What's on the Reading Radar? #TBR #newreleases

I thought that I would do something a little different for this week's radar and post May's book releases that I'm looking forward to. I'm probably going to break it up between two Saturdays to keep the post from becoming super long. There was a lot coming out this month that I squeed over. :)

Title: His Fairy Share
Series: Starfig Investigations, 3
Author: Meghan Maslow
Length: 416 pages

Genre: Romance / Fantasy / Gay / Humor

Notes:

Blurb: “Why does this always happen to us?” –Quinn Broomsparkle, wizard extraordinaire

Six months have passed since wizard Quinn Broomsparkle left behind his indentured servant shackles. He’s in love with his half-dragon/half-fairy familiar, Twig Starfig. He’s got a home. Friends. A job. And a father-in-law he could do without. A pretty close to perfect life. But as Quinn has learned the hard way, things rarely stay peaceful for long. Especially when a Starfig’s involved.

Summoned to his home realm and a past he’d thought left behind, Quinn and Twig find themselves in the middle of evil machinations . . . with no clear enemy. When Quinn’s younger brother, Zak, goes missing, it’s Starfig Investigations on the case.

Being the first wizard in a thousand years isn’t all it’s cracked up to be. On top of a missing brother, a broken-hearted red fury, an archivist with a secret, and a ghost pirate-parrot who’s determined to return to his captain, Quinn and Twig’s relationship is sorely tested when questions—and unhappy answers—about their mating dilemma are pushed to the fore.

All Quinn wants is his fairy share of happiness. Is that so much to ask?

Title: Queen Takes Sunfires: Karmen Sunna, Book 2
Series: Their Vampire Queen, 12
Author: Joely Sue Burkhart
Length: 

Genre: Romance / Vampires / Urban Fantasy / RH / 

Notes: This releases May 31

Blurb: There is not blurb yet. :)

Title: Grave Humor
Series: A Magical Comedy with a Body Count
Author: R. J. Blain
Length: 388 pages

Genre: Urban Fantasy / Comedy / Alternate Universe / Romantic Elements /

Notes:

Blurb: Most days, Anwen regrets working at a funeral home. With the residents no longer inclined to stay in their coffins where they belong, she’s got her hands full making sure everyone follows the rules:

In the funeral home, there is no screaming, no murdering, no mutilation, no possessions, no kidnappings, no resurrections, and no cursing of any type. Be quiet and stay polite.

The day Old Man McGregor decides to take a walk and disturbs her peace, Anwen learns there’s a lot more to the basement in the funeral home than a vampire and a handsome gentleman on ice.

If she’s not careful, she’ll learn first-hand why ‘eternally yours’ is the most potent of threats.

Warning: this novel contains romance, humor, bodies, shenanigans, and mythological puppies. Proceed with caution.

Title: Reawakening
Series: Reawakening, 1
Author: Amy Rae Durreson
Length: 317 pages

Genre: Fantasy / Dragons / Romantic Elements / Gay / 

Notes: This classifies more as a re-release, but I don't care. This whole trilogy releases this month. :)

Blurb: A dragon wakes from a thousand-year sleep to a world he no longer recognises…Tarnamell’s first venture back into the world finds him rebuffed by a feisty desert spirit who thinks he is nothing more than a large and scaly nuisance. Determined to try again, Tarn takes human form and sets out to explore this new world, battling his grief and bewilderment as he realises all he once loved has faded into legend: his armies, his brothers and sisters, even the lover who grew old without him centuries ago. Posing as a caravan guard, he sets out across the Alagard Desert in search of the spirit who made him smile.

But it isn’t just a single dragon who has woken again. As Tarn and his new friends press deeper into the desert, their path grows perilous, and it soon becomes obvious that something dark and terrible has returned to the world.

The Shadow Tarn once defeated has woken before him and now he is the only one left to defend his new friends, his desert, and all that lies below the protective shadow of his wing.

Title: The Serpent's Coil
Series: Tin Star Witches: The Witches of Ruby Gulch Book 1)
Author: Elizabeth Silver
Length: 182 pages

Genre: Romance / Alternate Universe / Western / Magic / Gay /

Notes: I love how the covers for these look like an old western paperback. 

Blurb: New Mexico Territory. 1868.

Marcus Rivers knows something is very wrong with the magic around Ruby Gulch. He’s kept his suspicions to himself, but his investigations have gone nowhere. And after months of living rough and fruitless searches, he’s on the verge of giving up. Then the mine owner’s son comes home.

Freshly graduated from the San Francisco University of Magic, William Dolan returns to find the town on edge. Even the land thrums with tension. When he meets Marcus and together they stumble onto the secrets of the mine, Will is going to have decide if he’s able to defy his father. If he’s strong enough to go for what, and who, he knows what’s right.

The differences between the two men are as wide as the desert. Wealth, race, status – despite all this, fate keeps throwing them together again and again. They’re going to have to work together if they’re going to save countless lives. The hard part, however, is going to be figuring out what to do with their hearts if the ruby dust ever settles.

Title: Forged in Magic
Series: Tin Star Witches: The Witches of Ruby Gulch Book 2)
Author: BA Tortuga
Length: 184 pages

Genre: Romance / Alternate Universe / Western / Magic / Gay /

Blurb: When Owen McBride sees his lover Jericho stagger into their homestead outside of Ruby Gulch, New Mexico, he thinks he’s seeing the dead come back to life. Jericho was lost to him when the wagon train he was leading was taken by monsters called Eaters, and Owen expected to be alone the rest of his life.

