I read all 5 and a half of these books back-to-back, so I'm reviewing them as a unit. This is a paranormal romance that's a reverse harem. Usually I wI read all 5 and a half of these books back-to-back, so I'm reviewing them as a unit. This is a paranormal romance that's a reverse harem. Usually I would categorize anything harem as erotica, but this was much more romance. It took several books before there was much sexy time, and it was always secondary to the plot. Mostly, this was a FUNNY series. I laughed out loud so many times. The heroine Willa was very well written. There are all the normal romance tropes, but they are secondary to her hijinks.
The premise is a world where normal humans are called Dwellers and are the lowest class. They aspire to work for the Sols, who are distant mixed-blood relatives of the Gods. This world is connected to another one where the gods live, and the origin of magic in this setting. The top god ascended from dweller-hood ages ago and then created a dozen companion gods. Then some of the sols ascended after they died. Now all the sols compete and live in hope of ascending, and the dwellers are their servants. Willla and her sister Emmy are from pretty far out in the desert, but they are selected to go serve at the sol's top school. As soon as they arrive, Willa is mis-assigned to work for 5 really annoying brother sols, the most powerful ones. She becomes their comic relief mascot, and then we start to learn more and more about the magic system and Willa starts to have interesting changes and experiences, culminating at the end in a new integrated world order.
This is a novella about Emmy's experiences. She is a monogamist. ...more
I read all 5 and a half of these books back-to-back, so I'm reviewing them as a unit. This is a paranormal romance that's a reverse harem. Usually I wI read all 5 and a half of these books back-to-back, so I'm reviewing them as a unit. This is a paranormal romance that's a reverse harem. Usually I would categorize anything harem as erotica, but this was much more romance. It took several books before there was much sexy time, and it was always secondary to the plot. Mostly, this was a FUNNY series. I laughed out loud so many times. The heroine Willa was very well written. There are all the normal romance tropes, but they are secondary to her hijinks.
The premise is a world where normal humans are called Dwellers and are the lowest class. They aspire to work for the Sols, who are distant mixed-blood relatives of the Gods. This world is connected to another one where the gods live, and the origin of magic in this setting. The top god ascended from dweller-hood ages ago and then created a dozen companion gods. Then some of the sols ascended after they died. Now all the sols compete and live in hope of ascending, and the dwellers are their servants. Willla and her sister are from pretty far out in the desert, but they are selected to go serve at the sol's top school. As soon as they arrive, Willa is mis-assigned to work for 5 really annoying brother sols, the most powerful ones. She becomes their comic relief mascot, and then we start to learn more and more about the magic system and Willa starts to have interesting changes and experiences, culminating at the end in a new integrated world order....more
I read all 5 and a half of these books back-to-back, so I'm reviewing them as a unit. This is a paranormal romance that's a reverse harem. Usually I wI read all 5 and a half of these books back-to-back, so I'm reviewing them as a unit. This is a paranormal romance that's a reverse harem. Usually I would categorize anything harem as erotica, but this was much more romance. It took several books before there was much sexy time, and it was always secondary to the plot. Mostly, this was a FUNNY series. I laughed out loud so many times. The heroine Willa was very well written. There are all the normal romance tropes, but they are secondary to her hijinks.
The premise is a world where normal humans are called Dwellers and are the lowest class. They aspire to work for the Sols, who are distant mixed-blood relatives of the Gods. This world is connected to another one where the gods live, and the origin of magic in this setting. The top god ascended from dweller-hood ages ago and then created a dozen companion gods. Then some of the sols ascended after they died. Now all the sols compete and live in hope of ascending, and the dwellers are their servants. Willla and her sister are from pretty far out in the desert, but they are selected to go serve at the sol's top school. As soon as they arrive, Willa is mis-assigned to work for 5 really annoying brother sols, the most powerful ones. She becomes their comic relief mascot, and then we start to learn more and more about the magic system and Willa starts to have interesting changes and experiences, culminating at the end in a new integrated world order....more
I read all 5 and a half of these books back-to-back, so I'm reviewing them as a unit. This is a paranormal romance that's a reverse harem. Usually I wI read all 5 and a half of these books back-to-back, so I'm reviewing them as a unit. This is a paranormal romance that's a reverse harem. Usually I would categorize anything harem as erotica, but this was much more romance. It took several books before there was much sexy time, and it was always secondary to the plot. Mostly, this was a FUNNY series. I laughed out loud so many times. The heroine Willa was very well written. There are all the normal romance tropes, but they are secondary to her hijinks.
