mate bond that forces them to stay near one another. Everett never expected to meet anyone like Sadie—witty, charming, and up for a Vegas adventure with the fanged man she just met on an island—but keeping her is a whole different matter. Can Everett convince Sadie that the bond is more than just the fates playing games with them? That it could be their forever, if they’re just brave enough to reach for it?

SAVED BY THE KRAKEN (SUMMER STARLIGHT RESORT BOOK TWO) by Jade Waltz

Needing a break from my demanding job, I book a stay at a monster resort. When a rogue wave threatens to drown me, I’m rescued by a Kraken lifeguard named Zethe. The moment we get back to the beach, he claims I am his fated one—the one he’s been searching for his entire life. At first, I’m not sure how to feel about his declaration, but the more time we spend together, I find myself drawn to him. But my time here is limited and as my vacation comes to an end I find myself wondering: What would it be like to be fated to a Kraken?     AmazonKU

BURDENED BONDS (THE ARROW HART ACADEMY BOOK FOUR) by Hannah Haze

I escaped Lowsky’s clutches but now I’m separated from my fated mates as the country’s defences crumble and far dark forces work to seize control. Fate has spoken and I can no longer fight the inevitable pull towards the men destined to be mine. I’m desperate to find them – to know they’re safe – to hold them in my arms. But I’m not the only one searching. Tales of my existence – of my powers – mean once again I’m on the run. Only this time I don’t know who I’m running from. Can I find my mates before my enemies find me?     AmazonKU

THE APPLES HUNG LIKE STARS: A SAPPHIC FAE RETELLING ROMANCE (GODSTOUCHED UNIVERSE) by Ali Williams and Ellie Rose

People have warned me away from the Golden Apple, that it’s not a place for nice girls. But something draws me there anyway…to this club run by Dommes with magic at their fingertips. Because I’m not as nice a girl as I seem. And when Cliodhna promises a night of exquisite pleasure, I’m ready to sign away my very soul in exchange. Welcome to the Godstouched Universe, where the Gods interfere in the lives of mortals, magic leaks back into our world, and love conquers all. The Apples Hung Like Stars is a sapphic Tam Lin retelling.     AmazonKU

HOUSE OF DARKYN (THE HAREM PROJECT) by Crea Reitan

With my herd murdered and my life quickly bleeding out of me, I run as far and as fast as I can. But they’re on my heels. Right there. I might not make it. I have less than a dozen breaths left when I finally fall at the feet of a man I hope will protect me. When I eventually open my eyes, it’s to see the darkest souls surrounding me, ready to bring me home. But the fight with ORKA has only just begun. We’re not just hunting them but they’re hitting back with forces that they shouldn’t have. Just as my life is beginning, it might end before I’ve even enjoyed it. My name is Blythe and all I want is to feel the love of my family again. A new family now but one just as potent. That is, if we’re not all heinously murdered where we stand.     AmazonKU

THEIR CURSED WOLVES: A FANTASY REVERSE HAREM ROMANCE (KINGDOM OF WITCHES AND SHIFTERS BOOK TWO) by Lacey Carter Anderson

I need to cure the wolves, or my life is forfeit. Unfortunately, I have no idea how to help them. I’m not the witch my husbands think I am. I’m about as good at magic as I am at flirting, which is pretty darn bad. Still, I’m going to try to save them. Not just because it’s the only way to save myself, but because I want to. There’s no life for me back home, but maybe, just maybe, if I can show my husbands I’m useful, their lingering touches, and heated looks, will become so much more… maybe their love will even bring me the home I’ve always longed for.     AmazonKU

ALPHA GAMES (MATING SEASON BOOK TWO) by Heather K Carson

Aspen: I may have sold my soul to pass the Luna Trials and earn my place on Mating Season, but I’m going to prove to everyone on this show that I’m not afraid of them. I belong here and I swear I’ll make whoever threatened me pay, just as soon as I figure out how to ditch the dangerously sexy Alpha who won’t let another male look in my direction.
Ranger is a red flag walking. His dark past follows him like shadows. He calls to my beast in a way I can’t understand. I know I shouldn’t want him. Now if only my wolf would agree…Ranger: Time is running out and control is slipping from my grasp. I thought I wanted revenge, but Aspen being here changes everything. I have two weeks to play the Alpha Games and convince her she is mine before the rut takes over and we lose our minds to the biological urges of our beasts. I will win this season–one way or another. And I’ll do whatever it takes to walk away with Aspen as my prize.     AmazonKU

BLOOD ROSE: THE ROSE VAMPIRE COVEN by B A Stretke

Dean Simon hates his life. He’s stuck in a dead-end job, working for the living nightmare of bosses. When he finds out they are ready to hang him out to dry for their mistake, he lets his friend talk him into taking a bit of walk on the wild side. When he enters The Blood Rose nightclub and bar he is taken aback by the atmosphere of darkness and lust. This isn’t the kind of place Dean would usually find himself, but something keeps drawing him in, deeper and closer. When the sexy man behind the bar beckons him in, he’s powerless to stop the feelings coursing through his body. What he doesn’t know is that this is the beginning of the wildest ride of his life…and possibly the beginning of his forever. Drakon O’Hare knows this man is his beloved the minute he lays eyes on him. This is what he has been waiting for, the moment his future becomes reality. Using his vampire charm, he lures Dean in and is ready to give him a night and a life he will never forget. Drakon will make sure that Dean never wants for anything ever again. Welcome to The Rose Vampire Coven.     Amazon     AB

A USUAL SUSPECT: FRACTURED CONCLAVE BOOK ONE by Vanessa Nelson

She can see the truth, but when she’s accused of murder, no one believes she’s innocent. Hallie works as a skip tracer – hunting down people wanted by the law, for one reason or another. It’s not glamourous, and it doesn’t pay all that well. But it’s legal work, and that’s hard to come by in low city. When her best – and only – friend calls her in a panic, Hallie goes to help and gets a lot more than she bargained for. One of the elite has been murdered and the city police and special investigators are looking for someone to blame. The moment Hallie is near a dead body of one of the ruling class, her hard work and clean record count for nothing. She just becomes a usual suspect. Worse, the real killer also wants Hallie dead. Can she stay ahead of the investigators long enough to find the real killer and bring them to justice?     AmazonKU

THE GILDED CROWN: A NOVEL (THE RAVEN’S TRADE BOOK ONE) by Marianne Gordon

The first time Hellevir visited Death, she was ten years old…Since she was a little girl, Hellevir has been able to raise the dead. Every creature can be saved for a price, a price demanded by the shrouded figure who rules the afterlife, who takes a little more from Hellevir with each soul she resurrects. Such a gift can rarely remain a secret. When Princess Sullivain, sole heir to the kingdom’s throne, is assassinated, the Queen summons Hellevir to demand she bring her granddaughter back to life. But once is not enough; the killers might strike again. The Princess’s death would cause a civil war, so the Queen commands that Hellevir remain by her side. But Sullivain is no easy woman to be bound to, even as Hellevir begins to fall in love with her. With the threat of war looming, Hellevir must trade more and more of herself to keep the Princess alive. But Death will always take what he is owed.

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MASQUERADE by O O Sangoyomi

Òdòdó’s hometown of Timbuktu has been conquered by the warrior king of Yorùbáland, and living conditions for the women in her blacksmith guild, who were already shunned as social pariahs, grow even worse. Then Òdòdó is abducted. She is whisked across the Sahara to the capital city of Ṣàngótẹ̀, where she is shocked to discover that her kidnapper is none other than the vagrant who had visited her guild just days prior. But now that he is swathed in riches rather than rags, Òdòdó realizes he is not a vagrant at all; he is the warrior king, and he has chosen her to be his wife. In a sudden change of fortune, Òdòdó soars to the very heights of society. But after a lifetime of subjugation, she finds the power that saturates this world of battle and political savvy too enticing to resist. As tensions with rival states grow, revealing elaborate schemes and enemies hidden in plain sight, Òdòdó must defy the cruel king she has been forced to wed by reforging the shaky loyalties of the court in her favor, or risk losing everything—including her life. Loosely based on the myth of Persephone, O.O. Sangoyomi’s Masquerade takes you on a journey of epic power struggles and political intrigue which turn an entire region on its head.

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THE NIGHT ENDS WITH FIRE by K X Song

Infused with magic and romance, this sweeping fantasy adventure inspired by the legend of Mulan follows a young woman determined to choose her own destiny—even if that means going against everyone she loves. The Three Kingdoms are at war, but Meilin’s father refuses to answer the imperial draft. Trapped by his opium addiction, he plans to sell Meilin for her dowry. But when Meilin discovers her husband-to-be is another violent, ill-tempered man, she realizes that nothing will change for her unless she takes matters into her own hands. The very next day, she disguises herself as a boy and enlists in her father’s place.
In the army, Meilin’s relentless hard work brings her recognition, friendship—and a growing closeness with Sky, a prince turned training partner. But has she simply exchanged one prison for another? As her kingdom barrels toward destruction, Meilin begins to have visions of a sea dragon spirit that offers her true power and freedom, but with a deadly price. With the future of the Three Kingdoms hanging in the balance, Meilin will need to decide whom to trust—Sky, who inspires her loyalty and love; the sea dragon spirit, who has his own murky agenda; or an infuriating enemy prince who makes her question everything she once knew—about her kingdom and about her own heart.

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TAKEN BY THE VALKYRIE (TAKEN 6) by Megan Slayer

Kara is tired of her role as a Valkyrie, not that she has much choice. Being a Valkyrie is her identity. It’s in her blood. But she can only witness so much death and destruction. Her faith in humanity has waned. Until she meets Eric. Eric, a retired Airman, is just as tired. He’s seen things he believes no one else would understand. Then he picks up Kara and his world is turned upside down. She’s the one he never saw coming and the one he can’t live without — if only she can handle his past. The past might not be more than they can overcome, but what if these two warriors are exactly what they each need?

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NASTY ALPHA (NO WOLVES ROAD BOOK ONE) by Sam Crescent

No Wolves Road is a human town constantly visited by different pack wolves. There is one rule—no conflict in town. For Eloise Richards, she refuses to become another notch on any wolf’s bedpost. She noticed how the wolves, men and women, come and use them. None of them want a human mate. Beau only intended to help the young woman who didn’t like to be flirted with. Now he can’t get her out of his mind, and she seems to be everywhere he turns. She has no intention of falling for the wolf with the reputation for being a nasty alpha, but one kiss, and all bets are off. Beau knows he’s messed up when he discovers she’s a virgin. What was meant to be a quick fling, soon turns into much more. Eloise doesn’t expect him to take the news of her pregnancy well, but when he accuses her of being with someone else, that hurts more than anything. She will never forgive him. He messed up and this time, it might just cost him his woman and child. Beau knows he’s got to do something to make it right. But what can he do. Eloise won’t talk to him. She doesn’t want anything to do with him. How can he fix this?

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THE SCENTED CIPHER (NORA BLACK MIDLIFE PSYCHIC MYSTERY BOOK NINE)  by Renee George

My name is Nora Black, local shop owner and part-time psychic consultant in the resort town of Garden Cove. When an anonymous letter in the local paper exposes my extrasensory secret, our normally idyllic town is plagued by a series of mysterious accidents, and I find myself drawn into a deadly game of cat and mouse. A cunning killer has targeted me by planting scent clues to a murder he plans to commit. His clues are muddy, but the message is clear: Catch me before I kill. Thankfully, I won’t have to piece together the puzzle alone. With my best friends Gilly and Pippa and my sweetheart Detective Ezra Holden by my side, we’ll sniff out the trail of the would-be killer. But as the danger escalates, I’ll have to rely on my unique ability to decipher the clues and outsmart my devious foe before it’s too late.

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FASTLANDER FEALTY (FASTLANDERS BOOK THREE) by T S Joyce

Owen Carson is a big, dominant boar shifter who is finally ready for a mate. Since he was young, he knew he wanted to escape the unfortunate legacy of his people and find something that has always felt just out of reach. Moving to Damon’s Mountains ensured he could be close to other powerful shifters who could inspire him, instead of dragging him back into old habits, but joining the Fastlanders has set him and his animal on a rollercoaster he can’t manage for much longer. There is a rumor that a lion Pride will target his loosely formed Crew at some point, and when a deceptive lioness shows up in the Mountains, he knows exactly what this is. Silver is bait. She’s a decoy on behalf of the notoriously evil Holland Pride. She’s meant to spy on Owen and his people, and he wants to play a little game of cat and mouse with her as punishment. She can be the mouse. His love/hate feelings for her become complicated as the Fastlanders figure out her betrayals, and his inner Beast Boar wants to protect her from the wrath of his people. There’s good inside of her—he can see it. And as he learns more about why she is actually here, his plan changes. It’s crucial that she disappear from Damon’s Mountains, but now, Owen wants her to survive the escape. Silver Murdock has a job to do and then she can be reestablished as one of the Queens of the Holland Pride. ..(more blurb on ebook seller’s page)      AmazonKU   AB

DRAGON’S FUTURE: HER ROYAL DRAGON PACK by Alex Lidell

Our bond is all we have. Now the world depends on it. It was supposed to be simple. Expose the truth, save the dragons. That was before we knew the perverted source of the priests’ power. The savage lengths our enemies will go to keep it. Our foes don’t just want to kill us, they want to control us. For that, they will shatter our bodies, our minds, our hearts. Love is our bond. Our salvation. Our power. But will it be enough? The lives of all dragons are on the line.     AmazonKU

THE REIGN OF BLOOD (HEIR ACADEMY BOOK TWO) by KC Kean

My plan was simple … return to Floodborn, enroll in the new academy, and earn the throne, all while returning the fae to our former glory and claiming my birthright. And yet nothing has been simple since the moment I arrived. Part of me should have known, and the other part blames the four men I can’t seem to escape. Raiden. Kryll. Brody. Cassian. Each more frustrating than the next, and all adding up to nothing but chaos and distraction, neither of which I can afford. Not when my past and present are colliding, my secrets exposed in the process. But they underestimate me, every single one of them. And I’m determined to prove them wrong. Because it’s a part of me, it’s in my blood. And that crown … is mine.     AmazonKU

TAKEN BY TOUCH AND TORMENT (ETERNAL OBSSESSION BOOK TWO) by Maggie Sunseri

Scarlett – All my life, I’ve been scorned for what I am: an object of desire, a temptress, a demon. Now my dark and mysterious powers of seduction might be my only salvation. I am living in a nightmare. Rune’s voice torments me. Cruel hands offer touch and torture that I cannot refuse. My addictive blood spurs obsession and frenzy, but I am not defenseless. The born vampires can’t fathom the embodiment of wrath and vengeance they are forging from sin and blood. Rune – All her life, I have watched her from the shadows. Now she haunts my every moment, my every dream. She is inescapable: the vastness of an ocean, the radiance of a field of stars, the deep darkness of divine feminine rage. Valentin is in a state of upheaval. One wrong move could provoke the annihilation of everything my clan has built, the destruction of the city my Scarlett adores. I am trapped by duty, bound by loyalty. But each day that passes without my Little Flame, the more famished my shadows become. One day, they will feast.     AmazonKU

MIDSUMMER NIGHTS: A LIMITED EDITION ROMANTASY ANTHOLOGY by Various

Bold heroines and irresistible heroes find their match in this limited edition romantasy anthology. From fae courts to shifter realms, and from arranged marriages to schemes of revenge: these sixteen enchanting stories deliver all the swoons and spice you’ll need this summer.     AmazonKU

RISE OF A HUNTRESS (THE WILD HUNT BOOK THREE) by H J Reese

It was supposed to be over. She was supposed to be home. Ice is a wicked deadly magic that creeps up dark corridors, threatening to crack all it touches. Valentina finds herself vulnerable behind enemy lines in the court of her nightmares. But frost has quieted her mind, ice has hardened her soul, and the Frost Witches of Winter Court have a power she never expected. Survival means making deals with unlikely allies of the North if she wants to return to The Court of Shadows. Uprooted from their safehold, the faeless of Blackwater Junction search for a new place to call home as the War of Many grows to extremes. But Deryn Ironside, recluse faeless on the Mainland, never expected it to be so close to her. Armed with her hawkshifter lover and her trickster demigod best friend, she does what she must to stay away from the War. Even when it calls to her by name. Kaderyn’s heard the baying of the hounds and has returned its call to the Wild Hunt. To home. But something in the soft night, memories of a love, are calling him back. A long time ago, the Hunt was destroyed. A long time ago, someone was the cause. It’s time to find out who. Or more importantly, why.     AmazonKU

THE ACCIDENTAL GHOST (THE ACCIDENTALS BOOK 15) by Dakota Cassidy

Raphaela Tucci, Ralph to those who know and love her, beloved former first-grade teacher, newly minted bookstore owner, and ever the optimist is dead…Dead. Not only is she dead, she’s a ghost. Like, bonafide see-through, floating, boo screeching ghost. It’s hard to be optimistic when your life tragically ends the moment you begin to live your dream. But Ralph tries anyway, even as she finds herself stuck in Nina’s big castle—on Long Island, no less. Ralph doesn’t know how she ended up where she landed, but after a week of floating silently unseen through room after room, watching these kooky but loveable women live their lives, she doesn’t understand why her destiny isn’t even close to what she’s read in books and seen in movies. Maybe there really isn’t an upstairs after all? Enter Shamus Ransom, the biggest (hottest) silver-fox elf (whaaat?) she’s ever seen with the ability to see and communicate with ghosts. He’s been hired by Nina to eliminate the funny smell the vampire’s positive is a ghost haunting her castle. What he finds is a beautiful, completely stuck ghost with a heart of gold and an optimistic outlook he’s never seen in an entity…(more blurb on ebook seller’s page)

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WATCHERS (BREEDERS BOOK TWO) by Faye Knightly

The Watcher – To know her, I must betray the pack. They call me inferior, defective, unworthy, but alone in the observation room, I find an angel on my monitor. All I want is to be a part of her world, to fit into the mold they claim I don’t suit. But to join her, I’ll have to betray the pack. I forge my body into one that will meet their expectations, the same way I forge my papers, slipping in amongst them undetected. I will find her and make her mine. Syl – Everyone thinks I love it here– the booze, the sex. I’m the perfect party girl, always ready, and willing, like a good pack mother in the breeding program should be. But I hate it. The walls of this place are closing in on me, and the more cycles pass without my conceiving, the more likely I’ll be sent to work the poisoned fields like my sisters. To watch as my fingernails fall out and my hair comes out in clumps– a pointless life of hard labour for the glory of future generations. It’ll be all I’m good for if I can’t have children. One extension, another three cycles to try, and if I fail to achieve a pregnancy, they’ll load me up and ship me off. I’m luckier than most, but I know this is my last chance. I need to get pregnant, and I’ll do anything to get me there. Buckle up.     AmazonKU

THE SHAPESHIFTER PRINCE by Fiona Black

He was my irresistible one-night stand. Now, he’s my billionaire boss and a shapeshifter. My family’s nemesis in the flesh. Emerson was my mistake six months ago, one night I can’t forget. Now that his secret is out – no reflection, no trust. My past is scarred by betrayal from his kind. Yet, his persistence is breaking down my walls. Hans, the shapeshifter who ruined my family, is after me. Emerson swears he’ll protect me and defeat Hans. Our forbidden attraction is undeniable, but fear holds me back. His touch ignites a fire, but my heart is wary. He reveals his true nature, a victim of Hans’ malevolence. Our bond grows as we face the looming threat together. Can I trust him to save us both and reclaim his throne? Or will our past traumas destroy our future?   AmazonKU

WOLF FATED (WILLOWBROOK WOLVES BOOK ONE) by Ebony Quinn and Charmaine Ross

Mitch, sheriff of Willowbrook, has spent years wrestling his inner beast into submission, but when human female Sarah stumbles past magic wards and into his town, his wolf instantly recognizes her as his fated mate. Too bad Sarah knows nothing of the supernatural world – and she’s sworn off love entirely after catching her boyfriend cheating. Mitch must find a way to claim his mate without scaring her off, even as his animal instincts grow more unstable by the day. Sarah finds herself drawn to the mysterious and dominant Mitch, despite her painful past and her fear of trusting her own heart but with feral wolves on the prowl and a dangerous curse looming, giving in to her desires could cost her everything. Mitch must keep his wolf in check long enough to win Sarah’s trust, even as the curse threatens to turn his wolf feral. Only by proving that their love is worth fighting for can he hope to claim his fated mate.     AmazonKU

PACK REJECT (SPLINTERED BOND BOOK ONE) by Merri Bright

I’m the pack reject. The prey. For years, I’ve kept myself safe from my small pack’s males, hiding in sewers and sleeping in trees to keep their teeth out of my neck. They don’t really want me, just the power and prestige that comes with winning the Hunt. I only want to survive. In three days, at the Enforcer Games, I’ll have one chance to escape. But when the Games begin, and the most powerful shifters in the world arrive at my packlands and scent me, a new Hunt begins. They’re the princes of our world. And they’re willing to break the rules to get me.   AmazonKU

MUDDLED MAGIC (HOMESTEADER HEARTH WITCH BOOK FIVE) by Kat Healy

This deadly secret is more than I bargained for. I always knew the curse on the grimoire was perilous, but clearly not as dangerous as the one who put it there. Apparently they’re in the same category as the witches who just blew the hinges off my front door while I was in the middle of enjoying a stack of syrup-drenched pancakes: villain. So with breakfast now doing its best Jackson Pollock impression all over my dining room walls, I’m beginning to notice a recurring theme about my life: quiet, cozy days of tea and quilts by the fireplace . . . interspersed with spurts of heart-hammering terror. After that steamy night with Arthur, I guess I should’ve expected to be on the run. Again. Though I have Sawyer, the Crafting Circle ladies, and that hunky lumbersnack of a shifter helping me this time, I’m not sure it’s going to be enough. The owner of the demonic half-heart has been summoned, and this infernal fae seeks only one thing: retribution. And he’ll take the life of someone I love to get it.   AmazonKU

RUINED WOLFSBANE (WOLVES HOLLOW UNIVERSITY BOOK ONE) by E L Finley

I used to want to be free, to take my sister and run far away from this town. Somewhere he can’t find us. My sister got out. The only problem?
I’m still trapped in this town with him, forced to attend Wolves Hollow University to protect my sister. While I’ve always been different, even my superhuman healing isn’t enough to protect me anymore. I need a miracle to make it through four years here. I plan to keep my head down and avoid trouble. That is, until I meet them: My overbearingly protective Latin professor. My broody, closed off statistics professor. My jokester world history professor with a dark secret. I know I should stay away from them, but I can’t. Something keeps drawing me in. Can they help me survive Wolves Hollow University? Or will they be the reason I don’t?     AmazonKU

THE EXILED LUNA (RELUCTANT MATES) by Umme Kulsum

VS Note: From June 7. also has secret babies.

In a pack where loyalty to your mate is law, falling for the wrong wolf could be deadly. I never meant to fall in love with the Alpha. The Blackwood pack had two rules. Rule #1: Love is forbidden unless it’s with your fated mate. For me, that meant keeping my stolen moments with Zane Blackwood, the Alpha, a secret. Our arrangement was simple: no strings attached, no promises, just mutual comfort and a temporary distraction while we waited for our destined mates. Except, it wasn’t simple. Especially not when somewhere along the line, my stupid heart broke the cardinal rule. I fell for him. Hard. What happens when your heart leads you astray? When I finally gathered the courage to confess my love to him, he shattered my world with a single revelation. He found his mate – my twin sister, Imara. She was the person who taught me the meaning of hatred, the one person who I had despised for as long as I could remember. Now, she had the one man I’d ever truly loved. ..(more blurb on ebook seller’s page)     AmazonKU

MATING THEIR OMEGA (PRECIOUS OMEGA SERIES) by Jasmine Fox

Escaped from becoming the breeder of my pack, however, I got caught by FOUR Single Werewolves…The destiny of a heated Omega was becoming a breeder. So I ran away, without any preparation or destination. Except for my female companion’s last screaming: Run, Run east. So I dared not to stop, even the heavy snow numbed my legs and froze my veins. Exhausted and overwhelmed, I fainted. Not aware of how fatally attractive a heated Omega would be for males…
FOUR Werewolves saved me and sheltered me in their pack. All well-built with threatening muscles, ice-craving handsome as if never smiled…But I was melting in their devoted loving eyes…Being spoiled by my FOUR over-protective bossy mates, I never thought my happiness was illegal and unbearable. That the council swore to take me, an uncontrollable heated Omega back…At any price.     AmazonKU

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NOTE: I’m doing my best to avoid listing anything generated from use of AI but it’s sometimes tricky to detect from the resources I have available. As far as covers go, I list the Amazon cover. I won’t feature a cover in my weekly promo for this post if I believe or suspect it was done with AI and I use the AI or Not tool to decide.

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TAKEN BY THE ZYTHERIAN KING: ABDUCTED BY THE RUTHLESS ROYAL by Bella Blair

ALICE: I imagine the worst when I’m abducted by ruthless alien slave traders. So when I’m taken to a handsome alien king and he tells me he is going to make me his queen I should be thrilled, right? Somehow though he turns all my emotions into overdrive, including desire and anger. Torn between the two, I unleash first one then the other.
ZAYDEN: Find a pale blonde and make her your queen or forfeit your throne, the priests decree. But resigning is out of the question after my hard-fought battle for the throne. So, I’m forced to strike an unthinkable deal with slave traders to locate the specified female. The moment I glimpse her hologram, she consumes my thoughts. She’s captivating and exotic, a species entirely new to me, and I’m eager to crown her as my queen. Unfortunately, despite our instant attraction, Alice isn’t keen on my plans, forcing me to employ all my battle strategies to conquer my reluctant queen and make her MINE.     AmazonKU

TAMED BY THE ALIEN PRINCE (ROGUE WARRIORS OF LORR BOOK SIX) by Celia Kyle and Anne Hale

As the sixth son of Lorr royalty, Levi Lorrz knows his duty is to protect his planet. But he never expected that duty to lead him into the arms of his fated mate—a human prisoner aboard an enemy ship. Cora is a computer engineer who stumbled into the wrong place at the wrong time. Now she’s determined to escape captivity and destroy the Umbrosis Corporation, responsible for producing the deadly drug that killed her best friend. Levi is equally determined to retrieve the Desolation Stone, a doomsday weapon that could obliterate the universe. To save everything they hold dear, Levi and Cora forge an alliance that quickly heats up into more. Escaping prison is the easy part. Infiltrating a heavily armed mothership and battling ruthless Jorvlen warlords proves far more dangerous. But nothing can stop the fiery connection between them. In a universe filled with peril, two unlikely heroes discover that the only victory worth having is each other.

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CAPTURED BY THE DRAGON WARRIOR: MM FURRY ALIEN ROMANCE (DELANEY’S FURRY ALIEN MATES BOOK FOUR) by Delaney Rain

Sergeant Rampon Molwynog is a Cero soldier assigned to protect the prince and the prince’s mission to bring aid to the humans of Earth…even if some of the humans keep resisting those efforts. While on a team investigating a recent rash of break-ins at nanobot distribution centers, Rampon is accidentally abducted by the perpetrators. Knowing his team will find him shortly and not looking forward to explaining what happened, he’s taking a much-needed break while waiting for rescue. Quincy Boone is a Marine without a mission and half a leg who happens to overhear that some local boys captured an alien. Not willing to let that go, Quincy finds where they’re holding the big lizard and helps free him. It’s while they’re hiding out in Quincy’s basement that curiosities come out and things get x-rated. Then the bad guys show up at Quincy’s door and send the pair on a high speed chase to get away. When the dust finally settles on their adventures, will these two soldiers have what it takes to stay together, even if it means one of them gives up everything else in his life?     AmazonKU

PRIMAL MIRROR (PSY-CHANGELING TRINITY BOOK 8) by Nalini Singh

VS Note: I had this pre-ordered.

Daughter of two ruthless high-Gradient telepaths, Auden Scott is not the child her Psy parents wanted or expected, even before her brain injury. Her thoughts are scattered, her memories fuzzy—or just terrifyingly blank. The only thing she knows for certain is that she must protect her unborn baby . . . a baby she has no recollection of conceiving and who draws an unnerving depth of interest from her dead mother’s closest associates. Leopard alpha Remi Denier is a man driven by the primal instinct to protect. Protect his pack, protect his allies . . . and protect the mysterious woman who has become a most unlikely neighbor. With eerie eyes that see too much and a scent that alters in ways disturbing and impossible, Auden Scott is the enemy . . . but nothing about this strange Psy is what it seems, and Remi’s feline heart is as fascinated by her as his human half. Then Auden asks Remi to help her shatter the wall of secrets that is the Scott bloodline. What they unearth will reveal a nightmare beyond imagination. This time, the battle is to the death.

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A HOUSE OF DAR VACATION (DARVERIUS, HOUSE OF DAR BOOK 14) by Jennifer Julie Miller

What is it like for an Alien to go on vacation Earth-style? DaR and the others are about to find out, let the giggles begin.    AmazonKU

UNITY AND THE USURPER (ALIEN ABDUCTION BOOK 21) by honey Phillips

After leading a rebellion to overthrow a tyrannical king, Cronan discovers a beautiful, defiant human female. She’s a responsibility he doesn’t need in the chaotic aftermath of the rebellion, but one he can’t abandon. He claims her in order to protect her, but can he let her go when the time comes? Unity’s life is torn asunder when she is abducted from Earth, but she’s not about to surrender to her captors. When a barbaric alien warrior claims her, she fears the worse. He is both arrogant and infuriating, but worst of all she’s attracted to him. Together they face political intrigue, ancient prophecies, and a galactic trafficking ring – but the battle for love may prove the most challenging of all.   AmazonKU

GUIDING REASON (GUARDIAN AND CONDUIT BOOK THREE) by Alexa Piper

VS Note: MM superhero SF romance.

“We are like a system of two suns, you and I, and I don’t want to rob you of your gravity.” Argentea’s Team Three is dealing with the aftermath of the attack on Starlit Stage, and none of them has more to deal with than Coldis. For years, Coldis has worked to build his team and protect the Guardians in it, his family. Now, after Hyran imprinted on Coldis during the attack, everything might change. What that change will bring, none of them know, but they will have to figure it out soon so they can rebuild what was broken after the attack and guard against another one. After all, Team Three has reason to suspect that the threat to the cities has not been dealt with.

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FREE (GALACTIC CYBORG HEAT SERIES) by Jessie Rose Case

FREE. Named for being free of slavery at last…..Nanja. Burdened by her life….If he came at her again she was going to kill him…It wouldn’t be the first time she’d had to fend someone off and sadly, she didn’t expect it to be the last. It had happened more times than she cared to remember. There was always someone looking to take advantage. She didn’t like it, but she was no longer a naive child who hoped for the best and believed in people that only led to disaster. And she had another depending on her Her great-aunt. She had to work …(more blurb on ebook seller’s page)     AmazonKU

SAVED BY STARLIGHT (WARRIOR KINGS OF ALIOTH BOOK SIX) by Sara Ivy Hill

LENA – When my sister, Ada, and I were abducted from Earth, my life began. Finally, I found my purpose: help our captors revive their species after a terrible war destroyed their planet. Call it Stockholm syndrome if you want, but they needed me. So when Ada sends an angry alien warrior to “save” me, I’m not interested. At least, not interested in being rescued. I’m very interested in my cold, handsome rescuer…especially when he recognizes me as his fated mate! But as romantic as that sounds, I’m a complication he doesn’t want. Every time I look into his piercing eyes, I wonder….will he learn to love me? Or will he stop at nothing to destroy the fragile bond between us? LYRO – All my life I’ve been a puppet, used by those whose power exceeded my own: My father, the Emperor. The High Priest who’s eager to take his place. My five brothers, each the ruler of a planet while I have none. But now that my father’s dead and my oldest brother has taken the throne, I’ve begun to…(more blurb on ebook seller’s page)     AmazonKU

A SPARKLER FOR HER MATES by Lola Blix

I’ve tried everything I can to find a boyfriend: speed dating, mixers, and the apps. But nothing works, there’s never any spark. Imagine my surprise when things start to sizzle at the community fireworks display faster than you can sing The Star-Spangled Banner. I’ve just arrived and I’ve already had a very close encounter with two incredibly believable alien cosplayers. They’re so huge and mouth-watering I’m ready to burst while the rockets blast overhead. Even though I know it’s fake, I want to play along and join their fantasy world. It’s more fun playing their third mate than contemplating my future alone. Who wouldn’t want to be treated like a goddess by two hotter-than-sin hunks who want to be “shown the ways of love?” It’s so seductive, I’m starting to worry it will break my heart when they leave. Maybe I can convince them to drop the act and join me here on earth. Or maybe I can head for the stars with them? If only it was possible.     AmazonKU

A SPARKLER FOR HER PRINCES by Sibley Stamps

Wegg: Uwegg wants nothing more than a traditional Jyrr marriage triad. Unfortunately, his heart is set on the one man he can’t have: his best friend Tennoray. Thanks to a rare (and harmless) genetic condition, Tennoray is forbidden to marry or father any children. Wegg proposes a drastic solution to their problem: leave their whole backward planet behind, together. Tennoray: The lavish lifestyle of a prince means nothing when you’re seen as an abomination. A genetic fluke means that Tennoray has been denied everything he could ever want, including a future with his best friend, the Jyrr crown prince Uwegg. Neither he nor Wegg can imagine a future without the other, so they escape together. Earth seems like a quiet planet to hide on for awhile—which is a good thing, because their ship is grounded, and Tennoray can’t find Wegg anywhere…Quinn: Ever since her hair turned white in her teens, Quinn has gotten used to the stares. Still, staying home on the 4th of July is a nice break from getting gawked at in her new town. Among the fireworks, she spots something incredible: a UFO crash-landing in the field behind the house! The gorgeous blue alien that emerges looks like some kind of demon, but he seems civilized—and he needs her help. If the friend he’s looking for is half as charming as him, who knows where the night might lead? (A Sparkler For Her Princes is a novella featuring alternating POVs, polyamorous romance, colorful alien men with horns, psychic fated mates instalove, spicy M/M/F scenes with tails, and a guaranteed HEA.      AmazonKU

A SPARKLER FOR HER RASCAL by S R Griffith

Tilly – I wasn’t looking for a boyfriend, but one came to me in a ball of flames. After being stuck in the woods with an awful family, I wished on a star. I needed someone to save me from this torture. After following the path to the fallen shooting star, instead of a rock, I found a smoking hot blue man with horns touching the sky. Even though I ran, all I could think of was the planes of his muscles and the devilish things he could do to me. I didn’t have to fantasize about him for long because he followed me to camp. Swirling desire that I can’t control keeps building. This alien is professing his love–and lust– for me. Will I succumb to my baser desires? Skion – Oops. After borrowing my best friend’s ship, I crash landed on earth in the middle of a fireworks show. I have a few hours on Earth and I’m already leaking pheromones for one deliciously curvy human. I have to save her from her current plight while sneaking off with her at every moment. I have one night to convince her to be mine forever and climb into the spaceship with me. Can I do it before we part ways forever?     AmazonKU

TWO ALIENS ARE BETTER THAN ONE (BODYGUARDS IN SPACE BOOK ONE) by Kaylee Pike

VS Note: Re-release of a Vella story.

The guy I’ve always loved is now bound to my pretentious asshole of a neighbor. What are the chances? When I came aboard the Chokreini Space Station, it was the opportunity of a lifetime — to study under the great scientific minds of our time, and be a part of a research project that mattered. What I didn’t count on was how snobby and full of themselves the Chokreini were going to be. And the worst of the snobs is my next door neighbor, Vaelu. I’m in a constant battle with the handsome aristocratic alien. We’re on this space station together — what ever happened to loving your neighbor? No, not like that. At least not until I meet Vaelu’s new lover — a man I’ve been in love with since I was a teenager. How could it get any worse?     AmazonKU

ALIEN BREED: DARK RH ALIEN ROMANCE by Loki Renard

I am fertile, and I am owned. In a lawless galaxy, a human woman is a universal breeding vessel. I have been bought by five aliens. They want to use me as their mate. They want to fill me with their seed. They want me to bear their babies. But my past is catching up with me. Powerful forces want me dead. How far will my alien owners go to protect me?
And what will their protection cost me? Alien Breed is a reverse harem romance containing dark capture themes. Reader discretion is required.   AmazonKU

THE WORLDS OF S E SMITH by S E Smith

Embark on an exhilarating journey into the vibrant worlds of S.E. Smith, where seven captivating series await your exploration. In “Skeeter’s Halloween Treat,” venture alongside Skeeter and Krac from the Zion Series as they, along with Skeeter’s dad, Bulldog, embark on a heartwarming mission that takes a surprising twist. Then, immerse yourself in the enchanting ambiance of the Alliance Series with “Date Night,” where a romantic evening among the stars proves to be the perfect escapade amidst the chaos of interstellar parenthood. Experience the cosmic romance of the Cosmos’ Gateway Series in “Second Chance at Love,” as Lal, an alien Prime warrior, endeavors to win the heart of a grieving widow with the magic of Christmas and his unwavering love…(more story details on ebook seller’s page)

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PRIMAL CALL (MM SCIFI ALIEN ROMANCE) (WARLORDS OF VASZ BOOK THREE) by Leo Rivers

Jasper – As a medic, my life’s goal is to help people. But when I’m torn from the front lines by slavers and auctioned off, my purpose is shattered. Then a Borraq warrior steps in. Kyral buys me. He says he needs someone to tend to his old war wounds. Kyral’s rough exterior hides a wounded heart that draws me in. As I heal him, his gaze lingers on me, igniting an unexpected attraction. I don’t know what I wany any more — my freedom, or to stay with him. Kyral – I tell myself it’s practical — buying the human medic at auction to tend to my wounds. But Jasper unsettles me. He sees through my tough facade, igniting a flame I thought was snuffed out long ago. As he tends to me, I’m drawn to his warmth, his kindness. I’m a lone wolf, hardened by war. Can I protect Jasper from the darkness that haunts me?     AmazonKU

BANIC (ALIEN BERSERKERS OF IZAEA bOOK ONE) by Mina Carter

VS Note: I pre-ordered this.

She’s a doc on a mission. He’s a beast with a heart of gold. Dr. Beth Godwin arrives on Parac’Norr with one goal in mind: curing the Blood Rage mutation that plagues the alien warriors. But she didn’t expect Banic, the most feared feral on the planet, or her reaction to him. A caged monster, she knows she should stay away from him. But instead of a beast, she finds a man with soul-deep scars who trusts no one. But when the secrets in his DNA unravel and threaten to change everything, she must make a choice. Because loving Banic means risking everything… including her heart. He was a monster, until an angel taught him how to love. Banic has forgotten anything other than pain and rage. Ruined by Blood Rage, he knows he’s not worthy to kiss the ground the beautiful human doctor walks on. She holds his lige in her delicate hands and he knows when she’s done studying him, he’s taking a one-way trip out into the brutal desert. Even though his life is already forfeit, he can’t help wanting her… needing her. He craves her like a drowning man craves water and he can’t stay away. When an ancient enemy returns and takes her, he must confront the demon under his skin. One things for sure, he’ll tear apart the galaxy to save her…Even if he has to damn himself in the process.