Blind, poisoned by magic, and near real death, Jericho Nater comes back to Owen, needing the love his man offers, and his help. The doomed wagon train’s children are still alive, and Jericho has promised to go back for them. Owen can’t bear to lose Jericho again, but he would never deny Jericho something so important. Together they must find a way to save those kids, and to make their way home alive.

Title: Ruby Run
Series: Tin Star Witches: The Witches of Ruby Gulch Book 3)
Author: Sam Burns
Length: 208

Genre: Romance / Alternate Universe / Western / Magic / Gay /

Notes:

Blurb: Augustus Ambrose never planned to return to the United States after graduation. His mother’s final letter, with its dire threats about what would await if he did, had been more than enough to keep him away. But when his Aunt Grace dies unexpectedly and leaves him her ranch in the New Mexico Territory, he can’t ignore it. Grace gave him everything, and he can’t let her legacy suffer for his childish fear of his mother.

Griffith Taylor doesn’t want much. Quiet nights on the range, a big blue sky, and no rattlesnakes in his boots. He definitely doesn’t want to travel to Boston to take care of his late boss’s heir. When he lays eyes on his charge, everything changes. Not just because Augie is the best looking greenhorn he’s ever clapped eyes on, oh no.

Someone wants Griff’s new boss dead, and they’re not afraid to use forbidden magic to get the job done. Griff can handle himself in a fight, but this job might be more than he’s prepared for.

Title: Blood Ruby
Series: Tin Star Witches: The Witches of Ruby Gulch Book 4)
Author: Kelly Kiernan
Length: 89 pages

Genre: Romance / Alternate Universe / Western / Magic / Gay /

Notes:

Blurb: Finnian is an Irish folk healer, a witch who specializes in healing magic. He's new to America and is going west to seek his fortune in a place rumored to be steeped in magic -- a town called Ruby Gulch, deep in the New Mexico Territory. When he meets Ishago, an injured Navajo on the trail, their lives become inexorably entwined. They risk their hearts and lives to steal a magic stone from a sleeping dragon, and in the process set events in motion that may destroy them all.

Title: Wishes, Wings, & Woes
Series: Gods and Demons, 2
Author: Kaye Draper
Length: 91 pages

Genre: Romance / Urban Fantasy / RH / 

Notes:

Blurb: The world Troya knew has just been torn apart. Her lovers and friends are sheltering her from the truth about just how bad it is outside Ontonagon, but all of that takes second place to the strange duality inside her that comes with the memories of her past life—the life where she and the powerful, treacherous demon who runs the city were enemies…and so much more.

While the human part of Troya just wants to regain some sense of normalcy the other, older, part of her is angry and bent on revenge. Troya can’t help but become more aware of the growing powers within her and the needs of the supernaturals around her, who aren’t all quite what they seem.

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So I skipped the Reading Radar last week. I'm not going to double up this week. I'm looking for fun, angst-free stories. Give me the sure things... LOL.

Title: The Arch Mage's Firebird
Series: A Kitten's Witch Story
Author: KL Noone
Length: 41 pages

Genre: Romance / Urban Fantasy / Paranormal / Gay

Notes: This sounds sweet.

Blurb: Thomas East was meant to be the youngest Arch-Mage in history, a magical genius and a solver of problems. But he hadn’t expected quite so many problems -- not to mention the endless meetings, bureaucracy, and political negotiations. So he’s currently hiding in a sleepy California seaside town, working in an ice cream parlor and avoiding everyone he’s let down ... until a firebird in need of rescue crashes into his shop.

Nicholas Incandesco has far too many problems. He’s a firebird, a shapeshifter, and a power source, and a lot of magicians could use someone with his gifts. He’s also technically a murder suspect with two magical bounty hunters on his trail. He just wants someplace safe to land, and the attractive witch behind the ice cream counter might offer a sweet refuge.

This encounter might be exactly what both Nicholas and Tom need to find themselves ... and rescue each other.

Title: My Cameron
Series: 
Author: MA Innes
Length: 161 pages

Genre: Romance / Sci-Fi-Fantasy / BDSM Elements / the Alien Next Door /

Notes: Author's note says sweet romance.

Blurb: He knows better…but he can’t help himself.

Dating someone who lives next door is a disaster waiting to happen. Cameron knows better than to agree to date the sexy new alien that’s moved into his apartment building. Just because George is confident and persistent doesn’t mean it would be a good idea. It also doesn’t mean that George understands what Cameron is really looking for in a partner…a Dom who can push him right to the edge.

Aliens landing and asking for asylum was supposed to be the plot of a sci-fi movie, not a sexy romance that’s hotter than anything on cable. But maybe the Dom of his dreams won’t come in the package Cameron always expected. Maybe Mr. Right has tentacles.



47k words
Story Contains: MM sexual Content, BDSM elements, spankings, and edging.

Author’s Note: While the heat level in this story is higher than some of my books, and there are tentacles involved, it is very much a sweet romance at heart.

Title: The Consorts
Series: 
Author: NA Moore
Length: 826 pages

Genre: Romance / Mystery / Paranormal / Political Intrigue / Royalty / Poly / 

Notes: I seriously love the texture and colors of this cover. It's definitely not a short book.

