An action-driven urban fantasy that sets up marriage-of-convenience between two anti-Hero leaders, one of which is a shrewd and badass Heroine. However, the Hero's insufferable narcissism stops the book from reaching 5-stars.
August 9, 2018
Iron and Magic by Ilona Andrews
09August
August 2, 2018
The Real Deal by Lauren Blakely
02August
An adorable fake dating romance that explores family tension and pasts that won't rest but depends on too many clichés.
July 26, 2018
Black Spells and Twisted Souls by Cece Rose
26July
A major letdown that had a contradictory supporting cast, a nonsensical plot, uninteresting love interests and a weak Heroine.
June 21, 2018
Power of Five by Alex Lidell
21June
A slow-burn high fantasy reverse harem romance with strong world-building, and dynamic characters, that falls short with the Heroine's lack of purpose.
May 31, 2018
The Black Lily (Vampire Blood, #1) by Juliette Cross
31May
Cinderella like you’ve never seen before…
With the threat of the vampire monarchy becoming stronger every day, the Black Lily must take drastic measures. As the leader of the underground resistance, Arabelle concocts the perfect idea to gain the attention of the Glass Tower. Her plan? Attend the vampire prince’s blood ball and kill him. Fortunately for Prince Marius, her assassination goes awry, and Arabelle flees, leaving behind only her dagger.
Marius is desperate to find the woman whose kiss turned into attempted murder, hunting for the mysterious assassin he can’t push out of his mind. But what he uncovers could change the course of his life forever…
May 24, 2018
Stone Guardian (Entwined Realms, #1) by Danielle Monsch
24May
Gryphons flying past skyscrapers? Wizards battling it out in coffeehouses? Women riding motorcycles with large swords strapped to their backs? All normal sights since the Great Collision happened twenty-six years ago.
Well, not normal for everyone. Larissa Miller may have been born after the Great Collision, but as a history teacher who lives in the human-only city, she has never come into contact with any other race or species, nor has she wanted to. Her life is as ordinary as it gets - that is, until one day she walks out of her apartment and is attacked by a mob of Zombies, only to be saved by a Gargoyle.
Gargoyles trust no one outside their Clan, but due to a cryptic prophecy, Terak, Leader of the Gargoyles, has been watching over the human woman for months. While he can find no reason why the woman has been singled out, something about her stirs every protective instinct within him. When the attack confirms that the threats against her exist and are real, he convinces Larissa that though their races have never been allies, the best chance of discovering why she has been brought into his world is by working together.
In the course of their investigation Terak becomes entranced by his little human. But when he discovers why Necromancers want her and the great reward that awaits him if he betrays her, he must choose between the welfare of his Clan and not only Larissa’s life, but the fate of this New Realm as well.
May 17, 2018
Found (Books of Stone, #1) by B.L. Brunnemer
17May
Forget everything you know about the world. Vampires exist, Werewolves exist, monsters hide in the shadows, and it's my job to make sure they obey our laws. My name is Evelyn, and I'm a gargoyle. The last one or so I thought.
A team of Gargoyles have found me. And for the first time in over a century, I'm not the only one of my kind around. Which is a good thing since demons are slipping into this world fully formed. The bodies are piling up. Something is going on in my city, and it looks like I'm going to need the backup.
* While this is a Veil Diaries world book, this is not a Young Adult book. Graphic content.
May 10, 2018
Pestilence (The Four Horsemen, #1) by Laura Thalassa
10May
They came to earth—Pestilence, War, Famine, Death—four horsemen riding their screaming steeds, racing to the corners of the world. Four horsemen with the power to destroy all of humanity. They came to earth, and they came to end us all.
When Pestilence comes for Sara Burn’s town, one thing is certain: everyone she knows and loves is marked for death. Unless, of course, the angelic-looking horseman is stopped, which is exactly what Sara has in mind when she shoots the unholy beast off his steed.
Too bad no one told her Pestilence can’t be killed.
Now the horseman, very much alive and very pissed off, has taken her prisoner, and he’s eager to make her suffer. Only, the longer she’s with him, the more uncertain she is about his true feelings towards her … and hers towards him.
And now, well, Sara might still be able to save the world, but in order to do so, she'll have to sacrifice her heart in the process.
May 3, 2018
The Raw Touch by Serena Akeroyd
03May
Touch.
The simplest form of communication.
For some, the most complex.
Undercover cop, Lucia has more secrets than a rat's nest. She works the beat, works it well, until she infiltrates a gang where she finally finds her place. Jungle justice suits her down to a tee, but the day comes when she has to return to her real life, and brothers in arms suddenly become enemies, as she flounders to find her place in the world once more.
Martinez, a gang boss, one of the most powerful men in the city, has had his eyes on Lucia from the start. His instincts told him she was the rat in his midst, but other, baser, parts of him swayed his judgment. When his brother is sent down thanks to Lucia's testimony, he can think only of revenge.
When a woman who can't stand to be touched has to fight for her life in the bed of a man who can kill her in the blink of an eye, everything, even reality, unravels.
On the run, her past as a cop and footsoldier chasing at her heels, Lucia's safety lies in the hands of the one man who can and will hurt her the most.
Through his raw touch, she has to find a haven where all around her, there is nothing but hell. Can she allow him into the ashes of her life, if it means her survival is at risk?
Find out in The Raw Touch.
Reader Advisory: this full-length novel contains scenes of dubious consent, as well as information that readers might find upsetting.
March 29, 2018
Dragonsteel (Shadowsword’s Harem, #1) by Rachel Baelfire
29March
My name is Helena, and I’ve been on the run my entire life.
Every day my father and I protect each other from the dragon shifters who’ll stop at nothing to see us dead.
Until he’s captured.
Pursued for powers they’re convinced I shouldn’t have, the only ones who can help are my childhood friend who’s half-werewolf, and a mysterious dragon shifter with a secret agenda.
When a new evil rises, the danger is greater than ever, and one thing is certain. My father and I are both running out of time.
****Dragonsteel is the first book in the Shadowsword’s Harem series. It’s a full-length, Reverse Harem, Urban Fantasy Romance. The harem will be introduced slowly as the series unfolds. Contains some violence and sexual situations.
