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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CORVAK’S CHALLENGE (ICE PLANET CLONES BOOK FOUR) by Ruby Dixon
When the clone pods were abandoned on the ice planet, two of them opened before the others. Corvak, a gladiator and a splice, ran into the snows. He carried Aidy, a confused human woman. They’re on the run, determined not to get caught. Aidy has no idea what’s going on or why she’s been dumped in the icy mountains. Corvak, however, is convinced this is all one big gladiator game, and one he’s determined to win. To do that, they’ll have to avoid all the others and survive by any means possible. Why do they need this parasite anyhow…and why do their chests keep humming? AmazonKU
I THINK I’M IN LOVE WITH AN ALIEN by Ann Aguirre
He’s stranded. He’s desperate. He’s not looking for love. Alien Tamzir Jaarn, a.k.a. Seeker, is paying the price for risking an illicit holiday on an interdicted planet. His ride off-world never showed, and he’s been stranded on Earth for nearly a year. His gear is breaking down, food is becoming a problem, and if his camouflage unit fritzes, he’ll wind up in a government lab. But he’s met some cool humans online, and they’ve invited him to the biggest space-themed convention around. Why not make memories with them while he figures out how to get home? Space Con or bust! She’s nerdy. She’s flirty. She’s ready for romance. Jennette Hammond is an endearing weirdo, voted most likely to bang an alien in high school. Her house is full of gray man collectibles, adorable tentacle monsters, and yes, in college, she volunteered for a SETI-type program. Not that she’s ever had any close encounters of the sexy, alien kind. Heck, she’s never even been able to convince anyone to attend Space Con. But that’s about to change. Finally, she has online friends who have agreed to go, and it will be a romp to remember—and she’ll finally put a face to the name of her longtime crush, Seeker. When alien meets adorkable, they’re destined for an out-of-this-world affair.
LEGACY FOR THE ALIEN WARRIOR (TREASURED BY THE ALIEN BOOK 13) by Honey Phillips
VS Note: Had to preorder this one, sounds so good!
Former trauma nurse Kara Macintosh is a survivor. When she and her non-verbal son Rory are abducted by aliens, she fights with everything she has to keep them together, only to have the pair of them sold to the owner of a brutal asteroid mine. Although her medical skills are enough to keep them alive, it’s a constant battle for survival—until a huge scarred Cire warrior comes to their rescue. Captain Thraxar doesn’t get involved. Since the future of his race was destroyed by the Red Death, he survives by keeping his distance—from danger, from others, and especially from feelings. Despite his rules, he can’t resist coming to the aid of a beautiful, defiant female and her silent child. He promises to take them to safety, even though safety is hard to find in this part of the galaxy. Experience has taught Kara to be wary of anyone who seems too good to be true, but Thraxar’s gruff kindness and his patience with Rory quickly start to win her over. Her suspicion turns first to trust, and then to an unexpected passion. When they add a feral alien child to their odd little group, she realizes that more than desire binds them together—they are creating the family she has always wanted. But danger still hunts them, and claiming their future means confronting the scars of the past. When danger returns, will love be enough to hold them together? AmazonKU
ATTACKED (A NEW WORLD BOOK TWO) by Eileen Troemel
Raiders! In the middle of the night, Zuk and Joee race to aid their neighbors when raiders attack their village on the new planet of Alure. Despite his size and fighting skills, Zuk gets snatched. Seeing her bond in harm’s way, Joee races to the rescue but misses him by moments. Lank transports medicals to a village to aid after raiders attack. When Joee strides onto his ship with her long black hair and silver eyes, he knows he must help her. He races after the ship which took Zuk. Zuk wasn’t the only one snatched from their village or their planet. Will Joee and Lank, rescue Zuk? What about the other villagers? The raiders must be stopped. AmazonKU
FATE OF THEON (THEONRY RISING SERIES BOOK ONE) by Randa Hink
VS Note: FF Omegaverse. From MAY 25.
She thought she was just a mother trying to survive the end of the world. But the stars never forget their bloodlines. Lorne is a single mother navigating the slow collapse of Earth—until the skies open and reveal the truth: she was never meant to stay. Abducted during a global evacuation by a race called the Theon, Lorne finds herself aboard a warship she was never supposed to see, with a son who may carry more than just human DNA. As the truth of her lineage unfolds, so does something else—an instinctual, undeniable pull toward Major General RyJen, the stoic Alpha soldier tasked with protecting her. Their connection defies protocol, biology, and the unspoken rules of Theon society. Earth is gone. The ship is in lockdown. And Lorne is no longer just a passenger—she’s a Queen by birthright, a symbol of the sacred bloodlines once scattered to survive a civil war. But claiming her place among the stars means more than survival. It means risking her heart, protecting her son, and facing a future shaped by a past she never knew she belonged to. AmazonKU
CLAIMED BY THE KRIJESE (KRIJESE WARLORDS BOOK ONE) by Erin Hale
Book one in the new Krijese Warlords series featuring Kala of the Krijese – Tropes: Single alien dad Forced proximity Hurt/comfort Alien that looks like an alien AmazonKU
NEON FLUX (NEOSTELLARIS BOOK ONE) by Ava Thorne
Neo Stellaris is a city of neon lights and dark secrets, and despite the city’s clean energy, its soul is filthy. Corporations own everything, gangs take what’s left, and the people in between that are born with strange Flux powers? They survive however they can. But it’s never enough. Eon Ibarra has spent her life in the impoverished Magenta District, evading corporate control while supporting her hospitalized mother in whatever way she can, whether that’s sex work or stealing corporate secrets as a cyberrunner. Her rare electromagnetic Flux abilities make her valuable to rebels and corporations alike. When financial desperation drives her back to the underground, she accepts a mission that will either secure her freedom or cost her everything. Cy Hoshina, a black operations agent for POM Enterprises with matching Flux abilities, has spent a decade enforcing corporate will, making their problems disappear. Permanently. His carefully managed existence is shattered during a chance encounter with Eon—their electromagnetic fields synchronizing in a way neither can explain, or forget…(more blurb on ebook seller’s page) AmazonKU
CHAINED TO THE CHAMPION (DRAKARN MATES BOOK FIVE) by Kate Rudolph
One broken warrior. One defiant spy. A deadly mission with one rule: trust each other or die. Captured and stranded near the hostile city of Ignarath, Drakarn warrior Zarvash and human intelligence officer Vega Cross must rely on each other to survive. Their mission? Infiltrate the enemy city where humans are enslaved and warriors fight in savage arena battles. Their cover? Master and slave. The roles are fake. The bond awakening between them is all too real. As they fight side by side—Zarvash in the blood-soaked tournament, Vega in the shadows of a brutal alien city—their connection deepens into something fierce and undeniable. But when their secret is uncovered, and Vega faces death in the arena, Zarvash must risk everything to claim the woman who’s become his fated mate. AmazonKU
BROKEN SENTINEL: A SPICY DYSTOPIAN ROMANCE (SPLINTER FACTION BOOK ONE) by Alicia LeFleur
She was engineered to be perfect. Perfect for the system she’s about to break. Elite Sentinel Zara Thorne has dedicated her life to protecting Unity from Splinter contamination in a world ravaged by climate change. But when her body begins developing impossible abilities, she discovers the terrifying truth: she carries the very modifications she was trained to eliminate. Forced to flee with her partner Trent Vanguard, the man she’s secretly desired for years, Zara escapes into the wasteland where she meets Vex—a fiercely modified Splinter who embodies everything Unity taught her to despise. Everything Trent isn’t. Wild. Untamed. Dangerously alluring. As her modifications accelerate and Unity closes in, Zara is caught between two men who represent opposing futures. One who protected her while deceiving her. One who challenges everything she’s ever believed. The wasteland isn’t the only thing that’s toxic. So are secrets. And Zara’s might change humanity’s future forever. AmazonKU
THE FOLDED SKY (WHITE SPACE) by Elizabeth Bear
VS Note: Not a romance but a scifi release of note.
Information doesn’t want to be free. Information wants to vanish without a trace. Sunya Song’s job is to stop that from happening. She’s an archinformist: a specialist historian whose job usually involves sitting at a console at her university job near the Galactic Core, sorting ancient documents and restoring corrupted files. But now, the research opportunity of a lifetime has sent her—along with her teenage children and alien wife—halfway across the galaxy to preserve the data and aid in the retrieval of the archaeological find of the century: an ancient alien artificial intelligence called Baomind. As vast as a stellar system, the Baomind orbits a dying red giant, and the star’s time has nearly ended. The isolated research station and its small fleet of ships come under attack by fanatic Freeport pirates who believe that artificial intelligence is an abomination that must be destroyed, putting the lives of Sunya and her family at risk. Tens of thousands of lightyears from home, isolated from all help, Sunya is the only one who can save them all.
CALYX (KA’ATARI WARRIORS BOOK SEVEN) by Kenzie Kelly
She had no intention of leaving the lab. Then she stole a spaceship. Chemist Razili prefers logic over risk and samples over standoffs, but when the Scozid-neutralizing compound she’s developing keeps falling apart at the molecular level, she makes a desperate choice: travel to a planet deep in Scozid territory and get what she needs herself. She doesn’t plan on taking a copilot. She really doesn’t plan on hijacking a fighter owned by the massive, infuriating Trelxak who won’t stop hovering. Calyx knew the moment he saw her—Razili is his rhun. His perfect match. But until she falls for him, touching her is off the table. He’d rather go mad than risk her walking away. Now they’re trapped in a tiny ship, heading toward danger, and sharing a bed. He’s trying to stay focused on keeping her safe, keeping his pants on, and getting her brilliant, snarky self to fall in love with him. His nanites are trying to climb her like a tree. Between malfunctioning ships, alien space bats, and a dangerously romantic field trip to the edge of enemy space, this mission is exactly what happens when a nerd tries to be the main character. This novella is the seventh in the Ka’atari Warriors series. It has a guaranteed happily ever after and no cliffhangers, but the story progresses from book to book and the series is best read in order. AmazonKU
FIVE JUMPS TO DESTINY by Rock Forsberg
VS Note: LGBTQ SFR.
