Except he wasn't a man.
He was a god of thunder and lightning.
One who had been bound to Earth in the form of a curmudgeon-the male version of a hag. Unlike their female counterparts, however, curmudgeons were able to shift into a more pleasing countenance, and I couldn't help but wonder if this was the form he'd used when he'd seduced my mother and begat me.
- Bia's Blade (Book 6, Relic Hunters) by Keri Arthur
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Mel Teshco
Epello
Book 6, Alien FugitivesReleased:
22 February
22 February
She loved his animal forms. Can she love him as the man who brings danger into her life?
With his pink-scaled coloring, Epello was a lower caste alien…until his abilities to shift shape into any creature propelled him into an all-powerful rare. Now that he has fled from his enemies to reside on Earth, he’s not above using his abilities to get what—who—he wants.
He’s been spying on the lovely Harper in his many animal forms to get close to her, but now it’s time to get even closer…in his human form. If only doing so didn’t put her at risk from relentless alien enemies who will stop at nothing to exterminate him.
Harper is over men. Animals are her passion. But as an only child of a family who run a successful and prestigious jewelry business, one that has been in the family for generations, they expect her passion to be jewelry, and for the business to become hers.
A pity she finds it all so lackluster and sterile. She wants warmth and energy in her life. She wants to be surrounded by the very animals that are drawn to her. But what happens when she realizes many of those animals are the one and same man who she can’t stop thinking about?
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Lilliana Rose
Dragon Choice
Book 6, The Ochre Dragon Shifter series
19 February
They told him a human mate would be his weakness. They didn’t realize I would become his weapon.
Kallin is one of the strongest warriors of the Ochre Clan. His duty was simple: protect the mountain and produce a pureblood heir. But his beast didn’t choose a dragoness. It chose me.
I knew I was a liability. In a world of scales and fire, I am soft skin and breakable bone. So when the Clan’s Leader threatened Kallin’s life, I made the choice for him. I severed the bond and ran. I thought I was saving him.
I was wrong.
Now, a new enemy is hunting us—armed with a chemical weapon that turns dragons to stone. With Kallin’s sanity fraying from the separation and the Clan facing extinction, I have to return to the mountain. I have a secret, a strategy to fight back that no dragon could ever conceive.
But the man I return to isn’t the one I left. He is feral, desperate, and done with rules. Tradition demands we stay apart. But the Dragon demands I stay his.
Angelica Grymm
Accidental Goddess
Monster Brides shared universe
Released:
21 January
When You Grow Up Believing You're Human ...
Fleeing a menacing creature through New York's Central Park at midnight is not Alli’s idea of fun. Neither is plummeting through a dimensional portal and awakening on an unknown world upon the brink of war.
After being chased, an enigmatic human patrolman aids her. She escapes into the forest and is astonished to find herself confronted by a figure from a forgotten mythology, an elf. Taken into their fold for asylum, her true identity is revealed—their lost goddess, thought long dead.
D'Artan can't stop thinking about the woman he saved, but she is fae and forbidden by the gods. Thrown together again when magic goes awry, he must find a way to keep her safe and get her home before his father, the king, returns. With tensions between humans and elves at breaking point, the races divided by hatred and fear, Alli and D'Artan know they can never be together.
Still, he cannot forget her.
And from the shadows, an ancient menace watches. Biding its time; waiting to strike.
Monstrous grooms and beastly brides? Don't be afraid of falling in love ... it's super-natural! Explore the entire Monster Brides series, one tantalizing happily-ever-after at a time!
This is a stand alone book in the Monster Brides universe.
TJ Nichols
Familiar Mates
Books 7-9, Familiar Mates
13 February
Omnibus edition
Fated mates paranormal gay romance series
One kiss can change the life of a witch and shifter forever, binding their lives and magic. For some it is a wanted bond, for others it is something to be avoided. When it happens there are always consequences...
Includes:
The Soldier's Familiar
The Billionaire's Familiar
The Firefighter's Familiar
TJ Nichols
Hold My Reins
Released:
28 Februrary
in audio
Narrated by Roberto Scarlato
Can a human man capture a kelpie’s heart?
