New Releases in #SciFi #Fantasy and Paranormal Romance for MARCH 13

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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OLIVIA: ALIEN SURROGATE AGENCY BOOK SIX by Tasha Black

Olivia Sinclair loves her tiny apartment and her job cracking online code to find holes in security systems. But her infertility has left her desperately lonely. On Terra-58, a woman can’t marry until she has conceived a child, so Olivia spends all her money and free time on visits to the local fertility clinic as her savings and hope dwindle. Then she stumbles across a secret fertility program that just might put a baby in her arms and satisfy her curiosity about Oberon, the powerful computer that runs the mysterious center. When she arrives, she learns she will have to make a baby the old-fashioned way with the brawny alien warrior who is waiting for her. Stark’s gruff demeanor and wicked horns have her shivering, but she feels strangely drawn to the mountain of a man who so badly wants a baby of his own. Stark Rawling wants only two things: redemption from his military past, and a child to love. The self-made billionaire’s employees say behind his back that he’s cold, but he didn’t get where he is by taking it easy. When he cuts a deal with the center to provide him with a surrogate as part of his contract to design new security for them, he doesn’t expect to find himself fighting hard not to fall for the young Terran girl with the joyful smile and infectious laugh. Now the big alien warrior has to protect his heart as well as the center. And that’s easier said than done when the two must share a bed in the most romantic place in the known universe. When outside forces threaten to topple the delicate balance of life inside, Stark will have to face his feelings and Olivia will have to open her heart to him if they want to survive.      AmazonKU

S’KAL (HOW THE ALIENS WERE WON BOOK FOUR) by Honey Phillips

Evie is in trouble. She’s out of money, out of luck, and out of time. Desperate to get out of Port Cantor, she stows away on a trading caravan heading for the remote settlements in the hinterlands of Cresca. When she’s found by the biggest and most intimidating alien she’s ever seen, she’s terrified. However she quickly discovers the unexpected kindness behind that fearsome façade. Guilt ties S’kal to Port Cantor, but his restlessness has driven him into becoming the wagon master for a trading caravan. Although the trips keep him occupied, they don’t bring him peace. Then he uncovers a fragile, frightened stowaway. Caring for the pretty, innocent female awakens his protective instincts, but it also helps soothe his troubled soul. But S’kal can’t escape the past so easily and Evie has her own demons to confront. Will their journey lead to happiness, or will it be the end of the road for their new relationship?   AmazonKU

THE ALIEN’S ABDUCTED ROMANCE AUTHOR (ALIENS & AUTHORS BOOK ONE) by Margo Bond Collins

Three star cycles ago, a Dhrusten scoutship came across an abandoned spaceship drifting just outside their planetary system. Inside, Dhrusten warriors discovered a library containing the history of a race no one had heard of before. Humans. These histories captivated the Dhrusten—tales of the great deeds of heroes, recountings of battles against vicious monsters, detailed records of great detectives, and more. Vhuron, the captain of that scoutship, found himself entranced not by those epic tales, but by the stories of ordinary males and females finding their perfect mates. His favorite? The Spaceship Captain’s Bride by the great human historian Savannah Harper. Now it’s time for Vhuron to choose his own mate. Unfortunately, no one appeals to him. But he has a plan. And who better to help him implement it than the one human who knows everything there is to know about choosing a mate? There’s only one catch. Savannah Harper keeps telling him she knows nothing about love.     AmazonKU

THE HENCHA QUEEN (THE THARASSAS CYCLE BOOK THREE) by J Scott Coatsworth

Silya finally comes into her own, but will she be enough? Silya finally has everything she always wanted: She’s the Hencha Queen, head of the Temple, and is mastering her newfound talents. So why does the world pick now to fall apart? Her once-nemesis Raven is off riding dragons, and their mutual friend (and her ex) Aik is nowhere to be found. Meanwhile, a new threat menaces the Heartland from the East. If she can’t convince a reluctant city council to prepare for the worst, she may lose everything—and everyone—she’s ever cared about. As Silya wields her abilities, dry wit, and sheer determination to save her city, she’s joined by Raven and his new friends, just as a dark storm threatens to sweep them all away. Will their aid help tip the scales? And will she and Raven finally find out what happened to Aik? Forget messy. Things just got apocalyptic.

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BLIND DATE WITH AN ALIEN (ALIENS OF MELRUN BOOK ONE) by Holly Hanzo

VS Note: From FEB 28. An expanded re-release.

Kidnapped… or rescued? Kidnapped during the invasion of Earth and forced into dancing in a tavern on a space station for aliens by her new owner, Meadow is tired of her long days and losing hope. Zaith, a struggling artist, is making a delivery when he sees her and instinct kicks in, leading him to ‘rescue’ her by yanking her off her dais and bringing her to his planet. He claims she’s his mate but leaves her with his mother. His mother convinces Meadow to give Zaith a chance before she’s sent to a sanctuary planet for rescued humans. He has three dates to prove himself. Three dates to win her over. Three dates to make her his. Is he her fate, or is he just another kidnapper?     AmazonKU

BE THE SEA by Clara Ward

VS Note: Described as “slow paced, free flowing”. LGBTQ+ scifi.

In November 2039, marine scientist Wend Taylor heaves themself aboard a zero-emissions boat skippered by elusive nature photographer Viola Yang. Guided by instinct, ocean dreams, and a shared birthday in 1972, they barter stories for passage across the Pacific. Aljon, Viola’s younger cousin, keeps a watchful eye and an innovative galley. Story by story, the trio rethink secrets, flying dreams, and how they experience their own minds. When they reach Hawaiʻi and prepare to part ways, opportunity and mystery pull them closer together. Both scientific and personal discoveries take shape as they join with ex-lovers, lost friends, and found family. Wend must navigate an ever-shifting future, complicated by bioengineered microbes and a plot to silence scientists, entangled with inexplicable dreams and a calling to Be the Sea.

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DANGEROUS BOND: MATED TO THE ALIEN UNIVERSE (DETYEN WARRIOR OUTCASTS BOOK ONE) by Kate Rudolph

He’s as cold as the void of space…Soulless warrior Drex has been cast out of the Detyen Legion. Eking out an emotionless life on the edge of the galaxy, he knows his days are numbered. There’s no future for a man who’s already sacrificed everything. Then he rescues Pippa and his whole world ignites. She can fix any machine, but can she fix him? Pippa knows all the secrets to the machines that keep Nebula Outpost floating in space, but Drex isn’t so easy to figure out. But the more time she spends with him, the more she’s eager to know. When tragedy strikes, Pippa and Drex are the only people who can solve the case.
Every clue only leads to more questions, and even more danger. But Pippa can’t walk away from the mystery… or from Drex. He might call himself soulless, but she sees the heat in his eyes. The only question is: will the conflagration burn them to cinders or ignite a bond that lasts a lifetime?

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THE NAGA MAVERICK’S DETERMINED MATE (SERPENTS OF SERANT BOOK FOUR) by Robin O’Connor

Betrayed, I end up on a Naga-infested planet, and the golden one? He thinks he can be my knight. Cosima – After a horrible hostage situation, I thought I was rescued, only to find myself betrayed and trapped on the next awful planet. There’s snake people here! They terrify me, and then one shows up with a freaking dragon. When Zsekhet, the dragon rider, casts me intense looks. My whole body lights on fire. I’m not ready to move on, but he makes me determined to prove him wrong. I am strong, I am smart, and I definitely don’t need him to rescue me, or give me the pleasure I see promised in his glances. Zsekhet – I have so many secrets, but the biggest of them all? Cosima is my mate and I’d do anything to convince her to be mine. I want to take her to the skies on my dragon and show her all the wonders of my world. Sent to spy on the outcasts with whom she lives, I feel torn in two by dividing loyalties. But when a stalker threatens my mate, that choice becomes easy. I am hers and no one takes her from me.     AmazonKU

MY SEXY ALIEN NEIGHBOR (ALIEN’S CONCUBINES BOOK TWO) by N R Star

A group of aliens from the dying planet of Varis has found refuge on Earth. They can blend in like chameleons but what about the next generation? There are no fertile Varisian females. The survival of the Varisian race is dependent on human women, and it becomes the duty of every Varisian man to find a concubine who will bear young. And on alien has his eyes set on Emily. Emily is one of the best undercover detectives in the city, and after living next door to Andrew, she’s come to think of his company as the recharging time that lets her do her job. She wants him. She really, really wants him. As for Andrew, he wants her as well. He wants her more than he should. Most Varisians don’t worry about what the concubine knows or wants. But Andrew won’t have her, not until he can tell her the truth. He’s falling for her, and he won’t do it any other way. But Emily’s not about to have an alien baby just for him, right?     AmazonKU

JUMPING THE SPACE SHARK: MATCHED WITH THE SPACE SHARK: FIRST DATE ABDUCTIONS by Ash Raven

Ma’xon – This is what I have been training for. Finding my mate after months of practising the art of wooing the human who is scientifically best suited for me. I am too old to feel this nervous about meeting her in person for the first time, but that won’t stop me. Now when she wakes up, I just have to convince her we are meant to be. Will she still accept me after taking her away from Earth? Odette – The worst way to start a date? Show up late. The best way to end it? Alien Abduction. After a RomCom worthy first date, I never expected it to take an out of this world turn. When a hot giant shark man who owns his own home on a tropical planet wants to spoil me, who am I to say no? Now if only I can get him to accept his retirement so I can spoil him back.   AmazonKU

THE PERFECTION OF PEACE (DARANII ALLIANCE BOOK THREE) by C J Dragon

War is stalking Daran. Ordered to separate ships, Jon and Talin struggle with another parting, their words of comfort barely enough to sustain them. Jon reluctantly takes command of the entire fleet at his superior’s insistence, once again commanding the Excalibur as the alliance with Earth becomes a reality. They face an enemy no one has seen with only Jon’s humanity to assure victory. Will Jon and Talin survive what they must do to win? Or will the price be more than they can give?

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KISSED BY THE ALIEN (HOLIDAY HEARTMATES BOOK TWO) by Julie K Cohen

I snagged me an alien for Valentine’s Day. Technically, he snagged me. In a raid. Now, we’re headed to a ball where he plans to woo me into divulging intel he needs. He thinks I have information that will blow the lid off his investigation. Maybe I do, maybe I don’t. The real question is: Which one of us will be wearing handcuffs by the time we’re done with each other?     AmazonKU

THEIR HUMAN CAPTIVE: A DARK SCIFI ALIEN ROMANCE by Maria Monroe

When I fled from the corrupt human government trying to hunt me down, I didn’t expect to end up as the captive of two huge, muscle-bound aliens intent on assessing my suitability as a mate. Yet here I am…(More blurb on ebook seller’s page)     AmazonKU

ALIEN PIRATE’S CAPTIVE (MATING MEN ON MESTHEVEN BOOK ONE ) by Elena Starr

What do you do when a big, handsome alien pirate sweeps you away onto his ship? Get him all hot and bothered, of course. My captor is a leather-clad, eyeliner-wearing man with hidden scales and claws. Oh, and he’s an intergalactic womanizer who looks at me like he wants to spend every waking hour exploring my body and whispering filthy things in my ear. From the way he calls me “love,” to the way he goes to his greatest enemy to make sure I’m comfortable and protected from the monster hunting us, I can’t help it when one night ends with him between my thighs. But he’s immortal and has already lost one woman to that curse, and he has some growing to do before he can take a chance on another human woman who might let herself love him if he gives her the chance.     AmazonKU

CAVEMAN ALIEN’S BRIDE (CAVEMAN ALIENS BOOK 21) by Calista Skye

I was abducted from Earth and dumped on an alien planet where lethal dinosaurs roam free. Simply staying alive is the hardest struggle I’ve ever faced. There are horrific monsters and hostile tribes of cavemen everywhere. The scariest of them all is Korr’ax. Eight feet tall and covered in green and orange stripes, he stares at me with green eyes that penetrate all my defenses. He’s just saved me from a horrific predator the size of a house. And I’m suddenly realizing that I can’t live without his protection. Literally. But his price is extortionate. Also literally. Korr’ax is the chief of two tribes. All the other cavemen fear him. So do I. He’s fierce and demanding, and he always gets his way. I should hate him and this cave he put me in. But his touch is electrifying, he makes me come like crazy, and he makes me feel safe in the weirdest way. The only thing that can hurt me is him. It’s just, I’m pretty sure he’s going to…AmazonKU

WRECK AND RUIN (DEFENDING DESTINY BOOK ONE) by Raven Dark

VS Note: Cliffhanger.

It takes a killer to train a killer. I wasn’t built to survive this post-apocalyptic world. My skills as a student nurse didn’t prepare me for the plague that wiped out millions and turned so many others into something…not human. But if I want to save my sister from the vicious slave traders who kidnapped her, I’m going to have to figure it out. And I need him to do it. Mason Crowe is a grumpy ex-biker. Exactly the kind of tattooed, lethally trained, alpha male a damsel in distress needs in a zombie apocalypse. So, I do what I must. I beg him to train me how to be a predator instead of prey. It’s not long before our student/teacher relationship becomes something more…complicated. And sexy. But the line he’s forced to walk to protect me, the one that separates men from monsters, is getting thinner every day. If I don’t lose him to disease or our enemies, I could lose him to the darkness of his past. With all that’s at stake, is love a risk worth taking? I guess there’s only one way to find out.     AmazonKU

I DATED DARK RESONANCE (BLIND DATE CORPORATION BOOK 15) by Viola Grace

Surviving an explosion and recovering from her own death, Xeva finds that she is finally free of obligation and demands for her time. Being in a relationship now feels like a choice. Xeva wakes with a splitting headache in a strange bed with warm air and bright light around her. She is told that she is recovering and just has to learn to move again. Jeron is there, and she is in his mother’s house. Her recovery is rapid, and she skips past milestones. When she is fit and able, there is only one more thing on her to-do list. Jeron. Dark Resonance caused her injury, but he is also the instrument of her recovery, and through him, she finds more clones like her, and her seer’s instinct shows her that they are on the very island that she woke up on. Fate is working overtime.

Amazon  NOTE: The other books in the series are on Apple Books and Kobo so hopefully this one will get there.

WORLDSHIP FILES: DETONATION by Erik Schubach

VS Note: LGBTQ Science Fiction

When the Earth is threatened by a slowly expanding sun, mankind embarks upon a mission to send a mammoth Worldship to settle a new planet across the stars. The preternatural races step out of hiding to work with the humans to save what they can from their dying world. With the aid of the Fae, shape shifters, Vampires, and other creatures of supernatural lore, the Worldship, Leviathan, is complete one thousand years later. With Knith being consumed by the magic she has been absorbing her entire life, it comes to light that the mysterious flares she is suffering threaten not just herself, but the entire fleet. The most intelligent minds on the Worldship, including a mysterious figure form Knith’s last case before she lost her commission int the Brigade Enforcers, fight to find a solution before it is too late. The aftermath will change everything for the mighty Worldship, Leviathan, and the people she is shepherding on her ten thousand year journey.

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TILLIE’S SECOND CHANCE (THE KIMURA SISTERS SERIES BOOK THREE) by S J Pajonas

VS Note: A re-release.

Tilli Kimura had her dreams of becoming a spaceship designer dashed when she was falsely accused of cheating on the entrance exam for the Interstellar Agency. Now, eight years later, she’s given a second chance to prove her worth in a cutthroat spaceship design contest. With her loyal cat, Ivan, by her side and her former classmate, Kaito Nakamura, as her mentor, Tilli dives into the challenge, determined to finally have the future she’s been reaching for. Kaito can’t believe his luck when he’s paired with Tilli for the spaceship design contest. Back in school, he was always drawn to her intellect and resilience, and then she was gone, expelled because of a stupid rumor. Finally, they’re both getting their second chance. And watching her work across the table, sketching and inventing, he’s falling for her fast. She might be falling for him, too…But when history repeats itself, and Tilli is let down once more, her dreams and newfound love are put to the test. With Kaito’s steadfast support, Tilli must gather her courage to fight for her future once more. Can Tilli reclaim her dreams, prove her innocence, and embrace the love she’s found with Kaito? Or will her second chance slip through her fingers?   AmazonKU

SERVANT OF THE STONE by Saharra K Sandhu

The bucket list…Retire physician, Ranae Mills doesn’t have long to live and wants to see one place on her list, Mount Kilimanjaro. The trip is going well until a strange man blocks her path and demands she return home. The mountain has other plans for them both and sends them careening over its slopes in an avalanche. Thus begins her journey as the Servant of the Stone, a healer of people she never knew existed, using medicine unlike any she has seen before. Dr. Musa Jiwé sees her in his dreams. Every night he watches her die and is helpless to stop it. Even worse, people around her get sick and perish. She’s the carrier of a plague and it’s his job to stop its spread. Turning her away was his one chance to stop the future his dreams foretold, if only he can convince Kilimanjaro to release her from her destiny. But the mountain wants her to stay and will kill her to make that happen.     AmazonKU

EARTH’S PALADIN (EARTH’S MAGIC BOOK FOUR) by Eve Langlais

A long-ago curse left Daphne trapped inside a tree for centuries. When she’s finally freed, she’s eager to resume her duty as Earth’s paladin, the Mother’s champion, a stave against all who commit evil. There are those who have trespassed against nature, and it’s up to Daphne to ensure their rot won’t spread. Usually she fights alone, but in this new world she requires a guide. Even an unwilling werewolf with a god complex. Baptiste committed an inexcusable act and the werewolf is adamant he doesn’t deserve kindness or forgiveness. Daphne doesn’t grant him either. The abrasive dryad won’t let him wallow and insists he accompany her as she goes on a quest. A dangerous one. Maybe he’ll get the punishment he so rightly deserves so he can resist the intriguing Daphne. He’d rather deal with fleas than admit he cares for her. When peril strikes, the wolfman will do anything to save her, even if it means his life.

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HEART OF A VALKYRIE (THE VINLAND TO VALHALLA SAGA BOOK ONE) by Melanie Karsak

Iceland, 976—Freydis Eiriksdottir, born to a völva mother and berserker father, lives a quiet life on her remote farmstead in Iceland. Busy dreaming of the sea and haunted by the loss of her mother, she has no idea what the Norns have in store for her. When her father, Eirik the Red, marries the daughter of a powerful chieftain, the course of Freydis’s life changes forever. Deciding that Freydis would be better off with the gothar, Eirik sends his only daughter to serve the Norse gods. Freydis learns the ancient ways and discovers that her world is endangered—a rising new religion threatens to reshape everything. Amidst the uncertainty, a distant land beckons Freydis. However, as Freydis forms a close bond with Brien, an Irish thrall, she confronts the harsh realities of their world.     AmazonKU

THE ENCANTO’S DAUGHTER by Melissa de la Cruz

MJ Rodriguez has spent her life hiding in the human world, keeping a heavy secret: She’s half-encanto. As the only child of King Vivencio of the Sirena Court, she’s also next in line for the throne. And now, upon her estranged father’s sudden death, MJ must claim her place as rightful heir. In wondrous Biringan, the road to the throne is paved with thorns. Without a reigning monarch, the realm has spiraled into disarray. MJ has to win over a backstabbing council that objects to a half-human ruler. And when it looks like her father’s passing wasn’t natural but possibly inflicted by a curse, she must hunt down the sorceress behind this merciless magic. In a bind, MJ forges an unlikely alliance with the striking Sir Lucas of the feared Sigbin Court, and soon, she loses her heart to the mysterious knight. But with peril looming over Biringan, the princess must decide if she can both open herself to love and carry the weight of the crown.

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HEIR TO DREAMS AND DARKNESS: MM FANTASY ROMANCE (COURT OF BROKEN BONDS BOOK THREE) by Ben Alderson

Lightning raced over my skin as we touched. It cascaded through the room, sparking every candle to life. I would not let death and ruin take him from me. I was not ready for this to end. The demon Lilyth has returned. With an army of shadows at her back, she claims all magic as her own, threatening to drain all light and life from the world. To stand against her, Max must unite rival gods and kingdoms that have warred for centuries. It seems impossible, but Max is not alone. Danger has forged his friends into a new family and bound him to an ice-breathing dragon. Most powerful of all is his passion for Simion. Possessed by the burning magic of the phoenixes, Simion is more heated, more unpredictable. And his desire blazes brighter than ever. But Max’s bonds of love make him vulnerable. Lilyth will take anything—or anyone—from him, to get what she craves. If he hopes to defeat her, Max must be ready for any sacrifice. Can Max and Simion’s passion survive the war ahead? Or will the destruction of the world they know tear them apart?   AmazonKU     AB

BOOKS AND BLOODSHED (THE BOOKSMART WITCH MYSTERY SERIES BOOK TWO) by Constance Barker

In the wake of a beloved teacher’s tragic murder, Amelia finds herself grappling with a whirlwind of emotions. The loss is not just personal; it’s a blow to the heart of Sinking Springs, a town that prided itself on community and safety. Fueled by a sense of justice and a deep need to understand, Amelia sets a resolute vow to uncover the truth behind the senseless act. The question of who would want to harm such a cherished figure casts a long shadow, leading Amelia and her close-knit circle of friends into a tangled web of motives and secrets. Three suspects emerge from the murk of whispered rumors and half-hidden truths, each with a potential reason to wish harm upon the teacher…(more blurb on ebook seller’s page)        AmazonKU 

A TOUCH OF CHAOS (HADES X PERSEPHONE SAGA BOOK SEVEN) by Scarlett St Clair

The gods are at war, the Titans have been released, and Hades and Persephone must fight tooth and nail for their happy ending. Persephone, Goddess of Spring, never guessed that a chance encounter with Hades, God of the Underworld, would change her life forever—but he did. Now embroiled in a fight for humanity and battles between the gods, Persephone and Hades have entered a world they never thought they would see. To end the chaos, Persephone must draw upon her darkness and embrace who she’s become—goddess, wife, queen of the Underworld. Once, Persephone made bargains to save those she loves. Now, she will go to war for them.     AmazonKU

MAGIC SPELLS AND A DOUBLE AGENT (HOWLING CREEK PARANORMAL COZY MYSTERIES BOOK THREE) by Lia Davis

With the agency closed and her future more uncertain than ever, Lexi Palmer is in quite a funk. And considering she’s someone who has struggled with taming her own broken magic – and fixing her own wacky hair colors – that’s saying something. To pass the time, she’s now working at The Elder Tree Day Spa with her mom and Gigi. But Lexi and her familiar, Octavia, both agree that hospitality and relaxation aren’t nearly as much fun as investigations. Speaking of, someone really needs to look into the disappearance of the Ancient Agency’s owner, Joyce.
Might as well be Lexi. With Octavia hot on her heels as always, Lexi gets to work looking for Joyce. Soon it becomes clear that the pair desperately needs help, and not just because a mysterious man in black is now chasing them. Together with her best friend Jamie, Lexi gets closer to the truth. Still, a military plot to control the local wolves and an unexpected connection to her own past are really complicating matters.
But the biggest complication of all might just be Kellen, whose destiny now appears to be irrevocably intertwined with Lexi’s own.   AmazonKU

CURSES AND CASUALTIES (HUNTERS HOLLOW BOOK THREE) by Arden Steele

Fame is a curse. At least, that’s the way Elliot Church feels. A powerful mage with a gift for necromancy, he’s made a name for himself by helping law enforcement find missing persons and solve murders. And he fails to see how smiling in front of a camera or answering the same banal questions has any bearing on his performance. It’s nothing more than a distraction, and one he doesn’t need, especially when strange things start happening in New Orleans. There are dead Otherlings in the Quarter, their bodies mummified and their souls fragmented. A Reaper stands on every corner, and more are pouring into the city daily, which can only mean one thing. Mass casualties. Elliot doesn’t know when or even what, but something big is coming. Something devastating. When his search for answers leads him to Hunters Hollow, the last thing he expects to find in the backwater town is his mate. Incubus and retired bounty hunter for the Ministry, Lysander Tennison—Tenn to the locals—is everything he never knew he wanted, but the timing couldn’t be more wrong. Yet, he can no more turn his back on the demon than he can ignore what’s going on in the city. Caught between what’s right and what’s easy, his only option is to push forward, even when his chosen path leads him right into a trap.     AmazonKU

TERMINAL DRIFT: ARCANE TRANSPORTER BOOK SIX by Jami Gray

For months, Rory Costas, Arcane Transporter, has meticulously avoided straying from her lane while under review by the Arcane Council, but when she’s offered a hefty fee to deliver a stunning classic ride to an anonymous buyer in Las Vegas, she decides to take an unplanned road trip. Unfortunately, byzantine Family hostilities call shotgun and turn a potential weekend getaway with her snuggle bunny and lethal Hunter, Zev Aslanov, into a dangerous detour. With an imminent decision on her professional aspirations looming on the horizon, a distracted Rory has no idea that in the shadows of the bright lights of Sin City lurks an anonymous player with an axe to grind. At least, not until she ends up nearly drowning in a backyard pond at a pie shop and Zev gets hit with a black-market hex at an opening night performance. She’s starting to clue in when Sabella, her aunt and Giordano matriarch, joins them, and lays another card on the table — someone is targeting the Giordano Family and now all bets are off. Will Rory and Zev uncover the real threat in this deadly shell game, or will history strike with venomous intent leaving Rory’s future plans in shambles?

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ENDLESS SKYE (SKYE DRUIDS BOOK FOUR) by Donna Grant

For Willa Ryan, family is everything. So, when her brother asks her to locate a book of unparalleled power, she doesn’t hesitate. Except she does more than find it. She attempts to steal it, and in the process, ends up running for her life—straight into the arms of a man waiting to rescue her. Jasper is unlike anyone she’s ever met, and she’s helpless to resist the undeniable passion between them. But desire always comes at a cost. Jasper McCabe is a master of disguise and deception, and he uses both ruthlessly. Yet nothing can prepare him when he comes face-to-face with the breathtaking women he’s supposed to use for his ruse. Every instinct screams for him to run as far from Willa as he can. But there’s no escape from the captivating Druid and the feelings she awakens. With his darkest enemies closing in, Jasper is forced to choose with his heart, or lose the woman who is his one chance at salvation.

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WAXING CRESCENT: CHILDREN OF THE MOON by Serenity Rayne

The wolf does not walk alone; it always carries its pack. In the months since the Ascension, my sister and I found a new life and family to soothe our souls. But, as always, danger lurks at every turn. Discovering the truth about my heritage may lie in the town of Blackmoor gave me hope I could find answers about why the Morgensterns bound my wolf to keep me safe. Finding out why I ended up hiding in plain sight with witches rather than among my kind might ease my worry that I’m responsible for their deaths. My wolf is getting stronger, but she’s impatient. The trip to Blackmoor is long, but I’ve got my mates and two reluctant suitors along to help us find the knowledge we seek. Will the men fated to me give in or will they be yet another rejection I must endure? With prophecies and shadows following me at every turn, I know it’s only a matter of time before I have to trust my wolf’s instincts. Then the hunters will become my game… and I play to win.   AmazonKU

INFINITY KINGS (INFINITY CYCLE BOOK THREE) by Adam Silvera

After the ultimate betrayal, Emil must rise up as a leader to stop his brother before he becomes too powerful. Even if that means pushing away Ness and Wyatt as they compete for his heart so he can focus on the war. Brighton has a legion of followers at his command, but when he learns about an ancient scythe that can kill the unkillable, that’s all he will need to become unstoppable against Emil and other rising threats. Meanwhile, Maribelle aligns with her greatest enemy to resurrect her lost love, and Ness infiltrates political circles to stop Iron from ruling the country, but both missions lead to tragedies that will change everyone’s lives forever. As the Infinity Son and the Infinity Reaper go to war, who will be crowned the Infinity King?

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REVERIE: FALLING FROM HELL SERIES by Susan Person

Rena – The heir to Hell, the daughter of the original vampire, and now the balance between realms – She is expected to handle it all. And for Jax? She will burn down anyone and everything to save him. Jax – The half-demon, the sworn guard, the former vampire – He finally has a chance to be Rena’s equal. The catch? It will only happen if he can stitch the pieces of his soul back together that are scattered across the realms in time. And he’ll destroy anyone standing between him and his love. Armageddon – The balance, the scale, the intersection – But when an unexpected enemy kidnaps Jax, will Rena be able to free him before their enemy drains him dry and permanently tips the scales straight into Armageddon?

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TIES AND ALIBIS (AMETHYST’S WAND SHOP MYSTERIES BOOK 11) by Laura Greenwood and Arizona Tape

Amy and Ambrose have their hands full with the latest case, especially when the usual suspects all have solid alibis. But soon things begin to unravel, and it becomes clear precisely what connection caused the witch to end up dead. Ties and Alibis is book eleven 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.     Amazon     Apple Books     Kobo

DATING A SUN GOD (JINX PARANORMAL DATING AGENCY BOOK THREE) by Laura Greenwood

After telling his friends he’s in a relationship, Ra has to find someone to pretend to be his serious girlfriend, and fast. When he turns to the Jinx Dating App, it seems like his wish has been answered – Hannah is also looking for a fake date. Hannah just wants her family to leave her own and stop asking when she’s going to settle down, which means bringing a date to her cousin’s destination wedding. But neither of them prepared for the idea that faking love could lead to the real thing, and they’ll do anything to escape it.

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MONSTER CRUSH by Erin Ellie Franey

Since her parents split up, Ruby Reid has been having a tough time at Crestwood High. But everything changes the day Ella Mooney moves to town. Ella isn’t like most teens: she’s never been on a Ferris wheel, never had an ice cream cone, and sometimes she grows fangs and a tail! It’s not just Ruby who takes an interest in the new girl, and the pair find themselves on the run from a mysterious group that wants to capture Ella and her whole family!

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HIS WILD MATE (SIX PACK SHIFTERS) by Julie Trettel

A cowboy’s life has no place for a mate. Sure some cowboys make it work, but when Emmett takes on more responsibilities at Collier Farms, he knows he’s sacrificing his own chance at true love. Or so he thinks. One night out on the range. One gorgeous stranger. One unexpected night of passion. He’s tamed a lot of beasts in his line of work, but can he tame the woman of his dreams?     AmazonKU

YETI FOR LOVE (ALASKA YETI SERIES BOOK THREE) by Neva Post

A yeti ice climbing instructor who’s too hot for his harness. In search of a new adventure, Gina moves to the frosty wilds of Alaska. She never expected to fall helmet over crampons for Dorje—a yeti—whose hotness could melt a glacier. He possesses mad climbing skills, a penchant for baking, and the ability to sweep her off her feet. In Dorje, Gina realizes she’s found her ultimate adventure. A free spirit who sparkles like fresh snow. Dorje copes with recent loss by knitting and binging telenovelas. As his yarn budget dwindles, he reluctantly returns to work, teaching charismatic newbie Gina to ice climb. When he accidentally reveals his yeti secret, she doesn’t scream and run. She invites him to dinner. Gina is strong, confident and brings the first smile to his face in over a year. Gina can now conquer a frozen waterfall, but can she scale the walls around Dorje’s heart and convince him that life is better when they’re roped together?

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SHADOW OMENS (SHELVING MAGIC BOOK FIVE) by Nellie H Steele

With the hope of finding her mother brimming, Paige, her teacup dragon partner, and eclectic band of allies ventures into the heart of Ireland in search of clues. But a cursed magical artifact will turn the trip into a fight for their lives, sending Paige and Dewey spiraling back through time. As the artifact hurls them across time without warning or pattern, Paige and Dewey will have to help librarians past secure artifacts. But there’s a unique twist…they all have something to do with Paige’s history. Paige stands to learn an intriguing secret about herself…if she can stay alive long enough to do it. From the wild west to 1940s Germany, join Paige and Dewey as they tumble through time in a desperate search for clues.     AmazonKU

THESE BODIES BETWEEN US by Sarah Van Name

Four girls. Four girls skating home, both sides of the road, fearless. Four girls at the mouth of an infinite ocean, sugared and salted with sand and seawater, the tide licking their sunburned feet. This summer, they’re going to disappear. For seventeen-year-old Callie and her best friends Talia and Cleo, every summer in their small North Carolina beach town is as steady as the tides. But this year, Cleo has invited enigmatic new girl Polly to join them, creating waves in their familiar friendship. And Cleo has an idea, gleaned from private YouTube videos and hidden message boards: they’re going to learn how to make themselves invisible. Callie thinks it’s a ridiculous, impossible plan. But the other girls are intoxicated by the thought of disappearing, even temporarily—from bad boyfriends, from overbearing families, from the confusing, uncomfortable reality of having a body altogether. And, miraculously, it works. Yet as the girls revel in their reckless new freedom, they realize it’s getting harder to come back to themselves… and do they even want to?

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DREDGE’S ENCHANTING MATE (SABER CHRONICLES BOOK SIX) by R E Butler

Dredge has spent the last several decades of his life righting the wrongs of his warlock family, leaning away from dark magic and doing everything he can to spread goodness in the world. But when a mystery group attacks the hotel where he lives, he’ll have to use every spell in the book to help keep the residents alive. Sabertooth tigress Taryn is puzzled by the mating dreams that come to her after her brother finds his truemate. The dreams aren’t romantic like she thought, but instead are plagued with danger. When she finally meets Dredge, she can’t help but worry that they’re not safe, no matter how strong and powerful her new mate is. Dredge didn’t think he’d get a truemate, let alone a beauty like Taryn, and it’s now his life’s mission to make her the happiest female on the planet. But danger seems to be around every corner. Can Dredge keep Taryn and her family safe and find out who’s behind the attacks, or will his magic fail him when he needs it most?

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ORC’S CAPTIVE (MONSTER MATE HUNT BOOK FOUR) by Ava Ross

Nia: I spend my days healing those forced to battle in my stepbrother’s arena and my nights hiding. I’ve resigned myself to the fact that with my burn scars, I’ll never find love. Until my stepbrother commands me to heal his latest acquisition—an orc who was severely injured during capture. I’ve only heard of orcs, but I do my best to heal him and prepare him for the battles he’ll soon face. As I care for Dakur’s wounds, we exchange glances that slowly grow heated. It’s not long before I’m falling in love for this gruff, stoic warrior who’s as trapped here as me. Can we find a way free to finally be together? Dakur: I barely remember being captured, and I’ve suffered since, forced to fight in a ring while humans bet on the outcome. The only good thing in my life is Nia, the human woman who sparked my clan’s pendant. She’s my fated mate, though I doubt I’ll live long enough to be with her. But as we fall deeper in love, I know I must find a way. I’m going to get us out of this trap, and then I’m claiming Nia as mine.     AmazonKU

CASTLE MANOEUVRE (TOURNAMENT OF SHADOWS BOOK FIVE) by Tilly Wallace

Sera’s curiosity is finally satisfied about the Repository of Forgotten Things. Just not in the manner she desired. While she staves off boredom confined in her cell, Lord Rowan finally reveals his hideous plan, and Sera is not having any of it. The shadow of the old mage’s conspiracy is cast over all of England and even King George. Sera holds the key to unraveling the web of treachery, but first she must escape her magical confinement and rekindle trapped powers. From the depths of the Repository, she weaves a tapestry of friendship and loyalty with unlikely allies. With every passing day, the stakes grow higher, but time is running out for both England and Sera. The fate of the kingdom rests in her hands. The time for her to rise and claim her destiny is now. Only by escaping the Repository and unlocking the full potential of her magic can Sera hope to rewrite the fate of a nation and secure her own freedom.

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LUCKY CUPID: A ST PATRICK’S DAY NOVELLA (LOVE IN THE VEIL) by Sarah Blue

What’s a cupid to do when she’s unlucky at love? Summon lady luck from her mystical waters in Ireland and change her fortune, of course. Juliet is a brand new cupid trying to navigate love for herself and others. The only issue is she sucks at being a cupid. With her newly acquired lucky shamrock on her side, things finally start to turn around for the cupid. Her arrows are hitting their targets. She’s making love matches, but more importantly, she’s falling for the mysterious reaper named Mors. What started as a blind date quickly turns into a whirlwind romance between the cupid and reaper. With newfound romance in her life, and figuring out who she is, life couldn’t get any better. That is, as long as her luck doesn’t run out.     AmazonKU

LILA (SILVER SPRINGS PETS) by Scarlett Philips

I never thought my ability to see curses would have me running from my own coven. But that’s exactly what happens when I accidentally reveal my high priestess as the witch responsible for cursing the mayor. Forced from my home until things “die down”, I hide out with my bestie in Silver Springs. I’m not in town long before I get a job babysitting the cutest little boy. His obsession with the penguins at the new aquarium leads to me finding an equally adorable chinchilla. And I have the strongest suspicion that she’s to blame for the strange magic rope connecting me to three of the hottest men I’ve ever seen. But when my power shows me another curse victim, will I learn my lesson and keep my mouth shut, or will I do everything I can to uncurse him?   AmazonKU

HARD TO REJECT (FAERELL BOOK THREE) by TJ Bell

All is definitely not well in Faerell, where faeries and wolves have lived and worked together, generally peacefully, for centuries. Although the usurper is dead, the damage he inflicted will take time to undo. The strong belief that wolves and faeries should not mate still exists, despite the new queen’s decree. And then a faery falls through the veil from the human world. A place she should never have been. And she’s in active labor. Faery healer Tate steps up and does what he does best; he helps her through the ordeal, and she delivers a healthy…wolf child. Which isn’t supposed to happen. To make it worse, the new mother has lost her memories. She has no idea what she was doing in the human world nor who the father of her babe might be. As Tate helps her adjust to life in Faerell and bring her memories back, he also must resist his attraction to Celeste, because, eventually, her memories will return. And so will the father of her babe.

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CRIMSON SKIES (FALLEN FAE GODS BOOK TWO) by Jaymin Eve

Nothing is ever as it seems. Especially when you unintentionally stumble into a fantasy world. As a perfectly ordinary human, the last thing I ever expected was to find myself thrown headfirst into a world of fae, magic—sorry, energy manipulation, and dragons. Dragons who also happen to be gods, revered amongst the multitude of fae races. Known as the Fallen Five, they crash landed in Risest decades ago, when their home world was destroyed… or so they thought. They were all deceived. It turns out that the traitor in their midst, the very reason I was brought into the land of Risest and kept as a pet traitor-sleuth, was no other than their mother. A mother-dragon who is hell bent on invading their world and burning everything down around them. The Fallen Five have no choice now but to work together, uniting their five lands for the first time since they fell to Risest. Divided they are weak, but united they have a chance. My place in this battle is beyond every belief. My destiny greater than feels possible, but I know I’ll do whatever it takes to ensure my friends and family survive this battle. Even if it means I must make the hardest decision of them all.     AmazonKU

INEVITABLY YVES (IMMORTAL ASSASSINS BOOK SIX) by Mia Monroe

I gave up searching for an enduring love centuries ago. When my past walks through the door, I think I may have finally found it. My history is a sad one, filled with longing and chasing dreams that always eluded me. But don’t feel bad for me. My life is incredible, unwittingly designed on my endless quest to find my fated mate. I created a beautiful family of five loyal and loving brothers. We have even more now with their mates and our lovely sisters in the mix. I couldn’t ask for more really, and the joy they bring soothes some of the lonely nights. Mostly. All is well in New Onyx until my past blows the door down and I find out that everything I thought was true for centuries isn’t at all. The first man I truly loved is back and if that wasn’t shocking enough, we have a big, dangerous problem on our hands. My heart wants to believe in second chances, but my mind knows all too well the pain of loss. As strong as I am, I’m not sure I could endure losing Damiano again. I may not have a choice though if we can’t work together to eliminate the threat that could destroy everything I’ve worked so hard to build. When it’s all over, if we’re successful, maybe, just maybe, I’ve finally found what I was always searching for, and Damiano can see it was always, inevitably me.   AmazonKU

WILD MAGIC BOOK FOUR by Odette C Bell

Nightmares aren’t real, but that doesn’t mean Fairbridge isn’t worse.
When Lillian is involved in a dangerous jail break and encounters a powerful new foe, she flounders. Just not for long. William can’t let her. The pressure mounts on him to save the city. The White Knights can’t be stopped. And soon they pull William and Lillian further into the plot as dragons rise from the past. Lillian will have to learn new skills to fight them – and cross old bridges to grow. It’s just once she’s crossed one specific Rubicon, she can’t return. As her attraction for William flares, she gives in. But that way trouble lies.

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OAK AND EMBER: A HADES AND PERSEPHONE ROMANCE (IVY & BONE BOOK THREE) by R L Perez

For years, Pandora has sought her revenge. And now that her box has been opened, she has what she needs to succeed. Under the guise of a goddess sent to help, she arrives in Elysium to work with the other deities to stop the box’s dark magic from spreading. But it’s all a ruse… In truth, she is planting seeds of destruction that will bring Elysium to its knees. Her ultimate goal is to take down Apollo, the one who cursed her and doomed her to a life of misery. Nothing will stop her—not even his handsome apprentice, Sol. But when Pandora must work alongside Sol to keep up appearances, she finds the sun god as infuriating as he is seductive, and she falls victim to his charms. As her plan unfolds, she begins to doubt what she truly wants. Bringing down Elysium would mean the end of all gods—even Sol. Can she fulfill the task she has spent her entire existence planning? Or will her loyalties shift in favor of the gods she is meant to despise?

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CROWN OF TWELVE: A TWELVE DANCING PRINCESSES NOVELLA  (CROWNS OF THE FAE) by R L Perez

Marek, a wounded fae soldier, has been in love with Princess Adira, his childhood friend, for years. Intent on letting her become the queen she was always meant to be, he finds employment in the Court of Midnight, away from the woman who holds his heart… until she sends for him, begging for his help in relocating her kidnapped sisters. As Marek works alongside Adira to solve the mystery of the missing princesses, they uncover a dark fae enchantment that’s taken hold of the entire castle. And as the truth unravels, so do Marek’s bottled-up feelings for Adira. But the closer they get to finding the princesses, the darker their path becomes. Will Marek and Adira uncover the threat that has taken hold of the kingdom? Or will they become lost, just like the princesses?

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CONJURED CHAOS KISSES by Ki Brightly

Being a Myth Doesn’t Live Up to the Hype – Leander Mast didn’t ask to come to Rivenfield, and he definitely didn’t ask to be thrust into the middle of a neighborhood battle over an ancient tree, but as a Giwoggle—who goes wherever a witch might conjure him—he doesn’t have much choice in the matter. And Leander definitely doesn’t count on getting stuck. While Leander attempts to get home, struggling against the magic keeping him from stepping outside the town limits, he butts heads with Ben, his new grumpy neighbor. And it doesn’t help that Leander cut down Ben’s tree. The Neighborhood Outcast – Ben Wise knows two things about life. Firstly, he would love to date one of the new monsters in town because humans are, without a doubt, boring. Secondly, he hates the man who took over his neighbor’s house. He’d had a running battle with the old man as well. It’s as if the universe decided to try to drive Ben insane because everywhere he goes, he runs into Leander—the jerk who cut down his tree. The grocery store. The local diner. His own backyard. Ben is plagued by Leander’s presence. And finally, they even match on the new monster dating app Ben has been using. Ben swears he’s going to walk the other way any time he sees Leander—online or off—but fate seems to have other ideas. And Ben is furious about it.   AmazonKU

SON OF THE SOUL (SUPERNATURAL MIDLIFE HUNTRESS) (SHROUDED NATION BOOK 17) by Brenda Trim and Tia Didmon

When Alex is abducted by our newest foe, I have the entire nation searching for him. But Miletus has a plan and it includes my fae lover. In our quest to return him, we form an uneasy alliance with the Atlanteans and search for a way to save a forsaken people. We learn we must retrieve a rare artifact, but that too comes at a price. With the fate of a species hanging in the balance, do I save the Shrouded Nation or the man I love?     AmazonKU

HUNTED (REJECTED AND CLAIMED) by Celia Kyle

Schoolteacher Abigail leaves her pack in shame and pain when her mate’s father informs her that she’s been rejected, a message he punctuates with his teeth and claws. Injured and frantic, she runs as far as she can. When she can’t flee any further, she ends up in Dominic’s pack and under his care. But it soon becomes clear that her mate Luke had no idea of his father’s claims and when he shows up at the Moonstone pack Abigail is more confused than ever. How can she want both Luke and Dominic? And how will she ever choose? As days go by and their relationship grows stronger, Abigail discovers that there may be something in the power of three. But Luke’s father is plotting something, and if the pack doesn’t fight back, Abigail might lose both of her men before she can truly claim them.

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SUNBRINGER: A NOVEL (FALLEN GODS BOOK TWO) by Hannah Kaner

When Middren falls to the gods, your kind will be the first to die. Gods are forbidden in the kingdom of Middren—but now they are stirring, whispering of war. Godkiller Kissen sacrificed herself to vanquish the fire god Hseth, who murdered her family and endangered her friends. But gods cannot be destroyed so easily, and Hseth’s power threatens to reform with even greater strength and a thirst for vengeance. As tensions rise throughout the land, the kingdom needs its Godkiller more than ever. Still reeling from the loss of Kissen, young noble Inara and her little god of white lies, Skedi, have set out to discover more about the true nature of their bond. As the divide between gods and humans widens, Inara and Skedi will uncover secrets that could determine the fate of the war to come. Meanwhile, Elogast, no longer a loyal knight of King Arren, has been tasked with killing the man he once called friend. The king vowed to eradicate all gods throughout the land, but has now entered into an unholy pact with the most dangerous of them all. And where his heart once beat, a god now burns.

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LIKE A HOUSE ON FIRE (CURSEBREAKERS INC. BOOK ONE) by A M Rose

Right, so…let’s see how he got himself in this mess. An estranged family member left him a house. Which is great. The house looks like it’s a soft breeze away from crumbling. Less great. The house is cursed and now Morgan is trapped inside it. Anything BUT great. Cursebreaker, please! And make him hot. Morgan’s been through a lot. Herbs? Check. Fire? Check. Being the best at his job and knowing it? Double effing check. Ash had everything he needed to get his client out of a cursed house. So how in the world did he get himself trapped inside with him? Why is the house so against them leaving? And why is his client the hottest thing since wildfire? Time for a new plan. One that involves breaking the curse, and breaking the bed. Not necessarily in that order.   AmazonKU

BITTER MEDICINE by Mia Tsai

As a descendant of the Chinese god of medicine, ignored middle child Elle Jiang was destined to be a doctor. Instead, she is underemployed as a mediocre magical calligrapher at the fairy temp agency. Nevertheless, she challenges herself by covertly outfitting Luc, her client and crush, with high-powered glyphs. Half-elf Luc, the agency’s top security expert, has his own secret: he’s responsible for a curse laid from an old assignment. To heal them, he’ll need to perform his job duties with unrelenting excellence and earn time off from his tyrannical boss. When Elle saves Luc’s life, they begin a dangerous collaboration, but their chemistry blooms. Happiness, for once, is an option for them both. But Elle is loyal to her family, and Luc is bound by his true name. To win freedom from duty, they must make unexpected sacrifices.

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THE FIREBRAND’S SUCCUBUS (THE BLOOD AND COVEN WORLD BOOK TWO) by T M Smith

VS Note: Listed as a 90 minute short read.

The Beauty – The strikingly beautiful Zora, succubus executive assistant at the prestigious Ministry of Well Being on Scath, is being stalked by an obsessed admirer. The Beast – When her worried boss calls for a Firebrand bodyguard, the scarred and fierce warrior, Darius, shows up for the job. The Snag – Though Zora is drawn to Darius, convincing him they are perfect together takes time.

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MOUNTAIN OF DRAGONS AND SACRIFICE by Tara Grayce

Every year, Nessa’s village sacrifices a maiden to the dragon in the mountain. If they don’t, the dragon will sweep down from his lair and destroy them all. When Nessa is chosen to be that year’s sacrifice, she’s prepared to be eaten, as much as anyone can prepare for such a thing. Instead, she finds herself swept away to a world of dragons, gnomes, and fae creatures beyond her imagination, leaving her with more questions than answers. If the maiden’s purpose isn’t to be eaten, then what is the dragon’s reason for the sacrifices? And why is the dragon nothing like what she had been told he would be? And, most frightening of all, what would happen if she lit the candle and looked upon the dragon’s face?   AmazonKU

THE OMEGA THIEF (WOLVES OF THE FIVE KINGDOMS BOOK ONE) by Victoria Sue

VS Note: MM Fantasy romance.

The Fenrir shifters had ruled Cadmeera successfully for thousands of years and Crown Prince Raz’mar Kinsharae was determined his reign would be as successful as his father’s. Unfortunately, no king could be crowned without bonding with an omega consort, an ancient magical ritual that had to take place first, and so far none of the omegas put forward were his bond mate. The Anti-Shifter Alliance had gone from annoying protestors to cold-blooded murderers in the blink of an eye, and on top of that a human petty thief had been arrested and was demanding a royal hearing. Raz wasn’t sure his day could get any worse. Raz was about to be proved wrong.     AmazonKU

ORC-WARDLY YOURS (THE LONELY TAVERN BOOK THREE) by Harmony Raines

The kingdom has fallen, and orc, Kengar, is on the run with the kingdom’s last hope cradled in his arms – a newborn baby. After escaping the siege, he finds refuge in an abandoned shack, only to find that he’s somehow stepped into a mysterious tavern in a strange town. He has no idea where he is, but at least he is no longer being hunted. But now he has other problems. He’s become an instant single dad and must find a way to provide and protect the last tie to his old life.
Luckily, there’s a quiet berry farm on the edge of town. The owner seems as sweet as the berries she grows. However, seeking redemption, when his new sanctuary is threatened, he swears to protect it at all costs.
Nyara’s lying, cheating husband only married her to claim half of her beloved berry farm in order to make a quick buck. But if he thinks it’s going to be that easy, he’s got another thing coming. She’s willing to do whatever it takes to keep the farm. And she’s certainly never going to be duped again. So when she meets a hulking orc looking for work, she’s hesitant. But he soon proves to be hardworking and dependable as he strives to provide for his baby. He’s grumpy and gruff, and definitely a little orc-ward, but as they get to know one another, Nyara begins to realize that he might actually be just what she needs. So, when his past catches up with him, she’s ready to fight for him and their future together, even if that means sacrificing her beloved farm.   AmazonKU

NOX by P Jameson

Will our band of brothers from Grizzly Guardians risk their most guarded secrets to protect their fated mates from harm? These fierce, territorial bear shifters shield their clients from threats far and wide. When danger strikes close to home, they come face to face with their greatest challenge; safeguarding their hearts while protecting the women they’re destined to possess and love.     AmazonKU

THE RYDER OF THE NIGHT (FLYERS OF THE FIRST KINGDOM BOOK ONE) by Eden Eaves

I am half of a whole. A dragon without a ryder. My kind are on the brink of extinction, I should be out there fighting, leading the flyers of the First Kingdom. But without my ryder I’m grounded. She was the key to my magic and my future. But as soon as I found her she was stolen away, hidden somehow from even our bond’s pull. I’d searched the Twelve Kingdoms for over a decade and lost all hope. Until my brother discovered her—living in a cult in the middle of nowhere, growing the very poison that’s killing my kind. Raised with no knowledge of magic or creatures like me, she thinks I’m a monster from her nightmares come to life. Admittedly, kidnapping her probably wasn’t my best move, but I had to get her out of there. Now I need to convince her the life she knew was a lie, but time is slipping away. If she doesn’t accept who she is and learn to harness her power, it will consume her—leaving me ryderless again. She wants to go back to that lie of a life I rescued her from. Too bad we didn’t leave anything to go back to. But the more she refuses the truth, the closer I get to losing her again. So I make her an offer she can’t refuse. Only, I don’t know how I’ll keep my end of the bargain, because I can’t let her go now I’ve found her. She is more than just my ryder. But that’s a secret for another day. We have training to do. Lesson one: Ryde or die. Welcome to the First Kingdom.     Amazon

THE HAUNTING OF LOCKTON (IVY GROVE BOOK THREE) by Jaclyn Osborn

Ivy Grove was a ghost hunter gold mine. At least, that’s what Skyler and his twin brother believe when traveling to the sleepy little town for their ghost hunting web series. Their goal? Investigate the notoriously haunted Lockton Asylum. Paxton doesn’t like people. Well, living ones. His ghost best friend—and housemate—is the only one he lets down his guard with. Working as a guide at Ivy Grove Ghost Tours is the extent of his socializing, and he likes it that way. When he’s assigned to be the tour guide for the Knox Brothers, twins with a popular ghost hunting show, his quiet life gets a bit… well, complicated. The reason? Skyler freaking Knox and his dumb, ridiculously pretty face. And his rock-hard abs. Lockton Asylum, with its dark history and tragic past, brings Skyler and Paxton together in unexpected ways. The simple investigation becomes much more involved—and dangerous—when they begin to unravel the mysteries surrounding the asylum… and when they encounter the dark entities that dwell within the walls. Romance, vengeful ghosts, and… donuts with sprinkles? Who said love couldn’t have all three? For this ghost hunter and tour guide, this is one investigation neither will ever forget.     AmazonKU

A FRETTY YETI: A MONSTER ROMANCE by Ivy Tempest

Fretty the Yeti suffers from anxiety. Ever since humans have integrated on Monster Island, Fretty wants nothing to do with them. He doesn’t trust their intentions and misses the worry-free days he used to spend in a human-free land. Thalia is a reluctant bridesmaid in her sister’s upcoming wedding to a monster, and the bachelorette party is being held on Monster Island. While Thalia’s cousins and friends live it up downtown, Thalia retreats to the Polar Region and meets Fretty—her future brother-in-law. He is standoffish at first, but her warmth and laughter slowly melt his icy heart. But monsters like Fretty can never leave the island, and Thalia loves her life back home. And she disapproves of her sister’s inter-species relationship. Is their spring fling doomed to end, or can the pair find love when they live in different worlds?     AmazonKU

JACK FROST (COURT OF THE SPRINGTIME FAE BOOK ONE) by Cassandra Chandler

Jack Frost has always been alone. Skirting the lines between the Courts of the Fae gives him the freedom he craves, but keeps him from having a home. That is, until a little boy’s Christmas wish brings them together. Charlie’s concern for Jack melts the edges of his frozen heart, but when Jack meets the boy’s mother, it lights a fire in him like nothing he’s ever felt before—a fire he’ll do anything to protect. Ava Salgado only wants what’s best for her son, Charlie. Moving to Crystal Hollow, away from her inattentive ex and the bustle of the big city, has given them a new community and a fresh start. When one of her new best friends brings in a huge client, she thinks this is a chance to bring in more business to her flower shop and provide Charlie with some much-needed stability. Ava’s sense of balance is thrown when her son brings home a gorgeous man who seems in need of shelter and quickly finds his way into her heart. When Jack finishes what seemed an impossible task for her, she has to wonder who he really is and why he’s helping her. Jack can tell that Ava is being tested by powerful members of the Court of the Springtime Fae. What he doesn’t know is why. The more he unravels the mystery, the more he grows to care about Ava and Charlie. Will he be able to protect them from the will of the Springtime Court? Or will he lose his chance at the warmth of a loving family?

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THE ALPHA’S RUNAWAY BRIDE (FATED TO THE WOLF BOOK TWO) by Brittany White

Two weeks after I lost my parents in a tragic car accident, Noah, the alpha of our Silent Paw Wolf Shifter Pack, summoned me to the shifter world. Assuming the alpha simply wanted to offer his condolences, I obliged. I was shocked when he announced that we would go through a mating ceremony in two weeks’ time. I simply said, “No, thanks,” and returned home. He was shocked and followed me to the human world to find out why I would reject him. Noah didn’t know the closely guarded secret that my parents had kept for the last twenty-six years: I was a mundane human adopted by them at birth. I was born and raised in Angel’s Creek, New Mexico. Although my parents missed the shifter world, they knew that their pack would reject them if the truth about me was discovered. A wolf shifter – The alpha of the Silent Paw Wolf Shifter Pack who stole my heart – A wolf shifter couple – My adoptive parents who spent their lives protecting me – A bigoted grandfather – The man who would rather kill me than have a human stain on the family name and become the Luna of the pack – Noah was furious when he found out my secret. However, as we were fated mates, he couldn’t let me go. He stole my heart and I followed him to the shifter world. What I didn’t know was that the more I fell in love with him, the more danger my life, and the life of our unborn child, was in. Could our love survive the dangers that treachery and hatred would bring?     AmazonKU

COYOTE’S FATE: AN MM MPREG SHIFTER ROMANCE (THE NEW HEMLOCK WOLF PACK SAGA BOOK 15) by Maggie Hemlock

Alpha wolf-dragon, Duke, is at a crossroads in his life. After launching a successful business, he’s leaving it all behind to move into the middle of nowhere with his cousin. Heartville doesn’t offer most of what he’s kept himself entertained with, but it does offer one thing nowhere else does: A mystery he desperately wants to solve. A dead vampire passed on a note that he should remain in the little village and the one he seeks will find him. Duke doesn’t dare speak the words aloud, but he knows the message can only refer to his true-mate. Omega coyote, Syre, is on a mission to solve a mystery of his own. Who is his biological sire? He’s done a lot of speculating, but the question has never been answered to his satisfaction. Both of the parents who raised him are coyote shifters, but Syre is a bit more than just another coyote shifter in the Fox Family Territory. He’s also a vampire with a deep-seated bloodlust. Someone, somewhere, isn’t telling the truth, and he’s afraid of what the answer might be if he ever finds out.     AmazonKU

CROSS TO BEAR (URSA SHIFTERS BOOK FIVE) by Sam Hall

“You’re our fated mate,” Bjorn tells me. It’s every woman’s fantasy, isn’t it? To hear a big, tattooed bear shifter tell you that you’re the only one for him and his sleuth. So why aren’t I falling all over myself to accept the bond? Sounds great, but I’m not ready to be anyone’s girlfriend, mate, anything. My selfish ex left me hurt, exhausted, and burned out. I just want to have a little fun for once—not hook up with his hot brothers. Rather than take “no” for an answer, these sexy shifters offer me a proposal. If I surrender control to them, they’ll give me all the pleasure I crave. Take me places I’d never dare go. Fix my life, my heart… even my trust issues. No strings attached, of course. But if there are no strings, how do they keep pulling me closer and closer? And what will happen when I no longer want to back away? I’m about to find out whether this is a match made in heaven, or this relationship is another cross to bear.   AmazonKU

A FEATHER SO BLACK (FAIR FOLK BOOK ONE) by Lyra Selene

In a kingdom where magic has been lost, Fia is a rare changeling, left behind by the wicked Fair Folk when they stole the High Queen’s daughter and retreated behind the locked gates of Tír na nÓg. Most despise Fia’s fae blood. But the queen raises her as a daughter and trains her to be a spy. Meanwhile, the real princess Eala is bound to Tír na nÓg, cursed to become a swan by day and only returning to her true form at night. When a hidden gate to the realm is discovered, Fia is tasked by the queen to retrieve the princess and break her curse. But she doesn’t go alone: with her is prince Rogan, Fia’s dearest childhood friend—and Eala’s betrothed. As they journey through the forests of the Folk, where magic winds through the roots of the trees and beauty can be a deadly illusion, Fia’s mission is complicated by her feelings for the prince…and her unexpected attraction to the dark-hearted fae lord holding Eala captive. Irian might be more monster than man, but he seems to understand Fia in a way no one ever has. Soon, Fia begins to question the truth of her mission. But time is running out to break her sister’s curse. And unraveling the secrets of the past might destroy everything she has come to love.

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MESMERIZED BY DRAGON RESCUE PILOT (DRAGON HEROES OF ALASKA) by Lisa Daniels

The ecstasy of first love is only rivalled by the heartbreak of losing that love. My first love was the tortured son of a prominent dragon shifter family. A family that is ancient and tyrannical. Ethan Wendel was nothing like his family. His almost white hair made him look years older.
But his physique was that of a mythical god. Inside, he was as kind and generous, A nearly perfect prince for any bullied child. Over the years, our friendship evolved into something more, And it didn’t take long before I realized I was in love. Then he disappeared. Decades passed, and I grew into someone unrecognizable. I became a nurse and joined the private search and rescue organization. Never did I expect him to come crashing back into my life. The new rescue pilot, and someone I could not avoid. What was worse – he didn’t recognize me at all.   AmazonKU

LAST RESORT: TREASURE TRAIL BOOK THREE by Morgan Brice

Erik Mitchell gets a strange delivery of antique poker chips with odd markings tied to a casino that burned a century ago. Ben Nolan finds a dead guy in one of his rental units—turns out the guy’s been missing for twenty years and is linked to a long-lost treasure. The ghostly energy of the old Commodore Wilson hotel juices up all the town’s spirits, and a stranger shows up with an unhealthy interest in both cases. Ben and Erik have just moved in together, and they’re still navigating the next step as partners and blending their lives. Murder, missing persons, hidden treasure, and haunted poker chips. Can Ben and Erik put the pieces together to solve the case, or when the cards are dealt, will they be left holding the dead man’s hand?

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TIMEBOUND (BLADE OF SHADOWS BOOK THREE) by Sara Samuels

They can’t escape the relentless, ruthless darkness. Olivia and her sister are running for their lives, hunted by the evil man who murdered their mother. With her dearest love, Roman, lost somewhere in time, only one man can help Olivia. Eyan Malik. Darkness, power, and dominance swirl around the mysterious man, igniting a sizzling, dangerous awareness in Olivia. Why is she so drawn to him? Will her irresistible attraction to Malik lead her to betray Roman? Malik is a man of many secrets. When Olivia discovers a journal that belonged to her dead mother, it may hold the key she needs to find a weapon to defeat the darkness, the powerful Blade of Shadows. To find the blades, they travel through time to 16th century Italy. But as Olivia learns more secrets from the past, the pursuing darkness isn’t the only danger she faces. She’s become a target for the Timehunters, a secret society that hunts and kills time travelers. As shocking, horrifying truths are revealed, everything Olivia thought she knew will be upended. Will Olivia find Roman before she succumbs to the strange pull Malik has on her heart? As the darkness closes in on them, and with her life and love teetering on the brink, everything hangs in the balance and Olivia’s life will be forever changed.

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HER MIDNIGHT STALKER by Destiny Draco

Someone is watching me. I know I should fear them, but I don’t. Their gaze excites me, intoxicates me like a drug. When mysterious gifts begin to arrive, I try to coax my admirer into the light. But what happens when my dark fantasy materializes? I’m more thrilled than I should be. The eyes on me belong to a predator. I’ve never been prey, fighting for my independence. Giving in to him risks everything I’ve built. Avoiding him, however, is no longer an option. I could choose to give in…but I’d rather him force me. Read on for: A dark paranormal romance filled with twists and turns with some very dark themes that concern a vampirical incubus. Happily Ever After guaranteed!     AmazonKU

MURDER ROAD by Simone St James

VS Note: This was a good ghost story/mystery and I liked the newlywed couple at the heart of it and how they were together. Maybe a few too many twists by the end but it did all tie up together nicely.

July 1995. April and Eddie have taken a wrong turn. They’re looking for the small resort town where they plan to spend their honeymoon. When they spot what appears to a lone hitchhiker along the deserted road, they stop to help. But not long after the hitchiker gets into their car, they see the blood seeping from her jacket and a truck barreling down Atticus Line after them. When the hitchhiker dies at the local hospital, April and Eddie find themselves in the crosshairs of the Coldlake Falls police. Unexplained murders have been happening along Atticus Line for years and the cops finally have two witnesses who easily become their only suspects. As April and Eddie start to dig into the history of the town and that horrible stretch of road to clear their names, they soon learn that there is something supernatural at work, something that could not only tear the town and its dark secrets apart, but take April and Eddie down with it all.

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FOUND: AN MM FANTASY ROMANCE by Ness Hanon

In the isolated, crumbling stronghold of Krevlin, Llyr is a mere servant dedicated to stopping his home from collapsing into the sea. There’s nothing special about him. Or so he thought. Then elves conquer his coastal home, taking all the inhabitants of Krevlin as prisoners. The elves are looking for something, and they think Llyr is the key. Worse still, the elf lord leading the attack doesn’t just want Llyr’s secrets. He wants Llyr. Rhaine was once the elven lord of Creven Tor, a mighty fortress on the edge of the sea. Then the humans invaded, and Rhaine was forced to abandon his home in order to save his people. Now he’s back, seeking out the last remnant of magic that holds the decaying fortress together. Instead, Rhaine finds Llyr, a stubborn, defiant servant with more than human blood in his veins. Rhaine found him, and he intends to keep him. He just needs to convince Llyr that giving in is worth it.     AmazonKU

POISONING AT THE PARTY (NIGHTMARE ARIZONA PARANORMAL COZY MYSTERIES BOOK FIVE) by Beth Dolgner

There’s a new fairy in town, and no one in Nightmare, Arizona, is happy about it. Olivia Kendrick learns why when she and Annabelle team up to help out at the annual Nightmare Fall Festival. When Annabelle is found dead inside the corn maze the night of the festival’s kickoff party, the police don’t think it’s murder. Olivia and her supernatural friends at Nightmare Sanctuary Haunted House know better, and it will be up to them to catch the killer. Even as Olivia closes in on the truth of Annabelle’s murder, her boss Damien seems further away than ever. Can Olivia convince him to explore his own paranormal power so the two of them can find his missing father?     AmazonKU

FOX HOUNDS by Lia Connor

Reyna’s a skilled thief and the lightest-fingered pickpocket around. Several professionals would love to have her on their side, if only to be able to keep an eye on her. What they don’t know is that Reyna’s nickname isn’t just fantasy — she’s a shapeshifting fox and as clever and wily as they come. No one can catch her if she doesn’t want to be caught, and so far no one’s come close to winning her over. Not, that is, until the hounds pick up her trail. Jonas, Si and Boone, lovers as well as skilled tricksters, have the Fox’s scent and they intend to woo her, outsmart her and win her to their team. As hounds in name as well as in shapeshifting nature, they know they’re just as good at getting the job done as Reyna is. All they have to do is catch this thief and get her not only on their side, but in their shared bed. And they won’t give up until they get the job done.

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RAVEN’S SONG: AN ARCANE TALENTS PREQUEL by Angela Knight

Raven Garland is a rock star with a voice that is literally magical. She’s also got a serious problem: she’s being stalked by her ex. Ewan Bradley’s magical abilities and powerful father make him a deadly threat, forcing her to hire a seductive bodyguard with powers of his own. Nate Carter can use his Primo magic to increase his physical strength to superhuman levels — and he needs every bit of that power to keep Raven alive. Besides her nasty ex, there’s the lethal costar with anger issues and a mystical link to a bulletproof tiger. To make matters worse, Nate is slowly falling in love with his client. The passion seems mutual, but Raven’s love affairs have a notoriously short shelf life. For all his strength, Nate doesn’t think he can take becoming her latest fling. Raven wants her handsome bodyguard as far more than a temporary lover, but how can she convince him to trust her when he knows her magical voice can make him believe whatever she wants? Nate knows in real life, the good guy doesn’t always get the girl.

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WHERE THERE’S SMOKE: A GAY WHY CHOOSE FANTASY ROMANCE (THE WRAITH LORDS BOOK FOUR) by Amy Sumida

I have three lovers and I’m about to add a fourth. Not because I’m greedy but because we need to form a stronger fighting team to kill the Corrupter. My love literally empowers men. We fall in love, bond, then go kick ass. Romantic, right? No, not very. But I’m good with it. How could I not be? I’m the one who they share. I don’t do the sharing. I’ve got the best part of this deal. But sometimes things get smoky. Hazy. Complicated. Too many fires to put out. Too many lovers to satisfy. And too many suitors to consider. Just when I thought things were perfect with Taroc, someone new showed up and lit a fire in me. Parts of me that I hadn’t known were dormant are coming alive. But is this worth losing Taroc over? And while I’m off waking up, the Corrupter is busy developing new spells. He’s been trying to capture wraith lords, and we still haven’t figured out why. I’m afraid that when the smoke clears, there will be nothing left.     AmazonKU

DARKER (MAW OF MAYHEM MC TWO) by AK Nevermore

So much for sanctuary. Kit Parson doesn’t feel any safer than she was before she first stepped into the Maw of Mayhem, and things are going from bad to worse. Something big is definitely going down in the paranormal community… and inside Kit. Now that her inner beast has awoken, all it wants is out. The only thing Kit wants is Grim, but he’s got issues of his own. Fingered for a crime he didn’t commit and injured by the witch’s spell, his cat Darke has control of their form. He doesn’t play well with others, and tensions with the crew are at an all-time high. With the witches’ elite assassins on their trail, can Darke and the crew put aside their differences to keep Kit safe and get back to the MC? And as the clock ticks toward the vote with Grim’s reputation in shambles, will there be an MC to go back to?

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MERI CHRISTMAS: MYSTERIES OF MERI (FAMILIAR KITTEN MYSTERIES BOOK 28) by Sara Bourgeois

Deck the halls with boughs of holly, it’s Christmas in Coventry! But when the local toy shop is robbed just days before the holiday, it’s up to Kinsley, Sheriff Thorn, and her snarky cat familiar Meri to save the season. Not even the sourest Holiday-hating grump has anything on the thief who stole an entire inventory of gifts meant for the orphanage, leaving kindly owner Evelyn distraught. With a sick little girl’s final Christmas on the line, the case takes a twist into darkness when desperate dad Max makes a pact with the sinister spirit Krampus.   AmazonKU

DARKE HOMECOMING (DARKE PARANORMAL INVESTIGATIONS BOOK THREE) by Rosanna Leo

Talking to ghosts? No problem. Baring her soul to the living? Terrifying.Psychic medium and paranormal investigator Adelaide Darke has been communicating with the dead her whole life— dealing with the living has always been harder. Bullied as a child because of her gifts, she struggles to trust as an adult. As for love? That’ s out of the question. Will Moran, first curator of the new Cabbagetown Museum in Toronto, is still reeling from the death of a family member. Feeling tremendous responsibility to do a good job and obsessed with work, he has no need to date. Adelaide and Will are drawn to each other from the first second of their chance meeting in an old cemetery, but Adelaide is horrified that the handsome curator is being followed by a dead woman. That’ s not the only paranormal activity in the area— Cabbagetown seems suddenly overrun by ghosts, and Adelaide needs Will’ s help to fix it. As they investigate the hauntings, Will and Adelaide struggle with temptation. With each kiss, their will to fight it weakens. But the real battle is just beginning. Adelaide will have to use every talent in her psychic arsenal if she wants to save the man she loves from the horrific fate hanging over him.

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A NEW PACK FOR A NEW YEAR by Kiki Clark

Living in a pack who viewed imperfections as weaknesses that needed to be eliminated, Victor is lucky to escape alive. He’s heard of the Kincaid Pack’s strong but fair alpha, but he has trouble truly believing he won’t be targeted once more if his shameful secret is discovered. When Cole meets a young man with fear in his eyes and pain in his scent, he recognizes him as his mate on sight. His excitement is short-lived, however, when they find out Victor’s life is still in danger from what his old pack did to him. After a lifetime of being abandoned by others, Victor has an important decision to make: Will he choose to trust the mate fate gave him? Or will he run again?     AmazonKU

MUTED VOICES (BROKEN ASHES) BOOK ONE by Nikita Parmenter 

I can constantly hear them, the voices. It doesn’t matter if I’m in a crowded room or the middle of a desert, I hear them, indistinct voices. I can never really work out what they’re saying, and I’ve long given up trying. Everything changes when my life is threatened again, and the voices quiet, one strong voice telling me to run, so of course, I listen. When some supernatural agents turn up in town, I should be cautious, but thanks to my instincts, which have always guided me right before, I’m not worried about them at all, at least, I’m not until they start to notice things about me, differences that no human should have. Thankfully, a call from my more bloody job saves me from having to stick around. The betrayal that quickly follows doesn’t surprise me, it does leave me only one place to go, and I have no idea how he’s going to react or if I’ll even make it there alive. It’s a good job that I never turn down a challenge because this may be one that I don’t survive. This is a medium burn paranormal Reverse Harem.     AmazonKU

CORBIN’S CONFLICT (SPIKED RAIDERS MC BOOK ONE) by E C Land

This life is a choice. One you make with or without confliction. Corbin – Things are happening in my town and my county. We’re split between two clubs. Rivals that share blood and a common enemy. Witches. I hate them. All of them. I have my reasons, but fate seems to have other plans. Plans I don’t care much for. The day she comes into my life, I want to throw the raven-haired, emerald-eyed beauty out, but she can help in ways we need. The question is, can I resist the bond between us when the heat grows hot? Danger swirls around us and we’re left with no other choice but to trust one another. Conflicted, I decide to let my instincts lead, even when that decision puts her in my arms.     AmazonKU

CITY OF LIES AND LEGENDS (HOUSE OF DEVILS BOOK THREE) by Kayla Edwards

When Darkslayer Darien Cassel first took human Loren Calla under his wing, he’d made a promise to protect her from anything. And now that she has fallen into a coma, every day a losing battle to return to life, he is determined to save her. When he hears rumors of the one place in Terra that houses a secret that just might bring her back to him, he drops everything to try it, leaving behind the city he grew up in and the people he calls family. His decision sets his best friend Maximus Reacher onto a road of his own—one no less dangerous than Darien’s as he unearths the secrets of his past, uncovering a multitude of lies and legends better left buried. Meanwhile, in the historic city of Yveswich, Roman Devlin of the House of Black gets tangled up with a shapeshifting Selkie of the Riptide, a member of a rival Darkslaying house and a thorn in his side. Shay Cousens is a pickpocket with endless tricks up her sleeve—and if Roman isn’t careful, she might succeed at stealing both his wallet and his heart as they work together to find her missing sister. Their path will lead them not just to Angelthene, but also into the dark secrets of the Phoenix Head Society—and the restorative body of water that has the power to cleave their world in two.     AmazonKU

TO BREAK A DARK CAGE (THE IRON CRYSTAL QUARTET BOOK THREE) by Kathryn Ann Kingsley

He was kissing her with a fury that threatened to devour her. She needed this. Needed the wrath and the desire. One last time. Gwen is a prisoner of the man she loves…In the battle for Avalon, she sided with Mordred’s enemies and allowed the demon Grinn to grow more powerful than ever.
Passion still burns fiercely between Mordred and Gwen. But the dark prince crushes his emotions and tells Gwen that he is sending her home. That she will never see Avalon—or him—again. But Avalon has ideas of its own. The magic of the island draws Gwen back and gifts her with stunning new abilities. Gwen has one last chance to save the island from a devastating war that would destroy everything—and everyone—she has come to love. But can she tame Mordred’s rage and pride? And can a demon ever be trusted?     AmazonKU     AB

CYRUS’S REVENGE: AN IRON HOWLERS MC NOVEL by Darlene Tallman

Two Brothers…Two Clubs…One common enemy…Cyrus always knew he’d want to oversee a club that ran things the right way, so when his father, Big Daddy, stepped down as President of the Spiked Raiders MC, he knew it was time to strike out on his own. He and Corbin may be brothers, but they’ve never seen eye-to-eye about anything. The only time there’s peace is when they’re out at Big Daddy’s house since his daughter, Jazmine, and Corbin’s daughter, Sage, are thicker than thieves. But then Jazmine doesn’t arrive at Big Daddy’s after school one day and Cyrus realizes he’s going to need the very connections his brother has if he’s going to find and rescue his beloved daughter. Much is afoot in Redwich, where witches are the enemy… or are they? When Harmony realizes her future is in Redwich, she flees from her home, never expecting to come face-to-face with her mate.     AmazonKU

MYSTIC MATE (OTTER COVE SHIFTERS BOOK SIX) by Delta James

Caught in the middle of a war between the Resistance and the League, Salem Hubbard, a determined investigator for the newly formed SPU, sets out to protect humanity from supernatural beings lurking in the shadows. But when she crosses paths with the alluring and mysterious Cullen Manchester, an arctic wolf-shifter who recognizes her as his fated mate, she finds herself torn between her duty and her heart’s forbidden desires. As Salem and Cullen delve deeper into the world of the shifters, they uncover a dark conspiracy that threatens to unleash chaos and destruction upon both humans and paranormals. With no one else to turn to, they form an unlikely alliance to unravel the truth and stop the impending disaster. As their bond strengthens and their feelings intensify Salem and Cullen must also confront those who forbid their relationship. As they navigate through treacherous politics, betrayals, and hidden agendas, their growing attraction becomes more dangerous than they could have ever imagined.     AmazonKU

FORTY DAYS AND ONE VAMPIRE NIGHT (RISE OF THE BLOOD WITCH) (MAGICAL MIDLIFE DEATH BOOK FOUR) by Tia Didmon

As the line between desire and danger blur, my attraction to the enigmatic vampire leader reaches epic proportions. But giving into my lust will have far-reaching consequences that neither of us can ignore. As the prophecy unfurls, a chilling revelation emerges from the shadows, threatening to shatter my new world. Guided by a death-dealing mentor, I must face my toughest trial yet, while navigating a treacherous web of clan distrust and malevolent falsehoods. But a former ally turns their back on me and my family, and I discover an unexpected truth about the elusive Rene. Will I face a heart-wrenching betrayal from my inner circle, or be consumed by the darkness that seeks to envelop me?   AmazonKU

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

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

I do NOT cover every single new release in SFR/FantasyR/PNR. I never have. That would be an impossible task for any human! I assemble my list by hand every week based on various informal inputs, and I do curate the list to some extent…

Some authors aren’t in KU but still don’t list books with Apple or other platforms. This report is very time consuming to prepare so I’ve always had to limit myself and cannot go and look up every book on all the platforms. If an author gives me their other buy links, I include them here but generally I develop the post on my own, not from author-supplied information. I curate and prepare this post individually every week to help connect readers/books/authors and I have to be very careful not to give it so much time as an activity that I don’t write my own novels! Thanks for the feedback and happy reading!

I check and verify all the buy links at the time I create the post  but after that I’m not responsible.

New Releases in #SciFi #Fantasy and Paranormal Romance for MAR 6

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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FATED TO THE ALIEN HUNTER (WARRIORS OF TAVIKH BOOK TWO) by Erin Hale

Remi – It wasn’t easy escaping from the ivory-tower prison I’d been locked in my entire life. And an escape plan that includes a one-way ticket to an alien planet might not have been one of my smartest ideas. But coming to Tavikh has been the best thing to ever happen to me. If I don’t count the vicious aliens who keep trying to kill me, along with the rest of the humans, that is. After one of my friends turns out to be the fated mate of the leader of a friendly alien tribe, we move to their village for protection. I’m happy for her, but if I wasn’t going to allow my parents to force me to marry someone, I’m certainly not going to let some goddess either. Especially if it’s to the jerk brother of the tribe leader. Zydon – I disagree with my brother’s decision to allow the humans to live in our village. It only invites more trouble. Not only from our enemies, but now all the unmated warriors have become distracted. Just because my brother met his keeshla among the human females doesn’t mean anyone else will. All my hope and prayers to Deeka are devoted to finding our missing younger brother. I have none to spare for finding a mate. Even if one of the females fascinates me. We are constantly clashing. I call her stubborn. She calls me arrogant. Until an accidental touch triggers my mating marks and ignites my soul light. When I discover she has been hurt in the past, I must prove to her that I am a male worthy of being her mate.     AmazonKU

THE CHALLENGE (GALAXY ARTIFICIALS BOOK FOUR) by Alana Khan

When a determined woman and a rogue robot soldier crash on an alien planet, their love may be the key to their survival. Ember – Stranded with only a damaged robot for company, I’m fighting to stay alive on a harsh planet where the landscape and its inhabitants are pitted against me. Nexxus, a robot with a surprising soft side, is my only hope of escape. But as we face unimaginable dangers, I discover underneath the metal lies a heart—one I’m falling in love with. Nexxus –  My programming dictates only survival and logic. But when I meet Ember, an enslaved human in peril, strange new desires awaken within my neural net. As we traverse nightmarish challenges, I no longer fight just to remain functional—but for an emotion my circuits can’t comprehend. Can Ember soften my cold metal heart?     AmazonKU

THE BOY SCOUT: HOSTILE RECOVERY CORPS OF IGMC: A PREDATOR PLANET UNIVERSE NOVELLA by Vicky L Holt

When Tansy shows up on my doorstep asking for help, I know I need to keep my distance, even though my libido has other ideas. I’m a dangerous man with a dangerous job and a lot of unanswered questions I’m responsible for finding. But when the bad guys come to stake their claim on the timid Tansy, distance is no longer an option. On the run for our lives, we need to hide and strategize. But we’re in close quarters, and she smells so good, and she’s so eager to please … but I’m the Boy Scout. I have a responsibility to keep her safe, even from myself. But my curvy little Tansy has other ideas, and she’s cultivating a will of her own. I don’t know how long I can withstand our mutual desire, because the sparks are flying and threatening to burn. And the question I’m asking myself now is, what if what I think is wrong, is actually very, very right?