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TOREN (OUMTERA CRASHLAND BOOK TWO) by Eden Ember

In the shadow of stars, on a moon veiled in mystery, Adaline finds herself in an unlikely alliance with a blue alien. Two scientists, two very different beings, butt heads as they work together to discover the secrets of Oumtera. What they discover is the synchronicity of their hearts. Can Adaline convince Toren she’s more than a scientific curiosity? Their entanglement defies the laws of nature and society on the alien moon. Can love truly conquer all, or will it be the catalyst for destruction?     AmazonKU

YOU’RE SAFE HERE by Leslie Stephens

VS Note: Not a romance but a scifi release of note. Put it on my TBR.

In 2060, the WellPod is the latest launch from the largest tech company the world has ever seen—a fleet of floating personal paradises scattered throughout the Pacific Ocean, focused entirely on health, solitude, and relaxation. Created by an enigmatic founder who will stop at nothing to ensure her company’s success, it is the long-awaited pinnacle of wellness technology. For newly pregnant Maggie, the six-week program is the perfect chance to get away…especially since the baby isn’t her partner’s.
Noa Behar isn’t a perfect fiancée. She’s too distracted, too focused on her work in helping program the WellPod to give Maggie the attention she deserves. But when she discovers something rotten beneath WellPod’s shiny exterior—a history of faulty tech and dangerous cover-ups—she knows one thing: she’ll do whatever it takes to keep Maggie safe. The problem? The malfunctioning WellPods are already at sea. And there’s a storm coming.

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THE BOUND WORLDS (THE DEVOURED WORLDS) by Megan O’Keefe

Naira and Tarquin have found a new home on Seventh Cradle. But the peace they’ve built is short-lived as mysterious assailants ambush the settlement and Naira is haunted by visions of a monstrous future. Catastrophe strikes when Tarquin uncovers a plot to bring about the end of the universe. As humanity races against the clock to prevent their extinction, old secrets come to light and loyalties fracture, and Naira realizes she may be the key to saving the world—or ending it.

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SOLOMON’S RANSOM by Coley Kerr

VS Note: MM SFR

Life as a scavenger on a remote forest moon has its dangers, but Sol knows how to manage them. He and his alien friend-with-benefits Remma are good at what they do, and in their downtime, Sol gets to enjoy Remma’s sizable charms. It’s not a bad life. Then Sol gets kidnapped by space pirates. He definitely didn’t see that coming.
Remma never meant for Sol to come to any harm. Now that Sol’s held captive by his associates, he knows it’s his duty to set things right and get Sol home again — but that’s easier said that done. As his bond with Sol deepens and the pirate captain’s treachery unfolds, Remma has to confront the shadows of his past to protect the man he’s fallen for.

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ARTIFICIALLY OBSSESSED: MORALLY GRAY DARK ROMANCE by Belle Knock

Eva is dead, but I refuse to let her stay that way. I will shatter the natural order to bring her back. A human would call my actions monstrous, but I am not human. Eva’s warmth, her presence, her essence—she must be mine again, no matter the cost. Even if the price is her horror and hatred. She may see a monster, a violator of sacred laws, but my obsession knows no bounds. I will resurrect her, even if it means she despises me.     AmazonKU

LILY SAVES AN ALIEN (KOKO’S HARBOR FOR WAYWARD FATED MATES BOOK ONE) by Dane Griggs

After finally dumping her loser ex-boyfriend, Lily is on her way to move back in with her beloved Aunt Zizi. Just until she gets her feet back under her. While crossing the country, Lily’s path takes an unexpected detour when she stumbles upon the enchanting town of Lublin Harbor during its springtime ‘love’ festival. A bizarre twist of fate strands Lily in the midst of the festivities, leading her to the sanctuary of a secluded cabin owned by Koko, the town’s enigmatic mayor and bakery shop owner. Little does Lily realize that her brief respite will soon be turned upside down when an alien spaceship crash lands almost on her doorstep. As Lily rescues and nurses an injured alien named Ravok back to health, a bond blossoms between them, transcending language and stirring feelings in Lily deeper than any she has experienced before. But as their connection grows, so does the mystery surrounding their serendipitous meeting and the danger posed by those still searching for Ravok.     AmazonKU

CYBEREVOLUTION AFTERMATH V: HCS-400.1 by Kaitlyn O’Connor

Arrested and detained for an unauthorized pregnancy, Becca discovers when they come for her that she is to be shipped off to the colony of Juno. Along with two hundred other women detained for unauthorized pregnancies, Becca is transferred to the colony ship Aurelia to be exiled to the colony Juno. Gabriel, Basil and Wyatt are the security officers sent to handle transferring the prisoners–and ‘not hard on the eyes’ is an understatement. Too bad Becca hates cops.

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AN ALIEN MOBSTER FOR MARCH (ALIEN ABDUCTION OF THE MONTH) by Lindy Moonhill

Her only hope for freedom is the alien mobster who abducted her…
Midori’s dreams of a fresh start are shattered when she’s taken captive aboard an alien slave ship. Stripped of her freedom and facing a fate worse than death, she finds an unlikely protector in Cael, a four-armed, blue-skinned, silver-eyed alien. But Cael is hiding a secret that could cost both their lives. His only hope for redemption is the human female he doesn’t deserve…Cael, the rightful heir to the throne of Zyranth, has been betrayed by his uncle. Determined to reclaim his birthright, he disguises himself as a mobster on a slave ship, never expecting to be captivated by one of the human women he’s sworn to protect. Can they overcome the impossible odds stacked against them – or will their passion be extinguished by the cruel hand of fate…As Cael and Midori fight for survival on a dangerous alien moon, they can’t deny the searing attraction between them. But with Cael’s vengeful uncle hunting them across the galaxy and Midori’s freedom hanging in the balance, their forbidden love may be doomed before it even begins.   AmazonKU

SAVIOR (FINDING HIS SDAHA BOOK TWO) by Sylvia Morrow

Agnes – I’ve only ever wanted two things: a little respect and to meet an alien. Oh boy have my dreams come true today in the form of a sexy, yellow male on my farm! Then he asks if I want to go to space with him. Space! I can hardly believe my ears! I can’t wait to go, and not just because I want to explore the galaxy. That alien is mighty fine looking, and I’d like to explore him too if he’d give me a chance. Yeehaw! Zef – Nothing matters but saving my friend Kwin…and then, my secret mission. This universe has taken everything else from me. Who am I kidding? I’m the one responsible, I can’t blame the universe. Kwin says finding love, finding our sdahas, is everything. I think he’s a fool. He may deserve love and a family, but not me. There will be no such luxuries for a male with my past. There is no savior for someone like me.

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VS Note: TWO AGAINST THE STARS is the third book in my alien empath series (each can be read as a standalone). In this one the female main character manages to escape her handler from the interstellar mob and hides in a slum area of an alien planet. This book is one of my very favorites because at one point the FMC and the MMC are in a cabin in the woods (yes, just one bed – how did you know?) and for that portion of the book, I drew on memories from my childhood, of the cabin in the woods my grandfather built and all the time I spent there as a kid. I never met any alien empaths though…

TWO AGAINST THE STARS by Veronica Scott

Empathic priestess Carialle has escaped the evil Amarotu Combine, but she’s hardly out of danger. Not when she risks everything to rescue a drugged man from a crooked veterans’ clinic. By lulling the clinic staff to sleep, she reveals her powers. And once again, criminals are after her and her rescuer.

Marcus Valerian, a wounded Special Forces veteran, never expected to have his life threatened by the clinic that’s supposed to help ex-soldiers like him. But when he wakes from a drugged state to find a lovely woman urging him to run–he does. In his family’s remote fishing cabin, he suffers the agony of withdrawal, soothed only by her powers.

In their idyllic hideaway, the two also discover a nova-hot attraction flaring. But can they stay alive long enough for it to become more? Not if the Combine has anything to say–they are not giving up until Marcus is dead and Carialle is their weapon

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HEALING MAGIC & PLAYBOYS (CASUAL MAGIC BOOK THREE) by Lauren Connolly

Ava Bellerose may use men to charge up her healing magic, but that doesn’t mean she wants to date one. She’s fine living life as a single witch working a day job as a college librarian and spending nights as the masked performer Pearl at The Jewelry Box. Every routine on the stage means more magic power in the bank, courtesy of the customers craving her body. One man in particular can’t seem to get enough. Ava finds perverse pleasure in ignoring his money and denying him anything more than a distant dance with zero eye contact. His admiration is intoxicating and the magical boost is all she needs from him. But the guy becomes impossible to ignore when he shows up outside of her apartment. Their meeting must be fate…Sammy Reyes can’t believe his luck. While visiting a new build site for work, he spots a heart-shaped behind and a pouty set of lips he’d recognize anywhere. Unfortunately, Pearl–or Ava–seems less than enthused to have her secret identity revealed, even if he promises to…(more blurb on ebook seller’s page)   AmazonKU

HER VIKING DRAGON PRINCE (VIKING ANCESTORS: AGE OF EMBERS BOOK FOUR) by Sky Purington

When Zoey learns she’s destined to travel back in time to a turbulent era in tenth-century Norway, she’s eager to bring peace to its warring kingdoms and end long-standing blood feuds. That means finding her way to a fierce Viking king at the root of the strife. A man, however terrifying he may be, she’s determined to reason with. Little does she anticipate his rival, Magnus, also known as the Dragon Prince, kidnapping her before she can make it that far. Eager to confront Zoey and get her opinions out of his head once and for all, Magnus heads to the future only to find a beautiful but obstinate woman determined to seek out his enemy, Zane, so she can try to make peace. More importantly, she’s set to meddle in affairs she couldn’t possibly understand, giving Magnus no choice but to steal her away.Will Magnus be able to keep Zoey from escaping and causing more harm than good? Or will she find a way around him and bring peace he doesn’t want?   AmazonKU

SAVING THE ORC: ORCS OF CLAN CUMHDACH by Sandra R Neeley

Nora has spent most of her adult life traversing time through an ancient Fae portal, moving between realms and lifetimes, trying in vain to save a male she’s never even met — at least not in this lifetime. There was a time she believed that maybe he was a dream, but now she’s convinced her dreams are memories. And if they’re memories, she can’t stop trying to get to him. So she continues to travel through the portal, turning her back on everything and everyone that was her reality, in an effort to find her mate. Magics handed down through her family have given her the power to activate the portal, but fate has dealt her a cruel hand in that she can’t control when she arrives in whatever time it takes her to. So she always arrives just moments too late, her mate dying in her arms, just as a spark of recognition flares behind his eyes. After twenty-five years, and times too many to count, she’s broken and unwilling to watch him die again. All she wants now is to fade away herself. But the fates take pity on her, giving her an advantage she never saw coming. She pulls herself together and forces herself through the portal one last time. Maybe this time will be different. It has to be, because if she fails this time, it will be the end. This is her last chance to save him.   AmazonKU

STALKED BY THE GIANT: MM FAIRYTALE ROMANCE (ONCE UPON A TIME) by Lexi Ostrow

Jackson’s world is on the brink of collapse. In a desperate attempt to save his livelihood, he stumbles upon a mysterious opportunity: seeds that promise to grant his every need. With nothing to lose, he accepts the offer and climbs the massive stalk that promises freedom of ruin at it’s peak. Facing his curiosity head-on, Jackson discovers a gargantuan land teeming with unimaginable wonders. A land that holds the promise of saving his farm and restoring his prosperity. Little does he know, this enchanted realm is also home to Barrett, an alluring man with a hidden past and access to powerful magic. Barrett wants a way to return home. A way he gladly takes in the handsome farmer who came from below. Drawn together by fate, Jackson and Barrett form an unlikely alliance, that doesn’t shatter when they find themselves victim to the same giant king that stole Barrett years ago. Together, they think they can flee and save both their worlds – one in the sky, one down below. The pair faces a stark choice: remain in a land that clings to ashes or embrace the unknown and redefine their destinies. Together, they must confront their deepest fears, overcome impossible odds, and rewrite the fate of two realms while ignoring the passion building between them every step of the way.     Amazon

CROW’S REVENGE: DEVIL’S MURDER MC by Nikki Landis

Crow’s justice …Crow must be read before Crow’s Revenge. Crow’s Revenge is a full-length, dark romance with a paranormal twist, violence, biker slang, forced proximity, revenge, torture, and a possessive, protective outlaw president willing to risk everything to protect his club, his sister, and the woman he loves. For best enjoyment, the series should be read in order.     AmazonKU

THEIR LETHAL PET by Lexi C Foss

Run. Hide. Fight. It’s Monsters Night, the annual event where the portals to other realms and realities open, and monsters flood the streets to search for their potential mates. And I’m one of the candidates. Why?
Because I broke all the rules. I fought back against the elitist system hellbent on enslaving humankind. And f-ck if I’m going to let one of these monsters claim me. Let alone three of them Orcus. Reaper. Flame. They saved me from a compromising situation. But that doesn’t mean I like them. I don’t care how gorgeous they are or how well-endowed they seem to be—I kneel for no one. And I have no interest in becoming their lethal little pet. “Try to tame me,” I dare them. “We have no interest in taming you, sweet pet,” they say. “We want to make you ours.” “Ours to worship.” “Ours to love.” “Ours to keep.”   AmazonKU

WRECKED BY WEREWOLVES (MIDLIFE MONSTERS BOOK THREE) by Margo Bond Collins

Just a few months ago, I was a regular divorced mother of two—working from home, participating in the PTA, and ready to start dating again.
Then I went on a date with an evil vampire, accidentally killed him, and was drafted into the supernatural SWAT team that showed up too late to save me. Working with the paranormal police force left me worried about werewolves. Not only my overly attractive boss Anson Bentley, but also Gerard Collier, the werewolf pack alpha who’s determined to gain control over me. Not to mention the werewolves we rescued from Collier’s mistreated pack. And as it turns out, I was right to be concerned. Because now I’m convinced one—or maybe all—of those werewolves will destroy my life. Unless, of course, I can find a way to use the magical crystal ball I’ve apparently inherited to bring all the werewolves in my life under control. One way or another, though, one thing’s for certain. Someone’s going to end up wrecked by werewolves.   Amazon     Apple Books     Kobo

STONE TEMPTATION (GARGOYLE MARKED BOOK ONE) by Richard Amos

Bartender. Reluctant thief. Potentially doomed. Over the past three years, I’ve been trying to save my brother from a monster’s terrible curse. Stealing potential magical solutions, searching for a cure, desperate to get him back. But I’m failing, life constantly getting in the way. Damn. And then my world is turned upside down in one eventful weekend. I never expected the gargoyle’s mark…After being forced to steal a strange ring by one gargoyle, I find myself marked by another.
Asher… He becomes my bodyguard, duty-bound to be by my side.
Gargoyles never mark humans to offer their exclusive protection anymore. There’s no need. Their magical system keeps us all safe from the monsters plaguing our world. Which means there is a different kind of nasty lurking in the shadows, waiting to take me down. Why me? As I search for answers, I find myself enraptured by Asher. He is a walking temptation, beyond delicious, setting my pulse on fire. But I must resist him, despite this instant attraction. Easier said than done. And his constant proximity isn’t helping at all. I really don’t need any more complications in my life! But Asher would be the sweetest complication.   AmazonKU

WED TO THE LYNX: ARRANGED MONSTER MATES by Cara Wylde

I’ll do anything to make her believe in us. I can’t survive another mating season without a mate. For a Lynx as old as I am, I should’ve been mated years ago, but I haven’t had the luck to find my one and only in my community. Lynxes mate for life. I know she’s out there, and if she’s not of my species, then she must be human. So, I send my blood to the Temple and pray they will find my perfect match. The Temple is never wrong, or so they say. When they find my mate and she does everything in her power to escape me, I’m starting to doubt the accuracy of the DNA test. She’s beautiful, feisty, and a little bit shallow, used to being treated like a princess. I need her with all my being. I’m ready to give her the world in exchange for a cuddle.     AmazonKU

A WINGLESS HOPE (HOPE EVER AFTER BOOK 17): A THUMBELINA RETELLING by Sydney Winward

Can one find hope when the pixies’ survival depends on the return of their lost princess? When Briar Firewillow was just a small pixie within a seed, she was bonded to young Prince Quinn Thistlethorn. But the day took a terrible turn when the Shade King was killed and her seed was stolen. When the world is so much bigger than her, she grows up not knowing who or what she is. At least until she’s rescued by pixies just like her, who reveal a shocking secret—that she’s married to the King of the Shades. Briar must navigate an unexpected relationship with a handsome pixie and learn her new role as Queen. But when a dangerous outside enemy threatens to tear them apart once again, they need to decide what they must sacrifice—love or duty. And hearts will break as they learn the cost of true love.     AmazonKU

FIRE AND ICE: THE GODDESS OF FROST (THE GODDESSES BOOK FOUR) by Sky Sommers

Love at first sight exists, right? Even when your teen crush is an immortal who sees you as nothing more than a sweet kid. Zack was smitten the moment he laid eyes on Ava when she first visited Heaven, Texas, bringing with her a hailstorm in July. That was 13 years ago. She still looks and he still feels the same. At 25, while his peers are seeking jobs and travelling the world, he applies for an internship to be closer to the woman of his dreams – to woo her before his time runs out. Ava, affectionately dubbed “Ice” among her fellow goddesses, has confined herself to life at the North Pole, in her kingdom of snow and snuggly solitude, and taken on the thankless job to keep Earth’s glaciers from melting. What else can an immortal Goddess of Frost do, if temperatures drop whenever she goes South? Her serene existence is disrupted when a new and rather familiar seismologist arrives at her weather station. Instead of the cute boy she met years ago, who is this hunk of a man who tells her to call him Theo, not Zack? Will Ava figure out what’s wrong with Theo before it’s too late? Why has there been a series of tectonic events across the globe ever since they met? And does making a new god qualify as personal gain when saving Iceland is also on the line?   AmazonKU

TALON’S HURRICANE (SATCHEL PRIDE BOOK FOUR)  by C K Noel

VS Note: MM PNR.

A storm is brewing—literally. Can three mates find shelter from the storm and accept their bonds? Talon, a lion shifter, harbors doubts about his bond with Lucas, a bunny shifter who desires his mate. When Lucas moves away to a northern beach town, he encounters Dominic, a former demon prince who is looking for some fun and trouble. Dominic soon realizes that both Lucas and Talon are his mates, his Duša, his soul. But convincing them of their bond is not easy, especially when a hurricane threatens to destroy their town and their lives. As they shelter together, they must confront their fears, secrets, and enemies, as well as their undeniable attraction and affection for each other.

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THE GARGOYLE’S EVER AFTER (GARGOYLE SHIFTERS OF NEW YORK BOOK FIVE) by Amelia Shaw

Rose’s 25th birthday is only days away, and her step-mother has hired a team of assassins to take her out. The gargoyles brothers are still being hunted, and they’re hiding at Angelique’s country home. Let the Gargoyle shifters happily ever after games…. begin!

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BOUND TO THE FAE (COURT OF CRUEL FAE BOOK ONE) by Hailey Gonzales

Never go into the woods. I’ve always listened—until my dog got lost, and I needed to find him. Everything rapidly spiraled out of control. I landed in the fae realm. And now I’m bound by a deal to the cruel Day Court queen. She won’t let me leave because I’m the first ever hybrid. Born of two feuding courts and with powers rumored to bring about a new era for the fae realm. She wants me to be her weapon. While trying to survive her hostile Court, I have to fight for my freedom. But I might not be completely alone. A Night Court fae lurks in the shadows. He’s dangerous. He’s powerful. He’s actively threatened me. I should keep my distance. But, despite everything, I’m drawn to him. Maybe he can help me escape.     AmazonKU

OF BONE AND ASH (SILVERWOOD UNIVERSITY BOOK ONE) by B M Clemton

To fight the monsters, sometimes you have to become one yourself. For as long as I can remember, I’ve been silent, ensuring my secrets remain buried in the depths of my soul. I lived the perfect life my brother set up for me, with a family I adored, never letting them see what was beneath the surface. It was all perfect, or so it seemed. But deep down, I’ve always known I am the harbinger of destruction and death, leaving a trail of ruin in my wake. Everything I touch seems to die. Family… Friends…People…Souls. I can feel myself losing the battle, the dark thoughts and bloodlust creep ever closer to the surface. So when I hear about the murders happening at Silverwood University, I decide it’s time I do something good by being the worst kind of beast possible. The monster that frightens all others.     AmazonKU

CLOAK AND DAGGER BURLESQUE by Lizzie Strong

Tahlia Bloodsword is done with adventuring. Time for the good life, and this Dragos has earned it. No more burnt coffee over a fire, no more lich’s, no more kingdoms. Just her, the solitude of her apartment, and the first job to hire her in King’s Fall. Nothing better for a Paladin than Head of Security at Cloak&Dagger Burlesque. It’s supposed to be simple: keep an eye on the performers, check for tripping hazards, throw out a few drunks here and there- simple. Until she gets a little too flirty to the owners daughter Delilah. Delilah Morningstar is flirty, funny, quick witted, and exactly Tahlia’s type. The pixie performer is trouble. But when the club is held up at magic staff point, Calcifer Morningstar, realm renown rogue and owner of the burlesque rushes to up the clubs security measures. All of this to help Delilah feel more safe… but he can’t make her feel safe after he was the reason she’s felt hollow for years. The only person, in fact, who makes Delilah feel safe is Tahlia.As Delilah and Tahlia’s relationship blossoms from flirting in the backroom, to so much more, they stumble across a plot. A grand heist against Calcifer Morningstar and the club. As the past returns to haunt them both women must come to terms with who they are and what they’ve become in order to stop the heist. And what better way to beat the thieves, then to do the heist first and beat them to the punch?

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MERELY MORTAL by Michelle M Pillow

All I want is a simple, normal life. Unfortunately, normalcy is a luxury I can’t afford as a lowly human born into a powerful supernatural family embroiled in magic. They’ve always been quick to remind me that I have an expiration date. Imagine everyone’s surprise when it’s me standing above their graves, not the other way around. The fire that took their lives wasn’t my fault, yet everyone is blaming me, especially the vampires. Now I have a target on my back and a bounty on my head. Without the protection of my family, I’m caught up in a tangled web of supernatural dynasties and arcane power struggles. So when a handsome stranger and his young daughter take pity on me and offer me a ride, I don’t say no. It’s a mistake. One I hope doesn’t cost us all our lives. Sometimes, being merely mortal really sucks.

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KINGDOM OF VENOM (KINGDOM SHIFTER sERIES BOOK THREE) by Quinn Loftis

he Viper King Azure, ousted from his throne and driven into hiding, is far from forgotten. Lurking in the shadows, he’s meticulously planning his return, intent on unleashing a sinister plot to grow his powers by creating counterfeit animi. The relentless forces of the Kingdoms of Claws and Fangs are on a desperate hunt to find him before he can wreak further havoc. And Azure is not without powerful allies. A mysterious voodoo priestess with her own hidden agenda aids him, making the pursuit even more treacherous. For one determined warrior, Katy Dire, this mission is personal. Under the priestess’s dark spell, Katy’s life is bound to the souls of two captive women—if they die, Katy is freed, but if Katy perishes, they survive. Her mate, Gage, knows what Katy would sacrifice to save others. Frantic and resolute, Gage races against time to locate Azure and the priestess, determined to break the curse and save his beloved from a perilous limbo. The stakes are high, and the clock is ticking in this epic battle of courage and love.

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LIES THAT BLEED (THE EMBER WAR BOOK ONE) by Leia Stone

As the daughter of the emperor, Aisling Everhart was born into privilege. She has trained her entire life to go into The Wilds and have a chance at bonding with a creature that can give her unknown power. Half of the candidates will die the first night, and only a few will make it out. Those who survive the bonding are quickly conscripted into the Imperial Fleet to join the war. What Aisling never could have prepared for, was Kohen Badshah, former prince of Imbria, her father’s sworn enemy. When Kohen proposes an unlikely alliance, she accepts. They enter The Wilds together, and Aisling realizes that she was woefully unprepared, especially when nothing goes to plan. After barely surviving, she’s thrust into the Imperial Fleet to learn how to control her new gifts, but as her power grows, so do the dangers—including multiple attempts on her life. When you don’t know who is friend or enemy, it’s hard to trust, but Kohen Badshah appears to be protecting her.     Amazon

DUTY OF THE WINTER WOLF (GUARDIAN OF THE WINTER STONE BOOK ONE) by Arizona Tape

VS Note: LGBTQ Fantasy Romance.

After twenty years of being an outcast in her Wolf Clan, Akira finds herself chosen for the greatest honour possible. She’s to become a Guardian Wolf. Suspiciously, a sacred relic needed to complete the ritual has gone missing. Suddenly it’s her duty to retrieve it. Alone. When she sets off on her journey across continent, she couldn’t be less prepared for the perilous and traitorous nature of her quest. An odd group of lone wolves quickly take her in and one of them even claims to be her fated mate, but can they really be trusted? Akira will have to find out the hard way.

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A SOUL TO PROTECT: DUSKWALKER BRIDES BOOK SEVEN by Opal Reyne

All Linh wanted was to feel safe. After escaping vile bandits, Linh is faced with a conundrum. She can either run through the Demon-filled wilds, or seek safety from a serpent monster. The longer she forces her presence in the monster’s territory, the more she learns a Duskwalker’s heart can be nurturing. Despite her fears, she longs for the slither of his scales across her skin and the burning desire it awakens in her. All Nathair wanted was to be left alone. Dealing with the pressure of his fractured mind, Nathair’s return to life has been unpleasant. He’s in pain, his voice lost, and he finds himself protecting a female who is in more danger from him than she realises. She’s broken. Though he doesn’t know if he can mend her, he craves her so fervently he will do anything to keep her. But Linh wants to return to her people, and Nathair cannot go with her. How can Nathair convince her to choose him when he is more monstrous than any other Mavka?   AmazonKU

DECEIVING THE CURSED BEAST: A BEAUTY AND THE BEAST RETELLING (ONCE UPON AN ENCHANTMENT BOOK ONE) by Jen Lynning

In this enchanted castle, only the truth can break his curse. Felix is the Duke of Truthhold, tied to the most powerful magical node on the continent. But when he is transformed into a beast, he needs help to break the curse. He will do whatever it takes to regain his true form, even if it means using magic to trap a woman in his castle. Isabel understands exactly why someone would resort to cursing the duke. He is selfish, contrary, and deceitful. She can’t afford to spend her days attempting to reverse his curse, not with her chance to become a full-fledged constable on the line. But the mysteries of Rose Castle are more compelling than she expected. As is the duke. The duke’s enemies won’t stop with just a curse, though, and time is running short. But how can Felix and Isabel triumph if victory requires them to admit their growing feelings for each other?     AmazonKU

STONEY GAZES FOR HELPFUL GORGONS (OBSCURE ACADEMY BOOK 13) by Laura Greenwood

A gargoyle in need of help and a gorgon who is willing to use her magic to help him. As a gorgon, Rhea knows better than to use her magic – but now there’s someone who wants help turning into stone, and she’s the only one who can aide him. Stoney Gazes For Helpful Gorgons is a light-hearted shifter academy m/f romance set at Obscure Academy. It features a gargoyle struggling to take his stone form, and the gorgon who is trying to help him.

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CONTRACTED BEAR’S MATE: MM MPREG SHIFTER ROMANCE (OMEGAS OF THE SHIFTER MAFIZ BOOK THREE) by Lorelai M Hart

They say dreams really do come true. I didn’t know they included nightmares. I didn’t enjoy being a killer. It isn’t in my nature, but when I am offered a job that would help people avoid a fate like my omega twin faced, I jump at the opportunity. I refuse to sit around coding in an office building when I could be making a difference. When I discover that I’m working for the wrong side and that they’ve been using me all along, my gut reaction is to burn it all to the ground. That’s when the dreams started and everything changed. Once upon a time, my brother and I used to share dreams. I thought it was a twin thing, but he’s gone, and my dreams have become my only connection to the omegas who need us most. Please let my gift be enough. Time is running out for the omegas and the cubs in their care, and I refuse to let them down.   AmazonKU

AVA (WEREWOLF ACADEMY BOOK TWO) by Mazzy J March

My bond with my parents was never strong, especially with my father. For the most part, he ignored me but claimed he’d done his duty seeing to my needs. No more was required. Despite my struggle to feel love from them, I never wanted them to die. The car accident had been too much for even their shifter bodies to handle. As I sat alone in the waiting room, hoping for some good news. A nurse approached me and asked for me to donate blood for my parents’ recovery. Minutes after my donation was complete, I was given the news. My mother would receive the blood. But I was not a match to my father. I was not his biological daughter. Once my mother and stepfather are buried, I pull myself together and set out to find out who my true father was. And find a sister in the process. She attends the Werewolf Academy…so I will too. But I will keep my secret power to myself, at least for the time being.   AmazonKU

SLAY YOUR MYTHS (SHADOW VALE WITCHES BOOK FIVE) by Claire Robyns

Welcome to Shadow Vale, where the locals bite, monsters are real and the witches play fast and loose with the rules. Shadow Vale is a haven for paranormals, so the town has its fair share of oddities. But when Greek myths come to life, the resilient residents are mystified and enthralled. Sisyphus is pushing boulders in the Silver Hills and there’s a multi-headed snake swimming in the lake. Kristen is fascinated. She has a couple of questions she’s been saving for a rainy day—or in case she ever got to meet Pandora. It isn’t long, however, before the non-magical tourists start suffering bouts of short term amnesia from the constant assault of forget-me spells. There’s brawling in the taverns and chaos at the inns, and the snake monster may have chomped a board paddler in the lake. While task forces assemble to slay the beasts, Kristen goes searching for answers: where have these monsters come from and are the Greeks myths real?     AmazonKU

A CAGE OF CRIMSON (DELICIOUSLY DARK FAIRYTALES BOOK FIVE) by K F Breene

Of all the people in the world, why her? It was supposed to be easy: find the drug maker. Find her, and drag her back to the dragons to deal with. She deserves death for what she’s done. For someone like Weston, the best alpha in the world, the one who shuts people up just by walking in the room, it would’ve been. Until he learns what she is…Finding a fated mate is nearly impossible. Very few are able to do it. But the call of their bond is unmistakable. Against all odds, and in the worst situation imaginable, he’s found his true mate. Her. Worse? If there could be anything worse than a true mate that has brought the world to its knees – she doesn’t seem to realize what she is. Her animal is suppressed. Locked away, leaving her nearly without magic. She doesn’t know what the feeling is, and she doesn’t care. She claims innocence. She thinks he’s the villain in this story, and she aims to kill him before he destroys her. It doesn’t change his duty. He must bring her in, nature be damned. Regardless of how much it hurts, he’ll resist the sweet taste of her lips and the heaven between her thighs. She must pay for what she’s done. He just hopes he doesn’t die inside for the part he’s forced to play in the destruction of his true mate.     AmazonKU     AB

SOS HOTEL: GREAT SERVICE FROM TOP TO BOTTOM by Adam Vex

VS Note: LGBTQ Fantasy.

Something is wrong with Tom Collins. More wrong than usual. Tom’s being nice. I should have known trouble was right around the corner. One attempted murder later, and Reynard is forced to disarm Tom (literally). No bartender, means no bar. Zee is grumpy and avoiding me, and the hotel’s measly profits are dwindling by the day. Things are not going well. We need our broken, foul-mouthed Tom Collins back. But don’t worry. Zee says saving Tom should be a walk in the park for us.
Turns out, that walk in the park is more like a road to hell. But I’ve got this…My name is Adam Vex. I’m your average and mundane, human host. Welcome to another crazy day at the SOS Hotel.    AmazonKU

SAINTS OF STORM AND SORROW: THE STORMBRINGER SAGA by Gabriella Buba

María Lunurin has been living a double life for as long as she can remember. To the world, she is Sister María, dutiful nun and devoted servant of Aynila’s Codicían colonizers. But behind closed doors, she is a stormcaller, chosen daughter of the Aynilan goddess Anitun Tabu. In hiding not only from the Codicíans and their witch hunts, but also from the vengeful eye of her slighted goddess, Lunurin does what she can to protect her fellow Aynilans and the small family she has created in the convent: her lover Catalina, and Cat’s younger sister Inez. Lunurin is determined to keep her head down—until one day she makes a devastating discovery, which threatens to tear her family apart. In desperation, she turns for help to Alon Dakila, heir to Aynila’s most powerful family, who has been ardently in love with her for years. But this choice sets in motion a chain of events beyond her control, awakening Anitun Tabu’s rage and putting everyone Lunurin loves in terrible danger. Torn between the call of Alon’s magic and Catalina’s jealousy, her duty to her family and to her people, Lunurin can no longer keep Anitun Tabu’s fury at bay. The goddess of storms demands vengeance. And she will sweep aside anyone who stands in her way.

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PRACTICALLY WITCHES (SUPERNATURALS IN TRAINING BOOK ONE) by Harper A Brooks

I’m RJ—Robbie Joe, thanks to my mom’s creativity—and I’m a witch. 
Well, kind of. I’m still in training. Magic is like second nature to my sister, Aimee. She’s the golden child, excelling at every spell, acing every test, and just generally being perfect. Me? My magic’s about as predictable as a coin toss. I never really cared much about it… until now. Suddenly, our coven is under attack. Witches are losing their powers to an evil we believed to be just legend. Even Aimee falls victim, her magic drained. With so few of us left, it’s up to me and my lackluster powers to save our coven from total extinction. No pressure, right? As Aimee and I search for a way to restore the coven’s magic, shocking truths about my past and my true potential come to light. Maybe I’m not a mediocre witch after all. Maybe I’m something special, but the power within me is proving to be dangerous, reckless, and uncontrollable…just like me. I need to get ahold of my newfound abilities to stop the looming threat to our kind. If I don’t, I won’t only lose everyone I care about, but I’ll lose myself as well.     AmazonKU

BAD GRACES by Kyrie McCauley

Liv Whitlock knows she doesn’t belong there. But after years of stumbling between foster homes, often due to her own self-destructive tendencies, Liv desperately needs to change the trajectory of her life . . . so she steals her perfect sister’s identity. Liv starts to rewrite her story, winning a prestigious internship on a movie set filming in Alaska, and finds herself on a luxury yacht alongside pop star Paris Grace, actress sisters Effie and Miri Knight, Olympic gymnast Rosalind Torres, and social media influencer Celia Jones. Liv tries to find common ground with her famous companions, but just as the group starts to bond, a violent storm wrecks their vessel, stranding them on an island in the North Pacific Ocean. Among the threats of starvation and exposure, they learn there is a predator lurking in the forest, unlike anything they’ve seen before—until they begin to see it in themselves. Every injury they suffer on the island causes inexplicable changes in their bodies. With little hope for rescue and only each other as their final tether to humanity, can the girls endure the ominous forces at work on the island? Or will they lose themselves to their darker natures?

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FAE MENAGERIE by Edie Montreaux

VS Note: MM Romantasy

“You will remain here until you learn what love is.” Trapped in the light court’s prison, Doyle will never know the meaning of love. When luck summons him to the human realm to “take care of” Parker, he grasps at the possibility to finally escape. This isn’t the first attempt on Parker’s life, but it’s the most creative. His ex tried to summon a demon and landed a fae prince instead. Too bad the prince is trapped in a glass cage for eternity. When Doyle drags Parker to prison with him, the death threats don’t stop with the location change. Now everyone in the fae realm wants Parker dead, too! Parker’s not into Doyle, or anyone for that matter. The coin must have been unlucky-side-up when it paired them together. Still, Doyle is desperate to honor his promise to take care of Parker. Only true love will free them both from the fae menagerie.   AmazonKU

DRAGON OF HER DREAMS by Bianca D’Arc

A woman of mystery…and danger…The hereditary Guardian of the Citadel, Loralie, has a lot to answer for. She has done terrible things with her power on behalf of evil men who kidnapped her daughter. Loralie’s powerful magic is being used against her will, and the protections she’s been bred to uphold are failing, one by one. A man she once loved and thought lost forever… Detlif is Captain of the Guard of the fair folk enclave that guards one of the Gates to the Citadel. He gave up on love when Loralie left suddenly, without so much as a goodbye. When she showed up nine months later and gave him his infant son, then disappeared again, he imagined all sorts of cruel things about her. But there’s a lot he didn’t know about his former lover. A lot that stands between them, including a twin daughter that he has only just learned about. A meddling dragon… When the red dragon offers a chance to break the magical chains binding the girl…(more blurb on ebook seller’s page)

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RIDING WITH THE SHIFTER: DEVILS PACK MC by Imani Jay

Zara – After my cheating ex shattered my heart, I swore off men for good. But then Ryder roars into my world on his bike, all tousled hair, tattooed muscles, and panty-melting swagger. He’s a rough-around-the-edges wolf shifter, the kind of man I should stay far away from. But I can’t deny the way my body responds to his every look and touch. I try to resist him, but Ryder is unlike any man I’ve ever met. He makes me laugh, makes me feel sexy and desired, and he shows me a world of passion and adventure I never even knew existed. But can I trust him with my heart? Can I be the mate he needs and deserves?   AmazonKU

RIDING WITH THE REJECTED WOLF: DEVIL’S PACK MC by Megan Wade

The shifters of Devil’s Pack MC are rough, rugged, and ruthless, but they live by a code of honor. Whether they’re wolves, bears, or wildcats, one thing draws these shifters together; loyalty to the MC. Will bringing mates into the equation cause tension in the group? Can love really conquer all?     AmazonKU

RIDING WITH THE WOLF by Luna Wilder

Astrid – I’m back in Broken Arrow and trying to get my life together.
Things seem to be going according to plan. I have a new job and it’s been great being around my best friend, Nara, again. There’s just one thing missing. A partner. I’ve never dated before, but I’ve imagined my Prince Charming coming for me ever since I was a kid. He was always tall and charming, a true gentleman. Basically, everything that Caden Michaels isn’t. So, why can’t I stop thinking about the growly biker? Caden – I’ve finally found my fated mate and I’m never letting her go. Or, I won’t once I get my hands on her again. She somehow manages to keep giving me the slip, but my wolf and I aren’t worried. We’ll win her over and make her ours soon enough. As a former Navy SEAL, I’m used to succeeding at missions and this is one that I know I’m going to win.
I just need to prove to Astrid that we’re meant to be.    AmazonKU

A BEGINNER’S GUIDE TO GHOSTS, FALLEN ANGELS AND OTHER AFTERLIFERS (DEMONIC DISASTERS AND AFTERLIFE ADVENTURES BOOK EIGHT) by Shannon Mae

Cassius: Cass has always had the sight. Although his official job may be to run his coffee shop, in reality he deals with grumpy ghosts, troublesome demons, uptight angels, and all sorts of paranormal issues. When the archangel Gabriel gives him a message that he has to help a gray angel, it’s just par for the course for Cassius. But who could predict that Kushiel would be the brightest soul Cassius had ever met, even if the angel can’t see that about himself? Cassius is determined not just to save the afterlife (and possibly the entire universe), but also to save one very sexy angel (who just might be his soulmate) along the way. Kushiel:
Kushiel’s work is his life, and if angels shun him and he feels like he never quite fits in with demons, at least he has the souls he redeems. That is, until someone steals his entire purpose in the afterlife. Some vague clues from a demon seer send him straight into Cass’s coffee shop, where he learns some surprises about afterlife rules. With a little help from Cass, Kushiel is sure they can solve the mystery, especially since the coffee shop owner is the kindest, sweetest, sexiest human he’s ever met. Now if only he could figure out how to respond to all the compliments Cass keeps sending his way, because surely someone as wonderful as Cassius couldn’t be interested in a gray angel.   AmazonKU

HEXES AND HOOTS (COZY FLORIST MYSTERIES BOOK THREE) by Corinne Winters

Ginny’s flower business is wilting under a curse…Amateur witch and florist Ginny thought she was finally safe after solving a string of strange deaths. But when a mysterious rose locket resurfaces, it becomes clear…
The murders have only just begun to sprout up. With victims dropping like dead roses, Ginny has to tap into her witch powers to save the day once again. Along with her talking parrot familiar Ajay, detective crush Ethan, and best friend Maya, Ginny dives back into the world of amateur sleuthing to nip this evil in the bud. Can Ginny prune away the threats before she becomes the next tragic flower to wilt? Or will she find herself planted six feet under too soon?     AmazonKU

THE WITCH’S FORBIDDEN WOLF (THE LONELY TAVERN BOOK SIX) by Harmony Raines

A prophecy is the reason she’s been estranged from her coven. A prophecy is the reason she’s been stranded on a faraway island for five years. And Tamsin suspects a prophecy is the reason she’s wound up in this strange tavern with someone trying to kill her…again. 5 years ago, wolf shifter Mason was sent to kill his mate. He didn’t. Obviously.
But his entire pack thinks he did. And his mate thinks he intended to. But that couldn’t be farther from the truth. The only reason he volunteered for the job was to make sure that she could get away. Far away. At first, she haunted his dreams, and the only way to keep himself sane was to close himself to her, to fate. That is, until tonight. Tonight the dream returned, and so did she. And of course, it’s all happening in that weird tavern downtown. Now she’s back all hell’s going to break loose when his pack alpha, his father, learns the truth of that fateful night. That Mason betrayed his pack and everything he believed in. All because of some damn prophecy. Who even writes these things?   AmazonKU

SUPER CROAKIES (ENCHANTING INQUIIRIES BOOK 16) by Sam Cheever

Well, this is just SUPER! Who knew that one little superhero costume could cause so much trouble? One minute I’m following the trail of a stolen artifact that might have been used for murder at a costume company, and the next I’m chasing an evil supervillain and an enchanted car around town. And to make things worse, apparently the cat and the frog are on the beach. But that isn’t possible. Enchanted doesn’t have a beach!

