It can’t be December already, can it?!

As always, I recommend sampling before you buy! I have not read most of the new releases listed (although I always end up one-clicking a bunch as I prepare these posts LOL). 

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A GIFT FOR NICHOLAS (HORNED HOLIDAYS) by Honey Phillips

Jenna is a hard-working single mom with no time for fairy tales. She dismisses her daughter’s stories of a mysterious horned Santa living in the woods as no more than the imagination of a precocious child – until the day her daughter doesn’t return home. Her frantic search leads her to a crashed spaceship and a massive, horned alien warrior. He’s bossy, arrogant – and has a loneliness which matches her own. When Ambassador Nicholsarian’s chief rival doesn’t return after the… distraction he arranged, he refuses to admit he’s concerned. But when the months pass without word, he finally sets out to investigate – only to have his own ship crash on the backwater planet of K.R.S. Three. Before he can determine if a similar fate befell the other male, his mission is diverted by two of the most fascinating creatures he has ever encountered: a small child who shows no fear of his mighty horns, and a beautiful female who is equally unimpressed with his mighty… sword. Trapped together by an early snowfall, Jenna and Nicholas find an unexpected comfort in each other’s company. It is the season of giving, but she has a daughter to raise and he’s looking for the fastest way off the planet – what could they possibly have to offer each other?       Amazon KU

ZYON: ALIEN ADOPTION AGENCY NO. 9 by Tasha Black

Kora competed as a professional athlete until a tragic injury ended her career. But the opportunity to adopt a baby and tame a wild frontier moon electrifies her adventurous spirit, and the moment she lays eyes on adorable baby Pax, she is convinced that everything in her life happened for a reason. But when the child’s maddeningly handsome guard tells her he’s staying with them for good, she starts to wonder what she’s gotten herself into. Zyon is a brave Invicta dragon warrior, fully committed to protecting his tiny Imberian charge, no matter what. When the child’s adoptive mother sends the dragon inside him into a frenzy of desire, he’s not sure what to think. Surely a dragon can’t choose a Terran for his mate. Kora is already worried about fitting in among the residents of the glamourous dome town of Cupola Cove. When Zyon makes a decision that causes tension within the community, the two find themselves back out on the dangerous ice plains in a race against time to make things right. Will the big dragon prove himself to Kora? Or will they both be left out in the cold?

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HIS BRIDE (EARTH WOMEN FOR ALIEN WARRIORS BOOK 2) by Keira Conrad and Luna Kingsley

I hate myself for wanting her. I’m furious when Kendra insists on joining my scouting mission. Humans are too weak and fragile for this planet. She’ll slow me down and put everyone at risk, but I can’t refuse. I have my orders. Disaster strikes when we venture into the desert. With no hope of rescue, we rely on each other to survive. Every time she laughs at my jokes, tends to my wounds, or tells me a story about Earth, my heart softens a little. She sleeps against my shoulder and I marvel at the softness of her skin and the silkiness of her hair. In my dreams, I take her to my bed and claim her night after night. Then I do it for real. What if the woman I’m supposed to hate is the love of my life? Amazon KU

WED TO THE WILD GOD (ASPECT AND ANCHOR BOOK 3) by Ruby Dixon

When I find a gorgeous stranger in an alley, covered in blood, you’d think the logical thing would be to go to the authorities. Not me. I take him home. I’ve got my reasons, though. See, Kassam is cursed with hedonism. He’s a god from another world, accidentally stuck in ours. Anyone (and everyone) around him falls under his spell. It’s impossible to resist. Like scratching an itch. And being around Kassam? Boy, do I itch. But trying to send the god home to his world is a near-impossible task. Between everyone we meet trying to kiss him and the gods of this world trying to get rid of him, I’m in over my head. There’s only one solution that will keep me safe — marry him. Being the wife of a god will protect me from immortal machinations. Now, I just need to figure out a way to protect my heart from Kassam himself.                     Amazon KU

ZENITH: INTERGALACTIC DATING AGENCY (BEAST BATTALION BOOK THREE) by Elsa Jade

She’s never been on her own. Her whole life, Callie was pampered, protected—and imprisoned. Then she lost it all. How can she survive on her own in such a dangerous universe? She needs someone to save her. Luckily, she knows just the one she wants—if she can figure out how to catch him. He never wanted to be a bodyguard. Born to serve in a beast battalion, for Zenith, getting banished was an unexpected dream come true. Now he’s free to fly the wilds of Montana, Earth, answering to no one in the universe—if he can avoid a certain needy female with a knack for rubbing him the wrong way…and the right one. The new Big Sky Intergalactic Dating Agency is ready to launch! But not everyone believes in the promise of matchmating true love, and Zenith and Callie have only one chance to decide if her fear and his freedom matter more than a forever together.

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24 GIFTS FROM THE GALAXY: A SCIFI ROMANCE ADVENT CALENDAR BOOK  by Various

VS Note: The ebook is free. The paperback is marked $12.99 and supports a charity.

Reach for the stars with twenty-four first chapters from bestselling romance novels, perfect to fill up that reading list for the holidays. Aliens, cyborgs, mail-order brides, shifters, and out-of-this-world love stories await you. Every day between now and Christmas Eve, get a taste of a new book you haven’t discovered yet, or be inspired to re-read the ones you know already. Plus, exclusive behind-the-scenes insights about your favourite authors. How do they come up with ideas? How do they spend the festive period? You’ll get answers to those questions, as well as fun tidbits about pets, unruly characters and the craft of writing. Make yourself a hot drink, cuddle up on the sofa and get ready to open your first (spaceship) door… your holiday season is about to heat up. This advent calendar collection contains twenty-four first chapters from existing books by a variety of SFR authors. All proceeds of the print edition go to Book Aid International!

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ANATU OF THE HUMAN: TUNRIAN CYBORGS BOOK 2 by Marie Dry

A marriage with a mission! That’s what cyborg Anatu keeps telling herself. Volunteering to marry the human president of Earth, John Davies, was a sacrifice she was willing to make in order to convince this president to use his army to war against the clones fighting alongside the cyborgs. But after the wedding, Anatu has her own battle, the surprising attraction she feels to John. Each day—and every night—he seduces her without committing his troops to fight against the cyborgs. She needs to stay focused on her assignment, but her new husband makes her organic heart beat a little faster, especially when he treats her with such kindness. It was too much hope this human could care for her. Because when it comes down to the choice between her and saving his human race, how will John ever choose his alien wife?

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VIPER (THE CYBORG CHRONICLES BOOK 5) by Kelsey Nicole Price

Oz – I am the girl who infiltrated the cyborg rebellion–you thought it was hard? I hacked Viper’s processors and boom I was in. Sure, call me the villain, but what would you be willing to do to rescue your best friend? For me, the answer was easy–I would do anything. I now find myself an unwanted guest of the cyborg rebellion–the female every cyborg eyes with suspicion and the one Viper hates with a passion. I can’t blame him. I would hate me too. So why do I catch him looking at me with desire in his piercing violet eyes? And why do I like it and wish for more? I am supposed to be the badass who guards her heart behind a bulletproof vest. But the cyborgs are wearing down my defenses. I am the girl who infiltrated the cyborg rebellion, but what happens if I let Viper infiltrate my heart?     Viper – I am the best Technology Model the Global Allegiance ever created. Give me any code, any program, and I’ll hack it faster than you can blink So how is it that I find myself getting my processors invaded by a tiny human female with bright pink hair? It doesn’t matter that she infiltrated our secret hideout to find her best friend. Or that she almost died …(more blurb on ebook seller page…)                    Amazon KU

CHRISTMAS WITH THE KLAGAN by Holly Hanzo

About a month ago, Ivy was rescued by the Klagan Warriors from an Elodian slaver ship. She’s brought to Klaga where she’s trying to make a new life, since she has nothing and no one to go back to on Earth. All she wants to do is get settled, and try to find something to celebrate, with the winter season heading their way. She has no intentions of falling in love. Since ‘the incident’ years ago on a faraway planet changed him forever, Navil has lead a quiet life. He craves love, but with no Klagan female giving him the time of day, he struggles to believe in himself. When a ship of human females lands on Klaga and begins making preparations for a Christmas ceremony, Navil jumps at the opportunity to help the humans with their preparations. But when they get snowed in a few days before the first ever Human-Klagan Christmas party, on the way to get a special dessert, their chances of making it back in time look slim. With qiva falling from the sky, an ornery faal pulling their ‘sleigh’ could Navil be the one to make Ivy see that falling in love on Klaga might not be such a bad thing after all, especially on Christmas?                 Amazon KU

MOMS AGAINST ZOMBIES (AGAINST ZOMBIES SERIES BOOK 1) by Alathia Morgan

A mother protects her young, even if that means fighting Zombies – Emma Jackson is an army wife, a new mom, and a force to be reckoned with. After being chased by a man that looks half-decomposed, her concerns take a turn from diaper changing and feeding schedules to protecting her baby. Trish Walsh dreaded taking all four kids on errands. She expected tantrums, nagging and sibling wars in the backseat, not a man beating on her window. He looked half dead, and the bloody mess he left behind made her skin crawl and fear clutch her throat. Cooper Walsh has a top-secret job, but when criminals break in to steal his company’s secrets, he discovers a conspiracy that could either explain everything or nothing at all. It’s up to him to right this wrong.     Amazon KU

EXPERIMENT KL4UTH (RED PLANET DRAGONS OF TAJSS BOOK 23) by Miranda Martin

If my life was a story, I’d be the wicked step-mother…On Tajss, us humans are the aliens. As a former mining colony resident, I’m double alienated. We were all cast out from the City before the Invaders came and trapped us all underground. Now all the separate groups are forced together in cramped spaces. What’s worse is my sister and her husband were lost in the attack leaving me to raise my nephew. Me. Who knows literally nothing about being a mom. Of course I’ve dreamed of having children. Later. When I have a man and, well, time. Except life happened and now I’m doing my best being stuck in a bunker with a little boy who needs me. Every day my one escape is Klauth. He’s one of the “Frankenstein’s” as we call them. Zmaj who were experimented on and altered in unbelievable ways. He’s stuck in a medical tube and barely conscious, except he reacts when I’m near. I feel it and he feels me. Then everything goes wrong and my worst nightmare happens. Al, my nephew, is threatened and Klauth breaks free to save him. To save me. It’s the best, most romantic, sexiest, alpha-male, hot thing I’ve ever seen. And also the worst thing that could possibly happen at the same time. Fate is pulling the strings and somehow Klauth and I need to save each other and hopefully I’ll figure out how to be a better mom to Al. I’m all he has and he deserves better. No pressure. No pressure at all.               Amazon KU

CLAIMED BY THE ALIEN VIKING: BOOK SIX GALACTIC VIKINGS MAIL ORDER BRIDE SERIES by Lucee Joie

Betty is having the worst day ever. Not only has her group been destroyed by lindworms but she had to crawl through a swamp in order to escape by sneaking onboard a Vikingr spacecraft. Halvdan hasn’t thought much about love up until this point, concentrating on his job and his obsession with carving his name on every surface across the galaxy he comes upon. “Halvdan carved these runes.”
Written originally as a joke by Halvdan but now Betty will carve out love for them both. However, first, they must escape the terrors of the penal colony planet that they have just touched down on.   Amazon KU

ALIEN ABDUCTION (TSENTURION MASTERS BOOK 3) by Lee Savino and Golden Angel

This Tsenturion warrior has waited a thousand years for a mate, and nothing will stop him from claiming me. I was dying, but now I’m fine. My e-reader sucked me through to another universe where I’m healed and trained as an alien bride. Don’t get me wrong, I’m grateful for the new chance at life, but I’m not sure I want to be mated to a hulking, brooding, bossy alien. Though he’s kinda hard to resist…Relationship status between me and my giant alien abductor: it’s complicated.

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LEVIATHAN FALLS (THE EXPANSE BOOK 9) by James S A Corey

VS note: Not a romance but a scifi release of note and I know we have a number of ‘Expanse’ fans here.

The Laconian Empire has fallen, setting the thirteen hundred solar systems free from the rule of Winston Duarte. But the ancient enemy that killed the gate builders is awake, and the war against our universe has begun again. In the dead system of Adro, Elvi Okoye leads a desperate scientific mission to understand what the gate builders were and what destroyed them, even if it means compromising herself and the half-alien children who bear the weight of her investigation. Through the wide-flung systems of humanity, Colonel Aliana Tanaka hunts for Duarte’s missing daughter. . . and the shattered emperor himself. And on the Rocinante, James Holden and his crew struggle to build a future for humanity out of the shards and ruins of all that has come before. As nearly unimaginable forces prepare to annihilate all human life, Holden and a group of unlikely allies discover a last, desperate chance to unite all of humanity, with the promise of a vast galactic civilization free from wars, factions, lies, and secrets if they win. But the price of victory may be worse than the cost of defeat.

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GLOAM: (MONSTROUS BOOK 4) by Lily Mayne

When a strange woman shows up outside our camp in the Wastes with monsters chained up to her RV, it feels like I’m the only one who actually wants to help them. That big, grey-skinned monster with the cage on his head and the chain hanging from his back—something is telling me I need to help him. I need to free him. But I have absolutely no idea how I’m supposed to do that, especially when he can’t even talk to me to tell me how. Collector Mary is finally leaving our camp to head back to her monster menagerie, so I do the only thing I can think of to help him. I go with her. Now, this big beastie and I are travelling companions for the foreseeable future. Now I just have to think of a way to get that cage off his head, which seems like an impossible task. But I’m not giving up. He has no one else, and when I start to discover who he is beneath the cage, my motivation to free him becomes far more than just a desire to help. This is so dangerous. The military is lurking. Vicious monsters are lurking. And when Mary turns out to be even worse than we could have ever imagined, my desperate bid to save this monster turns into a deadly game of cat and mouse. I’m pretty sure I’m going to die out here. Gloam is Book Four of the Monstrous series, a post-apocalyptic m/m fantasy series that features monsters and human men falling in love. It is best to read the series in order. Warning: This m/m love story contains explicit sexual content and is not suitable for young readers. It also contains graphic depictions of torture and violence.            Amazon KU

DEATH WALKER by Linda Mooney

After traveling through space for eons, hopping from planet to planet mining for the ore needed to fuel their ships, the crew of the North America may have found a world they can finally colonize. A planet that could have everything they need to survive and put down roots. But is Ayn Corin ready to settle down? After being trapped in an abusive marriage for years, she is freed by her husband’s death in an accident, but Ayn is leery of trusting again. It has taken her months to be able to stand contact with another man, but Blynn Trainer is willing to give her the space and time she needs. He’ll wait for her, however long that takes. Ayn is chosen to be among the first crew of borers to initiate drilling on the new planet, as well as Blynn and his crew, and an honor it is. Couple that with the fact that she’s finally realized that it’s time to move on and trust again, to trust Blynn, she is finally getting her happy ever after. But when tragedy strikes, she will lose it forever…or will she? It seems the new planet is not as void of life as they thought, but are the aliens inhabiting it friend or foe, and just waiting to take over the newcomers’ bodies? Ayn discovers just how much her heart is willing to accept.

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WIDE AWAKE: MMF OMEGAVERSE SHIFTER ROMANCE – ALPHA COMPOUND BOOK 3 by Anna Fury

My life hangs by a perilous thread. The Awaken Virus began turning men into mindless beasts three years ago. They ravaged and burned and killed, and humanity hasn’t been safe since. Bouncing between friends’ apartments and the shelter was hard enough. But now women are being abducted right off the streets by Awakened. That’s why I decided to get out of New York and head for the forest upstate–I can be alone there–alone and safe. Imagine my horror when an Awakened male saunters right into my new home, flirting like a lunatic and offering unsolicited gardening advice. Connor claims I’m his omega, and offers to introduce me to our “mate”. Hard pass. My reservations are confirmed when I meet Brady and he tries to rip my head off. What makes this even worse is the Awakened Task Force breathing down the alphas’ necks. I came out here to feel secure, but safety is an illusion the longer I stay around the alphas. There’s just one problem. Connor and I can’t keep our hands off one another. And every time we slip up and touch, it hurts Brady. Discovering me is tearing their bond apart. One of them wants to kiss me, and the other wants to kill me. Can I figure out what’s between us before the Task Force destroys it all? Wide Awake is the third book in the Alpha Compound series, by Anna Fury. This dystopian MMF omegaverse romance features a quiet heroine and two alpha males finding their happily ever after.          Amazon KU

CHERISH (THE VELASPIAN PACT BOOK 4) by Lexi Ander

Destin is torn away from his chicks and his bonded when the Terrens invade Aries 7. Experimented on in Terren labs, and made to work their mines, the GyrFalconi struggle to survive. Destin becomes their caretaker, endeavoring to save as many as possible, despite the emotional toll. Amidst the battle for survival, the universe shines on him and he bonds with not one but four people who give him a reason to keep fighting. When Valespia sends its Legions to the GyrFalconi’s aid, Destin and his bonded are eventually freed, only to face new cruelties from their own people. Freedom comes with its own trials, though, as a divide forms in GyrFalconi society between the winged and the wingless. Destin and his bonded are given a chance at true happiness and they keep what they claim, no matter what.

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RENEGADE ANGEL (AN ASTRAL HEAT NOVEL BOOK 2) by Laura Navarre

In the icy depths of space, a galactic mating contest is turning deadly, and the stakes are atomic armageddon. To unite four warring races, rebel princess-turned-cybergirl Kaia chooses the most dangerous possible mate in Zorin—a scourge-of-the-galaxy space pirate. Yet she’s seriously tempted by Dex, the imperial enforcer who’s Zorin’s ultimate nemesis…and his mouthwatering obsession. Kaia burns for both of them, but Dex and Zorin are lethal enemies. And the galaxy’s most powerful telepath, the mesmerizing lover who betrayed her and nearly destroyed her, is a major distraction for all three of them. Can two mortal enemies defy a star-spanning empire that crucifies lovers for unconventional unions? Can a runaway princess dare to trust the enigmatic lover who abandoned her to scandal and disgrace? With the fate of billions now poised in the balance, can four fiercely distrustful allies survive a savage mating contest, navigate an interstellar war, and consummate the explosive passion between them…without dying in the flames?

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UNBLESSED: CHRISTMAS ALIEN ROMANCE (XITHILENE MATES) by R L Olvitt

Naomi Parsons discovers things get complicated when you unintentionally catfish a Xithilene priest. She wasn’t planning on falling in love with an alien—or on lying to him. Now he’s coming to her sleepy little town for Christmas, and he assumes that she’s his mate. It turns out she should’ve read the fine print on that mate portal website before she signed along the dotted line…R’visth has his own share of secrets, yet he hopes his prospective mate will be able to overlook his flaws. All his life, he has longed for a woman who can see that he is more than his faults. When he travels to Earth with little more than a single piece of luggage and naked hope, he isn’t sure whether he’ll be welcomed with open arms or sent back to Xithilene in disgrace. Naomi and R’visth are from worlds apart, yet they’ve been searching for the same things. When they meet, they’ll get the chance to have it all: love, belonging, and family—but only if their enemies don’t stop them first. Not everyone is happy to have an alien in their midst, and some people will stop at nothing to get what they want.  Amazon KU

ALPHA BREED: OMEGA MATES BOOK 4 by Pearl Tate

I don’t believe aliens abducted me from Earth… until I land on the strange planet and see one drowning! I’ve dedicated my life to saving people, and alien species or not. This is no exception. Let’s hope whoever operated on my head so I can understand the natives doesn’t expect me to be an alien ambassador. After losing my boyfriend in college, I’ve dedicated my life to my profession as a surgeon. I’m sorely lacking in people skills. When I’m thrown into their breeding program, I realize it isn’t my social expertise they’re interested in! The purple alien I’m paired with vows not to leave me. Even I can’t deny the attraction between us. But I’m waiting for the other Earth women to find me. We have an agreement, and they promised to keep looking until we’re all back together. Can they get me out of this predicament I’m in? And do I want them to? Or am I better off trusting this dominant alien who declares I’m his mate?                     Amazon KU

COURTING MAYHEM (COLETTI WARLORD SERIES BOOK 14) by Gail Koger

When she was barely eight, Mayhem’s berserker powers surfaced and wherever she went, pandemonium soon followed. To teach her control, and keep her from destroying the known universe, her fathers started a training program tailored to Mayhem’s unique talents. Now she is a formidable bounty hunter. On her twenty-first birthday, her fathers gift her with her dream vacation, which quickly turns into an unmitigated nightmare. First, she butts heads with a cranky Coletti War Commander. To complete the fiasco, the Shebu, a stone of unfathomable power, is stolen. Now Zarek, the Coletti Overlord, demands she work with the cranky Coletti to retrieve it, or her fathers will be imprisoned on a penal colony. Can her Berserker skills save the galaxy? Can she avoid falling in love with the smokin’ hot War Commander?

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KICK AT THE DARKNESS: AN APOCALYPTIC NOVELLA by Suleikha Snyder

Emran Ali had his life as he knew it ripped out from beneath him—all because pampered princess Mona Sarkar had a crush on him. He returns to her five years later as an embittered zombie hunter. Tattooed. Angry. Determined. But Mona’s not that spoiled teenager anymore. She’s a grown woman who has seen and lost far too much. And she needs his heart more than his fury if they’re going to survive. With a hungry horde of the walking dead literally on their doorstep, Emran and Mona must put the past behind them and fight for their future. A 10,700-word romance with a guaranteed happy ending. (Yes, even in the middle of a zombie apocalypse.)

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THE FABULOUS WIZARD OF OZ by Kaye Draper

Daniel never imagined his career as an infamous E.A.R.T.H. diplomat would end with him in full drag riding a defunct landing pod into a magical cyclone. But honestly, he’s been in weirder situations in his life. Exiled to the planet Ozma-4 for doing his job as an advocate a little too well, and for knowing too much about…something…Daniel sets off disguised as Dotty West, helpless but fabulous Kansas farmgirl. His silver spike heels aren’t made for trekking through an alien landscape. But fortunately–or unfortunately, depending on your perspective–he manages to crash-land on some poor, unsuspecting citizen. And it’s not like the pancaked woman really needs her hiking boots anymore, right? Accompanied by his faithful robotic assistant, Toto, Daniel sets out to find answers about why he was exiled and find a way home. But along the way, he uncovers a case of colonial feuding and native oppression that he just can’t ignore. Aided by a group of sexy Oz outcasts, Daniel journeys to the Emerald city to meet with a shady wizard and ends up blackmailed into a quest to steal from a powerful witch. But that’s only the tip of the iceberg. His time on Oz will help Daniel finally embrace all of who he is. But he might just end up leaving his heart behind when he finally finds a way back home. The Fabulous Wizard of Oz is a ridiculous, fun gay harem Wizard of Oz retelling that fuses magic and light sci-fi elements. It is a complete standalone story and is just over 86,000 words.   Amazon KU

IT’S A MATTER OF MIDLIFE AND DEATH: A PARANORMAL WOMEN’S FICTION NOVEL: GOOD TO THE LAST DEATH BOOK 6 by Robyn Peterman

Midlife is madness—magical, messy and one freaking crisis after another. With a new job I didn’t apply for and an extended family I didn’t know I had—midlife has become somewhat problematic. Gluing ghosts back together is easy compared to my new celestial occupation. The Grim Reaper wants to put a ring on it. Tim wants to be a father. Candy Vargo has lost her damn mind and Jennifer thinks we’re all sparkly vampires. I’ve been given an impossible task with catastrophic consequences for failure, but it wouldn’t be my midlife without another crisis. What’s the saying? When in Crazytown, embrace the insanity or go insane. It’s time to lean into the madness. I’m putting down roots, pulling up my big-girl panties and getting down to business. With one month to succeed, it’s time to grow a bigger pair of lady-balls and play in the big league. The rules are unclear. However, when it’s a matter of midlife and death, I’m making the rules. And I will win.      Amazon KU

SHADOW WEB: A PARANORMAL WOMEN’S FICTION NOVEL (MOONSHADOW  BAY BOOK 5) by Yasmine Galenorn

The holidays are here, and this year, they’re deadly…It’s my first Thanksgiving back in Moonshadow Bay, and everything is hunky-dory until the Witches Guild assigns me a research project for the upcoming Winter Solstice Festival. Not only do I melt down my computer, but I download a demon who ends up stuck in my house. But Tarvish the Funtime demon is the least of my worries when my grandmother asks my BFF and me to go undercover. A magical pyramid scheme has moved into town and it’s siphoning more than money off its recruits. Will we be able to take it down, or will the leader of the cult manage to silence us for good?

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JINGLE SPELLS (HEDGEWITCH FOR HIRE BOOK 5) by Christine Pope

All is calm and bright as Globe, Arizona’s holiday celebrations approach. Selena Marx should have known it wouldn’t stay that way. The painted snowflakes on her shop window are barely dry when her best friend, Josie Woodrow, bursts in with news that the baby Jesus is missing from the crèche in front of St. Ignatius. Selena has enough on her mind without having to use her psychic powers to suss out the culprit. Her boyfriend Calvin Standingbear’s parents are still on the snow-covered fence about accepting her, which throws a dimmer on the town’s highly anticipated Festival of Lights. And when Calvin springs a surprise on the solstice, Selena realizes she has some work to do to reconcile the two men in her life: Calvin, and her cursed cat, Archie.  The last thing she needs is a spontaneous vision that indicates the baby Jesus theft was more than just a prank. And if someone doesn’t spill the beans soon, someone’s getting away with…well, not murder (this time), but a whole lot of dough — and we’re not talking cookies.

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DEAR SATAN (WELCOME TO HELL BOOK 11) by Eve Langlais

Merry is determined to make Christmas special for her son. He hasn’t spoken or smiled since his father died, so she writes a letter hoping for a holiday miracle. Dear Satan…Her unfortunate error ensures her wish ends up in the wrong place. Worse? Satan answers her plea—after telling Santa where he can shove a candy cane. The devil knows just what Merry needs, and he has the perfect demon for the job. Marduke’s mission is to deliver a hellhound puppy to a little boy, along with some tips on how to avoid getting eaten. What the devil’s kennel master doesn’t expect on this emasculating mission of kindness is Merry. A happy, optimistic woman despite all the strife in her life.
It’s disgusting. Annoying. Tempting? Usually, Marduke is all about destroying hopes and dreams—and letting his dogs pee on people while they’re down—but there’s something about Merry.

