The Pythonist (Weary Souls Trilogy Book 1) by Loren Little

The Pythonist: A second chance, friends-to-lovers gothic dark romance (Weary Souls Trilogy Book 1)
by Loren Little
October 13, 2026
Genre: A second chance, friends-to-lovers gothic dark romance
The Damned
I made a bargain with a daemon when I was a child.

For the last twelve years, I never saw any reason to crave my freedom from Kingsley Manor and the dark, lost entities who inhabit the lonely estate. But then he came back for me—like he promised he would when we were children.

He doesn’t remember that I’ll die if I leave Kingsley Manor.

And they’ll kill him if he stays.

The Dreamer
I was told to burn Kingsley Manor to the ground.

They want me to get rid of the melancholy girl occupying the estate and hosting strange guests who scream in their sleep, but I can’t. Not when something inexplicably draws me to her—when I watch her and I can’t look away.

She thinks her ghosts and daemons will scare me, but she’s wrong.

I possess her now.

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Triggers: death/murder, taboo kink exploration (somnophilia/dormaphilia, voyeurism), hauntings, gun violence, abduction/kidnapping

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Loren Little has been writing stories since before she learned how to spell. Her books are dark, sexy, and hopelessly romantic with themes of found family and love growing from the most dismal odds. Loren still believes that faeries are real, and she enjoys scattering little pieces of her Australian upbringing into her books. You can find her most active on Instagram.

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5 Sheep Book Review: World's Okayest Oracle (Reluctantly) Seeks Demon (Supernatural Entanglements) by Olivia Dade

World's Okayest Oracle (Reluctantly) Seeks Demon (Supernatural Entanglements)
by Olivia Dade
Aug 11, 2026
Genre: paranormal romance, romcom
An oracle who can see the future teams up with the far-too-hot demon from her past to avert catastrophe, in this steamy paranormal romance from the USA Today bestselling author of Zomromcom.

Gwen Wexloff might be able to see the future, but not when it matters. Her visions invariably involve piddling issues, which means—unlike most oracles—she’s spent her life predicting for everyday humans instead of international power brokers. After a clutch of brain-slurping zombies escapes from their walled-off compound, though, Gwen experiences the first genuinely world-altering vision of her life . . . and now she needs help.

Unfortunately, that help comes from Hugh Blacke, the same starchy (but annoyingly cute) demon who watched her bomb her oracle verification test years ago. To Gwen's dismay, the two of them will need to work together to unravel the deadly conspiracy behind the zombie breach, despite their complicated past and the secrets they’re keeping.

Even with her newfound power, she couldn't have foreseen how quickly they'd both want more than a simple partnership. But the clock is ticking—and with the fate of humanity at stake, Gwen and Hugh will have to decide how much they’re willing to risk for an unexpected, passionate love...and a future together that might prove very short indeed.

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What a read. Ms. Dade out did herself with this novel. I really enjoyed all the characters, comedy, excitement, sexy commentary, and her story setting explanations were just too real not to believe--like "a demon rules Hell in the lap of luxury, and the Devil doesn't exist." 

Her writing "imagination" is just as amazing as the characters she creates to make that imagination become a reality. 

I would give this novel by Ms. Dade a deserving 5 Baaarts.

Grandma Vivian

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Olivia Dade grew up an undeniable nerd, prone to ignoring the world around her as she read any book she could find. Her favorites, though, were always, always romances. As an adult, she earned an M.A. in American history and worked in a variety of jobs that required the donning of actual pants: Colonial Williamsburg interpreter, high school teacher, academic tutor, and (of course) librarian. Now, however, she has finally achieved her lifelong goal of wearing pajamas all day as a hermit-like writer and enthusiastic hag. She currently lives outside Stockholm with her delightful family and their ever-burgeoning collection of books.

New Release: The Monstrous Love Collection

We are thrilled to announce the release of The Monstrous Love Collection now available on Kindle Unlimited!

The Monstrous Love Collection

Mrs. Hyde and I 

by Holly Anne
Tropes: Sapphic, Journalist & Vampire, Short & Spicy, Halloween night, Wax play, Inspired by Frankenstein & Carmilla
Love turns monstrous

A journalist is on the hunt for the story to save her failing career. When it leads her to the doorstep of her ex-best friend's, thing begin to turn stranger by the second the longer she investigates. Fighting her growing attraction and a looming deadline, All Hallow's Eve is a night she will never forget.

The Dragon's Keep 

by Lashell Rain
Tropes: Dragon & Princess, Short & Spicy, She's his captive, Sentient tower, Cock pocket, Pleasure venom, Arranged marriage
Princess Rosalind has spent her entire life not having a choice in anything, so when her mother announces her arranged marriage to the prince of Riverwood, she decides to flee.