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LYNXIAN IN LOVE (FELIS ORBUS GALAXY BOOK THREE) by S C Principale

Cherie knew her patients at the Pleasure Park deserved better treatment—and she’d willingly bent the rules to help a bunch of them land a mysterious job far from polluted Sapien-Three. She just never expected to be going with them! A simple clerical mistake ends with Cherie being jettisoned to a distant planet in the Felix Orbus Galaxy known as Lynx-Nineteen. When she arrives, it rapidly becomes clear that the mistake is far bigger than anyone realized. Dane can’t handle one more crisis. He’s the sheriff of a mining town on desolate Lynx-Nineteen, where everyone is stretched thin by overwork and grief. The Lynxian is putting on a brave face, but inside, he’s slowly going numb. If one more thing goes wrong, he might just hang up his badge. So, naturally, a capsule full of trafficked humans shows up at an abandoned docking site.Cherie and Dane form an instant friendship as the kindly citizens of the Lynxian community pitch in to help the humans in their midst find their way home—or find home a new way. While all the women from the Pleasure Park seem happy with this new opportunity, Cherie’s not so sure. Her dreams are back on Sapien-Three. So why is the handsome sheriff from a different galaxy suddenly seeming like the ultimate dream come true?   AmazonKU

KISSED BY AN ALIEN by Emily Michel

A small-town librarian. An out of this world secret. Can the stars give her a happy ending? Meretta Larsen is smitten. Her job at the library is safe and quiet, healing her from a painful past, until the new mystery man in town asks for her help. When his face turns up in a hundred-year-old photo, Mere’s rational mind wars with the evidence in front of her eyes. Accepting his offer for dinner, she trusts her gut and takes a leap of faith. Their passionate night together leads to the revelation he calls another planet home. Will Meretta help her lover escape the agents hunting him, even if it means breaking her own heart?

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MATED TO THE ALIEN ANGEL: THE OUTLAWS OF DEEP SPACE by Carlotta Page

Sonam is lost …Since being abandoned in deep space with no way of returning home, I’ve struggled to accept my new reality. The others are making lives for themselves, while I’m crushed by guilt: it was my fault we were abducted by aliens! And just when I think my problems can’t get any worse, I accidentally wake the angel imprisoned under the mountain. Hanriell has been found …For centuries, I have remained trapped in cryostasis, neither alive nor dead. But finally I am awake, and I want my freedom.     AmazonKU

CAPTURED BY THE ALIEN’S HEART (ALIEN CONCUBINES BOOK ONE) by N R Star

VS Note: Mixed reviews. Also apparently on the short side. Listed in Erotica.

A group of aliens from the dying planet of Varis has found refuge on Earth. They can blend in like chameleons but what about the next generation? There are no fertile Varisian females. The survival of the Varisian race is dependent on human women, and it becomes the duty of every Varisian man to find a concubine who will bear young. Nicole has student loans and her parents are in deep financial trouble. She, why turn in her v-card when she can sell it, right? She decides to sell her first time, hoping it will give her a little bit of financial help. She never expects a man to offer her a great deal of money to spend a year with him! But Carter has reasons Nicole doesn’t know…(more blurb on ebook seller’s page)     AmazonKU

HUMAN OMEGA: MARRIED TO THE BARBARIAN PRINCE (PYKH bOOK fOUR) by Eileen Glass

Carter is the Omega from the Stars. He’s magical (probably). Beautiful (definitely). And his exotic name is difficult to pronounce. He’s either going to save the fleaf’akhie home world from invaders, or he’s an invader himself in disguise, sneaking into the city! One thing is for sure: he chose his mates for battle, not love. Siel is a fabled war hero, fierce and capable. And Pykh? He’s the muscle of the group. The brainless barbarian can’t even count coins. He’s a wild-man from who-knows-where. How can such a family ever conform to fleaf’akhie society? How can Council Leader Ruahyr let such a dangerous group past the gate? Well, he’s seven months pregnant with a fleaf’akhie child, so someone has to let him in.     AmazonKU

THE ALIEN’S RUNAWAY BRIDE  (THE CRASH LANDED SERIES BOOK ONE) by Grace Goodwin and Maggie Mae Gallagher

I am supposed to be on my honeymoon right now. I was about to marry the most eligible bachelor in town. Until I caught him doing the nasty, with someone else, minutes before I was supposed to walk down the aisle. I should be heartbroken, right? So why do I feel that in running away I escaped a fate worse than death? Why are these Tequila shots sliding down my throat like sweet fire? And why can’t I take my eyes off the gorgeous weirdo who just walked into the bar wearing an outfit that looks like he stole it off the set of a Star Trek movie? Twelve hours later, I wake up naked and sprawled across a large, muscled chest. One look at my ring finger and I realize, I married that smoking hot, sci-fi nerd. Problem is, I can’t remember the actual ceremony, or how the drunk bear ended up locked in the bathroom. I can’t remember if we—ummmm, you know—. Maybe the family of raccoons raiding the kitchen cabinets will fill me in. He says his name is Rygar. Did we really, REALLY, get married? He thinks so, because he starts talking about fate, and mates, and outer space. I think he’s sexy as sin but a little off his rocker until the Men In Black show up. I might be able to hide my clueless husband from nefarious government agents, but I’m a complete failure at keeping my hands to myself because—YUM. Unfortunately, if my surprise, mysterious husband is telling the truth, he’s not from around here—as in not from this solar system—and worst of all? He’s leaving as soon as he fixes his broken spaceship… and he expects me to go with him.

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ORC CAPTOR (RED PLANET DRAGONS OF TAJSS BOOK 30) by Miranda Martin

How did I get stuck with this orc-like alien…I volunteered to be captured. In hindsight that might have been stupid. Now I’m forced to stay with Bhoja. He’s become my unwitting captor. I chose to do this so I could finally break free of the shadow of my older sister, but I didn’t expect this emerald-skinned warrior with his long dark hair, bulging muscles, and soulful eyes. Then things go from bad to worse and we’re both in big trouble.     AmazonKU

RED (ALIEN FAIRYTALE ROMANCES by S J Sanders

VS Note: I don’t usually cover second editions but the Author has added 25K to the story in addition to the new cover.

There were certain truths everyone knew. Never wear red or any other bright color. Make as little sound as possible if one had to be outside the protection of the sanctuary settlements. And never, ever, go out in the wild places alone. The Ragoru, an alien species set down to live among them, dwell within the forests and everyone knows that they crave all things red. Arie’s life has always been one of playing by the rules. She doesn’t draw attention to herself. She doesn’t leave her home without her hood that conceals her bright red hair. It is a secret from everyone, and her hood protects her secret so that she may continue to live safely within the village until one day that secret comes to light. Absconding into the woods soon becomes her only safety, and she will risk her very life into the care of the very dreaded beings that all people fear, the Ragoru, in hope of making it to her grandmother’s house in the citadel at the other side of the great forest. When circumstances reveal them to not be the monsters of human imagination, but that they stir the ravenous beast within her, Arie finds that she is willing to risk far more to find a way to be with them forever. Even if that means severing ties with her grandmother, rejecting the human comforts of the citadel, and facing the horror of the Order of the Huntsmen.     AmazonKU

HOLOGRAM HOOKUP (URF OOMANS) by Bebe Harper

Crystal seduces an alien inside of a simulated environment and she has a fun time, but what she doesn’t know is that she isn’t interacting with an advanced AI program in an entertainment sim, but a real, live lizard alien matched to her by the most advanced dating algorithm in the known universe. When she rates the experience 10/10 and schedules a follow up date, Oh’Karth believes she has proposed and that they will be mated. When he leaves everything behind to join Crystal, will she welcome him? Or will he get his hearts broken?     AmazonKU

SURRENDER (MATES FOR THE RASKARRANS) by Heather Fox

VS note: From FEB 12.

Grace: The raskarrans say they know their mates when they meet them, and one of the newcomers can’t take his eyes off me. I’m not against the idea of a mate, in fact, part of me really likes the sound of it. But things in my past have damaged me in ways that make me think I won’t be able to fully embrace a future as someone’s linasha. Calran: I know my Grace is going to be mine from the first moment I see her. Lina has blessed me with with a kind, compassionate mate and I could not be happier. But my Grace is nervous of me. Ill treatment by a male in her past has made her afraid that she cannot enjoy my touch. But that male gave no thought to her pleasure, and that is not a mistake I will make.   AmazonKU

DRAGONFLY (SYD BRIXTON TIMEBLINK SERIES BOOK THREE) by MJ Mumford

In the aftermath of Flight 444’s crash, Syd and her fellow time travelers have become the target of an FBI investigation, suspected of orchestrating the disaster they miraculously survived. But the FBI probe is nothing compared to the final blow that shatters Syd’s world: her young son, Christopher, is kidnapped and whisked a decade into the past. With the talisman lost during the plane crash and her ability to timeblink gone with it, Syd’s hopes of finding her little boy crumble. In the grips of despair, Syd comes face-to-face with Christopher’s abductor who chillingly reveals that Syd’s past use of the talisman has attracted the wrong kind of attention. Now, along with Christopher’s uncertain fate, the very essence of timeblinking is at risk of exploitation, potentially sparking global chaos. Adding to the impossible situation is Syd’s growing affection for Jarett, the Seattle cop she met on the ill-fated flight who wants to help her find Christopher, even as memories of Morley linger in Syd’s heart. Never has she felt more powerless. Will Syd be able to protect her family and stop the catastrophic ripples she unwittingly set in motion? Or will her efforts prove a futile struggle against the natural flow of time?

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

VS: I had the opening scene of JADRIAN in my mind and not much else when I started writing the book, so I enjoyed how the Muse made it all play out. I’m not normally much of a fan of the amnesia trope but found myself writing it here because it fit the story – never say never, I guess! The cover of JADRIAN (by Fiona Jayde as always) is one of my favorites.

JADRIAN (A BADARI WARRIORS SCIFI ROMANCE NOVEL): Sectors New Allies Series Book 3

Taura Dancer has been pushed to her limits by alien torturers known as the Khagrish and is ready to die when suddenly the lab where she’s held as a prisoner is taken down by an armed force of soldiers.

The man who rescues her from a burning cell block is Jadrian of the Badari, a genetically engineered alien warrior with as many reasons to hate the Khagrish as Taura has. This set of shared past experiences and the circumstances of her rescue create an unusual bond between them.

Safe in the hidden base where Jadrian and his pack take her, Taura struggles to regain her lost memories and overcome constant flashbacks during which she lashes out at all who come near. Only Jadrian can recall her from the abyss of her visions and hallucinations.

As the war against the Khagrish continues, it becomes increasingly critical to find out who she really is and how she can help in the fight. Until she can control her terrors and trust her own impulses, Taura’s too afraid to pursue the promise of happiness a life with Jadrian as her mate might offer.

When he’s captured by the dreaded enemy, will she step forward to help save him, or will she remain a prisoner of her past?

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THREE KINDS OF LUCKY (THE SHADOW AGE BOOK ONE) by Kim Harrison

Petra Grady has known since adolescence that she has no talent for magic—and that’s never going to change. But as a sweeper first-class, she’s parlayed her rare ability to handle dross—the damaging, magical waste generated by her more talented kin’s spellwork—into a decent life working at the mages’ university. Except Grady’s relatively predictable life is about to be upended. When the oblivious, sexy, and oh-so-out-of-reach Benedict Strom needs someone with her abilities for a research project studying dross and how to render it harmless, she’s stuck working on his team—whether she wants to or not. Only Benedict doesn’t understand the characteristics of dross like Grady does. After an unthinkable accident, she and Benedict are forced to go on the run to seek out the one person who might be able to help: an outcast exiled ten years ago for the crime of using dross to cast spells. Now Grady must decide whether to stick with the magical status quo or embrace her own hidden talents . . . and risk shattering their entire world.

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A GOOD WOLF IS HARD TO FIND (RUN WITH THE WOLF BOOK TWO) by Terry Spear

Agent Dylan Powers is on a mission in Silver Town to catch four men hunting illegally and put them behind bars. With his heightened wolf senses, he’s right on their trail, but the hunters know he’s coming. Suddenly, Dylan finds himself in deep trouble, nearly drowned and left to die, until he’s rescued by a beautiful she-wolf. When local ski lodge owner Roxie Wolff first found Dylan, her curiosity got the better of her. Who was this handsome wolf and how did he end up in such dire straits? Things start to heat up between Roxie and Dylan as she takes him into her home to help him recover. But with the hunters still on the run, all of Silver Town is at risk, and Roxie and Dylan must team up to take them down before they can go on to explore their explosive mutual attraction.

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DEMONIC REPOSSESSION (CRAFTY WITCH MYSTERIES BOOK TWO) by Sara Bourgeois

How do you solve a murder when the victim is still up walking around?
Hazel Holloway is back and ready to solve a ghostly murder. When a local woman named Barbara dies under mysterious circumstances, her spirit pleads for Hazel’s help to expose the truth. Hazel’s investigation of the suspicious death uncovers demonic pacts, ritual artifacts, and a plot to resurrect something ancient and horrible. Teaming up with her cousin Rook and the sheriff, Hazel races to stop a dangerous conspiracy before it’s bloody conclusion. Barbara’s ghost guides Hazel as she uses her blossoming powers to battle dark forces and bring justice. Can Hazel banish the demon, defeat evil, and avenge Barbara’s untimely death?   AmazonKU

THE DAWN AND ITS LIGHT (THE NIGHT AND ITS MOON BOOK FOUR) by Piper CJ

If Nox and Amaris are ever to have the life together they’ve always hoped for, they will have to use all the power and strength within them to protect their continent. When powerful enemies from Sulgrave wielding unspeakable access to magic threaten to shatter their world for good, they must join with Raascot’s military, the reevers, and an unlikely ally from the mountains to have any hope of saving their kingdoms. Together, their forces press north across deadly wastelands, facing unknowable threats, impossible battles…and new questions of what their fate truly holds. Their entire lives have been building toward this moment. Caught between faith and frenzy, questions and identity, love and lust, past and present, Nox and Amaris must fight once and for all to protect their people, their future, and each other.

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CELESTL (RULES OF ATLAS MAGIC BOOK ONE) by HR Moore

Once every hundred years, the Toll Bells of Celestl ring, and a daughter from each blade is sacrificed. But for three centuries the bells have been silent and war has raged. This year, on the Day of the Toll, six marriages will seal new alliances to secure peace. Maria will do her duty and marry Elex, the Black Prince of Oshe, despite his brutal reputation. Perhaps he’ll even value her unique skills — if she doesn’t first lose herself in his bottomless brown eyes. But not everyone is included in their leaders’ version of the future …For Ava, glimmers of a glittering past only serve to highlight her pitiful circumstances. Orphaned and alone, her poverty traps her in servitude to those who would exploit her. She has nothing, until a well-dressed stranger gives her something to daydream about …As Toll Day approaches, no one expects the long silent Goddess to raise her angry head. But if she does, her demands will eclipse any chance of peace.     Amazon

LADY OF DRAGONS PART TWO (ALL THE WORLD’S A STORY) by Shelby Elizabeth

A new era will burn away the old, or fall to ashes before it takes hold. 
Finlay has sacrificed everything to save Ghillie, and all other dragons. With no recollection of Evander or Elsie, and no true emotions, a drive she doesn’t understand motivates her to climb the Mages’ ranks—and topple them. She allies with Alistair and becomes the cold, calculating, ruthless . . . Lady Macbeth. As Finlay gains power in the kingdom, Angus works with the other Knights in Aerouant Glèidh to prepare for battle. The rule of Mages is about to end. Evander helps prepare the dragons . . . and longs to find Finlay. He promised to do so when all of this is done. He’s determined to make that sooner rather than later, and bring her back to herself. Whatever it takes.     AmazonKU

AFTERMARKET AFTERLIFE (INCRYPTID BOOK 13) by Seanan McGuire

Mary Dunlavy didn’t intend to become a professional babysitter.  Of course, she didn’t intend to die, either, or to become a crossroads ghost. As a babysitting ghost, she’s been caring for the Price family for four generations, and she’s planning to keep doing the job for the better part of forever. With her first charge finally back from her decades-long cross-dimensional field trip, with a long-lost husband and adopted daughter in tow, it’s time for Mary to oversee the world’s most chaotic family reunion. And that’s before the Covenant of St. George launches a full scale strike against the cryptids of Manhattan, followed quickly by an attack on the Campbell Family Carnival. It’s going to take every advantage and every ally they have for the Prices to survive what’s coming—and for Mary, to avoid finding out the answer to a question she’s never wanted to know: what happens to a babysitting ghost if she loses the people she’s promised to protect?

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DRAGON’S SURPRISE (IRRESISTIBLE DRAGONS BOOK SIX) by Nora Phoenix

Delton is convinced Adar is his mate…until Oliver shows up. From the moment he meets Adar, Delton knows they’re meant to be together. So what if Adar doesn’t notice him? Delton isn’t in a hurry. Until Oliver joins the pack. The second Adar lays eyes on the sweet, fragile omega, he knows he’s found his fated mate. Hell, everyone knows because Adar won’t leave Oliver’s side, protecting him 24/7. But he’s patient, more than willing to wait until Oliver has healed. Oliver doesn’t question his connection with Adar, but things aren’t as easy as they seem. Adar has needs Oliver can never satisfy—but Delton can. But why would the beta even offer to help Adar find the release he needs through impact play? When Oliver discovers Delton’s feelings for Adar, he’s determined to play matchmaker. But matches can lead to a fire…and with no one to control it, who will get burned?     AmazonKU

WHEN HE DARES (THE OLYMPUS PRIDE SERIES BOOK SIX) by Suzanne Wright

Get painfully rejected by true mate. Check. Join a website for shifters seeking an arranged mating. Check. Schedule a meeting with a prospective match. Check. Quinley Bevan doesn’t expect to get smacked in the face by intense sexual chemistry during the meeting, but Isaiah Hale—dark, masculine, rugged—sets off all her hormonal fireworks. More, as a dominant shifter, the enforcer pulls at her submissive nature and calls to her inner cat. Both his power and stabilizing strength are plain drugging. Their agreement is pretty standard: If they don’t imprint on each other within two years, they’ll dissolve the mating. But with his cat holding back, danger lurking around corners, and her true mate making a reappearance, things might be more complicated than they bargained for. When he first joined FindYourMatch.com, Isaiah wasn’t confident he’d be paired with someone who truly fit him. But he feels a kinship with Quinley. The healer stirs up his protective instincts and ticks his every box. He always envisioned that he’d mate a fellow dominant, but this submissive healer pulls him in like no other. Still, he doesn’t expect to feel possessive of her so fast—she’s a relative stranger. But as soon as he puts the claiming brand on her neck, everything in him screams Mine. His cat, though, doesn’t view her as its mate. The animal is still angry at being unable to have the female it was predestined to claim. But when Quinley’s own fated mate comes sniffing around and she becomes a target of their enemies, the cat is finally in agreement with Isaiah on one vital thing: Quinley belongs to them now, and they’ll never let her go.     AmazonKU

WITCHED AND HITCHED IN SEATTLE (WITCHED AND HITCHED MYSTERIES BOOK ONE) by Dakota Cassidy

It takes two to solve a murder right…Stevie Cartwright-Winterbottom here! Witch and afterlife specialist, along with my reincarnated ghost-talking husband and ex-British spy, Crispin Alistair Winterbottom.
After solving one of our hardest cases yet (on our wedding day, no less), we’re back from our gloriously perfect, ghost-free Italian honeymoon, rested and ready to begin our lives together! There’s just one problem… The long line of people outside our door (literally) who’ve come from parts near and far in Washington, hoping we’ll help them solve all their mystery needs. After we caught a serial killer, and the ensuing circus of news coverage, turns out, we’re a little bit famous and everyone wants our help. However, there’s one person waiting in that line with a very personal request. A gorgeous woman who wants us to help her find out what happened to her daughter. A daughter she claims is Win’s.

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MAGICAL MIDLIFE AWAKENING (LEVELING UP BOOK 10) by K F Breene

With Kingsley safe and Momar subdued for the moment, it’s time for healing. Jessie and the gang take a much needed break. Or, at least, the gang does. The holidays are upon them and the ex has invited Jessie to meet his new fiancée. It’s off to L.A. where Jessie will face her past and the wounds she didn’t realize still lingered. Niamh, too, meets a blast from her past. This one, though, is ten times more dangerous. Re-connecting is a risk not even Tristan is sure they should take. All the while, Nessa and Sebastian are not far away, ready to unleash a surprise the crew could never expect.     AmazonKU     AB

BORN OF BLOOD AND MAGIC (THE LIGHTLESS SERIES BOOK ONE) by M C Hutson

Violet “Vy” Finch is a vampire cursed, for the very blood she needs is poison to her. Suffering unquenchable hunger and shunned for being of mixed lineage, Vy searches desperately for her mother who disappeared over a decade ago—the one person who may be able to heal her. Unfortunately, a great sorceress prophesies that Vy will only get what she wants if Petra Malkovitch willingly works with her to find a magical relic with the power to change everything. Petra Malkovitch is an assassin. A member of the Order of Light—a shadowy organization that hunts supernatural creatures for profit—she wants only to kill the vampire who took away the last of her family. When Petra’s attempt on Vy’s life is thwarted, she is shocked when her greatest enemy tells her that they can rewrite their pasts if they team up. But is a common goal enough to bring them together, or will betrayal happen at the earliest opportunity?     Amazon

SHADOW CASTE (THE MELDERBLOOD CHRONICLES BOOK TWO) by E A Winters

The queen wants her dead. The prince wants to usurp her magic. And her only hope lies in a violent shadow society that would rather kill her than help her. Trapped inside a foreign palace and bound to a prince bent on the destruction of her kind, Princess Aviama must toe the line between cooperation and treachery. No allies remain in the palace. And if she doesn’t escape before her forced wedding comes around, everything and everyone she loves will die.     AmazonKU

MAGNUS by Violet Rae

In the sprawling wilderness of Colorado, I lead my pack of brothers as CEO of Grizzly Guardians, a renowned security firm safeguarding clients nationwide. My work is everything … until fate intervenes in the form of Mila—the silver-haired, blue-eyed goddess with secrets as deep as the forests I roam. From the moment we meet, our inexplicable connection transcends mere attraction. Mila speaks to my inner beast and unleashes my protective instincts. As our bond deepens, I discover Mila holds the key to my heart as my fated mate. Yet, her enigmatic past threatens everything and throws her headlong into danger. When secrets unravel, I know it will take all my skills and the full force of my fiercely protective bear to keep Mila safe. Can I protect my mate and preserve our future from the forces conspiring against us?      Amazon

RIFT IN THE SOUL (A SOULWOOD NOVEL BOOK SIX) by Faith Hunter

Nell Ingram draws her powers from deep in the earth, and uses them to help Psy-LED, the Psychometric Law Enforcement Division, which solves paranormal crimes. When a local vampire calls to report a dead body on her compound, Nell knows she and her team have to be ready for anything. But the dead body is just the beginning of a mystery that involves supernaturals of all kinds, including some of the most powerful vampires in the country. As Nell gets closer to the truth, she begins to understand that the perpetrator is tracking her too—and that there is something personal about this crime. Something with roots that go almost as deep as those in Soulwood.

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SILK AND SAND: AN MM FANTASY ROMANCE  (SETH & RAIDER COOK ONE) by Katherine Diane

Seth spends his days hunting down mystical artifacts. As a Curator for the Arcanum College, that’s his job. But when an arcanist murders a fellow scholar, Seth finds himself assigned instead to a dusty, thirsty, frustrating manhunt. But why him? Because, he’s been told by his superiors, he’s the only Curator sufficiently tenacious and brutal for the job. (Seth resents that.) When the murderer vanishes at the edge of a deadly desert, Seth finds himself in need of a guide. Unfortunately, the “only one crazy enough” for the job is Raider—a man with an easy grin who is clearly a thief, liar, and rogue. (He also has illegal quicksilver in his veins, and that arcane enhancement positively screams “I’ve done bad things.”) The only thing worse than having to rely on such a reprobate? Finding him irresistibly attractive. Raider might think…(more blurb on ebook seller’s page)   AmazonKU

HOT SHIFT: SCARED SHIFTLESS BOOK THREE (SCARED SHIFTLESS SERIES 4) by Ariel Dawn and Margo Bond Collins

Sylvia McGee is on the hunt. Trapped in the body of an animal, her only target is the one man her panther brain can’t seem to let go of, Detective Shane Roberts. If she can find the detective, he may have the answer to helping her remember who she really is…a decorated FBI agent who has been hunting and working to dismantle a vast army of hybrids. Detective Shane Roberts has been fighting for justice so long, he isn’t sure what else is worth fighting for. When his marriage disintegrates, Shane finds himself with one sole mission: find missing Agent Sylvia McGee and put away the evil hybrids who took everything from him. When an unlikely bond brings hunter and hunted together, Shane and Sylvia will have to put everything on the line in the name of justice if they want to bring down the new head of the hybrid network, including their hearts. Can Sylvia and Shane fight their animal desires? Or will the shift consume them both?     Amazon

SECRETS OF GRAVES AND GOLD (RITES OF POSSESSION BOOK THREE) by Eva Chase

Will my magic save the realm… or drive me into madness? In the wake of an uprising of illicit sorcery, my men and I find ourselves on the run—determined to clear our names by protecting the kingdom.  But to face off against the psychopaths who want to remake our country into a realm of chaos and brutality, I’ll need to tap into my wild magic. And the god who’s watched over me expects me to stand on my own now. If I can’t overcome the odds against us, the lives of the men I love are forfeit. But how far can I go without becoming what I’ve feared most?   AmazonKU

BRANDT’S RULE: A LEGACY NOVEL by Sandra R Neeley

Brandt was raised in a shifter clan. It was apparent from a very young age, that Brandt — a Black Bear shifter — would be Alpha of the new generation. He has embodied that calling through character, strength, control, and honesty all of his life. As his cousins moved on and up in pursuit of their dreams, he’s held down the fort at home, making sure they all had a safe, secure place to come back to when the time was right. He’s more than happy with the life he chose. The only thing that is still a question to him is who his mate will be. He’s watched the generation before him made better, stronger even, when they met their mates, and he looks forward to the same. Which is why he’s thrown for a loop when the female that crashes into his life manages to do just the opposite. Tempest has been lonely all her life. Sure, she had family who adored her, but …(much more blurb on ebook seller’s page)   AmazonKU

SMALL GODS OF CALAMITY by Sam Kyung Yoo

Ghosts that speak in smoke. Spirits with teeth like glass. A parasitic, soul-eating spirit worm has gone into a feeding frenzy, but all the Jong-ro Police Department’s violent crimes unit sees is a string of suicides. Except for Kim Han-gil, Seoul’s only spirit detective. He’s seen this before. He’ll do anything to stop another tragedy from happening, even if that means teaming up with Shin Yoonhae, the man Han-gil believes is responsible for the horrifying aftermath of his mother’s last exorcism.

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CHERRY DEAD (THE BLOOMING PSYCHIC BOOK SEVEN) by Annabel Chase

Newberry is thrilled to host the highly anticipated convention for the cult hit TV show, Detective Dracula. Local businesses are booming as fans descend upon the quaint town to witness the reunion of the beloved cast. The excitement quickly dies when the star of the show chokes to death on the cherry of his signature cocktail. It seems like a tragic accident—until his ghost communicates otherwise to resident psychic Mia Thorne. Too bad he can’t identify the culprit. Can Mia solve the case and salvage what’s left of the convention or will the killer’s escape be the cherry in a whiskey sour?     AmazonKU

THE HAUNTING OF VELKWOOD by Gwendolyn Kiste

The Velkwood Vicinity was the topic of occult theorists, tabloid one-hour documentaries, and even some pseudo-scientific investigations as the block of homes disappeared behind a near-impenetrable veil that only three survivors could enter—and only one has in the past twenty years, until now. Talitha Velkwood has avoided anything to do with the tragedy that took her mother and eight-year-old sister, drifting from one job to another, never settling anywhere or with anyone, feeling as trapped by her past as if she was still there in the small town she so desperately wanted to escape from. When a new researcher tracks her down and offers to pay her to come back to enter the vicinity, Talitha claims she’s just doing it for the money. Of all the crackpot theories over the years, no one has discovered what happened the night Talitha, her estranged, former best friend Brett, and Grace, escaped their homes twenty years ago. Will she finally get the answers she’s been looking for all these years, or is this just another dead end?

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THE HIDDEN QUEEN: BOOK TWO OF THE NIGHTFALL SAGA by Peter V Brett

Humanity thought the war with demonkind was over. Now, after less than a generation to rebuild, the demon corelings have returned with a vengeance. The Spear of Ala—the fortress that stands at the gates of the demon’s hive—is the last bastion against the horde, and reports say it may already have fallen. Olive Paper is expected to take the vanguard in the fight. Only an heir of Kaji can wield the artifact that opens the gates of the Spear of Ala, and as Ahmann Jardir’s child, Olive seems destined for a role as leader and savior. But Olive does not wish to follow in her father’s footsteps any more than she did her mother’s. Darin Bales was born with supernatural senses that he struggles to process, and even those who love him believe he can barely take care of himself. Yet to save his mother from the clutches of Alagai Ka, the demon king, Darin will brave anything to mount a rescue. Darin and Olive each strive to walk their own path but find themselves inextricably tied to the legacies of their parents and to a fated confrontation with the demon king and his new hatchling queen. If they fail, humanity may not survive.

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THE MARBLE QUEEN by Anna Kopp and Gabrielle Kari (Illustrator)

Princess Amelia’s kingdom, Marion, is in shambles after months of their trade routes being ravaged by pirates. Now, it seems the only option left for her is to save it through a marriage alliance. When she gets an exorbitant offer from the royalty of Iliad—a country shrouded in mystery—Amelia accepts without question and leaves her home to begin a new life. But she lands on Iliad’s shores to find that her betrothed isn’t the country’s prince, but the recently coronated Queen Salira. Shocked, Amelia tries to make sense of her situation and her confused heart: Salira has awakened strange new feelings inside her, but something dark hides behind the queen’s sorrowful eyes. Amelia must fight the demons of her own anxiety disorder before she can tackle her wife’s, all while war looms on the horizon.

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GUARDIANS OF THE REALMS: THE UNVEILED (STORIES OF THE VEILED BOOK SIX) by Pepper McGraw

Unveiled. Still cut off from Faerie, the Fae await their miracle. The entire world has transformed since the Fae were first Unveiled. Now it is up to Bene, the youngest Royal sibling, and his fated mate, to put the world to rights and to open the passageway between Faerie and the mortal side of the Veils once more.     Amazon

ORC LORD (THE IMMORTAL SORTING BOOK THREE) by Emma Alisyn

An Orc crime Lord. A healer caught in a territory war. A soulbond that forces her from hiding. In hiding from a powerful Fae Lord, when an Orc warrior crashes through my front gate, my disguise is blown to hells and the loathed Fae soulbond triggers. I want him, will submit to him, whether I like it or not. But despite being one of Seanna City’s Three crime bosses, Lord Cythro has honor. He swears to protect me—if I obey. He’s controlling, possessive, and determined to keep me safe even if it means keeping me captive. But my enemy circles, and secrets from my past rise up and threaten the peaceful life I’ve built. It’s time to step out of the shadows. Even if that means exchanging freedom for an Orc Lord’s chains.    AmazonKU

THE PRISONER’S THRONE: A NOVEL OF ELFHAME (THE STOLEN HEIR BOOK TWO) by Holly Black

An imprisoned prince. A vengeful queen. And a battle that will determine the future of Elfhame. Prince Oak is paying for his betrayal. Imprisoned in the icy north and bound to the will of a monstrous new queen, he must rely on charm and calculation to survive. With High King Cardan and High Queen Jude willing to use any means necessary to retrieve their stolen heir, Oak will have to decide whether to attempt regaining the trust of the girl he’s always loved or to remain loyal to Elfhame and hand over the means to end her reign—even if it means ending Wren, too.

With a new war looming on the horizon and treachery lurking in every corner, neither Oak’s guile nor his wit will be enough to keep everyone he loves alive. It’s just a question of whom he will doom.

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THE BAKER AND THE BARD by Fern Haught

Juniper and Hadley have a good thing going in Larkspur, spending their respective days apprenticing at a little bakery and performing at the local inn. But when a stranger makes an unusual order at the bakery, the two friends (and Hadley’s pet snake, Fern) set out on a journey to forage the magical mushrooms needed to make the requested galette pastries.
Along the way, Juniper and Hadley stumble across a mystery too compelling to ignore: Something has been coming out of the woods at night and eating the local farmers’ crops, leaving only a trail of glowy goo behind. Intent on finally going on an adventure that could fuel their bardic craft, Hadley tows Juniper into the woods to investigate. What started as a simple errand to pick mushrooms soon turns into a thrilling quest to save some furry new friends—and their caretaker, a softspoken little fey named Thistle—who are in danger of losing their home.

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FORTUNE FAE ACADEMY BOOK FOUR by J R Thorn

“Touch her and die.” That’s the last thing Rowan said in my defense before I left. Before I gave myself to my Alphas. There’s a reason an Omega is only supposed to have one Alpha in her mate-circle. Taking two changed me in unexpected ways. I can’t stop thinking about them. I can’t stop desiring them. To the expense of everything and everyone else, including my beloved Betas. Now I worry that my Betas won’t want me. I fear that I’ve ruined everything. The future. My destiny. My heart. Because my Betas are missing. They were my reason for being and now they’re gone. Have they run away? Have they abandoned me to my fate? Do they hate me for the same reason I hate myself? Surely they must know that I don’t even think about them sometimes. I lose myself between my Alphas for days. And I can’t forgive myself. Come back to me, Rowan. Come back to me, Zeke. Before it’s too late.   AmazonKU

FORTUNE OF THE WITCH (WITCHES OF KEATING HOLLOW BOOK 15) by Deanna Chase

Medium Harlow Thane has given up her life as a celebrity paranormal investigator. After her life was turned upside down by a devious and illusive ghost, all she wants is to settle down in Keating Hollow, running the new pub in town. Unfortunately for her, no matter how much she wants to give up ghost hunting, the ghosts won’t quit her. Neither will her ex Cash Moses. With a ghost she just can’t seem to banish and her ex hell-bent on righting the past, it looks like Harlow’s plan for a quiet life isn’t in the cards. Cash Moses wants two things: revenge against the ghost who stole everything from him and Harlow Thane. In order to track down and eradicate the ghost, he needs Harlow’s help, except she’s not interested. Not in the ghost and not in him… or so she says. Somehow, he needs to find a way to get past her defenses so they can move on from their past and finally get their happily-ever-after.   AmazonKU

CHARLES, WITH LOVE: A SNOW WHITE FAIRY TALE RE-TELLING (LETTERS TO LOVE BOOK FOUR) by Sydney Winward

Charles Lockwood’s assignment was supposed to be easy—to escort the princess to the neighboring kingdom, poke around a bit, and get out and return to his employer before anyone noticed him. But his plans fall apart when they are attacked on the road, their party slaughtered before his eyes. He makes a stupid, impulsive decision to save the princess. Only to discover she’s no princess at all. She’s a stand-in. Emmaline Blythe has been threatened at knife-point to follow through with a marriage in the princess’s stead. But when she’s rescued from mercenaries by a handsome stranger with a helmet stuck to his head, she is forced to lean on him for protection from her numerous enemies who want her dead. But Charles is keeping secrets. Lots of them. Can she trust him to keep her safe? Is keeping his dangerous company worth the price of her freedom? Or will the darkness of his past catch up to them, threatening their lives and their blossoming feelings for one another?      AmazonKU

HEIRS OF BONE AND SEA (DARK DEPTHS) by Kay Adams

Climb the tower. Kill the princess. Evhen, princess—no, queen—of Vodaeard, is on a revenge mission. After witnessing her parents’ brutal murder by the king of Marama and the horror of his undead army, she’s vowed to kill his daughter. It’ll be poetic justice and also take away his supernatural edge in the war. But when she realizes the princess might be an ignorant pawn, she changes course and hides her royal identity—after all, she can’t trust an enemy, no matter how beautiful she is. Stay alive. Break the curse. Princess Kalei of Marama is moon-blessed, allowing her to resurrect her kingdom’s loyal subjects. But when she’s attacked in her safe lighthouse by a fiery pirate, her worldview is shattered once she learns what her power is really being used for. Determined to prove her innocence and willingness to stop her father, she has no choice but to trust her would-be killer to safely deliver her to the Vodaeardean princess. But who can she trust in when it seems Captain Evhen is not the only one who wants her dead?

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BAD FOR ME: AN ANTHOLOGY OF DARK AND FORBIDDEN ROMANCES  by Various

VS Note: Listed in Paranormal Romance.

This isn’t about right or wrong. This is about how far we’re willing to go to claim what’s ours, consequences be damned. These tantalizing, forbidden, dark romances by your favorite authors will make your heart pound and your toes curl.     Amazon

CHILLED TO THE CRONE (A SPELL’S ANGELS COZY MYSTERY BOOK 11) by Amanda M Lee

Winter has descended on Hawthorne Hollow like a chilly blanket, and all Scout Randall wants to do with her days is snuggle in bed with her gas station chicken and wait for spring to arrive. Nothing in her life ever goes the way she planned, however. There are gods afoot, as if Scout didn’t have enough to deal with. The Nordic goddess Skadi is in town, and she has something specific on her mind. With the new lamia apex down for the count—whether she’ll survive her ultimate transition, nobody can say—Scout thinks she has some breathing room to get to know the family that’s only recently come to town. Instead, she’s got a god to deal with, and Skadi means business. Scout’s magic is ever-evolving but is she strong enough to face a god? When another god arrives hellbent on fighting it out with the first god, Scout thinks things can’t get worse. She’s wrong. Things can always get worse. A god fight is not what Scout was anticipating it. It’s upon her, though. Worse, it seems one of the gods might be partnering with the lamia apex with domination on their minds. What does that mean? An end for them all. Scout has been reticent about facing her new reality. She’s out of time, though. She either has to agree to take on the mantle of the pixie apex, or Hawthorne Hollow—and ultimately the world—will fall into ruin. It’s time for a war. Is Scout ready?     AmazonKU     AB

WHAT GROWS IN THE DARK: A NOVEL by Jaq Evans

VS Note: Queer horror.

Sixteen years ago, Brigit Weylan’s older sister, Emma, walked into the woods in their small hometown of Ellis Creek. She never walked out. People said she was troubled—in the months leading up to her death, she was convinced there was a monster in those trees. Marked by the tragedy, Brigit left town and never looked back. Now Brigit travels around the country investigating paranormal activity (and faking the results) with her cameraman, Ian. But when she receives a call from Ellis Creek, she’s thrust into the middle of a search for two missing teenagers. As Brigit and Ian are drawn further into the case, the parallels to Emma’s death become undeniable. And worse, Brigit can’t explain what’s happening to her: trees appearing in her bedroom in the middle of the night, something with a very familiar laugh watching her out in the darkness, and Emma’s voice on her phone, reminding Brigit to finish what they started. More and more, it looks like Emma was right: there is a monster in Ellis Creek, and it’s waited a long time for Brigit to come home.

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MAGIC CAGED (CURSED SHIFTERS BOOK FOUR) by Charmaine Ross

A blind mage. An unknown land. Mates who can never bond. My lack of sight has made me invisible. I’m nothing. Unworthy. Until I’m thrust into the unknown land of Faerie and the arms of two powerful Griffon shifters. They say I’m their mate, but a missing bond brother and a frozen wasteland stand between us and our bond. I can’t let them claim me. A woman who will never complete them. They think I’m one of the true Chosen. The key to saving Faerie and all who reside here, but I’m not who they think I am. If I had the grimoire inside me, surely I’d know? I’m not magical. I’m not a shifter. Their trust in me is misplaced. But as our enemy hunts us down they do the unthinkable and bond me to them. They see my soul and their greatest mistake.

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COLD AS A WITCH’S TEQUILA SUNRISE (A WITCH ON THE ROCKS COZY MYSTERY BOOK SEVEN) by Lilly Harper Hart

The big day has arrived. Hali Waverly is finally getting the surgery she so desperately needs. Her boyfriend Gray Hunter is determined to be by her side for it. She thinks she’s ready for it. Is she, though? The surgery itself goes off without a hitch. Hali’s recovery is another story. Ceding control of her beloved tiki bar to her brother and her boyfriend’s brother only amps up her anxiety. Things get worse when a storm hits, and it’s of the magical variety instead of the natural. When a body is found in the aftermath, things are bad. Things get worse when the body is identified as belonging to a local pack member, and the last person seen with the woman is Gray’s mother. Helene, of course, denies being up to anything nefarious. Unfortunately for her, Hali is in on her big secret, and it’s time to share it. Hali thought the hardest thing in the world would be the surgery. She was wrong. Now she has to tell the man she loves about his mother’s betrayal and keep him from cutting his parents out of his life forever because of it. It’s not just the pack closing in, though. The dark merrow are also making their move. Hali’s small sliver of beach is about to become very crowded. Even though this is the exact worst time for a war, Hali finds herself embroiled in one. One side will fall forever. Hali wants to be on the winning team because if she’s not, they’ll all die.
The big battle is here.     AmazonKU

MESMERIZED BY DRAGON SHIP CAPTAIN (DRAGON HEROES OF ALASKA) by Lisa Daniels

This tall, handsome man entered my life during a dark time when I had never felt more alone. He was like a prince entering my ruined childhood and giving me a few hours of escape. Then he disappeared. 
Nearly two decades later, I find him in the last place I would expect him. 
He’s the captain of a shifter ship. Taken by an opportunity to get close to him, I joined without any real consideration. Everyone on this ship is damaged, But no one more than their captain. He’s changed. Or maybe I just wasn’t old enough to understand his pain. He’s looking for redemption. I’m looking for connectivity. Will we be able to help each other through our emotional scars? Or are we doomed to burn those cherished memories?     AmazonKU     AB

THE SNACCIDENT by Holly Day

VS Note: Psychic empath.

As a highly sensitive empath, Timothy Rose is in constant need of food. He has a hard time keeping his mental shields up, and snacks help. A little. He spends most of his days avoiding people since he easily overloads. The only person he’s ever wanted to be close to is Rush Evans, his brother’s best friend. But years ago, Rush turned him down despite hooking up with everything with a pulse, so now Timothy refuses to go anywhere near him. When Timothy’s brother begs him to give Rush a ride to his wedding, Timothy says no. Initially. He should’ve stuck to his guns because nothing ever goes as planned when Rush is nearby, and simply because Timothy can sense Rush wanting him this time around, and the two of them have a bit of an accident and end up in a small room with only one bed, doesn’t mean he should throw caution to the wind. Right?      Amazon     Apple Books 

OF SWORD AND SILVER (A CONQUEROR’S KINGDOM BOOK ONE)  by January Bell

We’re supposed to hate each other, but I need him if I want to live. I stole from the wrong mark— a disciple of the death god. Instead of a priceless treasure, I’m left with a killer curse. The only one who can stop it? A dark warrior known as The Sword, the most feared of all the death god’s worshippers. Wonderful. To make things worse, he’s currently rotting in a cell for murdering the followers of my goddess. But I’ve never let a little thing like the law stop me, and I certainly won’t now, not when the most important thing to me is on the line: my life. I manage to break The Sword out of his prison, and he swears to help me find a cure for the blood curse in return for his freedom. We have to learn to rely on one another… and manage to build a grudging respect that might just be turning into something more. No matter what he says, though, The Sword seems to have his own agenda on my quest for the cure. If I want to live, I have to figure out his plan before it’s too late. Trust’s never come easy to me, but betrayal’s never hurt so much.   AmazonKU

GROUND TRAINING (IMMORTAL OUTCASTS SERIES BOOK FIVE) by Mandy M Roth

Former Immortal Operative Ace Hargraves is a genetically altered super soldier shapeshifter who has spent twenty-five years trying to atone for his past sins. It’s high time he learns to stop living in the past and with regrets. But when Ace finds himself standing before someone whom he believed to be dead and gone, his entire world shifts on its axis. Now it’s all he can do to wrap his mind around the fact she’s not only alive but is his mate, not to mention the enemy is anything but gone.

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MUD BUGS AND CHERISHED HUGS (TWISTED SISTERS MIDLIFE MAELSTROM BOOK 10) by Brenda Trim

For a brief moment, tranquility comes to Willowberry Plantation until a nymph decides to take an unannounced sabbatical, and the Six Twisted Sisters kick into action quicker than you can say “spell check.” Beneath the charming exterior of the magical manor lies a labyrinth of secrets as tangled as the vines that adorn its facade. Picture this: a centuries-old feud dripping with more drama than a soap opera, featuring the original owner’s wife and a rival witch. Love triangles, tunnels that snake like gossip in a small town, and curses activated during a magical storm that would make Shakespeare nod in approval. As our daring heroines dive into the mess, they uncover more jealousies than a reality TV show, and the strife runs deeper than an underground river. With every ancient grudge unearthed, the sisters inch closer to the heart of the mystery, where dark magic threatens not just the serenity of their supernatural sanctuary but also the lives of their eccentric neighbors. It’s a race against time, tangled emotions, and curses that refuse to stay buried. Will the Six Twisted Sisters save their friends and the precious haven they’ve crafted, or will Willowberry Plantation succumb to the tempest of dark magic, turning their idyllic retreat into a metaphysical battleground? Buckle up, because this is one magical mystery ride where sarcasm is the weapon of choice, and drama is the least of their worries.   AmazonKU

DEALING WITH MAPINGUARI AND DOGGED ENGINEERS  (tHE SORCEROR’S GRIMOIRE BOOK TWO) by AJ Sherwood

As Shakespeare once said, the course of true love never did run smooth.Since parting with Adrien after their first case, Hugh Quartermain has committed himself to one fact: he wants Adrien. With the months’ long trip to Brazil ahead of them, Hugh should have no problem confessing, right? The problem is the universe seems determined to thwart Hugh. Between creatures terrorizing his worksite, bothersome Americans, and not having any alone time with Adrien, Hugh’s foiled at every turn. When Hugh does get Adrien one-on-one, his advances always hit the wall Adrien refuses to lower, but the rare flare of desire in Adrien’s gaze motivates him to keep trying. Come hell or highwater, Hugh will confess to Adrien. He just has to figure out how first.     AmazonKU

THE SEA WITCH’S DEBT: PREQUEL TO THE STONE MERMAID by Aisha Urooj

Ursula would go to any lengths to gain power, no matter the cost. However, when a handsome general comes into her life, she finds herself behaving differently. Has Ursula truly changed her ways, or is she only fooling herself? When dark magic calls her name, would the sea witch be able to resist its powerful allure? This is the prequel to ‘The Stone Mermaid’. Read the story of Ursula, King Brutus, Vladimir, and others, set a thousand years before the sequel. ‘The Sea Witch’s Debt’ and ‘The Stone Mermaid’ form a magical, mythical duology about mermaids and other legendary sea creatures and monsters.

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DREAMER’S WEB (MOONSHADOW BAY SERIES BOOK 11) by Yasmine Galenorn

It’s a new year, and Killian and I are finally married. Ari’s salon, in my old house, is nearly finished. My ERS is still plaguing me, but my doctor has found the right mixture of herbs to neutralize as many of the symptoms as possible. At work, we’re following up on some UFO reports from around the area, though I have no intentions on becoming a guinea pig in an alien’s medical laboratory. And during my birthday, I’m given a gift from an unknown source. An antique mirror, that I remember from somewhere–but I’m not sure. The mirror is harboring a portal into a nightmare carnival of a world, where ghosts are the least of the problems. An unwelcome spirit from my past is there, and he’s determined to break through and make my life a living hell. We have to stop him before he escapes from the mirror and this time–manages to kill me.      Amazon     Kobo

ORSON by Elva Birch

Orson: I was sent to Alaska to run an established security company that Grizzly Guardians is taking over, and I’m determined to be gruff and take-charge like my brothers and cousins to prove that I’ve got what it takes. No more screw-up youngest brother. I’m New Orson, grouchy and solid…until I meet my mate and lose my heart and my head. Alex: I’m Alex Vex and I brought this security company back from the brink long before Grizzly Guardians waltzed in to buy it out. I’ll have to swallow my pride and put on a bubble-headed facade to appease my new boss, no matter how much it galls me to see someone step in to take credit for all of my hard work and success. I’ll be sparkle and sunshine if it kills me…and it just might! When Orson proposes a trip north, I can’t say no…just like I can’t say no to Orson’s grumpy good looks or the tantalizing secrets that he’s hiding. But someone is trying to sabotage our trip, and when it isn’t a room with only one bed, it’s someone trying to get us both out of the picture altogether.     AmazonKU

VILLAIN AND THE GEEK (THE WOLF’S MATE BOOK SWEVEN) by L C Davis and Joel Abernathy

wapped for his brother as the freshly claimed mate of the ruthless alpha Constantine, nerdy bookworm Devon is in way over his head. Constantine is an ice storm in human–and beast–form, and Devon has only ever had book boyfriends. Yet every time he’s sure he’s drowning, he finds himself safe in Constantine’s strong embrace. But Constantine is certain it’s dangerous to believe their bond means anything other than a peace treaty between the Grayridge and Stone Hollow wolves. Not just to his pack, but to the innocent, vulnerable omega himself. Devon wants–needs–Constantine to love him, but love is not something a beast like him is capable of. Then again, neither is fear. And for the first time in his life, Constantine is afraid.      AmazonKU

LOVE IN VEIN by Lynn Rush

Not all Vampires are out for blood – Thea’s hope for a fresh start in the Vampire-friendly town of Radon, Arizona, comes to a screeching halt when she finds out the boy she likes, and is sort-of dating, is in danger from a lethal version of her kind. She’s not exactly sure what’s scarier, facing her true feelings for super-hot, movie-loving quarterback, Ethan Drake, or the repercussions of him finding out she’s a Vampire. At this point, keeping him safe is priority number one, and she can only hope to prove that not all Vampires are out for his blood.     AmazonKU

BUTCHER OF THE FOREST by Premee Mohamed

VS Note: Readers seemed to like this but quite a few mention how short it is and wanted more. A sequel maybe? I put it on my TBR as a maybe.

A world-weary woman races against the clock to survive a deadly forest in this dark, otherworldly fairytale from Nebula and World Fantasy Award-winning author Premee Mohamed. At the northern edge of a land ruled by a merciless foreign tyrant lies a wild, forbidden forest ruled by powerful magic. Veris Thorn—the only one to ever enter the forest and survive—is forced to go back inside to retrieve the tyrant’s missing children. Inside await traps and trickery, ancient monsters, and hauntings of the past. One day is all Veris is afforded. One misstep will cost everything.

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HEARTLESS HUNTER (THE CRIMSON MOTH BOOK ONE) by Karen Ciccarelli

VS Note: from FEB 20.

On the night Rune’s life changed forever, blood ran in the streets. Now, in the aftermath of a devastating revolution, witches have been diminished from powerful rulers to outcasts ruthlessly hunted due to their waning magic, and Rune must hide what she is. Spending her days pretending to be nothing more than a vapid young socialite, Rune spends her nights as the Crimson Moth, a witch vigilante who rescues her kind from being purged. When a rescue goes wrong, she decides to throw the witch hunters off her scent and gain the intel she desperately needs by courting the handsome Gideon Sharpe – a notorious and unforgiving witch hunter loyal to the revolution – who she can’t help but find herself falling for. Gideon loathes the decadence and superficiality Rune represents, but when he learns the Crimson Moth has been using Rune’s merchant ships to smuggle renegade witches out of the republic, he inserts himself into her social circles by pretending to court her right back. He soon realizes that beneath her beauty and shallow façade, is someone fiercely intelligent and tender who feels like his perfect match. Except, what if she’s the very villain he’s been hunting?

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GARY THE ONCE AND FORMER KING: MM FANTASY ROMANCE (THE UNWANTED KING BOOK TWO) by Isabel Murray

The Kingdom of Estla is in turmoil. Power plays, intrigue, and plots seethe in the corridors of power. And Gary of a Hundred Days, Last of the Tyrant Kings is…well. He’s dead. That’s what (almost) everyone thinks, anyway. As far as Gary’s concerned, they can go ahead and keep thinking it. He’s busy living a whole new life with his beloved Magnus on a homestead in the heartland of Caithen—a kingdom where they don’t want to kill him—and he’s learning all sorts of interesting things about exactly what it means to be a husband and a bondmate. Okay, he’s trying to learn. It’s turning out to be a lot harder than he thought. Callin, the ex-stable lad and Gary’s new (first!) best friend, has been less than helpful when it comes to giving Gary the correct advice on how to proceed in intimate matters. The books Gary ordered for instructional purposes are taking forever to arrive. And just as he’s starting to make progress in the bedchamber, Gary’s past as the rightful King of Estla rises up once more.     AmazonKU

LOVING THE LUSTROUS LEADER (WITNESS TO HISTORY) by Audra Hershey

Moira has filled her time with non-stop classes, photo shoots, and hookups when she feels the need. But when she’s hurled through time in the Natural History Museum, she meets the last man she might have expected…Alexander the Great! The museum has a mind of its own…Moira’s name means “fate” or “destiny” in Greek. Her beauty fated her to be a child model, but she’s not planning to stay in front of the cameras. Alexander is a prince of Macedon. Tired of the concubines and courtesans of his father’s court, the young prince asked his friend to procure for him a woman like none he had ever known before. As Moira arrives in his bed-chamber, he’s unaware that his friend gave up a hopeless quest. Instead, a modern museum provided his partner for a night of ecstasy that would change both their fates! After one night, both lovers decide to spend their lives together, at least in bed. But again, Moira is thrown across time to return to the exact moment she left, aching for her ancient lover. How can Moira find her way back to Alexander? LOVING THE LUSTROUS LEADER finds Moira searching for a way back to her ancient love and saving him from his mysterious end, likely at the hands of his generals. Moira and Alexander are two star-crossed lovers who meet three times in the course of history – the famous emperor who accomplished amazing feats before his untimely death, and the woman from the future who vows to save him.

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DEAD GIRL by Kerrie Faye

Dying has its perks…mostly. Bullied teen, Ember O’Neill goes from the weird girl to the tyrant of her school when she is resurrected from a deadly prank. Now secretly supernatural, she dethrones the school drama queen and snags the hot new guy, but her reign is at risk when the Order, a heretical sect, sends an assassin to eliminate her. Ember must expose her powers, potentially losing all she has gained, in order to save herself and her friends as her killer closes in.

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DEAD LETTER DELIVERY (THE GLASS LIBRARY BOOK FOUR) by C J Archer

The discovery of long-lost mail delivers a marriage proposal, a missing person, and a magical mystery. A road trip with Gabe and her friends leads Sylvia to discover more about her mother’s veiled past yet throws up several questions, too. The stack of unopened letters addressed to her family will hopefully provide answers. As she delves into the contents, a startling revelation emerges: the letters allude to a clandestine union between two magician families, hinting at the elusive identity of Sylvia’s father. Full of hope, she embarks on a quest to find the author of the letters, only to discover an artless youth who vanished decades ago, a dead man with the wrong name, and a hospital for former soldiers that connects them. The further Sylvia and Gabe delve into these mysteries, the more lies they expose, including long-buried secrets that certain individuals will stop at nothing to protect. When danger strikes, Sylvia wonders if finding answers is worth the risk.

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A BOND FOR DOMINIC (ALASKA PEBBLE GIFTERS BOOK EIGHT) by Amy Bellows

Flint never found his pebble. Fairy penguin shifters can’t bond to a mate without one, but Flint intends to find love anyway. Even if that means looking for his mate among polar bear shifters who never commit to their partners for more than a few years. Dominic needs a fake mate. His father is trying to set him up with the local matchmaker to preserve the family line. The only way out is to find a mate on his own. When Dominic meets Flint at a bar, he immediately likes him. After a whirlwind night together, he asks Flint to pretend to be his mate. But Flint has no intention of keeping things pretend. He wants Dominic, and plans to win him over for real. Flint may not have a pebble, but he has a plan. And Dominic will soon discover that he doesn’t give up easily.   AmazonKU

UPON SHATTERED BONDS (THE IMMORTAL ACCORDS BOOK SEVEN) by Anna Hawke

After learning the lesson firsthand, Nina has guarded herself and her clan against any threat. When her defenses fail, an assassination attempt leaves her vulnerable. With their bitter history poisoning their mating bond, she can either accept Zeke’s help and stay alive—or fight alone. Zeke prides himself on honor and integrity, but is haunted by a past riddled with tragedy. When Nina is injured, he’s desperate to protect her and bring the people who did it to justice. As a Raeth sovereign, he must choose between his clan or his fated mate. Nina and Zeke find themselves tied together in a perilous game surrounded by lies and half-truths. The question is: will they survive, or will they let the past claim their lives?     AmazonKU

HANDCUFFED TO THE GARGOYLE (MECKLENBERG MONSTERS BOOK FOUR) by Jove  Chambers

Last night, Essence Quill had the worst, the most awkward sex with her friend and co-worker Decker Naggs, who happens to be a gargoyle.
So, naturally, what happens tonight is that they end up handcuffed together with magical handcuffs that won’t come off. Naturally, the guy who goes to find a spell to get them off disappears, and they can’t find him. Naturally, she and Decker have to talk. Decker wants a do-over. He thinks if they try again, the sex could be better. He thinks they’d make a great couple. Essence is definitely attracted to him, but she can’t help but feel like they don’t really mesh. And besides, the stakes are too high. If this doesn’t work out, their friendship, their workplace environment, their entire lives are ruined.     AmazonKU

TIDAL ANCESTRY (THE OCEAN APOTHECARY SERIES BOOK TWO) by Amanda Casey

Two sea nymphs. One tide. Can they calm the violent storms at sea created by their ancestors? Amphitrite set out to restore the fertility of the sea over three thousand years ago. With the fae queen in her possession, she’s determined to slay a fae king and save her friend from a curse born of fae blood. Finding the ancient king who guards the sacred mountain is easier said than done. She must flirt her way through the frozen world of ancient Scotland alongside Damien’s giant huntsman ancestor. Selia is taking her first steps into the unknown world of motherhood. With a new fiancé and a baby on the way, she’s quickly getting lost in her cozy new life among Damien’s Scottish family. She’s haunted by the spirit of a selkie who claims she stole something from her ancestors. To ensure the pulse of her baby is healthy, she must learn everything she can about an ancient bond she failed to form with a storm dragon. With the arrival of the winter solstice, Amphitrite’s window of opportunity opens to work her magic on Damien’s ancestors. While she sets out to navigate the frozen terrain of Winter Forest to track down the fae king, Selia discovers that not even her memories are safe from the wickedly seductive salt venom. Friends become foes as Amphitrite and Selia fight to turn the tides in their favor. Will the ancestors side with the two sea nymphs? Or will the tides turn against them both?   AmazonKU

ENCHANTED BY YOU (MAGE MATCH BOOK ONE) by Fel Fern and Kara Kitt

In my world, mages and foxes don’t mix…Ollie – As the eldest son of the eldest son of the McGowans, my mage family expects great things from me. But all I’ve turned out to be is a massive disappointment. Bringing a shifter to a family gathering isn’t winning me any brownie points… even if said shifter is as handsome as a fox. I’ve had a thing for James Mullins for as long as I can remember. James insists we’re better off as friends, but… what if that’s about to change? James – I thought I knew every single thing about Ollie, but it turns out he’s been keeping massive secrets from me. How did I not know his family is a big deal in the magical community? Even worse, they despise shifters—especially me. When a rogue warlock targets Ollie, I’m not leaving my mate’s side until the threat is gone. Hold on, did I just call Ollie my mate?   AmazonKU

STORM OF SECRETS AND SORROW (THE LEGACY SERIES BOOK TWO) by Melissa Roehrich

A choice to make. Tessalyn Ausra’s fate has always been out of her hands. Still bonded to the Heir of Endings, she now finds herself with more control than ever before. Everyone wants something from her, and she has to choose a side. But in a realm full of villains, she trusts no one, and she has secrets of her own to keep. A plan to salvage. Control and knowledge have always been Theon St. Orcas’s greatest weapons, but both have slipped through his fingers. Given a task by the rulers of the realm, he’s racing against the clock to get his plans back on track. But as myths become reality, he finds himself fighting more than time in an effort to keep what’s his or lose it all to fury. A fate to alter. Axel St. Orcas has never minded rubbing shoulders with the depraved rather than the elite. It’s easier to hide his shame among the corrupt. But with each passing day, he risks triggering a curse and endangering those he cares for most. He’ll sacrifice anything to keep them safe, even if that means giving up everything he is. Who will be left standing when Chaos comes to reign?      AmazonKU

SAVAGE DAEMONS (THE WOLF IN THE WILD BOOK FOUR) by Laura Hignett

The battle for the fate of the earth has begun…A Lightbringer has crept into our realm, slithering in before the deadline, with brand-new sinister plans. Chloe must face her past, her deepest fears, and survive a trek through the darkest depths of all the realms to get her true love back. And Dwayne … well, let’s not spoil his story. Although the “King of Chaos” has a nice ring to it.    AmazonKU

THE VAMPIRE AND THE CASE OF THE WAYWARD WEREWOLF (THE PORTLOCK PARANORMAL DETECTIVE SERIES BOOK ONE) by Heather G Harris and Jilleen Dolbeare

Someone paid the vampire king’s creepy son to turn me into one of the bitey undead. I’m not hanging about to find out who or why. The vampires want me to stay with them for one hundred years of indentured servitude but I have this thing about following orders so I ran from the streets of London to the wilds of Alaska. I have an eidetic memory and a can-do attitude. I can-do anything to get away from the vampire king. So when the Sheriff of Portlock, a hidden paranormal town, invites me to be his assistant, I say sure thing. It beats servitude hands down. At first things seem ideal in Portlock, I make a new friend and even get asked out on a date. But the truth is, there are secrets aplenty. The paranormal council are at each other’s throats, figuratively of course. But then someone rips out a werewolf’s throat, literally this time. I need to work with the Sheriff to find the killer, before he strikes again. We just need to winnow through werewolf pack issues, council politics, and more suspects than you can shake a stake at. Simple. Portlock is a melting pot of witches, necromancers, vampires and shifters, but things are starting to boil over. I hope I don’t get burnt.   AmazonKU

DOUBLE BIGFOOT TROUBLE: MM PARANORMAL ROMANCE WITH BIGFOOT (DELANEY’S BIGFOOT BOOK THREE) by Delaney Rain

Huck Savage used to think he was a pretty awesome TV personality. Nowadays, though, he’s just schlepping around the country pretending to find evidence of the supernatural and, wow, is he done doing that. But quitting without a fallback or even a vague plan isn’t something he can handle. Everything changes when Huck discovers two Bigfoot in flagrante delicto who then decide to include Huck in their fiery passions. And not only is that the best he’s ever known, he’s also feeling loved better than ever before. So he gets his Bigfoot lovers a mobile phone and comes back to them whenever he can get away from the next shoot. And then Huck and the crew of Prowl’s Is It Out There? show find themselves in Baker, Idaho, on the Rebecca Merz Nature Reserve to do a show about Bigfoot. Huck’s are well aware of the community near Baker and so meet Huck there. But there’s more the Baker than any of them realize and maybe, just maybe, that could be where they all make their new home. Telling family and friends where they’re going to live requires a road trip that ends up being a car chase when a very unhappy fan refuses to allow Huck to get away with keeping the truth about Bigfoot a secret from the world. Can these three shake off her interest and finally have the happy ending they deserve?     AmazonKU

CELESTIA: YEAR FOUR (ASLAN ACADEMY: UNICORN BLESSED CHRONICLES BOOK FOUR) by Avery Phoenix

The Darkness is always portrayed as evil, but what if the Darkness simply wants to be accepted like any other element? To be…good and save humans and shifters alike? Celestia Rainbow goes from the lands of the living to another realm far darker and more depressing than she’d ever imagined. Not only does she have to accept the darkness inside her, she must now change her perspective and realize that there are two sides to every tale. Without her men and family to assist, it’s time for Odion to help Celestia find the real truth of who she is – or inevitably, who they all were in the past. A journey into the Dark World opens a door of memories and delivers all the answers she needs to be the unicorn shifter she was destined to be. Time is running out as dimensions across the galaxies are being overtaken by the Darkness. It’s up to Aslan’s Elite Unicorn Shifter to use everything she’s discovered, reunite with her lovers, family, and trusty familiar, and save the world as they know it before it’s engulfed in black.     AmazonKU

ASSISTED MURDER (A KARA HILDER MYSTERY BOOK NINE) by Jenna St James

A Valkyrie with Haphazard Magic – A Fallen Angel Seeking Redemption – An Unlikely Crime-Solving Duo – When the Paranormal Apprehension & Detention Agency asks Zane and Kara to go undercover in a supernatural assisted living facility (retirement center), it’s only natural for them to bring along Rota to pose as a new resident. Determined to find out who’s targeting one of the residents, the crime-solving team gets to work investigating. Between inappropriate Karaoke, self-defense classes, and stakeouts with a pygmy marmoset, Kara worries she’s in over her head. But when Rota is marked as the next target, Kara pulls herself up by the bootstraps and fights. After all, it’s the nature of a Valkyrie. With the help of Zane and Goliath, can Kara save her grandmother? Or will this be Rota’s last stop before Valhalla?   AmazonKU

BEAUTY AND THE BEARS: HYDORNIAN BEAR SHIFTERS (COVETED PREY BOOK 21) by L V Lane

It has been my papa and me since I was little, and he swore he wanted it that way. Then he met someone while visiting his cousin, and the next thing I knew, he was getting married. As it turns out, I like my new stepmother. Her three strapping sons, not so much. They are bossy and overbearing and hate me just as much as I hate them. Only they are always sneaking off, and I get the feeling my stepbrothers are hiding something from me…. Which is why I defy their orders and find myself in danger. They save me, I discover their secret, and now a very different kind of trouble is coming for me. Beauty and The Bears is a short and spicy why choose, with a bratty heroine who finds herself in trouble and three hot bear shifters willing to do whatever it takes to keep her safe.   AmazonKU

MEAN GHOSTS (THE BEECHWOOD HARBOR GHOST MYSTERIES BOOK EIGHT) by Danielle Garrett

Sometimes a graveside goodbye isn’t the end. That’s usually when I get a middle of the night phone call. In this case, the person seeking help from their friendly neighborhood reaper is none other than the director of Beechwood’s funeral home. Who may be more of a frenemy than a friend. Oops. Here’s to hoping I can help rid the funeral home of its latest unwanted guest without burning the last bits of kindling on the bridge back to Karla’s good graces. After all, if there’s one person you want on your side, it’s a summoner of the dead.     AmazonKU

HOUSE OF CRIMSON HEARTS (KINGDOM OF IMMORTAL LOVERS BOON ONE) by Ruby Roe

Once upon a time, a vampire corrupted a hunter. Octavia Beaumont, one of the original three vampires, is determined to run the city. Red, an expert hunter, is hell-bent on getting revenge on the vampire that turned her sister. When deadly trials for the heir of the city begin, Red and Octavia are forced to work together. Octavia wants a crown. Red wants blood. But there’s only one first place. To win, they’re going to have to trust each other. But teamwork is not easy when their past is filled with betrayal…A betrayal Red can’t remember. Someone is lying. Someone has a secret. Everyone has a hidden agenda. The last thing Red and Octavia want to do is fall in love… But hearts remember, even when the mind doesn’t. To win the trials and get revenge…They must reveal a truth that will shatter their souls. Remember a past that will break their hearts. And fight a war that will change the face of the city forever. Three tasks. Three choices. Three sacrifices. All of them have a cruel price. The question is, are they willing to pay it?

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EVELYN’S ENFORCER (LOST SIREN SERIES BOOK SIX) by Stephanie Hudson

What do you do when running is no longer an option? When the man hunting you not only found you…But now wanted to make you his prisoner? And worse yet, why did that new title make me squirm and want to give myself to him? My Demon captor. Ryker’s world was so much more complicated than I ever imagined, and discovering my place in it, even more so. A place by his side was exactly where he wanted me, Like the treasures he horded, I was his new prize. But what was to be the price for falling in love with a Demon named Greed…? I was about to find out. For he was my Enforcer and, together, Not even murder could tear us apart. But what about Hell?     AmazonKU

BROKEN FLAMES by MK Ahearn

In a world divided by elemental abilities, four kingdoms have rarely known peace. Koraine always dreamed of seeing the world, and escaping the confines of Morwen, the water kingdom she grew up in. Finally that wish was coming true. Except at a price. She was being forced to marry the prince of their rival kingdom, Abelon the kingdom of fire. Bellamy always knew one day he would become king. He spent every day trying to prove himself as prince to a father with impossible expectations. Never once had he questioned the king’s demands. Until his marriage was announced. Being forced to marry a nobleman’s daughter from his rival kingdom had never been a part of his plan. With war on the horizon, the pair must first survive the months of traditions leading to their impending marriage. The more they resist and try to fight the inevitable, the harder they find it to deny the feelings buried deep in their hearts.     AmazonKU

BREEDERS by Faye Knightly

To serve the pack, I must touch the untouchable girl. Cassie. Shrouded in darkness, I watched her when we were children, helplessly drawn to her light. She’s always been the one woman I could lose myself in. It’s an obsession I’m only able to shake when we’re separated at puberty, and I find new purpose guarding the pack borders. But I’m not prepared when I’m selected for the breeding program and find Cassie in a heat-induced-lust-state begging me to take her. Behind the ram’s mask, my identity is secure, and I’m free to let loose the beast within. It’s part of the program. Natural. Expected. I just have to find a way to make sure it ends there. Pack above all. Cassie – Ecstatic to be chosen for the breeding program, I’m thrilled my dream of becoming a pack mother can come true. But I have to survive the program first, and with no exposure to men since puberty, the thought of a slew of masked strangers visiting me during my heat is terrifying. Or it should be terrifying, until the heat takes hold, and the man with the ram’s mask enters my room. With his firm touch, he puts all my fears at ease and plays my body like it’s an instrument he was born to. I want him, but I find myself craving more than our brief encounters in the breeding room. I want to know him, and with all paired breeders being housed together between heats, he’s here somewhere among the men of my dorm. Something tells me that when I unmask him, it’ll all make sense. Game on.     AmazonKU

THE HUNT (SENTINEL WORLD SERIES BOOK THREE) by Ivy Asher

Fight, win, advance my alpha’s agenda, and keep my family safe. Simple. Until my little sister is taken, and everything around me comes crashing down. Betrayed by the pack I swore fealty to, I cut ties and start hunting for Harlow on my own. Little did I know that my search would put me on a collision course with everything I’ve been running from. I’ve been hiding for years, protecting my secrets and my family at all costs while lurking in the shadows where it’s safe. Now, I’m stuck with a group of shifter knights in shining armor who think they can help me. I start to think maybe they can until my past finally catches up with me, and I run into a Sentinel. She isn’t the first who’s been sent to take me out, and she won’t be the last. I need to kill the Sentinel before she can tell the others where I am, then get rid of the knights, regardless of how much my wolf wants to keep them, so I can find my sister and disappear again. Good thing fighting is what I do. I don’t know how to quit or back down, and when it comes to Harlow, I’ll do whatever it takes. Fuck the consequences and anyone who gets in my way.     AmazonKU

COURT OF BONE AND AMETHYST (DARK FAR GUARDIAN BOOK TWO) by Aurora Grey

The Court of Nightmares has been taken by the enemy and Sarielle and Zyren are on the run, in search of an army that can help them win the war ahead. They’re the only ones who can save Valaron, but Sarielle’s magic is out of control, Zyren is fighting inner demons, and neither of them can trust the other. In order to make things right, they must work together, but that may prove to be the one thing neither can do. When they reach the Court of Memory in the far north, in hopes of making an alliance and winning back the throne, they find themselves entangled in even more danger and deception. But the darkest secret is the one Sarielle is keeping from the man she loves.     AmazonKU

OLEANDER (ELEMENTAL DESIRES BOOK ONE) by Charli Meadows

Oleander – Even though I am a Fae prince and the heir to the Aurorian throne, I’ve locked myself away for the past five years, refusing to use my magic. I’m a toxic disaster waiting to be unleashed. My power is dangerous. Lethal. The kingdom is better off without me. But my mother is the queen, and by her royal decree, I must attend Elemental Academy alongside my twin brother, Flame. I’ll be king one day, and the clock is ticking to prove that I can control my power. My poison. I don’t have to search very far before I find someone willing to help me practice my magic. However, as our connection deepens, I start to second guess using my new friend to learn how to control the toxins festering inside of me. I’ve been hiding in the dark for years, but Skyler’s aura is too bright to ignore, which terrifies me because one kiss could extinguish it forever.
Skyler – I’ve been an Air Fae for all of one week before I’m kidnapped, taken to another world, and forced to enroll in some kind of supernatural academy. Although, I have no one to blame but myself after I accidentally created a devastating tornado and sent it tearing through my hometown. It turns out I’m half-human, half-Fae, and I need to learn control. So, I’m biding my time, following the rules, but I don’t belong here. I’m determined to leave, and my only way home just might be an intriguing fairy prince who shows up late and keeps to himself. He’s an outsider like me, and if the rumors are true, then rightfully so. His kiss is poison, but I’m reckless, headstrong, and ready to tempt fate.     AmazonKU

SECRETS AND PSYCHICS (A SPELLBOUND BOOKSHOP MYSTERY BOOK TWO) by J A Whiting

It’s May in the seacoast town of Hamlet, Massachusetts and Shelby Price is enjoying the warmth of the spring weather. Her bookshop has an outdoor patio where customers can sit to read, sip a beverage, or eat some pastry. Five months ago, Shelby fell off a ladder and hit her head and when she woke up, she could hear her cat talking to her. Not only could she converse with the feline, but she started to develop some paranormal powers. Initially shocked and frightened by what was going on, Shelby came to accept her new skills and has been working to better understand what she can do with them. The Hamlet Museum has a valuable heirloom necklace on loan from a Boston museum and the exhibition is about to open. Shelby and her best friend Lucy are allowed to visit the exhibition early and they’re excited to see the necklace that has a connection to their town. When they arrive, something terrible has happened and they are thrust into a new mystery. With the help of her friend, a town detective, and her cat Harper, will Shelby be able to use her newly-discovered paranormal skills to help the detective find clues to the crime before people start to die?     AmazonKU

BLESSED BY A HIGHLAND CURSE (A MACKAY CLAN LEGEND) by Maeve Greyson

Newly divorced, teetering on bankruptcy, and about to lose her land, Rachel Hawkins is hanging on by a frazzled thread, but she’s still hanging on and that’s what counts. But when she dreams about a handsome Highlander who treats her to a hotter night of loving than any she’s ever read about and then shows up on her doorstep the next morning, she wonders if her frazzled thread has snapped. While it’s true her grandmother was a talented witch and trained Rachel before she died, Granny never said anything about conjuring up the perfect lover in a dream and having him delivered to your door the next day. The last thing she needs right now is a man to complicate the mess that is her life. Unless he wants to rent out the room over her garage. Rent money? She can use that. A relationship? Not so much. Caelan MacKay, laird of Clan MacKay in the Highlands of Scotland in the year 1379, is cursed. As was his father before him, and his father’s father, and so on. Cursed to dream of his soulmate until he finds her and makes her his wife—as he has done in all previous incarnations and will do in all future ones—as long as he succeeds in this one. But…(much more blurb on ebook seller’s page)     AmazonKU

WHISPER WAVES (SOULFUL SEAS DUET BOOK ONE) by Blake Black

VS note: Cliffhanger.

Your deceased loved ones are only a whisper away. They are still here, still with you, even though you cannot see them. Unlike me, I can see them just fine. People call me weird, crazy even, but I only want to help the souls who are trapped in between and the loved ones they leave behind. Until my good intentions get me locked away and leave me broken and traumatized. So much so, I swear to never talk to a spirit again. But a road trip through the country—driving away from a home that has nothing left for me—and a night spent in the arms of tequila, helps me find myself in the embrace of a strong and handsome fisherman with ocean blue eyes. The same ocean blue eyes his three brothers have, including the one who is a ghost. He needs my help, but can I leave the shadows of my shackles behind to ensure he will find the light?     AmazonKU

CAUGHT IN THE BASILISK’S GAZE (MONSTERS OF FAERY) by Mallory Dunlin

My fated mate doesn’t want me—but if he doesn’t claim me, I die. I risked my life to help fae flee a tyrant king. When my own escape goes wrong, I’m left stranded in the wilderness with an injured, arrogant fae mercenary. The last thing he wants is to claim his mortal soulmate, but we have to rely on each other, or die. Unfortunately, he’s half-basilisk, and a single glance will kill me. Unless we mate… every three days. He’s cocky, aloof, and far too aware of what his venom does to me. From the wilderness to the fae High Court, he’s my unwilling companion—and devoted, deadly protector. I can’t help being drawn to his passion and the playfulness he only shows me. I’m hunted by a king and cursed with deadly magic I can barely control. He’s haunted by a past he refuses to acknowledge and secrets he can’t avoid. Alone, we don’t stand a chance… but together, we might bring a kingdom to its knees.     AmazonKU

MIDLIFE BILLIONAIRE CRUSH (BEAR MATES OVER FORTY BOOK 10) by Aline Ash

Dom – After inheriting Greenacre, Domhnall McLachlan aims to transform the pristine wilderness into a luxury resort, fulfilling his grandfather’s final wishes. His epic project is meticulously calculated and expected to proceed smoothly, but the locals have other ideas, and not even the prospect of them becoming overnight millionaires will tempt them to leave. Adding to the turmoil, Silver, the enigmatic and fiery leader of the rebellious shifters, presents a different challenge altogether — testing the heart of the smug billionaire and his beliefs. Silver – Silver views Greenacre as her sanctuary, a place of freedom and healing. Domhnall’s arrival, with intentions to bury her refuge under concrete, sparks her determination to protect her clan and the sacred ground they inhabit. However, Silver soon faces an unexpected dilemma. The very presence of a man she’s meant to oppose and despise challenges her heart’s defenses and stirs the animal within. Can a billionaire find his place in the untamed wilderness his grandfather was hellbent on destroying, and will Silver risk her heart for a future that could ruin everything she holds dear?     AmazonKU

DRAGON FIRE (DRAGON PROTECTION BOOK ONE) by Lilly Wilder

When dragon shifters came to Earth, they separated from their natural home. Now, I’m stuck in my small town, living life between two worlds.
As if that wasn’t bad enough, I catch the eye of the leader of my dragon clan. He wants to mate with me. And take our dragon clan home, even if it means destroying Earth. I can’t stand the idea of either. Yet I’m not strong enough to oppose him. That’s when I make a deal with three gorgeous devils. Mason. Brett. Buck. Alpha dragons of a rival clan. I should stay away from them. Yet my senses beg me to come closer. I want them. All of them. Fully. They vow to protect me and Earth. But as I give into them, I worry how much my transgression will cost me. What if I lose everything?     AmazonKU

STORM LORDS: BELOW THE SURFACE by Marie Harte

Identical quadruplet princes from a magical world. Falling in love with the women needed to save them, one element at a time. It’s the River Prince’s turn…A stand-alone urban fantasy/paranormal romance from NYT bestseller Marie Harte. As the smartest and most talented of four identical brothers, I, Marcus Storm, the River Prince, have been sent to the mundane world to find protection for our home. Evil has invaded, and time is not on our side. Ordered by the queen to find a bride to boost my magic, I’m at a loss. No one here in this Seattle is worthy of me. Heck, no one at home was either. Then I meet Tessa. She’s as infuriating as she is gorgeous. Bossy too. We don’t mix. My charm doesn’t seem to work on her and, odder still, Tessa seems to move things…with her mind. But if we’re to survive what’s coming, I need to navigate my feelings for Tessa while coming to grips with the fact that maybe I do sometimes need help. Before it’s too late.