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SHADOW BOUND: THE DARKFELL VAMPIRE CLAN BOOK 2 by L A McGinnis

For a hundred years, a queen was promised. Now that she’s arrived, war is not far behind. Everything in the Darkfell Clan world puts you at risk. From the twisted king determined to kill me, to the demonic revenants hunting me down, it seems everyone wants me dead. Lucky for me I’ve found powerful allies—a sexy warrior with a heart of gold, an arrogant trickster who’s as good with a knife as he is with words, and a reclusive ancient whose wounds run too deep to heal. Our love makes us strong, but it could become the lever that breaks us apart. I didn’t want a war, but when Viktor takes something that’s mine, he needs to learn the truth. I’ll kill to save the ones I love. New Orleans is about to become very bloody.             Amazon KU

THE DEVIL WENT DOWN TO GLENDALE: AN IMP WORLD URBAN FANTASY (CALIFORNIA DEMON BOOK 4) by Debra Dunbar

To settle her debt with the tax demons, Eden promised them ten jobs, but she didn’t think the demons would cash in on her vow so quickly. When she discovers her target is a powerful mage in charge of The Righteous, a group dedicated to freeing New Hel from demon rule, Eden is torn between her promise to the tax demons and her loyalty toward the humans in her battered city.
But the Righteous and their leader don’t have humanity’s best interest at heart. If The Righteous win this war, New Hell will be in the hands of a magically powerful dictator. If they lose, the backlash from the demons will cause even more death and misery among the residents of New Hell.
As tensions rise between the humans and supernatural beings Eden is caught in the crossfire of loyalty and betrayal with the winner taking all—including LA.             Amazon KU

BAT OUT OF HELL: AN IMMORTAL OPS WORLD NOVEL (CRIMSON OPS SERIES BOOK4)  by Mandy M Roth 

Special Operative Blaise Regnier feels the darkness he carries within creeping up on him. With centuries under his skull-studded belt, this immortal vampire has seen a thing or two in his day. Not to mention he’s become something of an expert at hiding his worries and emotions behind dark wit and black leather pants. It’s just a matter of time before his inner demon holds all the cards, and then he’ll be the next threat his teammates need to hunt to protect mankind. As it turns out, someone has that task well in hand, and she’s not playing games. Too bad an old enemy has resurfaced, wanting to end their sizzling romance before it can even get started.

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ENDLESS (STEEL DEMONS MC BOOK 10) by Crystal Ash

The war is over. Finally, we can breathe and be a family. With the worst moments of our lives behind us, we have only the future to look forward to. Our twins arrived nearly four years after the Sha was defeated, and now we face a new challenge–parenthood. Whether it’s our daughter taunting the chickens or our son’s fear of water, we’ll take the highs and lows of raising them in stride. Most importantly, they’ll never know the horror and loss their parents endured. Our children will be protected and loved endlessly. The gods haven’t spoken to us in years, but we’ve never stopped listening. When they have a message, we’ll be ready. Endless is an epilogue novella to the Steel Demons MC series. It is not “required” reading, as the story ends in Merciless. This book shares a slice of life for the Steel Demons characters after the series ends.                    Amazon KU

A GHOULISH MIDLIFE: A PARANORMAL WOMEN’S FICTION NOVEL (WITCHING AFTER 40 BOOK 1) by Lia Davis and L A Boruff

Widow and empty nester, Ava Harper, never dreamed of turning forty without the love of her life. Nor did she know she would bury her favorite aunt, who raised her after the death of her mother, a few years later. Then again, she doesn’t have the power of foresight. No, her powers are much darker. Powers she has kept behind lock and key. With her only son off to college and her life savings depleted, Ava returns home to Shipton Harbor, Maine. She’s only there to clean out, fix up, and sell the family home. But like everything in her life in the last five years, things change. Plans get canceled. Arriving in Shipton Harbor is like stepping into another world. Her high school rival is married to her best friend and is set on making up for every devious thing she did when they were teens. The magic in the house reawakens, making it impossible to sell. It doesn’t want new owners, apparently. And to top it all, the sheriff looks like he belongs on the cover of a romance novel. When an old friend of the family turns up dead, Ava must delve deep into the powers she’s repressed all her adult life to find the killer. Only a necromancer could’ve killed her friend. Now she must open up to her own wells of dark magic to find the murderer while working with the hottie sheriff she’s sure has his own secrets.                                Amazon KU

A SWIFT AND SAVAGE TIDE (A CAPTAIN KIT BRIGHTLING NOVEL BOOK 2) by Chloe Neill

Captain Kit Brightling is Aligned to the magic of the sea, which makes her an invaluable asset to the Saxon Isles and its monarch, Queen Charlotte. The Isles and its allies will need every advantage they can get: Gerard Rousseau, the former Gallic emperor and scourge of the Continent, has escaped his island prison to renew his quest for control of the Continent. Gerard has no qualms about using dangerous magic to support his ambitions, so Kit and the crew of her ship, the Diana, are the natural choice to find him—and help stop him. But then Kit’s path unexpectedly crosses with that of the dashing and handsome Rian Grant, Viscount Queenscliffe, who’s working undercover on the Continent in his own efforts to stop Gerard. And he’s not the only person Kit is surprised to see. An old enemy has arisen, and the power he’ll wield on Gerard’s behalf is beautiful and terrible. Sparks will fly and sails will flutter as Kit and crew are cast into the seas of adventure to fight for queen and country.

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HELL ON EARTH (SIN DEMONS BOOK 6) by Mila Young and Harper A Brooks

The journey’s been Hell… but it’s time to give the devil his due. This is it. This is where it all ends. It’s me, my shadow, and my demons against Lucifer. With the relics stolen, the only way to get them is to go back into the hellfire–back to Hell where Lucifer awaits. Defeating him may mean making the ultimate sacrifice, but even with so much at stake, I don’t know if I can. Things heated up fast with Cain, Elias, and Dorian, and now Maverick, but I’d sell my soul a hundred times to keep them as mine. Forever. What if that’s impossible? There’s so much danger ahead of us, but I’ll bring Hell on earth to save the ones I love. I just wonder that when all’s said and done, who will be the one wearing the unholy crown?                    Amazon KU

WILD LOVE: A REJECTED MATE ROMANCE by Mila Young and C R Jane

Real Wolves Bite continues.                  Amazon KU

PINA COLADA CARNAGE (MYSTIC BAR MYSTERIES BOOK 2) by Constance Barker

Resident Bridezilla Sydney is getting on everyone’s nerves in the bridal party. But her wrath isn’t only for her bridesmaids and groomsmen. Sally and Sarah also come under fire when no one can seem to get the rehearsal dance right at their dance school. It won’t matter however, when the wedding is called off for a murder. Zeus is once again inhabited by the deceased who wants to find the killer. And Wanda is determined to find them as well and get rid of a gnarly ghost.           Amazon KU

HOW TO KEEP AN AUTHOR (ALIVE) by AJ Sherwood

VS Note: A re-release.

The old days of vampires slinking sexily through the night are definitely a thing of the past. Now, vampires hold day jobs like everyone else, and Justus is no exception. The funny thing about living forever is that you still somehow have laundry and bills to deal with. Enter stage left: JD Cooper, Justus’s new employer. Supposedly, the man is a writing raconteur, known to craft a mean mystery. His skills excel on paper, but suck in reality because he’s one step away from hoarder level. Justus takes the job as his housekeeper, expecting eccentricity. Which he gets. And so much more. Tags:
Vampires with day jobs, Justus has it rough, Cooper is a walking disaster, how self-indulgent should I make this, the answer is very, bite kink, book hoarding, this is the least angsty thing I’ve written all year, smother tested, editor approved. (This was a short story originally published in the Working Stiffs anthology. With the anthology no longer published, I’ve chosen to re-release it as a 10k short.)

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MACK’S ROUSING GHOULISH HIGHLAND ADVENTURE by AJ Sherwood

Mack did not sign up for hunting unknown ghost-eating creatures. But that’s what he gets when he and Brandon arrive to help Eli and husbands at an old inn situated in the Scottish Highlands. Now he’s surrounded by terrified ghosts on the run, zombie-ghosts that look eaten, and no one knows what the baddie is. They’re running out of time to figure it out though, because whatever it is? It’s herding ghosts straight for the inn. Scarier still? It’s killing healthy people in a week to eat their soul. If someone could please come up with a game plan? Mack would be forever thankful. Before, you know, they all get eaten. Tags: Scottish mythology rears its head, not in a good way, it’s a hot mess but they’re trying dammit, emotional baggage check, Brandon wants a kilt and sword, Mack wants him in a kilt, it’s a mutual desire thing, Mack being a BAMF, Havili protectiveness rears its head, friends being awesome, no one gets thrown this time, Quinn’s a kissing monster when drunk, Romance novel your highlander is missing, personal growth is hard, shower sex, character growth.

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SHIFTER CITY (HEARTS OF STONE BOOK 2) by C D Gorri

Silas McKennon is a corporate shark, er, Lion. All business, this hard-hearted male hates women. He simply refuses to have anything to do with them. Well, except for one. Blonde and brainy, Larissa Clark works for Silas as his right hand man, er, woman. She’s a sharp shooting administrative assistant and one of the few females he will tolerate. Having the hots for her hunky boss is just one of the secrets she has to keep in order to stay in the city she loves. When the prince of the local Pride starts pursuing Larissa, she has no choice but to skip town. But Silas is not ready to let his prized employee go. He’ll do anything to stop it, including mate her. Will she risk it all on a man whose heart is made of stone?                            Amazon KU

PANTHER SHIELD (GUARDIANS OF CHAOS) by C D Gorri

She’s a fierce Panther Shifter fighting to preserve the freedom of all magic. He’s a normal with a target on his back. Will she risk it all for him? Elena Soussa is the only female Guardian of Chaos in her group. A Panther Shifter, she was a loner by nature. But ever since the members of her crew started meeting their mates and gaining new powers, her curiosity had been piqued. When she finds a normal cornered by the enemy, she is compelled to save the ridiculously handsome man. But to do so means violating the Guardians code. He is not her problem, she reminds her inner she-Cat. But the beast sure wants him to be. Will Elena risk it all for one man?               Amazon KU

THE FOX AND THE VISCOUNT (THE SHIFTER SEASON BOOK 1) by Laura Greenwood

When Victoria runs into her childhood friend and fellow fox shifter, Edmund, at a society event, she finds herself engaging in a scandalous wager over which of the two will secure an engagement first. Even with a suitable suitor calling on her, she can’t help but be drawn back to her friend’s side, and they soon find themselves in a compromising situation with only one way out of it. Can they resist the pull they have to one another?

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HUNTER’S HOPE (VAMPIRE MOTORCYCLE CLUB BOOK 2) by Alyssa Day

Hunter Evans risked his life again and again as a firefighter until the night he died saving a child…only to be reborn as a vampire. Now the man who lived his life as the quintessential “nice guy” must find a way to conquer the deadly urges that threaten to turn him feral. When his own actions put a beautiful woman in danger, he vows to protect her…even from himself. Alice Darlington has a secret of her own: she sees ghosts. She thought she’d done a good job of keeping it under wraps—until now. A terrible threat from her past is hunting her down in order to use her power for dark purposes. Now she’s on the run and doesn’t know who to trust or where to go. When Hunter and Alice team up to battle the dangers coming at them from all sides, they’re forced to rely on each other. But Hunter doesn’t know how long he can keep the beast inside him away from the woman it craves.

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T’WAS THE NIGHT BEFORE MURDER (COUNTRY COTTAGE MYSTERIES BOOK 21) by Addison Moore and Bellamy Bloom

My name is Bizzy Baker, and I can read minds—not every mind, not every time but most of the time and believe me when I say it’s not all it’s cracked up to be. It’s December in Cider Cove, Christmas is afoot—and so is a killer. Mackenzie’s cousin is looking to get married in a haunted house and Mack offers up the next best thing—the Country Cottage Inn. But when a killer shows up at the rehearsal dinner it throws a wrench in their nuptials and in my holiday plans as well. Add Santa to the mix, a war between Georgie, my mother, and me—a couple of adorable fuzzy pups, and you’ve got enough yuletide chaos to jingle anybody’s bell. As it turns out, the holidays really can be murder. Bizzy Baker runs the Country Cottage Inn, has the ability to pry into the darkest recesses of both the human and animal mind, and has just stumbled upon a body. With the help of her kitten, Fish, a mutt named Sherlock Bones and an ornery yet dangerously good looking homicide detective, Bizzy is determined to find the killer.                   Amazon KU

WINTER SUN (WARRIORS OF THE FIVE REALMS BOOK TWO) by Hollee Mands

He’d do anything to keep her safe…except give her up. Declan lost her once. Never again. He is an archmage. Fearsome. Terrible. Divine. Yet deadly whispers dare echo in his ear. None more threatening than those of his still-incomplete mate bond and his love’s failing health. In a twist of irony, he must now protect his mate from the greatest danger she’s ever faced…himself. Evangeline was raised to be an apothecarist, not an archmage’s queen. She knows nothing of the subtle maneuverings of court life, and despite her awakened memories, she remains painfully human. Too human to claim an archmage for a mate. But Declan’s contentious council and her questionable mortality aren’t the only things she has to worry about. The secrets of her past are catching up, and even her all-powerful lover may not be able to keep her safe.                   Amazon KU

WOLF OF ASH (THE SHIFTER REJECTED SERIES BOOK 1) by Amelia Shaw

Talia thought her father’s execution was the worst thing that could happen…until her mate rejects her and banishes her from the pack. Talia’s father goes rogue on a mission, leading dozens of pack members to a brutal death. Now the pack’s out for blood. But even his execution isn’t enough to soothe the Alpha’s anger. Which is why Maddox, who Talia has been fated to since birth, rejects his mating bond with her and banishes her. She has three days to leave town…or the pack will hunt her down. Within hours of her departure, her own pack’s deathly decree takes a back seat to a more pressing threat: Galen, the next Alpha of the Long Claw pack that her father tried to kill, captures her. He doesn’t know that Talia and Maddox are no longer mates, and she intends to keep it that way.
Galen plans to use her as a bargaining chip, which is the only thing keeping her alive. But how long can she keep up the ruse? Because she’s still in town, and her pack is going to sense that. The clock is ticking until the hunt for her begins, then she’ll have two pack Alphas who want her dead. The one who rejected her…and the one who kidnapped her.

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ANARCHY (LIBRARY OF THE PROFANE BOOK 3) by J B Trepagnier

Well, that certainly sucks! We freed Talvath, then we lost Talvath. And the bastard took Bram with him. For all we know, he’s back in Hell building an army to destroy my library. According to Balthazar, Silvaria and Dorian are on their way back to the US now that he’s liberated a large sum of money from their bank accounts. Kaine and the Paranormal Investigation Bureau will be waiting for them. I know Silvaria though. She thinks she has a god under her control. She’s going to want Reyson at the bank with her. I swear to Lilith, if she breaks my library, I’m going to kill her twice. I’m going to let Reyson and Balthazar get creative, then if Bram ever comes back, I’ll unleash him on what’s left over. No one messes with my library.                       Amazon KU

COWBOY DRAGON’S SECRET DAUGHTER (COWBOY DRAGON’S INN) by Serena Meadows

My life changed when I spotted her in a stalled car that night. Lucy was back. Along with her daughter. I didn’t know Charlotte was hers when I met her. She reminded me so much of her mother. She also reminded me of myself. I tried to keep my head straight. There was no way Lucy had kept it a secret. If she had, then she needed to hear a secret of my own. Our daughter could be in serious danger. She wasn’t aware of her identity. Just like Lucy wasn’t aware of mine. The dragon shifter in me was here to stay. To become more powerful. And to save his family and claim his mate.

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ANGEL FAE (THE WORLD OF FAE BOOK 11) by Terry Spear

Hawk fae Ariana is a guard for the royal family, a highly coveted position, and one she has worked hard at, but in one trip to the human world to have fun in the sun with her friend, she makes the mistake of saving a couple of children from drowning in the Gulf of Mexico. Now she’s living in a new world with the Angel Corp in the angel realm of existence, and she’s required to save both humans and fae alike. Before she has gotten her feet wet on the easier assignments, she’s stuck with the really dangerous stuff. But she can’t die, can she? She has already done that once. But she wants to return to the fae world—the living fae world—in any way that she can.          Malik was supposed to have been Ariana’s guardian angel but when he saw another human struggling in the riptide, he went to save him, thinking that Ariana was going to be just fine. Now he is her mentor in the Angel Corp, when he’d always wanted to get to know her better while they’d both been of the fae world. This situation of her wanting to return as a fae is a deadly business. But if she manages to do so safely, she’ll leave him behind. Now she’s working on all dangerous missions and he’s afraid he’ll lose her for good. Still, helping her to return to the fae world of the living isn’t in the plans.

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DAWN OF THE JAGUAR by Terry Spear

Erin Chambers is leaving the FBI to join her father in his Big Cat Investigative Agency. She loved her job, but she wants to be closer to her father and have more freedom to run as a jaguar shifter when she can. But she knows dealing with her dad’s sole private investigator, Jason Biggerstaff, is going to take some work. He’s a hot jaguar and turns up the heat whenever he’s around her without any effort at all, to her consternation. But he’s not fond of the FBI, and she and he butt heads all the time. He’s been like a son to her father, so she knows he was thinking he could take over the business one day. That’s not happening.      Jason Biggerstaff is busy with investigations, not thrilled that Erin is joining the agency, but all that changes when they are embroiled in missing kids’ cases, their usual run-of-the-mill investigations, and she’s really good at her job. No matter how much he fights the attraction he has for her, it’s a losing battle. What starts out as just them handling their usual cases, turns into something worse—a shifter in trouble and they must save him without landing themselves in a worse mess than they already are, which includes dealing with this growing need to take their relationship to something they never bargained for.

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KING OF BATTLE AND BLOOD (ADRIAN x ISOLDE BOOK 1) by Scarlett St Clair

Their union is his revenge. Isolde de Lara considers her wedding day to be her death day. To end a years-long war, she is to marry vampire king Adrian Aleksandr Vasiliev, and kill him. But her assassination attempt is thwarted, and Adrian threatens that if Isolde tries to kill him again, he will raise her as the undead. Faced with the possibility of becoming the thing she hates most, Isolde seeks other ways to defy him and survive the brutal vampire court. Except it isn’t the court she fears most—it’s Adrian. Despite their undeniable chemistry, she wonders why the king—fierce, savage, merciless—chose her as consort. The answer will shatter her world.

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EXPELLED (MISS PRIMM’S ACADEMY FOR WAYWARD WITCHES BOOK 3) by Christine Pope

She’s just gotten control of her wild magic. Now she’ll have to set it free…Now that she’s finally got a handle on her unruly magic — and a future to dream about with Lochlan — Callie Dobkins is looking forward to her final year at the Academy for Wayward Witches. Until the sour-faced Miss Hendricks makes a somber announcement. Miss Primm is missing…and so is Master Marco of the School for Woeful Wizards. Even though the students are told to keep their noses to the grindstone of an increasingly dangerous course load, Callie and her friends can’t help but connect the dots. But Callie alone can’t shut out the inner voice warning her to keep quiet about her suspicions. In a horrible moment, the conniving Mr. McGee exiles Callie to Mundania. Although his evil enchantment fails to erase her memory, Callie will have to draw on all her wild magic to find her way home to her family. To Lochlan. And to the circle of friends who will try to root out the corruption at the academy once and for all.

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INNATE MAGIC (THE MARROWBONE SPELLS BOOK 1) by Shannon Fay

Delightfully cheeky, unquestionably charming, and sometimes maddeningly naive, cloth mage Paul Gallagher is desperately trying to make a name for himself in a reimagined postwar London. But in a world where magic is commonplace, sewing enchanted clothes is seen as little more than a frivolous distraction. Paul is hiding a secret, however: he possesses a powerful—and illegal—innate magic that could help him achieve his wildest dreams. Unfortunately, Paul confides in the wrong person—his latest crush, Captain Hector Hollister—and is drawn into a sinister plot that risks reigniting the machinery of war. To make matters worse, the pretty American gossip reporter Paul just met reveals her personal quest to expose a government cover-up may be related to Hollister’s magical goals. When Hollister threatens the life of Paul’s dearest friend, he realizes that his poor judgement has put not only his family and friends in danger, but also the whole world. The only way to set things right may be for Paul to undergo the dangerous ritual to become Court Magician—the most powerful magician in the country. But is becoming part of the institution the best way to enact change in a terribly unjust society?

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WILDE MOON (WILDEWARD ACADEMY BOOK 5) by Gwyneira Blythe

Time to take London by storm. My name is Lady Victoria Grey. In Gilded Age London with its gaslamp streets, Witchy High Society sets their own terms upon me: join them or perish alone. The wizards and vampires also want their cut of my magic. If I don’t join a faction, I could lose it all. Have I walked into a cage of my own making? More allies’ lives are in my bloody hands, while five men of Wildeward hold my heart: Doyle, my vampire; Jekyll and Hyde, my werewolf and my hellwolf; Frankie, my fey monster; but it is Achoris, the blind oracle who has yet to complete our inner circle. The heat of the Crone’s summer breeds vengeance. With Hunters and enemies at every turn, finding a safe harbor is essential, but a house isn’t a home unless my heart resides within. If I don’t claim all of my consorts soon and take the final step, my bloodright will slip through my fingers leaving that seducing enchantress to claim all that is mine. A confrontation is fast approaching. Blood calls us to our origins. So why can’t I put Wildeward behind me? Everything will come full circle under a moon so dark the blood turns wild.                     Amazon KU

THE ROMANOV ORACLE by Molly Tullis

Anastasia Romanova carried Romanov blood, full of magic, once depleted and diminished throughout her family tree over the years. But when it shows up in her as strong as her ancestors, an incident in her childhood forces her family to attempt to drain the magic out of her. The burden grows as her powers become too strong to control, leading Anastasia to try and fight fire with fire… but there’s always a price for magic. The enigmatic servant boy who was witness to her very first spell is forced by her family’s advisors to assume the priesthood. He becomes the scapegoat for Anastasia’s magic, taking on the moniker Rasputin. There’s only one thing the dvoryanstvo and her family never expected. The magic is real and so is the relationship between Rasputin and Anastasia, who are determined to see her powers unleashed. Even if that means everything else burns.   Amazon KU

JADE LEGACY (THE GREEN BONE SAGA BOOK 3) by Fonda Lee

Jade, the mysterious and magical substance once exclusive to the Green Bone warriors of Kekon, is now coveted throughout the world. Everyone wants access to the supernatural abilities it provides, from traditional forces such as governments, mercenaries, and criminal kingpins, to modern players, including doctors, athletes, and movie studios. As the struggle over the control of jade grows ever larger and more deadly, the Kaul family, and the ancient ways of the Kekonese Green Bones, will never be the same. Battered by war and tragedy, the Kauls are plagued by resentments and old wounds as their adversaries are on the ascent and their country is riven by dangerous factions and foreign interference. The clan must discern allies from enemies, set aside bloody rivalries, and make terrible sacrifices… but even the unbreakable bonds of blood and loyalty may not be enough to ensure the survival of the Green Bone clans and the nation they are sworn to protect.

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SANCTUARY  (HUNTERVERSE FAN FICTION) by Various with Forward by Sherrilyn Kenyon

Over a century ago, the Peltier clan came to New Orleans and established one of the best-known Limanis in the world. Now out of the shadows of their past, the present, and the future, readers will be treated to stories from fans of Sherri’s as they dip their pens into the realms of the Dark-Hunters, Were-Hunters, and Dream-Hunters. Join us for this exciting collection of short stories set at Sanctuary that are sure to entertain!

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FAE’S REBELLION (QUEENS OF THE FAE BOOK 7) by M Lynn and Melissa A Craven

Tia O’Shea just wants to go home, back to the palace among snowy fields where her twin brother amplifies the power inside her, and her father tries to secure the future of the throne through her marriage. A marriage she doesn’t want and refuses to consider. As a future queen, Tia only wants a choice in this one part of her life. On the night of the ball to introduce all possible suitors for her hand, she escapes to the human realm, planning to return after everyone has come to their senses. She never expected anyone to follow her, let alone her best friend and two of her suitors.
When the portal home goes awry, she finds herself separated from the others, without her magic, and stranded in a kingdom she knows nothing of, a kingdom torn apart by generations of war.
Tia has been through her fair share of war, she knows what happens to those caught in the middle, but avoiding it might not be possible if she wants to find her friends. To recover her missing magic and find a way back home across the treacherous fire plains, she might have to wade right into the fight. But first, she has to escape the prince claiming her as prisoner.

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NIGHT AND DAY by C M Hano

Born from a mortal woman, created with the blood of a god, Zirena’s life has been anything but average. Life as the Chosen is a life of fighting, solitude, and forbidden desires. Never knowing the taste of blood or the touch of a lover. When the alluring, captivating, and presence of a mortal named Dean, known to be her sworn enemy, enters her life, she begins to question the true nature of her upbringing.

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ICING ON THE CURSE (SPELLFORD COVE MYSTERY BOOK 5) by Samantha Silver

Something strange is going on in Spellford Cove. No one is acting quite as they should, and Robin is starting to think there might be some sort of dark magic involved. And with her new employee she knows to be working for her biological father, Robin puts a plan in place that will hopefully stop him from being able to find her. Will Robin be able to overcome the dark magic at work, or will she find herself a few layers short of a full cake?                   Amazon KU

DAMAN (SONS OF THE FALLEN BOOK THREE) by Jaclyn Osborn

Love is messy. Being alone is easier. Cursed with Envy, Daman has spent his life in the shadows. Relationships are too complicated when he’s in a constant battle with his very nature. His only focus is helping his half-angel brothers protect mankind from dark forces. With the son of Lucifer on the rise, stakes are high. Allies are needed. And then a proposal is made: Marry Prince Warrin of the ice dragon kingdom for the sake of an alliance. Daman’s just following orders. It’s nothing more than a marriage of convenience to strengthen their army. But then he sees another side to the seemingly emotionless dragon warrior. Shy smiles. And touches that leave him breathless. Can two men forced into marriage ever be truly happy, or will their romance end before it even begins?    Amazon KU

THE PHARAOH’S REVENGE by Audra Hershey

The Valley of the Kings lay undisturbed for thousands of years before modern archaeologists explored Egypt’s mysteries. They found one in KV56. Who is buried here? Could this be the tomb of a child of Seti II and Twosret? Twosret herself? No one knows. Alexandria Griffin is about to find out. The Valley of the Kings: Stephen Roosevelt (her mentor and lover) leads a dig to explore further. He’s betrayed her love for him by cheating on her. In the argument about his infidelity, he shoves her through a rift in time…The Nineteenth Dynasty: Alex arrives in Ancient Egypt to find Twosret burying her husband – and plotting to usurp the throne from her stepson Siptah! Sparks fly between Alex and Siptah – they are immediately, irresistibly drawn to each other. But Twosret will stop at nothing to take over Egypt. Will Alex be able to return to her own time? Or will Twosret kill her in this one?   Amazon KU

CITY OF TIME AND MAGIC (FOUND THINGS BOOK 4) by Paula Brackston

City of Time and Magic sees Xanthe face her greatest challenges yet. She must choose from three treasures that sing to her; a beautiful writing slope, a mourning brooch of heartbreaking detail, and a gorgeous gem-set hat pin. All call her, but the wrong one could take her on a mission other than that which she must address first, and the stakes could not be higher. While her earlier mission to Regency England had been a success, the journey home resulted in Liam being taken from her, spirited away to another time and place. Xanthe must follow the treasure that will take her to him if he is not to be lost forever. Xanthe is certain that Mistress Flyte has Liam and determined to find them both. But when she discovers Lydia Flyte has been tracking the actions of the Visionary Society, a group of ruthless and unscrupulous Spinners who have been selling their talents to a club of wealthy clients, Xanthe realizes her work as a Spinner must come before her personal wishes. The Visionary Society is highly dangerous and directly opposed to the creed of the Spinners. Their actions could have disastrous consequences as they alter the authentic order of things and change the future. Xanthe knows she must take on the Society. It will require the skills of all her friends, old and new, to attempt such a thing, and not all of them will survive the confrontation that follows.