Blurb: “For twenty-three years, these sheets have caressed the skin of my body alone. Never holding the entangled limbs of lovers or saccharine sweet kisses of a heat familiar to frenzied physical contact. This emptiness has held me firm in its embrace, soaking my bed with the loneliness that seeps from my dreams to my waking reality.
Soon...that will change.

For I am Prince Killian Innis, heir to the throne of Incubi, ruler of Astoria, and today I will meet my Consorts.”

Innocent and naive Killian Innis has spent his entire life in isolation. Allowed only the company of a few loyal servants, the crown prince eagerly awaits his Consort ceremony.

Twenty-five Incubi handpicked by the King will serve as his Potentials. Killian must choose five to be his lovers, his protectors, and his advisors. But within the palace lurks a demon, hidden behind suggestive smiles and compelling whispers, waiting to set Astoria aflame.

Killian must navigate through brutality, politics, family feuds, and broken hearts to thwart apocalyptic destruction...all while learning what it truly means to be King.

Title: Feline the Heat
Series: The Fireshouse Feline
Author(s): Lacey Carter Andersen, LA Boruff, Laura Greenwood
Length: 232 pages

Genre: Romance (Medium-burn) / Urban Fantasy / Paranormal / Cat turns into a Human / Mystery / RH / Poly /

Notes: This sounded fun and I'm hoping for lots of humor.

Blurb: How to be a Firehouse Cat:
1. Wake up naked in a fireman's bed
2. Stare at equally naked firemen
3. Find the local witches
4. Get lots of fuss and attention
5. Don't let them figure out you're the cat

And oh, yeah, find the person responsible for your curse and killing your parents. Before they find you.

No pressure.

I've searched for proof that witches exist all my adult life. When I finally get a lead and position myself to prove the paranormal world is real and right under our noses, enter three gorgeous firemen to derail my investigation.

If I didn't know better, I'd think they were purposefully trying to keep me from discovering the world of the witches, vampires, and shifters.

As if I could ever believe it didn't exist. I'm a cat, for whisker's sake.

- Feline the Heat is book one of the Firehouse Feline Series, a medium-burn paranormal reverse harem with a side of laughter and plenty of heat (and it's not just coming from the fire!)

Title: Mr. Flower Bride
Series: 
Author: Lily Hoshino
Length: 180 pages

Genre: Romance / Marriage of Convenience / Gay /

Notes: If you're looking for something sweet and cute, check this out. The artwork is great. 

Blurb: Shinji Souda's not exactly happy about his family's age-old marriage customs, namely the fact that he has to marry a boy! Will a sudden confession from his bride-to-be, a beautiful boy in his class named Aoi, make Shinji change his mind? This sweet love story follows the couple through their marriage ceremony, wedding night, life as newlyweds, and even childbirth! The title story in this compilation is the prequel to Mr. Flower Groom, also being published by Yen Press.

Title: Mr. Flower Groom
Series: 
Author: Lily Hoshino
Length: 193 pages

Genre: Romance / Marriage of Convenience / Gay /

Notes: I like Mr. Flower Bride so much that I searched out another one. :)

Blurb: The Souda family tradition of marrying off its younger sons to male clan members leaves no generation untouched! Childhood friends Ritsu and Kouichirou may have taken their first, tentative steps into married life in Mr. Flower Bride, but now they have to wrangle with past loves, new misunderstandings...and each other (!!) to get to matrimonial bliss!

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This week went by quickly. I'll probably make you cringe if I say that I want the week back... LOL! Sorry, I do.

Title: Terror by Moonlight
Series: Critter Catchers, 1
Author: Hank Edwards
Length: 288 pages

Genre: Mystery / Romance / Gay /

Notes: Binge reading sounds awesome.

Blurb: Cody Bower and Demetrius Singleton have been friends for over twenty years even though they are polar opposites. Cody is tall, handsome, athletic, and straight, and Demetrius is average height, more of a thinker, and gay. They have started an animal control business together and have to figure out how to be business partners without letting it affect their friendship, but that’s the least of their problems. When one of their first clients ends up brutally murdered in what appears to be an animal attack, the two realize something big and dangerous is stalking their tiny town of Parson’s Hollow, and it’s up to them to catch it before it kills again.

Title: Chained
Series: Bureau, 4
Author: Kim Fielding
Length: 137 pages

Genre: Romance / Paranormal

Notes: 

Blurb: An agent for the Bureau of Trans-Species Affairs? That’s the best job in the world. And it’s enough for Terry Brandt, who doesn’t need personal relationships complicating his life. His newest assignment puts him undercover, investigating a Hollywood agent who may have some evil tricks up his sleeve.

Edge is not the man he appears to be. Although he’s a member of the Hollywood agent’s security staff, his true situation is darker and deeper than that. Ordered to seduce the new prospect, Edge finds himself caught in conflicting loyalties.

Haunted by their pasts and tied up in secrets, neither Terry nor Edge can afford to allow passion to interfere with duty. And with danger dogging them, it’s impossible to envision a future together.

Title: Bone Traders
Series: Sellswords & Spellweavers, 1
Author: Rachel Ford
Length: 230 pages

Genre: Fantasy / Action & Adventure / Norse Mythos / 

Notes: 

Blurb: A missing giant. A sinister conspiracy. A decision that will change the fate of a jarldom.

The bone trade is big business. Black market buyers will offer many silvers for fresh giant bone, to carve into charms or use in dark enchantments.

When cloaked men kidnap the giant Njal Frostborn, everyone knows why. He's destined to be murdered and sold in that terrible trade.