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BLOOD OATH (CURSED LEGACIES BOOK ONE) by Morgan B Lee

Everbound University is the mandatory graduate school for anything that goes bump in the night. Not going isn’t an option, unless you want to be hunted down for illegally inhabiting the mortal world. All legacies—the descendants of the Four Houses—are required to attend because we’re all cursed, and the only way to break our curses is through binding our hearts in a quintet. Becoming part of a quintet is a dream come true. Destiny fulfilled. A gods-given, merciful blessing. For me, it’s a hard pass. I can’t be bound to anyone else. Trust me, it wouldn’t end well. So when I’m placed in a quintet, I promptly reject all four of my matches for their own good. But these powerful, gorgeous, high-profile legacies have no idea how to handle rejection, because…The cutthroat blood fae shows me his soft side. The charming dragon shifter won’t leave me alone. The unhinged nightmare prince calls me darling. And the gorgeous ice elemental is as overprotective as he is cold. They’re the kind of deadly perfection that draws attention. Which is exactly what I’m trying to avoid, since no one can know my secret. I’ll do whatever it takes to make them decide I’m not worth the chase. The problem is, no matter what I do to make them hate me, it only seems to have the opposite effect.   AmazonKU

CLAIM AND DON’T TELL (FORBIDDEN SCENTS) by rory Miles

VS Note: From FEB 23.

n my world, nothing is more important than finding a pack that’s the perfect scent match. But what happens when your matches also happen to be forbidden? Welcome to my personal hell. My name is Quinn and I can never have the pack that’s meant for me. An unexpected turn of events has me out of a job and my apartment in the same week. When my mom and step-dads set off on a tour of the world and ask me to house sit, I can’t say no. Everything is fine until my they show up, needing a place to stay while their condo is remodeled. How am I supposed to get my life together with their scents messing with my head? They’re everything I shouldn’t want, but the way I respond to them is hard to deny. Good girls don’t kiss and tell… but bad boys just might. Can I get my life together and make my mother proud, or will I fall into the arms of a forbidden pack? Meet the pack: Brady, the protective and broody one. Austin, the quiet but possessive one, and Dylan, the wild and dangerous one.     AmazonKU

THE DRAGON’S MATE PROPOSAL (THE DRAGON OVERLORDS BOOK THREE) by Riley Storm

I’m done being someone’s second best. And I have the scars from my first-marriage to prove it. Now that I’m stuck with a dragon shifter, it’s going to take more than muscles as hard as a good D to convince me that they’re serious. Of course, if it wasn’t for my big mouth I wouldn’t be in this situation to begin with. I was there when the ceasefire terms were presented by the dragons. They demanded eight women a year as tribute. My ex-husband, ‘The General’, argued that we should never surrender. I said he was an idiot, that we were losing. His response was that if I was so in favor, I should be the first to volunteer. Now I’m stuck on the Dragon Isles with a dragon who doesn’t want me. He’s just pretending, so he can pay off his debts. His former business partners have their eyes set on a whole lot more gold than before, however, and if they don’t get it, they’re going to take something else: namely me. But when he realizes he’s about to lose me, I discover that ‘my’ dragon wasn’t completely faking it after all.     AmazonKU

BULLIED BY THE ALPHA (SPARKLE HOLLOW WOLVES BOOK ONE) by Lyra Atlas

He bullied me, took my innocence, and knocked me up with his secret baby. He was my brother’s best friend. And my personal tormentor. When I told him I loved him, he just laughed at me. But now I’m back in town, and he’s the new Alpha. And what he doesn’t know is that he has a child…I was born as a shiftless wolf, adopted by a wolf mother. Everyone thought I was weak. But I have changed, and I’m weak no longer. I came back to this small town, because my child started showing signs of shifting. And so here I am, ready to face the bully from my past. But to my surprise, the bully has turned into a powerful Alpha. Vicious words are replaced by gentle touches. Fear is replaced by electricity.
I want to protect myself against him, but he breaks right through my walls. I want to keep myself from falling, but he’s already pushing me over the edge. What will the Alpha do when he finds out I had his baby?   AmazonKU

BODYGUARD WOLF’S SHATTERED MATE (SPECIAL WOLF SECURITY AGENCY BOOK FOUR) by Anastasia M Banks

Arnold’s new job as bodyguard brought lots of twists in his life. He had to protect this celebrity Anita who had a crush on him as soon as he joined. He was handsome, strongly built, too hot to handle and with very serious looks on his face made him even hotter. But the charm and the beauty of a celebrity didn’t affect him at all. It was not easy to tame this beast. Then he saw Amara in his office and his heart skipped a beat. He felt like he was not alive for all these years. Amara worked for Anita in the same office. Was there a chance for him? But there was too much mystery to it. Why she didn’t come back to her pack, if she survived the war? She was there in the city living away from the clan and most importantly away from her husband she was madly in love with.
Where she had been living all these years and why? He wished if he could claim her, but that wasn’t at all going to be easy. He would be betraying his pack, if he kept quiet about her. And then another secret was revealed and things got from bad to worse… (more blurb on ebook seller’s page)     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.

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Some authors aren’t in KU but still don’t list books with Apple or other platforms. This report is very time consuming to prepare so I’ve always had to limit myself and cannot go and look up every book on all the platforms. If an author gives me their other buy links, I include them here but generally I develop the post on my own, not from author-supplied information. I curate and prepare this post individually every week to help connect readers/books/authors and I have to be very careful not to give it so much time as an activity that I don’t write my own novels! Thanks for the feedback and happy reading!

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New Releases in #SciFi #Fantasy and Paranormal Romance for FEB 28

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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STRIKE ZONE (DAUNTLESS CYBORGS BOOK ONE) by Cynthia Sax

A cyborg devoted to duty…and to her. While attending a party, Kesser, the daughter of her planet’s leader, witnesses the abduction of her best friend and her best friend’s mate. She’s determined to rescue them. Preferably without fracturing the fragile peace agreement her mom has crafted with the abductors’ planet. The only issue is…she has never participated in a retrieval mission. Searching for assistance, she approaches the mate’s guard. The male, with his big broad shoulders and deep growly voice, affects her like no other being ever has. Kesser wants him. She trusts him. And she requires his stealth combat skills.
Desperately. Strike is no guard. The D Model cyborg has been sent to the sector to discreetly investigate a potential planet-destroying situation.
When a curvy human female with big brown eyes requests his help with a rescue, he doesn’t hesitate to say yes. She’s his genetic match, the one being he was manufactured to protect. She’s also traveling to the next planet he has to search. He plans to claim his female while he fulfills his responsibilities to his kind. Neither Strike nor Kesser realizes the dangers facing them are far greater than they imagine. Their enemies are converging, and one failed mission could doom the entire universe.

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TAMED BY THE ALIEN OUTLAW (STAR MAVERISCKS BOOK TWO) by Iona Strom

My trip to Zune is meant as only a quick stop on my way to Natari 5 where bigger treasures await my plundering. The prison moon is where I know for certain I can obtain a medical cuff to replace the one I gifted Navik and his pregnant mate Cora. Returning to the scene of one of my many thefts, I didn’t plan on staying long. Didn’t plan on many things like being captured by escaped Ziarian prisoners or the human female who breathed life into my beast. My body surges and swells with new life. My hands curl into fists. Claws extend, long and sharp as daggers. I lick the tip of one fang and grin. I won’t be locked up much longer. Thanks to her. Author Note: Star Mavericks series is similar to a reverse harem with an alpha male who can morph into a beast. You’ve been warned.     AmazonKU

WHEN SHE’S COMMON (RISDAVERSE) by Ruby Dixon

It’s lonely for an extrovert on Risda III, the human refuge on the edge of the universe. Maeve craves company and friends, but she knows she can’t keep harassing the locals for attention. What she needs is a pet to love on. What she gets is…a stowaway. Sorta. Zhur is actually a praxiian prince on the run, and the cat alien needs a place to hide out. Maybe not this place, though, because it smells and it has animals and all his bespoke clothes are missing. He needs to get out of here ….Except he can’t, because he’s stranded without a credit to his name. They’re going to have to work together to fix things. Luckily for Zhur, Maeve has a plan. Maeve always has a plan. Unluckily for Zhur, most of Maeve’s plans are bad. …and this latest plan ends up with them being married?!?   AmazonKU

BOUNTY ON THE BEAST (VELD TWO) by M Garnet

Her assignment was simple—capture a thief and return a stolen item, but simple disappeared as she lost her heart and almost her life in a war in space. Floating unidentified alien cylinders abandoned in space. Shape shifters that can’t be killed when they change their forms. Greedy companies that want it all no matter who they have to hurt; it seems that anything can happen in the future. Brenna and her dad face all of this and more as they chase down the greedy, the thieves, and the kidnappers as part of their job whether they wear spacesuits or run on faraway planets. Who would guess that the bad guys might be the good ones and the good guys had put a price on their heads. Worst of all, the price for Brenna is her heart.

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SAVING THE SACRIFICE: KAROLINA – SEASON ONE, VOLUME ONE by Kell Frillman

VS Note: A re-release of a Kindle Vella serial.

“I named you Karolina because you were born during a hurricane. You’re a storm, destructive to yourself and others, an unnatural abomination, the embodiment of great sin.” In a post-apocalyptic world where one-third of the remaining population is brainwashed with dangerous cultish beliefs, a naive girl is locked away from the world in a cellar through her whole childhood until she’s old enough to be sacrificed to the gods to absolve her mother of a great sin.
Just before the time of her sacrifice, an older man offered her a chance at freedom. She’d been told that if she ever tried to escape, the gods would strike her down, but what if they didn’t? Taking his hand and taking a daring chance, Kari and her savior run off into the night, but what if she was never meant to be free?     AmazonKU

ASVARD’S HONOR (KNOTTY ALPHA KINGS BOOK TWO) by Amber Ella Monroe

I survived foster care. I broke out of reform school. I can escape a dangerous rebel alpha after triggering his rut, right? Not according to Asvard who thinks I’m a traitor omega sent to ruin his life. He says I broke into his home and brought nothing but trouble to his domain.
The property I stumbled on isn’t the only thing he wants to stake a claim to. He wants to claim me. But if he doesn’t want more trouble, he’s going to have to let me go. Caught in this whirlwind of desire and defiance, I must decide–trust the fire that burns between us or flee from the one alpha who might be my salvation. Knotty Alpha Kings: Asvard’s Honor is M/F Alpha Omega romance that takes place on a dystopian Earth and has a lot of steam, heats, knotting, ruts, and will definitely end on a very sweet HEA.     AmazonKU

SPARKED BY STARLIGHT (ALIEN KINGS OF ALIOTH BOOK FIVE) by Sara Ivy Hill

DELPHIE – The alien king is an unlikely ally, but he’s the only one who can help me find my missing friend. With a body that demands attention and a commanding presence, he could be a delicious distraction. But he’s also grumpy, bossy, and impossible to read. Good thing I don’t have to like him. We don’t need friendship to achieve our mutual goal: find my friend as quickly as possible so I can leave his planet forever.NIK –  From the moment I met her, I knew she was meant to be mine. Her scent calls to me in a way I can’t resist. That’s why she needs to stay far away. Because the more I’m around her, the more I want to keep her. And the longer I keep her, the more danger she’s in. From my enemies. From my planet. From me. I broke a long time ago, and I won’t let the shards of my heart cut her to pieces. To preserve my sanity and her safety, I’ll help her find her friend, and then I’ll help her leave…if I can bring myself to watch her walk away.     AmazonKU

GRUMPY ALIEN HERO by Athena Storm

This brooding alien is watching me. Wait until he learns…I’ve been watching him too. It’s not hard to get wrapped up in Ryker’s intoxicating presence. He’s as addicting as they come, in more ways than one. Even though I know his secret…It won’t keep me from him. I like the thrill of danger that comes with our relationship. But his kind doesn’t take well to him being with a human…They want me gone. There’s nothing I can do about it. But Ryker thinks he can save me. He’s not giving up…And neither are they. I’m ready to put it all on the line for Ryker. Even if it means that, for him I have to give up my life. I sure as hell won’t be giving up…My love.     AmazonKU

CHOSEN BY A RHAN (BONDED PRINCESSES OF RHAN BOOK TWO) by Ariel Ryan

She. Is. Mine. I will take what I want…Enden – She is bought and paid for and she will bow before me. She might be human, but I am still a prince. Yet she seems to think she’s my equal. She could be Ms. Right, if only she weren’t so infuriating. Somebody is going to have to learn a lesson. I will not be taken…Riley – When lizard-man swooped into my courtroom and stole me, I think he got more than he bargained for. He might be a prince, but I’m certainly not getting on my knees for him. Yet he makes my heart beat harder and my blood pound. He could be Mr. Right, if only he weren’t such an arrogant snake. Somebody is going to have to learn a lesson.     AmazonKU

SECRETLY MATED TO MY MONSTER ALIEN BOSS: MONSTER ALIEN BILLIONAIRE BOSS SERIES by Vera Raye

Kiara is on the brink of a career-defining event, and she needs all the help she can get. Fortunately, her mysterious monster alien boss, Deryg, the head of Alien Inc.’s security and a veritable heartthrob, always has her back. Their unshakeable friendship takes an unexpected turn when they discover a strange Deruzian contraband substance that heightens their senses, endangering the intergalactic corporate party they’ve worked so hard to organize–and their self-control. A single forbidden kiss ignites a passion that defies the strict rules of Alien Inc. Kiara and Deryg find themselves caught in the crossfire between their careers and their deepest desires. Just when things couldn’t get more complicated, Deryg’s family sends a potential mate from his home planet. When she crashes the party in her impeccable Deruzian splendor, Kiara’s heart aches with disappointment. But…(more blurb on ebook seller’s page)     AmazonKU

CRUSHED BY THE CRUISER (THE KNOTTIVERSE: ALPHAS OF THE WATERWORLD BOOK TWO) by V T Bonds

Hiding from a brutal world in a broken trash compactor, I’ll do anything to protect the two orphans I call family, so when they’re both injured during a storm, I risk everything to steal medicine from the market. My luck runs out when I come face to face with The Cruiser, the gigantic, ruthless alpha who lords over the entire ship. He scents my omega pheromones through the layers of filth and chases me through the halls, and when he catches me, he reveals how cruel he can be. He doesn’t just want to mark me. He wants to break me. Crush me. Own me.

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HIS HUMAN RUNAWAY (MONSTERS LOVE CURVY GIRLS BOOK 11) by Michele Mills

I’m lost in the middle of nowhere on a freaking alien planet. Running away from the Hyrrokin mafia. It’s as terrible as you can imagine. I haven’t eaten in two days and it’s raining in the wildlands. Lightning strikes overhead and thunder rumbles in the distance. I slip and fall in the mud. And then I sit at the bottom of a ravine, crying. There’s a blur in the distance. Is that a mirage? No, it’s a deadly, satanic-looking male with a bare chest, huge black horns and a barbed tail racing right for me. I scream as this monster looms overhead. Am I his target? Is he here to recapture me? “I’ve got you, female,” he says with a deep, gentle tone. “I’m taking you to my ranch. I will protect and care for you.” He scoops me into his massive arms and I promptly faint from both panic and exhaustion. Please gods, let this turn out okay.     AmazonKU

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

Alien warrior, Grux Lorrz, thought his brother was an idiot for the whole “pro-bono case” thing, but all of a sudden, business is picking up. With his brother disowned by their father—the king—and off making plans for a life with his human mate, Grux finds himself taking charge of their private investigation firm. (Though he doesn’t like the administration work that comes along with it—that was always his brother’s thing.) With jobs rolling in from all over the galaxy, the brothers are forced to split up, and Grux ends up on the planet Xoyosis, a dark hovel of a place notorious for black market auctions and dirty deeds. A wealthy Xoyosan family has lost their prized house slave, and they’ll pay good money to get her back. Human Scarlett Mason was born on Earth but kidnapped from her parents at an early age and was sold to the highest bidder at a Xoyosan auction. She’s spent the last twenty years being used and abused by the family who purchased her. She bided her time until the right moment and escaped… Now, she has no idea what’s in store when Grux gets on the case. There’s nothing he can’t find.

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TIME LOST: A TIME TRAVEL NOVEL by Elyse Douglas

On a serene night in 1953, Sally Mason, a dedicated wife and mother of two, drives a twisting road on her way home from night school. Suddenly, a mysterious bluish-white light descends over the road.
Terrified, Sally slams on the brakes. After a flash of bright light nearly blinds her, she passes out, awakening to the persistent knock of a police officer on her car window. When she sees the officer and remembers her frightening experience, she screams and faints, and is rushed to the hospital. What Sally does not know, and what the police eventually and reluctantly conclude, is that Sally and her car have been hurled ahead in time from 1953 to 2023. Driven by the urgency to reunite with her children, Sally is forced to confront the reason for her time leap journey, and to grapple with a life-and-death decision.     AmazonKU

WHILE ALIENS WERE SLEEPING (ALIENN ARKANSAS BOOK SEVEN) by Fiona Roarke

Welcome to Alienn, Arkansas where the aliens from outer space hide in plain sight at the Big Bang Truck Stop. Gage Grey is happily buried in his lab when folks in Alienn, Arkansas, suddenly start falling—literally—asleep and can’t be woken up. The big brain of the Grey clan better solve this problem in a hurry, because the seven-year Earth Colony inspection is looming. If everyone is asleep when the inspection team arrives, that might be the end of the Big Bang Truck Stop, abovestairs and below. A trained pilot, Charlotte Westbrook has worked hard to earn respect in her role as a science officer for the Technician Class Technology Institute on Alpha-Prime. She’s puzzled but intrigued when she’s diverted from a mission to go to the Earth Colony—and not unhappy at all to work with a handsome fellow scientist. As Gage and Charlotte get closer to finding a cure, evidence starts to pile up against her. Now, not only do they have to heal the sick Alphas, they have to find out who the real villain is.
Because Gage minus sweet, smart Charlotte is one equation he refuses to solve.      AmazonKU     AB

CATFISHED BY THE ALIEN PIRATE (MATES OF THE IMPERIUM PIRATES BOOK TWO) by S R Griffith

Ricon – Due to my piloting skills and my experimental shifting device, Captain Chex decides that I’m the best person for this mission. It all goes wrong. I stole a ship (which may be sentient) and break down on Earth. The only person I know is Chloe. The little human I’ve been face timing while wearing a human filter. I can’t tell her the truth. I need to fix the ship before the bad guys find me—or worse —the humans find out.
Chloe – Everything was starting to fall into place(well, not my love life, but that’s different). I have an amazing job at a lab investigating UFOs and a place to stay—no rent! Until the mysterious Ric I’ve been chatting with comes to my door. Something inside me must be broken, because I can’t stop myself from flinging myself at him. A fire is broken and it only answers to him. No other man makes me feel the way he does. He has rules inside the bedroom. Is he hiding something from me?   AmazonKU

REDSIGHT by Meredith Mooring

Korinna has simple priorities: stay on the Navitas, stay out of trouble, and stay alive. She may be a Redseer, a blind priestess with the power to manipulate space-time, but she is the weakest in her Order. Useless and outcast. Or so she has been raised to believe. As she takes her place as a navigator on an Imperium ship, Korinna’s full destiny is revealed to her: blood brimming with magic, she is meant to become a weapon of the Imperium, and pawn for the Order that raised her. But when the ship is attacked by the notorious pirate Aster Haran, Korinna’s world is ripped apart. Aster has a vendetta against the Imperium, and an all-consuming, dark power that drives her to destroy everything in her path. She understands the world in a way Korinna has never imagined, and Korinna is drawn to her against her better judgment. With the Imperium and the justice-seeking warrior Sahar hot on her heels, Korinna must choose her side, seize her power and fulfil her destiny–or risk imperiling the future of the galaxy, and destroying the fabric of space-time itself.

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WRAH: GALACTIC CYBORG HEAT SERIES by Jessie Rose Case

He was made to order. Born courtesy of Earth Corp back on old Earth hundreds of years ago. They wanted super soldiers that would protect their interests on old Earth and beyond into the stars. It took many generations to achieve but they did it. Just another commodity to the corporation. Costing billions in their creation they were the hybrid human machines they wanted. Artificial limbs and organs, metal frame, built on muscle enhancements and growth hormones, they were bigger, faster, stronger than any human. A computer in their brain that could be programmed, under their control. Until they sent a kill order. A kill order wasn’t logical. Now an Empire in Space. They brought those skills to save others. Humans. Many lost in space …(much more blurb on ebook seller’s page)     AmazonKU

THE ALIEN’S FALCONER (ALIENS AND ANIMALS BOOK FIVE) by Skye MacKinnon and Arizona Tape

She stole a ship… and its captain’s heart – Georgia never chose to work as a space pirate. Abducted from Earth by aliens as a teenager, she’s had to become tough to survive the depths of lawless space. Violence and deceit are all she knows… until she steals from the wrong woman.
When alien Captain Ellabee responds to a stranded ship’s call for aid, she’s astonished to find a human and her sassy pet bird on board. But the gorgeous female isn’t all she seems. Suddenly, Ellabee’s ship and crew are in danger, and Georgia won’t help unless she gets what she wants. Once the crew unravels some of Georgia’s past, Ellabee’s anger and frustration give way to compassion for the clever human… and something else she never expected to find. Love. Georgia is torn between fear that Ellabee’s kindness is a trick and hope that Ellabee is as good as she seems. Can two lonely women surrender their hearts to love, or is the mistrust and betrayal too much to overcome?

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ALIEN MERCENARY’S SCIENTIST (LATHAR MERCENARIES WARBORNE BOOK SIX) by Mina Carter

Lina’s day goes from bad to worse when she uncovers her employer’s darkest secret: illegal experiments on non-humans that shatter ethical boundaries and risk igniting a war. She knows she needs to tell someone, but her employers have a habit of silencing whistleblowers. Permanently. Desperate, she makes a call to an old friend…She anticipates a high-stakes rescue. What she doesn’t expect is Mayce, an alien mercenary whose smoldering gaze and sharp intellect challenge everything she knows about survival—and desire. The mission was simple: rescue the damsel (scientist) in distress. But it’s not that simple anymore…Mayce, the newest member of the Warborne, prepares for a straightforward rescue mission. However, a raging solar storm strands him at the base, complicating what should have been a simple plan. He must think on his feet to keep the rest of the crew from discovering he’s an alien and to protect Lina, not just as a rescuee, but as the woman who’s stolen his heart. When the base turns into a hunting ground with crew members mysteriously killed, and attempts on Lina’s life intensify, Mayce finds himself in a race against time. He must unravel the mystery and solve the murders before the killer claims the one person who makes his heart beat.

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MY DATE IS THE QUIET ONE (BLIND DATE CORPORATION BOOK 14) by Viola Grace

The most terrifying weapon of the century is called on to pay the price of her actions, but once her origin and training are explained, a compromise is reached. She has to hand herself over and hope she survives. Nelith has been trying to atone for what the Uraddan government made her do to the citizens of other countries and her own. Her skills in slicing through anything for as long as she wanted the molecular blade to go made her well-known, feared, and despised in equal measure. When she had been extracted from Uradda, years of work and therapy made her independent and got her into a useful position at Z Tech. She had tried to socialize herself, but the BDC rejected her when she took offense to a simulation and sliced the machine into several pieces. All subsequent applicants were tested in a different manner. Called to meet with foreign representatives, Nelith looks at their outrage and is surprised when the head of the lab brings up the compilation file of how Nelith was trained. Dmitri watches the video of the making of the Blade of Uradda, and he can’t reconcile the woman in front of him with the creature on the vids. She survived, and when she meets his gaze, the beasts that occupy him send searing recognition that she was his mate. They just had to convince him.

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SHADOWED BY THE TALOS: MONSTER SENTINELS (INVASION OF MONSTERS) by Eden Ember

My skin is cold, hard bronze, and I’ve never felt a heart inside my chest. I’ve always known I’m not meant for love. I’m built to serve and protect, and I’ve poured my life into my job as a bodyguard. Then she comes along…A mafia princess turned anonymous in the witness protection program. After her “death”, she has to disappear and take on a new persona to survive. I’m her bodyguard, standing back, silently protecting her. A monster she eyes warily, keenly aware of the differences between our species – a chasm that divides us. Her touch makes my metal skin grow warm. Inside my bronze chest, something flutters for the first time. A heart. Invasion of Monsters is the series of how Earth welcomed the aliens once the governments admitted to having contact with life off-planet. These aliens are monsters who live among us, who seek to work and build a life. Some remain feral to their way of life, while others acclimate with the human population.     AmazonKU

QUASAR (THE PORTAL CONNECTION BOOK THREE) by Jade Thorn

Jacinta is struggling with all of the changes going on inside her. Just as confusing is her relationship with the men who were chosen to protect her. Anchors, wormholes, and new designations aside, it’s time for her to focus on herself. If only the universe would allow her the time to do so.
Her family have not given up on getting her back, the military want to contain or neutralise her, and the changing dynamics amongst her closest supporters are throwing them all for a loop. Can they pull themselves together in time to face the greatest threat of them all? Or will their inner turmoil leave the Earth open to an attack from the most unexpected source?     AmazonKU

BARBARIAN BROTHERS (BRIDES OF THE BARBARIANS BOOK ONE) by Kai Lesy

I’m no pushover. A girl with a commonsense approach to life. But there’s nothing common about what’s happening to me. You’d think being abducted by aliens would be the end. But that’s how I met the duo of my dreams. Two warrior brothers. Flight for the good of their species. Big, protective, and HOT. They’re not just warriors fighting evil; They’re also caring single dads to an adorable child. In this world, it’s customary for two men to share a single mate. And they’re both really, really into me…But as we face the remnants of a civil war and looming danger I can’t help but ask?…Can love transcend the cosmos? Or is am I just way in over my head?     AmazonKU

GUIDING PURPOSE (GUARDIAN AND CONDUIT BOOK TWO) by Alexa Piper

On their way back to the safety of the city walls, Orrey and Senlas grow to rely on one another—and on their team. But there is still danger out to get them and to destroy bonds so recently forged. While trust within the group deepens, other secrets come to light, and Orrey, Senlas, and the team slowly realize that they just might be the best people to keep citizens safe.

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CLAIMED (EXCHANGED POWER BOOK FIVE) by Ivy Barrett

When Altorian warriors carried her off from the home where she grew up, the biggest shock for Eden Barr wasn’t discovering that everything she’d been told about the world was a lie. It was learning that she will soon be taken as a mate by not one but two of the infuriatingly sexy aliens. But before Eden can be claimed, her mates will need to…(more blurb on ebook seller’s page)  AmazonKU

ODIUM IX: THE DEAD SAGA by Claire C Riley

VS Note: I hadn’t seen this series before so I just got book one.

Living on the island and safe from the deader hordes, Nina and Mikey finally have it all—a place they can call home, food in their bellies, and each other. It’s more than Nina ever expected to have again in this brutal, zombie-ravaged world. Mikey is finally happy. He’s breaking through his trauma and he’s on a path towards peace once more. He has the woman he loves, and they’re finally safe, together. That’s all he’s ever wanted. Yet Nina soon stumbles upon a secret that threatens to shatter their newfound sanctuary. The island may not be the blissful safe haven they thought it was, and Nina’s mother-in-law may just be the devil incarnate! When a terrible storm hits the island, uncovering some of its dark secrets and destroying its only power source, it puts everything, and everyone, in jeopardy. Now Mikey must travel back to the mainland alone if the island and everything he loves is to be saved. Nina, back on the island, must...  (more blurb on ebook seller’s page)   AmazonKU

ADVANCEMENT (SUPERSOLDIERS BOOK TWO) by Rebecca Royce

Everything started when my brother Danny got nabbed by ruthless space pirates. But guess what? I’ve got some seriously interesting company on this wild ride trying to save him. There’s Yarrow, all mysterious and intriguing. Haze, who’s got this magnetic charm even though he’s always confused about social situations. Then there’s Prince, with charisma to spare who always tells the truth, and Bodhi, fearlessly charging ahead to run from his past. As we dive into one treacherous world after another and unravel the secrets like why the celestial sky is on fire, our bonds get tighter, and sparks fly. It’s crazy because, before all this, I thought I was just an ordinary soul who had no choice but to do what terrible people wanted. Bu it turns out, I’ve got this hidden strength. Now, together, we’ve got to face our haunted pasts and take on the looming threat of Danny’s auction. Can we find the guts to go against destiny, fight for what’s right, and break free from our pasts? Our epic love story? Well, it’s playing out among the stars.     AmazonKU

ALIENS HIJACKED MY HEART (AWAKENED WOMB BOOK TWO) by Hawke Oakley

Jaeyoung was never supposed to crash-land on Eukaria, but now that he’s there, he might as well make the most of it. As both a doctor and engineer, he’s hungry for knowledge, and his new alien home is brimming with discoveries, including the big shocker—Maeleons can somehow fertilize human males. Compelled by scientific curiosity, Jaeyoung decides to unravel the mystery of alien-human conception. But it takes two to tango, and he needs a partner to dance. Fortunately, a doting Maeleon called Linn’ar is happy to rise to the occasion… over and over again. Jaeyoung wants cold hard data, not a romantic relationship. But through his plentiful experiments with the alien, Jaeyoung realizes he’s fonder of Linn’ar than he should be, and the adoring way Linn’ar gazes at him certainly isn’t helping.     AmazonKU

PRINCIPLES (SUN,MOON AND STARS BOOK TWO) by E J Russell

Sun, Moon, and Stars marries magic and science, featuring a road trip, deepening friendship, and a world where choice is the most sacred value. The books feature the continuing adventures of asexual Sun mage Zal and nonbinary cyborg Torian. In this second story, Zal and Torian finally make it to the capital, but things don’t go exactly as planned.

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VS: There’s a scene in this book that reduced me to tears while I was writing it…I really dug deep into my own past for the emotions here. I think it’s the only time I ever cried while I was writing! But yes, there’s an HEA because ROMANCE!

TIMTUR: THE TEACHER’S ALIEN HEALER (BADARI WARRIORS): IN THE STARS ROMANCE

NOTE: Would be Book 2.5 if Amazon had let me list a book with a decimal number at the time!

Far from her home in the human Sectors after the mass kidnapping, teacher Lily Garrison is making a niche for herself in the valley by running a school for the Badari young. Although she yearns for Timtur, the pack’s healer, another Badari male has his eye on her and won’t take no for an answer.

Timtur feels the weight and responsibility of being the pack’s only healer, constantly on call as the soldiers fight ferocious battles against the alien scientists and their troops. With scarcely a moment to himself, he’s drawn to the gentle Lily but worries he won’t be able to juggle his duties, his loyalty to the pack and a relationship with a human woman.

When Lily’s stalker takes direct action to kidnap her and steal her from the safety of the valley, she’s forced to reach deep inside to find the strength to battle for her life. Timtur realizes too late how foolish he’s been to resist the bond with his fated mate and leads the rescue effort.

Before this situation can be resolved both will have to put their lives on the line and decide what really matters in a dangerous world ruled by the enemy.

Although this is the fifth book released in the Badari Warriors scifi romance series, the story of Timtur and Lily is a standalone and actually comes immediately after book two’s events.

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CAGED BY FATE (THE ALPHA TERRITORIES BOOK FOUR) by Shannon Mayer

I am the Queen of the Werewolf Territory, a place that has always been my sanctuary, and yet I must leave my people if I am to save them. Our world is falling apart, and I must take the task my father set to me, and heal the Veil that protects us all. A deadly journey lies ahead of me, and no one can know that I am leaving—too many would steal the crown with me gone. With a small, secret contingent I go across the water to the human realm, a land I’ve never set foot on to find the gemstone that is the key to our salvation. If only that were my single crux. My heart is torn between the man I am hunting down, a man who stole my heart along with a jewel he had no right to take, and the man who stands at my side. One human with abilities he should not have. One vampire with a mouth that sets me on fire and leaves my body aching for more. Neither should be where I set my heart as a queen. And yet…I am drawn to them both. I must keep my eyes on the literal prize…and I must not let my heart lead.     AmazonKU

HER VIKING DRAGON WARRIOR (VIKING ANCESTORS: AGE OF EMBERS BOOK TWO) by Sky Purington

Upon arrival at her Winter Harbor Maine rental, Athena knows it holds secrets. A mystery to figure out. Something worth discovering, she is convinced will help many. Or so she thinks until the path to a bright new future leads her straight into the arms of a ruthless warrior and a destructive past. Viking dragon warrior Týr Sigdir has long fought to keep his people safe as unrest grows in his surrounding kingdoms. Battled until he knew little else but warfare and protecting others. That is until his most favored sword and shield find their way into the hands of a woman living a thousand years in his future. Someone who will, against all odds, challenge his need to protect anyone but her. More daunting still, an uptight yet sinfully beautiful scientist who will lead him into the dark underbelly of Scandinavia’s ancient mountains.
Thrust together on a treacherous yet passionate adventure, Athena’s curiosity soon puts them in the line of fire from an enemy with no face. A nemesis determined to stop them from discovering something that will make all the difference for dragonkind’s fate. Will they succeed on their quest despite their foe’s growing power over Athena? Or will Týr end their journey and steal her away first, risking the future of their kind to keep her safe?     AmazonKU

FIRST KISS by Various

VS Note: No idea what genres are covered in this collection but I like the concept and I love to support anthologies.

Leap year only comes around every 4 years. What will you do with that extra day? Since the calendar has given you 366 days can you find your true love?

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WRONG NUMBER RIGHT TIGER: AN MPREG SHIFTER ROMANCE by Lorelai M Hart and Colbie Dunbar

The phone and I are not friends. Send me a text any day, but ask me to make a call and I’d rather do anything else, and I mean anything. So when my prospective boss asks me to call to schedule an interview, I nearly withdraw my application. Who does that anymore? My rent answers for me: I do. I dial the number, expecting someone to answer with the company name. Instead, I get a typical “Hello.” I explain why I’m calling, and he tells me I have the wrong number. That should be that. But no, I have to babble on about how I got to this point. I hear him asking for a date just as I hang-up. Crap.     AmazonKU

HOUSE OF LIGHT AND ETHER (GILDED CITY BOOK THREE) by Leia Stone

As hard as Fallon tries to control her power, it only gets stronger. In a fit of desperation she asks for help from the most unlikely person and is wickedly betrayed in the worst way possible. But there has always been a bright spot in Fallon’s life, someone who can reach her even when others can’t. Ariyon Madden must decide just how far he’s willing to go to save the girl he loves and the people he has pledged to protect. For the Nightling War approaches, and it’s more horrifying than anyone could have imagined. Together Ariyon and Fallon must give all that they are to save the people of The Gilded City.     AmazonKU     AB

THE UNDERGROUND by Lexi Ostrow

Trinity Jane knew no other life than one on the run. Her parents found her in a dumpster as a newborn and took her into their chaotic lifestyle as the leaders of a resistance movement to return balance and acceptance back to a world torn apart. She was human, but raised to believe the end of the war was the only way to save everyone’s life. One day, she would take over the resistance, she would lead the world into its next era. Anders has loved Trinity since they were teens. He’d sworn to stand by her side at all costs. Wielding control over air, he’s by her side as she descends into the depths to create an alliance. Nothing mattered except stopping the war around them, because he refused to raise a family in the hellish world they were in. Sampson liked little about the vicious way the world turned. He might be a wolf, but he’d been laid back once upon a time and longed for a life where he could spend his days on the waves. When a human forces her way into his tunnels, he’s not only attracted to her physically, but the plan she offers. Viktor hated life in the shadows…(more blurb on ebook seller’s page)

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A KNIGHT IN THE PERISHED WOODS by Tracy Lauren

Bennett Baker, the noble knight from Pontheugh, finds himself lost in the depths of The Perished Woods’ shadowy embrace. Enchanted by elusive will-o’-wisps, he stumbles upon Briarmere—a place cloaked in mystery and danger. There, he encounters a captivating young woman.
How many years has Fenella been ensnared in the clutches of the malevolent witch? Not even she can say. Determined to free her, Bennett embarks on a perilous journey, sacrificing everything for love and liberation. As he delves deeper into Fenella’s past and the shrouded secrets of Briarmere, Bennett discovers an unyielding bond forming between them. With each passing moment, their connection grows stronger, igniting a longing for a future beyond the confines of The Perished Woods. Will their love overcome the dark magic of the witch, or will the shadows of Briarmere consume them both?   AmazonKU

WARRIOR (THE PRINCE’S SOULMATE BOOK FIVE) by Katy Haye

Prophecy predicted Prince Talal would meet his soulmate and usher in a golden age – but there are hardships to endure before that comes to pass. Kit and Talal are prepared to battle their enemies. What they aren’t expecting is for danger to lurk in the heart of Sudharain itself. When treachery divides the soulmates, Kit and Talal must find their way back to each other. And then they must secure peace strong enough to hold across Sudharain … and all the way to Lindumia on the other side of the sea.     AmazonKU

TORN BY THE ALPHA  (FATED TO THE WOLF BOOK ONE) by Brittany White

I didn’t want to go through the mating ceremony with Declan, thealpha of my pack. However, I was willing to do my duty. The day came, and he not only rejected me at the altar but also sentenced me to death because of an old witch’s prophecy. With the help of my friend, I escaped and found myself in Angel’s Creek, New Mexico, where a whole host of new dangers waited for me – including a broken heart. As I settled into life in Angel’s Creek, Zac, the alpha of the Nightshade wolf pack, caught my attention. He was charming, sweet, and a strong leader – everything that Declan was not. Little did I know that giving my heart to this man could mean sacrificing my life and the life of my unborn child.     AmazonKU

RONAN’S CHARMING MATE (SABER CHRONICLES BOOK FIVE) by R E Butler

New Releases in #SciFi #Fantasy and Paranormal Romance for FEB 21

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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STEALING THE LORGOR’S HEART (THE MATE INDEX BOOK 14) by S J Sanders

Stacey Kendricks had been deceived by promises seven years ago that she was the one that the Calysii prince wished to have as his true mate, his bride—the one that he would relinquish his other ceremonial mates for. She had been young and foolish to believe it, and the cost of the foolishness was high—a gilded cage she had no hope of escaping. With her dreams of romance and love long destroyed, and her days spent trying to avoid the demands of her cruel and selfish “mate,” Prince Gaix’s sudden plans for a romantic destination Valentines’ Day with his human mates was just nothing short of a painful mockery of the love The Mate Index Distribution Program had once promised her. To add insult to injury, they were heading to Kaidava, the most romantic planet in the Intergalactic Union, and the captain of their ship was none other than Captain Otorol, the Lorgor male she had been unable to forget. Captain Otorol was the one male who had come close to making her forget her promise to mate with Gaix all those years ago. Her attraction to him was immediate and powerful and she had tried to hide it behind disdain. But trapped once more on King’s Glory with him, there was no hiding from the undeniable pull between them…(more blurb on ebook seller’s page)   AmazonKU

CYBEREVOLUTION BORN CYBORGS: RAATHE by Kaitlyn O’Connor

Charlotte was bound for the slave market when the four giants appeared out of nowhere, slaughtered the pirates, and took her and the other women. The problem was, they didn’t know if they’d been rescued or just captured by another group of brigands–be they ever so easy on the eyes.     Amazon

ONLY HARD PROBLEMS: A GALACTIC BONDS BOOK by Jennifer Estep

My name is Zane Zimmer. To most folks, I live a seemingly charmed life as a Regal lord and the heir apparent to the powerful, wealthy House Zimmer, and the gossipcasts breathlessly follow my every swaggering move across the Archipelago Galaxy. I’m also a powerful psion capable of telekinesis, telepathy, and telempathy, and my deadly skills and prowess with my stormsword have made me the golden boy of the Arrows, the Imperium’s elite fighting force. But even golden boys have bad days, and the truth is I have more hard problems than I can solve.
The Techwave is building weapons to use against the Arrows in hopes of toppling the Imperium and taking over the galaxy. But even more worrisome is the fact that my old rival Kyrion Caldaren has a powerful new ally in Vesper Quill. Together, the two of them just might destroy everything I’ve sworn to protect. I’m supposed to be relaxing with the other Regals during the Summer Solstice celebration, but when an enemy threatens the festivities, I’m forced to leap into action. As an Arrow, I’ll do whatever it takes to protect my family and the other Regals, even though my actions will cause only more problems—and just might end up being the death of me.

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ONE VALENTINE’S KISS: A STARSTRUCK STORY by Brenda Hiatt

Is one Valentine’s Day kiss too much to ask? Marsha and Rigel are deeply in love, and have been for months. But Marsha, known to her school friends as M, also happens to be Princess Emileia, born Sovereign of a secret, underground colony on Mars. Unfortunately, Martian tradition decrees that she must pair with Sean, Jewel High’s recently-arrived basketball star, and not Rigel, her soulmate. To prevent Rigel’s execution for “treason,” M agreed to make it look like she and Sean are dating and that she and Rigel are just friends. But this will be their very first Valentine’s Day since falling in love. Surely, after all they’ve gone through, they deserve one real kiss to mark the occasion? They just need to find a way to make it happen without breaking M’s promise to the ever-observant Martian Council.

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DAMAGED GOODS  (SHATTERED GALAXIES SEASON TWO) by Poppy Rhys

he universe can go screw itself. Getting sucked through a portal and spat out on an alien planet was not how I saw my Saturday unfolding. Stranded with no money, no shelter, I’m surrounded by the worst and wealthiest the galaxy has to offer. Now, what’s a girl gotta do to snag a ticket back to Earth? I’m juggling five jobs like it’s a circus act because I can’t wait around for a knight in a shining spacesuit to save me. Yet when Dommik, the new courier, literally crashes in during my break, I’m reminded of how I may need saving in… other ways. He’s rude, with muscles to spare and a panty-dropping grin he wields like a pro. His crimson skin, mystical sigils, and sinful tricks are nearly irresistible and he knows it. He’s drawing me in faster than a sugar-fiend to a stash of cinnamon candies. I have to remind myself it’s just a fling, because nothing can lure me off my path. I’m determined, stubborn, and I have to make it back to Earth before it’s too late. Even if Dommik seems hell-bent on stealing my heart.     AmazonKU

HIS LITTLE TURQUOISE (ELEADIAN MATES BOOK SEVEN) by Paige Michaels

After a bad relationship with a fake Daddy Dom, Mia has been nurturing her Little in the privacy of her own apartment. She hasn’t gone to a club in two years. It’s too scary. It’s easier to pretend she has the perfect man in her life than put herself out there and take a risk. Surgient has been working as the physician on the starship for two years. His term is up, and he’s free to find a mate of his own and return to Eleadia. He’s heard stories, but no one could ever prepare him for the total punch to the gut he feels the moment he sets eyes on the sweetest Little in the universe. Mia has come to Zoom as a favor to her roommate. She isn’t even trying to fit in. Dressed in her favorite pink babydoll dress, she cannot believe it when one of the enormous Eleadian men squats down in front of her and takes her breath away. This wasn’t supposed to happen, and her stress level doubles when Surgient whisks her off the dance floor without letting her say goodbye to her roommate. What if she never sees her friend again?      AmazonKU

SPACE FOR MORE: A SPICY FFM ALIEN ROMANCE (SPIRE STATION BOOK TWO) by Emily Antoinette

All Dr. Eden Mori wanted was to expand her horizons on the galaxy’s largest space station, but when the only way to stop a black market sale of dangerous medical schematics is to get close to the data dealer, she’s tasked with stopping him. Her partner on this mission? The dealer’s estranged, hot-tempered mate. Can she reunite the pair and stop the exchange without getting her heart crushed in the process? Space for More is a FFM alien romance filled with seduction, subterfuge, and second chances. No love triangles here—all three get their HEA!   AmazonKU

BULL HEADED (THE QUEEN’S BEASTS BOOK ONE) by Ella Maven

Kini – When I open my eyes, I’m certainly not in my Chicago apartment with its pink walls and fluffy pillows. I’m in a cage surrounded by things that are not human. And I’m definitely not on Earth. I’m wearing some sort of weird suit, and the only way I can breathe is through a complicated helmet. We’re being paraded through an alien city, and I realize the cage isn’t to keep me in, it’s to keep the others outBastian – I keep my head down, eager to get out of this stinking city as fast as I can. Then I see a small suited figure being attacked, and I’m intent on minding my own business when a slender hand emerges from the puffy suit. Four fingers. A thumb. And suddenly my world shifts. Because I’ve seen a hand like that before. This creature is a human female, just like my Queen, and I know I have to risk everything to make her safe. When the sun sets, it’s just her and me against the monsters in the Dark, and it’s hard to fight what I can’t see. But I’m stubborn, and we’ll get to sunrise if it kills me.     AmazonKU

HER CYBORG LUMBERJACK (THE DRIFT: HAVEN COLONY BOOK SEVEN) by Susan Hayes

VS Note: A re-release.

Birds were her only passion… until she met him. Rin has dedicated her life to the study of birds. When the military uncovers a lost project that results in a new avian species, they hire Rin to investigate what they’ve created… and how to best use their newest assets. Rin wants more for her subjects than a life of risk and servitude, but keeping secrets from the military is a dangerous game… especially when playing alone. This cyborg thought he was better off on his own… then he found her. Infantry scout. Prisoner. Unwilling test subject. Axe has been many things in his life, but most of it he spent alone. Freedom hasn’t changed that. He protects the colony from a distance—patrolling the wild places others avoid. He thought he had everything he needed until a chance encounter changes everything. Now he’s got a psychic hawk in his head and a bright and cheerful scientist sneaking into his heart. She needs his protection. The psy-hawks need his help. And Axe is about to discover that a life of solitude isn’t what he wants after all.     AmazonKU

ALIEN DEVIL’S STAKE (BLACK STAR MATES BOOK THREE) by Ava York

As an indentured servant, I’m no one on Thodos III. Just another human barely scraping by, forced to work at the space station coffee shop. But when a new gang tries to shake me down for protection I can’t afford, suddenly my insignificant life is at risk. That’s when he appears – a knight in white armor offering me a deal I’m desperate enough to take. He says as long as we work together, he’ll protect me from the gang. His gentle caresses and heated gazes promise pleasures I’ve never known. Yet his unpredictable fury hints at dangers untold. Have I struck a deal with a devil? On Thodos, we all know no one escapes the clutches of the Vinduthi unscathed.     AmazonKU

MASTER: THE OUTLANDER BOOK CLUB IN SPACE BOOK THREE by Annie Lucas

The pros and cons of being abducted by aliens. Pros: The nifty little machine that turned my sixty-two-year-old body back to its twenty-something gloriousness. Cons: My alien abductors sold me to the madam of the Hartouk Lenaii, the most popular hedonism ship in the universe. It’s like Vegas on steroids, and my new job is at the alien version of the ‘Chicken Ranch’. At least none of my friends from the Outlander Tuesday Night book club are stuck here with me. Honestly, it could be worse, my new owner is a nice sort who allowed me a few weeks to acclimate to my new life. But time’s up, and tonight, I have to take my first client or risk getting sold to an alien who looks more interested in how I’d taste on toast than perform between the sheets. I’m pondering how to handle males who look like a blob of Jello with stick arms without vomiting when he walks in. Tall, with tons of muscles and eyes that look like the gold of a setting sun. If all my clients look like him… being on a hedonism ship might not be so bad. Hell, I might even enjoy it. But Tarook isn’t a client—he’s been sent by my friends to rescue me. A fact he divulges after his mistaken identity leads us to partake in what ranks as the best sex of my life. I’d like to hate him for the remiss… only my newly awakened libido doesn’t seem to agree with that idea.   AmazonKU

DAEOS (FATED MATES OF THE SULKARNII BOOK FOUR) by Hattie Jacks

He’s a warrior of mayhem, a broken alien dragon shifter, and he needs to claim me to be whole again. Taken from everything I knew and dropped in the middle of an alien prison maze, what’s a girl to do? Get stuck in of course! My assistance is needed everywhere and I love to help. As for all the huge alien dragon shifter warriors, the Sarkarnii, who rule this part of the maze? I give them a wide berth. All except one. Daeos is a warrior of rebellion. Not trusted by his fellow warriors, watched wherever he goes in case he causes more destruction, forever at risk of exile, this mountain of muscle, scarlet scales and long silver hair has decided I belong to him. I’ve always been a goody two shoes, I’ve never so much as got a parking ticket in my entire life, but now I have the warrior from hell pursuing me and it fills me with…Excitement. Daeos is so much more than he appears. Damaged almost to the point of no return, he needs me almost as much as I need him. Only there are forces which want to pull us apart, forces which will stop at nothing to gain control of a warrior such as Daeos. And I’m standing in their way. One of us is going to lose everything and I know it cannot be Daeos, or it will shatter him into pieces. Which means I’m going to have to fight as hard as him, in order for both of us to be free.    AmazonKU

POSITIVELY NOT HUMAN: ALIEN INTEGRATION BOOK THREE by Pearl Tate

Is this guy crazy? Or am I? Because I’m convinced he’s not quite human…I’m tired of being alone. When the outbreak started, my father sent his security detail to grab me from work, flying me off to our family safe house. Or what’s left of our family. It’s just the two of us, and even though he calls regularly, after months of hiding out, I’m ready for company. I understand my father is high-ranking in the military, and they’re working around the clock to save people from the virus killing so many. But aren’t I more important? Plus, I can’t lose my father. It almost killed us both when my mother passed. I’ve always known I’d be in charge of making my family with a husband someday in the future. It’s just being an attorney doesn’t leave much time to date, and with the way the world is going right now—it might never happen. But then Ivan called the phone my father left with me. He’s alive and looking for my father, and I can’t stop myself from inviting him out to the safe house. What could it hurt? After all, he’s military even though I haven’t seen him since I was a kid. I was an adolescent when he entered a secret government program and he casually told me he’d be among the missing for years. But what I don’t expect is for him to be identical to the way I remember. Tall, built… and devastatingly handsome. Especially since I don’t want to be attracted to someone married to the military. But after a few days—I give up. I’m an adult now, and we’re here all alone. Why shouldn’t we hook up? Who would have thought that the medical changes the government performed to “enhance” him would transfer to me? And when my father returns… all hell breaks loose.   AmazonKU

LOVE’S ALIEN GIFT (HOLIDAY ALIEN MATES) by Lexi Lunar

When this hunky pink alien crash-landed on Earth, falling for a cynical Earth woman was the last thing on my mind. But from the moment I laid eyes on Clarissa, I just knew she was my fated mate. Winning over her guarded heart would be my greatest mission yet. Armed with romance and humor, I set out to show her that love can be magical when you open your heart. From silly misunderstandings to steamy starlit nights, Clarissa and I embarked on a cosmic romantic adventure unlike any other. Passion ignited between us, hotter than reentry. But just when things were heating up, secrets from my past threatened the love we’d built. I had to pull off the ultimate romantic gesture to win back her heart. Will Clarissa and I find our happily ever after on Earth or Amore? One thing’s for sure, I’ll stop at nothing to show this gorgeous Earthling that our love can conquer all. Even across galaxies.     AmazonKU     AB

SPACE BRIDES, LLC by Various

VS Note: From DEC 5. I won’t usually go this far back to pick up one I missed but this seemed to have potential.

Tired of those lonely dark nights? No one in your settlement suitable? We are here to help! We will help you find the bride or husband to keep you company, raise your children, and be your partner building a dream together. Contact us directly and give us your specifications. Success guaranteed. In this collection of 15 testimonials read about the challenges and triumphs of some of our clients as they found love on the frontier of space. From aliens to vampires, we brought these couples together and together they found acceptance and love – each in their own way. A man with three kids finds an unexpected match in the brother of the woman he had contracted to marry when she runs away. A woman running away from an abusive marriage finds acceptance and respect with a colony group that marries everyone to everyone in order to ensure they know they belong to a family. A woman constantly rejected because of her skin color and origins finds acceptance and love with a wounded soldier…(more blurb on ebook seller’s page)

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DEVIL MAY CARE: DARK MM SCIFI (DEVILS OF VITALITY) by Chani Lynn Feener

VS Note: Author states this takes place on another planet.

Nate Narek is barely keeping his head above water. But no one would guess that by looking at him. He’s got camouflaging himself down to an art form. Feelings? As far as anyone else is concerned, he’s happy and satisfied all the time. Only he isn’t. Nate’s always been the glue that holds all the shit around him together, and he’s afraid that if he shows weakness, those people will be disappointed in him. It’s better to keep it all in than to be a burden, right? Then suddenly there’s a Devil of Vitality at his door, demanding he open up and let him into his twisted thoughts. A Devil who takes sexual deviancy and pigheadedness to a whole new level. For the first time in his life, Nate’s no longer sure he can handle things on his own. Too bad Kaz won’t let him run off to anyone else for help. Kazimir Ambrose has a few…issues…(more blueb on ebook seller’s page)     AmazonKU

AND KELSEY MAKES THREE: GALACTIC LOVE STORIES, BOOK THREE by Viola Quincy

VS Note: From JAN 24.

Kelsey– My twenty-first birthday should have been a really fun day, instead I dumped my jerk of a boyfriend when I caught him kissing my so-called best friend… his hand was on her boob…and instead I partied with a bunch of handsy sailors. Getting away from them, I drunkenly wandered the waterfront of Liberty Bay, trying to walk off the booze before driving home when I was abducted by these creepy, scrawny aliens. The other ladies and I were rescued by this group of muscle bound alien marines. Who knew that there were so many different types of gorgeous males in the Universe, I was very intrigued by these beautiful men, but the Captain, of the new ship we are on, and his brother are a pair of sticks in the mud, who thwart my attempts to flirt with the plethora of beefcake on this ship. It is weird though, I find them to be the most gorgeous and interesting of all the males. My dreams are of doing all the naughty things with them… With both of them…What kind of girl am I? Tet and Tan – Yes, we are twins with a psychic connection. We have found our mate and it is a big problem …(more blurb on ebook seller’s page)      AmazonKU

BLOODBOUND TO THE SPACE VAMPIRE (EARTH’S BOUNTY) by Deysi O’Donal

It’s supposed to be a fun night out with friends. A chance to dress-up for Halloween and let loose before the stress of finals hits. Instead, I end up being chased down the street by a real life vampire. Jaro isn’t really a Vampire, though. He’s an alien–as if that’s more believable–and his kind have been on earth long enough to have indoctrinated themselves into our mythology. The moment I arrived at his party, he’s hit with my intoxicating scent and loses his mind a little. When he bites me I should be terrified. Now he can’t get enough of the way I smell and taste, and he insists that I’m his. When he shares his blood with me I should be disgusted. Instead, I can’t get enough of him either. Now I can feel the connection between us, too, which is going to make finishing my degree a lot harder.     AmazonKU

MY BROTHER’S ALIEN MATCH (ALIEN MATES) by Sienna Sway

Luno – I have traveled galaxies and through lifetimes, seeking my Sul, the other half of my soul. My search is what brings me to Earth. Deciding to use the human way to find love, I skeptically download the matchmaking app, Alien Mates. To my surprise, I feel my Sul’s presence in the photo of a human man. But in person, Taylor does not sing to my soul. I do not understand. Robin – I don’t need a date to the Cherry Blossom Ball, but my brother Taylor does. He’s just out of a messy breakup and I can’t help but take it upon myself to find someone for him to take as a date—someone that will make his ex jealous. And who could be hotter than an exotic alien on his arm? Matching with Luno isn’t a surprise. No one can resist Taylor. But this alien gets to me in ways I can’t explain and putting him into Taylor’s life might just kill me. I’ve never been the jealous type. I know Taylor is the hotter brother. I know I don’t have much to offer, but I would give it all for a taste of Luno, tentacles and all.     AmazonKU

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

VS: AYDARR is the first book in the award winning Badari Warriors series so I thought I’d highlight him today!

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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LEOPARD’S HUNT  (A LEOPARD NOVEL BOOK 15) by Christine Feehan

Gorya Amurov might be known as his family’s peacekeeper, but the leopard inside him wants nothing more than to claw to the surface and unleash hell. A harsh life has shaped him into a vicious fighter with a calm exterior, but Gorya knows it’s only a matter of time until he loses all control. Deep down, he truly believes he’d be better off dead, and that no woman will ever accept him as a mate….Maya Averina has spent years hunting the criminals who destroyed her life, and she always takes down her prey. She keeps to herself, stays under the radar, and never loses focus. But with her body burning up and her mind distracted by her first heat, an ambush takes her by surprise. Now she’s trapped, an unmated female shifter about to be sold off to the highest bidder. Maya is ready to fight her way out—until the most dangerous, powerful man she’s ever encountered arrives to set her free.

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RUFF LOVE: AN ULTI-MUTT ROMANCE ANTHOLOGY by Various

VS Note: I have no idea if any of these stories are PNR but I couldn’t resist the title and the concept. And I love supporting anthologies!

Fall head over paws for these stories…Humans can face anything, even as long as they have their furry friends at their side. Saving the day or falling in love is always easier with a 4-legged partner to help them along the way. These Authors tell stories of passion, love, and unwavering friendships that endure until the end. The multi-author romance charity anthology benefiting the Georgia K-9 Police Foundation is available. The collection includes full-length, prequels, and short stories to suit all preferences.

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INFINITELY MINE: HOLIDAY RBMC TONOPAH NV by Nikki Landis

VS Note: Authors states there is a “paranormal reaper twist”.

Mammoth: As the V.P. for the Tonopah RBMC, I make it my job to protect the club, its secrets, and my pres, Grim. I’m his right-hand man and the one he trusts above all others. I take pride in my organizational skills and ability to wrangle my brothers, keeping things uncomplicated for Grim. Everything is just how I want it. Until I find a single mom and her young son broken down on the side of the road. Rowen Casey and little Jacob are in trouble and need a protector. I’m the best man for the job. I just have to convince Rowen. But taking on this role and getting close to the single mom and her sweet son awakens a deep, primitive need inside me. I don’t just want to keep Rowen and Jacob safe. I have to make them mine. And if I need to slash through every obstacle and threat, including the vicious threads of her past, I will. The Reaper has claimed Rowen and no one is standing in our way.     AmazonKU

ORACLE: CHOSEN CHAMPIONS BOOK FIVE by Macy Blake

Koios, AKA the Oracle, is a man with a mission: hunt down and destroy the manticore who’s been tormenting his pack. There’s only one thing standing in his way…a giant, stubborn bear named Ben Jerrick.   AmazonKU

BOOKS AND BUTCHERY (THE BOOKSMART WITCH MYSTERY SERIES BOOK ONE) by Constance Barker

In the quaint town of Sinking Springs, nestled amidst rolling hills and whispering woods, lies a cozy bookstore café known as The Wandering Page. Owned by the intelligent and kind-hearted Amelia Brown, the café serves as a haven for the town’s eclectic mix of residents, both ordinary and magical. But beneath the town’s serene façade lurks a web of secrets and dark magic, waiting to be unraveled. When witch Amelia discovers the body of local warlock Warren behind her bookstore, her life takes a dramatic turn. With the help of her friends—Sophie Clark, the bubbly empath; Willow Adams, the no-nonsense witch with a talent for nature magic; Lucas Wright, the charming and secretive reporter with mysterious powers, and Salem, Amelia’s black cat familiar, they delve into a mystery that goes deeper than they ever anticipated. As the group navigates a labyrinth of ancient spells, hidden rooms, and shadowy figures, they uncover Warren’s involvement in dangerous magical dealings that threaten the very fabric of their community. With each clue, they’re drawn deeper into a world where the line between good and evil blurs, and trust is a commodity as rare as the most potent of spells.   AmazonKU

THE SNOW THIEF’S AMULET  by Rowan Redfield

Nivia’s god is dead, and she is responsible. A magic amulet could redeem Nivia and free her people, the ice-elves, but first she’ll have to go through the Queen of Mammoth North. And Nivia may be a thief, but she’s no assassin. Mysterious ice-magic thrums in Thane’s veins. But assassin life never allowed him a chance to seek answers to his ability, until now. After a heist gone wrong, Thane discovers that the one who might hold the answer to his magic is none other but his mortal enemy: an ice-elf, seeking an amulet. A reluctant bargain is struck, and the heist for the amulet begins. But the bad blood between Thane and Nivia turns to undeniable attraction, and their seething desire begins to melt the ice.   AmazonKU

VISIONS OF FLESH AND BLOOD: A BLOOD AND ASH/FLESH AND FIRE COMPENDIUM (BLOOD AND ASH SERIES BOOK SIX) by Jennifer L Armentrout and Rayvyn Salvador

VISIONS OF FLESH AND BLOOD: a Blood and Ash/Flesh and Fire Compendium is a comprehensive companion guide for background, history, reader-favorite information, art, and reference materials. Combined with original short stories and scenes from some of the world’s most beloved characters, as well as never-before-seen visual enticements, it’s a treat for the senses. Told from the point of view of Miss Willa herself, the compendium acts like research material but reads like a journal and cache of personal notes, allowing the reader to revisit the characters and history they so love yet view things in a different way.

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SHADOW AND DUST (DEMON HEART BOOK TWO) by Richard Amos

Time really is a funny thing. Only, I’m not laughing. Ever since meeting Xavier—smoking hot demon with a kiss to die for—my life has come apart. Everything I ever understood about myself, about my job as an assassin/spy for the Witch Queen of the United Kingdom, is in pieces. I’m caught up in complicated web of enemies and deadly magic, all while falling hard for the delicious demon. Xavier. Xavier. Xavier. Man, I seriously have it bad. I want to survive this deadly rising storm. I want Xavier. I want a shiny new life. But time keeps playing its funny game, and I really want to avoid becoming the punchline.     AmazonKU

PREDATOR (WOLVES OF WINTER CREEK BOOK THREE) by Sarah Spade

The curse is broken—kinda. I know why I was brought back to Winter Creek—for the most part. My story is over… and that’s just wishful thinking talking. I wish it was time to settle into my happy-ever-after, but things have only gotten more complicated since the full moon. Because while Lucas is my bonded mate now, his bite did more than just mark me as his. It triggered something deep inside of me that I never would’ve guessed was there, and now I’m coming to grips that everything I thought I knew about my life was a lie. I’m not human. I don’t know if I ever was. Part-witch and part-shifter, there’s a reason why I was hunted down seventy years ago—and why I’ve been given a second chance at another life. I’m still Fallon, though, and as I struggle to figure out which if my memories of mine and which belong to the woman I used to be, I just want to find a happy ending to my new story. I have the hero, right? The wicked witch got what she wanted when I broke the curse on Winter Creek, and my new pack is happy to welcome me as one of their own. Well, most of them—and that’s one problem. The other? A familiar scent I can’t quite place… until my grandmother sends one of her henchman with a proposition that I just can’t refuse. Because, as it turns out, I’m not the only new wolf shifter in Winter Creek, and my old friend needs my help… no matter how much Lucas still thinks he has to protect me. It’s time for this chick to show how much of a predator she can be—once I figure out how to control my shifts, that is.     AmazonKU

HUNTED BEAST: THE MATE GAMES (DEATH BOOK TWO) by Meg Anne

She’s everything I want, and I hate her for it. Hate might not be the right emotion for what Dahlia stirs in me. But I can’t have her, so telling myself I don’t want her is the only option. Especially since my dog won’t leave her alone. While I’ve been doing my best to avoid the woman I crave, my pup has taken on the role of her protector. He follows her every chance he gets. That’s probably for the best because there’s a serial killer on the loose and he’s got his sights set on her. At least, that’s what the ghosts keep saying. With her beast out of commission it’s up to the rest of us to keep her safe. Her fae outcast Her rogue captain And me…her reluctant shadow As much as I should stay away, fate keeps throwing us together and it’s not hard to see the reason why. Dahlia is unlocking me piece by piece. My memories might be slow to return, but my power isn’t. Since arriving at Blackwood it’s grown by leaps and bounds, bringing one truth into sharp focus. I need her, forbidden as she is. She’s the light to my darkness and despite our differences our powers are clearly connected. If I have any hope of solving the mystery of who I am, Dahlia and I will have to work together to stop the Ripper before he gets what he wants. Her. She is the key to all of it. And without her, I will never again be whole.     AmazonKU     AB

ORC’S MAIDEN (MONSTER MATE HUNT BOOK THREE) by Ava Ross

I’m determined to control my own life—until I meet a gruff orc who makes me dream about a future by his side. Alwen: A year ago, one of the males in my village hurt me. When he tried to do it a second time, I took care of that problem—permanently. Then I’m selected for the annual Monster Mate Hunt where two village women must enter the forest to be claimed as an orc’s bride. If an orc tries to take me, I’ll handle him just as I did the man in my village. To my dismay, I’m captured by a band of treacherous thieves. I’m planning my escape when an enormous, snarly orc attacks the camp. He slays the thieves and announces I’m his fated mate. I won’t go down without a fight. If only I didn’t swoon whenever he comes near. Zickar: I have one purpose: to find my brother, Dakur, and bring him back to our clan. When the path leads me to Alwen, she sparks my clan pendant, proving she’s mine. She fights me at every turn, and I can tell she was hurt in the past. This pretty maiden deserves to be treated gently, and I’m just the male to do it. In no time, I can’t imagine a life without her. But when someone steals her from me, I’ll cross the ends of the continent to save her. Alwen’s my fated mate, and I’ll do anything to make her mine.   AmazonKU

THE LAB: WILLY (BEYOND RIVER’S EDGE BOOK ONE) by Lorelai M Hart and Aria Grace

It’s hard to know who you are when you were made in a lab…I never fit in growing up. I’m a shifter…sort of. But instead of having one beast inside me, I have many. Even at 25, my parents still worry that I’m always alone. They don’t understand I never am because my beasts are always there, always wanting out. I don’t mind. They’re my only real friends. Growing up, I always said I’d take down The Lab one day. But as a random PhD candidate, what can I possibly do? One click of an email shows me exactly what. They’re looking for interns who have my exact background. If this isn’t a sign it’s time to make them pay, nothing is.   AmazonKU

THE CENTAUR’S SACRIFICE: A WAITING HEARTS WORLD ROMANCE (WAITING HEARTS: CENTAURS BOOK 2) by Lorelai M Hart and Jena Wade

Marcus is looking to keep magics of old where they belong… buried deep in the past. Marcus’s new position as liaison between the Centaurs and the Council is not just a “looks good on paper” kind of promotion. It will allow him to continue his attempts to thwart the mistakes of old from being repeated again. The only problem is, how can they be mistakes if they are what brought his mate into existence? Luan spent centuries thinking he’d always be alone, destined to be mateless. When his brother finds his forever love, it sparks hope. And now that he’s scented his mate, he couldn’t be happier. Only one problem: Luan wants to protect his mate at all costs, including his job. If only it were “just a job” and not a mission to keep shifter kinds safe from the unthinkable.    AmazonKU

DUTY TO THE DEAD (THE APPRENTICE TO ANUBIS) by Laura Greenwood

Is learning the art of mummification everything Dhara wants it to be? After Dhara is chosen as one of the newest apprentices at the London Temple of Anubis, she’s thrown into life at the temples, from learning about embalming, to the protective amulets used for the dead. With the help of her mentor, she learns precisely what she needs in order to make it to ordination and to become a full Priestess Of Anubis.

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REAPING DEMONS (SCYTHE AND SOUL BOOK ONE) by Eve Langlais

Turns out there are monsters in the world, and I am not talking about the kind that eat pizza with a knife and fork. For over 40 years, I never knew of the demons that lurk among us. One foggy night, everything changed as I witnessed strange creatures emerge from a sewer to attack. Horrible monsters that only I could see. As if almost dying weren’t traumatizing enough, I became a target, not just of the sexy scythe-wielding man who took out the abominations, nor the cute detective who questioned me as a witness to the carnage. For some reason, the demons are after my middle-aged ass! Why would they care about an average woman who works as a clerk, rides the bus, and lives in an apartment alone? I’m told it’s because I’m special. Because there is a latent magic in me I never knew about. I disagree but that hasn’t stopped folks from expecting me to join the resistance. I’d rather go back to my quiet life, however, now that the demons have found me, they won’t rest until they have me in their clawed clutches. Like hell am I going down without a fight. I never asked to be a heroine, but apparently, I’ve been chosen and now I must reap what fate has bestowed before chaos is sown.

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MARKED FOR THE PACK (REJECTED WOLF PACK BOOK TWO) by Traci Lovelot

They promised to protect me during my heat. But are any of us ready for what happens afterward? With my old pack hunting me down, a friend and I embark on a desperate plan to keep everyone we care about safe. Along the way, I’ll discover secrets about my past and whether I have any hope of ever shifting. My alphas protect me on my journey, even though I didn’t ask them to. But it’s a good thing, because my heat hits sooner than any of us expected… and with the worst possible timing. There’s no denying Flint and I have something real — something that might outlast my heat. Heath used me and discarded me, so why do I keep catching this longing look in his eyes? And when Gage’s secrets are finally revealed, we might discover what’s between us is so much stronger than hate. I keep thinking like a typical wolf shifter, expecting to choose just one of them as my mate. But I’m not just a wolf, am I? What if… instead of one, I’m falling for them all?    Amazon KU

PEARLS OF WISDOM (THE TWILIGHT COURT BOOK 17) by Amy Sumida

These pearls are deadly. Someone is killing Kumihos by stealing their pearls. These are no ordinary pearls, but fox beads—the source of a fox-shifter’s power. When swallowed by a human, a fox pearl grants unlimited wisdom and a little magic. Enough wisdom and magic to make them dangerous. Seren is called in on the mission and heads off to South Korea with her husbands to stop the murderer. Joining them is the King of Hell, and he is nearly as troublesome as the mission becomes. Something is bubbling between Seren and Astaroth, something that must come to a boil soon, and she’s not looking forward to the mess. But she’ll deal with it, if only she can save the Kumihos.     AmazonKU

HIS SLENDER EMBRACE by Amanda Meuwissen

Eldritch, Tall Man, slender and strange – Cael is all these things, with a presence humans fear, and among monsters allowed visas to the human world, he still feels like an outsider. The first time someone hears his voice, they’re knocked unconscious, and if they look at him for too long, they risk losing their minds or worse. Handy for a monster who means to menace, but not for one seeking love and hoping to one day feed from the energies of passion instead of terror. He thought the Monster Match app might finally find him a compatible partner, but no one responds to him as a match. Perhaps the only way he’ll know passion is to switch what he’s looking for from romance to the carnal side of human curiosity. Coming off a bad breakup with a gaslighting ex, Miles Wainwright isn’t looking for love, though he still longs for it and misses the presence of someone else in his home. Even in his work as a graphic designer, he can’t stand up for himself and always ends up doing what is asked of him. He wishes he could give himself over to a partner and trust that they’ll take care of him. For now, he’ll settle for fulfilling a fantasy and hope it helps him heal. He doesn’t expect to want more from Cael, the strangely alluring monster with a shark-toothed smile and tendrils who matches his request, but even if it means madness to stare long into the abyss, does Miles dare steal a peek?     AmazonKU

AN HEIR OF FROST (A TRIAL OF SORCERORS BOOK FOUR) by Elisa Kova

The fate of five kingdoms teeters on the knife’s edge, and Eira’s destiny is in the icy grasp of the Pirate Queen. After a narrow escape from the brutal end of the Tournament of Five Kingdoms, Eira and her friends find themselves prisoners of the legendary Pirate Queen Adela. To most, death follows shortly after the pirate queen’s icy stare. But for Eira, those all too familiar eyes hold long-sought truths. As she and her friends dive deeper into the pirates’ world, their magic is pushed to the brink. Morals are tested. Old passions reignite, and fresh desires spark. But love can be the deadliest vulnerability. Amidst high-seas action, close-call escapes, and unraveling the twisted political machinations that happen in the shadows of their world, a haunting question looms larger and larger: How much are they prepared to sacrifice for what they believe in?       AmazonKU     AB

BREW CONFESSIONS (HEDGEWITCH FOR HIRE BOOK 11) by Christine Pope

It’s all hops and holidays until somebody’s murdered in the beer tank…When Josie bursts into Selena’s shop with a sparkly new publicity idea — a craft brew competition to promote their small town of Globe, Arizona — Selena’s mind conjures up images of bearded hipsters in man buns descending upon her adopted hometown. She agrees to help, though her hunky husband Calvin might object to his six-months-pregnant wife adding even more tasks to a to-do list she’s been trying to delegate. The High Country Holiday Brewing Competition transforms the old high school gym into a charming beer garden, and hopes are high the contest will boost Globe’s reputation. But the doors aren’t even open before one of the six competitors — the obnoxious and universally disliked Trent Reynolds — is found drowned in a fermentation tank. A tank that was supposed to be empty, only for show. Desperate to salvage the situation, Josie begs Selena to use her psychic abilities to suss out the killer so the show can go on. But Selena has only twenty-four hours to filter the killer out of a long list of suspects. With her powers somewhat sketchy due to her pregnancy, the competition might be over before it even begins…and a cool killer could get away clean.    Amazon     Kobo     NOTE: The rest of the series is on Apple Books so this one may get there.

MYSTERIOUS MURMURS (WHISPERS OF WITCHCRAFT COZY MYSTERIES BOOK TWO) by Nellie H Steele

Settling in to her new life is easier said than done…especially with her grandmother’s dark tales. Carly Ravenspell is still trying to piece her life together after the tragic death of her parents. While she’s already warming to her grandmother, the spooky stories the woman shares with her both excite and frighten her, causing her to push the boundaries of her mind to search for the supernatural all around her. As she listens to the tale of Phoenix Hall, a hot spot for ghostly activity, she begins to wonder if there is more to the tales than meets the eye. Will Carly discover a family secret of her own as the tragic history of Phoenix Hall unfolds before her?     AmazonKU

MONSTER’S OBSSESSION (BLACKTHORN  ACADEMY FOR SUPERNATURALS BOOK NINE) by TJ Bell

He’s obsessed with her; she’s obsessed with staying out of Hell. Daruka is hiding from her oppressive father, who wants to force her to join the family business. The family business? Managing Hell. Asmoday is part lust demon, part elf. Everybody wants a piece of him, but no one takes him seriously. He’s mostly okay with that. Until he meets her. Now, Daruka and Asmoday are about to take on Satan himself, and Asmoday still isn’t even sure if this girl likes him. Welcome to Blackthorn Academy.    Amazon     Apple Books     Kobo

FOX TRAPPED: MM MPREG SHIFTER ROMANCE by Jessica E Subject

Fresh out of a messy breakup, omega fox shifter, Foxx, needs a job. His ex/former business partner has spread many lies about him around town and to his former clients, so he heads to Saramto in desperation. He doesn’t expect his smartphone to send him into the wrong building of Shifter Towers for his interview at a coding school, to get stuck in an elevator with a hulky bear shifter, or for his heat to start in the middle of it all. In between clients, personal trainer, and alpha bear shifter, Slade, heads up to his lawyer’s office to sign the paperwork for the house he just bought. He’s hoping this next life stage will get his parents to ease up on their constant pleading for him to settle down. He has no need for a mate. So, he doesn’t expect to come face-to-face with the fox shifter who his bear claims is his fated mate, or to be trapped in an elevator with the young man during the beginning of his heat.     AmazonKU

DADDY WOLF’S FEISTY NANNY  (PROSPECT SHIFTER DADDY MATES) by Serena Meadows

I didn’t want to have anything to do with her when I found out she was my best buddy’s sister. Quinn is a great troublemaker. Her own family agrees. But that label of trouble disappeared when I saw how good she was to my daughter. The daughter that was left at my doorstep by a woman I had a one-night stand with. Yes, my playboy reputation precedes me. But Quinn awakens another side of the wolf shifter in me. She makes me want to be a better man for her. More importantly, to protect and shield her from her enemies. Quinn will do everything in her power to not ask for help. But she must find out I’m a wolf shifter. She may never forgive me, but at least she will see how far I’m willing to go to make her all mine.     AmazonKU

ARTEMIS (SPEED DATING WITH THE DENIZENS OF THE UNDERWORLD BOOK 35) by Giuna Kincade and Erzabet Bishop

Moon Goddess Artemis Chase has almost everything she ever wanted; she’s the CEO of the Underworld’s only bank and has a wonderful son. She’s just missing the romance. Enter the perfect man, Lee. But she’s never met him except through her son’s stories. Dragon Shifter Finley McKellen is happy his brothers found their mates, but he’s lonely. He meets the perfect woman, except that she has a kid. Kids are messy, loud, and chaotic; not something he wants to deal with, especially since he’s helping out Maddie at her daycare during her last month of pregnancy. When Alexander is kidnapped, it brings Artemis and Finley together, but will they be able to save the boy and their relationship, or is it doomed from the start?

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SAVAGE WOLF (SEVYN ROSE BOOK THREE) by Karina Espinosa

It all ends now. Sevyn Rose is done sitting idly by while her mother Imogen takes all the risks. Learning about her father and heritage, Sevyn makes an alliance with the angel Cassiel. Not knowing who to trust, she slowly accepts the help of Christian and Nadia who promise they’re on her side. Feeling the betrayal of Gerard, Sevyn must find a way to secure Imogen’s safety and that of the cure—that is until she learns what exactly the cure is. This knowledge changes the game and Sevyn has to figure out whether her safety is more important than her mothers. Alliances are made, and lines are drawn as Sevyn and her group of friends fight for their freedom and that of all of the supernatural community.   AmazonKU

A SOUL TO STEAL: DUSKWALKER BRIDES BOOK SIX by Opal Reyne

All Gideon wanted was a friend. After waking up in the afterlife to discover he died, Gideon has nowhere to go. The world around him feels strange, utterly false, and he struggles to let go of the past he was ripped away from. Gideon never expects his new, monstrous friend to nibble his way into his heart, or give him purpose in death. His wings are soft, his body strong, and his skull face oddly compelling, but what point is there in desiring more when their future is meaningless? All Aleron wanted was his kindred. Having been violently separated from his twin, Aleron is left behind in Tenebris. Unlikely events lead him into an adventure with a pretty human, who entrances him more with every step they take. Gideon is funny yet confusing, and he makes desire sink into Aleron like a frustrating set of claws. Aleron’s heart is big, it’s ready to love, and it’s fond of the male he has in his keeping. But things do not always go as promised, even when Aleron is given the potential to have everything he wants. Will Aleron be able to keep those important to him close, or will he come to regret the choices he’s made?      AmazonKU

DRAGON’S CLAIM (BRIDES FOR BEASTS: DRAGONS BOOK THREE) by Candace Ayers and Kym Dillon

Monogamy? Not my style. I’m a master of the skies and a lover of women. My life’s all about freedom, luxury, and keeping my city under my wing. But a dragons gotta do what a dragons gotta do. And this dragon needs to get with the program. The BfB arranged marriage program that is. Fate has a funny way of flipping a script. Because the moment I lay eyes on my new wife, I’m smitten. She needs protection from her gang-affiliated ex? She’s got it. One fiery breath and I’ll turn that thug into a crispy critter. This is a SHORT, feel-good, instalove-inspired, fated mates dragon shifter romance.     AmazonKU

MEDEA: A NOVEL by Eilish Quin

Among the women of Greek mythology, the witch Medea may be the most despised. Known for the brutal act of killing her own children to exact vengeance on her deceitful husband, the Argonauts leader Jason, Medea has carved out a singularly infamous niche in our histories. But what if that isn’t the full story? The daughter of a sea nymph and the granddaughter of a Titan, Medea is a paradox. She is at once rendered compelling by virtue of the divinity that flows through her bloodline and made powerless by the fact of her being a woman. As a child, she intuitively submerges herself in witchcraft and sorcery, but soon finds it may not be a match for the prophecies that hang over her entire family like a shroud. As Medea comes into her own as a woman and a witch, she also faces the arrival of the hero Jason, preordained by the gods to be not only her husband, but also her lifeline to escape her isolated existence. Medea travels the treacherous seas with the Argonauts, battles demons she had never conceived of, and falls in love with the man who may ultimately be her downfall. In this propulsive, beautifully written debut, readers will finally hear Medea’s side of the story through a fresh and feminist lens.

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ISLAND WITCH by Amanda Jayatissa

Being the daughter of the village Capuwa, or demon-priest, Amara is used to keeping mostly to herself. Influenced by the new religious practices brought in by the British Colonizers, the villagers who once respected her father’s craft have turned on the family. Yet, they all still seem to call on him whenever supernatural disturbances arise. Now someone—or something—is viciously seizing upon men in the jungle. But instead of enlisting Amara’s father’s help, the villages have accused him of carrying out the attacks himself. As she tries to clear her father’s name, Amara finds herself haunted by dreams that eerily predict the dark forces on her island. And she can’t shake the feeling that it’s all connected to the night she was recovering from a strange illness, and woke up, scared and confused, to hear her mother’s frantic cries: No one can find out what happened.

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THE DIABLO’S CURSE by Gabe Cole Novoa

Dami is a demon determined to cancel every deal they’ve ever made in order to tether their soul to earth and become human again. There’s just one person standing in their way: Silas. An irresistibly (and stubborn) cute boy cursed to die young, except for the deal with Dami that is keeping him alive. If they cancel the deal, Silas is dead. Unless… they can destroy the curse that has plagued Silas’s family for generations. But to do so, Dami and Silas are going to have to work together.  That is, if the curse doesn’t kill them first.

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NIGHT FOR DAY by Roselle Lim

Exes Ward Dunbar and Camille Buhay thought they would never see each other again. They had broken up to pursue their dream jobs on opposite sides of the country—her to New York City, and him to Los Angeles. But years later, they unexpectedly reconnect in London, where they are interviewing for similar jobs. The spark they feel when they meet again is palpable—the attraction comes back like muscle memory, reminding them of what they had lost. When Ward and Camille discover they both got the job working opposing shifts, they vow to give their relationship another try. Ward starts the day shift and finds the immortal clientele unusual and dazzling. When he clocks out at the end of the day, he finds the door locked and himself trapped in the building. After a horrific first night shift contending with restless spirits and ghosts, Camille is also unable to escape. In their respective prisons, they discover that they’re able to talk to each other a few minutes before dawn. This fleeting encounter incites longing for each other, but their promise to be together feels impossible. Because they are caught in the middle of a war of the gods—and their choices will determine the outcome.

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SUN OF BLOOD AND RUIN: A NOVEL by Mariely Lares

VS Note: Billed as a reimagining of Zorro

n sixteenth-century New Spain, witchcraft is punishable by death, indigenous temples have been destroyed, and tales of mythical creatures that once roamed the land have become whispers in the night. Hidden behind a mask, Pantera uses her magic and legendary swordplay skills to fight the tyranny of Spanish rule. To all who know her, Leonora de las Casas Tlazohtzin never leaves the palace and is promised to the heir of the Spanish throne. The respectable, law-abiding Lady Leonora faints at the sight of blood and would rather be caught dead than meddle in court affairs. No one suspects that Leonora and Pantera are the same person. Leonora’s charade is tragically good, and with magic running through her veins, she is nearly invincible. Nearly. Despite her mastery, she is destined to die young in battle, as predicted by a seer. When an ancient prophecy of destruction threatens to come true, Leonora—and therefore Pantera—is forced to decide: surrender the mask or fight to the end. Knowing she is doomed to a short life, she is tempted to take the former option. But the legendary Pantera is destined for more than an early grave, and once she discovers the truth of her origins, not even death will stop her.

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TO CAGE A GOD (THESE MONSTROUS GODS BOOK ONE) by Elizabeth May

To cage a god is divine. To be divine is to rule. To rule is to destroy. Using ancient secrets, Galina and Sera’s mother grafted gods into their bones. Bound to brutal deities and granted forbidden power no commoner has held in a millennia, the sisters have grown up to become living weapons. Raised to overthrow an empire―no matter the cost. With their mother gone and their country on the brink of war, it falls to the sisters to take the helm of the rebellion and end the cruel reign of a royal family possessed by destructive gods. Because when the ruling alurea invade, they conquer with fire and blood. And when they clash, common folk burn. While Sera reunites with her estranged lover turned violent rebel leader, Galina infiltrates the palace. In this world of deception and danger, her only refuge is an isolated princess, whose whip-smart tongue and sharp gaze threaten to uncover Galina’s secret. Torn between desire and duty, Galina must make a choice: work together to expose the lies of the empire―or bring it all down.

