I have missed creating a Reading Radar post twice this month, which is unusual for me. I love talking about books, even if I'm just putting them on my wish list. December is also the month that I start putting together my list of favorite reads for the year and I agonize over pairing the list down to something sane and manageable. That... that project I haven't started yet. I don't know about y'all but this month has exhausted me in unexpected ways to the point that things I usually enjoy, I put off because I have no mental energy. That is me at the moment.
BUT, I have a Reading Radar today with books that I have read or am reading, so I'm taking this as a win. :)
Series: Earth Fathers, 2
Author: Lyn Gala
Length: 167 pages
Genre: Romance / Sci-Fi / Aliens / Gay /
Notes: This will end up on my favorites list for 2020.
Blurb: Max, the stranded Earth pilot, and Rick, his tentacled partner in love, are forced to return to a universe that dismisses Rick as an asymmetrical, loud outcast. But Rick hasn't told Max the whole story. Max wants to live in a universe where his children and his lover are respected and given a chance to shine. He doesn't know the odds are stacked against them. Max is going to have to catch up fast if he wants to win a battle that is less about weapons than manipulating the rest of the universe into being fair.
To protect his sweet, belchy partner in love and their three offspring, Max will change the universe, one stubborn alien at a time, and he might have to start with the one he loves.
To protect his sweet, belchy partner in love and their three offspring, Max will change the universe, one stubborn alien at a time, and he might have to start with the one he loves.
Title: Dragon Scholar
Series: Dragon Hoard, 1
Author: Minerva Howe
Length: 236 pages
Genre: Erotic Romance / Paranormal / Fated Mates / Mpreg / Gay /
Notes: Fun, sexy, angst-free story. I can't wait for the next one to come out. It hit the spot for me and I devoured it.
Blurb: Devon Marks loves books more than just about anything. They're his job and his passion, and they've brought him to an auction where he meets the hottest guy he's ever seen. When Brand Drake offers to let Devon come and value his extensive collection at an old mansion high in the Colorado mountains, he knows life as about as good as it gets.
Brand Drake knows he wants Devon the moment they meet, so he goes about adding Devon to his hoard the same way he would an amazing old book. But when Devon starts eating him out of house and home and showing signs that he has emerging dragon traits, he knows he hasn't just found a lover, he's found a mate.
When Devon starts to show signs of something even more amazing, Brand calls on his brothers Eagan and Tyson to help him figure out what to do, as well as how to tell Devon what's going on with his body, which is life-changing, and also dangerous. Someone always wants dragon magic to use, and Brand has to find a way to keep them safe, and to keep Devon with him, hopefully forever.
Title: Stop Kidding Around
Series: Magical Mates, 2
Author: Macy Blake
Length: 307 pages
Genre: Romance / Paranormal / Fated Mates / Gay /
Notes: This was a sweet, fun addition to the series. I hear that Olly will be getting a book. :)
Blurb: His so-called mate thinks it’s fate. Toby has other ideas.
When Toby Sanders shows up to interview for a teaching job at a mysterious estate, he’s not expecting his world to flip upside down and backward.
Shifters are real… and the hottest, most protective wolf of all is claiming him as a mate.
Toby can’t deny that Brooks is everything he ever wanted and never thought he could have--loving, strong, drop-dead gorgeous--or that the two little girls Brooks wants to adopt give Toby a glimpse of the family he’s always dreamed of…
But how the heck is he supposed to believe in this mating magic stuff when life has taught him that the only person he can count on is himself?
As dangers from multiple sources threaten everything he’s come to care about, Toby learns that being part of a pack isn’t just about accepting his fate, it’s about choice: choosing to trust Brooks, choosing to believe in himself, and choosing to fight for the life and love he deserves, even if he has to cross the entire fae realm to do it.
Series:
Author: Kathryn Moon
Length: 426 pages
Genre: Romance / Omegaverse / Alternate World / Bisexual / Poly /
Notes: Normally, I don't read Omegaverse in any combination, but I was told that this one is not like the vast majority of them and I took a chance. And they were right. In this book, Omegas hold the power so there is no dubcon involved. It's actually sweet with a pinch of angst (from a couple of the guys) and I'm really enjoying it. I'm about 30% in and there is a ton of relationship development going on. I would say this is a medium-ish burn. There's a lot of sexual tension and I will be glad when claiming starts to happen. LOL
Blurb: Baby’s heat is coming…
After years of assuming she was a beta, discovering her omega designation in a biker bar surrounded by alphas isn’t exactly fulfilling any fantasies for Baby. She only wanted to have a fun night, not get knotted, bitten, and bonded. Now Baby’s entire life is about to turn upside down.
