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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ALIEN HUNTER’S PRIZE (NYXARI BONDMATES BOOK FOUR) by Ava York and Bella Blaze
The mountain sings to me. And so does he. An ancient power is waking beneath Arenix’s peaks—and I’m the only one who can hear its call. The Council fears me. The Aerie Kin want me gone. Only Iros, a fierce Nyxari hunter bound by duty, walks beside me into the mountains’ heart. He says he’s here to protect me. But every brush of his hand, every lingering glance, says otherwise. In the wilds, there’s no escaping the pull between us. No denying the heat simmering beneath every stolen touch. And when the mountain’s secrets rise to meet us, the real danger won’t just be survival—It will be surrender. If I fail, this world will fall. If I fall for him…I might never find my way back. AmazonKU
CAPTURE OF CAPRICORN (THE THIRTEENTH ZODIAC BOOK THREE) by Eve Langlais
He was captured by the enemy, but his heart belongs to her. I’m gonna lose my warrior card. Capricorn can’t believe he’s been ordered to hand himself over to the enemy. Exactly how is being experimented on supposed to help save the world? He meets the reason while strapped to a bed. When Zora finds a metal orb that she can’t identify, despite her experience as a welder and metallurgist, she posts about it online. Big mistake, as she, and the mysterious sphere, end up being abducted in the middle of the night and relocated to an underground cell in Area 51. There she meets Capricorn; hot dude, also a captive, and supposedly some kind of astral warrior. Laughable, right? That’s what she thought, until they busted out and teleport to a tower halfway across the world! Before Zora gets fully comfortable in a place where magic and science collide—and the sexy Capricorn seduces not only her body, but also her heart—the enemy attacks. It will take courage and quick thinking to keep the tower from falling into evil hands and unleashing a force imprisoned for millennia. Will Zora and Capricorn survive long enough to give love a chance?
PILORIS (MATES OF THE MYLOS BOOK EIGHT) by Leona Windwalker
VS Note: MM SFR.
Eric – After having all my dreams come true by getting matched at the same exact moment as my sister, followed by a super romantic double wedding in Hawaii, I thought life was going to be smooth sailing from now on. First we had our friend Klora’s wedding to attend, which was a fun highlight of our week-long honeymoon portion in Hawaii. Then we moved onto Basse-Terre, one of the two main islands of the French Caribbean archipelago, Guadeloupe. It’s an absolutely gorgeous place and having Stella and Kailirex along has been great. We each get enough couple alone time, and in between we hang out together and explore None of us expected a murder. Piloris – I’d half expected to see Klora show up here as soon as we realized just where we actually were. Sure enough, halfway through our stay, he arrived with his mate, Adrian, in tow, unable to resist after Eric and Stella shared photos of us posed in front of the actual buildings used in one of his current favorite TV shows. Then a tourist who happens to also be a Mylos citizen by relation to a bride is found dead in the swimming pool of our hotel and it’s declared a possible homicide by local police. Klora can’t help himself and soon, we all find ourselves drawn in as he plays detective and ‘deputizes’ us. This is definitely not a game, and the stakes could be deadly for us all.
Amazon Note: not on Apple Books or Kobo yet the day I checked
TAKEN BY THE ALIEN SIREN KING: ABDUCTED BY THE RUTHLESS ROYAL: PLANET SANOS by Chloe Graves
His song sings through my soul…Emme – Earth’s oceans are dying, and I’ve dedicated my life to preventing that same fate for humanity. The Legacy’s mission to Sanos is our last chance, but no training prepared me for the Khadian king’s ruthless power and silky seduction. When our diplomatic summit is attacked, I’m swept into the depths with a ruler who takes what he wants and kills without hesitation. He swears he’ll save my people, but first I have to survive his war for the throne—and give him me. Lairos – From the moment I hear her soul song, I know the human diplomat is mine. She’s fierce and full of life, making my blood sing with every defiant note. But with my own brother leading a bloody coup against me, I must secure my kingdom before I can claim my fated mate. The Knights think they can strip me of my crown, but they forget I won this throne through blood and battle. They’ll soon remember I paint the waters red before I surrender what’s mine. And Emme will be mine. AmazonKU
THE TWO LIES OF FAVEN SYTHE by Megan O’Keefe
VS note: Sapphic scifi release of note. Not listed as a romance.
The Black Celeste is a ghost story. A once-legendary spaceship collecting dust in a cosmic graveyard known as the Clutch. Only famed pirate Bitter Amandine knows better, and she’ll do anything to never go near it again. No matter the cost. Faven Sythe is crystborn, a member of the near-human species tasked with charting starpaths from station to station. She’s trained to be a navigator her entire life. But when her mentor disappears, leaving behind a mysterious starpath terminating in the Clutch, she is determined to find the truth. And only Amandine has the answers. What they will find is a conspiracy bigger than either of them. Their quest for the truth will uncover secrets Amandine has long fought to keep buried – secrets about how she survived her last encounter in the Clutch, and what’s really hidden out there amongst the stars.
POTENCY OF UNGOVERNABLE IMPULSES by Malka Older
VS Note: Not a romance. An LGBTQ cozy scifi mystery.
When a former classmate begs Pleiti for help on behalf of her cousin—who’s up for a prestigious academic position at a rival Jovian university but has been accused of plagiarism on the eve of her defense—Pleiti agrees to investigate the matter. Even if she has to do it without Mossa, her partner in more ways than one. Even if she’s still reeling from Mossa’s sudden isolation and bewildering rejection. Yet what appears to be a case of an attempted reputational smearing devolves into something decidedly more dangerous—and possibly deadly.
CELESTIAL BOUND: CELESTION WOLVES BOOK THREE by Charlene Pender
Freedom has only ever been a dream. It was never meant to be a byproduct of being kidnapped by the Skulchers, because escaping their clutches doesn’t leave me with much hope. And when we crash land on an uncharted planet, I think maybe freedom will come in only one form, the one I’ve always longed for: death. Instead, we’re rescued by the wolf-shifting locale and brought to their primitive home, safe and sound. When the other human women go with the alpha on a rescue mission, I’m left behind with the pack’s sunny beta B, Brex. He doesn’t understand my past and the dark cloud it hangs over me. I’d prefer to be left alone, but he’s always there. The only thing worse than his constantly wagging tails is the permanent smile plastered on his face, and the way his dimple makes my sour mood disappear. Freedom was never meant to be an option for me, but now that it’s here in the form of a strong, tall, adoring blue alien… it’s better than I ever dreamed. AmazonKU
THE ALPHA AND THE BETA (TIME MASTERS BOOK SEVEN) by Geralyn Beauchamp
War is coming, and Muirara has chosen its champions. When ancient forces stir, the kingdom answers by awakening an Alpha, a Beta, and an Enforcer. Melvale Lohrinthian Olwen never wanted the crown, but the choice is no longer his. Muirara has named him Alpha. At his side stands his brother, Markhel, the newly anointed Beta. Together, they rise to face a threat far closer than either of them dares admit. Their people once escaped their enemy, the Dissans, but they no longer have the means to run. This time, when the enemy comes, they’ll have to stand and fight. The only question is… when? But Melvale is fighting another war of his own. Not one waged with weapons, but with the heart of a woman who has endured too much to believe in second chances. Pari Mae Lindir carries hidden scars and a power neither of them fully understands. Loving her may be his greatest strength… or his undoing. To make matters worse, threats are gathering much closer to home, and every one of them has set their sights on Pari. As Melvale struggles to protect her and long-buried truths begin to surface, only the sacred bond between Alpha and Beta can hold the line.
Because if they fail, the fall of Muirara won’t just be the end of a kingdom. It will be the end of everything. AmazonKU
CLAIMED BY THE ALIEN WARLORD by Athena Storm
She broke my window. Now I’m going to break her. I came to Earth to complete a mission—not to get distracted by a foul-mouthed human with nothing but debt, attitude, and a body made to be conquered. But the moment Reily Dawson defied me, something ancient woke up inside me. She doesn’t know I’m not human. Doesn’t know what I look like without the disguise. Doesn’t know I’ve already decided she’s mine. Now she’s in my home. Wearing what I command. Working under my eye. She thinks this is punishment. No. This is courtship. And when I’m done? She’ll be begging to carry the heir of a monster. AmazonKU
CYBEREVOLUTION BORN CYBORGS: RAPHAEL by Kairtlyn O’Connor
HEART-STRUCK: A GAY ROMANCE WITH SUPERPOWERS AND REBELLION by Sebb Argo and Dion Yorkie
Heart-Struck is a gay romance sci-fi adventure where virtual reality and real life collide. At OnlineCon 2073, seasoned convention-goer Sidric and rising queer creator Deux share an electrifying encounter—one that leaves them with unexpected abilities. As they navigate their newfound powers, they uncover a chilling truth tied to RainforesTec, the tech giant controlling 90% of the world. With the help of an underground resistance (led by a rogue Drag Queen), Sidric and Deux are thrust into a high-stakes mission where love, rebellion, and technology intertwine.
BRED BY FAFNIR: AN ALIEN ROMANCE (THE SOLAR BREEDING AGENCY) by Penelope Mars
BONDED AND HONORABLE: THE TARCLORIAN EMPIRE by Cassidy GreenbergWhat do you do when you have to meet mates you don’t want? On a drunken dare, Persephone enrolls herself into the Intergalatic Common Unity Mating Match Program, an initiative designed to allow humans to find their perfect match across the galaxy. What she hadn’t anticipated was to actually find her match and then discover that she didn’t have one mate but five! Meeting them on their home planet for thirty days is required but due to trauma in her past she is determined to reject them. Will they be able to convince her to be theirs in only thirty days or will their secrets and her past cause her to leave the men destined for her behind to return to Earth? AmazonKU
ADVERSARY (THE LOST CLONE BOOK FIVE) by Jordan Rivet
VS Note: Not a romance.