Assassin Lynck Whitehorse fled the monster realm and has built himself a good life in the human realm, teaching violin and serving coffees. He’s used to the stares and the comments about his ears and hooves, and the hook-ups that only want to experiment, but going home is impossible because of the chain around his neck. If he steps through the portal, the monster who captured him and took him away from his herd will once again control his life, forcing him to kill, and he won’t get the chance to escape again.
Since his mother’s death Gideon ‘Rox’ Roxburgh has been adrift. He quit his job as a mechanic and has been traveling, seeking a place to call home. After six months on the road, he arrives in Elder Ridge, one of the monster portal towns, to work in the auto repair shop. While in a monster town, he takes a chance and downloads the app, not expecting any of the monsters to be interested in him. Especially not the tall and impossibly pretty kelpie he matches with…
But the closer they become, the more secrets are revealed, and it’s only a matter of time before the past catches up with Lynck and Rox finds his world, and heart, ripped apart again.
Hold my Reins is a size difference, hurt/comfort MM monster romance between a kelpie assassin and a human afraid of being hurt. It’s part of the Monster Match series and contains its own Happily Ever After.
Mila Young and C.R. Jane
The Broken Souls
Complete Collection
as a special edition in hardcover
Released:
February
I’d always heard Raven Academy was full of monsters…
I just didn’t know they meant that literally…
The elite group of men here want nothing more than to break me.
They’re the richest and the most powerful…and behind them lies a darkness that scares me.
They feed on the chaos they create.
And I’m trapped here.
The invite was clear—attend and my father’s life would be saved,
Leave—and the deal was off.
For his sake, I have to stay…even if someone in these halls is hunting me.
The four Raven men are obsessed…and they're also overly protective to the extreme.
But can I trust them?
And when I discover the true price of admission into this place, will I be willing to sacrifice everything?
This collection offers an enthralling ride through a paranormal romance that will keep you turning pages late into the night.
Complete Series: Books 1-4
Genre: Paranormal Romance with steamy twists
Tropes: Academy Romance, Secret Identity, Reverse Harem, Fated Mates
Format: Hardback
Discover the intriguing world of the Academy, where every choice has consequences, and love might just be the ultimate sacrifice. Perfect for those who crave a forbidden love story without the need to choose between heart-stopping heroes!
Ava Silvers
Once In A Vampire's Moon
Book 7, Creatures of the Midwest
Released:
23 February
To save the man she loves, Hazel Goode must walk into Hell itself. The only question is: will she have a soul left when she walks back out?
Hazel Goode is running out of time. Her soulmate, the vampire Corwin, has been dragged into a demon realm, and the bond connecting them is fading fast. Every moment he spends in the dark, the Pteroia venom in his veins brings him closer to becoming a mindless monster—and Hazel can feel him slipping away.
But saving him isn’t as simple as opening a portal. To get Corwin back, Hazel must team up with an exiled Fae Prince and infiltrate the Unseelie Court’s impenetrable Obsidian Palace. It’s a suicide mission requiring a heist, a war, and a betrayal that could shatter her alliances forever.
Worse, the ancient book of magic living in Hazel’s mind—the Leabhar Draíocht—is waking up. It’s hungry, it’s volatile, and it’s painting a target on her back that every monster in the realm can see.
Trapped between a Queen who wants to vivisect her and a book that threatens to consume her, Hazel faces an impossible choice: keep the power she needs to win the war, or sacrifice her magic to save Corwin’s life.
In a world of gods and monsters, the price of love is everything you have.
Once in a Vampire’s Moon is the seventh book in Creatures of the Midwest, a gripping paranormal fantasy series adored by fans of True Blood and Midnight, Texas.
Anna Hackett
At Star's End
Book 1, Phoenix Adventures
Released:
25 February
Previously published – At Star’s End has been lightly edited and had a new chapter added.
A dedicated astro-archeologist and a notorious treasure hunter team up to find the galaxy’s most famous treasure.
Previously published – At Star’s End has been lightly edited and had a new chapter added.
