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A romance roundup with all of the best tropes

Snowed in with Benefits by Misha Horne

The 12 Hunks of Herculeia: A Monstrously Mythic Romance Part 1 by C. Rochelle

Pansies by Alexis Hall

October 10, 2023 by carmelpie Leave a Comment

If walking back out into the real world this morning had been sensory overload, this trippy detour into fantasy land was full on sensory system crash. Except there was no crash, there was no quit, there was just keep going until you hit a wall and then figure out how to walk up the wall to the ceiling. So that’s what I did, gritting my teeth and pushing through. ― Misha Horne, Snowed in with Benefits 3.5 stars Austin Ash is wild, uncontrollable, and an […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, Romance Tagged With: Alexis Hall, bdsm romance, bullying, C. Rochelle, childhood enemies to lovers, fated mates, forced proximity, gay romance, greek mythology, Misha Horne, monster boyfriend, monster love, queer romance, small town romance, tentacle smut

carmelpie's CBR15 Review No:55 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Romance · Tags: Alexis Hall, bdsm romance, bullying, C. Rochelle, childhood enemies to lovers, fated mates, forced proximity, gay romance, greek mythology, Misha Horne, monster boyfriend, monster love, queer romance, small town romance, tentacle smut ·
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A moody Vampire falls in love with an Ice Fey-Valkyrie

Untouchable (Immortals After Dark Book 7) by Kresley Cole

December 22, 2020 by teresaelectro Leave a Comment

I’m still deep into the Immortals After Dark series. I absolutely breezed through the four books featuring the brothers Wroth. Bless Robert Petkoff and his gripping narration. I really feel like all these characters are distinct when listening. The Wroths are from Eastern Europe. They were turned vampires during a deadly war. Each brother broods in his own way. Untouchable, which is part of the anthology Deep Kiss of Winter, is the seventh book that focuses on Murdoch Wroth. He seems to be the most dependable […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Romance Tagged With: Anthology, Deep Kiss of Winter, fated mates, fey, Immortals After Dark, Immortals After Dark series, Kresley Cole, paranormal romance, Romance, valkyries, vampires

teresaelectro's CBR12 Review No:27 · Genres: Fantasy, Romance · Tags: Anthology, Deep Kiss of Winter, fated mates, fey, Immortals After Dark, Immortals After Dark series, Kresley Cole, paranormal romance, Romance, valkyries, vampires ·
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Big brooding vampires in a series not for me

Dark Lover by J.R. Ward

May 19, 2020 by Malin 4 Comments

Official description: In the shadows of the night in Caldwell, New York, there’s a deadly turf war going on between vampires and their slayers. There exists a secret band of brothers like no other-six vampire warriors, defenders of their race. Yet none of them relishes killing more than Wrath, the leader of The Black Dagger Brotherhood. The only purebred vampire left on earth, Wrath has a score to settle with the slayers who murdered his parents centuries ago. But, when one of his most trusted […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, Romance Tagged With: alphaholes, Black Dagger Brotherhood, cbr12, Dark Lover, fated mates, J.R. Ward, Malin, paranormal romance, vampires

Malin's CBR12 Review No:22 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Romance · Tags: alphaholes, Black Dagger Brotherhood, cbr12, Dark Lover, fated mates, J.R. Ward, Malin, paranormal romance, vampires ·
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Fated mates with dark needs and desires

Dark Needs at Night's Edge by Kresley Cole

Dark Desires After Dusk by Kresley Cole

Kiss of a Demon King by Kresley Cole

March 22, 2020 by teresaelectro Leave a Comment

I keep trucking along with the Immortals After Dark novels where Kresley Cole pairs supernatural fated mates. The paranormal universe continues to expand with books 5, 6 and 7 focusing on new characters who were hinted at in previous books. Picking up with the next book in line, Dark Needs at Night’s Edge takes us back to New Orleans to meet Conrad Wroth, the long-lost vampire brother to Sebastian and Nikolai who we meet in the previous books. Conrad is deranged from drinking the blood […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Romance Tagged With: ballet dancer, Dark Desires After Dusk, demons, fated mates, Immortals After Dark, Immortals After Dark series, Kiss of a Demon King, Kresley Cole, paranormal romance, Series, sorcerer, sorceress, vampires

teresaelectro's CBR12 Review No:4 · Genres: Fantasy, Romance · Tags: ballet dancer, Dark Desires After Dusk, demons, fated mates, Immortals After Dark, Immortals After Dark series, Kiss of a Demon King, Kresley Cole, paranormal romance, Series, sorcerer, sorceress, vampires ·
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