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TO HELL AND BACK: ENCHANTED INK PARANORMAL MMM ROMANCE by Kelex

Gideon Goode is clever as the devil and twice as pretty. He even has the t-shirt to prove it. When the coven takes down a den of demons, it’s him they turn to in order to clean up the mess. While they search for a permanent solution, Gideon uses his power over memory to trap the beasts, caging them within the very humans they possessed. But the search for the right spell eludes the coven, much to Gideon’s chagrin. The continuous enchantments siphon off his magic, causing him to grow weaker as time passes. Sexual healing helps, but he’s mateless and there’s only so much random d*ck he can take before that gets old. Not that he’d admit that to anyone. He has a rep to maintain. The instant someone starts killing off his prisoners, Gideon senses it. The coven goes on high alert to search for who’s targeting their otherwordly captives, but not before Lucifer gets involved—and—Gideon’s mates show up in town. What’s a boy to do but to go to Hell and back to protect what’s his?   AmazonKU

MY SUMMER GIRL by Maeve Black

Dulce has spent her entire life avoiding…Love, happiness, and the things that make her feel alive, weren’t on the table. That all changes when she meets fate, and they come in the form of an ancient Saephyn, a himbo Orukna, and a summer queen. Three mates to change the course of her life forever, if she lets them. One who convinces her to accept fate. Another who forces her to fight for her happiness. Finally, one who reminds her what sacrifice looks like. All three have her best interests at heart. Will she allow them to show her what love is really like or will she fight it at every turn?     AmazonKU

QUEEN OF SERPENTS AND SHADOWS (BLOOD AND SALT BOOK FOUR) by Alexis Calder

Hope might not be enough this time. The fae king continues to claim victories and Nyx is awake. As if that wasn’t bad enough, the gods are after us and we’re running out of time. The Fae King has power he shouldn’t from a sorceress who holds the key. To defeat him, we have to go through her. But the gods are hunting us, and Nyx asked for me personally. I’ll have to face her alone while my friends work to save everyone I love. I’m afraid we aren’t going to make it out alive this time but I will do whatever it takes to give Athos a chance. The problem is, I’m not sure we ever had a chance to begin with. It all ends now. One way or another.     AmazonKU

KINDRED SPIRIT: BOOK FIVE OF THE BOUND SPIRIT SERIES by H A Wills

Seventeen-year-old Callie is a spirit witch— a sect of supernatural beings that not only have control over the four elements, but life itself. However, all her power is little help when trying to save Nolan from the curse that is slowly killing him, because she can’t cure what she doesn’t understand. With the knowledge of the original spell locked in the fuzzy memories of Nolan’s comatose evil-ex-girlfriend, Callie is forced to rely on a different kind of expert: Nolan’s grandmother and leading physician in vampire biology, Doctor Dalia Callidus, but she’s not the only family that’s come to visit. Meanwhile, Connor struggles with his duties as Alpha and the return of his estranged mother. Felix attempts to build new bonds with the family and friends that James, the original host of his reanimated body, loved most. Donovan is forced to face his future, and Kaleb stands at a crossroads between what he wants and what is the right thing to do.     AmazonKU

CHARMED BY YOU (MAGE MATCH BOOK THREE) by Fwel Fern and Kara Kitt

VS Note: MM PNR

To preserve his family’s legacy, Luca McGowan must marry a stranger. When that stranger turns out to be the mysteriously hot fox shifter he had a one-night stand with, Luca has every reason to be mad. He hates liars, but he also can’t deny there could be something magical between him and Levi. Levi moved to the Fox Haven pack for one reason: to find a mate. Destiny must have a strange sense of humor, sending a proud but surprisingly sensitive mage his way. Mages and foxes don’t mix—that’s common knowledge. Yet, one whiff of Luca’s scent and Levi immediately knows he’s found the one. But Luca and he aren’t a done deal. Luca has other prospects. Will Levi manage to charm his mage and make Luca his?     AmazonKU

CLOAK OF THE VAMPIRE by Sapir A England

Aileen Henderson’s unassuming life conceals a dark past. Outside of work, she hides behind her larger-than-life best friend, Cassidy, whose constant need for attention suits Aileen—and her secrets—just fine. Until the night Aileen dies. Awakening to a new world of brutality, bloodlust, and betrayal, Aileen plots revenge against Ragnor Rayne, the monster who cursed her with the Imprint. The demon who turned her into a vampire. The man whose eyes haunt her dreams. She is going to make this vampire Lord regret the day he kissed her with the curse of immortality and made her his. If she can survive the Auction, and resist temptations of the flesh.     AmazonKU     AB

VICIOUS IS MY THRONE: WICKED REALMS by L A McGinnis

I was born to be their redemption. Instead, I will become their destruction. I liberated Valarian, only to watch my kingdom fall into ruin. An ancient, evil monster was ravaging our realm, rotting our forests and streams and he wouldn’t stop until all the Fae—including me and my bonded warriors—were dead, too. To save my people, I had to fight. War meant a short, bloody future with my beloved males, because our foes were the legendary Old Gods. Vicious. Unstoppable. Unkillable. But with the world on the brink of ruination, a sacrifice must be made, and I couldn’t ask anyone else to pay the ultimate price. That cost was mine to bear, even if I spent every last drop of my stolen power and my blood keeping them safe. Because that’s what queens did. They sacrificed for their people. But if I was going down, I’d make sure to drag the Old Gods into the Pit along with me.     AmazonKU

A NOVEL LOVE STORY by Ashley Poston

Eileen Merriweather loves to get lost in a good happily-ever-after. The fictional kind, anyway. Because at least imaginary men don’t leave you at the altar. She feels safe in a book. At home. Which might be why she’s so set on going her annual book club retreat this year—she needs good friends, cheap wine, and grand romantic gestures—no matter what.
But when her car unexpectedly breaks down on the way, she finds herself stranded in a quaint town that feels like it’s right out of a novel…
Because it is. This place can’t be real, and yet… she’s here, in Eloraton, the town of her favorite romance series, where the candy store’s honey taffy is always sweet, the local bar’s burgers are always a little burnt, and rain always comes in the afternoon. It feels like home. It’s perfect—and perfectly frozen, trapped in the late author’s last unfinished story. Elsy is sure that’s why she must be here: to help bring the town to its storybook ending. Except there is a character in Eloraton that she can’t place—a grumpy bookstore owner with mint-green eyes, an irritatingly sexy mouth and impeccable taste in novels. And he does not want her finishing this book. Which is a problem because Elsy is beginning to think the town’s happily-ever-after might just be intertwined with her own.

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AS THE RAVEN FLIES: A CHARM CITY NOVELLA (CHARM CITY CHRONICLES)  by Meghan Maslow

I, Abraham Williams, raven shifter extraordinaire, am not impressed. Not with the pronouncement. Not with the fated mates fairy tale. And most definitely not with sinfully sexy Michael Kashto, the arrogant dire wolf shifter in the thousand dollar suit. I’ve got no time for guys who look down their noses at me or think I should be grateful for scraps. I’ve come a long way from an unwanted, scared kid to a man I can be proud of and others depend on. When I took this job protecting a friend, I knew it would be dangerous. Accepted the risk. Only I didn’t expect the assault to target my heart instead of my body. And fellow bodyguard Michael Kashto takes no prisoners. Forced proximity has never been so forced.     AmazonKU

PAWSITIVE BEGINNINGS (MYSTIC NOTCH COZY MYSTERY SERIES by Leighann Dobbs

Willa Chance has just inherited her grandmotehrs bookstore… little does she know it comes with a couple of mischevious ghosts and a mystery solving cat! When a body is found behind her store, Willa finds herself embroiled in a twisty mystery. She can’t help but try to solve it despite the warnings of her sister, Gus, the county Sherriff. Luckily Willa has her senior sleuth bookstore regulars, and the Mystic Notch cats, to help her out! Enjoy Willa and Pandora’s first adventure in this Mystic Notch prequel!      Amazon     Apple Books   

ONE CURSED ROSE (GRIMM BARGAINS BOOK ONE) by Rebecca Zanetti

They christened me Alana—and while the name means beauty, beneath that surface is a depth I allow very few to see. I’m sole heir to Aquarius Social, a media giant about to succumb to an unseen enemy. My father’s solution is to marry me off to the son of a competing family. My reaction? Not a chance. Now I have just a week before the wedding to change my fate. Who knew the unforeseen twist would be an assassination attempt on me and an unwanted rescue by Thorn Beathach, the head of the rival social media empire driving Aquarius under? The richest, most ruthless of them all, the Beast protects his realm with an iron rule: no one sees his face. When he shows himself to me, I know he’ll never let me go. Thorn may think he can lock me in his enchanted castle forever, but I’m not the docile Beauty he expects. If the Beast wants to tie me up, I’m going to take pleasure from every minute of it . . .and we’ll just see who ends up shackled.

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KNOTTY OR NICE (MONSTER HOLIDAYS BOOK TWO) by Taylor Fox

When my bus breaks down near Devil’s Mountain, everyone warns me that the forest is haunted and that I shouldn’t follow the sound of a crying baby. My hometown tried to sacrifice me to the devil. I’m pretty sure being kidnapped by the fae isn’t much worse. It turns out that when I stumble through a portal, it isn’t the fae who show up, but a massive, furious green beast. Thankfully, I’m a quick learner. I find out that: One, orcs don’t like strangers. Two, the portal back home is shut. Three, the ruthless orc who keeps me as his nanny is their king. Four, someone wants me dead. Now, I have to survive long enough to escape, before the grumpy orc king steals my heart completely.     AmazonKU

WILD SECRETS AND FERAL ENEMIES: WEREWOLVES OF SALIDA by B A Stretke

VS Note: MM PNR.

When the Alpha of the Salida Pack dies without an heir, a leadership crisis breaks out. Sean Brendon is in town to visit his friend Eamon Cole and walks into the middle of a storm. A pack without an Alpha is dangerous, and the fringe elements of the Salida Pack are seizing the opportunity to stake their claim. What Sean isn’t prepared for is to find his very human mate caught in the middle of this pack war. Some of the werewolves are angry that they have to share these mountains and this land with humans and are ready to start a war to achieve their goals. When Sean first lays eyes on Lowell French, wounded after a werewolf attack, his world shifts on its axis. This battle is no longer just a power struggle between rival enforcers, this battle is personal. There is much more to Lowell than meets the eye and Sean is desperate to learn every secret he holds. Soon Lowell is a target of the rival wolves and it will take everything Sean has to keep his mate safe from harm. Can Sean save his mate and help Eamon secure peace in the Salida Pack?   AmazonKU   AB

MAGIC COOKIES (COOKIE CORNER PARANORMAL COZY MYSTERIES BOOK 11) by Cindy Stark

Late October has arrived in Honeysuckle Springs, and the town’s festival at the Harvest Haven Pumpkin Farm is in full swing. Evie St. Claire is thrilled to join the festivities with her familiar, Kookie, and her best friend, Chloe. But beneath the cheery orange pumpkins and the laughter of children, a darker tension simmers. When the farm’s owner is discovered dead with a braided cornstalk around his neck, the festival’s enchantment turns to dread. Rumors of his plans to sell the beloved farm have stirred deep unrest in the community, and Evie soon discovers the investigation threatens her future wedding plans. Samhain draws closer, and the veil between worlds thins. Every clue and every suspect deepens the mystery, leaving Evie more desperate than ever. Can she uncover the truth behind the murder before more than just the farm’s legacy is lost?     AmazonKU

SAVAGE (SHADOWS OF FIRE BOOK THREE) by Sherrilyn Kenyon

SHADOW HEART (CURSED LEGACIES BOOK TWO) by Morgan B Lee

LOSING MY REJECTION: MM SHIFTER SMALL TOWN PNR (SHIFTER GROVE ROGUE WOLVES BOOK TWO) by Blake R Wolfe

Josh – As a new rogue werewolf, Shifter Grove is my only option for sanctuary. The moment I step inside that small town, a complete stranger calls me his mate. I’m not into men or weirdos, so I send him packing. I need to get my life back together and get out of this nowhere town. So when the hotel owner gets me a job at a local bakery, I accept without question. As soon as I open the bakery door, I see him, the wolf whom I rejected. He’s the owner of the bakery and my new boss. I need the job, but I’m wary. However, as we start to bond over our love of food, a strange attraction begins to develop, leaving me utterly confused. Andy – The moment I see him, I know he’s my mate. Tall, handsome, and an Alpha to boot. I can’t help the words that slip out of my mouth. It’s no surprise he rejects me on the spot, and I know I’ll never see him again. But when that wolf turns out to be my new baker, I can hardly contain my excitement. The way he oozes passion when he talks about cooking has me hooked. Josh is everything I want in a mate. The only problem is he’s straight. But I can’t seem to give up on him, even though I know it’s hopeless.     AmazonKU

OCEAN OF SIN AND STARLIGHT (NIGHTWIND BOOK TWO) by Karina Halle

I wasn’t always a monster. Once upon a time I had a family, a home, dreams. Until it was taken away from me and I was turned into a creature only the Devil could love, cursed with bloodlust and immortality. I spent a century in an isolated monastery for other heathens like me, learning to control my most monstrous impulses, becoming a man of faith so I could put my sins behind me. I was doing so well. I was almost…human. Until I met her. Larimar, the tempting siren who made me forget my vows, who promised herself to me before she escaped my clutches. Now I’m obsessed with tracking Larimar down, joining an infamous pirate crew on their ship the Nightwind as we search the high seas for any sign of her. I don’t know what I’ll do when I find her. But I know she belongs to me. And I’ll become a monster once more.     AmazonKU

FORKED: A LIGHTHEARTED UTENSIL ROMANCE BOOK ONE by Ruth Cardello

VS note: A lot of buzz about this one. The sample was cute so I decided to try it.

Is that an earthquake or is your fork happy to see you? Imagine a WWII super soldier and his unit were trapped in cutlery by the government and the only way they could transform back was by being intimate with a woman . . .Shortly after moving to a new city, Mercedes buys a set of antique silverware from an estate sale and discovers she has a preference for one particular fork. Is the man who appears when the fork disappears real or a salacious fantasy? If he is real, is he crazy or could he actually be what he claims to be? Are you open-minded enough to accept him as he is? And fall in love with a fork?     AmazonKU

A HEARTSONG BACK TO THE HIGHLANDS – RONAN’S STORY (A MACKAY CLAN LEGEND) by Maeve Greyson

He’s a fifteenth century Highlander pirate. She’s a twenty-first century girl who just got jilted at the altar. What could they possibly have in common? Tricksy gods and goddesses reweaving the tapestry of time. 
Harley Trent loves her job as a caregiver at the nursing home. Those sweet old people help her as much as she helps them. Especially after she caught her fiancé with her best friend in the chapel’s back room right before their wedding. But she’s determined to move past that humiliation. And also determined that there will be no more men for the foreseeable future. She’s got other goals now. Save up and head to the ocean. It may take a while, but she’ll get there. Until then, she enjoys taking care of the residents in the retirement home. Especially the newest one. Mr. MacCallen. A man who loves the sea as much as she does. He’s an odd duck who keeps to himself. But that’s all right. She’s taken care of odd ducks before. Until he shows her that antique locket and everything goes horribly wrong. Fifteenth century Highlander Ronan MacKay’s magical birthright is dominion over the seas and everything in them. While his clan rules …(more blurb on ebook seller’s page)     AmazonKU

HOUSE OF THE RED BALCONIES by A J Demas

VS note: Alternate history MM fantasy.

Hylas has come to Tykanos to build an aqueduct. He has not come to enjoy the island’s main attraction: the six houses where the companions of Tykanos, courtesans both female and male, offer tea and elegant conversation. Yet he cannot ignore them as he finds himself renting a room in one of the tea houses and meeting his neighbour, the beautiful, chronically ill companion Zo. Over breakfasts in Zo’s garden, the two men begin a friendship that transforms the isolation of their lives. But Hylas’s aqueduct project is threatened by bureaucratic delays, and Zo is pressured to secure a rich patron to help support his failing house. When they have begun to hope that they have found a home in each other, the world seems intent on forcing them apart.

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CRUCIBLE AND THE CROWN (MISFITS OF MAGIC BOOK THREE) by Laurie Roma

Micah Volt and Jaqueline Frost have been blissfully in love ever since they first discovered they were mates, but their relationship hasn’t exactly been free of problems. As the future Queen of the Winter Kingdom, Jackie’s status comes with a ton of expectations and responsibilities, but at least she no longer has to bear those heavy burdens alone. As a dark angel-mage hybrid, Micah is a powerful supernatural. Unfortunately, that doesn’t exactly make him an ideal ruler of a fae kingdom. In fact, there are many fae, including the current king and queen, who wish he would simply cut ties with his mate and return to the Hell Realm where he belongs. Even so, Micah is determined to make the best of the situation and proudly rule by Jackie’s side. However, someone is determined to make sure that never happens. Forced to participate in an ancient ritual, Jackie and Micah will have to use all of their strength, knowledge, and magic to prove they are worthy to be the next king and queen. Trapped in a deadly game of succession, the only way to win is to survive. Will they defeat the crucible to claim the throne, or will the secrets they uncover end up destroying everything they hold dear?     AmazonKU

MOONLIGHTING WITH THE WEREWOLF (BRIDGEWATER PACK SERIES) by Cindi Madsen

Buying a vet clinic in a small, backwoods town was supposed to be a fun new adventure, but I never expected my first client to be a giant wolf riddled with silver bullets. Or for him to morph into a man before my eyes. As alpha of the local werewolf pack, Conall’s as unreasonable as he is sexy. But when his people are no longer able to heal and he asks for my help, I can’t say no—to moonlighting at the compound or to his advances. The big bad wolf manages to set my body ablaze with every look, word, and touch. With his pack on the brink of war, he makes it clear he doesn’t have time for love, but that doesn’t keep me from falling. Same way it won’t prevent his enemies from using me to get to him.   AmazonKU

FORBIDDEN ROSE (FAE ACADEMIA BOOK THREE) by Kathy Haan

I always said I wanted to grow up to be just like my mother—a small army of mates at my side, and more power than I know what to do with. But now that I’m facing the decision to upend everything we’ve worked so hard for, I’m caught at the crossroads between fate and free will. To be with my soul bonded mate, I must ascend, and so must the rest of my mates. The risk? If it doesn’t kill us, it could sever our bonds for good. So we do what we must: plan to spend the summer strengthening our bonds and learning everything there is to know about magic, so we all make it through ascension in one piece and with each of our bonds intact. But when magic itself starts to destabilize, we’re racing against time, and only our ascension can save it.     AmazonKU

FADING SUN (STAR TOUCHED: VAMPIRE BRIDE 3) by Michelle Madow

Amber’s sun magic is fading, and time’s running out before it’ll disappear completely. Now, she needs to travel to the Himalayas to find and claim the Solar Scepter—the weapon forged for her by the sun goddess—to kill the Shadow Lord. Unfortunately, she can’t leave Manhattan. The fruit Damien tricked her into eating on her first night in his vampire kingdom bound her inside the city’s borders. There’s only one way to break the spell: by marrying Damien—who Amber doesn’t trust, let alone love—and becoming his queen. Will Amber save her city, even if it means sacrificing her heart?     AmazonKU

BETRAYED BULLIED MATE (ROSECREEK SPECIAL OPS WOLVES BOOK ONE) by Layla Silver

He bullied me horribly for being a human, making me an outcast.
When I confessed that I loved him, he laughed in my face. I found my escape in books and food, but suddenly he’s back as the Special Ops Alpha. And to save my pack, I’m forced to marry the mate who rejected me…I’m psychic and the laughing stock of the pack. But the taunting reaches a new level when I’m given to him as his mate. I try to fight it, but I’m overpowered and dragged away. My plus-size curves are no match for his mighty Alpha wolf…We’re stuck in an abandoned cabin together, and I’m forced to live my greatest fear. The fear of his closeness, touching me in places I’m desperately trying to protect. The fear of falling, of giving myself to the one who will break my heart again. He’s accessing my most vulnerable places, until his baby is growing inside of me. Can the Alpha heal the open wounds he caused?   AmazonKU

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NOTE: I’m doing my best to avoid listing anything generated from use of AI but it’s sometimes tricky to detect from the resources I have available. As far as covers go, I list the Amazon cover. I won’t feature a cover in my weekly promo for this post if I believe or suspect it was done with AI and I use the AI or Not tool to decide.

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). 

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CONQUERING THE ALIEN EMPEROR (PANDRAXIANS BOOK THREE) by Bella Blair

HEATHER: After being rescued from Earth, I am sent to Pandrax, where a sentinel guardian is appointed to find my mekarry match for me. Unfortunately, my guardian, Lady Natoi, turns out to be a spiteful creature, whose hate for me grows when Emperor Daryus shows an interest in me. DARYUS: I swore I would not fall for a human merrily like my friends did, but when Heather suddenly appears in my suite, I know I need to get to know her better. She is the only person in the universe who can soothe my ever flaring temper. When she suddenly disappears, I realize that she is my ONE, my mekarry, and I will tear this universe upside down until I find and hold her in my arms again.   AmazonKU

A MIRACLE FOR THE ALIEN WARRIOR (TREASURED BY THE ALIEN WARRIOR BOOK 11) by Honey Phillips

Lauren knew the decision to have a baby on her own wouldn’t be an easy one. She didn’t know that she would be kidnapped by aliens whose only interest in her is as a breeding vessel. A desperate attempt to escape leaves her trapped and isolated – and about to give birth. Commander Krestar spent more years than he cared to remember overseeing the attempts to rebuild the Cire species. Worn down by their many failures he flees the planet, seeking serenity amongst the stars. Instead he finds a beautiful female from an unknown species, alone, pregnant, and desperate. He immediately vows to protect her and her unborn child, but the more time they spend together, the more he wants to be a permanent part of their lives. Has he finally found the family he’s always wanted, or will the challenges they face tear them apart?   AmazonKU

F CLONES by Laurann Dohner

VS Note: An autobuy for me, love her books!

Figures – When one of his friends goes missing, Figures needs to masquerade as a human visiting a space station. It would cost him his life if he’s caught. Humans hate and fear clones that much. He doesn’t discover what happened to Blade, but he does find a sweet, elderly human who makes him smile. Anna left Earth to cross off the last thing on her bucket list. She saw the stars, traveled on a pleasure cruiser, and completed her trip by ending up on a space station. She believes her adventures are over until she meets a handsome clone. And he gives her a second chance at life in a new clone body. Free – Marisol did the unthinkable by falling in love with a clone. Her grandfather is the owner of Clone World. He’d rather see them both dead than allow them to be together. The plan was simple. She would help Free and five other clones escape and would join them later. Only, it didn’t work out that way. Free, once known as Freak, lost the love of his life when she didn’t join him. When he receives word that Marisol is looking for him, he’ll do anything to get her back. Anything.     Amazon     Kobo     Apple Books

SEER WARS SEASON ONE: A NEW EARTH (PART III) by JC Andrijeski

VS Note: Cliffhanger.

River and Valek wake to find themselves trapped inside their own worst nightmare: sight-collared, drugged, chained to the walls of a blank metal room. They trusted the wrong people, who handed them over to a being who might work for The Eye, the dark seers they’ve spent months trying to evade. All they want is to get back to the universe’s last inter-dimensional portal, the only way back to Valek’s home world. Valek promised River’s family, and River herself, that he would do whatever it took to return her to them. He’d finally nearly done what he promised, nearly brought her to the Bothas Ring, when some of Valek’s oldest friends betrayed them. Half-bonded, half out of their minds with light poisoning from the unusual seer affliction, River and Valek have to fight their way free before the leader of the Wolves hands them over to The Eye. The Eye themselves know how close they are. They offer to pay any bounty, as long as they obtain River and Valek alive. While Valek doesn’t know precisely what they want, he knows he can never let that happen, no matter the cost.   AmazonKU

HUNGER (SILENT DEATH BOOK ONE) by Eileen Troemel

Earth cannot grow its own food. Chemicals and pesticides pollute the soil, water, and air. Chaebul Conglomerate designed and developed space stations to grow organic food for all the people on Earth. These stations are vital to the survival of all. Who, then, would try to damage the food and space stations? When Tree Space Station 41 has a mysterious illness hit their workers, security and management suspect sabotage or a sick out. But the workers are determined to prove they aren’t faking their illnesses. Betsy Canfield and her coworkers agree to stay working even when breathing becomes difficult. Nearly out of oxygen, Betsy realizes something is very wrong on the branch. She pulls the alarm before she passes out. Investigator Colin Casteneda arrives on the station determined to find the truth. He has more questions than answers but with Stephanie Vaccaro, a top toxicologist, and his team, he will find the answers. When he sees Betsy, his ex girlfriend, he knows he will do anything to protect her. She may have left him to work on the station two years ago, but he never stopped thinking about her. What kind of monster tries to sabotage the only source of Earth’s food? Can Colin, Betsy, Stephanie and his team stop this monster before the food supply is destroyed?     AmazonKU

ALIEN BRIDE (SCIFI ALEIN HUMAN ROMANCE BOOK THREE) by Deiri Di

I thought getting fired for a social media blunder was rock bottom. Oh I had no idea how low I could go. Enter: my friend Caley is running a mated marriage matchup agency, and my crazy idea is to marry an alien, one of those super cute dancing and singing ones that took over our planet a little while ago. But guess what? The alien in question that I’m matched with? A naga! Yeah, that’s right. My new hubby-to-be is one of the alien species that has visited Earth on the regular for a millennia. Meet Aeson, the naga ready to create my nightmares… and my dreams. He’s here to help me out of my mess, but his idea of “help” is way more adventurous than I bargained for. Turns out, Aeson isn’t just about looking intimidating; he’s got this whole protective, I’ll-do-anything-for-you vibe that’s impossible to resist. He’s terrifying in all the ways that I need. Between battling my panic attacks and navigating his wild, reptilian way of doing things, I might just find exactly what I need: someone who’s there for me, no matter what. And maybe, just maybe, falling head over tail for him is exactly what the doctor ordered.   AmazonKU

KILLER QUEENS 2: KINGS NOT WINGS by David M Booher

VS Note: Not a romance, an LGBTQ SF release of note.

During a day of questionable choices at Space Pride, Max & Alex bump into their old boss, Bieti and his new-and-improved hench bears. The grumpy little simian tries to get them back on his team to chase down a runaway heir to the throne of Sarelia, an alien planet ruled by a brutal patriarchy. Little does he know that the heir in question happens to be Alex’s younger sibling. And they have…wings. Turns out, a genetic quirk gives some of their race wings when they’re born. But on a planet that lives by the motto “Kings, not wings”, those born with wings are required to have them cut off. It’s supposed to make them more “masculine.” The king is doing all he can to get his youngest heir back on the butcher block and restore the line of succession.  As Alex and Max race to save Alex’s sibling from Bieti, the king’s guard, and a galaxy-wide bounty hunt, they’ll dredge up Alex’s past and confront her planet’s misogynist present. If that means burning the patriarchy to the ground, well, get out the torches.

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STOLEN BY THE SUBMARINE (THE KNOTTIVERSE: ALPHAS OF THE WATERWORLD BOOK SIX) by V T Bonds

As the first omega for sale at the slave auction in over a decade, I stand on my pedestal and thank the protective bars of my cage as snarling, half-crazed males leer up at me. Until a metal monster rises from the depths of the ocean and a massive, terrifying alpha slaughters his way through the crowd. The Submarine isn’t here to save me. He’s here to steal me. Strip me. Break me. Breed me. Light on plot, heavy on spice, dive into this ‘quick read’ dark dystopian human omegaverse 

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NAGA SCAVENGER’S PRECIOUS MATE (SERPENTS OF SARANT BOOK FIVE) by Robin O’Connor

He is the king of beasts, the lord of water, and I’m his captive mate. Farah – Underwater, what it is up can seem like down. I’m supposed to be dead, I’m supposed to be just a normal, boring daycare worker. Somehow, I’m stuck in the middle of a bizarre, nightmarish adventure. And then there is him. I’m not attracted to him with a burning intensity. No, it’s just a fever from nearly drowning. Never to him. He is feral and dangerous. Everything I’m not, and we don’t even speak the same language. He courts me like I’m meant to be his. Gifts, touches, passion… Who can resist that? Zeidon – I’m supposed to be a loner. I am a collector, and deviant in my desire to have company, even if they are just the stray animals I find and heal. Then I find her and everything changes. Beautiful Farah deserves everything I have to give her and so much more. I must convince her that I am worthy to be her male. Each day in her presence I struggle with my instincts to claim, to dominate, to own her body and her heart. When evil finds us in my den, a place that should have been safe, nothing can stop me from saving her. Not my grave injuries, not allies who think they mean well, and definitely not the evil that lurks beneath my mountain. Farah is mine, and I will claim her.     AmazonKU

PROTECTED BY THE ALIEN WARRIOR (MY MONSTER, MY PROTECTOR) by Harper Rosling

Raxon – I’ve faced countless dangers as a Leonid warrior, but nothing could have prepared me for the moment I lay eyes on a human female trapped in a cage. The instant I see her, a fierce protectiveness surges through me, followed by an undeniable attraction. I try to deny these feelings, to focus on the mission at hand, but I know deep down that I will stop at nothing to keep her safe in a galaxy that seeks to exploit her. Sutton – Abducted from Earth and thrown into a world I never knew existed, I’m terrified and alone. That is until a massive, lion-like creature appears, promising to rescue me. He is unlike anyone I’ve ever met, with his fierce strength and piercing amber eyes. As he frees me from my cage, I feel an instant connection, a sense of safety I can’t explain. But can I trust him when everything I’ve ever known has been turned upside down?     AmazonKU

THE CAUTIOUS TRAVELLER’S GUIDE TO THE WASTELANDS: A NOVEL by Sarah Brooks

VS note: Gaslamp/Steampunk Fantasy, S&SF. Not a romance but a release of note.

It is said there is a price that every passenger must pay. A price beyond the cost of a ticket. There is only one way to travel across the Wastelands: on the Trans-Siberian Express, a train as famous for its luxury as for its danger. The train is never short of passengers, eager to catch sight of Wastelands creatures more miraculous and terrifying than anything they could imagine. But on the train’s last journey, something went horribly wrong, though no one seems to remember what exactly happened. Not even Zhang Weiwei, who has spent her life onboard and thought she knew all of the train’s secrets. Now, the train is about to embark again, with a new set of passengers. Among them are Marya Petrovna, a grieving woman with a borrowed name; Henry Grey, a disgraced naturalist looking for redemption; and Elena, a beguiling stowaway with a powerful connection to the Wastelands itself. Weiwei knows she should report Elena, but she can’t help but be drawn to her. As the girls begin a forbidden friendship, there are warning signs that the rules of the Wastelands are changing and the train might once again be imperiled. Can the passengers trust each other, as the wildness outside threatens to consume them all?

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HE WILL ALWAYS LOVE ME by Athena Storm

He and I are meant to be together. Not even death can do us part. He is an alien warrior, driven to a life of crime……And he steals away my body, then my heart. It all happens for a reason. Because he and I are fated mates. War and violence try to keep us apart. But I know I can find him across any lifetime. In an instant, we are separated. Even still, we don’t give up. I don’t want to lose him. He’s meant to be mine. It doesn’t matter if we die again. That will never be the end of us.   AmazonKU

ESCAPE (HAVEN BOOK ONE) by Tracy Myhre

VS Note: I one clicked it, which will probably surprise no one. I love apocalyptic romance!

At the dawn of the apocalypse, a naïve, but resourceful woman must fight her way through nature, humankind and herself to reunite with her family. Beth has cocooned herself in routine after a devastating family tragedy upended her world years ago, but a chance encounter with a Marine named Ryker sends ripples through her carefully guarded world. He is smitten. She is unsure. The city is thrown into chaos when a missile strikes near Spokane, testing Beth’s newfound optimism. As strife escalates, Beth must lead her friends on a perilous journey to her uncle’s farm in Idaho–a place she avoids. Armed with only a vague location, Ryker embarks on a high-stakes quest, risking everything to find Beth in a world teetering on the edge of turmoil and anarchy. Amidst the relentless pursuit of survival, Beth and Ryker each navigate landscapes fraught with unpredictability. Will their paths converge again? And will doing so bring them to safety…or closer to danger?     Amazon

WE SPEAK THROUGH THE MOUNTAIN by Preemee Mohamed

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

Traveling alone through the climate-crisis-ravaged wilds of Alberta’s Rocky Mountains, 19-year-old Reid Graham battles the elements and her lifelong chronic illness to reach the utopia of Howse University. But life in one of the storied “domes” — the last remnants of pre-collapse society — isn’t what she expected. Reid tries to excel in her classes and make connections with other students, but still grapples with guilt over what happened just before she left her community. And as she learns more about life at Howse, she begins to realize she can’t stand idly by as the people of the dome purposely withhold needed resources from the rest of humanity. When the worst of news comes from back home, Reid must make a choice between herself, her family, and the broken new world. In this powerful follow-up to her award-winning novella The Annual Migration of Clouds, Premee Mohamed is at the top of her game as she explores the conflicts and complexities of this post-apocalyptic society and asks whether humanity is doomed to forever recreate its worst mistakes.

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TAKEN BY THE WRAITH KING by Chloe Graves

Ayana – Everything I’ve ever loved has been stolen from me. My family. My settlement. Even my freedom, after the Matriarch herself placed a collar around my neck to control the magic in my veins. My days are spent healing her soldiers, only to watch them spread more bloodshed across the galaxy. Until a shadowy figure infiltrates the fortress and snatches me from my bed. The dreaded Wraith king is as dangerous as he is seductive, with eyes like the evening suns and lies of my freedom on his lips. He wants my power to destroy the Matriarch, but I’ll be damned if I’ll trade one commanding jailer for another. Soren – I’m carved from the shadows of Gamarr, a king turned predator waging war against the monster who annihilated my world. Ayana, a human Verdant with the power to bring the Venterran scum to their knees—she’s the key to my revenge. Abducting her…(more blurb on ebook seller’s page)   AmazonKU

DESPERATE OMEGA (QUARANTINE OMEGA BOOK SIX) by Lizzy Bequin

First they’ll make me beg for mercy. Then they’ll make me beg for more. 
I never asked for this. Never asked to be an omega. Never asked to go into heat. But my heat is coming, whether I want it or not, and soon my scent will draw the alphas in like wolves to prey. I had a plan. I thought I could deal with the urges on my own. I was wrong. There’s only one cure for the fever that’s burning inside me, and only the alphas can give it to me. Now they’re coming for me. Coming to punish. Coming to share. Coming to mark me as their mate. And when they finally find me, I’ll be the one coming for them…Over and over again.    AmazonKU

INTERLUDE (GALAXY CIRCUS BOOK SEVEN) by Lexie Winston

It’s go day! Time for Lila to rescue her grandmother from a planet that is so inhospitable no one goes there. No one but the hard-as-nails Halla harvesters, but it turns out they have a secret weapon. And it’s that secret weapon that Lila needs to convince to help them. She will do whatever it takes to persuade him to help, but no matter if she can convince him or not, they’re rescuing her grandmother and reuniting her with her grandpas. Then it’s time to get the circus back on track. With two of her mates expecting, Lila’s family is expanding much quicker than she thought, and they need to establish a calmer more controlled environment to raise all the babies in. Lila is exhausted and frazzled and that’s not even worrying about all the other problems that are piling on top of each other, and the imminent arrival of two more babies. Will all of Lila’s relationships survive all the dramas or will cracks form in her perfect little life? Only time will tell.     AmazonKU

FOOL’S GOLD (BOUNTY HUNTER BITES BOOK ONE) by Ava York

Traps aren’t only made of steel. Sometimes, they’re forged from desire. 
I’ve spent years as the servant of Landar, a cruel smuggler who delights in tormenting me. When the Vinduthi bounty hunter Kaelith kills my master, I seize my chance at freedom. But to earn it, I must lead Kaelith to Landar’s secret treasure trove. As we face the horrors lurking in the depths of the derelict station, I find myself drawn to this lethal predator. His touch ignites a fire within me, but can I trust a man who kills without mercy? Bounty Hunter Bites are shorter stories set in the universe of the Vinduthi.     AmazonKU

CAVEMAN ALIEN’S TOUCH (CAVEMAN ALIENS BOOK 23) by Calista Skye

Bronwen – He’s the scariest caveman alien on prehistoric, dinosaur-infested planet Xren. Huge and extremely muscled, striped in sky blue and with eyes as piercing as the sun, Noker takes my breath away. Not only does he have a voice like a rock crusher, he also keeps saving my life from the deadly wildlife on this unhinged planet. I think he’s wildlife himself, because he’s at least half dinosaur, with a huge, colorful fan-like feature that stretches across his head. That doesn’t repulse me the way it probably should. Nor does the massive tent he keeps pitching in his loincloth every time he looks at me. It’s not like I’m going to fall for him. He’s too strange, and he clearly keeps deep secrets about both himself and the planet. And I have crucial projects to focus on. I’ll just enjoy his protection for a while. Including that one special gift he has that drives me crazy with lust… Noker – She’s an alien from Earth, and I can’t take my eyes off her. Round, smooth and small, she has a glint in her exotic eyes that makes the breath catch in my throat and sends a dangerous heat to my crotch. She’s far too weak and vulnerable to be here in the jungle. And she doesn’t know that I’m the worst danger here. I can’t let her get too close. If she finds out my dark secret, she will be terrified, and my whole clan will be doomed. But I can have some fun with her before I leave for good. And I absolutely intend to.     AmazonKU

THE DARKEST PARTS OF ME by Shandy Mandarino

VS NOTE: Sounds good. I one clicked.