Dr. Eos Rai has spent a lifetime dedicated to her mother’s dream of finding the long-lost Mona Lisa. When Eos uncovers tantalizing evidence of Star’s End—the last known location of the masterpiece—she’s shocked when her employer, the Galactic Institute of Historic Preservation, refuses to back her expedition.
Left with no choice, she does the unthinkable—joins forces with the most notorious treasure hunter in the galaxy. A man she finds infuriating, annoying, and far too tempting.
Dathan Phoenix can sniff out relics at a stellar mile. With his brothers by his side, he lives for adventure. When the gorgeous Eos Rai comes looking to hire him, he knows she’s trouble, but he can’t say no.
Working side-by-side, the hunt pushes both Eos and Dathan to their limits and ignites a scorching desire. She follows the rules, he loves to break them, but they’re going to have to trust each other to not just succeed, but to survive.
Mel Teshco
Techwitch Box Set
Books 4-6, TechwitchReleased:
1 February
1 February
Grab this boxset of books 4-6 of the TechWitch series exciting dark and sexy futuristic urban fantasy series from RITA® Award nominated author M.J. Scott.
Wicked Dreams (Book 4)
I thought finding out I'm a witch and being hunted by a demon was bad enough. Turns out the magical world has more surprises in store…
I thought I'd figured this TechWitch thing out. But then the Fae returned to San Francisco to help guard the human realm and one of their oldest powers decided I needed to learn to hunt demons their way. Anyone who's read a fairy tale knows the Fae realm is dangerous. But the chance to defeat the demons for good isn't something I can pass up. If I want to survive, I’m going to have to master my powers, take all the help I can get from the Fae and the witches, and face down the darkness trying to turn my dreams to nightmares…
Wicked Ways (Book 5)
If there’s one thing I’ve learned about the magical world, it’s that you never know what’s coming next. Monsters lurk in the dark, and even in the light, danger is never far away…
I’ve rolled with everything the magical world has thrown at me. Honing my witchy powers, training with the Fae and navigating life as the girlfriend of tech god billionaire Damon Riley. But now it seems Fae view me as a threat to be eliminated rather than an ally in the fight against demons. Which means the last place I should go is into the Fae realm. But to try to stop a witch bent on bending technology to his own dark purposes, I'll have to do just that. To find my way safely home, I’ll have to embrace every scrap of magic I’ve learned and hope that it's enough….
Wicked Deeds (Book 6)
My mother was a wicked witch. She sold my magic to a demon. I thought that that was the worst that my past had to offer. Turns out, I might be wrong about that…
I survived a journey into the Fae realm that could have ended in disaster. But it was hardly a victory. Strange creatures are stalking the city. A disgruntled Fae lord and his minions won’t leave me alone. And my worst enemy might have a connection to me that I don’t want to face. And when the darkness that shaped my past threatens everything I’ve built, I’ll need to embrace dangerous allies and my own magic to survive.
This box set bundles features books 4-6 of the TechWitch series. This series has witches, demons, an ongoing relationship that will have an HEA, sexy times, and a lot of computer geeks. Perfect if you like the idea of a strong heroine, a hot protective billionaire and magic and technology colliding. Enjoy!
Author’s note, for TW/CW please check my website.
Non Spec-Fic
Anna Hackett
Sentinel Security box set
Books 1-6, Sentinel Security
in the The Pretty Little Words Romance book boxes
Inside this bundle, you'll find six (6) Paperbacks or Hardcovers (you will choose the type, quality, and quantity):
- 1x Digitally Signed Wolf by Anna Hackett
- 1x Digitally Signed Hades by Anna Hackett
- 1x Digitally Signed Striker by Anna Hackett
- 1x Digitally Signed Steel by Anna Hackett
- 1x Digitally Signed Excalibur by Anna Hackett
- 1x Digitally Signed Hex by Anna Hackett
- Featuring exclusive, limited edition covers and interiors only found at The Pretty Little Words.
