The Monster Botherer

        When Hayley moves to Hallow’s Cove she’s determined to find her fated mate. In fact she’s desperate. After the ultimate betrayal (catching her boss and her girlfriend in the act) she’s feeling a bit unlovable, and after countless dates that lead nowhere, that feeling is getting worse. Even her lucky panties have given up on her and they make their way to their final resting place in the dumpster outside. Until they’re “retrieved” by a rather perverted little raccoon who can’t resist the scent. Yes really. It’s a trash-panda shifter romance. Yes it’s as unhinged as it sounds. Monster enthusiasts are always looked upon as being a bit kooky when it comes to the romance genre, but we enjoy what we enjoy. I feel that that is the spirit of this book, letting the freak flag fly high. Hayley and Jake are the free spirits, the quirky ones, the ones romance books don’t usually focus on, but we get to see their funky little relationship grow despite the fact Hayley does...

        In a world where monsters run the show after “revealing” themselves three years ago all anyone can do is try to survive. Winter is struggling to make ends meet, take care of her frail grandmother and worry about her brother who was lost to the high of vampire blood. Oh and she’s also an oracle who needs to work out how to save the world from further destruction. I picked up the ARC of The Reveal, though I’m not keen on anything kind of post-apocolypsy, but the blurb intrigued me enough to give it a shot.There’s no cosy love story here. It's raw and it’s brutal in its way, but a warmth also seeps in through the cracks in the little moments that normally would be so forgettable, but I guess when you’re facing death every day, the good times deserve to be remarked upon.  The myriad of characters in this book are what bring it to life though. From the monsters who help Winter, to her immediate family and new renters, there are so many different personalities...

    I’m no adventurer so thankfully I didn’t need to travel to Chastity’s Nook to grab a copy of “Tusk Love”. I was kindly sent one to review. It’s a little bit daunting to review a book that has been described by a reliable source as “it's the most beautiful love story you've ever heard in your entire life, basically,” but I'll give it my best shot.  First impressions were incredibly shallow. Yes, I judged a book by its cover, so shoot me, but this one needs to be looked at. From the rich artwork on the front to the adorable doodles by none other than the book's biggest fan on the inside of the jacket, it’s just so joyful. This is definitely one that I would recommend getting a physical copy of. The author obviously knows her table top roleplaying games. From page one we’re in the story, not just looking in, but fully immersed in this fantasy world. Guinevere, our heroine, is set upon by bandits, burns most of them to smithereens, and then is helped by the rather hands...

      In Transfixed by the Troll we harken back to ye olden times, twenty years after the beast-kin came, war reigned, something worse that infuriatingly is not explained in the novella happened, differences were settled and beast-kin  became a part of the human world, not fully accepted, shunned in most places, but a part nonetheless. This story focuses on Brynne, a merchant's daughter who is bored with the average human man and wants something much more forbidden. She gets her chance when the King’s Guard travel through her small village and camp out on the outskirts.She sneaks out and meets the captain of the guard, a stunningly perfect fae. They flirt, they tease, they pour out some home truths, and then they retreat to his tent. Inevitably she was spotted heading towards the camp, outed to her village and exiled. She has tainted herself with nasty monster cock, a “defiler of her own blood” and should not be allowed near decent upstanding folk.  Godlike Fae ...

        Charlie has just accepted a job assisting a werewolf professor with research for his next book, much to her mothers chagrin, but it’s a great step forward in her career and she may have been harbouring a bit of a crush on him since she heard him lecture at her college. Professor Max Hunt is working on his next book and needs some help. Hiring Charlie was the perfect idea, but he thought she was a guy, it would have been safer for him if she was a guy.  Max has been suppressing his wolf. He doesn’t meet with his pack, distances himself from everything and everyone that could trigger his true nature and keeps himself solitary for a good reason. His mother taught him that was the right thing to do, that he was better than the feral animals he shared a species with. He didn’t have to drag himself down to their level.  As soon as they meet, Max can feel his wolf, as well as other things, stand to attention, and due to the wolfy sense of smell can tell sh...

      As soon as I started reading Pet Project: Collared by the Vampire I was immediately reminded of a book that went somewhat “viral” back in the early 2000’s. While “The Intimate Adventures of a London Call Girl” was non-fiction, this novella seemed, to me, to be just as real and vivid, and if it weren’t for the vampire and shifter characters, it could well be.  After Sym loses her demanding job, she has to take temp work to help ends meet. One of these jobs seems too easy, so she applies immediately. She is to serve drinks and canapes at a private event in one of the city’s “exclusive” clubs, dressed up in some feline accessories. There she meets Ree and Bura as they perform together and she is completely transfixed by them both. It seems they feel the same way as she is given an invitation to meet with them again.  While on the surface this is a fun exploration into bdsm culture and pet play, it goes much deeper than I expected. While yes, the spice is burn...