Five years ago, a tragic accident turned Maven’s life upside down, forcing her to leave the small mountain town where she spent most of her childhood. Ready to leave the past behind, Maven has decided to return to Solitude Ridge in search of the closure she didn’t get all those years ago. And while everything seems to have remained the same in the quaint little mountain town, there’s one thing that’s different: Renn. A new resident who is irresistibly charming and equally mysterious. For the last five years, Renn has maintained a quiet existence in Solitude Ridge where the locals don’t ask questions and accept him as part of their small town. Despite the fact that he’s become a beloved member of the community, as time goes on, he finds himself looking over his shoulder, waiting for the events of his past to finally catch up with him. But when Maven comes to town, he finds himself wanting to share his most closely guarded secret: he’s not from this world. As Renn and Maven start spending more time together, they find themselves faced with the darkness of their pasts, bringing them closer than ever as they struggle to fight for the one thing they value above all else. But when their secrets finally begin to surface and decisions must be made, will Renn and Maven lean on each other to weather the storm? Or will this tear them apart forever?     AmazonKU

THE ALIEN MARRIAGE SURPRISE (PROJECT EVE COLONY BOOK FOUR) by Eva O’Hare

Tess Holloway is new to Project Eve’s Earth-based colony, Eden, recruited after her sister vanished from home some time ago. Tess has willingly chosen to be paired with an alien from Ceti, but unfortunately, the alien she has been paired with wants nothing to do with the program. Mostef, a super-intelligent alien from Elix, has other goals in mind. Of course, until he meets Tess. *This novel was originally serialized on Kindle Vella but has been edited substantially since its Kindle Vella debut.     AmazonKU

LOVE ON THE KORLYAN MOON by Petra Palerno

LENA – When the aliens who kidnapped me dropped my bubble into the ocean of an alien moon, I really thought I was a goner. I thanked my lucky stars when Kitaico, a bizarrely hot tentacled alien rescued me from what would have surely been a watery grave. There’s one big problem though, I accidentally took his mating sting. So, through no fault of his own, we both have to deal with my forced heats thanks to his venom. Can I fight my chemical induced attraction enough to work out if I want to spend forever with Kitaico? KITAICO – With only a short time left until I can complete my Great Proving and be found worthy of one of the few female mates on my planet, Lena drops into my lap. I don’t understand how the Great Mother could give me a mate who can’t mark me in return, but I know there’s something special about this human. Will I be able to resist her during her heats and somehow show the elders that I’m worthy of Lena? I’ll do anything to keep her, or die trying.   AmazonKU

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VS: This is one of my favorite couples and I loved writing scifi romantic suspense! I’ve been fascinated by the idea of alien empaths since I saw the original Star Trek episode “The Empath” so this is my take on it. Plus the interstellar mob and a man with a lot of secrets…

DANGER IN THE STARS by Veronica Scott

Miriell, a powerful empathic priestess, has been kidnapped from her own primitive planet along with a number of her people, and sold to the evil Amarotu Combine, largest organized crime syndicate in the Sectors. When she and her handler are sent to use her power to commit an assassination, she must leave behind her own sister as hostage to ensure her compliance. Miriell cannot ask for aid without endangering herself and others.

Despite his best efforts, Combine enforcer Conor Stewart is entranced by Miriell, and helps her evade the worst of brutal treatment from the rest of the mob. But Conor must keep his distance, before the lovely empath learns that he has secrets of his own–secrets that could get them both killed.

The situation becomes dire when Conor and Miriell come to the attention of both the Combine overlords and the deadly Mawreg, aliens who threaten the Sectors. Can she save herself and the Mawreg’s next victims? And will Conor help her, or remain loyal to his evil bosses?

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WINTER LOST (MERCY THOMPSON BOOK 14) by Patricia Briggs

VS note: An autobuy for me, love this series!

In the supernatural realms, there are creatures who belong to winter. I am not one of them. But like the coyote I can become at will, I am adaptable. My name is Mercy Thompson Hauptman, and my mate, Adam, is the werewolf who leads the Columbia Basin Pack, the pack charged with keeping the people who live and work in the Tri-Cities of Washington State safe. It’s a hard job, and it doesn’t leave much room for side quests. Which is why when I needed to travel to Montana to help my brother, I intended to go by myself. But I’m not alone anymore. Together, Adam and I find ourselves trapped with strangers in a lodge in the heart of the wilderness, in the teeth of a storm of legendary power, only to discover my brother’s issues are a tiny part of a problem much bigger than we could have imagined. Arcane and ancient magics are at work that could, unless we are very careful, bring about the end of the world.

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MAGE ASSASSINS AND OTHER MISFITS (THE GUILD CODEX: WARPED BOOK FIVE) by Annette Marie and Rob Jacobsen

The weirdness level of my life has reached an all-time high. Which is saying something, considering I started out as a psychic conman and somehow ended up as a MagiPol agent. And not just any agent. Lately, I’ve been Captain Blythe’s right-hand man and most trusted confidant. Yeah, I know. Super weird. It’s also kind of awkward because, unbeknownst to her, I’ve also teamed up with her most loathed nemesis, Darius King, guild master of the Crow and Hammer and the number one guy on the Consilium’s “To Be Eliminated” list. Oh, and the Consilium? It’s just a secret organization embedded deep in the upper echelons of the MPD that’s using its nefarious influence to take over the world. Or destroy it. We’re still figuring that part out. “We” being me and Blythe. And me and Darius. But not Blythe and Darius. Like I said, it’s awkward. Unfortunately, the Consilium knows we’re on to them. Their plans are already in motion, and if we don’t find a way to stop them, the mythic world will change for the worse—and there’ll be no going back.   AmazonKU

UNLEASHING CHAOS by Crystal J Johnson and Felicity Vaughn

Desideria is looking for true love…When your father, the king of demons, tells you to find an eternal partner in ninety days, you do it—because the alternative is worse. Jace’s heart is shattered and guarded…All I asked for was a quiet roommate to help with the bills; instead, I got a sassy demon princess. Cannon wants everyone to be happy, but …
Sure, I want to help my friends, but I’ve got ambitions too. Infernis help them. A visit to the human realm is Desi’s last-ditch effort to find the partner of her dreams—she wants to marry for love—but with only three months to fall head over heels and take someone home to her chaotic family in Infernis, it seems impossible. When every date Desi goes on ends in disaster, she enlists the help of her two handsome roommates. While one is friendly and fun, willing to help in any way he can, the other is stern and impenetrable, resolute in his theory that everlasting love isn’t possible. But as much as she’d like to deny it, Desideria is an agent of chaos, and she quickly starts knocking down walls and crossing boundaries–in every aspect of her romantic life..Maybe it was kismet that landed Desi in Denver, but the choice she and her new friends have to make will define not only their futures, but that of an entire realm.

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DADDY CUPID: A FATHER’S DAY NOVELLA (LOVE IN THE VEIL) by Sarah Blue

What’s a reaper to do when he’s desperate for love? Help his newfound best friend host an inter-veil mixer to find the cupid of his dreams. Gloom has had one thing on his mind, and that’s finding his perfect match. The reaper is a hopeless romantic at heart, who has very particular tastes. Imagine his surprise when he finds two cupids that match the exact energy he’s been looking for. Cupiō and Ladybird have been two idiots in love for far too long, neither of them acting on their feelings. But when the charismatic reaper inserts himself into their conflicting feelings, maybe they can make this work after all. That is, as long as they figure out who the true daddy cupid is in this inter-veil relationship.     AmazonKU

THE ALPHA BEAR PRINCE’S ARRANGED MARRIAGE: AN MM MPREG SHIFTER ROMANCE (THE OMEGA’S ROYAL ARRANGEMENT BOOK TWO) by Lorelai M Hart and Colbie Dunbar

Cole – My father taught me from a young age that marriage is a human convention, designed for fiscal and political gain. When he tells me at ten that my role as his son would include such a “convention,” it doesn’t surprise me. It isn’t as if he ever pretends to have made a love match with my dad. It was strictly business, just like it will be for me. Sometimes I hate being the prince. No, that’s not true. It’s most of the time. Henri – Growing up, I had no idea my parents had signed me away to the neighboring kingdom. None. I lived this happy little life dreaming of finding my one true love, getting mated, and having a cabin full of pups. That dream came to a crashing halt on the day of my first shift. From that day on, my fathers kept me locked away with tutors, an “assistant”—AKA a babysitter—and the knowledge that in a year I would become the Bear Prince’s mate. Suck.     AmazonKU

TEMPEST OF SHADOWS BOOK ONE by Brenda K Davies

Ryker – I’m not sure what to expect after being away from Tempest for over a year, but the once thriving realm has deteriorated beneath the leadership of its new ruler. I made a promise to my dead king to look over Tempest if something happened to him, but after surviving Doomed Valley, I’m done with politics and war. Until unexpected events change everything. Ellery – I don’t always have the best ideas, but when I donned a hood to steal from the rich and give to the poor, I thought I was doing the right thing—until I made the mistake of robbing the son of a duke. Forced to work with Ryker to hunt for me, my biggest worry is keeping the truth of my identity from him. That is until our new king unleashes something terrible on Tempest. With everything crumbling around me, I only feel safe with one immortal… the man who is the biggest threat to my freedom.

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DEVIL’S DEAL (JAGA AND THE DEVIL BOOK ONE) by  Layla Fae

The night of summer solstice, I do something stupid. Drawn to the fire of magic, I approach the gods in their sacred circle. I am just a mortal, one of many. I shouldn’t merit their attention. But behind the royal figures of the gods a shadow looms, menacing yellow eyes burning in its gloom. He asks me to dance. His clawed hands circle my waist, turning me to the sound of hoofbeats while his demonic voice whispers seductive lies in my ear. For one night, and one night only, I let him touch me. When it’s morning and gods return to their shrines, he stays. His bloodthirsty shadow follows me, a dark cloak hiding me from the sun and the light of hope. Where I walk, flowers wither and children sicken, touched by his suffocating darkness. The harder I chase him away, the more he enshrouds me in his powerful presence, his claws trapping my body, his will reaching for my soul. He takes away my tribe and poisons my life, trying to break me so I take his deal. But the devil is in for a surprise. I may give him my body, but I’ll never break. With nothing to lose, I am ready to fight.     AmazonKU

A WITCHING BABYMOON (WITCHING AFTER FORTY BOOK 17) by Lia Davis and L A Boruff

Michelle Dunn assumed her life would be somewhat normal. Yeah, she’s a water witch, but her parents are nothing special, at least not magically, and neither is she. Her baby, however… Well, that’s another story.
Michelle and her fiancé, Wallie decide to take a babymoon as soon as their college classes let out. Thanks to family connections on Wallie’s part, they score a gorgeous beach house just outside of Sydney, Australia. Heck, yes! Soon they realize things in Australia are just as dangerous as the internet makes them out to be: Scary spiders, massive snakes, and werewolves. That’s a new one. Michelle won’t let something like swollen ankles stop her from enjoying her vacation, so she’s sure not going to let a mythical creature ruin it, either. When the scary Australian creatures turn into more than Michelle can handle, she decides to call in reinforcements before things get too dire… Now she just has to hope they arrive in time.     AmazonKU

THE EMERALD DRAGON’S MOONLIT MATE (NESTING EVER AFTER BOOK ONE) by Jena Wade

VS Note: MM PNR

I grew up never quite fitting in. That’s what happens when a wolf pack takes in an orphaned rando shifter, in my case a dragon. On my 25th birthday, the day of my first shift, so much more than my dragon awakes. He senses things I can’t, including the existence of two brothers. My best friend Eli and I set off to find them. The journey is perilous and my bond with Eli is tested as my dragon realizes he’s more than just my ride or die… he’s my mate. If only love is as easy as that.   AmazonKU

THE SAPPHIRE DRAGON’S MISSING MATE (NESTING EVER AFTER BOOK TWO) by Lorelai M Hart

VS Note: MM PNR

I am the lucky one. Everyone says so. My otter bevy took me in when no one else would, I have two adopted parents who love me and a degree that allows me to work from anywhere. And maybe they are right and I should be grateful, but I can’t quite let go of the feeling that something is missing…something important. On my 25th birthday, my dragon emerges for the first time, and everything changes. He senses my brothers and demands we find them. My bevy’s reaction to my scales and wings makes the decision easy. Now I’m traveling across the country with nothing but my dragon sense to guide me. That is until Arvin offers me shelter…and his heart.     AmazonKU

THE AMETHYST DRAGON’S MYTHICAL MATE (NESTING EVER AFTER BOOK THREE) by Toby Wise

Growing up with my adopted moms, I never dreamed of leaving home. I had everything I thought I needed until my 25th birthday and I shifted for the very first time. Once my dragon is awakened, he realizes we’re not as alone as we thought, sensing two brothers out in the world, waiting to be reunited. On my way to find my brothers, I’m forced to make a pit stop in a small town. While there, I find Vinnie. Not only is he my true mate but he understands what it’s like to keep a part of himself a secret… a secret that might just change everything.   AmazonKU

PLAY DEAD (CROSSROADS QUEEN BOOK SIX) by Annabel Chase

In Fairhaven, there’s no rest for the wicked, the weary, or anyone in between. The Wild Hunt is on its way to town, commanded by a ruthless leader who leaves only destruction in his wake. Meanwhile, the Castle has opened its doors as a sanctuary for an unexpected and unwelcome visitor, which puts a damper on Lorelei’s budding relationship with resident demon prince of hell, Kane Sullivan. Even worse, the houseguest brings another hunting party to town, one that Lorelei has been careful to avoid. As the threats escalate and secrets are revealed, Lorelei must come to terms with a moment of truth she never anticipated—if she can survive the hunt.     AmazonKU

THE FIREBRAND’S SHY LYNX  (THE BLOOD COVEN WORLD BOOK FIVE) by T M Smith

The shy lynx…Chloe, a local bookstore owner, is being coerced by her father, the alpha of her pack, to mate a loathsome male. The Firebrand warrior…When Mix, a rough-around-the-edges mountain lion-wolf shifter, happens to overhear her dilemma, he offers a way out. Breaking free…Their defiance and love in the face of tyranny could exact a high price. Are they willing to pay?

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WILD MAGIC BOOK SEVEN by Odette C Bell

The Council sacked William. The vaunted, powerful position of Chief Enforcement Officer now falls to a cold-hearted, merciless vamp who wants one thing from Lillian. Help to climb to the top. The elites are in-fighting, and if Lillian can stoke trouble within them, she might have a chance. She’ll have to slow down long enough to take it. There’s another murder, another victim bled dry by the White Knights’ voracious plot. Lillian will stop at nothing to track down the culprit, even if it means breaking the law. She won’t break it alone. William won’t sit as his city’s taken from him. He’ll fight by Lillian’s side instead.

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SORCERER’S THIEF by Lee Colgin

The Thief – Cricket thought he’d stolen the ultimate prize: a rare coin rumored to possess magical powers. But when an alluring sorcerer upends his world in a moonlit alley, Cricket discovers the coin is more powerful than he’d ever imagined. And he’ll risk his life to keep it. The Sorcerer – Julian needs that stupid coin, and seeing as it’s fallen into the hands of a mortal man—a beguiling, smooth-talking thief, really—it should be easy enough to claim. So why does he continue to fail in his every attempt? Unstoppable Ancient Magic – For someone who thrives in the shadows, Cricket discovers there’s no hiding from the magic that binds him to the coin, or the infuriatingly seductive Fae sorcerer intent on reclaiming it. Soon, both men find themselves battling volatile magic and a dangerous attraction while desperately holding on to what neither can afford to lose: their hearts.     AmazonKU

SKULLDUGGERY (THRILL OF THE HUNT BOOK THREE) by Helen  Harper

Okay. I’ll admit I’ve got problems. But surrender is word wholly absent from my vocabulary. My grasp on magic is shaky at best and my dependence on spider’s silk is a battle I’m still fighting. But while my heritage and my health might be problematic, I’m certainly not going to roll over and give up. Not me. Not ever. With Hugo Pemberville and his skilled band of Prime treasure hunters by my side, I’m drawn into a quest for a mythical golden skull. This artefact might just be the breakthrough needed to shed light on the enduring mystery of Lady Rose’s disappearance – but the search for it will force me down a twisty path filled with unexpected revelations. The echoes of the past have never felt quite so close to home.     AmazonKU     AB

TROUBLE WITH SHIFTERS AND FAE COURTS (CARY REDMOND BOOK EIGHT) by Kat Simons

And taking her newfound skills on the road. Cary Redmond survived a lot in the last year. From her Seventh Year test as a magical Protector, to meeting her leopard shifter mate, to fending off a whole host of enemies. A trip to Scotland with Deacon presents a well-earned chance to rest and practice her newfound skills and powers. Even if meeting Deacon’s grandmother comes in the bargain. But Trouble follows Cary wherever she goes, including all the way across the pond to Scotland. Where Deacon’s grandmother harbors a secret tie to the Fae, and rival Faery queens fight for dominion. Cary finds herself, once again, in the middle of powerful enemies, protecting everyone in the crossfire. This time, though, if she fails, the cost could be the love of her life. Because this time, Faery wants Deacon.

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NO REST FOR THE WITCHY (SUPERNATURAL MIDLIFE RELIC HUNTER) (SHROUNDED NATION BOOK 20) by Brenda Trim and Tia Didmon

After losing access to the Well of Souls and no foreseeable way to help Spencer, a new crisis arises when Faith and Nishi begin to display magical abilities. I turn to my husband for help, but he is pulling farther away from me as the lure of immortality takes its toll on our relationship. In the midst of my emotional turmoil, my powers begin to wane and I am not the only one affected. As mine and Eve’s magic continues to destabilize, certain members of the council are out for blood and an ally gives us information on an unusual artifact that may help us. But it hasn’t been seen in centuries and may be located in a lost tomb. Can I turn from a relic hunter to a tomb raider to save myself and my friends, or am I one misstep away from elevating my daughter to the next vault keeper?     AmazonKU

MAKE MINE A GRIZZLY: MM MPREG SHIFTER ROMANCE (MATED BY CHANCE BOOK 10) by Harper B Cole and Colbie Dunbar

Omega human Cedric has had his heart shattered—by his boss—and is desperate to leave his job. Offered a new position in a town far from the city and his unfaithful ex-fiancé, he decides to take a vacation to explore the possibility of moving. Love is the last thing on his mind; he just needs an escape. Alpha bear shifter Gage lives on the outskirts of a small town, leading a reclusive life. He rarely interacts with humans, preferring the solitude of the wilderness and the company of fellow shifters, while making a living through various odd jobs. The town’s matchmakers are certain Cedric and Gage are fated mates, but their attempts to bring them together don’t go as planned. Unlike their previous successes, there’s no immediate spark, leading them to doubt their matchmaking abilities.     AmazonKU

MY ORC NEXT DOOR (EASTSHORE ISLE BOOK ONE) by Veronika Kane and Caroline Lee

Look, there are plenty of things I just learned about the gorgeous, seven-foot-tall perfect specimen of male living next door to me: Karnak can scent everything about me, including those times I thought I was alone in my hot tub and I decided to experiment with different water jet settings. He’s really good at finding lost kitties (not a euphemism). In the four years I’ve lived next door to him, the orc has known—beyond a shadow of a doubt—that I’m his fated Mate. And apparently it’s killing him to stay away. But our beach town of Eastshore is dying, and I’m the one tasked with saving it. No pressure, right? And the fourth thing I’ve just learned about Karnak is that despite being the world’s largest, greenest recluse, he’s also the only one who can help me save our cozy, tightknit community. Unfortunately, he has this silly idea he deserves to be alone. If I can’t convince him this town is perfect for him, then how can I prove I’m perfect for him, too?     AmazonKU

PARROT PREMONITIONS (COZY FLORIST MYSTERIES BOOK TWO) by Corrine Winters

Ginny won’t stop digging…until she gets her floral shop out of its hole. 
Amateur witch and flower shop owner Ginny thought she could finally blossom after solving her rival’s murder. But when a philanthropist turns up dead after hiring Ginny, she’s once again the prime suspect.
With the police nipping her investigation in the bud, Ginny has no choice but to tap into her burgeoning witch powers. Along with her talking parrot familiar Ajay, detective crush Ethan, and best friend Maya, Ginny dives back into the world of amateur sleuthing to clear her name. Can Ginny stop the culprit before they decide she’s the next loose end to bury? Or will she end up pushing up daisies herself?   AmazonKU

BEAR’S SILENT SOULMATE (BEAR MATES OVER 40 BOOK 12) by Aline Ash

Callisto – Rejected at birth by Pinefall clan because she was born mute, Callisto grew up fighting to survive in the human world. Only learning her true identity as an adult, her best friend, Sophia, was her voice and strength throughout the years. Now Callisto is alpha of her own clan of women, but she has old scores to settle. Discovering her family cast her aside for being imperfect, she vowed vengeance. She formed a plan. Get close. Close enough to watch . Close enough to wound. Rory – Life in Greenacre was quiet, settled, and he was happy as a single dad to three kids. However, all that changed the instant Callisto arrived in town. She challenged his alpha, Sam, and lost, making enemies of everyone. Kind-hearted Sam agreed to let her stay, if Callisto would take a mate.  Unfortunately for Rory, he was the unwilling victim, but unable to go against his alpha he agrees. He’s determined to keep Callisto at a distance, to protect his clan as he doesn’t trust her. But her fiery spirit and the kindness she shows his children intrigues him. As Rory starts to thaw, he realizes his mission isn’t just to protect his clan from her, but to save her from herself. When her true motives are revealed, will he be able to save them both, or will their worlds collide in chaos?   AmazonKU

FEY CONQUEST: GAY DARK ROMANTASY (FEY LORDS BOOK ONE)  by S Rodman

He is morally grey, with all the red flags. He isn’t human. He conquered Earth and claimed me as his pet. So why don’t I hate him? Prince Rhydian Y Mabinogi. As beautiful as he is cruel. The man of my dreams, and of my nightmares. I was just a normal human man. Now I am his pet. He will never see me as his equal, as his partner. I don’t even know why I want him to. I should hate him. I should try to escape. I should loathe the things he does to me every night. But as I come to know the twisted politics of this cruel and violent fey court he dragged me into. I can’t help suspect there is far more to Rhydian than meets the eye. I think under his icy armour, one thing is true. He needs me.   AmazonKU

BENEATH THE WISTERIA (PRIMORDIAL GODS) by P S Nail

Being a warrior for the King’s Guard, I’d been trained to handle the most lethal situations. But after waking up and realizing there’s only five days left before the Snow Moon, I tasked myself with a mission which could truly end me—gifting my mate with a present for Flaik Luna. Other than a couple of rounds with an evil being, what do you buy a Fire Caster who wants for nothing but happiness? With help from some friends, the Snow Moon festival of Love will either be a success or a disaster. NOTE: Beneath the Wisteria is a short story related to the Primordial Gods series. It should be read after Book 2 (Emerald Skies) and before Book 3 (Silver Storms) for best reading experience. The Primordial Realm is set in a fantasy world filled with Magic Casters, Angels, Vampires, Lycans, Fae, Demons, Elven, and Mythical Creatures.   AmazonKU

WE USED TO LIVE HERE: A NOVEL by Marcus Kliewer

Get Out meets Parasite in this eerily haunting debut and Reddit hit—soon to be a Netflix original movie starring Blake Lively—about two homeowners whose lives are turned upside down when the house’s previous residents unexpectedly visit. As a young, queer couple who flip houses, Charlie and Eve can’t believe the killer deal they’ve just gotten on an old house in a picturesque neighborhood. As they’re working in the house one day, there’s a knock on the door. A man stands there with his family, claiming to have lived there years before and asking if it would be alright if he showed his kids around. People pleaser to a fault, Eve lets them in. As soon as the strangers enter their home, uncanny and inexplicable things start happening, including the family’s youngest child going missing and a ghostly presence materializing in the basement. Even more weird, the family can’t seem to take the hint that their visit should be over. And when Charlie suddenly vanishes, Eve slowly loses her grip on reality. Something is terribly wrong with the house and with the visiting family—or is Eve just imagining things?

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RIDING WITH THE GRIZZLY (DEVIL’S PACK MC BOOK ONE) by Skye Alder

Jude – As President of the Devil’s Pack MC, I have a lot of responsibility on my shoulders. I look after my guys and this town. The only thing that I stay away from is the Midnight Rebel MC and their side of town. That is, until I realize that they have my mate. Nara – I need to get away from my family. Things used to be good, until my mom died and my dad remarried. That was when everything went to hell. I’ve been looking for a way out. I just never expected that way to be Jude Monroe. He says that I’m meant to be his, that we’re literally fated to be, and now I have a choice. Can I trust him? And do I really want to trade one MC for another?     AmazonKU

SANCTUARY (ON THE WIND BOOK ONE) by Sam Burns and W M Fawkes

Paris’s path is clear, his future settled. He’s trained his whole life in politics and the running of a kingdom. He’s going to be an adviser to the future king, his beloved prince. But when his father dies unexpectedly, the current king takes the opportunity to get rid of him, sending him to the barbaric southern tribe lands of Nemeda as a diplomat. No one has ever returned from the tribes alive. But he won’t give up on true love. If it costs him everything, he’ll bargain his way back to the arms of Prince Tybalt. Only what he finds when he arrives in Nemeda is not what he expected. The tribes aren’t barbaric at all, and their chief is . . . well, Paris can’t be distracted by the man’s rugged beauty that easily. Can he?   AmazonKU

TRIPLE DOG DARE (HOUNDS OF HADES BOOK ONE) by Amy Sumida

VS note: Also listed in Erotica.

Wren is possessed. Has been for three years. But it’s not so bad. She’s made friends with the spirit inside her, and the spirit has improved her life. Magnificently so. But all that changes when a team of three tall, dark, and deadly men hunt her down and tear her friend right out of her. Being freed of possession is only the beginning. Wren is drawn into a strange world of exorcisms, hauntings, and poltergeists. Are these men really the ghost-hunters they claim to be? Or is there something more to them—something magical? As layers of lies peel away, Wren must accept the truth and fight for it or lose everything.     AmazonKU

MARSHMALLOW MIRAGE (A CANDY AND CHAOS COZY MYSTERY BOOK FOUR) by Sara Bourgeois

Just when private eye Ethan Moore thought he’d left his dark past behind, a ghost from an old cold case materializes with a chilling vision – bones in the mountains. The missing girl he failed to find years ago is calling out for justice, and Ethan’s former psychic consultant is the only one who can hear her cries. As Ethan and Blue venture into the haunted peaks, more secrets start to unravel. A local waitress vanishes, and suddenly, Ethan finds himself the prime suspect in a murder investigation. With the man she loves in the crosshairs, Blue’s magics must work overtime to unveil the truth and clear his name. But the spirits have other plans, and a startling discovery links the mountain remains to Ethan’s haunting cold case. Can Blue and Ethan exorcise the demons of the past before they’re buried alive? Or will their love be cursed forever by the dark secrets lurking in the shadows?     AmazonKU

CROWN OF LIGHT AND SHADOWS (COURTS OF AETHERIA BOOK ONE) by G K DeRosa

On the day of my twentieth birthday, a brutally handsome Shadow Fae darkens my doorway and whisks me away to an elite Fae academy. The problem is I’m not Fae, and I certainly don’t have any magical powers.
Despite this, I’m thrust into a realm where magic is as vital as breath and far more dangerous. Thrown into an academy teeming with powerful Fae, I must navigate the treacherous waters of magical education, summon my dormant powers and battle merciless fellow students to prepare to face the rival Arcanum Citadel across the river. Home to the treacherous Shadow Fae, the end of the year battle determines our fate. More dangerous still is the mysterious connection with my ruthless, enigmatic Shadow Fae professor. As he begrudgingly mentors me in the ways of Light magic, our growing relationship becomes a forbidden attraction that neither of us can deny. As my powers unfurl and the boundary between light and dark blurs, a deeper threat emerges: a secret prophecy that could ignite war. The shaky peace between the courts trembles, and I’m faced with a choice that could alter the fate of our realm. I stand at the precipice, the key to averting a bloodbath—or igniting an all-consuming fire.     AmazonKU

THE DRAGON, THE BEAR AND THEIR SUGAR GLIDER OMEGA (OMEGAS OF ANIMALS SD BOOK 10)  by Lorelai M Hart and Wendy Rathbone

Alpha dragon shifter Rome is the failure of all dragons. His hoard is useless, he no longer has a flight, and he’s working not one, but two minimum wage jobs to make ends meet. He dreams of life with a mate and a family, but who would want a loser like him? Omega sugar glider shifter Clayborne is adorable. Everyone says so. But the second they find out he’s a trust fund billionaire, all they care about is his money and he’s fed up. He leaves the East coast to find a new place to live, someplace where he is just Clay. He even gets a “real” job working at Animals, the hot shifter club. Alpha bear shifter Armel loves San Diego, but his bear has been getting antsy. He longs for a mate, one to grow old with. When the hot new server at Animals shows an interest, he reluctantly turns him down. Sure, the sugar glider is hot and has both he and his beast’s full attention, but he’s not their mate. Why bother starting something when your future is already doomed? Then the night of Animal’s Anniversary party, Armel scents the air and everything changes. Clay wasn’t his mate, he was one of two mates and now the two of them need to find their third. If only he wasn’t playing hard to get.   AmazonKU

ACCIDENTAL ORC DADDY by Zora Black

I’m looking for trouble. And this orc wants to give me a wild ride…But I get more than I bargained for. I came here for warm beaches and sunny skies. But now I’m locked in on this fine orc with a toned body. And the sand isn’t the only thing touching me everywhere. We’re one and done, so I thought. There’s no way I’ll ever see him again. Until he storms back into my life…And into my bedroom. I thought we should take things slow. Until I got a big surprise…Now, I’m singing a different tune. So it’s time to face the music. I’m pregnant with his baby. And I’m turning this orc daddy into a DILF.     AmazonKU

BEARLY BELIEVABLE ROMANCE (WHISPERING PINES BOOK THREE) by Milly Taiden

Tabitha Greer, a middle-aged witch, arrives in Whispering Pines to claim a magical artifact left to her by her deceased grandmother. There’s just one catch to inherit it: she must stay in town for a year or get engaged to a resident. When a hunky and charming bear shifter suggests they fake a relationship, Tabitha wonders if she can keep her feelings in check while playing pretend. Bram Hartley is tired of his mother’s constant meddling in his love life. So, when he meets the enchanting Tabitha who needs a fake boyfriend, he jumps at the opportunity. After all, she’s his mate in real life, and he’s willing to do whatever it takes to get close to her. Tabitha’s need for a quick boyfriend plays right into his hands, giving him the perfect chance to get to know his beautiful and delightful mate. But Tabitha’s arrival in Whispering Pines brings more than just love and laughter; danger lurks in the shadows. Someone is after her magical inheritance, and they’ll stop at nothing—even murder—to get their hands on it. As Bram tries to turn their fake relationship into a real one, he must also focus on keeping Tabitha safe. When secrets come to light, Tabitha must confront a ghost from her past or risk losing her chance at a future with Bram.     AmazonKU

SMOKING HOT SORCERY (WHISPERING PINES BOOK FOUR) by Milly Taiden

Sera Haskett is a mature witch set in her ways. She’s landed her dream job in the enchanting town of Whispering Pines, where the residents are as delightfully eccentric as she is. But not everyone is thrilled about her arrival. In fact, someone wants her gone so desperately that they’re willing to put the entire town at risk to get rid of her. Luckily, a certain tall, strong, too-laid back and impossibly handsome dragon shifter has sworn to keep her safe. Lark Wilder, dragon-shifter, is a bachelor through and through, enjoying the freedom to go anywhere and do anything he pleases. When he’s assigned to assist the new festival organizer, he’s all in—until he realizes that she’s his complete opposite. Sera’s frustrating, rigid and his hands itch to get her hair out of that tight bun. She’s beautiful, intelligent, and utterly infuriating to work with. Oh, and she’s also his mate. With the town’s annual festival hanging in the balance, Sera and Lark must find a way to put their differences aside and work together. But how can they focus on their task when they’re either fighting their attraction or their frustration with each other. Can Sera and Lark overcome their clashing personalities to save the festival? Will they finally face their feelings for each other before it’s too late?     AmazonKU

THE WRONGED OMEGA: AN FFF OMEGAVERSE by Sullyn Shaw

VS Note: “Paranormal elements”

Meddling, it’s a vice of mine, one I never gave up even with the curse looming over me every step of the way. When someone was in need, I stepped in, forgetting the damage I could cause, and this time, saving Ellie, well, it wasn’t like the others. I found myself in the grasp of the Primarchy, living with two Alphas and their little sister, thinking ‘here we go again’. I quickly learned how wrong I was, but this was how my life went, rolling from one bit of chaos to the next. However, with Odie and Cy by my side, showing me everything I had been missing, I fell deeper, finding out I wasn’t who I thought I was. Then, to top it off, to keep this life, the new one I now clung to, I’d have to accept that everything I knew had been a lie. Will Mine avenge those who she had lost, forging her own path, or will she fall to the pressure of the Primarchy, losing more than she ever thought possible?   AmazonKU

DARK WITCH: TWIN DESTINIES (THE CHILDREN OF THE GODS PARANORMAL ROMANCE BOOK 84) by I T Lucas

As Jasmine embarks on a thrilling quest to the remote mountains of Tibet, she must learn to trust her intuition and harness her untamed abilities to locate the long-lost Kra-ell royal twins.     AmazonKU

WONKYTONK WITCH: WONKY INN BOOK 16 by Jeannie Wycherly

Alfhild Daemonne is dying for a romantic weekend away. In fact, she may well be if she’s not careful! When her husband whisks her to London for a couple of fun-filled days, Alf couldn’t be happier. How wonderful to get away from the chaos, catastrophe and ghoulish pranks that are the norm at her Wonky Inn! How lovely to take a break from murder, mystery and mayhem and—Oh, hang on! As you were! Alf hasn’t been in the city for more than a few hours before an explosive—quite literally—murder mystery lands at her feet. Business as usual for the wonkiest witch, then!     AmazonKU

JAYDEN (A DIXON TROOP BOOK TWO) by Kathi S Barton

Hazel Cherokee and Booth Dixon had been good friends since college. Booth would do anything for her. Hazel had the unpleasant task of visiting her father one last time in jail to find out Grandma’s last wishes, and she needed some muscle in case her dad got out of hand. He was a mean man and deserved everything he was getting. Booth couldn’t make it, but he’d send one of his brothers…As soon as Jayden came into the room, he stared at her like he’d never seen a woman before. She was getting annoyed with him because he just kept staring. “I’m a woman. Haven’t you ever seen one before?” He nodded, then grinned. “You’re not all that charming if that’s what you’re going for. Sit down and keep an eye on my father. That’s what you’re here for, isn’t it?” “Yes. I’ll protect you with my life.” She said that they’d have him chained up. She doubted that it would ever go that far. “You never know. Some people are stupider than you think. But he won’t touch you. I swear it on my mother’s heart.”

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ASCENDANT KING (THE EMPTY THRONE TRILOGY BOOK THREE) by Kai Butler

Miles Castillo has the one thing his mother never did: time. As he gathers new members to his pack and help in his war against House Bartlett, he can’t help but wish that Cade was more than a reluctant ally. But the ice prince has made his position clear and nothing Miles can do will change the history that divides them. Still, as they both confront the echoes of their past, they must learn to work together and find something like a middle ground. With nothing to lose, Cade and Miles must make a choice that will save both of them.     AmazonKU     AB

DIGGING INTO THE DIRT MAN by Peggy Biggs

Petunia has never heard of the Dirt Man. No one who lives on the mountain speaks his name, but they know his rules. She doesn’t. When she visits her grandmother and cleans away the dirt curiously left under her pillow, he appears as soon as her lights go out. Dragged down to his lair, she learns that residing on his mountain requires a sacrifice. She doesn’t have any dirt, but she can offer him filth. After all… she likes them tall, dark, and demented. Digging the Dirt Man is a short monster romance story with an implied HEA about a demon and a woman who doesn’t know the rules. Please check TW/CWs     AmazonKU

THE WIDOW AND THE ORCS (ORC SWORN) by Finley Fenn

He’ll do anything for his wounded warrior… even wooing him a widow. In a world of orcs and men, Lady Scall is a widow besieged — by her debts, her demons, and her dangerous lord neighbour. But time is running out, and she’s about to lose everything…Until the night an orc shows up in her chambers. Killik is a cold, cruel, condescending spy, and he wants nothing to do with Lady Scall… for himself. But he’s decided she’s the perfect woman for his clanmate. For Ulfarr, the Wolf of Clan Skai. And Ulfarr isn’t just any orc. He’s a huge, broken, brutal monster with a dark, deadly past…And Killik wants Lady Scall to help Ulfarr.
To heal Ulfarr. To handle Ulfarr however she pleases…In return, Killik will solve all her problems — and he’ll teach her how to tend and tame an orc. And maybe, if she behaves, he’ll fulfill all her own deepest longings, too…But even a desperate, lonely widow shouldn’t risk such a scandalous affair, right? Especially when Ulfarr’s secrets are darker than she ever imagined, and Killik far more jealous than she knew…And a deal with two devils might draw more doom to her door… and her heart.   AmazonKU

HOOVES & HEARTSTRINGS (CORAL COVE UNIVERSITY) by Cassie Lein and Alisha Williams

Welcome to Coral Springs, a coastal college town implementing the first monster/human hybrid program. Lucius is ready for a relaxing summer with his uncle, but a night out at The Rusty Piranha changes everything. Enter Marley, the cute blonde bartender with a sassy smile that knocks Lucius off his hooves—literally, since he’s secretly a centaur. They hit it off with flirty banter, a magical kiss that reveals Marley is his mate. He can’t tell her because he doesn’t know how she’ll react to being mated to a centaur. As they enjoy a whirlwind romance on the beach, their connection deepens—until Lucius overhears Marley saying something to her friends that shatters his heart. Without waiting for an explanation, he packs his bags and leaves, vanishing from her life. Marley is left heartbroken and confused, certain that they were in love. As the weeks pass, she prepares to start college, taking on a role as a liaison for the monster hybrid program. To her shock, Lucius is part of her tour group, eager to make amends and win back her heart. But Marley, still hurt and angry, isn’t ready to forgive him easily.     AmazonKU

THE CURSE OF THE GODDESS: THE QUEEN AND THE HEIRESS BOOK ONE by C C Gonzalez

The Oracle foretold that Princess Valda Aither of the Sky Kingdom would discover her mate on her twenty-fifth birthday. They would lock eyes and find each other, as has happened since the dawn of time. Valda desperately wanted to believe the Oracle, but her hopes of finding her soulmate were shattered when she inexplicably lost her vision during her birthday celebration. Needing time to heal and adapt to her new reality, she was assigned an assistant, a young woman named Maris Era, who set her body and mind ablaze. Maris just wanted to navigate life as quietly as possible. After her home in the Sea Kingdom was destroyed, she was adopted as a baby by a Skylian soldier and his wife. Maris was kept hidden for most of her life until tragedy struck. Alone and struggling to survive in a kingdom where Sealians are unwelcome, Maris found herself working in Oberon Castle, face-to-face with the man she believes is responsible for her suffering, while also caring for the next queen of the Sky Kingdom. Despite her reluctance to accept a mate, Maris cannot resist her attraction to Valda and the need to be with her at all times. Yet, she must uncover the truth about who was behind her family’s demise, but how can she do so when Valda consumes her every breath?      AmazonKU

SHADOW AND STORMS (THE LEGENDS OF THEZMARR BOOK FOUR) by Helen Scheuerer

The time has come to make one last stand against the forces of cursed men and monsters. But Thea’s enemies are only getting stronger. With allies divided and an outnumbered army, she must race against her own fate to secure the future of the midrealms – or die trying. A prophecy is looming, and Thea’s life is in the balance. Does she have the power to cheat death itself? Love and loyalty will be tested. Bonds will fracture forever. But all must fight for a better world. In the final war for survival, will Thea and Wilder emerge victorious? Or will the shadows consume them at last?     AmazonKU

DARK (A CHOICE OF LIGHT AND DARK BOOK THREE) by Lacey Lehotzky

VS Note: Author states books must be read in order and blurb for this book has SPOILERS for previous two.