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PYRAMIDIA by Stephanie Sanders Jacob

When Harriet moves to Bentwood to teach gifted students, her new life doesn’t go as planned. Between her haunted rental and her oddball neighbor, Lucy-who literally won’t go away—Harriet is left questioning her own sanity. The beautiful Kelsey, whom she meets at the farmers market, offers the distraction she needs. Well, that, and the town’s Multi-Level Marketing (MLM)—or pyramid—scheme. The enigmatic group of women selling wellness in the form of Serenitea, with their perfect hair, flawless skin, and piercing eyes. She is drawn to the tea, the wellness, the tranquility….. So what if she has to sell a few bags of tea? You have a new descendant. Sinking deeper into Serenitea, Harriet can’t stop drinking the tea. She keeps getting emails about new descendants—whatever the hell that means—and the gym teacher, Harold, is giving serious pervy vibes. Even Lucy joins the MIM despite claiming the women are vampires. None of that matters, though, because Serenitea makes her feel..well. Tranquil. Until Lucy disappears and Harriet’s world begins to crumble. Is Serenitea really a bunch of beautiful vampires? So what if they are? How far will Harriet go for tranquility?     AmazonKU

COLLECTOR’S HOARD (CURSED DESCENDANTS BOOK FOUR) by A S Green

With a new witch on the scene, an old nightmare emerges from the shadows. After a member of the wolf pack is abducted, Hawk must locate the missing wolf and bring him home…or jeopardize his status as the pack’s beta. But when Hawk and his crew cross paths with Abby Prescott—an untrained, knife-wielding witch on the run from her enemies both on the ground and in her head—their mission is swiftly derailed. To have any chance at finding the missing wolf alive, Hawk needs Stella and Ethan’s help to train the young witch before she causes more havoc than the wolves can control. But Abby is more than a wrench thrown into Hawk’s rescue plans. Her arrival triggers all three of the wolves’ urges to form a mating bond and with that, she awakens the trauma of Hawk’s past. Now, as Hawk struggles to find the missing wolf, maintain his beta status, and deny his fate with Abby, his choices lead the friends straight into the nightmare that Stella has feared all this time. There really is a Collector in the woods, and it’s time they meet the threat face to face to face.     AmazonKU

FOR THE STOLEN FATES (IN THE CITY OF TIME BOOK TWO) by Gwendolyn Clare

Now in possession of the most dangerous book ever scribed, Willa and Saudade settle into the nineteenth century and start planning how to avert the cataclysm that will soon break the laws of physics and render Earth uninhabitable. Faraz only wants his best friend, Leo, to have the time to come to terms with the death of his father—even if his father was a power-hungry villain who had to be stopped. But someone has stolen the editbook again, and now Faraz and his friends must track down Willa and challenge her for control of the editbook. Meanwhile, Leo’s older brother Aris contemplates a path toward redemption after using the editbook to destroy the city of Napoli. Can he salvage his remaining relationships, after a lifetime of following their father? But as far as Willa and Saudade are concerned, all these people are suspects in a crime that hasn’t happened yet.

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DISCIPLES OF CHAOS by M K Lobb

Damian Venturi isn’t aware of it yet. But as small shifts start to crack the foundations of the Ombrazian power structure after the Rebellion’s attack, cracks are beginning to show in Damian’s own facade. Uncontrollable anger is bubbling to the surface and can’t always be pushed down. Can he keep everyone safe, even from himself? Rossana Lacertosa should feel victorious. She accomplished everything she set out to do, and more. The Rebellion’s attack set countless prisoners free and brought attention to the unfairness in the Palazzo’s structure. And Damian is back by her side where he belongs. Yet the war with Brechaat rages on and government officials are hellbent on keeping the status quo. Then an Ombrazian general arrives from the front lines, and orders dozens of arrests, shipping Roz and Damian’s friends up north. Determined to free those who matter most, Roz and Damian set their sights on Brechaat. But their journey is dogged by strange magic, and Damian shifts further from the boy he used to be.

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COOKING WITH MAGIC (HELLHOUND COLLAR SERIES BOOK FOUR) by Lisa Oliver

“I would never hurt you… Please don’t flinch like that. You need to come with me, that’s all, and for that I need to touch you.” Hellhound Faron wasn’t expecting anything when he went to his local diner for a meal before heading home. He might have privately hoped that he could catch sight of his favorite chef, Patrick, but the food was worth eating anyway. What he doesn’t expect, when he’s finished his meal, was to find Patrick sitting in a rusty truck at the back of the diner parking lot, with tears and bruises covering his face. Faron had to do something. “…when I went to get out of the truck, the coma kicked in. This is all a coma-induced dream. It’s amazing.” Patrick Duncan didn’t expect his favorite hottie from the diner to find him crying in a rusty truck, and he definitely didn’t expect to collapse in a coma-dream straight afterward. But that had to have been what had happened to him. How else could he find himself in Scotland, having a wonderful meal and being taken on a walk to find a magical tree?  Dreams quickly became reality and Patrick has a lot of adjustments to make, finding out he’s the mate of a hellhound. Shadow puppies aside, Faron still wants to deal with the man responsible for Patrick’s bruises. Unfortunately, that wasn’t as easy as it sounded. And what was the message Patrick’s dead Mom trying to send Patrick in relation to his magic? Magic that Patrick didn’t think he even had.     Amazon     Apple Books     Kobo

PURSUED BY PERIL (TRACKING TROUBLE BOOK FOUR) by Lindsay Buroker

The dragons of the Cosmic Realms aren’t pleased now that Azerdash has recovered a legendary galaxy blade. It makes him more of a threat in his quest to oust their kind from power. To stop him, the dragons have sent one of their own after him, a deadly assassin who likes a challenge…rwen wants to help Azerdash, but she has her own problems. She must track down the missing vampire alchemist, Zoltan. It’s her fault that he was kidnapped, and she can’t leave him in the hands of dark elves. But when the dragon assassin comes after her, because of her relationship with Azerdash, Arwen must worry about far more than kidnappers.   AmazonKU

DARK HORIZON NEW DAWN (CHILDREN OF THE GODS PARANORMAL ROMANCE BOOK 80) by I T Lucas

What begins as a carefree vacation quickly spirals into a heart-pounding adventure when a chance encounter with a mysterious woman entangles Margo in a shadowy world of deceit and danger. Meanwhile, aboard the Silver Swan, the Fates weave their intricate web. Armed with Margo’s photograph, Frankie is on a mission to match her with the last unmated god. Despite his initial disinterest, the image consumes Negal, and when Margo’s situation becomes dire, the once indifferent god is compelled to join the frantic rescue mission.     AmazonKU

VEILED VENGEANCE (ALPHA ASCENSION CHRONICLES BOOK THREE) by Milly Taiden

Luna, a lone wolf, seeks vengeance after her betrothed Alpha is murdered, and she’s framed for the crime. While hunting the killer down, she meets Adrian, her true fated mate. She doesn’t have time for romance, she’s on the warpath. Adrian is kind and caring and he’s making it hard for her not to want him in every way possible. Adrian, the Crescent Moon pack Alpha has found his mate. She’s beautiful, strong, and she’s angry enough to make him wonder if pursuing her is a good idea. Adrian’s not a quitter, so he’s not giving up on Luna. The first thing he needs to do is help her catch a killer. Disbelief turns to shock when she realizes the man she’s been chasing is one of Adrian’s trusted advisors. But she’s not going down without a fight and Adrian’s on her side. Together, they set out to get the evidence to prove the crime and clear her name. They’ll have to work against the clock because the killer has his eyes set on getting Luna out of his way once and for all.   AmazonKU

HOW I TOOK THE KING ON A BONE-A-FIDE QUEST OF PIRACY, PIEMU AND PROFIT: BONE 1 (HOW I STOLE THE PRINCESS’S WHITE KNIGHT AND TURNED HIM TO VILLAINY BOOK 7) by AJ Sherwood

VS Note: Reviewers recommend reading books 1-6 first. Here are part of the tags for book one: “Black sorcerer, white knight, evil princess, oh my!, this whole story is crack, technically an enemies to lovers, with light angst, mostly as an excuse for cuddles, Tan is suffering from SCD-Severe Cuddle Deficiency, being adopted by a black sorcerer is like being adopted by a cat, you get no say in the matter, basically Tan took one look at Devan and went MINE, author no longer in control of this train wreck, I’m along for the ride like you are, …”

Sentient dragon skull acquired! Do you wish to find rest of body? (yes) (no) Tan: Yes! Devan: No, but why? Tan: We get half of his hoard~ Devan: We leave tomorrow. Tags: Tan’s field trips go awry, no one is surprised, only he can find a sentient dragon skull in a church’s basement, Quest time!, Wells gets stuck babysitting, again, Niran’s more excited than anyone else, except maybe the apprentices, gold is a great motivator, all the bone puns     AmazonKU

HOME IS WHERE THE WITCH IS (MIDLIFE IN MOSSWOOD BOOK 13) by Louisa West

In this enchanting conclusion to the whimsical series that blends the charm of Practical Magic with the warmth of the Gilmore Girls, Rosie finds herself on the brink of a magical new chapter. She prepares to take on motherhood for the second time alongside Tammy, but the tranquility of Mosswood is shattered when the Council of Witches descends into a heated election. While the Council navigates political complexities, tragedy strikes as one of the candidates is found murdered. Rosie, determined to protect her growing family and the magical community she holds dear, takes on the unexpected role of investigator. Juggling the demands of impending motherhood and unraveling a web of magical intrigue, Rosie races against time to uncover the truth.   AmazonKU

LUNA’S AWAKENING (MOONSTONE PACK BOOK TWO) by Danie Clark

I think to myself how lucky I am. I mean, how many times does someone’s bully become their lover and partner? I ask myself, and it makes me smile. “Wh … wh … what are you doing?” I ask, my voice breaking in laughter. “Keeping you busy for the rest of the evening,” he says naughtily, his lips finding mine. His hands travel my body, urgently sending my clothes away. He lifts me up, and with kisses, he places me on the bed, and as I close my eyes, I realize I feel human after all. His kisses on my lips find their way down to my neck, and they move slowly downward, getting to my stomach. I can’t think of anything else as the pleasure comes rippling down my entire frame. The feeling is out of this world, wanting him to stop and yet continue.     Amazon

TEMPORAL TANTRUMS (TIME TRAVELLER’S HAREM BOOK ONE) by Storm Song

VS Note: From JAN 24.

In a world where death is the beginning of a sinister game, Averill Winslow, an unrelenting private investigator with the rare ability to manipulate time, wakes up to find herself wounded once again.But this time, her survival leads her down a twisting path to uncover the chilling truth behind her mother’s murder. As she delves deeper into the web of lies and betrayal surrounding her family, Averill teams up with Kylo Quinn, a charming yet dangerous detective harboring his own secrets, and Ansel Lake, a mysterious billionaire with a passion for saving the environment. With every step closer to the truth, Averill must confront unimaginable forces and face heart-wrenching betrayals that threaten all that she holds dear. As she unravels the mystery of her mother’s death and navigates a dangerous entanglement of love and desire, Averill must also grapple with her own destiny. Will Averill be able to clear her father’s name, seek justice for her mother’s untimely demise, and surrender herself to the intoxicating pull of two irresistible men?   AmazonKU

GRANDMASTER OF DEMONIC CULTIVATION: MO DAO ZU SHI VOL 5 by Mo Xiang Tong Xiu

Seeking the truth behind Xiao Xingchen’s death, Wei Wuxian uses the dangerous power of “Empathy” to gaze into the past. He discovers that years ago, the newly blinded Xiao Xingchen journeyed to the remote countryside, where he and a girl named A-Qing became inseparable. Unfortunately, the peace they found together did not last–everything changed after they saved a mortally wounded man. That man was Xue Yang, a villain who used charm to hide his bitterly cold heart. Weaving a web of lies and deceit, Xue Yang joined their quiet life while secretly scheming for a bloody encounter between old friends and foes!

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HOUSE OF MALAK (THE HAREM PROJECT) by Crea Reitan

I’m the Director of Haven, a newly established sanctuary for all the misused and mistreated humans that The Harem Project recovers from the Division of Silence. I have my hands full, trying to save as many lives as I can. Then a chance meeting has me virtually running into the men that hold a piece of my heavenly soul and my world shifts. My sense of duty pulls me to focus on Haven, but my instincts insist I make these men mine. Finding balance isn’t easy, but somehow I manage to find peace in both the professional and personal aspects of my life. I can do this. I can do good and make my home with these divine men. My name is Tatum and I just joined an all out war with a family whose power is such a threat to the monsters of Silence that we’re nearly number one on their hit list. Instead of waiting for them to target our family, we just jumped into the massacre happening before us.     AmazonKU

COURT OF DRAGONS AND ASHES (THE DRAGON CROWN SERIES BOOK THREE) by G Bailey

The goddess of love has designed a deadly trial and if I don’t win…I will lose my dragon kings. In the court of Water, a monster lurks. In the court of Fire, flames burn away any lies. In the court of Earth, touch is key. In the court of Air, try to breathe. Aphrodite has my dragon kings under her spell and to save them- I have to win four trials, one in each court. Ares can’t kill me, but the courts are dangerous with him in charge, and he isn’t going to let me easily win. With enemies within the courts, and outside them too, I need allies to survive this. I was born of shadows, royalty, and hope. When I call, Ayiolyn will rise.   AmazonKU

COLD BLOOD (BLOOD ROSE ACADEMY) (HAVEN HOLLOW BOOK 29) by J R Rain and H P Mallory

As a vampire, the last place I want to go is a town full of witches. But here I am, in the old west-themed town of Jinx Junction. Good thing I’ve got Lorcan along for the ride. So why do we find ourselves in this particular level of hell? Because my uncle, Fox Aspen, gave me explicit instructions to meet him here. Why? I have no clue. As to Jinx Junction? This town sucks the big one (and not in a cool, vampy sort of way), more like an unfriendly, witchy sort of way. Not only are the inhabitants aching to hex me but there isn’t a whole lot to do. And I’m missing my boyfriend, Rook, something fierce. But back to the witches—the last thing I want to do is tick off anyone in this horrible place…So, when I manage to seriously upset the sheriff of Jinx Junction, Lucretia Boline, well, I’m nervous it might be lights out for me. Lucretia aside, I’m pretty sure there’s a reason why Uncle Fox was so emphatic about meeting him here. I just hope that reason doesn’t get me killed. For good.   AmazonKU

DRAGON RESOLUTION (D.O.A. NEW MEXICO BOOK TWO) by Cree Storm

Mallard couldn’t mate with one man when he was still in love with another…even if that man was dead. However, when he’s forced to pretend to be a couple with Hank, in order to take down a child abduction ring, Mallard knows he is in trouble both from his mate as well as men who would kill him if they knew exactly who he was.

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WINGS OF SUNFIRE AND DARKNESS (AWAKENED FATES BOOK THREE)  by Lucinda Dark, Rebecca Grey and Lucy Smoke

Betrayed by Bartoli and the man that was once supposed to be my King consort, I now realize that I never needed another’s power. All I need is my Kingdom, for which I will return. Aerea, the Goddess of fire, lives in my veins. I am Awakened. I am angry. With my newfound abilities and my Blood General at my side, nothing else matters. I am the rightful Queen of Rozentine and I will take my throne back. The time for peace is over. The only path left is revenge. If Nasir thinks he can keep my Kingdom hostage, he’ll learn that an Awakened Queen is a death sentence.     AmazonKU     AB

A HOOT AND A HEX (THE OWL STAR WITCH MYSTERIES BOOK 15) by Leanne Leeds

With angry accusations flying as swiftly as Archie, Astra must sift through a myriad of motives to cement the truth. Could the killer be a disgruntled citizen seeking revenge against the controversial councilwoman? Was her desire to bulldoze family farms to make way for new developments simply too much for someone to bear? Between keeping the festival running smoothly, managing her annoyed owl, and juggling her romantic relationship with the werewolf, Astra has her hands full. And with a clever killer masking themselves in the festival crowds, danger lurks around every toga-draped corner. Can Astra catch the killer before Forkbridge falls like the Roman Empire? Or will the dark deeds continue under the cover of festivity? Find out in this delightful tale filled with twists, turns, and a talon-ful of trouble.   AmazonKU

VIGILANTE MIDLIFE WOLF (SHIFTER NATION: MARKED OVER FORTY) by Meg Ripley

As a 47-year-old veterinarian, I thought I’d seen it all when it came to animals. Until an injured wolf shifted into my high school sweetheart. An ordinary hike became a rescue mission When a wolf lay in my path, barely clinging to life. I rushed him to my clinic and hoped for a miracle,
But I hadn’t meant it literally. The wolf transformed into a man, But not just any man—Bennett Westbrook, my high school ex, Now standing before me with a world of secrets. I wondered if I’d gone mad, But madness turned into reality As Bennett revealed the world of shifters—A world he’s always been a part of. Turns out he’s not just a wolf, But a vigilante with a vendetta to settle. And now that his enemies followed me to the clinic, Bennett’s not the only one with a target on his back. The danger lurking in the shadows brings us closer, And I find myself rediscovering the boy I once loved, Now a man with strength and mystery drawing me in all over again. This wasn’t how I pictured finding love at 47, But Bennett’s more than just an old flame. He’s my second chance at love, adventure, and a life I never imagined—If only we can survive.     AmazonKU

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

Sloths aren’t lazy, they’re anything but. Omega sloth shifter, Reed, is a nature photographer. It suits his personality and his sloth, because to get the right photo, he often has to stay still for hours—or days—hunkered down in the undergrowth. Human alpha, Greg, owns a bookstore in the small town of Riverford. He and his late husband found one another, mated, and had a child when they were nineteen, and he’s just ended a long-distance relationship. He thinks he’ll never find another great love. Reed arrives in Riverford to visit his brother, Rick, and is waylaid by a guy with blue hair and his uncle in the woods. Greg lives next door to Rick, and his and Reed’s first meeting is anything but promising. But when Greg decides to take up a new hobby, he finds something unexpected, something that strikes fear in his heart.   AmazonKU

JOURNEY TO HER HEART (HEART JOURNEY SERIES BOOK TWO) by Paulette D Marhshall

Jewels is trapped in a monotonous job, yearning for something more in life. An unexpected arrival of a mysterious package, containing an ornate carved wooden clock becomes the catalyst for a fantastical adventure.
Does she find love, or does she find danger? This enchanting tale transcends the boundaries of time.     AmazonKU

LADY AVELY’S GUIDE TO TRUTH AND MAGIC (MATRONLY MISADVENTURES BOOK ONE) by Rosalie Oaks

A Regency widow shouldn’t be hunting spectres all night. Lady Judith Avely’s magical gift for divining the truth makes her prodigiously good at lying. To absolve a guilty secret, she travels to the exiled Duke of Sargen’s estate, but the last thing she expects is to run into the duke himself, who is lamentably now even more attractive than in his volatile youth. The duke has his own concerns: he has returned home to a haunted house, with skulls floating about and a footman apparently bashed by a book. Such vulgar circumstances are best avoided, but the duke needs Judith’s unique talents to help uncover the culprit – even if it might put her in the sights of a killer. With the help of a tiny vampiric acquaintance and a continuous supply of drinking chocolate, Judith should be able to solve the uncanny mystery…if only the duke will stop making improper remarks about her mobcaps. A lady who can discern lies, the duke who lied to her, and a gothic cosy mystery full of bats, skulls, and cocoa.     AmazonKU

TEMPTED ANGEL (BLACKWOOD UNIVERSITY BOOK ONE) by Jewel Killian

Never look at a demon. Never touch a demon. And never ever let one touch you. These are the rules I’ve been indoctrinated with since birth. I know they’re flawed, designed only for control. But breaking the rules means losing the protection of my angelic coven. See, angels are catnip to demons. They want nothing more than to corrupt, defile, and take our magic for their own. Staying safe—pure—is my highest priority. But when my betrothed disappears, I’m forced to leave everything and track him to the one place I was told never to go. Blackwood University. The place where the most filthy, most depraved, most sinful learn how to be… even worse. I’ve got one semester to find my betrothed before my family exiles us forever. And the only lead I have are the four worst demons of the school: Pride Lust Wrath and Envy The heads of the four university houses. They have the answers I need And they’re certain to smell an angel in their midst.     AmazonKU

DRAGONKING: MMM PARANORMAL ROMANCE by S Rodman

Dragons. Destiny. Duty.The sum of my life. All that I am. Yet I wish to be more than that. I wish to be a worthy partner for my lovers. I now have immense prestige and power, more than I could ever have imagined. Yet all I truly want is Kirby and Harlen. Does that make me selfish? Those months we spent alone in the cottage together have become my touchstone. My strength, and my hope for the future. For what do warriors fight for, if not a chance for peace and love? But the whole world is at stake, not just my happiness. I cannot afford to be selfish. There are enemies in every corner. A dizzying dance of politics to play. I have dragon eggs to protect, my lovers to keep safe and dragon riders to lead. War is brewing. Can I win, or am I destined to lose everything?     AmazonKU

A BOO-TIQUE REMODELING (FAYE CONSTANTINE COZY MYSTERIES BOOK FOUR) by Ada Rayne

Faye Constantine, Paradise Cove’s favorite bookstore owner and part-time psychic sleuth, is ready for some major upgrades after being rewarded handsomely for her detective work. Her latest adventure – remodeling the Mystic Eye bookstore. Workers unveiled a secret room that’s been playing hide and seek since who-knows-when. Inside? A photo album and journals that scream ‘family secrets’ louder than a banshee at a ghost convention. As the dust bunnies settle, so does Faye’s connection to the metaphysical world, leaving her psychic abilities about as reliable as a chocolate teapot. What’s worse, when a series of disturbing incidents begin to occur…(more blurb on ebook seller’s page)     AmazonKU

BEG ME TO SLAY: DEMON SLAYER by Lisa Kessler

VS Note: A re-release.

Four years ago, a strange creature attacked Tegan Ashton and no one believed her. Determined never to be a victim again, she’s devoted her life to martial arts and self-defense. When her assailant returns to finish what he started, she has to find the one man who might be able to help. Gabriel Smith is a private investigator by day and demon slayer by night. After those closest to him were murdered by the monsters, he vowed to defend the world from a threat no one would believe walked among them. When Tegan walks through his door, he struggles to keep things professional. He’ll fight their connection as hard as he does the demons. Her life depends on it.

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HEART OF THE SUMMER QUEEN (WINTERSPELL BOOK TWO) by Holly Rose

For three long years, Adara has plotted her revenge against the cruel Winter King who stole her sister. But on their wedding night, the dagger hidden beneath her gown failed to pierce his icy heart. Now trapped as his unwilling queen, the Crystal Palace’s glittering walls have become Adara’s bleak cage. Realizing neither blade nor poison can slay an immortal like the Winter King, Adara vows to escape. Yet Elaric is there to thwart her every attempt, refusing to release his bloodthirsty bride. But she soon discovers there’s more to her sister’s mysterious end than she ever imagined. Her relentless pursuit of answers draws them far from the Winter King’s frozen halls and into perilous lands filled with terrifying magic. Ancient secrets and powerful witches weave a treacherous web around the reluctant newlyweds. And despite the bitter chill between them, an undeniable fire smolders. To unveil her sister’s fate, Adara and Elaric must stand together. But will unraveling the truth reignite extinguished flames? Or will it smother them to ashes?   AmazonKU

GHOST IN THE BOX (HAUNTED SOULS BOOK 18) by Pandora Pine

Psychic Copeland Forbes anonymously receives a locked wooden box with an unknown spirit trapped inside. Attached to the chest is a cryptic warning: May you get what you truly deserve. Sensing the box comes armed with a curse, Cope refuses to open it until more can be learned about the sender and the ghost who dwells within. Several other psychics lend a hand to uncover the secrets the chest conceals, but there are no easy answers to be had. When the box is destroyed by unknown hands, the curse comes for Cope with devastating consequences. Meanwhile, Detective Jude Byrne, and the rest of Salem’s Cold Case Unit, are trying to solve the thirty year old homicide of college student Trinity O’Connell, whose lifeless body was discovered after she attended a meeting of the Purity Circle, a group that values celibacy. Her father was the only suspect at the time of the murder, but he’d never been arrested, and was now long dead. Having to start from scratch, Jude digs up three possible suspects, all of whom had their own reasons for wanting Trinity dead. Who killed Trinity O’Connell? Why? More importantly, who is the ghost in the box?     AmazonKU

MANTICORE MADNESS (POSSESSIVE MONSTERS BOOK FIVE) by Maggie Mayhem

A creature of nightmares, and I’m his next obsession. When my brother steals a treasure from a dragon’s precious hoard, I find myself facing down the monster sent to retrieve the locket. Mateo gives me three days to produce the stolen goods, or he’ll lock me in the dungeon and throw away the key. The catch? He’s not letting me out of his sight. What starts out as a hunt for my wayward brother ends up with me in the sights of a ruthless wizard. My manticore captor-turn-protector is more than the sum of his parts, and I soon realize I’m falling for him. But love means nothing if I can’t get out of this alive.     AmazonKU

WEAR WOLF (VIRTUE SHIFTERS) by Zoe Chant

Wolf shifter and fashion designer Zane Bellamy has a secret: he’s ‘face-blind,’ unable to recognize people easily no matter how often he’s seen them. Victoria Hawthorne has a secret, too, but she’s a long-term substitute teacher, and if she’s learned anything from teaching first graders, it’s that the best way to keep a secret is to not tell anybody. She and Zane have that in common…but absolutely nothing else. Haute couture collides with ordinary life when Vicki wins a dress design by Zane himself. She knocks him off his feet when they meet…and even so, his face-blindness means he won’t recognize her the next time they see each other! Vicki has no real plans to put down roots, especially because some of Virtue’s founding families make it clear outsiders are unwelcome—although her students, especially six-year-old Noah Brannigan—don’t seem to feel the way the town elders do. But when local-boy-made-good Zane returns to make her gown, everything changes in a heartbeat—even as Vicki fears there’s no way this instant attraction can turn into something lasting. And although Zane can’t deny the connection he has with Vicki, he’s never really believed in fate…until circumstances run out of his control and he realizes he’s about to lose everything. But thanks to Noah’s interference, Zane might have one last chance to make it right with Vicki, and earn their fairy tale ending.   AmazonKU

TALLULAH (NAUGHTY WITCHES FOUR) by Erin R Flynn

Being a centuries-old witch automatically gives someone a target, but being a woman in charge even nowadays comes with more. Tallulah Kelly has owned her vineyard and gone against the grain of what everyone would have expected of her since she got free of her family.
And people don’t like those who make waves. When his mom moves them again, Logan Preston is angry at her upsetting his life again and all of the empty promises… Until he finds the most beautiful woman ever when he hops the fence and checks out the vineyard near where they now live. He worries he’s losing his mind or it was all a dream when he gives himself to the woman asking if he’s an offering. But she’s exactly what he needs in his horrible life. She desires the fun he offers, but she really needs someone to see her and want her for who she is instead of all she can offer. Maybe a younger man is the answer and maybe it’s just Logan no matter his age.     AmazonKU

LARISSA (NAUGHTY WITCHES BOOK FIVE) by Erin R Flynn

VS Note: The cover was a little too hot for my PG13+ blog.

Always being afraid and on the run is exhausting and hard on the body. Larissa Carter has been hiding from her abusive, psychotic parents for over a decade and can’t stop looking over her shoulder. Jackson, Jesse, and Jared Baker were a mistake that their mother made and she never let them forget it. She never cared about them and they were out of her house the moment they were eighteen and she could pretend they never existed. And to everyone else, they’re always a package deal. “Useless” as males with magic blood but not able to practice. So when they meet a gorgeous, terrified woman who wants to hide from the world but needs them, they’re sunk. She sees them as individuals and they each want a different part of her. But with a threat looming over Larissa’s head that she knows she can’t defeat, she doesn’t think taking a risk with her heart is worth it. The triplets are more than willing to step up and prove to her that they’re what she deserves.     AmazonKU

ADRENA (NAUGHTY WITCHES SIX) by Erin R Flynn

Growing up as a foster kid means a rough start, but then thinking you’re crazy because you start fires and weird things happen around you makes it all worse. Adrena Gomes had no idea that she was a witch until one of the oldest light witches found her and rescued her from the hell she was living in. Finneas Costa was pulled out of a group home by a witch saying he was born with magical blood. He believed the words of the woman who could do things he never thought possible which filled in a lot of gaps for him. But she sends him off to help another witch and maybe find his path if he can prove he’s worthy of it. When he finds the most beautiful woman he’s ever met, he’s both happy and upset because that complicates things for him. She makes him feel valued and things he’s never felt before. Except she needs a man at her side, not an idiot ogre sticking his foot in his mouth and tripping over what he wants. Finn will have to decide his path and if he can be lucky enough to be what she needs.     AmazonKU

NIGHTMARE FOR HIRE: MM MONSTER ROMANCE by Morgan Lysand

Nox is a Nightmare, literally. Having been around for eons, he’s decided it’s time to have some fun… wrecking lives, that is. So he hires himself out to get revenge on bad exes, which leads him to joining the Monster Match app. He doesn’t exactly care what the circumstances are as long as he gets to have some fun scaring humans. Cyrus moved to Rivenfield for a fresh start after a bad breakup. He just wants to keep his head down and work. Maybe meet a few monster cuties on Monster Match. He’s not expecting to click with someone so soon, but the mysterious Nightmare has him all hot and bothered awake and asleep. After meeting Cyrus, Nox is flabbergasted why anyone would want to send a Nightmare after such a delightful human. He becomes determined to get to the bottom of this mystery. It looks like the cure for his eternal boredom might just be falling in love.     AmazonKU

DEADLY INN TENSIONS (THE DAHLIA WILDES MAGICAL MYSTERIES BOOK TWO) by Nova Nelson

Dahlia Wildes is still adjusting to her new psychic powers. It can be a little strange to literally feel the emotions of those around her, but the skill sure comes in handy for solving mysteries. When what starts as a quick errand turns into a dead body, Dahlia’s powers will be put to the test. Will a cloud of guilt point her toward a killer, or is there something more sinister going on at Muscoff Manor Inn? As time ticks away, Dahlia must listen to her heart to decide whether the murder was for love, revenge, or something altogether more dastardly. With help from some of Eastwind’s best investigators, this case might be solved yet. But while she’s searching through the suspects, one is keeping a close eye on her…Will Dahlia’s powers be enough to catch the culprit, or will her powers become her downfall?     AmazonKU

DANCE OF STARS AND ASHES (THE NIGHTFIRE QUARTET BOOK TWO) by Nisha J Tuli

In the jeweled city of Dharati, Zarya found passion and adventure for the first time. A mysterious stranger named Rabin helped to free the power within her—a dark, ancient magic that should not exist. Now, Zarya learns Rabin’s true identity. A warrior prince, born to rule, he is as deadly as he is beautiful. He’s also insufferable. Arrogant and superior, with dangerous secrets of his own. Zarya wants nothing to do with him. Terrifying demons are gathering beyond the walls and Zarya’s friends are rushing to complete a ceremony that will protect the city. Her mind is fixed on saving her home and finding the origin of her magic. But every discovery and every dream pulls her back to Rabin. Does an enchantment bind them, or is it pure desire? Will opening her heart give Zarya the power to turn back the demons, or will it let the darkness devour her?     AmazonKU     AB

BOND AND PROTECT (THE RIFT BOOK ONE) by Laura Wylde 

A numbness has spread through me like cancer. My memories float beyond my reach. The only memory I have is waking up to four infuriating, ex-special forces wolf shifters standing by my side. They make me crazy – in more ways than one. And it doesn’t stop there. One day I have a stalker. The next, I’m accused of murder. Elias, Amos, Sydney, and Liam won’t let me out of their sight, and that’s making it so much harder to ignore the scorching heat building between us as our fated bonds begin locking into place. Elias, the strong and no-nonsense alpha. Amos, the dark and delicious brooder. The charming and sexy virgin, Sydney. The older and wiser “Daddy”, Liam. When the unthinkable happens, we are faced with horrors I never dreamed possible, and my brave wolves will do everything they can to protect me. Little do they know… I am the only one who can save them. AmazonKU

BROKEN BY THE ALPHA (ROSEWOOD WOLVES BOOK ONE) by Luna Walker

The Alpha who rejected me just knocked me up. I’ve known him all my life. Everyone thought we’d end up together. Until he crushed my heart publicly. I fled in humiliation. But fate forces me back to our small town. And now my fated mate wants me back. I started over after he shattered my heart. I built a new life on my own. But fate has a way of haunting you. The crushing pain he caused still coats my vulnerable body. The cruel words he said still burn in my thirsty mouth. He thinks that as the Alpha, he can order me around. And even though I try to resist, I know he’s always owned me. His tongue owns my treacherous body, responding desperately to him. His hands own my growing belly, aching for his liquid love. Can I let the Alpha heal my broken heart?   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.

I do NOT cover every single new release in SFR/FantasyR/PNR. I never have. That would be an impossible task for any human! I assemble my list by hand every week based on various informal inputs, and I do curate the list to some extent…

Some authors aren’t in KU but still don’t list books with Apple or other platforms. This report is very time consuming to prepare so I’ve always had to limit myself and cannot go and look up every book on all the platforms. If an author gives me their other buy links, I include them here but generally I develop the post on my own, not from author-supplied information. I curate and prepare this post individually every week to help connect readers/books/authors and I have to be very careful not to give it so much time as an activity that I don’t write my own novels! Thanks for the feedback and happy reading!

I check and verify all the buy links at the time I create the post  but after that I’m not responsible.

 

 

New Releases in #SciFi #Fantasy and Paranormal Romance for FEB 14

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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NAFFON (HOW THE ALIENS WERE WON BOOK THREE) by Honey Phillips

Dora was fooled once by a charming smile and pretty words; she’s not about to let it happen again, especially now that she has a baby. And especially when those charming smiles come from a reckless, golden-furred alien who irritates her as much as he arouses her. Naffon joined the military looking for adventure. Instead he was forced to fight in a war which still haunts him, even though he hides his pain behind a cheerful smile. Despair makes him reckless – until he suddenly becomes responsible for a pretty, irritating female and her adorable daughter. When Dora and Naffon are forced to travel together as husband and wife, Dora begins to see a different side to the massive alien warrior. But can she trust his new tenderness? And can Naffon overcome his demons to become the male that Dora and her daughter need?   AmazonKU

MY HUMAN WIFE by Olympia Black

When my master died, I believed I’d be set free. Instead, I’m sent to a temple where I’m forced to continue doing the one thing I know—pleasing alien males. Until Gael the Returner arrives. Half-human and half-Imperial, he travels the galaxy, rescuing humans. But instead of offering me my freedom, he has other plans. He needs me to spy for him, then he swears he will set me free. I just need to marry him first. What starts as a marriage of convenience to the most dangerous criminal in the sector becomes something more. Everything I do is for him. But after the life I’ve led, my complicated past, so much stands in our way. I thought Gael would give me freedom, instead, he’s entrapped my heart with no means of escape.    AmazonKU

CONQUERING THE ALIEN LORD PROTECTOR (PANDRAXIANS BOOK ONE) by Bella Blair

Silla: Aliens are real and have invaded Earth. For five days I manage to hold out before I am taken prisoner by the Cryons and brought to their home planet Colynth. Where they use me to extract DNA from a Pandraxian warrior by drugging me with an aphrodisiac and tying me to his bed for his pleasure. Garth: The last think I expected from the Cryons is to gift me a human merrily for my pleasure. Nocc, strike that, the last thing I expected was to find my soulmate on Colynth in form of a human merrily. When the Cryons take her away from me without my permission, they soon find out how far a lord protector of the Pandraxian Empire will go to get his bonded mate back.   AmazonKU

VS: Just a reminder of my new release!

ROKHAN: A BADARI WARRIORS SCIFI ROMANCE NOVEL (SECTORS NEW ALLIES SERIES BOOK 18) by Veronica Scott

Cinnthea Damone was kidnapped by alien scientists who assigned her to a rogue Badari Alpha as his unwilling consort. Rescued by the other Badari packs, she’s now living in Sanctuary Valley and doing her best to fit in. She makes the Badari uncomfortable and the humans gossip about her. The improvements she suggests in various areas like the Stores are rejected and cause more animosity. Only one Badari Warrior becomes her friend but the abuse she suffered under the late rogue Alpha makes her wary of allowing any closer ties. The situation becomes intolerable and she flees the valley.
Rokhan, enforcer of the South Seas pack, realizes too late how much Cinnthea means to him and that she’s not merely a friend but his fated mate. When she leaves the valley he insists he be allowed to go on a solo hunt to retrieve her.
Aided by the Badari goddess, Cinnthea has gone much further than anyone would have dreamed possible and found a surprising haven far to the west. She learns a secret which the enemy will go to any lengths to uncover. When Rokhan arrives to take her back to the valley and proclaims her to be his mate, she’s torn between what her heart wants and her fears fueled by her past experiences. Can she overcome her trauma and find a future with Rokhan? Can they survive what the enemy plans?

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NEXUS TALKS TO PEOPLE (NEXUS SPACE HISTORY MYSTERIES BOOK TWO) by Ginger Booth

VS Note: From JAN 28.

On a hardscrabble colony world, Nexus tracks a mysterious rat outbreak to a shy tortoise-like alien, who calls him Oracle. If his addled visions amount to fortune-telling, Nexus can’t read the tea leaves. He foresees alien crocs ravaging Earth and enslaving humanity. Another vision depicts him happy in love. How to evade human extinction and win the girl is unclear. Word leaks that Nexus is the new heir to a powerful fortune, compounding his social challenges. To save the human race, escape gold-diggers, repair his space mink, and win the woman of his dreams, Nexus must decode his visions…and talk to people.   AmazonKU     AB

ALIEN DISGRACED (FORBIDDEN BONDS BOOK FOUR) by Cara Bristol

Is her alien Prince Charming doomed? When Kat Whalen meets Prince Lomax of Araset, a tall, handsome alien with curved horns and luxurious fur, he instantly charms her with his good humor, wit, and kindness. Although their romance is brief—duty demands he attend an important interplanetary summit—the love bond that forms is deep. Heartbroken when he leaves, Kat knows she’ll never forget the gentle alien man and hopes one day they’ll meet again. Prince Lomax remembers reluctantly bidding goodbye to the lovely human woman, Kat Whalen, before shuttling off to a League of Planets summit meeting. The next thing he knows, he’s in a detention facility, arrested on charges of …(more blurb on ebook seller’s page)

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LOK’S LOVE (AN ALIEN EXCHANGE TRILOGY) by Keri Kruspe

As an avid science-fiction-romance reader, Althea had a secret dream of finding true love with a hunky alien. When she caught an unexpected chance to do just that, she didn’t hesitate. She left Earth and everything familiar behind. But what should’ve been a fairytale ends up a nightmare when she’s betrayed and given to merciless space pirates. Lok ended up an outcast from the planet Zerin, when his evil twin held him captive and in isolation for five decades. With his brother now dead, he struggles with conflicting emotions. He mourns the loss of his childhood sibling, but is relieved when the man who caused him so much suffering is finally gone. And, freedom brings with it a heavy price. To evade the bounty on his head for the countless crimes committed by his sibling, Lok must stay hidden from the entire galaxy. Everything changes when he hears her sing in an alien pub…(more blurb on ebook seller’s page)   Amazon      Apple Books     Kobo     Author’s Universal Link

PRIMAL (PRIMAL PLANET) by Loki Renard

Trapped on a primal world, I am at the mercy of an alien alpha. We could not be two more different creatures. Thorn is massive and scaled. He has been designed by nature to dominate every living thing he encounters. Me? I’m small. Soft. Curvy. And I live to break the rules.
He captures me easily, but keeping me will be harder. With every escape attempt, my alien alpha gets even more primal. He’s going to strip me of everything. My pride. My resistance. My purity. He’s going to make me submit to him. He’s going to make it as painful as it needs to be. And he’s going to make it so hot I melt for him. I am his captive. And he is my new primal master.     AmazonKU

KRAKEN MINE (INTERSTELLAR PORTALS BOOK TWO) by Jinx Layne

VS Note: A re-release.

Kaia – One moment I’m shredding the waves like I was born to do. The next I’m lying on the sand staring up at the most beautiful man I’ve ever seen. Who has tentacles. And this half man, half kraken says I’m his mate. Seriously. But as crazy as it sounds, the more time we spend together, the more I’m starting to believe him. Ty’zir – I thought the gods had given up on me. But then I saw her. My mate. Except I must’ve come through the portal to her planet. Now my destiny is clear, convince my mate to come back home with me. Because I’m not leaving without her.

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STEAL THE STARS (THE COALITION BOOK ONE)  by Ann Aguirre and P T Maylee

He’s heroic. He’s selfless. He’s trying to save everyone. E’nosience has spent a lifetime trying (and failing) to please his progenitor, who is a high-ranking admiral in the Coalition. When they made first-contact on a planet called Earth, he didn’t expect to fall for the ambassador assigned to his delegation. And he never expected to lose her, either. But thanks to a rag-tag group of humans who can play the long odds, he has a second chance with Maddy. And to break free from the admiral’s influence. She’s smart. She’s loyal. She’s trying not to lose everything. Maddy has forgotten more about xeno-studies than others will ever know. She loved being an ambassador, but the diplomatic corp crashed and burned, leaving her jobless. When E’no vowed eternal devotion, then disappeared, she cursed his name. She can fire a weapon or pilot a shuttle, at least in theory, but suddenly, her life is a lot more edge-of-your-seat action than theoretical knowledge. But maybe there’s more to the story. There’s certainly a whole lot of danger in the form of the flagship in low orbit.     Amazon

RUZAK’S CLAIM (MITRAN WARLORD PROTECTORS BOOK ONE) by Ella Blake

When there’s no safe place to hide you on Earth, witness protection sends you to another planet. Tori – That’s how divorcing a crime boss landed me across the galaxy. Unlike the other women here, I don’t want to marry one of the…okay, fine—gorgeous—Mitran males. After I’m called to testify at my ex’s trial, I’m getting back my life on Earth. But Ruzak, the aloof warlord who holds himself apart from the throng of males hoping for a bride, needs my help identifying a spy who may not be as human as she appears. One wrinkle: Ruzak is much more interesting than he appears. Ruzak – In exchange for breeding females from Earth, we must allow some humans to stay on Mitra who are not here to find a mate. It’s a small price to pay to give our struggling population a chance to survive. Tori is spitting mad to be here, but the fact that she isn’t here to find love makes her an ideal choice to find the Dessican spy I know is in our midst. Tori sparks my long-dormant desires, but falling for her comes with a price: I will have to let her go, no matter how fiercely I wish to claim her.     AmazonKU

ALIEN VIKING’S PASSION (ALIEN VIKINGS BOOK TWO) by Calista Skye

Icy and aloof, alien Viking Craxon is the ruler of a nation on planet Gardr. His most important rule: Don’t fall in love. That has never been a difficult rule to follow. Now his people just call him ’the Ice Prince’. But Earth abductee Aretha is testing his resolve. Small, round and with a talent for getting herself into deadly trouble, she makes him think the unthinkable. And she makes his crotch swell like nobody else ever has. He should stay away. But maybe he can enjoy her luxurious body without falling in love, and without triggering that terrible, secret curse from the ancient past…Bubbly and determined, Aretha has only one thing on her mind: to get away from this crazy Viking planet and go back to Earth. But the giant, horned Prince Craxon intrigues her. The frosty alien Viking keeps saving her life from the lethal wildlife on Gardr. He starts filling her thoughts and dreams, and she can’t ignore the fiery looks he sends her. Or what those looks do to her girly parts. But why does he keep avoiding her? And why do the prince’s closest men keep scowling at her like she’s their worst enemy?     AmazonKU

THE IMPOSITION OF UNNECESSARY OBSTACLES (THE INVESTIGATIONS OF MOSSA AND PLEITI BOOK TWO) by Malka Older

VS Note: Not listed as a romance. LGBTQ SciFi Mystery.

Mossa has returned to Valdegeld on a missing person’s case, for which she’ll once again need Pleiti’s insight. Seventeen students and staff members have disappeared from Valdegeld University—yet no one has noticed. The answers to this case may lie on the moon of Io—Mossa’s home—and the history of Jupiter’s original settlements during humanity’s exodus from Earth. But Pleiti’s faith in her life’s work as a scholar of the past has grown precarious, and this new case threatens to further destabilize her dreams for humanity’s future, as well as her own.

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SIN (DARVERIUS, HOUSE OF DAR BOOK 12) by Jennifer Julie Miller

Jade – I find him injured, a monster hiding in the shadows of an unknown, terrifying world. When I run from him, I end up thrust into the middle of an unbelievable war full of creatures I can’t fathom exist. My sole worth in the eyes of these warmongering beings is as a sacrifice on the altar of destruction. My mind and body crave what only he can give, but the darkness harbored within his soul frightens me. Resigned to my fate, I prepare myself to draw my last breath; I dream he will come, but we all know dreams never come true. SiN – I am the thing of nightmares hiding under the bed. The monster lurking in the shadows, haunting the worlds I travel. This is who I am, or was until I opened my eyes and saw her. My Angel. Everything I’ve ever known, everything I’ve been taught my entire life, has been a filthy lie. In my usual fashion, I refuse to believe the facts and react without remorse for those around me. Now, because of my crimes and past transgressions, I might be too late to save my guiding light. She’s the only thing that can deliver me from the darkness I’ve become enshrouded with.     AmazonKU

THE STOWAWAY MATE by Lilith Leana

VS Note: Listed in erotica.

Desperate to escape her slave master, Maia stows away on a cargo ship, only to be discovered by the disgruntled alien crew. When one alien goes into heat, claiming her as his mate, she faces the choice to stay or go back to her life as a slave. If she stays, she’ll need to help the devil-like alien through his heat. Maia keeps an eye out for any opportunity to reclaim her freedom but slowly develops feelings for the first alien to treat her like an equal. The moment Levix catches the alluring fragrance of the petite human woman, he realizes with certainty that she is his Mate. His heat takes over his body and mind and only she can help him.
When Levix’s heat is over and the opportunity arrives, will Maia choose freedom or her Mate?

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ROPING THE ALIEN COWBOY (UNTAMABLE ALIEN COWBOYS OF SURLON BOOK ONE) by Lexi Lunar

She crashed into his world—and crashed into his heart. When Kate’s spaceship goes down on the alien planet Surlon, she finds herself stranded in a village of tall, blue-skinned Surlons. At first the sheriff, Kian, is suspicious of this alluring alien visitor. But as Kate adapts to Surlon life with her trademark spunk and skill, Kian is drawn to her fiery spirit and beauty. As Kian teaches Kate to ride the wild Siroccos and connect with the creatures through psychic bonds, under Surlon’s dazzling binary suns a smoldering passion ignites between them. Yet Kian resists romance, haunted by duty and loss. When Kate bravely helps defeat the outlaw band that killed Kian’s father, she proves herself and earns Kian’s love. But their romance faces opposition from conservative Surlon elders. Through trials of storms and sickness, Kate must fight to secure her place in Kian’s world. With sensual heat and heart-pounding action, their cosmic love reaches the stars. Can the sheriff and the space drifter find true belonging together on a planet far from home?     AmazonKU

BERSERKER GOD (BRIDES OF THE STONE SKY GODS BOOK TWO) by Ursa Dax

When a monstrous alien smashes into the deserted planet we’re studying, it’s with the raging force of a natural disaster. I’m not sure if he’s a dragon or a god or a man. He’s massive and terrible, with scales like emeralds, glowing wings, and only one maddened eye left. In the rush to retreat from this berserk behemoth, my fellow humans leave me behind. But he doesn’t. His burning eye lands on me, and it’s like I’m the only thing left in the universe. When he comes for me, his body heaving with violence, I know that he will kill me. Except…Except when his scales touch my skin, something happens to him. Maybe happens to both of us. He calms, and through the fading fury of his gaze I see someone who isn’t quite as monstrous as I thought. But then he brings me to another planet entirely. Abducting me and forever separating me from the only human friends I have left. He takes me like I’m something that belongs to him. It doesn’t matter that his touch grows softer every passing day, or that he’s as focused on protecting me as he is possessing me. It doesn’t matter that he sometimes looks as lost in this new world as I feel, like he’s trying to remember who he used to be. Or who he’s supposed to become. It doesn’t matter that sometimes I want to reach for him as much as I want to run. Skallagrim has made it clear that he will never grant me freedom. In return, I will never grant forgiveness.
Even if it hurts…And hurts us both.     AmazonKU

TROY (FREEDOM’S LANDING BOOK ONE) by Lucy Regatta

Troy was many things. A means to an end, a pawn, a sexual plaything. But the one thing he was not…was free. As a Class 5 Elite Breeder, Troy 5-47-3-9-9 has always been in high demand. His training and experience have gotten him a placement in the household of a high-ranking member of the Coalition. But he is nothing more than a slave in a gilded cage, and all he wants is his freedom. Troy is willing to pay any price for a chance at escape and he carries the brand on his back to prove it. But this time, with the backing of the Network, he has a real chance to make freedom a reality. Everything about Troy’s life has taught him how to entice and please the women around him, and he’s gotten very good at it. When he first encounters Veronica Jenkins, her obvious lack of attraction to him throws him for a loop. But despite their rocky start, fate forces them to remain together, igniting a powerful chemistry. Troy’s feelings for Veronica deepen the more time they spend together, but when they arrive at their destination, she turns him away. Will Troy be able to prove his worth and convince Veronica to choose their budding romance over playing it safe? Or will what he is and his past be too much for them to overcome?     AmazonKU

THE SPACE OUTLAW’S RESCUE (MATED TO THE ZALCOR REBELS BOOK THREE) by Alina Riley

I’m a slave in the Empire’s prison; he is a prisoner, for now. I wince when the whipping marks on this big muscular blue zalcor scream at me. There is blood, but he holds back a moan. I can die if the guards find out I tried to help him, but… There is no reason I should want to help him, but the way he looks at me and makes my heart race…When sirens echo in the corridors and the prison almost explodes into pieces, I find myself in his arms. We aren’t locked up anymore. What does that mean? Maybe he isn’t just a prisoner and he is very different from me. He puts me on a spaceship and whispers safety in my ear. Is that the safety I need? And is he… the one I don’t know I want and need?     AmazonKU

THE LAST DAYS OF LILAH GOODLUCK by Kylie Scott

VS Note: I couldn’t resist this!

“Be quiet and listen: He is cheating on you. The name of your soulmate is Alistair George Arthur Lennox. You will be passed over for the promotion. The winning numbers are 5-8-12-24-39-43. And I’m very sorry to tell you this, but you will die next Sunday.” When Lilah Goodluck saves the life of Good Witch Willow as they’re crossing a busy L.A. street, the last thing she expects is five unwanted predictions as a reward. Who gives someone the winning lotto numbers then tells them they’ve only got a week to live? And who believes in that nonsense anyway? But when the first three predictions come true within twenty-four hours, Lilah’s disbelief turns to mild panic. She’s further horrified when she nearly runs a car off the road that belongs to Alistair Lennox, who just happens to be the illegitimate son of the British king. While Alistair is intrigued by her preposterous story, Lilah is adamant about resisting the heat between her and the playboy prince. If she denies he’s her soulmate, then the last prediction can’t come true, right? As the days count down, they become maybe friends…and then maybe more. But between the relentless paparazzi and some disapproving royals, finding time for love isn’t easy, especially when her days may be numbered.

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PROTECTING THE GRAY WOLF (LONE WOLF LEGACY BOOK TWO) by N J Walters

I’m used to other wolves coming for me. They want their chance to try and take out the infamous Gray Wolf. And every single one of them fails—because lone wolves aren’t like the others…we’re stronger. Harder. Meaner. Immortal. But it also means I’m alone. No pack. No alpha. Just the three of us—white, gray, and black. Two too many, if you ask me.
But with power-hungry mages gunning for us, I don’t have the luxury of reflection. They’re in New York City, and I Will. Hunt. Them. Down. Which is when I see her, and every cell in my body is on alert, filled with the kind of primal longing I never knew I was capable of. Luna West may be human, but there’s some kind of thread connecting us. Call it destiny, fate…or voracious animal hunger. I know she’s bait. She’s meant to tempt me, to make me weak. But even if I could resist her, I’m not sure I want to. Because I’ve never denied my wolf anything…especially the chance to raise some serious hell. And I’m not about to start now.

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BOY OF CHAOTIC MAKING (WHIMBREL HOUSE BOOK THREE) by Charlie N Holmberg

Merritt Fernsby’s life has changed considerably since he inherited Whimbrel House. He’s engaged to Hulda Larkin, who opened his eyes to the uncanny. And he’s grown quite protective of his uncle Owein—several generations, and iterations, removed. Owein is presently inhabiting the body of a mixed-breed terrier when Merritt receives a missive from none other than Alexandrina Victoria, the Queen of England: I am interested in your dog. It’s the queen’s duty to the peerage to keep British wizardry empowered. Her offer: England will find a human vessel for Owein, marry him into the royal family, and add this remarkable soul-shifter to its lineage. For Owein, a boy trapped in the body of a pup, it’s a dream come true. How can Merritt refuse? However, once they are in London and in consortium with a necromancer, the situation doesn’t feel right, both with their hosts and the house they inhabit. Owein is having nightmares. And Hulda’s premonitions warn of danger in Merritt’s future. Clearly, someone doesn’t want them in town. But after two hundred years of being cursed to drift, Owein is determined to chart his own destiny. He’s ready to defy whatever chaos is coming. After all, Owein is the master of chaos, and with Merritt and Hulda’s love and magical support, he can overcome anything.

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SEDUCED (REJECTED AND CLAIMED) by Celia Kyle

When Delilah’s alpha tries to sell her to another pack, she runs rather than submit. No one will look for a shifter in the big city. But when she encounters a strange alpha at the freaking grocery store, she realizes she might not be as safe as she thought. But alphas Graham and Jude are as relentless as they are sweet and soon Delilah’s caught between them – right where she wants to be. Graham and Jude are nothing like Delilah expected, and as she grows closer to them, she begins to wonder if this could be the start of something real. But her old pack is still out there, and one day she’ll have to run. Again. There’s no real home for a lone wolf. If Delilah wants a real future, she’ll need to trust Graham and Jude with her past. But she’s already been betrayed by her pack and her former mate… can she put her heart on the line again?

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SUTTON’S CABIN by Toby Wise

When Julian attempts to make his way to his newly inherited cabin during a snowstorm, he finds out quickly that his GPS isn’t working. Instead of turning back, Julian decides to press forward… straight into a snow bank. Sutton finds Julian passed out in his car. He brings the omega inside, nurses him back to health, and realizes very quickly that Julian is his true mate. With the storm raging outside and keeping them snowed-in, the two find warmth in each other’s arms.   AmazonKU

REVEALED IN THE HOLLOW (MISFIT PROTECTION PROGRAM BOOK FOUR) by Cassandra Featherstone

VS Note: From JAN 26.

Something is very wrong with me. It’s not just the fire and ice within my veins that consumes me or the mysterious blackouts and dreams. I followed the woman’s instructions to the letter, but for a brief second, I saw and heard things that cannot be forgotten. There are more things in this world than I ever dreamed—and I’m about to find out what they are. That is, if I survive the mysterious people trying to kill me. Everything I thought I knew about the world is lie and the evidence was all around me the entire time. When the truth is revealed, I have to be ready to fight.     AmazonKU

MY MONSTER VALENTINE by Various

VS Note: Not new stories but a chance to sample many good authors.

Take home a monster – A collection of Bestselling and Emerging Monster Romance authors have come together to bring you this steamy monster romance anthology. This is your opportunity to sample stories from all these wonderful authors: Emily Antionette Zoe Ashwood Catrina Bell Wendi Gogh Trish Heinrich Lucy Limon Krista Luna Hazel Mack Lyonne Riley Kass O’Shire Ami Wright – The stories in this anthology may have previously been published separately, but they’ve never been together as a collection. So there’s never been a better time to take home a monster.

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DREAMING DEATH BOOK THREE – THE HOUSE OF MARCHESE SAGA by Sarah Reynolds

We’re still recovering from the events of the last few days but we’re grateful to have Shadow back with us. Dynamics are shifting in supernatural politics and at home, within our little mate-group, leaving us divided on the big questions. Should we be going to Dae or Elba? Who can we trust and who should we be helping? Freeing my mate, finding my brother and Vivian, and trying to topple an empire would all be easier if I could just get some sleep. My dreams leave me aching for a past that isn’t mine and a future that seems almost out of reach. Still, the temptation to stay dreaming with Grayson, in a world beyond death, is becoming harder to resist. Dreaming Death is s a Why Choose Paranormal Romance containing MF, MM and MFM scenes.  AmazonKU

TALES OF THE HIGH COURT: COLLECTED SHORT STORIES by Megan Derr

Some smaller adventures of the High Court and beyond. Sarrica and Lesto when they were young, how Sarrica met his first husband, Chass touring the royal city, Kamir visiting his husband’s homeland, and more…Author’s note: Most of these stories have been published online, I’ve simply polished them up and collected them here for the ease of readers.

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MIDLIFE MAGIC MALADY (LEGACY WITCHES OF SHADOW COVE BOOK THREE) by Jennifer L Hart

A mysterious illness casts a haunting veil over the residents of Shadow Cove. Hallucinations grip the mountain town, but it’s the twin sister witches, Bella and Donna, who must discover the key to the cure before it’s too late. When Donna’s son falls victim to the illness, the twins embark on a perilous quest to cure him and the rest of the town. Alongside Bella’s enigmatic demon love interest, they journey into a magical realm hunting for a cure. As secrets of their family’s legacy unravel, they discover a painful sacrifice may be the key to healing their town. Can the bonds of sisterhood, the power of newfound love, and the legacy of their unique abilities prevail in the face of malevolent forces?   AmazonKU

HIS MAKER’S MARK by Kristen Painter

Annaleigh Bartow has one goal in mind. Save the last remaining examples of her grandfather’s stonemasonry work. Unfortunately, that work is part of an old hotel scheduled for demolition. And she’s not the only one out to get a piece of it. When her attempt is thwarted by some ruthless thugs, an unexpected hero comes to her rescue. One who both frightens and fascinates her. One who will change her life in ways she can’t imagine.

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NOTHING TO HYDE: A MONSTER BRIDES ROMANCE by S C Principale

Frankie (only her mother calls her Frances) can’t believe she’s won a “Non-Traditional Student” scholarship to NYU at Pine Ridge. While it will mean moving to the sticks, she doesn’t really mind. She’ll get out the frozen potato packing plant and hopefully have more time with Bella, her beautiful little girl. Most importantly, she’s not going to screw her life up this time by falling for a dangerous bad boy who will derail her plans. When she meets a private lab consultant on campus, Frankie knows he is the kind of man she wants to marry. Dr. Ellsworth is funny, kind, smart, stable, and single. Best of all, Bella loves him. But then there’s Eddie. Sure, he is something of a bad boy, but he makes her panties drip just by smiling at her. While Dr. Ellsworth may walk her to her apartment off-campus, Eddie Hyde is the one waiting at her door with pizza, tequila, and a teddy bear for her toddler. And once the baby is in bed, Eddie makes all of her wildest dreams come true. If only there were a way a bad girl gone good could have her cake and eat it, too.   AmazonKU

SHADOW’S ORIGIN: A DEMON MAGIC NOVELLA by Alice Winters

Etienne: Having another being in my head isn’t always the easiest to deal with. He’s loud, annoying, and is trying his hardest to keep me from looking at Leo, the sexy police officer who is currently hunting me down for illegal magic use. I’m not actually doing anything illegal, but that doesn’t mean I can’t use the occasional run-in with Leo to remind him just how much I like him (he’s being dramatic when he claims I tried killing him the last time we bumped into each other). After Leo dies and I bring him back, it becomes clear that the wrong person knows what I can do. The issue is that we’re stuck inside the city where magic is controlled and fear reigns. For the first time in my life, I need to give all my trust to someone because together, we’re getting out. While this novella is a prequel, it is best to be read after Familiar Beginnings. This was originally part of a free promotion and no new content has been added.     AmazonKU

TRUE LOVE (THE HITCHED LIVE SERIES BOOK SIX) by G K DeRosa

VS Note: Re-release of a kindle Vella serial.

Hold onto your supernatural hats because this is it – the thrilling beginning of the end! Deacon – Family visits? Check. The dreaded finale on the horizon? Double-check. And to top it off, with Dawn missing, my mind’s a mess. I can’t shake her from my thoughts, and I’ve got looming eliminations breathing down my neck. Now I’m stuck at a crossroads – do I cling to the ghost of what we had, or do I dive into something new in the final weeks? Just when I think things can’t get crazier, I tumble into the arms of an old love, throwing my heart into a wild tailspin. And when the producers toss in a final twist, I’m left wrestling with an impossible decision that could either make or break my shot at a happily ever after. Slade – Whoever said finding love was the easy part clearly never signed up for this dating rollercoaster. Now that I’ve snagged the one – the female I want by my side till the end of eternity – it’s not all moonlight and roses. Nope, sirens are still wailing, and some shadowy figure has it out for me, putting the stakes higher than a she-dragon’s flight. I used to think true love was impossible, but now that I’ve tasted it, I’ll set all of Azar ablaze if that’s what it takes to secure our happily-ever-after. So, buckle up, paranormal romance fans – because this showdown isn’t just about finding love; it’s about surviving the supernatural storm and burning down anything that stands between us and our epic ending.     AmazonKU

WAGES OF WAR (IMMORTAL REALMS BOOK THREE) by Elle Beaumont and Christis Christie

Zryan is faced with the devastation wrought by his spurned lover, and he must now address the threat on his doorstep, protecting not only his kingdom but family. However, putting a stop to his enemy will prove difficult as she has outpaced him and his brothers at every step. After an attempt on her life, Alessia is more than ready to vanquish the foes surrounding them, but the hardest part is discovering how vast the web of deception has spread. The fae plaguing the three realms must be brought down. But if they hope to conquer their enemy, she must forgive her husband’s transgressions, and unite with him fully. With time running out for Lucem—and the other realms—Zryan and Alessia must set aside their quarrels to battle side by side before death comes for them all.

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COURT OF THE QUEEN (THE APPRENBTICE OF ANUBIS BOOK 11) by Laura Greenwood

The support of a Pharaoh comes at a cost, and Ani’s about to discover exactly what that is. With Iset on the throne, it appears as if Ani’s fortunes are set, the only problem is that others aren’t so pleased about her rise to power. And while some of them are happy to use her for their own ends, others would rather she disappear back to London and forgot all about the royal court. With alliances to forge and enemies to uncover, Ani has her hands full more than ever. At least she has Nik and Matia alongside her.

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INTIMATE NIGHT (DARK ATTRACTION BOOK TWO) by Drake LaMarque

The stakes have never been higher. Why did Brand think having a vampire boyfriend would be easy? As if keeping up with his college studies and best friend wasn’t challenging enough, his dominating boyfriend Gage seems determined to push him to his limits (in the best possible way). But it’s not all burning hot nights and surprisingly tender aftercare…When Gage leaves town on business, the punky vampire’s past comes back to haunt them with a vengeance. Now Brand’s life is on the line – and if Gage wants to save him, he must confront the monster within – an MM vampire/human romance featuring lots of spice – part two in a series, best read with Dark Attraction first.     AmazonKU

A FLAME IN THE NORTH (BLACK LAND’S BANE BOOK ONE) by Lilith Saintcrow

The Black Land is a myth: Centuries have passed since that Great Enemy was slain. Yet old fears linger, and on the longest night of the year, people in the South still light ritual bonfires to banish the dark. In her village, this duty falls to Solveig, a girl favored by the gods with powerful fire magic. But when her brother kills a Northern lord’s son during the ritual, it is Sol who faces punishment, by being weregild—part hostage, part guest—in the North for a year and a day. As she journeys to her captivity, Sol starts to realize that the Black Land is no myth. The forests teem with foul beasts. Her travel companions are not what they seem, and their plans for her magic are shrouded in secrecy. With only her loyal shieldmaiden and her own wits to rely upon, Sol must learn to master her powers and wrest control of her fate. For the Black Land’s army stirs, ready to cover the world in darkness—unless Sol can find the courage to stop it.

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MY STUFFED VALENTINE (GUARDIANS OF CUPID BOOK ONE) by Rozy Mack

For a single mom who long since gave up on finding the right person to love me, Valentine’s Day is another painful reminder of my loneliness. Sure, I love my little miss with all my heart, but a woman has needs. When a stuffed gift from my bestie turns into my very own life-sized monster vowing to worship me with his love and devotion, I have to decide to let my heart lead or listen to the doubt screaming in my head that this can’t be real. He’s big, covered in fur, and purrs on demand. Oh, and his tail. Let’s not forget the special delight it brings behind closed doors. Cursed by Cupid, my surprise Valentine monster asks me to help break the chains of the past so we can move to the future. Together. Maybe I’ll find love after all.     AmazonKU

HEAD OVER HEELS FOR MONSTERS by Various

This Valentine’s Day, snuggle up with some monstrously sweet—and spicy—romance. This is a charity anthology, and all proceeds go to St. Jude’s Children Hospital.     Amazon
A TEDDY BEAR FOR PRINCE (OMEGAS OF ANIMALS BOOK 11) by Lorelai M Hart

Growing up in foster care, bear-shifter Teddy never knew he had any family, much less a cousin only one state away. When he gets the news, he jumps in his car without a second thought. Maybe this is the family connection he’s been longing for all his life. He meets his cousin and his mate at Animals for the first time and things go better than expected, so he decides to stay in the desert for a while. Lion shifter Prince was going to be a a rock star. His parents decided that before he was born, going so far as to name him after their favorite musician. The only problem…he has less talent than he has desire to devote his life to music, and his desire is none. Now Prince has years of education in something he not only doesn’t love but isn’t good at, a pile of student debt, and no real direction in his life. At least his grandfather loves and accepts him for who he is and gives him a job at his B&B.When he is asked to attend an animal rescue meeting at the famous Animals on his grandfather’s behalf, he expects to go, be bored, then stick around for a little club action. The last thing he expects is to scent his mate…a mate who is no longer on the premises. Now what?      AmazonKU

AN OMEGA FOR DYLAN (COUNCIL OF THE SNOW LEOPARDS BOOK THREE) by Lorelai M Hart and Colbie Dunbar

Omega dragon shifter Truman left his flight when his brother became Alpha. It was a tradition and one he gladly embraced. His flight was all about growing their hoard, and Truman is not. He prefers a quiet, simple life, one that includes a garden, a room full of books, and a circle of friends that don’t only like him for his proximity to power. When his dream home comes up for sale in Snowford, he sees it as a sign. Alpha snow leopard Dylan is happy to be part of Snowford’s sizzle. Snow leopards might not traditionally be pack animals, but his beast prefers it, and so does he. The only thing missing is someone to spend his life with, to grow old with. Dylan even has a list of qualities: 1) love sizzle life; 2) seek out adventure; 3) enjoy travel. When he meets Truman, sparks instantly fly… but so does his mate. Truman isn’t anything he put on his list, but somehow, everything he wants.     AmazonKU

DESTINED TO THE WRAITH (THE SHADOW REALMS) by Regine Abel

Hounded by a necromancer hellbent on appropriating her ancestral lands, Ronika must recover an ancient relic from a cursed mansion to keep her enemy at bay. To do so, she requires an escort. Convincing an enraged wraith to help seems like an impossible task. But she discovers that the being behind the billowing shadows is an honorable protector who moves her in an unexpected fashion. After centuries of terrorizing the land while lost to madness, Asheron cannot believe this fragile human, with her weak green magic, has managed to bring back his sanity. Ronika’s incredible strength, fearless determination, and the gentle way she touches him soothes the monster he has become and awakens a powerful longing and possessiveness in him. But she does not realize the deadliness of the deal she has struck to defend her land. He will stop at nothing to protect the woman who has claimed his heart. But will Asheron’s efforts bring about Ronika’s salvation or doom them both?     AmazonKU

THE LAWGIVER’S FIREBRAND: THE BLOOD COVEN WORLD by T M Smith

He’s Arrogant – Lawgiver Daire is an arrogant incubus, a connoisseur of elegant females and the finer things of life. She’s Common – Arianna is a witch and Firebrand warrior who is … well … common and less tastefully dressed than the legislator. Nonetheless When Daire needs an arm charm and bodyguard for a gala, he hires Ari. After a fire breaks out at the event, a question must be asked. Who’s the target? As the story unfolds, the mismatched warrior and the incubus dodge attacks and pursue a more erotic pastime than avoiding a killer.

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SHIFTER (STOPE PACKS BOOK THREE) by Rebecca Zanetti

VS Note: Re-release of a Kindle Vella story.

He’s an alpha without a pack…She’s part of the deal – As the only living wolf pack member with the tiniest drop of alpha blood in her veins, Luna McElhanney is suddenly thrust into the spotlight. Normally content in her solitude, she’s fixated on defeating a deadly enemy in her lab, and now she’s the one being hunted. There’s only one solution, according to the pack, and that’s for her to mate Erik Volk and bring him into the fold. Erik Volk has been fascinated by the petite wolf shifter from the moment he’d kidnapped her so she could help his family, which she cheerfully did. He’s dedicated to his job as the Enforcer for his brother’s pack, but the Alpha in him keeps yanking against the chains. When Luna falls into danger, he has no choice but to let the Alpha loose and become the Shifter they all should fear.

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CROWNS OF ICE (FAE OF SNOW AND ICE BOOK FOUR) by Krista Street

The time has come to return to the Solis continent. With my mate at my side, my magic strong and fully born, Norivun and I venture back to the capital to fix all of the wrongs that have not yet been made right. But victory won’t come easily. Choices must be made. Lives will be lost. And in the end, only the true royals will rise.     AmazonKU

TRICKSTER by San Burns and W M Fawkes

VS Note: Was on their Patreon previously.

Our greatest treasure is time. Everything else is negotiable. Opportunities missed can be seized again—loves lost, recovered—but the tick of time is inexorable, inescapable, and merciless. That’s where I come in. I, alone, can bargain with this ruthless beast and wrestle it into submission. I can provide more minutes, days, hours. I can give you one last chance to spill your heart’s secrets at the feet of those you love best. For a price. Tempus fugit, my friends. Let me help you make the most of yours. Trickster is an MM romance with snark, sass, and more than a few Faustian bargains.     AmazonKU

DO NOT DATE THE DRAGON NEXT DOOR (THE LONELY TAVERN BOOK TWO) by Harmony Raines

After a bitter divorce from her mafia ex-husband, she’s moved to the small town of Wishing Moon Bay with her children to start a new life – without any brooding men in it. Unfortunately, the only apartment she can afford is owned by a dragon shifter that everyone tells her is powerful and dangerous. While it sounds all too familiar, she can’t deny that he’s easy on the eyes. Very easy on the eyes. Oh, and worst of all, he lives next door. When they can’t stop running into each other, Leah soon gets a glimpse behind his tough exterior, and wonders if he isn’t the bad boy everyone makes him out to be. He can be charming, sweet with a vulnerable side he tries desperately to hide. That is until her ex-husbands ‘associates’ turn up in town. She soon sees why everyone has told her to not date the dragon next door.     AmazonKU

HIS PRIMAL KISS by Kota Quinn

Everyone fears orcs and their savage urges. Maddox: My time with the Goblin Market has ended. I need to find my mate. So, when I hear about a small town where both humans and monsters live together, I’m determined to go. A seer once told me that my mate is human, but no one mentioned that his fiery passion would call to me on a primal level. Dani: Being the creator and face of the world’s only monster dating app means that there’s a target on my back. But what happens when my stalker is supernatural? Solution: hire the biggest, baddest, sexiest monster to protect me. So what if I feel like I can finally be my true self in front of Maddox? So what if I want him to chase me, pin me down, and have his wicked way? As long as the gorgeous orc protects my body, he can have my heart as well.     AmazonKU

DRAGON’S TREASURE (BRIDES FOR BEASTS: DRAGON: BOOK TWO) by Candace Ayers and Kym Dillon

A bespoke suit, impeccable table manners, and perpetual scowl.
He insists on sitting in my section at the bistro where I waitress.
But he’s the grumpiest man alive. He never cracks a smile.
Imagine my surprise when we end up husband and wife! All I wanted was to make my grandfather’s dying wish come true. Now I’m married to Mr. Grumpilicious. But as I say “I do,” I can’t help but wonder, what’s hiding behind those brooding eyes? Is this the start of a dreamy love story or an epically bad life choice? This is a SHORT, feel-good, instalove-inspired, fated mates dragon shifter romance.   AmazonKU

IMPROMPTU MATCH (GOLIATHS OF WRESTLING BOOK ONE) by Lily Mayne

I, Taylor Hough, am a painfully average guy. I have the soul-destroying corporate job, I iron my underpants, and I was unceremoniously dumped for an influencer hippie a few years ago. Every day feels the same, and I don’t know how much longer I can cope before I do something unhinged like rip off my shirt in the middle of my co-worker’s office birthday party and smear lemon cake all over my chest. But then a case of mistaken identity suddenly lands me in the middle of a covert professional wrestling league, which is apparently being run in the basement of my office building. Weird. Even weirder are the wrestlers. They seem… otherworldly. So does the rest of the staff. And the audience. Pretty much everyone except boring old me. And then there’s the owner, Holt Hector, with whom I have an extremely embarrassing first encounter. He’s ridiculously attractive, even in the inhuman cosplay get-up he’s wearing that only makes him hotter, if I’m being totally honest. Then I discover it’s not a costume. And that the show put on by Goliaths of Wrestling every night is more monstrous reality than mindblowing special effects. My previously boring life is suddenly no longer quite so average, and hot-as-hell Holt is inexplicably as interested in me, and my ironed underpants, as I am in him and his strange new world.      AmazonKU

DRAGON THIEF by Kat Simons

VS Note: A re-release with “minor changes”.

One magic thief, one dragon shifter, and a whole lot of deadly mayhem…
Myra has made many mistakes in her life. Breaking into a dragon king’s hoard… Not one of her most successful mistakes. As a thief with a touch of magic, though, she adores a good challenge. Unfortunately, the dragon king adores a good repayment for damages done. Not that she even stole anything! They caught her before she could. But no one argues with a dragon king. Do the job for him, or suffer the consequences. The job in question… Steal back the dragon king’s son. Myra never suspects when she reluctantly agrees to the king’s terms that the youngling she’s sent to rescue will turn out to be a sexy hunk of a dragon shifter whose deep voice and outstanding height push all her buttons. Or that her night will turn out so…interesting. Or that escaping his kidnappers will toss them into a deadly race against time. But Myra loves a good challenge. Especially an interesting one.

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NEW WITCH IN TOWN (SUPERNATURAL MIDLIFE RELIC HUNTER)  (SHROUDED NATION BOOK 16) by Brenda Trim and Tia Didmon

When my husband is attacked by a vampire, and the only way to save him is to turn him into a creature of the night, I embark on a mission to find his killer. With the help of my new friends, I unravel a conspiracy within the Shrouded Nation and am forced to turn to my ancestral power. But that connection has eternal consequences for both me and my daughter and I make a promise, I’m not sure I can keep. Will I be able to accept the changes in my husband before it’s too late, or have I simply postponed the inevitable?     AmazonKU

CUPID’S LOVE (SEASONAL PARANORMAL AND FANTASY ROMANCES BOOK THREE) by Amelia Shaw

Love is a tough gig when you’re a cupid, but on the most romantic day of the year, who knows what can happen…High up in the clouds, hidden from human eyes, Valentine helps people fall in love. But it’s his heart that yearns for connection—with his fellow cupid, and best friend, the beautiful angel Amery. Divided by the rules of Heaven, this Valentine’s Day may be the day that changes his life forever. When Amery seeks his advice about a forbidden dalliance, the eternal best friends’ true feelings come to light and soon the pair of angels find themselves giving into the desires of the holiday! But when their one day of bliss is over and the feelings remain, will the loved-up angels succumb to the powers that would tear them apart? Or is it possible for two cupids to find their own Happily Ever After?

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THE QUALM BEFORE THE STORM: MM SHIFTER MPREG ROMANCE by Lilo Quie

Rayne has never been close with his family, never found love or even someone who understands him. He finds himself graduating college at the tail end of another bad breakup and needs to get as far away as possible. A thousand miles away sits the most striking horse he’s ever seen, and he cannot resist petting it. Now he’s stuck with a god, but he’s not too mad about it. Especially since he gave him a pet chicken! The Tempest Spirit has wandered this world for over a thousand years. He has changed his skin and species more times than he can count, but none of his loves tend to live long, for a god. His worshipers grow fewer by the day and he thinks about moving on, joining the sky as storm, or as the wild mustangs that wandered this land so long ago, their hooves bringing thunder. When the most curious human shows up in his paddock, he thinks he might stick around a little longer. After all, he can feel the Rayne coming.     AmazonKU

FIRST COMES LOVE (WORLD OF INSTINCT SHORTS) by Elva Birch

VS Note: Re-release of three short stories plus other material.

Navigating on-line dating is hard enough for a single mom and first shift baker, but Chloe has a whole new set of problems when Ryan, her little boy, suddenly changes into a bossy baby penguin and polar bear shifter Clay comes charging to her rescue. A swoony (and slightly sizzling!) trilogy set in the world of Instinct, this anthology collects the three previously published short stories, First Shift, First Day, and First Date, with two bonus stories from Ryan’s point of view, First Friend and First Christmas—plus eight illustrations! Full of hold-your-side humor and big heart, discover a world of enchantment and love with Chloe and a day care for shifters!      AmazonKU

THAWING THE ICE KING by Anne Hale and Celeste King

Fate has cheated me… And left me at the mercy of a monster. I’ve been betrayed, beaten, and broken. Left to die in this tundra…But something worse will come for me. Jellara claims me as his the second he finds me.
He’s brutal, he’s terrifying, he’s a monster in every way. And yet, my body aches with pure desire. I shouldn’t stay here… I shouldn’t give him my body…But in this frozen wasteland, he’s the only thing that keeps me warm. His twisted love is what keeps me going. Now I’m left with a choice. Should I leave him behind… Or accept what I already know. That I’m his mate.     AmazonKU

LOVELY WICKED THINGS (HOLLOW’S ROW BOOK THREE) by Trisha Wolfe

Halen: I’ve created a monster. When past and present collide, the fallout feels like the death of my morality. Every time I look into Kallum’s clashing, feverish eyes, I see a dark omen—the threat of what we’ll do to each other if our desires run wild. While the Hollow’s Row case comes to a head, a new heinous player enters the scene. As the Alchemist threatens the town, I’m torn between a promise to help my friend, and my loyalty to Kallum—the man who has sacrificed everything for me. I’ve created a monster—but he’s my monster. And if I can’t control Kallum’s chaotic nature, I’ll lose him…just as I’ve lost everyone I’ve loved. There could be a future for us, but only if we don’t damn ourselves first. Kallum: The moment Halen St. James crashed my world, I made a vow to harbor her darkness, the lovely spark who ignited my black soul. But now, it’s time for Halen to finally step out…(more blurb on ebook seller’s page)      AmazonKU

SPOTTY RECEPTION by Aria Grace

Human omega Sven has been called an airhead a time or two. He’s easily distracted and sometimes doesn’t pay attention when he’s given instructions. But when the omega finds a rare BJ Hutch rookie card online, he has to have it. In his rush to be the first to claim the card, he quickly sends the $500 payment via a payment app, not realizing the user name is just a tiny little digit off. Alpha Leopard Leif is training for yet another marathon. Always running, whether on feet or paws, he never stands still. But his dream to run in all the marathon majors in one year is an expensive one. So he needs all the extra cash he can get. When an unexpected cash payment dings on his phone, Leif has a decision to make. Refund the money or…do what he thinks he needs to do to earn it.     AmazonKU

STROKE OF SHADOWS (CURSE OF THE GUARDIANS BOOK FIVE) by Taylor Aston White

he niece to one of the richest men in London, Harper’s entire life has been controlled since her very first breath. Constantly under scrutiny from her ruthless family and their controversial church, she’s had to fight for what little privacy she has. On the outside she was privileged and obedient, but in reality all she’s ever dreamed about was breaking free from her gilded cage. Until one night she allows her desire to take control, and taste life without expectation. One sin, and now the escape she’s carefully planned for the past ten years has begun crumbling around her. Tasked with infiltrating one of the cruellest families in the city, Sythe didn’t think he’d run into any complications. Then there was her, the niece to his target, and the woman who’s left him wanting more after one of the most intimate experiences of his life. Harper embodies everything he resents, yet his fixation becomes an unwelcome distraction. Until he realises they have a common goal, then that addiction burns into something more. Amidst bloodthirsty Daemons, a fanatical faith set on eradicating all Breed, and a man lusting after power without a care for consequences, Sythe must navigate dark secrets and twisted lies to fulfil his mission and exact revenge. Will he complete his objective and take down the family? Or will he forsake it all for her?   AmazonKU

NOT A CHANCE (LAST CALL PARANORMAL BAR BOOK TWO) by Maureen Bonatch

In a town of secrets, I hide my extraordinary abilities to bring euphoria or despair. Dodging persistent questions from a curious reporter becomes routine until my brother’s girlfriend goes missing, thrusting me into the spotlight as the prime suspect. In my frantic quest to locate her, I discover a mysterious tunnel where phantom voices hint at an evil force seeking a new leader. Little do I know, fate has chosen me for an unexpected role—the reluctant leader of impending evil. As I grapple with my secrets and unfolding darkness, I navigate a treacherous path to save those I care about and prevent the ominous destiny that awaits me.     AmazonKU

THE BOOK OF DOORS: A NOVEL by Gareth Brown

Cassie Andrews works in a New York City bookshop, shelving books, making coffee for customers, and living an unassuming, ordinary life. Until the day one of her favorite customers—a lonely yet charming old man—dies right in front of her. Cassie is devastated. She always loved his stories, and now she has nothing to remember him by. Nothing but the last book he was reading.  But this is no ordinary book…It is the Book of Doors. Inscribed with enigmatic words and mysterious drawings, it promises Cassie that any door is every door. You just need to know how to open them. Then she’s approached by a gaunt stranger in a rumpled black suit with a Scottish brogue who calls himself Drummond Fox. He’s a librarian who keeps watch over a unique set of rare volumes. The tome now in Cassie’s possession is not the only book with great power, but it is the one most coveted by those who collect them. Now Cassie is being hunted by those few who know of the Special Books. With only her roommate Izzy to confide in, she has to decide if she will help the mysterious and haunted Drummond protect the Book of Doors—and the other books in his secret library’s care—from those who will do evil. Because only Drummond knows where the unique library is and only Cassie’s book can get them there. But there are those willing to kill to obtain those secrets. And a dark force—in the form of a shadowy, sadistic woman—is at the very top of that list.

