Romance: Humans Optional

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Romance: Humans Optional

Created by Emily - Updated on February 14th 2023

Everyone enjoys a good love story, but sometimes humans just get boring. This is for everyone who wants a little extra flair to the story.

Feral sins

Wright, Suzanne.

From the Publisher

When female wolf shifter Taryn Warner first encounters Trey Coleman, an alpha male wolf shifter with a dangerous reputation, she's determined to resist his charms. After all, Trey--who was only fourteen when he defeated his own father in a duel, winning the right to be alpha of his pack--can't have anything to offer the talented healer besides trouble, or so she thinks. Taryn finds herself drawn in by Trey's forceful demeanor and arctic-blue eyes, and she eventually agrees to enter an uneasy...

My Thoughts

We'll start off the list nice and easy with some shifters. This world that Suzanne Wright has created features more creatures, but this focuses on the Phoenix Pack of wolves, with this story seeing their alpha find his mate.

Wicked cravings

Wright, Suzanne.

From the Publisher

For years, wolf shifter Jaime Farrow has harbored a not-so-secret crush on gorgeous Dante Garcea. But the time has come for Jaime to face facts: despite her best efforts, Dante just isn't interested. And that's probably for the best. The last thing Jaime needs is for anyone--particularly Dante--to find out about her little "problem." The one that haunts her past and threatens to destroy her and everyone she loves...

My Thoughts

The Phoenix Pack story continues with Dante and Jaime. What happens when it is too dangerous for a shifter to give control to their inner wolf? How long can they go without shifting? Read to find out.

Cougar's first Christmas

Donovan, Jessie, author.

From the Publisher

Willing to chance arrest and jail time, cougar-shifter Sean Fisher wants to make human Lauren Spencer his mate and Christmas is the perfect time to do it. However, on the way to obtain her parents' approval, a car runs them off the road. When Sean wakes up, he's tied up and alone, at the mercy of an anti-shifter group. Six months ago, Lauren never would've pictured herself with a cougar-shifter, but Sean was everything she hoped for and was willing to risk it all to be his mate. Yet when a...

My Thoughts

I love a good Christmas novella. They're fluffy and seasonal. This one throws in some purring cougars with a little kidnapping and light torture to keep the story dramatic.

The merman's kiss.

Ley, Tamsin.

From the Publisher

Zantu has evaded the mate-bond for thirty-five years, dodging promiscuous mermaids with vile intents. Unlike mermaids, mermen bond for life, and Zantu refuses to accept the heartbreak most mermen die of. That is, until the glint of gold catches his eye, and a simple salvage mission turns to passion. Now he’s bonded to a human.

My Thoughts

Now we move on to Tamsin Ley. She writes about things like mermaids and centaurs. Her books are also quick to get into the spice.

The Centaur's bride.

Ley, Tamsin.

From the Publisher

City-girl Renee plans to take one last look at the sage-covered hills before she sells her late grandfather's ranch. When she meets a shirtless cowboy with abs of steel and a soft spot for horses, she decides to extend her visit into a vacation. But the ranch workers are acting mighty strange, and her sexy cowboy has a secret she never expected... Horse shifter Black Stevens has always been an outsider. To the herd he’s defective, unable to shift to full equine form, and to humans he’s a...

My Thoughts

I think I enjoy this one more than “The Merman's Kiss,” which surprised me because I am not much of a farm girl. But the pacing felt a little better with this story and it was interesting to see how she wrote her centaur.

The Kraken's Sacrifice

Robert, Katee

From the Publisher

Catalina only made her deal with the demon because she had nowhere else to go. The world has kicked her every chance it got, so she's all too happy to leave the realm she knows behind. What's the worst that could happen? She doesn't anticipate being auctioned away to a kraken. Thane is cold and distant...but he's not unkind. Isolated as they are, Catalina finds herself seeking his company again and again. And when she finally agrees to uphold her portion of the bargain? That's when things...

My Thoughts

Human men are officially out of sight with this series. This series by Katee Robert emphasizes the freedom of choice first and foremost and this story shows that a happy ending doesn't have to include a child.

The demon's bargain : a peculiar tastes novel

Robert, Katee, author.

From the Publisher

"Lenora made a mistake. She trusted the wrong man, and in a moment of weakness, he stole a family heirloom from her. Her only chance to get it back will be during Samhain, when the Shadow Market opens and magical folk gather for three days to celebrate, and unfortunately she can?t do it alone. She needs a demon. Ramanu?s entire existence is making bargains. They?re a bargainer demon, after all. They?ve had their eye on Lenora for some time now, so they?re pleased when she summons them to help...

My Thoughts

A witch and a demon make a bargain and have a great time. There is fantastic representation, witty banter, romance, and spice all put together. This can be read before or after “The Kraken's Sacrifice.”

Ice Planet Barbarians

Dixon, Ruby

From the Publisher

LOST You'd think being abducted by aliens would be the worst thing that could happen to me. And you'd be wrong. Because now, the aliens are having ship trouble, and they've left their cargo of human women-including me-on an ice planet. FOUND And the only native inhabitant I've met? He's big, horned, blue, and really, really has a thing for me . . . Contains mature themes.

My Thoughts

The alien romance that threatened to take the world by storm. Women kidnapped by bad aliens, dumped on the deadly ice planet of good aliens, what could go wrong? I was so pleasantly surprised by how good the plot was and how the story could survive pretty well if the spicy scenes were removed.