In the thrilling conclusion to the Lost Clone YA sci-fi series, Jane returns to Grid City to execute a plan as desperate as it is ambitious. Her goal: turn all her enemies against each other. Henry Ironside is putting brain-control devices in his clone workers and selling the tech to other tycoons. If Jane doesn’t stop him, the clones’ last chance for freedom will be destroyed. She maneuvers an ally into Ironside’s inner circle and launches a campaign against the agency. But their leaders will stop at nothing to thwart her. As her enemies close in, Jane seeks help from the two unlikely sources: her former best friend, Isaac Ironside, and her batchmate—and agency loyalist—Janette. Just when Jane thinks she’s making progress, Henry Ironside makes a shocking move, derailing all her plans. To save the clones, Jane must risk the people she loves most. AmazonKU
HER ALIEN SPY (ASTERION STATION BOOK TWO) by Elle Harper
Julia spends her evenings slinging drinks at Asterion Station’s popular Mars Lounge, and the rest of her time just enjoying life. After a career in the military, she’s earned all of the relaxation and fun she can get. She’s lonely, but not lonely enough to put her heart on the line again. Until a friend.. a sexy, big, blue alien friend… asks her for a favor.. Most on Asterion Station know Andethor as the lead singer of a rock band that packs Mars Lounge every time they perform there. Few know that he’s actually a Bellarian spy, working to secure the galaxy against threats like the one they recently avoided. He’s learned that relationships and the life of a spy don’t go together. They tend to crash and burn. Otherwise, he would have asked the curvy, confident, sexy bartender he’s friends with to consider being something more long before now. When he’s given a mission he can’t handle alone, he turns to Julia, knowing she’s exactly who he wants at his side. It might end up being a more intense mission than either of them bargained for. AmazonKU
THIRD (INTERGALACTIC WARRIORS BOOK THREE) by Dare O’Dell
VS Note: From MAY 26.
A warrior bound by logic. A woman driven by heart. A bond neither can escape. Tor’Vek has always relied on logic and discipline to guide his path as an Intergalactic Warrior. A brilliant scientist and medic, he believes in precision, control, and keeping his emotions at bay. But when he’s captured by the ruthless Selyr and forced to choose between six human captives, everything changes. One woman stands out—not for her strength or cunning—but for the calm in her gaze that speaks of unyielding resolve. Anya never expected to survive the nightmare that was Selyr’s domain. Stripped of everything, she clings to the memory of her twin sister, the one person she swore to protect. When Tor’Vek chooses her to save her life, she senses a deeper connection between them, though he seems determined to resist it. But fate has other plans. When ancient bracelets of unknown origin bind them together, Tor’Vek and Anya find themselves ensnared in a connection that transcends logic and reason. As the bond deepens, emotions that Tor’Vek has spent a lifetime suppressing threaten to consume him—and Anya discovers that her heart may not survive loving a warrior who refuses to accept what’s between them. But the dangers they face are greater than either of them imagined. With Selyr’s twisted experiments and a galaxy full of enemies closing in, Tor’Vek and Anya must learn to trust the unbreakable connection between them—or risk losing more than their freedom. They risk losing each other. AmazonKU
A DOUBLE EDGED SWORD (BRANCHES OF TIME BOOK SEVEN) by Jane O’Brien
VS Note: From MAY 25.
What could be more exciting than searching for gold in the 1800s? So thought Remington Hart, but did his wife, Skye, share his enthusiasm? Not wanting to be left behind, she time-travels with Rem to a West Michigan town on the Au Sauble River to seek their fortune. But there’s more in store for them than simply the promises of riches. On this newest installment of Branches of Time, O’Brien weaves a story based around the gold rush of 1848 in Michigan, as well as piracy on the Great Lakes. But it doesn’t stop there, as Rem and Skye encounter new characters who join in their efforts. Hard work, sweat, tears, jealousy, and murder all contribute to this throwback in time where Rem and Skye meet new members to add to the family tree, make new friends, and share their daily life with Lana, the woman from 2052 who came to find them. Skye isn’t the only woman who is out of place in this rough and wild time. As Lana finds herself drawn to Rem, she must also navigate the dangerous waters of a notorious pirate who threatens to derail their quest for gold. But will her pirate bring danger along with his passionate kisses, or will she fight for the love she deserves? AmazonKU
DUSK & DESIRE: AN APOCALYPTIC SAPPHIC ROMANCE (OF BLOOD AND CONQUEST) by Liana Valerian
College was already hell and Linda thought her day couldn’t get any worse. Then the world ended. The sky split open and alien ships descended in a fiery rain from above. Amid the apocalypse, Linda is forced into a game of survival with the mysterious Noa – a sharp-tongued rebel with a reckless grin. Noa has the skills Linda lacks, but she also has a way of making her question everything she thought she knew about herself. As the danger escalates, so does the tension between them. The two girls realize that surviving isn’t enough. You need something to fight for. AmazonKU
UNDYING HEARTS (APOCALYPTIC HEARTS BOOK ONE) by Charlotte Saxon
After being abandoned at the altar by my fiance, I didn’t think my day could get any worse. And then the zombie apocalypse happened…It’s been over a year since the dead started walking on British soil and things aren’t looking great. Society is in shambles, along with my love life, and while I have my brother and a safe place to live, our food situation is turning dire. But we’ll survive, just like we always have. Until the worst happens and my brother goes missing. Desperate to find him, I have no choice but to leave the safety of my home and step into this violent new world. One filled with death, gore and brutality. And three devastatingly handsome strangers who are determined to help. I don’t trust any of them. Not their scarred ex-SAS leader, Rhys, who seems to have a permanent stick up his a**. Or Theo, the flirtatious former paramedic with a twisted sense of humour that rivals my own. And definitely not Alex, the overprotective ex-rugby star who’s sweet smiles and kind gestures hide a dark past. All three of them are dangerous to my fragile heart and the longer I stay with them, the more it’s at risk. But I don’t have a choice. My brother’s life is in danger and these men are my best chance at saving him. Which means putting my heart on the line and hoping that if it does shatter, I’ll still be alive to pick up the pieces. Undying Hearts is a slow burn post-apocalyptic why choose romance set in the UK and the first of two books. AmazonKU
AWAKE
VS note: Not romance. A scifi release of note. From MAY 13.
Bo knows she should go. Years of rain have drowned the city and almost everyone else has fled. Her mother was carried away in a storm surge and ever since, Bo has been alone. She is stalled: an artist unable to make art, a daughter unable to give up the hope that her mother may still be alive. Half-heartedly, she allows her cousin to plan for her escape—but as the departure day approaches, she finds a note slipped under her door from Mia, an elderly woman who lives in her building and wants to hire Bo to be her caregiver. Suddenly, Bo has a reason to stay. Mia can be prickly, and yet still she and Bo forge a connection deeper than any Bo has had with a client. Mia shares stories of her life that pull Bo back toward art, toward the practice she thought she’d abandoned. Listening to Mia, allowing her memories to become entangled with Bo’s own, she’s struck by how much history will be lost as the city gives way to water. Then Mia’s health turns, and Bo determines to honor their disappearing world and this woman who’s brought her back to it, a project that teaches her the lessons that matter most: how to care, how to be present, how to commemorate a life and a place, soon to be lost forever.
TEMPLE (SHATTERED STARS BOOK 17) by Viola Grace
Sage was doing pretty well in her life after Earth. She was enjoying her life on an agricultural world until she ticks off a companion and gets sent to the Temple of Companions. She goes from farmer to escort in training in a heartbeat. Sage grew up in the city, but her father had regaled her with tales of farming. When he dies along with everyone else at the end of Earth, she decides on farming as a career. She takes a position as labourer and has just won a harvesting award when she runs afoul of the local overseer’s companion. Apparently, being a line-dancing Terran is just too seductive for the companion’s taste. A drugging, a spacecraft, and a one-way transport to the Temple of Companions is not what she signed up for. Attacked on the vessel to the Temple, she is pulled together in Medical and continues to her destination. Training is remarkably simple and covers many of the same subjects that came so easily to her as a member of the first wave of recovered Terrans. One of her instructors thinks to test her again, and that is where her fate changes, and she becomes a target. Again. It’s a good thing she can make friends anywhere.
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VS: I’m currently working on my next Badari Gladiators book so here’s the second book in the series as my backlist highlight for the week:
RENNYR (BADARI GLADIATORS SERIES BOOK 2) by Veronica Scott
Rennyr was a genetically engineered senior soldier in his Badari Warrior pack until one day he woke up on a strange planet naked, disoriented and about to be sold into the gladiator arena for the rest of his life. Unscrupulous guards faked his death in the lab where he was created and sold him into slavery in the galaxy’s hinterlands. Kill or be killed is the rule in his new life and a Badari never gives up. He’ll fight to stay alive until the Badari goddess sees fit to decree his death and release him from the wretched existence.