The premise is a world where normal humans are called Dwellers and are the lowest class. They aspire to work for the Sols, who are distant mixed-blood relatives of the Gods. This world is connected to another one where the gods live, and the origin of magic in this setting. The top god ascended from dweller-hood ages ago and then created a dozen companion gods. Then some of the sols ascended after they died. Now all the sols compete and live in hope of ascending, and the dwellers are their servants. Willla and her sister are from pretty far out in the desert, but they are selected to go serve at the sol's top school. As soon as they arrive, Willa is mis-assigned to work for 5 really annoying brother sols, the most powerful ones. She becomes their comic relief mascot, and then we start to learn more and more about the magic system and Willa starts to have interesting changes and experiences, culminating at the end in a new integrated world order....more
I read all 5 and a half of these books back-to-back, so I'm reviewing them as a unit. This is a paranormal romance that's a reverse harem. Usually I wI read all 5 and a half of these books back-to-back, so I'm reviewing them as a unit. This is a paranormal romance that's a reverse harem. Usually I would categorize anything harem as erotica, but this was much more romance. It took several books before there was much sexy time, and it was always secondary to the plot. Mostly, this was a FUNNY series. I laughed out loud so many times. The heroine Willa was very well written. There are all the normal romance tropes, but they are secondary to her hijinks.
The premise is a world where normal humans are called Dwellers and are the lowest class. They aspire to work for the Sols, who are distant mixed-blood relatives of the Gods. This world is connected to another one where the gods live, and the origin of magic in this setting. The top god ascended from dweller-hood ages ago and then created a dozen companion gods. Then some of the sols ascended after they died. Now all the sols compete and live in hope of ascending, and the dwellers are their servants. Willla and her sister are from pretty far out in the desert, but they are selected to go serve at the sol's top school. As soon as they arrive, Willa is mis-assigned to work for 5 really annoying brother sols, the most powerful ones. She becomes their comic relief mascot, and then we start to learn more and more about the magic system and Willa starts to have interesting changes and experiences, culminating at the end in a new integrated world order....more
I have no idea how I didn't review this half a year ago. It was light, cute, fun, all the usual. Not memorable, though. I think it was the one with thI have no idea how I didn't review this half a year ago. It was light, cute, fun, all the usual. Not memorable, though. I think it was the one with the auditor and the driver who sometimes acts as a file clerk, but I'm not completely certain. Something about a rival trying to undermine Jane's hold on the local council.
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I have no idea how I didn't review this half a year ago. It was light, cute, fun, all the usual. Not memorable, though. I think it was the one with the auditor and the driver who sometimes acts as a file clerk, but I'm not completely certain. Something about a rival trying to undermine Jane's hold on the local council....more
So long to the Villains & Virtues world, which I adored and highly recommend to those who like funny fantasy (and paranormal romance.) This is Xander'So long to the Villains & Virtues world, which I adored and highly recommend to those who like funny fantasy (and paranormal romance.) This is Xander's happily-ever-after and the end of the series. He's trying to find his dad to learn more about that side of his magic (because his demon magic is going wonky), and ends up in a fishing town where there's a half-fae apothecary that he finds intriguing. He also finds two half siblings in this town. He's just as devilishly fun as always, and somehow, ends up growing some feelings and fulfilling a prophesy. ...more
This is a collection of two paranormal romances featuring dragons who can shapeshift human finding their mates in a generic Robin-Hood-esque time periThis is a collection of two paranormal romances featuring dragons who can shapeshift human finding their mates in a generic Robin-Hood-esque time period of knights, lords, kings, and villagers. The first is about a lady dragon with a book horde and her knight suitor, the second about a hearth witch and her dragon lord with a rock collection horde. There are a few epilogues too, where there are some steamy scenes and a get together of all the dragons and their mates (happens every 25 years.)...more
This book had lots of talk about anxiety and mental health - maybe it is the author's cause to write about people coping with emotional demons in healThis book had lots of talk about anxiety and mental health - maybe it is the author's cause to write about people coping with emotional demons in healthy ways. But with magic. A British genie, stuck in an antique teapot, to be exact. Clementine wants to set him free, and he's thinking he'd maybe like that too, so they have a month to teach him to be human. The book did feel rather long, though I don't know what the page or word count was. ...more
It wasn't completely identical to the first book, but you'd never know it from the voice acting in the audio book. I guess that narrator has exactly 2It wasn't completely identical to the first book, but you'd never know it from the voice acting in the audio book. I guess that narrator has exactly 2 voices - the growly accented dude and the flamboyantly gay dude. It annoyed me that different characters sounded exactly the same as characters from the first book in this series.