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AN EDUCATION IN MALICE by S T Gibson

Deep in the forgotten hills of Massachusetts stands Saint Perpetua’s College. Isolated and ancient, it is not a place for timid girls. Here, secrets are currency, ambition is lifeblood, and strange ceremonies welcome students into the fold.  On her first day of class, Laura Sheridan is thrust into an intense academic rivalry with the beautiful and enigmatic Carmilla. Together, they are drawn into the confidence of their demanding poetry professor, De Lafontaine, who holds her own dark obsession with Carmilla.  But as their rivalry blossoms into something far more delicious, Laura must confront her own strange hungers. Tangled in a sinister game of politics, bloodthirsty professors and magic, Laura and Carmilla must decide how much they are willing to sacrifice in their ruthless pursuit of knowledge.

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THE BOOK OF LOVE: A NOVEL by Kelly Link

Late one night, Laura, Daniel, and Mo find themselves beneath the fluorescent lights of a high school classroom, almost a year after disappearing from their hometown, the small seaside community of Lovesend, Massachusetts, having long been presumed dead. Which, in fact, they are. With them in the room is their previously unremarkable high school music teacher, who seems to know something about their disappearance—and what has brought them back again. Desperate to reclaim their lives, the three agree to the terms of the bargain their music teacher proposes. They will be given a series of magical tasks; while they undertake them, they may return to their families and friends, but they can tell no one where they’ve been. In the end, there will be winners and there will be losers. But their resurrection has attracted the notice of other supernatural figures, all with their own agendas. As Laura, Daniel, and Mo grapple with the pieces of the lives they left behind, and Laura’s sister, Susannah, attempts to reconcile what she remembers with what she fears, these mysterious others begin to arrive, engulfing their community in danger and chaos, and it becomes imperative that the teens solve the mystery of their deaths to avert a looming disaster.

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THE FRAME-UP by Gwenda Bond

Dani Poissant is the daughter and former accomplice of the world’s most famous art thief. There was no job too big for Maria and her loyal crew. The secret to their success? A little thing called magic, kept rigorously secret from the non-magical world. They seemed unstoppable . . . until a teenage Dani turned her mother over to the FBI. Ten years later, with Maria still in prison, Dani finds herself approached for a job that only Maria and her crew could pull off . . . if any of them were still speaking to her. But it’s the job of a lifetime and might just be the lure Dani needs to reconcile with her mother and be reunited with her mother’s old gang—including both the love of her life and her former best friend. The problem is, it’s an impossible task—even with the magical talents of the people she once considered family backing her up. It’s a heist that needs a year to plan, and Dani has just over a week. Worse, the more Dani learns, the more she understands that there’s far more at stake in this job than she ever realized.

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THE WARM HANDS OF GHOSTS: A NOVEL by Katherine Arden

January 1918. Laura Iven was a revered field nurse until she was wounded and discharged from the medical corps, leaving behind a brother still fighting in Flanders. Now home in Halifax, Canada, Laura receives word of Freddie’s death in combat, along with his personal effects—but something doesn’t make sense. Determined to uncover the truth, Laura returns to Belgium as a volunteer at a private hospital, where she soon hears whispers about haunted trenches and a strange hotelier whose wine gives soldiers the gift of oblivion. Could Freddie have escaped the battlefield, only to fall prey to something—or someone—else? November 1917. Freddie Iven awakens after an explosion to find himself trapped in an overturned pillbox with a wounded enemy soldier, a German by the name of Hans Winter. Against all odds, the two form an alliance and succeed in clawing their way out. Unable to bear the thought of returning to the killing fields, especially on opposite sides, they take refuge with a mysterious man who seems to have the power to make the hellscape of the trenches disappear. As shells rain down on Flanders and ghosts move among those yet living, Laura’s and Freddie’s deepest traumas are reawakened. Now they must decide whether their world is worth salvaging—or better left behind entirely.

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HEX MAGIC: HEX’D BOOK ONE by Andrew Forrest Baker

Darragh Cullen was not expecting to find love. He wasn’t expecting to reveal true witchcraft to the entire world either, but here he is: flying over the moon for Cernun Murphy and under scrutiny from the Moral Authority of Witches. Being the Guy Who Exposed Magic does have its advantages though. His shop, HEX, is busier than it’s ever been; and life in his little corner of Atlanta is hot and sweaty–plus there’s that southern, summer heat. But when magical artifact begin to go missing, Learco Clarke, the sexy new head of the southeastern division of the MAW, sets his sights on Darragh. Darragh doesn’t know if he can prove his innocence in time to save himself from being flamed at the stake. But, by the Fae, he’s going to try.

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HEXUAL AWAKENING: HEX’D BOOK TWO by Andrew Forrest Baker

Darragh Cullen has a secret. It’s not that he’s a witch. No, thanks to him, magic has been out of the broom closet for a while now. But it’s still one he’s desperate to keep hidden from Learco Clarke, the sexy head of the Southeastern Division of the Moral Authority of Witches, despite what his boyfriend Cernun Kyteler thinks. Yet when the magically mutilated corpses of young witches begin to appear throughout Atlanta, a secret told could save countless lives. A fire at HEX–the magic shop he inherited from his uncle–and the plague of Balor–the mad king of the Dark Fae–are only the beginning of the darkness to come. Darragh, Cernun, and Learco must work together to find the killer, before all of Atlanta goes up in flames.

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ELEGY OF TWILIGHT: A GOTHIC ROMANCE (TOWER KNIGHTS) by Angela J Ford

A priestess finds forbidden love in the arms of a mysterious man she believes is the vampire king. Born with peculiar markings on her skin, Lucia, a sheltered priestess, has always felt inadequate. When she’s tasked with luring the vampire king into a trap to bring about his downfall, she agrees. The trap is set. As twilight descends, a mysterious man appears, playing the lute. Instead of draining her blood, he steals a kiss and sets her free. Lucia can’t stop thinking about that kiss, and to make matters worse, the runes on her skin begin to itch and glow. Driven by the need for answers, she sneaks out to strike a deal with the enigmatic man who plays the lute. He’s devilish and dangerous, and everything a priestess like her should run from. So why is her heart conflicted and why does she contemplate breaking her vows to indulge in forbidden love?     AmazonKU

ZODIAC ACADEMY: LIVE AND LET LIONEL by Caroline Peckham and Susanne Valenti

This is a bonus content novella to celebrate the series coming to a close and contains 100k words of bonus content from the Zodiac Academy Series. Savage – a short story about Hail and Merissa Vega’s love story
The Shimmering Springs – that night Caleb and Seth did or didn’t kiss…
The moment Geraldine first saw the twins Seth on the Moon – one Werewolf’s wanderings on the moon Night – that time the twins met the Ruthless Boys – with a never before published chapter! Orion ‘blue’ alternate POV – BRAND NEW Orion ‘Fairy Fair’ alternate POV Darius ‘throne room’ alternate POV Darius ‘Stars’ alternate POV – BRAND NEW Featuring the never before seen map of Solaria! Each chapter is introduced by Lionel Acrux, looking back on how his enemies have thwarted him and how he overcame their insufferable rebellion  BRAND NEW     AmazonKU

OF SOCIALITES AND PRIZEFIGHTS by Arden Powell

When Deepa Patel rejects the wrong man, he curses her: every night, she will transform into a wild animal until her curse is broken by true love’s kiss. The problem is twofold. One: Deepa needs her nights to seduce shallow men into spending money on her—money she desperately needs to buy herself and her mother a better life. Two: she doesn’t believe in love. She’s never met a man she wanted to keep longer than a week, never mind forever. She never considered her true love might be a woman. Roz is unlike any of Deepa’s past suitors. She’s working class, with a nose that’s been broken at least once, courtesy of an underground boxing club. And she makes Deepa feel lighter and softer than she ever thought possible. But Roz can’t afford to give Deepa the life of luxury she craves. Meanwhile, Deepa is posing as a wealthy nobleman’s fiancée. There’s no love between them, but his lifestyle is everything she’s ever wanted. Caught between a real relationship and a loveless fake one, Deepa has to choose: give up on her dreams for a chance at true love, or make her dreams come true but stay cursed forever.     AmazonKU

FORBIDDEN DESIRE (ALPHAS LOVE CURVY WOMEN BOOK THREE) by Melody Lynch

Angel is a successful entrepreneur, but she is not as successful on the dating scene, and she is tired of being a wingwoman to her group of friends. After an embarrassing rejection, she sits nursing her sorrows at her favorite pub. She runs into her brother’s best friend, Harold, who convinces her to join him and his friends for a karaoke night. The night ends with a drunken kiss, which sends Angel into a panic; her brother’s best friend is off-limits. After a crisis puts Harold and Angel in the same room, they can’t hide their feelings, and they start an undercover relationship. After a violent fight, Angel sees Harold’s true nature, and she vows to stay away from him. However, when a group of rogues attacks her family, can the very thing that pulled them apart be the force that brings them back together, or will Harold’s true nature destroy them all?     AmazonKU

SASSY FOR THE DEMON DADDY by Zora Black

A demon at my auction? Now that’s what I call a hot market. And wouldn’t you know it, he’s outbidding everyone……And buying my heart.
He’s got the money to save my orphanage. But that’s not all he wants.
He’s shopping for a family. He’ll help me adopt the little girl that’s stolen my heart…As long as I let him put a ring on my finger. It’s tempting. A demon daddy, a human mommy, and our little spellcaster in training.
But Mr. Tall-Dark-and-Flaming is keeping secrets. I’ve got to wonder—what’s he really after? No matter what, it’s too late for me. I don’t want to back down. He might have asked for my hand…But I’m ready to give this demon so much more.     AmazonKU

THE FOX MAIDENS by Robin Ha

VS Note: LGBTQ Graphic novel.

Kai Song dreams of being a warrior. She wants to follow in the footsteps of her beloved father, the commander of the Royal Legion. But while her father believes in Kai and trains her in martial arts, their society isn’t ready for a girl warrior. Still, Kai is determined. But she is plagued by rumors that she is the granddaughter of Gumiho, the infamous nine-tailed fox demon who was killed by her father years before. Everything comes crashing down the day Kai learns the deadly secret about her mother’s past. Now she must come to terms with the truth about her identity and take her destiny into her own hands. As Kai desperately searches for a way to escape her fate, she comes to find compassion, and even love, in the most unexpected places.

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THE PRETENDERS (TIME WALKERS TALES) by E B Brown

When a fistfight turns magical and his younger brother is hurled through time, Dagr risks everything to bring Malcolm home. He thinks his prayers are answered by a headstrong young woman named Skye who assures him she knows exactly how the magic works, and that she can help him—for a small price. As the two Time Walkers join forces, Dagr and Skye soon realize their lives are entwined by more than just chance. Truths come out and loyalties are aligned while they fight to resist the pull of desire between them. Skye hates herself for the betrayal she will hand Dagr – and Dagr wonders if he will be strong enough to let Skye go.     AmazonKU     AB

PERSEPHONE: THE LOST GODDESSES (THE GODS UNIVERSE BOOK 11) by Alessa Thorn

Life in Styx is finally stable for Persephone and Hades. The city is safe, and their re-established friendship with the Egyptian Gods brings a welcomed calm—until the meddling Fates disrupt their peace with an unexpected gift: a baby. As if the idea of motherhood isn’t daunting enough, a mysterious voice beckons Persephone to an enigmatic island on the Nile. Ever drawn to adventure and somewhat avoiding a challenging conversation with Hades, Persephone embarks on a quest to find the source of the voice…and finds a whole lot more than she could ever dream of.     AmazonKU

VAMPIRE PROTECTION (FATED VAMPIRE BOOK ONE) by Nikki Grey

The princess and her vampire. In a world where supernaturals lurk in the shadows, a human bodyguard is not enough. That’s why my father hired a hunter to be my protector. Adrian Blackthorne fits every vampire cliche. He’s unnaturally handsome and deeply intense like only the undead can be. He’s also a pain in my butt, curtailing my every step.
But when tragedy strikes and my sister is murdered before my wedding, it’s Adrian I turn to. He’s the only one I trust to help me discover what happened to my sister.The more time we spend together, the harder it is to keep my hands off him. I know my father wants me to marry my childhood friend. But my body and heart long for Adrian. My heart is certain that he’s my fated mate. But is our love enough to overcome the encroaching darkness?     AmazonKU

BLOOD RAGE (THE SPEAR MISSION FILES BOOK THREE) by Ileandra Young

VS Note: SPEAR = Supernatural Prohibition Extermination and Arrest Regiment

Working with SPEAR is never easy, but it also isn’t boring. Until now.
Evicted from her team, chained to her desk, Danika Karson must instead endure dozens of tedious experiments to diagnose the marks on her back. And no, she may not be part of the ongoing efforts to restore human-edane relations after last month’s Werewolf Riots. So, when Rayne invites Danika to a wedding in her humdrum hometown, Danika seizes the opportunity to be useful. Not only can she support her vampire girlfriend in coming out to her estranged family, but she can also fulfill one of many debts owed to the nasty little goblin, Shakka. One mundane favor, a nervous vampire, and an expensive, high-profile wedding. Stressful, perhaps, but given the choice between that and one more biopsy, Danika hurls herself in, feet first. If only the unnamed creature made of smoke and bad memories would wait one more weekend.

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IN THE SHADOW OF A DREAM: FAREVIEW FAIRYTALES BOOK THREE by Maci Aurora

With the promise of finally learning her mother’s secrets, Brinna and her family gather together. Only somewhere between the truth and lies, Brinna wakes to find she’s trapped in a space in between the world awake and the nightmares of her family. All of them are asleep. Learning she has the ability to move from dream to dream, Brinna tries to find a way out of the dream world, but she’s stuck, unable to fix what’s ailing her family. But then an unexpected thing happens, Lucian Uraiahs, god of day and light, walks into her dream. While Lucian decided a long time ago that Brinna Fareview was a blight on his peace, he can’t seem to avoid her. She pops up…(more blurb on ebook seller’s page)

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A SIMPLE TRUTH: BOOK TWO IN THE FRECKLED FATE TRILOGY by Tetyana Walker

“After the enemy she captured reveals an earth-shattering truth, Finn finds herself in alliance with the one man she despised the most. Torn between her haunted past and her unclear future, she is determined to fulfill her promises at last, overcoming any hindrance in her path. But when a difficult decision looms, she is faced with the most daunting challenge yet – her own heart. Gideon thought himself quite lucky considering he survived a brutal assassination against all odds. Yet when Fate entwines his path with the freckled assassin, he slowly finds himself drowning in torment. Caught between desire and reason, Gideon begins to wonder if the assassin did more than simply wound his body that day but perhaps she captured his heart as well.” This is a continuation of Finn’s story, so if you have not read book one, A Broken Promise, please read it first.     AmazonKU

GHOST TOWN by R E Ward

Paranormal investigator Blair Wyndon is hell-bent on proving that ghosts are real. She posts the evidence she collects on the website, SpiritScientific, a well-known haven for like-minded paranormal believers. Well, like-minded except for Leif Henderson. Leif is a ghost hunter, not some stuffy paranormal investigator. She makes the kind of videos that thrill her audience, not bore them nearly to death. It’s all about clicks, views, and keeping the public watching to grow her fan base. She’s going to prove that ghosts exist with a dash of flair. Not like Blair. When they each receive an exclusive invitation to investigate the famed ghost town of Masonville, they jump at the chance. This is a once in a lifetime opportunity neither is willing to give up, even if it turns out that they must share the glory. But they aren’t the only ones who have been invited. The mystery suddenly turns deadly. Someone or something else is in Masonville, and if Blair and Leif don’t find a way to escape, they might never leave.

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MATRIMONY MAYHEM: POISON AND PURRS (A STACEY KNIGHT COZY MYSTERY) by Lizzi London

A wedding at Elliot’s hotel in Eagle View is seemingly perfect until a piercing scream shatters the celebration. Havoc erupts as old Harry Fitzgerald appears to be choking. Despite a rush to his aid, Harry foams at the mouth and takes his last breath. Someone poisoned the old man. But who? And why? Elliot’s girlfriend, a savvy sleuth named Stacey, discovers a cryptic clue and a possible suspect amidst the mayhem. The puzzle unfolds, leading Stacey and her extraordinary talking cat, AJ, through a dark maze of secrets and kidnappings. As Stacey utilizes magical scrying and AJ’s peculiar insights, more clues emerge…A released prisoner, buried bones, and mysteries of years gone by amplify the danger. The mission becomes too risky for Stacey to continue alone, but she refuses to leave crime unsolved.     AmazonKU

TAKEN BY THE SATYR (TAKEN FIVE) by Megan Slayer

Preston, son of Hermes, has a secret. He’s been cursed to live as a satyr — a monster with a dubious job he hates. He knows love is not in his future. Can’t be. Then he meets Lulu — the daughter of a witch and Elf. A woman unsure of her place in the world. Luna has come back to Eerie to hide and heal, but a chance meeting with sorcerers and being thrown together with Preston changes everything. Love may be possible if only Luna can open her heart and change Preston’s mind.

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FALLING FOR YOU: AN AERIALS NOVELLA by Mariah Ankenman

What do you do when a ghost is haunting your attic?
For Tally, the answer is simple: enlist the help of her grumpy, yet capable, neighbor Ruby. The woman who does all the maintenance around the apartment complex hasn’t said more than a dozen words to her in the two years they’ve known each other, but that’s all about to change. Ruby knows two things. One, seven in the morning is too early to be woken up by her annoyingly cheerful neighbor. And two, ghosts don’t exist. Tally might be beautiful, but the aerialist had some strange ideas about the sounds coming from the attic. Ghosts? More like rats. When a late-night ghost hunt ends in injury, the two grow closer. But will their differences lead to a happily ever after, or is their love as doomed as the ghost who haunts their attic?     Amazon     Apple Books     Kobo

REDEMPTION’S EDGE (VAMPIRE MOTORCYCLE CLUB BOOK THREE) by Alyssa Day

Meara Delacourt loves being underestimated, especially when it comes to her enemies. Few know that the wealthy socialite and philanthropist is a 300-year-old master vampire—or the horror that rains down when her emotions spiral out of control. The consequences are nothing short of devastating. Which is why she can’t risk an attraction to the irritating, arrogant, and unbelievably hot Edge…even if she wanted to. And oh, she does. Scientist-turned-vamp Edge knows exactly what it’s like to fear emotions. He keeps a tight rein on his, knowing that—thanks to being the subject of a cruel experiment—falling in love is an instant trigger for his death. Fortunately, he can control himself…he has no choice. But the golden, sexy-as-hell Meara is one temptation he can’t find a cure for. Now they’re forced to fight the pull of their attraction, knowing that every moment of surrender brings them closer to the edge of disaster. But as the Chamber—a sinister organization of ancient warlocks—decides to seize control of Savannah, they’ll have no choice but to fight together, knowing it could spell doom for them all. Especially when the Chamber reveals the one secret that could end it all.   AmazonKU     AB

MUTINY IN CHAPTER THREE by Shelby Morgen

Amy’s having a bad year. She’s lost her husband and her job and all she’s got left is a house with a mortgage and a book that refuses to be written. But she’s got Marley Davis, a great critique partner who never gives up on her, and a dozen Chapter Threes that just need to be turned into books. If only she could get past the sex scenes. Jean and Danny — or whoever their names are in this chapter — have been stuck in these files far too long. They’ve had enough. Time for the characters to take over. It’ll take everything they’ve got, and maybe a little help from Marley, to save this book, but they’re not going down without a fight. It’s Mutiny… in Chapter Three.

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WOLF PRINCE’S MATE (THE ROYALS OF PRESLEY ACRES BOOK THREE) by Roxie Ray

If I want to be with my fated mate, I’ll have to win this war…I swore to protect my fated mate, but now Liza is gone. She’s been kidnapped, and when I discover who is responsible, I’m determined to rescue Liza and make them pay. Except the identity of her captor raises more questions about the secrets in Liza’s past, which are darker and deadlier than any of us imagined. And even if the rescue is successful, that doesn’t mean Liza is safe. With our old nemesis Castro continuing to plot against us, we can no longer ignore the truth—he’ll stop at nothing to destroy my family’s empire and use Liza’s powers for evil. We must prepare for war, and while Liza is stronger than ever, my wolf refuses to let her put herself at risk. Only try telling that to my fated mate, who is determined to protect us all.     AmazonKU

BLOOD OF THE WHIRLWIND (SHIFTER CHRONICLES BOOK 16) by M D Grimm

The bull shifter, Ryan, and his human mate, Caleb, have made a good life together. Alongside Caleb’s mother, Mandy, they run an animal rehabilitation center on their ranch. Ryan has become the honorary uncle to two young bull shifters, and Caleb is proud at how well his mate has acclimated to the human world. For Ryan, he’s found the family and the peace he’s long craved, and he’s determined to keep it by whatever means necessary. But their quiet lives are disrupted when Caleb’s aunt—Chief Hera of the US Agency—visits. And she brings a dire warning: the Knights of the Dawn want Ryan’s blood. After losing someone precious to them during a skirmish with the knights, Caleb spirals into grief, and Ryan must work through his guilt and sorrow to care for his mate. A task made easier when Hera stays with her nephews, sharing their heartache. After they retreat to Haven, Montana, they begin the long process of healing. Unfortunately, Haven is in a state of unrest, and they are sucked into shifter politics that threaten the safety of the community as a whole. Meanwhile, the knights still need Ryan’s blood, and he can’t hide forever.

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WINGS OF STARS (FALLEN DESTINY BOOK ONE) by R L Caulder and M Sinclair

Welcome to Alfemir. I’ve lived my entire life as a disappointment in the eyes of every angel who lives in Alfemir, but especially my Archangel father. Tarnishing our family name by being a powerless angel…that’s the legacy I’ll leave behind. After years of failed placement tests, and with the time limit to find my magic breathing down my neck, I’ve come to accept my fate. When the clock ticks zero, I’ll have my wings brutally ripped from my body and be cast down to live with the humans. Rejected, alone, and afraid. But when a man from my past reappears, he tells me there’s a different option…another life I could lead, at his side. I’m desperate to find a place that feels like home, but taking his offer would mean leaving everything I know behind, and being branded a fugitive by Alfemir. Can I find the courage to believe that I deserve a future that’s better than what waits for me here? After my father exposes his true nature, and with the support from an unlikely ally, I find myself taking the leap of faith. Little did I know that the ugliness I saw in my father runs deep in all of the Archangels in Alfemir. Their vile actions and hatred are written in the stars, along with my fate and my future. Love, hatred, and fear collide as the veil placed over my eyes is ripped away. For the first time in my life I see Alfemir for what it truly is: Evil. The night the fallen angels have feared for thousands of years is coming for us all. Alfemir wants a fight, but I’ll give them a war. Because it turns out I’m not powerless, after all.   AmazonKU

LOST WOLF (REJECTED MATES OF THE SHELTER BOOK THREE) by Kelsey Soliz

Trying to fix myself, I allowed Jace to claim me. Does it count though, if you do your best to convince yourselves it’s a dream? I was hoping that would be a fresh start for us, because I’m getting closer to his packmates, but…for being fated, it’s awfully hard to stay together. Thanks to the new bond, I experience part of the explosion with him,and I turn into a deranged monster tryign to get to him, but what if we can’t find him?
There aren’t supposed to be this many hurdles when you find your pack; you’re supposed to meet, mate, and build a life. So why is it so hard for us to get this last step right? This is part two of a duology, and does include a HEA. This is a reverse harem novel and does for sure for sure include adult content, so 18+ y’all.     AmazonKU

SPARKLES AND SCOWLS (BLUE RIDGE MAGIC BOOK THREE) by M A Innes

Lorne – Sparkles. As the most fabulous dragon that has ever graced the skies, Lorne always pictured his mate as…well…at least slightly shiny. He knows he’s incomparable, but he thought his mate would match him in some wonderfully glittery way. What he’s not expecting are two mates who seem to think black is a lifestyle and not a sin against fashion.
Monroe – Mages. When it comes to insane mates, nothing holds a candle to a drama queen mage who expects the worst…but their oblivious cutie who always has his head in the clouds is running a close second. As a Daddy without a little and a mate who’s all alone, though, Monroe knows it’s time to stop waiting for fate to have all the answers. Carrick – Dragons. They’re a pain in every conceivable way, but Carrick knows he’s stuck with them when fate matches him with not one but two illogical dragons who seem to have been put on the Earth to drive him crazy. Unfortunately, it seems like their insanity might be one of his favorite things about his unexpected mates. When one mate isn’t as innocent as he appears and the other two are diamonds in the rough, three men will come to realize that mates are always meant to be.   AmazonKU

EVERY SPELL YOU BREAK (THE WITCHES OF HOLIDAY HILLS COZY MYSTERY SERIES BOOK 18) by Carolyn Ridder Aspenson

If there’s one thing I’ve learned from living in Holiday Hills, it’s that our quaint little town has more secrets than the Enchanted Bookstore has rare spell books. I’m Abby Odell, and yes, I’m a witch. So is my best friend, Stella, and we get our daily dose of caffeine and the latest town gossip at the Enchanted Bookstore and Café, the town’s favorite gathering spot. But this story isn’t about caffeine and town gossip. It’s about murder. Morgana Mistwood, Holiday Hills’ most unpopular witch of the moment, known for breaking spells cast by other witches and causing chaos, was found dead in her home by yours truly. When you find a dead body, a knife, a pool of blood, and a note saying the witch deserved what she got, there’s no spell to unsee that. What did the note mean, and who…(more blurb on ebook seller’s page)   AmazonKU

BROKEN (OUTLAW WOLVES BOOK FIVE) by Anastasia Wilde

FOREVER YOURS (SEVENTH STAR SERIES BOOK FOUR) by Lily X

Eccentric, bookish and downright boring—Zanny Starquist knows exactly what people say about her. An omega who graduated with a doctorate in herbology at just nineteen, she’s devoted her career to formulating a natural herb-based vaccine to empower omegas like herself to go beyond the constraints of their heats. And she’s as close as she can ever be! All she needs is one last herb from the sacred bowers of the lower Nestian mountain tribe of Clovend. Azura has held the honor of being Chieftain of Clovend for the past twenty years. The tribe respects and adores her, but most importantly, they trust in her ability to keep them safe. After the death of her mate several years prior, the Alpha believes her time for romance is over. She’s older now. Wiser. Too practical to be punched in the gut by pale freckles and fiery curls on first sight. Or so she tells herself. As Zanny works her wide-eyed charm on the unsuspecting Chieftain, Azura’s enemies watch from afar, knowing exactly where to strike so that it hurts her the most.     AmazonKU

THE FROST QUEEN’S BLADE (THE ICEBLOOD DUET) by Meg Smitherman

Conspiracy lurks in the realm of Rothen. No one knows this better than Elma Volta, soon to be queen of the frozen kingdom. But as she awaits her coronation, Elma narrowly escapes death at the hands of an enemy assassin. Realizing she has few choices and even fewer allies, Elma offers the assassin a deal: if he can keep her alive until she takes her rightful place on the throne, she will bring peace to their warring lands. An uneasy alliance forms between Elma and the sharp-tongued assassin. But what started as mutual hatred and resentment, soon begins to evolve into something else entirely. Something aching, desperate, and blazing hot.     AmazonKU

IGNITED SOUL (SUPERNATURALS OF RAVEN FALLS BOOK ONE) by Reverie Hargrove

Getting her brother away from their abusive household and leading a peaceful existence: that’s all Violet wants. Growing up powerless in a town mostly inhabited by Supernaturals made her life a living hell, but now she’s ready to leave it all behind and start fresh. But then a wounded man stumbles into her bookstore and dies in her arms, passing her a power that wasn’t meant for her… and awakening her own magic, which has remained dormant for twenty-five years. Violet is now an unwilling member of the Coven’s most powerful Team, Alpha TeamKenjiQuinnNicholas, the best warlocks in Ravenfalls. Too bad they don’t want her there. The struggles with her teammates aren’t her biggest concern, though. No, because her powers may or may not be trying to destroy each other… and it’s only a matter of time before something terrible happens to her.     AmazonKU

TOUCHED BY DESTINY (ARCANE HAVOC BOOK ONE) by Jessamyn Kingley

Gabriel Wolfebrier believes his honor is forever tarnished. For the first fifteen years of his resurrected life, he did whatever his necromancer told him. They were friends. Family. So, Gabriel asked no questions as he helped bury dead sorcerers he was told were enemies. Too late, Gabriel learns he’s been duped. But somehow, he is offered a second chance. Born with the mark of a skull on his hand, Eric Marwood has special talents. Unlike other necromancers, he can speak to the dead and help them find their way home. He is dedicated to two things—nurturing his skills and dreaming of a life with Gabriel. But not everyone reveres his gifts, and destiny-touched men and women like him are hunted. The Marwoods consider Gabriel one of their own, but his past is a heavy burden he cannot forget. Which is why it annoys him each time he notices how beautiful Eric is or how much fun they have together aiding ghosts. Sex is the only way to find a soulmate in their world, and Eric is determined to seduce Gabriel. As for Gabriel, he is desperate to ignore his own urges. Life has a funny way of changing in an instant, and neither man truly knows what the future holds.     AmazonKU

AHEAD OF THE FLAME (WITCHES OF HELLFORGE HATCHERY BOOK THREE) by Skye Sullivan

The victim was a loan shark who had plenty of other people who wanted him dead—but everyone else has an ironclad alibi. Until Elsie can prove the chupacabra’s innocence, the entire paranormal menagerie at FLAME Farms is under house arrest. The basilisks are nesting in the dresser drawers, the griffin is clawing up the furniture—and you don’t even want to know what Moonbeam is complaining about. The timing is impeccable. Her top-secret magic lessons are underway and her teacher only has five more days in town. Elsie has to get a stranglehold on the All-Flame’s power… even if all she wants to do is strangle her teacher. Luckily she doesn’t have to do it alone. She’s got a multi-species posse always down for anything it takes to crack the case. Whether it’s burglary or perjury—Elsie and the gang will risk it all to save the animal shelter. Can they outsmart the crafty killer, or will it be game over for FLAME Farms?     AmazonKU

DELIVERED TO MY TIGERS (MAIL-ORDER MATINGS BOOK EIGHT) by Mazzy J March

Anais – I’ve loved tigers ever since I was a little girl in braids. My degree is focused on veterinary medicine, but my passion is cryptozoology. Tigers shifters in particular, of course. When I downloaded the Mail-Order Matings app, it was to learn more about them. What better way to learn about tiger shifters than to be matched with one. Or two. Rocky and Thad: We’ve settled down after a life of building up our microbrewery and bar —and a bit of playing around. Okay, a lot of playing around. We’ve bedded or dated nearly every female both human and shifter in the tri-state area but none of them were our true mate. The truth was, we weren’t looking for a mate–just a fling. One of our employees found her mate through the Mail-Order Matings app. We could meet our mate on the app. Or karma could come for us, and we would get played like we’ve done to so many others.     AmazonKU

TO CHALLENGE A WOLF (APEX MOONBOUND BOOK FIVE) by Charlotte Vane

After a ten-year search for the wolf who was once her best friend, Vivian Rossi has located him at last in Tennessee. Rhett is alive, safe, annoyingly attractive, and snarky as ever. He’s furious with her for showing up in his town, but of course he won’t tell her why. He refuses even to introduce her to his pack, but thanks to her honed sleuthing skills, Vivian has the pack alpha’s phone number, and she’s not afraid to use it. Rhett Jones doesn’t need one more problem. The rogue wolves who attacked his pack are likely to come back for more. His long-escaped past made him an incomparable fighter, and protecting his pack has become his sole focus. Then another problem shows up in his life: his annoyingly persistent and beautiful former best friend. A lifetime ago, Vivian meant everything to him. Now she’s just one more person to protect, an unwelcome link to his past…and a distraction he can’t afford. Too bad she refuses to leave town on his say-so. With a rare invitation from the pack alpha, Vivian shows up at the wolf pack’s next social gathering. Over the next few days, Rhett can’t ignore how well she fits in with the people who matter most to him…or how he enjoys getting to know her again. He almost wishes he still had a heart to offer her. Meanwhile Vivian finds real connection and friendships among his pack, and she’s determined to win her wolf’s guarded heart. But Rhett has carried deep fears since the days of their shared past, and Vivian’s signature persistence might not be enough to beat them.   AmazonKU

THE ALPHA DEMON’S SURPRISE BABY (HOTEL CONVERGEANCE BOOK ONE) by Minerva Howe and Kiernan Kelly

VS Note: From JAN 26. Re-release of a Kindle Vella story.

When Joe escapes his humdrum human life to go to the mystical Hotel Convergence in Maine, the last thing he expects is to meet maddening, sexy, alpha demon Bael. And he certainly has no intention of hooking up with said demon. Bael is taking time off from his warlike dimension when he meets Joe, but he knows Joe is his mate, and he’d tickled with Joe turns up pregnant. Can they find a way to make it work or will they be a summer fling gone horribly wrong.     AmazonKU

RED by Riley C Smith

She never could have predicted that visiting her sick grandmother would change her life forever. If she knew from the start how it ends, would she still make the same choices? Did she ever even have any choice to begin with? Prey – Once again, I get a feeling like someone is watching. It may be only my imagination playing tricks, but there’s a captivating energy in the air. My heart skips a beat—I can swear I’m not alone. If I glance toward the windows, will I see a silhouette emerging in the dark?
The thought of unknown eyes lingering on me should make my skin crawl in fear. Instead, it’s the most excitement I’ve felt in months. I catch myself adoring this thrill coursing through my veins, and I immerse in the fantasies of my stalker…
Predator – As I stand in the complete blackness of the night, hidden away from the moonlight by the tree shadows, an overwhelming wave of guilt crashes over me—a tide forceful enough to pull even a beast like me under. I know I shouldn’t be here, shouldn’t be watching, but there’s no help for myself. It’s an addiction, a compulsion that I’m powerless to break free from. The animal in me is much stronger than any of the decency I have left of my humanity.
I continue to spy, unable to tear my eyes away from her.     AmazonKU

KELSEY (MOONSTRUCK MATES BOOK ONE) by J L Weil

The first time I laid eyes on him, I knew what the tangle of emotions meant. He was the one. And I wasn’t sure how long I could resist the temptation to be his. Wild and reckless, Kelsey Summers had her entire life laid out for her from the day she was born. Her parents are the Hot Springs pack Sentinels, and they arranged her betrothal to Liam Castle, a promise of continued peace between packs. Her eighteenth birthday hastily approaches, so she must say goodbye to her old life and hello to her future in Riverbridge, Wyoming. Liam Castle is brooding, intense, and gorgeous—all things Kelsey hoped he wouldn’t be. Her intent is to make the model-worthy wolf shifter’s life a living hell, but she finds it extremely hard when he stares at her with those breathtaking aqua eyes. Soon Kelsey realizes her arrival brought a great danger lurking in the woods of Riverbridge. Hunters. And their mark isn’t any wolf. It’s the one with extraordinary abilities. Just Kelsey’s luck that she’s the shifter with the colossal target on her back. At this rate, she might never make it to her eighteenth birthday, let alone to her mating ceremony.   AmazonKU

THE INSANITY OF REINCARNATED MAGES AND AMOROUS VAMPIRES (SPELLBOUND BOOK ONE) by AJ Sherwood and Devon Vesper

VS Note: MM Fantasy

Reborn love. Unleashed magic. We won’t fail twice. Hi, I’m Kit. Immortal vampire and technomage extraordinaire. You know how it goes. For the record, I am absolutely not stalking my reincarnated husband. Okay, I am, but it’s for his own good. And mine. Er, assuming I can somehow figure out how to tell him he’s reincarnated and a mage, and we all live in a sentient library. Any thoughts on that? I’m currently taking suggestions. One thing’s for sure. He’s not dying on me again. Never again. Tags: The fluffiest fluff to ever fluff, that y’know includes violence, magic, reincarnated lovers, vampires, sassy library, Kassandra the library has OPINIONS, found family, all the magical shenanigans, Kit and Gun are part time soulmates full time problem, authors have lost all discretion in this, Kit is a walking green flag, the crack ship armada is sailing at full speed here, master should never have access to a credit card, or a bookstore, no book is off-limits with that man, triggers involve too much sap and cuteness, occasionally blowing shit up, violence is not the question but it is the answer, Sentient Library Tells All, I’m absolutely a library book check me out     AmazonKU

POTENT POTIONS: PET POTIONS MYSTERIES BOOK ONE by Ami Diane

VS Note: From JAN 19.

Searching for a fresh start, horticulturist Libby Slade buys a rundown house in the cozy, coastal town of Oyster Bay. It doesn’t matter that she’s never set foot in the house before because she’s after the secrets within. And she’s not the only one. When she goes to pick up the keys for her new place, she stumbles upon her real estate agent, and he doesn’t look like he’ll be selling any more houses. In her quest to unearth answers, she discovers a book of potions and a secret laboratory. The book leads her to an underground potion-making society and a kooky apothecary whose experimental potion-making skills just might blow up the town. She suspects another potionist is behind the murder. But how can she reveal her suspect to the offensively handsome deputy without exposing the secret society of potion masters? To speak with the only witness to the murder, Libby must learn how to brew the purrrfect potion. One thing is clear, the killer is searching for the same secrets as Libby, and now, she’s in the way. Can she solve this mystery before she’s next?   AmazonKU

PACK GAMBLE BOOK ONE (THE ROCKVIEW OMEGAVERSE BOOK FOUR) by Hannah Haze

Waking up in a stranger’s bed and discovering I’m married to one of the wealthiest men on the planet sounds like some crazy dream. Discovering that the man in question is also some holy hot alpha and we’re not only married but bonded, sounds like one of those dreams that turn pretty steamy – a dream many women would give their right arm to be living. But when the alpha whisks me back to his mansion in the city of Rockview, I also discover this alpha has a pack. A pack convinced this wasn’t some drunken accident. A pack determined to believe I’m a gold digger out to part them with their gigantic piles of cash. Maybe this isn’t such a dream situation after all. And maybe that would be fine if my battered omega heart wasn’t falling for the five alphas involved.     AmazonKU

FOUND BY THE SHIFTER (ASPEN RIDGE PACK: MOUNTAIN RESCUE BOOK TWO) by Luna Wilder

Cameron – Going to Aspen Ridge was supposed to take a break and to relax. Instead, I find myself lost and freezing cold somewhere in the woods. I thought that it was luck that had me being rescued by a tall, handsome stranger. Turns out it might be something more than just luck. Davis – When I hear someone screaming for help, I head to help. That’s my job, after all. Except when I find the red-headed beauty, I realize she’s more than just a lost tourist. She’s my mate. Now that I’ve found her and brought her to safety, I need to figure out a way to convince her that she’s not really lost. This place, with me, is exactly where she’s meant to be. I only hope that I can do that before she leaves Aspen Ridge to go back to her real life.     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.

I do NOT cover every single new release in SFR/FantasyR/PNR. I never have. That would be an impossible task for any human! I assemble my list by hand every week based on various informal inputs, and I do curate the list to some extent…

Some authors aren’t in KU but still don’t list books with Apple or other platforms. This report is very time consuming to prepare so I’ve always had to limit myself and cannot go and look up every book on all the platforms. If an author gives me their other buy links, I include them here but generally I develop the post on my own, not from author-supplied information. I curate and prepare this post individually every week to help connect readers/books/authors and I have to be very careful not to give it so much time as an activity that I don’t write my own novels! Thanks for the feedback and happy reading!

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New Releases in #SciFi #Fantasy and Paranormal Romance for FEB 7

I have a new release this week too!

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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ROKHAN: A BADARI WARRIORS SCIFI ROMANCE NOVEL (SECTORS NEW ALLIES SERIES BOOK 18) by Veronica Scott

Cinnthea Damone was kidnapped by alien scientists who assigned her to a rogue Badari Alpha as his unwilling consort. Rescued by the other Badari packs, she’s now living in Sanctuary Valley and doing her best to fit in. She makes the Badari uncomfortable and the humans gossip about her. The improvements she suggests in various areas like the Stores are rejected and cause more animosity. Only one Badari Warrior becomes her friend but the abuse she suffered under the late rogue Alpha makes her wary of allowing any closer ties. The situation becomes intolerable and she flees the valley.
Rokhan, enforcer of the South Seas pack, realizes too late how much Cinnthea means to him and that she’s not merely a friend but his fated mate. When she leaves the valley he insists he be allowed to go on a solo hunt to retrieve her.
Aided by the Badari goddess, Cinnthea has gone much further than anyone would have dreamed possible and found a surprising haven far to the west. She learns a secret which the enemy will go to any lengths to uncover. When Rokhan arrives to take her back to the valley and proclaims her to be his mate, she’s torn between what her heart wants and her fears fueled by her past experiences. Can she overcome her trauma and find a future with Rokhan? Can they survive what the enemy plans?

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HER ALIEN BODYGUARD: STRANDED ON EARTH: THE PREQUEL by Ivy Knox

Traveling to Earth and blending in with humans is a lot easier than it sounds––especially when you’re an alien dragon shifter. The year is 2007, and Luka Monroe and his brothers have just crashed their space pods in a wooded area outside of Boston. They have two primary goals: to find their fated mates and to keep their identities a secret. They’re confident both can be accomplished until they realize just how little they know about the human race. Luckily, Luka quickly learns he has a special power that allows him to hypnotize humans into giving him what he wants. They go from rags to riches within days, giving Luka a boost of confidence when he finally meets Harper O’Connor, his mate. For some reason, Harper is the only one he can’t hypnotize, and his lack of social skills is a huge turn-off for her. But when she goes out on a disastrous date with a sinister, untrustworthy man who won’t leave her alone, Luka steps in and offers to be her bodyguard. The more time they spend together, the closer they get. But the moment Harper starts realizing she can’t live without him, something frightening happens to Luka, tearing them apart. Luka can’t bear to lose Harper, but what will it take to convince her to accept the beast inside the bodyguard?    AmazonKU

THEOS (GALAXY GLADIATORS BOOK 21) by Alana Khan

Avalon – As a woman alone in the lawless galaxy, my parents taught me to protect myself, even from intruders like the leather-clad pirate who crashed onto my property. Though his shocking piercings and electric blue gaze unsettle me, my body betrays me, pulsing with desire for him, no matter how I try to resist. When he offers me safe passage from the enemies bent on killing us both, I have no choice but to accept the aid of this broody male I hardly know and cannot trust. Now we’re crammed together in his tiny vessel—with only one bed. Can I resist the fiery lust arcing between us like a supernova? Theos – After being shot out of the sky, the last thing I expected was to wake up staring down the laser rifle of a beautiful, ballsy woman. I know I should keep my distance, yet it takes all my willpower not to give in to my need to claim her. I vow to deliver Avalon to safety, convinced it is the only way to protect her from the greatest threat—me. But I’m too selfish to walk away. Crowded together in close quarters, how long can I deny what my heart knows—that she is meant to be mine?     AmazonKU

DEFENDING REVIN (HISSA WARRIOR SERIES BOOK EIGHT) by RK Munin

After a lifetime of slavery, Kamaril is finally free. She just wishes she understood what it means to be free. Kamaril has spent her life as a slave, raising and tending the fierce minari pets the family sells and trades as a matter of prestige. As a Decanted human, she was originally created and shipped off as part of a breeding pair. When the Decanted male didn’t survive the trip to the Anavac planet far from human-controlled space, and the wealthy family couldn’t get a replacement right away, they turned to raising minari instead. She’s spent her entire life surrounded by the fierce creatures, living each day devoted to their care. Then one day, a group of males from a species she’s never seen arrive. The next thing she knows, her ownership has been transferred, and she’s leaving the only home she’s ever known, as well as the precious minari that are as close to family as she’s ever had. These men call themselves Hissa and claim that she isn’t a slave anymore. They say she could have a child if she wants one. That she’s free. But she finds their ship overwhelming and the attention of so many unnerving. Then she meets Revin, and life on board the ship isn’t so difficult anymore. Revin would give his life to protect…(more blurb on ebook seller’s page)   AmazonKU

CASE STUDY: INTERSPECIES BREEDING (LUNAR BASE EXPERIMENTS BOOK TWO) by Talia Rhea

Data File: Lunar Base Experiments Case Study: 2 – Intro: For your consideration, we the research team of the Lunar Base present our findings for the mating of the vir Zeffir’Dal’Carvon and the human Rae Peterson. Data Summary: -Subject One: “I was told to pick a mate amongst the humans. I was bribed to do it, for the good of my people. Disease is devastating our population, and we need humans to recover. When she chose me first, I considered it the best possible outcome. She doesn’t know about the orders I was given. She doesn’t know my ulterior motives. And I’m afraid it’s going to break us for good.” -Subject Two: “I’m sorry. I had to do it. I had no choice! They have my daughter. They said if I didn’t frame one of the alien males for assaulting me, they’d hurt her. He didn’t know when I chose him that I was lying. He didn’t know that I was using him. But we’re mated for good now, and I don’t think we can recover from my lies.”     AmazonKU

SPINDLE: A FALLEN FAIRYTALES DARK MM ROMANCE by Sean Azinsalt

Lachlan David, or as he’s known within The Spindle Project, Unit# 1298690, has spent the last seventy years in a state of suspended animation far beneath the surface of the Earth. In his thoughts, he’s lived a rather unremarkable life, with a job, a boyfriend who adores him, and a supportive family. Like everyone else, his head is full of hopes and dreams, and he’s content with the life he believes he lives- blissfully unaware he and almost ninety percent of the world’s population were chosen to save the planet and its dwindling resources in the face of global warming. His life is all a dream. Pierre Thibaut lives above the ground on an idyllic and thriving Earth with no knowledge of what happened seventy years ago. His father, one of the Earth’s chosen chancellors, keeps Pierre busy under his tutelage and does his part to keep the secret hidden…(more blurb on ebook seller’s page)   AmazonKU

LEGACY: AN ALIEN ACADEMY ROMANCE (WARRIORS OF THE DREXIAN ACADEMY BOOK ONE) by Tana Stone

Beware of the Assassins. Don’t cross the Blades. Trust the Irons. The Wings go as one. Break them at your peril. Ariana is the first human instructor at the Drexian Academy and the first female to teach flight to cocky cadets. She’s the best Earth has to offer with a lot to prove. But it will take more than being the best to survive the secret requirements, unwritten rules, and ancient traditions of the alien military training school. Volten lacks the one thing Drexians value most—a proud and respected clan. He’s risen to the position of flight instructor at the academy without a lineage to speak of, but not without paying a steep price. One thing he doesn’t count on as he ascends the ranks is the beautiful human pilot who might threaten everything that’s within his grasp. Within the dark walls of the school lie secrets that could tear both pilots’ worlds apart. Beyond the stone towers and cruel spires are dangers neither could imagine. Will these wings go as one. . . risk it all to break the rules. . . or break each other?     AmazonKU

THE PRICE OF THE MOUNTAIN LILY by Liana Brooks

For a member of a High Family on the matriarchal, gem-rich world of Tanar, marriage weeks mean celebration, with lavish gifts even for the servants—and the freedom to choose whichever suitor a girl desires. A shame that Zuli Yalsmon’s family barely ranks as Regarded after the assault that exiled her sister. For her marriage week, Zuli must accept whoever deigns to appear, with whatever they decide to offer. And unless something changes drastically in the next three days, instead of valuable business assets, Zuli’s entire future? Worth exactly three shiny river rocks on an overly plain ring. If only she knew the real name of the man she truly loves.

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THE NAMELESS STORM  (THE STARS AND GREEN MAGICS BOOK FIVE) by Novae Caelum

Dressa trusted the woman she married, the woman she loved, but that woman betrayed her. Imorie thought they could reclaim their life of power, but they gave it up to help a friend. And Rhys, unwitting envoy to the unknowable Kidaa, is navigating uncharted space with no compass. With the ruling family crumbling and the kingdom in an uproar, can these royal siblings navigate the coming storm? The Nameless Storm collects episodes 151-195 of The Stars and Green Magics, previously published in serial form. Note: This book has main characters who use gender-neutral pronouns (they/them/their, fae/faer/faerself).

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SHADOW MARK (SHATTERED GALAXIES SEASON TWO BOOK ONE) by Nancey Cummings

Baris has sacrificed his health to bring peace to the kingdom. He has always put the needs of the crown above his own, even entering into a loveless marriage for a political alliance. He bore it all with stoic dignity.Now the queen is dead and he must select a new queen. Someone who brings wealth or influence. Someone with the approval of the council. So why can’t he stop thinking of the human doctor with the fine eyes? He rescued her when a portal dumped her on a wild moon and he may have made some unflattering remarks about her person. He needs to correct this mistake. He offers her a position at the palace as a medic, fully intending to win her affections. The council won’t approve. Lenore barely tolerates him but his heart is most ardent and will not be denied.First impressions matter. And King Baris? The worst. He’s beautiful and powerful, sure, and he also has an enormous… ego. Lenore overhears what he really thinks of her– not flattering, by the way– and isn’t going to stick around to be insulted. So why then does she accept his job offer? Must be the alien gravity playing tricks on her. You don’t get a second chance at a first impression.

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A QUANTUM LOVE STORY: A NOVEL by Mike Chen

VS Note: I love time loop stories so I one clicked.

Grieving her best friend’s recent death, neuroscientist Mariana Pineda’s ready to give up everything to start anew. Even her career—after one last week consulting at a top secret particle accelerator. Except the strangest thing happens: a man stops her…and claims they’ve met before. Carter Cho knows who she is, why she’s mourning, why she’s there. And he needs Mariana to remember everything he’s saying. Because time is about to loop. In a flash of energy, it’s Monday morning. Again. Together, Mariana and Carter enter an inevitable life, four days at a time, over and over, without permanence except for what they share. But just as they figure out this new life, everything changes. Because Carter’s memories of the time loop are slowly disappearing. And their only chance at happiness is breaking out of the loop—forever.

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ALIEN NOBLE’S GOOD GIRL (KIPHIAN NOBLES) by Athena Storm

I swore I’d never let destiny dictate my future. But fate had other plans…
After seeing how my parents turned out, I swore off mating. It wasn’t worth it. Or so I thought…When a fiery human bursts into my life, she turns my lonely existence upside down. Mira breaks through the thick ice around my heart. One smile. One touch. That’s all it takes. I try to resist, unsure if I can give someone that kind of power over me. But there’s not resisting the bond between us. My past might be trying to warn me, but if Mira is my future…I can’t say no. I want her. She feels like my missing piece. And the first time we kiss…I know she’s my mate.   AmazonKU

FOREVER (WARRIORS OF KOLIAM) by Eden Ember

FOREVER is the story of Kenna’s mother, Moxy, and Qor’s older brother, Do’Thortn. Read the harrowing tale of falling in love and bonding forever in the prequel to the Warriors of Koliam. This is BOOK 0 of the Warriors of Koliam series. It has a different type of HEA.   AmazonKU

TAKEN by Erin Bowman

There are no men in Claysoot. There are boys—but every one of them vanishes at midnight on his eighteenth birthday. The ground shakes, the wind howls, a blinding light descends…and he’s gone. They call it the Heist. Gray Weathersby’s eighteenth birthday is mere months away, and he’s prepared to meet his fate–until he finds a strange note from his mother and starts to question everything he’s been raised to accept: the Council leaders and their obvious secrets. The Heist itself. And what lies beyond the Wall that surrounds Claysoot–a structure that no one can cross and survive. Climbing the Wall is suicide, but what comes after the Heist could be worse. Should he sit back and wait to be taken–or risk everything on the hope of the other side?     Amazon     Apple Books

THE MATING GAMES by Tammy Walsh

VS Note: Listed in Erotica.

Five…” I wake up in a glass pod. I’ve been abducted. “Four…” I’m surrounded by alien beasts, all roaring and desperate to mate me. “Three…” I fight to escape but the glass is unbreakable. “Two…” One of the alien beasts is calm, thoughtful, nothing like the others…“One…” I whimper a prayer and hope someone somewhere will protect me. “Launch.” My pod is released and it screams into the planet’s atmosphere below. The Mating Games have begun. And am the champion’s Prize.     AmazonKU

THE TORMENT GAMES by Tammy Walsh

VS Note: And this one is not listed in Erotica.

Six…” I wake up in a glass pod. I’ve been abducted. “Five…” I’m surrounded by aliens, as confused as I am to be here. “Four…” Poisonous gas hisses into their pods. They hiss and roar in pain. “Three…” Fur sprouts across their bodies, their teeth become sharp serrated knives, and their muscles bulge bigger than anything I’ve ever seen. “Two…” The prisoners have turned into vicious monsters with raging hard-ons. “One…” And they’re all looking at me. “Launch.” Our pods are released and we scream into the planet’s atmosphere below. The Mating Games have begun. And am the victor’s Prize.     AmazonKU

DEATH GAMES by Tammy Walsh

Five…” I wake up in a glass pod. I’ve been abducted. “Four…” I’m chained to an alien beast who claims he will protect me. “Three…” I fight to escape but he refuses to let me go. “Two…” He’s a Zelthori and vows to never Claim me without my permission. “One…” He tells me there’s another way out, so I don’t have to mate with alien beasts. “Launch.” My pod is released and it screams into the planet’s atmosphere below. The Mating Games have begun. And I am the victor’s Prize.     AmazonKU

SINS IN THE WILDS: A FALLEN MATES NOVEL by Chloe Fletcher

Like all the women on this planet, I’ve been taken from earth, there’s nothing special about me. After a long winter spent in the wilds of this world I find myself on the brink of hypothermia, carried like a child into this new tribe filled with women like me. All of them glittering examples of the human race, leaving no space for a social recluse who’s incapable of speaking up. It’s nothing new, I’m used to this, different world, same Chloe. So when an elder of the tribe takes an active interest in my well being I have no idea how to handle him, or my blossoming feelings. Jer’ik is a man with an iron will, self assured and everything I wished I was. His slow easy smiles and gentle way become something I look forward to every day. The only problem is, I’m just awkward little Chloe, years to young for him, and he’d never look my way twice, not like that at least. Or would he? And who do I become with I realize I’m not the same women I once was?     AmazonKU

LOST IN TRANSFORMATION (TERRAN RESET BOOK EIGHT) by Viola Grace

Mutation or death are her only choices, so she splits the difference and becomes something more than a dragon’s bride. Life on Earth offered her a slow death by one of the many cancers that riddled her body. The Terran Avatar and the Reset Project have offered her a new life. Any life is preferable at this point. Liona accepts that she will be torn down and rebuilt, and as long as she gets to sleep through it, she is all for it. The mail-order bride factor is odd, but it is a traditional way to get a compatible woman long-distance. She supposed that aliens weren’t much different. After being reset, she looks at the specs of her destination species and is shocked. He was different. He was very different. It never occurred to her that space dragons were a real thing.     Amazon    Kobo

THE WARP AND THE WEFT (THE WORLDS OF RYN WILKIE #1) by Laurence Dahners

When a guy tries to roofie her, young surgeon Ryn Wilkie is catapulted onto a parallel Earth that’s at the technological level of the late 1800s.
Confronted with a society where women’s voices are stifled and medical advancements are non-existent, Ryn’s despair turns to determination when she discovers her ability to flip between worlds. Can she leverage her abilities to advance their technology and challenge those deep-seated gender biases, or will the weight of their traditions prove insurmountable? And, can she stop the guy who attacked her before he hurts other women?     AmazonKU

SWITCHING TRACKS: OUT OF THE TRASH (TRAIN HOPPERS BOOK ONE) by Lena

Life in SoCal in 2195 is controlled by a corporatocracy. Elsa scavenges twenty-first-century trash, living on the edge of starvation in this ruthless world through her grit and instincts. When she unearths a metal tube containing maps to six Doomsday seed bunkers and a silver key, she dreams of renewable sources of food and a life based on more than subsistence, but GreenCorps will stop at nothing to acquire her find. Accused of theft and beaten half to death, she escapes with a handsome train hopper. They seek the long-lost bunkers, hoping to break GreenCorps’ monopoly on food. Along the way, they receive help from a teenage pickpocket, a solitary widow, and a rebel leader. If this rag-tag group of lonely misfits cannot reclaim the tube and find a way to distribute the seeds, GreenCorps will continue to choke out any chance of a better life.     AmazonKU     AB

OUTLAW (MIDNIGHT SEVEN BOOK ONE) by A G Wilde

Our colony is dying. Each passing day steals more hope, more lives. I’m out of options—unless I risk everything on him. They’re outlaws. Rogues who live outside the law, answering to no one. Engaging one is madness…but I’m desperate enough to beg for the services of the most dangerous of them all. At first it’s business—an agreement between an outlaw and a woman willing to sell her soul if it will save her people. But as we journey deeper into the unknown, an impossible spark ignites between us. One that could consume everything if I let it. He’s an outlaw not bound by rules or mercy. I’m the one who foolishly thought I could control him. But there are some fires that, once lit, cannot be extinguished. My peoples’ fate hangs in the balance, but so too does the undeniable bond forged between two unlikely souls. The courageous girl…and the villain who fell in love with her.     AmazonKU

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VS: While IVOKK doesn’t actually appear in my upcoming Badari Warriors book, he is talked about. I put all my years of watching “Top Chef” and the chefs’ love for cooking into creating Sandara, the fiery chef who is Ivokk’s fated mate. Readers had demanded I give Sandara her own book and her own Badari when they didn’t think I’d treated her fairly in the book where she was a secondary character. I had to agree!

IVOKK: A BADARI WARRIORS SCIFI ROMANCE NOVEL by Veronica Scott

Proud enforcer of the Badari South Seas pack, Ivokk undertakes a secret mission back to their former home, in search of a cure for a mysterious illness affecting his soldiers, now in exile in the north. He’s ready to make any sacrifice to find the answer and help his pack brothers stay strong. He’s even willing to accept responsibility for the human woman assigned to the mission, although she’s a headstrong civilian, difficult and rumored to dislike his kind.
Sandara DiFerria was once a three star chef in the Sectors, but that was before the alien enemy kidnapped the entire adult population of her colony to use for experimentation. Rescued from the labs by the Badari, she does her part to support the rebellion now by running the vast commissary operation in Sanctuary Valley. All she asks is to be left alone until she can get back to the Sectors and pick up her old life again. Her one previous romantic brush with a Badari soldier turned out badly, ending in public humiliation. Add to that post-traumatic stress from her life before moving to the colony and she’s the last person to pick for a top secret mission. Or so she believes.
The Alpha running the pack disagrees and sends her to do the job under Ivokk’s watchful eye. Thrown together by the nature of the task they must undertake, the undeniable attraction they both feel grows. Will the dark secrets of Sandara’s hidden past create an insurmountable barrier between them? Can Ivokk and the tempestuous human chef find the answer to the Badari illness in time? Or will the elements and the enemy bring disaster?

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THE WRATH (RISE OF THE WARLORDS BOOK FOUR) by Gena Showalter

For centuries, Rathbone the Only, King of Agonies, has existed for one purpose: recovering the enchanted bones of his slain wife to bring her back to life. He’s never been closer to success. But a new enemy has risen. A band of deadly war gods who have thirty days to destroy her or suffer the consequences. With time running out, Rathbone hires a maddening harpy-oracle, unaware she has an agenda of her own. Neeka the Unwanted is a fierce warrior on a mission: stop Rathbone and the gods. She’s seen the future if either is victorious, and it’s horrifying. She’ll do whatever proves necessary to forge a new path, even seduce the ruthless royal from his purpose. What she can’t predict? How the intense male will shatter her hard-won defenses along the way. As Rathbone battles unexpected betrayals, cunning foes and the wild temptress he craves with every fiber of his being, he knows he must choose: hold on to a cold dream or embrace a new flame.

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AND THEN THERE WAS SILENCE by Candace Robinson

VS Note: Author doesn’t give any content warnings but there appears to be a suicide early in the book.

Sadie Hawkins wants nothing more than to find success as a screenplay writer. But when she discovers the love of her life hanging from their bedroom ceiling, Sadie gives up on her dreams. Until she receives an unexpected gift. Sadie has become the sole owner of the cabin in the woods she always adored. A secluded place where she can resurrect her dreams and drown her sorrows. Yet the woods are not the same. The days are still and lifeless. The shadows seem to follow Sadie. And the air holds the scent of her dead husband. As the days go by, Sadie will either have to accept that her sanity is in jeopardy or uncover the mysteries hidden deep within the past. Mysteries more terrifying than she ever imagined.

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DECIMATION by Allyson Lindt

VS Note: MMF PNR series, NEON.

Magnus – I know how to save the people who matter. How to get my family back. How to finally destroy the god who wants to see us dead. No matter the cost.

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SPITFIRE OF THE CAVERNS (FORGOTTEN GODS BOOK 16) by Laura Greenwood

A goddess designed to give punishments discovers something new…Spitfire Of The Caverns is part of the Forgotten Gods series and is based on Egyptian mythology. It includes a m/f romance, and can be read as a standalone.

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LITTLE DROP OF BLOOD (CREATURE CAFE SERIES BOOK 12) by Clio Evans

Creatures of all kinds go to the Barista to find love, including the broody vampire professor, Malachi. Malachi is ready to find the one. With Valentine’s Day near, lust is in the air…only it’s for a rebellious human the professor shouldn’t be with. fter a bad first date, Leo decides rules are made to be broken. Soon, Malachi and Leo are keeping one unholy secret, the kind that could destroy their careers. The kind that an enemy desperately wants to get their hands on…Determined to hold on to their love at first bite, Malachi and Leo will pay the price for one little drop of blood.     AmazonKU

VALEN-CATS (MATCHMAKING CATS OF THE GODDESS) by Pepper McGraw

Jane spends her days working for the public library and the local bookstore in Zero, Kansas. She reads all about adventure and romance, but never experiences them for herself. That’s okay, though. Jane may spend every Valentine’s Day alone, but she always has a new book boyfriend to turn to. This year, however, Valentine’s Day is looking up because Jane has fallen in love with two adorable kittens. Who needs romance when you have a pair of purrfectly purrfect kittens to care for?
That’s when things take a turn for the weird. A man shows up claiming to be Lucifer, as in Satan, and accuses Jane of stealing his hell-kittens. Then, to make matters worse, Lucifer decides that Jane will make a perfect mate and wants to take her to the Underworld to be his bride. There’s just one problem with that plan. There are no libraries in hell. Or bookstores. Or books. That’s a hell no from Jane. Only the matchmaking cats of the goddesses can save this match now.

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PECULIAR PUMPKINS (FAMILIAR KITTEN MYSTERIES BOOK 27) by Sara Bourgeois

Something wicked brews in the pumpkin patch…When the famous pumpkin carver Jacob Appleton turns up dead on the eve of Coventry’s annual pumpkin carving competition, witchy shop owner Kinsley Wilson’s plans to enjoy the festival with her family go up in smoke. Between her sheriff husband Thorn and magical sidekick Meri, Kinsley is determined to carve out the killer. But with jealous rivals, scandalous family secrets, and a sinister curse targeting the carvers, she’ll have to act fast before someone else gets gourd. Can Kinsley use her witchy wits to unmask the killer before the only thing getting carved is another victim? Or will she end up with more than a Halloween trick as dark forces converge under the harvest moon?     AmazonKU

ENCHANTED TATTOOS AND LOST FOOLS (MYSTICAL MIDLIFE IN MAINE BOOK 13) by Brenda Trim

You might think my midlife adventures couldn’t get any wilder. But you would be wrong…Buckle up. You’re in for a ride! One minute, Stella and I are getting matching BFF tattoos, and the next, I wake up alone on a secluded beach. Not exactly the relaxing getaway I had in mind. As it turns out, I’m on Obsidian Isle, a mystical rock in the middle of nowhere. Magic here? It’s a hot mess, like my hormones or my first attempt at a soufflé. But as they say, when life gives you broken magic, you… trek through a jungle to find your best friend! I was expecting to find Stella in a mess of bugs and thorny vines. Instead, I discover a group of people who’ve been lost on this island for decades. If only that’s where the oddities ended. And reuniting with Stella isn’t all fruity drinks and beautiful sunsets. Before we know it, we’re facing off with demons and negotiating with trolls just to find food, all the while dodging the Tainted witch, Lyra. Grab your broomstick — or at the very least, a sturdy walking stick — and join us on this magical rollercoaster. Can we escape this enchanting mess and get back to reality? Well, probably. But where’s the fun in that?     AmazonKU

SNOW WHITE AND HER HUNTRESS (SAPPHIC FAIRY TALE RETELLINGS BOOK TWO) by Emma Dean

The traditional story of Snow White reimagined. Snow and Devana’s story continues in The Poison Apple. Will they be able to overcome the evil queen’s machinations? This is a spicy sapphic, FF, wlw fairy tale romance retelling.     AmazonKU

BRIDE by Ali Hazelwood

Misery Lark, the only daughter of the most powerful Vampyre councilman of the Southwest, is an outcast—again. Her days of living in anonymity among the Humans are over: she has been called upon to uphold a historic peacekeeping alliance between the Vampyres and their mortal enemies, the Weres, and she sees little choice but to surrender herself in the exchange—again…Weres are ruthless and unpredictable, and their Alpha, Lowe Moreland, is no exception. He rules his pack with absolute authority, but not without justice. And, unlike the Vampyre Council, not without feeling. It’s clear from the way he tracks Misery’s every movement that he doesn’t trust her. If only he knew how right he was….Because Misery has her own reasons to agree to this marriage of convenience, reasons that have nothing to do with politics or alliances, and everything to do with the only thing she’s ever cared about. And she is willing to do whatever it takes to get back what’s hers, even if it means a life alone in Were territory…alone with the wolf.

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TALES OF THE CELESTIAL KINGDOM by Sue Lynn Tan

Tales from the Celestial Kingdom collects nine spellbinding stories—two previously published, seven original, including the epilogue to the duology—set in the enchanting world of Sue Lynn Tan’s stunning debut. Filled with magic and mythology, friendship and love, these stories intertwine through the past, present, and future of the two novels, told from the perspectives of multiple characters, including Chang’e, Shuxiao, Liwei, and Wenzhi.

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DANE’S MARK (A NOVEL OF THE BREEDS BOOK 33) by Lora Leigh

A decade ago Katy Chavos was a proud misfit who had her heart broken, crushed by a man who drew her close with one breath and pulled away the next. He left a mark she’s done everything in her power to erase. But when Katy’s job brings her back to the hometown she couldn’t wait to escape, seeing Dane again awakens something inside her that won’t be tamed….Dane Vanderale isn’t like other Breeds. As a hybrid he’s stronger, more primal, and more determined to hide it. He’s also certain that Katy is not his mate—not that that stops him from wanting her with every part of his soul. He knows he hurt her deeply and he intends to make things right, but she is dead set on keeping him at arm’s length. Despite their painful history, Katy can’t deny the intense attraction she still feels for Dane. And before long, it will be impossible for either to deny the truth that has been in front of them all along.

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WITCH BOYFRIEND WANTED (LOVE AND MAGIC BOOK FOUR) by Colette Rivera

Luca Belmonte is sick of being set up. All his father wants is for him to marry well and progress his standing in Witch society. Luca wants to be left alone. He’s overwhelmed with work and needs a plan to get his father off his back. A fake relationship should do the trick. He just needs to find someone to play along. If only his friend Marci wasn’t convinced he should go on one last date… For real. Theo Landon is in a rut. It’s the only reason he takes a chance on a blind date. The man he meets is hot. Charming. Someone from his past he never wants to see again. The night is an epic disaster. But Theo has a secret. He’s been lying to almost everyone about being in a steady relationship, and when he gets spotted with Luca assumptions get out of hand. So the two agree to fake it, just for a while. Only Luca isn’t as bad as Theo thought. He’s just the Witch Theo needs, especially when things start to go wrong at his apothecary shop. But they can’t fake it forever and will need to decide if they can risk their feelings turning real.     AmazonKU

RELIT: 16 LATINX REMIXES OF CLASSIC STORIES by Various

Relit features sixteen original stories by award-winning and bestselling Latinx YA authors that revamp classics, myths, and fairy tales to center the multilayered Latinx experience through fantasy, science fiction, and a dash of horror. Pride and Prejudice is launched into outer space, Frankenstein is plunged into the depths of the ocean, and The Great Gatsby floats to an island off the coast of Costa Rica. A shape-shifter gives up her life to save the boy she loves from an evil bruja. La Ciguapa covets a little mermaid’s heart of gold. Two star-crossed teens fall in love while the planet burns around them. Whether characters fall in love, battle foes, or grow through grief, each story will empower readers to see themselves as the heroes of the stories that make our world.

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A VICIOUS GAME (THE HALFLING SAGA) by Melissa Blair

“It seems fate has dealt me the same hand again. I know how to play it.”
A new king is on the throne and the rebellion lies in ruins. Keera spends her days drinking and her nights avoiding the strange dreams that have haunted her since she returned from the capital. Keera’s family in Myrelinth won’t let her go without a fight. With new intelligence about the magical seals left behind by Keera’s ancient kin, the Light Fae, she rallies to face her demons and unleash the formidable powers she inherited from her people. But a shocking truth is hiding in plain sight, one with the power to unravel the entire rebellion…The pivotal third installment in the Halfling Saga will upend everything Keera thought she knew about her enemies . . . and her allies.

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HELLION FORSAKEN (HELL’S FIRE REBORN BOOK TWO) by Jade Bones

Hell is rising, and the Devil’s gone rogue. When the giant creature screaming at me from the bowels of Hell finally showed its face, I thought we had enough power between us all to give it a run for its money, at least. But then Lucifer took the power and ran. Every last drop. Because Lucifer has a secret: he’s addicted to Hell’s power. Now, he rampages through Hell alone, using the rivers of Hell’s power to fight back the rebellion that’s threatening to bring this land to its knees. He wants us to keep to the shadows, keep everything balanced so he can fight the armies off without interference. But the more he feeds on this power, the closer he is to becoming the Devil. And the Devil isn’t just a name. Now, Hell is rising, the armies of the rebellion are at our doorstep, and with every touch, every caress that strengthens my soulbond with these two beautiful, dangerous men… the cord linking us to Lucifer grows dull. But it’s fine. This is fine. We just have to keep everything balanced so Lucifer can fight them off, right? I’m beginning to think that balance is a f***ing lie.     AmazonKU

THE TIMELESS LEGION: THE EVERLANDS CYCLE BOOK TWO by J C Rycroft

VS Note: LGBTQ Fantasy

Des is a mess. The sellsword has been betrayed yet again by her ex-lover, and separated from her bonded dragon, Squid. And now she’s been turfed out of her last sanctuary. Lost without her dragon, her only comfort lies at the bottom of a glass of ale. Or nine. But as much as she might long for it, her death would only give the Emperor what he wants: the opportunity to bond with her dragon and use its power to become immortal. To mount a rescue, Des must cross a militarised border. When her oldest friend appears carrying permission to travel to Ascelin, she knows she’ll do whatever it takes to get her dragon back – even play the man she couldn’t marry. In Ascelin, though, she finds everything she’s ever held dear is at risk. The Emperor’s avarice will no longer be satisfied with using the dragons’ mastery of time only to avoid death, and he’s turning to conquest. Des must save Squid, confront old mistakes and unravel the threads of time to find the secret at the heart of the world before the Emperor uses the force of history to wreak his will.   AmazonKU

HELLSCAPE (SHADOW SLAYERS STORIES BOOK SIX) by Nellie H Steele

Bucksville is a power keg of danger. And it will only take one spark to destroy the entire world. Scrambling to prevent an all-out war, Celine and her fellow Slayers search for a plan to combat Dominique and her sinister alliance with the Dracopires. An alliance that threatens to bring death and destruction to Celine, her family, her town, and the entire world. To counter her relentless attacks, the Slayers must push the boundaries of their own abilities. But before they can solidify a plan to fight back, their newest ally, a powerful warlock with unparalleled knowledge of their enemy, is threatened by the dark coven. Celine and her companions must embark on a perilous mission to free him from the clutches of darkness before it’s too late. Is their unity enough to defeat their most powerful enemy?     AmazonKU

FIRE WOLF (WITCH SHIFTER CLAN BOOK ONE) by C D Gorri

With her thirtieth birthday fast approaching, Martina Harbor is coming home to celebrate the day she shares with her two sisters. Little does she know her big brother and his mate have invited the whole dang town to join in the festivities. Things might have changed with the local Wolf Pack, but after spending her entire life hiding what she is from the very Shifters she’s eating cake with has Martina more than a little confused. Is she just supposed to forget about the past? Why were her siblings okay with this? And who the heck was the hunky guy who kept sniffing her whenever she walked past? Could someone explain what the actual heck was going on? Mitchell Truman is a Wolf Shifter comfortable in his own skin. Happy go lucky, that’s his vibe. He had friends, money, and was always a shoe in with the ladies. But one look at Martina Harbor and his bachelor days are a thing of the past! He knows she belongs to him. With his inner beast scratching against his skin, there is no doubt in his mind the female is his fated mate. But there’s more than meets the eye with this fiery Wolf. Will Martina brush Mitchell off, or will they light fires together?

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VALENTINE FOR MY VAMPIRE (FAIRHAVEN FALLS) by Honey Phillips

Wendy’s first visit to a supposedly gourmet restaurant in the sleepy little town of Fairhaven Falls did not go well – especially her interaction with the arrogant and annoyingly attractive restaurant owner – and she didn’t hesitate to tell her readers all about it. She has no intention of returning, but she never could resist a challenge. Restaurant owner and vampire? It’s an odd combination given Damian’s very specific dietary requirements, but Midnight Manor means everything to him. He’s not about to let one snippy and surprisingly succulent food critic destroy everything he’s built, even if it means using his special gifts to convince her. As a series of mysterious mishaps continue to plague the restaurant, Damian and Wendy are forced to work together to track down the culprit. But as the tension in the kitchen heats up, so does their attraction.     AmazonKU

FAIREST OF ALL: A FALLEN FAIRYTALES DARK MM ROMANCE by A D Ellis

Zane DeWitt is the poster child for traumatic pasts. He’s also the epitome of selflessness, resilience, and determination. Now that he’s finally away from the ones who hurt him, it’s time to reclaim his family’s good name. And seek revenge, of course. Holter Todd would rather forget everything that brought him to this point in life. He doesn’t need friends or family. He’s good at what he does. If a few of his jobs take him across the line of morality, so be it. Holter is hired to kill Zane, but he quickly switches his focus to the most deserving target. What happens next leads the two men on a twisting path toward healing and retribution. With the help of their found family, they find their happily ever after along the way.     AmazonKU

AFTER MIDNIGHT: A FALLEN FAIRYTALES DARK MM ROMANCE by Blake Allwood

After Midnight is an enchanting tale that reimagines the classic Cinderella story as a dark and passionate gay romance. In this modern retelling, Dillon, a talented and aspiring comedian, finds himself drawn to Dominique, a sexy bartender at the local comedy club. Dominique, whose unfortunate life mimics the story of Cinderella, selflessly cares for his younger stepsisters while facing a treacherous stepmother. Amidst the glittering lights of the comedy club, Dominique and Dillon’s love slowly grows as they overcome the challenges created by a willful and selfish adversary. After Midnight is a captivating journey of resilience and the power of love; but is love enough to save Dominique when his hateful stepmother tries to end him once and for all?   AmazonKU

BREAD CRUMBS: A FALLEN FAIRYTALES DARK MM ROMANCE by Kim Fielding

VS Note: I pre-ordered this because I always enjoy Kim Fielding’s books.

With their band on the brink of stardom, Johnny Gehrings is cast out by his stepmother and half brothers because he’s not pretty enough for social media. He takes some solace when Zimri Hayes quits the band too—beautiful Zimri, who is Johnny’s secret heart’s desire. A job at a grocery store and a part-time music gig at a drag club pay the bills, but Johnny is still emotionally adrift, a wanderer abandoned in the forest. And when Zimri is offered a chance to make it big, Johnny fears that a devious manager will eat Zimri alive. Finding his way out of the woods is hard enough, but Johnny would also like to save Zimri—if Zimri even wants to be saved.     AmazonKU

DIVIDED: A FALLEN FAIRYTALES DARK MM ROMANCE by BL Maxwell

The four Stroud brothers were all born into magic, and when they all come of age their powers will be revealed. It all sounds like a fairytale, but not all magic is good. Their mother embraced the darkness and paid with her life. Finn was happy working on the family farm until the day his father said it was time for them all to go out and find their place in the world, and their magic. He and his four brothers knew this was the tradition of the Imagi people who were meant to wield an elemental magic, but Finn soon finds how ill prepared he is for the real world. Alwin travels from town to town using his own brand of magic to get what he can from anyone that crosses his path. His luck runs out and he’s left along the side of the road in a rainstorm. Finn offers him shelter and Alwin offers to guide him in the ways of magic, but everything has a price. A dark fairytale retelling of The Four Clever Brothers.   AmazonKU

FREAKY WEDDING by Amanda M Lee

Wedding bells are about to ring for Poet Parker and Kade Denton. They just have to knock a few things off their list in Galveston, including getting a license, and then they will be ready to pledge themselves to one another forever. There’s just one little problem. On their first night, right across the water, they watch the local vampires do a ritual on the beach. They don’t sweat it too much until the police show up the next morning to ask them about the body that was found in the exact same location.
It seems the vampires are up to something, and they’re not the only ones. Trouble is back and the quiet week of rest and relaxation Poet was hoping for is about to go up in smoke. As Poet and her motley crew of paranormals dig deeper into the Galveston lore, they find more interesting tidbits than they can shake a loa at. Something magical—something dark and dangerous—has been controlling the island for a very long time. That’s why no other paranormals can get a foothold in the area. It’s also why the vampires seem to be serving a new master. Unfortunately for Mystic Caravan, that creature is now focused on them. Poet wants her big day. She wants a honeymoon to enjoy. It seems death is on the wedding reception menu, though, and it’s going to take everybody working together to make sure Poet and Kade get their happily ever after. Lamias, dwarves, pixies, shifters, and loas are about to unite in a big fight. Who will win, though?     AmazonKU

WITCHY WOMAN BLUES (A HANNAH HICKOK WITCHY MYSTERY BOOK 15) by Lily Harper Hart

The final battle is here. Hannah Hickok had high hopes for her wedding and honeymoon, but everything changes when a local politician stops by to casually drop some disturbing news. It seems Casper Creek is going to be seized by eminent domain…and there’s nothing she can do about it.
Cooper Wyatt knows that the land can’t just be taken from Hannah willy-nilly, but stopping what’s about to happen is going to take more than the sheriff on their side. They’re also going to need some magical help. That means it’s time for Hannah’s ultimate decision on the nexus magic. She knows she can’t risk anybody getting their hands on it, especially local witch Astra Bishop, who wants to use it for evil. That means there’s no choice but to absorb it now. Is she ready, though? Hannah wants her happily ever after. She has to take out Astra—and those she has working for her—to make it to the other side. It’s a tall order, but she’s determined to make it happen. Casper Creek is a place of magic and love. Hannah is willing to fight to the death to keep it that way. Will she get her wish, or will she lose everything? You’re about to find out. The end is here.     AmazonKU     AB

KEEPING THE HUMAN’S HEART (TROLLKIN LOVERS BOOK FIVE) by Lyonne Riley

Esme will not be used again, certainly not as fodder in a war that has nothing to do with her. When she makes a mad dash from the field of battle, she becomes a deserter, with nowhere to go except deeper into trollkin territory. Drazak the orc and Han’zir the troll have lived a quiet, peaceful life together on their farm—until they find a human woman sleeping in their barn. When Esme convinces them to let her stay in exchange for work, Han’zir is excited about their new “pet” human. But Drazak is inexplicably drawn to her, and fears what his hunger could mean for them when Han’zir has already refused his life pledge once before. In time, Esme begins to feel at home in this idyllic place. But she’ll soon find she can’t escape the war forever. This is a super steamy, M/M/F monster romance (46k words) that incorporates characters from previous novels but can be read as a standalone, and takes place during the events of Book 1 and Book 2.

