Reading-wise...
Series: Survivors Find Love,
Author: Lissa Kasey
Length: 281 pages
Publisher:
Genre: Romance / Contemporary / Bisexual / Gay /
Notes: So I love Lissa's Dominion series and her Hidden Gem so I thought that I would dip my toes in her contemporary work, too.
Blurb: Nate Granger is losing everything to mental illness; his job, his home, and even his sanity. All he has left are his three ancient cats and a best friend who lives across the country. Faced with the choice of trying to piece the tattered remains of his life back together or move in with the man he’s always dreamt could be his and start over, Nate is too afraid of losing Jamie to decide.
After Jameson “Jamie” McKendal lost his wife to cancer, he buried his grief in online video games, which is where he met Nate. Now he specializes in rescues, both as a park ranger, and as an animal rehabilitation specialist. He knows a skittish animal when he sees one, and Nate’s been in need of rescue for a while. A decade of friendship has Jamie thinking he might want more, but he has to help Nate heal first.
Can Jamie convince Nate that his worth lies in who he is and not what he can do for others? Does Nate even dare to hope for a chance to find love in the aftermath of his chaotic life?
Series: Their Vampire Queen
Author: Joeley Sue Burkhart
Length: 104 pages
Publisher:
Genre: Romance / Paranormal / Vampires / Poly /
Notes: Read it. Loved it. I will never get enough of this series.
Blurb: You wanted more. More Shara. More blood. More Blood.
You had so many questions after Shara Isador took the Triune. Why was Daire in the cathouse? Why didn’t she get immediate revenge against the Dauphine? These questions are answered, along with providing all of the Their Vampire Queen short stories that were previously published in other anthologies, including:
Queen Takes Alpha
Queen Takes Twins
Queen Takes a Late Christmas
And since you’re all so very greedy, there’s some additional time for Okeanos in this compilation. Of course, it’s appropriately titled Queen Takes Tentacles.
Series: Elemental Assassin Series, 10
Author: Jennifer Estep
Length: 70 pages
Publisher: Pocket Star (June 3, 2013)
Genre: Urban Fantasy
Notes: Even though I think she should drop-kick Quinn, this listed as apart of the series. For what I gather from the blurbs, this one and the next book are short stories about how her and Quinn work through their/his problems. And of course, Gin finds herself in the middle of trouble, again.
Blurb: Come one! Come all! Witness Gin Blanco—aka the Elemental Assassin, aka the Spider—go toe to toe against the Esmerelda the Amazing's Wheel of Death and some dangerously creepy clowns! Only at The Carnival of Wondrous Wonders!
A story from the forthcoming Carniepunk urban fantasy anthology starring bestselling authors Rachel Caine, Jennifer Estep, Kevin Hearne, Seanan McGuire, and Rob Thurman, and also includes Delilah S. Dawson, Kelly Gay, Mark Henry, Hillary Jacques, Jackie Kessler, Kelly Meding, Allison Pang, Nicole D. Peeler, and Jaye Wells. Samples of all fourteen tales are included to tantalize and to tease. Come to the Carniepunk midway and explore the creepy, mysterious, magical world of traveling carnivals today!
Series: Blue Solace, 5
Author: CW Gray
Length: 318 pages
Publisher:
Genre: Romance / Sci-Fi / Gay / Mpreg / Angst-Free /
Notes: I'm a little behind with this series. 4 and 5 came out when I wasn't paying attention.
Blurb: Welcome back to Charybdis Station and the crew of the Blue Solace: (Fifth Book in the series)
Beck Brackenstone is a simple Grell. He loves his family and friends and enjoys tinkering in his shop. His greatest dream is to meet his life-mate, settle down, and raise a bunch of babies. When he finally does meet his mate, he realizes how completely unprepared he really is. How do you court an assassin? How do you keep your brain from melting when your mate smiles?
Guild Master Beol is not a simple man. He runs one of the most prominent assassins guilds in the galaxy and has a troubled past. He has responsibilities and contracts to worry about and no time for a mate. When he meets Beck, that all changes. His Grell completely bewitches him and sparks something inside him that he thought died a long time ago. The problem is that Beck has secrets that even his most trusted friends don't know, and Beol has some major trust issues.
The two men may appear to be a horrible match, but in truth, they are perfect for one another. Unfortunately the Crellic Queen and Humans First are terrorizing the galaxy and Charybdis Station is their next target. They will need to trust in one another and their friends to end the Queen's path of destruction once and for all.