This is a gay romance in space, in a society that modified human soldiers to either be mind readers or mind controllers, and some of their children inherited the skills. This is the story of a very powerful (and socially upper crust) mind reader who is a complete f-up getting "synched" and enlisted against his will to a military mind controller. The controller is a stickler for rules and justice and won't force the synch. There are also lots of political intrigues happening.
There's no romance until the very end of the book, and it's not graphic. Mostly, the book is action scenes. ...more
I was confused about this book for quite a while. It seemed like there was no tension, no worry on the horizon, everything turning up sunshine and rosI was confused about this book for quite a while. It seemed like there was no tension, no worry on the horizon, everything turning up sunshine and roses. Then BAM, at the end the author pulls the rug out from under the reader with a great big "who are they really?" reveal. I'm not sure I want to read the rest of the series. ...more
A spin-off series from Watergirl, this one features a new protagonist woman who is a dragon (sort of) and Dean, who we were let to believe was entirelA spin-off series from Watergirl, this one features a new protagonist woman who is a dragon (sort of) and Dean, who we were let to believe was entirely human in the prior series. I enjoyed it a great deal, especially with the cameos from the series prior cast. One of my newest favorite authors. Free on Kindle Unlimited....more
Mostly paranormal mystery, I really enjoyed this book and look forward to reading the next in the series when it comes out. This is about a seemingly Mostly paranormal mystery, I really enjoyed this book and look forward to reading the next in the series when it comes out. This is about a seemingly normal single mom with a dead-end job taking a somewhat dangerous and very well paid related job to better her daughter's life. Something's up with the heroine - after an encounter with a magical lady in a pizza place, she can understand birds and spiders and other creatures. It's weird. But she's focused on training, because if she doesn't learn the ropes, her magical insurance claim investigator job could be fatal. She has a partner who looks like a walking talking catman and is hard on her, but teaching her the ropes. She does nearly die, so it's not as cozy as I first thought, but the overall vibe is comforting....more
Free on Audible Plus, this was an extremely well done audio play (not just an everyday audiobook.) It's a time travel romance with a full cast of voicFree on Audible Plus, this was an extremely well done audio play (not just an everyday audiobook.) It's a time travel romance with a full cast of voices and sound effects. And the story is very well done. Highly recommend!...more
This is a spin off from the initial series featuring the alpha wolf in charge of dragon security hunting down the source of drugs that are addicting aThis is a spin off from the initial series featuring the alpha wolf in charge of dragon security hunting down the source of drugs that are addicting and ultimately killing so many people. I like the heroine and Hadriel is still hilarious. I don't love how long it takes to get through the woods to the coast. And I didn't see the surprise at the end coming. I look forward to the heroine meeting the dragons in the next book. I can't imagine that this arch will take more than 3 books....more
This was too hard for me to get into, and it took a wild turn toward the end that I didn't love. It starts with a dumped woman getting a too-good-to-bThis was too hard for me to get into, and it took a wild turn toward the end that I didn't love. It starts with a dumped woman getting a too-good-to-be-true job working for an art gallery where the owner is a hoarder. She's going to organize everything. There are quirky artists in residence, and a police detectives shows up blaming the owner for the murder of some women. There's also a trip to Germany. Then the reveal looks like one thing is happening, but turns out very different, with no way to see what's coming. ...more
I'm glad I gave this series some time. The first book takes a while to turn into fantasy - it starts out looking like YA romance, or enemy-to-lovers. I'm glad I gave this series some time. The first book takes a while to turn into fantasy - it starts out looking like YA romance, or enemy-to-lovers. (Only lovers is not really correct. This author does clean romance - the characters nearly always wait to be married, and there are no descriptions of what goes on behind closed doors.) Further along in the series, it reminds me very much of the wackiness of the Darkly Sweet series by the same author, only mostly underwater. Super entertaining - one of my new favorite authors! If you like KM Shea, KF Breene, Karen Chance, AK Caggiano, Darynda Jones, Helen Harper, Rachel Aaron, Jane Cousins, and other romantasy writers who can be funny, you might like this author. Free on Kindle Unlimited....more
This book pulls together the ward stone story arch and exposes how the heroine came to be a vampire with extra powers. It also solves the issue of whyThis book pulls together the ward stone story arch and exposes how the heroine came to be a vampire with extra powers. It also solves the issue of why her dog is overly intelligent. She and her fated mate, the American prince of the vampires, snog....more
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