Now that we’ve gone through my favorite so far this week, let’s talk about my priority TBR (to be read) for the remainder of 2024. In crafting this list, these are books that I’ve had on my radar for awhile or even out on Kindle Unlimited for a stupid amount of time. The short version, I really need to and want to read these books. They all have the potential to be new favorites – either because I’ve enjoyed other work by the author or I love the concept (peep the monster romance by a new to me author).
So, in no particular order, here are eight (8) books that I want to get to before 2024 ends.
Fate of the Sun King by Nisha J. Tuli
Series: Artefacts of Ouranos #3
Published by Grand Central Publishing on June 4, 2024
Genres: Fiction / Fantasy / Action & Adventure, Fiction / Fantasy / Romance, Fiction / Romance / Fantasy
Pages: 448
GoodreadsThe highly anticipated third installment of the steamy Artefacts of Ouranos series journeys deeper into the glittering fae world as Lor puts both her life and her heart on the line in this enemies-to-lovers fantasy romance.
With the Heart Crown now in her possession, Lor must navigate the dangers of being an heir on the run, knowing more than one power-hungry ruler is after her blood. When she returns to Aphelion to unlock her magic and recover her family's legacy, it becomes clearer than ever that all that’s gold doesn’t sparkle. No stranger to battles, she continues to fight her attraction to the Aurora Prince, understanding this might be the one she finally loses.
As the past mixes with the present, Lor uncovers the truth about the Artefacts and their role in shaping her destiny. Now, her future hangs in the balance, leaving her closer than ever to getting everything she's ever wanted... or losing it all forever.
Midnight Ruin by Katee Robert
Series: Dark Olympus #6
on January 16, 2024
Genres: Fiction / Romance / Contemporary, Fiction / Romance / Fantasy, Fiction / Romance / New Adult
Pages: 336
Goodreads
Also by this author: An Indecent Proposal*A scorchingly hot modern retelling of Eurydice and Orpheus and Charon.*
Eurydice Dimitriou has always been the innocent sister, but she's finally ready to step out of the long shadow cast by her powerful family...and the ex who shattered her heart. Perhaps rough hands on soft skin are exactly what she needs to forget her heartbreak once and for all?
Charon Ariti has been Hades's right-hand man for years. He's given everything to the lower city, but now he's ready to take something for himself. He's only too happy to give Eurydice a special kind of education...but is her heart really free enough to be claimed?
Orpheus Makos will do whatever it takes to make things right. Once the golden boy of the upper city, he's now a shadow of his former self. He'll do anything to get Eurydice back...even if it means she's not coming into his arms alone. Three hearts. Three futures. Countless ways to get it wrong.
But with enemies slipping through Olympus's faltering barrier to lay siege on the lower city, a trio of broken hearts will be the least of these would-be lovers' worries...
"Deliciously inventive...Red-hot."—Publishers Weekly STARRED Review for Neon Gods
"I get shivers just thinking of their interactions. SHIVERS."—Mimi Koehler for The Nerd Daily for Neon Gods
The World of Dark Olympus:
Neon Gods (Hades & Persephone)
Electric Idol (Eros & Psyche)
Wicked Beauty (Achilles & Patroclus & Helen)
Radiant Sin (Apollo & Cassandra)
Cruel Seduction (Aphrodite & Hephaestus & Adonis & Pandora)
Midnight Ruin (Eurydice & Orpheus & Charon)
The Throne of Broken Gods by Amber V. Nicole
Series: Gods and Monsters #2
Published by Headline Publishing Group on January 18, 2024
Genres: Fiction / Fantasy / Dark Fantasy, Fiction / Fantasy / General, Fiction / Fantasy / Romance, Fiction / Romance / Fantasy, Fiction / Romance / General
Pages: 784
Goodreads!! NOW WITH AN EXCLUSIVE BONUS CHAPTER !!
