His Orc Lady (Black Bear Clan, Book 8) – Zoe Ashwood

Brilliant finish to this wonderful, escapist romantasy series.

What a fantastic way to wrap up this series. I’ve been waiting for this story since we were first introduced to Mara and I was not disappointed. She’s always been the one to care for others and now she’s finally found the one to care for her.

This is a sweet, funny, intense, spicy romance with an orc FMC and human MMC. I loved getting to know more about these two characters; about Mara’s turbulent history and how she created a role for herself in the orc clan, and how Captain Owen was instantly smitten even though Mara ran from her feelings. 

I was sad that this is the end of the series but delighted to see that there will be a new spin-off series coming. I can’t wait.

This is a superb series of orc romance books and it’s my absolute favourite. I love the author’s writing style, its so easy to read. I love the characters and their development throughout the stories. It’s pure escapist fantasy and I cannot get enough of it.

All the books in this series can be read as standalones but I would recommend reading them in series order. Chances are, if you love a good monster romance with a fair bit of heat and a happy ever after, then you will want to read the whole series anyway.

The reading order for this series so far:

Her Orc King (Black Bear Clan, Book 1)

Her Orc Guardian (Black Bear Clan, Book 2)

Her Orc Warrior (Black Bear Clan, Book 3)

Her Orc Protector (Black Bear Clan, Book 4)

Her Orc Husband (Black Bear Clan, Book 5)

Her Orc Gentleman (Black Bear Clan, Book 6)

Her Orc Blacksmiths (Black Bear Clan, Book 7)

His Orc Lady (Black Bear Clan, Book 8)

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Black Bear Clan, Box Set 1 - Zoe Ashwood

Spicy Monster Romances With A Happy Ever After

This box set contains the first three books of what is, in my opinion, one of the best series of monster romance novels available. The books can be read as stand alone novels but I would recommend reading them in order.

These stories are set in a fantasy world of Orcs and humans. There are descriptive scenes of a sexual nature between consenting adults. The world building is great and the characters are relatable.

Zoe Ashwood has an appealing writing style—it’s easy to get lost in her books. Each story is filled with all the things you want in a romance novel; a determined and independent FMC, a large (very large) cinnamon roll Orc male, a little conflict, a little danger along the way, a lot of spice, and a happy ever after. The stories are entertaining and the spicy parts are well written and detailed.

If hot monster romance is your thing, you can’t go wrong with this series.

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Naatha (Hellfire, Book 5) - Ella Moore

A fantastic, spicy series about betrayal, love and the forging of bonds. I loved every minute of it.

This is the fifth and final book in this amazing paranormal romance series. I have really enjoyed this and I am a little sad that it has come to an end. And what an unexpected ending it was.

This whole series has been a joy to read; the story arcs, the character development, the twist and turns. They were so well done. I love the author’s style of writing. It was rich and I could see what she was painting in my mind. 

I fell in love with these characters. They are complex and carry their share of baggage. There are ongoing themes of damaged beings who find love and acceptance where they expect there to be none.

The series takes place across several centuries, beginning in a time before hell was separate from Earth and before humans dominated the planet. A time after Lucifer had fallen but was still fighting his way to dominion over all demons. We see some immortal beings face a true death and new immortals come into being, whose existence will bring change to the world. 

The stories in this series contain violent and brutal elements, as you would expect in a land filled with demonic tribes and vengeful angels. They are filled with action, politics, scheming, war, rescue, love and the forging of family bonds. I absolutely love it. It’s a paranormal romance with little to no human element. Throughout the series there are many descriptive scenes of a sexual nature featuring male and female, male and male, and female and female couples.

Ella Moore is firmly one of my favourite authors, and I cannot wait to see what she comes up with in the future.

This series is fantastic. Buy it. You won’t regret it.

Hellfire series reading order:

Book 1 : Wildfire

Book 2 : Lucifer’s Rule

Book 3 : Commander

Book 4 : Rogue

Book 5 : Naatha

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Her Orc Blacksmiths (Black Bear Clan, Bonus Book) - Zoe Ashwood

All Good Things Come in Threes.