A quantum physicist. A time-displaced negotiator. A love that transcends centuries. You vanish during a routine negotiation mission in 2235, expecting death. Instead, you wake up two hundred years in the future, rescued by an eccentric scientist and his enigmatic daughter. This is the reality for Rain—caught in “quantum inevitability,” a cosmic law that keeps pulling them forward through time while marking them for death. Desperate to return to Daysea Sands, the brilliant young physicist they left behind, Rain embarks on a journey that defies the very laws of physics. As they jump through different eras, repeatedly saved by the mysterious Destiny, Rain uncovers a connection between three souls that spans centuries. With the Martian military hunting them and the universe itself determined to correct their temporal anomaly, their borrowed time grows shorter with each leap. In a world where the past cannot be changed and the future refuses to wait, Rain faces an impossible choice: fight the universe’s fundamental laws to return to their lost love, or embrace the mystery that echoes their fate. In the quantum realm, everything that has ever existed continues to exist—including love.
GRAN CARAVAN: CALM ACT WEST THE 10TH ANNIVERSARY (CALM ACT CLIMATE APOCALYPTIC COLLECTIONS) by Ginger Booth
VS Note: Not a romance but seems like an intriguing series.
When Denver breaks under climate collapse, 61-year-old Claire Cutler loses it all—and joins a gran caravan to stop surviving and start living. The crash doesn’t come all at once, across the whole country. For Claire Cutler and her bad-influence friend Lisa, it starts the day Colorado goes bankrupt. They’re both laid off from their state jobs. The New Dust Bowl has emptied the plains. Climate refugees flood into Denver. There’s no housing, no food, no work—and no help coming. When Claire sends her dual-citizen granddaughter to safety in Canada, something breaks in her. Her last tie to the old life, the old rules, the old country, is gone. She’s not the only one. Everyone’s angry—but most keep their heads down, follow orders, try to hang on. Not Claire. Not anymore. In the wandering caravans of the newly homeless, she finds others with nothing left to lose. What starts as survival becomes something more. A rebel is born in the wreckage of the West. Amazon AB
HIS HUMAN TO LEARN (UNIT A12 BOOK NINE) by Morgan Robinson
Step one in finding my fated mate: being able to communicate with the cute alien I think might be the one. Tori – I survived Earth’s fall into ruin, made the journey to a new alien planet, and found somewhere safe to live. My translator never started working after it was implanted, and I wasn’t about to be forced to stay on Earth. The plan is to learn the language before falling for one of these aliens. Of course, my plan fails spectacularly the first time I see Marron. I can’t even say hi to him, yet I’m ready to know everything about him. I doubt Marron has a problem with our inability to communicate, but it doesn’t set the foundation for a good relationship if we can’t even talk. Before this goes any further, I’ll have to learn a lot. Marron – When I joined this tribe, it was to be useful and to give my younger brother a better life than we had in our old tribe. We work the fields every day, we help with chores, and now, I’m attempting to woo the fiery-haired female who lives on the farm. Tori can’t understand me, but we can fix that. It will take time and effort, but I can think of nothing I would not do for my female, my future mate. Now to prove to her that I can learn her, I can know her, and I can be what she needs. AmazonKU
BEYOND THE THRONE (EMPIRE OF ENGINES BOOK ONE) by Rachel Terry
Once there were four kingdoms. Now there is only the Empire. For a thousand years, Akkadia, the Empire of Engines, has reigned supreme, unchallenged. Within the Capitol, a city patrolled by machines, ten districts lay separated by social standing. While the wealthy enjoy the best of what life has to offer, the poor starve. Only the Resistance, a group of ragtag rebels from all corners of Akkadia, dares to challenge the Empire. In recent months, they’ve been growing bolder, but it’s never enough. Leo is a mechanic, living and working within the Capitol. His menial job ensures his family is provided for, but he dreams of giving them a better future. Skye is a rebel, who has fought, spied, and killed for the Resistance for the past eleven years. Her only goal is to bring the Empire to its knees—no matter the cost. When fate brings them together, they must decide what is right and what is wrong in the pursuit of freedom, how far each of them is willing to go, and what they must sacrifice along the way. But unbeknownst to Skye and Leo, there is another enemy, more powerful and deadly than any threat posed by the Empire. An enemy who lurks beyond the throne. AmazonKU
RUNNER’S MOON: NEEALLT by Linda Mooney
Mitchel Timmons and her friends just wanted to enjoy a day at the park, regardless of the threat of the Arra hanging over the planet, and more specifically, their town. They want to be able to live their lives, despite the warnings. They figure that as long as they’re home by nightfall, they’ll be safe, or so they thought. When the girls disappear, Mitchel’s father blames the Ruinos, for good reason. He’d heard her frantic phone call and knows it was them who ambushed his daughter and her friends in the park. How can he be expected to rely on other Ruinos to stage a rescue? Mitchel hates the Ruinos as much as her father does. She never expects one of those aliens to latch onto her and protect her from other Ruinos as well as the Arra when she’s held captive aboard the Arran spaceship. In fact, although she doesn’t want to admit it, she feels safe when she’s around him. Which is why, when she sees the chance to escape, she takes him back down to Earth with her. Now her heart’s divided between wanting to still hate the Ruinos and caring for Neeallt, who’s beginning to mean a lot to her. Unfortunately, the town is divided between…(more blurb on ebook seller’s page)
***********************BRIEF BREAK BEFORE THE FANTASY/PNR BOOKS!**************************************
VS: I’m currently working on my next Badari Gladiators book so here’s the third book in the series as my backlist highlight for the week:
TALINN (BADARI GLADIATORS BOOK THREE) by Veronica Scott
Talinn was a genetically engineered senior soldier in his Badari Warrior pack until unscrupulous laboratory guards faked his death and sold him into slavery in the galaxy’s hinterlands. Purchased by a nomadic warlord and forced to fight in games for the amusement of the crowds, Talinn has endured through sheer strength of will. He sees no possibility of escape but a Badari never gives up until the goddess calls him to the afterlife.
Bailey Kingsmere was a talented and ambitious entertainer on an interstellar cruise liner when her ship was destroyed in an accident. She escaped in a defective cryonic lifepod, which eventually drifted out of the Sectors entirely and crashed on a primitive planet. Superstitious locals decide to place her in the arena as a prize for a lucky gladiator.
Talinn needs only one look to know Bailey is his fated mate. He’ll do whatever it takes to rescue her from the other fighters and claim her as his prize but how can he ensure her safety thereafter? Since he’s not human and has alien reptilian predator DNA which gives him extra capabilities, will Bailey accept him as a mate? And can they ever escape their desperate situation and find a way to freedom? TALINN is the third book in the Badari Gladiators Series and can be read as a standalone. A steamy romance with fated mates this story was initially published in the Claimed Among the Stars Anthology (no longer available), but has been expanded here with an additional 15,000 words.
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************************** THANKS FOR YOUR SUPPORT IF YOU DECIDE TO CHECK OUT THE BOOKS (because my own books pay my bills) AND A BIG THANK YOU IF YOU ALREADY HAVE! AND ONWARD WE GO!*********************
A FAIRYTALE FOR SNOW WHITE (FAIRYTALES) by Aisha Urooj
Edwin Fenrich is the perfect prince, but beneath his polished exterior, he hides a secret: he has never been a fan of fairy tales or believed in true love. For this crown prince, duty and practicality have always come over matters of the heart. But everything changes when he hears whispers of a mysterious girl in the forest—someone long believed to be dead. Suddenly, the rule-bound prince is captivated, and for the first time, he dares to break free from his regimented life, plunging headfirst into the most daring adventure of his life—a journey that will challenge everything he thought he knew about love, courage, and himself. Get ready for a story where magic, mystery, and rebellion collide, because sometimes, the greatest fairy tale is the one you write yourself. AmazonKU
FAT FORCED MATE (SILVERCREEK LOTTERY MATES BOOK ONE) by Layla Silver
He bullied and rejected me for being a plus-size, shiftless outcast. He took my virginity and exposed my magic, then left me because our love was forbidden. Now he’s the Alpha, and the Mating Lottery will determine who becomes his mate. My name is drawn. It means I have no choice but to marry him and give him babies. The pack banished me years ago. But what hurt the most was his public rejection. He was my brother’s best friend, but I was too low in the pack hierarchy for his taste. Now he needs a mate, and my name is drawn in the lottery. I refuse to go back to my pack, but I’m forced to face him once again. I’m exposed to humiliating trials, to test whether I’m worthy of being his mate. It’s humiliating to expose my plus-size body to his rough hands. It’s humiliating to bare my broken heart to his cruel tongue. I’m defenseless and shivering, feeling how his baby is growing in my belly. Will the Alpha finally heal his broken mate? AmazonKU
TO L.A. WITH LOVE – A CHARITY ANTHOLOGY by Various
VS Note: I live in the LA area and know many people who lost their homes in the fires, so I’m happy to support tihis anthology. (I would have loved to write a story for it!)