But Riverwood has other plans.

Catching his fiancée on the run, he decides to punish her for her misdeeds by leaving her in the dragon's keep until their wedding. Little does anyone know, the dragon doesn’t just want her until their wedding, he wants her forever, and he’ll do anything to convince her that he’s the best choice.

Into the Wood 

by Lashell Rain
Tropes: Treant monster & Witch, Short & Spicy, Knotty tree, Weird tongue, She's trapped in his woods, Touch her & die
When Eleanor finds herself hurt and exhausted, escaping from the witch hunters not far behind. She believes that it’s the end for her. But when she wakes in a mysterious cottage, bandaged up and feels eyes watching her, she realizes she’s no longer alone in the wood.
And what’s hunting her now doesn’t want her life, he’s only interested in keeping her all to himself.

Sparks Between Us 

by Lylah Taylor
Tropes: Thief & Alien guard, Short & Spicy, Space prison, Ribbed cock, Electric orgasms

All it takes is one failed job...

Novi is one of Xaxar the Phantom's best thieves. Or at least, she was until two incompetent accomplices trip the jewelry store's sensors and get them locked up in Galaxia Penitentiary. Getting out of the quadrant's most secure prison won't be easy and she can't do it alone. Luckily, Xaxar needs something within the prison. If Novi can retrieve the battery, she'll earn her rescue. That should be her only focus, but there's this one guard...

All it takes is one failed touch...

Hok is the only known one of his kind. The notorious Electrocutioner can summon powerful lightning from his very being, making him Galaxia's most prized interrogator. No prisoner can withstand the pain he inflicts, that is, until a human female not only withstands his ability, but seems to draw pleasure from it...

The Monstrous Love Collection features snack-sized, scintillating stories with various creatures in their own stand-alone romances. Take a bite, if you dare!

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4 1/2 Sheep Book Review: Entities to Lovers by Mallory Marlowe

Entities to Lovers
by Mallory Marlowe
Oct. 13 2026
A connection that’s more than supernatural emerges between two rival tour guides who wish they could ghost each other in this sparkling romantic comedy from USA Today bestselling author Mallory Marlowe.

Paranormal medium Rory Woods spends her days offering psychic readings at Ye Olde Spirit Shop and nights haunting the streets of Boston as a ghost-tour guide. Sure, business could be better, but she’s proud of the shop she runs with her mom.

Enter Ezra Blackwell: adjunct history professor, noted thorn in Rory’s side, and—though she’d only admit it under threat of medieval torture he surely knows too much about—a distractingly handsome, charismatic coworker.

Rory can’t stand Ezra’s know-it-all, show-offy behavior. Ezra loves to tease the gorgeous, brilliant medium at the shop. And when the two are forced to host a tour together? It’s no wonder they end up hexed after disturbing a matchmaking ghost.

Saddled with perpetual bad luck unless they’re physically near each other, Rory and Ezra will try anything, from séances to kissing, to stop the jinx from wreaking havoc on both their lives. But in their quest to appease the spirit, they realize that growing closer might not be the curse they once thought it was.

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Entities to Lovers by author Mallory Marlowe is a romcom filled with tons of paranormal laughter and some spooks to keep the spirits causing mayhem.

For the Fall season, this feels like a must read. It's all kinds of pumpkin spice and eggnog, sitting by the fire and reading a cozy tale. I enjoyed it for the laugh out loud moments and light hearted nature. Truly a sweet and sincerely entertaining ride.

It's a slow burning tale that takes the reader on a journey to what we all know is coming for our main couple. Made me want to take another walking ghost tour! Gets all the love this one absolutely deserves!

4 and 1/2 Sheep

 

 

 

KD

 

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Mallory Marlowe is the USA Today Bestselling author of Love and Other Conspiracies and Love at First Sighting. Seriously right-brained since childhood, her love of telling stories began with highly elaborate plots for her Barbie dolls and taking elementary school writing projects too seriously. She studied Writing for Film and TV at Emerson College.

While romance is her truest love, she also loves to write across several genres from paranormal to fantasy to horror. When she isn’t writing, she’s likely reading, stuck in L.A. traffic, or fallen down a weird internet rabbit hole. She lives in Los Angeles, CA and writes video games by day. 

Excerpt: Bound Beauty (Wylder Tales Book Three) by Jennifer Silverwood

Bound Beauty (Wylder Tales Book Three)
by Jennifer Silverwood
July 14, 2026
Genre: Dark Fantasy / Fairy Tales
Publisher: SilverWoodSketches
ISBN: 979-8186406099
ASIN: B0GY9XF3LC
Number of pages: 390
Word Count: 96,456
Cover Artist: Qamber Designs and Media
Forgotten gods haunt her steps, and the cursed prince she left behind isn't done fighting for her soul.