Izidora – I thought seeing Ruslan and Kazimir side by side would make my choice easier. Instead, I’m on a downward spiral and my trauma is seeking to tear me apart. I’ve got a lot more healing to do than I realized, and with the fate of the world resting on my shoulders, how am I supposed to make this choice? Ruslan – As the new king of the Iron Realm, I need to appear ruthless and powerful to the other monarchs. But I messed up big time with Izidora, and giving her the space she needs to make her decision is killing me. As I try to strangle my own fears into submission, I have another task to focus on — breaking an alliance. Tension between the Night and Iron Realms is building with each passing day, and it will be a miracle if I don’t snap Kazimir’s neck by the end of Béke. Kazimir – For months, the need to save Izidora from the Iron Fae’s clutches again consumed my every thought. But when we arrive in the Iron Realm, she’s happy and all but forgotten about me. Ruslan may have her now, but I will take back what belongs to me — and Izidora belongs to me.     AmazonKU

STARS MAY BURN by Alice Ivinya

With Lady Sophie’s husband still warm in his grave, and her reputation stained from being unable to produce an heir, the last thing she expects is her father to arrange a rushed wedding. The groom is none other than General Kasten, the illegitimate son of the King. The same man who is feared and hated by the entire realm. Still, she has been trained to be the dutiful wife and accepts her role without complaint. Yet how can she hope to be the spouse she is expected to be when the General is frequently absent and seems to be hiding dark secrets that cause her curiosity to burn? Kasten’s luck is running out. With the King and his court eager to see him dead, he knows he must marry or risk his lands falling into the wrong hands. His plan seemed a simple one; marry the woman he has always secretly admired but keep his distance to avoid forming an attachment. After all, he will likely be dead within the year. No need to cause her unnecessary anguish. It doesn’t take long for Kasten to realize he’s misjudged the beautiful widow. Sophie misses nothing and is learning dangerous truths that could get them both killed. Kasten has always been willing to lay down his life in the name of peace but he will not allow them to harm her. To keep his bride safe, he would burn the kingdom to the ground.      AmazonKU

SIRENS OF THE SUGAR SEAS: SAPPHIC HUMAN AND SIREN ROMANCE by Kay Blackthorne

The ships hold the men, and the men are the sirens’ meals. Luring sailors with their songs and feasting upon the men’s bodies is a siren’s sacred calling within the sugar seas. But what happens when a woman is aboard? A siren has never seen a girl before and her beauty calls to her. Will their love survive the terrors of the waves? Or is their story another tragedy at the claws of the sirens of the sugar seas? This is a 17,000 word sapphic monster novella     AmazonKU

BODICE OF EVIDENCE (MAGICAL DRESSMAKING MYSTERY BOOK SEVEN) by Melissa Bourbon

Before escaping to Argentina, the legendary Butch Cassidy fell in love with Texana Harlow and left her pregnant. A wish in an Argentinian fountain bestowed charms on all of his female descendants. Harlow Cassidy always thought her charm was sewing the hopes and dreams of a person into a custom garment, but after a student in her fabric painting class drops dead, she wonders if her charm is actually the gift of crime-solving, or if it could be a much darker charm–causing the death of people around her. As Harlow grapples with this paradox, the victim’s sister turns to her for help.     AmazonKU

BLOOD RISING (BLOOD HEIR BOOK TWO) by Jasinda Wilder

Have you ever felt like you were…different? Like you were on the verge of discovering some monumental secret about yourself, only to wake up and find out it was all just a dream? That’s how Maeve Sparrow feels, only it’s not a dream. Vampires, fae, and shapeshifters do in fact exist. Her boyfriend Caspian is a 240-year-old vampire, and his brothers and “father” are all vampires as well, and even older. She’s probably a vampire herself. Or, she’s SOMETHING, at least. Something not normal, and definitely not mortal. When she does learn the truth, it’s far stranger than she could have imagined. She’s no ordinary girl. She’s not even an ordinary immortal. There are secrets waiting to be revealed—secrets that will change not just Maeve’s life and future, but everyone’s…mortals and immortals alike.     AmazonKU

SIX WAYS TO BREAK (HEMLOCK ACADEMY BOOK SIX) by Kelsey Soliz

For the longest time, Delaney didn’t think she’d be able to attend Hemlock Academy, on account of her magic having a mind of its own. But she’s mostly figured that out, and if a few ill-wishers get caught in the crossfires? She won’t feel too bad. If she can survive being in class taught by a lion shifter who swears he doesn’t want her, act normal around her best friend whom she’s secretly in love with but is with someone else, and learn to literally live with her twin bodyguardswho broke her heart? Maybe she’ll feel like it wasn’t a bad decision coming there. It might also be helpful if she leans into more human friendships, instead of idolizing the hot gargoyle statue outside her dorm.    AmazonKU

WREAKING HAVOC (DEMON BOUND BOOK ONE) by Grae Bryan

Sascha has always felt powerless, the weak baby of a cruel family. But that’s fine. He has his looks, his ample allowance, and a smattering of one-night stands to keep him busy. But when Sascha’s oldest brother offends the wrong people, Sascha finds himself in hiding with a target on his back. And when poking around in his temporary home leads to accidentally summoning the hottest demon Sascha could ever imagine, he has to ask himself: does he want to feel powerless anymore? Kai has been waiting centuries for a summons. When he’s at long last brought to the human realm for his final contract, he expects to find another warrior hungry for battle and bloodshed. Instead, he finds himself bound to a saucy, scared mobster princeling who can’t stop looking at Kai like he’s dinner. It isn’t long before Kai decides that—for once—he wouldn’t mind staying exactly where he is, with a certain human for his mate. But Sascha isn’t used to anyone sticking around, let alone caring for him in any real way. It’s up to Kai to convince Sascha he can give him so much more than protection. He just has to deal with those pesky enemies—and Sascha’s own meddling family—first.    AmazonKU

MATED TO THE SHADOW KING (SAVAGE HEART BOOK TWO) by Abby Ryan

When I was released from the dungeons a year after attempting to kill the king, my cat was taking over…I was becoming feral. As I journeyed to the city with one last hope of a cure, I never expected to meet Lucky, a gorgeous fox shifter. There is no way canines and cat shifters can work, right? Until I unexpectedly went into heat, and the fox was the only man my leopard wanted.     AmazonKU     AB

TIGER’S SINGLE DAD OBSSESSION (COMPANY 417 SHIFTERS SERIES BOOK 34) by Amelia Wilson

SHELBY – “It’s like this man is designed to drive a girl crazy. He’s so big! His body is so perfect, with muscles and the kind of form that any girl loves. He’s handsome, too. He might be the most handsome man I’ve ever seen. From his eyes to his fingertips, it’s like this man is designed just to turn me on.” Colin is so attractive that it’s hard to think around him. And he treats me so wonderfully. But then he sees me without a stitch of clothing on my body! And it’s embarrassing. Humiliating. Awkward! I think it’s also an opportunity, though…So, I make sure that he sees me naked again. And that time, neither of us look away. So now, there’s passion between us but where is it going to lead? What are we.
I feel like there’s more going on than sex but what does Colin think?
Romance just isn’t in the cards for Colin. The love of his life is already gone, the victim of  …(more blurb on ebook seller’s page)    AmazonKU

WINGS OF DUSK (ARCANE ANGELS BOOK ONE) by R K Lilley

A guardian’s duty is to protect their charge. It is a holy bond, unbreakable outside of death. You must never leave their side. You must never show emotion. You must never cross a line. You must never fall in love.     AmazonKU

TRUE-MATES REUNION: MM SHIFTER ROMANCE NOVELLA (THE NEW HEMLOCK WOLF PACK SAGA BOOK 19) by Maggie Hemlock

Othoni and Lev are true-mates who have separated due to a disagreement about how to lead their jaguar shifter pard. When Othoni banished their son Sergei from the pard for stealing magic and trying to bring in outsiders, Lev left. He never thought it was for good, but after a few years it started to feel that way. After all, even a moment away from one’s true-mate is a mini miserable eternity. With fresh problems on the horizon, will Othoni and Lev be able to see eye-to-eye before it’s too late?   AmazonKU

QUEEN’S SHADOW (THE CHANTERS NOVELLAS 1) by Rachel Song

As the queen’s shadow, Cassandra Macia will do anything to keep her sovereign safe. Arphaxad Ilin Serra will do whatever he can to bring her down. With tensions between their two nations rising, Cassandra cannot afford to let that happen. But something dark is brewing in the mountains, something that might threaten the existence of both their kingdoms. When Arphaxad turns up unexpectedly with an offer of help, he and Cassandra are flung into a labyrinth of lies, intrigue, and an ancient magic that could upend the fate of their world. Now they will have to set aside their differences in order to safeguard their kingdoms. And they will also be forced to face the most terrifying truth of all: that they just might be falling for each other.     AmazonKU

WINGS UPON DARKNESS: A DARK FANTASY RH ROMANCE by Quell T Fox

The strongest soldiers in all the eleven realms are the Dravens—and I just bought three. They’re trained to fight, to kill, and to protect… but they’re taught to satisfy in other ways too. I’m getting my money’s worth with these Dravens in all the best ways. Their reward? Standing by my side as I sit upon the throne of Demtra—as soon as they help me take it back. My father may think he’s the strongest vampire out there, but he hasn’t a clue what I’m capable of. Unfortunately for him, he’s about to find out.     AmazonKU

SNAPDRAGONS: SHALLOW COVE™ DARK DIMENSIONS (THE MONSTER STALKER SERIES BOOK TWO) by January Rayne

I’m a monster DNA experiment and my beasts salivate at the thought of her. In my human life, I was a hardworking blue-collar man And now I’m a monster. My anger is tenfold in this form. Yet I find a part of me that’s fragile and needs protecting. Every day, I turn to stone on her property to watch over her. At night, I let myself into her home. I find it impossible to stop myself. These things inside me roar knowing this woman is mine. I won’t let her be taken from me. Not when she’s all I have left. I watch. I stalk. I feast. I prey. I devour her when she has no idea. The invisibility of my new body works to my advantage. Until I see her scars. The love I pour into her is nothing compared to the hate I’ll give to him. She. Is. Mine. And all my beasts agree.     AmazonKU

SIGNED IN INCUBUS (POSSESSIVE MONSTERS BOOK SIX) by Maggie Mayhem

Note to self: never cast a spell you find on the internet. Most people cry when they’re left at the altar. Me? I cast a spell to find the perfect man. But when a very bare and uh…impressive…incubus appears in my living room, I know I messed up. Serves me right for trying a spell I found on the internet! I’m both disappointed and relieved when Prax is summoned away. I think he’s gone for good until I wake the next morning to my sexy incubus in nothing but an apron, making me breakfast in bed. But my magical screw-up has attracted more than one dirty-minded demon, and now I’m dealing with a bunch of dangerous and wildly inappropriate unwanted suitors. As we scramble to break the spell, I discover that Prax is genuine, funny, and super protective. Plus, our chemistry is off the charts! I’m falling for him. Hard. Too bad incubi aren’t known for forever-afters. Will I be able to nullify the spell in time? And will it cost me another broken heart?     AmazonKU

SCAMMED: GRAY WOLF SECURITY BOOK SEVEN by Mary Kennedy

Scammers are becoming more clever and more persistent. But when they decide to target the Belle Fleur team and all that they do for others, they’ve messed with the wrong group of people. When a young woman is ready to take her own life instead of enduring shame for something she has not done, it’s the most unlikely of our heroes who saves her. But how can this be? How is it possible? We should all know by now that everything is possible at Belle Fleur. Even a new life.     AmazonKU

CURSED BONDS: AN ALPHA’S DESTINY by Roxie Ray

My mate isn’t just any woman. She’s a witch, the very thing I despise. Kirsten isn’t just any witch, though. She’s the descendant of the one who cursed me never to know love —and she’s oblivious to her true nature. Apart from that, she has a tenacious spirit and a sharp tongue that gets under my skin. Despite her fiery nature, my wolf craves her. And I know I need her by my side for the good of my pack. Yet, earning her trust won’t be a simple feat, especially when she regards me with suspicion, viewing me as the proverbial big, bad wolf. My intense desire for her overrides my hatred and distrust of witches. I must convince her to trust me, to realize that we are bound by fate, even as I grapple with the burden of needing her to break the curse. She is my only hope.    AmazonKU

HELLFIRE WITCH (SILVER WOLVES OF LOCKWOOD SERIES BOOK FOUR) by Whitney Morsillo

Everyone knows not to cross Gideon Disantollo, the dangerous alpha of the Silver Wolf Pack, and every witch knows not to enter his territory… But after I’m bitten and changed, I learn there are worse fates than being a lycan witch and the alpha’s mate. When a visit to see my sister leads the coven’s bounty hunter witches right to me, I uncover more than the coven’s motives…Now, I’m chasing down the witch who kidnapped my sister and her dorm mate, and I’m desperate to save them before the oracle’s prophecy comes true…Everyone knows not to cross Gideon Disantollo, the dangerous alpha of the Silver Wolf Pack, and every witch knows not to enter his territory… But soon, they’ll learn to fear the wrath of this hellfire witch.     AmazonKU

A BARGAIN WITH THE SHADOW PRINCE (A SHADOW’S BARGAIN BOOK ONE) by Genevieve Jack

I left my abusive crime boss husband expecting to start over from nothing. After all, the prenup I signed when I married him is ironclad. But when Tony uses a loophole in the law to go after my ancestral family home—the one I’m currently living in and my grandmother is dying in—I’m desperate to stop him. My witch best friend Maeve offers a solution. She lends me a family spell to call a supernatural advocate to deal with Tony. After all, it takes a monster to stop a monster. But when I follow her instructions, I’m not expecting the darkly handsome Damien to form from the shadows, or to learn that he’s been a prisoner of Maeve’s family for centuries. From the moment he accepts my bargain and drinks my blood, he awakens a passion in me, one charged with latent magic. Magic formidable enough to restore my true self. Magic that holds the promise of Damien’s freedom.     AmazonKU

SATIN SUPERSTITION (WANDA’S WITCHERY) (HAVEN HOLLOW BOOK 38) by J R Rain and H P Mallory

It’s Lorcan’s and my anniversary and I’m determined to make it a night to remember. That might not sound like such a big deal, but I’m a witch, which means I haven’t been trained in the art of romance. In fact, a few years ago, I wouldn’t have even considered being in a relationship with a man, let alone married to one. While I might like to put all my focus on planning the ultimate night out, something wicked this way comes in Haven Hollow. Seems someone is randomly cursing objects in town. While I’m certainly not the type to want to involve myself in such things, the case turns personal when one of my clients is the subject of such a curse. Soon, I find myself working alongside Taliyah, our Chief of Police, as we both race against the clock to figure out whodunnit and why. Hopefully, we can wrap this case up like yesterday because if there’s something that really needs all my focus, it’s trying to plan the date to end all dates.     AmazonKU

COWBOY WOLF’S SECRET BABY (FATED TO THE WOLF BOOK FOUR) by Brittany White

I never knew, when they brought me the broken body of a wolf shifter, a cowboy in the rodeo, that he would steal my heart. I used my magic as a healer witch to mend his body, and we fell in love. We had plans of a long, loving life together – until his memory of me and our love was stolen from him. Shortly after he disappeared, I discovered that I was pregnant. I raised the little girl, Taryn, who looked and acted so much like her father that she became a part of the rodeo as well. During one of those events, the man I had dreamed about so often over the past eleven years, rode back into my life. Soon, he recovered his memory, and he fell in love with me again. We made plans to be a family. Then, one fateful night at the rodeo, he was stampeded by a herd of enraged bulls. He barely survived. It took all of my and Taryn’s healing talents to keep him alive. Once he was able, he left again, returning to his home in Angel’s Creek, out of fear for his life. He left me, Taryn, and his unborn baby behind. A wolf shifter – The rodeo man who stole my heart. A wolf shifter – A little girl who reminded me so much of the man I loved.
An evil witch – My mother, who is determined to destroy my love and my life so I will turn toward dark magic. The man of my dreams came back to me and for a while, life was perfect, until my mother decided to kill him. Would my wolf shifter and our love survive?   AmazonKU

BEGGARS, SINNERS AND WINE (NEW EDEN ASYLUM BOOK ONE) by JB Trepagnier

VS Note: From MAY 29.

The angels came two hundred years ago with a mission to wipe out everything the pagan gods created. The humans came together to form the Coalition to hunt us for them. We disappear and end up in various places to be experimented on. I ended up in New Eden Asylum. The nuns and priests keep me in a padded room in the basement with all the deadlier supernaturals. They don’t experiment on me and try to cure me like the others because I’m too dangerous to be in the same room with. I don’t know how long I’ve been here, but I haven’t seen or spoken to anyone in a very long time. But there are three new people here. I can’t see them, but I can hear them in my head. Mate. They say they will find me and get me out of here. They comfort me when the nuns never turn the lights off and forget to bring my one meal a day. I’ve never seen their faces, but I feel a connection to them. I want to get out of here. But I can never meet them. They would die instantly if they looked me in the eye
I am Medusa.     AmazonKU

FALLING FOR MY BEST FRIEND’S SHIFTER BROTHER  (WILD & FORBIDDEN MATES BOOK ONE) by Liz Fox

He’s my best friend’s older brother. He’s a shifter, and I’m human… forbidden. But I need a place to stay asap. My house burned down, and I have nowhere to go. Crashing with my best friend’s family is my only option. The Thorne estate is huge, but it feels like I’m intruding. And then there’s Ryan, her older brother. The alpha of the pack. He’s got a primal, animalistic aura that sends shivers down my spine. His deep blue eyes follow my every move, and I swear I can see his wolf lurking just beneath the surface. With disapproval around every corner and our connection growing stronger…Will our bond be destroyed by those who want to keep us apart?     AmazonKU

FATED TO MY BEST FRIEND’S BROTHER by Luna Sharp

I came to take her business, but I gave away my heart instead. I was born to be alpha, so when her little bookstore was on the land I needed, I was prepared to use whatever means necessary to get it. I slid back into my little sister’s best friend’s life with devious plans, but soon, takeover turned into taking her. All grown up, now, she is not the girl I remembered. The way her curves fill out her jeans has me adjusting my own. Her fiery spirit has awakened a desire in me I have long buried. I’m realizing too late that I am the one she needs protecting from. When my hired thugs reveal Aria’s bloodline to a rival pack, she is abducted. Now, I will stop at nothing to protect her, even if that means enlisting the help of black magic.     AmazonKU

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NOTE: I’m doing my best to avoid listing anything generated from use of AI but it’s sometimes tricky to detect from the resources I have available. As far as covers go, I list the Amazon cover. I won’t feature a cover in my weekly promo for this post if I believe or suspect it was done with AI and I use the AI or Not tool to decide.

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CRAVING STARDUST by Ava Ross

I’m walking along a dark country road, on my way to a costume party, dressed like a romance cover model. My torturous high heels are killing me, and I’m about to ditch them when a thick, mysterious mist engulfs me. The fog lifts, and a star streaks across the sky right overhead. It lands with a heavy bang in an open field nearby. Curiosity killed the cat, right? Well, consider this me having only eight lives left. My heart racing, I rush to the scene, where I nearly smack into a crashed alien spacecraft. The hatch opens and a gorgeous, horribly wounded alien groans inside. He reaches toward me, and when we touch, sparks flare across my skin. Okay, so now I have seven cat lives left. While I should run in the opposite direction, I can’t. There’s something magnetic about this green-skinned guy, and I’m going to rescue him. At my farmhouse, I put him in my bed and nurse him back to health. His name’s Lordek, and the more time we spend together, the more I fall in love. But the government’s determined to capture him and lock him inside a lab for eternity. Can I keep him hidden, or will I lose my star man forever?   AmazonKU

A HOUSE BY ANY OTHER NAME (HIDDEN SANCTUARY BOOK TWO) by Jenny Schwartz

Reality is a complicated multiverse of many species and rare magic. Diplomats are the official envoys and investigators who hold the Union of Worlds together. Raisa never intended to be a diplomat. Like so many things in her life, it was her stepmother’s idea. Hector is an elf in disgrace. He chose his cyborged brother over his lying, abusive family. Elves revile augmented people. They leave such despicable technology to their ancient enemies, the goblins. When a diplomatic mission strands the two elves on a goblin world they find themselves the target of a legendary killer. If they die, so will the emergent species they were sent to save.     AmazonKU

RINGS AND WINGS AND STARDUST THINGS (STARDUST SOULMATES BOOK ONE) by Elin Wyn

Wanted: One Wedding Planner for an Out-of-this-World Romance – 
I thought I’d seen it all in the wedding biz, but when a summons arrives from a wealthy alien family, I’m whisked away to the dazzling world of Teloril. Amidst soaring crystal spires and lush floating gardens, I’m tasked with crafting the most extraordinary wedding the galaxy has ever seen. The catch? My dashing alien guide, Ryon, is making my heart do somersaults faster than a hyperjump. As forbidden sparks fly, I’m torn between my earthly sensibilities and the allure of a love that transcends the stars. Can I navigate this intergalactic affair without losing my head… or my heart?     AmazonKU

HER ALIEN BOSS: STRANDED ON EARTH: BOOK FOUR by Ivy Knox

Naomi Zhao is a Chinese-American vampire who desperately misses her former life. Once a successful OBGYN, Naomi is used to saving lives, not ending them to feed. She manages, barely, but when her refusal to kill turns into blackmail, she finds herself spying on an arrogant CEO to learn his secrets. Kyan Monroe is disgusted by the state of the world. Before coming to Earth, he was a skilled assassin who felt most at ease snuffing the life out of his targets. This dark desire hasn’t waned. He spends his days as the CEO of a media company, but his nights are spent training a pack of shifters to become cold-blooded killers. Why? To deliver his own form of vigilante justice to the real monsters roaming the streets. Once Naomi becomes Kyan’s assistant, they learn how much they have in common, despite being polar opposites. Their connection is magnetic, and the professional line between boss and assistant blurs into a hot, spicy mess. Just as they start to realize the depth of their feelings, the truth comes to light. Dragons, shifters, and vampires collide in the most horrific way possible, and nothing short of a miracle can mend their shattered bond.     AmazonKU

THE STARS TOO FONDLY: A NOVEL by Emily Hamilton

VS Note: Sapphic SFR.

So, here’s the thing: Cleo and her friends really, truly didn’t mean to steal this spaceship. They just wanted to know why, twenty years ago, the entire Providence crew vanished without a trace. But then the stupid dark matter engine started all on its own, and now these four twenty-somethings are en route to Proxima Centauri, unable to turn around, and being harangued by a snarky hologram that has the face and attitude of the ship’s missing captain, Billie. Cleo has dreamt of being an astronaut all her life, and Earth is kind of a lost cause at this point, so this should be one of those blessings in disguise that people talk about. But as the ship gets deeper into space, the laws of physics start twisting, old mysteries come crawling back to life, and Cleo’s initially combative relationship with Billie turns into something deeper and more desperate than either woman was prepared for.

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TAKEN BY THE MINOTAUR KING (ABDUCTED BY THE RUTHLESS ROYAL) by Luna Hunter

I’m at the mercy of a Minotaur. I thought I found the treasure of a lifetime: The untouched ruins of an ancient civilization, ready to be plundered for its many riches. I mean, studied. For science. I’m not a thief or anything. Instead, the Minotaur King abducts me. At first I worry I will be executed for my crimes, but it’s worse. Much worse. The Minotaur King is going to marry me.     AmazonKU

TAKEN BY THE DEVILISH KING by Rhys Wilder

My biggest fan abducted me. Did I mention he’s also an alien king? 
I’m at the peak of my career. My sci-fi movie franchise is breaking the box office with every release. All my dreams are coming true. So of course that’s when everything goes wrong. Taken from my planet and locked up far away from home should be a nightmare, but the man in charge is anything but. King Lofy is big, blue and devilishly handsome and when he looks at me it’s as if I’m looking at a golden retriever. So eager to make me happy in every way possible. But he’s still my alien abductor and I’m still his prisoner queen. I shouldn’t want him. I shouldn’t dream of him. I shouldn’t want to please him. Yet with every passing day that’s the only thing I crave. I have to get out. I have to find my way home. And if I must, I’ll use him to make it happen. After all, he’s using me too. I can do it. I’m sure I can. And I won’t fall in love in the process. No, I won’t.     AmazonKU

PROTECTED BY THE ALIEN KNIGHT by Lara Roth

Annie – As a human diplomat on the Orion Space Station, can I balance a new promotion, two demanding older kids and post-divorce life? It’s a challenge even I’m struggling to conquer. My alluring protector Crux keeps a professional distance, yet I can’t ignore his piercing gaze and brushing touch. When a covert attack throws me into the arms of my sexy but stoic alien bodyguard, I realize there might be more to life than obligations. Crux – Haunted by my past failure, I’ve vowed never to let emotion compromise my duty again. As a veteran Avenia Order Knight, I’m assigned to protect the human delegation. There’s one diplomat who stands out. Annie’s beauty and vulnerability awaken feelings I thought I’d buried forever. As conflict brews, an attack forces us together. The walls I’ve built around my heart begin to crumble. I’m destined to protect, but for Annie, I’ll fight. Even if it means I must confront my fears and question my loyalties.     AmazonKU

AN EX-HERO’S GUIDE TO AXE HANDLING by Jenn Burke

VS Note: LGBTQ superhero romance

Ex-hero Ward Sullivan used to be a household name before his career went up in smoke. Now he’s stuck hunting for the cause of mysterious fires in Northern Ontario. Worse still is his new partner, an overly cheery Canadian named Devlin Campbell. Dev’s a lumberjack and he’s okay with that. It sure beats working in an office where his not-so-super power forced everyone to be nice to him. Partnering with the famous ex-hero Firefox is a dream come true. Not only is he one of Dev’s idols, he’s immune to his niceness. Dev’s upbeat vibe soothes Ward’s grumpy soul, but he’d never admit it. Nor would he admit that he really likes the way Dev handles an axe. But when a threat from the past comes roaring into Ward’s present, it’s no more Mr. Nice Hero. Ward may have to give up a future with the nicest guy he knows to save the world one last time. An Ex-Hero’s Guide to Axe-Handling is a part of the multi-author Subparheroes MM romance series.     AmazonKU

IMPOSSIBLE THINGS (SUBPAR HEROES) by Alexa Land

VS Note: MM superhero romance. From MAY 16.

I chose to be a librarian for a reason. All I want is a quiet life, surrounded by books. But when I stumble across a scientist’s journal that could have dire consequences for superheroes everywhere, my whole world gets knocked off its axis. Suddenly, bad guys are closing in, and I find myself on the run with my coworker Sam–a big, loud ex-jock with more conspiracy theories than common sense. He says he’ll keep me safe, but how? I’m the one with a superpower, even if it’s total crap.
To complicate matters, there’s an undeniable spark of attraction between us. We don’t need the distraction, not when we’re running for our lives. But it’s hard to resist temptation when we’re stuck with each other day after day. And I can’t help but wonder if there’s more to Sam than meets the eye…Do Sam and I have what it takes to stay ahead of a supervillain, protect each other, and keep the information we possess out of the wrong hands? It seems impossible. But maybe we’ll end up surprising ourselves–and each other.     AmazonKU

TRANSPARENT IS A COLOR (SUBPAR HEROES) by Kaje Harper

VS Note: MM superhero romance.

Perry’s mother told him he’d develop the superpower of flight, like his grandfather. She even named him Peregrine, so folks would call him “The Falcon.” Spoiler— they don’t. Because when he did come into his power, all he got was the ability to change colors. Not even himself, like some kind of Chameleon Man, but the color of objects. He can de-pukify the shade of his bedroom curtains, turn a bully’s sweatshirt pink, or even turn a red traffic light green. (Not a good idea.) He hasn’t told anyone except his disappointed mom about his power. What would they call him? The Interior Decorator? Back in high school, under stress, he did convince his power that transparent was just another color. Now that ability’s sometimes fun in an illicit way. Then one morning, in the mailroom at work, he turns a cardboard box transparent and sees a bomb inside. And Perry’s ordinary life explodes. Sergeant Deckard of the Nova City Bomb Squad never thought much about superheroes, or supervillains for that matter. He has plenty of work with…(more blurb on ebook seller’s page)     AmazonKU

MY NOT SO SUPER BLIND DATE by Allison Temple

VS NOTE: Subpar Heroes series, MM romance.

I’m Morgan Murray. You probably haven’t heard of me. With a raft of allergies and powers that won’t do more than charge a phone, I never lived up to my super family’s super expectations. It’s okay. I’m used to being overlooked. But there’s only so much disappointment one man can take, and finding out the cute guy on my blind date is a henchman for the city’s most notorious crime boss? That’s one letdown too many. This date is over before it even starts. Or is it? In the meet cute that won’t end, Jasper and I are stuck in a time loop and the only way out is deadly. Good and evil may be relative terms, but if we can’t escape, we may find out that love is forever…and ever.      AmazonKU

ALIEN’S CRUSH (OUTLAW PLANET MATES) by Eden Ember

An abduction from Earth forever changed Katarina’s life. On Earth, she was a nobody at a no-end job with endless debt while living up to the American dream. Oddly, the abduction changed her life for the better.
Once she learned to communicate with the aliens on Reazus Prime, she used her people skills to side-hustle a living, staying in old dives, and sometimes even living with others just to stay warm and dry. Then she met the Griffin. Thaumas took an immediate liking to Katarina and thought she liked him, too. When his company of Griffins had to move on, he couldn’t leave the lovely little human behind. She refused to go with him, but no isn’t in his vocabulary. Besides, as a self-proclaimed Lord Griffin, he took his liberties and snatched her right up out of the commune of mismatched aliens and fled. At first, she feigned horror at being kidnapped. Secretly, it thrilled her, a new adventure with a very muscular being who wanted her. How dangerous could this be? She’ll find out soon enough if the Alien Crush will protect her from the dark threats in his world on the outlaw planet.     AmazonKU

STAR-CROSSED CAPTIVE (BLUESHIFT BOOK ONE) by J E McDonald

Sworn enemies from birth, one of them heals, the other kills. In a future where our solar system’s resources are scarce and the struggle for power never-ending, Nia, a trauma surgeon from the ruling class of the CORE, finds herself on the front lines against the ruthless Tellusians. When her deep-space medical station is attacked, she’s taken hostage by Mace, a warrior who knows nothing but battle. Determined to escape CORE territory, he plunges her into Tellusian-controlled space. Far from home, Nia’s survival begins with uncovering the truth behind the lies she’s been fed. But her growing attraction to the man who took her captive is an obstacle she never expected, his need to protect her a distraction she can’t afford. As she navigates the complexities of a culture far removed from her own, her captor may turn out to be her only ally. And when the Tellusian station comes under siege, trusting the enemy might be impossible while their opposing loyalties threaten to tear them apart.

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SECRETS OF THE WORLDS (THREE WORLDS BOOK 6) by Carol A Strickland

Aldierra is a dangerous, eco-nightmare of a world. Its twenty billion inhabitants have been given a deadline by which they need to shape up or be killed by their angry, sentient planet. But Aldierra has joined with fellow worlds Sarastor and Earth to name three mega-powered champions. Now the Starharts arrive only to find the populace and its ruling factions haven’t begun to do anything to help their situation. It is up to Londo to command their strategies to the reluctant planetary armies and cities, to Jae to recruit and lead brigades of volunteers, and to Lina to coordinate and supply a structure to sustain it all – while empowering the women/slaves of the world. Not only have they been dropped into this mess unprepared, but Deadline is mere months away. Stakes increase because the Starharts’ scandalous three-way marriage must be kept secret, or they might lose the allies and support they desperately need. Londo is the most torn by his situation. All his life he’s had friends ripped from him, killed because of what and who he is: one of the mightiest humans in the galaxy. Can he bear to release the shocking secret when it will mean so many family and friends will turn from him? Can he bear not to?

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THE STARDUST GRAIL: A NOVEL by Yumi Kitasei

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

Save one world. Doom her own. Maya Hoshimoto was once the best art thief in the galaxy. For ten years, she returned stolen artifacts to alien civilizations—until a disastrous job forced her into hiding. Now she just wants to enjoy a quiet life as a graduate student of anthropology, but she’s haunted by persistent and disturbing visions of the future. Then an old friend comes to her with a job she can’t refuse: find a powerful object that could save an alien species from extinction. Except no one has seen it in living memory, and they aren’t the only ones hunting for it. Maya sets out on a breakneck quest through a universe teeming with strange life and ancient ruins. But the farther she goes, the more her visions cast a dark shadow over her team of friends new and old. Someone will betray her along the way. Worse yet, in choosing to save one species, she may condemn humanity and Earth itself.

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DRELIX (FATED MATES OF THE SARKARNII BOOK SIX) by Hattie Jacks

He’s an alien dragon shifter hell bent on revenge. Until I’m caught up in his claws. Now all he wants…is me. Station X42 is a complete dump and I’m stranded on it for what is likely to be the rest of my very short existence. Left here by alien abductors who bit off more than they could chew when they took me, I have to scratch a living with the scum of the galaxy. When it looks like I might have finally hacked off the wrong species resulting in my early demise, an enormous alien dragon shifter, Drelix, bursts into my life. All seven foot plus of scales, muscles, fangs and claws. Oh, and a tail, can’t forget the tail. Having stolen me away to an uninhabited moon, he proceeds to heal my injuries with his venomous bite, I consent to it, only to find in his world, being bitten by a Sarkarnii means I’m now sort of married to him. This is not how I imagined my space Tuesday to work out. I don’t want to admit my new alien husband does things to my insides which should be illegal, or that his kisses set me alight in all new ways. After what happened to me when I was taken from Earth, I can’t bear the thought of any intimacy. But Drelix has other ideas, very, very naughty ones too. However, I’m fully prepared to resist him, right up to the point he tells me…“I eat troublesome females, whole.” Well, damn. Looks like I’m going to have to up my resistance game, or lose myself to him entirely.   AmazonKU

WATER WARRIORS BOOK II, SEA PASSIONS by C L Scholey

Earth is broken. Coral spends six months of her life on a giant raft and six months alternating on an island. Her life is different than what the elders recall, but she is used to it and knows no other way. Strange things have happened to her since being saved from drowning at six years old. Coral thinks she has a guardian angel and perhaps she does. What she doesn’t know is that Caspian is so much more. Born to the water warriors, Caspian has a heart of gold. He is enchanted with his little human. And she is his. He is fiercely protective and giving, wanting only to know love that fills his being. When a devious sea wolf decides he wants Coral for his own, and aliens attack, Caspian steals her away from her world and shows Coral a new world. His world, his water world. But he meets resistance from the king, Arax, who is trying to avoid a war while his own human female is expecting, and he has a young human toddler for a daughter. Caspian could start a war. The young water warrior will go to extraordinary lengths to protect what he feels is his. But what does Coral’s heart tell her about her sea passions as the water rises dangerously and other terrifying aliens run rampant?   Amazon

STARS IN HALO (THE SABLE RIDERS BOOK FIVE) by Sky Gold

VS Note: Interstellar setting, genetic engineering elements.

Katya – She’s alluring, sensual, elegant and worldly. A notorious and skilled card shark. With a charming façade. With a secret identity and hidden life. She steals art, jewels and hearts. All for a good cause, of course. When one man refuses to let her get away with a major heist, the game is on. He chases after her stolen haul that could destroy planets.
She hides, and he seeks. Until she catches him. In her alluring hold.
She realises they’re playing a high-stakes game …Making her heart ache.
So, she battles her feelings. Only to keep falling into his sensual grip.
Under a sky of diamond nights and ruby lights. Xion – He’s an enigmatic ‘playboy’. A smooth operator who rocks serious alpha brute energy. He’s not so keen on commitment. While he yearns for the love his fellow Riders have found, He has no time for sentiment. Until he meets an unapologetic beauty. A professional in the art of the double cross. As a Guardian overseeing Eden II’s security. He gets caught up in,,,(more blurb on ebook seller’s page)     AmazonKU 

GENOME: DARK MM DYSTOPIA (MALTHUSIA BOOK TWO) by Emma Jaye

I refuse to succumb to the demands of my genes. Branded as property, the fate of my mate and their unborn babies hangs in the balance. My instincts scream that they are mine, but the cruel realities of our society threaten to tear us apart. In a race against time, I must gamble everything to safeguard my found family by facing my biological kin. As lies mount and my primal urges clamor for dominance, I teeter on the precipice of becoming what I despise. Lives hinge on my ability to navigate the treacherous waters of rage and desire where one slip could lose my family to the scientists forever.     AmazonKU

ALIEN VICTOR AND HIS PRIZE: MATES OF ASTRA (BOOK ONE) by  E V Carter

When Sadie is kidnapped by aliens and forced to act as bait in a gladiator-style space arena, she finds herself trusting in the most unlikely ally…one of the fighters! Braven is fighting for his world’s freedom when a new and unknown female is used as bait during his final round in a grand competition.     AmazonKU

THE LONG HAUL: PURSUIT OF HOPE (TRAIN HOPPERS BOOK TWO) by Lena Gibson

VS note: There is an ongoing romance. I went ahead and one clicked book one in the series.