Jaine Mitchel of the Sectors was on her way to an exciting research internship until pirates seized the spaceship on which she was a passenger and took her to feature in a gladiator ‘death match’ in the galactic hinterlands. She has no hope of surviving in the arena until a man she only glimpsed in passing breaks out of his cell and saves her life, declaring her to be his fated mate. Given to Rennyr as his reward for winning the death match, Jaine must share a cell and a bed with the handsome, not human, gladiator and together they have to find a way to survive in this merciless world of violence and death. Their mutual attraction is off the charts. Falling in love is the easy part, finding a way to escape or even to remain together is the challenge. At any time their mutual owner could decide thumbs up or thumbs down on one or both of them, or sell them separately.
Their only hope is a mysterious gladiator master from offworld who may be coming to buy Rennyr. Will he take Jaine as well? Could Rennyr win freedom for them both if he does well enough in the arena? Badari Warriors claim their mates for life and Rennyr has no intention of losing Jaine…RENNYR is an 80K word novel and can be read as a standalone. KYDEN is the first book in the series.
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OATH OF BLOOD AND JOY (FRENCH QUARTER VAMPIRE ENFORCER BOOK ONE) by M Guida
My name is Joy, and I’ve always lived up to it—smiling through problems, finding silver linings, believing tomorrow will be better. But over a month ago, my optimism met its match when I was kidnapped while searching for my missing best friend. Now I’m a prisoner of New Orleans’ most dangerous crime lord, thrust into a world I never knew existed. Vampires are real. Vampire mafia? Also real. And something is stirring inside me—a power I can’t explain that’s the only reason I’m still alive. They say he’s coming for me. Enzo. The vampire mafia’s most feared enforcer. Cold. Ruthless. Merciless. The man leaves a trail of bodies wherever he goes. The whispers about him terrify even my captors. But when his dark eyes find mine in the chaos of my prison, I see something impossible. Recognition. Possession. As if I belong to him. As if I’ve always belonged to him. I don’t know this vampire. Don’t trust him. And I absolutely refuse to accept his ridiculous claim that I’m his “fated mate”—whatever that means. I didn’t even believe vampires existed…(more blurb on ebook seller’s page) AmazonKU
REALM OF THIEVES (THIEVES OF DRAGEMOR BOOK ONE) by Karina Halle
For Brynla Aihr, crime and survival have always gone hand in hand. Ever since she escaped the fanatical dragon-worshipping cult that controls her homeland, she’s had to carve out a life doing the unthinkable: stealing dragon eggs. Egg theft is illegal and, in most cases, fatal. To breach a dragon’s nest means a harrowing journey through the ancient wards spelled to keep the monstrous beasts confined. Dragons can’t get out and only those with a death wish can get in. Despite the risks, dragon eggs are highly coveted for their magic. An illegal trade flourishes under competing criminal empires, and Brynla’s loyalty has always been to the highest bidder. Until she finds herself kidnapped and blackmailed by Lord Andor, a formidable lieutenant of House Kolbeck, and thrust into the dangerous political games of rivaling dynasties. Brynla and Andor clash at every turn, sparking heat in ways Brynla’s never felt before. But in a world that’s prophesized to return to the dragons, and rife with betrayal and secrets at every turn…how close to the flames is she willing to stand? AmazonKU AB
THE GREEN SCROLL JOB: A DRAGON THIEF STORY by Kat Simons
Ancient magic, a deadly bargain, and a whole lot of lives on the line…Teaming up with a crew of people all with the same goal—to save damsels in distress—seemed like a fun idea. At the time. But growing pains and Myra’s lifetime of working alone complicate the delicate balance of the new team. She doesn’t want to give up on it, for Christopher’s sake as much as her own. Her dragon shifter boyfriend has a soft spot for damsels in distress. To ensure his safety, Myra will willingly work with other people, so someone’s there to have their backs. But trust never came easy for the magic thief, and now Myra has to learn to trust a whole bunch of people when some of them clearly don’t trust her. When the team’s latest attempt to rescue a damsel in distress goes bad, and their tight timeline pushes the boundaries of calculated risk, trust might be the only thing that saves them. The only thing that can save their client. Because two wealthy, dangerous men after the same ancient artifact, and one conman without a conscious, have trapped an innocent artist in the crossfire. Myra, Christopher, and the others will do whatever it takes to rescue their client. Even if it means launching themselves into danger. Confronting deadly ancient magic. And putting all their lives on the line.
BURY OUR BONES IN THE MIDNIGHT SOIL by V E Schwab
VS note: FF Vampire Fantasy.
This is a story about hunger. 1532. Santo Domingo de la Calzada. A young girl grows up wild and wily—her beauty is only outmatched by her dreams of escape. But María knows she can only ever be a prize, or a pawn, in the games played by men. When an alluring stranger offers an alternate path, María makes a desperate choice. She vows to have no regrets. This is a story about love. 1827. London. A young woman lives an idyllic but cloistered life on her family’s estate, until a moment of forbidden intimacy sees her shipped off to London. Charlotte’s tender heart and seemingly impossible wishes are swept away by an invitation from a beautiful widow—but the price of freedom is higher than she could have imagined. This is a story about rage. 2019. Boston. College was supposed to be her chance to be someone new. That’s why Alice moved halfway across the world, leaving her old life behind. But after an out-of-character one-night stand leaves her questioning her past, her present, and her future, Alice throws herself into the hunt for answers . . . and revenge. This is a story about life—how it ends, and how it starts.
INKED IN ONYX: A TWISTED FAIRY TALE (INKBOUND BOOK TWO) by Shannon Mayer
One fairytale down, one pirate-infested nightmare to go…Molly, my ever-loyal falcon, Fetch, and I barely survived evil wizard Relyk and escaped Alabaster, only to get cannon-bombed into our next story. Literally. Peter Pan and Tinkerbell swoop in with a rescue, whisking us off to Neverland. At first, it’s all glitter and good times on an island straight out of a daydream…until they mention a magical clock they’ve been hunting. The same clock I need to fulfill my destiny. So we do what any desperate main characters would do—we steal their boat and vanish into the night to get a jump on finding the clock. Too bad we sail straight into the hands of pirates. And here’s the real kicker: Their captain is the man I’ve been dreaming of since childhood. The twist? He’s not charming. He’s not kind. He’s not even remotely sane. He’s the most dreaded pirate of all time. And he thinks I’m a boy. Now we’re tangled in secrets, trying to blend in, plotting yet another escape—until I find out the man of my dreams is after the same enchanted clock. The one he stole from Peter Pan a decade ago and lost to a massive, man-eating crocodile…along with his hand. With reluctant alliances, sea monsters, and an unholy attraction to an even unholier pirate, this story might end with a bang or me walking the plank. AmazonKU AB
A REIGN OF EMBERS (ROYAL SPARES BOOK FOUR) by Eva Chase
Can you make peace with the god of war? The balance of power has finally swung in my favor—on the mortal plane. It seems one of our gods objects to my new position and will stop at nothing to unseat me. I’ll have to rely on every trick up my sleeve, all the devotion the men I love have to offer, and the faith that’s kept me strong through so many trials before. Even if that means watching my princes walk away. Will my schemes end up destroying the continent I’ve fought so hard to protect? Or is it still possible to build a better world out of all these embers? *A Reign of Embers is the fourth and final book in the Royal Spares series.* AmazonKU
SHADOW DREAMING (SHADOW BLADE SERIES BOOK THREE) by Yasmine Galenorn
As the demonic threat grows, Penn, my best friend, becomes the target of the local chapter of Brim Fire. They’re determined to open the portal she watches over, and when they kidnap her, they leave a trail of dead bodies in their wake. As we go on high alert, attempting to save her life and her sanity, my newly developed demonic powers go into overdrive, and–panicked over Penn’s abduction–I give them free rein. Now, as we rush to save her from the demons’ wrath, I must struggle with my desire to go all-out demon on anybody who gets in my way.
BORN TO BE LEGENDS: A SOULBOUND UNIVERSE NOVELLA by Hailey Turner
VS Note: MM PNR.
Patrick Collins earned the peace he’s found in New York City with his pack through sacrifice. Six years out from the end of the world, he’s satisfied with the life he’s built and doesn’t think about what else the future might hold until he stumbles his way into a hostage situation he didn’t ask to be part of. Jonothon de Vere would like nothing more than to wake up each morning with the love of his life and never deal with trouble again. Except Patrick has always been a magnet for such crises, and Jono isn’t one to stand idly by when his lover could use some help. It feels just like old times when that’s the last thing they want, but maybe it’s also the reminder they need that the future isn’t set in stone. Maybe, just maybe, Patrick and Jono are finally ready to take the next step and walk down the aisle together. AmazonKU
UNSINKABLE: A MADAM MYLA’S ARTIFACTS AND ODDITIES STORY by Brandy Roseth
When I fell overboard while trying to face my fears of the ocean, I thought I was done for. But it wasn’t the end, it was meant to be a new and weird beginning. One that led me to my mates Oak, Rip, and Taru. Unfortunately, “happily-ever-after” is hard to win on planet Cearia. With the discovery that my best friend and first love, Griffin, didn’t die all those years ago but is on Cearia. Slowly we have been gaining funds and supplies to sail to the frozen north to find him. Unfortunately, Tigril is still pursuing me and my mates. With the help of one steamy, self-appointed spy and double agent, Leif. My mates, our crew and I have been one step ahead of Tigril’s thugs. That is until Tigril slaps a hefty bounty on all of our heads. If that wasn’t enough, I am haunted by sinful dreams of the big, crazy, vampiric, Viking, Gunnar. A man whom I only met once. In desperation to save Taru, Gunnar and I had struck a bargain. A simple payment in blood only. I have a sinking feeling there is much more to our last encounter than a simple deal. My mates are sharing secrets, things they refuse to talk about. Rip looks particularly haunted since the news of our bounty. I hate it, all of it. I shouldn’t throw stones when I harbor a couple of secrets of my own? And you know what’s the cherry on top of this crazy Sunday? A new tarot card has appeared on my bed. One that promises crisis, destruction, and immense change. The tower. AmazonKU
THE LIFE OF CHUCK by Stephen King
VA note: A short story re-release.