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INFINITY ALCHEMIST by Kacen Callender

VS Note: LGBTQ+ Fantasy

For Ash Woods, practicing alchemy is a crime. Only an elite few are legally permitted to study the science of magic—so when Ash is rejected by Lancaster College of Alchemic Science, he takes a job as the school’s groundskeeper instead, forced to learn alchemy in secret. When he’s discovered by the condescending and brilliant apprentice Ramsay Thorne, Ash is sure he’s about to be arrested—but instead of calling the reds, Ramsay surprises Ash by making him an offer: Ramsay will keep Ash’s secret if he helps her find the legendary Book of Source, a sacred text that gives its reader extraordinary power. As Ash and Ramsay work together and their feelings for each other grow, Ash discovers their mission is more dangerous than he imagined, pitting them against influential and powerful alchemists—Ash’s estranged father included. Ash’s journey takes him through the cities and wilds across New Anglia, forcing him to discover his own definition of true power and how far he and other alchemists will go to seize it.

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LEGACY OF TEMPTATION: A DEMONICA BIRTHRIGHT NOVEL  by Larissa Ione

The legacy continues…It’s a gritty new world. Three decades after the events of REAPER, the world is a different place. The secret is out. The existence of demons, vampires, shapeshifters, and angels has been revealed, and humans are struggling to adapt. Out of the chaos, The Aegis has risen to global power on the promise of containing or exterminating all underworlders, even if that means ushering in the End of Days. Standing in their way is the next generation of warriors, the children of demons and angels and the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse. See how they become legends in their own right. Legacy of Temptation – Eva Tennant, like everyone at The Aegis, hates demons. But she loves her job as Deputy Spokesperson for the global demon-slaying organization, and she’s excited to be in the running for Chief Spokesperson. All she has to do is not screw up the two-week exchange program with The Aegis’s rival agency, the Demon Activity Response Team. But things go horribly wrong when a murder turns her into a fugitive from justice and puts a demonic target on her back. Logan, son of the Horseman of the Apocalypse known as Death, has dedicated his life to fighting demons alongside his colleagues at DART. He loves fighting, females, and his pet hellhound, Cujo. What he doesn’t love is The Aegis, whose leadership attempted to slaughter him at birth. Understandably, he balks when he’s ordered to protect an Aegis Guardian responsible for the deaths of his friends. Really, he’d rather feed her to Cujo. But when an old enemy rises from the ashes, Eva and Logan find themselves giving into temptation even as they sacrifice the things…and people…they love the most.

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THE TAINTED CUP by Robert Jackson Bennett

In Daretana’s greatest mansion, a high imperial officer lies dead—killed, to all appearances, when a tree erupted from his body. Even here at the Empire’s borders, where contagions abound and the blood of the leviathans works strange magical changes, it’s a death both terrifying and impossible. Assigned to investigate is Ana Dolabra, a detective whose reputation for brilliance is matched only by her eccentricities. Rumor has it that she wears a blindfold at all times, and that she can solve impossible cases without even stepping outside the walls of her home. At her side is her new assistant, Dinios Kol, magically altered in ways that make him the perfect aide to Ana’s brilliance. Din is at turns scandalized, perplexed, and utterly infuriated by his new superior—but as the case unfolds and he watches Ana’s mind leap from one startling deduction to the next, he must admit that she is, indeed, the Empire’s greatest detective. As the two close in on a mastermind and uncover a scheme that threatens the Empire itself, Din realizes he’s barely begun to assemble the puzzle that is Ana Dolabra—and wonders how long he’ll be able to keep his own secrets safe from her piercing intellect.

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THE WITCH IS DEAD (DARK OZ BOOK TWO) by  Geneva Monroe

In the underworld of Oz, there are two people you don’t cross. I killed one, and now The Wizard demands I take out the other. Murder isn’t in my nature, but survival is. Aunt Em stole my fortune and put a bounty on my head to ensure she keeps it. Thanks to her, all of Oz is out for blood. However, the true knife in my back belongs to Danny, Nick, and Crowe. The boys of Yellow Brick Taxi aren’t the saviors they claimed to be. I should have trusted my instincts, because in a place where survival is the only currency, betrayal becomes a way of life. Now I’m broke and alone, with another Witcher to kill. The Emerald City is full of beautiful monsters. With no room for mistakes, the price of freedom is steep. But this time? I’ve learned my lesson. This is Oz. There is no mercy here.   AmazonKU

CLARION CALL (THE RAVENSONG SERIES) by Cayla Fay

VS Note: FF Fantasy 

Neve and her sisters failed in protecting the mortal world against the legions of hell when the Veil they had spent their lives guarding split and the vengeful cousin they forgot ever existed, Aodh, managed to slip through. Dangerous and bitter, Aodh is on a mission to free the rest of their family still trapped behind the veil and set them loose on the mortal world. Still injured from her last battle, Neve is not only working to track Aodh, but also trying to navigate painful memories that keep rising to the surface. Memories of her past lifetimes protecting the Gate…and of her first life, before she and her sisters scrubbed it from their minds. More questions arise when…(more blurb on ebook seller’s page)

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THE OTHER FATE (THE OTHER WORLD BOOK THREE) by C A Varian

In a world where destiny and despair intertwine, Raven Adamos embarks on a harrowing journey that transcends the boundaries of life and death. Suffering from terminal cystic fibrosis at just twenty-three, Raven discovers a glimmer of hope in an enchanted key, a portal to the mystical fae realm of Ecromos. There, a miraculous cure awaits, but it comes at a steep cost: she can never return to her family and the human world she knows. As the portal transports her to Ecromos, Raven’s fate takes a chilling twist when she falls into the clutches of Lord Argall, a formidable fae nobleman with a sinister agenda. Whispers in Ecromos suggest that Raven’s enchanted key binds her to a fated mate, but Argall cunningly strips her of it, severing her connection to true love. In captivity, she endures cruelty and abuse, much like countless other human women in the lord’s opulent manor, her dreams of happily ever after seeming futile. What Raven doesn’t know is that her fated mate, Niall, a valiant soldier in the Court of Chaos, has united with escaped human women Zoe and Elianna, along with their mates Cailen and Blaze, and allies from various courts and kingdoms. Their mission: to wage war against Lord Argall and rescue the captive women, including Raven, before it’s too late.     AmazonKU

SANCTUARY (GAME OF HEARTS BOOK TWO) by Kaye Draper

Kat’s return home with her captivating new mates should be a celebration of love and unity, yet the fledgling bond that once united them is now shadowed by resentment and the echoes of Kat’s unwilling deception. Larkwood is on the verge of unparalleled growth and wealth, and with its powerful new co-stewards it stands poised to become one of the most important territories in Elfhaven. But unexpected obstacles are cropping up by the second. As setbacks threaten to shatter Kat’s hopes for Larkwood’s future, she must set aside her worries about her dysfunctional mate bonds and her wounded heart and focus on her duties to the people she governs. When the setbacks become outright attacks against Kat personally, she and her bonded mates are forced to rise above the turmoil and learn to trust each other long enough for Kat to survive whatever political games are afoot.

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CONJURING FATE (SANCTUARY BOOK ONE) by Ann Gimpel

Maybe it didn’t happen quite that fast, but it sure seemed like it. I remember everything like it was yesterday. Or, more accurately, I couldn’t forget even if I tried. And I have, tried that is. With every fiber of my being. But the damned tape reel has a replay button, and it blasts through my brain over and over again. I was just nineteen then. One very long year ago. I’d finished my first year at university and was on vacation between semesters. We were in Mexico at a sorcery retreat when our phones beeped and screamed warning of impending doom. Details didn’t emerge for a long while, but our relative isolation in the Sierra Madre Occidental mountains saved us from immediate annihilation. We should have remained there, but hindsight is always twenty-twenty. In an ill-conceived attempt to escape, we finally gave up navigating clogged roads, left our bus, and teleported back to the states. I’m not sure if that was the beginning because it felt like the end of everything I’ve ever known. Survival has reduced me to someone I barely recognize. Some days, I wonder why I bother, but then I pick up the banner and face another day. Better not to think too hard or pick reality apart. If I did, I’d loose my power and burn down the world.

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THE CURSED ROSE (THE BONE SPINDLE BOOK THREE) by Leslie Vedder

Not all curses should be broken. Not all fairytales end happily ever after. 
Fi is a prisoner. Briar, a monster. Shane’s a warrior. And Red is a traitor. What was once a formidable group of four fighting to reawaken the kingdom is now ruptured, torn apart by the wicked Spindle Witch.
Confined to a tower with the monstrous Briar Rose, Fi is caught in the Spindle Witch’s ever-tightening web. With the Spindle Witch on the verge of finding the Siphoning Spells and crushing Andar—with Fi’s help, no less—Fi’s only hope lies in decoding the ancient riddle of the Rose Witches before she loses Briar forever. Shane is desperate to save Andar—and her partner. She’s on the hunt for a weapon left by the mysterious Lord of the Butterflies, which holds the key to the Spindle Witch’s demise. Her love for Red has only fortified. But Red’s betrayal puts her in danger from a new enemy—the Spindle Witch’s executioner, the Wraith, a witch as powerful as he is cruel. The future of Andar lies in the secrets of its past. Fi and Shane must take on the greatest lost ruin of them all—the Tomb of Queen Aurora.

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OF RISK AND RUIN (TIME WALKER TALES BOOK ONE) by E B Brown

Born in seventeenth century Virginia, Nicholas is a Time Walker with a penchant for disobeying the rules. When a tragedy takes the life of a loved one, he is consumed by guilt and grief and embarks on a mission to change his own history. He believes his best chance lies in the power of an ancient Bloodstone dagger, but there is one problem—the dagger is locked up in a museum in the twenty-first century, and the obnoxiously stubborn curator, Dr. Sophia Wyndham, has no intention of letting him get his hands on it. Sophia notices Nicholas when he pays unusual attention to a collection of ancient artifacts in the museum. Although she sees through his attempts to woo her to gain access to the dagger, she plays along with his scheme, hiding her own secrets along the way. However, she soon discovers that he is entangled in a dangerous game—and she is torn between everything she was raised to believe and her growing feelings for the incorrigible man. When the web of deception between Sophia and Nicholas unravels, they each must make a choice to go their own way—or find the courage to take control of their own timeline in history.     AmazonKU     AB

CHOSEN: THE GREY GATES – BOOK FIVE by Vanessa Nelson

Demons on the loose. Ritual murders. An ancient vampire breathing down her neck. Some days Max just doesn’t know where to start. The problems facing her city are piling up, and there seems no end or solution in sight. Max’s job used to be dealing with supernatural creatures. Now she’s got to tackle demons from the underworld who are far more powerful than anything she’s come across before, and who seem intent on bringing an end to the daylight world. Part of Max would love to sit this one out. Let someone else save the world for a change. But was it ever really a choice?     AmazonKU

GRAY DAWN (BLACK HAT BUREAU BOOK 10) by Hailey Edwards

In this tenth and final installment of The Black Hat Bureau series, Rue races the clock to find her little moth girl before it’s too late. As much as she wants to believe that Clay will protect Colby, he isn’t himself when he’s under the director’s thrall. And the director would toss a loinnir back like a shot of pure magic if he got his hands on her. As if Rue doesn’t already have enough heaped on her plate, Luca is spreading her poison west in a twisted game of take-out roulette. Now Rue must decide if saving one life is worth sacrificing the dozens of innocents Luca will kill if Rue doesn’t make stopping her the top priority. As the director, Rue ought to put her agents’ lives and the Bureau’s purpose above her own, but Colby is her child and—right or wrong—Rue would burn down the world to save her.     AmazonKU

THE ABSINTHE UNDERGROUND by Jamie Pacton

After running away from home, Sybil Clarion is eager to embrace all the freedom the Belle Époque city of Severon has to offer. Instead, she’s traded high-society soirées for empty pockets. At least she has Esme, the girl who offered Sybil a home, and if either of them dared, something more. While Esme would rather spend the night tinkering with her clocks and snuggling her cats, Sybil craves excitement and needs money. She plans to get both by stealing the rare posters that crop up around town. But when she’s caught selling a poster by none other than its subject, Maeve, the glamorous girl invites Sybil and Esme to The Absinthe Underground, the exclusive club she co-owns, and reveals herself to be a Green Faerie, trapped in this world.  Maeve wants to hire thieves for a daring heist in Fae and is willing to pay enough that Sybil and Esme never have to worry about money again. It’s too good of an offer to pass up, even if Maeve’s tragic story doesn’t quite add up, and the secrets could jeopardize everything the girls have so carefully built.

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HONEYMOON WITH DEATH: THE CLOCK HOUSE MYSTERIES FIVE by Louise Allen

VS Note: From JAN 9.

What should be a romantic road trip into the Georgian countryside turns dark with mystery, suspicion and death…She might belong in the 21st century, but Natasha jumps at the chance to take a road trip through Georgian England with her lover, Matthew Sheldon. She hadn’t counted on the trip acquiring a loved-up pair of newly-weds or a young lady in distress. At least, she comforts herself, they haven’t encountered any dead bodies yet. But mystery and dark secrets are waiting for them at the charming Gloucestershire manor of Baron’s Lydiard. The steward has vanished, a vengeful gang of poachers roam the district and a sinister stranger lurks. Then Natasha makes a dreadful discovery and the Manor becomes the centre of an investigation into murder. Things are dangerous enough with a killer on the loose, but Natasha has never been out of her own time for so long before and that may prove even more perilous.     AmazonKU

HOW TO FALL IN LUST WITH A DEMON (DECEIT AND DEVOTION BOOK THREE) by Lola Glass

My new roommate is a gorgeous demon. The most uptight, boring demon in all of existence. Did I mention that he hates me? I’m only living with him because my brother trusts him to prevent me from having any amount of freedom. Until he loses control for a second.
Just a split second, but that second is enough. I learn that he doesn’t hate me… he just doesn’t want to admit I’m his potential mate. So, I have a new mission in life: Seduce the gorgeous, grumpy demon with every tool in my possession. Especially my lust.     AmazonKU

PETTY CUPID: A VALENTINE’S NOVELLA by Sarah Blue

What’s a cupid to do when she lies about having a date for the Valentine’s Day Ball? Think outside of the heart-shaped box. With revenge on her mind, she’s hunting for another being in the veil who might escort her to the biggest event in Cupidale. What starts as a ploy to make her ex-boyfriend jealous quickly turns into something far more complicated. The grim reaper she chose turns out to be far more than the surface of his dark shadowy robes and being a collector of souls. They’re from two different worlds, but maybe opposites attract in this Valentine’s Day novella. What’s more romantic than a dash of love and a hint of death?     AmazonKU

ROSES ARE RED, VIOLET IS DEAD by Morgan Spellman

When a series of hauntings threatens to turn romantic evenings into full-on nightmares at a charming Connecticut Bed and Breakfast, the manager turns to their cousin, Abby, for help. Eager to grow her budding paranormal investigation agency, Abby takes on the seemingly straightforward assignment: vanquish the ghost of Violet Lovelace, a young waitress who died in a 1975 fire. Abby is confident she can wrap up the hauntings in 24 hours, leaving plenty of time for her romantic plans with her girlfriend. What could go wrong? As Abby and her bookish best friend, Lucas, investigate increasingly peculiar hauntings, they discover Violet isn’t the only oddity roaming the halls. An eccentric old man and a cynical young woman have stuck around well beyond their lifetimes, and the current staff are hiding secrets of their own. Spooky messages are appearing on mirrors and walls—including a chilling accusation of murder. With someone threatening to repeat past tragedy, Abby and Lucas must discover who is behind the sinister messages and stop the culprit before a deadly encore.   AmazonKU

JUST STAB ME NOW by Jill Bearup

A desperate mother. A dubious escort. And a deranged author who won’t leave them alone. Caroline Lindley is determined that her new romance novel will be her best one yet. Fantasy! Formal gowns! Fencing! And, of course, a twentysomething heroine to star in an enemies-to-lovers plot with all of Caroline’s favourite tropes. But Lady Rosamund Hawkhurst is a thirty-six-year-old widow with two children, her sole focus is facilitating a peace treaty between her adopted nation and her homeland, and she flatly refuses to take the correct approach to there being Only One Bed. What’s an author to do?    AmazonKU

FORSAKEN FATE (RUTHLESS GODS: WOLF GOD BOOK THREE) by Veronica Douglas

he shadow of death is hanging over me, and the queen of the fae is coming. She’s stolen my magic and is growing more powerful every day. Soon, no one will be able to oppose her—not even the Dark Wolf God.
I hold the key to his prison, but can I trust him? Can gods really change?   AmazonKU

PAGES AND PREMONITIONS (A SPELLBOUND BOOKSHOP MYSTERY BOOK ONE) by J A Whiting

It’s holiday time and Shelby Price is decorating her bookshop in the seaside town of Hamlet on the North Shore of Massachusetts when she falls off a ladder and is knocked unconscious. When Shelby wakes up, she can hear her cat Harper talking to her. One evening, Shelby and her best friend Lucy attend a holiday festival at the Harris Estate on the outskirts of town. After enjoying the outdoor festivities and attractions, the young women head into the mansion for a tour of the place. During the tour, Shelby feels uneasy and anxious, and smells smoke for a moment, but then the odor is gone. The next morning, Shelby learns there has been a murder, and the body was found at the mansion in a room that had been set on fire overnight. With the help of her friend, a town detective, and her cat Harper, will Shelby be able to navigate her newly-discovered paranormal skills and help the detective find the killer before someone else loses their life?     AmazonKU

SQUIRREL HUNT by Holly Day

The smartest thing a squirrel can do is avoid werewolves, not get mated to one. All Dahy Doocey wants is an unlimited supply of nuts and a safe place to stay. As a squirrel shifter, he always has to hide and watch out for stupid wolves and other predators. Frozen and starving, he reaches out to a friend, not knowing she recently mated a shifter. She agrees to hide him anyway, but now he’s neck-deep in wolves. Not ideal. Konrad Broody is the alpha of a werewolf pack. When he agreed to hide a friend of the newest pack member, he assumed it was a human woman, not a squirrel. And he certainly didn’t believe Dahy would turn out to be his mate. The problem is squirrels often end up dead when spending time around wolves. Konrad will fight anyone who dares go near Dahy, but when Dahy goes missing, there is no one he can fight. Dahy should’ve known hanging around wolves would get him in trouble. How will he be able to escape the idiots keeping him prisoner before they eat him? Stupid wolves.     Amazon 

HAPPILY EVER WITCH (A KINDA FAIRYTALE BOOK SIX) by Cassandra Gannon

Esmeralda the wicked witch is having a lousy week. She’s fallen through a rabbit hole and landed in Wonderland, a cheerful, tea-partying place that no self-respecting villain ever wants to visit. People are threatening to chop off her head, unless she wakes up a sleeping dragon with True Love’s kiss. And not just any dragon. Trevelyan, Last of the Green Dragons is the worst villain in the world and the sworn enemy of her chosen family. The guy is 98% Bad and 100% sure that Esmeralda now belongs to him. Soon, she’s locked an enchanted castle with the smirking maniac. If she doesn’t find a way out of this whimsical hellhole soon, Esmeralda will turn that sexy, disagreeable man into a frog. …Just as soon as she’s done falling in love with him.     AmazonKU

FATAL WINES AND VALENTINES (HARPER AND MOON INVESTIGATIONS BOOK FOUR) by Trixie Silvertale

Mitzy Moon is hoping to subtly celebrate the heart-filled holiday. She’d love a murder-free dinner with her hubby and a cute box of chocolates. But when a mysterious gilded invite arrives at her door, her simple plans could sour. Ghost-ma threatens to haunt Mitzy into eternity if she skips the social event of the season. Dressed to the nines, the newlyweds head to the romantic gala. But instead of fine wines, they’re faced with a shocking homicide and an overflowing list of suspects. Can Mitzy and Erick burst a killer’s bubble, or will this case take a deadly spill?   AmazonKU

VAMPIRE’S CROWN: A BLOOD PROPHECY by Haven Fox and Rhys Petterson

In the heart of Romania, where ancient legends and dark secrets intertwine, Sophie embarks on a journey that will change her life forever. Haunted by a toxic past and an insatiable thirst for adventure, she seeks solace in the rich tapestry of Romanian history, unaware of the shadows that lurk beneath its surface. In a land where the tales of vampires and Dracula echo through the ages, Sophie crosses paths with Gabriel, a charismatic nightclub owner with a lineage that transcends the centuries. Drawn together by an irresistible attraction, their fates entwine as if guided by an unseen hand. As Sophie uncovers the truth about Gabriel’s lineage and the ominous prophecy that binds them, discovering a love that is forged in the face of impending danger. The vampires of Romania, threatened by relentless hunters, must confront their destiny to protect their kind.     Amazon 

SUFFER NO FOOLS: MM PIRATE FANTASY ROMANCE (ROMANCING THE HIGH SEAS BOOK THREE) by Edie Montreaux

After his daring rescue, it’s Emperor Hugo’s turn to save his bodyguards … from themselves. Once a pawn in his own empire, Emperor Hugo must now learn to control his magic through its guiding emotions. However, he has never experienced fiery joy, and his sorrow fuels tears, not ice. His guards could be the key to unlocking his potential, but at what cost to their already tenuous relationship? Pirates Stan and Tovey are newly assigned to protect the emperor. Together, they help Hugo control his magical urges, while Hugo helps them communicate their hearts’ desires. If they succeed, Hugo’s magic will be a much-needed advantage in their fight to reclaim the Empire. Their extraordinary but unintended connection may be what it takes to save the empire, or it could be their downfall.     AmazonKU

THE ALPHA’S SON (THE ALPHA SHIFTER CONNECTION BOOK 21) by Sam Crescent

After being away from the pack for seven years, Joe Johnson is back. He’s ready to learn from his father so he can take over as alpha one day. On the first night back, he meets up with friends, and catches the most unexpected scent. It was like the best vanilla frosting he’d ever smelled, and he is shocked and delighted to find it’s coming from Darcy Pine. She is also fifteen years older than him, and even though loved by the pack, is considered boring. Darcy is not mated. She has never been mated because she refuses to settle down with anyone but her true mate. After discovering the alpha’s son is her mate, she’s terrified. Joe is not taking no for an answer. But Joe has a secret. He has never been with a woman. For as long as he could remember, he has had a crush on Darcy, and even when he was younger, he was obsessed with her. Darcy has never been with a man, but when it comes to Joe, she cannot deny her attraction. Rather than tell anyone, they decide to keep their relationship a secret. They don’t want the pack to know. However, when one of Joe’s friends insults her, Joe cannot control his need to protect her. They cannot keep their relationship a secret for much longer, but will the pack accept them?

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CARNIVAL CREEPS (SINNER’S SIDESHOW DUET BOOK TWO) by

Welcome to Sinner’s Carnival, the most gruesome, blood-curdling attraction this side of Hell. Selling myself to a shadow demon to secure a position at the devil’s circus is all fun and games until the Horsemen of the Apocalypse show up. I’ve fought too long and hard for a place at Sinner’s Sideshow to let anyone take it from meNot Conquest. Not War. Not even Death himself. And most certainly not my own mother. A terror-inducing carnival filled with sinful rides, violent haunts, and funnel cake might just be the psychotic plan that saves the troupe of creeps I now call family. All it will cost is my mortal soul. And what use is that when I already intend on spending an eternity in Hell, a willing pet to my demonic ringmaster and the rest of my monstrous men? One thing is certain, there will be dark thrills and wicked games at the Sinner’s Carnival. The only question is…can you afford the admission?   AmazonKU

BROKEN (THE FOUR BOOK 3) by Layla Frost

VS Note: Author states series must be read in order.

I’d been called a lot of things. Cold. Cynical. Jaded. An antisocial basta—
You get the point. I’d say it came with being an overworked doctor, but that wasn’t the case. In my own personal purgatory, I’d lost touch with what I was meant to do—who I was. Until I got stuck in a hospital elevator with a beautiful, broken woman. Comforting her through hell reminded me why I’d become a doctor in the first place. I had no clue why, but the hippie goddess consumed my thoughts. I was obsessed. From the first touch, I knew I wasn’t going to let her go. And that was before I got my memories back. At the best of times, I was crap at relationships—and we were far from the best of times. Thrust into a war I’d forgotten, I had to find a way to explain that we were targets of the soul stealing organization that’d cursed me. That magicks, fate, Heaven, and Hell were not just tales. That she was my mate. The literal other half of my soul. Unequivocally mine.     AmazonKU

THE HIGH ELF’S ARCHER (HELLSING SIBLINGS BOOK TWO) by Margaret Couplet

Percy was not dealing with his sibling’s disappearances, Kain was his closest sibling and Artemis was his only sister. Gabriel’s current quest to make everyone in the family miserable and the fact that the twins had moved out wasn’t helping matters any. But when he saves an elven child from a ghoul Percy is faced with an opportunity he never thought possible and a place where he might not have to hide the magic running through his veins. Orin, Lord of the Crimson Stag, wasn’t expecting to stumble across a hunter mage while trying to find his kidnapped son but the unfairly attractive man was the least of his worries. The Fae Wild is restless, shifting to choose a new ruler and with his connection to it everyone knows who the next king is going to be. But when the next attempt on his son’s life happens Orin realizes that his limited allies means he needs to ask for outside help, in the form of one Percival Hellsing.     AmazonKU

SPELLS AND SUSPECTS (WICKED WITCHES OF SPELLCASTER CREEK BOOK SEVEN) by Mara Webb

Spellcaster Creek finds itself turned into a frozen winter wonderland when a routine ritual goes wrong. Sage’s familiar, Callie, was just trying to tidy up the local park, but now the entire town is encased in a dome of cold winter magic. Problematic weather is just the tip of the iceberg, however. When a renowned antique dealer is found lifeless, Sage’s hopes of a quiet winter are going, going, gone. While the townsfolk navigate the frosty chaos, the local witching council gives Sage and her cousins a quest to deal with quarreling centaur covens in the dark forest. The witch trio will have to find a way to mediate the fierce feud, but Sage quickly learns that centaurs are not the majestic creatures that books make them out to be. As clues and suspects mount, Sage and friends must navigate the icy conditions all while appeasing the tempers of 400lb horsemen with the emotional intelligence of a child. Can Sage uncover the killer before the killer covers her? Will Callie break the winter weather before the town freezes solid?     AmazonKU

STALKED BY SEDUCTION AND SHADOWS (ETERNAL OBSSESSION BOOK ONE) by Maggie Sunseri

VS Note: From JAN 11.

Scarlett – I am an object of desire. My powers of seduction are my survival, my weapon, and my curse. I’m no stranger to obsession, but for the first time, I crave it. I love when he watches me, follows me, hunts me. In the mortal lands, I was safe from him. Navigating a city of ruthless vampires to save my sister from the human slave trade was already treacherous. But with the ruling vampire lord’s unrelenting focus on me, I fear his shadows might never let me go. Rune – I’ve always watched her. But now I more than desire her; I thirst for her. She is my addiction, my soul, my Little Flame. I tried to let her go, but she found her way back to me, and I’ve taken that as permission. I’ll claim her in front of the whole world if that’s what it takes to protect what’s mine. As war and upheaval threaten the city I have ruled for centuries, it is this vulnerable, tempting human who poses the biggest threat of all. I might be Scarlett’s worst nightmare, but this little seductress will be my very undoing.     AmazonKU

OF ELVES AND EMBERS by Elle Madison and Robin D Mahle

A princess bound in flames. A king living in shadows. A forgotten vow written in the stars. When I jetted off to Vegas for a reluctant girls’ weekend, the last thing I expected was to tumble through a portal into an alternate reality. Now, I’m stuck in a world straight out of a fantasy, collared by a king who can’t stand the sight of me, and roped into a deal he insists I struck in a previous life – a life where I was an Elven princess, arch-rival to his court. I keep telling myself it’s all a crazy dream, but the memories that barrage me every night are too real to ignore. And, as much as I hate to admit it, there’s this inexplicable pull towards this mysterious elf – my captor, my adversary, and, bizarrely, my protector. King Hadeon is hiding things about our shared history, and I’m not sure I’m ready to dig into that mystery. Even if I dared, the revelations might be more than I can handle. With the Moon Court Elves gunning for me and wraiths threatening to destroy everything, I’m racing against time and fate. I need to piece together my past life before it’s too late, and before history decides to repeat itself.     AmazonKU

PHOENIX KING: MM SHIFTER ROMANCE (BROTHERS OF FIRE BOOK TWO) by TJ Nichols

Kill the King of Mont de Leucoy, and his siblings will be released.
It should be an easy job for Malcolm Forrest. He’s ex-army, and hiking through snow doesn’t bother him because he’s a snow leopard shifter. He enters the country on four feet, his plan not formed beyond reaching the castle and getting eyes on the king. Seeing a phoenix flying through the trees is unexpected, but his curiosity has been awakened, and so has the firebird’s. He follows, but what he finds is a man standing by a fire. A man he believes to be a shifter living wild and in need of some company, which, after days of living as a snow leopard, is rather too tempting. Escaping his security to shift and fly is one of the reasons Gerrit likes to visit his remote mountain estate. The only shifters he ever finds are those in trouble, so when he sees the snow leopard, he’s happy to share his fire. When the leopard shifts, Gerrit wants more than words. He’s tired of being alone and unable to connect because of who he is and the secret he needs to keep. He doesn’t expect to see… (more blurb on ebook seller’s page)    AmazonKU

EMPIRE OF DARK (CREATURES OF SIN AND SEDUCTION BOOK ONE) by K J Jackson

VS Note: From JAN 24.

I’m desperate to wipe his family from the earth. He’s desperate to put a baby in my womb. He is the king of the heathens. A king that wants my womb. But it’s forbidden, our species breeding. Yet, a deal has been hatched for that very thing. One year—I’m to give Damen one year in his castle to impregnate me. I’m not exactly sure why a deal has been struck, but I do know that Damen is desperate to create half-breeds. Desperation I’ll use to my advantage, for he’s also the key to the vengeance that will set me free. His family destroyed everything I held dear a century ago, shattering me. Turning me into a shell. Now it’s time I rid the earth of their presence, but the only way to find them is through Damen. When I enter his lair, Damen believes I’m there to have his next child. He couldn’t be more wrong. I won’t let him touch me. And I know I won’t break, even if he is a master of seduction. But in the games between good and evil, uncrossable lines aren’t always where they should be. Sometimes the lines scatter, disappearing to dust. Sometimes, even, the lines are crossed over with full intention.   AmazonKU

PETALS AND A POISON (THE ACCIDENTAL GHOST DETECTIVE BOOK SIX) by Emmie Lyn

After the Frog Hollow Garden Tour announces the winner of this year’s contest, all that’s left is to enjoy a delicious banquet with friends and neighbors. But the evening takes a chilling turn when my dog Dash discovers a body near the garden’s beautiful pond. What was meant to be a night of celebration soon blossoms into a true crime scene. As we try to weed out the culprit, every clue points to my good witchy pal, Pearl, especially when her pet peacock is found nesting in a patch of poisonous plants. Can Dash and the Accidental Ghost Detective Team unearth this garden of secrets and restore tranquility to Frog Hollow before the poison finds its next victim?     AmazonKU

SHADOWS OF THE PAST (ALPHA ASCENSION CHRONICLES BOOK TWO) by Milly Taiden

Iris, a lone wolf healer with a haunted past, has chosen to live on her own, away from packs. She doesn’t trust her kind and she wants to keep them at bay. Until she crosses paths with Derek … a handsome, nice and injured alpha who makes her animal say the words she never expected in her life…mine. Derek is an Alpha from a pack filled with kindness and compassion. He knows Iris belongs with him and tries his best to encourage her to join his people without scaring her. But his beautiful, kind and distrusting mate is reluctant to take a chance after past betrayals. Battling the scars of betrayal, Iris is thrust into a perilous dance of trust and love when Derek’s rival, Cyrus, seeks revenge, putting her newfound pack in jeopardy. As rogues attack and children are kidnapped, Iris transforms into a formidable protector alongside Derek. Can Iris give the pack a chance to be her family or will she leave Derek and her new home for the safety of being alone.     AmazonKU     AB

THE ALPHA’S UNCOVERED MATE (ETERNAL BOND SERIES) by Jaymin Snow

Tortured by the whole family, I thought he was different, but his love was another lieRaised in a toxic Alpha family, I dreamed of running away every day. But this man changed everything. He was the disliked son but proved to be the powerful Alpha candidate. And he turned out to be my mate. My foster father asked me to seduce him for business secrets but didn’t know how hot the night we had spent together before. I fell for him so desperately that I would break the blood oath to help him. Only to find out that he wanted me to be a spy…Tired and disappointed, I left, unaware of the little life in my womb. Also, I didn’t expect he would reappear in my life after four years of tranquility…With his fiancée.     AmazonKU

THORN EVERMORE (IMMORTAL ASSASSINS BOOK FIVE) by Mia Monroe

Kyson – They say forty is the new thirty, but maybe that’s for regular people. Not guys like me who spend their days dusting off antiques and fantasizing about mythical beings. After too many breakups, I’ve given up on finding love, but my milestone birthday sent me out looking for a random hookup. When I saw him, a man so gorgeous he didn’t even seem real, I hoped I wasn’t dreaming. We spent a few amazing hours together, leaving me with memories of an incredible night to keep me warm. Weirdly, Thorn didn’t just want a one night stand. He swept me off my feet like a regular fairy tale. Only he’s no prince. He’s way more exciting than that. A little dangerous too. He’s dropping love bombs left and right, but there’s just something about Thorn that lowers my guard, and I can’t help but fall for him. When he drops a whole different kind of bomb on me, I discover my fantasies are real. Until him, I didn’t know what love really was, but now that I do, the past is truly history and the future is Thorn Evermore. Thorn Evermore is book five in the Immortal Assassins series, a contemporary setting, MM romance featuring vampire assassins finding love with their fated mates.    AmazonKU

A DRAGON, A GARGOYLE AND A FAERY WALK INTO A PUB (DRAGON AND GARGOYLE BOOK ONE) by Lisa Barry and Nicole DragonBeck

Welcome to a different side of Ireland, where leprechauns head Criminal Investigative Divisions, suave vampires run pubs where Fae and Outsiders freely mix, and witches with green thumbs have to take over when absent-minded wizards are away looking into were-rabbit issues.
Aiden Moss and Torloch Doyle are dumped into the deep end of their next case by an anonymous phone call, leading them to a kidnapping and suspected drug ring. With only one clue, the detectives head for the best place to start an investigation – the nearest sandwich shop. With some luck, the help of their friends, and a few emergency snack runs, can the detectives solve the case before things take a darker turn?   AmazonKU

SWIPE RIGHT FOR MONSTERS by R O’Leary

“Download Monstr and slither into your future mate’s DMs!” Tequila shots and dating apps don’t mix. Celebrating the end of grad school, Drunk Nicole thought it would be a brilliant idea to find a monster sugar daddy to help her pay off her student loans and help her fix up the rundown house she had inherited. Surely there was a rich vampire or gold-laden dragon out there who might have a thing for messy brunettes with threadbare sweatpants and a caffeine addiction? But in the light of day (and her crippling hangover) Sober Nicole thinks Drunk Nicole was an idiot. Especially now that her notifications are blowing up and five fanged hotties want to take her to dinner… or eat her for dinner. It is a dating app for monsters, after all.     AmazonKU

OBSSESSED WOLF DADDY (SILVERSTAR WOLVES BOOK SIX) by Ruby Knoxx

He’s a billionaire wolf and my new boss. And he’s obsessed with me.
He’s much older than me and a single dad. He likes to dominate and control people. He thinks I’m too young and vanilla for him. But if he thinks that…Then why does he want to take my innocence from me?
He’s back in our small town, with his little daughter and a billion dollar business in tow. He offered me an internship, and put me in a special department where he can observe me. I feel his eyes on my back even when he’s not around. I know he’s watching me over the security camera’s, always in control. He’s dismissive and disinterested but turns furious when other wolves approach me. His roughness with me makes me blush, exposing the bad girl in me. His hard hands keep me under his control, healing the shyness in me. I never wanted to lose myself to a man like him. Am I just his plaything? Or will the billionaire wolf claim me as his mate?     AmazonKU

PRECIOUS RED PEARLS (ROSESHIRE COUNTY BOOK ONE) by Holly Hawthorne

VS Note: From JAN 23.

Tonight, I find myself craving her wrath just as much as I do her pleasure…Being bought as a blood slave for Roseshire’s vampire elite is Pearl’s greatest fear—and the only thing she’s been raised to be. So when she’s purchased by the county’s most elusive and feared vampiress, Lady Veilthorn, and sequestered to her gothic manor on a night, Pearl has no doubt her young life is over. But when Lady Veilthorn professes a distaste for her blood, soon it’s Pearl who finds herself in a position to demand, too impatient for her blood to ripen, and craving the touch and teeth of her new mistress. But Lady Veilthorn isn’t touted as Roseshire’s cruellest for nothing, and there’s only so much Pearl can push before her fangs must come out…Precious Red Pearls is a gothic sapphic standalone romance set in a shared fantasy world. Specific TWs can be found inside the cover.     AmazonKU

MOUNTAIN OF DESIRE (ALPHAS LOVE CURVY WOMEN BOOK ONE) by Melody Lynch

Anastasia has hit rock bottom; she is flat broke, and her lights just got cut off. Just when she’s about to give up, a mysterious client offers her a lifeline – a photoshoot deep in the woods. Excited to finally have a lead, she rushes out and gets caught in a violent rainstorm. Anastasia’s car gets stuck, and her situation seems helpless until a grumbly stranger finds her and offers refuge for the night. Sparks fly between the two of them, and Anastasia soon discovers that the handsome stranger is more than human.     AmazonKU

STORM OF DESIRE (ALPHAS LOVE CURVY WOMEN BOOK TWO) by Melody Lynch

Grace is still dealing with the loss of her mother, now contending with her bully of a boss. She is determined to keep a low profile and ride out the brewing storm of the century set to tear through the town. When her high school sweetheart walks into her restaurant, it triggers a series of memories that she has tried to forget about. Determined to put it all behind her, Grace heads home, only to be attacked by a rabid dog. In a twist of fate, she is saved by Andre, who insists she goes to the hospital. Just as they are about to part ways, the storm breaks loose, forcing the two of them to ride it out together. Sparks fly, and Grace wonders if it is worth giving her ex another chance or if it is better to let sleeping wolves lie.     AmazonKU

KEPT IN THE DARK by Crystal L Johnson and Felicity Vaughan

VS Note: Authors state this is a dark paranormal romance.

Life has never been normal for Vai Stockton. Her father’s fame as a legendary rock star has meant growing up in the public eye. Wild parties, sex, and drugs—she has done it all with cameras flashing, and now that she’s in her last semester of college, she’s ready to ditch her old ways. Joining her father on tour was supposed to be a new start for Vai, setting her down a path of being a ‘good girl.’ That is until a one-night stand with a mystery man in a Ghostface mask sends her life spiraling in a new and dangerous way. Jagger Knox is obsessed with one person: Vai Stockton. He’s always kept her in his sights, watching from a distance. But that all changes the night of the masquerade party when he seizes his chance to touch her for the first time. One night of fun has led to a series of alarming letters from a stalker, and Vai is placed under the watchful eye of her smoking hot bodyguard, Greyson. But despite all the precautions taken to keep her safe, they are not enough to keep away the masked stranger who finds his way into her room every night. And Vai was never really that interested in being good anyway.   AmazonKU

THE MOBSTER’S MATE by Kiki Clark

A human mob boss and an injured jaguar shifter brought together by a cruel enemy… and fate. Caden hasn’t believed in fated mates since he was a cub. He figures it’s more of a fairytale that shifter parents tell their kids than the reality of what passes for mates in some of the packs he’s seen. But then he comes face-to-face with a human man who smells like orange blossoms and radiates authority and safety. And Caden… Well, he hasn’t felt safe in a long time. While the rest of the world fears and reviles Quinten Amato and the things he does under the guise of his business, Caden is drawn to him like a cub to an alpha. He doesn’t care what anyone says or what Quinten does, he and his jaguar know the kind of man he is. The kind who saved his life. The kind who comforts him when he wakes up terrified. The kind whose calm commands set his blood on fire. Convincing his bossy human they’re meant to be together isn’t going to be easy. Especially not when Quinten’s certain Caden needs things he can’t get from him—and that being a part of Quinten’s life in the shadows is too dangerous. And he might be right.   AmazonKU

MIDNIGHT HUNTED (HUNTED BY MIDNIGHT BOOK TWO) by Heather Hildenbrand

Meeting Sutton Hargrave was the beginning of the end for me. My journalistic—fine, nosy—nature has led me a lot of places. Without question, Midnight Falls is definitely the craziest. Get in, get out. That was the plan. But now, thanks to a vengeful witch, I find myself trapped alongside an entire pack of werewolves—because apparently, they’re real. And the sexy, mysterious Sutton Hargrave seems to think I’m the key to freeing us all. If I want to do that, I’ll have to face more than just a witch out for revenge. I’ll have to let go of the one man who actually claims to love me. Even if it kills me to set him free.   AmazonKU

MASKED DRAGON OF SNOWRIDGE (STONEFIRE DRAGONS UNIVERSE BOOK FOUR) by Jessie Donovan

VS Note: From JAN 25.

Kaylee MacDonald has been yearning to find her own happy ending since moving to Scotland, but hasn’t had any luck. So when she finds out about a masked event where dragon-shifters and humans can hook-up for the night, she decides to go and have some fun. What she didn’t expect was for a dragonman to accept her strip poker challenge and then give her not only the best steamy encounter of her life, but a little surprise as well—one that will appear nine months later. Dr. Maelon Perry doesn’t do relationships. As a child, love destroyed his family and he vowed to never let that happen to him again. But his inner dragon has needs and so he visits a masked event to find a female to take to bed. What he didn’t expect was to be drawn to a human female dancing on a chair. Both man and beast want her, and claim her for one night only. But she shows up three months later, his scent entwined with hers, meaning she carries his child. He has no desire to be a father, but agrees she should come to Snowridge until the child is born, so he can give her shots of his dragon blood. But he makes it clear that after the birth, she should leave. As the pair gets to know each other, Kaylee finds a way past Maelon’s barriers and they start to think they have a future together. But then someone targets Kaylee, putting her in danger. Will Kaylee survive and finally have a dragonman of her own? Or, will the danger force her to flee and destroy any chance she has with Maelon?   AmazonKU

ALPHA’S FROSTBOUND FATE (FATED MATES OF THE ROYAL WOLF COURT) by Ruby Brinks

I never believed in fate, until I was forced to marry Gavin Gray. Unaware we are fated mates, we quickly shifted from friends to forbidden lovers.
Raised as a princess among whispers and wolves, nothing prepared me for Gavin’s disarming royal charm. Ours was a union meant for alliance, yet it ignited into a fierce, untamed passion. His grin awakened a primal hunger deep within me. But one fateful decision altered everything, sparking a dangerous game. Though fate binds me to Gavin, the rejected prince promises to make us pay. Trapped between love and duty, I’m confronted with the wrath of the prince I rejected. With a kingdom at stake and hearts on the line, will our love be strong enough to conquer the darkness?     AmazonKU

FATED TO HIM: A WOLF SHIFTER ROMANCE by Eve Bale

I was looking for a place to belong. Instead, I caught an Alpha’s eye…
I’ve spent years bouncing around without a home and no hope of finding one until I wind up in Ellis Wood, Ohio. One thing draws Malakhi Gabriel—a man with a penetrating gray-green stare—to my new place of work and only one thing. Me. He’s the stuff of myth and legend, and he’s determined to claim me. There’s one thing you never do when facing down a wolf. Run.     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.

I do NOT cover every single new release in SFR/FantasyR/PNR. I never have. That would be an impossible task for any human! I assemble my list by hand every week based on various informal inputs, and I do curate the list to some extent…

Some authors aren’t in KU but still don’t list books with Apple or other platforms. This report is very time consuming to prepare so I’ve always had to limit myself and cannot go and look up every book on all the platforms. If an author gives me their other buy links, I include them here but generally I develop the post on my own, not from author-supplied information. I curate and prepare this post individually every week to help connect readers/books/authors and I have to be very careful not to give it so much time as an activity that I don’t write my own novels! Thanks for the feedback and happy reading!

I check and verify all the buy links at the time I create the post  but after that I’m not responsible.

New Releases in #SciFi #Fantasy and Paranormal Romance for JAN 31

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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FROM VANGAR WITH LOVE: ALIEN LOVE LETTERS by Julie K Cohen

Her letters are filled with love… but they’re for the male I’m pretending to be. For two years I’ve been writing to a human female… and falling for her. She’s sweet and strong, but she doesn’t know the real me. Or what I’ve done. And she just arrived on my planet. To marry the man I’ve been pretending to be.     AmazonKU

FROM THOK WITH LOVE: ALIEN LOVE LETTERS by Susan Trombley

Can a grieving widow find love again with an alien who’s more tree than human and whose touch is toxic? Frannie – Still grieving for the husband I lost during the invasion of Earth, I signed up with the Human Outreach Alliance Network to become a bride in an arranged marriage with an alien. I don’t expect to find love in a match meant for political alliances, but I hope that leaving Earth behind for another world will free me from the heartache of my past. The Valentine’s Day reveal of my future husband leaves me in shock and despair. My “match” is a Thokost—an eight-foot-tall behemoth of a tree-man with a toxic touch. I’ll need to undergo a series of experimental treatments to make me immune to his toxin. To my surprise, the letters we exchange during the painful process reveal an unexpectedly sweet and thoughtful side to the four-armed, four-tailed, bark-skinned alien. My match to Zanthos may not be a disaster after all. But on Thok, the rules require more sacrifices for us to be together. This time, I may not survive them. This is a 30k word novella set in the Iriduan Universe but is not a part of either the Iriduan Test Subjects or Iriduan Universe Love Stories series. AmazonKU

FROM ZARPATHIA WITH LOVE: ALIEN LOVE LETTERS by Tracy Lauren

Scientist Olivia Mitchell sends a heartfelt love letter into the cosmos, begging the universe to give her the one thing she wants most: true love. Never, in a million years, did she expect to get a reply. Returning from his latest mission, the formidable alien warlord, Vortigon, is drawn by fate. Catching the scent of his mate on a hastily scrawled message, he sets his heading for Earth. Little does he anticipate the vast differences between his people and Olivia’s. The unlikely couple navigate the complexities of love, grapple with the merging of cultures, and forge a connection that transcends the boundaries of their disparate lives. Will love prevail, or will the cosmic forces that drew them together crumble? “From Zarpathia, with Love” is a tale of interstellar romance, where destiny defies the vastness of space, and love becomes the gravitational force that binds two worlds.     AmazonKU

FROM ZESTRIA WITH LOVE: ALIEN LOVE LETTERS by Rena Marks

Vanna: That was our dream back when we were eight. We lived on different planets, but once we figured out the art of letter writing, we learned enough about each other’s cultures to become best friends despite the distance. Required to attend space camp, we spent summers together and grew as close as sisters. Eventually we realized marrying her Zestrian stepbrother would have opened up a whole can of worms anyhow. And when I finally meet him? I wasn’t prepared for the rush of hormones that comes along with the Zestrian connection—the rare occurrence that happens to hit for us. Mish: Of all the people for the connection to recognize as my eternal mate, it chooses Vanna Suchey, wild child I’d hoped my little sister would outgrow. Not only did Brionna not outgrow her, but now Vanna’s on our planet and I can’t get away from her. She holds my job in her hands, my life in her hands, and my heart? In her hands.     AmazonKU

FROM EARTH WITH LOVE: ALIEN LOVE LETTERS by Sandra R Neeley

Valentine’s Day sucks. It always has. Especially for a socially awkward woman. Leave that woman alone, bitter and angry after the death of her husband, and it only gets worse. Her husband was the only one who ever understood her, the only one who ever cared. Probably because of his own social ineptness, but that’s beside the point. He’s gone now, and that’s not the worst of it — there’s a bit of lying by omission surrounding his death. And doesn’t that just piss her off! His long inactive email address is the only outlet she’s got. So, she floods it with her messages of frustration, messages of anger, and messages of loneliness. Messages that clearly show she’s given up, that she no longer even makes an effort. Little does she know, though, her letters to her late husband have been received. Oh, not by him. They’ve been intercepted. His position as a scientist with SETI put him on the radar of some very secretive, very surprising, very unexpected people. One of them in particular feels her words as he reads them, and makes it his priority to be sure that only he receives them. He wants more for her than simply learning to accept her situation in life and move on from her grief and anger. And if he has his way, he’ll be a part of her healing, and ultimately her happiness. But first he has to manage to survive a political coup, a revolt so to speak. It’s a necessary confrontation that hopefully will save not only her, but her entire world. Maybe then she’ll see him and accept him without fear. A lonely alien can hope, can’t he? This is a fun, quick, Valentine story of just under 33,000 words.     AmazonKU

ENTHRALLER (VERDANT STRING BOOK SEVEN) by Michelle Diener

The planet Aponi sits at the outer edge of the Verdant String. For Wren Thorakis, working as an Aponian Special Forces artifacts consultant, it means interesting assignments and unusual discoveries. Being captured and held for ransom by a strange cult while working on the moon Ytla was not something she expected, though. However, while escaping her captors, she stumbles across what could be the discovery of her career—one that no artifact consultant could possibly ignore—a genuine ancestral mothership. The mothership isn’t just amazing in itself, though. Wren finds herself the recipient of crazy-powerful nanotech. It helps keep her alive and one step ahead of those trying to hide the ship’s existence. When Wren starts working out who’s behind keeping her discovery secret, and why, she is plunged into a bigger plot than she ever imagined. A shadowy organization has its eye on Aponi, and isn’t shy to use the Verdant String’s fiercest enemies, the Caruso, to help them take it from the Coalition. When an Aponi Special Forces soldier, Ed Zeneri, who’s existence is also inconvenient to Wren’s enemies, is lured into a trap with Wren and they both come under fire, Wren’s nanotech does whatever it has to to keep her safe—including enthralling Ed to protect her at all costs. Ed knows his reaction to Wren isn’t normal, or even sane, but as the compulsion to put himself in front of anything coming at her recedes, he finds he’s more than inclined to do it of his own volition. He joins forces with Wren to try to stop the takeover of their home planet, and as they race the clock to find the answers they need, he also has to convince Wren that what he feels for her is real. As real as the enemy battleships hovering in Aponi’s nearspace. As real as the deadline to bring them down. As real as it gets.     AmazonKU

ALIEN WARRIOR DEFENDED (GALACTIC GLADIATOR GAMES BOOK FOUR) by Margo Bond Collins

If they can learn to work together, they just might beat the Gladiator Games System. She’s a criminal attorney, used to winning every case by following the rules. He’s a space cowboy, a bounty hunter who has never followed a rule in his life. 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

FATE: GALACTIC CYBORG HEAT SERIES by Jessie Rose Case

This is a Happily Ever After, Galactic Cyborg Heat Series, Hot Romantic Fiction Novel. This tantalizing story of passions and desires unexpectedly brings together a Cyborg and a human female in a way they never thought possible. This is a standalone novel but can and is more complete by reading the series in order starting with Book 1 Rage. But not doing so, will not spoil your enjoyment.     AmazonKU

SLAVE MARKET ON THE PLEASURE PLANET: A M/M ALIEN ROMANCE by Sienna Sway 

My son is missing, but I will do whatever I have to in order to get him back. Even if that means infiltrating the darkest of the black market industries on Kateria, a lawless pleasure planet where the wealthy come to vacation. Even if that means rubbing shoulders with the very people who I believe to have sold my son into slavery. Even if that means buying a slave myself. Slave Market on the Pleasure Planet is a somewhat dark romance featuring a human billionaire who will not rest until his family is whole again, and a purchased alien who wants nothing more that to fill his lonely human’s heart.     AmazonKU

FACE OF THE COLOSSUS (HOLLY DRAKE JOBS BOOK 10) by Nicole Grotepas

VS Note: From the info for book one: “steampunk space fantasy adventure”.

When the ‘real world’ just isn’t enough, escape to the 6 Moons.

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0 ALIEN REGRETS (CRASH LANDED ALIEN LOVE BOOK SIX) by C Y Croc

In the ruthless embrace of Planet Vysaria, a solitary flying cannibal alien outcast, prowls the skies, burdened by a heart heavy with resentment. Amidst the dense forest below, he spots a lone figure, readying himself for the kill, he’s driven by the instinct for survival—and hunger. He descends from the sky, intent on capturing his prey, and as he rises with its victim in the clutches of his talons, he releases him to plummet to his death to feast on. But the truth shatters the air like a dagger—as he looks down at his victim, he is not the male he assumed, but a female. Stunned by the revelation, Phalon halts Felicity’s descent just in time, saving her from a fatal fall. The tangled dance of fate binds them in an uneasy alliance, a tumultuous journey through the perilous landscapes of a world where trust is scarce begins. Haunted by their tormented pasts, Phalon and Felicity’s connection teeters on the edge of love and hate…(more blurb on ebook seller’s page)      Amazon

BEAUTY AND THE ALIEN BEAST: NAXER (GALAXY ALIEN WARRIORS ROMANCE) by Sedona Venez

The second she lands on the nightmare alien planet, all bets are off. Amara—earthling, captive, and freedom fighter—must do whatever it takes to survive. She wastes no time in coming up with a plan. Liberate fellow captives and jet out of this hellhole. The one thing she didn’t count on was Naxer. The Alpha alien gladiator radiates an intensity that’s off the charts. Claiming Amara as his fated mate only heightens the instant connection between them. But she has a mission and is battling not to be swayed by her pulse-pounding attraction to the alien being. Time’s running out. Will she unleash war on her enemies? Or kiss her freedom goodbye when he utters the breathy words, “You’re mine?”

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DOING THE MAMBA (ANGUIS DEFENDERS BOOK FIVE) by Stephanie West

Stephanie’s nickname is Mother, not only because she’s the leader of a clandestine refugee settlement, but because she’s literally the mother of the alien hybrids who rescued her and started the secret station on Kepler for people just like them. Her hands are more than full when Mamba, an Anguis general, and his crew unexpectedly arrive at her secret station, fleeing the same aliens who’d abducted her. There’s something about his raw, exotic masculinity that calls to her. He’s built like a god of war with camouflaging skin, spikes embedded in his forearms, and venomous fangs. Clearly Mamba is from a race of warriors. If that isn’t enough to set off alarm bells, the fact the Anguis Empire is still allied to her enemy should. Despite her better judgment, Stephanie baits the overbearing general. Much to her surprise Mamba returns the volley and things escalate from there. With each taunt it becomes harder to tell if they are enemies or something more.   AmazonKU

MATCHED TO A RHAN (BONDED PRINCESSES OF RHAN BOOK ONE) by Ariel Ryan

She. Is. Mine. A youngest son with something to prove…Crayden – My brothers might be older, but I’m smarter, and I know how to capture a mate. My plan is brilliant, I don’t even have to take her by force. Until we land on Rhan and she changes her mind. We’re bonded and she wants to escape, but there’s no way I can survive if she leaves. A single girl with nothing to lose…Hadley – What little girl hasn’t dreamed of being a princess? So when my date ends up being a lizard prince, I’m prepared to overlook the scales. Until I’m taken to a strange alien planet. He says we’re bonded and I’m carrying his child, but I can’t survive so far from home.     AmazonKU

TAKEN BY THE TANKER (KNOTTIVERSE: ALPHAS OF THE WATERWORLD BOOK ONE by V T Bonds

VS Note: Listed in Erotica.

Locked in a rusty metal cage and doomed to suffer as soon as my first heat hits, I barely survive in a broken world run by brutal men. When The Tanker, the biggest, cruelest alpha around, murders everyone I know and flings me over his shoulder, my life takes an even worse turn.
He doesn’t just want to mate me. He wants to break me. Breed me.
Own me.

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PERFECT MATCH: THE VALKYRIE AND THE WITCH by I T Lucas

After breaking up with my boyfriend, I vow never to date a physician again and avoid workplace romances like the plague. Seeking an escape from bad memories and hospital politics, I apply for a job at the Perfect Match Virtual Fantasy Studios, where I hope to explore fantastical scenarios and beta-test new experiences. I have no intention of entering a new relationship anytime soon, but it is difficult to ignore Kayden, a fellow trainee who’s good-looking and charming but regrettably has aspirations of becoming a physician. Hoping never to get paired with him to beta test an experience, I choose the Valkyrie adventure. It seems like a safe bet to avoid a guy like him, who would never select an experience where the female is the kick-ass heroine and the man only gets a supporting role. However, the algorithm has other plans in store for us. It seems to think that we are a perfect match.     AmazonKU

STOLEN BY THE ALIEN PRINCE (ROGUE WARRIORS OF LORR BOOK ONE) by Celia Kyle and Anne Kane

When alien warrior Kozien Lorrz left behind life as the heir to his planet’s throne to run a team that hunts down missing things, his father swore he’d make him regret the decision. According to the king, leaving his duties behind was a mistake, and taking his brothers was an act of treason. Now, with business dwindling, Kozien is forced to send a message into the universe that his team is offering a pro-bono case—a move that could draw in new clients or alert their father to their whereabouts. Gianna Clay needs help locating her missing brother, but local authorities are none too keen to help the human woman—not only due to her dicey past but because rumor has it her brother fell in with the D’Narvius, a vicious, monstrous race known for drugs and murder. Her only hope of finding him comes in the form of an advertisement. But when the grim, all-too-sexy alien warrior arrives, his gruff arrogance has her ready to call the whole thing off. That is until digging into her brother’s disappearance uncovers a dark and sinister plot that could affect the entire galaxy. Now the two must put their differences aside, no matter the cost.

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ALIEN SONG by Deiri Di

Lorelei – I should have left my ex best friend and run for it. Instead, I try to stop her from being abducted by aliens and I’m taken. Luckily I’m rescued from my brutal captors by tall, dark and murder mayhem. His idea of a romantic gift? The heads of my enemies in a box. I’m stranded on this alien moon with no idea of how to get back to Earth and this muscle bound alien heartthrob idea of wooing me is off the star charts in a way I didn’t know I would be into. It’s not like I’m getting back to Earth anytime soon so I might as well have fun. Time to F around and Find Out. Zale – She doesn’t know who I am. In the entire Empire, I never thought I would find a being who wouldn’t recognize me, who would have the chance to love me for me, instead of for my position. To find one who my osae has chosen as a potential mate is a chance I can’t let pass by, the only problem is that it is my fault that she is here. She is a pawn in my royal game. I always win every game I play. Even the one I’m playing with her.     AmazonKU

DAE’MONS AND DOMS: KINDRED TALES by Evangeline Anderson

*This is a Duet Novel—two novellas in one book – Two Spicy Stories in one book. In Having the Dae’mon’s Baby, Ketha decides to skip the Contraception Center and get pregnant the old fashioned way—by letting her new Kindred Bodyslave penetrate her. But will she get more than she bargained for? In Her Kindred Dom, Addison decides she wants her stern Kindred boss as her Daddy Dom, but will the big Beast Kindred give her more than she can handle? Find out when you read, Dae’mons and Doms, the latest Kindred Tales book…(more detailed blurbs on ebook seller’s page)     AmazonKU

THE ANDROMEDA CONTACT: AN ANDROMEDA GALAXY LESBIAN ROMANCE by Sabrina Kane

Lieutenant Jane Belivet—call sign Rascal—is a talented and fearless starfighter pilot, and a member of Sabre Squadron…the elite fighting force onboard the UCS Fordham. Every now and then, however, Jane’s youthful enthusiasm and predilection for annoying her superior officers lands her in trouble. Her latest antics caused her to be assigned a less-than-enviable patrol position while the Fordham is doing a routine scientific survey of a gas giant in the Andromeda Galaxy. Suddenly—far from the mighty starship, and all alone in an empty region of space—an unknown spacecraft appears out of nowhere…and makes contact with her. Veronica Vale is one of the many young and low-ranked officers on the Fordham. She is a member of the Bridge Officer Training Corp, and thanks to her dedication to learning, and her talent for mastering the arcane skills needed to capably serve on the bridge of a starship, she has recently been promoted from ensign to lieutenant junior grade. Still a long way from her ultimate goal of becoming the captain of her own vessel. She is on the bridge when Jane returns to the Fordham from patrol and tells the stunned crew about her contact with an alien spacecraft. A spacecraft which transmitted a message to her. Veronica—never missing an opportunity to expand her knowledge about starship operations—decides she wants to meet Lieutenant Jane Belivet, to find out more about this Andromeda contact.     AmazonKU

CLAIMED BY THE SAVIOR (FATED MATES OF THE HOGAR BOOK FOUR) by Elena Starr

I’m fated to be with a man who saved my life. Except he thinks fated mate bonds are a curse. Turns out aliens have witness protection programs, and now I’m an alien’s fake mate. A beautiful, kind, sexy one called Carveth comes to save me after my ex-boyfriend sells me to a clone race who need women. There’s clearly a spark between my savior and I, and he caters to my every need except one. I know he wants me, but our bed-sharing is strictly platonic. When I learn he’s my real fated mate, Carveth insists he can’t take a mate. He says the mate bond is a curse he literally can’t force on me. When he kisses me after a brush with danger, I can tell he wants more. But when I push things too far, he leaves. Without him to protect me, the clone race will get me for certain. Maybe I should let them. Maybe one of them will actually be able to love me the way my fated mate never will.     AmazonKU

CHAOS (HUNTED RELICS BOOK FIVE) by Sybur Phyre

I used to be a mad devil on the battlefield, the Trio of Terror, until the Solcrue captured and bound me with the most painful of chains, the kind that links to every metal rib and will tear me apart if I try to remove it. Now I am stuck in a hell I cannot escape, bound by a straight-jacket of tines. Every thought echoes three times in my mind. My hands blur with every movement. We are one, but we are not meant to stay this way for so long. I am burning up inside with the need to be free. It is a struggle to stay calm. When unit Redline returns my lost chain of hydramidium, the one the creators gave me, it eases my burden. Still, it is not enough.
When the Solcrue attack the human survivors who forage for those in our rebel camp, I’m tasked out on a defense mission. My building frustration explodes in a dangerous but effective maneuver. All but one of the humans make it back to camp. Now I am separated from the group with a woman who, in one glance, shuts off the chaos within me.
One touch from her …(lots more blurb on ebook seller’s page)   AmazonKU

THE SOUL PROPRIETOR (THE LOVELACE AND WICK SERIES BOOK FOUR) by Jennifer Rainey

When Viola Atchison last saw Iago Wick, she promised that if ever they met again, she would destroy him. Imagine his dismay one autumn afternoon upon finding her waiting for him in his parlor. But Atchison has different plans these days. Caught in a battle to save her soul, she swiftly enlists the help of Iago and his husband, Dante Lovelace, in a plot that’s part deal with the devil, part supernatural heist. Madam Emilia Sly is a wicked spiritualist with one of the largest collections of stolen supernatural relics around: including an ancient scroll that’s the key to Viola Atchison’s salvation. It’s up to Iago, Dante, and the Atchisons to execute their plot through the art of magic and a little playacting. But Madam Sly has her eyes on her own desired treasure, and she’s not about to step aside without a fight, one which could bring deadly consequences.

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THE WANDERING ROBIN: A CERULEAN AIRSHIP STORY by Ruxana Tarca

Avery Hamilton sports a great deal of knowledge about airships, a charming smile, and a carefree demeanour. Plus a rather extensive collection of heavily guarded secrets that travelled with him from Sydney to London. Revealing them could mean losing not only his position as an assistant aeronaut, but also the woman who holds his heart. Ivy Blackwell’s interests revolve around her airship, her assignments, and her food. On top of that, having Avery around as her assistant comes as quite an adequate addition to her endeavours as an aeronaut – even if he’s just an insufferable oaf who only knows how to tease her. Or so she tells herself. When a ghost from his past makes an unexpected appearance in London, Avery knows he must make a choice. One that Ivy is set to prevent at all costs.

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SAVIOR OF HER HEART (RED PLANET FATED MATES BOOK FOUR) by Miranda Martin

Love may not be simple, well, or maybe it is…Survivor’s guilt is what they call it. I don’t know about all of that, but I do know that every day is the same. I question the purpose of my existence until Captain Nyanna presents an offer too enticing to resist. An expedition with T’kali, an alien-dragon Zmaj warrior, to locate the elusive epis plant—an almost magical remedy for the blistering heat threatening humanity’s continued existence on Tajss. The journey with the seven-foot-tall, muscular, and gorgeous alien starts smoothly, his charm proving surprisingly endearing. But as fate would have it, he’s seized by a hidden adversary, forcing me on the perilous path to save him. ‘m determined to reclaim what’s rightfully mine. T’kali might be in the clutches of our enemy, but they’ve taken more than his freedom—he’s my heart. Failure is not an option, and I’ll face unknown threats to rescue him and salvage the love that has ignited in the desert heat.     AmazonKU

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VS: DAEGAN is one of my favorite Badari Alphas and he’s in the new book I’m writing as a supporting character so I decided to do his book this week. It was fun to figure out what sort of undercover mission Flo, my ex-mercenary, could undertake to find Daegan, and work from there. The series can be read as standalones but there is an overall series plot arc.

DAEGAN: A BADARI WARRIORS SCIFI ROMANCE NOVEL (SECTORS NEW ALLIES SERIES BOOK 10) by Veronica Scott

Ex-Special Forces soldier and mercenary Flo Michetti is bored with her assignment as a pilot for the genetically engineered Badari pack in their fight against the evil Khagrish scientists. She jumps at the chance to take a dangerous undercover mission. She infiltrates a group of human prisoners on their way to a secret lab in the southern ocean, where the Badari believe many more of their own kind have been created and are being experimented on. Once Flo has located the lab, found the Alpha among the Badari there and sent a report back, the plan will be to attack and rescue all the prisoners.

Arriving at the island Flo learns the true nature of the horrific experiment for which the humans have been brought to this remote location. Time will be perilously short to escape before it’s too late for all of them. She has to locate the Alpha of this captive southern pack, who conceals his identity to escape death at the hands of the Khagrish, and get him to join with her and her allies.

Daegan feels an instant attraction to Flo when the Badari and the humans are forced together by the Khagrish scientists, but there are mysteries and questions surrounding her. Before he reveals himself as the incognito Alpha she’s seeking, he wants answers to allay his doubts. He also wants Flo in his bed…but can he risk his heart to claim her as his mate?

Complicating the situation is a dangerous rival for Daegan’s position as Alpha, an oncoming hurricane and Flo’s resistance to abandoning her life as a soldier of fortune…as the Khagrish scientists prepare to initiate the experiment, the clock is ticking for humans and Badari alike.

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HOUSE OF FLAME AND SHADOW (CRESCENT CITY BOOK THREE) by Sarah J Maas

Bryce Quinlan never expected to see a world other than Midgard, but now that she has, all she wants is to get back. Everything she loves is in Midgard: her family, her friends, her mate. Stranded in a strange new world, she’s going to need all her wits about her to get home again. And that’s no easy feat when she has no idea who to trust. Hunt Athalar has found himself in some deep holes in his life, but this one might be the deepest of all. After a few brief months with everything he ever wanted, he’s in the Asteri’s dungeons again, stripped of his freedom and without a clue as to Bryce’s fate. He’s desperate to help her, but until he can escape the Asteri’s leash, his hands are quite literally tied.

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DRAGON’S BELLE (MAGIC, FUR AND CLAWS BOOK TWO) by Eve Langlais

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TOURNAMENT (GAME OF HEARTS BOOK ONE) by Kaye Draper

Lady Katrina Bellflower, the mixed-blood steward of Larkwood, is in charge of a secluded fae territory on the brink of expansion. But the good fortune of the people she governs is about to become her downfall. The queen of Elfhaven has declared a tournament, and the winning team of fae males will be bonded to a mysterious, unnamed courtier—Lady Katrina. Kat might not like the idea, but one doesn’t say no to the queen of Elfhaven when she demands entertainment. Kat dreads the idea of being bonded to strangers. She isn’t allowed to reveal her identity, and she isn’t supposed to play favorites. But she finds a way to get to know the teams of fae males who may soon share her home and her title by posing as a palace gossip. Kat’s heart is torn between duty and longing as she is forced to conceal her true identity and her real role in the tournament. Despite her best efforts to remain impartial, the powerful, alluring men of Raven team kindle a fire she cannot ignore, and she finds herself yearning for them to win. But someone else has other ideas. As the tournament progresses, all thoughts of future happiness are shadowed by the specter of sabotage. Lady Katrina discovers that there is more at stake than her bonding and the stewardship of Larkwood. Nothing is ever as it seems when ancient, mercurial fae royals are involved. At this rate, it will be a wonder if the men of Raven team even manage to survive the Game of Hearts, let alone emerge as champions.

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WHICH IS WHERE CHICKENS GO TO ROOST (A WITCH P.I. MYSTERY BOOK 48) by Adele Abbott

Why do chickens suddenly loom large in Jill Maxwell’s life, and how worried should she be about the day of burning? Now in possession of all four compass stones, It’s time to confront her nemesis, Braxmore, in a fight to the death.     AmazonKU

 

GUARDED BY THE SPIDER (MONSTER SECURITY AGENCY) by Cassie Alexander

For my kind, to be without a mate is to be doomed. I know it is too late–all that awaits me is retirement and death, and I’ve embraced it. But when a suicide mission lands on my old boss’s desk, I’m the one he calls. Who better to tackle the mission in the deep, oppressive mines of my own ancestral homeland, if not an Arachnae already slated to die? And it’s not a rescue mission–he wants me to retrieve the corpse of a billionaire’s daughter kidnapped by a terrorist organization. Except our intel was wrong. She’s alive. Tortured and injured–but alive. And from the moment I scent her, I am certain she’s my mate. She cowers in fear when she sees me, yet I will stop at nothing to protect her. And now that I have a reason to live…a whole lot of people are going to die.   AmazonKU

BONE APPETIT (FLINT & CO PARANORMAL INVESTIGATIONS BOOK FIVE) by Rachel Ford

I’m a magic-wielding Freak. My partner Flinty Jack is a sentient skeleton. We’re Flint & Co Paranormal Investigations. Things are going well. I mean, sure, our short-term squatter seems to have turned into a perma-resident. And yeah, there are rumors that an undead serial killer might have set his sights on us next. But work is steady, and the agency is finally on solid footing. Until one of Nat’s plaintiffs, head chef of an up-and-coming local restaurant, decides to bail on a rock solid case. She doesn’t believe he left willingly, and her firm asks us to take the case. Unpaid. We don’t have the manpower, and we’re not doing well enough for charity cases yet. But saying no isn’t really an option. Not when it’s my fiancée asking. So now we’re up to our eyeballs in work, trying to track down an un-missing person. Except the deeper we dig, the more it looks like someone went to a whole lot of trouble to cook up a story of the chef with cold feet.     AmazonKU

TALON (DEVIL’S MURDER MC) by Niki Landis

VS Note: Author stays there is a “slight paranormal twist.”

Talon, Enforcer for the Devil’s Murder MC, always puts the safety of the club and his brothers above everything else. He’s used to establishing order and getting his knuckles bloody. His president, Crow, put him in charge of security along with the enforcement of club rules and regulations. Talon never fails to get the job done. So when Crow orders him to find and protect his sister, he doesn’t hesitate. His tracker abilities and sharp instincts make him the perfect guy to get the job done. He never expects Abigail Holmes to be beautiful, sweet, and hunted by a ruthless enemy. Now…(more blurb on ebook seller’s page)   AmazonKU

WOLF MARKED (KEEPERS OF EXCALIBUR BOOK ONE) by Tamar Sloan

A cursed wolf. A fated love. And a supernatural war only they can stop.
Elara doesn’t remember the animal attack that left her with deep scratches, but it changes everything. Suddenly, lights explode in her presence. Her senses are unnaturally heightened. And the mysterious, brooding Kade is everywhere she looks. Under the light of the next full moon, Elara can no longer deny the truth. She’s a werewolf. Once again Kade is there, helping her through the transition she never wanted. She has so many questions for him, but he has his own secrets. A past he refuses to reveal. And he keeps talking about a bloodline that reaches as far back as the magical legend of King Arthur. Elara learns of an ancestry that makes her more powerful than any werewolf before her. An ancestry that makes her dangerous. And a threat that others want to extinguish. A supernatural war is coming. But Elara needs answers. Who forever altered her future? And why?     AmazonKU

THE ANSWER IN AUTUMN: SOLSTICE SHIELD BOOK THREE by Kacey Lee and Becky Tama

Nothing like your life blown to bits… or should I say lives. Needless to say, the guys and I aren’t talking because of what they hid from me, but that doesn’t stop my questions from plaguing me. I know just the man to help give me answers as long as I can trust him when he says he respects my space. And despite everything, I miss them, all of them, but I no longer know if I can trust my heart when my head says something else. All I want is to decide my own fate, but I don’t even know that’s possible, and with Dr. Smith still on the hunt, I may lose my chance to decide forever.     AmazonKU

KINDRED SPIRITS: MM PARANORMAL FANTASY MONSTER ROMANCE (MONSTERS IN MY BED BOOK SIX) by L Eveland

I ain’t afraid of no ghost…But tentacle monsters are another story. For the last year, I’ve been living with an invisible monster who steals my snacks, turns off my electricity, and runs off all my dates. As annoying as that is, he’s my only companion, and the only one I trust with my deepest, darkest secret. I’m not human. Then again, neither is my new roommate, and he and ESCU have history. Not the good kind either. But since he seems to think we’re mates, his problems are now mine. I’m certainly not going to argue, especially since he’s got a razor-sharp teeth and claws. But hey, I’m into that so it works out…Until my estranged father leads ESCU right to my doorstep. Now, I have a choice: either hand over my pizza roll loving tentacle monster boyfriend, or turn myself in to save him. I knew I shouldn’t have gone to work today.   AmazonKU

GODSFALL: THE BOOK OF ONE by Adam Gaffen

Angels and Demons don’t mix. That’s what everyone believes – In 10th Century Rome, angels and demons swarm over the city, seeking to corrupt – or defend – the church. Kalili is a demon. Her life is her mission – and she’s bored. After six millennia of corrupting humans, she’s been there and done that. This assignment is no different, until her imp informs her there’s an angel assigned to eliminate her. Faith is that angel. At once ancient and innocent, she’s in over her head on this assignment. She’s an angel, though, charged with a mission, so she confronts the demon, and…Neither of them could have planned what happened next. Now they’re both searching for answers to questions they didn’t know needed asking. And the answers they get will change everything they thought they knew.     Amazon

ETERNAL LEGACY: SHADOWSEND VAMPIRE CLAN BOOK FOUR by L A McGinnis

I made a deal with the devil, Prince Nikolai Isenberg. Now I owe this savage vampire my life. If I’m not careful, he might collect. All I wanted was to save my beloved clan, not wage war against the oldest, deadliest vampires in existence, but they dragged me into their conflict, now I’m fighting for our survival. I’ve sacrificed too much already. My friends. My home. My mate.  My world’s been shattered, but the Elders won’t stop until they control me—or leave me completely ruined. Now my only hope is to trust the dangerous Elder who betrayed me. Nikolai is the only one strong enough to face our enemies, but when distrust blossoms into forbidden attraction, he desires something more. The vicious vampire wants my heart—and he won’t stop until it’s his.     AmazonKU

TELLER OF TALES: A GRIMM ACADEMY RETELLING FAIRY TALE RETELLING OF ARABIAN NIGHTS by Laura Greenwood

Can telling stories of the students at Grimm Academy save a future princess? When Azade is betrothed to a prince who barely even acknowledges her existence, she knows things are bad. And after they’re given a prophecy that their marriage will be doomed if they see through the betrothal, she knows she has to do everything she can to get out of it. Arriving at Grimm Academy gives Azade a chance to change things, all she has to do is convince her prince to end things. But as they grow closer, she starts to question whether it’s really what she wants. At least she’ll be able to keep his attention for one more story.

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DRAGON KING’S INVENTOR: GAY FANTASY ROMANCE (THE DRAGONS OF SERAI BOOK 12) by Amy Sumida

I will never be weak again. After the man I loved mated a Dragon King, I knew I had to make a fresh start. Rontor may not have loved me, but he did care for me. He taught me to be strong. To know I had value. That I was worthy of being loved. Before I left Vix, I promised him that I would never let a man abuse me, not even a Dragon King. That promise was an integral part of the new life I was building for myself. If I wanted to be happy, I had to be strong. But every time I’m near the Dragon King of Sken, my strength fails me. The last Dragon King I was with had mistreated me and then stolen the man I loved. King Dhrostan isn’t a bad man, but he soured me against all Dragons, especially kings. And King Rianvar of Sken is just as arrogant, demanding, and dominant as King Dhrostan. I sense that there is more to him. Something fragile beneath the hard exterior. A man who could command me and love me. Who could hold me down and lift me up. But my newfound strength was far too precious and fragile to risk on a man like him.   AmazonKU

DEADLY CLAWS AND MAYHEM (A FADE ISLAND PARANORMAL COZY MYSTERY BOOK FIVE) by Claire Robyns

 

New Releases in #SciFi #Fantasy and Paranormal Romance for JAN 24

TEMEL (HOW THE ALIENS WERE WON BOOK TWO) by Honey Phillips

A proud alien, a desperate widow, and a misfit family…Temel was raised to place duty above all else. Even though the war has ended, his duty is to the warriors who need him rather than his own desires. Until he encounters a curvy, spirited female who makes him long for things he never thought to have. After her husband’s death, Ida struggles to provide for her rebellious stepdaughter and two small children. When a huge, intimidating alien warrior rescues them from an unexpected storm, he insists on helping her. Despite her reluctance, the more time they spend together, the more she begins to care for the kind, lonely male. But Temel has his warriors to protect and Ida has responsibilities of her own – how can he ask her to take a chance on a warrior who has nothing left to offer except his devotion?     AmazonKU

CHOSEN BY THE ALIEN KING (ALIEN LOVE ISLAND BOOK FIVE) by Lindsay R Loucks

On Alien Love Island, the days are hot, but the nights are scorching…
Staying alive has never been harder. But the latest drama on the reality TV show may ensure that I do stay alive. At what cost though? And what if by playing this lovesick part, I’ve just fallen head over heels into yet another death trap? Whatever’s best for the ratings, right? I just hope my heart can take it.

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RANDOM IN DEATH: AN EVE DALLAS NOVEL by J D Robb

Jenna’s parents had finally given in, and there she was, at a New York club with her best friends, watching the legendary band Avenue A, carrying her demo in hopes of slipping it to the guitarist, Jake Kincade. Then, from the stage, Jake catches her eye, and smiles. It’s the best night of her life. It’s the last night of her life. Minutes later, Jake’s in the alley getting some fresh air, and the girl from the dance floor comes stumbling out, sick and confused and deathly pale. He tries to help, but it’s no use. He doesn’t know that someone in the crowd has jabbed her with a needle—and when his girlfriend Nadine arrives, she knows the only thing left to do for the girl is call her friend, Lieutenant Eve Dallas. After everyone on the scene is interviewed, lab results show a toxic mix of substances in the victim’s body—and for an extra touch of viciousness, the needle was teeming with infectious agents. Dallas searches for a pattern: Had any boys been harassing Jenna? Was she engaging in risky behavior or caught up in something shady? But there are no obvious clues why this levelheaded sixteen-year-old, passionate about her music, would be targeted. And that worries Dallas. Because if Jenna wasn’t targeted, if she was just the random, unlucky victim of a madman consumed by hatred, there are likely more deaths to come.

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REPRESSED ECHOES (THE SENDAXA CHRONICLES BOOK ONE) by Rebecca Hefner

World-renowned geneticist Danica Lawson woke up to a world that had been destroyed—by her own hand. She has no recollection of the downfall of society but is determined to repair the damage. Moreover, the first face she sees is one that’s eerily familiar—and undeniably handsome—even if she doesn’t recognize the sexy soldier with the deep, soothing voice. As Dani struggles to reverse the destruction, she realizes sinister forces are at play. For, a malevolent threat is sweeping through their dystopian world, and the window to defeat it narrows each day its reign strengthens.

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SECRET WAR (DARK EMPIRE BOOK THREE) by Tracy St John

Finally home on Kalquor, Dramok Ilid is haunted by his encounter with the Darks, which he barely survived. His struggle far from over, Ilid’s sanity and the empire’s existence hang on a quickly unraveling thread. When he learns the Darks have arrived on Kalquor, even his family’s love may not be able to keep him from an unthinkable end. On Earth II, head of planetary security Nobek Kuran’s hands are full: meeting his potential in-laws, training his replacement, and keeping tabs on a rogue lieutenant governor with a secret agenda. His troubles are only beginning when a deadly attack on those he loves drives him to the brink of murder. Meanwhile, spy Nobek Selt finds himself growing far too close to his subject, reporter Blythe Nelson. Does his clan dare to romance a woman devoted to uncovering the truth, including their secret activities on her world? Having wiped out the entire Bi’is civilization, the Darks have seized control of the Galactic Council of Planets and attempt to bring the Kalquorian Empire to its knees. Clans Tranis and Piras are desperate to stop the enemy from destroying Kalquor and its allies. Can Hope Nath and Chief Engineer Lokmi capture a lethal enemy capable of passing through all known barriers?