With her heat on its way, she needs to find a pack, a nest, and alphas she can trust.
The Late Night Howlers have given up hope…
After years of waiting for an omega to choose them, this motorcycle club of alphas is ready to move on with their lives. Until one sweet woman takes a chance on them.
A rundown bar and apartment building is no place to spoil a new omega but the Howlers are determined to do right by Baby when she needs them. All they have to do is keep her satisfied while resisting the mouthwatering temptation to bite and bond her, permanently.
When a rival MC comes sniffing after Baby, her safety is put at risk and the Howlers may be torn apart forever.
Title: Murder Mittens
Series: A Magical Romantic Comedy (with a body count)
Author: RJ Blain
Length: 314 pages
Genre: Romantic Urban Fantasy
Notes: I started this last night. It's a bit of fun reading.
Blurb: Becoming a bounty hunter and taking on the call sign of Murder Mittens wasn’t Harri’s brightest move, but what’s a lynx to do with millions of debt while working a customer service gig? The scars deforming her face won’t remove themselves, and she’ll bag and tag every criminal in the United States to get rid of them if necessary.
Being assigned a handler could make or break her, but did the powers that be really have to toss Sebastian Sumners her way? The lion with a stubborn streak as wide as hers tests her patience on a good day, but nothing makes her purr more than goading him into roaring.
Add in a protective family, a serial killer on the loose, and more trouble than any one cat needs, and it’s going to take a miracle for Harri to get through the most important job of her life.
Warning: contains magic, humor, cranky shapeshifters, cats, murder, and mayhem. Proceed with caution.
Title: The Werewolf Nanny
Series:
Author: Amanda Milo
Length: 314 pages
Genre: Slow Burn Romance / Comedy / Paranormal / Shifters /
Notes: I actually found this book this morning. I'm going to see about squeezing some chapters in today. :)
Blurb: As a struggling single mom with a babysitter emergency, I’m relieved when Finn Cauley—Irish heartthrob, my boss, and my work-friend-who-I-keep-at-a-distance—takes me by the shoulders and says the four most beautiful words a stressed-out woman can ever hear: I will fix this.
Finn proceeds to literally drag a free babysitter into our house, for which I’m super grateful, really.
I just have just one teeny, tiny concern.
Our new nanny is a *werewolf.*
**WARNING: This book landed in the Erotica category, but this story is a *slow*-burn romantic comedy with more than 100,000 words of sweet wereshifter fun. If you're looking for sexy times to happen quickly and often, this is not the book you want today. I'm sorry!
Title: Hunger Pangs: True Love Bites
Series: Flirting with Fangs
Author: Joy Demorra
Length: 379 pages
Genre: Romance / Historical / Gothic / Alternate World / Bisexual /
Notes: I'm about half way through and it is fantastic. I would definitely recommend it even if I haven't finished it yet.
Blurb: In a world of dwindling hope, love has never mattered more...
Captain Nathan J. Northland had no idea what to expect when he returned home to Lorehaven injured from war, but it certainly wasn’t to find himself posted on an island full of vampires. An island whose local vampire dandy lord causes Nathan to feel strange things he’d never felt before.
Particularly about fangs.
When Vlad Blutstein agreed to hire Nathan as Captain of the Eyrie Guard, he hadn’t been sure what to expect either, but it certainly hadn’t been to fall in love with a disabled werewolf. However Vlad has fallen and fallen hard, and that’s the problem.
Torn by their allegiances—to family, to duty, and the age-old enmity between vampires and werewolves—the pair find themselves in a difficult situation: to love where the heart wants or to follow where expectation demands.
The situation is complicated further when a mysterious and beguiling figure known only as Lady Ursula crashes into their lives, bringing with her dark omens of death, doom, and destruction in her wake.
One thing is for certain, nothing will ever be the same.
Captain Nathan J. Northland had no idea what to expect when he returned home to Lorehaven injured from war, but it certainly wasn’t to find himself posted on an island full of vampires. An island whose local vampire dandy lord causes Nathan to feel strange things he’d never felt before.
Particularly about fangs.
When Vlad Blutstein agreed to hire Nathan as Captain of the Eyrie Guard, he hadn’t been sure what to expect either, but it certainly hadn’t been to fall in love with a disabled werewolf. However Vlad has fallen and fallen hard, and that’s the problem.
Torn by their allegiances—to family, to duty, and the age-old enmity between vampires and werewolves—the pair find themselves in a difficult situation: to love where the heart wants or to follow where expectation demands.
The situation is complicated further when a mysterious and beguiling figure known only as Lady Ursula crashes into their lives, bringing with her dark omens of death, doom, and destruction in her wake.
One thing is for certain, nothing will ever be the same.
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