The author has kicked the spice level up a notch. This book features the first throuple of the series. Two very enthusiastic mates for our lucky lady. One very large bed for them all to share. What more could a woman want?

This is a superb series of Orc romance books and it’s my absolute favourite. I love the author’s writing style; its so easy to read. I love the characters and their development throughout the story. It’s pure escapist fantasy and I cannot get enough of it.

This series is full of spice and this book is no exception—there is a good amount of spice in this book, especially towards the end—let’s face it, that’s what most of us are here for. This author knows how to write a good spicy scene. You won’t be disappointed.

All the books in this series can be read as standalones but I would recommend reading them in series order. Chances are, if you love a good monster romance with a fair bit of heat and a happy ever after, then you will want to read the whole series anyway.

The reading order for this series so far:

Her Orc King (Black Bear Clan, Book 1)

Her Orc Guardian (Black Bear Clan, Book 2)

Her Orc Warrior (Black Bear Clan, Book 3)

Her Orc Protector (Black Bear Clan, Book 4)

Her Orc Husband (Black Bear Clan, Book 5)

Her Orc Gentleman (Black Bear Clan, Book 6)

Her Orc Blacksmiths (Black Bear Clan, Book 7)

This book will be available from Amazon later in 2024

Her Orc Gentleman (Black Bear Clan, Book 6) - Zoe Ashwood

Spicy monster romance with a HEA

This is my absolute favourite series of Orc romance books. I love the author’s writing style; its so easy to read. I love the characters and their development throughout the story. I love the wonderful trope of ‘human female escapes unpleasant living situation and ends up mated to a very large, protective, cinnamon roll of an orc’. It’s pure escapist fantasy and I cannot get enough of it.

This series is full of spice and this book is no exception—there is a good amount of spice in this book—let’s face it, that's what most of us are here for. This author knows how to write a good spicy scene. You won’t regret choosing this book.

All the books in this series can be read as standalones but I would recommend reading them in series order. Chances are, if you love a good monster romance with a fair bit of heat and a happy ever after, then you will want to read the whole series anyway.

The reading order for this series so far:

Her Orc King (Black Bear Clan, Book 1)

Her Orc Guardian (Black Bear Clan, Book 2)

Her Orc Warrior (Black Bear Clan, Book 3)

Her Orc Protector (Black Bear Clan, Book 4)

Her Orc Husband (Black Bear Clan, Book 5)

Her Orc Gentleman (Black Bear Clan, Book 6)

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Stranded with the Kraken (Clearwater Monsters, Book 1) - Zoe Ashwood

Cosy, spicy, monster romance

This is the first book I’ve read with tentacle action. Who knew I’d like it!?

Stranded with the Kraken is book one of the PNR Clearwater Monsters series. It’s a long novella which is spicy from the start and stays that way throughout the story.

Our human FMC is snowed in with her hook-up, who happens to be a kraken shifter. All of those tentacles. What else is there to do when you’re snowed in during a power cut?

If you like forced proximity, cosy romance, big cinnamon roll monsters and a lot of spice to go with it, then I wholeheartedly recommend this.

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A Taste of Magic (Magic of the Damned, Book 3) - McKenzie Hunter

Devious deities, monstrous magicians and more than a sprinkling of spice. 

This is the final installment of this PNR series and it didn’t disappoint. If you like your paranormal romance with devious monsters and a dash of spice, then this is a series for you.

Our FMC, Luna, is in a sticky situation. She has no magic; it has been stolen by a powerful Dark Caster who would happily leave the supernatural world without magic. Everyone in the supernatural world blames her. Most of them would happily see her dead, including family members of the Prince of Darkness, who has claimed her as his own. 

Will she be able to reclaim her magic or is it gone forever? Can her relationship with the Prince survive? Can she, herself, survive?

