Another quick week. October flew by almost as fast as September. Cherish's edits are wrapping up and I'm looking forward to setting a pre-order date. Yay!
I actually got a lot of reading done and you are going to see a theme with an author since I'm delving into their backlist to see what they have.
Series: The Librarian's Coven, 1
Author: Kathryn Moon
Length: 226 pages
Genre: Romance / Fantasy Historical / Paranormal / Bisexual / Polyam /
Thoughts: This is a good, spookyish read for Halloween. I really enjoyed the writing style that painted elegant pictures without bogging down the scene or being too wordy. I wish more about Joanna's was given. She's very self deprecating and doesn't know her own worth. This plays into the plot a little bit but doesn't dominate. I really enjoyed seeing her grow and really liked that there were POVs from the MMCs. It also inspired me to look up other books by this author.
Blurb: From her first step onto Canderfey University's campus Joanna Wick, the new librarian-in-training, is overwhelmed by the bustle of people and the wealth of magical information now available to her. Most overwhelming of all, she attracts the attention of three handsome professors. But Aiden King, Callum Pike, and Isaac Metclaffe are a coven waiting to find their fourth and complete their home and Joanna knows she can't be that witch. She's barely magical.
When danger crawls onto the campus from the edges of the Hand Woods, and irrepressible feelings crawl into her heart, Joanna Wick must explore her own identity and abilities.
Aiden has been waiting twenty years to complete his coven. Callum doesn't want to disappoint his covenmates by turning down another potential fourth. Isaac has found a home with them both and only wants the best for his lovers. Have they found what they've all been waiting for in the skittish new hire at the university library?
Written by Kathryn Moon is a Reverse Harem Romance and the first book in The Librarian's Coven series.
Aiden has been waiting twenty years to complete his coven. Callum doesn't want to disappoint his covenmates by turning down another potential fourth. Isaac has found a home with them both and only wants the best for his lovers. Have they found what they've all been waiting for in the skittish new hire at the university library?
Written by Kathryn Moon is a Reverse Harem Romance and the first book in The Librarian's Coven series.
Title: A Lady of Rooksgrave Manor
Series: Tempting Monsters, 1
Author: Kathryn Moon
Length: 405 pages
Genre: Erotic Romance / Historical Paranormal Romance / Bisexual /
Thoughts: Erotic romances are not my usual fair and I gave this book a chance because of the series title. Lots and lots of sex, y'all, but it wasn't meaningless and it wasn't repetitious, which is saying a lot considering how spicy it is. There is also a bit of a nemesis plot going on that added intrigue. There are five love interests and they are all so completely different in personality that I didn't have trouble distinguishing who from who. I really enjoyed this much more than I thought I would and I'm looking forward to the next book in the series.
Blurb: On the brink of losing her position as a maid and with no prospects to go on, the offer of a place at Rooksgrave Manor—a house of ill and unusual repute—sounds like a perfect fit for a young woman with Esther’s inclinations. Even better, the invitation comes by the hand of the handsome Dr. Underwood, a delicate gentleman with a ferocious alter ego who knows exactly what he wants from Esther.
Upon arrival, the men and the daily decadence of the manor feel too good to be true for a girl of Esther’s station. There are rules to be followed, expectations to meet, and Esther is afraid she might be too wicked even for a place like Rooksgrave.
Temptations lurk around every shadowy corner and Esther has never been a girl able to resist. But the risk of disappointing her new gentlemen isn’t all that’s threatening Esther’s new position. Rooksgrave Manor’s protections for its unusual patrons are failing, the wards are crumbling, and Esther’s new and exquisitely pleasurable life may all come tumbling down.
Title: Good Deeds
Series:
Author: Kathryn Moon
Length: 252 pages
Genre: Romance / Sic-Fi / Omega Heat / RH
Thoughts: I have been looking for a book like this for a long time. All the love interests are love-bots on the brink of being decommissioned. She needs to share her heat with someone(s) who she won't mate with during her heat. They need someone to repair them and their establishment. It's fast burn, obviously since she's starting her heat when she knocks on their door. The MMCs are all different kind of androids with different purposes and different personalities. There is a bit of a mystery with someone trying to kidnap her, and obviously it all works out to a HEA. This is a standalone and I would really love to see more books in this world.
Blurb: Nötchka Uumian, solo-scavenger and pilot, only came to Bandalier for business. But when her first ever heat cycle hits, she has two choices: get off the planet or find somewhere safe to ride out the heatburns. Determined to never end up mated and trapped in a kitchen, she heads into the Droid district. You can’t mate if the other person isn’t an organic right?