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THE RENEGADE AKSELI CYBORG (ALDEBARIAN ALLIANCE BOOK FIVE) by Dianne Duvall

Too many years of hunting psychotic vampires night after night have left Rachel with a desperate need for change. So when the opportunity to travel across the galaxy aboard a Lasaran warship to a utopian planet arises, the powerful Immortal Guardian jumps at the chance. Rachel eagerly looks forward to making a fresh start… until an enemy attacks and she ends up alone in an escape pod so far from alliance-occupied space that no one can hear her communications. No one except a renegade cyborg who shouldn’t exist. After a grueling, hard-fought rebellion, Wonick and his cyborg brethren settled on a distant planet, where they’ve finally carved out a peaceful existence. The Aldebarian Alliance believes every Akseli cyborg died long ago. And battle-weary cyborg leader Wonick is determined to prevent anyone from discovering otherwise, knowing such would spark the fiercest manhunt in the galaxy. Yet when he hears Rachel’s communications, temptation drives him to speak to her, sparking…(more blurb on ebook seller’s page)

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THREE EIGHT ONE by Aliyah Whiteley

VS Note: Not a romance. SciFi. 

In January 2314, Rowena Savalas – a curator of the vast archive of the twenty-first century’s primitive internet – stumbles upon a story posted in the summer of 2024. She’s quickly drawn into the mystery of the text: Is it autobiography, fantasy or fraud? What’s the significance of the recurring number 381? In the story, the protagonist Fairly walks the Horned Road – a quest undertaken by youngsters in her village when they come of age. She is followed by the “breathing man,” a looming presence, dogging her heels every step of the way. Everything she was taught about her world is overturned. Following Fairly’s quest, Rowena comes to question her own choices, and a predictable life of curation becomes one of exploration, adventure and love. As both women’s stories draw to a close, she realises it doesn’t matter whether the story is true or not: as with the quest itself, it’s the journey that matters.

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G8 (THE EIGHTH SPECIES BOOK TWO) by Linda Mooney

G8 Children and the others are adjusting and learning to live freely outside of the underground bunker that they were once led to believe was normal life. They’re trying to find jobs as they scrounge for food and clothing, although the town is nice enough to help them whenever possible. But they’re determined to do it on their own, for the first time ever. When a fire at Docenti Labs sent everyone running, Ingrid Shyne was told to wipe the computers and get out, but she couldn’t leave the babies behind. How could anyone? She escapes …(more blurb on ebook seller’s page)     Amazon     Apple Books     Kobo

NO SHELTER BUT THE STARS by Virginia Black

VS Note: LGBTQ scifi

Kyran Loyal is the last heir to the lost throne of a forgotten planet, the figurehead of a nomadic people fleeing the galactic tyranny of a brutal regime. Davia Sifane is the unrecognized daughter of an imperial despot. When happenstance pits them against each other in battle, neither expects the outcome: they are the only two people to survive. Marooned on a barren moon, their only hope of survival is to rely on each other, but what they learn will either kill them or change the galaxy forever.

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A HEART FOR A SCOUNDREL by Deiri Di

The letter read: Please accept this scoundral as your roommate. Along with the misspelling, it was filled with glitter. Caley – I’ve inherited a house I can’t afford to keep. The property taxes alone are more than my yearly income was… if my job hadn’t just quiet fired me that is. Luckily there is an eight foot tall oddly dressed hunk adorning my front doorstep, bearing an unlimited expense account, ready to become my roommate, and he comes bearing a letter of introduction. A glittery letter of introduction. The only other problem is he is an alien. Who is here to set up a dating agency. And the only Valentine he wants… is me..Jevelar – I am a cunning linguist. It’s why I got the mission to come to the planet my Empire has newly acquired and set up a dating agency. I, like many others, have tried and failed to find a mate who can awaken my osae and we’ve recently found out that hoomons are compatible. I get to this planet to begin my work and what do you know, I’ve found her right off the bat. Now all I have to do is convince her that I am the right mate for her. Lucky for me, her species has a holiday that is all about that.     AmazonKU

A HEART FOR FLYING SPARKS by Latrexa Nova

I’m dying to prove aliens are real, but he wants me to keep his secret.
Are you kidding me, though? He’s like eight feet tall and bright pink! And everyone’s just pretending like that’s normal? You’re telling me a pair of cheap sunglasses is enough to blend in? Too-cool-for-school Clark Kent has entered the chat. Only thing is—I get so busy trying to get everyone to see it that I almost die. Or I do die. But then Clark brings be back to life. He literally makes my heart beat, and I can’t stop myself from feeling a kind of way about him anymore as sparks fly. When my heart surgeon ex propositions me for some “no-strings attached” business, I take the excuse to drag my new alien friend to the Valentine’s Day Gala as a date to send the message that I’m not interested. But maybe I am interested in discovering more about what makes this alien’s heart tick.     Amazon 

A HEART FOR AVA: A LUMARIAN WARRIOR NOVEL by Mia Odetti and Katrina S Karter

VS Note: Mixed reviews on their first book.

Ava Lima – Ava, an astrophysicist with an insatiable curiosity, stumbles upon a cosmic anomaly that defies explanation. Little does she know that her discovery will unravel the fabric of her reality. Drawn into the Lumarian world of Celestial Nexus, she finds herself at the heart of an interstellar battle between humans and Lumarians. As she falls for grumpy alien with scars, she becomes a beacon of hope in a celestial conflict that threatens to shatter the harmony they’ve built. Can she bridge the gap between two worlds and unlock the key to everlasting unity? Cyprian Khalil – Cyprian, a cantankerous Lumarian struggling with the death of his fated mate, witnesses Ava’s arrival with a mixture of anger and trepidation. Her presence disrupts the delicate balance of Celestial Nexus, and Cyprian, an Lumarian assassin, bound by duty, must annihilate all threats. As Lumarians and humans unite against a common foe, he discovers his fated mate in the most unlikely place. Will he overcome his scars from the past, or will the fate of Celestial Nexus be forever altered?     AmazonKU

HEART FOR A HEAT by S R Griffith

Aliens Exist. No. I’m not crazy. Now, I have tickets to the best alien con in the state just in time for Valentine’s Day. My mission: nab me an alien for extracurricular activities. Until it all goes wrong when I touch a weird substance dripping of this red hot alien I’ve been flirting with. Something is changing inside me. I need him. Will I survive this heat rising in my skin? Friidid – My tail flicked and now it’s dripping for it’s mate. I can’t mate a human in the middle of this UFO convention. I’m here to sell books, not a mate! Until she touches the venom and now she’s hungry for carnal pleasures. She’s not my mate though. No way. She’s only human— a deliciously curvy and alluring human. Will I get her the antidote in time before she gets stabbed into my heart?   AmazonKU

A HEART FOR ALIEN HUNTING by Alina Riley

Today is the day I will find an alien and prove everyone wrong. Except… Am I the one finding him? Or is he the one finding me? Valentine’s Day is for those love doves. I’m going to do something more meaningful. These aliens have been evading me despite my efforts to research them. I know they exist, but no one believes me. That’s going to end soon.
When I run into the forest to search for them I end up in the arms of a muscular red alien’s arms… Well, I guess I’m right after all. But… What does he want from me? Do I get to explore him?     AmazonKU

CELESTIAL WOLVES: CELESTION WOLVES BOOK ONE by Charlene Pender

Terra is supposed to be safe. But I’m one of the unlucky ones. Of the thirteen human women in this cell, I’m the only one snatched straight from Earth. And everyone knows once the Skulchers have you, rescue is hopeless…But we hatch a plan to escape. The problem? The vessel we’ve stolen is a heap of junk, and we need to make an emergency landing onto an uncharted planet. As we enter the atmosphere, the shuttle rips in half, and our party is scattered into four groups. Surviving the crash is one thing, but finding the others? Impossible. Of my group, I volunteer to go out into the snowy, mountainous terrain to find the others. But I’m not the only thing out here in this endless snow. When a giant, three-eyed wolf rescues me from another animal’s vicious attack, it seems I’ve gained a hiking companion. But when the wolf transforms into a tall, muscular alien hunk with a gem in his forehead, it’s suddenly hard to focus on finding the others when thoughts of his blue lips on mine consume me.     AmazonKU

WHERE THERE’S A WILL: PANOPOLIS SERIES BOOK THREE by Cari Z

VS Note: From DEC 26. LGBTQ MM SciFi.

Being a Hero in Panopolis means living the high life: parties, money, influence, even reality television. And I’m one of the most powerful Heroes in the city. I have plenty of fans, a manager who looks out for me (after himself), and a job that pays the bills. I should be enjoying myself.
Unfortunately, the downside of my superpower means I can’t touch anyone, which tends to puts a damper on things. I probably don’t deserve all those perks anyway, since I’m working in secret with two of Panopolis’s biggest villains to undermine GenCorp—my main sponsor and the company that controls what gets through my force field. I obviously don’t trust my corporate overseers, but they’ve hired a new scientist who actually seems interested in helping me. Dr. Mansourian might have the answers to all my questions—not to mention a starring role in most of my dreams—but he’s hiding something big. If I let him have what he wants, I might not live to regret it. Then again, the way things are going in Panopolis these days, I might not live either way.

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WHERE THERE’S HOPE: PANOPOLIS SERIES BOOK FOUR by Cari Z

The city of Panopolis has attracted more than ninety percent of both the superheroes—and villains—in America. But some find a purpose beyond Panopolis’s crowds, and Jamie Fletcher, aka Flourish, is one of those heroes. After a brutal battle with a powerful villain called Blight leaves him badly injured, Jamie’s taking time off to recover, but even in his mild-mannered preschool teacher persona, he can’t avoid Blight washing up in his backyard. Only, Blight’s wounded—and he has amnesia, too. Jamie can’t turn this sad, gentle person into the police and his fellow heroes. He’ll help him recover, then send him on his way with none the wiser. Jamie didn’t count on other people tracking Blight down, and what that would mean for his secret identity. He didn’t count on falling in love, either. What happens when a villain stops being villainous, and a hero stops being so heroic?     AmazonKU

A HEART FOR HIS QUEEN by Astrid Eliason

VS Note: A short read.

Kulfirth – From pro athlete with the best hands in the galaxy to mechanic at the edge of the galaxy, Kulfirth’s life is in a downward spiral. So when his mentor mentions a queen from her home planet who needs assistance, he jumps at the chance to save her and her Kingdom of Drama. But when he lands on Earth, things are not what he expected.
The queen is his fated mate, and her emergency is her evil ex. Bridget – 
Cheated on and dumped, Bridget’s hit an all-time low. As if that wasn’t enough, her evil ex is now coming for her job as the internet’s favorite fashionista. The only people she can count on are across the galaxy with their alien “mates”. But when she calls them for help, someone else shows up. Can she and her scorching hot alien fool the internet into thinking they’re a couple? And will that be enough to save her career?
With tempting disguises and social media all a buzz Bridget soon finds their Valentine’s plans spiraling out of control. But maybe that’s how it should be.     AmazonKU

DUST STORM (SUMIRE BOOK TWO) by Liliana Begley

VS Note: A short read.

The deadly planet of Sumire continues to hold secrets. Lyndi of the Space Patrol must make an arrest, before the threatening dust storm arrives. Her partner is a man she can’t trust, whose name she doesn’t even know. Racing against time, and the threat of the Djinn, they might not make it.      AmazonKU

ALIEN’S ROYAL NANNY (ALIEN NEEDS A NANNY BOOK FOUR) by Milly Taiden

Hired as a tutor and nanny to Prince Maxon’s son, Fiona packs her bags and goes to a planet where the people are every color of the rainbow. But life in the palace is anything but vibrant. The prince is a jerk. A jerk her hormones crave. His sexy body and deep gaze twist her emotions in knots, but she’s not falling for him. Prince Maxon has been training for the day to take the place of his father as king since birth. Long days of weapons training, war strategizing, and politics have kept him too busy to be a good father or loving partner. He doesn’t have time for the emotions that blossom with beautiful and sweet Fiona. Keeping her at bay is getting harder by the day. What is it about the beautiful human that stirs his chest like no other? He better figure it out quickly. The enemy is closer to his home than he ever thought. His own life isn’t the only one hanging in the balance. His son and the woman he’s grown to love have become pawns in the games of war and love. Games Maxon has to win.     AmazonKU

HIS HUMAN TO CHASE (UNIT A12 BOOK FIVE) by Morgan Robinson

Skylar – I’m A12-22. That means I’m supposed to leave Earth twenty-two months after we struck a deal to go to a new planet and mate with some weird alien species. So, why does my heart yearn to leave Earth now? Why am I excited when it seems like I’m about to be sent early? Because the aliens that came to save Earth have experimented on me. They’ve been having the women in my unit huff alien pheromones, apparently, and I seem to like one alien’s pheromones a lot. Now, I’m being sent way too early, and I’m not even that upset by it. My mate is supposed to be a powerful warrior, and I’m being sent early to help him finish his transition into becoming an angry, snarling beast of a man. I don’t find a beast, though. I find a caring, funny alien that would do absolutely anything to keep me safe. Including, but not limited to, killing anyone who tries to hurt me. Yril – The goddess continues to bless my tribe. First, she sends …(more blurb on ebook seller’s page)   AmazonKU

SPARO RISING: PRINCESS OF HIGHLAND by Erik Schubach

VS Note: LGBTQ Steampunk SciFi

Sparo Rising is a spinoff series from the Techromancy Scrolls. Each book features a standalone story of a different side character from the Techromancy Scrolls that readers wished to hear more about. This sixth book centers around Shavon Fisher of Solomon, and her rise to power.
Almost three thousand years after an extinction level event on Earth, mankind seeks to regain its former glory, in a new world where magic and technology collide. Desiree Weaver was taken from the realm of Hell’s Gate as a child, losing everything to a Marauder raid, her home, her family, her happiness. Given a new name, Shavon, she is raised far away from the Burning Desert in Hell’s Gate, in the prosperous realm of Solomon upon the Great Sea, by a Fisher couple. One day, Shavon Fisher’s life is changed irrecoverably once again, by a chance meeting of a mysterious woman at Carnival, who would wind up raising Shavon to unimaginable heights as the Crowned Princess of Highland Reach and all the realms of Sparo.    Amazon     Kobo

VEIL OF STILLNESS (KESSLERT EFFECT BOOK FOUR) by Vanetta Chapman

VS Note: I’ve been enjoying the somewhat lowkey dystopian series and one clicked the latest book. There have been romantic elements along the way.

Veil of Stillness is a gripping tale of one town’s fight for survival in a post-apocalyptic world. Set in Alpine, Texas, nine months after all of the lower orbital satellites crashed to Earth, the story follows Logan Wright and Tanda Lopez on a perilous journey to the Rio Grande Valley in search of food. In a world where communication is non-existent and resources are scarce, Logan and Tanda must rely on their instincts and ingenuity. As they traverse the dystopian landscape, they encounter dangers at every turn as well as possible allies. The trick will be in recognizing the difference. Amidst the chaos, Logan and Tanda learn to rely on one another in ways they never thought possible. As they venture further into the unknown, they discover the true meaning of friendship, sacrifice, and hope.     AmazonKU

TIMEFALL by Madilyn deRose

VS Note: MM time travel romance.

At some point in the near future, I was going to lose all of my friends. It was inevitable, really. That was the sort of life my fortune cookie foretold or whatever. While everyone else wanted to be a doctor or an astronaut, I always found comfort in a good heist movie. I was never very sociable and according to other people, I was kind of weird. The only people I was really close with were my brother, Blaise, and my best friend, Brandy. Now, he was gone and she was a couple months away from marrying a straight edge millionaire. Me; I was a thief. Not the kind that stole one shoe from Walmart. No, I got my hands on things that were a bit more valuable. My life was about intricate surveillance, burglary, and grand theft auto when I was feeling ballsy. I was good at what I did, but I hadn’t made my big break yet. That was about to change. When I learned about a fancy lab with mysterious inventions, I set my sights on it. What I found there was far above anything I’d imagined. I mean, time travel was the stuff of science fiction. With top secret documents and one of their devices in hand, I was going to be a billionaire very soon. Well, that was the plan. Note to self: don’t mess around with a device that could send you hundreds of years into the past. Second note to self: make sure you don’t have a straggler when you head back to your own time. The guy definitely wouldn’t fit in and he’d probably cause all sorts of problems. Hell, at least he was really damn hot. And straight, of course. It’s possible he’s a homophobe, if we’re being honest. My main concern was getting him home. What else could go wrong along the way?   AmazonKU

DESTINED (DESIGNED BOOK THREE) by Amy Patrick

Just when she was settling in at the Haven (and getting almost used to the scary but exciting idea of becoming someone’s mate) Mireya’s world is rocked by the surprise arrival of two newcomers… Daniel and Heath. She’s thrilled to see them both safe and sound. Her would-be mate–Elias–is definitely not. He suspects Heath is a spy for the evil Apollo Gideon and doesn’t trust a word he says. He trusts him with Mireya even less. And she’s not sure what to believe. Because not only did Heath bring some major love triangle vibes to the Gebby sanctuary, he’s also brought news of a devastating new threat to them and all the kids like them on military bases across the country. The fate of the human race may hang in the balance as well. In this third and final book of the Designed series, Mireya has some tough decisions to make: Whom should she trust? Which guy does she truly love? And how can she possibly rise to the world-defining battle she is destined to fight?   AmazonKU

MOTHERSHIP by Kaitlyn O’Connor

VS Note: Listed in Erotica.

When amateur astronomer Opal Kennedy sees something she was never supposed to see—and worse, photographs it and then tops that by posting it online, she gets a visit from the men in black—and they aren’t happy with her. Opal didn’t think she’d really believed she had managed to photograph an alien Mothership until the FEDS showed up and threatened her. When she didn’t cooperate, they fixed the problem in a way she had never dreamed of. They summoned the aliens to come and pick her up and she found herself a ‘uman’ specimen for some very scary aliens—the cyborg, Talos, and his biological avatar.    Amazon

CYBEREVOLUTION AFTERMATH  IV: HERC 500.1 by Kaitlyn O’Connor

VS Note: Listed in Erotica

Swept up in the government plan to transport the poor to a new colony world, Mariah gets booted for health reasons before the ship sails and has to scramble to find a way to accompany her daughter and infant granddaughters. Tristan is the Herc she buys to protect them on the primitive world, but nothing goes quite according to plan. Or actually, at all. Tristan imprints on her as his mistress and Hayden and Dakota aren’t just hard to discourage. They’re impossible. And she isn’t as immune as she wishes she was.

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

VS: Just a reminder of my latest release…I was afraid it wasn’t spooky enough but reviews indicate it hit the spot…the “Mary Celeste of space” for those of you familiar with the mystery of the derelict freighter found sailing the Atlantic in the 1870’s with no crew aboard. This is my scifi romance take on it!

STAR CRUISE GHOST SHIP by Veronica Scott

After losing his Space Navy career due to an unfortunate accident, Theo Knox is looking for any opportunity to distinguish himself as an officer aboard the luxury cruise liner Nebula Zephyr. When they come upon a derelict freighter, he’s happy to lead a small crew to salvage the ship and bring her to port. But once he’s boarded the little ship questions pile up. What happened to the original crew? Why is the lifeboat still docked? Is the ship haunted? What’s in those mysterious crates in the cargo hold? Security Officer Jayna Evans has complicated feelings about Theo so she’s pleased to be assigned to his salvage crew. She hopes they can work out their future while bringing the derelict to port but the uncanny events aboard the abandoned vessel pile up and she can’t trust anyone, not even Theo. Can Theo and Jayna salvage the ship and their relationship? Will anyone survive a cruise on the Ghost Ship? This 38K word Star Cruise novella is the latest installment in the ongoing, connected series. Have you booked your Star Cruise yet? There is a very brief mention of the loss of a previous pregnancy.

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WELCOME TO MY NIGHTMARE (SOME KIND OF MONSTER BOOK ONE) by Katie May and Steffanie Holmes

Monsters aren’t just in your nightmares. Sometimes, they’re the people you love most. I’m Lily Dean, and I hunt monsters. Vamps, ghouls, demons. I’ll slay them all. Each kill gets me closer to finding the monsters who killed my parents and stole my future. When a new job comes up to exorcise a ghost haunting the honeymoon suite at an old hotel, I know it’s connected to what happened to me five years ago. But there’s only one problem. Okay, make that three problems. Jackson, Orion, and Brooks. The Bellua brothers – the best hunters in the business. We grew up next door to each other. We used to be best friends. Before they betrayed me. And now, they’re after my kill. There’s only one way I can get the answers I need. I have to team up with my enemies. Sometimes, to kill a monster, you have to become one.   AmazonKU

STARLIGHT DREAMS (STARLIGHT HOLLOW BOOK TWO) by Yasmine Galenorn

I’m Elphyra, the Witch of the Wild. I live in Starlight Hollow, a magical small town on the west side of Hood Canal, Washington. In Starlight Hollow, dreams become both reality, and nightmares. The town is filled with people who need magical help and advice, some tea, or just a shoulder to confide in. They come to me, and I do what I can to help them and to protect the town. AnaLee, my best friend, has started to notice strange things going on around her house. We discover an old graveyard near her house and the trouble seems to be emanating from there. At first I think it’s a ghost, but then we discover it’s something far more dangerous–a force that reminds me of a painful time in my past that I’ve been trying to forget. I’m going to need help, so I call on Faron Collinsworth, the King of the Olympic Wolf Pack, one of the only people who might be able to help me go up against the dark force trying to destroy my best friend–and me.

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BLOOD FAE ACADEMY by Various

CRAVE (DEMONS OF NOTHING) by Charlotte Brice

Pridjen – I am the demon of Pride, and getting sent back to the nothing by a little Vengeance has wounded my soul. I crave my companion in the nothing. A fellow demon with whom I can feel complete. But I crave what I can’t have. My own life. Summoned to the Something keeps us apart for decades at a time, so I must make the most of my favourite demon. Lyric. The demon of Craving. Half lust, half gluttony, I am more than enough for him. Or I would be if I was around more. Luckily, the demon I must share this craving with is asexual, I could not share my Lyric with anyone else. I’m going to start a rebellion to get what I want. I am Me, and I’m going to damn well own these pronouns. This is a 10k short story, told from three POVs     AmazonKU

GRAPE SUGAR SORCERY (A CANDY AND CHAOS COZY MYSTERY BOOK TWO) by Sara Bourgeois

Darkness descends when a teenage girl vanishes in the bewitching town of Hemlock Hollow. Candy shop owner and undercover witch Blue Bell springs into action as occult symbols surround the puzzling disappearance. With help from her sister Pepper, handsome P.I. Ethan Moore, and her sassy cat familiar, Tiffany, Blue follows a trail of chilling clues leading deep into the forest. Her uncanny abilities give her an edge in the baffling case that stumps the police. But when their investigation gets too close for comfort, a dangerous cult targets the sisters. In a heart-pounding confrontation, Blue must tap into her full magical powers to survive and take down the sinister forces threatening her town, sister, and snarky feline friend. She risks exposing her long-hidden gifts to confront the dark side of magic in her beloved haven. Will she prevail and unlock the secrets behind the teen’s alarming vanishing?    AmazonKU

SHIELD (THE DELPHIC DAME BOOK THREE) by Jenny Schwartz

If Cherry was a selfish witch, she’d keep running. She’s an oracle. She KNOWS that trouble is closing in. However, there’s an instant in which she could escape, and so could those she loves. Too bad she’s surrounded herself with ridiculously noble allies. The kind of self-sacrificing, kind, clever, and resolute people who force you to love them…then go off to risk their lives for the greater good. Of course Cherry has to rescue them. And if she’s rescuing those she loves, maybe she could save everyone else along the way?   AmazonKU

BLOOD OF ANCIENTS (A STUDY IN SHADOW BOOK FOUR) by Sara C Roethle

VS Note: From DEC 31.

Eiric won the battle, but Lyssandra plans on winning the war. With her bond broken, her magic builds, threatening to consume her—a price she is willing to pay if it means she can bring Eiric down with her. Only, not everything is as it seems. She had thought the Ivangard witches villains, not victims. When acolytes start dying in mysterious ways, Lyss is torn between helping them, or taking advantage of their weaknesses. Only one thing is for sure: the truth will come to light, shining itself not only on the killers, but on another dark secret hidden in Lyssandra’s blood. A secret that could bring ruin to the one she loves the most. Blood of Ancients is the epic conclusion of A Study in Shadows.   AmazonKU

MOONBREAK (FIVE MOONS RISING BOOK FOUR) by Lise MacTague

In Chicago’s dark underbelly, Snow, a solitary wolf, faces her greatest challenge yet. Leading the city’s remaining werewolf Alphas, she navigates a perilous path of survival. They’re haunted by a merciless enemy who’s not only murdered their leaders but also captured most of their packs. Snow’s task is complicated by the fragile alliance with four dominant Alphas—each battling for supremacy. Cassidy Nolan, amidst this turmoil, clings to her vision of leadership. Confined in a van with rival Alphas, her determination never falters with Snow, her unwavering ally, at her side. Together, they’re on a relentless quest to rescue their kin, facing an elusive and cunning adversary. As their journey grows more desperate, the bond between Snow and Cassidy strengthens. This alliance might be their only hope to unite the Alphas and save their packs. But with time running out and trust scarce, will their newfound strength be enough to conquer the challenges ahead?

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EMBRACE OF DRAGONS (DRAGON TAILS BOOK EIGHT) by Aja James

Arthur Pendragon, the Once and Future King of an ancient Isle, finally recovered his heart and awoke from his witch queen’s spell. But he sustained mortal wounds before he was spirited away to “Avalon,” a Celestial Realm beyond human ken. In order to restore him, his life force was bound to another—his First Knight, Lancelot. There was a time when Arthur loved and admired Lancelot above all men, before the Betrayal. Since the destruction of their shared tormentor, he realized that he’d accused his friend wrongly. But so much time, distance and regret have accumulated between them. So much sadness and pain. A trip to their homeland with Arthur’s newly discovered family reopens old wounds, but also reminds them of how they used to be. During the journey, they are tasked with the search for the Everlasting Embrace by a mysterious being who speaks to them in dreams. The end of the world may be just around the corner. Along the way, enemies may become lovers, reluctant friendships may form, and lots of hot, desperate, this-may-be-the-last-time-we-have-sex sex will definitely be had.    Amazon

THE HUNTED (ADDALEE ACKERS BOOK ONE) by Rebecca Royce

I’m Addalee Ackers, and my life’s gone totally bonkers. I mean, I’ve been possessed by a freakin’ demon! And that’s not even the half of it. Four drop-dead gorgeous guys have all set their sights on me, which would be awesome if I weren’t, you know, possessed and stuff. It’s like a twisted supernatural soap opera. We’re knee-deep in secret societies, dodging assassins left and right. All I want is to go back to dealing with normal girl problems, but I’m stuck in this paranormal mess. As if things couldn’t get any weirder, there’s this undeniable attraction, a sizzling connection that pops between me and these four guys. But it’s more than just steamy tension; it’s a power that could change everything. Can I kick this demon to the curb and survive the chaos closing in around us? Or will I succumb to the forces that threaten to consume us all?   AmazonKU

TWISTED FATE (VIOLET STORM URBAN FANTASY SERIES BOOK TWO) by Maureen Bonatch

I didn’t expect to become a celestial cat-sitter in addition to getting caught in a cosmic conspiracy, but destiny tampering threatens future angels. The likely culprit? The demon with the sinister plot to recruit me for the Underworld. He can identify future angels. It turns out, so can I—or so I’m told. Doubt creeps in, making me question my abilities. As if another eerie similarity between me and the demon isn’t enough. Now, I must outsmart the demon, identify the next victim, and navigate the chaos at the Station thanks to a mysterious troublemaker. Secrets spill out, and mine aren’t the only ones exposed. If I can’t keep my focus, my self-doubt might lead me to self-sabotage. There’s a mortal teenager’s life on the line, and to top it off, that angel won’t ever forgive me if anything happens to her precious cat.     AmazonKU

FAKE DATES AND FANGED MATES by Alice Winters

Julian – This week hasn’t gone the best for me unless you count Casimir, the sexy ancient vampire, bringing me back from the brink of death (and tying my fate to his in the process). Not that it matters if the werewolves and vampires don’t stop their ridiculous feud, because someone is targeting them and widening the divide between our communities with each body they leave in their wake. But as the alpha’s son, I have a plan to fix everything. I’m going to convince Casimir to fake date me to show the others that we can work together. I mean… what could go wrong? Casimir – Everything. Literally everything could go wrong. Who is actually going to believe that I want this joke-cracking, cute werewolf tagging alongside me? Honestly, do I even care if people get along? I really think I have much more important things to do than going on hardware store dates, learning the torturous art of holding hands, and attending awkward family dinners, like… staring at my dog… and… I’m sure there’s something else. Okay, fine, maybe this whole fake dating scheme isn’t the worst idea that I’ve come across in the past five hundred years, but it’s definitely in the running. The two of us are just going to have a bit of fun while I stop whoever’s hunting down the vampires and werewolves… right?    Amazon

KUAKET (SPEED DATING WITH THE DENIZENS OF THE UNDERWORLD BOOK 34) by Laura Greenwood

Kua has strict rules for her relationships, and most of them revolve around avoiding falling in love. When she finds herself entangled with a warlock belonging to a cult that wants to destroy all gods, she thinks she’s found the perfect no-strings-attached situation. Abrax longs to be free from the cult that has him in its grasp, but he doesn’t have a chance to make that a reality until they threaten the one person he’s grown to care about the most. Can the two of them work out a plan to free him without losing everything they’re not supposed to have?

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MINE (LAIR OF THE WOLVEN) by J R Ward

FAEBOUND: A NOVEL by Saara  El-Arifi
Yeeran was born on the battlefield, has lived on the battlefield, and one day, she knows, she’ll die on the battlefield. As a warrior in the elven army, Yeeran has known nothing but violence her whole life. Her sister, Lettle, is trying to make a living as a diviner, seeking prophecies of a better future. When a fatal mistake leads to Yeeran’s exile from the Elven Lands, both sisters are forced into the terrifying wilderness beyond their borders.  There they encounter the impossible: the fae court. The fae haven’t been seen for a millennium. But now Yeeran and Lettle are thrust into their seductive world, torn among their loyalties to each other, their elven homeland, and their hearts.
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LANGDON (TERK’S GUARDIANS FOUR) by Dale Mayer

Langdon hasn’t been in a good place for a long time, but it was time enough to chase away the woman he’d loved since forever. Unable to reach her to make it right, he realizes she’s disappeared—and not by choice. He then finds out why Molly was kidnapped and by whom. Molly would do just about anything for Langdon, yet being used as leverage to force him to act wasn’t part of the plan. But escaping would take more than her special energy skills, abilities her captors are unaware of. She needs to keep it that way. Now if only she could open the psychic door she’d slammed shut between her and Langdon to let him know what was happening—before he was forced to do something that could kill them both.

DEAD MAN’S CHEST (COLD CASE PSYCHIC BOOK 25) by Pandora Pine
One phone call can change everything. Sick of snow and ice, psychic Tennyson Grimm jumps at the chance to head to Florida for a little fun in the sun. While sitting on the beach, his phone rings with a call from prison inmate River Ramsey who has a startling claim: “You don’t know me, but I’m your brother.” The man has been arrested for the murder of his business partner and needs Tennyson’s help to prove his innocence.
Detective Ronan O’Mara is stunned by the revelation. He’s determined to discover if Ramsey is a killer or simply a conman on the grift. As he delves into the crime, Ronan unearths devastating secrets someone is willing to kill in order to protect. Caught in the middle is Tennyson’s mother, Kaye, who must come to grips with the fact that her husband had secrets of his own. Who is River Ramsey? Did he kill his business partner? More importantly, is he really Tennyson’s brother?    AmazonKU
SUMMER QUEEN (THE BURIED AND THE BOUND TRILOGY BOOK TWO) by Rochelle Hassan
As a new coven, Aziza, Leo, and Tristan faced evil and triumphed. All that’s left is to put their lives back together, a process complicated by the fallout from painful secrets, the emotional and physical scars they now carry, and the mysteries that still haunt them. But with the approach of the solstice comes the arrival of strange new visitors to Blackthorn: the Summer Court, a nomadic community of Fair Folk from deep in Elphame. They’ve journeyed to the border between the human world and fairyland, far from their usual caravan route, to take back something that belongs to them—something Leo’s not willing to lose. Refusing to give up without a fight, he makes a risky deal with the Summer Court’s princess and regent. The challenge she proposes sends Coven Blackthorn into the farthest, wildest reaches of Elphame.
But when you play games with the Fair Folk, even winning has a cost.
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RICH, RUGGED AND ORCISH by Zora Black
Nannying two orc kids? Easy. Their handsome single dad? Now that’s a challenge. This orc has a meddling mother-in-law who wants to find him a wife. I know my sister can knock his tusks off! In order to set them up…I have to fake date the orc. I wanted to get his mother-in-law out of the way. But soon enough, bouncy kids and bedtime routines become the least of my worries. Because I want the single orc dad all for myself. 
From his hot body to his thick wallet, I just can’t resist. I thought he was perfect for my sister…But I think he might be perfect for me. Am I destined to just be his nanny? I can wrangle his kids…But can I wrangle his heart?     AmazonKU
MISTLETOE MAGIC: WHEEL OF THE YEAR #2 (SHADOWED DREAMS) by S J Sanders
Yule has arrived and with it my demon husband, Iyano. It may not be the best idea to remain here with him but there is a Yule party to attend, friends to gather with, and one last winter holiday to say goodbye to. Of course, Iyano has his own ideas of how to welcome the birth of the sun and fires getting stoked higher. Not to mention a plan to gift me with another precious memory of a holiday bygone. It’s about to get a lot more magical around here with a demon home for Yule. This novella is a continuation from Pumpkin Spice Magic and should be read in order.   AmazonKU
WORDS NOT NECESSARY: A MAGIC USERS OF GREENFORD SPINOFF SHORT by Lisa Oliver
VS Note: A re-release.
Rocky Anderson, high magic user and a Wielder of the Magic Sword, needed an anchor immediately. Stuck on the border of Poland, with no way to even read his magically encrypted messages on his phone, he was desperate enough to try using magic without the grounding presence an anchor would give him… and got soundly told off by a young homeless girl in the process. A young girl who had a brother, who was an anchor.
For Neo Brecht, life was getting desperate. As an anchor, no one would give him work because he didn’t speak. But because he had anchor marks, no one else would give him any other work in case he was needed to anchor for a high magic user. Magical laws determined he couldn’t use the powers he had for personal gain, and yet without work, he had absolutely nothing at all. Until his sister returned with a mountain of a man bringing pastries and coffee… ah, coffee. Fated mates they might be, but Neo wasn’t going to let Rocky shirk his work. There was a vampire feasting on anchor blood and he wasn’t showing any signs of stopping. But Neo’s gut was warning him there was something off about the case, too. Was their happy ever after going to be cut short before it had even begun?     Amazon
THE BOOK OF JADE (BRANCHES OF TIME BOOK THREE) by Jane O’Brien
Skye has a knack for getting herself into trouble, but she doesn’t shy away from doing whatever has to be done to solve her predicaments. In this case, her newly found ability of time travel is what she resorts to in order to get herself out of yet another sticky situation. All goes well, until she meets a handsome, mysterious, stranger, Remington Hart, in 1927, who, unbeknownst to her, has been sent to track her down and take her back to her rightful year of 2051. After several encounters with Remington in 1927 where Skye learned what it was like to be a carefree, wealthy flapper, she found herself wildly attracted to a man she knew she could never have because she believed he belonged in an era different from her own. When her time has come to an end in the roaring twenties and she must return to 1907 where she had traveled from, she has no idea the man of her dreams has followed her there, too. As Rem watched her from the shadows, waiting for his chance to make a capture, he begins to fall in love from afar. When Skye learns what his mission is, she flees to Taiwan in 1967 to divert his attention away from her and her family. Will Remington Hart catch his prey and forcefully return her to the future…(more blurb on ebook seller’s page)     AmazonKU
ROBERT: A FORTY PROOF NOVELLA (THE FORTY PROOF SERIES) by Shannon Mayer
**This is Robert’s story before he became the Robert you know in the Forty Proof Series.** In 1876, we were called to Savannah, Georgia to help with an infestation of demons. If we’d known what we, my wife Evangeline, and I, were walking into, we’d have run the other way. As it was, we shared tea with a vampire and stepped into a battle we did not understand until it was too late. On the night we arrived, Evangeline went missing, taken from our room. Now, in a strange city, filled with demons, and monsters, I must find her before those monsters make her one of their own. The only question that remains is one for you, dear reader. Are you brave enough to come with me on this journey, my friend? It is not for the weak of heart, but for those who believe that love is always strong enough…and that a kind soul or two can make all the difference in your life as you face the darkness. **You can read this novella WITHOUT having read any of the other books in the Forty Proof Series. Robert’s story continues in Midlife Bounty Hunter**   AmazonKU
EMILY WILDE’S MAP OF THE OTHERLANDS by Heather Fawcett
Emily Wilde is a genius scholar of faerie folklore who just wrote the world’s first comprehensive encyclopaedia of faeries. She’s learned many of the secrets of the Hidden Ones on her adventures . . . and also from her fellow scholar and former rival Wendell Bambleby.  Because Bambleby is more than infuriatingly charming. He’s an exiled faerie king on the run from his murderous mother and in search of a door back to his realm. And despite Emily’s feelings for Bambleby, she’s not ready to accept his proposal of marriage: Loving one of the Fair Folk comes with secrets and dangers. She also has a new project to focus on: a map of the realms of faerie. While she is preparing her research, Bambleby lands her in trouble yet again, when assassins sent by his mother invade Cambridge. Now Bambleby and Emily are on another adventure, this time to the picturesque Austrian Alps, where Emily believes they may find the door to Bambleby’s realm and the key to freeing him from his family’s dark plans. But with new relationships for the prickly Emily to navigate and dangerous Folk lurking in every forest and hollow, Emily must unravel the mysterious workings of faerie doors and of her own heart.
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SOREN (WANDERERS BETWEEN WORLDS BOOK ONE) by Miranda Page
VS Note: MM Fantasy

Soren – Monsters are nasty, but humans are worse. I’ve spent the last few years wandering what is left of the United States with a monster at my side. Roman’s ginormous. Cat-like, covered head to toe in black scales, and definitely not from this world. I just didn’t think the small, kind of cute, monster house cat that I rescued would grow to be the size of a horse. But I couldn’t have asked for a better traveling companion.
She keeps me safe against the other monsters, and most humans are too scared of her to get near us. Too bad they will never know the worst thing she would do to them is lick them to death. Now, if we could just find a home away from the monsters that want to eat me and the humans who want to kill her. Merrick – Humans took everything from me. My mate. My child. My home. When human technology tore holes in our reality, it killed our world and devastated the human population on their side. Now, we need a new home, and the only one available is the one that took everything with its greed. But to survive, we must find a way to work with humans. Even if they want to kill us. But I never thought I would meet him out here in the wilds. The human who would bring me peace.     AmazonKU

HIS REJECTED MATE (GAME OF WOLVES BOOK THREE) by Lindsey Devin and Skye Wilson

The show is over, but I’m not giving up on our love without a fight…
The deadly hit television show The Reject Project may have stopped filming, but that doesn’t mean we’re done fighting for our lives. We’ve been abandoned on the island while war wages on the mainland, and Kira’s been kidnapped by a dangerous scientist. When I launch a rescue party to save her, we make the sickening discovery that Simon’s experiments are more terrifying that we imagined. Somehow, we have to stop him and figure out a way off the island. And even if we reach Fangmore City alive, there’s no guarantee we’ll be able to protect ourselves and our loved ones from the brutal pack warfare or settle the score with the show’s producers. Worst of all, Kira is starting to doubt our relationship because of others’ disapproval. The entire world may be against us, but I intend to show her that our love is worth fighting for, even if it kills me.     AmazonKU

HORNS (TWISTED TIDINGS) by Adrian Blue

When a horned nightmare kidnaps Jane, she thinks it is over. She is going to rot in her small, dank cell. But the monster, Krampus, has something far different in mind for her. She has sins to atone for, naughtiness to be punished, and Krampus is all too happy to deal out some discipline. The only problem? He has the wrong person. But Krampus won’t let a little thing like that deprive him of his fun.   AmazonKU

SHADOWS AND SPELLS by Alice Stone

In a world of bewildering hauntings and paranormal mischief, my inheritance soon becomes my gateway to a magical deadly game in the shadows…Inheriting my grandmother’s old mansion was meant to be a fresh start, but I never imagined my new home would be a haven for all sorts of paranormal creatures. A clumsy werewolf and a fairy that bites? Talk about interesting obligatory roommates. Hours after I show up to claim my inheritance, one of the vampire tenants is gruesomely incinerated. A reluctant amateur sleuth with magical abilities to see my paranormal roommates, I delve into a spine-chilling investigation, uncovering a sinister plot that’s targeting my grandma’s house. And me. Time is slipping away, and I must confront malevolent forces and ruthless vampire hunters who are determined to annihilate my new friends, including the handsome, stoic vampire Vincent and my ghost cat companion. Can I master my new magical abilities, shield my friends, and escape the hunters’ clutches? If I don’t unravel the dark enigmas lurking within my newfound inheritance, I may not get out of this one with my life.     Amazon     Apple Books     Kobo

LUST (SEVEN DEADLY SINS BOOK ONE) by Sienna Moreau

Sleeping with the Demigod of Desire could cost Deacon his life, but falling for him could cost him everything. Deacon St. James’ search for his missing brother has led him straight into the arms of one of the Deadly Sins that rule the world. Lust is charming, captivating and powerful and Deacon all too willingly falls to his knees at his command. The connection and heat between them could consume him whole, if he lets it. The forbidden fruit has never tasted so good. As one of the Seven Deadly Sins, Lust has the world at his fingertips, never wanting for anything. From the moment Deacon walks into his life, Lust is enamored by the spirited man who can shake off the very magic that he uses to control the world. Once he has him in his bed, Lust has no intention of letting him go. Nothing is as it seems and survival is a fickle beast. The harder Lust falls, the more everything falls apart around him. Enemies plot from the shadows, and secrets that both Lust and Deacon hold have the potential to destroy them from the inside. If they’re going to survive, they have to learn what it means to trust… and to love. When the first strike lands, will they risk it all for a glimpse of a future together?     AmazonKU

ONE ANGEL’S WISH by Kira Stone

Chris is in Heaven, working hard to keep humans happy and healthy. He doesn’t Wish for a single thing in his afterlife, a problem that leads to serious consequences when Geena, a young, beautiful Angel in Training comes crashing into his immortal life. The Wishes he’s been collecting as payment for his work as a Guardian Angel have gone unspent and now when he tries to save the woman of his dreams, he brings trouble down upon both their heads… and bodies. Geena has lost her MAN, her Mentoring Angel. On top of that, she keeps using the Lord’s name in her speech, which has gotten her silenced. She needs a Wish to get her lips unglued, but she can’t speak to earn one. She turns to the only person around she knows, a man with a Wish in his hand. In doing so, she unwittingly ties her immortal life to his and learns just how hot the quiet type can burn.

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WAR KING’S PRIZE (tHE WAR KINGS BOOK FOUR) by Lacey Thorn

When War King Marcus Blaywolf comes across a group of men attempting to enter the Dread Lands, he knows something is off. Stealing their guarded prize, he sends them on their way. The prize? A woman. One with fire on her tongue. Fire that ignites a desire in Marcus that can only be sated by one thing. Claiming his prize and making her his bride.

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VICIOUSLY YOURS (FAE KINGS OF EDEN BOOK ONE) by Jamie Applegate Hunter

Rennick: When Rennick was thirteen, the gods bestowed upon him the name of his fated mate–a human girl. As the sole heir to the Mountain Kingdom, magic bound him to his kingdom until he ascended the throne on his twenty-fifth birthday, and as a human, she couldn’t cross the magical barrier separating the humans from the fae. Heartsore and consumed with thoughts of her, he did the only thing he could and sent her anonymous letters and gifts…Until he crossed the barrier into her kingdom to claim her as his own. Amelia: Six months after Amelia’s thirteenth birthday, she received a strange letter from a fae boy claiming her as his mate. Humans weren’t taught much about the fae, and one look at the horrifying doll meant to be her belated birthday gift solidified her suspicions that someone was playing a cruel joke. Except the letters and odd gifts kept coming. Against her better judgment, Amelia fell in love with her mysterious admirer throughout the years, certain they would never meet. But on her twenty-fifth birthday, her walk to work was interrupted by two familiar words she’d read a million times.   AmazonKU

HEARTS PURSUIT by Lyra Winters

After a horrendous date left my heart feeling like a battered piñata, I knew a gaming marathon would be the perfect remedy. But when I passed out with my portable gaming system in hand, I was transported into the heart of my favorite dating simulation universe! Now, yours truly, is the main heroine attending a whimsical, enchanted academy, armed with magical prowess, EXP, and MANA galore. Dorm life in the academy is magical, especially when my roommate is an enchanted plant with a knack for being judgmental. Plus, she keeps telling me she’s my guardian, whatever that means. Not to mention, I’ve unlocked heart-fluttering connections to some of the men here. Picture six dreamy love potentials, each with their own heart-o-meters and some seriously adorable meet-cute-events. Dating games were my jam, but they always made you choose between the love interests. Why settle for one love interest when I can have six? My goal is to create the ultimate harem and max out their heart-o-meters! Who needs to pick a single beau when you can have a heart-throbbing team? No more tough love choices for this heroine!     AmazonKU

VALKYRIE HEART (VALKYRIE BOUND BOOK ONE) by Nichole Rose

Rissa – My entire life, I’ve been different. I’ve felt things I shouldn’t. Heard things that weren’t there. But those whispers never led me astray until my twenty-first birthday. The handsome stranger at the bar seemed innocent enough…until I woke up in his bed with no recollection of how I got there. He says I’m not who I think I am, and that I’m in danger. The craziest part? The more time I spend with him, the more I want to believe it when he says he belongs to me. But my life isn’t a fairytale, and places like Valhalla, mate bonds, and ancient Fae warriors don’t exist…do they?Dax – For millennia, I was oathbound to protect Valhalla, a warrior of Light sworn to defend her no matter the cost. Until the Forsaken destroyed every last Valkyrie within her borders. My brothers and I have spent the last three hundred years in exile, trapped on earth and waiting for the five mortal women prophesized to restore honor to the Halls. But when Rissa calls my soul, everything changes. My loyalty is no longer to Valhalla and the Fae but to the powerful woman caught in a prophecy she doesn’t understand. I’ll do whatever I have to do to keep her Light shining and protect our bond. Even if it means letting Valhalla fall forever.     AmazonKU

MARRYING HIS BROTHER’S MATE (ALASKA WOLF SHIFTER CLAN) by Alicia Banks

Randall and Page found themselves entangled in a forbidden romance that set their hearts ablaze. They were never supposed to be together. She had already been promised to Randall’s brother Ethan. Randall always had a thing for Page and he was willing to go to great lengths to bring his love to him, even pretending to be someone else to marry her on the sly! PAGE – I tried to run away when I found out that I had to marry a stranger. My dad didn’t care what I wanted, and he locked me up so that I couldn’t run away again. It was humiliating, and I was terrified to get married to Ethan. So, when I saw that it was Randall standing there ready to marry me, I said “I do” with a smile on my face. After a night of passion, I knew that I was always supposed to be with Randall. We were meant to be together, and nothing was going to stand in our way, not even my real fiancée or my dad. No one was going to keep me from Randall. RANDALL – My brother screwed me in the worst way possible when he tried to set our new half-brother up with Page. He knew that I loved her, had asked to marry her years ago, but wasn’t given permission. I was told she wasn’t from the right sort of family, but I didn’t care. I didn’t care about anything but how much I loved her. When I took her back, it set in motion a fight with my brothers, and it almost cost me my life. Is it wrong to think that Page is worth it?  AmazonKU

KING OF COINS: BOOK FOUR THE TAROT KINGS by Amy Kuivalainen

Arkon, the Grand Sorcerer of Venice, grapples with two unyielding foes: duty and the enigmatic Wolf Mage. Unfortunately, he can’t escape either while the war with the Varangians continues to tear Europe apart. Zarya Verasha, once loyal to the Emperor until his betrayal, seeks vengeance. Armed with a list of six names, she wants Arkon’s aid to take them down and end the war’s ceaseless turmoil. The Varangians have created formidable war mages from the essence of magical captives, and it will take the combined might of Arkon and Zarya to stop them. As Fate weaves them closer together, Arkon and Zarya will discover unexpected similarities, forcing them both to question their perceptions of each other and themselves.     AmazonKU

WALTZING WITH WITCHES (HAVEN EVER AFTER BOOK FOUR) by Hazel Mack

The Keeper – Morgan Hector is mine, but for her own safety, I can never claim the pretty witch. I can never sate myself on her blood or bring her to bliss with my teeth. We’ll never be anything more than friends. But when I discover she’s homeless and living in my office, I do what I shouldn’t—I bring her home. Being in close proximity with the mate I hold at arm’s length is the most devastating torture. She’s smart and kind with the mouth of a sailor. Plus she smells good enough to eat, and I’d give my right fang to devour her. The longer we spend under the same roof, the more my control begins to fray. But the secrets I harbor protect innocent lives—including Morgan’s. No matter how much I long for her, I can’t give into temptation. Just when I think I’ve wrestled back my desire, a dangerous warlock makes his final play against me. When Morgan ends up in his crosshairs, I have impossible decisions to make. In a war between duty and love, can I make the choice that’s right for her? Or will I doom us both to loss in the name of protecting Ever?   AmazonKU

ALPHA KING’S CAPTIVE by Ariel Renner and Lila Bosch

Only my fated mates’ touch can satisfy my raging hunger… and, as Alpha King, I will claim her at any cost. As Clarion’s formidable ruler who shifts effortlessly into a wolf, bear, or lion, I pursue my treasonous twin and find the gorgeous human he attacked. Though forbidden, I’m compelled to take Crystal to my kingdom for healing. When she awakens demanding to leave, I refuse. I must unravel why she was targeted and why I burn for her so fiercely. Every heated exchange makes me want her more, and the need to protect her consumes me. Under the chaos of the Blood Moon, our bodies ignite into untamed passion. When Crystal survives another attack, healers question if she’s human or more powerful than we ever imagined. My enemies plot to take her, but she is mine. I’ll unleash primal fury to protect my fated mate. For her, I will risk everything – my brother, my throne, even my life.   AmazonKU

WOLF ARRANGED (BETRAYED BY BLOOD BOOK ONE) by Bethany Shaw

As the alpha’s only daughter, I’m sold to our pack’s adversary to stop a war. Sent to live behind enemy lines, I must breed with my new pack’s sigma, Lincoln, or risk the murder of everyone I love. As luck would have it, the moment I lay eyes on this man I barely know, I realize he’s my fated mate…only to meet his twin brother, Sawyer, and imprint on him, too. Wolves aren’t supposed to have more than one fated mate, and Sawyer—the future alpha—was already promised to another. I was meant to solve a problem, and now I’ve created a new one. One that will get us all killed if our mate bond cements. Now, if we fail to keep our romance a secret, my family will be killed, and I’ll suffer a fate worse than death. But what happens when our inner wolves make that decision for us?     AmazonKU

SHATTERED OMEGA PART ONE (POISONVERSE NOIR BOOK ONE) by Marie Mackay

I’m an omega left behind. I’m damaged, forced to hide my nature, with a scent that can turn alphas violent. I was told there would be no normal, no friends, or dream pack waiting in the distance. But I have one last chance at love. Tomorrow, at the academy ball, my scent blockers will fade. My mates—the ones I was told I would never have—will see me.
But with one night to go, everything falls apart, and I find myself blackmailed by ruthless alphas. They are set on keeping my scent for themselves. Dusk, Umbra, and Ransom are the only alphas in the school more prestigious than my mates. Arrogant, beautiful, and deadly, they’re an enigma, shunning all omega attention. Until now. Too late, I learn that their pack lead, Dusk Varis, is as obsessed as he is unhinged. He doesn’t care about my dreams or scent-matched mates. He claims what he wants without asking. And what he wants is me.     AmazonKU

RENEGADE (URBAN ACADEMY REJECTS BOOK ONE) by Mazzy J March

There are two wolves inside me. One I was born with and one born of trauma. Trauma I don’t remember and no one will tell me about. There’s no other shifter like me and for that reason, I can never have a mate. Life is hard enough running from the Light Kingdom’s fury without adding romance to the mix. They want to drive out a part of me–kill my night wolf, my second wolf. She is a part of me now, and I’m not letting her go. After I met with the headmistress of the Urban Academy, she feared that I would be easily found inside its walls. The best place for me to hide my light was among the shadows and the darkness. There was a place for the more pesky of shifters–her words, not mine. Those who made trouble. Couldn’t control their shifts. Couldn’t cage their beast’s violence. Once I got there, I had to hide my true self. If people knew I had a duality, the repercussions could be severe. So, I would do as the headmistress told me —keep my head down and my wolves hidden —both of them. And then I met the Three Kings. They stayed together–their own little pack. My wolves called out for me to go to them–both of my wolves wanted them desperately. Wanting them was one thing–getting them would mean the end of my night wolf and maybe my life.   AmazonKU

CAPTIVE WITCH (SILVER WOLVES OF LOCKWOOD SERIES BOOK THREE) by Whitney Morsillo

One mistake threatens my fall—the bitten witch captured by a hunter. 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 discover that Gideon is my mate—and the reason my powers are spiraling out of control. But when the wolf council and my mother join forces, I realize how screwed we are—and how desperate I am to keep Gideon safe. Now, I’m clinging to the last bit of hope that I can find the well and grow these powers that I never wanted in the first place… while trying to convince my wolf that staying far away from our mate is the right choice—for now.Because Gideon and I are stronger together. After all, I am the alpha’s lycan witch mate.     AmazonKU

ALPHA BOND (THE SHADOW WOLVES BOOK ONE) by BE Brouillard

My fated mate is a beast who’ll destroy me…who’ll ruthlessly use me in his pack’s breeding program. So, I do the unthinkable. I reject my mate and run from the wolves who stole me from my family. Starving, alone, terrified…if they find me, I’m in a world of trouble. Because I have a secret I’d rather not share – one which makes me valuable among our kind; I’m fertile for any male who takes me. And my savage new mate wants to use me, not just for himself, but for his entire pack…I run. I run fast, and I run as far as I can. But escape may not have been the best idea. Turns out that the saying “out of the frying pan into the fire” is true because I’m discovered by an alpha who scares me more than my last captor. But for very different reasons. Jagger Law is big, mean, and the baddest rogue wolf I’ve ever encountered. He also happens to be the sexiest man I’ve ever laid eyes on. Not that I’m looking too hard because he’s a vicious outcast. A creature who belongs to a pack with no roots and no rules. Guess what?Jagger is willing to protect me – but at a price…because nothing in life is free. Why am I so surprised there are strings attached? I hate to admit it, but I need him. Except Jagger might be the one I need protection from…because it turns out my heart is in more danger than my body.     AmazonKU

 

New Releases in #SciFi #Fantasy and Paranormal Romance for JAN 17

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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WED TO THE ALIEN ROGUE (ACCIDENTAL ALIEN BRIDES BOOK EIGHT) by January Bell

Sure, he’s my husband— but we’re only friends. The minute our commanding officers assign us to track down the Roth and missing human women, I know it’s a setup. Just my huge husband, Aeroz, and me, together, in a small space ship for however long it takes? Yeah. It’s definitely a set up. But Aeroz is an absolute gentleman —er, gentlealien— and not only do we get along great, but we’re also a good team. He’s a great sparring partner, he’s charming and funny, and I love beating him at whatever Earth or Suevan game we play before we go to our respective beds at night. Everything changes, though, when we have to pretend to be on a lover’s vacation to blend in on a space station in our hunt for the Roth. The tension heats up until I realize maybe… just maybe, Aeroz might be more than a friend. Much more. We have a job to do, though, and it’s dangerous. The Roth are headed to Earth again, and we are the ones closest enough to stop them from mounting another devastating invasion. We don’t have time to be distracted by love. Or is love exactly what we need to save the day?     AmazonKU

PROTECTED BY THE ALIEN WARRIOR by Fern Fraser

I never expected to get sucked through a wormhole, dumped back in time, get separated from the tour group, and lose my bestie all at the same time. And I definitely didn’t plan on being captured by a ripped warrior, Prince Zaryk, who manipulates matter, has glowing tattoos, and rocks diamond-like skin. I need to find my BFF, but how? I’m stuck with a sexy escaped prisoner who doesn’t speak a word of English, communicates in body language, and can’t keep his hands off me. I’m quickly learning nothing’s normal anymore, but if I want to survive, I’ve got to roll with the punches. Zaryk calls me Vah-Neesss-Ahh, and let’s just say I’ve got this situation under control.     AmazonKU

CLAIMED BY THE DIAMOND KING by Violet Rae

Mara – I like to think I’m an open-minded gal, but I’ve never believed in the whole “we’re not alone in the universe” thing. Wormholes? Time travel? Aliens? Um, nope.But when I’m ripped from my comfortable-if-a-tad-boring-life to a strange, prehistoric land, these phenomena seem the only plausible explanation. Because I’m pretty sure my version of Earth doesn’t have insects the size of small cars and beasties with four eyes. The biggest surprise of all is the seven-foot alien with sparkly skin and a bod made for sin who appears from nowhere, grunting at me in a strange, guttural language. The dude is huge, growly, and looks like he wants to club me over the head with his enormous weapon and drag me to his cave to make cute alien babies. Yet there’s no denying his wicked fighting skills when I’m attacked by a giant snake-beast, convincing me that my best chance of survival is to stick with my unexpected knight in sparkly armor. But as we traverse the primitive landscape together, my life isn’t the only thing at risk… my heart is too.     AmazonKU

THE MOUNTAIN ALIEN’S WOMAN by Ella Blake

Adrik – I had accepted my fate. Refusing to serve the warlord’s daughter and commit to a life of violence and brutality had consequences. Mine are hard labor on a prison planet, but the ship carrying me there, crashes on a planet in an uninhabited system. In time, we survivors make lives for ourselves and I’ve resigned myself to being alone, mateless, in this hostile land. Until she arrives. Savannah ignites a fire in me that burns hot and relentless, but Savannah doesn’t trust her heart…or me. In order to survive the monster who wants to take her away, she’ll have to. Savannah – I’m a gig worker, trying to pay off my mother’s debt, when I hear a news story about unhinged scientists taking over some fancy particle accelerator and running mad experiments. It’s just a story until I’m hit with a wave of space-time distortion and yanked to…(more blurb on ebook seller’s page)     AmazonKU

MARRIED TO THE GRUMPY ALIEN by Kat Baxter and Emma Lee Jayne

Cressida – I never imagined that a trip to the art museums of Amsterdam would result in me being sent back in time. I am not a woman built to survive in a stone age Viking village. Almost as soon as I arrive, they’re threatening to burn me at the stake. Things go from bad to worse when an actual Norse God descends from the heavens to rescue me. Because he’s not actually a god, he just looks like one. In truth, he’s an alien. And he’s convinced I’m destined to be his love slave.     AmazonKU

ALIEN IN CHAINS (LUXX WARRIORS ON EARTH BOOK TWO) by Liz Paffel

Sexy neighbor suddenly returns after disappearing for months? ✓ Attraction to sexy neighbor is hotter than ever? ✓ Someone is aggressively messing with her and it’s escalating? Gross. ✓ Rinna Mackey is delightfully surprised when her mysterious neighbor Tristan magically appears after disappearing for months. Though she knows nothing about him, it doesn’t stop her ridiculous infatuation with his tall, rock hard body, perfect hair… perfect everything! Someone has been vandalizing their apartment building while he’s been gone and Rinna is a target. When an embarrassing mishap causes Tristan to step in, she has no choice but to accept his offer of help, and a date that makes her feel like there is SO MUCH more between them. ven if he waves more red flags than she can count. Tristan is bound to the prince of Luxxor. He’s forbidden to take a mate, but his instinct to protect the small human female is too powerful to ignore. Beheading is worth it if it means protecting Rinna. But first, he has to get free of his chains.

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THRILLED BY HER PROTECTOR (WYVERN PROTECTION UNIT BOOK FIVE) by C D Gorri

As the liaison between the Department for Paranormal Creatures & Activity and the Wyvern Protection Unit, it’s just not appropriate for Jennifer Dylluan to have the hots for one of her team. Ignoring her baser instincts is harder than it looks, and a girl can only take so much before she cracks. Zircon Wessex had always known she was the one for him. Silently waiting for her to acknowledge their bond has been sheer torture. But he’s a one woman Wyvern, and his heart is set on the unattainable Owl. When a spaceship full of Alien Wyverns lands on Earth, Jennifer is assigned to guard the group of curious Shifters. It wouldn’t be a problem, except most of the newbies are females hunting for mates, and Zircon is currently available. Jealousy has her holding onto her Owl by a thread, but there’s a bigger problem. With dissent among the ranks, Jennifer’s life is threatened, and she needs protection. Who could be a better bodyguard than the male driving her crazy? Zircon and Jennifer soon find themselves in a compromising situation, and the time comes for the Wyvern and Owl Shifter to make a decision.

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CROUCHING WOMAN HIDDEN DAGGER (NOT YOUR MAMA’S ALIEN ROMANCE BOOK THREE) by Alisha Sunderland

The things a girl’s gotta do to marry the alien love of her life. Leave my new found home in the midst of an Interplanetary war, so we can travel to his home planet: Check. Try really hard NOT to jump my soon-to-be husband’s sexy bones while we participate in his people’s version of a wedding : Check. Remember my promise to everyone I care about to keep calm and not get stabby: Maybe check. As I navigate a new planet while trying to learn Rema’s culture and traditions – while avoiding
assassination attempts and catty females – our friends are scattered to the far corners of space, and the enemy is making their next move. The pressure is on to find our happiness while we can…I just hope Rema’s ready for a lifetime with me and my psychopathic tendencies and my need to fully enjoy every bit of his gorgeous *ahem* body. Because after all this, when I finally get my hands on.. it, there is zero chance I am letting him escape. So to recount..Get married Bang Return to our ship – bringing support from the Neldre if I have anything to say about it.
Reunite with my girls Move towards putting the Unity out of business for good. Yeah, simple right? It’s a good thing I’m so calm and totally sane, or someone would get redrum-ed…kidding.     AmazonKU

SUBLIME TARGET: A DARKSTAR MERCENARIES NOVELLA by Anna Carven

Jerik Garul wants a mate. As a former High Commander in the Kordolian Imperial Military, he’s used to getting his way. Blunt-spoken and gruff, he has a tendency to shoot first and ask questions later. He doesn’t know anything about humans and their mating customs. And he’s mystified at how several of his battle-brothers—hard, ruthless, and lethal—have succeeded in securing their own females. Apparently, there’s a method to this madness. A way to seduce a human woman; to make her come willingly. He just needs to figure it out—and he’s determined to do it his way.     AmazonKU

NAGA WARLORD’S VIRGIN MATE (SERPENTS OF SERANT BOOK THREE) by Robin O’Connor

Captured by a warlord, seduction is my only chance. Can I capture the heart of the beast? Naomi – Stranded on an alien planet sucks, but it’s worse when you can’t even walk. I’m a sitting duck, and when scary Naga capture me, there’s only so much I can do. That doesn’t mean I won’t go down without a fight. When their Warlord personally comes to interrogate me, I’m ready for him. Maybe he’s the one who’s not ready for me. Krashe – I was not ready for the captive I meant to interrogate. This tiny, pale, scaleless creature is supposed to be my mate? But I can’t deny the attraction, I can’t deny the feelings brewing in me for the brave, fierce female with the sassy mouth. She might be small and helpless, but she does not cower, she does not fear me, and she never backs down. For a female like that, I might just be tempted to give up my Clan, my Queen, and my warring ways. For a female like that, I might even reach for the forbidden: technology that could help her walk again.   AmazonKU

DEFY THE FUTURE (KICK AT THE DARKNESS BOOK THREE) by Keira Andrews

VS Note: Sounded good, went back and got book one.

To protect their pack, they must risk everything. Adam and Parker are finally safe. As safe as they can be in a world where the zombie-like infected still roam the night. With other survivors, they’ve built a community—a pack. Until that peace is shattered. How far will Adam and Parker go for family—and each other? Defy the Future is a steamy gay romance from Keira Andrews featuring werewolves, found family, and of course a happy ending.     AmazonKU

SUBJECTED TO THE ALIEN (FATED MATES OF ENCHOR’S HEART BOOK FIVE) by Tammy Walsh

With our home on the verge of being repossessed, my brother convinces me to stick up a rich alien lord. We’re successful but the lord refuses to go down without a fight and gives chase. When he falls and gets knocked unconscious, I’m left with a terrible decision: Leave him to die or nurse him back to health?     AmazonKU

PLEDGED TO THE ALIEN (FATED MATES OF ENCHOR’S HEART BOOK SIX) by Tammy Walsh

After I’m attacked by a huge pair of alien males and rescued by an even more savage stranger, I realize just how vulnerable I am in the galaxy. So when he offers to protect me while he carries out some business, I leap at the chance. But when his business partner turns out not to be what he appears, I discover there’s more to my hero than meets the eye.   AmazonKU

DJINN by Lilania Begley

VS Note: A short.

The planet Sumire’s dry surface holds many surprises. Seona’s academic background hasn’t prepared her for what happens when her flitter crashes, and she nearly lands on top of Henry. Henry has his own secrets, but first, they have to survive.     AmazonKU

 

 

WARRIOR MINE (INTERSTELLAR PORTALS BOOK ONE) by Jinx Layne

VS Note: A re-release.

Leah – It’s hard to reflect and move on with your newly single life when you’re clinging to the side of a mountain in a rainstorm. And even harder when you’re falling off said mountain to your death. But somehow I don’t die. I think. For I wake up in the gigantic, scaly arms of… a creature. A thing that looks like a koi fish and a human man…combined. No joke. I should be terrified of the way he looks at me—like he wants to devour me. Am I out of my mind to find that kinda hot? Yep, completely nutso. Ax’ryon – I expect the Cave of Unmei to show me my destiny as a warrior, not hand me my mate. Especially not one from another planet. But she is absolutely breathtaking. And I can barely control myself when I look into her mossy green eyes. I’d give my life to protect this woman. To love her. Yet, once we are safe, will she agree to stay with me here in my world…forever?

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ARCHLORD OF EXILE (STAR-MARKED MATES OF SOLLIR BOOK ONE) by Kate Stevens

VS Note: A re-release.

For thousands of years, the Sollirians abducted children from their homeworlds to fuel their magic. Inez would know. She was one of them. Like other star-maids, she was tethered to an archlord, Rylec. Unlike other star-maids, she fell for him, and he helped her escape. Three years later, Inez can’t forget Rylec or the people she left behind. Unable to return to Earth, she’s started smuggling star-maids out of Sollir on unsuspecting intergalactic cruise ships. Then, a sudden knock at her cabin door shatters everything. It’s Rylec, her former archlord — and current husband, a pesky detail she tried to forget. Exiled for helping Inez flee, Rylec is now determined to bring her back to Sollir. Inez swore she’d never be his star-wife again, no matter how she craved his touch. But Rylec will risk everything to claim her once and for all.   AmazonKU

THESE NOBLE DEEDS BOOK ONE by  M Susan Potter

VS Note: Not sure how much scifi there is in this scifi romance.

Peyton Reynolds is attempting to put her life back together after her loving fiancé snapped and tried to kill her but finds herself struggling with nightmares and anxiety. She would like to be in a relationship and feel normal again. However, the one man she cares about and feels secure with is in prison. To make things more complicated, Earth has been colonized by humans from another solar system who have a matriarchal, polyandrous society. By the new laws, Peyton would have to date a minimum of three men. Fortunately, Tyler is released, and they each find a man Peyton feels safe with to satisfy Tulari law, and they’re all getting along amazingly well. But it isn’t a bed of roses. Peyton is harassed by her late fiancé’s family, and someone has a grudge against Ty. This is an Earth based science fiction in a contemporary setting with all human characters. It is a reverse harem romance with adult content meant for mature readers with HEA. This book does not contain m/m or f/f. All focus is on the FMC.    AmazonKU

A HEART FOR HER MATES by Lola Blix

My heart, and other parts, have never felt like this before. I don’t care about Valentine’s Day, I have a much more important goal: to meet up with my chatroom friends and witness an alien landing. It would be even better if we could make contact with one of them. Deep contact preferably. Keep it together, Jen, focus on the mission. Please don’t judge. I really am interested in learning about extra-terrestrial life and would love the chance to teach them about humanity. I can’t help it if my mind wanders south every time I imagine meeting an alien or two. Also, I think I would make an awesome ambassador for humankind. I’d be sure to give them a welcome they wouldn’t forget. It’s getting late and my friends haven’t showed up yet. What on earth could be delaying them? I’ll just have to press forward and see if I can arrange an encounter on my own.     AmazonKU

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VS: The book from the backlist I’m highlighting today is TRATUS, partly because that’s the book where the character of Cinnthea is introduced (she wasn’t his Female Main Character) and the new Badari novel I’m writing now picks up on her story and who her fated mate it. Stay tuned on that!

TRATUS:  BADARI WARRIORS SCIFI ROMANCE (SECTORS NEW ALLIES SERIES BOOK 14)

Katrin Rodgerr, ex-Space Navy, was perfectly happy as Third Officer on a tramp freighter in the Outer Sectors, until the day she and everyone on board the ship were kidnapped by alien scientists to become subjects of gruesome experiments. Far away from home or help, Katrin does her best to bolster the other prisoners’ morale and look for a way to escape. Until one day she’s chosen for an experiment of another sort – given to a pack of alien supersoldiers as a prospective breeder.

Tratus, senior enforcer of the Tzibir pack, never expected to find his mate, much less to meet her among the human prison population of the labs. But there she is and there’s no denying the instincts. Despite his Alpha’s objections, Tratus manages to convince the alien scientists to give Katrin to him and he vows to protect her. Deeply unhappy with the way his leader runs the pack as he disobeys all their goddess’s commandments and refuses to ally with other Badari packs to fight the scientists who created them, Tratus plots a revolt.

Despite herself Katrin is drawn to the giant humanoid warrior with alien predator DNA who treats her so respectfully. His scales and other differences from human males only make him more attractive in his own way. But the Alpha distrusts her and Tratus, and time is running out for them both…
Can Tratus defeat the Alpha leading his pack to inevitable doom? Can he and Katrin survive the consequences and find their way to claiming each other as true mates or must he let her go?
Author’s Note: Mature situationsOne scene of attempted assault.

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THE NIGHTMARE IN HIM by Suzanne Wright

The Ancients and the Aeons. Two groups of powerful immortals that have not seen eye to eye for millennia. And right now, at the heart of their conflict, stands Wynter Dellavale. Wynter is a witch who sought safe haven for herself and her coven in Devil’s Cradle. Founded by seven Ancient beings, the Home of Monsters provides protection, shelter, and will never give you up to outsiders . . . providing you pay the Ancients’ substantial fee. Wynter already wears the brand of Cain – the mark that says she is in his service and that her soul partly belongs to him. But as their relationship deepens, Wynter has to make a choice from which there’s no turning back. Cain cannot reveal the nightmare which lives inside him, the beast that could tear apart the woman who means more to him than he ever thought possible. But with his brother Abel out for revenge, and the suspicious reappearance of his other relatives, Cain sees that Devil’s Cradle is on the verge of war. As the stakes are raised, Cain knows he needs more than anything to keep Wynter safe and by his side – forever.

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A SKY FULL OF STARS (SHADOWVALE BOOK SEVEN) by Kristen Painter

Shadowvale isn’t your typical small town America. The sun never shines, the gates decide who enters, magic abounds, and every resident bears some kind of curse. Lexi Gardner is a rare creature with a nearly unlimited supply of magic. Unfortunately, that magic has gotten a little low. That’s all right. She’s come to Shadowvale for a refill and thanks to an impending magical event, getting all the magic she requires shouldn’t be a problem. Until she crosses paths with someone who greatly needs her help. A man trapped in the forest. A man no one wanted anything to do with. A man considered by most to be a curse. Lexi, however, sees beyond his past. She sees him for who he is now. And who he could become. The only problem is saving this handsome mountain of a man will take more magic than she has. In fact, it’ll take all the magic she can get her hands on. Seems a small price to pay for his company, however. She vows to help him if he’ll help her in return, something he’s glad to do. But he has his own issues to deal with. As do most people in town. Like Amelia Marchand, the witch who created Shadowvale. Will Lexi be able to help Amelia and her new friend while securing the magic she desperately wants? Because a life without magic won’t be any kind of life at all. Unless love turns out to be all the magic she needs.

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A MIDLIFE MOOD (AGED TO PERFECTION BOOK FIVE) by Sara Bourgeois

When recent widow Tilly Parsons moves to the quirky village of Andale, she’s looking for a fresh start. But her new life takes an unexpected turn when she and her friend Emmy discover the body of ruthless realtor Claire Wexler stabbed to death during an open house tour. With the police investigation stalling, Tilly secretly uses her magic abilities to help crack the case. Fighting small-town politics and overcoming personal demons, Tilly is determined to bring Claire’s killer to justice. Suspects abound in this tight-knit community, from Claire’s jealous business rival to her unhinged ex-boyfriend who can’t seem to let go. Tilly must rely on help from her cat familiars and handsome Police Chief Shane Ackers to unravel the mystery before the murderer strikes again. Will she solve the crime before becoming the next victim?     AmazonKU

ALPHA WOLF PRINCES’S ARRANGED MARRIAGE (THE OMEGA’S ROYAL ATTANGEMENT BOOK ONE) by Lorelai M Hart and Colbie Dunbar

Don’t cry over spilled coffee… especially not when it’s spilled by your true mate. I’m a prince, first and foremost. I’ve known that since I was a boy. It’s the way of things. Not once have I questioned it. Why should I? I like my family, my position, and my country. When my father says it’s time for me to mate and that my mating is going to financially save us, I agree. Anything for my family. That is until I visit my favorite coffee shop and my world shifts. I scent him immediately, my fated mate. My wolf recognizes him as ours and begs me to claim him. Everything is as it should be—except nothing is. I’m promised to another, and my mate? Oh yeah, he’s human. Did I mention he hates me?     AmazonKU

HIS DUCKING ALPHA DRAGON (LOVE SYNC MATES BOOK ONE) by Lorelai M Hart

My ducking hoard is a joke, one where the punchline is loneliness. When my internet goes out and the hottie cable guy arrives to save the day, I’m sure I’ve met my mate. Everything goes beautifully: He flirts. I flirt. It’s a flirting extravaganza. And then he asks what all guys do: Is this your grandma’s house? Because what alpha lives surrounded by duck figurines and statues and paintings and even ducky chair cushions? Only with this guy it’s worse because I think he’s my mate. What omega dreams of settling down with a dragon mate whose hoard is made of ducks? Exactly none. Thanks, Grandma.     AmazonKU

GUARDED BY THE CHIMERA (MONSTER SECURITY AGENCY) by Eden Ember

It’s hard for people to see my heart when I’m known for my ferocity. I’ve learned to hide my feelings and do my job. When I’m hired to protect a billionaire heiress on a humanitarian mission to South America, I think it’s business as usual. Then I see her. I catch a whiff of her unique scent, and I know she is my mate. The mate I never thought I’d find. She doesn’t want anything to do with me, though. She’s feisty, determined, and fully focused on her work. She has no time for romance, and even if she did, she would never choose me, her bodyguard. Next thing I know, her life is threatened, and she still ignores me. Tough luck. I will protect her whether she likes it or not.     AmazonKU

DELIRIUM (KINGS OF GROVE ACADEMY FOUR) by Katie May

ELLIE – New secrets and shocking revelations have brought me and my guys closer together. We must work as a team to bring down the Paragons of Prosperity once and for all. But with one of my men presumed dead, another being actively recruited by the cult in question, and the other three chasing lead after lead, I fear we may be in way over our heads. The Divine One will stop at nothing to get what he wants. And I fear that what he wants is…me. THE KINGS – We’ll do everything within our power to protect the girl we love. Ellie is our entire world, and losing her is unimaginable. To save her, we’ll have to enter the belly of the beast and join the very organization we yearn to destroy. What will we be willing to give up in order to save Ellie? Our power? Our wealth? Our sanity? Her love? The clock is ticking. The Divine One is coming, and he won’t rest until he gets what he wants. This is a dark reverse harem romance with gothic academies, dangerous cults, serial killers, and a sweet girl planted smack dab in the middle of it all.   AmazonKU

TWILIGHT OF EMBERS (DRAGONS OF EMBER HOLLOW BOOK ONE) by Tessa Hale

I’d always wondered what it would be like to have a family. I just never expected to find it with five mysterious strangers who have more secrets than I could ever imagine. Getting a scholarship to Evergreen University and majoring in premed means I need to keep my head down and focus on my studies. But campus is full of distractions…The football god with his golden retriever charm. The tortured one with his vicious tongue. The broken boy with his determined protectiveness. The merciless billionaire with a penchant for spoiling me. And the genius professor with his brilliant mind. They make me feel like I belong for the first time since my parents were murdered. And when they touch me, my whole world sparks to flame. But they have enemies. Those who would give anything to harm what they hold dear. And while they’ll do whatever it takes to keep me safe, sometimes falling in love will put you right in the line of fire.     Amazon     AB

OF AURAS AND SHADOWS by Jennifer Karter

Eryn is the greatest hero the Community has ever trained. When a priest foresees that she and her guardian will save the Community, it seems like Eryn’s future is assured. But when she loses her guardian on their first mission to gather the ichor that maintains the life-preserving dome over the Community, Eryn is stuck with Rina, the worst-ranked guardian. Things get harder as Eryn’s resentment turns to love. Heroes don’t fall in love with their guardians. It’s supposed to be the other way around. Rina has spent her entire life trying to prove that shadows don’t always lie. She fights her unconditional love for her hero rather than accepting it as she is supposed to. When Rina discovers that the corruption of the Dark Lands may not just be outside the dome but also in the Community’s system itself, Eryn is the only person who might listen. But will Eryn accept that the Community she loves so dearly is causing the destruction Eryn was prophesied to fix?

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REDEEMED (WOLVES OF BLACKBIRD BOOK THREE) by Amelia Rademaker

Lawrence McDowell does not recognize his life. He’s living in a thirdhand apartment teaching Magic 101 to a Pack of wolves at the community center, and he’s a member of a Coven. Weirdly enough, he doesn’t hate it. In fact, there are some major upsides to living in Black Bird. One of them is the ward, a protective barrier that surrounds the territory. It currently keeps all of Black Bird’s enemies from crossing the boundary. It is a unique magical feat that he helped create. He’s pretty proud of it. Unfortunately, not everyone is grateful for it. Someone is upset enough about the new feature to throw a magical Molotov cocktail into his new apartment. Luckily, his next-door neighbor manages to save his life. Considering she is a Pierce, he half expected her to let him burn. It may go against every he’s experienced, but something deep inside keeps telling him he can trust her. Julie Pierce has struggled to fit in her whole life. Now that she’s found somewhere she belongs …(more blurb on ebook seller’s page)     AmazonKU

PRINCE OF THE UNDYING (UNDYING DESIRES BOOK ONE) by Karen Kincy

He’s a necromancer. An abomination. And he’s my ruin. When I hunt down the Prince of the Undying, he’s bleeding out on the battlefield. His forbidden magic violates death itself. With his bare hands, he can revive corpses and command the dead. After I save his life, he falls to one knee and swears undying loyalty to me. We should be enemies, but he’s mine now. He should be untouchable, but I can’t stop touching him. Every time I do, the cold fire of his necromancy tingles over my skin. It’s impossible to deny my fascination with him. Maybe there’s more than magic between us. Heartbreakingly beautiful, he has haunted eyes that betray painful secrets in his past. Once, he was royalty. Now, he has fallen from grace into darkness. He taunts me, telling me he hasn’t defiled me yet. I refuse to confess the truth: that’s exactly what I want from him.      Amazon

HAUNTING BEAUTY: THE MATE GAMES (DEATH BOOK ONE) by Meg Anne and K Loraine

One heroic act damned me for eternity. With a name like Tor, I should have been a hero, just like my father and twin. Turns out I’m not. Not even close. Instead I’m the very thing we hunted. A depraved monster. I thought there was no escaping the curse. No hope for a future. And then I met my mate in the unlikeliest of places: Blackwood Asylum. A place for criminals. Power hungry madmen. Supernatural outcasts. And her, the curvaceous writer who sees ghosts. I’m not the only one with a need to claim her though and I don’t know which of us she’ll choose. The dragon The pirate The lost soul or me…the beast. Dahlia was my reason for holding on to the last shreds of my humanity, but with every passing day I lose more of myself. And I’m starting to think that’s for the best. With threats closing in from all sides and a serial killer on the loose, maybe fate brought us together because she doesn’t need a hero. Maybe what my beauty really needs is a villain.     AmazonKU      AB

EVERGREEN by Devin Greenlee

All seventeen-year-old Quill wants is a break from the family business. Flowers, plants, the generations-old garden. What he wouldn’t give for a taste of the outside world. Normalcy. But his mom won’t let him out of the house, telling him he’s just not ready…All because he’s a dryad. Well, not just any dryad, but a male dryad—the first ever. And unlike everyone else in his family, he hasn’t a lick of magic. Just a shock of green hair, matching green eyes, and a growing frustration that there’s an entire world out there waiting to be discovered. Until the night when the outside world—specifically his new neighbor—discovers him. Liam Watson lives in a culture filled with electronics, mobile devices, and social media—where there is no magic or even the belief in it. And as much as Quill finds Liam irritating (he’s so cute it’s annoying), he can’t help himself. Now Quill’s getting a taste of the outside world and of Liam…and he wants more. But all is not well in this magical, urban garden, and someone—or something—is changing the very essence of it.