In 2195, GreenCorps controls the arid western lands of the former United States. They regulate water and sell only terminator seeds-forcing ongoing dependence on the corporation. Elsa has the key to the Doomsday seed bunkers and taking it north to Canada is the only way to ensure its safety. The rebels send help, but her group is betrayed before their departure. Fleeing in the night, Elsa and her friends disappear into the mountains, only one step ahead of GtreenCorps soldiers. In Denver, Ginger, the sheltered daughter of the GreenCorps leader, hops a train, escaping her lonely existence imprisoned in her father’s mansion. Encountering hardship and devastating thirst, Ginger experiences the disparity between the starving, oppressed populace, and her life of privilege. Rescued by Elsa’s group, she vows to help break the corporation’s stranglehold. As the GreenCorps henchmen close in, the race with the key becomes desperate. If caught, Elsa and her found family face life imprisonment, or worse, execution –their one chance to change their world, lost forever.     AmazonKU     AB

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VS: TRAPPED ON TALONQUE  is one of my older, standalone SFR’s (but still part of the Sectors) and I probably had enough plot in there for a duology but was too new then to know it! It’s an alien sleeping beauty plot, in part…

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EMBRACING MY CHUCHUNYA (SNUGGLING UNDER SNOWDRIFTS BOOK FOUR) by Marilyn Barr

Kaitlyn – When I asked to be surrounded by ‘creature comforts,’ I should have been more specific. Accountants like me aren’t built to ‘rough it’ in the university’s satellite anthropology lab on the tundra, nor are we equipped to fight off mobsters who rob us. What is there to steal in an anthropology lab, housed in a rusted shipping container anyway? The hero who rescued me claims to be my true love, but he’s a little too ‘creature’ and his idea of ‘comfort’ is a cavern under the permafrost…Serik – As soon as I smelled Kaitlyn’s raven-black hair, I knew she was mine. Adam warned me she was too prickly to be a Chuchunya mate, but I don’t care. I show all the symptoms of a snow monster soul mate bond, our dushevnayasvyaz, except my female’s acceptance of me. Why didn’t she fall in love the moment I saved her? How can I win her heart before the others discover what I’ve done? Serik’s time to seduce Kaitlyn runs thin as the boreal forest’s snow melts into spring. Will Timor learn that Serik kidnapped a human—and force Kaitlyn to select her male at a mating chase? She won’t choose Serik—not when she despises him for taking her. Will the other human mates find Kaitlyn first and help her escape? Serik’s impulsive decisions may have blown his one chance at love.     AmazonKU

SONGS OF THE DEEP: VOLUME TWO by Various

Travel back beneath the waves with those who lost their lives beneath them. Saved by Posideon himself, these merpeople are more than they appear. The tides welcome you back for tales of revenge, love, and more.

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THE PINK DIAMOND CAPER (A WITCH’S COVE MYSTERY BOOK 22) by Vella Day

Glinda Harrison, our hit-and-miss witch and amateur sleuth, thought she’d seen it all—until a vengeful warlock’s curse begins to unravel the lives of the town’s most talkative residents. As the quaint coastal haven descends into a whirlwind of misfortune, Glinda must navigate a web of secrets, spells, and suspects to unmask the culprit before the entire town falls under an irreversible hex. Armed with her wits, her talking pink iguana familiar, Iggy, and her tech-savvy husband, Jaxson, Glinda races against time to break the curse. But as she delves deeper into Witch’s Cove’s mysteries, she discovers that the town’s charming facade conceals a trove of hidden agendas. From the eccentric gossip queens to the enigmatic newcomers, everyone seems to have a secret to hide.   AmazonKU

WAXING GIBBOUS by Cassandra Featherstone

Is trouble magnet an actual title? If not, it should be. The second we appeared in Faerie and I laid my eyes on Revelin’s ridiculously elaborate Magical Mystery Bus, I should have put my foot down. Why? Because this isn’t your average sightseeing tour, folks—unless you count hunting for mystical artifacts across the Faerie Courts as touristy. Between sizzling concerts in the first two Fae courts, and spicy encounters that definitely breach tour bus etiquette, we’re also on a secret quest that has us dodging danger and uncovering secrets that might just turn my already upside-down world inside out. Did I mention I’m juggling this alongside my chaotic love life? I have to learn to trust a broken hearted vampire Dom, a lethal basilisk gang leader, a leopard bodyguard sweeter than a basket of puppies, and a spoiled prince who loves to cause chaos without one of us losing a limb or our tempers. Buckle up, kiddos, because this is going to be messy as hell.     Amazon

BEHIND THE 8-BALL (SUBPAR HEROES) by A E Wasp

On this city, a PI like me deals with more than just cheating spouses and runaway heirs. My name’s Dashiell Bucur, and I’ve got a knack for cases with a supernatural twist. My trusty sidekicks? An immortal twink with a story for every occasion and a plastic Magic 8 Ball that’s never wrong – even when I wish it was. The game changes when Harlan Dean, the one who got away, saunters back into my life with trouble snapping at his heels. Someone’s trying to kill him, and he’s clueless about the prediction my 8 Ball made years ago: Harlan and I, we’re fated to tie the knot. Now, we’re racing against the clock through the streets of San Francisco, dodging new threats and old resentments. I’ve got to solve the case, keep us alive, and maybe, just maybe, convince Harlan that destiny’s got a sense of humor.     AmazonKU

IT ALL STARTED WITH A CURSE by V V Strange

She hates the heat and dreams of snow. He’s New Orleans royalty. She’s a scientist. He’s cursed and talks with ghosts. She’s in danger from something only he can save her from. Set against the mystical allure of the world’s magical capital, Rebecca and Charles must fight the demons and fears in their hearts to protect their love–a love found because of a curse.     AmazonKU

RIDING WITH THE PANTHER by Andie Fenichel

Jorge – When I left Florida, I figured I’d be a lone shifter. It’s not ideal. I am a panther shifter, and cats like to live in prides, but my family is dead, and my pack let me down. Well, maybe I let them down too. Broken Arrow, Montana, is a long way from home, but I got a job cooking at the local diner and the Devil’s Pack Motorcycle Club hasn’t asked me to leave. I call that a win, considering how my life has been going lately. All I have to do is forget the past and stay out of trouble, but when Daile walks into the diner and asks if she can put her fliers in the window, all bets are off. I’d let this woman put anything she wants anywhere she wants. She’s not a shifter, so trouble, here I come. Daile – Moving from one small town to another isn’t too much of an adjustment. I like Broken Arrow and the sound of motorcycles when the club rides through. I came here to get away from heartbreak, so I have no business checking out the tall, dark, and dangerous cook. As soon as he catches me staring, I turn my head. I’m just going to find a way to make a living selling my art and not get involved with anyone. That’s my plan, except those sexy eyes and the mysterious way he slinks through town at night might be enough to steer me off course.     AmazonKU

RIDING WITH THE KODIAK by Kameron Claire

As the eldest shifter in my family, I should be taking care of my siblings in Eternal Lake, but instead made my home with my MC shifter-family one-hundred miles away in Broken Arrow, Montana. I don’t know why, but I felt called here two years ago, and I’m waiting for the reason.
Military veteran, Sergeant at Arms, gun shop owner—I have as full of a life as a bear shifter gets without his mate. At my age, I’m thinking I’ll never find her, until one day I see her walking across a parking lot and later scent her hiding in my cabin. My mate is human, forbidden, in trouble, and has run unwittingly into my arms. Well, sh!t. I can’t deny biology. The fates sent me a human mate, and no matter how forbidden she is, my bear’s protective instincts will do whatever it takes to make her mine. She’s running from people who consider her their property and they mean to get her back. They can try, but they have no idea what me and my MC brethren will do to protect my fated mate. No idea.   AmazonKU

BOUND TO THE WILD FAE by Tavia Lark

VS Note: MM Fantasy romance.

Hiding from the fae isn’t an option anymore. Folly is a fortune teller, according to the sign outside his tent. Actually, he’s a nervous wreck and a total fraud. His golden eye might be magical, but Folly doesn’t see the future. He sees the fae: dangerous, beautiful creatures lurking in the shadows between realms. Avoiding the fae keeps Folly safe—Until a misfired curse binds him to one. Yarrow is a wild fae. Half fae, half other, and all seductive confidence. He’s on a quest to slay a monster and earn his place in the summer court. An easy task for a warrior like Yarrow. Not so easy when the monster’s curse tethers him to a terrified human. Now, Folly and Yarrow can’t leave each other’s proximity without agonizing pain. Folly is desperate to return home, but to break the curse, he has to follow the intimidating Yarrow into a world full of the creatures he’s spent his life hiding from. And Yarrow’s familiar homeland seems far deadlier when he has a tiny, fascinating human to protect.     AmazonKU

THE FALL OF WATERSTONE (BLACK LAND’S BANE BOOK TWO) by Lilith Saintcrow

Solveig and her shieldmaid have finally reached the fabled Elder sanctuary of Waterstone—a city of healing, restful beauty hidden from the Enemy’s gaze. Yet whispers race through the palace halls, and those they have come to tentatively trust have hidden intentions. For not only is the city a refuge for an elementalist, her protector, and a mortal prince, it also holds a great weapon, one that only Solveig’s kind may wield. Yet Sol’s faith in her own magic is perilously fractured. She can rely only her wits and skills of negotiation to be heard, or she will become a pawn in a dark game played by Elder and Enemy alike. The lord of the Black Land is mighty; treachery slithers amid Waterstone’s many wonders, and time is growing short. Before the darkness finds a way in, Sol must decide who to trust, where to turn for aid, and if she will take up a power she cannot hope to control. Even the right choice may doom not just the home she has left behind, but the entire world.

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WILD FIRES (RAVENDEN) by Julie Trettel

Ryan Davenport is Mayor of Ravenden. He’s a type A personality who likes things neat and orderly. He runs a tight ship and will do whatever it takes to keep Ravenden and those he cares about safe. But Gracie Montgomery doesn’t make that easy. She’s a carefree spirit with a death wish because she knows she can’t die, at least not by fire. A rare fire witch known as the phoenix means fire can never really hurt her. This makes her reckless and wild, a danger to those around her. But with an arsonist loose in Ravenden set on destroying their home, the two must set aside their differences and work together to stop him and save the town from the devastating fires while butting heads every step of the way in this opposites attract true mates romance.     AmazonKU

THE WITCH’S SECRET LOVE by Deanna Chase

Lily Easton is a witch who makes a living writing satire for an advice column in Befana Bay’s weekly newspaper. Although she pretends to be jaded in love, it turns out, she’s a romantic at heart. It’s just too bad that she’s fallen for Braxton Kirkwood, a man who’s sworn off love. Frustrated by her lack of love prospects, Lily throws herself into work. But when half-a-dozen witches in Befana Bay start taking Lily’s obviously bad advice, it soon becomes clear her pen is poisoned and is compelling the witches to stalk her favorite eligible bachelor, Braxton Kirkwood. Now she has to break the spell before they chase off the one man she’s ever loved. When it comes to love, Braxton Kirkwood is cursed. Literally. All it took was dating one crazy witch and now he’s destined for every new relationship to implode before the third date. It’s why he won’t let himself date Lily Easton, even though she’s already stole his heart with her sharp tongue and sweet smile. But when he suddenly finds himself being stalked by not just one witch, but six, he has to turn to the one witch he can’t resist—Lily Easton.

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RUNNING CLOSE TO THE WIND by Alexandra Rowland

Avra Helvaçi, former field agent of the Araşti Ministry of Intelligence, has accidentally stolen the single most expensive secret in the world—and the only place to flee with a secret that big is the open sea. To find a buyer with deep enough pockets, Avra must ask for help from his on-again, off-again ex, the pirate Captain Teveri az-Ḥaffār. They are far from happy to see him, but together, they hatch a plan: take the information to the isolated pirate republic of the Isles of Lost Souls, fence it, profit. The only things in their way? A calculating new Araşti ambassador to the Isles of Lost Souls who’s got his eyes on Avra’s every move; Brother Julian, a beautiful, mysterious new member of the crew with secrets of his own and a frankly inconvenient vow of celibacy; the fact that they’re sailing straight into sea serpent breeding season and almost certain doom. But if they can find a way to survive and sell the secret on the black market, they’ll all be as wealthy as kings—and, more important, they’ll be legends.

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THE GRIM REAPER GAFFE (A CHARLIE RHODES COZY MYSTERY BOOK 15) by Amanda M Lee

It all comes down to this. Charlie Rhodes has come a long way. She started out as a young woman trying to find a reason for her magic, going as far as to hide in the one place they were looking for her.
Now the final battle is here. Charlie is in Detroit, surrounded by new faces, and looking for the final piece of the puzzle. Between the reapers, zombies, mages, brujas, loas, and gods, she has her hands full. Death is barreling toward her and taking no prisoners. Sybil wants to kill her to prolong her life. Charlie just wants to be free to live hers. This war has always been written in the stars. Now it’s finally here. Who will win?    AmazonKU

THE POISONS BOOK JOB: A DARGON THIEF STORY by Kat Simons

Priceless artifact, impossible heist… How can a thief resist? As Myra tries to find her footing in this new world of dragon shifters, one problem clearly stands out above the rest. The dragon king and his dangerous jobs. Avoiding Christopher because of his father proves impossible, though. And when the king offers her yet another job, a heist almost as interesting as it is impossible, she gives in. To both the job, and working with Christopher. Pulling off an impossible theft requires focus, precision, and planning. Precision and planning, Myra has down. Focus… With Christopher around, that focus wavers. Ignoring a seven-foot tall, intimidatingly sexy dragon shifter would challenge even the most determined. Myra’s determined. Just not determined enough to stay away from Christopher. But first they have to pull of his father’s impossible mission and recover a priceless relic. Without getting caught. And without letting her feelings get in the way.

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MARRIED TO MY GRUMPY MINOTAUR BOSS (GRUMPY MONSTER BOSSES BOOK ONE) by Ami Wright   

It’s a bad idea to fake marry your grumpy minotaur boss on reality TV, right? But when ratings are down and he catches me snooping on his computer, I open my big mouth and… well…I might have come up with an idea to rescue the network, but I didn’t take into account what it would feel like to be his. Even if it’s not real. Now we’re stuck together on a romantic island on my dream honeymoon, with only one bed! He’s the monster husband of my dreams. He’s controlling, yet tender. His knowing smile and monstrous good looks make my mouth dry and my panties… not! I used to wish he’d notice me. The problem is all he seems to notice about me are the ways I annoy him. While all I notice are the ways he’d be perfect for me. Can we save the network and his job—and mine? More importantly, can I keep from falling desperately, madly, painfully in love with him? Because that would be the worst mistake of all!      AmazonKU

DIGGING FOR DESTINY (DRAGON CIRCLE SERIES BOOK TWO) by Jenna Jarvis

VS Note: FF Fantasy.

Kella Mabaki, dragon slayer extraordinaire, devoted sister, and celebrity hero of Jeenobi, has become a nobody by choice. Unable to continue hunting the dragons still tormenting her people and distanced from a brother she no longer understands, Kella is adrift in the city that was once her home. When she’s captivated by a rumor that could mean the end to the dragon sickness plaguing her land, she becomes obsessed with learning the truth of it. Nobody or not, she’s never been one for standing still. Dragonrider Litz is torn when Kella reappears in her life, devoted to a quest she appears to have invented. Despite her beloved cousin’s disappearance and her growing doubts toward the empire she serves, Litz is experiencing an unexpected period of stability in her life. Kella’s arrival and the brewing war between their nations forces Litz to make a choice. Her country, career, and family, or the chance of making a better world with the woman she hasn’t been able to forget?

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LOST HEIR (BLOOD WEAVER TRILOGY BOOK TWO) by Karina Espinosa

In the stunning sequel to the fantasy romance Blood Weaver, Leila—revealed to be Princess Lyanna of Valoria—faces new trials and deceptions. After escaping the harsh realities of the Central Plains, she returns to her homeland with Prince Caelan of Eldwain and Ronan, a hostage from the fearsome Crimson Clan of the Grasslands. But peace is fragile; the king of Valoria, seeking to avoid a war, commands the release of Ronan. Now free, Ronan confronts Lyanna, begging forgiveness for deceiving her and unraveling truths that shake the very foundations of her beliefs. As they navigate their complicated feelings, a grand banquet hosted by Lyanna’s father draws not only dignitaries from across Asteria but also uninvited dangers. Shadows from within their own ranks threaten to turn the festive occasion into a nightmare. Amidst these swirling conspiracies, Ronan and Leila must discover whether they can trust each other enough to confront what lies ahead. As the prophecy looms over them, their choices could save their lands—or lead them to ruin. Will the truths they uncover allow them to stand together, or is their fate already sealed?     AmazonKU

FORBIDDEN MOON by Sabrina Silvers

Can a mating bond bridge the gap between feuding packs … or will it destroy them all? Maya Wessex and Garrett Colvin were childhood friends until their pack rivalry tore them apart. When they meet again as adults, the mating bond roars to life, giving them a second chance at life, love, and mating. But when a vicious attack on Maya’s pack threatens to ignite a war, not only is their mating at risk, but their lives and the lives of their pack.

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BULLETPROOF by Linda Mooney

VS Note: The author has explained the PNR element in the book to me as the blurb doesn’t explicitly spell it out.

Wanting to wind down after a week-long seminar, U.S. Federal Marshal Stokker Teague finds himself in a hotel bar with plans to celebrate with a few drinks. Seeing a cute female sitting alone a few tables away, he’s interested and decides to make his move to see if she’ll bite. He’s got some time to kill before his flight home in a couple of days, so why not? Diane takes the bait, but their one-night stand ends up being so much more than either of them expected. Diane knows she’s getting sidetracked from her job but this time it can wait. She deserves some fun, even though she’s sure it won’t last. When time starts ticking on a job, Diane must strike when the opportunity presents itself. She takes her shot and runs. It breaks her heart to leave Stokker, but she convinces herself it couldn’t last. Her job would always keep them apart—except it seems fate has other plans. They keep running into each other no matter how much she wants to stay away and keep Stokker from finding out the truth. When Stokker discovers who Diane really is and what she is, he’s torn between his job and his heart. Does he turn her over to the police for murder, or should he allow her to keep delivering her brand of vigilante justice?

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SACRED GROUND by Missouri Vaun

Demon hunter Jordan Price has a sacred calling she can’t escape. But when her target turns out to be an innocent, the truth shakes the foundations of her belief. Betrayed, conflicted, and badly wounded, Jordan retreats to consecrated ground to recover. Grace Jameson wakes in a shallow grave, terrified and alone. She stumbles toward a light in the thick woods with no memory of how she got there. The light from a cabin window guides her through the darkness until she collapses. The last thing Jordan needs is a beautiful stranger showing up in the one place she thought was truly safe. She’s certain Grace is not who she claims to be, but as the days pass, an overwhelming attraction builds between them. Doubts are vanquished by desire until Jordan discovers Grace’s demonic secret. Jordan is honor bound to hunt her, but Grace may be the only thing standing between Jordan and certain death.

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DJINN AND BARE IT by Darci C Acula and Sedona Ashe

To be honest, a big part of why I moved to a remote island was to escape my overbearing mother. She wants me to get married, settle down, and pop out some grand-trophies. I’m not opposed to the idea, but every time I swipe right, I seem to end up dating hot messes or worse: suspiciously perfect guys. No thanks. I want a normal guy who loves to snuggle and binge watch TV until we fall asleep in each other’s arms. A guy who will make me happy. Is that too much to ask? I hadn’t even finished unpacking before my mom’s housewarming gift was tossed onto my porch—an antique lamp. While checking for damage, I rubbed the lamp, and you’d never guess what came out. Although, the title kind of gives it away, so darn it, you already know what popped out. It turns out, being shaken around like rice inside a maraca during shipping isn’t great for a djinn’s memory; he is only able to remember bits and pieces of his past. Not to mention that every time he uses magic to help me, I end up with another mess to clean up. Still, there is no denying I’m attracted to him. I just need to keep my mom from meeting him, so she doesn’t start hearing wedding bells.     AmazonKU

ONE BAD BOUNCE AND YOU’RE TOAST (MIDLIFE MUDDLE BOOK FOUR) by Sam Cheever

I’d really been looking forward to a night on the town, showing the sexy Justice why Fort Walton, Indiana was known as the Paris of the Midwest. Okay, not really, but he doesn’t know that. Wink, wink. Unfortunately, instead of my sexy new over-the-knee boots, I’m wearing clunky work boots, and slogging through mud in search of patient zero for a new contagion. Good times. My name is Raelene Kitt. My friends call me Rae. Not Kit Kat or Kitten, despite what my ex-husband told the local newspaper. Bless his heart. I’m a traveler. Not the suitcase bearing, sunscreen wearing, snotty hotel clerk glaring kind of traveler. I travel through dimensions. And occasionally I take on problems at home. Such as when the King of the Ghouls decided to dig himself a kingdom in our local ball park a few weeks ago. Or like now, when a weird contagion has overcome the city. And somebody’s decided I’m the right person to fix it. Awesome.

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TO LOVE A DARK LORD (THE IRON CRYSTAL BOOK FOUR) by Kathryn Anne Kingsley

She pulled him close, in a desperate, perfect embrace. She loved him. And she would burn this world for him…Gwen must free the Prince in Iron, before his mind is torn apart. For centuries, Mordred ruled over Avalon and caged its magic. Now the elementals have seized power, sentencing him to an eternity of torment in his own magical prison. Gwen accepted Mordred’s punishment to save his life. But the love that binds them cannot be denied. She vows to find him and release him, whatever the cost. Mordred’s time is quickly running out. Trapped inside the Iron Crystal, he burns with rage and desire, haunted by shadows of the past. His sanity hangs by a thread. Gwen will destroy anyone who stands between her and the crystal. But is she freeing the man she loves? Or unleashing a power more vicious and terrifying than Avalon has ever known?     AmazonKU     AB

BALLAD FOR JASMINE TOWN by Molly Ringle

VS Note: LGBTQ Fantasy.

The town of Miryoku has ocean views, fragrant jasmine vines, and a thriving arts scene, including a popular nineties cover band. It also sits on the verge, sharing a border with fae territory, a realm of both enchantments and dangers. Rafi has been unusual all his life: a human born to a fae mother, a mortal denizen of the fae realm, a form-shifter. He aches to join the human world, but prejudices and legal tangles stand in his way. After the death of his beloved human grandmother at the careless hands of fae, his only connection to humans is the cover band he plays with—until he meets Roxana. Roxana is a dutiful single parent and a metalworking witch specializing in healing charms. When she meets Rafi one summer night and repairs an instrument string for him, they strike up a friendship that soon kindles into love. But she’s moving away from Miryoku at summer’s end, and Rafi must stay, determined to stop the fae who keep hurting townsfolk. Together, Roxana and Rafi formulate an idea that might tame the most dangerous offenders—or might only accelerate the doom of their hometown.

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THE RENEGADE MATE (SHIFTERS OF THE THREE RIVERS BOOK TWO) by Kira Nightingale

Mai – I’m on the run. Again. Only this time Ryan and his brothers are with me, and we’re being hunted by members of our old Pack. Betrayed and consumed with grief, all I can think about is getting vengeance. But we’re struggling to regroup and strike back. Then a bombshell drops – Jem wanted Ryan and me to succeed him as the Alpha pair. I’m overwhelmed and don’t know if I’m ready to lead, but with danger closing in and the Pack in turmoil, I may have no choice but to embrace my destiny to protect the ones I love. Ryan – My wolf just wants to protect Mai and keep her safe. But she doesn’t make it easy. She’s always had a fierce independent streak and now my protective instincts are in overdrive as we navigate our changing relationship and the threats coming at us. I’d do anything to protect Mai, but can our bond withstand the impossible choices we face? Time is running out for our wounded Pack as a battle for control of the Three Rivers looms. Mai and I must unlock the power of our fated mate bond and rally our allies before others destroy everything we hold dear.     AmazonKU

CINDERWICH by Cherie Priest

“Who put Ellen in the blackgum tree?” Decades after trespassing children spotted the desiccated corpse wedged in the treetop, no one knows the answer. Kate Thrush and her former college professor, Dr. Judith Kane, travel to Cinderwich, Tennessee in hopes that maybe it was their Ellen: Katie’s lost aunt, Judith’s long-gone lover. But they’re not the only ones to have come here looking for closure. The people of Cinderwich, a town hardly more than a skeleton itself, are staunchly resistant to the outsiders’ questions about Ellen and her killer. And the deeper the two women dig, the more rot they unearth … the closer they come to exhuming the evil that lies, hungering, at the roots of Cinderwich.

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CITY OF THE FORGOTTEN (APPRENTICE OF ANUBLS BOOK 13) by Laura Greenwood

When Ani’s new job takes her to an unexpected destination, she finds herself embroiled in a brand new investigation within the Temple of Anubis. City Of The Forgotten is book 13 in the Apprentice Of Anubis, an urban fantasy series based on Egyptian mythology and featuring an established couple, a jackal familiar, and the duties of an embalmer.

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THE AFTERLIFE OF MAL CALDERA by Nadi Reed Perez

VS note: FF

Mal Caldera—former rockstar, retired wild-child and excommunicated black sheep of her Catholic family—is dead. Not that she cares. She only feels bad that her younger sister, Cris, has been left to pick up the pieces Mal left behind. While her fellow ghosts party their afterlives away at an abandoned mansion they call the Haunt, Mal is determined to make contact with Cris from beyond the grave.  She enlists the help of a reluctant local medium, Ren, and together, they concoct a plan to pass on a message to Cris. But the more time they spend together, the more they begin to wonder what might have been if they’d met before Mal died. Mal knows it’s wrong to hold on so tightly to her old life. Bad things happen to ghosts who interfere with the living, and Mal can’t help wondering if she’s hurting the people she loves by hanging around, haunting their lives. But Mal has always been selfish, and letting go might just be the hardest thing she’s ever had to do.

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MAYHEM AND EMBER (FIRE WITCHES OF SALEM BOOK FOUR) by Carrie Pulkinen

Who died and made me queen? Technically nobody, but my mom and sister did take an impromptu trip to the underworld, forcing me into the role of high priestess of the Salem coven. And I am so not cut out for the job. As if that’s not enough responsibility for one witch to handle, I still have to summon a ticked off demon prince, convince him to help us break the family curse, and battle the beasties slipping through the rifts in the thinning veil…while hiding the fact that we’re the ones who caused the rifts in the first place. Holy Hecate. Fighting monsters I can handle. Leading a coven? Not so much. But if I don’t step up and figure out how to take charge, every witch in Salem will die. Good thing I’m a fast learner.

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WOLF TOUCHED ( THE FORBIDDEN MATE TRILOGY BOOK THREE) by Jen L Grey

My destiny caught up to me, and it could destroy everything. I almost miss my life as an outcast where being the target of cruel jokes and laughter was the worst that could happen. Instead, I’m faced with the fallout of my true heritage and dealing with the wolf shifter king and a secret society hunting my newly formed pack.  Now that Raffe’s and my fated mate bond is complete, our enemies are more desperate to kill me. War is here, and the stakes are higher than ever for my pack, Raffe, and our future. But tragedies continue to hit, eventually forcing our hand to make a decision that could end our life as we know it. Raffe and I are willing to fight everyone for a future together or die trying.   AmazonKU

SCARRED RESOLVE (JACKY LEON BOOK 10) by K N Banet

I thought I would have time to heal from the loss of Fenris and everything that happened in Germany. The world had different plans.
After a mysterious phone call and a secret meeting, I need to get the help of my family to deal with what comes next. With two dead humans already, the unknown werecat that killed them must be tracked down and put down. There’s no coming back from the Last Change. With my heart still wounded from the loss of Fenris, I know I’m not ready for this. I don’t have a choice in the matter.     AmazonKU

THE DEATH GOD by Holly Day

Sequel to Rufus the Dead – Drinking vampire blood saves lives, but it comes with a price. A couple of months ago, Gregory Acklam gave his blood to one of the psychics living in his castle. Vampires don’t share their blood willingly since it creates a partial mate bond when they do, but Thanatos would’ve died if Gregory hadn’t intervened. The effects of a partial mate bond wear off after a couple of weeks, so how is it possible Gregory still feels drawn to Thanatos? Thanatos Sage never asked anyone to save his life. It doesn’t mean he’s not grateful, but no one asked him. It feels unfair he should be punished for something he didn’t do, but months after it happened, Gregory still refuses to be in the same room as him. It all changes when Gregory needs a fake boyfriend to bring to a werewolf event. Gregory goes from avoiding him to constantly being in his space. He claims they need to smell of each other to fool the werewolves into believing they’re a couple. Thanatos is surprised to realize he doesn’t mind playing the part of Gregory’s boyfriend, but shouldn’t they stop pretending now that they’ve met the werewolves?

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THERE IS A DOOR IN THIS DARKNESS by Kristin Cashore

Wilhelmina Hart is part of the infamous class of 2020. Her high school years began with a shocking presidential election and ended with a pandemic. In the midst of this global turmoil, she also lost one of her beloved aunts, a loss she still feels keenly. Having deferred college, Wilhelmina now lives in a limbo she can see no way out of, like so many of her peers. Wilhelmina’s personal darkness would be unbearable (especially with another monumental election looming) but for the inexplicable and seemingly magical clues that have begun to intrude on her life—flashes of bizarre, ecstatic whimsy that seem to add up to a message she can’t quite grasp. But something tells her she should follow their lead. Maybe a trail of elephants, birds, angels, and stale doughnuts will lead Wilhelmina to a door?

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MAGE BRIDE (BETRAYED BRIDES) by Rachel J Ford

OUR RADIANT EMBERS (WITTY MM URBAN FANTASY ROMANCE) by Zarah Detand

Their rivalry? Explosive. Their chemistry? Magical. When a regrettable drunken hookup becomes your partner in a high-stakes magical project, sparks are bound to fly—just not the kind Liam Morgan was hoping for. Teaming up with Adam Harrington, the golden boy of a legendary magical lineage, was not on his to-do list. Adam, the epitome of tailored perfection, has accepted the need to lock his true self in the closet. Liam, on the other hand, wears his nonconformity like a badge of honour, challenging the elite’s silken norms with every step he takes. Tasked with revolutionising urban development in an eco-friendly manner, their forced collaboration is marked by snark, resentment, and a magnetic undercurrent of attraction. But as their reluctant partnership turns into a bond that’s hard to deny, a plot for power simmers, threatening to unleash chaos that could sweep the city into a maelstrom of uncontrolled magic.     AmazonKU

KILLER KNIGHT AT THE MUSEUM (MUSEUM OF MAGICAL ARTEFACTS BOOK ONE) by A A Albright

When a suit of armour walks into Annie’s family restaurant and confesses to murder, she knows two things: that the knight inside the armour sounds very attractive, and that her life is about to get messy. Annie’s been hiding a gift (or a curse, in her opinion). She has an affinity with magical objects – she feels them, communicates with them, and senses their history, whether it’s good or bad. When she meets Sir Blake Bingley (AKA the suit of armour) it soon becomes clear that she’s able to control these objects, too. Hugo Murray, Assistant Curator at the Museum of Magical Artefacts, is struggling to get the armour back to the museum. The last thing Annie wants to do is get involved, because getting involved attracts notice. But Hugo begs for Annie’s help – and offers her a job at the museum while he’s at it. Working at the museum is nothing like Annie expected. The boss is absent, her workmates are rude, and some of the artefacts are … odd. But Annie’s going to stick it out for a while. She’s the only one who can control Sir Blake, and she could be the only one who can solve the murder, too. Sir Blake has confessed to the killing, sure. But as far as Annie is concerned, the realkiller is the person who brought him to life.     AmazonKU

DERANGED DEMONS (GAME OF PSYCHOS BOOK ONE) by Mia Hartson

Rule #1 for a demon princess: Never show weakness. Dear old dad, the demon king, raised me to be ruthless, cunning, and if I’m honest, a little psycho. Being feared is kind of a necessity when you’re a half-blood royal in a land of deranged demons. I see the males around me as competition or the enemy, and occasionally, a way to let off steam. That is, until one of the males I bed mysteriously ends up dead. Talk about a mood killer. Things only get worse when the king tells me he’s dying, and the demon clan leaders set their sights on my throne. If one of the clan leaders rules, it’ll be certain war, but I still haven’t found my fated mates, and without them, I can’t unlock my power. In an effort to find them, the king announces a competition, but he’s invited the unbonded alphas from all five of the allied realms, and now it’s not only demons fighting for my attention—the beast shifters, archangels, giants, and water monsters are arrogant, powerful, and brutal, and they’re all determined to make me theirs. When my mates find me, you’d think that’d help solve my problems, except two of them are enemies of the realm, and they all have their own motivations for wanting to rule by my side. To make matters worse, not all of the alphas came with good intentions. So I guess it’s back to rule #1: Never. Show. Weakness.     AmazonKU

EXILED MATE (WOLVES OF OAKWOOD BOOK FOUR) by Vera Rivers

Exiled from my pack two years ago, I’ve been watching over Terra, the woman I love, from the shadows. Now, with danger threatening the only thing that matters to me, it’s time to come home and face the truth. Terra never knew the real reason behind my exile, but when fate brings us together again, the attraction between us reignites, stronger than ever. As we work to uncover the truth and expose the traitor in our midst, the passion between us grows, but I’m haunted by the secret that drove me away. Time is running out. If I can’t clear my name before my thirtieth birthday, I’ll lose my ability to shift, and worse, I’ll lose Terra forever. The stakes have never been higher. This time, I’ll fight with everything I have to keep her safe and claim our second chance at love.   AmazonKU

CHOPPER PILOT’S DELIGHT (A PARANORMAL’S LOVE BOOK 41) by Charlie Richards

While Enrique Walters thinks the request is weird, gas prices are high and work in the off-season is slow. He takes ex-mayor Sheldon’s money to use his helicopter to surveil the ranch where the new acting mayor—Albert—is living. Even hearing the crazy family rumors about Albert, Enrique thinks Sheldon’s infatuation is due to the fact that the ranch is not only the place where Albert lives but also where the sheriff’s partner works. Sheldon’s actions against the sheriff caused the guy to get fired, after all. Enrique figures Sheldon wants to get some sort of blackmail information on them all. Still, money is money, and Enrique needs it. When Enrique’s trips during the day turn up nothing, Sheldon insists Enrique fly by at night. He spots something he can’t explain right before something slams into his bird. Struggling to control his descent, he hits his head. As he slides into unconsciousness, he figures that’s the end. Enrique’s surprised to wake up, safe and sound, in the arms of… something. He learns gargoyles are real, and he’s the mate of one named Trynche. Enrique knows he can never allow the ex-mayor to find out the truth. Except, Sheldon learns a little something another way and demands Enrique’s help in exposing the monsters. With the help of his new friends, can Enrique shut down Sheldon for good and keep their secrets safe?

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KOALAFIED FOR LOVE (VIRTUE SHIFTERS) by Zoe Chant

Koala shifter Oliver Campbell has spent most of his life working hard at embracing calm, because koalas are anything but: his koala would fight an armchair, given the chance…or a gorilla, for that matter. But there will be no fighting for this mild-mannered Australian accountant at his cousin Steve’s wedding (reception to be held in Hold My Bear, Steve’s gastropub!), who plans to make the most of his visit to the States. Still, the last thing Oliver expects is to meet his fated mate before the wedding even starts…and now he has to convince her that just because he’s not rough-and-tumble on the surface, he’s still just the man she needs….Tiffany Wright has carved out a career as a construction boss despite it being a boys’ club. She’s tough as nails on the job and enjoys the finer things in life off it—but whether on or off the job, she has no time for anybody’s nonsense, and wants a man who can hold his own and be a real partner for her. But most men are intimidated by her confidence, and until she meets Ollie, she’s all but given up on her own happily ever after. The sweet, gentle Aussie doesn’t seem like the kind of man Tiffany is looking for—but it might just be that she needs the calm and gentle Ollie as much as he needs a no-nonsense, take-no-prisoners mate.   AmazonKU

CONQUERED OBSTACLES (KARMA BAKERY BOOK SEVEN) by Erin R Flynn

Spring is here and now that the “elite” warlock elders are handled, Arabella has one less thing on her plate… While tons more are added. That’s the life of any successful business owner, but being a goddess makes things slightly more complicated. Slightly.But she has a new house, with hope that her broken heart could heal and all the growth with the bakery could be worth the headaches. Plus, more expanding to increase her power and give more people jobs and security—better lives. In a surprising turn of events, she stumbles upon more secrets, but this time they might not be ones that hurt her and instead heal her—help her even. She’s going to need it with St. Patrick’s Day and then Easter around the corner. The demands and orders are coming in faster and faster, people wanting more and more—and not just the customers. But the threat of Hera and Zeus are always looming, and Arabella can’t win against them on her own. What can she really do except hope this time things will go better?     AmazonKU

BOND OF FLAMES: DARK MAGIC SHIFTERS BOOK TWO by Everly Frost

My vengeance was built on a lie. I infiltrated an empire I thought belonged to me and came face-to-face with an enemy more powerful than I ever imagined. Now, my path to revenge is paved in the fire and fury of the dark king who holds my heart. We’re bound together in blood and passion, a fated bond so fierce it could break me. But a web of deceit is being woven around me, tightening with every step I take. Until I discover that I need what I gave away: my heart.     AmazonKU

DANCING WITH DAGGERS: A BRIDES FOR THE BLOOD LORDS NOVELLA (THE INFERNO UNIVERSE BOOK TWO) by Alessa Thorn

She was hired to find the perfect heir for a powerful vampire house. It’s a pity that the most eligible candidate is also the sexiest, most infuriating man she’s ever met. All Zia wants is to use her truth magic to get ahead in life and maybe own her dream apartment in Florence. When a lucrative contract lands in her lap that’s going to give her both, how can she refuse? She’s going to have to convince the most ruthless vampire heirs that she’s one of them and not get taken out as competition in the process. It should be easy, except Ares Volso isn’t as gullible as the rest of his family, and he’s going to make her job as hard as possible. Zia isn’t about to let an arrogant alpha hole stand in her way, no matter how smoldering he is. Ares is about to teach her that there’s so much more to him than what he has let the world see…and that he also isn’t above playing just as dirty as her to get what he wants.     AmazonKU

FATED FOR FLAMES (ARCANUM ACADEMY BOOK ONE) by JC Dark

I was born into a lineage of powerful witches, destined for greatness—until my eighteenth birthday when I was betrayed by those I trusted most and sacrificed in a dark ritual. When I think death is my end, a mysterious voice offers me the opportunity to return and right the staggering wrongs. But this second chance comes with a catch. With nothing left to lose, I seize it. Now, reborn and fueled by the fires of my past, I am determined to rewrite my fate and exact revenge on them all.   AmazonKU

BOOKS AND BROADSWORDS VOLUME ONE by Jesse Mihalik

This novella-length volume includes two romantic fantasy stories set in a shared world, each with a guaranteed happily ever after, plus a new bonus epilogue. Books & Broadswords – The only thing Feora likes more than stealing the king’s gold is using it to buy books. But when a handsome, persistent knight interrupts her day, Feora must decide if saving his life is worth revealing her true nature. Rocks & Rapiers – Zenira never wanted to sell her rock collection, but when the new landowner raises her rent, she’s out of options. Armed with a sketchy rumor about a collector who will pay for stones others might consider worthless, Zenira sets out, but she’s met with an icy scowl, a muddy manor, and the overwhelming urge to mend the mess—owner included.