Low on funds and preparing for weeks of sexual stupor, Nötchka finds herself in the Nuts in Bolts, a nearly deserted Cozy House with a handful of older models, two of which aren’t even servicing. But the owner, Proto model Avan-8, is willing to trade sex for repairs and Nötchka is desperate. Everything will stay simple with droids… or it would if she didn’t end up liking them all so much. If she can just make it through her heat without too many feelings, avoid the pack of Dendärys males that seem determined to catch her, and figure out why women are going missing, it will all work out.
It’s definitely not vekking working out.
Good Deeds is a full length, insta-burn, standalone, reverse harem romance novel, starring a fiesty heroine and five fritzing hot android heroes.
Title: Ghost of Lies
Series: Medium Trouble, 1
Author: Alice Winters
Length: 415 pages
Genre: Romance / Mystery / Paranormal w/Ghosts not shifters / Gay
Thoughts: Alice Winters is a hit or miss with me. Sometimes the humor can be OTT or off-putting. This one was alright. I enjoyed Hiro and what he could do. I sympathized with his character and enjoyed Maddox's grumpiness. The sidekick ghost antics was almost too much and I did skip the second sex scene (there were only two in the book) because of the banter, which I was not enjoying--thus the skipping. But despite that, I enjoyed the rest of the book and plan on reading the next one. The mystery reminded me a bit of Criminal Minds and there was a spookiness with the ghost activity that was actually great.
Blurb: Hiro
Though I was born with the ability to see the dead, I struggled with it until my brother was killed and his ghost was left behind. Now, I’m determined to figure out who is responsible for his death… the problem is that Detective Maddox Booker, the one working the case, is a grumpy and stubborn man who wants nothing to do with me and definitely doesn’t believe in ghosts. It doesn’t help that I keep finding myself looking ridiculous in front of the detective, thanks to interfering ghosts who enjoy laughing at my expense. Still, the more I’m around Maddox, the more I realize that beneath that surly exterior is a kind and caring man who will do anything to help.
Maddox
When another man dies, I know we have a serial killer on our hands—the same murderer who has remained elusive for a year and a half. To add to my frustration, I keep running into Hiro at crime scenes only to hear him claim that he can talk to ghosts. The words of the dead could lead us to the serial killer and even tell us who is next, but ghosts? There’s no such thing as ghosts. Hiro is determined and charming, and no matter what I do, I can’t stop letting him get involved. He's definitely snagged my attention, but when he nearly winds up dead, I know he's getting closer to the truth—and if I don’t do something soon, he might be next.
Ghost of Lies is full of action, mystery, humor, and romance. Though more is planned for this couple, the mystery is solved and there is a happy ending.
Maddox
When another man dies, I know we have a serial killer on our hands—the same murderer who has remained elusive for a year and a half. To add to my frustration, I keep running into Hiro at crime scenes only to hear him claim that he can talk to ghosts. The words of the dead could lead us to the serial killer and even tell us who is next, but ghosts? There’s no such thing as ghosts. Hiro is determined and charming, and no matter what I do, I can’t stop letting him get involved. He's definitely snagged my attention, but when he nearly winds up dead, I know he's getting closer to the truth—and if I don’t do something soon, he might be next.
Ghost of Lies is full of action, mystery, humor, and romance. Though more is planned for this couple, the mystery is solved and there is a happy ending.
Title: Uncommon Ground
Series: Aliens in New York, 1
Author: Kelly Jensen
Length: 150 pages
Genre: Romance / Sci-Fi / Gay
Thoughts: So I haven't read this one yet. I came upon it last week when I was looking for something to put on last Saturday's Reading Radar, only I didn't create that post because I ran out of time. This sounds really fun and with it being only 150 pages, not too long. It's on my TBR.
Blurb: Dillon Lee’s grandfather was a conspiracy theorist. Every summer he’d take Dillon on a tour of New York City while entertaining him with tales of aliens. Fifteen years later, after a phone call from a lawyer, Dillon is carrying his grandfather’s ashes from landmark to landmark, paying a sort of tribute, and trying to figure out what to do with his unexpected legacy. When someone tries to steal the ashes, a guy Dillon has barely met leaps to the rescue, saving the urn and the day.
Steilang Skovgaard is a reclusive billionaire—and not human. He’s been living in Manhattan for over twenty years, working on a long-term plan to establish a safe haven for his people. For seven years, his reports have gone unanswered, however, and he is the only surviving member of his interstellar team. The connection he forms with Dillon soon after meeting him is something he’s missed, something he craves.
But after someone keeps trying to steal the ashes, it looks as though Dillon’s grandfather was involved in more than theories—and might not have been exactly who everyone thought he was. Steilang doesn’t know how close he can get to the truth without revealing himself, and Dillon is running out of people to trust. Can these two work out what’s going on before the thieves set their sights higher?
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