October 16, 2022

10 Halloween Reading Recs

Happy Halloween Month! That’s how October works now, right?

Today we’re taking a break from our author interview series to share a collection of reverse harem stories for spooky season, submitted by our author guests! These range from spoopy to truly dark, so make sure to read the GoodReads page (linked in titles) and any trigger warnings before deciding on your next TBR addition.

Crimson Bloom by Emery Rachelle

Five vampires. One girl. One deadly plague that threatens everything.

Everyone says magic went extinct; I know better. My brooding research partner, Henry, and our charming professor Antony are far from human. Their clan is more than meets the eye; cheerful Meadow, gentle Levi, standoffish Dasya – all protect dark secrets.

Despite my best intentions, this clan is creeping into my heart. But danger lurks, threatening any future they have.

A world of magic lives in the shadows. I am the only one who can save it—and the vampires stealing my heart.

Of Glass and Lavender by K.R. Rainbolt

Death always wins.

That’s a lesson I’m learning the hard way, as I race to figure out a way to outrun death. The problem is death doesn’t play fair, and each day it gets closer to what it wants most… Me. Time’s ticking, and I’m out of places to hide. The only option I have left is entrust my life to four of the most devastatingly handsome, and dangerous, men I’ve ever met.

Vampires. They’re walking embodiments of sin and power, with scars that run as deep as my own. Putting my life in their hands is risky at best, and trusting them with my heart is completely out of the question. Now with fractured memories of my past looming over me and death on my heels, I have no choice but to fight for my life if I want to keep it. What else am I going to do, die trying?

It wouldn’t be the first time.

Shay’s Acceptance by Bre Rose

Mav

We hit her! Who the fuck was she running from?

Two wolves, a vampire and a fae.

Then those dreaded words, she’s not breathing.

We‘ve come so close, I can’t lose her now before we reconnect.

What does this mean for my child, the one I never knew existed?

If she survives, how do I explain who she is, what her role is in the prophecy that could bring the end to all supernatural beings.

Then there’s the four of them, how did she mate with them as well?
They think they can keep her from me but they have another thing coming.

Shay

Who are these men who claim to be my mates?

They told me of a supernatural world, one I never knew existed.

Apparently I should have, since I’m part of a prophecy that could end it all.

But how can I do that if I can’t accept what they’re saying about who I truly am.

Can I do it in time before he finds me? He only wants to ensure he stays in power.

Trick or Treat by Crystal North

October 31st. One of the most lucrative and celebrated days of the year. But for Ruri James, it’s just another day. Well, almost.

Celebrating her twenty-first birthday on Halloween, Ruri invites her three life-long besties round to celebrate with her. Tradition dictates it. She’s had a crush on her three best friends for as long as she can remember. As the years have passed, the crush has developed into something far less innocent. She’s never told anyone, preferring to keep her naughty little secret and live in hope.

Suddenly though, this year everything is different. Either the guys are messing with her, or they seem to return her feelings. As the games begin, it’s up to Ruri to figure out who or what she really wants. Are the guys genuine? Is it all just a trick? Or is she in for the treat of her life?

Revelations by Rebecca Rathe

Diya Steele, born of violence and condemned to the prejudice of heaven and hell alike, wanders the earth consumed by fear. Fear of the realms determined to kill her, and fear she will hurt innocents if she ever loses control.

The Dzhavo, a fearsome team of elite demons, are ordered to capture Diya and bring her in to face the Legion. Instead, they keep her for themselves, determined to get answers from her by any means necessary. Fighting through their lust with brutality, they discover nothing is as it seems.

With Earth caught in the crosshairs of a war between realms, Diya and the Dzhavo must find a way to work together to save the world.

How far will Diya go to save the worlds that branded her as an abomination? Will the Dzhavo be able to overcome the lies they’ve been told and trust the one person that might save them all?

Is a relationship built on fear and desire strong enough to keep them fighting for each other, or will their prejudices keep them from stopping the evil that threatens the world as they know it?