His best friend, apprentice wizard Idun Wintermoon, is determined to save him from that terrible fate. But to do so, she must defy the head of her order, and face powers far beyond her ability. To survive, she's going to need an ally. Luckily for her, Lissette Forlatt - a down-on-her-luck sellsword - is on the case. Together, they'll brave worse than the elements and rogue mages in their quest to save Njal. What they discover might shake the jarldom to its core.

If they live long enough to tell the story.

Title: Silence Fallen
Series: Mercy Thompson, 10
Author: Patricia Briggs
Length: 379 pages

Genre: Paranormal / Romantic Elements

Notes: I'm in the middle of a re-read of this series since a new Mercy book has released. I bought the last release then hoarded it for later. LOL! Whoops. This series and the Alpha and Omega series are such rich stories.  

Blurb: Attacked and abducted in her home territory, Mercy finds herself in the clutches of the most powerful vampire in the world, taken as a weapon to use against alpha werewolf Adam and the ruler of the Tri-Cities vampires. In coyote form, Mercy escapes—only to find herself without money, without clothing, and alone in the heart of Europe... 

Unable to contact Adam and the rest of the pack, Mercy has allies to find and enemies to fight, and she needs to figure out which is which. Ancient powers stir, and Mercy must be her agile best to avoid causing a war between vampires and werewolves, and between werewolves and werewolves. And in the heart of the ancient city of Prague, old ghosts rise...

Title: Warrior Wench
Series: (The Asarlaí Wars Book 1)
Author: Marie Andreas
Length: 368 pages

Genre: Sci-Fi / Action & Adventure / Let's Blow Everything Up? /

Notes: I'm reading this book for the title alone!

Blurb: Vaslisha Tor Dain is a mercenary starship captain with a few simple rules: A good ship is better than a great man, in case of confusion always err on the side of blowing someone's head off, and never fall for a telepath or a member of her crew.
All of those are about to bite her in the behind.

Vas’s life takes a turn for the worse when she comes back to her crew after what should have been a two week pleasure trip to find out she’s actually been gone a month and has no memory of missing time. Her beloved ship, The Victorious Dead, has been sold for scrap and its pieces scattered throughout the galaxy. In addition, there are unmarked ships blowing apart entire planets and the Commonwealth government can’t, or won’t, stop them.

And that’s just her first day back.

Vas has to fight her crew, the Commonwealth, and a mysterious cadre of warrior monks to get her ship back and save a universe that may not want to be saved.

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An oddly productive week compared to last. I don't know what changed but I like it. I did panic on Thursday wen I couldn't find my manuscript for Cherish. I finally found in it in an archived file. I must have accidentally moved it when I was trying to consolidate my files earlier in the. I'm so so so so glad that I'm an e-file hoarder. I don't delete much of anything because I might need to look something up for some reason years from now. (It has happened!)

Title: First Moon
Series: Lovin' the Coven, 1
Author: Jacquelyn Faye
Length: 271 pages

Genre: Romance / Urban Fantasy / Witches / RH

Notes: This series was recommended to me and I was warned that some of the dialogue is corny (and it is) but that it has difference relationship dynamics than most RH romances (and it does). I would not call it a poly romance, at least not at this point. I do like the characters together and as individuals. I have to say that the mystery didn't pan out like I thought it would. There was a red herring or two thrown in there, and I thought I had the answer when I didn't. I suddenly find myself almost finished with book three and eyeballing book four, bingeing without realizing I was bingeing. There is still some really corny dialogue but the plot is hopping enough that finding a place to stop for the night was a bit difficult. It does say that book four has MM theme, but this story is told from a female POV. There is a lot of voyeurism in this series so I'm not expecting much on the MM side of things. 

Blurb: Welcome to Cedar Falls...
I thought the sign seemed a little too welcoming, but when you get the call to move from the goddess herself, you don't get to be picky. I just wasn't expecting my new home to be so rustic and...down on its luck. But, when you're a witch, life can get pretty interesting...and dangerous. Especially when someone is killing the local coven. At least the chief of police is pretty hot, when he's not accusing me of being the murderer.

Cedar Falls seems to have no shortage of hot men. With so many stunning men, why choose just one? Sorry, Chief. Let's just hope I don't get too distracted before I find the murderer, open my new bookstore, and help Cedar Falls become what it was meant to be...

The Lovin' the Coven series are intended for mature audiences. 18+ readers only! They contain graphic language and sexual situations. This is a medium burn reverse harem where the girl gets all the guys. Why Choose? Harem members added as series progresses. M/M themes begin in book 4. Lovin' the Coven will be a 7 book series.

Title: P.S. I Spook You
Series: The Spectral Files, 1
Author: SE Harmon
Length: 258 pages

Genre: Romance / Paranormal / Ghosts / Gay / 

Notes: I really love both paranormal series by AJ Sherwood and have been looking for something similar. I stumbled across this one and thought I would give it a try.


Blurb: SSA Rain Christiansen used to be the agency's golden boy. It just takes one moment of weakness, one slight, tiny, itty-bitty paranormal sighting, and all of a sudden, he's the agency's embarrassment. His boss gives him one last chance to redeem himself - go down to Brickell Bay, play nice with the local police, and leave the ghost sightings behind. Rain is determined to do exactly that, even if it kills him.

Cold-case Detective Daniel McKenna's latest investigation is going nowhere fast. Five years earlier, high school student Amy Greene went missing after leaving her part-time job and was never seen again. Daniel is glad to finally have the FBI help his department requested, even if it does come in the form of his ex.