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HOODOO AND HAIR LOSS: A PARANORMAL WOMEN’S FICTION NOVEL (THE ORACLE OF WYNTER BOOK 4) by Lisa Manifold

Three weeks ago, I kicked a necromancer to the curb. Three days ago, I took a much needed vacation with my new love. Three hours ago, someone threatened everything that matters to me. I’ve just met Nina Davenport, my newest consultant, and to say she needs my help is an understatement. For starters, it turns out she’s got one hell of a gnarly curse covering her. I have no idea what this curse is meant to do, but whatever it is, it’s not good. To make matters worse, Nina is on the run with a nasty ex on her tail who is determined to take her daughter from her. For the icing on the cake, this isn’t something that we have lots of time to figure out. According to Florry, the magical clock is ticking on this one. Whatever is coming is coming fast. If I don’t break this curse, I might lose her – and her daughter. No pressure, right? Oh yeah? And the cherry on top of the icing on the cake? Logan seems to think that leaving me is the only way to solve all his problems. But he’s got another thing coming. I am too old and now losing too much hair to deal with the angsty machinations of a man who refuses to acknowledge his own midlife crisis. No one drives the Wynter bus but Wynter. If he plans to keep me in his life, he better take a seat and buckle up. Being the Oracle of Theama has been one curve ball after another, but this time I feel like I’ve been hit by a pitch.              Amazon KU

PRINCE CHARMING NOT: A NOCTURNE BAY STORY by Aja Foxx

Prince Charming he was not, even if his name was Chester Charming. As a fainting rabbit, he was cursed with fainting in his human form when startled or afraid. Finding three vampires being attacked by a group of wolves should have had him flat out on the ground, but the overwhelming need to save one of those vampires kept him on his feet and rushing to the rescue. Little did Chester know that his idiotic choice to run into danger would lead him to his mate. Prince Alaric Xavier D’aureville had lived more than seven hundred years. He’d met different species from all over the world, rubbed elbows with royalty and the dregs of society, and seen history pass him by. He never expected to find his beloved in a sexy rabbit shifter right in his own hometown. Once he claimed him, though, he wasn’t going to let anyone take Chester away from him, not even some idiot intent on taking all of his money any way he could. Prince Charming belonged to him.     Amazon KU

SEA PILOT DRAGON’S FORBIDDEN MATE (IRISH DRAGON SHIFTER BROTHERS BOOK `18) by Brittany White

The City Girl – I grew up in a commune. It sounds like paradise, but it was hell on earth. My parents only cared about what made them happy. They left their children to fend for themselves. I escaped as soon as I could and never looked back. New York City offered me a refuge, and I started my own business. Work is my fuel; it keeps me going, and I refuse to get bogged down with dating. My career is all I need. But my coworkers insist on a retreat. On a sunny beach in South America, we find a sea pilot who will take us out onto the ocean. My coworkers insist on an adventure to find a hidden island off the coast of Peru. The sea pilot is gorgeous, and he’s more than just his looks. When the boat crashes into rocks, he saves all of our lives—this sexy man is brave as well as hot. But he’s hiding something—something big. Can I overlook the secrets he refuses to share with me?                   The Sea Pilot Dragon Shifter – I grew up in a happy clan off the coast of Maine. But I didn’t fit in. I wanted more. I moved to New York City and made my way as an investment banker. For fifteen years, I succeeded in the rat race, but I grew weary of the fast pace. As a newly minted millionaire, I found a relaxing life in a little village on a beach in Peru. I bought a boat, and tourists come to me for adventure. My life is easy, with no complications. Until the captivating Daisy shows up. She makes me want…(more blurb on ebook seller page…)               Amazon KU

FEAR THE VAMPIRE: VAMPIRES OF BLOOD AND BONES BOOK 10 by B A Stretke

Colin Mendez hardly even knows who he is anymore. It was never supposed to be like this. This was supposed to be a dream. It is a once-in-a-lifetime chance at stardom, but somehow it becomes nothing but a nightmare, locked in a gilded cage. He’s lost his name; he’s now Alonzo Alistair, the music bad boy. He’s lost his freedom; every move he makes is dictated by his manager and some very shady men. Now, it looks like he might lose his life. People who get sent to Master Leopold don’t come back, and he’s not about to become another victim. All Colin can do is run. All he can hope is that he can hide long enough that they stop looking for him. He doesn’t know that this will put him in the biggest danger of his life and lead him into the arms of his fate chosen love.     Rawl Baines is on a completely separate mission when he sees the handsome stranger sitting in the alley behind the Zen bar. Something about him seems out of place. Something about him calls to Rawl, and he just can’t let it go until he finds out who this man is. There is some spoiled celebrity missing, presumed a runaway, but he can’t be him. No spoiled Richy Rich would be working nights at the Zen. The mysterious man pulls him in deeper, and soon he is engaged in combat with jackals sent to kill the man. This just got interesting. Rawl will stop at nothing to save his fated beloved from the forces arrayed against him. Rawl learns that you can’t judge a person until you’ve seen their life. Can he save Colin before it’s too late?

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BROKEN HOWL (REJECT ISLAND) by Katie May

As an omega, my job is to be the docile female—smile when they tell me to, do whatever the alphas say, and wait for the moon tide ritual when I’ll finally find my true mates. Nobody can tell how truly broken I am inside. When I find my perfect mates—two powerful, possessive alphas and one flirty beta—I decide to do the unspeakable. Reject them. Why would they want to be with someone as messed up and jaded as me? Someone who’s been used and spit out more times than I care to count? But these shifter men? They refuse to let me go.  A twist of fate lands me on Reject Island, only…I’m not alone. I’m being hunted by the very three men I rejected—the men who still set my skin ablaze with every look in my direction. They’re dangerous, psychotic, and possessive. And they want to see me pay. Add into the mix a sweet, damaged delta I meet on the island, and I’m up to my elbows in sexy wolf shifters. But the truth is…I didn’t only run from my mates to spare them the pain of being with me. There’s someone after me, someone bad, and if he finds me, all of our lives will be forfeit. Will I learn how to scream to the moon? Or will my howl always remain broken?                  Amazon KU

THE FOX’S RELUCTANT ALPHA: MPREG SHIFTER ROMANCE (SEVEN CORNERS SHIFTERS BOOK THREE) by Ana Beringer

A sly fox has me chasing his, ahem, tail. I hate that I love it, but there’s no way I’m falling in love. Is there? Omega fox Duncan Dougherty is a laid-back, fun-loving guy. A little too laid back. After a blow-up argument with his family, Duncan takes off, looking for adventure and freedom. He stumbles onto the Bolder territory, where he takes one look at grumpy alpha wolf Jorik and makes it his life’s mission to rile him up and make him smile. The chase is on, and it leads to a blistering heat. Duncan doesn’t want to be tied down. Or does he? Alpha wolf Jorik Bolder doesn’t want to fall in love. He’s too short-tempered and too busy with his extended family to think about a mate and pups of his own. That is, until a wily fox appears on his territory and teases him until he has no choice but to give chase. When he catches the fox, there are fireworks. The problem is, Jorik’s still hurting from a tragedy is his past, and doesn’t know how to open up. Will he let his dream fox leave? What happens when the big bad wolf catches the mischievous fox? Can the lovers open up enough to share their love for one another? What about the little surprise that comes from Duncan’s heat?   Amazon KU

MAGES AND MYSTERIES: A FANTASY PRIDE & PREJUDICE VARIATION by Victoria Kincaid

In Regency England, women are expected to confine their magical acts to mending dresses or enhancing their beauty, but Elizabeth Bennet insists on crafting her own spells to fight goblins and protect the people of Meryton. She even caused a scandal by applying for admission to the magical Academy. When Hertfordshire is beset with a series of unexplained goblin attacks, Elizabeth is quite ready to protect her family and friends. If only she didn’t have to deal with the attitude of the arrogant mage, Fitzwilliam Darcy. Mr. Darcy doesn’t need to be associated with a scandalous woman like Elizabeth Bennet—no matter how attractive she is. But as the goblin attacks accelerate and grow more dangerous, Darcy realizes that he could use her help in identifying the cause—and is forced to recognize her magical ability. Unfortunately, continued proximity to Elizabeth only heightens his attraction to her—which is particularly inconvenient in light of his engagement to Caroline Bingley. Can Elizabeth and Darcy unravel the mystery of the goblin attacks before more people are hurt? And how can they manage their growing mutual attraction? It’s sure to be interesting…because when Darcy and Elizabeth come together, magic happens.    Amazon KU

GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PAST (HAUNTED SOULS BOOK 11) by Pandora Pine

When private detective Jude Byrne took his first breath, his mother, Carol, took her last. Told his mother cursed him with her final words, Jude has never been interested in connecting with Carol. As far as he is concerned, his life is perfect with his husband and son. Psychic Copeland Forbes is surprised to find the spirit of Carol Byrne standing in his kitchen a few days before Christmas. Jude’s estranged mother pleads for one chance to speak to her son and make amends. When Cope tells Jude his mother’s request, his husband is shocked by her audacity but strangely curious all the same. Agreeing to a tentative meeting, Jude faces the fact that he might not know the entire story. With the help of his family, friends, Jude takes the first step toward forgiveness. Will the magic of Christmas help Jude and his mother find peace? Or will Carol Byrne fade into the background as the ghost of Christmas past?         Amazon KU

DRAGON ASHES (DRAGON GUARD BOOK 3) by Debbie Cassidy

The Dragon Blood’s took everything from us. Now it’s time to take it all back. The dragon bloods have a weakness, and we’re going to use it against them. All we need to do is brave the eye of the storm.
With my newfound status and powerful mates at my side, there is no doubt in my mind that we can turn the tide in our favour and bring the dragon bloods down. As allies become enemies and enemies become allies, love blooms in the unlikeliest places and even the iciest heart can be thawed. Success is on the horizon. But every victory comes with a price.             Amazon KU

VIKTOR (IMMORTALS OF NEW ORLEANS BOOK 11) by Kym Grosso

Ancient vampire, Viktor Christianson, thrived for thousands of years without love. Enjoying the finer things in life, the international playboy embraced the essence of his immortal existence. But after he rescues a beautiful human from a bloodthirsty predator, he discovers she’s awakened the humanity he thought he’d long forgotten. Captivated by her unique energy, Viktor vows to protect her and soon realizes she’s the key to his future. When art curator Waverly LaFleur first encounters the lethal stranger, her instinct is to run far, far away. Although she’s hidden her psychic visions for years, premonitions morph into reality, and she begins to attract dark entities she could never imagine existed. When the debonair vampire saves her life, she cannot deny temptation, spiraling into the seductive ancient’s world. From the spicy-hot streets of Miami to New Orleans, Viktor and Waverly embark on a dangerous adventure. While seeking the truth about the evil that’s entered their lives, Viktor unearths the dark truth of his lineage, suspecting his nemesis is alive. He must choose wisely or become everything he’s always hated. If they survive, will he come to terms with his humanity and bond with a human or leave her forever, abandoning love?

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WICKED PACK (REJECTED MATE REFUGE BOOK 7) by Lola Glass

When I was rejected two years ago, my pack began hunting for me. Better dead than rejected, they said. The Outcast Pack gave me a home and kept me hidden from them, and I got comfortable.
Too comfortable. My pack’s hunters have closed in on me. Now the only way I can survive is by taking a mate, and then watching said mate pass my pack’s challenges. That’s their way of proving to them that he belongs in the pack, and that I’m more than the worthless rejected female they see me as. My friend Bash volunteers to be my mate, in name and deed only… but our feelings for each other are bigger than either of us will admit.                 Amazon KU

LOST WITHOUT A CLAUS by Kaya LaSalle

You might think being Santa Claus’s daughter sounds like a dream, right? Wrong. I never wanted the obligations that come along with the family business, and this is the year I’m supposed to take over for my old man. But I have no intention of letting that happen. That’s why I’m hiding out in a tiny mountain town where nobody can find me—not even my father’s elves. I’ll just ride things out here and wait until Christmas is over, and then my problems will be solved. Simple, right? Wrong again. Because I wasn’t planning on meeting someone like Lizzie Collins in my small-town hideaway. She runs the local candle shop, and I can’t get enough of her—smart, snarky, and a die-hard Christmas fan. Oh, and did I mention that she just so happens to be the only person in town with a spare room for rent? I know I’m falling for her, but there’s just one little problem: she has no idea who I really am. It’s not exactly easy to break the news to the woman you love that Santa Claus is real—and that she’s dating the reluctant heiress to the Santa empire. My father’s elves are getting closer in their search for me, and the countdown to Christmas Eve is on. Will I be able to come clean to Lizzie and have everything I’ve ever dreamed of? Or will I be dragged back to the North Pole with a broken heart?                       Amazon KU

SANTA’S DESTINY by Tami Lund

Des (don’t call her Destiny—she hates that name) is an elf with a problem. A jolly, red-suit wearing, gift-bearing, reindeer-loving problem. Turns out, someone has stolen Santa Claus’s magic. And it’s three days before Christmas. What’s an elf to do? Help him out, of course. That’s her specialty, after all. Except that creates a whole new problem: Des has to work closely with the Man in Red while keeping her presents under wraps, because there is definitely one thing she will not do. Ride in Santa’s sleigh tonight.

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A MONSTROUS LIGHT by Cari Z

What do you do when the person who’s your whole word vanishes in a monstrous light? You hunt them down, of course. Across continents, to the edge of the Waste, through death and deception all the way to the corpse of the creature who would have killed you both. And when you find him? Well. You do what you have to to keep him. Anything you have to.                Amazon

WILD COWBOY WOLF (SEVEN RANGE SHIFTERS BOOK ) by Kait Ballenger

Dakota Nguyen has everything she ever wanted–an appointment as one of the Grey Wolf pack’s first female elite warriors, a vibrant career as the ranch veterinarian, and a chaotic, endearing family. When the daily grind gets lonely, her best friend Blaze always knows how to cheer her up. But lately, she has a feeling that there might be something more between them. One of the pack’s elite warriors, security technologist Blaze Carter is as smart as a whip, quick to joke, and fast on the draw. But underneath his witty exterior, Blaze harbors a dark secret, and fears the day when his demons catch up with him. Unwilling to put his pack at risk, Blaze keeps his secrets to himself and his pack at arm’s length–except for Dakota, who has managed to sneak into his heart. But even as friendship turns to passion, a hidden enemy threatens to destroy the pack and all that Blaze and Dakota fight so hard to protect. Now, to act on their desires could have deadly consequences.

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THE QUID PRO QUO (BROADFIELD TRILOGY BOOK 2) by A L Lester

Village nurse Walter Kennett is content with his makeshift found-family in tiny Bradfield. However, one midsummer morning a body is found floating in the village duck pond, dead by magical means.
Detective Simon Frost arrives in Bradfield to investigate an inexplicable murder. The evidence seems to point to Lucille Hall-Bridges, who lives with Doctor Sylvia Marks and Walter Kennett at Courtfield House. Simon isn’t happy — he doesn’t believe Lucy is a murderer, but he’s sure the three of them are hiding something. In the meantime, the draw he feels toward Walter takes him by surprise. Walter is in a dilemma, concealing Sylvia and Lucy’s relationship and not knowing how much to tell Frost about the paranormal possibilities of the murder. He isn’t interested in going to bed with anyone — he’s got a complicated life and has to know someone really well before he falls between the sheets. He’s taken aback by his own attraction to Detective Frost and is angry when Frost appears to twist the spark between them to something transactional in nature. Will Walter be satisfied to stay on the periphery of Lucy and Sylvia’s love affair, a welcome friend but never quite included? Or is it time for him to strike out and embark on a relationship of his own?

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BITE ME FOR CHRISTMAS by Megan Slayer

Rachael isn’t good at magic, and she’s not versed in life, but this witch wants to lay her hands on the sexy vampire who’s come to her in her dreams. She wants just one thing for Christmas wish — her vampire. Gavin wants the witch in his dreams, but he doesn’t believe he’s worthy of her. Part of him wants to devour her magic and save himself, but what if being saved doesn’t involve dying? Anything is possible with a little Christmas magic.

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A WORLD OF LOST WORDS (A TEMPEST OF SHADOWS BOOK 5) by Jane Washington

I was born with a shadow inside me, a beast clawing and ripping its way to freedom. I was born with a clock inside me, the tick-ticking of my heartbeat drawing us all closer to the inevitable, the inescapable. The end of everything. And now, finally, it has arrived. The world is burning, the souls are screaming, the castles are crumbling. Death is here for us all, but I am a warrior of light, a conqueror of worlds, a protector of souls. I have seen the face of death, and it is only one face in a sea of many, one name in a language so vast, most of the words have been forgotten … but languages can be learned. In a world of lost words, even death has a name. In the forgotten places full of forgotten whispers, magic can always be found. Even by the weakest of us. Even the cursed and condemned, the stewards or sectorians, the warriors or maidens, the gods or mortals. Even someone like me. This epic, apocalyptic fantasy is dark, lush and gritty. The heroin has multiple, slow-burn love interests, who all begin as true enemies, so you don’t have to choose your favourite anti-hero. This series has some intense and dark themes, and the heroes begin as utterly irredeemable alphaholes, so consider yourselves warned!   Amazon KU

DEAD WOMAN’S POND (NEARLY DEPARTED BOOK 1) by  Elle E Ire

No matter how Flynn Dalton tries to avoid it, the supernatural finds her. At first it’s not so bad. Flynn’s girlfriend, Genesis, is a nationally known psychic, which makes Flynn uncomfortable for both paranormal and financial reasons, but she can handle it. As long as no one makes her talk about it.
Then, on her way home from her construction job, Flynn almost ends up the latest casualty of Festivity’s infamous Dead Man’s Pond. And when her ex-lover’s ghost appears to warn her away, things get a whole lot weirder. Flynn might not like it, but the pond has fixated on her to be its next victim. If she wants to survive, she’ll have to swallow her pride, accept Gen’s help, and get much closer to the psychic realm—and her own latent psychic abilities—than she ever wanted.

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A GOOD GIRL CHRISTMAS (THE SEASON BOOK 4) by Sam Hall

“Every person is paired up with another and we have to do something for them. An experience, an event, a gesture. More than socks and undies under the Christmas tree. Something that communicates how we feel about them.” Marcus is at it again, but this time he’s being open with the pack. Feeling out of his depth, unable to truly understand how a healthy relationship works, he wants everyone to make some sort of gesture for the others to show how they feel. But as per usual, he’s playing with fire. This pack may have found their way towards each other, but what happens when you’re required to put exactly how you feel out there on the line? Join Cyn and the gang as they work through a series of increasingly sweet tableaus, discovering exactly how they feel about each other as they go and just what they want from the relationship.                  Amazon KU

DRAGONS DO IT NERDIER (DRAGONS DO IT BOOK 2) by Gemma Cates

A blocked writer looking for inspiration – Kaylee –I write about bad men who do dirty things to needy women. Or I used to. I’m on a deadline and the words aren’t coming. My creative well is nothing more than a mud puddle. Perhaps a reflection of my equally uninspiring life. But then I encounter a smoking man with a serious book habit at my local library. Suddenly, he’s my hero. I’m writing about a gorgeous bespectacled guy with lickable abs and bitable biceps. The words are flowing, but it’s not the book I meant to write. Not enough handcuffs, too many teeth and claws…and I’m not entirely sure why. A nerdy dragon looking for love – Dex – I found her. My one true mate. And… She thinks I’m a lunatic. “Dragons aren’t real.” I just have to convince a woman with an imagination so vast she creates fictional worlds for a living that everything she’s ever dreamt is real, magic included. No problem. Without revealing my true form. More complicated. While keeping her safe. Dammit.

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DEAD OVER HEELS (BLACKHAVEN MANOR BOOK 6) by Arden Steele

It’s been twelve years since the Awakening. Otherlings are out of the paranormal closet. The whole world knows that creatures like vampires, werewolves, and witches exist. So, seeing dead people barely even rates on the freaky scale. Right? Wrong. Fritz Tolliver figures he must have done something terrible in a previous life to be afflicted with such a curse. In fact, every bad thing that has ever happened to him can be traced back to his unwanted ability. So, when a stupidly hot werewolf who’s way out of his league claims to be his mate, he should be thrilled. And he probably would have been if he hadn’t gone and gotten himself haunted by a nasty spirit on the same day. When a human male strolls into the station asking for a job—and promptly spills an entire Americano on him—Sheriff Vander Hale has a feeling it’s going to be a bad day. Then, the door opens, the wind shifts, and suddenly, his whole world changes. There’s nothing he wouldn’t do for his mate, no battle he wouldn’t wage, even if his enemy is technically already dead. Unfortunately, there’s just one problem with his plan. He’d go to hell and back for Fritz, but how is he supposed to fight something he can’t see?            Amazon KU

A CHRISTMAS LIKE NO OTTER (VIRTUE SHIFTERS BOOK 4) by Zoe Chant

Otter shifter and piano player Abe is usually pretty suave, but that was before the otterly amazing new choir director turned out to be his fated mate! His otter is so excited that Abe himself can’t get a word in edgewise. How can he impress his mate if he can’t even talk to her? Blaire thought her new job as a choir director in Virtue would be a breeze, but the old piano player took one look at her and quit, and the new one can’t even meet her eyes! Which is just too bad, because he’s probably the most handsome man Blaire has ever seen. Why, if Abe could only make eye contact, Blaire might even be prepared to consider him a potential significant otter! But rehearsals for the choir concert mean at least they’re together, and it’s not long before they realize they have a whole lotter more than music in common. From ice skating to hot springs, the winter holiday activities in town bring them closer and closer…right up to one last surprise that reveals itself at the Christmas concert!   Amazon KU

HER BIKER WOLVES by Lilly Wilder

Jackson. Hunter. Tom. Primal predators. Testosterone-driven. Alpha werewolf shifters. Experienced fighters with rippling muscles. They could snap me like a twig. I should stay away. A fragile human like me can’t handle all three beasts. But I have no choice. To find my missing sister, I put myself at their mercy. I need the savage bikers’ help. And they want me. Despite my fear, they intoxicate me.
I know I should stay away. Yet I can’t resist. So when they demand I mate with them, I say yes.
Sealing my future. Binding myself to them forever. Unleashing the beasts. Will playing with fire allow me to save my sister? Or will the flame burn me to a crisp?              Amazon KU

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VS: This week’s featured backlist title is HOSTAGE TO THE STARS, which is the sequel to last week’s MISSION TO MAHJUNDAR. Johnny, a secondary character in the first book, was a huge reader favorite (and favorite of mine too) and I had many requests for him to have his own story. I just had to wait for the right adventure to come to me. The kernel of the story is the fact that in modern times, Special Forces don’t always get sent in to rescue hostages. I had read several true accounts of people who were taken as hostages in various parts of the world and eventually rescued by SEALs. Johnny is a firm believer in the adage that no one gets left behind.

HOSTAGE TO THE STARS 

He rescued her from space pirates … but can he keep them both safe from the far greater evil stalking a deserted planet?

Space travel without Kidnap & Ransom insurance? Not a good idea. University instructor and researcher Sara Bridges can’t afford it, so when pirates board her cruise liner, she’s taken captive along with the mistress of a wealthy man, and brought to a deserted planet. When a military extraction team sent to rescue the mistress refuses to take Sara too, she’s left to the mercies of a retired Special Forces soldier, along as consultant.

Reluctantly reactivated and coerced into signing up for the rescue operation to the planet Farduccir where he once was deployed,  Sgt. Johnny Danver just wants to get the job done. But when the team leader leaves one captured woman behind, he breaks away to rescue her himself.

As Johnny and Sara traverse the barren landscape, heading for an abandoned base where they hope to call Sectors Command for help, they find villages destroyed by battle and stripped of all inhabitants. A lone survivor tells a horrific tale of the Sectors’ alien enemy, the Mawreg, returning after being pushed out …

Searching for evidence to give the military, Johnny is captured. He regains consciousness in a Mawreg cage–with Sara next to him. Death is preferable to what the aliens will do to them… And even if they do escape their captors, can they alert the military in time to prevent another invasion of the Sectors?

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LINKS TO RECENT NEW RELEASES POSTS from Veronica:

November 24

November 17

November 10

November 3

October 27

October 20

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

As always, I recommend sampling before you buy! I have not read most of the new releases listed (although I always end up one-clicking a bunch as I prepare these posts LOL). 

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GUILD BOSS: A HARMONY NOVEL BOOK 15 by Jayne Castle (Jayne Ann Krentz)

VS Note: I LOVE this series. Autobuy for me!

Living in this new, alien world doesn’t stop the settlers from trying to re-create what they’ve left behind. Case in point—weddings are still the highlight of any social calendar. But it’s the after-party that turns disastrous for Lucy Bell. Kidnapped and drugged as she leaves the party, she manages to escape—only to find herself lost in the mysterious, alien underground maze of glowing green tunnels beneath Illusion Town. She’s been surviving on determination and cold pizza, scavenged for her by a special dust bunny, when help finally shows up.      Gabriel Jones is the Ghost Hunter sent to rescue her, but escaping the underground ruins isn’t the end of her troubles—it’s only the beginning. With no rational reason for her abduction, and her sole witness gone on another assignment for the Guild, whispers start circulating that Lucy made it all up. Soon her life unravels until she has nothing left but her pride. The last thing she expects is for Gabriel Jones to come back to town for her.
The Lucy that Gabriel finds is not the same woman he rescued, the one who looked at him as if he were her hero. This Lucy is sharp, angry, and more than a little cynical—instead of awe, she treats him with extreme caution. But a killer is still hunting her, and there aren’t a lot of options when it comes to heroes. Despite her wariness, Gabriel is also the one person who believes Lucy—after all, he was there. He’s determined to help clear her reputation, no matter what it takes. And as the new Guild Boss, his word is law, even in the lawlessness of Illusion Town.

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B FREE (REBEL CYBORGS BOOK 4) by Cynthia Sax

VS Note: Let me count the ways I love her sizzlin’ cyborgs! Had this pre-ordered…

B is the last remaining B Model cyborg. All of his brethren, the beings he trained with, fought with, cared deeply for, have perished. Or so he believes. When he intercepts a communication mentioning the existence of one of his kind, he has to investigate its source. The message could be a trap set by his enemies. He’ll take that risk if it secures him the companionship he requires to be fully functional. What he finds is a daring brown-eyed female who activates all his systems. She proudly proclaims she’s a researcher, brandishing that information like a weapon before her. He wants to kiss the sass off her beautiful face, protect her from the dangers around them, claim her forever. Quinn is on a quest to locate the mechanics of an early-version cyborg. She believes the information captured within that frame will give her valuable insights into the past. When her mission goes zombie-like beings levels of wrong, she comes face-to-face with a living, breathing B Model. He has big hands, a primitive countenance, and stern hard lips crafted for kissing. She doesn’t trust him. And she doesn’t have time to indulge her desires. Their shared enemies are chasing them, would kill to get their precious specimens back. One minor mistake could reduce B and Quinn to a mere line in the databases of history.

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HUNTER RAZE (VESLOR MATES BOOK 6) by Laurann Dohner

VS Note: Yay! Always happy to see a new one from Ms. Dohner.

When her parents died in her youth, Anabel Brick—along with her sister, Jessa—was raised as an orphan of United Earth. While her sister became an Alien Research Specialist, Anabel’s skills were put to a different use. She’s a tool for U.E. and its military fleet…a spy…a killer. Her current mission also turns out to be her last. If she succeeds, if the criminals don’t take her out first, she’ll remain marooned on the deep-space planet. Any rescue effort too dangerous to attempt for a single operative. Anabel always knew her life wasn’t going to have a happy ending. Little does Anabel know, the hunter is about to become the hunted.      Raze and his hunter grouping have suffered too much loss. All they have left is each other and the anticipation of hunting prey for the rest of their lives. It does give them a sense of peace to track, capture, and sometimes kill vile beings who harm others. Now his grouping has been commissioned by other Veslors to find Anabel and return her to her family safely. Finding the female is easy; Raze and his grouping brothers are the best at what they do. Subduing a woman who’s more than human is another matter. Little does Raze know, rescuing Anabel could have dire consequences for everyone…Veslors included.