Annie Seaton
Outback Strangers
Book 1, The Happy Outback Hotel
Released:
15 February
When three English friends—Amelia, Sophie, and Charlotte—arrive in the dusty outback town of Garnet Creek during their gap year, they expect nothing more than a quick stop at the campground attached to an abandoned hotel. What they don’t expect is to find themselves completely charmed by a town that’s barely changed in decades.
The once-thriving Garnet Creek Hotel now serves as a basic campground, and sitting around the campfire one evening, the girls dare to dream: what if they could transform this forgotten pub into the heart of the community again—a proper English-style pub where locals and travellers alike could gather?
Their dream seems impossible until a mysterious fellow traveller, elderly philanthropist Alex Morrison, makes them an offer they can’t refuse. Suddenly, they own the pub and face the mammoth task of bringing it back to life.
The locals, however, are suspicious and not ready to embrace change—especially not from a trio of English backpackers. The town council is hostile, and tensions run high as old wounds and pride clash with the arrival of new residents. When Amelia finds herself drawn to Jake Sullivan, the talented builder caught between his loyalty to the town and his growing feelings for her, everything becomes far more complicated.
Can three young women from halfway around the world turn doubt into acceptance and transform a struggling town? Or will the outback prove too harsh for their English dreams?
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Mel Teshco
Jackal
Book 4, Sons of the Sheikh
Released:
28 February
His growl is as possessive as his nature
Sheikh Zayn Al-Habib has always preferred his harem to the complications of marriage. Why tie himself to one woman when he can have many? But when Malika—his favorite, his weakness—announces she's leaving because she can't share him anymore, everything changes.
They don't call him Jackal for nothing. This predator mates for life.
She thinks she can walk away, but Zayn has finally realized what he should have known all along: Malika isn't just another woman in his collection. She's his. And jackals don't let their mates go—even if keeping her means destroying what little love she still has for him.
Malika Ismat gave her heart freely, but she won't share it anymore. She wants all of Zayn or nothing at all. The problem? Leaving requires his blessing, and he's made it brutally clear she'll never have it.
Trapped between a man who owns her body but refuses to claim her heart, and a love that's slowly turning to resentment, Malika faces an impossible choice.
The line between devotion and captivity is thinner than a blade's edge.
Carolyn Wren
Purr-fect Pitch
Released:
13 February
A warm-hearted, fun filled rom-com novella laden with love, music...and cats.
When his ringing doorbell wakes Devlin Jones from a post birthday party hangover, he finds a beautiful singing telegram dressed as a kitten on the other side. She leaves him intrigued and confused in equal measures. His mysterious songstress has the voice of an angel and the devil's own temper to match.
Katherine 'Kat' Grant has one dream, and that's singing. To achieve it, she needs admission to the exclusive Perdies College of Music. Kat's adolescent years were difficult, being dependent on the charity of others left her with a fierce independent streak and a loathing of special treatment. She'll succeed on her own merits without anyone's help, especially the cheeky, alluring Devlin who seems to have squeezed himself into every aspect of her life.
Devlin knows he has the power to make all of Kat's dreams come true. But wielding that power means he could lose her forever.
Can a charismatic cat loving hero and his sassy stubborn singer write their own love song?
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JL Peridot
The Induction of Satine
Book 1, Satine Luna
Free as part of the Light With All My Spice promotion.
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Satine didn’t believe in lunar prisons. That is, until she got shipped out to the one on her planet’s outermost moon. There, she’s assigned to Warden Jet, a fine specimen on the facility payroll—highborn, broad shouldered, fit as hell, and intent on ‘rehabilitating’ his new charge.
Annie Seaton
The Forest Keeps
on sale!
Detective Catherine Snowden has learned to trust her instincts. But when a young woman's body is discovered in an ancient oak forest, Catherine experiences something she can't explain—a vision, a presence, a desperate plea from beyond the grave.
Find us. There are more of us buried in the forest.
Annie Seaton
Lucy
Book 1, Home to the Outback
The Daintree breeds survivors - those who can weather the storms, heat and floods that come hand in hand with its beauty.Doctor Emma Porter is one such survivor, living in an isolated cottage as past hurts heal, dedicated to her patients and to preserving this precious land where she has made a home.
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