When wildfires destroyed two beloved Los Angeles public libraries in January 2025, the romance community answered with heart. In To L.A. With Love, 100+ local and international authors and poets weave tales filled with sexy contemporary passion, dreamy historical romance, and spellbinding magical encounters. From the sweetest kiss to steam between the sheets, these tales remind us why we fall in love with books—because like libraries, they offer refuge, inspire dreams, and bring people together. This anthology celebrates the power of romance, and all proceeds from To L.A. With Love support the restoration of the Altadena and Pacific Palisades libraries, proving that love stories can heal more than fictional broken hearts—they can rebuild community. Pick up your copy today, and join us in writing a new chapter for Los Angeles.
SQUIRREL BLUE by Holly Day
VS Note: MM PNR.
Amir Kaplan works as a chef in a werewolf bar, which is why he’s so surprised when his boss sends him to a food expo for humans. He doesn’t like being around people, which his boss knows, and they don’t want human customers, so why is he there? The moment he spots a blue squirrel in a cage, he forgets all about the why, though. Shun Hartman is having a bad day, has had several bad days in a row. He and his squirrel cousin were running in squirrel form when Shun was captured by werewolves. They put him in a cage and dyed his fur blue, and now he’s at some sort of food fair. As if that wasn’t bad enough, there is this guy trying to steal him. Hadn’t the guy been another wolf shifter, he might have been fine with it, but how is he to know which is the better monster? Amir refuses to leave the expo without the squirrel. He doesn’t care what conflicts will follow, no squirrel should ever be put in a cage. Shun should run away the moment Amir frees him from the cage, right? No sane squirrel waits around until their werewolf rescuer gets hungry, but why does his heart ache as soon as he’s apart from Amir? Amazon
INCANDESCENCE by Mel Teshco
Alexander. – I’ve been a blood slave to my vampire master for forty-six years. My rare blood makeup gives my master the perfect nutrition. My addiction to the couple of drops he feeds me in return ensures I have no compulsion to leave. I’m a willing blood donor, an immortal slave. Then my master brings yet another blood slave to his nest, and I can’t tear my eyes away from her. Maya. – I can’t believe I’ve been kidnapped. I definitely can’t believe vampires are real. But I soon learn they’re not just real, they’re cold and brutal, and will do anything for their bloodlust. Everything within me burns to escape, and if I have to use the other blood slave to do just that, I will. If I’m all too quickly seeing past his addiction and good looks to the man beneath, that’s just too bad. Survival is my focus. Love and desire have no place in this nightmare I’m living. Do they?
STAR’S HOWL (ROYAL LUPINE ELEMENTALS BOOK FOUR) by Milly Taiden
Seraphina’s predictable life never prepared her for the visions overtaking her mind at the worst possible moments. On her thirtieth birthday, mysterious glimpses of the future disrupt everything—sometimes putting her in real danger. Before she can make sense of her world becoming a constant stream of prophecy, a handsome stranger tells her she’s got the power to see the future. Prince Orion, the patient alpha of the Moonvision pack, has spent his life waiting for a wolf mate worthy of standing beside him as Luna. Instead, fate delivers him a human woman with future-sight powers and a skeptical nature that makes his wolf determined to prove their destined bond. As Seraphina struggles to control the raw visions surging through her mind, an undeniable attraction builds between them—one as mysterious and powerful as fate itself. When Seraphina discovers that Orion’s presence calms her chaotic visions, she must decide how to handle the powers that defy logic. Orion must protect his mate while convincing her that their bond means more than just partnership—it means ruling together as king and queen. AmazonKU
SHIFTING THE FLAME (PARANORMAL DATING AGENCY BOOK 89) by Milly Taiden
Danica Ulrich does not do distractions… especially not ones with smoldering eyes, ancient traditions, or scales. But when matchmaking legend Gerri Wilder sends her to rescue a small-town festival in the middle of nowhere Louisiana, Danica signs up for the chaos… assuming it’ll look good on her resume, not change her life. Asher Ectorius is alpha, mayor, and deeply allergic to glitter. Planning parties isn’t his thing. Neither is falling for a bossy, curve-hugging human who storms into his town like she owns the place. Too bad fate has other plans – and Gerri’s already set the guest list. Now the banners are crooked, the fire dancers are missing, and the sparks between Danica and Asher might burn down more than the stage. Because when a dragon meets his match, even the best-laid plans go up in flames. AmazonKU
PAWSITIVE ROMANCE (CELESTIAL PINES ROMANCES BOOK ONE) by Ava Hunter and Milly Taiden
When a chaos witch with a history of magical mishaps lands a job under a brooding alpha, sparks don’t just fly…They ignite everything around them. Lyra Ravenshade was supposed to keep her head down, sort scrolls, and avoid enchanting anything that could sprout legs. But Celestial Pines had other plans—including one very growly, very off-limits alpha who made her magic flare and her heart misbehave. Jace Montgomery didn’t want an assistant, a mate, or feelings—but fate dropped all three on his doorstep wearing mushroom-embroidered sweaters and carrying enchanted muffins. He tried to ignore her. He failed spectacularly. Now the wards are fraying, a rival alpha is circling, and denying the bond between them might be more dangerous than giving in. Because chaos may be her curse…But she’s his. AmazonKU
BEYOND THE DEPTHS: SECRETS OF THE SEA: A SUMMER FANTASY ROMANCE ANTHOLOGYV by Various
The sea does not give up her secrets easily…In this fantasy romance anthology, journey beyond the shoreline and into worlds where love is as treacherous—and irresistible—as the deep itself. Featuring master storytellers Anna Hawke, CN Noble, Crystal Frost, Harper Lynn, Liz Cain, Sophea Chan, T. S. Devon, and Toni Cabell, Beyond the Depths: Secrets of the Sea delivers sweeping romance, hidden truths, and unforgettable heroines who dare to love where others fear to tread. Sink beneath the surface. Something beautiful is waiting. Amazon
BAT WARD’S WATCH (PURPLE OAK OASIS BOOK THREE) by Laura Greenwood and Ariana Jade
The last thing Sonja wants is an annoying tea witch telling her how to do her job. Sonja’s sights are set on the head guard position, one she’s been filling in for ever since her boss retired. Except now, she’s expected to work under someone with no experience, who thinks she knows better. Cami Brewster is determined to prove she’s got what it takes to her family, even if that means stepping on Sonja’s toes. As the two of them discover that working together is better than fighting for control, they also find that they have more in common than they think. Can the two of them find the common ground? The Bat Ward’s Watch is a cozy fantasy romance with a workplace sapphic romance, an infuriating boss, unusual magic, a pinch of steam, and a happy ever after.
OWL OF YOUR DREAMS (OWL STAR WITCH MYSTERIES BOOK 19) by Leanne Leeds
Something strange is happening with Mrs. Finch’s extensive cat figurine collection, and Astra’s investigation uncovers disturbing connections to Eleanor Reynolds, a teacher who vanished three years ago. A hidden journal reveals hints of a secret society operating in Forkbridge, using ancient binding magic for sinister purposes. As Astra digs deeper into Forkbridge’s mysteries, she faces resistance from Mrs. Finch herself, who remains stubbornly skeptical despite mounting evidence. Meanwhile, Astra’s familiar Archie struggles with his own commitment issues when his partner demands a formal bonding ceremony. As the clock ticks down and sinister secrets lurk in the shadows, can Astra uncover the truth? Is Mrs. Finch an innocent victim—or has Astra been helping the very villain she’s hunting? AmazonKU
THE SUNBOUND PRINCESS (REALMS OF THE COVENANT BOOK FOUR) by Amy Pennza
Summon the sun. As heir to the Summer Court, I was born to wield sunlight like a weapon. But when my father dies, the sunstone—the source of my kingdom’s power—vanishes. To claim my throne, I must retrieve it and prove my worth. Alone and desperate to save my crown, I enter the human realm…and end up rescuing two charming, infuriating thieves from the hangman’s noose. Nikolas is a silver-tongued scoundrel with a crooked grin and a past he won’t talk about. Dain is his brooding, silent shadow with magic in his veins and wicked skill in his hands. They claim they can help me, but I’m not sure what they want in return. Wanting them is reckless. Sleeping with them is a mistake I only intend to make once. But when we touch, my power stirs. And when we burn together, the sunstone beckons. Now I’m deep in the human realm, my days spent hunting the stone and my nights tangled between two men I can’t afford to fall for. Because the only thing more dangerous than loving them…is trusting them. And when you play with fire long enough, something always turns to ash. AmazonKU
PASTRIES ON A PLATE AND BLOOD IN A MUG: VAMPIRE SHIFTER MMF PNR ROMANCE (OURS EVERMORE BOOK FIVE) by RK Munin
Mila – Mila Jones has always trusted too easily and too much. That leads her into a situation where she’s homeless, jobless, and down to her last few dollars in a city hundreds of miles from her friends and family. Too ashamed to call home for help, she’s determined she’ll figure a way out of her mess all by herself. She’s done being the victim, she’s going to be the hero from now on! But can a chubby baker from the midwest be a hero? Gio – Gio is a vampire of wealth and distinction. When he finds Carter he thinks he has everything. Sharing a part of his soul with the wolf shifter keeps Gio in control of his vampire instincts and makes him more content than he’d ever been. It never occurs to him that he will not be enough for his alpha wolf shifter. What can he do to make his wolf happy? Carter – Carter loves Gio, but he was used to taking care of an entire pack. When he became part of Gio’s flock, he gave up his pack to another alpha. His powerful vampire mate doesn’t need a wolf shifter to shield him from anything. Being bonded to a strong partner means Carter has no place to put all his protective instincts. How does he reconcile his love for Gio and his need to care for someone?A chance encounter and heart-pounding chase will bring these three together. Can they be the answer to each other’s questions? AmazonKU
ALPHA WOLF FINDS HIS COYOTE: MM MPREG SHIFTER ROMANCE (WEST COAST COYOTES BOOK THREE) by Aria Grace
VS Note: Short story.