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JETT (ALIEN ADOPTION AGENCY BOOK 8) by Tasha Black

Madeline Atwater hasn’t been given a lot of choices in her life. When her twin sister unexpectedly dies, Madeline takes the opportunity to honor her memory and change the dangerous trajectory of her own life. Assuming her sister’s identity, she sets off to a treacherous frontier moon to raise her newly-adopted son and start a fresh life for herself. There’s only one problem – her sister was a devout servant of the church, so the faithless Madeline needs to pass herself off as one of the faithful, or risk losing everything if her true identity is discovered. She’s just beginning to think she can pull it off, when a gorgeous dragon-warrior shows up, igniting feelings in her that are too strong to ignore and threatening to bring her whole charade crashing down around her.     Jett is a proud Invicta warrior, assigned to guard a baby on a remote moon for twenty standard years. It’s the easiest job in the world, until an unwelcome mate bond binds him to the child’s alluring mother within seconds of their meeting. Which wouldn’t be so bad, except that she’s already pledged herself to the church. As desire and sympathy combine to drag his heart closer and closer to Madeline’s, Jett finds himself torn between his need to claim her, and his determination to honor her commitment to her beliefs. ..(more blurb on ebook seller page…0

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BRUTAL CLAIM (PLANET OF KINGS BOOK 2) by Lee Savino and Tabitha Black

Aurus: The High King of Ulfaria needs no introduction. What I need is an Omega. And now, I’ve found one. Kim. She is small and perfect, as I knew she would be. I will demand her obedience, then I will give her the perfect nest and allow her to bear my heirs. She vows to defy me, but one way or another, she will submit. Kim: Hold. My. Beer.                  Amazon KU

ELDER RACE by Adrian Tschaikovsky

VS Note: A hard scifi release of note. On my TBR List.

In Adrian Tchaikovsky’s Elder Race, a junior anthropologist on a distant planet must help the locals he has sworn to study to save a planet from an unbeatable foe. Lynesse is the lowly Fourth Daughter of the queen, and always getting in the way. But a demon is terrorizing the land, and now she’s an adult (albeit barely) with responsibilities (she tells herself). Although she still gets in the way, she understands that the only way to save her people is to invoke the pact between her family and the Elder sorcerer who has inhabited the local tower for as long as her people have lived here (though none in living memory has approached it). But Elder Nyr isn’t a sorcerer, and he is forbidden to help, and his knowledge of science tells him the threat cannot possibly be a demon.

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ALIEN’S STONE HEART (OUTLAW PLANET MATES) by Lynnea Lee

Lily – If you think getting abducted by little green men is bad, try waking up with your stasis pod smashed into the side of a cliff. That’s what happened to me. To top it off, I get rescued by an alien gargoyle! He’s huge and hard as rock, with sharp teeth, horns, and a freakin’ tail. And now, we’re both on the run because of me. Xadren can’t keep me, but he promises to bring me somewhere safe. My goal now is to survive the next few days without falling for my stone-faced protector. Easy, right?
Xadren – I messed up. Now I’ve got assassins on my tail. My plan to hide on this outlaw planet gets waylaid when a slave ship crash lands on the planet and drops a stasis pod with a human female inside right next to my hiding spot. Curious, I check out the merchandise. That’s mistake number two because now I have a human female to care for and both the slavers and the assassins after me. I’m in no state to claim a mate, but the more time we spend together, the more I realize I can never let her go.                     Amazon KU

ALIEN PLEASURES (COSMIC BONDS BOOK 3) by Chloe Parker

VS Note: From OCT 26

Nova Reeves was born to live a science fiction life. That life is about to become science fact. When Nova was a kid, her parents always hoped she’d grow up to work with the newly discovered Lyran race. So when the opportunity rises to head to the first human-Lyran colony of Azoth, she jumps at the chance, taking whatever job she can as long as she can explore the furthest reaches of the galaxy. The problem? Azoth is home to the Resistance, and it’s in the crosshairs of the Separatists, a group devoted to eradicating human influence in Lyran space. Lyran film aficionado Solnet Va’rez meets Nova right before everything on Azoth is thrown into chaos, and makes the snap decision to try and rescue his dream girl. They end up getting abducted together instead, taken by the Separatists to an unknown fate. Nova becomes a lifeline for Solnet through the final volleys of the war, but she isn’t sure how she feels about him. Will Nova return to safety, or will she follow the alien she’s falling for into battle?                    Amazon KU

YOU SEXY THING by Cat Rambo

VS Note: Not a romance but a scifi release of note that sounded really good. Gets compared to ‘Farscape’ because the ship is a living being.

TwiceFar station is at the edge of the known universe, and that’s just how Niko Larson, former Admiral in the Grand Military of the Hive Mind, likes it. Retired and finally free of the continual war of conquest, Niko and the remnants of her former unit are content to spend the rest of their days working at the restaurant they built together, The Last Chance. But, some wars can’t ever be escaped, and unlike the Hive Mind, some enemies aren’t content to let old soldiers go. Niko and her crew are forced onto a sentient ship convinced that it is being stolen and must survive the machinations of a sadistic pirate king if they even hope to keep the dream of The Last Chance alive.

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

His muscles have muscles and even though he looks human he’s a purple alien! Claire just wanted to help the small island off the coast of South America with her newly obtained microbiologist degree. One second she’s boarding the plane to take her to her new life, the next second she loses consciousness. She travels far away. Out of this world. Her eyes open to the hunkiest man dressed as a purple alien telling her she crash-landed on the planet. He tells her she’s the alien and this isn’t planet Earth. She believes he abducted her, as in an alien abduction. What now? Derix’s spaceship crashed on the prison planet over a year ago. All he wants to do is fix his spaceship and escape until the human crashed near his camp. Until she needed him to save her. Now all he wants to do is make her his.                           Amazon KU

THE MOON CROSSING by Eileen Troemel and Jan Selbourne

In 2030, World Correction Center – the Earth’s most secure prison – is a miserable place to land. Since it’s on the moon, it’s inescapable. It contains the worst criminals Earth has ever seen. So why are the brilliant minds across the globe being sent to this black hole of the justice system? When world-renowned archeologist Micky Cooper is charged with embezzling, his sister Susan knows it’s a set up. It’s up to her to prove his innocence. Susan thinks she might be paranoid but she swears she’s being followed and should she trust the nice man whose cousin has disappeared as well? Was it just a chance meeting or is he against her too? Teaming up with Greg Tanner, a man equally resolved to prove the innocence of his cousin, Samantha Tanner – a world leading linguist. Susan and Greg seek clues wherever they can find them but they’re barely keeping one step ahead of those who want them to stop. They begin to unravel the web of lies, fraud and cover up. Just when they start to put the pieces together, Susan and Greg are forced to run for their lives. With a nudge from Samantha, they find someone to help. Is this woman an ally? Or simply part of a greater conspiracy to hide the truth? What exactly is on the moon and why are the Earth’s greatest minds being sent there to serve time?                 Amazon KU

DARK STARS (RESONANCE BOOK 3) by Casey E Berger

VS Note: Not romance. A hard scifi release of note.

As Jaya struggles to recover from life-threatening injuries, Luka unites the dissident voices in the galaxy to create something better to take the Union’s place. But he soon finds that it’s much harder to build a civilization than it is to tear one down. Jaya seeks answers in her past about the man now terrorizing the galaxy, revealing still more mysteries about her father’s origins. In Dresha, Tynan awaits trial, where he faces charges for treason. But clearing his name means revealing sensitive details about the resistance and betraying those he loves. Tynan must find another way to make his people see what’s happening in the galaxy, or his old mentor will succeed in bending the nation’s arc to his own goals. Mara reluctantly assumes the throne of a divided Nareian Empire. As the nobility chafe under the rule of a new monarch, Mara and her allies try to shift Narei toward democratic rule. But as they struggle to bring about the reforms Narei desperately needs, a civil war threatens to throw it all back into chaos. There are invisible forces shaping the galaxy. The war is not won yet, and the stakes might be larger than they ever knew.                    Amazon KU

OFFSIDES (THE ALIEN GAMES BOOK 3) by Ava York

The alien I’ve been paired with is huge. Angry. And not nice at all. Everything I dislike, even if he is the handsomest man I’ve ever seen. Alien. Whatever. Unfortunately, we’re going to have to work together to survive this game. With every day that passes, I see a little bit more past the wall he’s built around himself. Arrogant, bossy. Sure. But now there’s something more. Strong arms and a rock-hard striped body. Gentle fingers, a well-hidden tenderness, and an overwhelming hunger for my touch. Suddenly it’s not just my life under constant attack. How can I protect my heart?           Amazon KU

ALIEN’S JEWEL (OUTLAW PLANET MATES) by Ava York

I’m all about grabbing happiness where you can. But what if it’s in the embrace of a four-armed alien? 
Life has never been easy for me. But being abducted by aliens, crash landing on a strange planet, then rescued by a four-armed bounty hunter takes the cake. He’s a jerk. A hot alien jerk. Except he didn’t have to come back for me. He didn’t have to take care of me. And now my body can’t forget what his touch felt like. Maybe easy isn’t what I want. Because what I want is him.      I’ve never let a bounty slip through my fingers. Now I’m tracking two of them: Vinip the thief, and a legendary stolen jewel. I’ve got no intention of letting either get away, but when the luscious Millie is thrown at me, suddenly I’m ready to reach for a new future. The feisty human female fate has thrown into my path is making me lose my grip. With four-arms, I’ve never met a situation I couldn’t handle. But every time I touch her silken skin, all I want is her. All I need is her. My quarry is a challenge, but now? I think I’m going to have my hands full.             Amazon KU

ZAI (BLADES OF ARRIS BOOK 2) by Starla Night

I will destroy all threats to the empire with unrelenting force. Even if that threat comes in the form of a weak, fragile lesser with night-black hair and beguiling eyes. The blades. Elite forces of the empire, nightmare to all servant-world residents just trying to scrape by. Of course I have to flee when my medical ship comes under attack. But my escape pod is captured by their ruthless leader. His face is hidden in an assassin’s cowl. Metal sai weapons are fused to his wristbones. He can fly between spaceships like an owl and execute enemies through a hull. Yet according to him, I’m the dangerous one. His people’s lust metal has gotten in my blood. They’ll tear each other apart trying to get to me. And then? Because they can’t understand their feelings, they’ll tear me apart, too. So he’s taking me to the Arsenal, a massive station teeming with his blades, where I’m one papercut away from unleashing hyperviolent zombie hordes. Well, okay. I’m lucky he’s the one who captured me. He senses the lust metal inside me, he understands the desires burning us both with unrelenting need, and he’s completely unaffected. Or, well, mostly.

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TRAINED BY THE INTERSTELLAR RENEGADE (LAST OF THE ROMANS BOOK 2) by Ami Wright

He’s the captive she never wanted. She’s the trainer he never knew he needed. Muscled, pierced and worldly, Titus Orfius Brutus is a Roman soldier dragged out of ancient history into the 31st century. With a penchant for pain and infuriating everyone around him, there’s no one he infuriates more than Kesha. Working with him in the gladiator games was a constant trial. Kesha thinks she’s finally seen the last of Titus when he’s sold on to be a slave in a pleasure resort at the far edges of the settled galaxy. So when she’s forced to take him with her on a mission she never wanted, it’s like her worst nightmare. Until the game they play takes an unexpected turn into uncharted territory. Titus shows Kesha just how far he’s willing to go to prove he can be what she needs. Will she give in to her desires or has she kept her heart caged for so long she’s lost the key?             Amazon KU

DR Z: A SUPERHERO ROMANCE (ARCH CITY GUARDIANS BOOK 2) by Christa Tomlinson

VS Note: From OCT 14

Mike Zielinski has joined St. Louis’s superhero team under his new secret identity as Dr. Z. He’s partnered with Aiden Saliette, code name: Stardust. Mike is immediately attracted to his gorgeous partner, but determined to keep their relationship professional, he hides his attraction behind a no-nonsense exterior. It works, until one night, in an unguarded moment between them, he reveals his secret desire. Aiden loves being a superhero. What he doesn’t love is being stuck with an uptight new partner. However, he grudgingly accepts Dr. Z’s help in order to stop the zealous attacker terrorizing the city. Long nights on patrol lead to shared intimacy, and Aiden comes to realize that behind his partner’s stern façade, is a scarred, vulnerable man longing for love. Aiden is tempted to explore the powerful chemistry that sparks between them but his own relationship fears and emotional wounds hold him back. As partners united against evil villains, Dr. Z and Stardust are an unbeatable team. But the ghosts of their pasts might be too strong for them to defeat. The super-powered lovers will have to fight to save the day, and for a chance at a love that lasts forever.

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RESCUED BY THE ALIEN OUTLAW (MATES OF THE KALUMA BOOK 4) by Ella Maven

Rain: My life has never been my own, and that’s never been more true than in the Rinian Galaxy. I’ve always had dreams that led me to believe my life is bigger than being the servant to some snake alien queen, but as each year goes by, I’m beginning to think my subconscious is lying to me. Until he shows up… the Kaluma with one blue eye who I’ve never forgotten. But he’s not who I remember, and it seems this galaxy has broken another soul.              Kazel: I will rescue Rain, and I refuse to die trying. She’s the reason I’m alive, and I always repay my debts, even if it means pretending to be someone I’m not to infiltrate the enemy’s stronghold. But this won’t be easy. As I embark on the mission of my life, I know it will take all of my wits to rescue the beautiful, strong human and then convince her I’m her future… as her fated mate.             Amazon KU

NOOR by Nnedi Okorafor

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

Anwuli Okwudili prefers to be called AO. To her, these initials have always stood for Artificial Organism. AO has never really felt…natural, and that’s putting it lightly. Her parents spent most of the days before she was born praying for her peaceful passing because even in-utero she was “wrong”. But she lived. Then came the car accident years later that disabled her even further. Yet instead of viewing her strange body the way the world views it, as freakish, unnatural, even the work of the devil, AO embraces all that she is: A woman with a ton of major and necessary body augmentations. And then one day she goes to her local market and everything goes wrong. Once on the run, she meets a Fulani herdsman named DNA and the race against time across the deserts of Northern Nigeria begins. In a world where all things are streamed, everyone is watching the “reckoning of the murderess and the terrorist” and the “saga of the wicked woman and mad man” unfold. This fast-paced, relentless journey of tribe, destiny, body, and the wonderland of technology revels in the fact that the future sometimes isn’t so predictable. Expect the unaccepted.

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MAID FOR THE ALIEN KING (INTERGALACTIC FATED MATES BOOK 9) by Athena Storm and Tara Starr

He rescued me. And brought me into a whole new world of danger. Talan rescued me from the mountains on one of his hunts.Right off the bat I could tell that I was attracted to this alien warrior. His muscles rippled when he lifted me in the air. Feeling his torso only inflamed my desire. His legs were powerful. His scent was strong. It didn’t take him long to take me and two children who had attached themselves to me back to his palace in Cygoth. I prayed that my attraction wasn’t one sided. It wasn’t. I could feel my body draw his gaze. Could sense the wicked desires he wanted to subject me to. Our bodies pulled together. We knew we were fated mates. But fate had a cruel sense of humor. Just as it brought us together, it sought to drive us apart. Talan’s father was a Merchant King – and our love was an affront to his political ambition. And he began to skillfully weave his web to destroy our bond – and kill my people. Our love. I had thought it was a blessing. But…could it have been a curse?                Amazon KU

EVEN GREATER MISTAKES: STORIES by Charlie Jane Anders

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

In her short story collection, Even Greater Mistakes, Charlie Jane Anders upends genre cliches and revitalizes classic tropes with heartfelt and pants-wettingly funny social commentary.The woman who can see all possible futures is dating the man who can see the one and only foreordained future.
A wildly popular slapstick filmmaker is drawn, against his better judgment, into working with a fascist militia, against a background of social collapse. Two friends must embark on an Epic Quest To Capture The Weapon That Threatens The Galaxy, or else they’ll never achieve their dream of opening a restaurant.

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MONSTER’S TOY (LORDS OF THE BADLANDS BOOK ONE) by Athena Storm and Zora Black

Kurg tore me away from the sheltered life I knew. He took my comfort and ripped it away – leaving only the harsh, desolate alien planet as my home. My father was told any rescue attempt would lead to my death. That’s the day all hope of rescue died. Every word from this Vakutan warlord is for me to obey. He controls my movement. Who I can talk to. When I can eat. What I can wear. He’s my lord. But he has no idea the betrayal in my heart. That I’m biding my time, and when his back is turned…That’s when I’ll stab him in his. He believes we’re mates. That I’m to be his queen in his sick and twisted fiefdom. So he spoils me. Cares for me. All the while I try in vain not to fall in love with him. Because I know that soon I’ll have to kill him. And as happy as I am now, I should never think I’m anything more than…A Monster’s Toy.                            Amazon KU

BEAUTIFUL AGONY SPECIMEN ONE BOOK THREE by Ever Nightly

The government is hunting us, and I’m learning things about myself that are truly terrifying. In the last few weeks, my whole world has been thrown into chaos, and I’m not sure of anything anymore. Danger stalks my every step, and I’m not sure whom I can trust. S1 has secrets of his own. Secrets that could threaten everything we’ve built together…It’s ironic, isn’t it? S1’s love saved me, but it might just destroy me in the end.                    Amazon KU

THE EVERY: A NOVEL by Dave Eggers

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

From the award-winning, bestselling author of The Circle comes an exciting new follow-up. When the world’s largest search engine/social media company, the Circle, merges with the planet’s dominant ecommerce site, it creates the richest and most dangerous—and, oddly enough, most beloved—monopoly ever known: the Every. Delaney Wells is an unlikely new hire at the Every. A former forest ranger and unwavering tech skeptic, she charms her way into an entry-level job with one goal in mind: to take down the company from within. With her compatriot, the not-at-all-ambitious Wes Makazian, they look for the Every’s weaknesses, hoping to free humanity from all-encompassing surveillance and the emoji-driven infantilization of the species. But does anyone want what Delaney is fighting to save? Does humanity truly want to be free? Studded with unforgettable characters, outrageous outfits, and lacerating set-pieces, this companion to The Circle blends absurdity and terror, satire and suspense, while keeping the reader in apprehensive excitement about the fate of the company—and the human animal.

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NUZAN: THE COVALENT SERIES BOOK 5 by Libby Doyle

Within the king’s mind lies the key to giving the queen new life. If only he would accept it. Barakiel tamed the elemental force of Destruction in all aspects but one. He could not save his mortal queen, his beloved Zan O’Gara. Afraid that Barakiel will choose death rather than live without her, Pellus and the healers clone the queen, intending to awaken her with her memories intact. They fail. Barakiel treats the innocent new Zan like his child, even though on some level, the clone remembers the queen’s love for her mate. Pellus attempts to convince the king that if he and Nuzan were to bond in Union, Zan O’Gara would be restored. Steeped in grief, Barakiel rejects his old friend’s schemes.
Nuzan must find her own way. She must learn to cope with the queen’s memories, stirring deep within her.

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STORIES FOR NERDS: AN SF&F ANTHOLOGY by Various

VS Note: From Oct 15, not romance but sounded good.

Travel through a multitude of exciting worlds and adventures in this collection of innovative and thought-provoking science fiction and fantasy short stories. How does a scientist and a band of corporate superheroes escape an eternal time-loop? What does a “real” mermaid do when she’s held captive by a spoiled short-sighted prince? Why does a young woman find herself compelled to portray a trope character in a LitRPG? These and a multitude of other questions are answered in this first collection of short stories from some of the most imaginative authors to-date.

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BURN (INFERNO FORCE OF THE DREXIAN WARRIORS BOOK 3) by Tana Stone

My hot Drexian best friend was tempting–but off-limits. Then we got stuck together on an Inferno Force battleship. Now resisting him is torture. When the Inferno Force battleship I’m working on jumps away to save a colony under attack, I have no choice but to become part of the crew. But the Inferno Force ship is nothing like the high-tech space station I’m used to—and the warrior crew isn’t used to females on board. For a curvy brainiac who’s not used to being noticed, I’m now being noticed—a lot. At least my best work friend—also an Inferno Force warrior—is onboard, but it doesn’t help that I’ve started to look at Vekron as, well, not a friend. The last thing I want is to lose my only friend if things didn’t work out. When we learn that the attack on the colony didn’t come from the Drexian’s usual enemy, but instead from a new alien scourge sweeping across the galaxy, my traitorous thoughts are pushed aside as the entire ship works to rebuild the colony and defend it from the deadly threat. But life among the gorgeous warriors is anything but simple, and my feelings for Vekron make it torturous. I might survive the terrifying alien swarm, but can I survive being forced to live side by side with the one guy I can’t risk falling for?          Amazon KU

EXECUTIONER’S GRACE (SHADOWS IN SANCTUARY BOOK 4) by Susan Trombley

Genetic engineer Dr. Hannah Chrysander is no longer considered a prisoner of the umbrose, but her upgraded status requires cooperation on her part. Assisting the human-umbrose couples in creating hybrid offspring leaves her deeply conflicted, not to mention burdened with fear that something will go wrong, and that her head will be the next one on the chopping block. Finding herself on the wrong end of Carnifex’s axe isn’t even her greatest fear. As the voice of a ghost haunts her when she’s alone in her lab, she’s worried she might be losing her mind from all the stress. Outside her lab, she feels eyes watching her from the dark shadows of Sanctuary and knows that not all the umbrose are happy about her work. Surrounded by threats in the city of her former enemies, Hannah has no idea where to turn for help. Then the watcher in the shadows reveals himself, and she discovers that she’s in the sights of the most enigmatic umbrose of all—the executioner himself.         Carnifex feels drawn to the human female who appears to be working miracles by creating impossible offspring. Though ugly whispers about Hannah’s work emanate from some corners of Sanctuary, Carnifex believes she is doing the will of the Mother of Shadows and finds her ability to create life fascinating. His primal simply believes that Hannah belongs to him, and he is determined to claim her, even if Prince Balfor himself tries to stand in the way.       Amazon KU

BEYOND THE COGS: A STEAMPUNK ANTHOLOGY by Various

This anthology contains three impeccable steampunk stories. Ranging from the gritty tale of battling a creature who steals the souls of others, to dabbling in the taboo art of imbuing a human soul into an automaton, and even a man venturing back home only to discover he’s been demonized.

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REVENGE (CITY OF KAUS BOOK 1) by Dani Hoots

A swashbuckling upper YA/NA LGBTQ+ sci-fi western you don’t want to miss! It has been three years since Elvira “Ellie” Ryder was betrayed by her ex-boyfriend Cor, which caused the destruction of her people by invaders from a different Zone. Now she will do anything to find him and make him pay. Ellie has found someone who knows where Cor is. The price—assassinate a half-human, half-Sirian who is trying to join the Society, a high-class club only for the rich. Ellie takes the job, as it wouldn’t be the first assassination job she has taken, and heads to the Human Zone. However, when she learns more about her target, the more she realizes what is going on behind the curtain, and how her people were really destroyed. Will Ellie be able to forgive Cor after learning the truth? Or will she forever hold on to that hatred?

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CLAIMED IN THE CHAOS (VOLXEK SHIFTERS BOOK 1) by Opal Fairchild

The apocalypse didn’t arrive with angelic trumpeting or zombie attacks. Nope, it came with massive alien ships and complete domination. The aliens sent out gigantic, terrifying beasts to capture every human they could find to use us as slaves. And very few of us remain free. Daddy’s sick and needs medicine, forcing me out of our home and into town. Where nothing is safe. When a beast discovers me and shifts into something almost human, declaring I’m his mate, and that no matter what, he will have me. I tell myself not no, but—hell no. But Krux’s touch and golden eyes set my body on fire. He swears his kind doesn’t want to hurt humans, that they’re enslaved by the Oglar who are destroying my world and his. He wants to work together to save both our people from enslavement, but he’s the enemy… right? They took everything from us. Within the chaos, can love bloom?        Amazon KU

WALKING THE TIGHTROPE (HER FREAKS BOOK 3) by Erin O’Kane and K A Knight

VS Note: Dystopian scifi, not listed as romance. THe reviews for book one in the series mention romance and reverse harem, so???

Forced to fight against the odds for so long, Rhea and her men need time to heal. Except there is so much more going on than first appears and time is something they are in short supply off. The rebels have started a war – a war that Rhea finds herself in the middle of. Hearts will be stolen, lives unraveled and new alliances will be forged. Change started with Alcide’s Circus, once a haven for the freaks of the world it has now become a beacon of hope throughout these destroyed lands. But where there is hope… there are those trying to ruin it. Starting with ending the freaks who were the sparks of the war. From the ashes of destruction, a new life can begin if only they can survive the flames first. Each decision Rhea and her men make will either lead them to a new life or be the end of the show for good.                    Amazon KU

THE ALIEN’S VETERINARIAN (ANIMALS AND ALIENS BOOK 2) by Skye MacKinnon and Arizona Tape

No space adventure is complete without a cat – Abby prefers animals to people, which comes in handy since she’s a vet working long hours at a cat rescue. She can’t say no to a critter in need, so when she’s offered a quick and well-paid job to look after a pregnant leopard, she accepts it. Problem is, she didn’t read the small print…Sahra has travelled to Earth to find a healer who can help with the animals back on Kyven. But how do you persuade a human to leave their planet without revealing that you’re an alien? It’s time to twist the truth a little and abduct an unsuspecting vet. Throughout the journey, their ability to work together is tested. When a storm and a dangerous beast threatens their lives, can they make it out together?