'Once in a while I read a series that reminds me of just why I love enemies to lovers, slow burn, and morally grey characters so much. Gods and Monsters is that series. This is perfection. Amber Nicole's Dianna is the FMC of my soul' NISHA J. TULI
Don't miss this second addictive instalment in the Gods & Monsters series from BookTok sensation, Amber V. Nicole!
_________________________WHERE THERE ARE GODS, THERE ARE ALSO MONSTERS . . .
When I burn this world to embers, and you paint me as the villain, remember,
I really did try to be good . . . once.Dianna is hellbent on revenge. As the last shred of her humanity is ripped from her, she decides to embrace her monstrous side and set the worlds alight.
Samkiel alone refuses to believe that she has become the monster that everyone else sees, and he'll do anything in his power to save her from herself, even if it means losing her.
With every realm now at risk from Kaden's army, and a myriad of new threats on the horizon, Samkiel can't afford to let his guard down. And as Dianna's thirst for blood only increases, he is running out of time to save them both . . .
Don't miss the first book in this series, THE BOOK OF AZRAEL and look out for THE DAWN OF THE CURSED QUEEN, and Book 4 coming soon . . .
_________________________'Amber's series breaks the rules in the best way. Her main character is strong, capable, and unapologetically powerful. There is no damsel here. This story is filled with fast-paced action, an in-depth world, and a romance that goes from simmer to boil. If you like romantasy, read this!' RAVEN KENNEDY
'A wicked ride from beginning to heart shattering end. Leaving me literally screaming for more. I couldn't turn the pages fast enough to get more our morally corrupt heroine who you can't help but root for, along with the giggle inducing banter between her and the heroic god Samkiel' HANNAH NICOLE MAERHER
⭐ Readers can't get enough of Samkiel and Dianna! ⭐'This was a wild ride that kept me on my toes, broke my heart thoroughly and made me cry so much . . . I can't wait for book 3' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
'I'm just so blown away by everything in this series . . . I'm SO excited for the next book and can't wait to be back in this world!' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
'A brilliant, perfect and extraordinary book, that I'm going to recommend to everyone, because everyone needs to read this miracle!' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
'Amber Nicole is a freaking genius' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
'This sequel was everything I could have wished for and more. . . . Amber's worldbuilding is utter perfection' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
Know You by Heart by Tif Marcelo
Series: Heart Resort #2
Published by Amazon Publishing on July 14, 2024
Genres: Fiction / Romance / Contemporary, Fiction / Romance / General, Fiction / Romance / Multicultural & Interracial
Pages: 319
GoodreadsFrom the USA Today bestselling author of In a Book Club Far Away comes a delightful installment in the Heart Resort series about finding love that's been right in front of you all along.
As the oldest child in his family, Chris Puso has always taken his responsibilities seriously. He'll do whatever it takes to ensure Heart Resort's success. Four and a half years ago, that meant marrying Eden, a woman he admired but didn't love, to access a family trust that benefited them both.
Eden Puso, a.k.a. romance author Everly Heart, believes in true love--in her novels, at least. But her marriage to Chris was more about funding her writing career and supporting her family than finding her happily ever after. And despite their mutual attraction toward one another, they stayed loyal to the contract...for the most part.
With six months until the end of their contract and with their careers taking off, their marriage of convenience has become, well, a little inconvenient. A competing resort threatens to usurp Heart Resort, and Chris and Eden band together to preserve its reputation, including doing a retreat themselves. But as the retreat uncovers their history and their hidden love for one another, can their relationship survive so their partnership reaches its natural conclusion?
Shadowlands Omega by Elizabeth Stephens
Series: Beasts of Gatamora #2
Published by Elizabeth Stephens on March 12, 2024
Genres: Fiction / Romance / Fantasy, Fiction / Romance / Paranormal / Shifters
Pages: 528
GoodreadsThe world is changing. Gatamora is getting darker. Something is coming.
After burning her church to the ground and throwing her family into the castle dungeons for their treason, Kiandah did not expect to be spared by Lord Yaron, the Berserker Lord who once vowed - and tried - to kill her.