I love the way this ended. It could have gone down a wholly predictable route but it didn’t. 

The reading order is as follows:

Book 1 : A Touch of Brimstone

Book 2 : A Hint of Darkness

Book 3 : A Taste of Magic

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Rogue (Hellfire Series, Book 4) - Ella Moore

This is one of my favourite series  

I really enjoyed reading this book. I actually love this series; I haven’t read anything else like it and it’s definitely one of my favourites.

This is the fourth book in the paranormal romance series. It could be read as a standalone but in my opinion, it really is better to read it as part of the series. There is an underlying story arc and you need to read them in order to appreciate it.

The story is set on a version of Earth where humans and demons both live in their own tribes on the same plane of existence during a time after Lucifer had fallen but was still fighting his way to dominion over all demonkind. This book contains detailed scenes of a sexual nature between two consenting female beings. 

The world building in these books is superb. Ella Moore’s writing is an absolute joy to read. All the characters in this series are complex and carry their share of baggage. There are ongoing themes of damaged beings who find love and acceptance where they expect there to be none. 

This book really starts to pull together the underlying story arc which began quietly in book one; things which seemed to be incidental in previous books are now revealed to have a much greater importance.

The stories in this series contain violent and brutal elements, as you would expect in a land filled with demonic tribes and vengeful angels. They are filled with action, politics, scheming, war, rescue, love and the forging of family bonds. I absolutely love it. Ella Moore is fast becoming one of my favourite authors. I cannot wait to see what comes next.

Hellfire series reading order so far:

Book 1 : Wildfire

Book 2 : Lucifer’s Rule

Book 3 : Commander

Book 4 : Rogue

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Her Orc Husband (Black Bear Clan, Book 5) - Zoe Ashwood

Spicy, Spicy Monster Romance

I really enjoy reading this series. I hope the author writes many, many more books in this world she has created. This is the fifth book in this paranormal monster romance series. The story is set in a fantasy world of orcs and humans. There are very descriptive scenes of a sexual nature between consenting adults. 

I love the characters this author writes. Women who escape an oppressive human world and large (very large) orc males who are fiercely protective of those they love.

All the books in this series can be read as standalones but I would recommend reading them in series order. Chances are, if you love a good monster romance with a fair bit of heat and a happy ever after, then you will want to read the whole series anyway.

The reading order for this series so far:

Her Orc King (Black Bear Clan, Book 1)

Her Orc Guardian (Black Bear Clan, Book 2)

Her Orc Warrior (Black Bear Clan, Book 3)

Her Orc Protector (Black Bear Clan, Book 4)

Her Orc Husband (Black Bear Clan, Book 5)

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Dragon's Fight (Dragon's Birthright, Book 3) - HP Mallory & JR Rain

Excellent end to this trilogy.

I have absolutely loved every second of reading this trilogy. All three books have been superb and this is an outstanding series from these authors. Absolute page-turner. Well done.

The characters developed really well across all three books. The ending was not what I thought it might be, which was a good thing. The world building continued to be excellent and best of all, there were many more Dragons! This series had all I wanted from a dragon story – politics, war, a fight for survival, and love in the most unexpected places. 

I highly recommend you read this series.

Reading order so far:

Book 1, The Good Daughter

Book 2, The Dragon Protector

Book 3, The Dragon’s Fight

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Her Orc Protector (Black Bear Clan, Book 4) - Zoe Ashwood

Spicy Monster Romance with a HEA 

I love this series. This is the fourth book in this paranormal monster romance series. The story is set in a fantasy world of Orcs and humans. There are very descriptive scenes of a sexual nature between consenting adults. 

These are very spicy monster romance books with relatable female main characters and large (very large), cinnamon roll males.

Each book can be read as a standalone but I would personally recommend reading the series in order. They are perfect for a cosy night in.

If fun and spicy monster romances are your thing, then you’ll love this series.