Teddy’s Boys by E.J. Frost

Three boys.
Two murders.
One terrible choice.

Twelve years ago, my mother climbed into a limo with a fae stranger and left without looking back. Seven years ago, my magic came in, marking me as an Earth-witch, the Element most feared by other mages. One month ago, my father exiled me to college in another country.

I may be a stranger in a strange land, but no one will keep me down.

Charlie, Gabe, and Darwin.
Three boys who are more than my match.
My best friend. My new love. My worst enemy.

Are they also killers?

When a fellow student is murdered, the finger of suspicion points at my boys.
Can I prove their innocence?

Or will I be their next victim?

Meet the Bad Boys of Bevington …

Reluctant Queen by Kira Stanley

You think your parents are bad? Try having the devil as your father.

I’d had enough of all the expectations and rules that come with being the next in line for Hell’s throne. I was tired of the constant fight over my so-called duty. There was only one answer – to run away to the human realm. My only goal—to prove to the old man that I could be free and make a name for myself, without the stigma of being Lucifer’s daughter to bolster me.

Years pass and I’m on the cusp of making a multi-million dollar deal when four Otherworld beings show up, demanding that I return to Hell. This wasn’t my fathers first attempt at luring me back to him, but this was the first time he found the right kind of temptation—bait so sexy that I was sure to fall into his trap. Too bad for him I was not so easily fooled.

I can out seduce a casanova.

I can play fist-a-cuffs with a beast.

I can out maneuver a general.

And I can roll the dice with a gambler.

Because these four men have never danced with the devil’s daughter before, and I never lose.

Whispers of Death by A.J. Mullican

Sera Miller has woken up straddling a corpse more times than she can count. During her blackouts she leaves a mounting trail of mutilated, dismembered bodies in her wake. Inventing an alter ego to cope with the destruction she causes, Sera struggles with the knowledge that any tryst she engages in will ultimately end in her date’s gruesome death. It doesn’t help that men constantly seek her out; her inhuman charm and beauty draw them to her no matter how hard she tries to avoid it.

Sera is perplexed to learn that the FBI is seeking two individuals in the serial murders. Does she have a stalker, or is her alter ego working with someone? It’s as much a mystery to her as it is to the authorities. Complicating matters further, Sera’s best friend and roommate begins dating FBI agent Jeff Robertson, who suspects something supernatural at work in the killings.

Can Sera stop her inner killer before the FBI closes in, or will her demons take over?

Splintered by A.J. Moran

A corrupted ritual reveals my fated mates… and the danger my magic poses to everyone I love.

Kidnapped and forced to attend Brookview Academy, I find myself in a dangerous world full of witches and warlocks who want to bring back the power of their ancestors. The very same magic my parents had warned me about before their death.

Everyone here wants something from me, making it harder to know who I can trust, and my only way out is to escape before it’s too late.

My magic is the key, and the secret society will be one step closer to their sinister goals if I bond with my soulmates. But the guys aren’t exactly jumping at the chance to bind themselves to me…

If I give them what they want, I’ll be unleashing devastating magic that could destroy us all. Worse, I’d betray the memory of my parents and everything I believe in.

Can I discover the light in the dark and claim my happiness, or will I lose everything… including my magic? 

Altered: Part One by M.F. Moody

What happens to shifters when their world is torn apart?

Meeting your fated mate is the ultimate relationship goal for Mundane shifters, a blessing from the cosmos itself. For snow leopard shifter Sila, it’s always been a distant possibility, not a looming reality, so she’s stunned to find him already in attendance when she arrives at Pred Academy. However, her budding dreams are shattered when she is brutally and publicly rejected and humiliated.

The Reficio Establishment is home to Altered and Mythic shifters alike. For Altered shifters Bash, Nox, and Kane, their lives forever change the moment a feral Sila moves in, and sets them on the path to redemption and revenge.

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