Hello, February!
I'm kind of glad we are out of January. It's not my favorite month mostly because it's typically the coldest month of the year and the dreariest when it comes to sunlight and spending time outside. You would think that I would get a chance to read more because all of that, but it's usually not the case.
I finished the relisten to the Murderbot Diaries and contemplated another go with it. Surprisingly, I was browsing reading recommendations and download a book that lead to me reading something completely different.
Series: The Wald Pack, 1
Author: Parker Williams
Length: 186 pages
Genre: Romance / Paranormal / Gay
Notes: This a non-ABO paranormal romance. It was refreshing to read one without the ABO dynamics (that I'm really not interested in reading about nowadays). This is a little bit on the dark side in relation to what happens in the labs. In a some romances you'll know the lab experiments happened and that they were awful with the details glossed over. This doesn't do that so be prepared to hear about the details. Those details have a profound effect on Alp and it isn't something that gets swept under the carpet with a "it happened but he's fine" mentality. There is some struggle and it's appropriately addressed in thoughtful realistic way. There were some really delightful side characters, Cece being my favorite. Since I really enjoyed this, I picked up Cultivating Caden.
Blurb: All rabbit shifter Alpin Dawkins wanted was some peace and quiet. Being kidnapped and trundled off to a lab to undergo six years of sadistic experiments wasn’t what he had in mind. And now all he wants is to go home.
Although Malachi Kurian spent years training to be a First, the leader of his wolf pack, he had no desire to be at anyone’s beck and call, so he ran. Life as a lone wolf worked out great - until the night he heard the screams.
He might have escaped, but Alp is certain this time he’s going to die. When a wolf kills his pursuers, Alp fears he's about to be on the menu.
He never expects the wolf will save him, or come to love him.
Now all they have to do is rescue the others still held in the labs….
Although Malachi Kurian spent years training to be a First, the leader of his wolf pack, he had no desire to be at anyone’s beck and call, so he ran. Life as a lone wolf worked out great - until the night he heard the screams.
He might have escaped, but Alp is certain this time he’s going to die. When a wolf kills his pursuers, Alp fears he's about to be on the menu.
He never expects the wolf will save him, or come to love him.
Now all they have to do is rescue the others still held in the labs….
Title: The Cloud Roads
Series: The Books of Raskura, 1
Author: Martha Wells
Length: 290 pages
Genre: Fantasy / Sci-Fi
Notes: Since I loved Murderbot so much, I looked up Martha Wells' backlist and decided to give this one a go. I bought the audibook along with the ebook. I'm hoping the choice of narrators for this series is better than the Murderbot series, but if not, I will have the ebook to read.
Blurb: Moon has spent his life hiding what he is — a shape-shifter able to transform himself into a winged creature of flight. An orphan with only vague memories of his own kind, Moon tries to fit in among the tribes of his river valley, with mixed success. Just as Moon is once again cast out by his adopted tribe, he discovers a shape-shifter like himself... someone who seems to know exactly what he is, who promises that Moon will be welcomed into his community. What this stranger doesn't tell Moon is that his presence will tip the balance of power... that his extraordinary lineage is crucial to the colony's survival... and that his people face extinction at the hands of the dreaded Fell! Now Moon must overcome a lifetime of conditioning in order to save and himself... and his newfound kin.
Title: Minotaur
Series: Sex with Monsters
Author: Kaye Draper
Length: 23 pages
Genre: Erotic Paranormal Romance
Notes: I'm not sure I would say these are romances. They are erotic short stories that follow one character. There might be a love interest plot arc later if I'm following the little hints correctly. Or perhaps it's wishful thinking on my part. These are quick reads that let you get through the story without worrying about finding a place to breakaway.
Blurb: Looking for a quickie?
A paranormal escort service. That kind of thing can’t possibly exist, right?
But I’ve learned that otherkin are real, and my mage boss insists that sometimes they need a little quality time with a convenient, willing human body. My next client is a little less human than the first two were. But big, awkward bull-men need love too, right?
This short story is just under 6,300 words.
Author’s Note
The Sex With Monsters collection is a series of erotic short stories. While they will flow better if read in order, they can also be enjoyed as bite-sized stand-alone stories. Each story will outline an encounter with a new paranormal creature. Have a creature you want to see featured? Visit me on social media and let me know!
*Includes explicit language, and graphic sex scenes.
*Stories may contain MF, FF, MM, and menage or poly situations. (Love is love!)
*Stories may contain characters of all genders/gender expressions.
*Some characters may have traumatic backstories which they may or may not discuss or think about. The story arc itself will not include on-page trauma, but it is possible that such situations may be discussed at some point in the series.
*It’s called sex with monsters for a reason, kinkiness possible/inevitable.
Series: Romancing a Curse, 3
Author: Lissa Kasey
Length: 266 pages
Genre: Romance / Urban Fantasy / Paranormal / Gay
Notes: I need to catch up!
Blurb: A manor filled with secrets is Brand’s last hope for recovery, and maybe love.
After a yearlong battle with declining health, Brand is offered the opportunity to live and work building a small home community in Upstate New York, and reconnecting with his best friend. But Brand is a long way from recovered and doesn’t know if he’ll actually be able to do the job.
Law thought he escaped small town life, and was on the verge of adding to his list of rehab skills when everything shut down. Now he’s in limbo, unable to work with suspended certificates, and back home with a family curse he’d like to keep secret.
Brand needs more than just a physical therapist. And Law is looking for a place to belong. When the truth is revealed, can the two of them find love, despite the mysteries and curses that plague their past?
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