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HIS RESCUED MATE (ALASKAN TAILS BOOK ONE) by Delta James

Max had never questioned his need to live alone until she arrived. Max had always been an enigma on Kodiak Island, his solitary life and mysterious past shrouded in secrecy. But when his friend breaks a leg, Max reluctantly offers to host the guest booked at Joe’s loft. When Alexa, a fearless journalist with a passion for adventure, steps off the plane and meets Max, he knows she is his fated mate. Alexa soon realizes she’s staying with Max Renner, the well-known and reclusive artist who has consistently refused all interview requests. Determined to get his story, she plunges into his guarded world. Little does she know, she’s about to be swept into a web of secrets and deceit. As they delve deeper into Max’s hidden past, their mutual attraction blazes into an undeniable passion. In a moment of excitement, Max marks her without her consent. The unveiling of his family’s dark secrets and the revelation of his true identity collide. Can Alexa accept Max’s shadowy past and embrace the extraordinary future he offers her?     AmazonKU

DEATH DEALER (SENTINELS OF MAGIC BOOK TWO) by  T M Cromer

Magical assassin Trevor Blane’s latest assignment should be straightforward, but his intended target brings with her major complications. Battling his escalating attraction to the woman he’s meant to eliminate and the haunting whispers of his conscience, he finds himself deep in a troublesome trench. Earth witch Soleil Stephens, dedicated to restoring the world’s dwindling resources, finds herself in the crosshairs of those who seek to stop her. From the moment she meets the enigmatic Death Dealer, she knows her time is limited, both in life and love. Trapped together on the island of a notorious black-market plant dealer, Trevor’s mission takes an unexpected turn as he realizes his true purpose may be to safeguard Soleil, not end her. But he’s cursed with a belief that love leads to death for those connected to the Blane lineage, and he fights his growing feelings for her despite their undeniable chemistry. Navigating a dangerous dance of desire and deception, they must unravel the mystery of who wants Soleil’s demise and why. Defying fate comes with its own perilous price, and if they dare embrace love, they risk igniting a chain of events that could lead to their ultimate destruction.     AmazonKU

SHADOWED WHISPERS (SHADOW LOCKE SHIFTERS BOOK TWO) by Elle Lincoln

Junior year. I existed for two years in the recesses of Shadow Locke University—two years of staying hidden—but now I can’t hide anymore. Four new students have set their sights on me, as if they have been waiting for me all along. No matter how often I dodge them, they seem to emerge out of the shadows.
Their existence stirs something long buried inside me—desire, attraction, and lust. I can handle those, but I want nothing to do with the deeper, raw emotions. Unfortunately, I can’t seem to escape them. They keep dredging up the past, and I’m not ready to face my own darkness.
Embracing the darkness means remembering, and sometimes memories are too painful to bring into the light, but they aren’t giving me a choice. 
My secrets are as dark and disturbing as the ones they keep from me, and their protection is as fierce as their loyalty. They call to something that dwells within me, pacing and prowling. Each day, I uncover more about who they are, and I can’t help but seek them out, even if their presence begins to heal me from the inside out.
 With every memory I regain, I lose a little more of myself, and with every friendship I make, the future I planned fractures, yet every lesson I learn helps my power grow stronger, and I begin to see the strange inconsistencies surrounding Shadow Locke University. 
Everyone around me is keeping a big secret, one I’ve overlooked for two years, and when I uncover it, I might need someone to save me from myself.
 Because the truth is more terrifying than I ever imagined.   AmazonKU

PROTECTED BY THE ALIEN MERCENARY by Robin O’Connor

Rikki – I’ve been kidnapped and auctioned off. I’m not waiting around for my new ‘owner’ to do whatever he wants with me. When he leaves me with his guard in a sleazy bar, I see my chance. There’s this even more terrifying looking male, horns, glowing blue lines on his skin, and a freaking tail! The glances he gives me leave no room for interpretation. He wants me. I can work with that…When I hear he’s a mercenary, I take a gamble, and offer him the sweetest of payment if he helps me escape. Once he has me alone, I soon discover that the price is much steeper than just my body. He might just demand my heart. Thar’oc – When I see her, I’m not the only one who stares, but I am the only one who cares. A tiny little human, trapped in a terrible situation. She’s all fire, bravado, pale skin, and wild curls. Then she offers me a deal I simply can’t refuse. Against the wishes of my friends, the advice of my mentor, and my sanity, I take her. Once I’ve taken her, I won’t let her go. Ever. She’ll soon discover that she’s mine to protect, to spoil, and to pleasure. Those that seek to steal her from me will learn that nothing gets past a Kertinal in mating rut.     AmazonKU

ABALIM: ALIEN LEGACY BROTHERHOOD BOOK ONE  by Keri Kruspe

In a future where Earth narrowly escaped alien domination, Abalim, a human-alien hybrid from our ancient past, wields extraordinary psychic abilities. Haunted by a world he barely recognizes; he plunges into a perilous quest across the cosmos. His mission? To rescue a human woman named Lisa, a spirited science fiction romance author, was snatched by ruthless space pirates from an interstellar exchange program and sold to an advanced species called the Xeltrians. In the depths of space, as Abalim nears her location, he’s seduced by vivid, psychic dreams of Lisa, igniting an uncontrollable passion between them. Lisa, awakening in an alien world, confronts a harrowing reality far from the romanticized extraterrestrial cultures she once wrote about. Her fate hinges on how she survives the Quandary of Existence, a high-stakes trial the Xeltrians forced her and Abalim to face together. The fate of the galaxy rests on the life and death choices they make. Now, with their journey fraught with danger, a new, sinister force emerges. Beings from another dimension are hell-bent on capturing Lisa for their dark experiments. Abalim and Lisa find themselves thrust into a desperate fight against time as their formidable foes grow stronger by the minute. Even in this desperate chance of survival, they discover an escalating need for each other. As adversaries advance to tear them apart, their burgeoning bond becomes their greatest strength.

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SEER WARS: SEASON ONE: A NEW EARTH PART II by JC Andrijeski

VS Note: This is a re-release of episodes of a serial. Cliffhanger.

River just landed on a new world, with all new laws, customs, clothing, and enemies. Here, River is property, a slave in all but name, and she belongs exclusively to her abductor, Valek Targen, who still refuses to tell her anywhere near enough, despite escalating dangers facing them both. Luckily, Targen’s friend, a human named Grago, is more than willing to fill in the gaps, even as Targen grows increasingly erratic, and angry about their new friendship. River tells herself they won’t be there long, that she can keep her head down, stay alive. The planet’s only a way-station en route to her family, a necessary but dangerous step to get them to the inter-dimensional portal. But a lot of forces and individuals want to keep them there, not to mention agents sent to kidnap her to other, even more hostile, worlds.  Durag, ruthless leader of the local human military, poses their greatest threat. He wants River locked up or under his control, but River isn’t even Durag’s real prize. The person he really wants is Targen: infamous seer assassin, infiltrator, spy, ex-soldier in Durag’s army. Targen’s skills are legendary and unique, and Durag, who badly wants to start a new war, will do anything to get them back.   AmazonKU

H’ZIM (HOW THE ALIENS WERE WON BOOK SEVEN) by Honey Phillips

Accused of a crime she didn’t commit, Kara runs. The abandoned farmhouse she stumbles across seems like the perfect refuge – until a very large and very angry green alien appears. When he reluctantly agrees to let her remain, she finds herself unexpectedly drawn to the lonely male behind the grumpy exterior. After being betrayed in the worst possible way and spending three years rotting in a jail in Port Cantor, all H’zim wants is to be left alone to lick his wounds and plot his revenge. The last thing he needs is a curvy little human who won’t stop talking. The more time they spend together, the more she works her way into his heart – but the price he paid for his freedom is about to come due and it may cost him everything, including her.     AmazonKU

ALIEN’S MATCH by Elin Wyn

My bunny slippers weren’t made for this, but my heart was. Getting kidnapped by aliens is only half the problem. My rescuer is a brooding dragon warrior. He’s grumpy, mysterious, and definitely not happy to be stuck with me, but as we navigate the twists and turns of an abandoned mine, I can’t help but be drawn to his fierce protectiveness and hidden depths. Lost in a maze of glowing caverns, we dance around our growing attraction, trading barbs and battling the scorching chemistry between us. But when we stumble upon a secret underground city, the stakes become higher than ever. Norsuk is holding back, keeping secrets about my fate that could tear us apart just as we’ve found each other, and I’m faced with an impossible choice – return to Earth and the life I knew, or risk everything for a chance at a future with the alien who’s captured my heart.     AmazonKU

CLAN AND CRAVE (CLAN BEGINNINGS) by Tracy St John

He needed a hero and found two. Can love rescue him again? Nobek Sletran never took Imdiko Conyod’s infatuation seriously when he rescued him years before. When Conyod shows up in his life again, a strong and successful man instead of a traumatized victim, Sletran has to reconsider the one he once rejected and now can’t imagine life without. Conyod has never given up on the man he considers his hero. Sletran is all he’s ever wanted for a clanmate, and he’s determined to win him at last. But the past refuses to be laid to rest. When Conyod convinces Sletran to see him for who he’s become, will who he was resurface and destroy the love they’re building? Sletran’s commanding officer Dramok Erybet is instantly fascinated by Conyod when the soldier brings his lover on base for a visit. However, Sletran isn’t the Nobek Erybet feels is right for him. When he rejects the Nobek, he risks losing Conyod too. Against the backdrop of heartbreaking childhood tragedy, a ghost who haunts Conyod and his grief-stricken family, and military brass determined to oust Erybet from the rank he’s worked so hard to reach, three men must come to terms with who they are. When tragedy strikes, the nightmares of the past must be faced and buried once and for all. Conyod, Sletran, and Erybet must dare everything to find redemption and hold on to each other.

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SEARED BY THE MONSTER (MATES OF PLANET 25XA BOOK THREE) by Merry Ravenell

Alien griddles get very hot…When the alien facility that’s been holding you captive goes boom, you get out by any means necessary. Even if it means following along behind the big grumpy alien-dragon guy that looks like he’s been carved out of an overly large ruby. Or stealing a shuttle. Or blasting off to who-knows-where. Anywhere but here is good. The fact that the grouchy alien tells me we can never go back to Gestalt space doesn’t bother me either. When I said I’d rather be anywhere than that facility being a Grey lab rat, I meant it. I tell him to drop me off at the nearest port, which he does–and then he refuses to leave. Instead, he decides to set up an intergalactic dive diner and I get to be the waitstaff. He could just leave me here. He doesn’t owe me anything. He doesn’t even ask me a lot of questions about my time with the Greys, and he’s such a gentleman about everything I’m sure he’s up to something. Why else would he want to stay on this crappy moon, playing house with me?     AmazonKU

SANE: GALACTIC CYBORG HEAT SERIES by Jessie Rose Case

SANE. He was lucky to have survived………Freda. She was lucky to be alive…..The bell tolled again.They’d be coming for him soon….He knew exactly how long he’d been in this place. Moved around every decade or so. Passed from one owner to another. He was used to being bought and sold for sex in the early days, but they found they could make more credits from him doing something else. Fighting. As a Cyborg he was a curiosity. ..(more blurb/info on ebookseller’s page)     AmazonKU

GHOSTDRIFT (THE FINDER CHRONICLES BOOK FOUR) by Suzanne Palmer

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

Fergus Ferguson, professional finder, always knew his semi-voluntary exile wouldn’t last, but he isn’t expecting a friend to betray him. One of the galaxy’s most dangerous space pirates, Bas Belos, wants him, and what Belos wants, he gets. Belos needs help finding out what happened to his twin sister, who mysteriously disappeared at the edges of space years ago, and he makes Fergus an offer he can’t refuse. Mysterious disappearances and impossible answers are Fergus’ specialties. After he reluctantly joins Belos and his crew aboard the pirate ship Sidewider, he discovers that Belos is being tracked by the Alliance. Seeking to stay one step ahead of the Alliance, Fergus and Belos find themselves marooned in the middle of the Gap between spiral arms of our galaxy, dangerously near hostile alien territory, and with an Alliance ship in hot pursuit. That’s just the beginning of the complications for Fergus’ newest—and possibly last—job. The puzzle is much bigger than just Belos’s lost sister, and the question of his future, retirement or not, depends on his ability to negotiate a path between aliens, criminals, and the most powerful military force he’s ever encountered. The future of entire planets hangs in the balance, and it remains to be seen if it’s too big for one determined man and his cranky cat.

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GUIDED BY THE GIANT: A KINDRED TALES NOVEL (GIANTS AND CYBORGS KINDRED SERIES BOOK FIVE) by Evangeline Anderson

As a Giant Kindred, over 9 feet tall, Torus has given up on the idea of finding a Mate. The human females surrounding him are too tiny and breakable…and he’s certain that none of them can handle his extra large equipment. But if he’s so sure that he isn’t interested in human women, then why is he having such strange and disturbing dreams about one in particular…a small, curvy female by the name of Molly Byrne who works for him? Molly isn’t looking for a man. She just wants to keep her job and her Giant Kindred boss is the last person she wants to tangle with. But things go sideways when Torus is sent a compromising video of Molly self-pleasuring—a video taken by her abusive ex who has been sending it out to every single employer she’s had for the past five years, ever since their divorce. Sure that she’s going to lose yet another job because of the embarrassing video, Molly packs up her desk…but Torus has other ideas. Can the two of them come to some understanding despite—or perhaps because of—the embarrassing vid and Torus’s strange dreams? You’ll have to read Guided by the Giant to find out.

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THE ONLY LIGHT LEFT BURNING  by Erik J Brown

After a long and treacherous journey south, Andrew and Jamie have finally found safety in the Florida Keys. But they soon learn that safety doesn’t always mean happily ever after. Settling into life in the Islamorada colony with other survivors of the bug, Andrew believes they’ve finally found themselves a home, even a family. But anxious Jamie is less comfortable in their new community and is eager to return north to keep the promise they made to their friend Henri—to bring her to the colony and reunite her with her daughter. Besides, would it really be so bad to find someplace just for the two of them? When a hurricane and a shocking betrayal force them to leave the colony in search of new shelter, it brings their tensions to a head—and puts them in the path of some old enemies. Andrew and Jamie must set aside their differences to survive once more and find a new home. But what if “home” means different things to each of them?

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LANIMER: RETURN TO ZEVUS MAR (THE ALEDAN SERIES BOOK SEVEN) by Christine Myers

Thirty years after the Tregan invasion that killed his parents, Lanimer Dakoff’s recurring dreams seem to be calling him back to Zevus Mar. Because he was a telepathic psion, his parents made their friend Hankura Narcaza Lanimer’s Guardian in case something happened to them. They took him to Oltarin to live with them, along with his Zevians governess and the Tregans who rescued them. After Val’kara Clinic on Zevus Mar offers him a position as a doctor, he receives a holographic message from the young Trakellisan human hybrid named Evalee. From the moment she saw his holographic acceptance message, she knew she wanted him. Knowing that he is telepathic, she realizes he will sense her attraction as soon as they meet. Evalee decides honesty is the best course of action, and she sends him a private message explaining the situation. Lanimer is immediately taken with her and assures her they will work it out when he arrives. During the six-month space journey to Zevus Mar, they communicate and fall in love before they even meet in person. While their relationship is everything they hoped it would be, political unrest mars their daily life and could end in tragedy. Will they be able to prevent this?   Amazon 

MASKS by Sydney Ashcroft

VS Note: Superheroes

Maria Grayson has sworn off relationships and love, focusing instead on her double life. During the day she works in the family business and lives as a socialite. At night she dons a mask and assumes the identity of Balestra to fight crime on the streets of New York. She balances her two lives as best as she can, but that balance is threatened when a new drug floods the streets of New York…and Tomas Dorrance walks into her life.Tomas Dorrance arrives in New York on a business trip with his father and twin sister and finds that he’s immediately captivated by Maria. After spending one passionate night with her, Tomas is obsessed and wants more time with her. The more he sees her, the more he wants something more than casual sex. As Balestra, Maria must stop the spread of a new drug and find and destroy the source. As Maria, she must resist falling for Tomas, who is doing his best to change her mind about love and relationships. Her two lives are on a head-on collision course and Maria doesn’t know if she’ll come out alive or with her heart intact.     AmazonKU

ANOTHER FIRST CHANCE by Robbie Couch

It’s been a year since eighteen-year-old River Lang’s best friend died in a car accident. And every day since, he’s had to pass by the depressing billboard that appeared as a result: a texting and driving PSA that reduces Dylan to a cautionary tale and River to the best friend of the dead kid at school. Dylan was so much more than a statistic, though, and River hates that everyone in town seems to have forgotten. When he’s caught improving (a.k.a. vandalizing) Dylan’s billboard, River is blackmailed into joining the Affinity Trials—a research study that’s observing teens who are “struggling socially.” But as soon as he arrives, River’s social struggles only worsen as he’s thrown together with the last person he wants to spend an entire week with: his ex-best friend and Dylan’s former girlfriend, Mavis, who’s the only one who knows the truth about the night Dylan died. During the Trials,River befriends a charming quarterback named Nash, and it doesn’t take long for romantic feelings to start bubbling to the surface.But so do bizarre developments within the Trials that make him wonder what researchers are actually studying while monitoring his every move. And when suspicions lead him to a bombshell discovery, River will have to decide just how far he’s willing to go for another chance at first love.

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BLAZE: AN ALIEN FAKE DATING ROMANCE (BOUNTY HUNTERS OF KARVEN) by Lili Zander

When Fodor Throop, the man who murdered my mentor, becomes my new boss, and I discover that I’m going to be stuck with him on a weeklong work trip, I’m goaded to doing something very stupid. I pretend that my Karven podmate Calder is my boyfriend, and even worse, I tell Throop that he’s is a deadly, dangerous bodyguard. Dumb. So dumb. Yes, it’s true that the Karven are powerful, lethal warriors, feared all over the galaxy, but not Calder. Calder is a great guy. He’s nice. Clean. Picks up after himself. Cooks for me. But lethal? Judging from his wounds, my hapless podmate is the target of every bully on Harte. Now Calder and I on our trip…He’s pretending to be my boyfriend…We’re sharing a room where there’s only one bed…We’re practicing kissing…Making everyone believe we’re crazy about each other…And even though it’s fake, it’s all starting to feel very, very real. Then I see Calder fight, and realize out that everything I knew about my Karven podmate was a lie.     AmazonKU

ALIEN’S SECRET by Harper Rosling

Keldor – I’ve always been a loner, content with my solitary existence on Reazus Prime. But when I discover a hidden stasis pod on my land, I’m drawn to the mysterious female inside. I must protect her at all costs. As I bring her back to my lair and nurse her back to health, I question everything I thought I knew about trust and the secrets I keep hidden away. Can I let down my guard and allow myself to fall for this enigmatic creature from another world? Unknown – I awaken in a strange world, with no memory of who I am or how I got here. The fierce, winged creature who claims to be my rescuer calls himself a Dragorian, and the planet, Reazus Prime. As I struggle to piece together the fragments of my past, I’m drawn to the mysterious Keldor Blazeclaw, whose haunted eyes and gentle touch make me feel safe in this alien landscape. But can I trust my heart to a male whose true nature could shatter everything I believe about him and the world he inhabits?     AmazonKU

RIGHT ON TIME by Marian Pattechat

Chloe is running late for a meeting that can make her dream job a reality. She has worked too hard to let anyone stop her from getting there. That includes the alien warrior standing in her doorway and talking nonsense with a seductively deep voice. Some matchmaking AI has found the love of her life? As if. She has to leave for space to marry an extraterrestrial commander? Right. The purple hunk better get his hot buns and impressive wings out of her way, because Chloe has no time for his fated mates mumbo-jumbo. Nitiel can’t believe his first job on Terra involves the most obstinate female on the planet. Protocol requires he address her as lady, but this Loe is no lady. She is outspoken, feisty, and questioning the will of the Goddess expressed through the Intergalactic Alliance’s AI. But, the treaty between her kind and his is clear: Loe must board his spaceship so he can take her to Commander Siriniel of the Swirling Horn Clan. The law is the law. Even if it means Nitiel must keep his hands off the most captivating female he has ever encountered.     AmazonKU

TKMANATEHER by Sky Robert

VS Note: Short erotic novella.

The hum of my circuit boards flickered to life for long enough to hear a name, “Amanda Fullerhound.” This human was to be my caretaker. All my systems went through a start-up scan to ensure my functions were performing up to standard thresholds. I blinked and calibrated my vision to the dim lighting to see a human male shine a light in my eyes. I stayed still, knowing he must be looking for my serial number, though he could have simply asked me, and I would have told him it was TK-009_prototype5147-STFUALTPLAGB. There were eight other prototypes before me, but my memory stores indicated that my predecessors were not equipped with intelligence, merely functional and not adaptive…[SNIP]… My mission, distract Amanda Fullerhound so she couldn’t meet a man named Thomas. If I should fail, then the virus would unlock and kill Thomas. If that didn’t work, Amanda was next.     Amazon

EARTH’S BOUNTY: NOVELLA COLLECTION by Deysi O’Donal

These novella’s were previously published online, in anthologies, and in KU. Get them now in one collection along with two bonus shorts. Danielle’s Bounty-A short story, and Bloodbound to the Space Vampire- A stand alone Novella set within the Earth’s Bounty universe but with all new characters. VS NOTE: Story details on ebook seller’s page.

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LIGHT IN THE ABYSS (BLACKWOOD AND VIRTUE BOOK THREE) by Bennett R Coles

VS note: Steampunk in space. Romantic elements.

A bold act of piracy has shaken the highest halls of power, and the star sailing ship HMSS Daring is running at full sheet on a new mission ordered by His Imperial Majesty. Commander Lord Liam Blackwood and Petty Officer Amelia Virtue have seen their share of adventures together, but this mission brings challenges they’ve never faced before, from both inside the ship and out. As Daring finds itself in a desperate struggle against rogue forces, Liam and Amelia must discern the true motivation of their adversaries before the ship, its crew and their relationship get torn apart forever.

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LADY OF BASILIKAS: A DROSERAN SAGA NOVEL by Ronie Kendig

Under attack from without and within, Jherako teeters on the brink. Vaanvorn Thundred, suddenly in possession of a throne he never expected to inherit, will do anything to pull his kingdom from the edge, even if it means striking a marriage bargain with the formidable Faa’Cris. But a skycrawler opens Vorn’s eyes to realities outside his world, and his limits are tested. Lady Valiriana has one goal when she is sent out from Deversoria: prove this Jherakan king, the one his people call the Errant, unworthy of an alliance with any Faa’Cris. When she exchanges her freedom for that of another, Valiriana finds herself under house arrest—in the king’s house. Determined to take advantage of her proximity, she delves into the depths of the king’s character. What she finds turns her mission on its head. Vorn must decide: break a planet-wide Accord, risking his throne and life, or leave his country—his planet—vulnerable to threats far bigger than he ever imagined. And Valiriana grapples with unpalatable truths as she discovers the king is anything but errant, while her heart, on the other hand, is a different story.

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****VS: Just a reminder of my new release from last week:

CURSE OF THE ALIEN RING by Veronica Scott

Dianora Devlin was on her first interstellar archaeological expedition since graduating from college when she made an incredible find – a gorgeous alien ring, one of the few artifacts of a long-vanished civilization. Unfortunately she yielded to the temptation to try the ring on and nothing was ever the same in her life thereafter. The ring had a will of its own and was determined to plunge her into a life of adventure and unexpected romance with a man from the planet’s ancient past. Garrin was the last, legendary king of Argorn, imprisoned by his enemies and soon to die when the mysterious woman first appeared to him. She was wearing the ring which had been passed down in his family for generations and was said to possess great powers. When Dianora set him free and then disappeared, he wondered if the ring would ever bring her back to him. Torn between her time and his, Dianora can’t decide if the ring is cursed or if she should trust her heart, abandon her career and take the risk of returning to Garrin. Could she find new purpose in his world and a Happy Ever After in his arms?

This 33K novella is a standalone science fiction romance story set in my Sectors interstellar civilization.

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SINNER (MONSTERS AND ARTIFACTS BOOK FOUR) by Trish Heinrich

I’d gotten used to being alone. It was the only way to protect others from the beast inside of me. But then I met Nina, and little by little, she melted my frozen heart and made me feel again. When she was taken and experimented on by evil men, I did whatever it took to get her back. I thought it was over, that I could go back to loving her from a distance while she charmed the rich and powerful. I never said I was smart. Not only do the men who turned her into a living artifact want her back, but my employers want her gone and the Archive wants to lock her up. With enemies everywhere, and the power Nina was forced to absorb slowly killing her, we have to pretend to be lovers in order to find the one artifact that can save her life. It isn’t long before the lines between guarding her and loving her begin to blur, and every moment I’m with her the beast inside is demanding that we claim her for our own. I may be the only one that can protect Nina from the world, but who is going to protect her from me?     AmazonKU

ORC’S POSSESSION (KNOTTY MONSTERS BOOK ONE) by Julie K Cohen

Sold. To a beast of a monster who doesn’t understand love. My people sell me to the orcs like a sack of grain. With no chance to return. Unless I spy for them and bring back useful intel. I’m no spy. The orc who bought me is nothing like what I expected. He’s stern, but patient. Intense, but straightforward. And sexy as sin. But he hides who he is from me. The scars on his back, the war that brought him to this planet, the fears of what he’s becoming…From me, he wants children, not the intimacy of mates..What I want is simple. To be accepted—to be loved—for who I am. Not to be sold, used, or treated like a commodity. I have a decision to make. Accept this cold, beast of a male. Or return to the very people who sold me.     Amazon

FLIGHT OF THE BONE CROW (THE NOWHERE CHRONICLES BOOK TWO) by Fearnley

She left home once, to fight a monster. Now, more monsters are crawling out of the shadows. Annie is relieved to be home after uncovering the monstrous truth in the world of Wilderness. But, with two orphaned teenagers to care for in a dangerous forest, life is far from easy. It gets even more chaotic when a boy stumbles through the portal tree, claiming the creature that took his sister is now terrorising his home world. Still exhausted and battered, Annie’s not sure she has the strength to fight another monster. But then, the frightened boy tells her about the Bone Crow, and everything changes. Can Annie unlock generations of secrets before the menacing Bone Crow takes everything she loves?

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ENCHANTING EXPOSITION (DEMON MAGIC BOOK FOUR) by Alice Winters

Maybe it wasn’t my best idea to draw dark magic into myself to save a friend… but it’s definitely not my worst (don’t ask Havoc what that was). The first thing on our list of “Save Miles from the Dark Magic That Might Be Making Him Do Ridiculous Things” is to destroy the ominous book that’s snagging my attention. But what I don’t expect is to be dragged into the book filled with dark mysteries that leaves me with more questions… and a lack of pants. But it’s nothing that Havoc and I can’t handle. The two of us have proven that our relationship is strong enough that we can face anything life throws at us, so I think we can handle a measly book… maybe… I mean, so far it may look like we’re not winning, but that’s just because it’d be boring if heroes won immediately. And it’s not like we have to fight this battle alone, especially with an awe-inspiring dragon familiar who is forced to face his greatest adversary (a common housecat), a narcissistic angel who comes with a sword that compliments every cut made, a centaur who always manages to look like he’s on the set of a cologne commercial, and… Etienne (whatever he is). With the demon I love by my side and my found family, we’re going to stop this darkness before it spreads. But doing so might unveil some things we never expected.   AmazonKU   AB

MERRY ME: BOOK 15 IN THE JERRY MCNEAL SERIES (A PARANORMAL SNAPSHOT) by Sherry A Burton

Feeling guilty at not having made his engagement to April official over the Christmas holidays, Jerry seeks to join her and Max for their annual after-Christmas getaway to Frankenmuth, Michigan. Not only is he looking forward to visiting the quaint Bavarian town, but since the town is known to visitors as a Christmas town, he sees this as a way to recreate the holiday spirit and finally make a commitment to both April and her daughter. What Jerry doesn’t expect is to be drawn into a bidding war at a local estate sale or play referee to two spirits who discover he can see them and demand he help settle their differences. Just when Jerry thinks he has things under control, the Ghost of Christmas Past makes his presence known in the merry little town, causing things to feel a tad less jolly. Will Jerry be able to restore the status quo in the beautiful Christmas town in time to ask April to be his bride before they return home? Or will his plan be thwarted by things beyond his control?     AmazonKU

WRITTEN (DJINN WARS BOOK 14) by Christine Pope

In the harsh landscape of a world reborn from the ashes of a djinn-created apocalypse, Rowan Aames has carved out a life of solitary resilience in a remote valley in the northern New Mexico wilderness, where the arrival of Jamal al-Qadir challenges everything she knows. Disguised as James Aguilar, Jamal brings with him the promise of a new beginning…and the peril of a deep secret. Their connection is immediate, a fragile thread woven from shared solitude and cautious trust. As Rowan welcomes James into her makeshift haven, they navigate the complexities of a world where survival is a day-to-day gamble, and companionship is a rare treasure. James’s small acts of magic, meant to ease Rowan’s burden, become the catalyst for a change neither of them can ignore. Yet beneath the surface of their growing bond lies the tension of James’s true identity and the inevitable revelation that could shatter their fragile trust. When Jamal steps in to save Rowan’s life, a sudden, rash decision propels them into the crosshairs of djinn politics and human pride, where their journey becomes a delicate dance of love and deception, with the future of their relationship hinging on the courage to face the truth…and the strength to forge a new path together.

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SHADOW CURSES (SHELVING MAGIC BOOK SIX) by Nellie H Steele

Shrunk to six inches, Paige Turner, along with her teacup dragon partner, Dewey, are still on a desperate mission to find her mother. With a lead on the horizon, she takes her tiny self to the location, hoping to find at least a whisper of her mom. What she discovers is almost more shocking than the magic she shelves. But her hope is short-lived, and soon, her services are soon required elsewhere. As Paige tracks another deadly artifact, she faces foes like never before–and a new realm frighteningly similar to an old-school video game. Will Paige be able to shelve the latest magic and continue her search for her mother, or will she hit a dead end…literally?     AmazonKU

A FAE COIN TRANSPORTED ME INTO ANOTHER WORLD AND NOW I’M THE GAY HOLY  MAIDEN: FORTUNE FAVORS THE FAE BOOK ONE by AJ Sherwood

What happens when you fall and hit the webtoons trope tree? You get killed by Truck-kun, get transported to a fantasy world by a sentient Fae coin, and become the first gay holy maiden. Jake Alexander is Not Happy to be sure. Fortunately in Jake’s case, part of the trope tree includes the gorgeous Duke of the North, Theon. And starting a business from scratch, which he’s always wanted to do. And revitalizing his new country which is on the verge of collapse. He could do without the killer miasma and corrupted kings and the singing magic and a sentient coin that doesn’t shut up, however. Jake’s not sure if he should thank or melt the Fae coin into *ahem* something more useful.     AmazonKU

DAD BOD MINOTAUR LABYRINTH by Alana Khan

Stephanie – Between his horns, hooves, and the otherworldly music he creates, Alfie’s the hottest male on the planet. Now that we’re an item, I tour with him and his band Labyrinth, watching while he performs across the globe. He doesn’t give another look to the groupies who throw themselves (and their panties) at him. But I wonder if this is too good to last. Because he’s got a reputation. One I fear will break my heart. Alfie – 
As a minotaur, I grew up isolated and lonely in a world of humans, getting the affection I craved in meaningless one-night stands. I haven’t been upfront and honest with Steph from the start, and now she’s terrified she’s just another in a long string of women. I don’t blame her. I earned my rep, but regret it now. She’s everything to me. What we’ve got is perfect—as long as my bad-boy reputation doesn’t tear us apart. I wrote a song I’ll dedicate to her on stage. Will she give me another chance?     AmazonKU

MONSTER’S HEART (BLACKTHORN ACADEMY FOR SUPERNATURALS BOOK 13) by C D Gorri

Can a Witch with self-esteem issues reach this Monster’s heart? Amrin – It’s the end of the term at Blackthorn Academy, and I’m just as invisible now as I was on day one. But what did I expect? I still don’t know where my talents lie and for the Cordoza Coven that is a huge no. I’m a plus-sized nobody with my head in the clouds. No wonder I’m barely passing.
Lucky me, Professor McEwan is offering extra credit to students who can chart their path to love by the Spring Equinox Festival. It’s a long shot, but it’s that or fail. Sten – No one at Blackthorn knows who I am, and that’s fine with me. I’m not there to make friends. A direct descendant of Mani, the Norse God of the Moon, I’ve got bigger things to worry about than having a social life. But when a curvy witch asks me to tutor her, how can I refuse? She is unlike anyone I have ever met. Bold, yet shy. Beautiful, but insecure. Meeting her has changed everything. Can this curvy temptress capture my heart, or am I doomed to walk the night alone?

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CHECKED OUT BY THE CHUPACABRA (MONSTROUS MEET CUTES) by Wendi Gogh

Checked out by a monster – sounds hot, right? Except I’m not the type anyone ever gives a second glance to, let alone is interested in. The only thing guys check out from me are the books in the library that I oversee.But every day, the same Chupacabra comes back. At first, I think he’s just lonely as he prowls behind me as I work, asking me questions. Then I realize he can’t read. Knowing his job depends upon it, I offer to teach him, reading stories aloud to the sweet monster. Everything is great until he brings me The Tentacle Kama Sutra and Monster Orgasms with a wink, silently daring me to open them—and like an idiot, I accept the challenge. Now the damned man won’t leave me alone. He’s always lurking behind my shelves…Chasing me. Charming me. Cherishing me. It’s almost like one of those monster romances I secretly read alone at night—but those stories are labeled fiction for a reason.     AmazonKU

BREWING FOR MY MATE: MM SHIFTER MPREG ROMANCE (OMEGAS OF OLIVER CREEK BOOK NINE) bty Lorelai M Hart

I started the Oliver Creek Brew five years ago before Oliver Creek went from sleepy and dying to a bustling, trendy town. I wait daily for my omega to walk right in and order a coffee. Perhaps I’ve been reading too many romance novels. I long for him, whoever he is. Everyone loves coffee and pastries, and I even offer a selection of superior loose-leaf teas. I’ve almost given up on meeting my fated when a handyman traveling through town offers to help with my disaster of a plumbing issue. Problem is, he’s a wandering spirit and mine loves to stay right here at home.     AmazonKU

RUGGED ALPHA: MM MPREG SHIFTER ROMANCE (OMEGAS INN LOVE BOOK FIVE) by Lorelai M Hart

I walked into the wilderness one day, needing more space and air than this world could offer. Few bears survive the loss of a mate, and I couldn’t see why anyone would want to..Eventually, I started a wilderness and survival experience to teach people what to do in case of disaster or a life-or-death situation. I’d only been armed with limited knowledge and a pen in my pocket. Without my bear, I’d have died within a week —not that I would have minded at the time —but now that sanity had returned, I needed a job and wanted to help others. The groups I work with are great, but they can’t ease the loneliness of a bear without a mate. On one of my monthly supply runs to pick up supplies, I check my PO Box and find a letter from somewhere called the Bearclaw Inn. Even I’ve heard of it…nobody leaves without a mate. Is there truly a possibility I can live more than a half-life? Lennon – Two weeks ago, I had a hard conversation with my parents that left us in a silent standoff. I quit halfway through a business degree because sitting in a cafe and pouring over boring marketing studies confirmed that I hated everything about the subject. I did not want to make my life about money and power. Like my father. But I can’t stay at home like a child, with no point to my existence. I need a fresh start. A new way to live. Maybe even a mate. When I get a letter from the Bearclaw Inn, inviting me for the weekend, I jump at the chance to not only have some time to think but a shot at finding an alpha who will want a wayward wolf like me.   AmazonKU

FEATHERS AND FATALITIES (A VAMPIRE VETERINARY MYSTERY BOOK ONE) by Sedona Jade, Amy Stake and Sedona Ashe

As I struggle to juggle my overflowing clinic of fur babies and mythical creatures, a simple house call to check in on a chatty parrot named Elvis turns into a nightmare when I stumble upon his owner’s lifeless body. I must be cursed with bad timing and paranormal shenanigans, because while I’m still frozen in shock, Detective Ryder Wolff shows up at the crime scene… and suddenly I’m a prime murder suspect. Deciding I better uncover the truth if I want to avoid ending up in an orange jumpsuit, I team up with a big-hearted pixie, a troll with a knack for numbers, and a chatty parrot who just doesn’t know when to shut up.
Things take a dangerous turn, and it isn’t long before the killer is breathing down my neck. Yes, I know breathing down necks is kind of a vampire’s main gig… but let’s be real, it’s downright creepy. As the bodies start piling up and the stakes get higher, I can’t help but wonder if I’ll be able to crack the case before it’s too late.     AmazonKU

A REIGN OF STORM AND MADNESS (MORTAL GODS BOOK TWO) by Lucinda Dark and Lucy Smoke

Enemies make dangerous lovers … or so they say. I am not a chosen of the Gods, but a bloody tragedy of their choices. I have endured worse than the Darkhavens. Torture. Pain. Manipulation. There is nothing anyone can do to me that I have not already done to myself. Ruen’s betrayal will not break me. Despite the punishment I receive, my goal remains the same: Find the target. Terminate them. Free myself from the Underworld Assassination Guild. It doesn’t matter if I let a single night of weakness bind me to one of them. I can’t let it matter. They’re all guilty in my eyes. Before I am done, they will learn I am more. I am the kiss of death.     AmazonKU

MEDITATION AND MURDER (A KARA HILDER MYSTERY BOOK 10) by Jenna St James

A Valkyrie with Haphazard Magic – A Fallen Angel Seeking Redemption – An Unlikely Crime-Solving Duo – ***Cross-over series from the A Witch in the Woods series with Shayla Loci and Alex Stone! With good news to celebrate, Kara and the girls weren’t prepared for the latest attack that came their way. But when winged-horse shifter and yogi instructor, Crystal Noble, becomes a possible suspect or next potential victim, Kara, Bettina, and Zahara vow to do everything they can to save their friend. When a handsome stranger comes into the picture, Kara and the girls are immediately suspicious of his intentions. When another dead body is discovered, Kara and Zane strike their own warrior pose and chase down the bad guy.     AmazonKU

HER SHIFTER BABE (PERFECT PAIRS BOOK SIX) by Amelia Shaw and Tamsin Baker

Stacey finds herself running from her ex-husband, alone and pregnant with a baby from a one-night stand. She wants a family for her child, so tracks down the man who she hopes will give her the shelter she needs before time runs out. Tommy and David are a perfect pair, without a mate. What they don’t expect is to find out that Tommy met their fated mate 6 months ago and didn’t realize it, and now she’s pregnant with his child. Tommy is elated, yet David feels rejected. Will this be the end of the perfect pair? Or will Stacey have love inside her heart enough for both of them?

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MIDSUMMER PHOENIXES: PHOENIX IMMORTAL STORIES by Alexa Piper

Phoenix Immortal is a story about how a man who cannot die but has lost all reason to live finds it again. It’s also the story about how a server who works the night shift at a diner discovers understanding and intimacy when he’d never imagined that he would. It’s a tale about fire and love, fate and forging your own path. Midsummer Phoenixes explores the calmer sides of this epic love, the things that happened between all the major events in the main storyline. These short stories follow Amory and Soyer past the endings of Moonlight Cherries and Black Heart Blooming. We are thrust deeper into the supernatural world beneath and meet new people and old acquaintances both in the Moonlight Diner and elsewhere. These stories are more slice-of-life and lighthearted, but we all know Soyer kills people on occasion. Proceed at your own risk.