It doesn't help that Rain is pretty sure he's falling in love with Danny all over again - if he ever stopped. Add to that the frustration of seeing ghosts at every turn while he works a case that's stalled in its tracks, and Rain is starting to wonder if second chances and happy endings are just for fairy tales.

Title: In Pain and Blood

Series: Spellster, 1

Author: Aldrea Alien

Length: 724 pages

Genre: Romance / Fantasy / Magic / Bisexual / Gay / 

Notes: I saw the cover for book 2 (which just released) and I took a look at the series. 

Blurb: It wasn't meant to be like this.

Dylan's life in the spellster tower has everything he should want: magical knowledge, safety from the King's Hounds and frequent clandestine affairs with women. All at the cost of his freedom. So when the chance to leave the tower—even as a leashed weapon for the King's Army—arises, he seizes it.

When his first scouting mission goes awry, Dylan is left alone in a hostile world with the tower a distant beacon of safety. Only the flirtatious Tracker, an elven man whose very presence awakens Dylan's long-repressed desire, can help him return to his old life before the crown discovers his unleashed status.

But the risk of being branded a deserter may be the least of his concerns as whispers of an armed presence in the North threatens his home. Dylan must rely on Tracker to protect him even as everything he thought he knew begins to unravel around them.

Title: Claw & Order

Series: Episode 1: Seduction

Author: Erick Henry Vick

Length: 262 pages

Genre: Urban Fantasy / Mystery

Notes: The play off of Law & Order is what made me stop and look at this. It's on KU so I'm going to give it a go. 

Blurb: In the Locus of New York, crimes committed by magical entities threaten the delicate balance between the mundane world and the supernatural realm.

The dedicated teams of detectives who investigate these breaches of Canon and Covenants are members of an elite unit known as the Supernatural Inquisitors Squad.

These are their stories.

Leery Oriscoe is just a conflicted New York Jewish cop who got hit by the Hassidic bus—only the bus was driven by a werewolf. There’s bound to be a little crazy under his black hat. And his life just got ten times more complicated. His new partner is half vampire and half succubus.

Oh, and their lieutenant? She's the ghost of a Van Helsing.

Title: The Grumpy Grizzly's Omega

Series: Mail Order Mates

Author: Lorelei M. Hart

Length: 99 pages

Genre: Romance / Paranormal / Gay / Mpreg / 

Notes: I've been looking for books with grumpy characters.

Blurb: My bear has had it with this alone stuff.He’s ready for his mate...yesterday. My job and my side-projects have always dominated my life. As a ranger in the local national park, I’ve dedicated myself to helping people and animals, thinking that one day my mate would come along. But after years of being alone, I now know I have to make a move if I want the family I so crave.

My best friend Roman thinks this Male-Order App is the way. Order a husband? Like ordering books online? While I think he’s out of his mind, I fill out the questionnaire and wait for an omega to bite. Still don’t think one will.

My name is Aquila. When I left my ex, he didn’t even notice I was gone until he needed money. He’s been clear about not wanting children or getting married. And I was fine with it...until I wasn’t and neither was the animal inside of me. I wanted more. So I finally finished the questionnaire on the Male-Order App and the next day got a 90 percent match, but he lives on the other side of the country. Maybe a change of scenery is just what this omega needs.

The Grumpy Bear's Omega is a super sweet with knotty heat MM mpreg featuring a hotter than hot forest ranger, a cute, nerdy omega, and resulting in the cutest baby bear shifter ever. It is the first book in the Male-Order Males series but can be read as a stand-alone.

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Another quick week. I've been jumping from book to book and making some good headway into series I love. When I went to check out what had been releasing I seem to have been snagged by a bunch of vampire books. I've even went back to my finished reading pile from years ago to see if I could find a vampire series that I could reread. I keep looking at Sookie Stackhouse. It's been years since I read one of her books and I don't know if I want to see if they have stood up to the 'test of time'. I loved them at one time and got as many friends as I could hooked on them. But... IDK. If you have any vampire books you loved, drop me a comment!

Title: How to Vex a Vampire
Series: (VRC: Vampire Related Crimes Book 1)
Author: Alice Winters
Length: 342 pages

Genre: Romance / Paranormal / Vampire / Humor / Gay / 

Notes: I've been working my way through this one all week. Lots of giggling on my part. I'll probably finish on the weekend when I have more time to power through to the end. It's fun and funny and I'm a little worried about how they are going to overcome the Big Bad, but it's Alice Winters so I know there is a HEA with a laugh.

Blurb: Finn
Getting into the vampire-only detective unit was the easy part; what’s going to be more difficult is dealing with my new partner, an ancient vampire who keeps threatening to eat me. The unit has never had a human in it, and Marcus—or as I like to call him, Fangy McFangface—would really prefer to keep it that way. He’s grumpy, short-tempered, and broody, but I have a way with words and I know he’s starting to like me, even if he swears he’s not. But what he doesn’t know is that I didn’t join the unit because I was tired of being a homicide detective, I joined because there is someone after me. They’ve already taken enough from me and I’m afraid they’re going to take all of me if I don’t find someone to help. That’s all Marcus was supposed to be, but now, he’s so much more and I can’t imagine my life without him.