Stephen King’s “The Life of Chuck,” is a “phenomenal” (USA TODAY) tale of life and legacy—now a feature film directed by Mike Flanagan and starring Tom Hiddleston, Mark Hamill, Chiwetel Ejiofor, and Karen Gillan—available for the first time in a beautiful stand-alone edition with a new introduction by Stephen King and a design surprise. Originally featured in the acclaimed story collection If It Bleeds, this unforgettable, mind-bending tale unfolds in reverse, taking readers through the extraordinary life of Charles “Chuck” Krantz. In a crumbling world plagued by natural disasters, collapsing infrastructure, and mass panic, bizarre billboards and advertisements appear throughout town: “Charles Krantz. Thirty-nine great years. Thanks, Chuck!” Marty Anderson, a schoolteacher, becomes obsessed with these messages as the world, inexplicably linked to Chuck’s life, seems to be approaching its end. Told in three acts, presented in reverse order, The Life of Chuck explores one man’s past. We see him in middle age on a business trip in Boston as he is seduced by a busker into spinning a gorgeous sidewalk dance. And we see him as a child, in a house haunted by a terrible secret, learning to dance with his grandmother. In these pages King reminds us that life’s quotidian pleasures are even more glorious because they are fleeting: the outrageous good fortune of a beautiful blue day after a string of gray ones; the delight of dancing when every move feels perfect; a serendipitous meeting. King’s ability to describe pure joy rivals his ability to terrify us.
THE OBSIDIAN CURSE: LUNATERRA CHRONICLES by L Penelope
Fire and water were never meant to meet—until fate intervened. Niara’s dreams of becoming a Water Mage Priestess have been crushed by her magic’s stubborn refusal to cooperate. But when a monstrous creature of lava and flame emerges during a sacred ritual, she discovers she can hear the creature’s thoughts. What’s more, the fearsome beast is not a beast at all, but the cursed Prince Keeran of the Ember Fae. After uncovering a treacherous plot that threatens both Keeran and the future of the Water Mages, Niara faces an impossible choice: remain loyal to the Mages who raised her or assist the son of her people’s enemy—a man whose touch awakens something wild and forbidden within her blood. Niara and Keeran must race against time to save both their peoples and break his curse—that is if the army hunting them, her own conflicted loyalties, and the explosive chemistry between these mortal enemies don’t destroy them first. AmazonKU
THE WOMAN FROM THE WAVES by Roslyn Sinclair
VS Note: FF PNR.
Six years ago, on a remote Scottish island, a mysterious woman saved Sister Madeleine Laurent from drowning. Now, after leaving her convent, Madeleine crosses the ocean again to find the rescuer who changed her life. Instead, her search is disrupted by Hæra North, a brazen, provocative local who stirs Madeleine’s repressed desires—and keeps a secret out of legend. Hæra has one dream: to become the first female Stormhorse, a powerful leader in her clan of fearsome ocean horse spirits. To do so, she must capture, drown, and eat a worthy human. When she first saw Madeleine, she knew she’d found the one. So why did Hæra save her instead? Now Madeleine’s back. All Hæra has to do is remain in human form, earn her woman’s trust, then devour her. But Madeleine is awakening another kind of appetite. AmazonKU
HIS LITTLE MATE: AFRICAN AMERICAN PNR by Melody Lynch
For readers of Snowed in With the Outcast Wolf who want to know more about Shug — the man, the myth, the monster — this raw spin-off tells the back story no one else could. Diamond was my best friend. We had been tight since high school, solid through everything. Until the day I met her father. Shug — handsome, dangerous, paid — and for a moment, he made me feel like I mattered. Like I was his little mate. But the truth was so much darker than I ever imagined. This is not a love story. It’s a story about survival, betrayal, and waking up before it’s too late. AmazonKU
DRAGON KING’S CURSED MATE (THE SHADOWFANG DRAGONS BOOK ONE) by Brittany White
“The prophecy said I’d save the dragon king. It didn’t warn me I’d fall for him—and carry his cursed child.” “Dain Stormrider will soon take his rightful place as king of the Drakon Realm and all the kingdoms within, including Wyrmhaven. You will kneel before him.” I was the Oracle of Eryndral who delivered the prophecy to the evil dragon shifter who betrayed his nephew and stole the throne. For that, I was sentenced to death. My head was literally on the chopping block when I saw him in the crowd, watching. Our eyes connected, and he realized what I knew since I first saw him in the vision—he was my fated mate. Dain quickly shifted and saved my life. The problem was the curse. Any dragon shifter, who mated with an oracle, was doomed to darkness and madness. As the fates decreed, we fell in love and mated. I became pregnant with a powerful child, and he was cursed. AmazonKU
TEN INCARNATIONS OF REBELLION: A NOVEL by Vaishnavi Patel
VS Note: The story is “infused with mythology” as one reviewer notes, which some readers liked and others didn’t.
Kalki Divekar grows up a daughter of Kingston—a city the British built on the ashes of Bombay. The older generation, including her father, have been lost to the brutal hunt for rebels. Young men are drafted to fight wars they will never return from. And the people of her city are more interested in fighting one another than facing their true oppressors. When tragedy strikes close to home, Kalki begins to play a dangerous game with small acts of resistance, tempered by cautious, level-headed Yashu and fortified by Fauzia, whose dreams of the future awaken Kalki’s heart. Together, they found Kingston’s new independence movement, obtaining jobs working for the British while secretly planning to destroy the empire from the inside out. But one wrong move means certain death, and when facing threats from all quarters, Kalki must decide whether it’s more important to be a hero or to survive. Set over the course of a decade and told as ten moments from Kalki’s life that mirror the Dashavatara, the ten avatars of Vishnu, Ten Incarnations of Rebellion is a sweeping, deeply felt speculative novel of empowerment, friendship, self-determination, and the true meaning of freedom.
THE BARGHEST BOND (FAIRYTALE MATES BOOK 15) by Hawke Oakley
VS Note: MM PNR. A barghest is a ghostly black dog from Northern English folklore.
What if a “bad omen” is a blessing in disguise? Single omega Peter loves the supernatural, but it doesn’t love him back. After locking eyes with a spooky black dog that nobody else can see, then receiving alarming news from a psychic, Peter is more dejected than ever. He worries he’ll never find the alpha of his dreams… and on top of that, he just pulled the scariest tarot card—Death. Like all barghests, alpha Bennett is misunderstood. He doesn’t deliver bad omens like humans assume. He’s also invisible to them—at least, he should be. But when a special omega stares straight at Bennett’s barghest form, he feels a profound pull towards the human. After a quack psychic botches Peter’s tarot reading, Bennett’s protective instincts force him to intervene… and he quickly realizes the human is his fated mate. But could Peter love the ghostly black canine that terrified him? And if barghests don’t deliver bad omens, what sort of news do they deliver? The Barghest Bond is a sweet and fluffy 20k mpreg novella featuring a human omega, an alpha barghest shifter, and a puppy cafe. AmazonKU
A DANCE OF LIES by Brittney Arena
My protector is gone, revealed to be a monster. But I remind myself that I am not a damsel. I’m no princess bound within a tower. I am a shadow. Vasalie Moran was once a dancer in King Illian’s court, until he framed her for murder. Barely surviving her two years in the dungeons, she’s suddenly called to face her king. He offers her a deal: become his spy at the six-week royal Gathering and he’ll grant her freedom. As Illian’s orders grow bloody and dangerous, forcing her to harm and betray those around her, Vasalie discovers that the monster she serves may be aligned with a bigger monster—one far closer to home. With her world threatened, Vasalie enlists the help of Illian’s brother and greatest adversary, the infamous King of the East. As the rivalry between brothers escalates, with Vasalie caught in the middle, the horrifying truth of her past comes to light. If she wants to survive, she must decide who to trust, who to fight for, and how much of her soul she’s willing to damn in the process.
FLIGHT OF THE FALLEN (MAGEBIKE COURIER by Hana Lee
Hana Lee’s gritty, queer Mad Max–inspired fantasy duology continues with more high-stakes political intrigue, monsters of all kinds, and a high-speed motorcycle adventure to find a refuge for humanity beyond the wasteland. Jin-Lu should be happy. Princess Yi-Nereen of Kerina Rut and Prince Kadrin of Kerina Sol have reunited after twelve long years, having survived a near-apocalypse. They are safe and in love—thanks to Jin—and they want her to join them for their upcoming nuptials in Kerina Sol. But their happy ending came at the cost of Jin’s. Jin lost everything in the fallout of saving the world. Now she’s Talentless, scrabbling to eke out a living in the lowest echelons of society. All she wants is to be left alone with her shameful secret, but the storms that sweep the wastes have other plans. When refugees from a fallen city flood into Kerina Sol, the delicate balance between Talented and Talentless shatters. With tensions rising and civil war looming, Yi-Nereen, Kadrin, and Jin must join forces again to save their own people and the refugees. Now their salvation lies beyond the wastes, in the mythical home of the gods: the First City.
