Sinners Retreat by Lauren Biel

Love can be a mood killer

Kindra
When I’m invited to the coveted Sinners Retreat, I want just one man on the attendee my brother’s killer, the Abattoir Adonis.

On the flight over, my hot, nerdy seatmate gives layover a whole new meaning. But when he turns up at boarding the next day, I’m left breathless. This means he’s a killer too.

And our one-night stand just turned into a multi-day affair.

Ezra
Never meet your hero—you might realize you killed her brother.

On the plane to the island, I discover that I and the woman I slept with last night share some macabre hobbies. I’m ecstatic—until she explains why she’s attending the to find me.

Keeping Kindra at arm’s length proves harder than I expected, especially when I catch feelings, but lying to her might be even worse than telling the truth.

The dark romantic comedy taking TikTok by storm! Sinners Retreat is packed with killer banter, wicked humor, and dangerously irresistible romance.

Ready for a vacation like no other? Grab your copy of Sinners Retreat today!

Aeternum by Jamie Applegate Hunter

MAJOR SPOILERS below if you have not read book one (The Umbra King).

This is NOT a standalone. It is the second and final book in the Vincula Realm duology and must be read after The Umbra King. The Vincula Realm duology is a series within the Realms of the Aether multiverse.

Matchmaking for Psychopaths by Tasha Coryell

Alexandra grew up hungry. Hungry for food, hungry for safety, hungry for love. Which is why she’s worked so hard to have it a beautiful home, a gorgeous doctor boyfriend, and an ambitious job matching individuals with… unconventional emotional responses. Sure, her clients may sit somewhere on the psychopathy scale. But they’re not the dangerous, murderous kind. They’re doctors, lawyers, teachers, and everyone deserves love.

And that’s exactly what Alex thinks she’s found. Love. So she’s floored when she arrives to her dinner with her boyfriend, expecting a ring in a little box, and instead finding her best friend sat at the table with him. They have news. They’re together now. And apparently her birthday dinner is the best time to share the news.

Suddenly, Alex’s world implodes. She has lost the two people in the world closest to her, her only support. She’s utterly alone, her future in pieces. So when she unexpectedly bumps into a client, Rebecca, and Rebecca seems to want to be friends, it feels like a lifeline.

But then Alex’s now ex turns up dead, then more people around her seem to be dropping like flies. And she can’t help but wonder if this new friendship is a match made in hell.

Moonblood by Jade Ambrosia

A love written in the stars. A truth buried in shadows.

Falsely accused of a crime he would never commit, Alpha Alecksander Hale is stripped of his title, his home, and his legacy. With his pack stolen from him, and the real traitor in power, he vows to uncover the truth and return to MoonShadow to reclaim what is rightfully his.

But exile brings an unexpected twist—his fated mate. Torn between the overwhelming pull of their bond and the heavy responsibility still looming over him, Aleck must fight not only for justice but for the life—and love—he never thought he would have.

Selena Claire’s life is simple, safe, and entirely ordinary—until the day a magnetic stranger steps into her store and shatters everything she thought she knew. He claims to be a werewolf… and her fated mate.

Thrust into a hidden world of supernatural danger and ancient power, Selena must face a choice that could redefine her entire existence. Will she cling to the quiet life she’s built for herself, or risk everything for a love that feels written in the stars?

This standalone is the first installment of the MOONBLOOD duology, a spicy retelling of the love story between the Greek goddess of the moon, Selene, and her mortal lover, Endymion.

If you Actual wolf shiftingMorally gray MMC (who’s not an Alpha-hole)He falls first / “You’re mine” vibesEmpowered FMCFated mates (with choice)Relationship developmentGood Banter + communicationStrong MC romance / chemistryHEA / happy momentsNot insta-loveGet. This. Book.

BUT if you SUPER dark romanceMorally black MMCHigh fantasy / tons of worldbuildingPoorly done miscommunication tropeWhy choose? / RHCheatingDeep OmegaverseDON’T get this book. I read those too :), but none of these tropes are in MOONBLOOD.

The Umbra King by Jamie Applegate Hunter

The morally grey don’t want redemption. They want retribution.

After the brutal murder of her twin sister, Aurora ‘Rory’ Raven spends years forging herself into a ruthless vigilante killer.

She never gave up her search for the man who killed her sister, but when she is convicted of thirteen murders and sentenced to five-hundred years in Vincula, the prison realm, she knows her sister’s death will never be avenged.

After arriving in Vincula, Aurora discovers her opportunity for retribution is closer than she thought.

Caius is the notorious Umbra King, ruler of Vincula, King of the Monsters, and the thing nightmares are made of. After being locked in his own realm for a crime he didn’t commit, his only focus has been revenge.

When Aurora drops into his throne room, representing everything he despises, they begin a game of cat and mouse, and before long, their hatred turns into something else.

Circumstances draw them together, but revenge might tear them apart.

The Umbra King is book one in the Vincula Realm Duology, which is set in the Realms of the Aether multiverse. It ends on a cliffhanger.

Contains mature content.

Viciously Yours by Jamie Applegate Hunter

Viciously Yours by Jamie Applegate Hunter is a great romance with a fantasy taste. It is just the perfect amount of unhinged, romantic, and spicy.