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JATH: FATED MATES OF THE THEIL by A R Kayne

Year after year, Jath has watched his friends find mates and start families. Now he alone is unmated. He yearns for what they have: a mate who’ll scream and hurl his clothing down the mountainside, and children who’ll bite and clash horns. But although many females visit his cave, none stay. hen she arrives, greasy and exhausted, tottering off a grotesque, barely-functional interstellar freighter: Dr. Orana Pasol, a human researcher intent on studying his people. One touch, and he knows she’s his mate. One stolen kiss, and he knows he can’t live without her. But she knows nothing of the ways of mating, and only wants to do her research. Males are fun, she tells him, but they can’t be trusted. The last thing she wants is to settle down with one and churn out babies, with or without horns! “Pretend she’s a wild animal,” advises his friend. “Give her food, and see if she’ll let you touch her.” So he does, but the more he courts her, the faster she runs. And there’s no time to waste: when her research ends, she’ll leave his planet forever! How can he win the heart of a female from another star system before it’s too late? Perhaps it’s time for drastic measures.                    Amazon KU

ALIEN’S SACRIFICE (OUTLAW PLANET MATES) by Cady Austin

I’m shoved in the ocean for a hungry alien kraken god to snack on. I expect to die. Friendless, hopeless, a billion miles away from home. I’m resigned to my fate until three silver aliens show up with a grudge to settle and serious weaponry. They save me from becoming a human smorgasbord and fight off the cultists who sent me off to die. They swear to get me off this cursed prison planet before anything else gets a taste for human meat. The problem? I might have a taste for something… foreign myself. Especially with all these loaded looks these seductive aliens keep casting my way. Besides, what’s a little fun when you’re far away from home? I definitely won’t catch any feelings. Amazon KU

THE GARGOYLE PRINCE (THE IMMORTAL WARRIORS BOOK 1) by Rebecca F Kenney

THE GARGOYLE PRINCE is a steamy romance set in alternate-history steampunk France during a magical civil war. When Noémie, Third Princess of Normandy, is forced to accept a gargoyle as her bodyguard, she is determined to hate him. But a series of assassination attempts brings the pair closer together, and she begins to realize that there is much more to her bodyguard than stone and bat-wings and magic. Together, Noémie and Gideon begin to process the grief and loss that each of them has endured. Slowly they unravel the mystery of his origins and uncover secrets that could affect the outcome of the war.                       Amazon KU

SOLITARY: MOST WANTED ALIEN BRIDES #3 (INTERGALACTIC DATING AGENCY) by Candice Gilmer

Leaving the Terran Empire’s POW camp, they thought they found their way home.
Home, however, is taking a different route than these cyborgs expect. When the transport landed at Disguised Serenity, the last thing that Solkan wanted to do was be shuffled into the Intergalactic Dating Agency’s offices and tested. He had plenty of tests as a prisoner of war of the Terran Empire. Doing more, even if it was to find his mate, just pissed him off. He’d been in solitary for a reason. He didn’t want to be around anyone. Especially not a mate. Cyborgs weren’t supposed to be slaves to their Cravings. Solkan refused to be slaved to anyone, ever again. Now that the prisoners are being released, it’s time to be free. As if that’s ever possible. Terran officer Addigale Vinka spent a great deal of time around the cyborgs. So much so, she was fired. She bonded too easily with them, or so she was told. Especially Solkan. Whatever it was about Solkan, she couldn’t help the desire to be around him. The others? They were fine, but Solkan? It was beyond the fact that he was spectacular to look at. She felt something. Now, though, she might have a chance. Then maybe, she and her favorite cyborg have a chance to see if this thing between them is really important, or just a prisoner falling for his jailer.

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SHIFT FOR BRAINS (THE LEGEND OF NYX BOOK 4) by

VS Note: LGBTQ+  YA Zombie scifi. Not a romance.

Zombie epidemics are bad for business. And I thought $5 + your brain was a reasonable cover charge. But you know… supply and demand…And functioning brains are in short supply these days. When it came to hunting vampires, I was second to none. Vampires are intelligent. It also means they have predictable patterns. Figure out their habits and I could take care of most vamps and be back in time for breakfast. They’re also image-conscious. But zombies are unpredictable. They run on pure instinct. They couldn’t care less about public relations. Their numbers are growing by the hour. Since I’m an elemental, they can’t smell me. It gives me an advantage that human hunters don’t have. But will it be enough? If I can’t stop them it will mean the end of humanity, the end of the world as we know it.                    Amazon KU

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VS : Couldn’t resist a small reminder of my own newest scifi romance release KYDEN: BADARI GLADIATOR! Here’s the link to the book trailer.

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THE WOLF (BLACK DAGGER BROTHERHOOD PRISON CAMP BOOK TWO) by J R Ward

In the next installment of bestselling author J.R. Ward’s Prison Camp series, things get steamy when Lucan, a wolven forced into bartering drug deals for the infamous Prison Colony, meets Rio, the second in command for the shadowy Caldwell supplier, Mozart. After a deal goes awry, a wolf with piercing golden eyes swoops in to save her from certain death. As shocking truths unfurl, Rio is uncertain of who to trust and what to believe—but with her life on the line, true love rears its head and growls in the face of danger.

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SOULJACKER (LILY BOUND BOOK 1)  by Yasmine Galenorn

VS Note: A re-release

Lily O’Connell, a succubus, owns Lily Bound, an elite sex salon in the Blood Night District of Seattle. When a client is murdered in her house, a patch of skin missing from his chest, she knows there’s something evil afoot. Then comes the news that the Souljacker―a tattoo-artist-turned-vampire―has escaped from an institution for criminally deranged Supernaturals. And he’s hunting and killing everyone he has ever inked. With one of the Souljacker’s tattoos on her thigh and nowhere else to turn, Lily hires Archer Desmond, a chaos demon and PI, to help her track down the vampire before he finds her and her friends. But Lily didn’t plan to fall for Archer. And as the old tales say―a succubus who falls in love will destroy the heart of the one she seeks to claim.

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THIS DEMON HELL (THE REJECTED MATES SERIES BOOK 3) by G Bailey and Scarlett Snow

The lord of demons wants me as his mate. But I belong to my wolves. I’ve been taken by a demon lord hellbent on ruling the world and he believes the only way to get the power he needs to do that is by becoming my mate. But I’m never going to let that happen. With the packs being destroyed, most of the alphas dead and creatures running loose on the world, I have to stop him. With the help of my mates, we will find a way to stop the creatures before it’s too late. He might be a demon lord, but I am The Mother’s Chosen. I am an alpha female, and I will save my pack.         Amazon KU

DRAGON’S JINN (DRAGON POINT BOOK 8) by Eve Langlais

Even a powerful Jinn can’t fix Maalik’s broken heart. Or can they? He’s got three wishes to find out.
Maalik’s always been able to glimpse the future. His gift—his curse—is why he and his brethren found themselves trapped in a network of tunnels for more than three thousand years. Now that he’s escaped, the path ahead is murky. However, he is determined to right a wrong in his past. For that, he’ll need a Jinn to grant him three wishes. What he doesn’t expect is to find himself falling for the enemy. Is he finally ready to let go of the past and stop trying to change the future so he can find happiness in the present?

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A MEMORY OF SUMMER: A PREQUEL TO THE NOMAS KING by Grace Draven

VS Note: A re-release.

Spinsterhood has never bothered or embarrassed the independent Emerence Ipsan, and the winter festival of Delyalda keeps her far too busy managing her father’s shops to worry about matters as trivial as marriage. Until the arrival of a young Quereci warrior with old eyes and an admiring gaze makes her question that notion. A MEMORY OF SUMMER is a short novella that takes place in the world of the Wraith Kings series. For those who’ve read the first three books in the series (RADIANCE, EIDOLON, THE IPPOS KING), this storyline takes place after EIDOLON and before THE IPPOS KING. It runs concurrently with events in the novella IN THE DARKEST MIDNIGHT and reintroduces the Wraith King Gaeres.

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THE DARKEST NIGHT (WITCH QUEEN BOOK 1) by A D Starrling

Hana Mae Jin does not believe in magic. Unfortunately, magic believes in her. When the hospital where Mae Jin works is attacked by terrifying monsters, a power the mortuary assistant never knew she possessed awakens, sending a wave of magic across New York that has unforeseen repercussions. Nikolai Stanisic has only one wish. To stop his brother Oscar and their father the Sorcerer King from carrying out the dreadful scheme that was put into motion the night they killed his mother. His only chance at success lies in rousing the soul of the being his father fears the most: the rightful Witch Queen, fated to save the world of magic and rule over it. Thrust into a fantastical realm hidden from mortal eyes, Mae soon learns of her mythical past and the incredible destiny that awaits her. Armed with the weapon and the familiar who were once promised to her, she joins forces with Nikolai and Vlad Vissarion, a seductive Russian mobster who wants to stop a demon-infested gang from taking over the city’s criminal underworld. With the New York coven and a pair of mysterious magic users from Chicago at their side, Mae, Nikolai, and Vlad find themselves facing an enemy far more vicious than they could ever have imagined and uncover a terrifying plot set in motion by the Sorcerer King and his Dark Council.                  Amazon KU

A FAMILIAR BREW (OXFORD KITTEN MAGIC MYSTERIES BOOK 4) by Rosemary A Johns

My name’s Astra, and I’m a witch who turns thirty today. I’m desperate to celebrate my party without war breaking out between my devilish kitten familiar, Satan, and his archenemy, a fluffy chick familiar. Especially, when the feast’s hosted at Silver Hall by my hot next-door-neighbour, Sheriff, and dragon shifter, Earl Sin. But I’m not holding my breath. When the Mayor of Witch Hollow, along with my unicorn familiar, are kidnapped, Sin and I must work together to save them in time. Plus, will Satan’s birthday brew for the party land him in trouble?  Will I ever get a slice of my enchanted birthday cake?                   Amazon KU

BEWITCH THE DARKNESS (GUARDIANS OF ETERNITY BOOK 18) by Alexandra Ivy

Only one drastic mission can tempt Kyi away from the peaceful woodland where the dryads raised her: killing her mother. Xuria’s beauty masks a bone-deep evil that has enslaved fey for centuries with the help of a powerful stone. A hundred years ago, Kyi almost succeeded—until one meddlesome vampire destroyed her chance. With rumors that Xuria has emerged from her secret realm, Kyi’s determined to try again—despite the vampire who is now focused on destroying her.      Locke has been waiting over a century to avenge what he believes was Xuria’s death. Discovering the sorceress’s raven-haired fey daughter was the assassin is a surprise—until her story of Xuria’s treachery begins to ring true. Working with Kyi is one solution—and the relentless heat simmering between them is a hint that they may be fated as mates. But even a destined love will have to wait as they now struggle to defeat Kyi’s twin sister, who has a chilling plan of her own.

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SNOWSTORMS AND SLEIGH BELLS: A STITCH IN TIME HOLIDAY NOVELLA by Kelley Armstrong

It’s a Victorian Christmas at Thorne Manor, and Rosalind Courtenay is staying far, far away from the door that leads to the twenty-first century. It took her four years to get back home, and she’s never going near the time stitch again. But her five-year-old son has other plans, and Rosalind finds herself plunged back into the modern world, where she decides to face her fears and give her family the holiday gift of a lifetime. Once again, Fate has other ideas, sending a blizzard to derail Rosalind’s cautious planning and toss them all into a whirlwind of savage snowstorms, spectral sleigh bells and, perhaps, a Christmas ghost or two.

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OF SHADOWS AND CROWS (THE BLOOD ASSASSIN BOOK 1) by Aimee Shaye

To be a Sister of the Assembly is a birthright, but to be an elite assassin is a legacy. Bria Allen is not an ordinary vampire. She is a Sister of the Assembly of Shadows, a coven of vampire assassins who hunt rogue vampires and leave the crows to feast on their dead bodies. It is Bria’s dream to become an elite assassin and walk in her parents’ shoes. Until one day, she discovers the truth. The Assembly of Shadows isn’t what it seems. Sava Herstoj, High Priest of the Assembly of Shadows, is the real rogue vampire. He has been plaguing the minds of assassins for years, trying to create a world where humans are mindless thralls and ritualistic sacrifices, instead of living in harmony. It becomes Bria’s personal mission to stop him at all costs and face the hardest decision of her life: standing up to Sava Herstoj and bringing shame to her family or keeping her secrets to herself. No matter which one she chooses, everyone has something to lose.

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MISSPELLED (MISS PRIMM’S ACADEMY FOR WAYWARD WITCHES BOOK 1) by Christine Pope

At the ripe old age of eighteen, Calendula Dobkins should be able to cast simple enchantments as easy as breathing. But most days, Callie and magic aren’t exactly on speaking terms. Not that she doesn’t have it. More like…she has control issues. Her parents pack her off to Miss Primm’s Academy for Wayward Witches, where she has only three years to whip her unruly magic into shape. Or DOME (the Department of Magical Exile) will banish her to Mundania. A world without magic. Callie quickly learns which girls have her back, and who will throw her under the bus. Pop quizzes can be killer. The Beginning Spells professor seems have it in for her. And…just who is the mysterious Miss Primm, anyway? Then there’s the six feet of Scottish gorgeousness she meets at the joint school dance with Master Marco’s School for Woeful Wizards, Lochlan Abernathy. If Callie can survive finals with a ticket to year two, maybe they can do more than just dream about the future.

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DISPELLED (MISS PRIMM’S ACADEMY FOR WAYWARD WITCHES BOOK 2) by Christine Pope

The pressure is on as Callie Dobkins begins her second year at Miss Primm’s Academy for Wayward Witches. Not only does she have the same stern-faced witch for her Spells professor, her older sister is planning her wedding around Callie’s graduation date. Which means if she fails, she’ll not only be banished, she’ll break her sister’s heart. All the more reason to do her absolute best to control her magic. Except one girl — Callie’s worst enemy, Mona McGee — is winning her magical trials with such annoying regularity, Callie is forced to wonder if someone is cheating. Snooping for evidence only succeeds in getting her grounded. And even her handsome boyfriend, Lochlan, is urging her to back off and let Miss Primm handle it. Because if Callie’s caught, she’ll be expelled and exiled to Mundania, far from everyone she loves…including Lochlan.

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THE STALKING DEAD (GANG OF GHOULS BOOK 1) by Eva Chase

I did a bad, bad thing. Thanks to a blank in my memory, I’m not sure what that thing was, but it was horrible enough to get me locked up in the mental ward for seven years. Horrible enough that my little sister won’t even speak to me. But when I’m released back into a town determined to rub my unknown sins in my face, the past isn’t the only thing that’s haunting me. The four “imaginary” friends who made my childhood bearable barge into my life in a very real way. They’re crude, criminally inclined, and more than a little unstable after ages trapped in afterlife limbo. All they want is to protect me. Worship me. Avenge me. So they’ll bludgeon, maim, eviscerate—tear a strip of havoc right through this sleepy town. Even rise from the dead. Maybe I’m still not all that sane either, because part of me finds them strangely appealing. In ways very different from how I felt as a kid. And that’s not the only strangeness stirring inside me…I promised myself I’d stick to the straight and narrow from here on. But what if the only way to set things right is to get a little ghoulish?

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FILTHY THIEF (JUNKYARD SHIFTERS BOOK 7) by Liza Street

Kenzie can’t forgive, but she’s doing her damnedest to forget. Since the day the love of her life betrayed her, she has started a virtual assistant business, lost thirty pounds, and dated half the single men in Medford, Oregon. But not one of them can hold a candle to her rough-yet-tender ex-fiance.
Wolf shifter Noah has more than his fair share of regrets. Every single day, he should have told Kenzie that he loved her. He should have realized his get-rich-quick schemes didn’t impress her, and worse, that they could rip her away from him. He never got his chance to say goodbye, so when she shows up at the Junkyard, he needs to do whatever it takes to earn her trust. This is their second chance.
He’ll fight like hell—again—to keep her safe. Even if that means pushing her away and losing her forever.

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HOUSE ON FIRE (ASHES AND DUST BOOK 2) by Jenn Burke

He’s done fighting his attraction to the sexy vampire…To say former firefighter Colin Zhang is struggling to accept his new life would be a vast understatement. He’s bound to a vampire he didn’t choose, living in a house filled with creatures better left to the imagination—there’s a lot to resent. As much as he tries, he doesn’t resent Evan—far from it. But he needs to know that what he feels is real and that requires breaking their bond. No matter the cost. Vampire private investigator Evan Fournier is more than willing to explore his connection with Colin, but the crisis at hand keeps getting in the way. Their bond makes it dangerous for them to be apart, so he’s forced to put the other man at risk while he investigates the latest in a series of murders. If he doesn’t find the killer soon, the paranormal community will seek retribution on all humans, not just the guilty ones. As the tensions escalate, Evan and Colin find solace in each other and their growing attraction. But if their bond is broken, attraction—even love—might not be enough to keep them safe.

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STORMBORN ANGEL: A SWEET TIME TRAVEL ROMANCE (STORM SPELLS BECKON) by Kathryn Kaleigh

What happens when time gets tangled and has a glitch? Briana Dupre. A modern woman on a clear path to success as an entrepreneur. After taking a job in the Deep South offered by her distant and unknown relatives, she discovered another world. A world with a different definition of success. Bradford Becquerel. A state senator in need of a wife. When a mysterious woman appears in his house, he must defy the conventions of his time or face the consequences. But the consequences might be what he searched for. Was it a glitch or was it fate? And will Briana and Bradford overcome the barrier of time to find their happily ever after?

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SHIFTER MOUNTAIN (HEARTS OF STONE BOOK 1) by C D Gorri

Keeton Grey is an Eastern Mountain Lion Shifter with a serious people problem. As in, he hates all of them. Betrayal is a bitter pill to swallow for most, but for Keeton, it’s damn near impossible. Choosing to live in seclusion, he finds his peace of mind disrupted when an injured hiker stumbles onto his property. After she catches her fiancé cheating, Marilena Sorelli needs a break from life. Not much of an outdoor girl, hiking alone proves unwise after Lena takes a serious tumble. She meets her rescuer in a nearly seven-foot-tall giant with piercing green eyes and a beard that makes her fingers itch to run through it. Will the beautiful interloper crack this rugged Shifter’s heart of stone, or will self-imposed isolation be his future?

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ETERNAL LOVE AFFAIR by Various

Their hearts are dark. Their love is eternal. Let the dark allure of these vampire romances suck you in, and lose yourself in the shadows of blood bonds, immortal love, and unbreakable bonds. Satisfy your supernatural cravings with this collection of paranormal romance stories, where vampires charm their hunters, dark passion is revealed at night, and undead seduction is impossible to resist.  Amazon KU

THE LOST NATION (RISE OF THE DRAKENS BOOK 4) by Raven Storm

Surviving torture and certain death, Wren now faces a different challenge closer to home. She’s spent months in captivity with Thad, who appears to have embraced his half-breed status and joined up with the demons. Not only that, but he’s become their leader. How can she reconcile the male who saved her life with the one who tortured and collared her? Not to mention, her three mates hate him. Kali is Queen of Aldur after her father’s brutal murder and mother’s subsequent suicide. Her people are in turmoil as the war has finally threatened their way of life, convinced that the only way forward is for Kali to marry and give them a king. Too bad her sights are set on a particularly fiery, red-headed pirate queen. Xana had finally been rescued from the demon fortress, only to find out that freedom isn’t exactly what it was all cracked up to be. Her unmated status has the males on the island threatening her safety and sanity, and the other rescued females won’t hear any talk of leaving their safe, warded homes. War is here, and the only way forward is together–or not at all. It all comes to head in the 4th book of the Rise of the Draken series.                  Amazon KU

COOKIE EXCHANGE EXECUTION (MURDER IN THE MIX BOOK 40) by Addison Moore

My name is Lottie Lemon, and I see dead people. Okay, so I rarely see dead people, mostly I see furry creatures of the dearly departed variety, who have come back from the other side to warn me of their previous owner’s impending doom. Noah has invited all of Honey Hollow down to the sheriff’s station for a cookie exchange fundraiser, so of course I volunteered my baked goods for the effort. But when someone at the party ends up dead as a doornail, chaos ensues. Who would kill a person in a room full of deputies? A madman, that’s who. Not only that, but Everett is up to something and I can’t seem to pinpoint what. Throw in a couple of nefarious ghosts determined ruin the most wonderful time of the year, along with a homicidal maniac, and you have the perfect recipe for a holiday disaster. It’s Christmas in Honey Hollow. Santa might be on his way but so is a killer. Lottie Lemon has a brand new bakery to tend to, a budding romance with perhaps one too many suitors, and she has the supernatural ability to see the dead—which are always harbingers for ominous things to come. Throw in a string of murders, and her insatiable thirst for justice, and you’ll have more chaos than you know what to do with. Living in Honey Hollow can be murder.           Amazon KU

LEGENDS (KALIYA SAHNI BOOK 5) by K N Banet

Everyone has something to fear. I fear going home. Over a century ago, I left my homeland and my people. I’ve never gone back. I’ve deprived myself of the community for a variety of reasons, both good and bad. I made the decision, regardless of the consequences, and never looked back. Now, I don’t have a choice and Raphael is coming along for the ride. Politics, revelations, mating, and responsibility all point to the inevitable. I need to make the long trip home. Back to the place I spent my childhood. Back to the place where my family died. Back to the land of my nightmares. Back to India and the legends it holds. But I’m not the girl who left decades ago. I’m one of those legends.
My name is Kaliya Sahni and fear will no longer hold me back.           Amazon KU

A SENSE OF DANGER – A SECTION 47 BOOK by Jennifer Estep

A SPY . . .My name is Charlotte Locke, and I’m an analyst for Section 47, a secret government agency that tracks terrorists, criminals, and other paramortal bad guys who want to unleash their abilities on an unsuspecting mortal world. I have a magical form of synesthesia that senses danger and uncovers lies—making me a stealthy operative. I’m trudging through another day when one of Section’s cleaners—assassins—takes an interest in me. I don’t need my synesthesia to realize that he is extremely dangerous and that he will do anything to achieve his goals—even if it means putting me in the line of fire. . . . AND AN ASSASSIN – I’m Desmond Percy, one of Section 47’s most lethal cleaners. I’m also a man on a mission, and I need Charlotte Locke’s skills to help me keep a promise, settle a score, and kill some extremely bad people. Charlotte might not like me, but we’re stuck together until my mission is over. Still, the more time we spend together, the more I’m drawn to her. But at Section 47, you never know who you can trust—or who might want you dead.

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FATES FULFILLED: HALVEN RISING by Jules Barnard

The Dark Prince will stop at nothing to save his people—even if it means kidnapping the one woman with the power to destroy them all… Garrin Branimir, Prince of Dark Kingdom, has been trapped in endless winter for centuries, along with his people. His only hope of saving them is to find the woman with the power to destroy the magical barriers imprisoning Dark Fae. With her by his side, he and his kinsmen will finally be free. But Lex Meinrad isn’t full Fae, and she wasn’t raised in his land, content to obey her prince’s every order. She refuses to do his bidding—no matter how intense the sparks between them fire. With time running out, Garrin must convince this impossibly stubborn woman to cooperate before his enemies bend her to their will. And, unlike him, they’ll choose force over seduction.

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THE FORGOTTEN MEMORIES OF VERA GLASS by Anna Priemaza

Vera has a nagging feeling that she’s forgetting something. Not her keys or her homework—something bigger. Or someone. When she discovers her best friend Riven is experiencing the same strange feeling, they set out on a mission to uncover what’s going on. Everyone in Vera’s world has a special ability—a little bit of magic that helps them through the day. Perhaps someone’s ability is interfering with their memory? Or is something altering their very reality? Vera and Riven intend to fix it and get back whatever or whomever they’ve lost. But how do you find the truth when you can’t even remember what you’re looking for in the first place? The Forgotten Memories of Vera Glass is a cleverly constructed, heartbreaking, and compelling contemporary YA novel with a slight fantasy twist about memory, love, grief, and the invisible bonds that tie us to each other.

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HOUND OF THE BURGERVILLES (QUEST INVESTIGATIONS BOOK 2) by E J Russell

This case is really going to the dogs…After I try a little off-the-books interrogation to locate my selkie almost-boyfriend’s nearly-ex-husband (don’t ask, it’s complicated), I’m in the doghouse again with my bosses, who bust me back to surveillance. Ugh. So when another human inexplicably storms into Quest Investigations—something our security spells ought to prevent since I’m supposed to be the only human admitted to our offices—I’m reduced to staking out local fast food restaurants to check out the guy’s alleged sighting of a giant, glowing-eyed, dumpster-diving spectral hound. Ridiculous, right? Humiliating, too, not to mention boring. But at least they didn’t fire me. Imagine my surprise when there actually is a giant, glowing-eyed, dumpster-diving spectral hound—one of the Cwn Annwn, Herne the Hunter’s traitor-tracking dog pack, to be exact. Jeez, who let this dog out? It’s my case, though, so it’s up to me—Matt Steinitz, aka Hugh Mann—to return him to Faerie. But while Herne’s normally hopping kennels are inexplicably unpopulated by pups, they’re playing host to one extremely dead body. Uh oh. Looks like someone’s bite was a lot worse than their bark. Guess my love life will have to take a back seat again while we nose out the truth. Dammit.       Amazon KU

SCENT OF THE INCUBUS by Victoria L Szulc

A quirky antiques collector, Whitney Cates, finds an exotic perfume bottle attached to an intricate wristlet. She’s soon intoxicated by the scent from the jewelry and having gothic dreams of a mysterious stranger, Julian. Whitney’s life becomes complicated when Julian shows up in her “daytime” world. As her dreams and reality collide, Whitney falls under the spell of a paranormal entity. Will she survive the Scent of the Incubus?

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YULE BE SORRY (FAMILIAR KITTEN MYSTERIES BOOK 14) by Sara Bourgeois

Jingle Bell Hell!!! When the unthinkable happens, Kinsley has to figure out a way to save her best friend. There’s a bad witch on the loose, and Kinsley’s going to have to stop her before the bodies pile up like presents under the Christmas Tree.            Amazon KU

OUR VIOLENT ENDS (THESE VIOLENT DELIGHTS) by Chloe Gong

The year is 1927, and Shanghai teeters on the edge of revolution. After sacrificing her relationship with Roma to protect him from the blood feud, Juliette has been a girl on a mission. One wrong move, and her cousin will step in to usurp her place as the Scarlet Gang’s heir. The only way to save the boy she loves from the wrath of the Scarlets is to have him want her dead for murdering his best friend in cold blood. If Juliette were actually guilty of the crime Roma believes she committed, his rejection might sting less. Roma is still reeling from Marshall’s death, and his cousin Benedikt will barely speak to him. Roma knows it’s his fault for letting the ruthless Juliette back into his life, and he’s determined to set things right—even if that means killing the girl he hates and loves with equal measure. Then a new monstrous danger emerges in the city, and though secrets keep them apart, Juliette must secure Roma’s cooperation if they are to end this threat once and for all. Shanghai is already at a boiling point: The Nationalists are marching in, whispers of civil war brew louder every day, and gangster rule faces complete annihilation. Roma and Juliette must put aside their differences to combat monsters and politics, but they aren’t prepared for the biggest threat of all: protecting their hearts from each other.

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CASTLE OF THORNS by Elle Beaumont

To end the murders, she must live with the beast of the forest. After surviving years with a debilitating illness that leaves her weak, Princess Gisela must prove that she is more than her ailment. She discovers her father, King Werner, has been growing desperate for the herbs that have been her survival. So much so, that he’s willing to cross paths with a deadly legend of Todesfall Forest to retrieve her remedy. Knorren is the demon of the forest, one who slaughters anyone who trespasses into his land. When King Werner steps into his territory, desperately pleading for the herbs that control his beloved daughter’s illness, Knorren toys with the idea. However, not without a cost. King Werner must deliver his beloved Gisela to Knorren or suffer dire consequences. With unrest spreading through the kingdom, and its people growing tired of a king who won’t put an end to the demon of Todesfall Forest, Gisela must make a choice. To become Knorren’s prisoner forever, or risk the lives of her beloved people.