Author's Note: 56,000 words. This is a sci-fi/fantasy, m/m love story with no angst and no cheating, just a HEA. There is lots of action, a little sex, mpreg, and a few potty mouths involved in the story. 18+ readers only, please. It is also the fifth book in a series that is best read in order. Read "The Mercenary's Mate," "The General's Mate," "The Soldier's Mate," and "The Lieutenant's Mate" first!
Series: (The Elements Book 1)
Author: Laura Taylor
Length: 150 pages
Publisher:
Genre: Romance / Sci-Fi / Omegaverse / Gay
Notes: Okay. So even though I love mpreg, I usually stay away from Omegaverse because it oftentimes explores real world issues about disparity and discrimination, among a ton of other issues. I always get angry and it's hard for me to look past how people are treated to the love story under everything. But I wanted to give this a try after I read the sample (and because the blurb for book two seemed awesome. I love it when the little guy shakes things up/blow things up.) I am struggling with the ABO views of this world but I'm about 30% in. It is well written and smart.
Blurb: Lieutenant Azure Lynwood’s latest mission with the Space Corps is turning into a complete disaster. A routine inspection of a remote outpost on Titan unexpectedly turns into a murder investigation. Then a blizzard hits, trapping the five crew members in the tiny base, cut off from any contact with civilisation. And now, without access to his supply of hormonal suppressants, Azure realises he has only a couple of hours until he goes into heat.
Without medical assistance, omegas in heat experience twelve hours of the worst pain imaginable. The thought of what he has to endure is terrifying, but Azure knows that being mated wouldn’t necessarily be any better. Alphas in rut are notoriously violent and aggressive, and matings invariably leave omegas with brutal injuries and emotional scars that can last a lifetime.
But just when Azure thinks his situation can’t get any worse, he finds out one last, staggering piece of news. Major Tor Savan, his commanding officer, and one of the most respected men in the Space Corps, is an alpha. And once he gets a whiff of Azure’s heat pheromones, there isn’t a force in the entire galaxy that could keep them apart.
Series: Mated to the Captain. 3
Author: Christine Wright
Length: 299 pages
Publisher:
Genre: Romance / Sci-Fi / Mpreg / Gay
Notes: This is me holding on to a good thing because I didn't want the series to end. (A bad habit I have of saving the last book in the series because I don't want to say goodbye to the characters.) I've been in a reading slump so I reread the first two so that I could finish it up. This is a great series with humor and a little bit of ridiculousness from Del. I loved the introduction of Kai, and I seriously don't know what to expect from Hastor, but I look forward to reading this in the next couple of days, even if it means it will be over. *sniff-sniff*
Blurb: “Never tempt fate. It has a way of biting you beneath the armor.”-Xolian saying
Captain Quinn has always been the savior, rescuing his little human mate Del from every unlikely predicament. Even with Quinn’s protective nature and Del’s tendency to find trouble, they balance each other. The mated pair are ecstatic, anxiously awaiting the birth of their twins, when disaster strikes. A mysterious illness waylays the Captain, leaving Del in charge. Being the Captain leaves Del in a bind--pregnant, a magnet for trouble, Del struggles to find his feet and keep everyone safe. All their lives are deeply impacted by Del’s command decision to seek assistance from an old enemy.
Brync and Kai fear Kai’s parents won’t accept their blossoming relationship. When Kai is ordered to return home Brync must make the decision of his life.
Rathian Raider Hastor, annoyed that he’s been mated to a Xolian, plans to ignore the spoiled, whiny, green-eyed alien until he dies from exposure to the desert climate. But Braxx may be more interesting and resilient than Hastor first expected.
Now if those babies would just arrive on time and follow their fathers well laid out plan, life could get back to normal.
Series: Northern Creatures, 1
Author: Kris Austen Radcliffe
Length: 218 pages
Publisher: Six Talon Sign Fantasy & Futuristic Romance (August 8, 2017)
Genre: Urban Fantasy
Notes: I have been looking at this book for a while and I think I'm going to take the plunge.
Blurb: What happens when a man starts life as a corpse?
Two hundred years ago, Frank Victorsson awoke as a semi-dead, monstrous abomination reanimated by his hubris-ridden father, Victor Frankenstein. But Frank refused to become the infernal hate his father spewed at the world. He walked away from his origins — and into a small, Minnesota town overflowing with magic.
Now Dr. Frankenstein’s other sins want revenge.
The Nordic elves of Frank’s new home call him family. The werewolves call him friend. And when the town’s vampires disappear and innocents die, Frank realizes the demon responsible might be the one force on Earth faster and stronger than him — and the one foe capable of pulling to the surface his long-suppressed rage.
Now Frank must stop a rampaging evil bent on murdering the people he loves the most. But can he save his town without losing himself to the monster he once tamed?
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