Alpha Wolf Theodore has been under his father’s paw since the day he was born. He’s the second alpha son, born from a mistress and has no other purpose to his father other than to be a spare. Theodore isn’t interested in the family business. He wants to find an omega and have his own family, but he’s been driving the getaway cars since he could reach the pedals and done things that could put him away for several lifetimes. He’s ashamed of it, but it’s the only life he’s ever known. As far as he knows, the coyotes are awful and vicious, but he’s drawn to the West Coast Coyotes and can’t help circling the pack. Omega Ryker started working for Esteban when he was a teen, hawking pawflower after school to pay for his mom’s vises. He worked his way up to part of the household staff and now has a coveted position they call banker. He counts money as it comes in and packages it up for disbursement. Since Waylan’s pawflower farm produces so well, they have huge business from the humans, and he’s been socking away his own stash of cash, just in case he ever needs to run. But when a wolf starts circling, he’s no longer sure if he might need to run away from his past or to his future. AmazonKU
ROUGH RIDING ORC COWBOY (BRIDES OF THE LONESOME CREEK ORCS BOOK TWO) by Ava Ross
Beth: I’ve been controlled my whole life. First by my father. Then by the man he was forcing me to marry. Instead of saying I do, I ran, landing into the arms of a brawny orc cowboy with quiet strength and dark eyes that see too much. Ruugar swears he’ll protect me, but I see the way he looks at me, like he’s holding himself back. Like I belong to him. And maybe I do. I thought running meant freedom, but what if being with Ruugar is the only place I was meant to be? Ruugar: Beth is my mate. I knew it the second she touched me, and fate burned her mark into my skin. But she was promised to another, and an honorable male never steals what isn’t his. Now, she’s fled her wedding. She’s desperate and terrified, and I’ll do whatever it takes to keep her safe. Even if it means ignoring how much I want her. Even if it means hiding her in plain sight, disguised as a boy on the tourist trail ride we’re leading across the plain. But out here, away from the world, it’s hard to resist what was always meant to be. AmazonKU
THE BEAR’S RELUCTANT MATE (BEAR CREEK FOREVER: THORNBERG VINEYARD BOOK THREE) by Harmony Raines
She’s all roots and responsibility. He’s puns, plants, and persistent charm. But even the most guarded hearts can bloom—especially with a little bear shifter magic. After a tragedy turns her world upside down, Marion is left with one purpose: raise her nephew and keep life simple. Love? Off the table. And certainly not with a man who wears T-shirts that say “Let’s Root For Each Other” and calls compost “black gold.” But Alfie Thornberg isn’t just any man. He’s a bear shifter with a heart as big as his garden center—and patience that runs even deeper. When they’re accidently thrown together at a community gardening project, he falls fast and hard. Even though, she’s everything he never expected his mate to be: serious, skeptical, and determined to keep him at arm’s length. Still, Alfie knows that the best things take time to grow. Between slow smiles, gardening mishaps, and unexpected moments of tenderness, the walls she’s built start to crack. And when her carefully guarded life begins to bloom in ways she never saw coming, she’ll have to decide: can she trust a man who won’t stop showing up—and a love that just won’t quit? AmazonKU
DRYAD (SEX WITH MONSTERS) by Kaye Draper
A paranormal escort service. That kind of thing can’t possibly exist, right? If you told me to imagine the sort of woman people would pay to have sex with, it wouldn’t be me. But I’ve just learned that otherkin are real, and my mage boss insists that sometimes they need a little quality time with a convenient, willing human body. My next encounter takes me through a portal to a dryad as ancient and powerful as creation itself. This short story is just under 6.500 words.
MONSTERS, VOW AND GROWLS: A MONSTER BRIDE ROMANCE by Bella Blair
Sometimes fate gives you a second chance…In a town built for monsters, two broken hearts get one more shot at forever. Ella: I never wanted to be a successful businesswoman. I wanted to be Mrs. McCloud. I wanted a house full of little Patricks, a garden, a porch, and a man who looked at me like I was his whole world. But then Patrick broke my heart and vanished from my life like I never mattered at all. Now I’m a successful chef, and the last thing I expect is to be lured into a mysterious new town for a business opportunity… only to find him there. The boy who left me is now a man with secrets in his eyes and a bear shifter curled beneath his skin. He says he wants a second chance. Too bad I’m still not good at saying no. PATRICK: After the accident, I thought pushing Ella away was the right thing to do. I wasn’t whole anymore—not a man, not a shifter. I built Cedar Hollow to prove I could still create something meaningful. But it’s missing one thing: her. When fate (and a scheming best friend) brings Ella back into my life, I know I only have one shot. To win her trust. To earn her forgiveness. And to prove that this time, I’m not going anywhere. AmazonKU
DESTINED MATE: CROSS CREEK PACK OF SAN DELAIN by M A Churh
VS Note: MM PNR.
A vision that changes it all. The fear. The acrid scent of smoke. The mournful howls of pack. Death. Jerome witnesses everything in a vision, which is his ability as an omega, yet he is powerless to prevent it. The hunters who stalk San DeLain attack the Cross Creek pack and Jerome’s alpha is killed. Then a rogue alpha shows up, takes over, and plans to auction Jerome off to the highest bidder. Only one thing can save him, and that’s the sexy white wolf he sees in his visions. Fate has plans for Jerome in the form of Alpha Wesley Valentino, and it won’t be denied. In a world where destiny is written in the stars, Wesley and Jerome are drawn together by a force greater than themselves. Join them as they defy all odds in the mystical world of Fated mates. As their love blossoms amidst skepticism and challenges, they prove that destiny will not be thwarted. AmazonKU
DARK PRINCE’S MATE (A REALM OF DRAGONS AND SCROLLS BOOK TWO) by Anna Zaires and Charmaine Pauls
I thought nothing was worse than dying. Then I discovered there are things that hurt an awful lot more than chemo—like getting your heart trampled on by the insanely powerful superhuman prince who claims you’re his mate. Right after we consummated the mating, no less. Well, he can have a nice life. The moment an opportunity presents itself, I’m out of here. I just need to locate someone who’ll portal me back to Earth before he finds me.
DARK HISS OF MAGIC (THE CAT LADY CHRONICLES BOOK TWO) by Helen Harper
There will be no pussy-footing around. Not when Kit McCafferty is involved. When Kit rescues a wealthy witch from the treacherous, monster-filled waters of the River Tweed, she reckons she’s completed her fair share of good deeds for the day. But when a second anonymous body is pulled from the same river, Kit is dragged into a mystery as murky as the water itself. The corpse has no identification, no personal possessions and no one who cares. Kit is determined to change that. At least Thane Barrow, the copper-haired werewolf who sees the world in a similar way to Kit, is happy to also get involved. Together, they navigate Coldstream’s magical streets and mysterious secrets, determined to uncover the truth about John Doe. Alas, it soon becomes clear that his death was no accident. Kit finds herself investigating a complex crime with more than one victim. She will have her claws full if she’s going to get to the bottom of what’s happened. One thing is for certain – when death threatens, Kit McCafferty doesn’t back down. She pounces. AmazonKU AB
BANSHEES IN THE BASEMENT (MAGICAL INN PARANORMAL MYSTERIES BOOK FOUR) by Danielle Garrett
TGIF used to mean happy hour drinks or curling up with delivery pizza. But when you live in an inn for paranormal beings, the end of the week often signals the beginning of chaos. And this Friday? A banshee has invaded the basement, I’ve shifted from human to cat three times in one day (a personal record I never wanted to set), and my confidential files at SPA headquarters have mysteriously vanished. Getting rid of the shrieking banshee is priority number one, and all we have to do is solve a local murder. Easy enough, right? The suspect pool quickly narrows to four grieving family members, but it doesn’t take long for the waters to muddy as secrets and resentments bubble to the surface. Between vengeful spirits, family feuds, and my own mysterious past catching up with me, surviving until Monday is looking less likely by the hour. Maybe I’d be better off as a full-time cat after all. AmazonKU
HOW TO ENTICE A FIEND (VRC: VAMPIRE RELATED CRIMES BOOK ONE) by Alice Winters
VS Note: MM PNR.
Mads – As a member of the vampire council, being tasked with keeping an eye on a few people shouldn’t be too hard, right? Wrong. The moment I meet the VRC, I realize how very wrong I am. It’s fascinating how in a group filled with ancient beings, the only reasonable one is the human. Definitely not the grumpy vampire… or the other grumpy vampire… and don’t get me started on the eye-searing clothes the bubbly one wears. And that’s when I run into Ender. Well… run is probably the wrong word. It’s more like he accidentally saves my life, joins me for a fun torture fest from some guy who woke up on the wrong side of the bed, and then ends up fleeing through unknown territory with my naked body slung over his shoul der. Is there a better meet-cute than all of that? Probably not, as long as we ignore the real reason I’m here. Ender – Keeping Rylee safe is the only thing I should care about. So then how is it that I find myself being pulled along by Mads, a member of the council that I’ve sworn to get rid of? He’s charismatic, charming, and really far too suspicious, but our paths merge as I fight to end an injustice that started hundreds of years ago. Mads is making me realize that maybe there is more to my life than becoming a martyr for people who seem to think I’m the bad guy. While others see me as a monster, he sees who I really am. And I will do anything to keep him from the danger he’s been drawn into. AmazonKU
THE ELEMENT OF SURPRISE: ASHUAN ENVY 1 by Janna Ruth
He’ll step out of the shadows, as dark as the night. He’ll serve envy, jealous of the light. His shadows will devour the earth, leaving nothing but blight. Despite frequent monster attacks and trouble with demons, the Six have survived high school. Just as they’re ready to spread their wings to embark on new adventures, a dark prophecy puts a spoke in their wheels. The Shadow, a mystical creature of shadows and envy, plans to cover the world in fire and ash. The Six will have to find a way to stop him, or their studies–and lives–will be cut short.