But as Gatamora's newest ascended omega, and a traitor besides, Yaron finds that Kiandah may be best placed to help him root out the source of the danger encroaching on his territory in the south island. Rumblings of a sinister sort have reached him...rumors of the undead and witches...
The only trouble will be keeping his distance. Shadow Lords do not take ladies, least of all peasants and criminals like Kiandah. But as her power over flame continues to grow stronger and the threat of the undead draws ever nearer, Yaron may have to choose - to succumb to her heat and save Gatamora together, or let it all burn.
Burn Omega, burn.
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Brace yourself for the next installment in the Beasts of Gatamora series where omegas have magic and monsters always get the girl.
Shadowlands Omega takes place after the events of Dark City Omega but features a new couple and comes complete with an HEA. This is a standalone, enemies to lovers, dark fantasy, MF romance not suitable for young readers. Additional TWs can be found on Elizabeth's website.
A Ship of Bones and Teeth by Karina Halle
Published by Metal Blonde Books on May 25, 2023
Genres: Fiction / Fantasy / Historical, Fiction / Romance / Action & Adventure
Pages: 508
GoodreadsA STANDALONE gothic dark fantasy pirate romance re-telling of The Little Mermaid from the New York Times Bestselling Author of River of Shadows and Blood Orange.
Princess Maren is a woman with a secret.
When she was just 16-years old, she sold her soul to the sea witch Edonia, giving up a life underwater in exchange for the love of Prince Aerik on land. But after a decade of abuse and misery inflicted by the cruel prince, Maren wants nothing more than to leave him and her royal role behind and find Edonia to reverse the spell.
An opportunity for escape presents itself when the prince and princess are traveling overseas and are taken hostage by a band of notorious pirates, led by the fearsome Captain Ramsay "Bones" Battista. Maren has heard the sordid stories about the infamous pirate--not only is his ship supposedly haunted and crewed by the damned, but that no prisoners ever survive. Fortunately for Maren, she learns that the captain also has a score to settle with the sea witch. With any luck, Maren may be able to get her old life back, even if it's being held in the captain's wicked hands.
But Ramsay gets more than he bargained for when he learns who--and what--Maren is, and that her appetite for revenge, freedom, and bloodlust rivals his.
Meanwhile Maren finds herself falling for the pirate's dark nature, even as she discovers that Ramsay has a secret more deadly than her own.
When it comes to the high seas, not all monsters lurk beneath the surface.
Lilith by Alexandria House
Series: Three Kings #1
Published by Pink Cashmere Publishing LLC on July 1, 2024
Genres: Fiction / Romance / Contemporary, Fiction / Romance / Suspense
Pages: 252
GoodreadsLILITHHe’s excruciatingly handsome, and well, fine as hell.
He’s also my captor.
He won’t take his eyes off me.
He won’t let me go.
All I can do is hope he’ll let me live.
RAYShe’s beautiful, but she doesn’t understand me.She doesn’t seem to grasp that things have to be this way.
She has to be mine.
And if she isn’t mine?
Well, she will die.
The Orc Prince by Qua Hudson
Series: The Queen and the Orc Prince #1
Published by Independently Published on May 31, 2023
Genres: Fiction / Romance / Fantasy / Monsters, Fiction / Romance / Fantasy, Fiction / Romance / Paranormal
Pages: 295
GoodreadsARIA
I am alone. Like I have always been.
Other people look at me, see my face and think I have everything.
But I have even less than the pauper in the street.
I am doused in opulence, and I have a name; but none of those things are mine.
I am at the mercy of those who own my life.IGOR
A hundred years of banishment to this realm was the price I paid.
A realm of humans, where I am the monster of every youngling’s nightmare and a cautionary tale for naughty children.
Am I changed enough to return to my realm?
The answer stares at me, as clear as the moon above.
No.A chance meeting leaves Aria in the hands of the mysterious monster that haunts her lands. Will life finally give them the peace they both crave, or will their pasts catch up with them and ruin everything?