PALACE OF ILLUSIONS by Rowenna Miller
In the run up to the 1900s World’s Fair Paris is abuzz with creative energy and innovation. Audiences are spellbound by the Lumiere brothers’ moving pictures and Loie Fuller’s serpentine dance fusing art and technology. But for Clara Ironwood, a talented and pragmatic clockworker, nothing compares to the magic of her godfather’s mechanical creations, and she’d rather spend her days working on the Palace of Illusions, an intricate hall of mirrors that is one of the centerpieces of the world’s fair. When her godfather sends Clara a hideous nutcracker for Christmas, she is puzzled until she finds a hidden compartment that unlocks a mirror-world Paris where the Seine is musical, fountains spout lemonade, and mechanical ballerinas move with human grace. The magic of her godfather’s toys was real. As Clara explores this other Paris and begins to imbue her own creations with its magic, she soon discovers a darker side to innovation. Suspicious men begin to approach her outside of work, and she could swear a shadow is following her. There’s no ignoring the danger she’s in, but Clara doesn’t know who to trust. The magic of the two Parises are colliding and Clara must find the strength within herself to save them both.
DEAD RINGER (HAPPILY EVER AFTERLIFE BOOK TWO) by Arden Steele
VS Note: MM PNR.
If someone had asked Rune Calix where he saw himself in a thousand years, his answer definitely wouldn’t have involved mediating the petty squabbles of the dead. Still, amid the rack and ruin, he’s managed to carve out a life that doesn’t make him want to swan dive into the River Acheron. It’s neat, organized, predictable—just the way he likes it. Then a new soul arrives on the riverbank, smelling of honeysuckle and chaos, and threatens to turn his orderly world upside down. Keegan Marsh is neither confused nor fragile. He’s stubborn, resilient, and angry. He also knows hell, and the Underworld isn’t it. Not when it comes with a fiercely protective shifter who would die, and maybe even kill, for him. Yet, while death brings freedom, his second chance is also a dark reminder of what he left behind. Or more precisely…who. When Keegan is forced to confront a past that already destroyed him once, Rune knows he can’t stop him, but he’s not about to let him face it alone. He’d wage war through the depths of Tartarus for his mate, but where they’re going, his daggers won’t help them. And there’s every chance that they won’t be coming back. AmazonKU
SIX WILD CROWNS (QUEENS OF ELBEN BOOK ONE) by Kate Elliott
From a major new voice in epic fantasy, Six Wild Crowns is a breathtaking epic fantasy of dragons, courtly intrigue, sapphic yearning, and the wives of Henry VIII as you’ve never seen them before. As tradition has it, the king of Elben must marry six queens and magically bind each of them to one of the island’s palaces or the kingdom will fall. Clever, ambitious Boleyn is determined to be her beloved Henry’s favorite queen. She relishes the games at court and the political rivalries with his other wives. Seymour is the opposite – originally sent to Boleyn’s court as a reluctant spy and assassin, she ends up catching Henry’s eye and is forced into a loveless marriage with the king. But when the two queens become the unlikeliest of things – friends and allies – the balance of power begins to shift. Together, they uncover a dark and deadly truth at the heart of the island’s magic. Boleyn and Seymour’s only hope of survival rests on uniting all six of the rival queens – but Henry will never let that happen.
WRITING MR RIGHT by Alina Khawaja
Legal secretary by day, aspiring novelist by night, Ziya Khan pours herself into writing stories featuring the kinds of diverse characters she loves. In exchange, she’s got a growing pile of rejection letters. When yet another “thanks but no thanks” arrives on the eve of her thirtieth birthday, Ziya decides to throw her novel and her dreams in the trash. End of story. Except that when Ziya wakes up, there’s a flesh-and-blood version of her muse standing in her kitchen. His name is Aashiq, and it’s his job to inspire Ziya to write again. From singing karaoke to standing up for herself at work, he’s pushing Ziya out of the sidelines and into the world, showing her how to live and love fully. Even more impossibly, something starts to blossom between them. But as Ziya rediscovers the joy of writing, Aashiq starts to disappear. His job is almost done. And it seems soon Ziya will have to choose: Her art…or her heart?
RISE FROM RUIN by Melissa Olthoff
Together we fly, divided we fall. All Harper Tavros ever wanted was to be a dragon rider. But after a prank goes wrong, she ends up soul bonded to a griffin. Now, she’ll have to learn an entirely new skillset before she ends up on the front lines of a war her country is slowly losing. If she’s going to make a difference, she’ll need to rise up from the ruin of her dreams and embrace a new path. One that includes her accidental bondmate, an utterly ridiculous, insanely brave griffin. But in order to form a strong enough bond to defend their country, they’ll need to keep the pressures of war, loss, and doubt from tearing them apart. Because the only way Harper and her griffin will survive is together.
FAIRIES NEVER FALL: MM FANTASY ROMANCE by Sera Bishop
A fairy whose touch is poison. A cuddly human who’s immune. Three years out of prison, I came to the Sanctum for a fresh start. What I got was a job serving things that go bump in the night and a mysterious regular who hates me. Lysander isn’t just out of my league, he’s an honest-to-god fairy prince. Sparkly wings, pretty face, dark backstory — the works. My coworkers call him Your Highness. He won’t even shake my hand. In fact, he gets weird every time I go to touch him, whether it’s by accident or… not. Because Lysander has a secret: no one has touched his poisonous skin in years. Until me. The lethal magic that keeps everyone at wing’s length? I’m immune. I’m the only one who sees past his hand-tailored clothes and haughty looks to the shy, awkward guy underneath, who doesn’t know what a cellphone is and has never made a real friend. So when it turns out my mundane human touch chases the nightmares of his past away, I’m signing up to be his platonic cuddle-buddy before I know it. Keeping a safe distance from Lysander’s perfect ass is hard enough, but then he makes it clear he wants to know what else he’s been missing out on, and he wants me to show him — even if it takes a hands-on demonstration. AmazonKU
BEWARE OF HODAGS by Amanda Milo
VS note: A hodag is a mythical creature associated with Rhonelander, Wisconsin.
On the run from a cryptid hunter, I stumble into the friendly town of Rhinelander, Wisconsin, where I’m offered a job at a cranberry farm. How wholesome, right? Little do I know that the town is home to one of the most infamous creatures in the Northwoods. I meet my fated mate and it’s all the instalove sparkly hearts I could ask for. But my job isn’t what it’s cracked up to be. Because cranberry farms have bogs. And bogs are filled with creatures I’d rather not meet. Too bad. Because one of the monsters takes me captive—And my love story? It’s in danger of becoming a nightmare. AmazonKU
THE HUNT by Sam Crescent
This couldn’t be happening. Calliope Masters knew she and Jaxson Crease didn’t have the best start to their mating. At the age of eighteen when the pack declared they were mates, they rejected one another. She was a human, he was a wolf. He made it abundantly clear that he didn’t want her. They were now trapped within The Hunt. A mystery realm that forced mates to confront their need for one another head on. Jaxson didn’t go to the Elder. He knew Calliope was his mate, and the truth was, he wanted her. When they were kids, they were inseparable. His own fear was what pushed them apart. He didn’t care that she was human. He had loved Calliope all of his life. Now, within the rules of The Hunt, they had to fight to survive. They were about to face obstacles and challenges neither of them ever anticipated. Pushed to the breaking point. Only there is something interesting about The Hunt. It is not the same for all couples. It changes as if it has a life of its own. And there is something so very similar about this one. But what could it be? Will Jaxson and Calliope find one another and come to terms with their mated connection? Or, will they give up, and never see their pack or life again? The only way to get out of The Hunt is to be mated.
THE GARGOYLE AND THE SPINSTER (NIGHTFALL GUARDIANS) by Sara Ivy Hill
VS note: I had to one click, sounds so good.
Daughter of a fisherman, Maggie’s true love has always been the sea. Maybe that’s why she never married. But when her father grows too sick to captain his ship, she shoulders the weight of her family’s survival, even if it means accepting a marriage proposal from a greedy sailor who wants their fishing boat more than her. It’s not the life she dreamed of, but dreams don’t put food on the table.
Evrard has guarded Brinehelm for years, watching over the village gate. Now, war calls him away to fight the encroaching goblin horde. Though he doesn’t question his duty, he will miss the brave human woman who meets his gaze without fear. When Maggie learns he’s leaving, she offers him a goodbye to remember: One reckless night. No promises. No regrets. They both know it can’t last beyond the morning. But with Evrard gone, Maggie must face a future she doesn’t want—and a man determined to take everything from her. And when Evrard reaches his new post, he realizes leaving her unprotected might be his greatest mistake. She’s done sacrificing herself for others. He’s done following orders. And this time, nothing will keep them apart. AmazonKU
DIFFIDENCE AND THE RIFT by Amy Crook
VS Note: MM Urban Fantasy.