COURTING FEAR: BOOK SIX OF THE COURTSHIP SAGA by AR Kaufer
VS Note: Author sez zeries must be read in order.
A royal ball, a king visiting from another realm, and betrayal from the last person she saw coming. Ana is on the brink of losing her sanity. Rafe does what he can, attempting to keep her safe and help her through her trauma, but he is overwhelmed as well. Ana is excited for the approaching Rose Ball, being held to honor her mother’s memory. Will things finally start to calm down for her and Rafe, or will the ghosts from their past resurface? AmazonKU
HEROINE (THE VIKING TALES BOOK FIVE) by W J May
Out of the fire, into the flames. Stranded in the heart of the wilderness, with storm clouds gathering above them and a thousand dangers at their back, Liv and her friends travel as quickly as they can to the northern settlements. But the road they must take is not an easy one, and there are many who would see them fail. A trusted friend provides a temporary haven, but the tiny fellowship is tearing at the seams. Old grievances threaten to break them completely; and with her dreams pulling her one direction, and her heart in another, Liv must decide which way her path truly lies. Winter is fast approaching, and anyone left in the cold will freeze. Will the friends reach the settlements in time? What fate will be awaiting them if they do? Is it possible to escape one’s past? They say some people are favored by the gods. Others need to make their own luck.
THE GHOSTS OF GWENDOLYN MONTGOMERY: A NOVEL by Clarence A Haynes
VS Note: LGBTQ Fantasy.
To be a client of Gwendolyn Montgomery—New York’s most powerful publicist, at Sublime Creative—is to be infused with a certain oomph, a mysterious glamour. She seems to have created the ideal life with her handsome new boyfriend, the perfect match. But Gwendolyn has a legion of long-buried secrets that could unravel everything. After a grisly, bizarre incident at the Brooklyn Museum, Gwendolyn begins to realize that something nefarious is happening tied directly to her past, right as Fonsi Harewood comes back into her world. Fonsi is a queer Latinx psychic from the South Bronx who’s caught up in a love triangle with a ghost and his mortal ex. He’s able to communicate with the dead, and he comes with a dire warning for Gwendolyn, that the barrier between humans and spirits is weakening. Gwendolyn would prefer not to have anything to do with ghostly drama. Yet in order to get to the bottom of the spookiness derailing her life and threatening the world, she must face the demons she’d long left behind.
ALPHA UNBOUND (WOLVES OF WILD HOLLOW BOOK ONE) by Delta James
I didn’t come back to Wild Hollow for redemption. I came because the mountains wouldn’t let me stay away. The town needed a sheriff. The pack needed an alpha. I just wanted quiet, coffee, and to be left the hell alone. Then Kate McKinley blew into my life like a warm Appalachian storm, bright, sassy, and completely impossible to ignore. She runs the general store like a queen in boots and flannel, with a pet goose named Hank, and enough charm to make even a battle-scarred wolf forget his scars. My wolf knew her the second we locked eyes. Fated mates. The kind of bond you don’t walk away from—not even if it rips your life in two. But Wild Hollow doesn’t play fair. Old feuds are stirring. Her family’s name is tangled in half the town’s secrets. And while I’m trying to drag this place into the light, she’s caught in the shadows, torn between loyalty to her outlaw kin, and the pull of something wild between us. Now I have a choice: uphold the law or protect the woman fate gave me. And Kate? She’ll have to decide if loving me is worth turning her back on everything she’s ever known.Because in Wild Hollow, secrets don’t stay buried. Not in the soil. Not in the blood. And sure as hell not in the heart of an alpha who’s finally found his mate. AmazonKU
HIS REDEMPTION: DARK PNR MAFIA ROMANCE (MAFIA MASTERS BOOK FOUR) by Delta James
VS Note: Shifters.
I ran from him. From the wedding. From the lie my life had become. Finn O’Neill was never supposed to be mine. He was my enemy. My punishment. My uncle handed me to the mafia prince like a gift wrapped in blood and secrets. But I wanted him anyway. Right up until the day I left him standing at the altar. Now I’m back in Boston. Back in his world. And Finn? He’s not the boy who once loved me.
He’s a man forged in violence and vengeance—cold, dominant, lethal. He says I owe him. Says I belong to him. And the worst part? I want to believe it.Even if surrendering to him means losing my freedom…Or my heart. AmazonKU
DEATH ON THE CALDERA by Emily Paxman
The Linde siblings—Kellen, Davina, and Morel—are anxious to return to the kingdom of Halgyr before their father dies, leaving Kellen to assume the throne as king. They book tickets on a luxury express train, expecting a swift journey home—but disaster strikes when the train engine explodes, stranding the siblings atop a caldera bubbling with volcanic magic. The crash triggers Davina’s latent witch powers, but her magic disrupts her ability to remember what she was doing when the explosion took place. While a witch would be the prime suspect for the catastrophe, the only ones who knew Davina might become one are her brothers—who never warned her. And, to add insult to injury, somebody is bumping off the surviving train crew and passengers. But it can’t be Davina, can it? While the remaining passengers try to determine who sabotaged the engine and catch the killer, the fractured siblings attempt to stay one step ahead, concealing not only Davina’s powers but their own secrets. Luckily, they aren’t the only shifty characters on the train.
ONCE UPON A REC CENTER WISH: MM MPREG SHIFTER ROMANCE (CITY WISHES & ENCHANTED DREAMS BOOK TWO) by Jessica E Subject
I don’t have time for wishes… but that didn’t stop me from making one. I need a new place to live. Due to neighborhood redevelopment, my apartment building will be demolished in a week. And I still don’t have a new home. I plan to continue my search after I get some sleep. Then my neighbor asks for one last favor. She needs someone to take her kids to the rec center for their lessons. I can’t say no, so I’m back on the bus again with three kids in tow. After dropping them off, I run into a strange man who hands me a card and tells me to make a wish. All I want is a place to lay my head. That’s when everything changes. Instead of rushing for the bus, I run smack into a brawny alpha at the edge of a meadow. Wearing only a toolbelt and a trapper’s hat, he promises me a place to stay and a mate if I agree to have shifter babies. It all seems like a dream, but what if I’ve finally found everything I’ve ever dreamed of? AmazonKU Author’s Universal Buy Link
HELL FAE KING by Lexi C Foss and J R Thorn
The board has been set. The players have been chosen. Vivaxia tried to make Camillia a pawn in our eternal game—when she’s wrong about her. She’s not meant to be a pawn. She’s our queen. The Hell Fae Realm is in dire need of one, especially when rogue Virtuous Fae magic strikes. Who is an enemy? Who is being controlled? The last thing I want to do is punish the innocent, but that’s all part of Vivaxia’s game. She wants to hurt me, and deeply. That means dismantling everything I’ve built, finding ways to make all of the kingdoms turn on me. Had she planned for every outcome, she might have won. But I know something a creature like Vivaxia will never know, no matter how much she observes, schemes, or plans. My realm is not built on fear. My subjects are loyal because of what I represent. I am everything the Virtuous Fae were not. I don’t control them. I let them exist exactly as they are—I let them fulfill their destiny how they see fit. Destiny isn’t designed by those with power. It is forged with love and grief, and most of all…With Hellfire. AmazonKU
THE BEAUTIFUL BLADE (LUNATERRA CHRONICLES) by Ines Johnson
Fae Princess Charlotte was born for one purpose—to wed the Beast Prince and break a cruel curse. But she had other plans; to find her childhood love who was ripped from her and thrown into the kingdom’s deadly Convergence Games. After pulling a runaway bride maneuver, Charlotte is on her lover’s trail… until she’s mistaken for a commoner and forced into the gaming arena herself. Jorge was born a servant—insignificant in the eyes of the palace. But his heart always belonged to the princess who was promised to another. After the guards found them in a compromising position, he was taken from her and forced to become a warrior. Not only did he survive, he thrived, sharpening himself into a weapon, rising through the ranks of the Solmane army to stand at the right hand of the Beast Prince—all so he could steal the princess back when she came for her wedding day. That day came, but the bride was nowhere to be found. The princess he vowed to rescue vanished only to reappear in the very arena he barely escaped. Now he must re-enter the brutal games to save her. But in the Convergence Games, there are no second chances. Only victory—or death. Definitely no room for a forbidden love to bloom. AmazonKU AB
DATING TO DIE FOR by Adam Gaffen
Lila Martin never expected to die on a first date. After a string of failed relationships, she reluctantly gives the Flare dating app one last shot—only to match with Ethan, a man who seems too good to be true. And he is. Because Ethan isn’t just charming—he’s a Grim Reaper. Worse, Lila is his next scheduled collection. But instead of reaping her soul, Ethan offers her a choice: die as scheduled, or become a reaper herself. Faced with literal death—or an afterlife filled with bureaucratic nightmares and scythe-wielding incompetence—Lila begrudgingly joins the underworld’s least-efficient workforce. Assigned to a new, unconventional reaping program, Lila must use the Flare app to guide soon-to-be-dead souls to their final destinations. But there’s a catch—if she and her assigned match fall in love within 72 hours, she could reclaim her life. Enter Daniel: handsome, kind, and utterly clueless that their dates are anything but ordinary. As Lila wrestles with the ethics of supernatural speed-dating, her growing feelings for Daniel, and the ever-present risk of the underworld’s merciless HR department, she starts to wonder—can love really cheat death? And if it can… should it? Amazon
SEX AND SUSPICION: BAY HARBOR WOLVES VOL NINE by B A Stretke
VS Note: MM PNR.