The reading order for this series so far:

Her Orc King (Black Bear Clan, Book 1)

Her Orc Guardian (Black Bear Clan, Book 2)

Her Orc Warrior (Black Bear Clan, Book 3)

Her Orc Protector (Black Bear Clan, Book 4)

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The Dragon Protector (Dragon's Birthright, Book 2) - HP Mallory & JR Rain

Absolute page turner for me.

I really enjoyed this book. The characters have developed really well since the first book. Those who had seemed a mystery in book one are being revealed for who they are. Not everyone is who they say they are, or even who we wish them to be. The world building continued to be excellent and best of all, there were many more Dragons! 

Like the first book, this was an absolute page turner for me. I love the politics, the warmongers, the dragons, the fight for survival and even the possibility of love, which may or may not be fulfilled.

Excellent series so far. I can’t wait for book three.

Reading order so far:

Book 1, The Good Daughter

Book 2, The Dragon Protector

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The Good Daughter (Dragon’s Birthright, Book 1) - HP Mallory & JR Rain

Excellent start to a new series

I really, really enjoyed this book. This is HP Mallory and JR Rain writing at their best. I loved the characters, even the mean ones. I loved the variety of settings, which changed as the story progressed. I loved the world building and most of all, I loved the Dragons! 

This book is filled with political intrigue, fights for the throne, murder, battles, kidnapping and there is the potential for a little romance at some point in the series. It was a page-turner for me and I raced through it. 

I can’t wait for book two.

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The Fifth Gate (Gates of the Underworld, Book 5) - HP Mallory & JR Rain

Adonis or Ares? Why Choose?

I love the world building in this series; The Fifth Gate is different from the four books which preceded it. Penelope’s fight is not just with Ares but with her own feelings.

This book was a lot shorter than previous books and there were fewer battles and fight scenes. It did feel like there could have been more to it than there was; it was a bit of a race to the finish line.

We’ve seen a lot of sexual tension between Penelope and Adonis throughout the series but in this book Adonis is injured and unable to help Penelope in the final battle at the fifth gate. Just as well really, because the attraction and tension between her and Ares is high and it is fulfilled before the story ends. The options went from ⧣TeamAdonis or ⧣TeamAres to ⧣WhyChoose and I loved it.

Sadly, this is the final book but it feels like there is so much more that could be written in this series. I wasn’t ready for it to end.

 

Reading order

Wrath of the Gods (Gates of the Underworld, Book 1)

Relics of Ruin (Gates of the Underworld, Book 2)

Daughter of Aphrodite (Gates of the Underworld, Book 3)

God of War (Gates of the Underworld, Book 4)

The Fifth Gate (Gates of the Underworld, Book 5)

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Commander (Hellfire Series, Book 3) Ella Moore

Wow! Just Wow!  

This is the third book in the paranormal romance series from Ella Moore. This book can be read as a standalone but in my opinion, it really is better to read it as part of the series. It is set on a version of Earth where humans and demons both live in their own tribes on the same plane of existence. At a time after Lucifer had fallen but was still fighting his way to dominion over all demons. This book contains detailed scenes of a sexual nature between two consenting demons. 

The world building in these books is excellent. The writing is a joy to read. I can easily see all the places and peoples this author describes so beautifully. All the characters in this series are complex and carry their share of baggage. It seems that the ongoing themes are of damaged beings who are finding love and acceptance where they expect there to be none. 

The stories are often violent and brutal, as you would expect in a land filled with demonic tribes. They are filled with action, politics, scheming, war, rescue, love and the forging of family bonds. I absolutely loved it. Ella Moore is fast becoming one of my favourite authors. I cannot wait to see what comes next.

Hellfire series reading order so far:

Book 1 : Wildfire

Book 2 : Lucifer’s Rule

Book 3 : Commander

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Her Orc Warrior (Black Bear Clan, Book 3) - Zoe Ashwood

Fight and Flight. A spicy monster romance. 

I am really enjoying this series. This is the third book in this paranormal monster romance series but each book can be read as a standalone. The story is set in a fantasy world of Orcs and humans. There are very descriptive scenes of a sexual nature between consenting adults. 