Diffidence Obedience Atonement Smythe is a grad student who prefers to never use his full name. Ever. He’s finishing a Ph.D. in Extemporaneous Magic, and his research project for his dissertation is closing the Rift between worlds that he accidentally opened when he was thirteen. Obviously, caffeine is an important part of his life. Ergi Thusol-Von Klempt is a half-orc who works in the infamous Goblin Market, selling magical pastries to those who need them – or, in Diff’s case, just want them. He’s got bubblegum-pink hair, lovely lilac skin, and a smile like sunshine, at least if you ask Diff. Ergi is intrigued by his frazzled, but handsome, frequent customer. The Goblin Market is a magical space that anyone can find if they truly need it, and most people visit once or twice if at all. Diff is there several times a week as he untangles the layered mysteries of the Rift, and has had years to develop his crush on Ergi. In this cozy urban fantasy, Diff and Ergi find some solutions to life’s problems in the Market, along with the courage to talk to each other. Diff might even find a future beyond the Rift that has consumed over a decade of his life. Amazon
BROUGHT BACK BY THE PHOENIX (LOVED BY THE MONSTER BOOK SIX) by Shonna Preston
Emma Moore’s life is a mess. After a year of her ex-boyfriend isolating her from friends, wearing her down emotionally, and physically harming her, he manages to take away her employment, too. A gentle nudge from a generous friend sends her to the coffee shop next door to the hotel he’s letting her stay at, to find something to fill her time with. Aurora Rogers has lived for centuries and will continue to live for centuries more. As a phoenix, she can’t die—at least, not permanently. All that time feels awfully lonely without a mate to share it with, even if she does have a flock. But when a beautiful woman comes into the coffee shop she works at, her attraction to her is instant. As Emma secures the job and begins working alongside Aurora, the two women navigate a growing friendship and blossoming romance while they both have secrets they’re keeping. When Emma’s trepidation over getting together with someone new so soon, given the state of her life, mixes with Aurora’s eagerness to have possibly finally found her mate, issues arise. Can Emma finally start to live again after having to watch over her shoulder for so long? Will Emma believe that it’s not her baggage that’s scaring Aurora away, but rather Aurora’s desire to see her heal and find herself again? How can Aurora confess to Emma what she is and what Emma is to her without it sending her fleeing? AmazonKU
LURED BY THE SIREN by Sybil Tate
Kai’s brother is lost at sea, leaving him the sole heir to a fortune he never wanted. Desperate to escape his impending responsibilities, Kai embarks on a voyage to find his brother, hoping against all hope that he’s still alive. But when a vicious storm attacks his ship, Kai is knocked overboard, washing ashore to a paradise. Evelyn has spent her life dreaming of escaping the island that’s both her home and prison. Kafigda has been ensnared by an eternal storm ever since she can remember. Trapping anyone who gets caught in its grasp, she’s never been able to leave—no one can. When a shy, injured sailor named Kai washes up on her beach, Evelyn’s world is shaken. As she nurses him back to health, an unexpected bond develops between them. As their attraction deepens, they begin to uncover dark secrets buried deep within Kafigda—secrets that threaten not only their newfound love but their chance of ever leaving the island. Amazon
WHO OWNS YOU? (THE MONSTERS OF MIDGARD) by Domina Easton
Charlotte – I don’t know what was more surprising: finding out I had an aunt or that my aunt is dead. No, scratch that, the most surprising revelation is that monsters are real. Supernaturals and monsters have always lived in the dark. My inheritance is a fortune and a castle. But somehow no one mentioned the castle is occupied by Darius, Julius, Marcus, and an as—We’ll call him Atlas. These gargoyles think I’m moving in on their home… when all I want to do is “find myself,” collect my inheritance, and move on. What’s next? Who knows? Only a few things are certain: One, I don’t belong in Ireland. Two, Atlas hates me more than he hates…everybody. Three, I hold the key to this castle, whether they like it or not. Will I find myself and move on as intended, or is Ireland, with the gargoyles, destined to be my new home? AmazonKU
MONOCHROME: AN MM SHIFTER ROMANTIC SUSPENSE NOVEL (ORCA BOOK FOUR) by Vinni George
After a career on Wall Street, Julius Hunter is content to live his life as a modern Robin Hood. Getting corrupt corporations to invest with him while he siphons their money into charitable organizations makes his blood pump, so when he’s sent in to find out what the new CEO of a global company knows about money being used to fund the search for a priceless piece of artwork connected to his family, he’s all in. Ethan Lin never wanted to be CEO of the company his great-great-grandfather founded. He also never wanted to be a parent, but when his sister died in a car accident, he inherited her title and her two adorable children. Balancing life as the head of a corporation and as a new dad is a challenge, and with diminishing returns at home and in the boardroom something has to give. When Julius shows up, offering help in both areas of Ethan’s life, they learn they have more in common than they think. Including a shared enemy. Whoever is targeting the Hunter family also has their sights set on Ethan, and Julius will stop at nothing to make sure the man he’s falling for and his children stay safe as the final pieces fall into place. AmazonKU
COWBOY DRAGON’S ROSE (MOTLEY CREWD SHIFTERS BOOK FIVE) by C D Gorri
He’s running out of time. Only she can save him. Zeke Gordon has a problem—one that could set the world ablaze. His Dragon’s Rose, the magical tattoo binding him to his fated mate, is wilting. If he doesn’t find her soon, his beast will lose control, and nothing will stand in the way of his fire. Spring is the busiest season on the Motley Crewd Ranch, but work isn’t enough to distract Zeke—or his restless Dragon. Everyone around him has found their mate, yet his remains a mystery. With time slipping away, all he can do is fight to hold on. Then she arrives. Casey Reynolds never wanted to ask for help, but when her corrupt boss threatens her, she has nowhere else to turn—except to an old friend at the ranch. She wasn’t expecting six and a half feet of muscle and smoldering intensity to stop her in her tracks. Zeke knows she’s the one. But can he convince Casey to take a chance before it’s too late?
GUARDIAN OF THE CURSED EGG: DRAGONIS ACADEMY – YEAR TWO by Serenity Rayne
Shadows twist around the ancient walls of Shadowcarve Academy—part fortress, part labyrinth of secrets. Last year, I barely survived its brutal trials, but I left with more than scars: three men, bound to me in a once-in-a-lifetime connection that feels ripped from a fairy tale. And then there’s the legendary red egg—coveted by countless students for centuries—and somehow it chose me. But survival here always comes at a price. Now, every step I take is under scrutiny, with a so-called “fan club” just waiting to watch me fail. This year’s trials promise even darker gauntlets and deadlier challenges, and the training has a reputation for breaking bones—and minds. My mates warn me that many will fall … and fall hard. Sometimes, I wonder if the cutthroat world of politics would’ve been safer than this savage art of war. As if I ever had a choice. AmazonKU
B IS FOR BEAST OF DEAN (THE ABC’S OF CRYPTID LOVE BOOK TWO) by Adrian Blue
Alice: I came to Blackwood Farm for a new start. There was nothing left for me in London. So, I would be the perfect land girl, tending fields and following orders, rebuilding my life according to others’ expectations. They warned me to stay away from the woods, told tales of a horrifying beast. But the ancient Forest of Dean calls to me, and I want to answer. Heath: I had accepted my solitude as inevitable. The forest was my sanctuary, my prison, my only companion for more years than I cared to count. Humans feared what they did not understand, and I had learned the price of being different. Then she appeared in my life. Alice looked at my inhuman face and saw not a monster but a soul as isolated as her own. She offers me a future I never dared imagine—if the world will let us claim it. AmazonKU
PURRFECT HAUNTING (MYSTERIES OF MAX BOOK 97) by Nic Saint
First, a scandal-plagued hockey star moves into Marge and Tex’s attic to hide from the tabloids. Then a local mansion turns out to be haunted by a ghost with unfinished business—and Odelia is asked to investigate. Now, with one eye on their suspicious new houseguest and the other on a cranky poltergeist, Max and the feline gang have their paws full. From locked suitcases and ghostly grudges to secret romances and possible possession (of both property and people), this is one case that’s getting spookier by the minute. But the cats of Hampton Cove aren’t afraid of a little ectoplasm. AmazonKU
A MIDLIFE VANISHING TRICK (DELIVERED FROM FROST MOUNTAIN) by Lisa Daniels
It’s not every day you nearly run over your long-lost husband. It’s bad enough that he disappeared for four years without warning…But now he’s back and acting like he didn’t abandon me in this small town. According to him, he was stuck in some faraway place…But I’ve never even heard of Frost Mountain before. I’d be a fool to let him waltz back into my life…But I’ve never been able to resist this sexy snow leopard shifter. How much longer before I give in to his advances? I’m not sure I want to find out. He broke my heart once already. What’s to say he won’t do it again? And that’s not my only problem. My husband brought someone back with him. Someone dangerous. Someone who won’t stop until he gets his revenge. AmazonKU
WHEN THE BAKER MET THE DRAGON (LEAFSHIRE COVE MONSTERS BOOK THREE) by Lila Appleton and Alisha Klapheke
I love my quiet life in Leafshire Cove—early mornings, the scent of cinnamon and honey, the simple joy of kneading dough while the village slowly wakes. Everything in my world is warm, steady, safe. Except Cyrus, the dragon shifter next door. With his roguish grin and endless charm, Cyrus runs a rowdy pub, flirts shamelessly with almost everyone, and lives for adventure. Our friendship is built on teasing banter and unspoken understanding. But what most of Leafshire Cove doesn’t know—what I’ve only ever suspected—is that beneath his carefree façade, Cyrus is desperate to discover the history of his dragon bloodline. Even if it means poking his handsome nose into dangerous places. When a noble’s impossibly large pastry order threatens to overwhelm me, Cyrus offers to help bake. During the late nights in the kitchen, I start to wonder if I’ve been wrong about him—about us—all along. But when a mysterious merchant offers him the chance to uncover his true heritage, our burgeoning relationship goes up in flames. I know some dragons are fated for distant skies, but could some of them—one of them—possibly be meant to stay? AmazonKU