Marcus
The moment the pesky human walked through that door, I knew I had to get rid of him. He’s charming and almost everyone else instantly loves him, but he doesn’t understand how risky it is being part of this unit as a human. But as I get to know the stubborn man, I learn that perhaps he’s not as naive as I once thought. And maybe he’s what I needed to realize there is more to life than just work and my dog. A group arises who is threatening to disrupt the alliance between the humans and the vampires, but Finn is the one who shows me how strong that alliance can be and reminds me why it’s worth protecting. When threats hit closer to home, I realize I would do anything for Finn because he’s brought so much joy to my life—and because he’s mine.

This 105k word book contains: A creative use for undergarments, unintentional splits, a wolfhound who just wants to be a part of things, a vertically challenged human who still manages to wrap every vampire he meets around his little finger, the best date ever, possessiveness, really awkward dancing, some workplace revenge, and just a bite or two. Or three.

While the plot of the first book is tied up and completed, there's a minor cliffhanger that will be tied up in the second book.

Title: His
Series: The Hellfire Vampires Bloodline
Author: Jae T. Jaggart
Length: 204 pages

Genre: Romance / Paranormal / Vampires / Gay / 

Notes: I was dodging my work one morning this week and started to clean out my Amazon wish list when I came across this book. Vampires!

Blurb: Some loves cannot die.

Nix DeAngelo has always known that vampires existed. Hell, they’ve been out since the sixties. He just never knew he’d fall for one. And Alexander Roark, a fiercely alpha, magnificent male, is way out of his league.

Even when he first meets Roark in the VIP section of an upmarket club and believes he is human, Nix knows that. It may be lust at first sight, but tough, independent Nix walks away from the devastating male. He has enough trouble in his life. Like dealing with the aftermath of family tragedy and being a big brother to his sister, Samantha. And raising money to pay off the mountain of debt the siblings have been left with.

Some of the ways he pays those debts aren’t pretty. When he meets him again, Roark is his purchaser for the night. And not concealing his true identity as a vampire. What Nix doesn’t realize is that the two have a history that goes back for centuries. One of a dark, vicious love. Even those of Roark’s own bloodline, the Hellfire Vampires, do not trust him. They remember just what his previous incarnation, Nikolai was. A killer. A slaughterer. The infamous Bloodletter.

To save Roark from his enemies, Nix must let go of his human existence. Become a vampire. But if he does so, will his dark side, the Bloodletter, be let loose?

Even Roark cannot answer that.

HIS is a standalone Hellfire Vampires Bloodline novel incorporating the following, rewritten and with additional material:
His Claiming (The Hellfire Vampires Bloodline: Novella 1)
Claimed, Bled & His (The Hellfire Vampires Bloodline: Novella 2)
His Claimed, His Consort (The Hellfire Vampires Bloodline: Novella 3)

Approx. 60,000+ words or around 220 print pages. Contains two males scorching hot for one another and fierce m/m human/vampire action.

Title: Between the Shadow and the Soul
Series: 
Author: Jamie Craig
Length:

Genre: Romance / Paranormal / Ghosts / Gay /

Notes: 

Blurb: Ryan doesn’t expect too much from his weekend at the Shadows and Souls fan convention in Tahoe -- he wants to meet his online friends, engage in a few heated debates about the plot for the upcoming season, and maybe shake the hand of the TV show’s star, Johnny Marlowe. But his weekend goes off course almost immediately after his arrival. First, the hotel loses his booking. Then Johnny Marlowe talks to him like they’re actual friends. And while his head is still spinning, a ghost attacks him in the elevator.

Despite fighting ghosts every week on television, Johnny Marlowe does not believe in the spirit world. However, he does believe he should get to know Ryan better. Fan or not, the man is not only gorgeous, he’s down-to-earth, fun, and makes Johnny forget about the fake life he’s forced to lead and the ex-boyfriend who refused to participate in the charade. Unfortunately, every time Johnny tries to get close to the handsome ginger, something explodes or the earth shakes or lights blink out -- and none of that is as sexy as it sounds.

Johnny doesn’t believe in ghosts, but he knows he has to get to the bottom of this haunting if he ever wants to get close to his biggest fan.

Title: Fox Furry
Series: 
Author: Eileen Glass
Length: 374 pages

Genre: Non-Romantic / Fantasy / Gay / 

Notes: I found this on my Amazon wish list too. I put it down as non-romantic because I read the reviews. It seems that people who went in thinking it was a romance weren't convinced. The MC is tricked into becoming an actual fox and I'm not sure he returns to being a human.

Blurb: Excerpt

I wanted what she offered. A handsome man, she said, who I’d be the companion to for the rest of my life. And now I remember what she’d asked me. You like a man, right? Like she was taking and fulfilling my order.

But I didn’t consent to be caged and collared.

Or maybe I did?

I remember the phrase temporary discomfort for a life of wealth and happiness from her mouth as she summarized the terms.

Did I consent to this? Did I sign to let her turn me into whatever I am? A tailed, long-eared thing with too much hair. A mutant, basically. A Fox Furry.


Collin is about to be homeless. He was desperately looking for job, but now, thanks to a crazy gypsy lady who wants to sell him in her petshop, he has ears and a tail. He doesn’t look bad. In fact, he kind of likes the black-tipped ears and his silky fur. But he can’t go back to Earth. His transformation is physical, not magical, and that means permanent.

He’s technically a pet by the laws of Pangea. All he can hope for is that Sean, the handsome cop detective who rescued him, will want to keep him.