Zoe Ashwood has an appealing style of writing; it’s easy to get lost in her books. The worldbuilding is great and the characters are relatable. I've read several of her other books and I've enjoyed them all. 

Hazel is on the run from the local mafia. She’s stabbed her boss and she may not survive the repercussions of that. Her only option is to take her young daughter and run. The only way out of the city walls is to stay hidden in the back of a wagon, so the corrupt guards can’t report her escape. 

Vark is surprised to discover a couple of stowaways in his wagon. He is even more surprised when he realises that one of them is his mate; something he had given up hope of. He will protect her at all costs but she is flighty, scared and trusts no-one. He will have to try and find a way to convince her to stay. 

This is a fun and spicy monster romance. If that’s your thing, then you’ll love this series.

The reading order for this series so far:

Her Orc King (Black Bear Clan, Book 1)

Her Orc Guardian (Black Bear Clan, Book 2)

Her Orc Warrior (Black Bear Clan, Book 3)

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Her Orc Guardian (Black Bear Clan, Book 2) - Zoe Ashwood

Newly independent FMC meets reluctant, grumpy love interest. 

I really enjoyed this book. Zoe Ashwood has an easy to read writing style, which flows beautifully. This is the second book in a new paranormal monster romance series but each book can be read as a standalone. The story is set in a fantasy world of Orcs and humans. There are descriptive scenes of a sexual nature between consenting adults. The worldbuilding is great and the characters are relatable.I've read several of her other books and I've enjoyed them all. 

Poppy is on the run, alone and destitute. After her father died she was left with nothing but a locket left to her by her Mother and a letter her father wrote with instructions for Poppy to deliver to his friend. Her step-mother has reported her to the authorities, accusing her of theft for taking her own belongings. Poppy’s only option is to travel and search for her father’s friend. What her father didn’t tell her was that this friend is an Orc.

Steagor finds Poppy starving and feverish in the woods. He reads the letter that Poppy’s father has written to him, which requests that he take on the role of Poppy’s guardian, protecting her and finding her a suitable husband. A task he feels honour-bound to carry out, despite recognising Poppy as the true mate he has been seeking.

I raced through this book in one evening. It is filled with all the things you want in a romance novel; a little conflict, a little danger along the way, a lot of steam and the story ends with a happy ever after. 

If you like Monster Romance with a determined and independent FMC, then this is the book for you.

The reading order for this series so far:

Her Orc King (Black Bear Clan, Book 1)

Her Orc Guardian (Black Bear Clan, Book 2)

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God of War (Gates of the Underworld, Book 4) - Mallory Rain

Dilemma! Are You Team Adonis or Team Ares?

Each of these books is better than the previous one. The story is fast-paced and gripping. I love the world building in this story. The fourth gate is brutal and much more punishing than the three before it. Penelope has to fight for her life like never before. The sexual tension between Penelope and Adonis remains strong but unfulfilled through this book.  

We also see a bit more of Ares than just the vengeful and angry god, and we learn the truth of his past. After meeting Ares in a vision, Penelope finds herself strangely drawn to him and to be honest, so do I. I want this to be a ‘Why Choose?’ situation but I have a feeling that neither Ares nor Adonis are the sharing kind. So I’m left with ⧣TeamAdonis or ⧣TeamAres. I don’t want to choose but I am rooting for ⧣TeamAres at the moment.

This is the fourth book in this Paranormal Romance Greek Mythology series, from authors HP Mallory and JR Rain writing as Mallory Rain. As the genre would suggest, this series is set in the Greek underworld and is filled with duplicitous and selfish gods and goddesses. 

Roll on book 5!

Reading order so far

Wrath of the Gods (Gates of the Underworld, Book 1)

Relics of Ruin (Gates of the Underworld, Book 2)

Daughter of Aphrodite (Gates of the Underworld, Book 3)

God of War (Gates of the Underworld, Book 4)

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