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ELEMENTAL RUIN: THE WITCH PROPHECIES by Gina Manis

The day has finally arrived when Malaki, the next King of Clearwater, takes his bride. A day of festivities and hope for the future turns dark when the fierce Kingdom of Fire attacks. With many armed warriors away in the chaos of Earth and Wind realms, the kingdom falls, and so does the royal family. The rule of a kingdom becomes fire and ash as the royal family finds death. Those that survive are cursed and rejected in a red haze of darkness. The future Witches must be protected at all costs, along with the potential kings they will guide. Only one witch must see to this, and she is in the enemy’s control. To protect the young ones, she must hide them all and scatters them among the realms. The new age is upon the Elemental Realms as the Elements Earth, Fire, Water, and Wind is transforming into a new form of magic, one that was blessed by the Witch Coven a long time ago. The dawn of the Elemental Witches.               Amazon KU

FOREVER KISSES VOL 2 by Angela Knight

Vampire agents, SEALs, captives, and bodyguards fight their way into their women’s hearts. Hope’s Kiss: When a police detective discovers a chamber of horrors in the basement of an old house, she’s horrified to find her ex-lover, Mark Wilder, locked in one of the cells. Naked and covered in bites and blood, he’s been changed into a vampire. And he’s insane with bloodlust. Unless Hope can reawaken Mark’s humanity, he’s doomed to remain the slave of a vicious predator. What’s worse, his vampire sire intends Hope to become Mark’s first victim. Kissing the Hunter: Navy SEAL Logan McLean is on a quest for revenge against the monsters who murdered his wife. Virginia Hart is a sexy vampire searching for her lost soulmate, only to find him in a man determined to kill her. ..(more blurb on ebook seller page…)

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BRIAR GIRLS by Rebecca Kim Wells

The Cruel Prince meets A Curse So Dark and Lonely in this epic reimagining of “The Sleeping Beauty” that follows a teen girl on a quest to wake a sleeping princess in an enchanted forest, while searching for the truth behind her own deadly curse. Lena has a secret: the touch of her skin can kill. Cursed by a witch before she was born, Lena has always lived in fear and isolation. But after a devastating mistake, she and her father are forced to flee to a village near the Silence, a mysterious forest with a reputation for luring people into the trees, never to be seen again…​Until the night an enigmatic girl stumbles out of the Silence and into Lena’s sheltered world. Miranda comes from the Gather, a city in the forest brimming with magic. She is on a quest to wake a sleeping princess believed to hold the key to liberating the Gather from its tyrannical ruler—and she offers Lena a bargain. If Lena assists her on her journey, Miranda will help her break the curse. Mesmerized by Miranda and her promise of a new life, Lena jumps at the chance. But the deeper into the Silence she goes, the more she suspects she’s been lied to—about her family’s history, her curse, and her future. As the shadows close in, Lena must choose who to trust and decide whether it’s more important to have freedom…or power.

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EVERGREEN ELVES by Danielle Garrett

Lumi’s life is thrust into seasonal overdrive as throngs of visitors make their way to her family’s reindeer sanctuary, eager to sip hot cocoa and visit with Santa’s retired fleet. Rumors are swirling that she might be getting a shiny new diamond ring in her stocking this year, but Lumi isn’t so sure. If anything, Prince Corbin seems to be giving her the cold shoulder, leaving her to wonder if she’s headed for holiday heartbreak instead. Before she can worry too much about her absentee beau, she’s approached by the North Pole’s leading veterinarian who has a special—if not strange—request. There’s a thief on the loose in Holiday Haven and Doc Patches has reason to believe his own nephew may be behind the recent crime spree. Can Lumi get to the bottom of the mischief before it spreads to the North Pole?                 Amazon KU

TIDESONG by Wendy Xu

VS Note: A Middle Grade book but sounds charming.

Sophie is a young witch whose mother and grandmother pressure her to attend the Royal Magic Academy—the best magic school in the realm—even though her magic is shaky at best. To train for her entrance exams, Sophie is sent to relatives she’s never met. Cousin Sage and Great-Aunt Lan seem more interested in giving Sophie chores than in teaching her magic. Frustrated, Sophie attempts magic on her own, but the spell goes wrong, and she accidentally entangles her magic with the magic of a young water dragon named Lir. Lir is trapped on land and can’t remember where he came from. Even so, he’s everything Sophie isn’t—beloved by Sophie’s family and skilled at magic. With his help, Sophie might just ace her entrance exams, but that means standing in the way of Lir’s attempts to regain his memories. Sophie knows what she’s doing is wrong, but without Lir’s help, can she prove herself?

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PRICE OF SILENCE: WINTERFELL ACADEMY BOOK 3 by Elle Mae

I am Rosie Miller and at the age of twenty… I am taking back control over my life. Witches, demons, even angels cannot stop me from what I am about to do. I am looking for revenge and I refuse to be a doormat any longer. I have been beaten, lied to, forced into traps, and now… the Rosie Miller everyone once knew is dead. In her place will stand a ruthless cold blooded monster that no one will mess with. The others have a choice, stand with me or fight against me and I will not sit around to see who picks which. At least now I know who my real enemies are. And I swear if one more person tells me I need to go back to Winterfell, tthey will have bigger problems on their hands than a disgruntled demon hybrid.                    Amazon KU

ON THE WATER: A LESBIAN PARANORMAL ROMANCE (MONSTERS OF THE RIVER EDGE BOOK ONE) by Jerica Taylor

Del needs all the cash she can get, so when someone who claims to be from someplace called The Uncanny Society hires her to look into local disappearances, she takes the job. It brings her to On the Water, a club by the river, where she notices a beautiful woman trying too hard to be overlooked, and who goes out of her way to keep Del from the riverbank. Saira entered the human world to retrieve the missing Guard of the Northern Gate at the behest of her Eminence, and return to her underwater home as quickly as possible. But there’s a human poking around the river, too intriguing and too stubborn for their own good, and if Saira isn’t careful, she won’t be the only monster who takes notice of her.

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SPOOKY BUSINESS (WICKED WITCHES OF SHADOW WOODS BOOK 2) by Sara Bourgeois

VS Note: From OCT 21 

Death throws a wrench in her plans…When Shelly Blue, the owner of Screamin’ Wheelies is murdered, Reva has to solve the mysterious murder of her friend one spell at a time. Will Reva and Matt ever get along? And, why does Pistol want a pool table?             Amazon KU

GIOVANNI’S JACKPOT: VAMPIRES OF THE BELOVED GEM BOOK TWO) by Taylor Ryan

Can vampires from two separate worlds figure out how to mesh their lives together? Giovanni Cardello loves life. He is more than content in his position as a craps dealer aboard the Beloved Gem, and his special bond with the coven master and close friends is all he needs. But mistaken identity leads to him being kidnapped, and he wonders if he’ll ever see his coven family again. Lucius Mancini is honored to be the second for the created vampire. His family line goes back to the original eight, and Lucius is proud of the life he’s lived. When the created ones are called to be part of the newly formed paranormal council, the last thing Lucius expected was to scent his beloved. But when he discovers his beloved is missing, he questions if they’ll find him alive. When Giovanni wakes up back on the Gem, he didn’t expect the gorgeous vampire in the room to be his fated mate. Gio agrees to move to Montana with Lucius, but the council is still forming, and Giovanni doesn’t know how he fits into this world. Now an unknown presence appears near Gio on the mountain, leaving everyone to wonder what its intent is. Is it after Gio? Or does it not want the council on the mountain?

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GHOST OF LIES (MEDIUM TROUBLE BOOK 1) by Alice Winters

VS Note: From OCT 21

Hiro – Though I was born with the ability to see the dead, I struggled with it until my brother was killed and his ghost was left behind. Now, I’m determined to figure out who is responsible for his death… the problem is that Detective Maddox Booker, the one working the case, is a grumpy and stubborn man who wants nothing to do with me and definitely doesn’t believe in ghosts. It doesn’t help that I keep finding myself looking ridiculous in front of the detective, thanks to interfering ghosts who enjoy laughing at my expense. Still, the more I’m around Maddox, the more I realize that beneath that surly exterior is a kind and caring man who will do anything to help.      Maddox – When another man dies, I know we have a serial killer on our hands—the same murderer who has remained elusive for a year and a half. To add to my frustration, I keep running into Hiro at crime scenes only to hear him claim that he can talk to ghosts. The words of the dead could lead us to the serial killer and even tell us who is next, but ghosts? There’s no such thing as ghosts. Hiro is determined and charming, and no matter what I do, I can’t stop letting him get involved. He’s definitely snagged my attention, but when he nearly winds up dead, I know he’s getting closer to the truth—and if I don’t do something soon, he might be next.                   Amazon KU

ENCHANTING THE MAGE by Tracy Lauren

VS Note: From OCT 31

Gloria and Walter start their stories on opposite ends of the country. But when the time comes for Gloria to escape her dusty little hometown, she sets her sights on something a little more picturesque. A beautiful waterfront property about as far from her childhood home as she can get without crossing any oceans. And though her friends beg her not to go, Gloria knows deep in her soul that she has to answer this call. The call to adventure. As for Walter? He wasn’t taking any calls.
Before his new neighbor came knocking on his door Walter thought he had life all figured out. The tenacious redhead quickly proves otherwise. But the timing couldn’t be more wrong. Caught up in his father’s legacy and friends from the past, Walter finds himself on the precipice of disaster. He’ll have to choose between the life he’s built and the woman he loves. Will the out-of-town redhead with a heart full of hope ever find a way of ENCHANTING THE MAGE? A contemporary tale of magic and romance.          Amazon KU

SCHOOLBOOKS AND SORCERY by Various

VS Note: From OCT 14

In this enchanting collection of young adult tales, 20 authors explore the overlap of the mundane and the fantastical, with LGBTQ protagonists juggling the pressures of school and the wonder of magic in its many forms. From entrance tests to final exams, casting spells to breaking curses, these teens seek to claim their place in the world. In these pages, you’ll find gay and lesbian, bisexual and asexual, trans and nonbinary characters, all experiencing sexy, strange, wicked, wonderful, romantic adventures. They deal with bad roommates and bullies, first loves and new friends, all while crafting and inhabiting their ideal identities. Featuring authors such as Seanan McGuire, Cheryl Rainfield, Cecilia Tan, E.C. Myers, Rajan Khanna, and many more. Step inside and experience Schoolbooks & Sorcery.

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EXMUSE ME: 9 HEIRS AND A SPARE BOOK 4 by Donna McDonald

If Pan calls me a terrible Muse one more time, I’m going to flatten him into a Pan-cake. I may need the musical son of Hermes to help me solve tasks six and seven, but if the lecherous Satyr goes for the grope on me, I’m chopping off his fingers. It’s going to be hard to play that magical flute he loves without them. Pan hurt one of my Muse sisters once. He’s lucky to still be alive. Did I tell you about the robot I have to fight? Yes, robot. I don’t know what else to call him. Hephaestus, the God of Fire made Talos long ago as an unbeatable metal warrior to guard Crete. Now the robot with laser beam eyes serves as a guardian for Gaia. There’s not enough room for both of us on the Great Mother’s secret island and I’m not leaving until I’m done. This is only a fraction of why I have bigger problems than worrying about what chaos a lecherous Satyr is causing. Or what’s got Athena’s panties so twisted up. I haven’t killed the amnesiac version of Zeus yet. Actually, I kind of like him now. I’d be fine never restoring him. So far, I’m staying as upbeat as I can about things, but I’d be better if Cale stopped releasing his inner Dragon out into the world in the middle of the hardest challenge of the prophecy.

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THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN by Stephanie Burke

VS Note: An “extensively re-edited” re-release.

Rotic, a human boy, was a slave when High Orc Chieftain Vizri first rescued him. Now, as Vizri’s adopted son, Rotic has become a renowned warrior and leader of the Orc Army. Rotic is confused when he’s gifted with a male consort, but he knows he has earned his place in life, and he has full confidence nothing will ever take his power and position away from him. Ogun is used and broken when he’s brought to the castle of the High Orc Chieftain as tribute — actually a sly insult — by the underhanded Dark Elves. When Ogun is named Consort and meets Rotic, his new partner, he finds himself lost in a whole new way of life before the sun has set. He has a new position and a growing relationship with Rotic. Nothing could ever ruin this for Ogun. But with treacherous humans threatening the Orc Nation, magical and cultural landmines to traverse, and a new wife added to the mix, Ogun and Rotic’s lives are changing faster than they can blink. Ogun and Rotic have to learn to adjust and overcome before the differences between them become an insurmountable mountain that will destroy them both.

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DARK MEMORIES RESTORED (CHILDREN OF THE GODS PARANORMAL ROMANCE BOOK 55) by I T Lucas

A LEGACY OF HOPE AND ASH (FIRES OF THE FAE BOOK THREE) by Erin O’Kane

A great evil has descended upon the Fae Lands and only the true promessa can stop it.
After she was attacked in the rebel compound, Annalise was taken to Doerallia by the handsome Prince Abel. Only, nowhere is safe. With enemies around every corner, she’s going to have to take her safety into her own hands. Training with her friends at her side, she learns of something that will help her to control her growing power. An amulet, said to be buried in the ruins of the island of Mamos. However, journeying to this ravaged island isn’t going to be as easy as she thinks. Her mates will help her through, but with threats from every direction, will Annalise be the legacy they’ve all been waiting for, or will their hopes crumble to ash?         Amazon KU

A CHRISTMAS WITCH by Juniper Kerry

TIK-TOK (FAERIES OF OZ BOOK FOUR) by Candace Robinson and Amber R Duell

SHIFTER GOD (SHIFTER WAR, VAMPIRE ORDERS BOOK 1) by Meg Xuemei X

DARK FATE (FLAME BORN BOOK 2) by Kat Silver

A BEAR FOR THANKSGIVING (HOLIDAY SHIFTERS BOOK 1) by Lisa Daniels

MAGICAL PRACTICE (A MAGICAL SLEUTH MYSTERY BOOK THREE) by JA Whiting

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VS: Next on my tour of the backlist is TRAPPED ON TALONQUE, my ‘alien sleeping beauty’ story. It’s a standalone tale set in the Sectors. In the course of writing this one I had to invent a literally life or death ball game and had all kinds of other fun…

When a Sectors Special Forces soldier and his team crash land on an alien planet, they’re taken captive and given a challenge–win at the violent ball game of sapiche and live. Lose, and they die, sending a mysterious, alien beauty to an even uglier fate. To survive, these soldiers must win the game and find a way to free the dangerous prisoner from her locked chamber.

Nate Reilly and his team are in deep trouble. Prisoners on a backward alien planet, they’re brought before an alien ‘goddess’, sleeping in her high tech seclusion. Nate is astonished when she awakes and establishes a psychic link with him. But her news is not good–he and his men must win a brutal challenge set by their captors, or they will die. She’ll give her aid, but in the end their courage and strength must win the contest.

Bithia sleeps in her chamber, as she has for thousands of years, since her own people unaccountably left her there. Viewed as a goddess by her captors, she must hide her ancient secrets to survive. But only the bravest of men may free her. Can she use her psychic powers to keep Nate and his men alive long enough to help her escape, or will her only hope of freedom die with them?

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LINKS TO RECENT NEW RELEASES POSTS from Veronica:

November 10

November 3

October 27

October 20

October 13

October 6

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

As always, I recommend sampling before you buy! I have not read most of the new releases listed (although I always end up one-clicking a bunch as I prepare these posts LOL). 

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CORSAIRS: STRAIK (CORSAIR BROTHERS BOOK 3) by Ruby Dixon

VS Note: Always great to lead off with a new book from Ruby!

What’s worse than finding a lost ship full of stolen humans? It’s finding out that your family is responsible. This is a wrong I have to somehow right, so I take off to find answers…and discover one of those kidnapped humans has stowed away on my ship. She’s furious that I’ve deserted her friends. She’s determined to make me pay. Ruth swears vengeance and won’t be satisfied until she sees me destroyed. It’s a battle of wills I’m determined to win. Instead of breaking Ruth, I find that I’ll do just about anything to get her to kiss me again. Now…who’s bending who?            Amazon KU

ATLAS: ARKADIAN MAIL ORDER BRIDES #2 (INTERGALACTIC DATING AGENCY) by Tasha Black

VS Note: Yay for Tasha B and also for the IDA!

When Valerie’s designated match from the Arkadia Brides Agency offers her a deal that involves a quick marriage and divorce, she can’t believe her good luck. She can realize her dream of opening a tea shop, and without a pesky husband around she can send for her beloved sisters to join her. But as soon as she meets the blue-eyed giant who wants her to pretend to be in love with him, she is instantly, annoyingly attracted to him. Atlas lives a quiet life of leisure. His only problem is a caveat in his grandfather’s will that means he will lose the family estate if he isn’t married by the age of thirty. So, he offers his match an arrangement – he gets his inheritance, and she gets a cut of the money to open her tea shop. Nobody falls in love, and nobody gets hurt. He just doesn’t expect his pretend bride to trigger an inescapable hurricane of lust and longing in him. When a rival family member shows up and starts questioning their relationship, Valerie and Atlas suddenly find themselves a whole lot closer than they planned. They’re convinced they’re putting on a show to fool everyone else, but it seems more and more like the only people they are fooling are themselves.

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THE TORID AFFAIR (VESLOR MATES BOOK 5) by Laurann Dohner

VS Note: I’m such a fan of Ms. Dohner’s! I was thrilled to see this new book from her.

When riots erupt on planet Torid, the crew of Defcon Red is tasked with quelling the violence and tending the injured. Even Alien Research Specialist Jessa Brick is pressed into service. Arguably more comfortable in her lab, the doctor is shocked at the obvious inequality on Torid. She vows to help every citizen, rich or poor, even if it runs counter to the colony governor’s wishes…and means working closely with a certain grumpy alien. Veslor medic Maith has long been annoyed by the prickly Dr. Brick and her repeated attempts to study his race like lab rats. But working together on Torid shows him a different side of Jessa. The closer they become, the more his admiration and attraction grows…especially when he’s ordered to keep Jessa safe. That means they must stay together every minute during the mission. As danger closes in, it’s not just duty that drives Maith to protect Jessa. Primal Veslor instincts are impossible to deny.

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AS DAWN RISES (THE VASSI CONTACT BOOK 2) by Michelle Howard

After recovering from a deadly case of Vax, Dawn Reavers awoke on a space vessel with no way to return home to Earth. The stern alien she’d befriended refused to listen to her pleas and take her back so she must adapt to this new environment. Venik Avar was reluctantly intrigued and attracted to the human he’d rescued from her backward world. Instead of being grateful, she’s aggressive and stubborn despite his attempts to show her consideration. When an attack seems targeted toward the soft skinned human, Venik follows his instinct to protect what belongs to him.

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ACTIVATION DEGRADATION by Marina J Lostetter

VS Note: This one sounded really intriguing to me, like maybe “if you enjoyed Murderbot you’ll like this” way. I pre-ordered. Not a romance but a scifi release of note.

When Unit Four—a biological soft robot built and stored high above the Jovian atmosphere—is activated for the first time, it’s in crisis mode. Aliens are attacking the Helium-3 mine it was created to oversee, and now its sole purpose is to defend Earth’s largest energy resource from the invaders in ship-to-ship combat. But something’s wrong. Unit Four doesn’t feel quite right. There are files in its databanks it can’t account for, unusual chemical combinations roaring through its pipes, and the primers it possesses on the aliens are suspiciously sparse. The robot is under orders to seek and destroy. That’s all it knows. According to its handler, that’s all it needs to know. Determined to fulfill its directives, Unit Four launches its ship and goes on the attack, but it has no idea it’s about to get caught in a downward spiral of misinformation, reprograming, and interstellar conflict. Most robots are simple tools. Unit Four is well on its way to becoming something more.

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HAVEN 5: BONDED by Sandra R Neeley

Kron is an Elite Warrior of the Cruestaci military. He’s temporarily on Earth as support personnel to the Cruestaci Consul to Earth. He’s basically happy on Earth, making friends easily, performing his duties in an exemplary manner. There is only one thing he can’t do. He can’t get Ginger Buchanan out of his brain. And to make matters worse, now her father, Viceroy Buchanan of Earth, has made it clear he expects Kron to marry his daughter. How is he supposed to mate a female who has no idea what that mating would mean? Everything would change for her, including her plans for her future which clearly don’t include life with him on an alien warship. He cares too much for her to force her into a situation that she could never escape. Doesn’t he?     Ginger Buchanan is a confident, self-sufficient young woman, who has no problem going after anything she wants, or voicing her opinions. Unless ..(more blurb on ebook seller page…)      Amazon KU

THEIRS BY DESTINY (HER ALIEN CREW BOOK 2) by Sasha Caine, Margo Bond Collins and Eli Constant

When Lise Klein took on three alien conmen to crew her spaceship, all she wanted was to make a living until she found a way home to Earth. Instead, together they freed a group of women up for sale in the evil Bufo Alvarius Empress’s infamous slave auctions, earning the enmity of the empire and the title of the Galaxy’s Most Wanted—and almost losing one of the crewmen in the process. Now they’re on the run with a bounty on their heads and lawkeepers on their tail. But they have a plan: wipe out the slave-trade entirely, taking the empress down with it. Every move they make draws the four of them even closer together in a relationship none of them could have imagined—and brings them ever closer to destroying the empress’s slave-trade Assuming they survive.     Amazon KU

ENCHANTING ARANA (SCIFI FAIRYTALE FUSIONS BOOK 2) by Leanna Ryans and V T Bonds 

Deep in an ocean far, far away, Arana falls in love with the man she rescues from certain doom. Convinced of his love, she makes a bargain with Ursuli to rid herself of her weaknesses. Betrayal cuts deep, but daggers slice deeper, and tragedy clouds her morals. Will this little Mermaid survive the Reaper’s price?

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HOME WITHIN SKIN by Jem Zero

Jax, a disabled trans man with more hangups than belongings, has survived two years of homelessness by keeping his head down and refusing to trust. The intergalactic Rrhi immigration reshaping life on Earth seems irrelevant until Jax sneaks into a hotel hoping for a respite from the cold and accidentally barges in on a Rrhi sex worker. Sei-vész is stunning, but his defensiveness almost scares Jax away. Almost. Jax sees his vulnerabilities mirrored in Sei-vész, so he accepts the other man’s reluctant offer of a truce. What starts as a one-time experiment spirals into an unexpected deep affection that draws them into each other’s arms again and again. When Sei-vész tries to protect Jax from his own stubbornness, though, Jax digs in his heels. Love isn’t a guarantee, and relying on others is what landed him on the streets in the first place. If Jax wants a future with Sei-vész, he’ll need to challenge himself… and open up to trust. Otherwise he might be left out in the cold once again.                    Amazon KU

LIGHT FROM UNCOMMON STARS by Ryka Aoki

Shizuka Satomi made a deal with the devil: to escape damnation, she must entice seven other violin prodigies to trade their souls for success. She has already delivered six. When Katrina Nguyen, a young transgender runaway, catches Shizuka’s ear with her wild talent, Shizuka can almost feel the curse lifting. She’s found her final candidate. But in a donut shop off a bustling highway in the San Gabriel Valley, Shizuka meets Lan Tran, retired starship captain, interstellar refugee, and mother of four. Shizuka doesn’t have time for crushes or coffee dates, what with her very soul on the line, but Lan’s kind smile and eyes like stars might just redefine a soul’s worth. And maybe something as small as a warm donut is powerful enough to break a curse as vast as the California coastline. As the lives of these three women become entangled by chance and fate, a story of magic, identity, curses, and hope begins, and a family worth crossing the universe for is found.

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A GHOST IN AMBER (AN ELEMENTAL STEAMPUNK TALE BOOK 5) by Anne Renwick

On All Hallows’ Eve, Lady Diana Starr is poised to uncover a lost zoological treasure when an unfortunate steam accident threatens to destroy the chance of a lifetime. Locked in a race with her arch nemesis, she must toss aside all decorum and break rules—lest he destroy her dreams. Again.
Trapped in the past and doomed to re-live the night of his murder, Lord Leo Wraxall awakens at sunset. This year, something is different. Might an unexpected time traveler who arrives at his hidden workshop help alter his cursed fate? But destiny refuses to relax its grip; the stars cannot be realigned. As adversaries threaten to snatch away a final thread of hope, can Diana and Leo forge a new path into the future? Or will they be haunted for eternity by what might have been?

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MY ALIEN LOVER by Various

Join eight USA Today and International bestselling authors as they spin their tales of hot aliens and the people who love them. Whether set in a faraway world, or taking place right here on earth, these eight action packed novellas are full of sci-fi, adventure and, of course, romance!       Amazon KU

AWAKEN (THE CURE CHRONICLES BOOK 2) by K A Riley

Leaving behind the people she loves most in the world, Ashen sets off into the wilderness in hopes of finding the elusive group of rebels know as the Consortium. But when she finds herself among strangers in the former ski town locals have named the “Bastille,” secrets begin to reveal themselves, friendships prove as fragile as glass, and Ashen begins to understand just how powerful her enemy really is. When her brother, Kel, goes missing, Ashen is forced to return to the place she despises…where she’s faced with a cruel and brutal choice that will break her heart.     Amazon KU

REVERSAL OF FATE (TIME QUEST BOOK 1) by Tina Folsom

VS Note: I put this on my TBR. Sounded good.

In 2085, humankind is at the brink of extinction. A mutated virus originating from a worldwide pandemic in 2025 has rendered 99% of women infertile, yet has no effect on men. The only hope for the survival of mankind is to send young men back in time to find fertile women before the virus infects them. However, the space time continuum may not be disturbed since any change in the past may wipe out the future. Therefore, only women known to have died during the 2025 pandemic may be chosen. But will they come willingly? Carter Ambrose is the first young man to travel back in time and assigned to bring back Julie Schneider, a young woman fated to die in the first wave of the virus. However, something goes wrong during the time jump and Carter suddenly finds himself racing against time to win Julie’s trust and affection so he can convince her to come back to the future with him.                  Amazon KU

PLANET ZERO by Lydia Hope

A spaceship crash survivor, Addie Rye is lucky to be alive. But being stuck on a primitive planet isn’t exactly the epitome of luck. With no way home, Addie has no choice but learn how to use stone tools and catch her dinner before cooking it while attempting to befriend a tribe of wild nomads who inhabit this planet. His injuries rendering him useless in the eyes of his tribe, embattled Zoark is content to occupy the lowest rung of the social ladder. When Addie ingratiates herself into his tribe, he doesn’t trust her and goes out of his way to make her feel unwelcome. But soon, he is captivated by her grit and resilience and enchanted by her human spirit. Against his will, his long-dormant protective instincts come to life. As the tribe moves around this vast alien steppe, tensions mount among its people, augmented by dwindling resources, violent predators, and marauding rivals. Only the strongest will survive, and Zoark needs Addie to keep him going. Knowing the fate of the tribe may one day depend on this man, Addie agrees to his impersonal proposition. But can her human heart remain detached?             Amazon KU

CYBORG’S STRICT PROTECTION (CYBORG MATES BOOK 3) by Corin Cain

Trilana: I’ve spent my life being told what to do. My only escape is the Haunt, the hideout where stars let loose. I’m not going to let some beast of an alien cyborg stop me. He’s a machine, not a man.
Late thirties. Broad, powerful, with stony skin that’s inhuman. He makes grown men look like little boys. His jaw is like an anvil, his fists hammers, his eyes gleaming with an inhuman glow. If I didn’t know better, I’d think he has some Aurelian in his DNA, the alien species infamous for their brutality, mating rage, and their absolute need to find their fated mate and tame her. Trilana, the character I’ve played for the last ten years would never be attracted to him. So why do I instinctively want to do everything he says? Unit 5001: I’ve been linked to her since my eyes opened. One purpose. Keep her safe. I don’t care about her reputation. I don’t care about her billion-credit contract with her bosses.
Her life depends on doing exactly as I say. I’m going to make certain she does. When she disrespects me and runs away up to no good… I know exactly what she needs. But when she gives me a name – I ache for something more than just protecting her. It’s utterly forbidden, but I want to claim the one I was built to guard.                             Amazon KU

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VS: SPECIAL PRE-ORDER! I’m so excited to be included in the authors of this scifi romance anthology, which will be released in July 2022. It’s up for pre-order now.