Title: Reign of Dragons
Series: (Dragon Dojo Brotherhood Book 1)
Author: Olivia Ash
Length: 624 pages

Genre: Romance / Paranormal / Dragon Shifters / RH / Poly / 

Notes: 

Blurb: No one screws with my family.

My sister and I are human orphans raised by the world’s best assassin, taught to steal and kill our way through the dragonlands under her watchful eye. Grown men fear us, and no one knows we’re coming until it’s too late to run.

Irena and I—we’re good. The best. In a dog-eat-dragon kind of world, we have to be. But someone betrayed us. Someone we trusted with our lives.

Irena is missing. My mentor is gone. And as for me… the man responsible for this mess thought he killed me. He kicked me into a pit, and he left me to die.

But I don’t give up that easy.

In the darkness, facing death itself, I fused with dragons. I had no choice. This is ancient magic, and dangerous people want it. They want me, dead or alive, and they’ll start a war if that’s what it takes to control me.

The magic I discovered—the magic these brutal people want—it’s mine, plain and simple. No one can take it from me. And I’m coming back from the dead.

For blood. For vengeance.

For Irena.

Reign of Dragons is a full-length novel with a badass heroine, a riveting storyline, and an alternative relationship dynamic. Get ready for a heart-pounding story filled with a dragon shifter romance unlike anything you’ve read before.

Buckle in for heart-pounding action, breathtaking magic, deadly assassins, four drop-dead gorgeous leading men, lots of toned muscles, and most importantly—a young woman’s journey of justice, self-discovery, and freedom.

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What's on the Reading Radar? #TBR #WishList

I've been having a hard time sinking into any story and been sampling like a Boss this last week. I'm about ready to hit up the library's virtual stacks to see what they have available. I've also been reading a lot of blurbs. There are some upcoming books that look awesome, but most release dates aren't right now. Ha! Ha! But, the BOM club I'm in had a bunch of manga and Yaoi that I'm considering and I picked up a couple of audiobooks that I'm working on. 

Title: In Wulf's Clothing
Series: (Banished Book 1)
Author: BA Tortuga
Length: 225 pages

Genre: Romance / Paranormal / Werewolf Shifter / Gay / Second Chances / 

Notes: I've been seeing a lot of people requesting shifter romances without mpreg. I'm about 1/3 through on the audiobook and rooting for the guys. 

Blurb:

When werewolf Trey is banished from Lobo Canyon, scarred and bleeding, he vows never to come back. His best friend with benefits, Cory Benally, never expects to see him again, for sure, so it comes as quite a shock when Trey shows up for the pack alpha’s wedding. The alpha is Trey’s brother, and sheriff Cory’s boss, and when they’re thrown together Cory isn’t sure what the heck to do.

Now a famous clothing designer who goes by Wulf, Trey doesn’t care what anyone thinks of him. He’s there to do the dresses and suits for his brother’s wedding, and Cory can go take a flying leap. Except he and Cory still have the same sizzling chemistry. And the love. When danger lurks around the corner for Trey, Cory has to protect him, and prove this time he’s willing to fight for Trey’s love, no matter what.

Title: The Earl and the Executive
Series: Imperial Space Regency, 1
Author: Kai Butler
Length: 

Genre: Slow Burn Romance / Space Regency!! / Gay /

Notes: I about broke a nail hitting the pre-order button for this book. It releases April 6th. I have never read this author but Space Regency y'all. Just give me more!

Blurb: An impoverished earl...

Tiral Oican has inherited his brother’s title, estate, and the tremendous debt his brother took out before his unexpected death. There is only one option to save the estate and all the people who are now depending on him: marry a rich heir who is willing to pay off the debt in exchange for Tiral’s title.

Now, scholarly Tiral must transform himself into a seductive fortune hunter. The only way he can see through the mess is by hiring a tutor in love. It’s too bad that Zev is so good at his job that Tiral is falling for him.

And a rich entrepreneur...

To protect his heart, Zev Laft has spent years fooling the ton into believing he’s no more than an entertaining flirtation. He just didn’t expect the ruse to work so well that the newest penniless earl to arrive on Lus for the season would assume him a demimonde and try to hire him to be his instructor in courtship.

Now one of richest men in the empire finds himself struggling to keep up the façade, when his own heart is being taken by a man he has no intention of marrying.

The Earl and the Executive is a slow burn stand alone 90,000 word MM Regency Romance Novel set in space with a HEA.

Title: King's Killer
Series: (The Kings of Men MC Book 1)
Author: Ki Brightly & MD Gregory
Length: 255 pages

Genre: Romance / Contemporary / Motorcycle Clubs / Questionable Morals / Gay /

Notes: I have been circling this series for a little while. I read a slew of meh/blek het MC club books last year that put me off this niche genre for a while. I listened to the audiobook sample and caved. 

Blurb: Walking the Line Between Good and Evil

Physician’s assistant by day, doctor to the Kings of Men MC by night. Grant Arthur’s life is tough to balance, but he does what he can to help his brother, Aaron “King” Arthur, the president of the motorcycle club. Trapped as an outsider to the club by his brother for safety, Grant prefers the quiet life, until the Kings visit him in the middle of the night with an injured member. With them is Kai Woodrow, rugged and dangerous, who Grant can’t tear his gaze from.

A Killer Who Gave Away His Heart
Reaper kills for a living. He’s the man King calls when he needs to send a gruesome message. Unfortunately, Reaper’s also human, and has all the needs of a man. He’s been in love with Grant since they shared a foster home as teens, but he knows how protective King is. Reaper could never betray his president and friend, even if Grant’s the only one who sees him as Kai. He settles with quietly stalking Grant, until one night they bring him an injured club member.