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LAST GIFT: SUPERNATURAL BATTLE (COVEN CAVES BOOK THREE) by Kelly St Clare

The pendant, gem, dagger, and robe of a dead woman have decided my fate. Now over three hundred magus look to me to save them from the impossibly powerful demon king. It’s safe to say my life took a little turn. But defeating a mere demon army would make life too simple. The demon king’s magic also permeates the knolls, driving the wedge of discord deep in the coven. So much has changed. So many are uncertain. Suspicion and uncertainty will find their target. The burden of my secret heritage weighs heavy, and yet there’s no option but to shoulder this as I sit on a throne I never wanted. Further upheaval could see everyone around me die. Though if Wild and I can’t figure out why our mating ritual suddenly stopped, we’ll be dead before the demons even arrive.   AmazonKU

THE OMEGA’S PRIZE (TIMBERWOLF LODGE BOOK THREE) by Vivian Arend

Moving to Timberwolf Lodge didn’t shake up Stephanie Nix’s life much. She’s content to spend time with her best friend and sister while keeping an eye out for any mystical truths hidden in plain sight. Werewolves? Not surprising. Falling in love? That’ll require more than a touch of magic. Enter Blue Carter, the eccentric Omega of the Jasper wolf pack. With his bright clothes and irrelevant ways, something about Blue captivates Stephanie. After four months together, she wonders if there might be something more than friendship brewing. From the moment they met, Blue sensed a possible bond with Stephanie. But untangling the complexities of mating with a human Omega isn’t easy, even for a patient wolf. Add in storms, rivals, and the return of an evil nemesis—this time even Blue might be in over his head. When the fate of Timberwolf Lodge is tossed into their laps, Steph and Blue will need to dig deep to find a way out. No worries—they’ll make it up as they go.

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SNOWBALLS, FLUFF AND MURDER (SILVER CIRCLE CAT RESCUE MYSTERIES BOOK FIVE) by Leann Leeds

Tablerock, Texas is not a town accustomed to blizzards. But as a once-in-a-lifetime freeze buries the town under piles of snow and ice, life grinds to a frosty halt. For Ellie and Evie Rockwell it means being snowed in at the Silver Circle Cat Rescue with their circle of friends—all of whom are feeling the chill in more ways than one. In an attempt to defrost the increasing tension among the group, they share stories of their past—including the unsolved murder of a local woman that has left a frosty shadow over Tablerock for years. The only witness to the murder was Fluff, the woman’s kitten—who just so happens to be an elderly cat resident at the rescue. In the midst of a blizzard and fraying friendships, Ellie, Evie, and their locked-in companions are plunged into their most chilling mystery yet. Can they solve the case before they’re left out in the cold, or will the icy grip of the past freeze them out for good?   AmazonKU

THE DRAGON’S PRISONER by Holly Day

Kasper Cobalt is a thief who wants to quit, but his boss forces him to do one last job. He has, of course, heard of dragons, but he isn’t sure he believes in them until he’s standing in front of a guy who breathes smoke and has weird eyes. Saxon the Sinful is bored out of his mind. Running a jewelry store on Dragon Row should be pleasing. He is, after all, surrounded by gold and gemstones. But he’s also surrounded by humans, and one of them has the audacity to try to steal from him. After having caught Kasper, Saxon locks him up in his basement. He should kill him, and he might, but first he’ll feed him. He looks hungry. Kasper can’t hang around and play dragon’s prisoner even though Saxon takes great care of him. His boss will kill him if he doesn’t finish the job. Kasper is reluctant to betray Saxon, but a thief and a dragon can never have a happily ever after, can they?

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DATING A GOLDEN GODDESS (JINX PARANORMAL DATING AGENCY BOOK TWO) by Laura Greenwood

Everyone knows not to mess with Aphrodite, so what happens when someone does? Aphrodite has always known exactly how she likes things, and when it comes to love, it’s no different. Her standards might be high, but there’s a good reason for that. Damian knows better than to get involved with a goddess, if anything, he’ll go out of his way to avoid them. The moment he encounters an infuriating woman at a dating event, he realises his life will never be the same again. Will a misunderstanding turn into love?

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WORSHIP OF THE SOUL (SUPERNATURAL HUNTRESS) (SHROUDED NATION BOOK 15) by Brenda Trim and Tia Didmon

In a desperate attempt to unravel the enigma behind Miletus’ descent into darkness, I embark on a treacherous quest to unearth his origins. As my friends and I search for the truth within the walls of a lost temple, we discover a gruesome secret. When I am gravely injured, and learn the power of Artemis is not infallible, Alex is forced to return to his homeland in order to save me. But this respite in the fae realm uncovers more than I bargained for about him and the talisman I seek. When I learn the true power of the rare artifact, will I risk my friends’ lives or allow Miletus to damn an entire species?     AmazonKU

A PERILOUS SPELL (MYSTICAL BEINGS OF OSAGE BOOK TWO) by Constance Barker and Savannah Mills

As Hazel and her allies uncover a sinister plot woven into the fabric of their seemingly tranquil town, the lines between friend and foe blur menacingly. The revelation that some of the town’s most respected inhabitants are entangled in darkness shakes Hazel to her core. Trust becomes a luxury she can no longer afford, save for her closest circle: Jaxon, Rummi, Harken, and her wise grandmother, Ethel. Yet, in the back of her mind lingers an unnerving question: could betrayal lurk even among those she holds dear? Amidst this maelstrom of deceit and danger, the bond between Harken and Hazel deepens, an undeniable attraction that neither can ignore. This burgeoning connection, however, casts ripples through their tight-knit group, stirring unspoken emotions and hidden tensions. As they grapple with yet another mysterious murder and face a heart-wrenching sacrifice from within their ranks, Hazel’s resolve is put to the ultimate test. With evil encroaching from all sides, can she muster the strength to continue her fight, or will the shadows overwhelming her beloved town snuff out the light of hope she’s struggling to keep alive?     AmazonKU

THE BUTLER’S VESSEL (DUTY AND MAGIC MM MODERN DAY REGENCY) by S Rodman

My butler can’t know I dream about him.It’s embarrassing. His eyes are so dark I feel as if I fall into them forever. I think he knows. I think he knows everything. He is calm, confident, capable. And I want him to take charge of me. But he calls me master, because I’m about to come of age and become Earl Rocester. A vessel with a title how absurd. But there is no one else to take it. My parents tried to raise me as an earl, not a vessel, and I understand why. But it has made me a freak. I’m not graceful. I’m not witty or demure. I’m clumsy and brash and bold. Prone to making an utter fool of myself. I’m too much and nobody wants that. It means the only offers of marriage I’ll receive are from men willing to overlook my flaws for the sake of my title. And that was before the incident. I got far too drunk and lost my purity. My magic was freed. My butler hid the evidence with dark magic, but now I need regular intimacy with a mage to empty me before everyone discovers my shameful secret. It is a good thing my butler is so obliging.   AmazonKU

WILD SCOTTISH ROSE (THE ENCHANTED HIGHLANDS BOOK FOUR) by Tricia O’Malley

Shona Scott would much rather putter in her garden than deal with brides that get hysterical over floral arrangements. Fed up, she quits the wedding business and renovates a small cottage on her property for holiday rentals. Without the weddings crowding her calendar, Shona will finally get some time to explore a newfound talent. An unexplainable one, at that. Owen Williams lands in Scotland for a family wedding, only to prolong his trip after his best friend has a terrifying accident on the waters of Loch Mirren. A documentary filmmaker, Owen’s quest for the truth drives him to Loren Brae, determined to uncover the secrets of what lies in the loch. When Owen books Shona’s cottage, he’s thrust into an unexpected attraction for the beautiful gardener who is determined to keep him at arm’s length. As Shona’s magic unfolds, she must do everything in her power to hide the secrets of Loren Brae from Owen, even if it means ignoring her own heart. Can love bloom if the seed is planted with doubt?     AmazonKU

BEARHEART GUARDIAN (BEAR CREEK GUARDIANS BOOK SIX) by Harmony Raines

Secrets are finally revealed as danger stalks the Bear Creek Guardians.   AmazonKU

 

 

 

DREAM HEALING: BOOK TWO OF THE ONEIRI TRILOGY by L A Phillips

What does it say about you when the only solace you find is with the god of nightmares? Nicole is at her emotional breaking point after a fatal car crash takes her boyfriend. Thoughts of ending everything plague her dreams. Phobetor is asked to heal her of the emotional distress. Reluctantly, the god of nightmares agrees and finds her sorrow more profound than her family knew. Someone or something wants Nicole’s fear and suffering for themselves and will stop at nothing to have them. A thousand-year-old secret starts to surface, causing a fight for survival. Who will win? Who will die?

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A BEGINNER’S GUIDE TO THE CARE AND FEEDING OF DEMONS: A DEMONIC DISASTERS AND AFTERLIOFE ADVENTURES NOVELLA by Shannon Mae

Beelbufo has lived a comfortable life as a pet frog for two decades, enjoying pets, human food, and horror movie nights with his favorite human, Gabe. But when Gabe and Az fall head over heels in love, they decide Beel needs a companion too. Little does Beel know that the charming pet shop owner, Jon, is about to become his unsuspecting caretaker. There’s only one small catch – Jon thinks Beel is just an ordinary pet frog. When Jon’s safety is threatened, Beel can’t help making an appearance in his human form. Now Jon’s eyeing him with suspicion (turns out his cover story wasn’t that great), Gabe and Az are up to their matchmaking antics, and Beel really just wants another kiss with the adorable pet shop owner. (Oh, did we forget to mention they shared a kiss? Spoiler alert: it was magical.) If Beel’s meddling family can stop interfering, Jon can stop being so suspicious, and Beel can stop being so scared of outing his true identity, these two might just get their own happily ever after. (Hopefully with more kisses, because Beel really does like the kissing.)     AmazonKU

THE LONGEST AUTUMN: A NOVEL by Amy Avery

Under the right circumstances, would even a god fall? Tirne is one of four humans rigorously selected to usher the turn of the seasons into the mortal world. Every year, she escorts the taciturn god Autumn between the godly and human realms. Autumn’s seasonal stay among mortals brings cooler weather, changing leaves, and the harvest of apples and gourds until Winter takes his place. This year, the enchanted Mirror that separates their worlds shatters after Tirne and Autumn pass through, trapping both of them in the human realm. As the endless autumn stretches on, crops begin to fail and the threat of starvation looms. Away from the magic of the gods’ home, Tirne suffers debilitating headaches that return with a vengeance. Worse, Autumn’s extended stay in the human realm turns him ever more mortal and vulnerable, stirring a new, forbidden attraction to Tirne. While the priesthood scrambles to find a way to reassemble the Mirror, Tirne digs into the temple’s secrets and finds an unlikely ally—or enemy—in the enigmatic sorcerer and master of poisons, Sidriel. Thrown into a world of mystery, betrayal, and espionage as she searches for the truth, might Tirne lose her morals, her hard-earned position, and the illicit spark between her and Autumn?

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MY MINOTAUR HUSBAND (STORIES FROM NEW EDEN) by Lyonne Riley

Celeste is one of only a hundred remaining humans on Earth, living on a secured preserve away from the many dangerous monsters out in the world. But some monsters desperately want human companions—and they’ll abide by all the strict rules and requirements to get one. Celeste has applications piling up from those who want to court her, but she’s afraid of taking the leap… until Theo. Theo the minotaur is shy, gentle, and kind, and wants nothing more than a human wife to spoil. When Celeste agrees to move in and start a trial marriage, he’ll do anything in his power to keep her happy and safe in a world where a human might make a great meal for another monster. The only problem? Theo is huge in more than one way—and he knows Celeste isn’t ready for him yet. It will take trust and time to prepare her as they start to build their new life together, and it might just lead to falling in love.

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THE PARLIAMENT by Amy Pokwatka

“Murder owls are extreme,” Jude said. “What’s more extreme than murder owls?” Madigan Purdy is stuck in her home town library. When tens of thousands of owls descend on the building, rending and tearing at anyone foolish enough to step outside, Mad is tasked with keeping her students safe, and distracted, while they seek a solution to their dilemma. Perhaps they’ll find the inspiration they seek in her favorite childhood book, The Silent Queen….With food and fresh water in low supply, the denizens of the library will have to find a way out, and soon, but the owls don’t seem to be in a hurry to leave…The Parliament is a story of grief and missed opportunities, but also of courage and hope. And of extremely sharp beaks.    Amazon     Apple Books     Kobo

LET SLEEPING FOXES LIE by Sam Burns

VS Note: “A slightly paranormal cozy mystery…” M/M

Max has settled nicely into life in Welling. He’s got the best boyfriend ever born and a life he never imagined he could have. He’s also written his new screenplay, and the hottest director in Hollywood has snapped it up enthusiastically. So what’s the problem? She’s asked for a two-week long retreat, hosted by him, in his home, with the actors who’ve been cast in the movie. Between the personal disagreements, the weird flirtations, the easily bruised egos, and the fact that one of them invited his family along, the first week has already been hellish. All he wanted to do was find the right time to propose to his boyfriend. Things take a turn for the worse when one of the actors is murdered, and the best suspects are Max, his family, and his houseguests. The sheriff is no help at all, so Max needs to discover who the killer is before someone ends up behind bars.     AmazonKU

PILLAR OF ASH (THE FOUR PILLARS BOOK FOUR) by H M Long

Yske, daughter of the legendary warrior priestess Hessa, has dedicated her life to medicine and pacifism in service to Aita, the Great Healer. When her twin brother Berin, hungry for glory, gathers a party to investigate rumours of strange sightings in the Unmade – shadows in the darkness at the end of the world – Yske joins the mission, to keep him safe. Their journey east takes them through primal forests, walking paths last trod when gods were at war and ancient, powerful beasts were defeated and bound. And the closer they get to the Unmade, the more strange and terrible things haunt them from the shadows, corruptions in nature and monstrous creatures of moss and bone. Earning the respect of Berin and his warriors, Yske must forge a place for mercy and healing in a world of violence and sacrifice. She must survive murderous ambushes and brutal sieges and take her place at the centre of the oldest war of all. Thrust into a desperate conflict of survival, Yske and Berin will wage the final war with the gods – in the shadow of a vast and ancient tree, the fate of creation is about to be decided.

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SO LET THEM BURN (THE DIVINE TRAITORS BOOK ONE) by Kamilah Cole

Faron Vincent can channel the power of the gods. Five years ago, she used her divine magic to liberate her island from its enemies, the dragon-riding Langley Empire. But now, at seventeen, Faron is all powered up with no wars to fight. She’s a legend to her people and a nuisance to her neighbors. When she’s forced to attend an international peace summit, Faron expects that she will perform tricks like a trained pet and then go home. She doesn’t expect her older sister, Elara, forming an unprecedented bond with an enemy dragon—or the gods claiming the only way to break that bond is to kill her sister. As Faron’s desperation to find another solution takes her down a dark path, and Elara discovers the shocking secrets at the heart of the Langley Empire, both must make difficult choices that will shape each other’s lives, as well as the fate of their world.

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UNBOUND by Christy Healy

Rozlyn Ó Conchúir is used to waiting—waiting for the king, her father, to relent and allow her to leave the solitude of her tower; waiting for the dreaded and mysterious Beast of Connacht to at last be defeated; waiting for the arrival of the man destined to win her heart and break the terrible curse placed on her and her land. So when she meets Jamie—a charming and compelling suitor—she allows herself to hope that her days of solitude and patience are over at long last. But as she finds her trust betrayed—and newer, more sinister threats arising—Rozlyn learns that some curses are better left unbroken.

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THE FALL BEFORE THE HEAT (THE NEW HEMLOCK WOLF PACK SAGA BOOK 13) by Maggie Hemlock

Omega wolf, Del, leaves war-torn London to continue his college education at Hemlock Academy. He’s stuffed into a room with an Alpha roommate who leaves him flustered and frustrated. There’s something about Rex that Del can’t quite put his paw on. Only when he finally does it changes their fates and maps out a new future for them both. Will love be enough to carve out a new home for them?     AmazonKU

AMASSED FORCES (HOUSE OF GARNER BOOK EIGHT) by Erin R Flynn

My name is Inez Garner. I’m a vampire princess, the champion of our Goddess, Aether, and in charge of saving as many from the apocalypse as possible. Oh, and trying to get the world back to what it used to be as much as possible… When I have no memories of it. What could possibly go wrong with that? Especially when the apocalypse did not bring out the best in people and it seemed mostly snakes and monsters survived.
The best part? Erebus’s champion has made her first move and come at us. It was lame, but she won’t stay that way for long, so that should worry anyone smart. And I’m smart enough to know not to underestimate people I shouldn’t so we all survive. At least there’s good news. My recovery is better. I feel stronger. I feel supported and loved by more than only my Kristof. If we can just stay on this path and everyone works together, we can all come out ahead and have lives worth living once we win. That’s an achievable, realistic goal. Yeah, right, a bunch of people will undoubtedly try to mess it up. The question is who will go first?     AmazonKU

SOMBER PRINCE (JOYLESS KINGDOM BOOK ONE) by Marina Simcoe

I am his treasure. When I was twelve, my cousin disappeared under mysterious circumstances. Thirteen years later, the shadows from another world cross into ours once again, and this time they snatch me, along with my sister and my friend. Night reigns in the black desert of Alveari Kingdom. Its people are unable to experience happiness on their own, and I am to become the Joy Vessel for their Crown Prince, even as I don’t feel particularly joyful about such a future. As I spend more time with Prince Rha, I begin to understand how humans brighten the gloomy existence of his people and how much I mean to him. I am his treasure, his most prized possession, and a prisoner in his oasis palace. When I get a chance to escape my somber prince, we both are put to the test. Can I leave him, knowing that if I don’t, the people I love will remain trapped here forever? Can he set me free if it means he’d never see me again?

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JOAN AND THE SELKIE: A JOAN OF KERRY STORY by Kat Simons

 

New Releases in #SciFi #Fantasy and Paranormal Romance for JAN 10

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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RESCUED BY THE ALIEN VHAR-KHYNG by Bella Blair

Holly One minute I’m about to give the lecture of a lifetime, the next I’m being swept away by a vortex, straight into Earth’s past. More precisely, millions of years into its past. Lost, lonely, and afraid I walk through the strange landscape wondering what will kill me first: an ancient predator, hunger, or an infection. One morning it looks like a saber-toothed tiger will be the winner and I surrender myself to the inevitable, until suddenly—out of nowhere—a stranger appears, saving me from the jaws of the beast. A stranger who looks like he should be here as little as I should. Do I entrust my fate to this man? I don’t seem to have a choice when he carries me caveman-style into his home. Thor’Steyn: My world was decimated by the malicious Manx. Forced onto a prison ship, it didn’t seem as if my life could get any worse. Until the ship crash-lands on an alien planet. Believing I will be bereft of a fated mate for the rest of my life, I unexpectedly encounter Holly, a woman whose courage rivals the legendary warriors of my home planet. In her eyes, I see a soulmate and a beacon of hope in this savage world. Will she accept me as her mate? Will we be able to carve out a living on this harsh planet of hers?   AmazonKU

ALIEN MYSTIC (VOYAGER BOOK SIX) by Chloe Parker

They tell me I’m an oracle, that I’m key to winning this war…but all I want is to escape with my fated mate. When I met the Skoropi warrior Ravik, I knew he was the one who would take me away from all this, and he did as I wished. He stole me away, and we’ve spent the past six months roaming the farthest reaches of the galaxy. But now, something has happened. A new alien species has stumbled on our ship, and they tell us that our return is essential to the survival of our people. We’re the only ones that can guide them back to the Milky Way, but Ravik is intent on escape…and I have to figure out where my future lies. With Ravik, or with the apocalypse I’ve seen in my dreams for months.     AmazonKU

LETTY AND THE LAST CREW (LETTY’S ZOMBIE CHRONICLES BOOK TWO) by Kitty Siberia

Can there be a safe haven in a world that is overrun by zombies? Letty and her guys arrive at Base 7 and the place is not what she expected. She was sure they would live in a military camp, instead this is suburban bliss. Or so it seems to be. The commander of the base, Colonel Mckenzie, is hiding a secret. Letty wants to find out what’s hidden behind the clean and shiny façade and of course Carlos, Chris, Ramon and Angel have Letty’s back. Expect lots of steam and some mm. Will they be able to find out who tried to kidnap Angel last time? What about the weird Zombies that smell funny and look as if they escaped a research facility? How did they get to the base? And what about the group of runners who have fast cars and know everything that’s going on? This is a zombie apocalypse reverse harem romance novel, meaning that the heroine doesn’t have to choose between her guys. You can read this story as a standalone, but I recommend reading book one first.   AmazonKU

BREEDING HOSPITAL: A DARK SCIFI ALIEN ROMANCE by P Parker

VS Note: Check trigger warnings beginning with the fact the FMC is apparently recovering from a suicide attempt.

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SAVED BY THE SCIENTIST

 

(BANISHED ALIEN WARRIORS BOOK FIVE) by Riley Onyx

They call themselves the Honey, but there’s nothing sweet about these warriors. Tiril – Agreeing to go with the human soldiers was the right thing to do to protect my brothers and the women they’d rescued. As a banished fourth son, I never expected to grow old, so dying doesn’t scare me. Going to the human colony is just another adventure, though it is one I must do alone. When I arrive at the colony, I am not put to work the way I expected, the way the Honey would put a captured warrior to work. Instead, I am shut in a room and examined and questioned. Chloe – The whispers that there are aliens on this world are true. Those who survived the animal attack claimed they saw big men with swords but were quickly hushed by the leaders who didn’t want people to panic. A captured alien will be much harder to keep secret, and he is the proof that the colony leaders lied. Again. The alien may be the only way I can find out what happened to Sabine, my sister. While the alien is resigned to his capture, he makes it clear the only thing he has of value is information and that I will need to work for every morsel. When the colony leaders decide he is no longer useful, I cannot let them bury the evidence that we share this world with aliens.     AmazonKU

FATED TO THE ALIEN WARRIOR (WARRIORS OF TAVIKH BOOK ONE) by Erin Hale

London – Life has sure kicked me in the teeth. After I’m arrested for stealing, I’m given two choices: prison or get shipped to the human settlement on the planet Tavikh. Since orange isn’t my color, I guess off-planet it is. Except when our ship lands we’re attacked by vicious aliens no one warned us about. I’m suddenly rethinking my decision. Just as I swear I’m about to die, a towering alien with long, flowing golden hair and muscles rippling beneath gorgeous purple skin saves me. When the battle is over and the good guys seem to have won, my savior tells me I’m his fated mate. I hate to break it to him, but I don’t believe in fate. Zander – As shefir of the Tavikhi, it’s my duty to lead our tribe and fight against the Krijese. When word comes that another Terran ship has arrived, we rush to defend them against our brutal enemies. I’m unprepared, though, for my mating marks to burn and brighten in color when I rescue one of the human females. Is it truly possible that the goddess, Deeka, has chosen her as my keeshla—my fated mate? Despite her continued denial of the mate bond, the attraction between us flares hotter than our sun. I must do everything to convince her that we are fated to be together. Even seduce her.    Amazon

TELLING TIME (OUT OF TIME STORIES BOOK THREE) by Pauline Baird Jones

VS Note: No one does time travel like Pauline! Can’t wait to read this one.

Time and romance collide as the clock ticks down…Rogue time travelers, Mel and Jack Hamilton embark on a daring mission to identify a malevolent and mysterious force threatening the world. They aren’t the only ones in trouble. Rita Graven, a time-traveling operative, is on the run from her own team. Her only hope is to ask a handsome stranger for help, unaware that he is a time traveler, too. In a volatile dance that ripples through time, the group of time-seasoned travelers must cross epochs, with the relentless tick of the clock as their only soundtrack. Can they outwit a future conspiracy designed to obliterate all opposition to their adversary’s control over time travel, or will they run out of time… literally?

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THE NIGHT ISLAND (THE LOST NIGHT FILES BOOK TWO) by Jayne Ann Krentz

VS Note: Psychic elements.

Talia March, Pallas Llewellyn, and Amelia Rivers, bonded by a night none of them can remember, are dedicated to uncovering the mystery of what really happened to them months ago—an experience that amplified innate psychic abilities in each of them. The women suspect they were test subjects years earlier, and that there are more people like them—all they have to do is find the list of others who took that same test. When Talia follows up on a lead from Phoebe, a fan of the trio’s podcast, she discovers that the informant has vanished. Talia isn’t the only one looking for Phoebe, however. Luke Rand, a hunted and haunted man who is chasing the same list that Talia is after, also shows up at the meeting place. It’s clear he has his own agenda, and they are instantly suspicious of each other. But when a killer begins to stalk them, they realize they have to join forces to find Phoebe and the list. The rocky investigation leads Talia and Luke to a rustic, remote retreat on Night Island in the Pacific Northwest, where the Unplugged Experience promises to rejuvenate guests. Upon their arrival, Talia and Luke discover they are quite literally cut off from the outside world when none of their high-tech devices work on the island. It soon becomes clear that Phoebe is not the first person to disappear into the strange gardens that surround the Unplugged Experience retreat. And then the first mysterious death occurs.

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BURN THE STARS (CROSS THE STARS BOOK TWO) by Nicole Grotepas

When Anna Brooks was kidnapped, Zach Coburn believed the battle was to get her back. Little did he know how many entities wanted her for the secrets locked inside her. Old enemies have Zach in their sights like never before as the game to control space turns volcanic and small competitors leverage themselves against the massive corporations. Throttled jump distances once gave the corporations the advantage in controlling space. Now the Very Good Mushroom Concern will be their undoing. Without Anna, is that still true? Zach knew he had a lot of enemies, but as they line up to take everything from him and gain the advantage on the interstellar stage, Zach must confront more than the demons from the life he left behind. The journey is as much within him as outside him. Anna is key, but Zach is only now discovering how true that is. Together they have the power to unlock cosmic secrets. …who has Anna? Can Zach and his crew find her before another powerful entity gets their hands on her and either silences her or uses her knowledge to unlock mind-blowing FTL distances? If he has to, Zach will burn the galaxy down on his quest to find her.     AmazonKU

ECLIPSED CROWN (THE MACLEE CHRONICLES BOOK THREE) by Jina S Bazzar

VS Note: Not listed as a romance but I do like a strong FMC.

Krozalia’s fragile stability rests on Leann’s ability to protect Dolenta—the very same cargo she once ferried across the stars. With the Tanue untethered and the emperor dead, Captain Leann has less than three days to help the princess claim the throne. But this time, the captain’s long-buried goals entwine with a decades-old scheme, unveiling a truth that will reshape the destiny of Krozalia and the galaxy itself. In the conclusion of this action-packed science fantasy trilogy, readers will be on the edge of their seats as they follow Captain Leann’s journey through a galaxy where danger lurks at every turn and the line between friend and foe blurs in the midst of a galaxy-altering conspiracy.   AmazonKU

THE TROUBLE WITH TRIFFLZ: FAR STARS UNIVERSE PREQUEL by Melisse Aires

Wil dreams of seeing the stars. Not building deadlier bombs. A mathematical genius forced to work on bombs, he deserts the German Army. After many years, he finishes his rocket. Wil enters space, his dream. A one-way trip, but he’ll be in the stars. He awakes in a hospital room, surrounded by blue-skinned people, tubes everywhere. His cat, her kittens, and his hens—he couldn’t leave them behind—are in their cages in the room. All alive. A lovely blue woman with rainbow hair takes his animals. Before she leaves, she gives him her name, Shalar. Wil and Shalar, the ship’s widowed Flora and Fauna Specialist, stumble upon a dastardly plot endangering the ship’s leaders and the lives of small alien children. They must work together.     Amazon 

STARBORN HUSBANDS: RETURN TO THE PLEIDES by S Legend

When Guardian Treyu Orion is accused of negligence on the job, he’s sentenced to death. Totally overboard, right? Yeah, but the Guild is full of stars who hate Orions. Prince Zhang Centaurus comes to the rescue with an arranged marriage. Why would Zhang do this? They’ve been frenemies since they set eyes on each other. Most likely it’s an evil scheme to have Treyu come to heel because once they’re married, Pleiadian customs dictate that he obeys his husband. How convenient.
Atlanta Orion is in love, but he doesn’t know how to say it because he’s basically a caveman with feelings. Instead, he gives up his title, family, and home to run away with his beloved, Gemini Centaurus, the crown prince of the Nebula, when the king rejects his impromptu proposal…(more blurb on ebook seller’s page).     AmazonKU

BETROTHED TO THE ALIEN (FATED MATES OF ENCHOR’S HEART BOOK ONE) by Tammy Walsh

After I’m made an orphan and sent to live with my draconian Chi uncle on a backward spit of a colony moon, I count down the days until I’m finally free. But then I discover he’s already betrothed me to the aging Governor and I’m due to marry him within days! The only problem is, I’m already in love with another male… none other than the Governor’s right-hand Chi! Krena tells me he won’t let me go without a fight — even if it ends in death. With both our lives on the line, can we keep our passionate love affair concealed beneath my betrothed’s nose or will we be discovered and forced to live lives I wouldn’t wish upon my worst enemy?    AmazonKU

PROMISED TO THE ALIEN (FATED MATES OIF ENCHOR BOOK TWO) by Tammy Walsh

After Mila successfully escapes with her fated mate, I’m left to face her overbearing uncle, Sleii. He blames me for his niece’s disappearance and decides I must be the one to marry the Governor in her place. But when the time comes for him to hand me over, he can’t do it. He takes me back to his lair and comes up with another way to punish me…And I’m not sure my body can take it.     AmazonKU

ENTHRALLED TO THE ALIEN (FATED MATES OF ENCHOR BOOK FOUR) by Tammy Walsh

When I attend the Governor’s engagement party, I expect it to be another dull social affair like countless others. But when he reveals a long-lost painting, I instantly fall in love with the model within its frame – a model that bears a striking resemblance to a member of the Governor’s own staff.     AmazonKU

CLAIMED BY THE ALPHA (FATED MATES OF THE HOGAR BOOK THREE) by Elena Starr

I wasn’t ready to meet my fated mate. It turns out I don’t have much of a choice in the matter. I came to Hogar because Earth is a steaming pile of trash, and now that I’m here I need to prove myself worthy of my mate, the man who formed the Alphas Council after the planet’s old government crashed and burned. Proving myself worthy while working with my mate wasn’t part of the plan. But he and I are the only people brave—or foolish—enough to tackle the Northern Issue, where countless humans enter a camp and never leave. Except when the ship hidden above our planet shakes and causes an avalanche in the ice-capped mountains so dangerous teleportation is banned up there. We seem to make a good team, so Muhl thinks we’re well-matched, but I’m not so sure. Everyone I love leaves me, so allowing myself to fall for Muhl might be the thing that makes us crash and burn. Looking on the bright side, we might die before we get out of here, save the humans, and have to face what fate has unfairly forced onto him and gifted me.   AmazonKU

TIME TRAITOR FILES: AGENT NAKAMURA (THE TIME TRAITORS SERIES) by Eli Donovan

VS Note: Written by a close relative of mine who is also a USA Today Best Selling author. I loved the story, which fits in with, and explains part of the backstory to TIME TRAITORS. Think time travel and dinosaurs (and a relatively slow burn romance). An 11K word short. Previously released in a newsletter.

After a thrilling career of time-traveling escapades, Time Agent Ben Nakamura finds himself abruptly awakened by the rhythmic beeping of machines and a throbbing head injury. His last memory? A daring expedition to the time of dinosaurs, battling through a perilous jungle with the woman who has stolen his heart. But now she’s missing, and no one will tell him what happened. Faced with fragmented memories, Ben digs into her disappearance. Unfortunately, the more he puts together of the truth, the less certain he becomes that he wants to know. But if he wants a future with the woman he’s falling for, he’ll have to face the past. And maybe…change it? Sometimes it’s good to be a time traveler. Note from the author: Although I believe you can read this novelette without having read the first book in this series, Time Traitors, you are likely to get much more out of it if you read Time Traitors first.

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HALO GATE (STARWAYS) by Alexis Glynn Latner

VS Note: UPDATE: I’ve been assured there is a romance! I always enjoy her stories. 

The most forbidding enigma of the Star Age . . .For opposite reasons, Val Savre and Lane Dzimon both want to see what lies beyond the alien artifact called the Halo Gate. The stakes are very high: it kills intruders. Only by combining their scientific training, intelligence, and resolve can they get through the gate alive. They have no idea what they’ll find there. They only have each other.

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RICHTER SCALE (SHADOWZONE BROTHERHOOD BOOK ONE) by 

Tell me you wouldn’t leave Earth behind for the promise of a utopian life with an alien mate. I dare you. The Agency plays matchmaker for women willing to travel across two galaxies to a planet in desperate need of them. Too bad I had to sell my soul to get on that ship. When the Sian envoy arrived on Earth willing to trade almost anything for the one thing they need, I knew I wanted an alien of my own, and Richter… he’s perfect. The Agency has requirements I couldn’t meet without help, and the organization that falsified my records wants information in return. Those records might be the reason Richter isn’t the accountant I’d been matched with. If he was, I’d have been able to bore my handler back on Earth until they gave up on me. Instead, he’s a part of the Shadow Zone Brotherhood. The paramilitary group tasked with protecting their world from the monstrous creatures that wiped out the female population three decades ago has plenty of secrets I could send back through the comm channels. And even though he wasn’t supposed to be mine, now that the bond’s in place, no one can take him away from me. The man who should have been my mate is determined to try.    AmazonKU

REBELS OF PSIERE (MYSTERY OF THE MAKERS BOOK THREE) by K Aten

VS Note: LGBTQ F/F SciFi romance.

If we know anything by the third and final installment of this thrilling trilogy, it’s that Royal Connate Olivienne Dracore is an adventurist, not a soldier. Yet after the events over King’s Marsh, the people and land are in need of both. It’s a good thing her beloved Captain Castellan Tosh is one of the most powerful psi their world has ever seen. Together, with Olivienne’s protective Shield team, they seek to not only right generations of wrongs perpetrated by one family, but to finally solve the mystery of the Makers.

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SILVER LIES SERIES BOOK ONE by Willa Layne

All words that describe blondes in Novum. All words that Ash despises almost as much as she hates her hair. An unknown virus ripped apart civilization and destroyed millions of lives, leaving few light-haired people in its wake. Years later, life has regressed back to primitive methods of survival in tiny towns like Cedar Hill in the country of Novum. After being abandoned by her parents as a child, Ash was adopted by Nan and Pop. Found in the woods and left for dead they raised her as their own. She grew up fast, becoming a skilled hunter because it was the only way to survive after Pop died when she was fifteen. Now at nineteen years old, Ash does all she can to stay hidden, being one of the most sought-after people in the country. Survival depends on avoiding the king, with soldiers and bounty hunters always on the prowl it is no easy feat. Ash’s craving for freedom and belonging is like a tangible force ripping her heart in different directions. Diesel is the only friend she has ever known but the way he looks at her is anything but friendly. With stunning green eyes and dark hair, it would be hard not to take notice of the way she feels when he is around. Ash’s secret keeps them apart but when he finds out the truth—how far will Diesel go to protect her? Does he hold the key to everything she ever wanted or will deeply-rooted lies tear them apart?   Amazon

PLANET PORTUM: RETICERE SERIES BOOK TWO by Lauren Logan

Jael’s “gift” is bringing new horizons and challenges to her new friends.
After betraying the wishes of the elders, August returns to his village with the priceless gift and a plan to build an underground resistance. Recruiting his friends to the cause was the simple part. Mercy is driven to join, wants her former neighbor and childhood love, August. But she wants to be more than just his work partner. Having had enough of his hesitation, she takes the lead and draws a line. A match made by the stars, Jacob and Callum coordinate the base’s construction while discovering new ways to learn and communicate with each other and the world around them. Everyone bands together to face their second greatest threat after finding a sinister graveyard full of their people. Treacherous wilds, devastating revelations, and spilled blood leave Jael and Oz facing impossible odds as they plan their travel north on a covert mission to discover who, or what, is stealing their people. With no one aware they’re alive, no one will see them coming. Reticere Series Book Two – Planet Portum is a dark, science-fiction romance with open door spice, action and adventure, and a touch of horror.      AmazonKU

LUST FOR TOMORROW by Dana Sweeney

I’ve never seen his face. But I ache to feel his body. My fellow soldiers call him Alpha. It’s an insult, mocking his macho bravado, his aggressive arrogance. I’ve heard the snark, seen the rolled eyes. Alpha. It’s a joke. But when I hear him speak…His rich, deep voice. His lush British accent… I guess the joke’s on me. Since the zombies came, civilization fell, and new social structures arose, I’ve known that my independence relies on my disinterest in any particular man. The powers that be haven’t resorted to forced procreation… at least not yet; they still expect we’ll fall in love and walk into the trap willingly. My resistance requires that I avoid emotional connections. My existence requires that I avoid distractions, that I stand and fight. But every time this man speaks, I want to fall to my knees, offer myself to him. However he’ll have me. Lust is a distraction I can’t afford, but it’s not love. As long as I don’t fall in love, I’m safe. And who could possibly fall for Alpha?   AmazonKU

ALIEN’S STOLEN REBEL by Leslie Chase and Starr Huntress

Rachel may be desperate to escape the clutches of the aliens who kidnapped her, but desperate enough to trust a pirate? Just because Kreel is tall, sexy, and muscular doesn’t make him a good guy. No matter how much his burning gaze ignites her desire or his smile makes her heart flutter, Rachel is determined not to fall for his charms. Kreel came here to steal a spaceship, not to have his heart stolen by a feisty human female. But Fate has other plans, and once he sees Rachel, he can’t take his eyes off her. Helping Rachel escape Warlord Frax’s grasp is a foolish risk, but Kreel didn’t become a pirate to play things safe.   AmazonKU

RESIDENT 324 (THE DARTONIAN BESTIARY BOOK ONE) by Mirror Ward

VS Note: 10K short.

Immigrating to Dartor 4 has been hard. There wasn’t much work for humans here, and Cara struggled just to get by. When a unique job opportunity opens up at The Dartonian Bestiary, a glorified zoo where some of the most amazing aliens and monsters in the galaxy are kept on display by their Dartonian captors for all to see, Cara can’t resist applying. Turns out, she’s uniquely qualified for the position, but it’s nothing like she expected. Now she has a choice…Become a companion to the sapient residents of the bestiary, subject to their every whim and desire… Or continue to worry about where her next meal will come from. For Cara, it’s an easy decision. Now, it’s time to meet her first monster.     AmazonKU

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Just sayin’, if you need a new scifi romance series to binge, have you tried my award winning Badari Warriors? Fated mates, genetic engineering, alien abduction, forced proximity…it’s an ongoing series, with a different couple in each book but there’s also an overarching series plot arc and previous characters reappear. Here’s the series page on my blog: https://veronicascottauthor.com/about-aydarr-a-badari-warriors-scifi-romance-novel/

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GUARDED BY THE GOLEM by Cara Wylde

Morals have no place in my line of work. Monster Security Agency stands on neutral ground. As long as the client pays, we don’t question their motives. Especially when the job is as easy as the one I’m on now. All I have to do is stand guard outside a steel door in a mad scientist’s basement. I don’t even need to know who or what I’m guarding. Then one day, I peek behind the door. From the farthest corner of the basement, bright blue eyes stare at me. Dark hair, fair skin, tear-streaked cheeks, and lips sealed with duct tape. I am doomed. This woman is my mate. I know that with rock-solid conviction, and I don’t care how much I’m being paid to keep her here.     AmazonKU

INSANITY (PSYCHIC VISIONS BOOK 24) by Dale Mayer

Dr. Cresswell Simmons, a dream worker, is passionate about traumatized psychics and works in a psychiatric hospital to find those she can help. Six months ago, she barely survived a traumatic experience with a patient. Now on the cusp of returning to work and dreading every minute of it, she’s asked to step back into the same case that almost destroyed her. She desperately wants to say no, but an eight-year-old boy’s life is at stake. Gray Burnett had worked on the original case, watching the devastation that had hurt Cressy. When asked to help her retrieve the information they need, he agrees—but more to protect her and the little boy than following orders. When her return to work is less than joyful, he wonders at the undercurrents in the hospital, as jealousy, admin disputes, even Board of Director members dominate the investigation and not in a good way. Cressy is used to a world that doesn’t understand her work, but she needs Gray to open up and to see what’s going on around them. It’s the only way they will survive, as the case takes a bizarre turn that shocks even her.

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A FRAGILE ENCHANTMENT by Allison Saft

Niamh Ó Conchobhair has never let herself long for more. The magic in her blood that lets her stitch emotions and memories into fabric is the same magic that will eventually kill her. Determined to spend the little time she has left guaranteeing a better life for her family, Niamh jumps at the chance to design the wardrobe for a royal wedding in the neighboring kingdom of Avaland. But Avaland is far from the fairytale that she imagined. While young nobles attend candlelit balls and elegant garden parties, unrest brews amid the working class. The groom himself, Kit Carmine, is prickly, abrasive, and begrudgingly being dragged to the altar as a political pawn. But when Niamh and Kit grow closer, an unlikely friendship blossoms into something more—until an anonymous gossip columnist starts buzzing about their chemistry, promising to leave them alone only if Niamh helps to uncover the royal family’s secrets. The rot at the heart of Avaland runs deep, but exposing it could risk a future she never let herself dream of, and a love she never thought possible.

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FORGET AND FORGIVE by L A Witt

It’s been a year to the day since Matteo Segreto’s biggest mistake ruined the best thing he ever had, and nothing’s been the same. All he can do is try to move on, but his world is empty without the love of his life. Alone and consumed by regret, Matteo would do anything to undo the past. Then his ex shows up, panicked and begging for his help… with no memory of their breakup. Owen Carter just woke up to a world that’s all wrong. Everything in his condo is different. The streets outside have changed. Worst of all, his boyfriend clearly doesn’t live with him anymore. To his horror, he discovers that a year has passed since he went to bed last night. His memory of that entire time is wiped clean, and only a receipt from a creepy fae shop offers any clue as to how or why. While they work to recover Owen’s memory, the exes slam face first into the past that Matteo wishes he could forget. Despite the hurt and betrayal, they also can’t help but remember how much they once loved each other. But if Owen gets his memory back and truly remembers the hell Matteo put him through, is there enough love or forgiveness to keep them together?     Amazon      Apple Books     Kobo

SWORN TO A DEMIGOD (ROMANCING THE SEAS BOOK THREE) by Athena Rose

VS Note: From DEC 21.

Ava, the oldest daughter of Isis and Poseidon, yearns for love above all else. But when she’s betrothed to the formidable and brooding hero, Hercules, she begins to question her fate. Sent as a gift from Isis, Ava is tasked with marrying Hercules and convincing him to help our heroes on a treacherous journey to collect a valuable treasure. Only then will Isis agree to negotiate and order her sirens to stop attacking men. But with each treasure guarded by a magical monster, success will require the combined skills and bravery of our heroes, along with the help of Captain Stone, Georgette, Serena, and Prince Edward. As they set out on their adventure, Hercules is dark and uncompromising, but Ava discovers a beautiful soul beneath his tough exterior, tortured by his past. Will Ava be able to bring Hercules out of his shell and find true love with him? And what will happen if they succeed on their mission?    AmazonKU

CHERISHING MY CHUCHUNYA (SNUGGLING UNDER SNOW DRIFTS BOOK THREE) by Marilyn Barr

Patricika – Three years ago, I found the love of my life, my soulmate, my dushevnayasvyaz, and I let him go. Fate brings us together time and again, shredding my heart. I’m tired of denying myself a happily ever after for the sake of my dying Chuchunya clan. Why must I suffer a loveless mating at every chase only to have the male despise me for not committing to him? Why can’t my future be filled with human/Chuchunya hybrids surrounded by love? Adam – When I was injured and alone, a merciful angel—with furry arms, not wings—rescued me from freezing to death. Because I’m not a snow monster, I tried to do the right thing and live half a life without her. I’m an anthropologist and understand the need to preserve a culture in danger of extinction…but I can’t help how I feel. Mobsters, scientists, and the leaders of her clan fight to keep us apart, but they are no match for adushevnayasvyaz. Even if it takes my life, we will have a chance to be together…so I can make her dream of creating a family come true.
Their forbidden love story depends on whether or not the clan is ready to believe in a dushevnayasvyaz without the biological symptoms. Sure, a female can be captivated by the throes of dushevnayasvyaz …but can a human male? The spring thaw promises to bring the clan’s greatest joy in a new kit and their greatest fear, a jealous Dr. Barbahall with nothing to lose. Will risking his life be enough to keep his family safe?   AmazonKU

MISLAID IN PARTS HALF-KNOWN (WAYWARD CHILDREN BOOK NINE) by Seanan Maguire

Antsy is the latest student to pass through the doors at Eleanor West’s School for Wayward Children. When the school’s (literally irresistible) mean girl realizes that Antsy’s talent for finding absolutely anything may extend to doors, Antsy is forced to flee in the company of a small group of friends, looking for a way back to the Shop Where the Lost Things Go to be sure that Vineta and Hudson are keeping their promise. Along the way, they will travel from a world which hides painful memories that cut as sharply as its beauty, to a land that time wasn’t yet old enough to forget—and more than one student’s life will change forever.

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KNOX: DESTINED PARANORMALS BOOK SIX by Taylor Rylan

Knox Dupont was simply going through the motions of life when his younger brother called to tell him he’d met his beloved. That was all it took for Knox to pack up and head to Montana to start a new life there. He might not have been the one to find his beloved, but his brother was starting a family, and he wanted to be there to support him after their parents had abandoned them. Philip Nelson has spent much of his short life on the run. When his older brother and only father he’s ever known accepts a position with the paranormal council to run the council’s general store, he’s unsure at first but quickly settles into a daily routine, albeit a mundane one. His one bit of joy is having the ability to run in his fox form as much as he now desires. When Philip accepts an invite to go run with the foxes in Timber Valley, he never expected to catch the intense eyes of the sexy vampire tracking his movements. With a little help from Master Ambrosius, can Knox win over his sweet omega fox?   AmazonKU

SO I FELL FOR BIGFOOT (THE MATING GAME BOOK FIVE) by Kristen Strassel

I’m The Mating Game‘s biggest fan, but I never dreamed that my gothic cupcake self would make it on the show. Then I won my own episode. I’m so excited to go on stage and pick a hot shifter who is ready to woo me. Just one problem. During a delay in filming my episode, I had a fantastic encounter in the mountains that included an avalanche and a steamy night with a smokin’ hot sasquatch. Yes, you read that right. Bigfoot himself. Now I’m not sure I want to go on camera anymore. Show host and fairy dragmother Bibi le Bonnet wants me to reconsider. She thinks a total life makeover is in order to turn this superfan into a superstar. I’ll get three questions. Things were hot and heavy between Lars and me that night, but could this be more than a fling? Am I ready to leave my city life behind for this mountain man? And is it bad that I prefer his furry form? (Please say it’s not.) Three potential suitors. Lars isn’t the only beast with his eye on me. Who knew I’d be so popular? It’s a fan girl’s dream come true. But are they after me, or Lars? And three dates to find my forever. Lars is an immortal widower, still pining away over his lost mate. He’s blissfully unaware of modern human life. The dates he chooses are a literal breath of fresh air, and I’m having so much fun introducing him to my favorite things and getting to experience them for the first time all over again through his eyes. But when word gets out that a creature thought to be mythical has been sighted in Sunset Springs, ancient secrets are exposed, long-forgotten creatures come back to settle a score, and being in the spotlight becomes more exciting and dangerous than I ever imagined.

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EXPLOITATION by Allyson Lindt

Magnus – I’ve had everything–everyone–I loved stripped from me. I have my sister back, but I’ll never forgive the god who said he loved me, and lied. And I’ll never forget the phoenix shifter who can’t remember me now that he’s been reborn. Both men left me with a secret. Something that will get me killed if anyone finds out. Something I have to tell them, in order to survive.

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DRAGON KISS: A DRAGON KINGS NOVELLA by Donna Grant

Lotti has come a long way since finding love with Alasdair and uncovering her true origins as a Star Person. She has embraced the magic she once shunned—as well as the label of Destroyer by her own. And it has made her powerful. But will it be enough to stand against her family as they target the Dragon Kings? Alasdair has faced many adversaries who rose up against the Dragon Kings. But nothing could prepare him for the Star People and the discovery that they once enslaved his kind. It’s more than his life on the line this time. It’s the very existence of all dragons. It will take Alasdair and Lotti, together, to defeat their enemy.

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HOW TO HIDE YOUR WOLFCUB (CLOSET BABY CHRONICLES BOOK TWO) by Anna Wineheart

Liem has a few secrets. The second-biggest one? He has a baby.
A baby who’s a secret from his other dad. A baby who’s being targeted by shadowy outside forces because… well, Liem slept with someone he wasn’t supposed to. And now he’s exiled from his pack, his life and baby jinxed. Worse, his baby’s daddy has come knocking on his door. Onyx is big, strong and forbidden, stupidly handsome, and he’s claiming to be Liem’s bodyguard. Liem knows better than to refuse protection. But how long can his secrets stay hidden before the truth blows up between them? Especially when Onyx oozes temptation from every part of his body, and there’s no space in Liem’s tiny apartment to avoid him. His tantalizing scent. His dark eyes that see too much. Then there’s the matter of Liem’s biggest secret.     AmazonKU

WOLF’S TEMPTATION (GUARDED BY THE SHIFTER BOOK FIVE) by Kate Rudolph

No one will keep him from his mate. When a rescue mission goes wrong and Erin Jackson is abducted by a mysterious enemy, Jericho Gibson will stop at nothing to bring her home. But reuniting her with the rest of their pack is easier said than done when dark magic hunts them on their journey up the eastern seaboard. Erin and Gibson have spent years denying the pull between them, but with emotions running high, and no one there to run interference, there’s no avoiding the inferno of passion that threatens to consume them. But passion is not their problem. A dark force is stalking them, and if they don’t find it’s source, no one will be safe.

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VIPERS AND VENDETTAS (VENGEANCVE AFORETHOUGHT BOOK THREE) by Kyra Alessy

A desperate and cornered former slave with a dangerous secret. Six demons who aren’t ready to let her go. Can they save each other from an enemy who wants her back … and them dead? I’ve worn many masks – thief, liar, con artist – and once upon a time, every mask and job seemed justified. Targeting those who I believed deserved it was a game. One I played well and always won. Until my targets became … more. Maddox, Daemon, Axel, Iron, Jayce, and Krase taught me the meaning of home, of loyalty. I taught them that I couldn’t be trusted. Again. The truth is, they mean more to me than I could ever say, filling my head with dreams of a life I’d never dared to hope for. But that doesn’t matter now. Everything I’ve been running from is finally catching up, and I’m not just fleeing for my life anymore; I’m fighting for a future that’s suddenly become precious – a future I’ll protect with every breath in my body. Once a slave, now a con woman in hiding. But this deadly game of cat and mouse is one I’m afraid I’m not going to win. Time’s running out, and the enemies I managed to outrun for so long are at the gate, ready to collect. I began my life a slave; I’ll be damned if I end it as one.   AmazonKU

CLAIMED BY THE MINOTAUR DUKE by Jove Chambers

Agnes Babbington, the Duchess of Evonshire, has no idea there’s a labyrinth built in the depths of the wood behind her estate until her husband locks her in there. She’s not alone. There’s a bull-headed man with her. Her husband Cyril has been trying to get an heir on her for over a year with no luck. Cyril says she can’t leave until she’s with child—the monster’s child, which he will claim as his own. And it’s worse, because she knows the minotaur. He’s her husband’s brother Dorian, the man who would have been duke if it hadn’t been purported he was dead. She’s never liked Dorian, a rich rake of a man who takes delight in ridiculing her. Dorian’s not dead, though. Dorian is cursed with a bull’s head and bull’s hooves, and now she is locked up with him here in this labyrinth with no escape. She won’t couple with that thing, of course. And Dorian—for his part—claims he’s not interested in forcing her. But then Cyril comes with a revolver and demands their participation. Now, she and Dorian are bound in shared anguish. They will have revenge on Cyril. They will fight their way free. And they will travel together towards whatever happiness is left to broken things like them.     AmazonKU

THE DEVIL’S SON: A FORBIDDEN LOVE MM FANTASY ROMANCE by Loki Renard

Am I a sweet prince, or terrible devil? Why not both? My name is Prince Sebastian Force, and my entire family was killed before my eyes. I would have been slain too if not for the only loyal knight in the castle carrying me off and saving my life. Sir Lucan is brave, brutal, handsome – and a lot older than me. He is everything I am not. I love clothes, jewels, and… men. But no prince of the Kingdom of Force is suffered to be gay.
I know if Lucan had any idea of the desires I harbor for him he would abandon me immediately. So I must be strong, even though I am the weakest I have ever been. Everything has been taken from me. My family. My castle. My crown. Now I am hunted like an animal, forced to live like a peasant, and facing certain death if Lucan ever leaves my side. The knight has no patience for my spoiled tastes. When I defy him, he whips me. Perhaps I should hate him for that, but…I love him. I need him. And I am terrified of what will happen when he discovers who – and what, I really am.     AmazonKU

THE WINTER BALL (GRIMM ACADEMY BOOK 18) by Laura Greenwood

The eldest princess of twelve knows the dangers of dancing the night away. As the eldest of her sisters, Audrey knows that she has to do everything she can in order to protect them, even if it means going to the very ball that could start her prophecy and destroy the life she loves. The Winter Ball is part of the Grimm Academy fantasy fairy tale romance series and is a standalone retelling of the Twelve Dancing Princesses. It includes a fairy tale heroine determined to save herself and a sweet m/f romance.

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DEAD WRONG (CROSSROADS QUEEN BOOK FOUR) by Annabel Chase

Lorelei Clay has spent a lifetime keeping her secret. Now that Kane has discovered it, the prince of hell has cut her off, but she has no idea why. Not only has he disappeared from her life, he’s also disappeared from Fairhaven, and his cohorts refuse to divulge his whereabouts. When a series of strange attacks threaten the town, Lorelei is thrust back into the magical spotlight. This time, she isn’t sure she can weather the storm without drawing too much attention to herself and, even worse, endangering the lives of everyone she’s come to care about.   AmazonKU

DRAGON’S FOREVER (BRIDES FOR BEASTS BOOK ONE) by Candace Ayers and Kym Dillon

Dragon kings of LA need queens…In the high-powered world of Los Angeles, my kind reigns supreme. From the shadows, that is. Power? Check. Wealth? Check. Heirs? Here’s where things get tricky. BfB is my shot at passing on my legacy. And my fortune. With an arranged marriage, I can check the last box on my list. Our union, of course, will be impersonal and unemotional. But when my eyes meet hers, something ancient and undeniable stirs within me. Carmen’s not just a token bride—she’s the one. New item on my list: seduce my reluctant wife. **This is a SHORT, feel-good, instalove-inspired, fated mates dragon shifter romance.**     AmazonKU

ZEPHYR AND THE WESTERN WOLF by Sam Burns and W M Fawkes

The prince is dead, and dragons are the stuff of storybooks. That is, until a great shadow passes over the edge of the Tangled Forest. Rumor sent an intrepid adventurer to a tower in the middle of the woods, and the story he carried back changed everything: Prince Zephyr is alive, and he’s being held prisoner by a giant beast of a dragon. The prince disappeared more than a decade ago, and the kingdom mourned his loss and set his crown on the wheat-blond curls of the young princess. But now, the race is on as every knight in the kingdom and the lands surrounding it have come to slay the beast and bring the prince home. Macarius has travelled from the Western Wastes with nothing but his horse and trusty sword, but he isn’t interested in saving a scrawny prince—he wants to meet a dragon. If he happens to save the prince and take him home, then that will just be a happy accident. Or maybe an annoying one, since Prince Zephyr isn’t nearly as happy to see his savior as he should be. Zephyr and the Western Wolf is an MM fantasy romance featuring one oversized drake, a young mage at the end of his rope (or vines, as it were), and a warrior determined to bring a miracle home for his people… or at least, one miraculous man. It was originally published on Burns & Fawkes’s Patreon page as the 2023 Fantasy Romance.     AmazonKU

SPIRIT WITCH (WITCHES OF WESTWOOD BOOK SIX) by Gina Kincade and C D Gorri

Enid Morrigan has a lot to learn about who she is, and what better place to do it than Westwood Academy? Though new to the world of magic, Enid has always been a little strange. Seeing and hearing the dead is something she would not wish on her worst enemy, but it has always been a part of her life. Secret spells and wards surrounding Westwood have efficiently blocked off her gifts—or curses, as she always thought of them. But what happens when her newfound friends need her to open up her powers? Is she strong enough to face her demons in order to save all magic? Good thing she is not alone. With Rio, Maia, Tana, Jade, and Mabe on her side, Enid and their mates track down a Lorekeeper who might be able to help. Spiritwalker Judge Dusek is a trained guide helping magic users navigate their paths. It doesn’t hurt that he’s sexy-as-sin, but will his pushy, blunt ways be too much for the soft-spoken witch? There’s too much at stake for Enid to back down now.     Amazon     Apple Books     Kobo

MONSTER’S MAGIC (BLACKTHORN ACADEMY FOR SUPERNATURALS BOOK SEVEN) by Julie Morgan and Gina Kincade

When Teagan Osborn’s family becomes the target of corruption by the very people who vow to keep them safe, who can she trust? Blackthorn Academy has been the escape and safety harbor for many who possess special talents and skills, but what happens when that threat follows Teagan to the secluded hideaway of Northumberland Island? Finding solace in the arms of a dark elf named Shayde Drargokin, and the love of her best friend, Evie Woods, she feels unstoppable… until one of her most trusted allies commits an unthinkable act of deceit.

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RISE OF THE WARLOCK: ETERNITY FAE BOOK TWO by Alexi Ferreira

HOPE – We have been fighting the darkness, fighting evil with all our might, Werewolf’s, Elves and Gargoyles have aligned with us. We finally identified the force behind the destruction of everything we know. My sisters and I will not fail, we cannot fail. All are dependent on the Force of Five. I have wanted to give up so many times, but Trek gives me hope, he gives me the light I need in this darkness. TREK – I will not fail. I will not weaken, in this fight for our world, for my race, and for the love I have for Hope. She is the only woman that challenges me at every turn. The only one that has the courage to be mine!     AmazonKU

A LITTLE BIT OF MAGIC AND A LOT OF FUR (MAGE MATES BOOK ONE) by Lisa Oliver

VS Note: A re-release.

“What’s wrong with you?” Devin King, wolf shifter and bodyguard, was anticipating a huge life change as his company plans to relocate. Caught up in his thoughts, he’s suddenly distracted by an incredible scent. Is his elusive mate finally within touching distance? “Did you hit your head when you fell?” Riley Loren, magicless mage and artist, wasn’t upset when a hunky wolf shifter saves him from being hit by a car, but the man was clearly deluded. Fortunately, Riley did understand about wolf shifters and allowed Devin to tag along with him, until the man came to his senses, at least. It shouldn’t take long, right? When I tell Sarah about this she’s going to be pissed at me. The man is clearly a few sandwiches short of a picnic. But someone else has their sights on Riley and nothing inflames a wolf shifter’s protective instincts more than a mate under threat. If only Devin could fix Riley’s other issues as easily.   Amazon

WEDDING CAKE AND WISHES (LATTES AND LEVITATION BOOK SIX) by Christine Pope

Skye O’Malley’s wedding is just around the corner, but her love story is about to take an otherworldly twist. When Skye’s estranged mother, Alicia Petrucci, appears out of the blue, secrets unravel, and the plot thickens. The elders of the Petrucci family, powerful witches, are demanding that Skye marry a man she’s never met — Christian Petrucci. As Skye navigates the twists and turns of her impending marriage, the tension escalates. A paparazzo’s murder, Christian’s arrest, and a chilling ultimatum from Isabella Petrucci thrust Skye into a world of mystery and danger. She’s offered a deal: solve the murder before her wedding, or be bound to Christian forever. Skye and Max embark on a thrilling investigation, unearthing secrets, alibis, and unexpected connections. But as the clock ticks down to her wedding day, the pressure mounts. Can they unveil the truth in time, or will Skye’s future be forever entwined with the enigmatic Christian?

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A DRAGON DEN VALENTINE’S (HOLIDAY SHIFTERS OF FROST MOUNTAIN) by Lisa Daniels

Look, my life was a living hell long before I died on Frost Mountain. The plane crash? Just another regular day. I guess it’s what happens when you get cursed by a witch. Too bad I can’t stay dead—at least I wouldn’t be stuck on this magical mountain. And I wouldn’t have met him. But this sexy shifter found my corpse. He brought me to Dragon’s Den. Big mistake. It’s almost Valentine’s Day, but there’s no love in this town. There’s a murderous dragon on the loose…And if he isn’t stopped, a dark history will repeat itself. My savior will stop at nothing to protect his home…Even if it means his own death. But that’s exactly what I’m worried about. Because I lose people to my curse on Valentine’s Day. And this sizzling man just might be next.     AmazonKU

THE ATLAS COMPLEX (ATLAS SERIES BOOK THREE) by Olivie Blake

Only the extraordinary are chosen. Only the cunning survive. An explosive return to the library leaves the six Alexandrians vulnerable to the lethal terms of their recruitment. Old alliances quickly fracture as the initiates take opposing strategies as to how to deal with the deadly bargain they have so far failed to uphold. Those who remain with the archives wrestle with the ethics of their astronomical abilities, while elsewhere, an unlikely pair from the Society cohort partner to influence politics on a global stage. And still the outside world mobilizes to destroy them, while the Caretaker himself, Atlas Blakely, may yet succeed with a plan foreseen to have world-ending stakes. It’s a race to survive as the six Society recruits are faced with the question of what they’re willing to betray for limitless power—and who will be destroyed along the way.

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PHOENIX CHOSEN (THE PHOENIX GUARDIANS BOOK ONE) by Ashe Moon

Tyler Blackwood is definitely not making it to work on time. When he steps into the path of a speeding car, he’s whisked away by a flaming bird to a perilous realm of shapeshifters and magic straight out of ancient myth. He’d always wished for a chance to redo his life—but not like this. Immediately kidnapped by monsters, Tyler is rescued by Kalistratos, a ruggedly handsome rogue with the power to shift into a phoenix. Sticking by his savior’s side—even if Kalistratos wants nothing to do with him—is the only way he’s going to find a way back home. And it’s the only way he’ll survive when everyone wants to capture him. Here, he is an omega; valuable, alluring, and capable of bearing children. Tyler knows that’s impossible—how the hell can a man get pregnant? But when his belly mysteriously swells overnight, he realizes his journey down the rabbit hole is just beginning.     AmazonKU

THE DJINN WAITS A HUNDRED YEARS: A NOVEL by Shubnam Khan

Akbar Manzil was once a grand estate off the coast of South Africa. Nearly a century later, it stands in ruins: an isolated boardinghouse for eclectic misfits, seeking solely to disappear into the mansion’s dark corridors. Except for Sana. Unlike the others, she is curious and questioning and finds herself irresistibly drawn to the history of the mansion: To the eerie and forgotten East Wing, home to a clutter of broken and abandoned objects—and to the door at its end, locked for decades. Behind the door is a bedroom frozen in time and a worn diary that whispers of a dark past: the long-forgotten story of a young woman named Meena, who died there tragically a hundred years ago. Watching Sana from the room’s shadows is a besotted, grieving djinn, an invisible spirit who has haunted the mansion since her mysterious death. Obsessed with Meena’s story, and unaware of the creature that follows her, Sana digs into the past like fingers into a wound, dredging up old and terrible secrets that will change the lives of everyone living and dead at Akbar Manzil. Sublime, heart-wrenching, and lyrically stunning, The Djinn Waits a Hundred Years is a haunting, a love story, and a mystery, all twined beautifully into one young girl’s search for belonging.

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SANCTUARY OF THE SHADOW by Aurora Ascher

Some follow their destiny. Others fall for it. For humans, Salizar’s is a place of mystery and wonder. For Harrow, it’s a place to hide from those who slaughtered her entire clan. A haven where she can disguise both her abilities and who she really is. Until he arrives. He has no recollection of who—or even what—he is. He only knows that he’s a monster, with wings and powerful abilities never seen before. But beneath the layers of rage and isolation, one glimpse into those inky black eyes reveals a soul that calls out to the loneliness in Harrow. And so she chooses him. She is drawn to the mystery of him, her unquenchable need for his kiss. And as powerful enemies align and conspire against them, Harrow knows their only hope is escape. Now, with every secret she unlocks from his past, a shadow from her own whispers free—luring enemies who will stop at nothing to get their final revenge on Harrow. And she’s given them the perfect weapon…because her winged beast is not what he seems. But maybe it’s time they finally learn—neither is she.

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DEATHLESS (VENGFUL GODS MC BOOK THREE) by Crystal Ash

What this cult has done to me is worse than death. Now only the man who hates me can save us all. I’m losing sleep, plagued with bad dreams, and my men can only do so much to help. How can I be the president my club needs when it feels like I’m not only losing my mind, but myself?
The dreams get worse every night and soon, I have gaps in my memory. All the while, we’re chasing the Sisters of Bathory in circles and time is running out. The solution that comes to me is terrifying. Even worse, I can’t breathe a word of it to the men who love me. Hudson is the only one I can turn to. Only this traumatized, reclusive man who hates me can do something so unthinkable. It breaks my heart, but it’s our only chance of winning. Destroying this cult isn’t just necessary. It’s personal. But their goddess’ power keeps growing, and the question remains…How do you kill what’s deathless?     AmazonKU

ADVENTURE OF STERLING JONES: A MURDER SPREES AND MUTE DECREES SIDEQUEST by Jennifer Cody

VS Note: From DEC 2o.

Sterling: My life has been full of danger and fun since the day I realized what widening my big, blue eyes a bit could do for a boy like me. Guys the world over have fallen into that look-at-me-I’m-so-innocent trap, and I’ve never regretted it, even when I was staring down the muzzle of some poor straight boy’s weapon after confusing him with the best bj of his life (they don’t usually try to murder me, and he didn’t succeed, so obviously I’ve never learned my lesson). I love a good adventure, and now I’m looking at the greatest one I’ve ever seen. Jethro Jones knows exactly what hits him the moment I sidle into his personal space, and it’s not because I only have one arm and an off-putting manic grin (I’m very cute, even with the psycho smile). It’s definitely the boner I’m rocking. The ride I offer him after his motorcycle’s been stolen? Well, that’s just the beginning, isn’t it? Besides, I’m adorable, fun, and only inclined to kidnap people I like. The Adventure of Sterling Jones is a 32k word, insta-love/insta-lust MM paranormal romance, Murder Sprees and Mute Decrees sidequest featuring a thrill-seeking trouble magnet and his dangerous werewolf mate with more heat than is probably advisable for how combustible these two are and a stolen engagement ring.   AmazonKU

THE SPELLBROKEN KING by J A Keeton

What could be worse than being falsely imprisoned for a crime you didn’t commit? How about being relentlessly pursued by a seven-foot-tall demonic bounty hunter determined to drag you back to jail? As a magicless human in an otherwise magical world, Celeste enjoyed her relatively ordinary life as a bartender, struggling to make ends meet and still coming up short every time. If life wasn’t hard enough for a 27-year-old living alone in the big city, her creepy stalker finally crossed the line, framing her for a crime she didn’t commit. Forced to escape to a secret town where magic is unusable, Celeste has a new goal to leave her old life behind and never look back. Unfortunately, fate had other ideas, coming in the form of a sexy-as-hell bounty hunter, who turns out to be not only the lost prince but her fated mate as well. With their destinies entwined, Celeste and Ominous’s bond comes with unforeseen complications threatening the fate of the entire world.   AmazonKU

WHISPERS OF THE DEEP (DEEP WATERS BOOK ONE) by Emma Hamm

One of the many engineers that keeps Beta, the city under the sea, running, Mira only wants to make her family proud and to prove herself worthy. She knows the mysterious city better than anyone and it’s her dream to help it flourish. But then, on a solo job in an abandoned section of the city, she encounters a monster of legend. An undine. A dangerous merman from an ancient civilization, long forgotten. Arges has fought his entire life for his people. With deadly creatures under his control, he plans to eradicate Beta once and for all to protect his kind and their peaceful way of life. But when a human woman saves him, she unknowingly creates a bond between them, one he can’t ignore. Even though her flaming red hair haunts his dreams, he needs her for information on the undine’s enemies. So he steals her. Keeps her. Feeds her. Only to realize their bond is far deeper than captor and captive. He cannot let her go—but he cannot keep her under the sea. In a battle to determine if love can survive a war beneath the waves, it will be their decision that changes the tides.     AmazonKU

THE GAMES OF ENEMIES AND ALLIES: MAGIFORD SUPERNATURAL CITY (MAGIC ON MAIN STREET BOOK TWO) bny K M Shea

At night they’re enemies. During the day they’re friends. Only one of them is aware of this…My stress levels skyrocketed after I discovered the deadly vampire who has taken over downtown is Considine Maledictus, one of the most powerful vampires alive. Now I’m even more reluctant to tangle with him, but he’s started showing up in the middle of my investigations, even if they’re outside his territory. I never know if he’s there to fight or to lend me some unexpected help. I don’t have time to ponder his weird behavior, because a group of local wizards are up to some shady practices. They’ve never been fond of the non-magical, but suddenly they’re popping up all over the city, “helping” humans. At least I can count on my vampire friend and next-door neighbor, Connor, for some laughs. Except…he’s been acting strange and is even more touchy-feely than usual these days. Regardless, I’m going to stay focused on protecting my city. I’m just not sure if I should be more concerned about the wizards, or the chaotic vampire who swaps from friend to foe on a nightly basis.      AmazonKU

DESTINY OF A WITCH (THE OTHER WITCH SERIES BOOK FOUR) by Heather G Harris

When the going gets tough, the tough brew potions – I made a potion to fix my mum’s broken mind but only time will tell if it will succeed – or if it will fail like all my previous attempts. As her condition worsens, I’m doing everything I can to save her, but when there’s an attack at the Other circus my priorities have to shift. The circus is the Other realm’s equivalent to a witness-protection programme, and I’ve hidden two of my witches there. When one of them is nearly killed, I realise there is a mole in my coven. I need to find out who the traitor is before it’s too late. Things are heating up. It’s becoming clear that I need to confront the black Coven and its immoral leader – who just happens to be my estranged father. I’ve heard the prophecy about the coming conflict between us, but I’m more than happy to say ‘screw you’ to my supposed fate. No one tells me what to do; I’m the captain of my own ship and I dictate where she sails. Yet whether I want it or not, my destiny is calling – and she says that death is on the cards. But whose?   AmazonKU

ROYALLY CURSED (FATED LOVE, FATED WAR BOOK ONE) by Skye Wilson

I curse the day I ever met Kai DeLune. Literally. In my defense, I put a curse on the gorgeous, domineering alpha for his own protection. Because if he somehow figures out we’re fated, neither of us will live to see the end of this shifter war. It’s just my luck I’ve been assigned as his troop’s healer. Watching him from a distance is torture for me, and if he finds out the truth, he’s headstrong enough to think he can save the world, including me. Except I’m past saving. I was already cursed long before I met Kai, and no one can ever find out. But I can still save Kai. Or at least I thought I could until our military base was attacked and Kai was seriously injured. His only hope of survival is for me to lift his curse so I can get close enough to heal him. Either way, the consequences could be deadly.     AmazonKU

BREWED IN MAGIC (FALLING FOR FABLES) by Jenna Wolfhart

Lilia has always had a wanderer’s heart. She spends her days on the road with her famous Traveling Tavern and only a dragon to keep her company. Despite longing for a deeper connection, she knows she’s destined to wander the world alone. When she meets a handsome stranger on her journey to the winter festival, she finally feels she’s found a kindred spirit…until he vanishes in the early morning without so much as a goodbye. Turns out, he rushed ahead to reach the festival first with his own traveling tavern. One he never mentioned. Now her would-be companion is her rival, or worse. Someone is trying to sabotage the festival by stealing supplies, and all her suspicions point to him. But when he offers to help find the culprit, sparks melt the icy barriers between them. And Lilia must decide if she can trust him with saving the festival—and with her heart.     AmazonKU

WRIGHTING OLD WRONGS (WORLD WRIGHTS BOOK ONE) by Maria Grace

VS Note: From DEC 22

For nearly 200 years, the Wrights have controlled the Elements, shaping them to their will. But, the new era of industrialization threatens their extinction. Journeyman Wright Rebecca Fuller has more important things to worry about, though, like paying bills and keeping a roof over her head. Unfortunately, she inherited her father’s debts along with his shop. With the Guild limiting her prices, even a brisk business barely makes ends meet. If only the Guild would consider her application for Mastery. But between having the audacity to be female and studying under the most unconventional Master in the Guild, her chances were as thin as Air. Unfortunately for Guild Undersecretary David Enright, barrister, procedural maven, and all-around rule-follower, the Guild violated its own rules where Rebecca was concerned. With her irascible temper and unorthodox approach to working the Elements, she’s exactly what he wants most to avoid. Unfortunately, he can’t simply ignore her. Rule-following aside, though, what she knows, what she can do, could be the key to saving the Wrights from extinction. Audacious barely describes David’s strategy to right old wrongs. If Rebecca agrees, his plan could solve both their problems—or cost them everything.   AmazonKU

SHADOW WITCH (PHASES OF THE MOON BOOK THREE) by M Sinclair

The five men I loved were the only ones I could trust. Dark Imaginarium Academy was no longer a safe haven for me. Any hopes for a fresh start have been completely eliminated—forced to flee the academy with the men who have quickly become everything to me. Carmina is far more dangerous than ever before though and even in the secure shadows of the Nyx estate, secrets from my past come to light, revealing something about my heritage I could have never expected. Something that drives me to consider seeking out Astaroth to put an end to the threat that now faced the entire realm…all because of me.     AmazonKU

TWISTED TIES (THE ARROW HART ACADEMY BOOK TWO) by Hannah Haze

VS Note: Why choose romance.

Secret memories locked in my head, an assassin on my tail, and strange powers I shouldn’t possess are the least of my problems. Because now I’m bonded to a man I barely know. My body may be pulled towards him, but my heart can’t forgive his betrayal. And he isn’t the only one. I’m sick of being treated this way and I’m sick of not knowing who I really am. No more secrets. No more lies. I’m determined to learn the truth. No matter what the cost.     AmazonKU

TOO MANY ALPHAS (BETAS IN WAITING BOOK 20) by Viola Grace

Myrtle had just taken a break from work when agonizing pain struck her. An ambulance ride later, she finds out that she is suffering from mate rejection. The only curious thing is that she didn’t have a mate. She hadn’t even met the bugger. Her life force was bleeding out, and there wasn’t any way to stop it. Time passes, and the Elite take an interest in her demise. As death closes in, Myrtle gets irritated and restless. She sneaks past her friends, who guard her door, and heads to a late-night coffee shop. The proprietor greets her, and they chat for a while until a chance contact explains the issue with Myrtle. She’s an Elite omega, as is the shop owner, and it explains the interest in making sure that she dies expressed by the Elite. Myrtle meets two men who are pinch hitters in case of an alpha fatality. They introduce her to the remaining member of her two fated mates, and his situation is only marginally better than hers. They discuss, they negotiate, and at the end of it, Myrtle just wants to survive. She will put up with too many alphas if it means finishing her manuscript and getting on with her life. She just needs an office and a laptop. The rest will take care of itself.     Amazon

LIGHT: A CHOICE OF LIGHT AND DARK BOOK TWO by Lacey Lehotzky

VS Note: Author warns blurb has spoilers for Book One.

Why does this keep happening to me? Kidnapped again by the Iron Fae, I must survive long enough to get back to my friends in the Night Realm. But when undeniable truth starts spilling from Ruslan’s lips, I’m left questioning everything. The web of lies and deceit thickens, and I’m at the center of a prophecy that started it all. Kazimir – What lengths would you go to to save someone you love? I’d stop at nothing to get Izidora back, forcing the other realms to join me in a war against the Iron Realm. But along the way, a dark new magic becomes available. Who am I to deny its power when it will help me get back my mate? Ruslan – I’m known as the ruthless prince, but deep down, all I’ve ever wanted was to be loved. I waited for my mate until she came of age, and when Izidora tells me what the power-hungry kings of Északi did to her, I want to burn the entire world down. Izidora holds my heart in her hands, but will she rip it out of my chest or stand by me as we take our revenge?   AmazonKU

ENTWINED FATES: GODDESS OF DESTINY by Juliane Maibach

Your glances are hot and smoldering. Your voice tender and alluring – they’re a warning to me: don’t play with fire. “It’s nice up here,” says Noah. “We have a great view of the Bay and the city, away from the hustle and bustle, where we can be all alone.” “Yeah, because I can’t get away. That’s what this is about, right?” Noah tilts his head and grins. “Partly.” I can’t stand that smile and I feel like punching him. Noah has shown Teresa his true colors and she tries to steer clear of him at all cost. Unfortunately, that’s not so easy, because he has other plans and refuses to be shaken off. Teresa is just beginning to trust him again when he shows her an even darker side of himself. And very soon, Teresa gets to experience this up close and personal. Because the horror takes on a new face: humanity’s fate is not in its own hands but in the hands of goddesses. And these creatures couldn’t be more terrifying.   AmazonKU

SHOTS AND BARBS (DEEP EARTH DATING BOOK TWO) by Lily Mayne

Nuni – Look, I’m an extremely busy, handsome, charming guy. I am a paragon of physical perfection, I run a wildly successful architecture firm, and I take care of my family. I don’t have time to organise a ten-year anniversary party for my business, so it just makes sense to hire someone else to do the work. Except as soon as I see my new event planner, Anita Chaudhary, with her dark eyes and no-nonsense attitude and sensible shoes, I decide maybe I should be involved in the process. Just, you know, for the sake of being thorough. But mainly so I can keep butting heads with her. She’s competitive and cool-headed and infuriatingly competent, all of which I begrudgingly find attractive. And those sensible shoes of hers drive me wild. But she’s also human. And we all know that humans and demiurgus don’t exactly mix…Anita – Nuni var Rorik is arrogant, pompous, egotistical, vain, bullheaded… need I go on? He’s a frat boy in an expensive suit. A know-it-all. A big, muscular demiurgus with perfect hair and flawless skin and a distractingly beautiful face. He rankles me like no one else. But I can’t stay away from him. Which is definitely not good. I’m his event planner, and my boss is extremely strict when it comes to… ahem… client relations. When our barbed words and competitive needling explode into something hotter than it has any right being, my job and reputation are on the line. I can’t stand the thought of being seen as irresponsible or less than the best, but I can’t stop myself when it comes to him. So we just have to keep it a secret.     AmazonKU

ACCIDENTALLY A DRAGON DADDY (DRAGON OVERLORDS BOOK TWO) by Riley Storm

The night I got pregnant, the rest of my life went to sh*t. First I woke up alone, the jerk not even willing to stick around. Then I got thrown in jail for a crime I didn’t commit. Now I’ve been ‘volunteered’ as tribute for the dragons. It was either that or spend my life in prison. Of course, I didn’t actually get to choose. The Fed’s shipped me off against my protests. Which is where I come face to face with the man who knocked me up. The man who is actually a dragon. He wants to claim us both, to protect us, but I can tell he’s making it up as he goes. After all, how can a man trained as an assassin, with hands covered in blood, make a good father? Yet I have no choice but to trust him. Because that dark past is the only thing keeping our baby safe.     AmazonKU

DELIVERED TO MY ORCS (MAIL ORDER MATINGS BOOK SEVEN) by Mazzy J March

Iyla: I have worked in the family business I was a teenager and planned to continue to do so for the rest of my life. But when my mom and dad died in a freak accident, the will listed my brother as the sole owner and CEO to avoid “dividing the assets.” His first act was to sell everything, including our warehouse and the storefront with the apartment upstairs where I live. He’s always hated the janitorial supply business. It wasn’t showy or glamorous but it paid the bills for our family. The developer who bought the building is planning to tear it down in sixty days. I’ve lost my job and my home, on top of being overwhelmed with grief for my parents. They may have made a bad decision in their will making, but I’d never stop loving and missing them. I am desperate and in shock, and I need a new start and a new plan. Somewhere I don’t drive past my brother’s new mansion every time I go to the grocery store. Preferably before the new owner puts my stuff on the sidewalk. Menace, Saber, and Draven – Orcs don’t have mates. We wait for someone to breed with and if we’re lucky, she’s likable. From what we’ve seen of other relationships among our kinds mates never work out in the end so when we decide to sign up for the Mail-Order Matings app, we do so with no expectations of love. Who could love an orc?     AmazonKU

BATTLE WITHIN: CLAIMED BOOK ONE by Christina Mattingly

VS Note: From DEC 16.

Emma, a sound mage, needs to escape her fast-paced life as a magical nightclub owner in the city, so she decides to visit her brother’s small rural mountain town for the winter. After years of living without long-term commitments or consistent relationships, she may be ready to settle down and find something real. After finding herself in her roommate’s bed, what she thought was a one-night stand turns into a big mess when she discovers Ryder’s wolf imprinted on her, irrevocably claiming Emma as his. He’s just the kind of guy she could see herself settling down with, but Ryder doesn’t want anything to do with a relationship with her. His wolf’s possessive nature won’t let Ryder leave her alone so she can move on, but with Ryder pushing her away at every turn, their relationship seems doomed to fail before it’s ever had a chance.     AmazonKU

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