Vynasha is bound to the prince of Bitterhelm. Even if she were to die, her spirit will remain trapped with him in the castle forever. But she won't give in to Grendel without a fight. With the aid of an oracle, a witchling, and the wolf that claims her heart, Vynasha plans to claim her power as the curse breaker.

Ceddrych guards their nephew secretly while fighting to keep the feral beasts roaming their borders at bay. But the monsters are closing in, and the madness he has struggled with drives him to one desperate, unforgivable act.

A war is about to begin between the forgotten people of Wylderland and the cruel might of Bitterhelm. Beings of prophecy and legend unite in the epic third chapter of the Wylder Tales Series, a romantic gothic re-telling of Beauty and the Beast.

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IN A FORGOTTEN CASTLE IN WYLDERLAND…

Alone with Grendel, the man she had been tempted to love, the prince she loathed, Vynasha didn’t want to wake up. Let her sleep for a thousand years like the cursed princess, Morana. Let these walls crumble, the rose garden spread throughout the keep with thorns and vines to keep the world out forever.

“I know you are awake, Ashes.”

Vynasha opened her eyes. The prince stood before the hearth, his back to her. He hadn’t changed clothes since she had last seen him. Yet his faintly luminous skin had dimmed from bronze to the dull gray she remembered. “What happened?” she asked.

“A fever in your sleep. Odym says it was the runes.” Grendel’s shoulders hunched as he hung his head. “I should not have come, I know this. But I…” he twisted to face her. “Forgive me, Vynasha, but I cannot stay away from you any longer. I could feel your pain through the bond, yet there was nothing I could do to stop her,” he growled. “Do not ask me to leave you again, I beg of you.”

Vynasha should have been disgusted, but she was coming to accept the fact that Odym had been right. No matter how she truly felt, they needed each other. And she could not deny the way his words danced about her mind and breathed life back into her limbs.

“I wish I could tell you I was different,” he continued, “before my mother cursed me. But the truth is, I was always a monster.” Grendel drew his shoulders back and lifted his chin, pushing away from the fireplace mantel. He shook his head and held his hands before him, palms upturned. “I never wanted to be my father. I shall not make his mistakes, and so I will be honest with you, Ash. No more secrets.”

She shuddered and desperately wished she could bathe, could banish dreams of Nymwe and be rid of the prince. The dread she felt before only grew as Grendel paused, clenching his fists as though steeling himself for words he could not take back.

“I owe you everything, so much more than you know. When you willingly accepted the curse, you took some of the monster into you. I have not been forced to change into a beast ever since. It has given me time to remember myself in your absence, who I was and who I hope to be.”

Vynasha ground her sharp teeth. So they not only shared a bond with his spirit, but she had taken part of his beast? That they were forced to share something she had learned to take pride in made her ill.

Whatever he saw in her face must have pained him, enough for him to turn away. “Forgive me. I shall go. I should have never hoped…” He shook his head, dispelling whatever he might have said as he took two more steps to the door.

She traced the tip of her tongue on her lip, tasting the blood she spilled to forget. His hand was on the doorknob when she said, “Wait.” The strength behind her command surprised her and caused the prince to freeze in place.

Vynasha lifted her hand with surprising ease. “Stay?”

We need each other.

His graying skin flickered to golden life as he turned with hope burning in his violet eyes. “Always.”

At his word, his promise, Vynasha released the breath she didn’t know she had been holding. Even then, a small corner of her mind railed against her actions, at the feelings she couldn’t seem to control. It must Grendel’s influence, his feelings trickling through their bond.

This is wrong.

Still, she couldn’t deny how the persistent itch beneath her skin abated with him beside her, holding her hand. It shouldn’t have mattered. Truly, she hated how easily she gave in to these feelings. She could never tell him. Grendel had bound her life to his. Even if she were to leave, to beg the wylderfolk to take her back into their home, she would never be rid of him. And the longer she remained in the prince’s castle, the less she wanted to be free.

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Jennifer Silverwood lives in the middle of an enchanted forest surrounded by cursed books, nosy spirits, and mischievous goblins she calls her children. After beginning several nonsensical degrees, she found her calling helping other authors bring their books to life. Jennifer is the author of two fairy tale fantasy series: the Borderlands Saga and Wylder Tales. Because she wasn't satisfied writing in one genre, she also invites you to explore uncharted space with the Heaven’s Edge Novellas—and dare to fall in love again with the standalone romance titles Stay and She Walks in Moonlight.