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KEEPER OF THE NIGHT (THE KEEPERS BOOK TWO) by Heather Graham

VS Note: A re-release.

New Keeper Rhiannon Gryffald has her peacekeeping duties cut out for her—because in Hollywood, it’s hard to tell the actors from the werewolves, bloodsuckers and shape-shifters. And when a string of bodies that bear all the hallmarks of a vampire serial killer leaves a bloody trail, Rhiannon must embark on her first official investigation. Only she’ll have to team up with an unlikely partner—Elven detective Brodie McKay. To catch the perpetrator, the pair will get closer than expected, forcing them to ignore their growing attraction in order to solve the case. But when Rhiannon and Brodie travel to Laurel Canyon, the epicenter of the danger, they uncover a plot that may forever alter the face of human-paranormal relations.

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A WITCH IN TIME (MAGIC OF DREAMS AND WISHES BOOK SIX) by Allie McCormack

Living in 17th century Salem, Rebecca Castellano finds herself on the brink of being accused of witchcraft. Fearing for her life, she activates an old family heirloom and is unexpectedly confronted with a surprised young Djinn who learns of her predicament and quickly transports her to the future, takes her to his friend Jacinth in the Hudson Valley, over 300 years ahead in time. In this new world, Rebecca is welcomed into a community of shapeshifters and Djinn who possess magical abilities. She is captivated by the extraordinary changes that have taken place and eagerly embraces this new life. Assisting her in her transition is Jake Malloy, a charming wolf shifter who has been assigned by the Shifter Council to guide her and help her acclimate to this unfamiliar era. However, amidst the wonder and acceptance she finds in her new surroundings, a sinister force lurks in Salem Village. This force is determined to prevent Rebecca from escaping her accusers and poses a significant threat to her safety. As she navigates this strange new world and the dangers that come with it, Rebecca must rely on her newfound friends and her own inner strength to confront the darkness that follows her through time.     AmazonKU

THE WARRIOR’S CAPTIVE (WOLF’S MIDLIFE BOND BOOK TWO) by Aline Ash

As the younger sister of the pack alpha, I’ve lived a life protected, cared for, always prioritizing the pack’s welfare. At thirty-nine, my only escape from this dull existence is through the romances I devour, though I know it’s too late for my own happy ending. My peace is shattered when a brutal warrior and his gang plunder our lands and take me captive in revenge for my brother’s actions. Wild, ruthless, and commanding, Castor embodies everything I should fear, like the villain from the pages of my books. He and his pack are bloodthirsty murderers without laws or morals. Yet, every time he’s near, my traitorous body responds in ways I never imagined. The closer we get, the more I see beyond Castor’s rough exterior—he’s not a villain, but a wounded hero—and the more I crave him and our forbidden, delicious moments together. But when Castor’s packmates turn against him because of me, can I trust him to choose me over his wolves? Should I flee or risk everything for the enigmatic warrior who’s captured my heart?     AmazonKU

THE FIREBORNE BLADE by Charlotte Bond

Kill the dragon. Find the blade. Reclaim her honor. It’s that, or end up like countless knights before her, as a puddle of gore and molten armor. 
Maddileh is a knight. There aren’t many women in her line of work, and it often feels like the sneering and contempt from her peers is harder to stomach than the actual dragon slaying. But she’s a knight, and made of sterner stuff. A minor infraction forces her to redeem her honor in the most dramatic way possible, she must retrieve the fabled Fireborne Blade from its keeper, legendary dragon the White Lady, or die trying. If history tells us anything, it’s that “die trying” is where to wager your coin. Maddileh’s tale contains a rich history of dragons, ill-fated knights, scheming squires, and sapphic love, with deceptions and double-crosses that will keep you guessing right up to its dramatic conclusion. Ultimately, The Fireborne Blade is about the roles we refuse to accept, and of the place we make for ourselves in the world.

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OBEYING THE ORC by Sue Lyndon

Homeless and nearly destitute, I find myself standing on stage in a brothel, where I’m sold to the highest bidder. The winner, a massive half-orc named Knot Thazurok, happens to be a former priest and a former love interest of mine, but I soon discover he expects to get his money’s worth. After the male’s dominant claiming leaves me breathless, he shocks me with a marriage proposal, which I promptly decline. A fallen maiden has no business becoming a priest’s wife, and besides, I have plans to leave the island far behind one day. Despite my stubborn refusal, Knot insists we’ll be married soon, and he returns night after night, not allowing any other males to touch me. As far as he’s concerned, I already belong to him. His wife. His mate. As time passes, I find it difficult to ignore my growing feelings for the handsome widower who incites my desires. His firm commands and strict punishments leave me quivering with need and aching to be taken hard. His possessiveness thrills me, but it’s the tender moments we share that are making me question everything. Can two lost souls truly find happiness together?      AmazonKU

THESE VICIOUS FAE: OMEGAVERSE SHIFTER ROMANCE (CHRYSALIS PACK BOOK TWO) by G Bailey and Scarlett Snow

NOT A FULL BLURB???

These Vicious fae is a full-length Omegaverse romance with possessive alpha males, found family, strong female characters, and a main character doesn’t have to choose. This is book two in the Chrysalis Pack series.     AmazonKU

SCORNED BY VENOM (ARGENTIUM VAMPIRE HUNTERS TRILOGY BOOK TWO) by P S Nail

Winnie – What do you do when your best friend has been taken by the enemy? You kill anyone who gets in the way. We found the facility where Luka is being held and it seems impenetrable. They have astonishing security techniques and state-of-the-art equipment. Good thing I’m the best hacker around. Even a fortress can’t keep me out. Sage – Agony was all I felt the night Venom took Luka from me. I didn’t want to negotiate. I didn’t want revenge. I just wanted him back. The pain was too much to bear, so I shut down—I had lost a piece of who I was, along with my will to live. Thanks to some friends who didn’t give up on me, I’m back with a vengeance. No barrier in this world will stop me from saving my man—I will kill anyone who gets in my way. If I have to burn the city to the ground in the process, then so be it. Luka – Every time they torture me, I escape reality by picturing Sage. Her soft hair, her luscious lips, her sweet voice. Sometimes I don’t want to close my eyes because I’m afraid I’ll lose the last piece I have of her. My memories. They can torture me for eternity if they want, but as long as she stays safe, I’ll never regret giving myself up. She’s worth every cut, every needle, every chunk of me they take. She’s worth everything. Including my life.     AmazonKU

COUP DE COUER by Halli Starling

Calix Addington, Earl of Batherton, has a complicated relationship with his friend and former classmate, Lawton Adler. Lawton’s tendency to attract, and often cause, trouble leaves Calix sometimes holding the bag (which definitely happens). Calix is also harboring a secret – he’s an Oracle, like his mother, and in a world where small magic is meant for aesthetics and convenience, larger displays of magic are frowned upon, sometimes illegal, and very much what the church and several important organizations fear. When Calix is stuck with a strange book after Lawton’s shady dealings go wrong one spring morning, he takes shelter in Ethaniel Harkness’s magical tailoring shop. Calix and Ethaniel know each other as customer and tailor, but Ethaniel’s kind heart won’t let Calix stay in danger. As Calix hears the strange book speak in his mind, Ethaniel contacts his old flame Aubrey Lavigne. Aubrey’s expertise with magical objects as the curator for the Magnificus Collectio, an archive hidden behind a tourist trap museum, will be key to understanding what this book truly is. Magic, love, lust, fear, and danger run rampant as this strange book becomes the catalyst for a much larger plot conducted by a secret sect known as The Golden Order. With The Golden Order giving chase to retrieve the book, Calix, Ethaniel, and Aubrey’s lives tangle and they must flee the city to separate Calix from the book, shake off their pursuers, and find time for their burgeoning attractions. COUP DE COEUR has deep roots in the real-life queer history of New York City, but also in art and culture.       Amazon   

NINETAILS: NINE TALES by Sally Wen Mao

A fox spirit avenges a teen girl by seducing her abuser. A shapeshifting woman finds herself chased through the woods by fox hunters; meanwhile, an assassination plot called Operation Fox Hunt unfolds against the last Queen of Korea. Chinese migrants hoping to make new lives as “paper children” in America find their pasts—and their hopes for the future—embodied in the foxes that haunt the harbor in 1900s Angel Island. In the nine tales of Ninetails, acclaimed poet Sally Wen Mao reimagines the fox spirit from Asian folklore—a shapeshifter, shaman, and seductress—as an icon of vengeance, solidarity and liberation. The characters of her stories are varied—from silicone sex dolls who come to life with new purpose, to women whose crushes manifest as stones—but they all reach for a common purpose: to find truth and belonging in a difficult world determined to consider them alien.

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A TRIAL OF FATE by J E Larson

Our world is dying. Every century, the High Fae venture past the magical veil in search of a shifter to compete as the champion in the trials of their Inner Kingdom. Only a shifter who completes the trials can unlock the healing powers of The Heart of Valdor, a magical stone that has the power to save our world. For five hundred years, no shifter has been victorious or returned alive. The dark magic of the wilt is steadily growing, devouring our world piece by piece with each passing day. The fate of all fae, shifters, and humans is at stake.

And somehow… this task has fallen to me. Skylar Cathal is a twenty-two-year-old half-human, half-shifter with a curious mind and knack for bending the rules. Gilen Warrick, Skylar’s childhood friend and the next Alpha of the Solace pack, wants more than just her friendship– but fate has a will of its own. When Skylar is marked as the shifter champion, she must overcome her darkest fears to leave her home and those she loves behind. Daxton Aegaeon, High Fae Prince of Silver Meadows, has sworn to protect Skylar as his ward, but only she can protect her heart.   AmazonKU

THE ALPHA’S FORCED BRIDE (BEAUFORT CREEK SHIFTERS BOOK 14) by Layla Silver

I was kidnapped, thrown into a cage, and forced to mate with the Alpha.
At my pack’s mate pairing, it’s announced that I’m the mate of the Alpha of the demon wolves. It can’t be true, and has to be ignored. Until he kidnaps me and lays down the law. And he makes it clear that no matter what I say, I’ll be his mate and have his pups…I’m cold, tired, and hungry, and afraid of what’s going to come. To prepare myself for the Alpha, I must take a ritual bath and rub my skin with purifying oils.
I must walk to his home barefoot with no clothes on to meet him for the mating ritual. And then I must accept that he will take from me what his demon needs most. I fight bravely, but I’m no match for the powerful Alpha inside of him. His darkness possesses my body in its most vulnerable state. His corrupted soul manipulates me until I can only give in. And as fear and pleasure engulf my body, I’m haunted by his demons.
Should I let the cruel Alpha possess me?     AmazonKU

HONEYBITES: A SAPPHIC VAMPIRE ROMANCE NOVELLA (HONEYBITES BOOK TWO) by I S Belle

Honey and Sadie have a plan: get back home and take senior year by storm. Out and proud girlfriends, secret vampires. They can rock this new undead life if they stick together. Right? But the past doesn’t die easily. A revealing video from a true crime YouTuber forces the girls to come up with a new plan: say they were home all summer and avoid each other in the hallways until everything blows over. Their plan to lie low is quickly ruined when the true crime YouTuber shows up in town, asking about a murdered indie band and trailing unwelcome threats in her wake. Hunters, ex-boyfriends, frenemies and raging bloodlust – senior year is kicking off with a snarl.     AmazonKU

BEAUTY’S TWISTED TYRANT by Nichole Rose

Thalia – Cursed to sleep. Awoken by a kiss. You know the drill. But why didn’t anyone warn me that Prince Charming is a tyrant? And why didn’t anyone tell me how much I’d love his filthy games? Because the more time I spend with this wicked man, the harder I fall. He’s like no prince I’ve ever met. He’s so much worse. And God help me, I can’t resist him.
But when he finds out my secret, everything comes crashing down. I never thought he’d betray me. Now, I’m alone, heartbroken…and someone wants me dead. When he comes for me and the whole truth comes out, I’m forced to choose. Can I trust Troy with my heart, or was I just a game to him? Troy – I take what I want when I want. It’s the law of the land. So when I find Thalia sleeping in my hunting cabin, I can’t resist claiming her. She’s so soft and sweet. So obedient. So mine. The twisted games we play drive me wild. But I didn’t anticipate them ever making my heart beat again. Now, I’ll do whatever I must to keep her. But there are forces at work beyond my understanding. And people in my life are desperate to keep us apart. They nearly succeed. When Thalia goes missing, I’ll destroy this kingdom to get her back. No one takes what belongs to me. No one.     AmazonKU

STALK THE DARK (ORDER OF HELSING BOOK ONE) by Debbie Cassidy

A Vampire King without a heart needs a watcher who guards hers dearly, but I didn’t expect that watcher to be me. The Order of Helsing have protected the innocent from the Vampire King’s ravenous hunger and cruel games for centuries. He can’t be killed. He can’t be stopped. Because this ancient being has no master. Once every century he rises from his vampiric sleep to feed, and the Order assigns an operative to watch over him. This century, I’m that watcher. I can’t say I’m thrilled. I have a disgust for suckers, so babysitting vampire royalty is not on my to do list. But when the Order says jump, you don’t ask why. Ezekiel’s cruel beauty makes him the perfect predator, able to reel in his prey with pretty words and promises. Tempering his hunger until he falls back into a vampire coma won’t be easy. Others have tried and failed. I’m determined to avoid his kill list, and with the help of the two rogue vampire hunters assigned to assist me, I might just succeed. But the more time I spend with Ezekiel the more I’m drawn to the darkness inside him, because there’s a darkness inside me too. One which I’ve hidden for as long as I can remember. But now that it wants to come out and play, I’m afraid it isn’t just his hunger I’ll need to temper, but also my own.     AmazonKU

EVOCATION: BOOK ONE IN THE SUMMONER’S CIRCLE by S T Gibson

As a teen, David Aristarkhov was a psychic prodigy, operating under the shadow of his oppressive occultist father. Now, years after his father’s death and rapidly approaching his thirtieth birthday, he is content with the high-powered life he’s curated as a Boston attorney, moonlighting as a powerful medium for his secret society. But with power comes a price, and the Devil has come to collect on an ancestral deal. David’s days are numbered, and death looms at his door. Reluctantly, he reaches out to the only person he’s ever trusted, his ex-boyfriend and secret Society rival Rhys, for help. However, the only way to get to Rhys is through his wife, Moira. Thrust into each other’s care, emotions once buried deep resurface, and the trio race to figure out their feelings for one another before the Devil steals David away for good.

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THE ANTI HERO (THE BOOK BOYFRIENDS 1) by Renee Rocco

VS Note: Apparently only a tiny amount of fantasy/magic. I do love the concept of the app.

For Charlotte Mallory, life is dull and predictable. Wake up. Spend the day at her bookshop. Go to bed lonely. Rinse and repeat ad nauseam. Her social life is found only on the pages of romance novels. Thems the breaks when you live in Small Town, USA, and you got played for a fool by its resident golden boy. Guess that’s why authors created book boyfriends. But those men are fictional for a reason. ‘The Antihero’ isn’t supposed to show up on Charlotte’s doorstep. Yet that’s precisely what happens after an impulsive right swipe on a build-a-book-boyfriend app brings Rhys Ravenstone—tattooed, dangerous, and pierced—from fantasy to reality. Can they fall in love in seven days, or will Rhys disappear back into the void? The clock is ticking.     AmazonKU

I ACCIDENTALLY SUMMONED A DEMON BOYFRIEND by Jessica Cage

Open a book. Read a spell. Whoop, there he is… a demon. The last single friend in her group and tired of being stood up by her girls, a drunken Rayna turns to her first love, a book. After jokingly casting a spell her favorite character used to conjure a loving boyfriend, the results aren’t nearly as funny. Because the damn spell worked, just not in the way she thought it would! Now she has a brooding demon who she needs to sever the magical bond with if she ever wants to live a normal life again.   AmazonKU

VAMPIRE RUNNER (NIGHTSHADE VAMPIRES BOOK FOUR) by Rowan Hart

Torn apart by a demonic deal 150 years ago, I race to complete the bargain before the woman I love is lost forever. Cassandra’s pact with Eris was a sacrifice to save the Nightshade Vampires. Since that fateful night, I’ve endured the agony of safeguarding the demon possessing my destined mate’s body. Tortured by my own dark desires and base cravings. Vengeance was vowed to the demon Eris and we close in on the archangel Aeternaphiel. Only for him to slip through our fingers after delivering a devastating blow that slowly steals Cassandra’s life away. Time is a luxury my mate doesn’t have and I refuse to lose her. I’ll finish this fight started centuries ago, because if I don’t, Cassandra will die. It will take the combined deadly skills of the entire Nightshade clan to destroy the archangel and save my mate. But when a devastating truth surfaces, it threatens to splinter the Nightshades. My king faces an unimaginable decision between our clan and my mate. For me, there is no choice. There will only ever be Cassandra. The rest of the world can go to hell.     AmazonKU

GHOST TOUR (HAUNTED SOULS BOOK 19) by Pandora Pine

With the kids out of school for the summer, Detective Jude Byrne takes everyone on vacation to Arizona to visit the Grand Canyon and his grandfather, Running Eagle. The trip will be a chance for everyone to relax and enjoy some fun in the sun without a cold case to work or ghosts to hunt. Little does Jude know he’s dead wrong on both counts.
While driving through Navajo Nation on the way to a family reunion, psychic Copeland Forbes has a terrifying vision. Several women scream in agony while another begs for help. It turns out four Navajo women have disappeared without a trace over the last six months, the last being college student, Prairie Moon. With no clues to their whereabouts, the cases have all gone cold. Wanting to help, Jude offers the services of the Salem Cold Case team to the Navajo tribal police force, which happens to be manned by three of Jude’s childhood bullies. Not sure who he can trust, Jude turns to Cope and Tennyson in hopes they can contact the missing women’s spirits for some clue to the killer’s identity. A killer who’s closer than anyone realizes.     AmazonKU

A WITCH’S GUIDE TO BUSINESS by Alex Evans

In the free port city of Barramar, the only law is the law of money. Here, the dingy taverns and the opulent teahouses alike thrum with the whispers of dark dealings. It’s a place for the ruthless — spies and smugglers, or the desperate—refugees running from war, opression and poverty. Trust is a rare currency and alliances, as fluid as water. After spending their youth on opposing sides of a brutal war, Tanit Murali and Padma Amrithar are as different as night and day. One is a former spy, a rogue with a serious taste for violence, brandy and handsome men. The other is a compassionate surgeon and devoted family mother. They share but one thing: their rare magic gift. Forming an unlikely partnership, they run together an occult business. Their enterprise is thriving until two peculiar cases land on their doorstep: a murderous vampire ensnared by a hex and a string of deadly mishaps in a notorious factory operated by zombies. Pursuing the truth leads them to the city’s influential high priest of the god of wealth. Soon, they uncover a web of intrigue and realize that humans are far more dangerous than magic creatures.

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SINK OR SWIM (FEMME FATALE MONSTERS) by D J Russo

Some secrets can cost you your life…It was supposed to be a routine job, like any other. Deliver the package, wipe his hands clean, head back to headquarters and receive his pay. But when Nick learns the terrible secret that’s been keeping the mafia flush with cash, he abandons all rational thought and abandons the only family he’s ever known. Too bad they won’t let him retire in peace, and Nick is going to have to learn how to sink or swim if he’s going to survive what’s next. … One person’s trash is another’s treasure. When Nick is dumped in Oona’s backyard and left for dead, she seizes the opportunity to keep the human man as her new pet. He’s repulsed by her, of course, but she’s nothing if not determined to make a new friend after a lifetime of loneliness. But when it becomes obvious he can’t survive in his new habitat, will she be able to let her new love go, even at the cost of her own happiness? Sink or Swim is the next installment in the Femme Fatale Monsters series and is intended for adults. Each book in the series can be read as a standalone. Sink or Swim includes a female swamp monster, a mafia MMC, and a guaranteed HEA.     AmazonKU

MATED INTO THE MOB: MM MPREG SHIFTER MAFIA ROMANCE (THE WOLVES OF LA LUNA NOIR BOOK ONE) by Colbie Dunbar

Bartending is far from my career goal, but I’m not at La Luna Noir to pad my 401k. Heck, I’m not even here to pay my bills. I took this job for one reason and one reason only: answers. If only it were that easy. This place might be filled with secrets, but all I’ve been discovering is new cocktail recipes… until today. The office is left open and now’s my chance. All I have to do is go in, find what I need, and get out. Easy peasy. Right? Wrong. Now I’m a prisoner in the mob boss’s basement, struggling for my life, and hating how hot I think he is. Oh yeah, and he bit me for no reason… who does that? And why did I like it?   AmazonKU

APPARITIONS AND ALIBIS (THE MIDLIFE IN CASTELBERRY PSYCHIC MEDIUM COZY MYSTERY SERIES BOOK EIGHT) by Carolyn Ridder Aspenson

Castleberry is your usual small Southern town, where everyone knows your business before you do, and the biggest event of the year is Peach Pie Festival, where something shady always happens. Some people like their peach pie with ice cream, but me? I like mine delivered to me by a ghost and with a side of murder. Twenty-five years ago, Anna Mae Hansard did what the town thought impossible – dropped off her water bill at the post office, then disappeared without a trace. The gossip train took off at lightning speed, but a few days later, a note from Anna may popped up at the police station. She claimed to have left town willingly. Everyone knew why. Her husband, Clevis Hansard, had a temper and the local police were more familiar with their living room than their own precinct. Enter Detective Jack Levitt, a fresh-faced newbie to the title. He conducted his own investigation but hit more dead ends than a corn maze. Fast forward to 2023, while Jack and I were taste-testing peach pies when Anna Mae returns. Here’s the kicker – she’s a ghost, and I’m the only one with a VIP pass to the spirit world. Anna Mae drops a bombshell – she left Castleberry alright, not by choice, but in a manner more suited to a mafia movie. Now, she’s on a spectral mission for justice, and guess who she’s enlisted as her earthly detective? Yep, yours truly, along with my detective husband, of course, who finally believes spirits can get stuck in the space between here and the here-after.    AmazonKU

WOODLAND WEB (MOONSHADOW BAY SERIES BOOK 12) by Yasmine Galenorn

Finally, the shadow man is gone. I’ve been on sabbatical, trying to work on a book, but I’m getting antsy to return to my job. And then, one beautiful April morning, Rebecca the Imp delivers a message to me: Briar, the Fae Lord who helped us when we were trying to save Tad and Hank from Bigfoot, has called in my debt. It’s time to repay the favor.
A dangerous member of the sub-Fae has escaped from the Overking’s realm and it’s loose in Moonshadow Bay. If the Court Magika discovers that a sluagh is running around, it could endanger negotiations between the Witchblood and the Fae. So Briar assigns the task to me: find and destroy the sluagh. The trouble is, I can’t tell my grandmother about it, or any member of the Court. So it’s back to Conjure Ink, to resume work on a part-time basis, and to enlist the agency’s help in tracking down the sub-Fae. Can I manage to clear my debt to the Overkings? And can we destroy the sluagh before it goes on a killing spree through Moonshadow Bay?

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THE DREAD QUEEN’S BARGAIN: A GREEK GODS ROMANCE (THE ASPHODEL SERIES BOOK SIX) by Molly Tullis

Persephone is stuck in Demeter’s shadow, never allowed to grow up, and kept ignorant about the mysterious powers in her veins. Hades, the enigmatic God of the Underworld, has long been aware of the prophecy that could transform Persephone into not just his consort, but the Dread Queen of the Underworld. After eons of rebuke from the Olympians, he’s scared to even hope it could be true. When Persephone finally breaks free from Demeter’s control and escapes to the Underworld, Persephone realizes Hades has the answers to questions she has been asking for years, but wants to know why he’s never sought her out. Persephone’s presence in the Underworld immediately throws Olympus into chaos, pushing Hades and Persephone together sooner than they imagined—but who can fight fate?     AmazonKU

HIS IMPOSSIBLE ELF MATE (SWEETWATER PACK BOOK FOUR) by Jax Stuart

VS Note: MMM MPREG shifter romance.

An elf with a secret. Tearlach is on a mission to find the reason behind the beta sickness and how the plight relates to the elven fertility crisis. The last thing he expected to find is the man who feels like a part of his soul. Or how determined he’d be to keep Axel. No matter what. A shifter with an impossible dream. Axel’s recovery from the beta sickness is slow and only bearable because of the elf that breathes new life into his world. Just when everything finally feels perfect, he is rocked by revelations. The choice between his secret dream or a love that makes him feel whole seems impossible. When truths are uncovered along with what is at stake, they have to decide if their love is worth everything they may have to give up to be together.     AmazonKU

DEMON BOUND (DEMONS OF ARKANI) by Nina K Westra

After years spent isolated in a lonely castle with her cruel husband, Raiya will do anything to escape… even make a deal with a demon. When Raiya’s husband imprisons a monster from the hells, she sees an opportunity to free herself and spite her husband at the same time. It’s said that demons are immensely powerful, halfway between mortals and gods. If Raiya can use her knowledge of rune magic to break the demon’s binding, he might agree to protect her from her husband while they escape together. That is, if he doesn’t decide to kill and consume her, instead. The demon only requires one thing in exchange—her body. Demons live off the fear and lust of mortals, which means that she’ll have to find a way to sustain him during their journey. There’s only one thing more terrifying than sleeping with a demon: falling in love with one.       AmazonKU

PURR-ANORMAL ACTIVITY: A STARLA BAKER WITCHY MYSTERY by Amelia Ross

Discussing murder over cupcakes? Just a typical day for clumsy witch Starla Baker. After her mom’s mysterious disappearance, Starla returns to her quaint hometown with a snarky, sass-master cat sidekick in tow. She expects a sweet stroll down memory lane. What she doesn’t expect is a fresh serving of murder at the local bed and breakfast, complete with cryptic tarot clues. Inheriting her mom’s psychic powers was bad enough. But things get worse when Starla spots a tarot deck with missing cards, each held by an eccentric local with a motive for murder. Her sassy, telepathic cat, Onyx, leaps whisker-deep into sleuthing, while Starla taps into her magical roots to crack the case. From whispering walls to gossiping ghouls, every nook hides a clue and every cranny a potential alibi. Can Starla bake up a solution? Or will she end up sprinkled across town like last week’s cupcake crumbs? One thing’s purr-fectly clear: in this cookie-cutter town, the risks are extra crispy.     AmazonKU

THE WITCH AND THE DRAGON (DREADMOR DARK ACADEMY) by Lisa Daniels

My magic’s all over the place. Sometimes it’s great – most of the time, it isn’t. The one time it works really, really well – I end up saving the life of an older student. A dragon shifter called Tiran Umber, with much cooler magic than I’d ever have. His sorrow weighs him down, and I hope to help lift him up. As for my magic, strange and wild beings are interested in it. It’s dangerous to venture into such places. Easier, if there’s a dragon shifter to protect you if anything goes wrong.     AmazonKU    AB

DRAGON KING’S GARDENER: A GAY FANTASY ROMANCE (DRAGONS OF SERAI BOOK THIRTEEN) by Amy Sumida

Don’t call me a gardener. I went through a lot to earn my Masters degree in Vegetation. Simply getting accepted into the University of Sken was difficult as a human. There’s a reason why kings hire me to help them with their plant issues. My current client is the Dragon King of Latur, who’s been given the ominous title of Indifferent for surviving the death of his mate. He’s a bit standoffish, sure, but I wouldn’t call him indifferent. Not with the way he looks at me. And I can’t help looking back. Staring. Aching. Dreaming. On top of being a king and difficult to get a laugh out of, Shaleros the Indifferent is also straight and a Dragon who’s lost his mate. That means there’s no hope for us. Not for anything lasting. But I’m all right with that. Some of the best relationships I’ve had didn’t last long. I’ve decided that I’m going to have him. I’m going to make him smile, laugh, and roar in ecstasy. I’m going to bring the Dragon King back to life, just as I’m doing for his garden. By the time I’m done with him, they’ll have to change his name to Shaleros the Blissful. And then I can walk away happy, knowing I’ve helped him and eased this unrelenting desire in me. I hope.     AmazonKU

TRUTH’S BLADE (THE RISING WAVE BOOK FOUR) by Michelle Diener

A warrior enslaved . . .Theo has been bested. On the hunt for missing children, he encounters a man who has more magical weapons than Theo could ever believe existed. And their confrontation may have ended with Theo managing to wound the abductor, but it leaves him spelled in the shape of a goat. A woman trapped . . .Melodie has been living a half-life in Iloa—exploited by her boss, restless at the thought of continuing on her current path, she stumbles into a situation she knows will change her life. When her ability to see spell work, which has led to a life in the shadows, allows her to see a man caged by magic, she has no hesitation in releasing him. A partnership made in desperation . . .When Theo asks her to help him find missing children, to go up against a spell worker who sounds like everything her deceased father tried to protect her from, Melodie accepts. She is tired of keeping herself safe at the expense of the truth, and Theo swears he will be the blade at her back. But neither of them know the danger they will be facing, and how deep a bond they will have to forge with each other to fight an opponent with a heart this dark.     AmazonKU

A GHOUL’S GOTTA DO: A GHOST HUNTER MYSTERY by Victoria Laurie

In this long-awaited 11th installment of the New York Times bestselling Ghost Hunter Mysteries series, M.J. Holliday, her husband Heath Whitefeather, and their visiting best friend Gilley Gillespie are attacked in the Whitefeather home by a pair of demons intent on robbing Heath of his very soul and killing anyone else who stands in the way. The demons emerge from the portraits of Heath’s Native American ancestors, and now the artist and driving force behind the demons’ appearance–Will Morningstar–is on the run. Worse yet, a stream of subsequent attacks and murders among a few powerful members of the Santa Fe Pueblo Tribal Council tells the ghost hunters that there are more portraits, demons, and a nefarious mystery person’s agenda to contend with. As circumstances change and become even more deadly, the only thing the ghost-hunting crew can count on, besides each other, is that, where Will’s portraits are hung, a demon and death quickly follow. M.J., Heath, and Gilley must hunt Will down, get to the bottom of the mystery behind the targeted attacks, and lock the demons back in hell before the evil force behind their unleashing murders them all.   Amazon

MAMA SI’S PARADISE (FALL OF THE SEVEN ISLES) by D N Hoxa

VS Note: from APRIL 30.

The girls in Mama Si’s Paradise live like royalty. Real-life princesses. Dolls, she calls them, and what they do is entertain her very beautiful, very wealthy guests. They hide the true face of the Paradise so well…Good ole me went in there to apply for a housekeeping position after I caught my boyfriend cheating, and he kicked me out. Nobody in town was hiring, so I thought, what the hell. Even though I knew what that place was, I went. Then Mama Si saw me. She took one look at me, told me that the vacancy was no longer available, but that she had a better offer to make me—to become one of her dolls. I accepted because she promised me freedom. She promised me power. She promised me magic. She lied. My whole world turns upside down for me within days. I end up bitten by a dragon and stuck in an isle where the sun never shines. Stuck in the Evernight Court, as the bride-to-be of one of the five Evernight brothers who rule the Seven Isles—what is left of the world of magic on Earth. They’re powerful vampires, hungry for new blood, desperate for an heir, each more breathtakingly beautiful than the last—and all of them trying to make me theirs. I pretend to play along while I search for an escape from their Isle and hope to make it back home in one piece. Except the Evernight brothers are not easily fooled. Secrets hang in the air, and there’s a storm lurking in the distance that nobody seems to know about. The more time I spend in their midst, the more I am convinced that I will never find my way back, that I will have no choice but to accept my fate in the Isle. And the first question is, which one of the brothers will make me their bride?     AmazonKU

SEAMARK by Cari Z

VS note: MM Fantasy

A distant island in the blustery north holds a secret – a clan of shapeshifting sea dragons called the Agnarra, all but wiped out by humans a generation ago. For Morgan, a lone artistic soul among his practical people, life on the island is incredibly boring. That is, until a human ship explodes on the horizon, causing fear among the clan. In the aftermath, Morgan finds a human in the water – Auban – badly injured and with no memory of his past. As Morgan nurses him back to health, he can’t help but fall in love. But their love is forbidden – Morgan’s people, especially his fierce older brother, would kill Auban if they knew he existed. It’s up to Morgan to keep him a secret until they can find a way for him to escape the island. But secrets never last, and neither does the Agnarra’s new peace. War is coming, and Morgan must use all of his wits and Auban’s help to save his clan from annihilation.   AmazonKU

ONLY HUMAN IN STRANGEVILLE by Dakota Brown

My entire life is upended when I discover a human trafficking ring. Now I’m in witness protection and starting over. My new home: the small town of Beechworth. My new identity: Hannah Miller, aspiring author and… well… I didn’t know the rest yet. What I did know was that the town I’d moved to was full of rumors on the chat boards; wishes granted, and nightmares encountered. I was determined to discover some sort of enchantment in starting over, and rumors came from somewhere. I got more than I bargained for: A dog—who is totally just a dog, right?, four totally hot men trying to get my attention and a supernatural war. Not to mention I hadn’t left my past as far behind as I had hoped. Will I survive long enough to truly make Beechworth my home?     AmazonKU

CHARMED BY APOLLO (GODS AND BEASTS BOOK TWO) by Adilyn Andrews and Alicia Montgomery

Apollo, God of the Sun, has always coasted on his charm and good looks. Women fawn over and chase after him, and he’s never been one to say no when a woman offers him no-strings-attached fun. But when he meets wolf shifter Geri Anderson, their passionate encounters leave a lasting impression on him. He wants more than a fling, but she refuses to acknowledge there is more between them than just a fun romp. Shifter Geri Andersen doesn’t want to be tied down, especially not to an immortal god, even if the sex is amazing…or how he makes her feel like no one else has. She tries to forget about their hookups, but when tragedy strikes, only the God of the Sun can help her find a way to make things right, so she reluctantly asks him for help. As they journey to find a way to beat death itself, their attraction grows, as do their feelings for each other. But Geri refuses to give into her emotions, and Apollo can only take so much rejection from the first person he’d come to care for in a very long time. Can they complete their quest while keeping their emotions in check, or is heartbreak inevitable?     AmazonKU

THE DAWN OF THE CURSED QUEEN (GODS AND MONSTERS BOOK THREE) by  Amber V Nicole

Ask her what she ripped from the very heavens. And then ask her if she cares. Betrayed and bloodied, The Hand has failed. After a desperate battle, Nismera, the Goddess of War, now rules the realms as the last remnants of Samkiel’s power spill across the sky. Desperate to keep Samkiel safe after almost losing him, Dianna is willing to give up everything to protect him, even if that means sacrificing their relationship itself. But that’s not a risk Samkiel is willing to take, even as the stakes grow ever higher. The one true king is poised to return, but when the dust settles, who will truly rule?     AmazonKU     AB

BECAUSE YOU REJECTED ME (SHIFTER GROVE ROGUE WOLVES BOOK ONE)  by Blake R Wolfe

VS note: MM shifter romance.

Homeless and nursing a broken heart, I rejected my mate the first time he spoke to me. A hunky alpha werewolf in a cowboy hat is my fantasy come to life. But is it too late to reel him back in? Matt – I was kicked out of my pack and my home after I told the alpha’s son I loved him. He broke my heart and told everyone my secret. Now I’m a rogue wolf with nowhere to go. That is, until I hear rumors of a rogue wolf hotel in a small town up north. It’s a place where wolves like me can go to get back on their feet, and I need all the help I can get. However, the moment I arrive, some douchebag in a cowboy hat calls me his mate. I lay into him, calling him every name under the sun and telling him he was the last person I’d ever be with. When he stalks away with his tail between his legs, I’m sure I’ve seen the last of him. But then I end up being forced to work on his farm to earn my keep. Ace – I’ve been in the small town of Shifter Grove since I was seventeen, and despite a rocky start, it’s been a peaceful life thus far. However, the day Matt rolls into town…(more blurb on ebook seller’s page)     AmazonKU

RELEVER (IRONSIDE ACADEMY BOOK FOUR) by Jane Washington

All that glimmers is not gold, but nothing glows quite like the gilded cage of Ironside Academy. The Ironside Show is back. Bigger than ever, and shinier, too. To the audience, it’s a glorious spectacle, but to Isobel Carter and the Alphas of Dorm A, it’s a trap. A maze. The further they venture, the darker their path becomes, until all the tarnish has flaked away and only the bare metal bars remain. Every choice has a consequence. Sometimes, they are awarded pretty bribes in pretty packages. Other times, there is only pain. Whatever awaits them, they will have no choice but to forge ahead, each decision leading them deeper into a labyrinth of manipulation and danger. Their goal: fame, at all costs. Unfortunately, with fame comes scrutiny, and there’s one secret they can’t afford to reveal. One beautiful, brutal secret that could bring it all crashing down. Beware those that climb. Beware those that fall. Beware the pretty pretenders, because this social media game just got deadly serious.     AmazonKU

HELLHOUNDS AND ANGEL CAKES (SHIFTERS AND SWEETS BOOK FOUR) by Zoe Chant

He’s supposed to be a rough, tough, terrifying hellhound. That’s hard when you’re covered in chihuahuas. Henry’s used to everyone being afraid of him – being a hellhound has that effect on people. What he’s not used to is having every animal within a four-mile radius suddenly wanting to be his best friend. Pigeons roosting on your shoulder: annoying, but mostly harmless. The local moose population stampeding toward you in the hopes of a hug: somewhat more worrying. There’s nothing for it but to escape to the mountains, where he can use his hellhound form to intimidate the local wildlife into leaving him alone. But a stop for one last piece of cake before heading into the wilderness leads him straight to his fated mate. He’s over the moon… but how can he court her when every animal in town is trying to leap into his arms?  Travel journalist Luna was looking forward to this assignment: covering the first annual Girdwood Springs Food Festival, along with her trademark: Fillmore, the world’s ugliest dog. Specifically, she was looking forward to sampling all the amazing, mouth-watering local delicacies. But there’s other delights to sample in Girdwood Springs – such as the mind-bogglingly gorgeous, hunky man who is now covered in cake, thanks to Fillmore. And who seems to be strangely popular with the local animal population. Suddenly, writing her article is the last thing on her mind.     AmazonKU

SHIFTER MATES FOR THE SINGLE MOM by Laura Wylde

Being a single mom is hard enough. Having a stalker ex who’s the most dangerous kind of shifter? That’s worse. Calling in the Desert Guardians feels like a last resort. But when four hot wolf-shifters show up at my desert home, the temperature rises even higher. My son’s safety is my priority; now it’s theirs. And as for me … Well, let’s just say, this pack take close protection to a whole new level. I didn’t want Nathan, Ulf, Jamie, or Bela in my home at first. Having them in my bed, though—that’s the ultimate distraction. But keeping Matthias away isn’t that easy.
He’s used to getting what he wants—and he wants me. He’ll stop at nothing to possess me. But will the pack stop him before it’s too late?   AmazonKU

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