A REQUIEM FOR FALLEN STARS (CADENCE OF THE FALLEN BOOK ONE) by Hazel S Wilkes
Lyra Izacalli does not clutch onto the jagged remnants of her past—she buries them deep beneath her skin. To feel is to give power to the past—to let grief and memory carve through her like a blade. But Lyra refuses to let them win. She will not let the sharpened words of men who call themselves nobles and kings cut deeper than they deserve. If they cannot wound her, they cannot control her. And if they cannot control her, then freedom is hers to claim—despite her feeling anything but free. But when an unexpected opportunity arises, Lyra is thrust into the deadly entrance exams of an elite academy, where only nobility thrive. But first, she must strike a blood wager with a capricious king—one that could win Lyra her freedom or cost her life… if the exams don’t kill her first. A world that rejects her. A forgotten journal that will redefine her. A band of dangerous wielders that hunt her. And then there is him—the one who found her, who should have been nothing more than a mentor—the person to unravel her. But Lyra is not here for love. She is here to win. And as the walls she has spent years fortifying begin to fracture as truth after daunting truth break free—The world will come to understand…A girl who refuses to lose does not break. She erupts. AmazonKU
SMALL AS A MUSHROOM (CHAOS GOD SUGAR ANDF SPCE COMPANION SHORTS BOOK TWO) by Deiri Di
It takes more than mushrooms to break Nora’s will. Spending years working in the fields to fill the kitchens of the Order Academy has kept Nora alive, giving her a space to keep her head down amongst the towering rows of gargantuan mushrooms. She was strong before she arrived and is stronger now after years of hard labor, and she knows she has to escape or die a slave in the sunbaked fields. She has a plan, ready to act on one of the two rumors she learned over the years. She just needs the right Aetheriani to bargain with. Crystallo looks like an angel, with glimmering white wings and devilish eyes that look at her like she is a feast for his very soul. One year of service to him is something she is more than willing to promise for freedom, especially when his wingtip ghosts over her body, causing her blood to seer beneath her skin. But there is a problem. The other rumor going around about his kind? It’s about the oversized weapon that swings from his hips, a weapon she is now expected to handle. But Nora is strong, and she has spent years twisting and breaking the stems of mushrooms she can’t get both hands around. He’s about to find out just how strong she is. AmazonKU
THE ALPHA ENFORCER AND HIS DANCING WARRIOR VOL ONE (RIBBON SERIES BOOK NINE) by
Melanie McAlister is a genius. Yet none of her carefully crafted plans get her what she wants. To meet her Xander. Werewolves don’t know their mate until they are eighteen, but Melanie does. She’s long since known her fate is tied to the Strongest Alpha Enforcer the Werewolf community has ever known. Despite being one of her brother’s best friends, Melanie hasn’t met him. So, she decides to protect him and those she loves every way she can. Even though everyone tells her she’s just a pup and her time to help will come. She’s decided this pup will help in ways they could never imagine. Her skills as a dancer allow her to grow her network and she follows Prince Gunner Cambridge’s papers as a blueprint to get away with absolutely everything. Then, tragedy strikes that leaves her reeling. Lies and magic are intertwined and they alter her fate in more than one way. Alexander Conners felt the world shift at the exact moment Melanie Jane McAlister was born. He’s been trying to meet her ever since. It seems like fate is always in his way. Before they meet, Melanie leaves to attend a dancing school in New York, and live her dream. He waits in the shadows for her to return, hoping that fate will let him have everything he’s ever dreamed of: Her. What he couldn’t possibly know, is that there are lies and dark magic that surround his mate that will shake him and her family to their core. But little does the darkness know how these two will fight to eventually be by each other’s side… because the love of fated mates runs deep. Deeper than they ever knew possible. Amazon
FEATHERS OF ASH AND HOPE (FLAMEBORN SERIES BOOK ONE) by K J Altair
Ara’s curse is a death sentence—one that could doom her entire family. Joining the Skyrider Academy, bonding a mystical bird, and earning magic is her only hope… if she fails, she dies, and if her identity is exposed, her family falls, too. Lying, deceiving, and bending the rules are all part of her plan. Running into her childhood crush and catching the eye of her dark, scarred, and beautiful centurion… is not. Tate joined the Skyriders to climb the ranks and settle a debt—in blood. His past taught him to keep everyone at arm’s length, and he has neither patience nor intention to deal with a reckless recruit who seems to have missed the basics of self-preservation. But he can’t keep his eyes off her either, and trouble follows wherever she goes. Staying away becomes continuously harder… until he can’t help but tug on those secrets swirling behind her eyes. When enemies rise and forbidden attraction sizzles, choices of who or what to trust become nearly impossible. Loving him could be her ruin. Letting her go may be his. AmazonKU
THE BONEKEEPER’S DAUGHTER (THE BONE AND BLADE TRILOGY BOOK ONE) by Elise Fry
A is for Absence, Void open forever – B is for Bones, that keep us together – C is for Council, Protectors and Keeper – D is for Death, from Render or Reaper…In the City of Bone, death is ever present. The Upper Kingdom is ruled by tradition, by the demands of the Gods for Offerings, by the call for flesh from the Bones. As the BoneKeeper, Wren has known her place and her role since birth. For her, the living world is a bleak and colorless place; her only solace is in the memories of the souls she has Guided, where they tell her stories of a time when the sunlight was vibrant, when every step didn’t have to be measured, when water was pure. But the Earth is hungry, and the Sky demanding. The Bones are growing restless, and the Council is a poisoned well. Wren’s world is changing, her path diverging in front of her. If she leaves souls unguided, they’ll be sent to Silence forever, lost to memory. But if she bends to the demands of the Council, what will be unleashed? And who, other than the Bones, can she trust? The BoneKeeper’s Daughter is a slow-build, slow-burn Why Choose Romantasy. AmazonKU
GOLDEN GOOSE by Lea Doue
Golden Goose is a reimagining of The Golden Goose by the Brothers Grimm. Join Elowen on the adventure of a lifetime to ransom her brother from trolls with help from a mushroom-hunting dragon, a flirty prince, and an unexpected golden treasure. AmazonKU
TAINTED BEAUTY by Alesha Adamson
VS Note: Sorry I missed the first few books in this fairy tale retelling series, All That Glitters! This one was released MAY 3 and is a Beauty & the Beast tale.
Aurelius has lost everything. Desperate to regain his worth, he accepts a gift from a dragon, but it comes at a terrible price. Now, the beast within him is out of his control—and it’s too late to undo the damage he’s caused. Then he meets her. The most enchanting maiden he’s ever seen. Melora is trapped in a life she never wanted, sold off to the highest bidder to pay her father’s debts. But, when his greed takes things too far, she sacrifices herself to save her sister from a monstrous dragon. Swept away to the dragon’s gilded domain, Melora finds Aurelius. He is arrogant, proud, and infuriatingly persistent—but there’s a side to him that calls to her, that makes her feel valued in a way she’s never known before. Captive in this glittering world, Melora is surrounded by secrets that threaten to destroy them. Why won’t he touch her? What lies behind the forbidden door? As the days pass, their time is running out. Will they break the curse before it’s too late, or will the glint of gold taint everything? AmazonKU
STOLEN MAGIC by Camille Peters
Revenge burns in the heart of Lysandra, the daughter of a slain witch, whose life is forever changed when her village is raided and her family’s magic stolen by the ruthless kingdom of Eldoria. Sworn to reclaim her birthright and make the enemy pay, Lysandra embarks on a perilous journey of deception and vengeance. Disguising herself within the very walls of her foes, she becomes a handmaiden who secretly takes the place of the princess planning to marry the unsuspecting Prince Callan and ascend to the throne that should have been her destruction. But as Lysandra weaves her way through the treacherous webs of court politics in search of her lost power, her quest for revenge is complicated by the unexpected: a burgeoning affection for the prince she is meant to deceive. Lysandra must navigate a dangerous path between her desire for retribution and the pull of a love that could be her salvation—or her ultimate undoing. AmazonKU
AMPHIBIAN’S KISS by Lichelle Slater
VS Note: From MAY 10.
I did not dream Kai was a frog prince. The frog is Kai, and he has, indeed, been cursed. A year ago, Prince Kaison arrested my mother, shattering our friendship and any hope for love. Now I sell potions to scrape by with my pet hedgehog as my only family. But when a talking frog shows up claiming to be Kai, I’m thrust into a world of political secrets and dangerous magic. The king promises to free my mother if I can break the curse on Kai, but he doesn’t trust me to do it alone. Enter Captain Garrett, my unwanted and infuriatingly attractive babysitter. With tensions rising between the human and fairy realms, Kai technically married, and both my kingdom and my heart at risk of breaking—can I possibly save them both? AmazonKU
RAPUNZEL’S GAMBIT by Mary Mecham
VS note: From MAY 24.
Desperate to rid his kingdom of a troublesome dragon, King Harrigan offers his daughter’s hand in marriage to any man who can slay the beast, but Rapunzel refuses to be pawned off. Deciding that a life of crime is preferable to wedding some power-hungry suitor, Rapunzel fakes her own kidnapping and joins forces with the cunning dragon plaguing her own kingdom. Together, they plot a grand scheme that would amass them both riches beyond their wildest dreams. As the lure of a reward for the princess’s safe return attracts men tempted by greed and Rapunzel’s flirtations, the would-be heroes soon become the ones in need of rescue atop a tower only accessible by dragonback. But as her alliance with the dragon grows more precarious and dangerous, Rapunzel is forced to question whether she’s trusted the wrong side. Amidst the chaos, Griffin, the humble but brilliant squire, emerges as an unexpected ally. His quick wit and resourcefulness stand in stark contrast to the arrogant knights he serves, and Rapunzel can’t help but take notice. On the chessboard of fate, the swindler princess of Rookwyn must make her own moves with every calculated gambit and soon realizes…The real game was never about knights, kings, and queens, but about how a mere pawn could become a legend. AmazonKU AB
SIREN’S TREASURE by Susanna Fowers
VS Note: From MAY 24.