Fate is unpredictable…Jake Kolly, a young and ambitious photographer, seeks the perfect sunset shot along the beautiful but secretive Bay Harbor. Unbeknownst to him, this picturesque landscape hides a hidden world—the territory of the powerful Bay Harbor Wolf Pack. When an unexpected and violent encounter with a rogue wolf leaves Jake injured and bewildered, he’s saved by Hayes Castian, a formidable security guard and member of the Bay Harbor Wolves. In the chaos, Hayes discovers a truth that will irrevocably change both their lives: Jake is his fated mate. As Hayes navigates the challenges of introducing a human to the supernatural world, Jake grapples with the shocking reality of shifters and the powerful, undeniable pull he feels toward his rescuer. With an Alpha set on expanding his pack’s influence and the mysteries surrounding Jake’s brother, Aidan, Hayes must protect his fragile new mate while convincing him to accept a destiny he never imagined. Amazon AB
JUST EMILIA by Jennifer Oko
The past, present, and future collide in a DC Metro elevator as three women get caught up in a gripping time-traveling tale of memory, emotion, and unspoken truths about their shared history.Synopsis: When Emilia Fletcher finds herself trapped inside a Washington, DC Metro elevator, getting out is the least of her problems. Sharing the confined space with her are Em, a troubled teenager plagued by suicidal thoughts, and Millie, an elderly woman yearning to mend ties with her estranged daughter. As the hours drag on, hunger, exhaustion, and panic set in, revealing an almost incomprehensible truth: they are the same person. Locked in an uncompromising match of memories, the three women excavate and attempt to reckon with the shared shame and suffering stemming from an unresolved trauma that has cast a profound shadow over their lives. Brimming with biting humor, compassion, and quick-witted insight, JUST EMILIA is remarkable journey of self-discovery. Amazon
FAIRY MAGIC by Evelyn Lederman
High school is tough, especially if you’re a fairy in disguise. Sally has longed to travel to other realms of existence, but her checkered past has made it impossible. To her surprise, travel papers and a stamped passport came, allowing her to enter the portal and venture to the Earth dimension. She’s barely arrived at school, when someone notices her aura leaking from her human shell. One thing after another jeopardizes her ability to stay in the wonderful world she’s discovered. Ariel is a disaster ready to happen. Everything she touches seems to deteriorate into a mess. There’s only one thing worse than the scrapes she finds herself in: Math class. One night, she stumbles into a boy she can’t get off her mind, even though she never saw his face. When her life starts straightening out, secrets concerning her birth can destroy the bliss she’s fallen into. Heather is on a secret mission to find two disguised fairies in a horde of human children. The balance of power and winds of war are blowing in the wrong direction and only the completion of her assignment will guarantee peace in the fairy realm. For the first time in her life, she’s discovered true friendships and a love she never believed she deserved. The true happiness she’s discovered may have to be sacrificed, all in the line of duty. Amazon
A HOLY MAIDEN’S GUIDE TO GETTING KIDNAPPED (SCANDALS OF THE GIFTED BOOK ONE) by Katy Nyquist
A Holy Maiden should never drink, get kidnapped, nor kiss a Dark Lord, but Ysabel is breaking all the rules to escape her fate as a human sacrifice. In a world where magical powers are commonplace, Holy Maiden Ysabel is revered as a goddess among her people. She’s the only one able to heal the sick and injured with a simple touch. But her spectacular gift comes at a steep price. For each person she saves, she loses a day of her own conscripted life. To add insult to injury, she’s supposed to maintain a pure image even though she’d rather drink and play dominatrix until her sorrows fade away. After the corrupt Head Cardinal Jiang abuses her gift, forbids her from leaving the city, and takes her brother hostage, Ysabel doesn’t dare drag anyone else into her problems—especially since it won’t change her fate. But when Dark Lord Kaine arrives at her clinic doorstep grievously wounded, she’s touched by his refusal to accept her healing lest it cost her another day of her life. The mysterious and sexy Dark Lord awakens forbidden desires in Ysabel, and the nagging survival instinct she tried to drown with booze and drugs comes back with a vengeance. She’s less impressed, however, when he threatens to sack her city in return for his injuries. Fortunately, she can flirt her way to an alliance against the Head Cardinal instead. Armed with only a ferociously loyal female bodyguard named Alzira, Ysabel attempts to make the most of her mere months left to live, protect the refugees around her city, prevent a war, and hide her face blindness. But before her life flickers to its sad end, she must decide: either die a proper Holy Maiden or risk it all to run off with Kaine. Amazon AB
THE SPY (PRINCES OF TOVAL BOOK THREE) by Mell Eight
VS Note: MM Fantasy.
After spending two years away at culinary school, learning the arts of baking and magic, all Karl wants to do after graduation is return home to the kitchen where he grew up. However, when Karl’s adoptive uncle asks him to do a little favor for him along his journey, of course Karl says yes. He needs to find a missing person, one who may have been captured somewhere in Yaroi, a neighboring country to Karl’s home in Toval. Finding the missing person is hard enough. Add in each of their secretive pasts, and the implications and dangers inherent with being a Prince of Toval, and a simple rescue turns into a deadly adventure. Especially once Karl learns just why Ama was arrested in the first place. Karl’s chances of returning home to use his newly honed baking skills dwindle as escaping the situation with their heads still attached is proving to be almost impossible.
IF WISHES WERE RETAIL by Auston Habershaw
Alex Delmore needs a miracle. She wants out of her dead-end suburban town, but her parents are broke and NYU seems like a distant dream. Good thing there’s a genie in town—and he’s hiring at the Wellspring Mall. It’d help if the Jinn-formerly-of-the-Ring-of-Khorad knew even one thing about 21st-century America. It’d help if he weren’t at least as stubborn as Alex. It’d really help if her brother didn’t sell her out to her conspiracy theory-loving, gnome-hating dad. When Alex and the genie set up their wishing kiosk, they face seemingly-endless setbacks. The mall is failing and management will not stop interfering on behalf of their big-box tenants, especially the megastore ValuDay. But when the wishing biz might start working, the biggest problem of all remains: People are really terrible at wishing.
THIS PRINCESS KILLS MONSTERS: THE MISADVENTURES OF A FAIRYTALE STEPSISTER: A NOVEL by Ry Herman
A princess with a mostly useless magical talent takes on horrible monsters, a dozen identical masked heroes, and a talking lion in a quest to save a kingdom—and herself—in this affectionate satire of the Grimm Brothers’ fairy tale The Twelve Huntsmen. Someone wants to murder Princess Melilot. This is sadly normal. Melilot is sick of being ordered to go on dangerous quests by her domineering stepmother. Especially since she always winds up needing to be rescued by her more magically talented stepsisters. And now, she’s been commanded to marry a king she’s never met. When hideous spider-wolves attack her on the journey to meet her husband-to-be, she is once again rescued—but this time, by twelve eerily similar-looking masked huntsmen. Soon she has to contend with near-constant attempts on her life, a talking lion that sets bewildering gender tests, and a king who can’t recognize his true love when she puts on a pair of trousers. And all the while, she has to fight her growing attraction to not only one of the huntsmen, but also her fiancé’s extremely attractive sister. If Melilot can’t unravel the mysteries and rescue herself from peril, kingdoms will fall. Worse, she could end up married to someone she doesn’t love.