CLAIMED AMONG THE STARS by Various (including me)

Claimed Among the Stars will rocket you to reading bliss with more action, adventure, and pleasure than one planet can contain. Curl up with this collection of wild and wonderful heavenly bodies and venture to the unknown worlds that only your favorite sci-fi romance authors could create. Hearts in zero gravity are free to fall, and destiny awaits unsuspecting heroines far across the galaxy. Whether you love a trip that’s nice and easy or dark and intense, this collaboration of more than fifty bestselling authors is guaranteed to please. Embrace the heat, the sweet, the dark, and the depraved, and grab your copy of Claimed Among the Stars today! The proceeds of Claimed Among the Stars will benefit The National Women’s Coalition Against Violence and Exploitation, which serves women and children in the United States and abroad.

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HIDDEN RAGE: KINDRED TALES 37 by Evangeline Anderson

Dr. Roberta McClelland–Bobbi to her friends–is a Xeno-Cultural Anthropologist living her lifelong dream of studying an alien species. On the peaceful planet of Avria Pentaura, she spends her days tending crops and learning her new people’s customs. But her peace doesn’t last long–she doesn’t count on raiders from the neighboring planet, Saurous, coming to visit and she especially doesn’t expect to be kidnapped and held captive by a rogue Kindred named Dragon. Dragon isn’t native to Saurous–a planet inhabited by lizard people called Saurians. His parents were killed when he was little and he has been adopted into the Crimson Blades crime family. As a Hybrid–a mix of two different types of Kindred–he isn’t sure of his heritage. He only knows that his mother was a Vision Kindred, but his father’s origins and the other half of his own nature are a mystery to him. The big Hybrid has never met a female like Bobbi before and the minute he sees her…(more blurb on ebook seller page…)

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WARRIOR STOLEN (FATED MATES OF HALIA BOOK 4) by Alaska Jones

He won’t stop touching her, and as much as she enjoys what it does to her body, Alyssa needs time. Having to explain to an alien why her first time is a big deal is hard enough without said alien suffering from PTSD and barely speaking to her. But she’d get through to him, get that taciturn loner to open up so she can get to know him—outside the bedroom. Except the moment it happens, she’s abducted for the second time in her life. The only reason she’s not despairing is him being there with her, on a huge ship full of mean mercenaries. The only way to survive is to work together—starting with overcoming his past trauma. Luckily, he has a very patient human girl to help him. One who would kill to get her happily ever after.                         Amazon KU

HIS MATE TO KEEP (WARRIORS OF THE LOST PLANET) by Ivy Sparks

I’m a space pirate, and that means I’m used to finding myself in some pretty hairy situations. But getting abducted and imprisoned inside a remote experimental lab? Yeah, I think this takes the cake.Then there’s my neighbor in the cell next door, Xavier. Despite being a smoking hot alien, he’s a brooder with a pronounced contempt for pirates like me. But that distaste can’t hide the look in his eyes when I’m forced to shower in front of him. Everything changes when our experimenters demand we breed for them. If we ever hope to escape, we’re going to have to play along. But what happens after that? Will Xavier and I return to the loner lives we both once knew? Or will we discover an unshakable bond neither of us thought was possible?                    Amazon KU

THE HUNTER’S PET by Loki Renard

VS Note: A re-release

The wild lands are places city dwellers never go, save for the hunters who must enter those feral lands to bring back rare protein. A hunter is only as good as his pet, but William has none. Until he spots a green haired female running free. She does not want to be caught. She does not want to be tamed. She does not want to be his. He will domesticate her. He will feed her. Clothe her. Tend to her every need. He will also discipline her – at first when he must, and more when it becomes clear his purring little pet enjoys a firm hand. He will train her to do his bidding and to be good and obedient.
If he is successful, she will become more than his pet. She will become his mate.      Amazon KU

ALIEN PRINCE’S ABDUCTION by Zara Zenia and Juno Wells

Carline is thrilled to be abducted by aliens. A professional cat burglar, she was about to be cornered (and shot) by police when she suddenly found herself teleported into an orbiting spaceship. In debt to an alien matchmaker, she ends up being given an offer she can’t refuse: marry the deformed but virtuous youngest prince on the planet Braxia. While she braces herself for a wedding to some sort of alien monster, Norax braces himself for her rejection. But both are surprised by what they find. Carline finds Norax handsome and brave, despite his scars, and Norax falls hard for her when he realizes she accepts him for what he is. Yet, nothing is ever easy for a Braxian warrior, and when a secret scheme against him makes Carline the primary target, Norax will stop at nothing to rescue his beloved.                 Amazon KU

THE AMBROSIA DIRECTIVE (ELIZABETH HUNTER-PAYNE STEAMPUNK ADVENTURES 9) by Mikala Ash 

The end is nigh. It’s all or nothing! Elizabeth Hunter-Payne has been abducted by her archnemesis Vladimir. Lucius, his patchwork man, a chimera assembled from body parts of the dead, “rescued” her from a sham charge of murder. Now a pariah, separated from everyone who cares, Elizabeth finds herself in a luxury country estate where the gentry throw off the shackles of convention and consume copious quantities of an aphrodisiac called ambrosia and participate in salacious shenanigans involving wanton servants, well-endowed sex machines, and a familiar doppelganger. All provide cover for Vladimir as he advances his ultimate plot: to destroy the empire and possess Elizabeth body and soul.

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MILE HIGH WITH A VAMPIRE (AN ARGENEAU NOVEL BOOK 33) by Lynsay Sands

Jet Lassiter likes being a pilot for Argeneau Inc. Perks included travelling to exotic locations and meeting interesting people, even if they are the blood-sucking kind. He’s living the good life, until his plane goes down in the mountains and four of his passengers are gravely injured. They need blood to heal… and Jet is the only source. Quinn Peters never wanted to be immortal. Once a renowned heart surgeon, she was turned against her will and now she has to drink blood to survive. Before she can ask how her “life” can get any worse, she’s in a plane crash. One of the few survivors, Quinn is desperate to get the mortal pilot to safety before her fellow immortals succumb to their blood lust and drain Jet dry. But hungry vampires are the least of their worries—the crash wasn’t an accident, and someone is trying to kill Quinn. Will she and Jet find their happily ever after as life mates, or will her assassin find her first?

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APEX BASILISK (BIG BAD BASILISKS BOOK ONE) by Terry Bolryder

For most of his life, Gunnar the basilisk has spent his time as a gigantic, fearsome monster, defending the wild Texas landscape from invaders and rival shifters. Now that he and the other basilisks have awakened into the modern world, they’re on a new mission: to find mates, and help bring peace to a world growing more chaotic by the day. But when a simple assignment in a small town brings the stoic, silent Gunnar face to face with an easily-frightened woman in dire need of his protection, the beast inside him roars to stay by her side, whether she likes it or not.      April Nelson’s life in the quiet town of Clawson’s Creek is anything but normal. For starters, shifters aren’t a secret to the humans there. And to make things worse, the bear and wolf shifters living in town have been fighting for years. When the feud leads to a deadly attack that nearly kills her, she finds an unexpected ally in a tall, gorgeous man with one red eye and one blue eye. Gunnar, the basilisk, a man of strength and secrets, whose handsomeness is matched only by his obsession with protecting her. Even against her own wishes. When it’s clear Gunnar isn’t going to leave her alone with a town full of angry shifters fast on her heels, all April can do is let him into her life. But Gunnar has found his mate, and between saving her life multiple times, and heated nights beneath the autumn sky, the attraction and the drama between the two of them is reaching a fever pitch. And though April may have found her new reason to carry on with her difficult life, the forces clashing in Clawson’s Creek look like they won’t permit her a happy ending until her basilisk protector has dealt with all of them.       Amazon KU

DAY OF THE WOLF (HEART OF THE WOLF) by Terry Spear

Red wolf Carmela Wildhaven retired from the army, but not until after she helped vote out three sergeants who’d been using illegal drugs. Now that she’s out of the military, those former sergeants are out for her blood. She just has to reach the Silver wolves’ pack territory in Silver Town and these men can’t hassle her. But when they run her off the road before she can reach safety, she knows she’s on her own.      Retired army Special Forces officer and gray wolf Michael Hoffman had plans to check out the Greystoke pack in Silver Town when he smelled three unfamiliar gray wolves. When he realizes they’re making plans to take down a red she-wolf, he determines to protect her at all costs. Now Carmela and Michael are alone, injured, and have only each other to rely on, but nothing will stop these fated mates from making it out of this alive…and together.

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DARK RISE by C S Pascat

VS Note: I don’t have enough words to tell you how much I loved loved loved this author’s Captive Prince trilogy so I immediately pre-ordered this. It’s not connected to Captive Prince but I loved the world she created for that set of novels so I’m hopeful for this one.

Sixteen-year-old dock boy Will is on the run, pursued by the men who killed his mother. Then an old servant tells him of his destiny to fight beside the Stewards, who have sworn to protect humanity if the Dark King ever returns. Will is thrust into a world of magic, where he starts training for a vital role in the oncoming battle against the Dark. As London is threatened and old enmities are awakened, Will must stand with the last heroes of the Light to prevent the fate that destroyed their world from returning to destroy his own.

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ATTICUS (WERE ZOO BOOK 12) by R E Butler

Alpha gorilla Atticus Keeton never believed that love was in the cards for him, not even with the Amazing Adventures Safari Park’s VIP tour bringing in unmated females from all over the tri-state area. He wants to find his soulmate, but he doesn’t think it’ll happen. When he’s compelled to go into the park, he sees a beautiful human female he’s certain is his soulmate. The problem? She’s been on the run for two decades from a dangerous polar bear shifter who wants her and her daughter dead, and she doesn’t know that shifters are real.     Lori Jones can’t relax. Even though she’s been living in an apartment complex within the park, behind stone walls that are patrolled constantly, she’s still afraid. Still worried that her daughter’s father is somehow going to get to them and kill them both as he promised he would. She’s spent so long on the run that she doesn’t know how to trust that she and Novi are finally safe, no matter what her daughter or her daughter’s new boyfriend promise.
When Lori meets the most gorgeous guy she’s ever seen in her life and feels an immediate connection to him, the first thing she worries about is that he’ll become a target and potentially get hurt because of her past. While she doesn’t want Atticus to get hurt, she can’t stay away from him, and his promises that he’ll keep her safe no matter what are enough for her to let her guard down.

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DUSK BITTEN (CITY WOLVES BOOK 2) by Milly Taiden

Wolf shifter and loner Navy Amana doesn’t want much out of life. A few good books and a quiet place to read to his heart’s content. When his family sends him on business to San Diego, Navy isn’t pleased. But a chance meeting with his dream woman changes everything…Karina Sai is furious that her father is selling their family business. She seeks solace in her beloved bookstore only to meet the most intriguing man. Ever. After an incredible day – and night – with Navy, her luck seems to change for the better. But, of course, things aren’t that simple. Navy and Karina might be fated mates, but their connection is severed by misunderstandings and family jealousy. Someone is out to stop their happily-ever-after before it can even begin.                   Amazon KU

DRAGON CHAINS by Becca Brayden and Grace Goodwin

Sent halfway across the world in her identical twin sister’s place to sign a contract with a reclusive billionaire, Katy Toure has no idea what she’s walking into. Before she signs anything, however, she meets the most amazing, drop-dead gorgeous man of her dreams. Even if all she can have with him is one night, she can’t resist the hunger in his eyes or the way he makes her body sing. Ryker Draquonir, king of the dragon shifters, takes one look at the woman sent to sign a contract with him, a contemporary marriage of convenience, and knows she is an impostor. Fate has stepped in after centuries on his own to give him his heart’s desire; for the woman standing before him is his true mate. Ancient Draquonir law forbids Ryker from revealing the existence of dragons and other magical creatures to her before he has claimed her, so if he wants a chance at happily ever after, he will have to seduce her to get it; woo her as only a billionaire can. Dragons love to hunt, and he will do anything to capture his true mate’s heart.

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WITCH IS WHERE UNICORNS CRY (A WITCH P.I. MYSTERY BOOK 41) by Adele Abbott

A man has gone missing on the eve of his wedding. Is he dead or alive? While trying to solve that mystery, Jill must also track down the second compass stone with help from an old friend. And who has upset Winky this time?                   Amazon KU

BLOOD AND MIDNIGHT (THE WITCH’S MONSTERS BOOK 1) by Sarah Piper

Three sexy-but-psycho monsters. One fiery, determined witch. And a high-stakes heist about to go very wrong…I’ve made some pretty questionable choices in the name of my witchcraft—dabbling in necromancy, double-crossing vampires—but summoning the dark goddess? That was just plain stupid. Now I’m in her debt, and goddesses don’t exactly do payment plans. She wants the blood of the dark fae warlord of Midnight, a realm of exiles where the sun never rises and torture is a competitive sport. It’s a death trap only three men have ever escaped—my newly appointed escorts. Jax, a terrifying demon whose icy touch leaves me trembling in more ways than one. Hudson, a hulking, fiercely loyal shifter hiding secrets so painful he barely speaks. And Elian, a cocky fae prick with eyes like molten silver and a heart full of vengeance—a heart that once belonged to me. I’ll do anything to settle my debts and get back home, even if it means teaming up with my infuriating ex and the other sinfully hot psychos for the most dangerous blood heist in history. But when it comes to the cruel fae warlord, not even my monsters can protect me…Especially when we discover why the dark goddess really sent us to Midnight.                         Amazon KU

BROKEN WOLF (SAVAGE BOOK 2) by Mila Young

Is there such a thing as second chances? Our mission is simple: track down my mother and find a way to save my sister from the witches. Should be easy, except in our world, nothing ever goes to plan, especially when you’re traveling with four sexy, Viking Alphas who are ready to start a war to take ownership of the Savage sector… and me! The more I spend time with them, the more I feel my mind, body, and soul bending to their wills and desires. This complicates things, especially when my past returns with vengeance. As if that wasn’t bad enough, the dangerously wicked Alphas I’ve grown close to have been cursed to remain by my side whether they want to or not, making it much harder to trust them. Because sometimes betrayal by those closest to you can end up destroying you.     Amazon KU

LOVE WILL FIND A WITCH (FAIRY FALLS MYSTERY BOOK 5) by Samantha Silver

Things are going great between Zayne and Mina, until a body drops in on the middle of their date–quite literally. And when Zayne realizes he knows the victim, he decides he needs to find the killer.
Meanwhile, Scarlett gets her first real role as an actress, and will put her new skills to the test as she and Mina infiltrate a group intent on turning Fairy Falls into a town with only witches and wizards as inhabitants. Will Mina be able to find the killer, or does she just have too many film reels to juggle at once?                  Amazon KU

SHIFTERS FOR A CAUSE (SHIFTERS UNLEASHED) by Various

When ten-year-old Kevin comes down with Uniform Shifter’s Disease—a blood disorder that would eventually prevent him from shifting between his animal form and his human—one small town will band together and do whatever it takes to fight an insidious disease affecting the shifters who live among them. From Wolves to Dragons to Possums, and everything in between, the single shifters are going up for auction! Sold to the highest bidders, for twenty-four hours anything goes—and some might even find their fated mates. When times get tough, the tough get dates with sexy shifters, all for a good cause.

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A THRONE OF FEATHERS AND BONE (THE HONEY AND ICE SERIES BOOK 2) by Kelly St Clare and Shannon Mayer

Life was looking up for me not long ago. Now, it’s looking all the way down. This latest shitstorm? Yeah, it takes the cake and the beetroot tickle. The father who shunned me from birth lays cold and dead. The courts are in turmoil and after blood. My blood. I need to find his killer, yet that mystery pales in comparison to the madness crushing fae in its giant grip. I’m desperate to find the door to Underhill before true anarchy descends. The answers I seek are on the other side, I’m sure of it. With two gifted swords, a magic shield, some finnicky power, and dubious spirit for company, I must locate the path to our native realm again. And if I can manage that while resisting the Unseelie fae stalking my every footstep, then all the better. But I am part human after all.         Amazon KU

SEDUCING THE SORCERER by Lee Welch

Homeless and jobless, Fenn Todd has nearly run out of hope. All he has left is his longing for horses and the strength of his own two hands. But when he’s cheated into accepting a very ugly sackcloth horse, he’s catapulted into a world of magic, politics and desire. Fenn’s invited to stay at the black tower, home of the most terrifying man in the realm: Morgrim, the court sorcerer. Morgrim has a reputation as a scheming villain, but he seems surprisingly charming—and sexy—and Fenn falls hard for him. However, nothing is as it seems and everyone at the tower is lying about something. Beset by evil hexes, violent political intrigue and a horse that eats eiderdowns, Fenn must make the hardest choices of his life. Can a plain man like Fenn ever find true love with a scheming sorcerer?

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PILFERING THE PINK PEARLS (WITCH’S COVE MYSTERY BOOK 15) by Vella Day

When the elegant Alexandria Coronado asks for my help in finding her pink pearl necklace that was stolen from the Magic Wand Hotel, I had no idea it would involve murder, scuba diving, and a massive empire. Because our sheriff suspects magic is involved, he is willing to join forces with the Pink Iguana sleuths. That’s where I come in. Hi, I’m Glinda Goodall, and I’m a witch, who together with my fiancé, run our sleuth business. At first, I thought this was going to be another run-of-the-mill theft case, but when Alexandria goes scuba diving and is lost at sea, it turns into a lot more. Finding that she is a super wealthy heiress of a vitamin empire, makes our suspect list grow even more.              Amazon KU

DESERTED (SHADOW BEAST SHIFTERS BOOK 4) by Jaymin Eve

A standalone story in the Shadow Beast Shifters world. Best read after Reborn for storyline continuity.Melalekin “Angel” of the Honor Meadows has been a warrior her entire life. Battle. Death. Loss. They were her constant companions until the day she met Mera Callahan. A shifter who ended up being so much more. A shifter who changed her life, and now… she has been reborn. The scars of her past are gone. Her losses muted under the new life she plans on living. There’s just one being standing in her way. A grudge holding desert deity who has made an art form out of making her life hell. Reece of the Desert Lands is a god unused to being defied, and he has a very long memory when it comes to those who wronged him. Angel is the one he blames for the worst loss in his life, and he’ll never let her forget it. Their history is tragic and bloodied, and the pair are set to clash one more time, especially when they end up trapped in the very spot where they lost it all. A meeting of the dynasties in the Delfora, the ancient desert lands, will force them to the place it all began. Here they will learn that sometimes the past defines your future. And that there is a fine line between love and hate.                    Amazon KU

BLOOD BOND (VAMPIRE HUNTRESS CHROMICLES BOOK 8) by Jessica Wayne

With Bronywyn’s light magic steadily dissipating at a rate she can’t begin to understand, it’s all she can do to hang on to the shred of humanity left in her soul. Now, the shadow magic is using her own haunted memories to drive her steadily insane. In her lucid moments, Bronywyn knows it’s only a matter of time before the shadow succeeds—earning it a front-row seat to the rest of her life. Her only hope is that Tarnley has found a way to free himself from the magic binding them together before it’s too late to save them both.                    Amazon KU

BLACKOUT (PARANORMAL INVESTIGATION BUREAU BOOK 2) by JB Trepagnier

How does one go about tracking down an old, cursed Unseelie fugitive who could be anywhere? I’m almost certain he’s the entire reason this ballet it fatal, though I don’t know how considering he would be old and frail by now. This ballet hasn’t killed anyone yet, but we’ve only just gotten started. Marsden isn’t helping at all and he only made things worse with Bellatrix by having Julian arrested.   Amazon KU

AN IMPOSSIBLE PROMISE (PROVIDENCE FALLS BOOK 2) by Jude Devereaux and Tara Sheets

Liam O’Connor has one purpose in this life—to push the woman he loves into the arms of another man. The Irish rogue unknowingly changed the course of destiny when he fell in love with Cora McLeod over a century ago. Their passion was intense, brief and tragic. And the angels have been trying to restore the balance of fate ever since. Now police officers in Providence Falls, North Carolina, Liam and Cora are partners on a murder investigation. The intensity of the case has drawn them closer together—exactly what Liam is supposed to avoid. The angels have made it clear Cora must be with Finley Walsh. But headstrong Cora makes her own decisions and she’s starting to have feelings for Liam—the only thing he’s ever really wanted. Liam knows this is the last chance to save his soul. But does he love Cora enough to let her go?

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SURRENDERED TO THE BERSERKERS (BERSERKER SAGA BOOK 14) by Lee Savino

After a thousand years entombed, the Corpse King has broken the witch’s binding and risen again. He’s raised an army and will rule us all unless we fight and stop him. And I’m the one who holds the key to his defeat. The witches have tasked me with this mission but they don’t trust me. They send two Berserkers to be my guides, my protectors and my guards. Ragnar and Loki are powerful warriors but if they think I’m a naive innocent they can control, they are very much mistaken. I trust them as little as they trust me, and I am on my guard. What I don’t expect is for them to breach my defenses. Bind my worries. Tear down my walls and make me forget my fears. It would be so easy to lose myself to them, but love is a luxury I do not have. The Berserkers want forever, but I give them one night, because one night is all I have. Tomorrow I face the Corpse King and fight to save everything I hold dear. And in this final battle, I may not survive.

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THE LAST GRADUATE: A NOVEL (THE SCHOLOMANCE BOOK 2) by Naomi Novik

In Wisdom, Shelter. That’s the official motto of the Scholomance. I suppose you could even argue that it’s true—only the wisdom is hard to come by, so the shelter’s rather scant.  Our beloved school does its best to devour all its students—but now that I’ve reached my senior year and have actually won myself a handful of allies, it’s suddenly developed a very particular craving for me. And even if I somehow make it through the endless waves of maleficaria that it keeps throwing at me in between grueling homework assignments, I haven’t any idea how my allies and I are going to make it through the graduation hall alive. Unless, of course, I finally accept my foretold destiny of dark sorcery and destruction. That would certainly let me sail straight out of here. The course of wisdom, surely. But I’m not giving in—not to the mals, not to fate, and especially not to the Scholomance. I’m going to get myself and my friends out of this hideous place for good—even if it’s the last thing I do.

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WOLF IN HEAT (MATED FOR LIFE BOOK 2) by Sam Crescent and Stacy Espino

Heather resigned herself to life without a mate. She’s always been a freak, unable to fit into either the human or shifter world. When her broken family joins a new pack, she’s suspicious and reluctant to accept her new fate. When David starts showing interest in her, it’s hard for her to believe his feelings are genuine. She tries to give him the cold shoulder … until she goes into heat. David strikes out time and time again with Heather. The new female in their pack refuses to acknowledge they are meant to be together. He’s not one to give up hope, determined to win over the curvy vegan wolf at any cost. When the mating heat takes hold of Heather, he’s the only one who can satisfy her. He’s ready to give her exactly what she craves, but he wants more than just her body. When Heather runs into danger, will she accept David’s help or sacrifice her own life?

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THE ORPHAN WITCH: A NOVEL by Paige Crutcher

A deeper magic. A stronger curse. A family lost…and found. Persephone May has been alone her entire life. Abandoned as an infant and dragged through the foster care system, she wants nothing more than to belong somewhere. To someone. However, Persephone is as strange as she is lonely. Unexplainable things happen when she’s around—changes in weather, inanimate objects taking flight—and those who seek to bring her into their family quickly cast her out. To cope, she never gets attached, never makes friends. And she certainly never dates. Working odd jobs and always keeping her suitcases half-packed, Persephone is used to moving around, leaving one town for another when curiosity over her eccentric behavior inevitably draws unwanted attention. After an accidental and very public display of power, Persephone knows it’s time to move on once again. It’s lucky, then, when she receives an email from the one friend she’s managed to keep, inviting her to the elusive Wile Isle. The timing couldn’t be more perfect. However, upon arrival, Persephone quickly discovers that Wile is no ordinary island. In fact, it just might hold the very things she’s been searching for her entire life. Answers. Family. Home. And some things she did not want. Like 100-year-old curses and an even older family feud. With the clock running out, love might be the magic that saves them all.

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A LITTLE CHRISTMAS SPIRIT by Sheila Roberts

Single mom Lexie Bell hopes to make this first Christmas in their new home special for her six-year-old son, Brock. Festive lights and homemade fudge, check. Friendly neighbors? Uh, no. The reclusive widower next door is more grinchy than nice. But maybe he just needs a reminder of what matters most. At least sharing some holiday cheer with him will distract her from her own lack of romance…
Stanley Mann lost his Christmas spirit when he lost his wife and he sees no point in looking for it. Until she shows up in his dreams and informs him it’s time to ditch his scroogey attitude. Stanley digs in his heels, but she’s determined to haunt him until he wakes up and rediscovers the joys of the season. He can start by being a little more neighborly to the single mom next door. In spite of his protests, he’s soon making snowmen and decorating Christmas trees. How will it all end? Merrily, of course. A certain Christmas ghost is going to make sure of that!

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THE EX HEX: A NOVEL by Erin Sterling

Nine years ago, Vivienne Jones nursed her broken heart like any young witch would: vodka, weepy music, bubble baths…and a curse on the horrible boyfriend. Sure, Vivi knows she shouldn’t use her magic this way, but with only an “orchard hayride” scented candle on hand, she isn’t worried it will cause him anything more than a bad hair day or two. That is until Rhys Penhallow, descendent of the town’s ancestors, breaker of hearts, and annoyingly just as gorgeous as he always was, returns to Graves Glen, Georgia. What should be a quick trip to recharge the town’s ley lines and make an appearance at the annual fall festival turns disastrously wrong. With one calamity after another striking Rhys, Vivi realizes her silly little Ex Hex may not have been so harmless after all. Suddenly, Graves Glen is under attack from murderous wind-up toys, a pissed off ghost, and a talking cat with some interesting things to say. Vivi and Rhys have to ignore their off the charts chemistry to work together to save the town and find a way to break the break-up curse before it’s too late.

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DRUID (THE WITCHES OF DOYLE) by Kirsten Weiss

This Halloween, all witch Jayce Bonheim wants is to scare up business for her coffeeshop at PaganCon. But then a druid in distress asks her for help, and the conference turns into a setup for murder. Can Jayce unveil a killer and stop an evil fey before her time runs out?

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HORSEMAN: A TALE OF SLEEPY HOLLOW by Christina Henry

Everyone in Sleepy Hollow knows about the Horseman, but no one really believes in him. Not even Ben Van Brunt’s grandfather, Brom Bones, who was there when it was said the Horseman chased the upstart Crane out of town. Brom says that’s just legend, the village gossips talking. More than thirty years after those storied events, the village is a quiet place. Fourteen-year-old Ben loves to play “Sleepy Hollow boys,” reenacting the events Brom once lived through. But then Ben and a friend stumble across the headless body of a child in the woods near the village, and the discovery makes Ben question everything the adults in Sleepy Hollow have ever said. Could the Horseman be real after all? Or does something even more sinister stalk the woods?

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LAKE’S EDGE by Lyndall Clipstone

When Violeta Graceling and her younger brother Arien arrive at the haunted Lakesedge estate, they expect to find a monster. Leta knows the terrifying rumors about Rowan Sylvanan, who drowned his entire family when he was a boy. But neither the estate nor the monster are what they seem. As Leta falls for Rowan, she discovers he is bound to the Lord Under, the sinister death god lurking in the black waters of the lake. A creature to whom Leta is inexplicably drawn… Now, to save Rowan—and herself—Leta must confront the darkness in her past, including unraveling the mystery of her connection to the Lord Under.