One Wild Night
When Grant is nearly hurt, Kai can’t resist living in the moment, even if it’s bound to get him killed by King—or someone worse. The world doesn’t stop turning because he finally kissed Grant, but with any illegal motorcycle club, trouble comes along for the ride. When Grant is kidnapped, Kai would move heaven and hell to find him, and destroy the people who took him.

Title: Love Pistols
Series: Vol. 1
Author: Tarako Kotobuki
Length: 224 pages

Genre: Romance / Fake Relationships / Paranormal / Manga / Gay /

Notes: The BOM trope this month is fake relationships/marriages.

Blurb: Norio is your average high school student until he drives his scooter into a garden wall and wakes up with the ability to see zoomans. And his eyes aren’t the only thing affected—his pheromones are working overtime, and all the hot beast breeds at school are looking to mate…with HIM!

Title: Mr. Flower Bride
Series: 
Author: Lily Hoshino
Length: 180 pages

Genre: Romance / Arrange Marriage / Contemporary / Yaoi / 

Notes: 

Blurb: Shinji Souda's not exactly happy about his family's age-old marriage customs, namely the fact that he has to marry a boy! Will a sudden confession from his bride-to-be, a beautiful boy in his class named Aoi, make Shinji change his mind? This sweet love story follows the couple through their marriage ceremony, wedding night, life as newlyweds, and even childbirth! The title story in this compilation is the prequel to Mr. Flower Groom, also being published by Yen Press.

Title: My Wife is an Alpha
Series: Vol. 1
Author: Fuyu Natsushita
Length: 180 pages

Genre: Romance / Marriage of Convenience / Omegaverse (where anyone can get anyone pregnant) /

Notes: 

Blurb: "It's a miracle we've found love in a political marriage, but that doesn't mean I'm gonna let you put it in!"

Two alpha husbands, in a world where anyone can get pregnant. Marriages between those of the same type are common in order to prevent bloodlines getting too mixed up, but even among alphas, there's still someone who is top dog. And where there's a top, there's a bottom...

The venerable Tachigami family is at risk of bankruptcy and falling apart, but are saved by marriage talks with the newly-risen Isaka family. The Tachigamis want support, and the Isakas want the power in a name...

For better or worse, Takaomi and Kazumasa are to be wed. And how lucky they are, because love blossoms between the two of them. Just as you would think everything is going great, though, it's back to the unforgettable problem... They both like to be on top! Cheer on as two alphas who love each other fight for bedroom supremacy in this cute and comical Omegaverse Project BL.

Title: City of Crows Boxset
Series: Books 1-5
Author: Clara Coulson
Length: 1444 pages

Genre: Urban Fantasy / Bisexual MC

Notes: This is more like a note to myself to catch up on this series. This is a fun series where we learn along with Cal about this new world. Cal is Bi but this is not a romance, though he does have relationships with both men and women the intimacy is off page. I've read the first three and I really like the storyline, I just got side tracked waiting for new releases. 

Blurb: There are gods and monsters and horrors galore prowling the streets of Aurora, Michigan, and Cal Kinsey is determined to stop them—or at least flip them the bird while he dies trying.

Two years ago, Calvin Kinsey was an up-and-coming cop at the Aurora Police Department. Then his partner was brutally murdered by a vampire who skipped away scot-free, and Cal was thrown headfirst into the supernatural world he never knew existed in the shadows.

Now, Cal is a newly minted detective at the Department of Supernatural Investigations. By day, the agents of DSI are mocked as “Kooks” by local law enforcement. By night, they’re known as “Crows” and reviled by the supernatural underworld.

Thrust into the middle of ancient rivalries, complex conspiracies, and budding wars, Cal has to hit the ground running in his new detective role in order to protect his beloved city from the things that go bump in the night.

Because if DSI falls to the dark side of the supernatural, the human world falls with them.

This box set contains the first five books in the action-packed City of Crows urban fantasy series: Soul Breaker, Shade Chaser, Wraith Hunter, Doom Sayer, and Day Killer.

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New Release: Caledonia Destiny (The Valespian Pact, 3) #LGBTIAQ #mmromance #alienromance #spaceopera

Can a Warlord and a Prince find love when the galaxy is on the brink of war?

Chief Warlord Sohm'lan has a job he loves protecting the family who claims him as one of their own. He has known the loss of a mate and believed he would walk alone for the rest of his life… that is until Prince Mestor demanded more from him than duty. Unable to fathom why Mestor would want a widowed older warrior, Sohm'lan maintains his distance believing Mestor will eventually choose an amor closer in age and experience, even though the thought causes him more pain than it should.

Prince Mestor is tired of pretending and his patience is eroding. He needs Sohm'lan to see past their respective ranks and duties to who Mestor is underneath it all. Worried Sohm'lan will be lost to him if he pushes too hard, Mestor and Sohm'lan are caught in a dance of denied desires and tangled obligations.

Warlord Sohm'lan and Prince Mestor struggle to find a way to their heart's desire against the backdrop of galactic conspiracies, the dangerous mission escorting the Fal'Amoric royals, and discoveries within the Vondorian family that threaten to tear apart everything they hold dear. The two of them stand together to fight the coming battle whatever the consequences.

*Constant is 250,000 words and is the third book in the series that must be read in order.

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