AMID THE CLOUDS: A FANTASY MONSTER ROMANCE (BRAVE NEW WORLD BOOK ONE) by Marian Pattechat
Having survived three apocalypses – as if one weren’t enough! – I knew how to stay alive in a world overrun by nightmarish monsters. Going on a supply run to my infested workplace should have been simple: go in, bag the meds, get out as fast as a cat from a bathtub. Little did I know that what awaited me in that creepy building would be more than a gun-wielding scientist could handle. As in, an overbearing hunk sporting blue skin, bat wings, and a naughty tail, who would fly me off to an unknown destination despite my opinion on the matter. The jerk thought a toe-curling kiss would make it all better. The nerve. Now I’m in a place beyond my wildest imagination, and going back to my community of survivors might prove more difficult than expected. Especially when I’m being seduced into staying. AmazonKU
MY DOMINANT ALPHA (ALPHA MATES BOOK TWO) by Rianne Burnett
Despite her attraction to non-traditional things and people, Rhena has played by others’ rules all her life. Now, she’s ready to embrace something different by volunteering to be a potential match for a werewolf. Rhena is elated when Scott chooses her, but the bond isn’t as simple as she expects. Scott and his wolf exhibit the level of dominance she’s only heard about. She’s never experienced being a submissive but their intense connection is impossible to deny – even if she can’t stop worrying that it will all fall apart like all her relationships. To make things worse, they unearth a new threat to the werewolf community. Is it even safe for her to let her guard down? AmazonKU
ALL GOOD DOGS GO TO HADES (THE HOUNDS OF HADES BOOK FIVE) by Amy Sumida
Death does not become me. I’m over it. I even escaped the Underworld once. But this time, I didn’t have to. The Lord of the Underworld himself, the Big Hot Cheese, Hades of Hades, made me a bargain. He needs me. Yup, I’m kinda a big deal. I have no idea why. But whatever. I took the deal. How could I refuse? He offered me a fully grown, immortal body of my choosing and a Cerberus team of my very own. Oh, and I keep my memories from my past lives. That alone was tempting enough for me to accept. But it was the mention of my friend, Wren that tipped the scales. She needs me too. And I always have her back. So, I’m heading to Earth once more, in a new body, to claim an entire Cerberus team and find the enemy that’s been hunting them. That’s right, it’s Agnes to save the day! As usual. Relax, everyone. I’m on it. AmazonKU
ROSE CROWN by Nina Clare
The only thing more dangerous than falling into Faerie is falling in love with an enchanted prince. Lily has always been content living on the edge of Faerie, where the woods are wild, home life is simple, and the troubles of the kingdom feel far away. She has no wish for anything to change. But change comes anyway. Treasure hunters swarm the border, her family mysteriously disappears, and she is dragged into a perilous quest through Faerie. New friendships are forged, but family ties unravel as secrets are revealed. No one is who she thought they were, least of all herself, and navigating Faerie is deadly when a single misstep can mean more than losing just your way…Rose Daughter is a reimagining of the Grimm’s fairy tale ‘Snow White and Rose Red’. AmazonKU
BITTEN BY PROPHECY by Destiny Draco and Milly Taiden
She was raised to hunt monsters like me. So why does her scent make my fangs drop and my control snap? I’ve lived in the shadows my whole life—half wolf, half vampire, full mistake. Hunted by the Order. Feared by my own kind. I don’t do attachments. I don’t do mercy. Then she crashes into my world. Kaia Draven is fire in combat boots. She’s lethal, loyal, and utterly wrong for me. But the moment our eyes lock, something ancient stirs—something wild and unbreakable. She doesn’t know what she is. The Order buried her truth. But her power calls to mine like a vow already sworn. And now the monsters are the ones hunting us. She thinks she can survive without me. She thinks she can run. But I’m done hiding. I’ll protect her. I’ll train her. And if it comes to war? I’ll tear the world apart to keep her mine. AmazonKU
HEAVEN SENT FLAME (WARRIORS IN BRONZE BOOK THREE) by Nancy Lee Badger
London-born Marigold, who grew up in a Scottish Highlands Coven, awakens naked inside a dark tomb. Using a spell to free herself, and wrapped in her long red hair, she grabs and drapes her body in an unusual banner. She is startled by the bronze statue staring down at her. As a Fae living among humans, Sam intended to head home to his beach house in Rodanthe on the North Carolina coast, but is compelled to park at the Raleigh Museum of Art. This is where he and fellow demon fighters recently vanquished two demons. Has another returned? Two women grab his attention: a raven-haired woman dancing in the park and a red-headed beauty wearing next-to-nothing. Mystery surrounds both and he senses the world is at risk once again. He returns with the redhead to his cousin’s home, but a fire-throwing demon follows. When a sword-wielding Marigold saves him, he wonders where her abilities come from. Is she the third Heaven-sent warrior? Why would they send a woman? If she is the world’s hope, training her is prudent, but the urge to make love to her is too strong to resist.
THE VAMPIRE IN THE POTTING SHED (GROOM AND DOOM BOOK ONE) by Hailey Edwards
There are two things Ana Sartori knows for certain. She can’t shapeshift into a wolf like her father or his pack. And, despite her being a latent, little more than human, he loves her despite her faults. She’s never going to be an alpha like him, but she can still hold her own in a fight. Not that her life is violent. He makes sure of that. Aside from occasionally wrestling pets into a headlock when it’s time to trim their nails at Gwinnett Street Groomers, Ana leads a simple life. At least that was the case until someone broke into her pet resort and spa, leaving a mystery dog behind in one of the bougie boarding suites. Not to mention there’s a vampire hiding in the potting shed. A very tall, very handsome vampire. He even smells nice, minus the blood drenching his clothes. Ana could handle those things, probably, but now there’s a new alpha determined to claim the town—and Ana—as his territory. Either she stands and fights for her home, or she runs to her father with her (metaphorical) tail tucked between her legs. Life is a lot of things, but for Ana, simple isn’t one of them anymore. AmazonKU
DRAGON’S WATCH: NORTHLANDER’S PREQUEL: POST APOCALYPTIC DARK FANTASY (THE NORTHLANDERS BOOK ONE) by Shelby Morgen
VS Note: Listed in Erotica.
Atop the roofs of New York’s forsaken skyscrapers, gargoyles have awakened. The Dragons are back. Gargoyle: The Rangers are outnumbered twelve to one, and there’s a Dragon on Von’s tail. When the Dragon turns out to be one hot, sexy Elf, things really heat up. The Night Before Christmas: Refugees gather at Camp David, searching for hope in a dying land. For one night, Jackson vows to make Von forget the responsibilities of command, and remember only what it is to be a woman, and his lover. Renegade: The last thing Esterion, Ranger of the New Order, expects is to be swept off her feet by a massive blue dragon who claims she’s his mate. The stakes are higher than she’s ever bargained for, and the fate of Humanity hangs in the balance. Dragon’s Gold: When a Human entrusts herself to Sindarin, Ranger of Talismar, he’s enthralled. Dragons and virgins. That combination never works out well… for the Dragon. This time he knows he’ll be the one to sacrifice his heart. Too Hot To Handle: Jarla can be whoever the Mercenaries Guild needs her to be. Today, she’s a bounty hunter. Thallin will sacrifice himself to save his men, even if it means placing his fate in her hands. Will her touch heal his shattered soul?
VEIL OF NIGHTMARES: DEMONS FALL FIRST (UNALIVER’S CLUB) by YD La Mar
Lena Sinuon, the Midnight Widow, is a remorseless serial killer who hunts the worst of humanity, leaving behind a trail of blood and terror. On Halloween night, she crosses paths with something darker than any man she’s ever encountered—Balraxas, a monstrous demon from the underworld. Drawn to her brutal savagery, he offers her a place beside him in his hellish realm, where souls are tortured for eternity. Though Lena has no interest in distractions, something about Balraxas ignites a dangerous curiosity. His dark charisma and unyielding confidence stir a longing within her. Rejection only fuels his arrogance—he knows she will eventually succumb. Using his infernal powers, he begins a slow, relentless seduction, tightening his grip on her mind and desires. As their battle of wills escalates, Lena must confront her own darkness. Will she give in to his temptations, or will Balraxas claim her soul by other means? In a world where the line between the living and the damned is blurred, Lena’s darkest desires may be her only escape. But in the end, there is no escape from him. It’s only a matter of when, not if. AmazonKU
TAMING OF A WOLF (VIKING WOLVES BOOK TWO) by CJ Ravenna
Jamie – Could a grumpy Viking werewolf be the missing piece my broken family needs? Between being a single parent to my little brother and running my late grandma’s bookshop, I’ve got no time for anyone else. I need a guy who will prioritize my brother like I do. If I can’t find someone like that, I’d rather be alone forever. When a time-traveling Viking werewolf flies out of a portal and crash lands at my feet, I get more than I could have asked for! Anders Eriksson takes one sniff and declares me his fated mate and before I know it, our fates and lives become intertwined. Anders may be a villain in the past but to me, he’s sweet, a little awkward, and he fits so perfectly into my little family that it’s impossible not to fall for him. But Anders is determined to return to the past and get revenge against the ones who wronged him. Will he choose a future with me, or will he leave me behind like everyone else I’ve ever loved? AmazonKU
ROOTS OF DARKNESS: BOOK 2.5 OF THE ASHEN SERIES by Demi Winters
Traveling the Road of Bones was only the start of Hekla’s troubles. The Bloodaxe Crew have arrived at the village of Istré—beleaguered and missing three of their members. They might be down in numbers, but Hekla ‘Rib Smasher’ is determined they’ll complete their job all the same: defeat the evil mist with a heartbeat and keep the citizens of Istré safe. What she didn’t expect is for Istré’s bull-headed chieftain to block her every move. Exasperated, Hekla throws caution to the wind for a single passion-filled night. But to her horror, the mysterious, red-cloaked warrior to whom she’d spilled her deepest secrets, is the Bloodaxe Crew’s new temporary leader and ally—Eyvind Hakonsson. Hekla must now learn to play by Eyvind’s rules while guarding her heart. But when it becomes clear that his plans align with the chieftain’s, Hekla takes matters into her own hands. Nothing will stop her from keeping the innocent people of Istré safe—not even the man who haunts her thoughts. AmazonKU
BETRAYAL OF THE SISTERHOOD (THE GATEWAY TRACKERS BOOK 11) by E E Holmes
In the midst of celebration, chaos waits in the wings…After a harrowing Tracker assignment in Scotland, Jess Ballard is finally home and ready to celebrate her twin sister Hannah’s long-awaited wedding—and with Milo at the helm, it promises to be the event of the Durupinen season. But even as they turn their attention to dress fittings, tastings, and last-minute preparations, a cloud looms over them. Tensions in the upper ranks of the Durupinen are coming to a boiling point, and it becomes clear that the wedding itself could well be the crucible in which it all comes to a head. As the wedding draws nearer, a series of disturbing events has Jess and Hannah worried. Someone is digging into their family’s past, and the reasons are sinister. Hidden deep in the Ballard family history lies a carefully concealed secret—one with the power to reshape the destiny of the Durupinen and their role in the spirit world. If revealed, it could destroy not only Hannah’s walk down the aisle, but the very integrity of the Gateways themselves. Can Jess and Hannah stop this dangerous bid for power—or will the Durupinen’s watch over the Gateways and the spirit world come to a final, devastating end? AmazonKU
UNDEAD EVER AFTER, THE ACCIDENTAL REAPER URBAN FANTASY SERIES BOOK SEVEN by Misty Evans
Some rules are meant to be broken. I’m about to break them all. Being a grim reaper is a messy business, especially when married to a master vampire. My job is to ferry souls, not pick sides. But when Death assigns me to reap a cursed supernatural hunter—one who’s just kidnapped a vampire family under my husband’s protection—everything changes. Death has slapped a 24-hour deadline on this reaping. However, if I take the hunter’s soul before we find the missing vampires, they’re doomed. No pressure. The vampires’ lives hang in the balance, and my next move could rewrite every reaper rule in the book. Magic. Murder. Mayhem. In a world where grim reapers don’t get second chances, I’m about to risk everything for one.