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BLOODED by Nat Kennedy

Plagued with erratic. volatile magic, Nicodemus Green focuses his entire life to stop an evil sorcerer who brainwashes or kills anyone in his path to domination. Ten years into this crusade, Nick stumbles upon his former Academy instructor in the Austrian Alps. The strict and pious Byron Domitius has cloistered himself in an isolated manor. Alone and starving, he hates the twisted, damned creature he has become. A prophecy calls for Nick and Byron to bond by blood to finally bring an end to the sorcerer’s hidden agenda. The two are forced to see beyond their shared past, and Nick finds himself desiring more from his old instructor than just his magic. But are these emotions real, or do they come from the heat of their bond?

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VENUS (SOLAR MATES BOOK 1) by Mia Harlan

I’m Venus and I’ve got amnesia. Or at least I think I do. My memory’s filled with black holes. Why can’t I remember my childhood or the parents who raised me? How did I end up in this random small town, and why can’t I remember what happened five minutes ago? I somehow end up on a road trip with Neptune, a girl who I barely even know. She ditches me in a small town called Silver Springs with no money, no phone, and no way to get home. So I need to find her. Stat. What I find instead is a wart on the tip of my nose. How did that get there? It’s no wonder the three Hotter than the Sun men I meet don’t seem to realize I exist. Ernest, who owns an anti-romance bookstore, is more interested in reading. Stefano, the doctor who claims he’s in the mafia, says he doesn’t date patients. News flash: this wart isn’t going to fix itself. And Chett, the famous guitarist for Not a Vampire, has a son who seems to hate me. The planets must be misaligned—or I might be cursed—because the gaps in my memory are growing. I’m falling for Ernest, Stefano, and Chett, but how can we have a happy ever after when I can barely remember who they are?

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JUPITER (SOLAR MATES BOOK 3) by Tabitha Barret

Good luck hounds me like a bad hangover, but love has never been in the cards for me. I’m only here for my friend Calla, to help set up an illegal casino and save the Silver Oak’s Retirement Home. See? Lucky enough to avoid scrutiny by the police, but not lucky enough to find the man who’ll ignite my senses. But when a magical concert changes everything, I find myself mated to three men – a cranky, domineering dragon, a world-weary vampire, and god who throws my luck out of whack every time he’s near. And none of them want to be tied down to me, the unluckiest lucky person to set foot in Silver Springs. Can I save the retirement home, make money with the casino, and finally mate with the loves of my life … before it all comes crashing down?

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FORGING AHEAD (THE ABC’S OF SPELLCRAFT BOOK 10) by Jordan Castillo Price

Yuri is no stranger to pigment and brush, so he can’t help but be curious when he reads about a rare piece of art discovered in Pinyin Bay—a Shul Cadfur painting rumored to be worth a million dollars. And the painting soon turns up on his doorstep in the hands of his Boardwalk buddy, Drew Draws, who’s desperate to have his find authenticated. If only the reclusive Cadfur had signed the canvas. Fortunately, Dixon loves to sign things—whether or not the name he’s signing is his own. All he needs is a good look at the artist’s signature. Not only has Cadfur himself mysteriously disappeared, but even his signature proves more elusory than a wolverine in witness protection. The situation is so convoluted, one might even suspect Spellcraft is involved. Can Dixon and Yuri square away the painting before the art appraiser gets there? Or will the million dollars dry up like an open tube of paint?

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SOME FARAWAY PLACE (THE BRIGHT SESSIONS BOOK 3) by Lauren Shippen

Rose Atkinson’s mother can see the future. Her father can move things he doesn’t touch. Her brother Aaron can read minds. And Rose, well, she makes a mean spaghetti bolognese. Everyone else in her family is Atypical, which means they manifested an ability that defies the limits of the human experience. At nineteen, well past the average age of manifestation, Rose is stuck defending her decision not to go to college and instead working in the kitchen of a local restaurant, hoping to gain the experience she needs to become a chef. When a rollerblading accident sends her to the hospital, she meets a girl she can’t forget and she starts to feel like maybe her life isn’t quite so small. But when she starts falling asleep mid-conversation, she thinks, then again maybe I’m doomed to never have good things. Rose should be happy to learn that she’s Atypical after all—that diving into dreams makes her a part of her family in the way she always wanted. But the more time she spends in the dreamworld, the more complicated her ability becomes. Trying to balance her work, her power, and a girlfriend who doesn’t know about Atypicals, Rose seeks help. But she soon discovers that being Atypical comes with dangers she never could have imagined. Even her carefully constructed dreamworld isn’t safe.

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CLAW AND ORDER ( MYSTIC NOTCH COZY MYSTERY SERIES BOOK 8) by Leighann Dobbs

Bookstore owner Willa Chance had no idea that a magical key was hidden in the old recipe book that she sold to food blogger Mary Ashford. Luckily the key is now safely tucked away in a box high on a shelf in the bookstore…. or is it? Feline sleuth Pandora needs Willa’s help to make sure that key doesn’t fall into the wrong hands. This time she’ll have to take drastic measures to break through the barrier that has stopped her from communicating with her human… even if she has to take a chance on one of Pepper St. Onge’s enchanted teas. The teas are known to have unpredictable results, but Pandora is desperate and what could be worse than the threat to Mystic Notch? The results of drinking the tea are worse than Pandora could have ever imagined. But not worse than murder. Which is exactly what happens to Mary Ashford. And if Pandora and Willa don’t figure out who is behind this, Mary won’t be the only one who ends up dead.                          Amazon KU

THE CALL OF THE VOID (SHADOWS AND CROWNS BOOK 3) by S M Gaither

Casia has survived her brother’s attempts to crush her and her growing army, but the battle for their empire is just beginning. Bitter and wounded, carrying the curse of a dark and dangerous upper-god, and desperate for more allies, she charges northward to seek the elves who once walked alongside the divine beings. The elven Court of Moreth holds knowledge. Secrets. And power. The kind of power that could shift all of Casia’s wars in her favor. If she can survive the dangerous politics and treacherous magic of the elf-kind. While these outer battles rage, so too do the ones within. Elander is losing what remained of his divinity. His court. His powers. His grasp on what he once was and what he once knew. But he’s determined to keep fighting, gathering his own ancient allies and working to aid Casia in her wars. He lost her once. He won’t do it again. But his devotion to her may be the very thing that destroys him. And when that destruction comes, it comes with a twist—one that could change their entire world. Forever.        Amazon KU

THE BONE SHIP’S WAKE (THE TIDE CHILD TRILOGY BOOK 3) by R J Barker

Joron Twiner’s dreams of freedom lay shattered. His Shipwife is gone and all he has left is revenge. Leading the black fleet from the deck of Tide Child, he takes every opportunity to hurt the Hundred Isles he is given. But his time is limited. His fleet is shrinking, the Keyshan’s Rot is running through his body, and he hiding from a prophecy that says he and the avian sorcerer, the Windseer will end the entire world. But the Sea Dragons have returned, a miracle in itself, and who is to say that if you can have one miracle, there cannot be another?

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WITCH HUNT (WICKED WITCHES OF SHADOW  WOODS BOOK 1) by Sara Bourgeois and Savannah Marlake

Reva  Brennan is a witch unlike any other. She owns The Dimidio Inn, a haunted hotel that’s been in her family for generations. With her best friends, Cyrus the Victorian ghost, and Pistol, a snarky tabby kitten that will never grow up, at her side, life is pretty good. That is until a dead body turns up at the cemetery next door to the inn. A dead body in a cemetery might not sound so bad, but this one was murdered. An arrow to the heart took out Burton Crabb, the owner of Terror Tales, a local ghost tour company. Detective Matt Carver pegs Reva’s Aunt Alva as the prime suspect in the killing, so Reva’s got to pull out all of the stops to clear her Auntie’s name. It doesn’t help that Aunt Alva fought with the deceased over his disrespect of the cemetery’s inhabitants. Can Reva find the killer and keep her beloved Aunt out of prison? Or is she walking right into a killer’s deadly snare? Come along as Reva and friends solve this crime one spell at a time.                     Amazon KU

BEASTS OF PREY by Ayana Gray

In this blockbuster fantasy series, perfect for fans of Holly Black and Tomi Adeyemi, fate binds two Black teenagers together as they journey into a magical jungle to hunt down the vicious monster who is threatening their home. But as they begin to uncover ancient deadly secrets, it quickly becomes unclear whether they are the hunters…or the hunted.

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FLESH AND STONE: A MONSTER ROMANCE  NOVELLA by Emily Hemenway

When Thomas travels to America to capture an evil witch, he quickly discovers that his training as a Supernatural Investigator has not prepared him for how powerful she is. Transformed into a gargoyle and cursed to spend eternity in a hellish alternate reality, he has little hope of ever returning to the real world or finding happiness again. Hannah’s first week after moving to New York City is filled with sightseeing and tourist traps. After dragging her best friend all around the city, she finds herself drawn to an ornate local cathedral. When she touches an alluring stone gargoyle, however, her life is thrown into chaos when he suddenly comes alive. Now he’s crashing at her new apartment and things are heating up. Not only does this monster have a charming British accent, but he’s also kind, considerate, and has one hell of a tongue. Can she help him adjust to the 21st century? Or, will his past bring even more trouble into her life?

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STEELSTRIKER (SKYHUNTER DUOLOGY BOOK 2) by Marie Lu

As a Striker, Talin was taught loyalty is life. Loyalty to the Shield who watches your back, to the Strikers who risk their lives on the battlefield, and most of all, to Mara, which was once the last nation free from the Karensa Federation’s tyranny. But Mara has fallen. And its destruction has unleashed Talin’s worst nightmare. With her friends scattered by combat and her mother held captive by the Premier, Talin is forced to betray her fellow Strikers and her adopted homeland. She has no choice but to become the Federation’s most deadly war machine as their newest Skyhunter. Red is no stranger to the cruelty of the Federation or the torture within its Skyhunter labs, but he knows this isn’t the end for Mara – or Talin. The link between them may be weak, but it could be Talin and Red’s only hope to salvage their past and safeguard their future. While the fate of a broken world hangs in the balance, Talin and Red must reunite the Strikers and find their way back to each other in this smoldering sequel to Marie Lu’s Skyhunter.

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ENGLISH AFTER DOOM TEA: MAGICAL; TEA ROOM MYSTERIES by Erin Johnson

A small English town. An enchanted tea room. A murder at a horse race. Can this newbie witch and her vampire friends catch the killer? Minnie Wells, here! I was hoping for a fun weekend at the biggest horse races in England. But instead, I discover the body of an infamous horse trainer, murdered in the stables! Now I’ve got to team up with my sassy black cat familiar to catch the killer, and clear the track’s veterinarian of the bogus charges against him. But as I wade through a long list of suspects, from rival jockeys to angry animal rights activists, I’m afraid I’ve caught the killer’s notice. Can I solve the case before I’m next on the chopping block?                    Amazon KU

MOONTIED (WITCHES OF RIDGE WOOD #1) by Camille Dwight

The Varúlf have one monumental problem: in a modern world where magical races, once numerous, have been slowly disappearing, they’re next. There are whispers that witches may hold answers, but rumours help no one. Wielders of elemental magic, descendants of gods and now existing solely in secret, the witches have been hunted to near extinction by the Varúlf, dangerous werewolf shifters.
Facing an extinction of their own, the Varúlf have turned to desperate measures to try and ensure their own survival – at any cost. But it has been decades since a witch was last seen…… until one ventures far from the safety of her coven on a once-in-a-lifetime errand for an important ritual, only to find herself in the grasp of the one Varúlf unwilling to imprison her. When Isa meets Braun on a hotel rooftop, she doesn’t know the danger she is in. And after she escapes, she finds herself longing for the man who saved her – the man, and the beast that she has spent her life hiding from. Unwilling alpha Braun has no interest in pack politics. What he does have an interest in is the beautiful witch he saved from a literal pack of wolves, a woman he has no hope of ever seeing again. With danger on her tail, Isa runs. But each time she runs back into Braun’s arms, it becomes harder to let her go.

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THE CONTRACT by Stephanie Ayers

Finn Janssens is about to lose it all. Desperate to save everyone he loves, he strikes a hasty deal with a hospital priest, selling his soul and agreeing to die multiple deaths to keep his wife and newborn child alive. Stuck in a place where everyone can read his mind, and with a contract signed in blood, Finn realizes he made a huge mistake. With the help of a repentant demon, he devises a plan during that moment between life and death when his thoughts are his alone. He thinks he has plenty of time to figure things out, until Father B. L. Zeebub throws a kink in his plan. Staring down an eternity in hell, Finn must find the loophole he needs to get out of his contract before it’s too late.
Three lives. One sacrifice. There’s only one way out.               Amazon KU

CINDERELLA AND FAE CHARMING (FAE TWISTED FAIRY TALES BOOK 1) by Amelia Shaw

Just because I sleep in front of the fire, doesn’t make me a damsel in distress. My step-mother calls me Cinderella… Not because I’m happily married to a prince, but because I have a horrible family! My parents are both dead, leaving me with a step mother who tormented me until I left home forever.
Now I live on the streets, stealing food to survive. It isn’t ideal, but neither was living under the same roof as the my step-mother once my father died. But I’m not helpless, I can handle anything that comes my way… Until I my step-mother tries to sell off my father’s house. Now all bets are off.

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COLD SNAP (A VIKING CAT MYSTERY) by Codi Schneider

Tucked in the cold Colorado mountains lies the remote village of Gray Birch, a place where outsiders are frowned upon. In this village lives a cat named Bijou. But she’s no ordinary house cat; her ancestors were mousers on Viking longships, and their blood runs through her veins. Since her battle skills are hardly needed in this modern age, however, she spends her energies running the Fox Burrow Pet Inn with her human, Spencer, and her assistant, Skunk, a mentally negligible Pomeranian. Together, the happy trio has created a safe haven for their four-legged guests. But when Eddy Line, a handsome baker from California, comes to the inn—along with his piglet and pit bull puppy—everything changes. Spencer falls for Eddy, Bijou is unhappy with the sudden changes to her clan, and the townspeople are anything but welcoming; in fact, threats are made against Eddy when he buys the town’s historic firehouse in order to open a bakery. Then a shocking murder/dognapping occurs on the night of the bakery’s grand opening, and Bijou finds herself thrust into a tangled mystery. To solve it, she will have to summon her inner Viking—and fight tooth and claw for her new clan.

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CURSED CLAWS: A NINE LIVES MAGIC MYSTERY by Danielle Garrett

Tracking down Aunt Lavender’s kidnapper is proving to be more difficult than running through a swimming pool filled with peanut butter. Every lead we uncover ends with more questions than answers. We’re running out of ideas—and time, too. The mysterious Golden Lotus seems to hold the key to the investigation, but no one can tell us what it does or why Aunt Lavender might have been looking for it. And if that wasn’t enough to keep both my cranky feline familiar and me completely occupied, we find ourselves thrust into the center of another criminal investigation—this time as the lead suspects. We have to work together to clear our names and get the Winterspell PD off our tails so we can continue our hunt for Aunt Lavender and the mysterious Golden Lotus. Time is burning faster than the wick on one of my enchanted candles, and I fear it’s about to sputter out.   AmazonKU

CAUGHT (A BALANCE OF MAGIC BOOK 1) by Jackie Keswick

Rakurai hunts demons. He doesn’t consort with gods. Until he meets Tenzen. Tenzen cares for souls. He despises the callous, self-absorbed Yuvine. Until he meets Rakurai. A rescue and a sacrifice make a death god and a hunter fall in love, but a life of bliss is a long way off. Someone is disturbing the balance of magic and threatening two worlds. And while desire draws Rakurai and Tenzen together, duty, assassins, and clan politics keep them apart. Who will Tenzen and Rakurai save in the end? Two worlds or each other?

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BE SEW LUCKY (A GOOD HARBOR WITCHES MYSTERY BOOK 3) by J A Whiting and Ariel Slick

Carly Cooper and her sister, Dana, live in the coastal town of Good Harbor, Maine where they belong to a small community quilting club. Only their “community” is a group of witches, warlocks, and a vampire who are terrible at magic. Carly is a talented quilter and has entered a prestigious national quilting competition. It is almost Halloween when Carly, with her group of friends and supporters and her pet raven Hazel, heads to Salem, Massachusetts to take part in the contest. Nervous and excited, she can’t wait for the competition to begin, but something terrible happens that puts the event on hold. Will Carly, Dana, Hazel, and their friends find clues to solve the crime before danger wraps its arms around all of them?                  Amazon KU

IN DEEP (HOOKED ON YOU BOOK 1) by Bailey Bradford

Titus wanted a summer fling—then he wanted more…Titus Eisenhower loves his job as an elementary school teacher in a small Texas town. Sure, he has to be careful, but not being out is fine with him since he’s not interested in dating another man after his last relationship went so badly. But now he’s got the career he’s always wanted, a safe place to be and friends. Isn’t that everything he’s dreamed of? But when he meets a man he can’t resist, Titus realizes he’s stifled a part of himself…and a part of his dream. He can’t trust another man ever again, but he can manage a little summer fling, right? Wrong—everything about the mysterious Draven calls to him, and the two share a connection Titus has never dreamed of. That’s already mind-blowing, but learning the truth about Draven is world-shattering. With evil threatening, and old enemies closing in, Titus will have to believe in things he didn’t know were possible if he and Draven are to stand a chance.

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THE SOUL OF LOVE (THE PRIMORDIALOMACHY SERIES BOOK 1) by E X Alexander

VS Note: From AUG 31

For generations, the Greek gods have been at war with each other; fighting to sit on the throne of Mt. Olympus. Eros, the god of love and the most powerful of the ancients, has been waging his own secret war. For eons, he has been looking for his lost soul mate, Psyche; her return marks the beginning of the end of the reign of the Olympians, and the restoration to power by the primordial gods. But she has been reborn a mortal, with no memory of him. Psyche holds the key to the throne of Mt. Olympus. With her and Eros’ enemies coming out of the shadows to stop them, it is a race against time. If she cannot reunite her soul with Eros, her powers, memories, and the lives of the gods and mortals alike will be forever lost.                       Amazon KU

SAVAGE BONDS (THE BONDS THAT TIE BOOK 2) by J Bree

VS Note: Cliffhanger.

With my gift coursing through my veins, the tables have turned on the Draven Campus. I’m no longer the Giftless reject, no longer the girl who’s fair game to the other students for daring to run away from my Bonds. But there are bigger problems heading my way. With destiny pushing me closer and closer to each of my Bonds, I’m fighting tooth and nail against nature to keep my distance. But they’re fighting harder to keep me in their grasp. When it becomes clear that the Resistance is closer than we ever thought, I don’t know who I can trust. Can I finally take control of my gift, or will it take control of me?                 Amazon KU

MOON GUARDIAN (CRESCENT FIVE BOOK 1) by J R Thorn

I broke the pact and now I’m stuck with five sexy mates. Wolves aren’t supposed to mate humans. Humans also aren’t supposed to interrupt sacred mating ceremonies, but I had a good reason, all right? I needed magic, and I needed a lot of it to save my little sister from the Moon Shadow plague running rampant in human territory. Do the wolves think twice about consequences? No. They’ve been careless of the side effects caused by their little territory battles. They have never cared about us. But they’ll care now, because I have all of their magic in the palm of my hand. Literally. The Goddess Crescent was supposed to be a myth, the power to turn a human and unite the major clans. I just didn’t expect it to bond me to an Alpha from each of the five packs, and now I’m afraid I bit off far more than I can chew.                               Amazon KU

A SHIFTER’S HEART (WOLVES OF HAWTHORNE COVE BOOK 3) by Debbie Cassidy

There’s a darkness inside me, and it wants to be known. I came to Hawthorne with a plan that got obliterated by revelations that forever changed me. Now the darkness threatens to claim me and the only way to stop it is to find out who I really am. The otherworldly shifters that wanted me dead will now do anything to keep me safe, but unfortunately not even my mates can protect me where I’m going. Sometimes there’s a cost to survival, and I’m about to discover mine.     Amazon KU

CLEVER DRAGON by Scarlett Grove

Can a wolf hacker find love with the clever dragon on her tail? Meg Scott has hacked into one too many shifter sites. Something has to change. So Meg signs up for the shifter dating app she just hacked. When Griffin Holm is matched with this mate after centuries of suppressing his dragon, he knows it’s time to let his instinct take over. But instead of being focused on her, he’s distracted by his pursuit of the hacker. Getting matched with Griffin gives Meg a chance at the life she craves. Despite the strength of Meg and Griffin’s primal bond, danger still lurks in the shadows. Can Meg and Griffin find a way to work together, or will Meg’s old employers come back to hunt them?     Amazon KU

THE CONTEST by K E Ganshert

In a world of haves and have nots, where petty crime is punishable by death and magic is forbidden, a deadly contest unfolds in secret. Twelve competitors are mysteriously invited. The winner gets one wish. For 17-year-old Briar Bishop, this means saving her brother from execution by guillotine, and she’s not going to let anything or anyone get in her way. Especially not Leo Davenbrook, the handsome High Prince, who has grown up with everything she never had and whose very presence threatens her chance at survival. She has no idea a darker battle wages in secret, one that could lead to a fate far worse than the death of her brother.

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FIREFIGHTER DRAGON (EVERGLADES DRAGON DADDIES BOOK 8) by Kayla Wolf

I can’t remember who I am. The only thing I know is that he saved me. He pulled me out of a burning building. And now he’s the only face I recognize. I want to believe that things will be whole again. That I will find out who is hidden beneath my clothes. But instead I believe that he is the key to everything. The key to my being, my heart and soul, the reason I’m here. The fire within him is undeniable. And slowly but surely he’s pulling me with him. I don’t know myself, but I know that I want to lose myself in him…In the unknown, in the fiery heat inside of him…To be consumed entirely by his heat and never feel cold again.                       Amazon KU

FATED FAE (FRACTURED FAE BOOK 1) by Jarica James

Life in Silver Forest has never been particularly exciting for Bella. In fact, outside of meeting her best friend Jacob, it’s always been her against the world. Until fae started moving to town in droves, causing riots in the streets that she gets drawn into. But she’s never been the type to stand back and watch someone get abused. It seems something is drawing the fae to Silver Forest, a pull that even she is starting to feel. The problem is that no one seems to know what it means. With her life in chaos and an unexpected tragedy, Bella finds out more about herself than she knew was possible. And now she’s expected to revive a land she’s never even been to. But can ordinary Bella do anything that the fae, with magic and knowledge, can’t do? She’s just an average girl after all.    Amazon KU

DRAGON GUARD FIGHTER (DRAGON GUARD OF THE NORTHERN ISLE BOOK 4) by Alicia Montgomery 

A fighter with one ultimate goal –Water dragon shifter Ranulf only wanted one thing in his life: to serve his king as a member of the famed Dragon Guard. But for a dragon from the wrong side of the islands like him, such a dream was out of reach. So, when opportunity strikes and he gets chosen for the Dragon Guard training pool, he pushes himself and reaches the top of his class. But when he meets his fated mate, everything changes for him. Not only was his dragon’s obsession with her putting his own goals in peril, but then he finds out she’s another unreachable dream – a princess, cousin to his revered king. He vows to ignore the desire brewing in him and achieve his lifelong goals.      A princess with plans of her own – All her life, Princess Alyx wanted to escape just that–her boring, humdrum life stuck on a magical island. When her dreams finally come true and she escapes, she instantly embraces her freedom and newfound opportunities, including finally popping …(more blurb on ebook seller page…)             Amazon KU

LIGHTS CAMERA WEREWOLF by Zoe Chant

Posing as a trained dog for a low-budget horror movie is the worst idea wolf shifter Louis has ever let his best friend talk him into, but the money is too good to pass up. Besides, how hard can it be to growl for the camera, chase a few actors, and not let anyone realize Dr. Werewolf is starring a real werewolf? Very hard, when it turns out that the woman painting fake blood onto his fur is his fated mate…Makeup artist Stephanie thought working on Dr. Werewolf would be a fun distraction after dumping her cheating ex-boyfriend. But not only is her cheating ex on set as a caterer, he still thinks he can persuade her to get back together. Even worse, the star of Dr. Werewolf isn’t someone in a costume, it’s something straight out of her worst nightmares…After a childhood scare, even the gentlest dog makes Stephanie freeze up. But she is not going to let the crew down and she is not giving her ex the satisfaction of seeing her scared. She’ll just have to grit her teeth and do her best to avoid both the dog and the ex as much as possible. Determined to win over his mate, Louis will have to give the performance of a lifetime as a sweet and cuddly dog who is definitely not an actual wolf, figure out how to tell her the truth about shifters, and help her deal with her ex once and for all.                     Amazon KU

THE UNKNOWN (KREWE OF HUNTERS BOOK 35) by Heather Graham

Sienna Murray was only fourteen when she pulled her neighbors out of a raging house fire. A decade later, she still can’t explain what happened that night, how she knew to save them at just the right moment—or why she receives the same mysterious warning when it happens again…New member of the Krewe of Hunters elite paranormal team Detective Ryder Stapleton doesn’t believe in coincidences. So when the suspicious fire he’s called to investigate reveals a cryptic link to Sienna, he can’t help but think the unassuming museum curator has something to hide. But he soon discovers they have more in common than he ever thought—and a growing attraction neither can deny.
If they’re going to have a future, Sienna and Ryder need to catch a serial arsonist roaming the shadowy streets of New Orleans…before the city burns down around them.

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VS: The next book in my Badari Warriors backlist is IVOKK. Ohhh, I loved writing his story. This is also the book where Sandara, the three star interstellar top chef, gets her happy ending. Readers felt I had treated her really badly in JADRIAN and insisted she ought to have her own story, so here it is…I loved taking a chef and giving her a meaningful behind-enemy-lines mission. With Ivokk as her guardian of course! (And the tattoo is super important…he’s the only Badari with a tattoo.)

IVOKK: A BADARI WARRIORS SCIFI ROMANCE NOVEL (SECTORS NEW ALLIES SERIES BOOK 12)

Proud enforcer of the Badari South Seas pack, Ivokk undertakes a secret mission back to their former home, in search of a cure for a mysterious illness affecting his soldiers, now in exile in the north. He’s ready to make any sacrifice to find the answer and help his pack brothers stay strong. He’s even willing to accept responsibility for the human woman assigned to the mission, although she’s a headstrong civilian, difficult and rumored to dislike his kind.
Sandara DiFerria was once a three star chef in the Sectors, but that was before the alien enemy kidnapped the entire adult population of her colony to use for experimentation. Rescued from the labs by the Badari, she does her part to support the rebellion now by running the vast commissary operation in Sanctuary Valley. All she asks is to be left alone until she can get back to the Sectors and pick up her old life again. Her one previous romantic brush with a Badari soldier turned out badly, ending in public humiliation. Add to that post-traumatic stress from her life before moving to the colony and she’s the last person to pick for a top secret mission. Or so she believes.
The Alpha running the pack disagrees and sends her to do the job under Ivokk’s watchful eye. Thrown together by the nature of the task they must undertake, the undeniable attraction they both feel grows. Will the dark secrets of Sandara’s hidden past create an insurmountable barrier between them? Can Ivokk and the tempestuous human chef find the answer to the Badari illness in time? Or will the elements and the enemy bring disaster?

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