Thessa’s fiery spirit is the scandal of the seven seas! Her dream to use her siren voice for more than luring sailors to their doom provokes Poseidon’s legendary wrath, but when her sovereign father falls deathly ill, she’ll do anything to save him, even strike a desperate bargain with the sea witch to retrieve Undine’s Blade. The dagger must be returned to his trident before the sea swallows the sun in three days, or he’ll die… not to mention she just might dissolve into seafoam! Ah Depths! How has Prince Raggon fallen so far? No one would believe how he’s become a notorious pirate captain with a price on his head, and now he’s blindsided when the same land witch who destroyed his kingdom wants to force him into a cringe-worthy engagement. Having fled the loving tentacles of her arms, he sets sail toward the legendary Undine’s Blade with desperate purpose—to free his brother from a curse slowly transforming him into a monster. When Raggon fishes a wild-haired, frustratingly captivating woman from his nets, he recognizes the mermaid whose lips drew him in like a bewitching song. Knowing she’ll come in handy, he throws her in his cabin… doing everything in his power to keep her from using that siren voice against him… again. As they battle through treacherous waters, heated glances become stolen kisses, but can enemies truly trust each other when ancient curses demand a price? With two sea witches plotting against them and time running out, Thessa must make an impossible choice: plunge the magical blade into the heart of her enemy—the one that beats for her—or risk condemning both their kingdoms to destruction. AmazonKU
TETHERED BOOK ONE – THE CONNECTED SOULS SAGA by S J Rose
My entire life has been one endless chase, my family always just a step ahead of those hunting us. But everything changes on my twenty-first birthday, when I go out with my best friend. Now, my parents are dead—and it’s all my fault. As if that wasn’t world-changing enough, I discover I’m Gifted, with mental powers and a bond forged by the Goddess herself. A bond that ties me to the one my soul was destined for—my equal, my truest love, my soulmate. Except… it’s not just one guy. I’m bound to three. Together, my bonded and I must figure out how to make this impossible connection work—because it was meant for two souls, not four. But we’ve got more pressing matters: stopping the people hunting me, uncovering the truth about who I really am, and, oh yeah—there’s a prophecy foretelling a dark force that could destroy our entire kingdom. AmazonKU
THE HIDDEN MAGIC OF ORDINARY THINGS by Olivia McCullough
Meira has given everything to protect her village—her magic, her strength, her future. But it’s still not enough. Since the founding of Glenmere, Meira’s family has maintained the magical wards that keep the valley safe. The work was never meant to be done alone—each pair of wardcrafters was bonded by both love and magic, their power intertwined. But after losing her parents, the responsibility became hers alone. Now her magic is wearing thin. Her body is breaking down. And the charm shop she built from nothing—the one piece of her life that’s truly hers—is slipping through her fingers. When she collapses at her best friend’s wedding, the village council finally intervenes: find a magical partner to share the burden, or step aside. Panicked, Meira claims she’s already being courted—by Calder, the forest fae who appeared the same week everything fell apart and who’s been quietly holding her life together ever since. Calder doesn’t hesitate—just steps forward and agrees, like protecting her is the most natural thing in the world. And Meira, who’s been holding herself together for far too long, feels the first thread start to pull loose. Because Calder can’t lie. And Meira doesn’t know if she’s falling into a trap, a partnership… or something far more dangerous to her heart. AmazonKU
HER IRISH BEARS (IRISH SHIFTERS BOOK TWO) by Theodora Taylor
I’ve always been the outcast in my cloistered Canadian village. So, after an especially humiliating rejection, I sign up for a Bridal Exchange trip to Scotland, a wolf kingdom desperate for she-wolf brides to reverse their zero birth population crisis. But even the threat of extinction isn’t enough to make any of the Scottish Wolves want a 6-foot-tall, plus-sized she-wolf with a quirky whittling hobby. Just as I’m about to give up, all of the would-be brides are kidnapped by the Irish Wolves… who don’t want me either. In fact, they drop me off with three huge males… who claim to be kings. My kings. That’s when I learn I’m not the world’s most rejected she-wolf. Because actually, I’m not a she-wolf at all. Too big, too curvy, too other—that’s exactly what at least two of these Irish Kings are looking for. But one of them—the High King, who gets the final say—isn’t so sure. The word ruin comes up. A bunch. After a lifetime of rejection, can I put aside my insecurities and trust not one, not two, but three Irish Bear Kings with my heart? AmazonKU
REMNANTS (RAEGAN OF RUIN BOOK FOUR) by A L Rook
We chose each other. Now, we choose war. The fight is changing. And it’s nothing like I could’ve predicted. They’ve attacked us in our home and that can only mean one thing: someone has betrayed us. This war has always been personal, but they won’t hurt my friends. Or the men I call my own. Aiden. Jackson. Kellan. Dane. I can’t lose any of them—not after what we’ve been through. They’re the only ones I can rely on now. I thought I could handle it all, but this is bigger than even me. So while they hit us where it hurts, we’ll strike back. To shut down GE permanently, we’ll have to dismantle them one by one, up to the top. To the president, someone I never would have expected. I’ll become stronger if that’s what it takes. But revenge has consequences. And the price it asks of me might me more than I can pay. AmazonKU
WAITING ON A WITCH (FOLKHAVEN BOOK SIX) by Lauren Connolly
Mor has always been the responsible–bossy–one in her family of witches. But that’s okay, as long as her siblings are safe, and she can live her dream of running a library full of mystical books. Plus, with her brothers and sister grown and mated to loving partners, Mor can finally focus on herself. Until she realizes one of the statues in her backyard is actually a monster frozen by a curse. Bo made a mistake and pissed off the wrong dragon, which landed him trapped by an enchantment for over a decade. Now he’s free, only to discover the world has moved on without him. What’s a monster to do? Well, when a beautiful witch offers you a job in her magical library, it seems like the choice is pretty easy. AmazonKU
GROWL ME, MAYBE (SALTWATER GROVE ROMANCES) by Ava Hunter and Milly Taiden
When a secret necromancer with a daughter and a cursed ex-enforcer collide, the past doesn’t just come back to haunt them…It crashes on their doorstep — and calls him Daddy. Mena Graves has spent the last two years raising her daughter alone and burying the memory of the one night that changed her life. She’s got enough to handle working the Saltwater Grove ER, keeping her death magic under wraps, and avoiding questions about Lyra’s very unique parentage. The last thing she needs? Jax Hollow, the wolf who vanished without a word—and just passed out on her hospital floor. Jax didn’t leave by choice. Exiled by a deadly curse and hunted for the Nightfang blood in his veins, he never stopped thinking about the woman he lost or the daughter he never knew he had. But when a wave of corrupted necromancy starts targeting his kind, he’ll have to team up with the one woman who makes his wolf ache—and burns hotter than any battle scar. She’s the mother of his child. He’s the man fate won’t let her forget. And as danger circles Saltwater Grove, neither of them can deny: Some bonds were never meant to break. AmazonKU
THE LIGHT OF BLOOD: A VAMPIRE ROMANTASY (THE BLOODLIGHT LUMIERE SERIESBOOK ONE) by Jade Christy
A love so deep and unexpected, it hurts in all the right ways. I’m Cassandra Burke. Scientist. Scholar. Human outsider invited to the ancient Vampire city of Nivara to decipher ancient manuscripts.
Lumière—my creation—lets vampires walk in the sun. But not everyone thinks that’s a good thing. Some call it freedom. Others call it a betrayal. Vampires are divided—those who crave the light, and those who worship the dark. Now cultists are rising. And the Ancients—banished monsters from a forgotten age—are stirring in their prison beneath Shadowkeep. Oh, and there’s one more problem. Him. A vampire. Gorgeous, dangerous, powerful—and off-limits. But every time he looks at me, my world shifts. I feel it in my bones. Every touch sparks something deep in my blood I don’t understand. And this seductive vampire, Dominic, says I’m the Bloodlight. The one with the power to bring peace – or unleash hell. What happens if he’s right? AmazonKU AB
OCEAN’S WHISPER (ROYAL LUPINE ELEMENTALS BOOK THREE) by Milly Taiden
Isolde’s marine research never prepared her for the massive wave literally obliterating her scientific center. On her thirtieth birthday, a mysterious tsunami destroys everything she’s worked for with no logical explanation. Before she can make sense of her world being swept away, a devastatingly handsome stranger appears with an impossible claim: she’s causing the destructive waves with some type of magic. Prince Nereus, the steadfast alpha of the Seafang pack, has spent his life waiting for a wolf mate worthy of standing beside him as Luna. Instead, fate delivers him a brilliant human woman with ocean-commanding powers and a scientific mind that makes his wolf surge with desire for her fierce intelligence. As Isolde struggles to control the raw tidal forces surging through her veins, an undeniable attraction builds between them—one as deep and powerful as the ocean itself. Isolde must embrace powers that defy everything she believes about science. Nereus must protect his mate, even if he has to sacrifice himself to keep her safe. AmazonKU