DARK ROVER’S GIFT (CHILDREN OF THE GODS PARANORMAL ROMANCE BOOK 96) by I T Lucas
Fenella has led the life of a nomad, wandering the world, relying solely on herself, and encountering hardships that left deep emotional scars. Now, safe in the immortals’ village, she uncovers an unexpected connection and a hidden talent that may inspire her to finally put down roots. AmazonKU
FAETED TO FALL by A G Caggiano
She spoke into the empty wood, a question meant for no one, but the wood was never empty, and there was never no one listening…Maewyn’s fate is sealed when she is chosen to walk the Harvest Way as a sacrifice to the Autumn Court, but this human doesn’t intend to be any fae’s bride, and she’ll kill if need be. Her attempt to slay her betrothed only creates a far worse predicament, though: a magical tether that bonds her to her target instantly. How unfortunate the fae she’s stuck with is such an obnoxious brat. Roan, the Autumn Court’s prince, never intended to be wed either, never mind tethered, but now that this human has spoiled his grandiose plans, he’ll have to find another use for her. But perhaps Maewyn is not worthless. Perhaps Maewyn’s brusque perspective and vitriolic name-calling are exactly what the Autumn Prince needs. But worse than unintended tethers and foul-mouth fiances is a dark presence that lurks the autumn wood. Only together can Maewyn and Roan defeat it, if first they can put their passionate hatred aside and embrace the bond meant to unite them. AmazonKU AB
STORMS OF HIS WRATH (MYTH OF OMEGA: WRATH BOOK THREE) by Zoey Ellis
Bound to the storm of his obsession. Torn from Akoro’s palace, Naya awakens in a hidden world that shatters everything she thought she knew about her brutal Alpha King. Their bond hanging by a thread, Akoro will stop at nothing to bring her back. Not ancient secrets, not the Omegas who shelter her, not even Naya’s own devastating rejection—will keep him from what belongs to him. As a deadly magical storm barrels toward his kingdom, their passion burns hotter than ever. Each time he claims her, Naya faces an impossible choice: surrender to the Alpha who ruins her with obsession, or walk away forever to protect the empire that depends on her. Time is running out. The storm is coming. And Naya must decide—will she surrender to the Alpha who refuses to let her go, or claim the crown she was born to wear Amazon Apple Books Kobo
HADES AND PERSEPHONE – THE GIFTLESS GODDESS: GODS OF MYTH BOOK FOUR by Alannah Carbonneau
Persephone – All my life, I’ve had questions, holes—gaps in my mind. Now, too much is clear. Everything I thought I knew about the world crumbles around me as a truth I can no longer deny takes its place with a violence that leaves me trembling. Reality distorts to make room for a fate I wish we didn’t have to face. Grief is a burden that weighs heavy on my heart, but for them—for life—I will fight. Even if it takes my very last breath. Even if it costs the final beat of my ravaged heart. Hades –
Sacrifice has always been the name of my game. But now that I must sacrifice her—them—I’m no longer certain I wish to save the realms. For once, I consider falling to the monster that myth has painted me. Instead, I find myself bound by a fate I can’t begin to fight. I may be the God of the Underworld, but I am still a pawn in this game we play, bound by rules far more ancient than me. The cost is high. It grows every day she is away from me. Still, I search for a way to break the binds of the ancient deal I struck long ago. To bring her home, unharmed, from the Gods who keep her—a prisoner of a blood deal—in the dangerous realm of Olympus. But Persephone has a plan, my cunning little goddess. A plan to destroy those who sought to ruin us. It’s the last chance to save the realms. If we fail. AmazonKU
WHISKED AWAY (JEWELS OF THE NINE KINGDOMS BOOK ONE) by Enola M Douglas
Escape doesn’t always mean freedom…When Princess Reiyana unexpectedly presents as an Omega at age twenty, her future is no longer her own. Once a Beta with dreams of love and adventure, she is now a political prize—coveted by Alphas across the Nine Kingdoms. But two half-brothers change everything. Prince Kaelendrin and Prince Alarik of Asadia enter the royal tournament to claim her hand. Their strength and charm awaken something forbidden within Reiyana, unraveling not only her carefully guarded heart but also the beliefs she’s clung to her entire life. Determined to reclaim control of her fate, Reiyana plots her escape. But betrayal leaves her stranded in a world where power is reserved for the chosen few—and no position is more perilous than that of an Omega. Now, she must navigate dangerous alliances, confront hidden truths, and embrace the desires she’s long denied—before her destiny is decided for her. AmazonKU
DOROTHY AND THE DAMAGED THINGS: A TWISTED OZ REVERSE HAREM ROMANCE by Gwendoline Rose
She crashed into Oz. Now she’s got glitter in unmentionable places and a tail wrapped around her thigh. I was just a girl from Kansas with a Civic full of snacks and a dog with anxiety. Then the tornado hit. Now I’ve got a cursed pair of boots I can’t return, a corset we won’t talk about, a parasol that flies, (I’m not mentioning the wand) and three ridiculously hot men who claim we’re soulbound.
There’s Patch, the scarecrow with no filter and too many sharp ideas. Steel, the emotionally frozen Tin Man who might actually be made of regret. And Kade, the cursed lion-shifter who purrs like sin and touches like a dare. Together, we’re heading toward the Emerald City. Oz is not the story I remember. It’s a land that runs on drama and accidental homicide. There are talking signs, weaponized glitter, and a field of flowers that will trap you in a never ending ‘O.’ Also, there’s a prophecy. And a very personal magical object. Not the same thing. Probably. It’s a mess. I kind of love it here. To get home, I’ll have to dodge wicked witches, unravel magical nonsense, and survive an increasingly chaotic group project in… let’s call it “romantic multitasking.” No pressure. Just chaotic magic, some very intense glitter incidents, and one wrecked Civic with very little trunk space. Magic is real. It’s chaotic. And apparently it’s very enthusiastic. If we survive this technicolor fever dream, I might just have to admit that home isn’t a place. It’s three ridiculous, infuriating men who would follow me through a glitter-storm of cursed lingerie and come out the other side asking for seconds. AmazonKU
PEGASI AND CHERRY PIE (SHIFTERS AND SWEETS BOOK SIX) by Zoe Chant
Solving this ghost mystery should be easy as… well, pie. Right? Pegasus shifter Ethan Roan eats, breathes, and sleeps his work, preparing for the day he’ll take over his father’s corporate law firm. The daily grind leaves him with no time for fun, let alone love… and he’s fine with that. Or so he tells himself, anyway. Now, though, he’s inexplicably found himself attached to a ghost that insists he help it return to the afterlife – and it’s not above sabotaging his work to get his attention. Which is how Ethan finds himself on a road trip to Girdwood Springs with an amnesiac ghost and a cantankerous pegasus, despite it very much not being in his schedule. But when he has a baffling encounter with a beautiful, feisty woman who turns out to be his fated mate, his carefully built walls start to crumble down…Chloe Fenwick has just moved to Girdwood Springs, following her dream of running her own veterinary clinic. The town is charming, the locals are friendly, the food is incredible – and the new receptionist sent to her by the temp agency is something else. She’s never met a man so stunningly gorgeous, let alone one who’s had such a magnetic effect on her. Not to mention he’s fantastic with animals, too. And okay, so he’s a bit uptight. And he doesn’t seem to quite know that he’s her receptionist. And she’s getting the distinct impression that he’s carrying on a silent conversation with someone she can’t see. But somehow, that just makes her even more intrigued. AmazonKU
CATCHING HIS EYE (MONSTERS OF MOONVALE) by Emily Antoinette
Ren, the nerdy cyclops, desperately wants a partner, but has been unlucky in love both on monster and human dating apps. He thinks he’s too much for anyone to want. But when this shy sweetheart accidentally starts a private with his gorgeous human camgirl obsession, he might just find the one who can fit him into their heart—and elsewhere! Catching His Eye is a fast burn, spicy monster romance novella featuring a shy cyclops MMC, a plus size human FMC who doesn’t know monsters are real, and a mischievous cat who accidentally plays matchmaker. Amazon
CLAWS AND CROCHET (WOLVES OF PINE FALLS BOOK ONE) by
VS Note: I one clicked this, enjoyed the sample.
She’s used to hooking yarn, not hooking werewolves…When Zoey’s estranged grandmother passes away, the crafty crocheter volunteers to venture to Pine Falls, Colorado to clean out the woman’s cabin. But when a confusing flyer lands Zoey and her balls of yarn in the middle of a motorcycle club’s bar, she becomes tangled with the residents of the mysterious small town. One handsome biker in particular seems hell bent on tying her up in knots. Warner Jameson wants Zoey. She smells like the perfect mate with a side of maple syrup and her laughter is the sweetest sound he’s ever heard. When the woman appears in the Dark Moon Riders’ bar toting a bag of crafts and showing no fear toward the mass of intimidating bikers, it’s all Warner can do to keep from kneeling at her feet. The problem is, not only is Zoey an out-of-towner, she’s human. And he’s…not. Unwilling to let his supernatural secret ruin his happiness, Warner decides to show Zoey just how lovable a monster can be. It helps that she needs rescuing a time or two. But what start out as unlucky accidents, soon become clear actions of sabotage against the woman he’s falling for. Someone in Pine Falls doesn’t want Zoey sticking around.
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